Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25


overtaken by the robber who was chasing |
him.
Vetoes city Hall Resolution.
The first step in the solutio of the city |
hall site tangle was taken yesterday morn |
ing when Mayor Koutsky vetoed the reso-
luton Of the council passed last Tuesday
night, which recommended the purchase of
the ONeil property at Twenty-fourth and
streets. This will put end to the
injunction case which has been pending
since Wednesday morning. II was to have
been heard Monday morning before Judge
Troup. The mayor took this action under
the advice of the city attorney, W. c.
Lambert. who prepared the form OF the
veto message. The reason assigned was
the ptohbitive paragraph in the charter
forbidding any city officer from becoming
party to any contract in which the city
is also a party. The attorney was positive
that this clause applied to the matter Of
the transfer of real estate
1t was then talked to some extent that
oNei should resign so that his bid might
still stand. but the city attorney advised
against this also as the validity of the
bid would date back to the time of it's
first presentation and all subsequent ac-
ton would be held in the light of a sub
terfuge. So as the question now stands
O'Nel is out of a chance to sell his lots
and will not be able to sell them under
this administration. at the close of which
his own term expires.
There will be a called meeting of the
council Monday night to receive the
mayors veto message and to approve the
mayors appointments of the judges and
clerks of election and to consider any
business which may naturally come be-
fore them.
AS to a compromise on the city hall mat
ter it has proven correct that there is a
move on foot to have the question of a
city hall site resubmitted to vote of
the people at the next regular election, or
April 3. II. NJ. Christie has been trying
to get the council and all the factions to-
gether on the proposition, but It is now
said that O'Neil does not care to submit
| the proposition again and he is probably
backed up by other owners of street
property. 1t was not known at a late
| hour last night whether definite arrange
| ment of this kind decided upon or
| not. Even If this is done there are some
| other features of the case which may yet
come out and change the entire COM
| peXion of affairs again.
karnes Gets on with Jail Sentence
Frank and John Karnes were tried yes
terday morning and in the absence of the
! complaining witness were allowed to plead
| guilty to the charge of assault and bat
| terry instead of robbery of Paddy Logan
| last week. 1t was alleged by Logan in
| the first place that the boys had held him
! up and robbed him of $40 or more. After
his complaint was put in at the police
station and before the boys were arrested
| the money was returned to Logan and
then he did not care to prosecute The
| boys were arrested nevertheless and are
said to have confessed to the robbery be-
| fore the questioning of the police They
said that they got the money from their
mother with which to repay Logan. Logan
still refused to file complaint of robbery
| and at last 1t was determined that If the
boys agreed to plead guilty to assault and
battery the robbery charge would be
dropped. This was accordingly done and
Judge King sentenced each to thirty days
in the county Jail.
Magic City Gossip.
Padded moving van. A. T. Hoon. Tele-
| phone 2223.
| George Jesse 3019 T street has become
| the father of a son.
John Pavlicek. Seventeenth and Berry
avenue, reports the birth of son.
Desk room for rent in Bee office, city hall
| The Century Literary club will meet at
the library hall Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to all
parts of the city. Telephone No. s.
| II. II. Roberts has gone on a hunting
trip to Herman, where it is said ducks
are numerous.
Petitions have been perfected for the
| Twenty-fifth.
The Eagles will meet at their hall this
morning at 10 O'Clock to attend the burial
| of Karl Hansen.
/ Theodore Erickson, 1918 North Twenty
fourth street has lately welcomed the
| birth of daughter
Louis 7. Burk of $40 South Thirty-frst
street died Friday. His body will be sent
to East st. Louis for burial.
T. r. Munger. All n. 25th street, South
Omaha, general commission merchant
Butter eggs and produce at wholesale
| rates.
Remember the masquerade ball given by
| Magic City lodge No. so. Fraternal Union
of America, Monday evening February 26
at A. O., L. W. temple. Prizes given
The quarantine has been raised from the
| home OF w. b. VanSant Twenty fourth
aud F streets. his daughter Helen. who
has been suffering from scarlet fever
| having recovered.
Miss Gilchrst and Miss Allie Gilchrist
gave card party Friday which proved
| TO be one of the most pleasing events of
the season in South Omaha circles. The
house was tastefully decorated after a
hiluut pldH vi iHtlT OWL twenty -Ont
tables were used in playing whist.
There will be due at the state fiscal
agency in New York on March the fol-
! lowing South Omaha obligations Semi
! annual interest on $4,000 refunding bonds
of 1904, at per cent, $685. on 5000, same
description, s1Oo; on 10000 general improve
ments of 1905. at 41a per cent $3.50; COM
missions. $247; total, $1,9774I
The young women of the First Baptist
l church met at the home of Miss Maud
Henry Friday evening and organized a
philathea class. About dozen were pres
ent. The class will meet at the Sunday
school and will work along similar lines
as the boys baraca class. The officers
are: President Maud Henry; vice presi-
dent, Clara Tombrink; secretary, Maud
Wiers; assistant secretary, Sadie Pierce
treasurer Kittie Hazel.
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