Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-02
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Saturday Cords andidates Last Chance
10 File ior Primaries.
CITY C.tRK ON Dtck UNTIL MIDNIGHT
ouutry CIub Formally organized
with n Capital stock of s25.OOO
Divided Into share. Of Tween
ty-Five Dollars Each.

Tests for the primaries should present his
application before ! o'clock, at which time
he Offices at the city hall will close Satur-
dsy afternoon, but matter of con-
venIsnce the clerk declares he will receive
the filings during the afternoon and up to
e O'Clock Saturday night. But any such
late registrations will have to be pre-
scented al the residence Of the clerk and no,
at the city hall There ~ere only three
candidates to file yesterday. though others
are expected before the filings close. The
candidates yesterday are G. A Melcher for
city treasurer on the democratic ticket.
This Is the first candidate for this Office
and It is likely that he will have only to
face the opposition of the republican candi-
date b. l.. Howe. Tom f. Corrgan, demo-
crat, filed for the vacancy on the school
board. Thomas O'Connor, democrat, filed
for the office OF tax commissioner. Mr.
O'Connor asks that his popular designation
as Long Tom be placed on the official
ballot .-
The clerk is preparing the ballot and the
pol. books FOR the special election of Feb
ruary IL. For the primaries the Australian
ballot system will be used owing to the
large number OF candidates in each party
]. W. McCaY withdraws from the race
for councilman in the First ward on the
can candidate and is the second candidate
to withdraw his name from the lists
Country Club Organizes.
There wac a. fair attendance at the meet
ing of the South Omaha Country club last
night and the permanent organization was
effected. The members referred to the ex-
perience of the two clubs of Omaha as
guide for the organization. II was found
that the Field club had capitalized when it
. was organized at $4,000 and the Country
'>'club at Sc, 600 so II was thought the South
Omaha Country cub could do the same.
There will be 1000 shares of stock issued
at Us per share. The entrance fee
fixed at s25. The articles of Incorporation
were read and adopted with few cor
rections. the principal one being that the
dues of the members be left indefinite and
10 be fixed by the bylaws of the organza-
ton The articles of Incorporation deter
mined that the affairs be governed by nine
directors chosen three each year
The committee on a site reported that
progress had been made and that one of the
finest sites along the river had been
cured, and more that this had been pur-
chased by option by one of the members
OF the club and could be leased at good
figure. The committee was continued and
is to act in conjunction with the board of
directors soon they shall organize.
This board Of directors will chose the presi-
dent and the vice president from among
their own humber and the secretary from
the club at large. The annual meeting of
the club will be the first Thursday of De-
ceniber Of each year. The following men
were chosen as directors: w. b. Cheek,
Al Powell. DR.. c. NJ. Schmidt. c. NJ. Sears,
W. B. Tagg, A. L. Hunter Scott King,
Gail Hammill and W; H. McCreary.
~ city on Cash Basis.
The city treasurer made the announce
mont that the city practically on a
cash basis. Yesterday all the warrants for
salaries were paid in cash. 1t is probable
that q few of the warrants of the general
and perhaps of the street repair funds will
he kept waiting only a few days. There
ere at present no unpaid warrants for in
terest nor for judgment. The treasurer
also reports that he has received the GER
tihcate Of deposit of the Packers National
bank for $4,000 collected from Splitter &
- 20. the FIRST ihstallment on the recent
purchase OF the city hall bonds. This
amount is available for construction pur-
poses at any moment
Charity HALL Program.
The official program of the charity ball
was made public yesterday. This ball. for
The benefit Of the hospital fund of the pub
lie charity association OF the city, will be
held q the Exchange building February s.
Arrangements are made for a most eleb-
crate affair. Music for the occasion will be
furnished by Ealty's orchestra. The COM
mittee on refreshments will consist of
- Mesdames c. L. Talbot, p. NJ. Campbell, W
Jones, Josephine Carroll and f. Clark. The
moor committee will be John r. O'Hern
chairman; II. c. Richmond. ]. NJ Tanner
G. Mann, Bruce Mccullough, J. ]. Fitzger-
aid. Dr. M. King, J. ]. Gillin, DIR. r. F.
Schlndell. A. NJ. Gallagher. J. A. Csvers, H.
c. Murphy, W. w. Fisher, NJ. f. Welsh,
w. 2. Adkins. D. ]. Hinchey c. A.
!, Melcher, The door committee will be Cap
~ tain ID. s. Parkhurst, Colonel A l.. Lott,
}. II. Bulla, William Farrar. The recep-
ton committee will consist of W. Scott
King president; Mrs. C. II. Brewer, first
vice president; Mrs p. Byerly, second vice
president; z. NJ. Rohrbough, secretary; c.
\. Durham. treasurer. The directors OF
the South Omaha Hospital association are:
w. G. King, Mesdames C. II. Brewer. {.
W, Bentz. P. NJ. Campbell ]. \. Hall, w
:. King, Paul Byerly, c. F. Westcott, c.
l., Talbot, f. Clark.
No More Chances at Exchange.
The men about the Exchange building
on the point OF calling strike on any
and moro women who represent presum-
able charities who ask them TO take chances
on sofa pillows and kindred articles or
late there have been a number of such
women, who mysteriously disappear. along
with their pillows, as soon the Exchange
has been we'll worked. Within the last
day or two a woman appeared with q fine
pillow, which would cost at least $40 at any
store, and asked the men to take a chance
on II, explaining that she had a benevolent
for the money. Now there are few
places more susceptible 10 the bewitching
devil OF chance than the exchange and
the woman did good business. She was
10 rafie the pillow soon she sold
enough chances. But she disappeared like
the others and no one has seen her since
The men think IL they find the woman
they will also discover the missing pillow
and the cash. They are laying for the
next woman who comes along
Magic City Gossip.
John Oleson, a65 South Twenty hirc
street, reports the birth OF a son
During the month OF January there wpr,
Hfty-one births reported and thirty deaths
Mrs. n, /. Holmes viii entertain about q
dozen % her netghbors this afternoon a
luncheon
= Ralph Wilcox has gone 10 Wyoming q
settle on soma land, where he expects q