Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-22
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Lid On Tight According to Report from
Psliee Auihoritiss
DRY SUNDAY APPARENTLY APPRECIATED

saloon Men Generally Acquiesce I'm
the order and No Attempt TO Re-
tail Drink, il Made During
the Day.
according 70 statements OF Chief Briggs
and OF A l. BerQuist OF the Board Of Fire
and Police Commissioners, not a bar in
South Omaha was open yesterday. The
chief was all over the city yesterday and
had opportunity Of seeing who was living
UP TO orders. and did not discover a case
Of infringement Of the order He said that
in some saloons with a room in the rear
drinks might have been passed out to some
one. but he doubted II even this were done.
1t is certain that II such a thing was done
it in no paying quantity any liquor
was sold. Mr.. BerQuist declared that he
had been on the watch and that several
men had attempted TO set liquor at several
saloons. but found the doors locked and
the rooms deserted.
Early in the week some Of the saloon
keepers are said to have declared against
the closing and maintained that they would
keep their places open. BY the time the
day came they were all in line. Most Of
them said; Why. l can stand 1t IL the
rest can. AL l want to know is that they
all close. More than that some OF the
saloon men expressed themselves pleased
with the arrangement
Cudahy TO Cut Ice.
The Cudahy Packing company expects to
begin the ice harvest tomorrow morning.
The ice houses have been ready for the
3e f,gF
time there has appeared to be a prospect
Of beginning work. If this weather keeps
up today and tonight there will be from
eleven TO fourteen inches OF ice. all in
frst-class condition, to begin on. The
teams and workmen will start for Sey
o. mour lake at 6 o clock and the company
expects to have over 200 men working by
tomorrow night. Cudahy wants to store
sle.0O0 tons of ice before the season closes.
Two weeks of good ice weather will insure
the greater part OF this. The other ice
companies and packers are also busy pre-
pairing to harvest their share of the crop.
Bond Issue Satisfactory.
! The new issue Of bonds for the construc-
ton OF the proposed city hall have been
| returned from Splitter & Co. Toledo, o..
| who have examined the transcript and find
the history of the bonds TO be correct le-
gally. They therefore have sent the blank
forms OF the bonds TO the city clerk TO
receive the signature Of the mayor and
to be countersigned by the city clerk. The
I blank bonds were received on the noon
| mail last Saturday and were signed after
the usual hour Of closing last Saturday.
Mayor Koutsky and Clerk Gillin signed the
bonds during the afternoon and turned
them over to the Packers National bank,
! who will hold them until the remittance
| Of 81 900 arrives from Splitter & Co. The
81 900 represents the premium on the bonds
amounting TO the interest on the bonds
for nearly half year. II is expected that
| the council will order the advertising for
bids on the various items Of the contract
for the new building. The question of the
site now comes up for consideration agar
and will probably be preached in the meet
ing Of the council tonight Other matters
before the council will he the notices Of
the snecial election which have been pre-
nared by the city attorney and the pro
posed new ordinance providing for the set
ing apart OF the premium on the s250,oC.
bond issue for the development Of sewe
system for district No. % or west o.
the Union Stock Yard. on L street. 7
is expected that this premium will be abou
first reading tonight.
Charity ball at Exchange.
Most Of tire arrangements for the CHART,
ball to be held al the Exchange building
February have been completed. Las
Thursday afternoon ten trustees Of tn
hospital association met at the residenc
Of Mrs Paul Byerly. 1912 North Twenty
fifth street. and there most Of the fns
arrangements were made. II is exPecte
that this will be the most elaborate anal
Of the season and it is now sure that tn
} attendance will he the largest ever known
Enough tickets have already been sold I
determine somewhere near the extensiv
preparations needed. II is decided tina
= John O'IIearn will be master Of ceremonies
, II is not decided what orchestra will b
chosen to render the music. The object
] Of the ball are so we'll known they nee
r no elaboration and from the present Out
. look the financial aid to the needy in tn
hospitals Of this city will be great
Police Force Busy.
The South Omaha police deserve a grea
deal OF credit from every point of vie'
for the successful capture of six men sine
last Saturday evening, who more than an
who have appeared for some time pas
deserve the sternest punishment OF n
law All of the men 90 captured are SUI
pected Of robbery committed in this cit
and Omaha Saturday night. All excel
one live in South Omaha. The first tw
| Joe Patsch and Yves Moravec. are wante
for the robbery OF Herman Tombrink- il
at Sixteenth and NJ streets Patach va
L taken early in the evening and was pos
Il lively identified by Tombrink. Morav'
was arrested yesterday morning as the a
7 complete OF Pataeh. They will have a pr
liminary trial here this morning. II
other four were Ray OHesrn, living
sixteenth and NJ. Joe Warren, jr.. s0g Nor
= Twenty fourth street. Leo Angus, who liv,
, with a stepfather. and Frank Nelson
u Omaha. All these South Omaha boys a.
: from well known and respected parent
Il Ray O'Hearn's father, John O'Hearn. Wi
= for several years an express and deliver
= man here. He died about three years ag
The mother is still living. Warren's fathe
4 Joseph r. Warren. is a time keeper q
Armour & Co. The stepfather OF l.
= Angus has secured him place after plac
u but he never stayed long Several tim
Of late. being in despair. ne has given q