Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-26
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
Hears License Protests.
woRlD-HERAlD pURsUES OtO TACTICS
Makes Assertions. but Declines 10
Produce Proof to support Them
when Challenged 60 the
Test

tlOIleIt met last DlknA iOA AlAt NbNslNtAhAASh
Of protests in the liquor license cases. Of
which three were before the board Tho
first was the case Of Alexander Grant,
whose license was protested by The Omaha
Bee on the ground that he had not pub
lished in the paper having the largest circu-
lation in Douglas county. The contention
Of The Bee was that Grant had not pub
lished i'm good faith. On behalf OF The Bee
It was offered to produce the circulation
lists before the board and submit them as
evidence, provided the World Herald would
do the same The offer was repeatedly
made to the board but Mr.. Hitchcock. who
appeared to represent the World-Herald
declined when finally pinned down 20 enter
into any such test Of the relative circu!a-
tons. He demanded that The Bee produce
its books, but would not agree to produce
any records of the circulation OF his paper.
During the course Of his remarks he was
INDUCING I'm some broadcast boasts as TO
the merits of his paper as an advertising
medium when he interrupted by
query as to why the Bennett company no
longer advertised in the World-Herald.
1--WE kicked them out some time ago, said
Mr.. Hitchcock, and it will be mighty
long time before they ever get back. too
The motion to override The Bees protest
on the question of good faith was lost and
the cases were continued until Friday even
ing when several others will be taken up.
The question of the largest circulation will
again be presented.
The protest of Russell against Anton
Brobach will also be up that evening. lie
protests on the ground that Brobach is
guilty Of infringement of the slocumb law
and therefore not entitled to license.
Country Club Meeting.
! The directors of the South omaha Country
club expect to hold a general meeting of
the club membership Friday evening Of this
week. The object OF the meeting is that
the board of directors may make official
report on all the business which has been
! transacted. and the work which has been
accomplished by the club. 1t will be shown
that the grounds have been seeded and
that IL is expected to have them ready for
! playing golf by the first OF July. The club
house proper has been IN the process OF
building for some time and will be com
| pleted in the near utuTe. The date for the
formal opening of the club is now fixed as
, May D. 1t is possible that IT may be
week earlier. The membership now is 100
| II is hoped that this can be increased by the
time the opening day arrives to at least
200. w. B. Cheek, president Of the CLUB,
| says the membership is increasing daily.
| One of the objects of the meeting of Fri
day night is to devise a way OF increasing
the membership. The president thinks that
as soon as the people have chance to
learn of the good work of the club so far
that they will show no hesitancy In joining.
Hospital Committee.
W. Scott King, the president OF the south
Omaha Hospital association, has selected
the committee OF fifteen which was au-
thorized in the meeting of the South Omaha
Hospital association held In the library
building last Monday evening. He is not
ready to announce the names yet for the
reason that he has not seen all OF the
appointees as yet There will be meeting
Of the committee, however, in I. j.
o'NeilTs real estate Office tonight for the
purpose of organizing and perfecting
plan for the canvassing of the entire city.
All OF the committee will be notified 1t is
part OF the plan that this committee of
fifteen shall secure subcommittee working
under each member of the first fifteen.
In this way the whole city will be COW
cred in a short time.
Old Union Pacific Depot Burned.
The old Union Pacific passenger depot In
South Omaha on Railroad avenue, at the
foot OF n street, was partially destroyed
by fire Wednesday, the loss being $500
The fire originated, it is believed, from
defective hue or chimney, starting in the
north end of the roof, and burned with
rapidity until it had the building Quilted
1t broke out about l2:l5 p m. The bullulhe
was heated by stoves.
The new depot stands near the old one
and while it is not quite completed, will be
occupied at once as emergency demands
All records and fixtures Of value were re-
moved from the old building without dam
age.
City Hall Site Injunction.
South Omaha officials for the greater
part were called to Omaha yesterday fol-
the purpose of giving evidence In the in
junction proceedings in the matter OF the
city hall site OF South Omaha. The case
occupied the whole day and the pleas
win not be completed this afternoon. II
is not likely that a decision of the court
will be reached before tomorrow or the
next day.
City Treasury Has Funds.
The city treasurer reports that the ii
cense money for forty saloons I'm soutf
Omaha was turned I'm yesterday in thu
sum Of $4,000 This money will go L
the school fund. The total number OF sa
looms which nave nled dDpllCdltoHs VIII
the board this year is seventy-seven, Mint
less than the number in operation las
year Some other applications may ap
pear later Retiring Treasurer Z. L. How
stated that he would close the AFFAIRS o
his ONCE promptly April 30 and turn
over TO his successor, c. A. Melcher. HI
expects to leave the city at once for
, visit to Boston. He will be in the cas-
about three months. after which time n
will return to South Omaha.
Magic city Gossip.
Ruben Straw, 259O NJ street, reports IN
2 birth OF a son.
, Mrs Robert wier has gone to Iincol
TO visit her sister.
owen Bardy drew a fine of 81 and cost
[ from Judge King yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. c. L. Talbot started las
night for a tour Of the west.
> The Rebekah Glee club will give a Ma
: pole dance in odd Fellows hall May T.
Mrs John Hurt whose husband is mana
ger of the city pest house on the river bank
has been very sick.
/ The Northwestern Improvement club bel
/ business session at the high school build
ing Tuesday evening
The heavy wind Tuesday blew out one o
the large plate glass windows Of Koutsk
= Bros paint store.
p s. ID. Acker lost one OF his fine bloode
I colts last Tuesday night OF distemper.
was valued at $500
Eddie Oldecker. a minor, was fined