Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-15
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
City Treasurer Howe Approves Bonds Of
School Board Members.
MEETING LIKELY TO Be HELD THIS MONTH
City Council Has n Number of Grad.
inE Bills to Pass On at It's
Meeting Scheduled for
Tonight.

City Treasurer E. l.. Howe had a sudden
change of mind Tuesday and without any
comment he approved the bonds Of Lott,
Kubat, Loechner, Miller and Schroeder. as
members Of the Board Of Education. In
justification of his action Howe displayed
q letter signed by A. II. Murdoch, city at
torney, which stated that the bonds were
all right. Howe was placed in a peculiar
position, as the bonds given by the mem
bers Of the board mentioned we're issued by
the same company which bonds the city
treasurer and the school treasurer Of South
Omaha. u he had insisted upon turning
down the bonds offered him on account Of
their being worthless his own bond would
then be brought into question and there
might have been plenty of grief for Mr..
Howe. AS ive members bonds have been
accepted a meeting of the board may be
held at any time during the present month.
Miller. Kubat and Lott say there was no
intention to hold a meeting this month, but
the action Of Howe has put them on their
mettle and a special meeting will be called
for some day this week. At this meeting
teachers may be elected and perhaps some
j~anitors chosen.
One member said that IL Howe had kept
his nose out of the deal a special meeting
would not have been held, but as it is the
members are mad and propose showing Mr..
Howe that he is not the whole works even
II he does handle the cash for the board.
A. V. Miller, president Of the board. is
still confined to his home on account Of Ill
ness, but he is able to get about the house
and hopes to be able to attend a special
meeting OF the board to be held the latter
part Of the week.
AS neither Morrill,, Book or Laverty filed
bonds with the city treasurer yesterday
those who are interested in school board af-
fairs say that Treasurer Howe is still in
the play to block a meeting OF the board.
The plan, so it was d~ivulged last night. was
to let five members file bonds and attempt
to hold a meeting. When a call for a spe-
cial meeting is issued the three members
who have not fled bonds will proceed to
secure an injunction restraining the board
] from meeting or transacting business of any
kind. Since the plans of the three mem
bers who still withhold their bonds are
known those who have filed proposed to
start In and give the bunch a lively chase.
Knight Not Paid Yet.
The cashier at swift's stated to a Bee re-
! porter yesterday afternoon that no demand
for the $12 due F. e. Knight had been made.
AS far as the cashier is concerned the ccm-
pany still owed Knight a weeks wages. In
curry around the plant shows that Knight
was not known to any extent. He was a
storekeeper in the ham house and with over
1000 men employed the disappearance of
one man WOULD not attract any attention.
Those who happened to be acquainted with
Knight say that he was of peculiar dispo-
sition and did not make friends readily.
While at work at Swift's he reported
promptly for work and quit when the whis-
tie blew. Beyond this little is remembered
Of him.
Smallpox Breaks Out.
Two cases of smallpox were reported at
the health Office yesterday The hrst was
Mrs. Fairfield, Thirty fourth and X streets.
An hour later Samuel Channell. Thirty
fourth and H streets, was reported to be
dow with the disease. The health officers
decided to remove both patients to the
emergency hospital at once.
During the winter only half a dozen small
pox patients had to be cared for by the
city and the officials were concentrating
themselves yesterday on the low expense
account for emergency cases as compared
with a year ago. A thorough investiga-
ton is to be made in the locality where
these two cases were reported yesterday
and every EFFORT will be made 20 stamp out
the disease.
City Council Tonight.
This evening the city council will meet
in adjourned session to take action on some
grading contracts and 1t may be that the
two ordinances pertaining to railroads will
be read for the third time. Bids will be
received today for the grading OF Q street
from Twenty-third to Twenty-fourth. In