Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-18
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
T. O. Peters Bays Property for Alfalfa
Stock Food Mill.
GOES TO CHICAGO FOR MACHINERY
PUTS I'D Bond and Convinces City He
Means Business in Erection
of Good
- Plant.

Deeds for blocks and IS. in the northern !
part of South Omaha, have been recorded |
by NJ. c. Peters, and an alfalfa stock food |
mill for South Omaha is assured In dis |
cussing his project Mr.. Peters said Archi- |
tect Kimball is engaged in drawing |
plans for the mills. Temporary buildings |
will be erected starter and the new
mills are to be in operation by September l. |
DO not think" said MIR. Peters that
because We are putting up temporary
buildings they will be Of the tar-shanty
kind. Nothing of the sort is intended. It
will take us fully a year to complete the
construction OF our permanent buildings
South Omaha people must have little pa
thence in matters of this kind"
Mr. Peters said he had bought the ma
chinery In the old Hammond plant. The
boilers will be bought in Chicago and Mr..
Peters left Saturday morning for the
Windy City to close contracts for the boil
crs Before going east Mr.. Peters Joined
the South Omaha Commercial club. In
presenting his application and membership
fee to Secretary Oliver. Mr.. Peters said he
was here to stay and was ready at all times
to do everything In his power to boost
South Omaha.
In, addition to Joining the Commercial
club Mr.. Peters has carried out his contract
with the city by furnishing a bond in the
for $3.50. This bond is given to support
his agreement with the city to construct,
equip and begin to operate a mill for the
Manufacture of food for stock within one
year
Plans are now being drawn for the Bur-
lington tracks to run south on Twenty
ninth street from to d streets and the
expectation is that grading for these tracks
Will begin within a very short time
Union wOrkmen Meeting.
union meeting OF lodges 66, 227 and 32S,
"A "A. o. U. W., will be held at Workman tenn
BH Aple Tuesday night OF this week. Grand
|f 0iaster Workman o. ]. Van Dyke will be
Npesent and has expressed desire to meet
as many members possible at this meet
ing. Matters OF Importance will be dis
cussed by the grand master and others.
All members are urged to attend this meet
ing.
Semi-AnnunI Water Bill.
The Omaha Water company has filed it's
bills with the city clerk for fire hydrants
in service from December 81, 1904 to June
& 30. 1905 This bill amounts TO $6,l95. For
A06 hydrants the city pays an annual rental
4e&4f $50 and for three intermediate hydrants
$50. According to the last statement of
the city clerk showing the condition of the
funds on May 81 there remained a balance
In the water fund OF 1892. When the
half years rental is paid there will still
remain a balance to be carried forward to
the coming fiscal year which commences in
August.
DIR. white Seriously Ill.
DR.. w. S. White is seriously i'll at his
home in South Omaha. Some time ago
DR.. White was taken Ill, but was appar-
entity better for short time He is SO
seriously Ill now that DR.. Foote of Omaha
and other physicians do not hold out any
great hopes of his recovery. Malignant
cancer is supposed to be the cause of Dr.
Whites condition, Inquiry yesterday
ELECTED the information that DR.. White was
not as we'll as on Friday and he is now
not able to take any nourishment to
speak Of.
Board of Review.
Saturday the Board of Review sent no.
tices to the live stock dealers at the Ex
change to appear before the board or
Tuesday to show why the assessment mad,
against them should not be increased L
appears that an attempt is to be mad,
to assess the live stock exchange member
ships. p. A. Barrett. special agent for tn,
legal department of the city is servinI
the notices on the live stock dealers. SOM
complaints being made daily to tn
board, but these complaints are being hlet
Tor future reference and a decision Il
the most important cases will hardly b
given out until the nearing of the en-,
of the session. Minor complaints are be
dig disposed of daily The Board of Re
view must complete it's labors by Sat
>s-urday night of this week.
Teachers Examination This Week
Examinations for those who are candi
dates for positions as teachers in tn
South Omaha public schools will be he'll
three days this week at the high schoc
huf Fr1.
gram follows:
- Monday-Forenoon Arithmetic and geos
Naghy afternoon. grammar. penmanshi
ruesday-F physiology ana theor
~dhd art afternoon, English composition
photography and drawing.
Wednesday-Forenoon, reading and his
physical geography
forenoon, and / to 5 In the afternoon
All applicants for certificates who hav
must have completed a high school cours
or its equivalent
Magic City Gossip.
Storage and hauling. Brewer. Tel. No. o
y; L. Holmes left yesterday for Niagar
Miss Cecil Lyon has gone to Illinois
visit friends.
Miss Fannie Brown is visiting friend
al Galway, N. Y.
The work of the street repair force lai
week cost the city 1892.
w. B, Cheek and wife are spending
few days in Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce McCulloch announc
the birth OF a daughter
Mrs. L. +. Etter is reported to be ouit
sick with throat trouble.
Mrs. Charles Burch has returned froI
an extended western trip
Teachers examinations commence at II
high school building on Monday.
Mark Beetham has gone TO Colorado
attend the funeral OF Al Pearson.
new crossing and a little grading
needed at Twentytfth and j streets
Mrs. Peter Powers Thirty-second and
streets, left yesterday for an eastern tr
George KARL left Friday night for Sa
Francisco to look after some business ma
ters.
s. c. Shrigley has bought the Heat
barber shop at 4l0s North Twenty-fourt
street.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Burke went TO Oh
cago yesterday for a few days visit wit
friends.
Dr. and Mrs Vanslyke have moved in
their new home at Twenty-second al
j streets.
Charles Taylor and family have gol
TO Seattle, where they expect to NAL
their home,
Perry Wheeler has gone to Chicago
- attend the summer school OF the Univer