Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-22
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Movement on FsOt to Induce City Council
to Redistrict City,
OF ACTION HAS BEEN SHOWN
Change I'm Precinct Lines of Fifth
Ward f. Taken a. Indicating
Necessity OF General
ReaIiEnment.

movement Is on foot 70 induce the
city council to proceed soon after election
ITO redistrict the city. Attention has been
forcibly called to the need OF such action
by the change in the precinct lines OF the
Fifth ward. AS the precincts I'm this ward
now stand the Second precinct extends
from the Union Pacific tracks on the east
to the western city limits and from the
northern limits of the city to l. street on
the south. as far west as Thirty-sixth
street and from Thirty-sixth and L streets
TO I street. Before this change in the
Fifth ward was made Twenty-seventh
street was the eastern boundry of the First
precinct and Thirty-fourth street the west
ern line. When Councilman Kiewit moved
TO 1913 North Twenty-sixth street II was
deemed necessary TO make a jog at B
street in order TO permit Kiewit to main
tain his residence in the Fifth ward.
There is another Jog in the lines of the
First precinct OF the Sixth ward at q
street This was n ade m order to let in
w. b. Vansant when he was a member Of
the council and who resides at Twenty
fourth and + streets.
Some Of the precincts are considered en-
tirely too large, the First precinct OF the
Third ward, for instance, extends from
the eastern city limits to Twenty seventh
and the Second precinct Of this ward from
Twenty-seventh street TO the western city
limits
Many voters are of the opinion that be-
fore the next city election the ward and
precinct lines should be altered so as to
have as far possible the divisions on
streets running north and south and east
and west and do away entirely with logs.
II Is more than likely that the council will
give this matter serious consideration after
the coming election.
Copying Registration Books.
At the request of L. c. Gibson, chairman
OF the republican county committee City
Clerk Gillin is having the names of voters
copied from the registration books The
lists to be furnished are to contain the
names, residence and party affiliation of
voters registered on September 10 and on
October 10 The list OF September registra-
ton is being made separately from the Oc-
tober registration. Each political party is
to be furnished a copy OF the registration
and one is to be retained by the city clerk.
Owing to the change in the precinct lines
in the Fifth ward the registration of Sep
etember 10 is declared void in this ward.
= All voters in the Fifth ward must register
again regardless OF the September regis
tration. The new primary law provides for
the making OF these copies by the city
clerk.
October Missionary Meeting.
The Woman's Missionary society OF the
First Presbyterian church will meet at the
residence Of Mrs. d. L. Holmes, Twenty
NTH and z streets, on Thursday afternoon
Of this week. Mrs. A. II. Murdoch will pre-
!. side and Mrs. A. A. Thurlow is to conduct
the devotional services. After the business
session a piano solo is to be rendered by
Miss Irene Walters. and Mrs. Murdoch will
read a paper on Map Study of India"
Mrs. James III. VanDusen will read a paper
on Presbyterian Missions in Persia" Mrs.
Copper is to speak on the Mormon question
and Miss Frances Neihus will render a
vocal solo Rev. James Wise. rector of
st. Martins Episcopal church, has been in
vited TO address the society on THE Value
OF Missionary Work" Mrs. A l.. Bran
stead will render vocal solo. Every men,
her of the society is urged to attend this
meeting and invite a friend.
Annual Church Meeting.
Last Wednesday evening the annual
meeting of the First Presbyterian church
was held in the church parlors. Pastor
Wheeler was chosen moderator and NJ. Car
Smith clerk John Caughey and DR.. VIII.
liam c. Bentz were reelected deacons for
two years. Edwin Hill was elected deacon
for one year to I'LL the vacancy caused by
the resignation OF j. ID. Nethery. Mrs
William MeBurney and Mrs. e. A. Kells
were reelected deaconesses for two years
Elders William Barclay and M. Carl Smith
were reelected for three years.
High school Debating Clubs.
In connection with the organization OF
debating clubs at the high school, ]. A
Mclean. superintendent of schools, writes
as follows in the Tooter, the organ OF tn,
high school: THE determination on the
part of our high school to establish de-
batting clubs, or to organize our pupils foi
the purpose OF cultivating ability in de
batting. is most heartily TO be commended
. There is no excuse for the average Amer
= lean citizen not being a good thinker. L
should be one great purpose of our higl
school to develop in pupils the power L
think clearly. logically and intelligentls
and then to express those thoughts II
forceful style and language A clear, con
else demonstration OF a problem in geom
etry AFFORDS a good illustration OF logica
thinking and is a very desirable prelimi
nary preparation for debating. Much pri