Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-21

streets. The exact location Of the western
end Of the bridge viii be determined today
when the party Of surveyors return to
work. A representative Of the Union Pa
clfc who was in the city yesterday said
that Il was the intention Of the company
20 go right ahead with the building OF this
viaduct More room In this portion OF the
city is needed for trackage. and about the
only way to get II is to build this bridge.
The structure Is to be steel. similar to the
street viaduct In case the weather
permits. work on this viaduct is TO com
mence at once.
Opening Twenty-Ftrst street
G. w. Miller Of the Highland Park Inn
provement club stated last evening that
practically all arrangements had been
completed for the opening OF Tweuty-ifth
street from north to the boulevard. The
Omaha city council has settled with Mr.
Krug for the strip Of property and the
expectation Is that the engineering de-
partment Of Omaha will set the stakes
today Mr.. Miller further stated that the
property owners and others interested in
the opening of Twenty-hfth street ex-
pected to pay for the grading. Members
Of the club have worked on this PROPOSE
ton for about a year and are greatly
pleased at the outcome
Two New Damage Claims.
Two damage claims against the city
were flied last evening. one is filed by
Margaret Hogan and the other by Jennie
Murray. Both women declare under oath
that they fell into a cesspool near Twenty
eighth and r streets and were quite Sc
verely bruised and Injured besides running
the clothing they wore Notice Is served
that the city is to be held for damages.
hut the amount desired is not stated. The
city legal department will investigate the
matter today and file a report of the find
ings with the city clerk during the week.
McGowan stops work.
Contractor MCGOWAN has stopped work
| on the curbing Of Missouri avenue and
! has moved all Of the tools and unused
material. The avenue is curbed from
/ Thirteenth street west to Twentieth street.
! Mr. MCGOWAN says that there is no use
! Of his trying to lay the curb from Twen-
| tieth to Twenty-fourth streets this win
! ter as the spring rains would wash II out.
! He will not put this curbing In position
until the PAYERS are close behind him.
/ Between now and spring the street car
rcompany will have ample time to secure
material for the heavy rails to be laid and
| Hugh Murphy. the paving contractor, can
make arrangements for the Purington block
! TO be used. Both of these contract de-
clare that it will not take long to put
| down the pavement after start is made
| In the spring and the street car company
! gets its new rails laid. Mayor Koutsky
has had the roadway on this thoroughfare
/ smoothed down 80 to be passable during
the winter.
Buckley Complaint Filled.
Assistant County Attorney Murdoch has
filed a complaint in police court against
| James j. Buckley, alleging that he held
| up and robbed SalOonkeeper Vlock i'm Al
bright on the night Of November s. Buck
ley was located at Fremont and brought
back on Saturday. When arraigned be-
fore Acting Police Judge Mckay yester-
day Buckley pleaded not guilty and his
preliminary hearing was set for wednes-
day. Buckley's companion has not yet
been located by the police.
Using Drag Net Again.
The attempt of two men to blow the
safe of Fred Heffiinger at his saloon. Thif-
tieth and q streets, Sunday night has
caused waking up in police circles. Chief
Briggs issued orders to the night patrol
men last night to arrest all suspicious
characters, and especially those who are
found hanging about saloons at a late
hour at night. While considerable petty
thievins has been going on of late no rob-
berries of any Importance have been re-
ported The police declare that there is
no excuse for men being idle in South
Omaha at this time and if man Is not
working he must give a good excuse or go
TO .a!l.
Magic City Gossip.
William Kerr is attending to some blisi.
ness at st. Joseph, Mo.
Mrs. George +. Walker is visiting
friends and relatives at Kearney.
X. c. Howe, general manager of the
Armour plant, is confined to his home
with a severe attack Of grip.
/ Miss Emma Copley has been appointed
chief operator at the telephone exchanges
taking the place of Miss Maggie MHrray
This afternoon the Young Mems Chris.
tan association auxiliary will give a lea
AT the residence of Mr.. and Mrs c. M
Hunt.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Presbyterian church will hold a rumlnagt
sale at Twenty-fourth and Q streets or
! Saturday.
; Robert Hall and Miss Maggie Aurra,
are to be married Wednesday morning al
the home of Miss Murray. Twenty-fifth anf
Q streets. 81 ~
Arnold Dlckman of the South Omaha
J Hlgh school foot ball team. who was IN,
2 lured IN saturdays game, is reported &c
be getting along nicely.
HITCHCOCK SENDS Nh WnPn