Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-07
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
East Side Improvement Club Gets Warn
Over Condition of Streets.
PROPOSES TO BEAR DOWN ON COUNCIL
Funeral of Miss LOOney, One of the
Manawa Disaster Victims,
to BE Held This
Afternoon.

A meeting Of the East Side Improvement
club was held In the Hawthorne school
last night. The meeting was of a charac-
ter bordering on the vitriolic, and the
reason of the same is found in the long
standing condition of Missouri avenue and
| Thirteenth street. Thirteenth has been
closed from Missouri avenue south for a
greater portion OF the time because of the
dangerous condition of the road. Large
washouts have been torn on every grade.
Missouri avenue Is also in a dangerous
condition. There were about forty mem
bers present and each of them We'd with
the other in telling stories of their sink
ings and difncult risings In the mire Of
that thorougfare. The spirit OF the meet
ing dictated the belief that enough money
should be expended by the council from
the street repair fund to put the street
| in such shape that a fire wagon might
pass and that the grocery wagons of
strongest pattern at least could make use
| OF the highway. The president. ]. ].
Breen. spent a large part OF the afternoon
procuring information from the city clerk
as to the amount Of money spent in the
1 repair OF other streets, The present adj
ministration he found had spent $500 for
the repair OF the city streets, but not any
thing had been expended on Missouri ave-
| nue..
| big Rick was registered against turning
| the storm water from Twenty fourth street
down Missouri avenue at Twenty-fourth
street. This. IL was argued, should be
! handled by a storm sewer As a result
| OF the meeting a committee of thirty-hve
was appointed TO wait upon the city coun-
ell at the next meeting with a proposition
or a petition looking TO a better state Of
| AFFAIRS.
Machinist Has Leg Broken.
Gus 'Gieriing, a machinist in the employ
of the Omaha Packing company, met with
a serious accident yesterday morning.
While at work he made a false step and
his leg was caught in the machinery in
such a way as TO cause fracture OF the
limb below the knee. other than the free
ture he was uninjured. He was taken to
the South Omaha hospital where the frac-
ture was reduced and where he is resting
easily at present.
Hodges Wanted in Tennessee.
II now developes that the negro by the
name OF Walter Hodges. arrested here sew
eral days ago, Is wanted in Tennessee
where, II is said, he killed a section boss
on railroad near Chattanooga. The Chat
tanooga authorities have been warned OF
| the capture and It Is likely that de-
tailed description OF Hodges will be sent
at once for verihcation. II correct, officers
will come up 10 take him In charge.
Funeral of Miss LOOney.
Several South Omaha orders will be out
in a body TO attend the funeral services
over the remains Of Miss Mary Looncy
and her cousin. which are 10 be held at
$50 this morning at 81. Agnes church. The
members OF the Young Ladies' sodality OF
St. Agnes church are requested to meet
az the school hall at $50 sharp. From
there they will go IN a body TO attend the
services OF Miss Looney from her home
! to the church. The knights and Ladies