Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Fire and PoliCs Board viii Collect Billiard
and Pool Lioerses.
MEANS ENFORCEMENT OF OLD ORDINANCE
Halls for which Licenses Are Not
Taken out VIII he Closed by
the P~oIice-Magic City
Gossip.

Taken out Will he Closed by
the PoIice-MaEic CITY
Gossip.
Thursday Chief OF Police Briggs received
instructions from the Fire and Police COM
mlssioners to notify all keepers Of pool and
billiard tables to appear at once at the
office OF the city treasurer and pay the
license fee provided by ordinance. In the
case Of billiard or pool tables a fee of $40 is
demanded for the first table and 50 for each
additional table. The chief was also d.
rected TO make the statement that unless
this order was obeyed within twenty-four
hours the pool and billiard halls would be
closed. This ordinance has been on the
books for some time, but has not been en-
forced to any great extent this year.
The Colored clubrooms, where craps and
| other games are played, are to be closed.
The first step in this line was taken Wed
nesday night, when the chief and a few
ofncers raided the game which has been
running at Twenty-sixth and P streets for
some time. Members of the commission
think that the general good order of the
city can be maintained much better II re-
sorts of the kind mentioned are closed,
There was a report en- the streets last
night to the effect that at the meeting Of
the board to be held next Tuesday night the
chief Of police would be directed to notify
saloon keepers to keep their places closed
on Sunday. This report could not he veri-
fed last night, as the member assert that
they are not telling in advance what they
are going to do.
WOrkmen Enthusiastic.
South Omaha members of the Ancient
order of United Workmen are greatly
pleased over the result of the convention
just closed at Grand Island. The ~re-elec-
ton of Jacob Jaskalek as grand master
workman is especially gratifying to the 100
members of the order in the Magic City.
Another surprise for the South Omaha
delegates was when the convention chose
this city for its convention in May, 1905.
What we want to do now, said c. w.
Miller. one of the prominent members of
the order, lis to get the business men OF
South Omaha together and make arrange
ments for a suitable place to meet in and
to provide for accommodations for the dele
gates and members of the order who will
be here during the convention. The con-
~vention will last four days"
The new Workman temple at Twenty
fifth and M streets is not considered large
enough to comfortably seat all of the dele
gates, and so it has been suggested tina
other arrangements be made. AS the con-
%vention is two years off there is plenty OF
time for the members and friends of the
order to make arrangements.
Hunting for Rice.
The police are still hunting for Dan Rice,
the negro who shot Dave Richardson. After
the shooting Rice took to his heels and not
a trace of MIN has been found. All OF the
well known resorts have been searched, but
without result. 1t is thought now that hice
ran up the tracks toward Omaha and either
caught a freight train out of town or else
managed to get across the river to Council
Bluffs. Richardson is stin at the city jail
suffering from the wound in his hip. The
wound is not considered serious by DR.
sapp, thereby physician. "'~ ''-LH
City ~oficials said last night that a list OF
the dirty areaways would be made VI
within a few days and notices served on tn,
property owners. I'm case the areawayl
complained of are not cleaned up within q
reasonable time" said an Official last night
"a notice will be sent to the underwriters
1t will then be w to the insurance rom
panies to serve notice on their patrons
/, Paving Repairs Delayed.
Members of the council committee or
streets and alleys called upon officers o.
: the Barber Asphalt company yesterday II
= relation to the repairing OF the pavemen
on Twenty-fourth street. The Barber peo
: pie said that the delay in commencing tn,
= work had been caused by the inability o.
the company to get material auled AS
surance was given that the work of re
pairing would be commenced either Mon
: day or Tuesday of next week.
r Will Close Viaduct Monday.
1t was stated by city officials last nigh
that on Monday next the @ street viaduc
:, would be closed to traf1c. Repairs are I,
be made to the flooring, which is in
= really dangerous condition. While team
and street cars will be prevented from
= crossing the bridge during the time tn,
repairs are being made, one of the walk
for pedestrians will be kept open. Tram
a across the tracks will be diverted to tn
l. street viaduct or teams may use III
Z grade crossing under the Q street bridge 1
desired.
Delegation 10 sioux CITY,
Five South Omaha shriners left yester
. day afternoon for Sioux City to attend
session held there last night. The part
from South Omaha was made I'D OF B. +
WILCOX, illustrious potentate of TanRier
John F. Schultz. d, s. Clark, c. C. How
and DR.. William Berry. 1t was expecte
that several other South Omaha shriner
would join the party, but business affair
prevented. 1t is expected that the delegs
n ton will arrive home some time today.
= Magic City Gossip.
J.. NJ. welch is in the west looking afte
business interests.
Oscar Sheriff.. Twenty-fourth and
streets, Is quite sick.
c. C, Clifton has gone to Iowa to loo
after business matters.
Miss Maud Elinor OF Des Moines Is Wis
iting relatives in the city.
E. A. Cudahy has returned from a fe,
days stay at Excelsior Springs, Mo.
A very successful mission is being hal
az 81. Bridget's church, Twenty-sixth an
+ streets.
g. w. Dennis. a well known Kansas Cit
attorney, is In the city visiting friends fo
a few days
Welsh q Co., grocers on N street. hay
sold their building and stock and will r,
tire for the present
A case OF scarlet fever is reported at m
rooms OF John Pifer in the Redick block o
TWenty-sixth street.
Mrs. ]. +. Meyers and mother. isis
street, will leave for California In a fe'
days, where they will take up a perms
nent residence