Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Reconstruction Of Burned OoOperage is to
Be fastened
ADDITIONAL BUILDING IS TO GO UP
Company VIII Invest Total of Prob
ably S1OC,OOO in Preparing 60
Resume OperatiOns-DOubIe
Primaries Today.

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Preparations for rebuilding the Omaha
Cooperage works are being made by NJ. D.
WEIGH While the ruins are still smolder-
ing, enough of the rubbish has been cleared
away to ascertain that the safe is all right
This will be lifted today. An investigation
showed that the foundations of the burned
buildings are all rgh. and these will be
used again. A two-story brick building will
be erected on the site of the burned struc-
ture. In addition to rebuilding a portion
of the buildings destroyed by fire the com
pany proposes to commence at once the
erection Of a brick building just south Of
the present plant. This new building will
be 200 feet in length by eighty feet IN
width and will be three stories, including
the basement Material for this construC-
tion is now being ordered and 1t is ex-
pected that grading for the foundations will
commence by the time the wreckers will be
able to commence clearing away the debris
of the old plant. While no estimate of the
cost of the new building has been made
public, it is understood that the total will
approach SIS, 900. Other improvements 20
be made by the cooperage company this
season are expected to make the total fully
100000.
There is a scarcity OF material at the
present tiTe, but Mr.. Welch has secured
enough brick to commence work. He has
ordered engines and other machinery neces-
sary and expects to have his plant in work
ing order about the middle of the sum-
mer. In the meantime the packers orders
are being taken care Of by securing ship
ments Of barrels from other points.
Primaries Today.
Republican and democratic primaries will
be held today. There is no contest in any
Of the wards and the delegates will go in
as announced by the chairman of the two
committees On account of there being lit
tie interest manifest in the election up 10
this time it is figured that the vote at the
primaries will be very light.
SATURDAY. the conventions will be held.
Republican delegates will gather at the
city hall at o'clock, while the democrats
will meet at 8 o'clock at Hibernian hall
Twenty third and N streets. The repub-
lican and democratic calls are the same
and 1t is not expected that any time will
be lost in making nominations. The call
issued provides for the nomination of a tax
commissioner, two members OF the city
council and three members of the Board oi
Education There seems to be little II any
so much uncertainty about the city char
ter.
Club Smoker.
Saturday evening Of this week there will
| be a smoker at the rooms OF the South
Omaha club. This is to be the first OF q
series OF entertainments to be given during
the next few weeks. The directors of the
club have arranged for a short musical pro-
gram, a recitation or two and luncheon. Al
members Of the club are urged to attend
| these socials and permission is given b.
the directors for members to bring each
| friend.
Cook Badly Hurt.
w. s. Cook. formerly plumbing inspector
here, but now located at Douglas, Wyo.
was badly injured by the premature explo
sion of a charge of dynamite a few dny
ago. Word of the accident was receive
here yesterday. While the note did no
contain any particulars 1t is inferred tina
Cook got hold OF the wrong end OF a stiel
| Of dynamite when putting IN a blast. PLY
sicians have put Cook together again an
give 1t out that he will recover.
Losses Greatly Exaggerated.
Major F. r. wolcott, one of the travelin
representatives of the Union Stock Yard
company, was here yesterday making a re
port to General Manager Kenyon The ma
jor has Just returend from a trip throug
Wyoming and Colorado and he says tha
the losses of live stock reported on accoun
OF the bad weather are overrated. "Fror
this time on said the major, there wi
be big runs Of cattle and sheep to tn,
market. In fact, we expect to beat all pre-
vious records this year in the matter {
receipts" Continuing. the major said ths
the best sheep dipping plant In the wes
was at South Omaha and that breeders
sheep were beginning to realize this fac
AS for the new sheep barns, he said ever
one In the west knew about the new barn
and that South Omaha could look for a bi
, shipment during the season.
! Gasoline stove Explosion.
The fire department was called to tn
home of Frank Dworak, Twenty-first and
; streets, yesterday afternoon. An explosio
of gasoline was the cause Of the alarm. Mr.
Dworak was quite badly burned about ii
face and her hair was singed. Mr. Dworal
who endeavored to throw the stove ou
was burned slightly. The injuries OF NJ
and Mrs. Dworak are not at all serious, a
though painful. 1t will not cost more ths
$25 to repair the damage to the stove ar
, the kitchen.
Both I'm Jail.
Carl Hudson and John Anderson, bo,
colored, are in the city Jail charged wit
assault and provoking an assault. 1t is a.
serted that Anderson twitted Hudson abo-
trivial matter and that Hudson stuck
, knife into Anderson. No damage to spec
= Of seems to have been done to the anaton
= OF Mr.. Anderson. Nevertheless Hudson
being held for an examination to con
=, later before the police Judge.
4 Magic City Gossip.
!. c. B. Hale has gone west, where he e
, poets TO secure position with a mimi
: company.
DR.. James A. Kelly reports two cas-
Of diphtheria at the home of NJ DruI
O 1923 street.
!. B. c. Farmer, a prominent business mi
: OF Stuart, Neb., departed for his home Ia
. night after few days visit with his frieu
n Roy l. Honey.
KnOxal council of the Royal Arcanu
will give a smoker at Masonic hall N
= evening. Members OF the Royal Area M
{ in Omaha and Council Bldffs are Invited
Chief Etter of the fire department W
2, testing new make OF fire escapes at f