Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-02
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Saloon Keepers Forced to Put Up LiCen'e
Fee Promptly.
HIGH SCHOOL oRAToRlCAL CONTESTS
south Omaha, Lexington and Cam
bridge Representatives winners
of First Prizes in the
Three Glasses.

and Police Board. Chief Of Police Briggs
yesterday notified all liquor dealers In
South Omaha to pay the license fee OF
81, 900 at once. Notice was given also that
saloon keepers who did not comply with
the order would have their places closed
today. The order went" all right, al
though at the start some Of the prominent
liquor dealers we're considering the adj
visibility OF disputing the right Of the
board to issue such an order before a
single license had been granted. While the
city council has the right this spring to
grant licenses the Fire and Police Board
controls the police force. Advice from at
torneys was to the effect that it would
save trouble and litigation to comply with
the order, even though 1t may be out OF
the ordinary. As a result OF the order,
seventy-three liquor dealers paid into the
city treasury 81 900 each and will thus be
able to keep open shop today. The saloons
Of the applicants who did not pay will be
ordered closed by the board. One Of the
largest checks ever handled at the city
treasurer's office was that of B. letter,
who yesterday afternoon sent one for $751;
900. All Of the money received from direct
saloon licenses goes to the support Of the
public schools. 1t is expected that when
the returns are all in, eighty saloons will
hdNt lhhNh OuN llGtnoNos 4hAa 10 q $50
of Of nine, as compared with one year ago.
Members OF the city council are still
non-committal In regard to the proposed
occupation tax. It Is within the power of
the council to levy and collect this tax IL
It so desires, but now that the regular
license fee has been paid in, 1t is hardly
probable that this will be done. The next
meeting Of the council will no doubt de-
termine this question.
Annual state Contest.
The High School Declamatory associa-
ton of Nebraska held it's annual contest at
the First Methodist Episcopal church,
Twenty-third and N streets, last night. The
church was crowded to the doors. Quite a
number Of people from out Of the city were
present.
In the oratorical contest Herbert Cleve-
land OF Lexington, Neb., was awarded first
prize. He recited 1.-THE Prisoners Plea"
Miss Hilda Condron OF South Omaha, the
winner Of the district contest, won first
first prize in the dramatic line. Miss Con-
dron read a selection from III l Were
King" In the humorous line Harley Bel
lamy Of Cambridge, Neb., carried off first
honors. His recitation was entitled Gran
pap's Boy" Nellie Handley was given sec
ond prize in the humorous contest, her sub
leCl DelnB III OuUdu 1tds
When the news was given out that Miss
Condron had won the state honors in her
class for the South Omaha High school
the school directors ordered that the bell
on the high school building be rung for
half an hour, and this was done with con-
siderable enthusiasm.
Godfrey's Remains Arrive.
The remains of Wallace D. Godfrey ar
rived from Excelsior Springs, Mo-, over the
Missouri Pacific at 6:15 o'clock last even
ing. The remains were met at the depot
by a number OF prominent Masons and the
drill team of Modern Woodmen Of America,
camp No. 1895, under command OF Captain
Cooley. The body was borne from the train
to the funeral car by Masons and passed
between two lines of Woodmen. The body
was taken to Brewers undertaking es-
adjustment where 1t will remain until pre-
pared for burial.
Tonight at midnight the Scottish Rite
will hold services over the remains at the
temple in Omaha. Then there will be
funeral services at the family residence
at 8 o'clock Sunday afternoon. After this
service the remains will be forwarded to
Washington, d. O., for interment.
McGm Gets Busy.
SltAh jill ~ Nv a duu OIlCb DuHlutoH
in the dog tag line yesterday. McGill,
the city poundmaster, also did a little
business. He started out at the usual hour
in the morning and rounded up a good
bunch Of untagged dogs before noon. In
the afternoon there was not so much do
ing as many tags were purchased after the
dog catcher's wagon passed up and down
the streets a number of times. Dogs found
without tags will be held four days at the
pound and will then be put to death II not
redeemed.
Fitzgerald Commenced Work.
City Tax Commissioner James ]. Fitz-
gerald commenced making the annual city
assessment yesterday. At the meeting OF
the city council held on the night Of April
16 Mr.. Fitzgerald named the following
deputies: William Rawley. A. C. Pan
coast, d. d. Sullivan. Jacob Davis, ]. M
Fitzgerald, F. f. Povondra, P. McGoldrick
E.. Elster and p. Starr. Last year the val
uation as returned by the tax commits
sioner amounted to a little over SIG. 600, 900
1t is expected that this year, on accoun,
Of improvements, the valuation Will reach
500, 1000 900 II not more.
The Strike situation.
There was nothing doing in the strike
, ilhe III oouNu Oudud on May i. With the
exception Of a few men at Cudahy's who
went out from the beef loading gang sew.
eral days ago all employees were worklnl
as usual. The drivers of brewery team,
z had a meeting with the bosses and entered
into an amicable agreement. This agree.
ment and the scale agreed upon is to hold
l for two years. The tin shop and the can,
|, ming works at C%udahy's have been shu.
down for several days, but 1t was reported
yesterday that these two department.
would open on Monday next.
Magic City Gossip.
John Flynn, a mail carrier on n street
is taking a fifteen days vacation.
S. +. Hunter OF Albright is making prep
a~rations for an extended tour of the south
Herbert Welsh, the 3-year-old son of j
NJ. Welsh, fell from a porch yesterday an
was quite badly injured.
NJ. G. Zerbe and wife left yesterday 10
Ulysses, Nebs where they will visit rela
tives for a week or two.
Or Tuesday next C. r. Hatcher Is to b
arraigned in police court for assaultlnI
Katie Wilson with an ak.
After a dozen years service James II
Bulla has severed his connection wi h tn
Union Stock Yards company.
Miss Della Clark. the well known elocu
ZIONIST, goes TO Grand Island today to tax
part In an Epworth league entertainment.
]. A. Mclean, superintendent of the pub
Ito qrhOOla here has FafnFnaG from (Np