Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-15
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
City Attorney Gives 0Pinisn on Dodge
Primary Law,
FAMOUS ACT PUzzlt TO AL
City Clerk DeluEed with Letters from
Confused voters who Know Less
the Longer They study
the ThipE.

Numerous inquiries at the city clerks
ONCE regarding the matter Of registration
under the Dodge primary law prompted
City Clerk Gilin TO ask the city attorney
for a written opinion. and In reply Mr.
Lambert and his assistant, Mr.. Winters
signed the following;
1T is our opinion that the registration
provided for on primary day pertains solely
TO primary registration and that the three
usual registrations have been In no wise
changed by this act.
That first voters and those coming into
the city subsequent to the last registrat tion
may vote upon the registration Of the pri-
mary day. That those who were entitled
to register at the last registration, but
failed to do so for any reason are not en-
titled to vote at the coming primaries;
that those who registered their party anil
ations at the csming registration on pri-
mary day are not entitled to vote at the
coming primaries; that you are authorized
under the law to issue certificates of trans
fer where removals have been made and
where the other legal qualifications are
present to entitle the applicant for certih-
cate to vote In the changed place of resi-
dence
That no person. whether registered at the
last registration or not is entitled to vote
at the coming primary unless he is duly
registered on that day.
I'VE will not bother you with our reasons
for the copclusions herein reached. we
have arrived at them after a very careful
and thorough examination Of the law and
after more or less consultation with the
county attorney and the city attorney Of
Omaha. We do not mean to say that
! either Of said officers agree in toto with the
opinion above given. but believe that in
the main there is substantial agreement
on points Of differences II there be any
We believe we are right, and accordingly
so advise We believe further that the
| above covers the points involved in your
questions"
Club Picnic Tonight.
Members of the Highland Park Improve
ment club will enjoy a picnic this evening
at Highland park and every member with
| his family is invited. A basket dinner will
| be enjoyed from O'Clock until 7:SO, when
James H. Van Dusen will rap for order
and tell something Of the progress of the
club during the past year and what 1t will
do in the future. County Attorney sla-
bangh and r. A. Benson will speak and
quartet comprising the Misses Barr and
Porterfeld and Messrs Guild and Haver-
stock will sing. large platform will be
provided for the occasion.
Repairing the Washouts.
Quite a force OF men was busy yester-
day repairing washouts in various parts If
the city. Mayor Koutsky is giving the
| repairing considerable personal super
vision and the work is going on we'll al
| though It will probably require several
days to complete the necessary repairs
In fact, in some places the rains have done
so much damage that they will have to
be fenced in and left temporarily The
4 rains of Wednesday and Thursday morn
ings, 1t Is said, were the most damaging
since the June freshets
Must Repair city Jail.
The city authorities are becoming i'm
pressed with the need of either a new Jail
or repairs to the present jail. Just now
the jail is in such condition as to hardly
be capable OF accommodating many pris-
oners at one time. and as the time for cold
weather approaches there 10 some fear that
II would have to be abandoned unless re-
pairs were made in due time. The plumb
ing is badly dlsorganized, and the Jail is
not strong any more than It is c0mmodioLs.
Those in authority are looking into the
matter more seriously and Il is believed
the Jail will be fixed.
FlOateF Found In River.
Some fishermen found the body of an un-
identified man in the river near Vesta
Springs. There was nothing on the person
OF the ioater to indicate his Identity The
body had evidently been in the water in the
neighbOrhOod of a month. IT was taken to
the Brewer undertaking rooms
Magic City Gossip.
Attorney II. B. Fleharty has returned
from a trip to BOnesteel, S. ID.
Mrs. r. ]. Mead Of Cresco, Ia, Is yisitfpa
her brother, ]. w. ballard and family
A daughter was born Thursday to Mr..
and Mrs. W. b. DAILY, North Thirteenth
street ' wv
The dinner at the home OF j. b. Watkin,
last evening. under the auspices of St Mar
tins guild, was we'll attended.
Rose, the 11-year-old daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Harmon, underwent an operation
pital
Mesdames Ralph and Albert LEVITT and
Mrs. Daniel Sexton OF CaTlanyilie i'll are
the guests of Mrs H. Ackroid 32s North
fwenty-third street
The funeral OF John Kinholm, who was
drowned IN the river Tuesday, was held
from the Brewer undertaking rooms yester-
ing
Mrs. H. C. Richmond left yesterday for
Cedar Falls, Ia, TO visit the Normal schoOl
there before returning to her position In
ne new State Normal at Kearney septem-
CRAWFORD nRAWS HIG CRoWO