Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Retail Merchants Adopt Resolutions Sharply
Oritioising Governor Mickey
OBJECT TO VETO OF EXEMPTION BILL
Preparations for Extensive Paving at
stock Yards, but Strike stops
work on Addition to Ex-
change Building.

About thirty retail merchants met in the
parlors at the South Omaha club Wednesday
night for the purpose Of perfecting an orr
ganization to protect their own inteI asts.
Those present represented the retail gro
GERS and a number Of other lines. Eighteen
merchants signed the roll after a temporary
organization had been perfected.
One OF the members Of the new order,
mention Of which was made in The Bee
early in the week. said last night to a re-
porter that the idea was to put a stop to
the selling Of commodities of all kinds to
those who are known to be slow in paying
bills. A committee on membership was
appointed and another meeting will be held
on the evening Of April 20.
The following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, q bill for an act relating to ex;
Nebraska, and whereas said bill provided
for a reasonable protection for the retail
merchant from the deadbeat. the cheat
and the fraud, and was a measure favor
able to the honest man, and would IL en-
that undesirable class Of citizens commoniy
known as deadbeats and promote honesty
and uprighteousness among society; and,
Whereas, Governor Mickey has seen fit
to aid and abet dishonesty by vetoing 8.
F. 81, when the. merchants had every rea-
son to believe that be would do otherwise.
Resolved, That we. the South Omaha Re-
tan Dealers In regular meeting assem-
bled, condemn SAID action Of the governor,
and call upon all business men to do like
wise, and ask their assistance to retire
Mr.; Mickey as soon as possible.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolu-
tions be sent to the governor and given
to the public press.
improvements at the Yards.
Cars Of brick are daily being unloaded in
South Omaha for use at Swift's and the
Union stock yards. At Swift's SO, 900 brick
have been ordered for repaving the alleys
from the cattle pens to the abattoirs. This
work at swift's is now going on and the
laying Of the pavemen will be pushed as
rapidly as the material arrives.
At the stock yards General Manager Ken
yon has ordered 1000, 900 paving brick, and
these are on the way. The brick will be
used in paving alleys, hog and cattle pens,
and also in the pens 60 be built this sum-
mer. The work Of laying this pavement at
the yards will be under the direction of
W. s. King, chief engineer of the COM
pany.
On account OF the hod carriers and plas-
t~erers' strike the directors of the Union
Stock Yards company decided at a recent
meeting to stop all work on the proposed
wing to the Exchange building. Some work
on this structure has already been done,
but the directors thought It best to shut
down on account of the fact that material
10 bCATCt anu LudJ IL might take some time
to settle the present labor troubles.
Work on the Temple building is still
suspended and plasterers all over the city,
even on small jobs, have quit. Building
and repairs are at a standstill and those
who claim to be acquainted with the situa-
tion assert that a settlement of the present
difficulties will hardly be reached before
May 1.
Christian Association Notes.
The mems meeting at the Masonic hall
> Sunday afternoon will be of unusual in
terest. DR.. ]. w. Conley OF Omaha will
: deliver an address on "The Prodlgal; or.
Lost and Found" which will be Illustrated
by the use Of the stereopticon. The Meth
odist choir will sing and Fred Green will
give a new illustrated solo.
Saturday evening the boys department
will give a gymnasium exhibition consist
ing OF drills, apparatus work. pyramids,
r tumbling and games, to which an admis-
sion fee OF 10 cents will be charged.
The May musicale, under the auspices
OF the Young Mems Christian association.
will be held Friday evening, May 1. The
program will consist of mems, women's
and mixed choruses, under the direction of
Prof. H. ]. Book; the Amphian club, under
the direction of Ed P. Baker, will produce
" the ballad, The Feast OF Adonis," by Jen-
sen, and there will De recitations by Miss
Della Clark.
The annual banquet of the gymnasium
men will be held April 2s.
Mickey VIII Speak.
n Governor Mickey has declared his in
tention Of attending services at the First
Methodist Episcopal church, Twenty-third
and N streets, South Omaha, Sunday morn
Ing, June 20. This date Is the two hun.
| dFafh annfvaFaarU ~ the hgrth " ~
Wesley. and Methodists ali over the coun.
try will hold special services. In a per.
sonal talk with Rev. M. A. Head, pastor
Of the Methodist church, a day or two ago
pa Governor Mickey declared his willingness.
to visit South Omaha on the date men,
toned. Rev. Head expects that the gov,
ernor will deliver a short address.
VIII Raise Chickens.
Henry Sloane, son OF the late Hon. W
@. Sloane, has sold out his South Oman,
interests and purchased FIVE acres o
ground and some buildings about half
mile north Of Avery. Mr.. Sloane propose
to go into the chicken raising business ex
tensively. The transfer of the propert,
was made at Papillion Friday and NJ 7
Sloane will occupy his chicken farm abou
May 1.
Gold Lace ana Yellow Stripes
The South Omaha cavalry troop gave It
second annual ball at the big dining roo1
at the Exchange building last night. Elk
%cellent music was provided for the oc
O. casion and the troopers, appearing in uni
form, looked their best. The decoration
pertained to the military, and flags an
bunting, stands OF arms. ETC., added greatl
to the appearance of the hall. While tn
attendance was not as large as at the frs
annual dance, the hall was comfortabl
filled and the troop will be enabled to la
aside a little money from the sale OF tickets
Jim BuIIa Quits Yards,
For fifteen years James II. Bulla ha
served the Union Stock Yards company !
various capacities. Yesterday he tendere
his resignation. Jim came from Missoul
On and had to be shown. but he worked U
OF from a lowly position tc a scale mast'
and now he is going into business for him
self. During his term at the yards Bull
broke into politics and was elected to II
- city council for two terms and then serve
- six years as a member of the Board
on Education. In politics Bulla is a dem
by crat. Last night he said that after tn
he would devote his time to selling liz