Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-27
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Saloon Keepers May Bo Required to Give
Surety Company Bonds
QUESTION is NOW UP TO THE COUNCIL
Seventy Applications for Liquor
Licenses Are Ready for Council
manic Action at This Time
Magic City Gossip.

While the Judiciary committee has not
reported on the ordinances governing the
granting Of liquor licenses and no occupa-
ton tax has been assessed It is inferred
from street talk that a new play will be
tried.
This plan is to have all liquor dealers
procure a surety bond instead of the usual
personal bond. 1t was reported here yes
terday that this plan is in vogue in Lincoln
and that It works well, being much more
desirable than the bonds usually given.
A member Of the council said to a Bee
reporter last night that he thought we'll Of
the suggestion. Bonds in a surety COM
pany will cost S25 each and then the city
will surely be protected in case any affairs
Of a fstic nature occur In a saloon.
Over seventy saloon licenses are ready to
be granted now. the petitioners having ad-
vertised In The Omaha Bee. the paper hav-
ing the largest circulation in Douglas
county. Should the council at it's meeting
tonight insist that surety bonds be given
1t will necessitate the deferring of the
granting OF licenses until these bonds can
be prepared. Those who have complied
with the law and advertised properly can,
by order Of the courts, compel the council
to grant licenses at this time, as the Fire
and Police board Will have nothing to say
about the liquor licenses this year.
Some members Of the council say that
the idea OF insisting upon a surety bond
10 to freeze out q number Of undesirable
resorts where liquor is sold. This could
however, be overcome by the council with
holding licenses. OF course, IL the city
council says tonight that a surety bond is
necessary It will go and the issuing Of
licenses will have to be deferred for q
week or so.
Board Meets Tonight.
A call for a special meeting Of the Board
Of Education tonight has been issued. II
was reported on the streets yesterday that
all that would be done at this meeting
would be the allowance Of some bills. OF
course. other business may come up, but
until the meeting is over the results will
not be known. A. v. Miller is out and
will doubtless be present at the meeting
tonight. 1t was reported yesterday that
there had been a split In the factions. II
this is 80 It will be proven by the voting
on propositions tonight.
Civil Service Examination.
A special civil service examination for
clerks and carriers at the South omaha
postofice will be held in Omaha, May 13.
Application blanks may be obtained from
the postmaster at South Omaha. All APP
plications must be filed with the secretary
Of the Civil Service board, Omaha, not
later than May 6.
Resume Grading Today.
Dan Harmon has succeeded In getting his
machine hxed and will resume grading on
Seventeenth street today. For a week the
grading on Sixteenth and Seventeenth
streets has been discontinued on account
of the breaking down Of the grading ma
chine. Today the work will be resumed
and a. the uyaaNhaH nnnt1nVo. an.4 "A "a,
be pushed to completion. This work should
have been done last fall, but as cold
weather set In Il was impossible for the
contractor to put HIS teams to work, %
that II had TO go over until the frost got
out Of the ground.
Investigating Church Murder.
W. R. Patrick. attorney. has gone to New.
r castle, Wyo.. to investigate the alleged
murder Of Mr.. and Mrs. Church, which
l is supposed to have occurred on a rancl
about sixty miles from Gillette, Wyo. Be.
fore leaving the city Mr.. Patrick said tina
he had been sent for by relatives OF tn,
r Churches to assist in the prosecution o
| the man supposed to have committed the
murder and to secure all evidence neces
sary for the trial that is to come. 1t will
be emembered that Mr.. and Mrs. Churcl
Of Council BLUFFS were murdered while a
! their ranch and that an employe is nov
under arrest at Newcastle, charged will
Z committing the crime.
Troop Escorts President.
The South Omaha cavalry troop will es
cort President Roosevelt today from thu
depot to the Omaha club. For several day
. past Captain McCulloch. commanding tn
: troops, has had his men at work and II 4
s expected that the two ~platoons OF the trool
> to report for duty at the Armory at
o'clock this afternoon will be the best mem
beers now on active duty. Only sabres vii
: be carried, earbines, etc. being left behind
Q From the armory the troop will ride to tn
depot in Omaha and form according to tn
program previously announced. Member
OF the troop are pleased at the prospect o
having an opportunity to escort the presi
dent.
y Magic City Gossip.
A. v. Miller Is slowly recovering froT
y his recent severe illness.
Mrs. Perry Jones has gone to Hastings
Neb., TO visit sick relatives.
Colonel Martin. appointed on the Fir
and Police board. stin declines TO tax.
n The Century Literary club will NEE
IS Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. A :
X Caughey.
ii The city treasurer still has a force
TX work on the delinquent taxlist, which
le supposed TO be sent to the county '->asuTt