Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-11
AFFAIRS At SOLTH OMAHA
Suspected HOldup Nan is Arrested, but
Proves an Abb.
WOMEN HOLD SERVICE IN CITY JAIL
New street Ger Transfer Ordinance
iS Now In Eject ana City Author
titles Are to Insist on ITS
Enforcement.

A man answering the description of one
OF the parties who held up the three cars at
the end of the Park lire in Omaha Satur-
day was arrested here Sunday morning on
suspicion He gave the name of Feather
stone and was held until the afternoon.
when upon being put through the sweat box
ne proved a clear albi and was let GO
w. c. t. L. in City Jail.
For the first time in the history of the
South Omaha branch of the woman's
Christian Temperance union religious serv-
ices were held Sunday afternoon at 4
o'clock in the city jail for the benefit
of the prisoners. The special committee
conducting the services consisted of Mrs.
Curley. president of the union; Mrs Ban
ner and Miss Lotte Schroeder The serv-
ices were full Of impressive interest and
were held in the Office Of the Jail All Of
the prisoners attended the services. about
ten In number. After the services the
prisoners were presented with copies OF
magazines and miscellaneous reading mat
ter and all expressed a desire that the
services should be repeated next Sunday
AFTERNOON. 1t is the intention of the
Womans Christian Temperance union to
make these services u regular Sunday aft
ernoon feature for the winter.
Transfer Ordinance in Eject.
The ordinance regulating street car fares
and compelling the issuance. of transfers
from one line to any connecting line or
adjacent line within the city Of South
Omaha is now in effect \ refusal on the
part Of conductors to grant transfers when
asked for them by patrons of the street
car lines renders the street car company
subject to a fine of $50 to SEQ and the same
can be recovered in an action brought i'm
the name Of the state of Nebraska by the
| city attorney for the use and benefit OF the
school fund of the school district of the
city OF South Omaha. 1t is alleged by
numerous passengers that the street car
company and its conductors have persist
emily refused to grant transfers to and
from the Missouri avenue line IN direct vio-
lation Of the ordinance, which was passed
| and approved July 3, 1906 The usual rules
however, apply in the matter of the limits
of transfers, which provide that they must
be used within thirty minutes after issu-
ance at the point or place for which the
transfer was issued.
supply Bids TO he Opened.
An adjourned meeting Of the city council
will be held at O'Clock Tuesday evening
/ December 26, to open bids for miscellaneous
| city supplies, including stationery mate
/ rails, printing blanks, advertising, publica-
ton Of ordinances, resolutions, proclama-
tons. etc. Numerous inquiries have been
| received from furnishers of stationery sun
plies and printers generally from Omaha
and elsewhere by City Clerk Roggen rela-
| tive to the bids.
North End improvements.
Late in the fall people living north Of
Missouri avenue and the north city limits
on Twenty-third street petitioned the CITY
council for curbing, and guttering The
| petition was granted. The necessary or.
dinances were formally passed and the
district created. There having been no
protests filed within the limit provided for
protests the work win be proceeded with
as soon as the building season opens in
the spring. Everything is in readiness to
begin the work at that time 1t has been
deemed inexpedient 10 commence the work
this year owing to the lateness of the
| season.
! Magic City Briefs.
The next regular meeting Of the citv
Born to Mr.. and Mrs George Casper, 3f21
| I street q daughter; to Mr. and Mrs "
Vosacek. ZOE W street, a son: to Mr. and
! Mrs. VIM, 2T06 d street. son.
In memory of the death of Contractor
William Munnecke. who died Saturday In
Omaha, the associates of his daughter who
/ teaches in the South Omaha West Side