Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-26

had been granted he was compelled to stop
the work. Some weeks ago Antilles sent
In a petition to the council asking for per-
mission to erect his versnda, but a few
days later withdrew it. Bruce McCulloch,
president of the library board, said last
night that the vernada would prevent a
good view Of the library building and con-
seqffuently the architect opposed the
Antilles innovation. Unless the city council
grants a special permit the veranda will
not be erected.
n Sold out.
"If former Mayor Kelly has not started
for South Omaha from his home in
Wyoming to attend the hearing OF the
mandamus proceedings in the bond case
now pending, he need not come" This was
the remark made by a prominent city off,
cial yesterday. About I'VE or six weeks
ago c. Bevin Oldheld commenced mandamus
proceedings to compel the mayor aud city
clerk to sign the issue Of $40, 900 bonds
voted just before Mayor Kelly went out of
ONCE. The bonds we're declared sold to an
eastern firm, oldfeld acting as agent. The
matter dragged along for months and Old
field finally put up a stif talk to the city
officials and demanded that the bonds be
signed and delivered to HIM. Mayor
Koutsky held back and Oidheld applied to
the courts for a mandamus. At the first
hearing 1t was deemed necessary to have
the testimony Of Mayor Kelly and the court
allowed the city thirty days in which to
produce the missing witness. oldheld is
now out of the state and may possibly re-
main for some time. Yesterday all Of his
household goods we're taken from his resi-
dence at Twenty-fourth and D streets on
attachments filed by grocers, butchers and
others. TIL goods taken are now stored
and will be sold to satisfy the claims Of
merchants.
1t was reported last night that OIdheld
would not return from his resting place in
Iowa to press the suit against. the city
and the chances are that this will be the
last heard Of the case which has attracted
so much attention.
Brick Work Completed.
The brick work on the Ancient Order Of
United Workmen temple will be put on
and then the windows and doors will be
placed. The building is being piped for
gas and wires for electric lights are being
strung. Even with good weather it will
be May 1 before the building can be COM
pleted.
Wants Fredericks Again.
FOllce Judge Ming Would ike 10 get a
glimpse of Rev" Fredericks, the colored
preacher who held forth here for a short
time. Twice Fredericks was fined in police
court and the Judge gave him a few days
time to collect the money to pay the
fine. Instead of trying to make any set
Element Fredericks hiked out for a few
days, but returned to South Omaha yester-
day. The police are now on the lookout
for him.
Magic city Gossip.
The city authorities are out h~ustling In
building permits.
Mrs. l. H. Proudfoot is out again after
a ten days illness.
Mrs. Hyatt, mother of Mrs. r. b.. Mont
1 gomery, is seriously Ill.
Mrs. George Mcbride, who has been quite
sick, was reported some better last night.
Colonel j. B. Watkins went to Lincoln
last night In the interests OF the South
Omaha charter.
Al keenan, continues TO improve, bur 1t
will be several weeks before he will be able
to leave the hospital. 81
c. ID. Layton has returned from a trip
to Hobart, Okla. He says that while Hobart
is a new town IL has a population of $500
and Is prosperous.
Councilman Myles K. Welsh is back from
Lincoln, where he spent a couple of days
| hustling for the South Omaha charter bill.
He does not think the bill at 1t now stands
will pass.