Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-13
South Omaha News.

Tax Commissioner Fitzgerald stated yes
terday that Saturday he would complete the
work Of making the city assessment. On
Monday the Board OF Review will meet and
review the assessment made by the COM
missioner. This board is composed Of Tax
Commissioner Fitzgerald. John F. Schultz
and A. L. Bergquest. While no definite fig
ures have been given out for publication
it is understood that there has been an in
crease in valuation all along the line. The
improvements the corporations have made
during the last year will add largely to
the valuation. Last years valuation was
about 1880, 900 and 1t is fully expected
that this will be more than doubled this
year.
What the Board Of Review will do with
the tax commissioners returns remains to
be seen. Heavy taxpayers are deeply inter-
ested in the work of the board. It is pre-
sumed that the board will hold its meetings
in the council chamber.
Howe Gets Through.
City Treasurer Howe completed the task
of paying out May claims and balancing
his books for the school district yesterday.
For the month Of May S56.731.12 was paid
out for the purpose of redeeming warrants
issued by the Board of Education. 1t has
been quite a task to figure up the books,
issue the call for these warrants and then
check the paid ones with the warrant reg
lister. All of this work is forced on the
treasurer, as he is by law made the treas
urer Of the school district and he serves
without compensation. Several attempts
have been made in the past to have the
board allow a reasonable sum for clerk
hire to do this work and It will have to
come before long. as the city business now
occupies all Of the time Of the treasurer
and his deputy. With one more clerk in
the treasurer's office the records Of the
Board Of Education could be kept up to
date and 1t is more than likely that a re-
quest for an appropriation Of this kind will
soon be made.
Police want Appropriation.
Every day the members OF the police
force, and especially the detective depart
ment, are spending their own money in
securing evidence against criminals to be
used in either the police or the district
court. No appropriation has ever been
made by the council to pay these necessary
expenses, but 1t is understood that Chief
Briggs will soon make a request that a
reasonable sum be set apart each month
for the payment Of the expenses of the de-
tective department 4nF
Annual Closing Exercises.
The fifteenth annual closing exercises of
the Eighth grade of the public schools were
held at the First Methodist Episcopal
church last night. About 125 pupils partic-
ipated and at the next term of school will
be eligible to membership in the High
school. This program was carried out: In
vocation, Rev. George Van Wrinkle; chorus,
Voices Of the Woods" recitation. Miss
Della Clark; vocal solo. Miss Anges o'Con-
nor; address. Opportunity" DR.. w. o.
Henry; vocal solo. Bonnie Sweet Bessie"
Mrs. Frank Moriarity; presentation of GER
tihcates, A. V. Miller, president Of the
Board OF Education; song. Anchored" by
the class; benedictiOn, Rev. DR.. r. L.
Wheeler.
Glass Exercises Tonight.
The exercises of the High school gradu-
ating class will be held at the troop arm
DRY tonight. Those who have been given
places on the program are Clara Tombrink,
Stella Williams, Clara Freitag, Leta NJ.
Mead, Julia Willard, Lucille Dennis, ALA
Gilchrist, Maud Mcdowell, John L. Rob-
erts. Harriet Smith. Eunice Ensor, Leo
s. Legro, Harvey Renwick, Herbert Cole
man, Oliver c.. Ryan and Mary Moore. The
program is extensive and Includes a farce,
to be participated in by those mentioned.
A number OF additional chairs have been
procured and 1t is expected that the arm
DRY will be crowded.
Officers Elected.
These officers have been elected by Lodge
No. &c, Ancient Order of United Workmen:
c. D. Geddis, foreman; Charles Avery, over
seer; G. S. Kennedy, recorder; c.. NJ. Rich,
nnancier: C. W. Miller, receiver; George
Fogle. guide; }. Heikes, Waterman, l.
Meyer, outside watehmsn; j. Kennedy and
A. z. Spear, trustees. The installation Of
these officers will occur on July l.
Case of DestitutiOn.
In his rounds yesterday Sanitary In
spector Jones discovered a sad case OF des-
%titution. o. Harding, who lives at Twenty
fourth and Monroe streets. has been i'll for
some six weeks and as his wife is blind she
is unable to take care Of him. The fam
lily, Inspector Jones says, is in need OF as
s~istance and charitably inclined persons
are asked to investigate this case.
Magic City Gossip.
Rev. Irving P. johnson left last night for
his home in Minnesota after a visit with
friends here.
The S-year-old daughter OF George
Schwer. Thirty-second and Y streets, was
buried at Laurel Hill cemetery yesterday
afternoon.
The class day exercises of the senior
class will be held at the troop armory on
Thursday evening, June u. The proceeds
will be donated to the High school library
fund.
Lloyd S. Ditzler has gone TO Denver,
after spending a week or two with Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Trumble.
Morris Yost has been robbed again and
this time a negro has been charged with
the crime and is in jail.
Notice has been given out that an i'm
portant meeting of the Tribe Of Ben Hur
will be held on Friday evening.
Del Cary Smith, grand worthy president
Of the Eagles, will be here Thursday and
attend the meeting OF the local lodge.
Miss Mamie Stun, aged q years. died at
the home of her sister, Mrs. George Parks.
Twenty-hfth and ID. last night at II O'clock
Funeral notice will be given later.
BAKER CRAzED BY THE STORM