Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-07
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
E. A. oudahy Said to Contemplate Making
Seymour Park a Pleasure Resort
SUPPLY OF SOFT COAL is RUNNING LOW
Packers Getting Cars Regularly, but
Nothing il Coming for Private
Charter Re-
vision Meeting.

1t was reported on the streets yesterday
that E. A. Cudahy had commenced nego-
tiations for the purchase of the entire
property owned by George L. Miller just
west OF the city. 1t is understood hat Mr..
Cudahy has made an offer for the entire
property, including the lake. Mr.. Cudahy,
so It is reported, is willing to pay $45, 900
for the property as II stands now and the
lake. This has been refused by DR.. Miller
and negotiations are now In progress. At
the present time the Cudahy company pays
DR.. Miller $4,000 a year for the privilege
Of cutting ice on the lake, with the under
standing that Cudahy owns the entire crop.
The scheme for purchasing the property
of DR.. Miller" said a person who is sup
posed to be in close connection with Mr..
Cudahy, rs ultimately to result in estab-
fishing a resort at the lake similar to that
at Manawa and at CORTLAND beach. II Is
asserted that there is fine fishing at the
lake and that II money enough is invested
the lake will be made a popular resort.
With this idea in view surveyors have
laid out a line for the extension OF the g
street car line from Thirty-ninth street
west to the Burlington crossing.
II this car line is extended beyond its
present limits It will be necessary to do
considerable grading. but it is thought that
this can be arranged without any difficulty
Shy on Soft Coal.
All local coal dealers report that they
are short OF bituminous coal. There is lit
tie II any western coal in sight and con-
sumers here are being supplied with I'LL
nois and Missouri coal. For two weeks not
a car Of soft coal has been delivered to To-
cal dealers, although orders were sent In
months ago. The packers still get a mini
mum supply and hope that the shortage oil
cars in the west will soon be over. VIII
the packers 1t is the same old story thai
they tell to the railroads every day, and
that is mo coal. no shipments out But
with local consumers the Fituation Is get
ting down to the worry point and many
residents are now trying TO make the ac'
auaintance OF wood sellers. Wood Is als'
scarce, but enough is being brought II
from the country to supply the city To-
some little time.
Teachers Adopt Resolutions.
The twelve teachers at the Brown Parl
school met yesterday and adopted resolu
lions expressing grief at the death OF tn
principal OF the school, Miss Anna Fitle
and extended sympathy to the relatives o
the deceased. A copy Of the resolution
will be sent to the family Of the de
ceased.
Printing Question settled.
owing to the fact that the city authori
ties cannot enter into any contract for an
supplies when there is no money in sight
the council at it's meeting Monday nigh
did not open bids for city printing. In
stead OF doing this the award was mad
to j. NJ. Tanner, but he has no contrac
and cannot get one until there Is a me-
levy, which will be the middle OF the sun
mer. In the meantime Tanner will priI
the ofhciaI notices Of the city and charg
the legal rates. II will be the same wit
the notices Of the Board OF Education, a
there is no local republican paper pull
lished in South Omaha at the present tim
Last Charter Revision Meeting.
The last meeting Of the charter revisio
committee appointed by the mayor va
held last night In the council ehambe
! Only about fifteen members OF the commit
tee were present and little interest In u
/ proceedings was taken. An Omaha alto
l nsy took il upon himself to tell the con
mittee what should be done TO regulate Il
affairs Of South Omaha. After a lor
| HhAANNA ~ 9A6bNeNAbA A" NAN N@@AN
changes made up by City Attorney Mu
dock and some associates we're talked owe
but no dehnite action was taken. tt
committee OF the whole, composed OF tho
present. will erdeavOr 10 send some re
concentrations TO Lincoln for changes
h the present charter, but nothing deini
p was arrived al last night.
n Magic City Gossip.
\ Miss Nettie Harrington, general deliye
: clerk az the postofice, Is confined TO h
home with a severe cold.
w. @. Sloane Is still reported TO be In
very weak condition, and his physicians
y not think that he will recover.
James O'Connor, who has a big farm
the central part OF Iowa, was here yests
day looking for feeding steers.
Quite a number Of South Omaha busine