Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-15
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Republican Convention Meets and Nomi'
mates School Board Candidates.
LAVERN, MORRILL, AND CURTIS NAMED
New city Central Committee Named
TO Meet at MurdocL's ONCE To-
: night and Select n New
Chairman.

Eighteen republican delegates selected at
the primaries on Monday met Tuesday
afternoon at Workman temple and nomi-
mated a ticket for the school board. AS
there was only one ticket in the field the
delegates named Jay Laverty, Dana Nor
rill and Or. w. L. Curtis. These candidates
will be placed on the ticket when the elec-
ton comes off in April. A II. Murdoch pre-
aided at the convention. There was so little
interest in the AFFAIR that only few out
siders were present. After the nomination
had been made and ratified a city central
committee was named. This committee IL
composed of the following well known re-
puhlicans:
First Ward-T. b. Scott, F. f. Jones.
Second Ward--Joseph Koutsky, X. j.
Kenison.
Third ward-John Kubat, G. b. sher-
wood.
Fourth ward-Charles onerman, Peter
Olson.
Fifth ward-G w Mesick, T. J. Cooley.
Sixth Ward-A. II. Murdoch, ]. A. Cavers.
The old city central committee is called
to meet at the office of A. II. Murdoch to-
night when the records will be turned over
to the new committee, F. E. Jones. Joseph
Koutsky, George Sherwood, Charles Offer
man, G. w Mesick and A. II. Murdock con-
sttute the new executive committee. This
committee will select a chairman and the
expectation is that A. H. Murdock will be
chosen. In case Murdoch declines to serve
Joseph Koutsky desires to have George
Sherwood elected chairman.
Democrats Convene in March.
Leading democrats stated yesterday that
the city convention for nominating MEM
bers of the Board of Education would be
held about March H. Just who the demo-
Gratis will put up for candidates has not
been determined. In order to work against
the republican ticket nominated yesterday
some of the democrats favor the naming OF
citizens ticket, but the heads of the
party in South Omaha do not think this ad-
visable One leading democrat said last
night that the party is at sea as regards
candidates that can be put to the front
with any intention or expectation of defeat
ing the ticket nominated by the republicans
yesterday
Opening Again Deferred.
Some time ago the Board. Of Education set
March 9 as the date for the opening of the
new high school building Owing to some
delay in the painting vanishing and other
work the opening has been postponed in
definitely. Secretary Laverty said last
night that at the meeting of the board to
be held next Monday night things might
shape themselves so that definite date
might be set. AS it Is now nothing can be
done. 1t may be that the opening may be
put off until along about April 1. but in the
meantime the committee in charge of the
arrangements will go ahead and make up a
program for the occasion.
Packers May XIII Today.
While tAe packers did not slaughter Mon
day or Tuesday, orders were up last night
lY,fxy n1ox
The light receipts of live stock has put
damper on the market and the packers
are buying only to make market and
keeping the stock in pens. Not enough
stock has been received in three days to
make a market, but few buyers went
out early and soon came in. Unless the
storm let's up before long there will
scarcely be any market here, as shippers
cannot afford to send stock to market this
kind of weather This condition of af-
fairs is worrying commission dealers a
great deal. but they are dependent on the
railroads for transportation and If the stuff
does not come in there is nothing to buy OIL
sell.
The Coal Situation.
There does not seem to be any change
in the coal situation in South Omaha. The
reserve supply is being used by all of the
packers and the yards company and this
supply will be exhausted within a day Oh
| two. Armour's the Omaha and the yards
company have coal on platforms as a re-
| serve stock. but this is being used. Swift
| has only coal enough in the bunkers In
| the house to last until Thursday. Cudahy
is running short and Is buying slack from
local dealers. While the packers and the
yards company contract for coal annually
| Cfa do in
| kind OF weather and the railroads cannot
| be held responsible for failure to deliver
| fuel at the ordinary rate OF sixty cars
| day to packers. None of the packing house
managers seem to fear the necessity fol
| closing down their plants on account OF
| the scarcity of coal. All that is being ruI
| now in the plants is the heating apparatus
and the refrigerating rooms.
Magic City Gossip.
Today is bargain cay again with Soutt
Omaha merchants.
Fire which caught in the roof did $20c
| damage TO the Delmonico hotel last night
William Broderick sold his saloon al
| Thtrty-second and l streets yesterday tc
j. H. tkelly.
The remains of Mrs. Martha Z. olmsted
were forwarded to Murray, Ia' yesterday
afternoon for interment.
The young women of St. Bridget's par
| ish will give an entertainment at Workman
| temple next Monday night \
The city mail carriers are loaded down
these days with letters, packages and pa
pers delayed on account of the storm.
Mrs. George Van SAINT, Twenty-third and
| streets, was taken to the South Omaha
hospital for treatment yesterday.
S, K. Cox writes friends here that he has
| left Miami, Fla, for Cuba. He says that
he is glad to be away from the north al
| this time.
Street cars had a hard time operating
yesterday, but by noon most OF the tracks
were cleared 80 that trains run only about
| twenty minutes late.
Although not able to leave her house yes
terday Mrs. II. G. Richmond was able &c
get down stairs. Her recovery from a Sc
we're attack of the grippe is something re-