Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-16
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Council Will Have the Jail Problem
to Wrestle with Tonight.
CONTRACTORS FIGURE ON WORK
situation il Becoming Acute, as Police
Judge VIII Sentence No More
Prisoners to the Old
Sail.

Among the items of Importance outside
of finances the city council will have TO
grapple again with the city Jail problem.
Bids are to be received tonight for the
repair of the Jail. 1t is understood that
a number of companies are bidding for the
work. The Paxton & Vierling iron works
a week ago had an informal bid. c. L.
Carpenter, a local contractor, is also IN
the field. It will cost between $500 and 500
to put the Jail in shape. The police de-
partment is becoming more i~nslstent in its
demand that better and more sanitary
quarters be provided at once. The old Jail
has such a weak wall that any prisoner
of ingenuity could easily break it in an
hour unless locked in the one steel cage.
Various Attempts have been made recently
and lacked little OF being successful.
The police judge has given notice that
he will sentence no more prisoners to the
present Jail, but IL tie case demands atten-
ton ne will sentence the prisoners to the
county Jail. Ordinary DRINKS probably will
be uniformly dismissed. This state Of af-
fairs will be impressed on the city council.
but It is well known that the administration
and all the councilmen are doing every
thing they can to advance the work and
complete the repairs.
III lNsbtNN ~ AiiAhAANN9E AAt III 'AhNAA
will have to arrange for the payment of
the assessors and deputies OF the tax COM
missioner. Their work is now completed.
Children's Day Services.
Three South Omaha churches, at least,
gave services yesterday in special observ-
ance of children's day. The Presbyterian
and Baptist churches held their services
Sunday evening. Both houses were crowded
in spite OF the lowering weather. The chill
dren presented all of the program in each
place. with the usual short pastoral adj
dress. At the Presbyterian church, under
the direction of Mrs. David @. Sturrock,
the children presented a flower %cantata,
Hearts Of Gold" This was appreciated
by the audience. The United Presbyterian
church had it's observance Sunday morning.
Magic City Gossip.
Joseph Speri, Twenty-siXth and o streets,
is seriously i'll,
Miss Jessie Finley entertained the II. H.
club Saturday afternoon.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to any
part Of the city. Telephone No. s.
Bee office removed to Live Stock Bank
Bldg, Twenty-fourth and n. Phone q.
The city dog tax has yielded a revenue TO
the poundmaster of about $3.50 so far this
year.
G. II. Brewer has returned from Lincoln
where lie attended the State Association OF
Undertakers.
Mrs. Robert Hodg5n is recovering after an
operation at the South Omaha hospital a
few days ago.
William Roggen Beam, a nephew of r.
r. ROggen. has returned to- Pittsburg after
a visit in South Omaha.
DR., A. +. Robson and wife of Blair are
the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. H.. S. Coombs,
Twenty-fifth and ID streets.
Mrs. Harry b. Menefee and children are
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ.
Hodgen, 1919 Twenty-eighth street.
% Below Zero-Great refrigerating power
clear, ~deep-water Minnesota lake ice.