Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-18
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Swift and Company Building Addition to
the Lard Refinery.
EXPECT TO COMPLETE II sYHssT or YEA
Uhion stock Yards Company Also
Doing some Experimentation
ing Men In GREAT
Demand.

Building operation in South Omaha still
continues active. Yesterday work was com
menced on an addition to the lard refinery
at Swift's. This new building is to be
OF brick, twenty-four feet in width and
ninety-six feet in length The height is TO
be six stories. Manager Edwards at
swifts says that the business Of the plant
demands an Increase I'm the lard department
and the work the new building IA to be
rushed. II is the intention to have this
addition to the lard refinery, which is being
erected just east of the present lard de-
partment, completed not later than jan
iuary l. good DEAL of course. depends
upon the weather. bat every effort is to
be made to get the new building under
roof in six weeks time. Large quantities
OF material are now on the ground and
more is due to arrive every day until the
structure Is finished.
The Union Stock Yards company is also
making..some improvements. This company
is constructing heavy cement retaining
wall on the private road between Cudahy's
and the Omaha Packing company's plant.
This wall was started yesterday. 1t will
he seventy feet in length and twenty feet
in height. The width is to be six feet at
the base and two feet at the top. This
wall is being constructed to prevent dirt
from the roadway washing down onto the
railroad tracks where cars are loaded.
w. G. Keefer has just started the cree
ton Of a fine dwelling to cost not less than
5000 at Twenty-third and b streets. Per-
mits for these improvements were secured
yesterday.
Hotel Changes Hands.
L. II. Greer has purchased the Ritch-
hart hotel, Twenty-fifth and L streets, and
assumed charge yesterday. Landlord Greer
is an experienced hotel man and has a
large acquaintance in South Omaha. He
promises to proceed at once to put the
hotel in first class condition. There is to
be a general overhauIing of the entire build
ing. The many friends of Mr.. Greer ex-
tend to him their best wishes for his sue
cess in this venture.
PAYERS working Hard.
Parks, johnson & Parks commenced lay
ing brick on Twenty-fourth street yester-
day The start was made at E street. and
before night the east side of the street had
been paved as far north as ID street. II
will not take long to lay the brick after
the concrete base il down. The paving
force has been increased and every man
who wants work at 30 cents an hour can
get II by applying to Jim Parks. Another
week of good weather and the paving will
be laid from to street. The old asphalt
pavement is now torn up as far south as
] street
Business Conditions Improving.
South Omaha merchants report that bust
moss is picking up considerably. While
there is no great rush at any of the stores
there is a steady trade and an increased
showing in sales over the fail months. The
recent statement made by the three ma
tional banks doing business here shows an
~. h. IL
are nearly all employed at present; in fact
II is a hard matter to find an idle man.
Those who are working are either purchas-
ing homes or else depositing their savings
in the banks Nearly every merchant in the
city looks forward to busy winter season
and a large increase In business next
year
Magic City Gossip.
Harry b. Fleharty is still confined to his
home with severe cold.
A son has been born TO Mr.. and Mrs. II
NJ Rushing. Forty-sixth and streets.
T. p Roggen. deputy city clerk, is able
to be out again, after few days sick
ness.
Frank Fitzsimpaons and A. Dickman have
returned from South Dakota, where they
filed on some land.
James L. Paxton. general superintendent
spending few days in Chicago.
Larry Connors was fined s5 and costs BY
Acting Police Judge Mckay yesterday To-
violating the election saloon law.
The funeral OF Philip Zalinka viii be hel,
Sunday afternoon from the family resi-
dence Seventeenth and w streets
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Rich have returned
from Sioux City. where they were called t
attend the funeral OF Mrs Rich's brother
Rev DR. +. NJ Sisson will preach Sunda!
morning at the First Methodist Episcopa
church on the topic THE Oneness of Chris
tians"
The Ladies' auxiliary of the Young Men
n
residence of Colonel and Mrs. c. NJ Hun
on Tuesday evening of next week, instead
nounced.