Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-05
AFFAIRS Al SOUTH OMAHA
Postmaster Ettsr VIII suocsed Himself in
Office for Another Term
BUSINESS or OFFICE INCREASING RAPIDLY
stamp sales show Large Gain over
one Year AEo and All Depart
ments Indicate Rapid and
Healthy Growth.

Postmaster Efter Was nOIlDel NtbltIuhe
o. The Intention o. the president 70 reap
point him to succeed himself. The appoint
msnt win be made today. Mr.. Etter was
generally congratulated on his appoint
ment.
Receipts al the South Omaha postofbce
are constantly growing. For the month Of
February the stamp sales amounted TO
81. 4B6.9 80. This shows an increase o. about
S4OO over the same month q year ago.
Month by month the business q the post
ONCE here increases. This increase is not
alone confined 10 stamp sales, but pertains
10 the money order department as well
February lie generally considered q dull
month. but the comparison shows that the
once here exceeded the expectations Of the
postmaster. March f. q good month and
heavy receipts ere looked for. With the
rapid increase in business there is a de-
mand for more help and IL is understood
that soon the postmaster viii ask for more
clerks and the chances are that there viii
be need Of one q two additional carriers.
As il is nov the carriers have all they can
DO 10 cover their routes in the allotted
time. With ever one more carrier The
service could be improved TO a considerable
extent although there is no complaint to
be MADE on the present delivery service.
i IL bkuAlOL e. lut bAAAuAEF bAAAA4AE inns
taken away q portion Of the business from
the main office and is Of great benefit to
the live stock dealers, as the mails are
handled much more rapidly than under the
old system. At present the substitution has
only 3 superintendent and q clerk, but
when the busy season commences il is eX-
pected thai an additional clerk will be
needed IN order 10 properly handle the
mail FLED by the Stock Yards company,
the banks and the commission men.
Must improve Sidewalks.
Al over the city improvements in side
walks are being made and the city officials
declare that il is no more than right 70
compel the Board Of Education TO lay good
walks around its property al Twenty-third
and X streets. The walks in front Of the
school property on x street are in q very
bad condition, while on Twenty-tbird street
there is no walk 10 speak Of al all. A
notice is TO be sent to the board by the
council soon in relation 10 this matter OF
repairs and the customary thirty days
notice viii be given. IN case repairs are
not made within the time limit the city
will DO the work and then endeavor 10 COL
lect the cost from the school district.
More Cars Ordered.
Local packers have just filed an order
for a large number Of refrigerator cars.
There has been a scarcity Of cars for the
carrying Of packing house PRODUCTS for
some time and the shortage has caused an
order to be sent 10 St Louis for the i'm
mediate construction Of 1000 cars. Cudaby
and Swift are the purchasers. At the
present time Armour has plenty Of cars,
but the other packers are short. The cars
ordered are to be delivered as soon as
possible. Each car COTS about $1,000 and
pays for itself in three years The life OF
q refrigerator car is rated at seven years.
SO that the earnings for four years are
clear profit TO the owners.
Anti-AnnexHtiOB Meeting.
A mass meeting was supposed to have
been held last night in the council chamber
for the purpose of protesting against the
annexation bill. John Mcmillan and Henry
C.. Murphy were the only citizens who
showed up and after waiting until s:8t
O'Clock for others opposed to the measure
IT was decided by these two that another
date for 3 meeting would be set. the date
to be announced later.
Magic City Gossip.
Frank Merrill is tussling with a severe
attack Of the grip
Joseph Koutsky has gone to Ruskin, Neb.
60 look after his farming interests.
A meeting of hive No. Is, Ladies Of tn,
Maccabees Will be held this afternoon.
Gospel meetings are held nightly al th'
United Presbyterian church, TWenty-thtr
and / streets.
Thomas King Of jackson Neb, is in TIT
city for q few days, visiting his brother
Anthony Kin
Mrs. Denna AIIbery returned yesterdal
from Blair, where she spent a fortnigh
visiting friends.
An important meeting OF the local lodg,
Of the Brotherhood Of America Will be hell
Friday evening.
DR.. Lyman B. Sperry delivered an inter
esttng talk 10 men at the First Methods
church last night.
The orange social billed for March 5 q
the home Of Mrs. William Berry has bsel
postponed until March T..
D Special services are being held ever
night al the German Methodist church
Twenty-ffth and kstreets.
City Engineer Beal had a number Of me
working yesterday cleaning cross walks Il
the business portion Of the city.
DIT. James A. Kelly reported last nigh
that Al keenan, was getting better an
that he would most likely recover.
Thomas Bronder was on the streets yes
terday. after having been laid up IN IN
his left arm, but otherwise Is doing nicely
c. r. Oakley. g727 South Tweuty-fourt
/ street. died yesterday. Funeral services wi
be held today. 1nterment viii be at LAX
Crystal, MINI.
Z City Attorney Murdoch appeared befur