Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-09
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
stOck Yards Ready to Grade for Extension
Of Cattle Pens,
PREPARES FOR BIG RUN OF CATTLE
Expects Opening of RANGE Season to
start Inflow of westerns and
Doesn't Prspose TO he Caught
4 short on Space.

Within a week or so the Union Stock
Yards company will grading for
an extension Of the cattle pens On L street.
About 1000 yards of dirt will have to be
removed to make room for these pens.
Two blocks Of pens will be erected as soon
as the grading is done. Chief Engineer
King OF the stock yards company has or
dered the lumber for the construction Of
the pens and expects IL will be on hand by
the time the grading is completed. The
blocks TO be constructed will be directly
west OF the cattle pens. now facing north
on L street. BY the addition OF the two
blocks the yards company will be In first
class shape to handle the big run Of west
ern cattle expected here when the range
season opens. Work is progressing rap
idly on the new hay barns at the yards and
the repairs to the elevator have been made.
With the completion OF the sheep barns
and the cattle pens now projected the
union stock yards in South Omaha will be
able to handle all grades Of cattle, hogs,
sheep and horses without any delay in
yardage.
So far this year the receipts Of cattle and
sheep show a big increase, while there is
a deficit Of hogs owing to their scarcity in
this section of the country
Annual Meeting Held.
The annual meeting OF the Joint Car
Inspection association was held yesterday
at the Exchange building. Eight railroads
were represented, George Thompson,
master mechanic of the Union Pacific, was
elected president; F. L. Corwln, superin-
tendent Of the Union Stock Yards Railroad
company, was chosen secretary, and w. II.
Cressey was named as chief inspector. At
the meeting the wages of employees we're
adjusted and a 5 and 10 per cent increase
was authorized.
The roads represented at the meeting
%ere the Union Pacific, the Northwestern
the Rock Island, the Wabash, the Elkhorn,
the Illinois Central and the Union Stock
Yards.
The formation Of this association was
largely in the nature of an experiment. 1t
has now become one of the most success
full organizations in western railroad cir
cles in adjusting disputes between the
packers and the railroad companies re-
garding the condition Of cars.
Another warrant Call.
y City Treasurer Howe has issued a call
for warrants to be presented at his Office
on or before April 10. Interest on the
warrants called ceases April 10. The call
includes warrants drawn upon the general
salary, fire, police, water, street repair and
lighting funds, also on the judgment and
tho permanent sidewalk funds. About
81. 1000 will be paid out on this call.
Sarpy County Teachers Chosen.
School district No. 5 of Sarpy county met
Tuesday night and elected teachers for
next year. Alfred Williams was chosen
principal. the teachers are Ellen Malin
LuelIa Nichols and J. K. Hammond. This
school district adjoins South Omaha or
the south and the principal and teachers
elected are well known here.
Wants Oest's Job.
John Mcmillan, formerly, postmaster in
South, Omaha. but now engaged In the real
estate business, is hustling for Henry
Oest's Job as superintendent of the county
poor farm. 1t Is asserted that he has the
backing of "A large number of friends. 4
petition in favor Of Mcmillan is soon Il
be presented to the county commissioner
1t is said.
Colonel Hurt ThRws Dynamite.
Colonel ]. ]. Hurt, who owns an exten
sive sheep feeding ranch near Forty-fourtl
and l. streets, is looking for some one Il
tell him about the use OF dynamite. Hur
proposed making some bitches on his farm
and he brought from his stables a coupl,
Of sticks of dynamite. Thinking that tn,
dynamite was frozen he placed the stut
In tho cellar near a hot water heater
white the colonel was out tending hi
Dock the rear end Of the house went up
ward and IT will TAX carpenters and plas
eorers a couple of days to repair the dam
age. While interested in his sheep Hur
forgot all about the dynamite until tn
explosion occurred. No one in the hous
at the time was injured but the west en-
Of the building looks much like a ~railroa
wreck. 1t will cost about $500 to repai
the damage.
Grand Lodge Delegates.
kAncient order United Workmen lodg
No. Sc selected these delegates to go to tn
grand lodge which meets at Grand ISLAM
MAJ ~: James A. Parks. R. Markey. I
w. Bennett, ]. ]. Marley, J. H. Loranc'
c. NJ. Rich, NJ, A. Martin, ]. A. Hall, c. "
Miller. John Kennedy, J. w. Ballard. Tn
South Omaha delegation will go solid 70