Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-05

possible that the councilmen are looking
forward to these improvements at this
time.
The city engineer will go to work today
locating stakes for the grade. on Twelfth
street so that he may be able to make some
sort of a report at the next meeting Of the
council.
Snow Piled High.
snowplows for the street railway COM
pany worked hard yesterday in clearing
the tracks in South Omaha Of the accumu-
lated snow. Along towards night the drifts
were gradually pushed to one side and
traffic was resumed. On the streets the
mayor had a few men working clearing
crosswalks and in the downtown business
portion the walks were nearly all cleaned
by night. In the residence district few
attempts were made by property owners to
comply with the ordinance governing the
clearing of walks. Some policemen on
beats followed out the law by notifying
property owners to clean snow away and
were told to "go chase themselves" The
mayor intimated that arrests under the
existing ordinance might follow, especially
in the cases where the orders of the police,
had not been carried out.
BOhemian Masked Ball.
Tel Jed sokol Of South Omaha is selling
tickets for a mask ball to be given at
Koutsky's hall the evening of February IA.
It is stated by those in charge that this
ball will be one of the social events Of the
season. Excellent music has been arranged
for and q big crowd Is expected to attend.
High school Closes.
Owing to a broken steam pipe the High
school building was closed yesterday fore
noon. The pipes broken interfered mostly
with the rooms In the primary depart
ments but In order to permit the plumbers
full sway all classes were dismissed. Be-
fore noon repairs were made and the reg
ular course Of studies will be resumed
today. Superintendent Mclean said that
the attendance at the schools yesterday
was light on recount Of the storm but he
thought that there would be no diticulty
in caring for the pupils today.
Business Dull.
In nearly all Of the business houses in
the city, yesterday, business was dull.
There was little doing at the banks and
sellers and buyers at the stock yards
did not walk fences and haggle over prices
for any length Of time. Business was
transacted as rapidly as possible and then
those who could sought shelter. There
was some demand for heavy overshoes but
even this trade did not seem to Even up
affairs on the streets.
sewer Breaks Again.
The sewer in the alley between Twenty
third and Twenty-fourth streets broke at
Il street yesterday and the city officials
were notified. This sewer has been a con-
slant annoyance to the city ever since
II was constructed. The break of yesterday
hardly can be repaired until warmer
weather sets in but the city engineer will
do the best he can to patch up the break.
Resolution Sent Yesterday.
In accordance with a motion of the city
council the city clerk yesterday forwarded
to Mrs. w. G. Sloane the resolutions OF
respect adopted by the council at a meeting
held shortly after the death OF Former
Mayor Sloane. These resolutions were to
show the high regard in which the former
mayor was held by the present city off,
Gals and by the citizens generally.
Magic City Gossip.
Mrs. w. l.. Holland is reported on the
sick list.
DIR. w. II. Loechner has returned from
q business trip TO Chicago.
There IL a new 50 bill counterfeit afioat
and the banks are on the lookout.
John c. Gammill has gone to Nelson,
iNeb., to visit relatives a short time.
Mrs. John Shanahan, Twenty-eisnt ana
o streets, is reported 10 be quite SICK.
Frank Dolezol has returned from Tama
City, Ia, where he visited friends a rev
weeks.
Several South Omaha business men are
in Lincoln looking after the charter
amendments.
A meeting of the Modern Brotherhood of
America will be held Friday night at the
regular meeting place.
The Sarsheld Literary club will give Its
fourteenth annual reception at odd Eel
hall this evening.
KnoxalI council of the Royal Aroanum
will give a dancing ana card party Friday
evening at Masonic hall.
The Hospital association Is soon to ac-
1uire the building north of the present hos
pital, thus giving more room
The local lodge OF Eagles entertained a
number OF guests at the new lodge hall,
Twenty-third and n streets, last night.
A policeu an shot a dog on n street yes
terday and the shooting attracted more at
tention than the blasting at the stock
yards.
Mrs. r.. b. Montgomery entertained the
Magic City Kings Daughters at her home
on North Twenty-fourth street yesterday
afternoon.
A rummaRe sale will be conducted by