Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-22

stencil and this caused an investigation
Mr.. Jones asserts that the waste water
from the bath room and from the wash
rack where the hose wagon Is washed runs
into a pipe which has an ending In a ma
nure pile in the rear of the fire hall. This
waste water mixed with manure has caused
stencil which Mr.. Jones says must be
abated Chief Garrett OF the fire depart
ment is making an investigation and Will
report on the cost Of pipe system that
will abate the nuisance.
Many Grading Petitions.
Nearly a dozen grading petitions are be-
ing circulated at the present time. Prop
erty owners are asking for grading on
Twentieth street from = to Y; on Twenty
second street from s TO Y; on Twenty
third street from to w; on street from
| Sixteenth to Twenty-ffth; L street from
Eighteenth to Twenty-fourth; w street from
Fifteenth to Railroad avenue: A street from
| Twenty-third to Twenty-eighth: Twenty
seventh street from q to j; F street from
| Twenty y-sixth to Twenty ninth; Seventeenth
street from Missouri avenue to ! street;
X street from Twenty-sixth to Twenty
seventh. The council has taken action on
| the grading of sixteenth street from Mis-
| souri, avenue to l street and the contractor
expects to commence work on this street
| before the week is out.
| school Examinations Completed.
| The thirty-hve women who have been
taking the examination for teachers in the
| public schools turned in the last of their
papers Wednesday afternoon For three
days the examinations were held and 1t has
been reported that many of the questions
asked were difficult Scarcely any of the
examining board has had an opportunity
of looking over papers yet and 1t will be
Saturday before the result Of the examina-
tions is made known.
No Cannon Crackers.
Chief Briggs of the police department has
been instructed by the police commissioners
to stop the exploding of cannon fire crack.
ers on July 4. Blank cartridges and other
dangerous explosives are also barred. Ir
the order sent to the chief he is directed
to make arrests where this order Is vio
lated. In connection with this order the
chief says that he will instruct all the mer
under his control to pay particular atten
tion to this matter on July and ant
to arrest every person who is caught firinl
dynamite crackers or shooting frearm!
within the city limits.
Magic City Gossip.
Miss Hilda Condron has gone to Chicago
to spend the summer.
A new base ball park has been opened
at Forteth and Q streets.
Two dozen policemen's clubs are to b.
, bought for the police force.
John Boyle came down from Sioux Cit
to attend his sisters wedding.
Mrs. Robert Larkin OF Sioux City is her
visiting friends for few days.
Tonight Bee Hive lodge of Masons vii
, work the first and second degrees
Police Officer Mawhinney has bee
granted fifteen days leave of absence.
Several new open motor cars have bee
. placed in service on the Sherman aVenu
line
I Mrs. Herman Beal and children hav
/, gone to Saline county for months V'Sl
i with friends,
1 The young people of the Baptist churc
will give an fee cream social at Hlghlah
park this evening.
Jack Hasburg~ chief of Cudahy's fir
!, force has returned from Wisconsin, wher
n ne spent a ten days vacation.
l The fire department is in need of l'G
p feet of hose and an effort is 70 pc mao
to have the city council buy this hose
once.
e Officer Ringer has been returned to dut
. | after being off eight days. This Once
q was suspended for neglect of duty ana wa
fined eight days pay.
Mrs Blanche Cosman died "wednesday 2
& | the home of her father, T. j. Scatter n
= Madison. The funeral will be held Sunda
at 2 o. M from the residence. 1nterment
| Laurel Hill cemetery.