Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-22
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
South Omaha Country Club Preparing for
Formal Opening.
MIDDLE OF MAY THE PROBABLE DATE
Representatives of Interurban Road
COnferrinR with Representatives
OF city I'm Regard 10
Securing an Entrance

The board OF directors of the South
Omaha Country club made a trip OF in
spection TO the club grounds yesterday aft
ernoon. The report on the same was most
satisfactory. The club house is approach
ing completion and the next ten days will
see it completed. The directors will exam
Inc and purchase the furniture for the club
during the present week. II Is expected
that the furniture will all be installed by
the 18th of May Between that time ana
the 18th the club will hold its formal open
ing. A representative OF the board of di-
rectors will confer with Manager Smith
Of the Omaha & Council BLUFFS Street rail-
way, with a view to getting street car
service at as early date as possible. 1t
is thought that the line will be In opera
ton by the first or at least the middle of
June. This will make the club grounds
easily accessible. There have been no ma
terial change in the published plans Of the
club. The membership is still growing, and
will likely reach the $50 mark by the time
Of the formal opening.
Iuterurban Promoters Active.
A representative OF the interurban line
was in South Omaha yesterday looking
after the interests of that corporation 1t
is thought the visit TO the city attorneys
Office win result in an ordinance which may
be presented TO the meeting of Monday
night, permitting the interurban road to
make its temporary terminus in South
Omaha at about Thirty-third and Q streets.
The plan is to make use OF the tracks of
the Omaha Street railway which are already
In operation to get into Omaha. Real es-
tate men have been working quietly for
some time to secure options on property
along the line of the proposed road. A
Z a.
property, but no public announcement of
them has been made. Within the next
week 1t is thought the business will be so
far perfected that the results can be made
known. Options for six miles out have
been secured. After the temporary ter
minal has been secured and the road is in
operation It is expected that the plans of
the company for continuing the line into
the city of Omaha will be put into execu-
ton. The line will pass between the pack
ing houses at Thirty-third street
city Must clean Up.
After tour Of inspection through the
city, Chief Briggs Of the police department
and Chief Garrett of the fire department
make the announcement that they find
many firms as well as private individuals
make use of their back yards for the dump
/ ing of all kinds OF rubbish. Chief OF these
nuisances is the large quantity of refuse
papers and like material. All this stun
must be cleaned up at once. The chiefs
say the city is In danger from the many
unsanitary places Of this kind. II the peo-
pie do not give the matter prompt atten-
ton the police will take hand and such
parties will be subject to arrest for COM
| hitting nuisance.
Magic City Gossip.
DR. Beattie of Lincoln will preach at the
| Christian church today.
w. ]. Shelly. on the Fort Crook road,
reports the birth Of a son.
= Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Talbot start on their
western trip "Wednesday evening.
letters Gold Top. Beer delivered TO all
parts of the city. Telephone No. s.
william WomaclS and James Fitzgerald
were fined for drunkenness in police court
yesterday.
Captain Shields has returned from Red
| Oak, Ia, where he was called by the ILL
ness OF bis brother.
After the church services at the First
! Presbyterian church today a free will Of
| fering will be taken for the sufferers in
! San Francisco.
| A grand ball will be given by Companion
] Court OF Alexander No. 4O1 Of the INDIE
| pendent Order OF Foresters at at Odd Eel
| lows hall Thursday evening, April 26.
Protests will be filed against eight South
| Omaha saloonkeepers on the ground OF
| improper advertising. The cases Will be
! heard Wednesday of the present week.
N. NJ. Graham and Miss Patricia Naugh-
| ton, accompanied by division of the class
| in physics made tour Of inspection of the
| Union Pacific shops and the shelters yes
terday afternoon.
Alexander Russell and Maggie Hunt, the
| first colored the latter white, were fined
| s. and costs on the charge of vagrancy. II
| is charged that the two have been living
| together in the city.
O'Neil's Real Estate and Insurance
Agency has been advised by all of the
insurance companies which II Represents
| losses occasioned by the San Francisco and
| los Angeles disasters. Insure your prop
/ erty with them.
| The Christian church gave a farewell re-
| cepfion in honor of NJ. l.. Whitaker last
night at the home OF w. l.. Hodgen. Mr.
| the ehurch organization. He moves tc
| Canton, Neb where he has taken up some
| land. There was a fine crowd present and
| they presented the guest Of honor with o