Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-18
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
City 10 Preparing to Go Ahead with the
Pcard Of Education Election.
NOTHING KN5wSAsouT CHARTER CHANGE
Engineer t. Busy Securing waivers
from Lot Owners for the n street
GuIch seVer-work starts on
Mad Creek.

Mud Creek.
The city clerk is paying little attention
to the rumor that the election Of the men,
bers Of the Board OF Education might be
dispensed with by means OF an amendatory
law extending the terms of the present in
cumbents. He has contracted with the
owners OF the places where the elections
are usually held for the use of their places
for election purposes. The provision is in
serted in the contract; however. that in
case the booths are not used. that the city
should not be liable for the rent. Senator
Gibson, on arriv ng 4 ON Lincoln, stated that
he knew of no such amendments and
would not favor them II he did know of
them. The members Of the Board of Edu-
cation knew nothing to the effect that
such an amendment had been introduced.
Securing waivers for sewer.
The city engineer was busy yesterday, as
he has been for several days, scoring the
right-of-way for the course of the n street
gulch sewer. This sewer is to pass across
a large number Of lots of little value. but
the owners of the lots have been hard to
locate. The South Omaha land company
owns a number of them and the company
waived its rights In the matter at once.
Only one man has asked damages as yet
The task is not easy, but is necessary be-
fore the sewer can I've built Yesterday the
engineer was more successful thap on any
previous day. 1t is expected that the con-
tractor, Dan Harmon, will begin the work
on this sewer at an early date He is
waiting now to see IL the legislature passes
the amendment allowing the city to issue
more bonds.
has -,
Mud creek main sewer but as yet the only
thing attempted is the sinking of a hole at
the lower end OF the sewer for the en-
trance to the tunnel which is to be con-
structed on Monroe street. This tunnel is
to be 1900 feet long and will be a big
task. The rest Of the system can be con-
structed from the surface.
Regret Assault on Referee.
The faculty Of the South Omaha High
school and the management Of the local
Young Mems Christian association are be tn
DESTROYS OF expressing profound regrets for
the trouble which occurred after the basket
ball game Friday night 1t is said that as
/ the referee, Mr.. Marcellus of Crete, was
| returning to his hotel for the night he was
accosted by young man. one of the spec
tators Of the game between Crete and
| South Omaha High schools, and after
| charging him with unfairness struck the
official in the face The principal of the
| high school at once sent appropriate apol-
ogies to the injured parties at Crete The
/ faculty does not wish to countenance such
unsportsmanlike actions II is said that
| the assailant was not member OF the
high school and the management of the
Young Mems Christian association is quite
as firm In declaring that the party who
struck the blow was not member of that
organization. The decisions of MarceIius
were disapproved by the spectators in SYM
pathy with the local team and before the
game his service In the capacity OF referee
was protested vigorously The ground on
which objection was raised was that Mr.
Marcellus was member of the faculty OF
Crete High school
He felt much aggrieved over the affair
contending that he exercised all the care
of which he was capable in rendering every
decision. To an unprejudiced observer such
Is the case. Aside from the fact that the
rules OF the game require that the referee
shall not be an interested party there was
no serious ground for the disapproval OF
the decisions Of Mr.. Marcellus.
Magic City Gossip.
Theodore Pappe of the chemical depart-
| mentr OF the Cudahy company has gone
On u WISH 10 sioux City.
| The Ladies' auxiliary No. 6 of the Ma
| tional Association OF Letter Carriers mas
selected April z as the date of the annual
a fine spread Friday evening to about
thirty friends. The new fire hail was used
for the reception.
The New Century club was entertained
Mrs. Rapp, at the home Of the latter,
Twenty-ftth and A streets.
Charles Reede. between Twenty-ffth and
Twenty-sixth, on N street. was placed un-
der $40 peace bonds yesterday morning.
lie Is charged with having abused and
struck his wife and threatened her life
The body of Anton Bednar, priest OF the
| bohemian church at South Omaha at one
time, is expected Sunday from Sharon,
1 Pa. The funeral will be held Tuesda v
morning at the Church of the Assumption.
Mrs Harriet Book. mother of Ashby
| BOOK, travelling salesman OF this CITY.
was buried at Laurel Hin cemetery yes,
terday. She died at North Platte OF pneu-
monla and the body was sent here for
John Cambiano ssa North Twenty-fourth
eight or ten members A move is on foot
| 10 nave a room at the high school build
ing for the evenings on which the class is
One Of the most appreciated features OF
| the memorial service at Phil Kearney most
IN honor OF e. y Etter was the rendition
tet. consisting OF F. Bradley, b. IieknHosl,
| T. sullivan and E G.. RoEelie
William Myer. Frank Smith, John Bone
| steel. Tim Murphy and Ed Lee were ar
| rested at the Dellone hotel on n and
| Iwenty-siXth for rushing the can and con-
| Quoting themselves in a suspicious man
I ner. They had some flashy tewelry and
some shoes which they disposed OF or at
The Women's Christian Temperance
| union Will give a tea Monday evening al
the residence OF Miss Mary Mann IA
/ North fwenty-second street. The proceeds
are to be used for the purchase OF an organ
70 be used in the Sunday services at me
city jail. Mrs. Patterson OF Omaha Will
speak. Mrs. Shugart will sing a solo, Mrs
! Jordan will preside at the piano. All
friends OF the organization are cordially
The pop" by the Kiddoo family last
| night at the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation gymnasium and the stunts and the
emergency basket ball game were Inn
! mensely enjoyed by a large crowd The
first number designated as pop" brought
down the house. II was a slIit based on
| kiddoos got In some clever foOtwork and
laushable dialogue, and some good music
as we'll The drills were offered by bows
| gymnasium classes The basket bali games
were between the "hobos'' and the Cres-
I cents. II is noticeable how much mors
Ny.ea 4.