Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-01
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Paper Mill One Of New Enterprises Soon to
Start in be City
TALK or A RACE TRACK At sARPY CITY
hartin Moon IL Held Up on the l.
street viaduct and Relieved Of
Two Dollars and Two
Cents.

1t is rumored that South Omaha is to
have two new enterprises in the near
future. The first is paper mill which is
said TO be fostered by a local company
which includes Thomas Gillespie. Samuel
Mort and w. W. Wilson. Mr.. Gillespie
was superintendent of a paper manufac-
turing company. for many years in England,
and knows the business. The location Of
the plant is to be near Thirty-ninth and
l. streets IN The Burlington right-ofway.
The lumber Cor the construction Of the
plant Is on the ground and the material
otherwise needed contracted. The machin-
cry Is said to be of foreign manufacture
md is on the. way from England II Is
said that all varieties of paper will be
Manufactured.
The second enterprise is the prospective
race track near Sarpy Mills On Monday
Of this week James OLeary, Ronney
Laverty and cx-Alderman NOonan Of Chi
ago were in the city examining the source
IF the new lnterurban railroad from Omaha
TO Beatrice. During their stay here they
Went to sarpy Mills and examined
prospective site for a race course.
More Candidates File.
There were. several more candidates put
into the field yesterday. John Mcmillan
lle0 as uefnOCTdtlC. ClnOludte AOT lIG OIllft
Of tax commissioner. Anton Bazaar, repub-
lican, filed as "a republican candidate for
the council in the Third ward. Joseph
Moran. democrat, filed for the>vacancy on
the school board. II is lately rumored that
G. w. Knight was to withdraw from the
contest for that office, but yet he has
not formally done so, 1t is also said there
will be several changes in the filing before
he end Of the week c. A. Melcher, IT is
reported. Will file as democratic candi-
date for city treasurer. and there is an
effort being made to have Al Powell file
Tor the, mayors chair.
T-casurer's Affairs o. IA.
= The expert examiner OF the American
BONDING company finished his examination
If the books of the city treasurer yester-
day and found them correct and the cash
called for on hand. He went to all the
banks where the money of the city is de-
posted and secured certified statement of
the amounts in their keeping, which items
were used in balancing up the cash on
hand. r. ......
Bank Call Delayed.
Tho officers of the national banks here
are specializing on the fact that the gov
eminent has delayed its demand for the
quinto-annual statement for ten or fifteen
days beyond the usual time. These state
.nents are required five times year and
the usual lapse between the dates is about
seventy-three days. The time has gone by
for nearly two weeks. Probably the call
for the statement will be received before the
end of the week,
Another HoIdup Job.
Another hodup was perpetrated early
yesterday morning on the. l. street via
duct Martin Moon, a man who works for
John oller at the Union Stock yards, was
going to work about 8 O'Clock and when
near the west end of the viaduct was met
by single robber who thrust a gun in
his face and ordered him to throw up his
hands, Moon was not slow to do what
was asked. The man searched his pockets
and secured 81. Then complaining bitterly
Of the small amount, he ordered Moon tc
move on and not look back. Moon re.
ported the matter to the police and de
scribed the man as a tall smooth shaver
fellow, wearing cap pulled down low
over his face for a disguise. Early IL
the forenoon a man was arrested on suspi
cion. but Moon did not recognize him al
the man who had held him up so he wa.
released.
Police Court DoIngs.
Seven petty offenders were sentenced I,
four Rnd five days each on the Soutl
Omaha rock pile by Judge King yesterday
The judge apparently was out OF patienc'
with this class, for he imposed a sentence
on every one who was brought befor
Him yesterday. In the course of half al
hour the street officer had them out ham
nlering at the rocks.
Thomas KozioI. arrested for the shootinI
affair. of last Sunday, was sent to III
county Jail for further examinatio yester
/ day afternoon. It will b- necessary to dc
y lay proceedings fol a day or two longe
10 see whether the man he shot will IRE
cover. The reports from the hospital wer
encouraging last night II is believed tina