Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-10
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Packers Still Complain Of Shortage Of Re-
frigerstor Oars
MOVEMENT OF DRESSED MEATS HAMPERED
Declines 60 sign for Change of Grade
on south Twenty-FOurth street
owing to Mason school
site.

Site.
Shortage Of refrigerator cars at the yards
here still hampers movement Of meats. All
OF the packers are complaining that cars
enough cannot be secured for daily ship
ments. One sign OF the shortage OF cars
was the loading of refrigerators last Sun
day. Seldom are cars iced and loaded on
Sunday, but on this occasion it was a
necessity ~for the reason that cars carry
ing packing house products had been held
back until too late an hour Saturday after
noon to be loaded. The packers have or
dered 1000 more refrigerator cars, but
these will not be in service until the
middle Of the summer.
While the shortage OF refrigerator cars
continues, there is an abundance Of coal on
the tracks here. All Of the packers now
have enough coal to last for some time and
some are worrying about paying demurrage.
During the famine recently packers paid
as hight as $3.50 a ton for coal and were
glad to get 1t at that price. Now there is
more coal in the yards than can be used for
some time.
With the coming OF warm weather less
coal will be used at the Exchange build
ing and by the packers, but there will be
no Ietup for a time in the matter Of laying
in Of q supply. All Of the bunkers In the
packing houses will be filled and will be
held back for an emergency, the daily sup
ply being drawn from the cars on the
tracks.
Packers say that busy spring and sum
mer trade is looked for and preparations
are being made for an increase in help at
the yards and packing houses as soon as
the increase in receipts Will warrant.
Fighting Annexation.
An excursion will be made to Lincoln to-
day by a number Of South Omaha citizens
to protest against what they call an an
nexation bill. rate of one fare and a
third for the round trip has been secured
and It is expected that at least two dozen
OF the forty members of the committee
appointed by Chairman Tanner at the mass
meeting Saturday afternoon will manage
to get away. The delegation goes solid as
against annexation at this time and hear
ing Is expected before the Douglas county
delegation some time today. Some OF those
who are deeply interested started last
night in order to get there before the main
delegation arrived.
Another Damage Suit.
There was filed with the city clerk yes
terday a claim for damages against the
cItv for $1,000 by attorneys for Bartel
schweiger. The complainant alleges that
on February 5 he fell on a sidewalk at
Twenty-ffth and streets and broke an
ankle. He asserts that as his injuries are
liable to be permanent It will be NO more
than right for the city to pay him the
amount he asks.
Funeral Services Today.
The little daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs An
thony Marfsi died yesterday afternoon at
the family home, 429 North Thirty-tnlrd
street Funeral services will be held TINS
afternoon at the family residence Mehtlon
has been previously made of the fact tnat
the child drank a quantity OF WHISKY un
known to the parents. When the ehiiu
was discovered to be in comatose conui
tion a physician was sent for ana every el-
fort was made to restore the norman az
! ton of the heart. Mr.. ana MIS- Malnsi
who are we'll known here, have the SIN
cere sympathy Of large circle Oh ifienu'
Church Entertainment.
Cards have been issued by committed
~ the First Methodist Episcopal churei
inviting friends Of the church TO attehu
musical and literary entertainment 10 u
held in the church parlors this evening
Tba nroceeds of the entertainment Will 9
| 80 The support of the Sunday school.
a. atated by the superintendent OF the sun
da,, scbool that an excellent program ma
hen nrepared for this OCCASION as II i
desired that a large number attend
Magic City Gossip.
rhaohore Volz has recovered from quft
| n severe attack OF the grip
Joseph Koutsky veturned home last hisn
from his farm in NucKohs county.
Two cases Of scarlet fever were reporte
at the city health office yesterday
| Councilman Mike Smith is confined TO nj
home with a severe attack OF the grip
Mrs. C. E. Scarr entertained numper Q
the Kings Daughters yesterday AJterhoOl
Tho south Omaha cavalry troop gave
dance and drill at the troop armory las
night. ,s =,
position as store clerk al the OiioH ''''
"A daughter has been born to Mr.. an
Mrs. Thomas Whitson, 4l5 North twenty
! fifth street.
oiai at the Albright Methodist church o
. | Thursday evening. 49,
quite a herd of fancy bred cattle will
! held at the Union stock yaros mere the la
ter part OF the week.
Fred Clements. Thirtieth and streets
is laid up with a bad case OF blood poison
ing in one of his hands.
Sol Goldstrom is on the sick list: He ha
been laid up for three days with an ae
gravated attack OF the grip.
, DR.. e. L. Delaney reports the arrival G
daughter at the home OF MT; anu Mr'
sidney White, son of Dr. and Mrs. W.
J White, is here from Kansas City. He wi
spend a day or two with relatives an
| friends.
e ]. Seykora has taken out permit fc
building he erected some time ago 6
/ Fifteenth and Nj streets. He gives the Coz
I at 81, 500.
Two recruits were initiated into th
ranks of the Grand Army Of the Republ
! last night by members OF Phil hearne
post No 2.
, The flushing Of the paved streets in th
business portion OF the city will be con
pleted today II the temperature is aboV
the freezing point.
William Weldon and wife returned
I their home at st. Joseph, No, last nigf
! after a couple OF days Visit win Geore
Parks and family.
John Flynn is back from a southern tri
2 He says that he Is feeling better and ths
. management of his enterprises.
The Ladies auxiliary of the local Youn
Mems Christian ASSOCIATE tion will give a te
this afternoon at the home of Mrs JamI
I Phillips, 1924 North Twenty-IoLrth street.
An important business meeting of Feder
= Labor union No. Ill2 will be held in n
rooms over the Packers National ban
i be present.
p Rev" George Fredericks was again
| prisoner in the city Jail yesterday. Tn
z ! time IL WAS on a charge of obtaining mont