Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-27

profanity that made the rest OF his CONVEX
sation seem like nursery talk the wagon
graduate him on his achievement and incl
dentally asked where he acquired his won
dertul vocabulary; With pardonable pride
the veteran gravely volunteered the infor-
nation that being a Missourian much OF
his mule talk was natural. Along in 81
however, he worked several months at the
South Omaha stock yards. where he OF
course improved his natural talents In this
direction and several years in the army as
mule whacker or skinner had made his edu-
cation complete and entitled him to a d.
ploma-
Booming City Hall Proposition.
Since Judge Sears has handed down
decision in the city hall bond matter the
city hall boomers have got 10 work again.
City Attorney Lambert has written to w.
J. Hayes & Sons OF Cleveland. who pur-
chased the city hall bonds subject TO
legality, asking II they would now take the
| bonds. A reply is expected from these
bankers by the end Of the week As an
appeal il to be taken to the supreme court
the litigation has not ended, and It seems
| hardly probable that the Cleveland bankers
| will care to bother with the bonds while
| the matter is in the courts. Bond buyers
nearer home are being urged to take the
| securities, and a statement was made Tues
| day that IL the case was not appealed to
| the state supreme court the bonds could
| be disposed of here Those interested in
/ having a city hall built appear to be
greatly encouraged over the prospect Of
having the handling of $4,000, to be used
in the purchase OF a site and the construc-
ton Of a building. Opponents Of the
proposition are apparently determined that
the bonds shall not be issued II there Is
any way to prevent 1t.
Missionary Meeting Today.
/ -ba Of the
| woman's Missionary society of the synod
OF Nebraska will be held at the First Pres
byterian church this week. the first session
| commencing today. Arrangements have
been completed by the Presbyterians Of
| South Omaha for the entertainment Of the
| sixty delegates expected. Mrs. George TIL
den OF Omaha, president OF the society.
| will call the convention to order this after
| noon and Mrs. NJ. Carl Smith will deliver
the address of welcome to which Mrs. e.
p. Funston OF Wayne is to respond. Rev.
Dr. Guy Wadsworth, president of Bellevue
| college, will preside at the session this
evening. Miss Grace Glenn and DR.. Willis
E. Parsons will both address the conven-
ton this evening
Magic City Gossip.
Parks. johnson & Parks are resetting the
stone pavement at Twenty-fourth and
| streets.
House movers delayed street car traffic
| Tuesday for a time while moving build
ing across the tracks at NJ street.
| Byron Smiley has gone to Chicago, where
| he is to be married today to Miss Hattie
Whttlesey, former South Omaha young
lady.
]. c. French, assistant cashier Of the
Union Stock Yards National bank, is ex-
pected home from an eastern trip on Satur-
day.
The funeral of Louis McCabe, who died
at St. Joseph, Mo, is to be held at Heatey
& Heafeys undertaking rooms on Twenty
fourth street this afternoon.
The police say that some of the crooks
ordered out of Omaha are coming down
here. sharp lookout is kept and all sus-
picious characters are being jailed.
The Street Fair Bull Fight association
has wound up its affairs after four years
by dividing up the money on hand-$S
Each of the originators OF the anair re-
| ceived $40 as a dividend.
There will be due at the state hsca
agency in New York City on october
. | 81 1855 IA interest warrant has been drawn
| on the interest fund and the money Tor
warded by the city treasurer.
Repairs to the flooring on the Q street
| viaduct have commenced. w. s. King, en-
gineer for the Stock Yards company, saiC
| he could not secure material enough to pu
down a whole new floor this fall.
Peter Kiewit has been awarded the con
| tract for the construction of two-storI
, brick building at the northwest corner o
Twenty-fourth and Q streets for the Jet
ter Brewing company. This building Is u
cost $1,000.