Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-05
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Joe Meduska Falls Into the Scalding
Tank at Armour's.
BURNS PROBABLY NOT FATAL
Paving work TO Commence TOday on
Twenty-First street-outlet 10
storm sewer Changed to
Protect street.

Joe Meduska. 1112 North Twenty-eighth
street. fell into the scalding tank at the
Armour packing house yesterday morning
at 10 o'clock receiving serious burns.
Meduska was one Of the regular workmen
at the tanks and II Is his business 10 handle
the scalding hogs with a pike pole and
move them along TO the lifting apparatus.
1t is said he was resting on one side of
the tank and his partner was on the other
side. In their conversation Meduska, try
ing to be polite, was in the act of reaching
across over the tank to give his partner
a pinch of snuff. The platform at the
side OF the tank on which he stood was
slippery with the splashed water and I've.
While his partner was helping himself
Meduska's feet slipped and he fell headfirst
into the tank.
The water was two and a half feet deep.
He landed on his hands and feet among
the swine He sprang out much quicker
than he went in, but not before his arms
and legs were scalded severely. His cloth
ing protected his body slightly or he GER
tainly would have died in the tank. DR..
r. e. Schindel was called and the man
was given the first dressing and taken
home. The doctor is confident that with
care the man will recover. He may lose
his hair from the I've.
Ordinarily there is little danger of fall
ing into the tank, for the sides are as high
as a mans thighs. II he had not been
reaching across the tank he could scarcely
nave fallen in.
Paving Ommences To-day.
The National Construction company as
sured the city engineer yesterday morning
that it would begin the paving Of Twenty
fifth street this morning. The material has
been piled on the streets for the curbing,
and this will be the first part Of the work
Constructed. The paving is to extend from
l. street to the city limits on the north. 1t
will cost in the neighborhood of $4,000.
Bonds were sold to Splitter & Co. to pay
the cost of this paving.
The city engineers have been working on
the street for nearly a week setting the
stalks for the curb and also for the paving.
With good luck the contract should be
closed in two months.
The National Construction company is
also about ready to proceed with the pave
ment of West Q street. The pavement OF
East Q street is in litigation.
Sewer outlet Changed.
The city engineer has closed up the tenn
porary drain Of the storm sewer on N street
and made a new outlet toward the north,
so that after the water passes out of the
temporary sewer 1t will flow to the river
instead of into the closed pond south of n
street, at Twentieth. The intersection at N
and Twentieth streets has been in an un-
safe condition during the heavy rains. Each
time it rained the engineer expected to find
this intersection destroyed.
If this Intersection should go out it would
seriously damage the N street gulch sewer
below it. The progress of that sewer is
slow as it is. In fact, the city engineer
said he did not think the work could pro-
coed further without a shield to protect the
excavation. The heavy rains this spring
have saturated the soil SO that much more
water is flowing than formerly.
Magic City Gossip.
A. c.. Pancoast left last night for a
business trip to Sioux City.
letters Colo Top Beer delivered to any
part of the city. Telephone No. s.
The marriage Of ]. H. Calvert to Miss
Leila A. Polsley was celebrated yester-
day.
Scott Dunn has received word of the
death of a brother which occurred yes
terday at remon
Assistant Superintendent Burt. of Swift
and company, Kansas City, is visiting at
the South Omaha plant.
Fidelity Chartel Loan Co, A4 N. oath
St, loans on household goods, live stock,
warehouse receipts, pianos, etc.
Miss Florence Campbell entertained a
club Of eight girls, of which she is one
of the leading members, last night.
John Mason, Thirty-first and ] streets,
reported the birth of a son yesterday.
A son is reported born to Mr.. and Mrs.
James E. Lush.
Carl Schaeffer, Twenty-seventh and (
street, goes to Lincoln next week to the
commencement exercises and as the guest
of George Randall.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b.. Livers Of Water
Vile, Kan, are spending several days
with their son and family, Rev. r. w.
Livers of this city.
The Aid society of the English Lutheran
church will meet at the home of Mrs.
A. Bake, 22l5 n. Street, Thursday after
noon at two. A welcome is extended to
all visitors.
James E. Hasburgh and Miss Anna
~Stranglen are among the couples to take
advantage of the month of June and wed.
John Edwards, Thirty-sixth and 7
streets, has gone to Sioux City.
John Cushing of Denver, formerly of
South Omaha, was the guest of South
Omaha friends over Sunday. He has
been chosen one of the assistant SER
geant-at-arms for the national democratic
convention.
]. A. Mclean, general superintendent
for the National Packing company at
Kansas City, In company with Fred
Gown, general superintendent at Chicago,
and $. L. Dillon, superintendent at St
Joseph are visiting in South Omaha.
The Royal Highlanders elected the fol-
lowing officers last. night for the ensuing
terms of six months as follows; Z. IL.
Ridgeway. tllustrious protector L. F.
Alley, chief councillors; William Wemmer,
w. F. Stone, e~vangel; Miss Florence
Smith, warder; Mrs. g.. T.. DunscoII 90,
sentry, and Ben Tombrink, member Of The
board of managers. The election Of Mr..
local lodge for the seventh term.