Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-21
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Voting Machines to Be Used in the Sewer
Bond Election.
CITY AND COUNTY REACH AN AGREEMENT
Machines VIII BE Kept open an Hour
After state Polls Close to
Comply with the City
Charter.

An agreement was reached Friday regard
ing the use of the voting machines for the
sewer bond election on November Z. City
Attorney Lambert and County Attorney
Slabaugh held a number of conferences and
Il was agreed yesterday that there would
be no objection on the part of the county
to the machines being kept open until
D. m. on the evening of election fer the
sewer bond proposition.
As the agreement now stands, the ma
chimes are to be opened when the polls
close at p. m. and the general election
tally taken of. This will consume only
few minutes. The machines will then be
locked and the restricted voters lever used
by the judges when a voter desires to cast
a ballot for or against the sewer bonds.
General elections call for the closing of the
polls at p. m, while city elections and
at special elections the polls must be kept
open until p. M. There seemed to be some
objection at the start on the part of the
county officials to have the machines closed
at p. m. Had this been done it would
have necessitated the printing of ballots
and the using of boxes for the one hour
after the regular polls close.
Mr.. Lambert thinks that there will be no
further controversy over this matter, since
the plan outlined here has met with the
approval of the county attorney.
Child KILLED by Heavy Wagon.
Frank, the 5-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Landon, was run over and
killed by a heavy wagon belonging to the
South Omaha Ice and Coal company late
Friday afternoon. The child was playing
on the pavement at Twenty-siXth and o
streets when a team drawing a wagon loaded
with 300 pounds of cement turned the
e4H
walk the youngster fell and before the
team could be stopped one Of the front
wheels passed over the head. crushing the
skull. Quite a number OF people witnessed
the accident and the boy was al once
picked up and carried into the home of the
parents, couple of doors from the corner.
Before a physician arrived the child died.
Undertaken Brewer was notified and the
body removed to the morgue, where an
inquest will be held today by Coroner
Bradley Chief of Police Briggs has the
name of the driver and of several persons
who witnessed the accident. These will
be summoned to appear at the inquest.
Investigating Reeds Death.
Coroner Bradley announced last night that
he would bold an inquest today over the
remains of William Reed, colQred, who died
at the South Omaha hospital at noon Fri
at the Armour plant Wednesday evening
and was severely burned. His condition
Thursday night was much improved and
the attending physician was not looking
for so sudden a termination of the case
Reed was a married man and resided IN
the Third ward. The funeral is TO be held
at Brewers undertaking rooms this after
noon and interment at Laurel Hill Gene
terry. Armour & Co. will pay the hospital
and funeral expenses.
Commercial Club Moves.
Yesterday the South Omaha Commercial
club gave up the rooms it had been occu
! plying In the Bergquist block, Twenty
| fourth and L streets. The furniture belong
| ing to the club. as well as the records ant
printed matter. was taken to the Office o.
! DR.. w. ]. McCrann, the president of tn,
the organization. 1t is understood that e
! L. Culver. the secretary. is preparing t,
| remove to Omaha and another secretar!
will be chosen by the directors when suit
| able man can be found for the place
| Members have taken very little interest II
the club lately, and from indications this
| effort of the business men to maintain AZ
organization will end the same as similar
clubs in the past.
Zerbe's House Destroyed.
/
| ]. l.. zerbe, Forty-fourth and ] streets
! caught FIRE from an overheated stove in tn,
kitchen and was completely destroyed
| Hose company No, made a run of twenty
three blocks and found the fire 70 be nearly
! four blocks from a hydrant. over /, 200 fee
OF hose was laid, but the pressure was S,
| low and the house so nearly destroyed
when the fire department arrived that moth
ing could be done 10 save the residence. 4
portion of the contents was saved. Tn
loss is estimated at 500.
Baraca Club Organized.
The young men OF the First Baptis
church met at the home Of z. D. Wiers OF
| Thursday evening and organized Younl
| Mems Baraca club This club is 10 be con
Quoted In the interests Of the Baptist an,
other young men of the city. r. o. Has
| kins was elected president NJ. b. Darlin
secretary and c. E. Oberg treasurer.
Magic City Gossip.
| Mrs. John Kiewit, wife OF Councilman
| Hewitt, is reported 10 be quite sick.
| Myles r. Welsh has returned from Hol
county, where he spent two weeks shootn
| chickens.
Rev. F. NJ. sisson Will preach mornin