Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-23
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Iron Workers Union Inquire Into
Repair Work on City Jail.
NATIONAL LIVE STOCK EXCHANGE
Delegates from Leading Market Gem
ters VIII Attend Convention Last
Three Days of This
week.

c.. L. Carpenter has received a commune
cation from the Ironworkers' union or
Omaha that he has not been conforming
to the rules of the union by hiring union
men and paying the union scale In his
contract with the city authorities. A del
egation OF the union called on Mr.. Car
penter last Saturday for an explanation.
Mr.. Carpenter stated to the delegates
that he was hiring union men so far as
he had been able and had no objection to
any man not at present in the union join
ing whenever he pleased. AS to the matter
of the union scale, Mr.. Carpenter said he
could not afford to pay that for ;he kind
Of work required In the contract The
work is all in the nature of repair work.
There is nc straight 1ronwork such as
could be let by p~iecework. The low bid
he made and the short duration of the
contract under any condition he pleaded
as a reason for adhering to his present
agreement with his men.
Mr.. Carpenter has the contract we'll un-
der way and in the course OF two weeks
at most will have the repairs to the city
Jail done.
National Live stock Exchange.
The program for the meeting of the Ma
Ftional Live Stock exchange, Thursday
Friday and Saturday Of this week, has
been issued. The minor details have all
been completed to date. The local secre-
tary is busy with all the matters of en-
tertainment. He has received a partial
list of the delegates. Among them are
many men Of prominence from Chicago,
Kansas City. st. Joseph. st. Paul and
Minneapolis, Fort Worth, st. Louis and
Sioux City. The headquarters of the con-
v%ention will be at the Rome hotel in
Omaha. The wives of many Of the dere-
gates will be present.
Magic City Gossip.
The city council will meet this evening
IN adjourned session.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to any
part Of the city. Telephone No. 5.
Earl Berge of sesrcy. Ark, is visiting
his cousin, Miss Grace Berge, 2l7 M.
BeN office removed to Live Stock Bank
Bldg, Twenty-fourth and N. Phone q.
Miss Edith Carpenter has gone for a
visit with her brother, Henry Carpenter,
at Lincoln. Neb.
The Improved Order Of Red Men will
give a special entertainment Wednesday
evening at Masonic hall.
H. c. Murphy and wife have returned
from Chicago, where Mr.. Murphy was a
visitor at the republican convention.
Harry Hudelson leaves this week for
Excelsior Springs, Mo. He expects to go
to Oklahoma before he returns to his
home.
Martin scharzenbach Of Ottumwa and his
daughters, MahAla and Esther, are the
guests of Robert, p. Weir, 5l2 North Nine
teenth street.
20 below zero-Great refrigerating power
clear, deep water Minnesota lake Ice.
Cost about the same-lasts longer. Broad
well, Rich Coal company. Telephone 8.
John Hudec, the special street officer.
lost three prisoners who were serving
short fines last Saturday morning. They
ran away while he had them on the streets
sweeping.
The. death OF Frank Fedoregyk, SO and ]
streets, occurred yesterday afternoon. The
fueral will be held from the Polish church,
June %, at $50 a NJ. The burial will be
in. st. Mary's cemetery.
Miss Kathryn Morgan. of Lincoln, Neb.
for a few weeksEIhShe is a gradual OF
the Wesleyan Scheol. of Music, and gave
solos at the Presbyterian church both
morning and evening yesterday.