Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-27
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Tetsr KressemnOu Sufficiently Recovered to
Visit the City Jail.
IDENTIFIES MEN WHO ASSAULTED HIN
Returns 60 Hospital and Prisoners
Taken Back 20 CelIs-Csse Il 10
he Tried as Soon a.
Possible.

Peter Kressemnou had so far recovered
from the shock Of his recent wounds that
he Was able to come 40 the city Jail yes
lerdsy and identify the four men who
fwere under arrest there for the crime CT
Sunday night. He had no difficulty In
pointing them out among the crowd and
he said they were all in the party which
attacked him. Their names are John Polo
WV, Alex Butkus, Peter wasgis and Walt
Wiskal. His face was almost completely
covered with bandages and his lips pufed
from blows, and the Inflammation of his
wounds gave him a grotesque> appearance.
His coat was In shreds, showing a score of
knife stsbs The four men attempted to
argue with him I'm their own language but
they were interrupted by the onicers and
hustled back to their cells. AS the case
stands at present they will be tried for
assault with deadly weapons with intent to
wound and kill. An effort will be made to
push this case forward as rapidly pos
sible, 90 that It may come up early in the
hrst term of court. After Identifying his
Rssailants Kressemnou was returned to the
fsouth Omaha hospital He appeared rather
weak and sore. but otherwise in good
shape
Golf at Country Club.
The last golf tournament to determine
the championship OF the club will be
played on Saturday and Sunday at the
South Omaha Country club. Last Saturday
and Sunday a preliminary round was
played and the entries were made. The
roll is a long one. The contestants paired
on and will play eighteen holes.
Friday evening will also be the last
cial dance at the club house this year
These dances during the summer have been
most popular and have become one of the
mfa nd nj I'd af he luh
floor is exceptionally fine. Tie young peo-
pie will give a minstrel show October II.
With the completion of the new oar line
past the club several improvements are
contemplated. A depot Is to be built at the
car line, where the club visitors may find
rest and shelter while waiting for cars.
Then a three-foot walk Is TO be constructed
from the depot across the field to the club
house. This walk will be constructed Of
mated that the cost would be less than
other material.
clerk Busy on Sewer Business.
The city clerk was employed yesterday
with the execution OF district sewer bonds
to pay the cost OF improvements I'm district
No 112 The amount of the issue is $40.
Ten bonds are issued, one payable each
year. They were purchased by George
Parks & Company. plumbing contractors,
VINO did the work in the district. The cost
OF the improvements will be assessed
against the property owners in the district
named In the form OF special taxes. The
clerk was also making duplicates Of the
bids OF the general sewer contractors and
Of their bonds and contracts.
Probation omcer Active.
Probation fYicer Carver Of Omaha was
IN South Omaha yesterday, looking up the
While the truant officers report that In the
case OF this pupils enrolled at present in
the public schools trtiancyoi In rare, yet the
2" pfobations bfiicef HAS Use OF more than
nifty children OF school age, whose names
have not appeared on the rolls at all this
year 1t Is this class of children whom the
probation officer u seeking. Naturally the
fault does not lie with the children in the
most of the CASES. but with the parents.
About half Of the children are in idleness
and perhaps as many more are at work
az various einployments in the city. The
cases will be looked into and whers there
Is no valid excuse the children will be
compelled TO attend school.
work ON Missouri Avenue.
The city engineer reports that the work
on Missouri avenue is progressing quite
satisfactorily Paving brick IL being de-
livered there every day and grading will
be resumed this morning. II fair weather
continues for the rest OF the week the con-
crete gang will be put on next Monday
One Of the concrete mixers Is on the ground
already. The engineer stated that he had
called on Contractor Murphy and found
nothing to hinder the rapid progress OF
the work IN the attitude of the contractor
The sewer contractors. offerman Broth
ers. who are putting In the storm sewer OF
Missouri avenue. are rushing their WORK
as rapidly as possible to keep ahead OF
the contractors for the paving and curb
ing. The storm sewer must be completed
before the pavement Is put down that the
street may be ready for the first heavy
rains Otherwise the paving would un
doubtedly be undermined,
Leman Rich, in His Mind.
Jack Leman was taken TO the county
jail yesterday afternoon under charge o.
dementia He is under the delusion tina
he Is wealthy and all his acts are In ac
cord with that idea. He has a neat resi-
dence In the west side OF the city, bu
lately determined TO improve his property
He filled his we'll full of boards. saying
that he would have further need OF II
as he intended to build a larger one. HI
then tore all the siding on the house will
the intention of tearing down the who'll
building to make a place for new bricl
waiting to be driven" Other than his ode