Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-26
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Unisn stsOk Yards Company VIII Put in
Many New OhuteS
BIG CONTRACT FOR EXCAVATION LET
steam shOveIs VIII he Used IN This
work whic Marks BeEinninE Of
Series of Improvement
Magic City Gossip.

A contract was let yesterday afternoon
20 Mcshane e. Elmore OF Omaha by the
Union Stock YARDS company for the removal
of about 1870. 900 cubic yards OF dirt.
Chief Engineer King Of the Stock Yards
company said last evening that the under
standing was work was 10 begin at once.
The grading contracted for will be the
clearing away Of the hill in the vicinity
OF the stand pipe and the ground Just west
Of the present cattle pens. When the grad
ing is completed hfty-four additional cattle
chutes will be constructed. This work will
cost a great deal OF money, but officers
of the Stock Yards company decline to
Etate how much.
The contract calls for the use OF steam
shovels and plenty Of teams. All dirt taken
from the side hill will be hauled by trains
to the lowland north OF L street and
along the track on Boyd street. Engineer
King did not attempt to say Just how long
II would take to complete this work, but
he says that the grading will be pushed
rs rapidly as possible in order to permit
the erection OF the additional tracks and
pens before there is another big rush Of
cattle 20 this market. Other improve
ments at the stock yards here are under
contemplation.
Assist Church.
Rev. NJ. A. Head, pastor OF the First
Methodist Episcopal church, Twenty-third
and n streets, returned a day or two ago
from Chicago. While In Chicago Mr.. Head
called upon representatives OF Swift's and
Armour's.
To those who received him Mr.. Head
represented the needs OF the church here.
The Swift company expressed a willing
ness 20 buy a bell for the church tower
at q cost not to exceed $500, while the Ar
mour people agreed TO send to the church
here an excellent piano for use in the lee
ture room.
Bids Laid Over.
Owing to the absence from the city Of
7. R.. Kimball. architect for the proposed
South Omaha Carnegie library. the opening
of bids for the construction OF the build
ing has been postponed. Notice was sent
out to bidders some days ago that bids
would be opened by the library board at
a meeting to have been held yesterday aft
ernoon.
Mr.. Kimball's secretary notified Presi-
dent McCulloch yesterday that several bids
had been received, but that the seals would
not be broken until Mr.. KimbaIl returned
from the east and another call for a board
meeting has been issued. II case IL is
found that sufficient funds are at hand the
building will be constructed Of warrens-
burg stone. In case this is inadvisable on
account OF the cost OF the stone, brick
will be substituted.
Insurance Rates Reduced.
Last April the insurance companies hav-
ing agencies in this city issued orders d.
recting agents TO increase premiums rs per
cent. Yesterday an order came from head.
quarters Of the big companies directing
agents here to write fire insurance policies
ats1hs yates in vogue prisr TO the order
issued In April. 1t is inferred that the
change was ordered by reason of better
hre protection here and the removal Of 6
number OF condemned buildings located
within the fire limits.
NofweEian-Americnn Club.
The Observation-Disclosures club held 4
meeting at Frsnek's hall Friday night and
initiated about forty members. The clui
was reorganized with these officers: Georg'
NJ. johnson. president. Martin Tighe, vice
president; o. J. johnson, secretary; e
Brevich. treasurer.
Society Organized.
The FIRST court Of the women's Order o.
Catholic Foresters was instituted at An.
cient order OF Hibernians' hall on FRIDAY
evening. Mrs. Theresa Carney of Chicago
and Anna Cummings Of Minneapolis wer'
the organizers. These officers we're in
stalled: Mrs. Alice Byron, c. r.; Mrs
Olive Shields, v. c. r.; Mrs. Mary Rafferty,