Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-19

the council meeting Monday night. As 500.
as these ordinances have been published
the grading will be commenced. As foi
the stock inspection ordinance, the mayor
put 1t in his pocket and told the city clerl
that he would read It over at his leisure
Last evening the mayor said that more
than likely ne would sign the ordinance
providing that it did not jeopardize the
city's interests in any way.
This stock inspection ordinance has beer
a bone of contention between the mayor
and council for some months. The mayor
saw fit to remove Clark Howard from the
position of stock examiner and the coun-
Gil then took up the fight and refused to
have anything to do with the man named
by the mayor to succeed Howard. The re-
suit was that no inspector was appointed.
Should the mayor sign the ordinance he
Will still have the naming of an inspector,
but subject to confirmation by the council.
Special sunday Services.
Secretary Charles Marsh OF the local
Young Mems Christian association stated
last evening that Frederick A.. Hatch OF
Omaha would speak to members and friends
of the association at Masonic hall on Sun
day afternoon. Arrangements are being
made for special music on this occasion.
These afternoon meetings are attracting
considerable attention and as the attend
ance has grown so rapidly It was deemed
necessary to secure a large hall. Hereto
fore the meetings on Sunday afternoon
have been held in the association parlors.
Magic City Gossip.
Mrs. ]: b. Smiley has gone to Cheyenne
to visit her mother.
DR.. Kelly reported last night that Al
Keenen was slowly getting better.
Magic City lodge No. $40, Modern Brother
hood OF America, will meet on Friday night,
A son has been born to MI. and Mrs.
George Osborn, Twenty-ffth and o streets.
Peter Johnson and wife leave today for
North Dakota, where they have purchased
a farm.
Mrs. James Austin, who has been Ill for
a week or more with the grip. is able to be
OFT again.
on account of the delay In receiving ma
terial, work on several buildings stopped
yesterday.
Copies of the 1903 directory were being
distributed among customers yesterday by
McAvoy agents.
Charles e. scarr returned yesterday from
ness of his mother.
@. II. Gilbert has fled a complaint in
police court against Robert L. letters, al
leging the larceny of $3.50.
After a two weeks visit with friends
here, John s.. Barnett returns to his home
at Louisville. KY, today.
Robert Vaughn is home again at Twenty
fifth and f streets after several weeks
spent in an Omaha hospital.
w. II. Huse of Norfolk. editor of the
Nebraska Workman, was In the city yes
terday. the guest of members of the order.
Abe Hester formerly a business man
here, is preparing to move to Batesville,
Ark, where he has a large stock farm.
Charles s%weringer. formerly. > Janitor at
one OF the public schools, has gone to
Wayne. Ill, to take a position on a grading
gang.
NJ. Maberry, who is bailin in Judge
E~stelle's court, Omaha, is a member of
Federal Labo union No. 71l2 Of South
Omaha,
The city fire department made a run to
Cudahy's yesterday, and all on account of
the fact that a careless Waterman pulled
the wrong box In reporting.
Gus Sears, cashier at the local office of
the Omaha Gas company, was taken sud-
denly i'll yesterday afternoon and was re-
moved to his home In a carriage.
The condition OF A. II. Merrill, who is
how at the Presbyterian hospital in Omaha,
was reported some better last night. On
Tuesday Mr.. Merrill underwent an opera
ton, which at the time was thought might
possibly prove fatal.