Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-13
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Slow Progress Being Made in Public
Work Up to Date.
GREATEST DELAYS IN SEWERS
Contractors busy Tearine Down the
old q street viaduet--StraBger
succeeds I'm Passing
WORTHLESS check.

old q Street viaduet--straDger
Succeeds I'm Passing
WORTHLESS Check.
The public improvements in progress IN
South Omaha have been moving rather
slowly during the summer and few OF
the contracts have been completed. These
have been a few grading contracts. The
larger sewer contracts are in a state of
rest at present owing to difficulties en-
~countered which the company has not
been able to overcome. The paving con-
tracts are moving better. Yesterday the
National Construction company began lay
ing the concrete base Of the paving on
1 Twenty-fifth street. After the concrete
gang has about a week start the layers
of the paving block will begin. The
work will be completed early in Septem-
Der. The Q street paving contract Is pro-
crossing at about the same rate and will
reach completion at about the same time.
The street has needed the Improvement
for years and at nc time SC much as
during the wet season this spring. This
paving will connect the present paving,
which extends to Thirty-third. with the
county road leading west past Seymour
AXE.
The contractors for the erection Of the
new viaduct on Q street are working
as rapidly as possible on the task Of re-
moving the old viaduct. The approaches
are all down and the men are busy taking
out the heavy beams and girders. This
will require several weeks. The west
approach has been removed and the COM
pany is ready to put in the concrete pill
lars for the support Of the new arches.
Passes worthless Check.
-s-g-- hH- ~ ~ Irhw CLARK
has caused the business men of the city
considerable annoyance and succeeded In
securing some money on a worthless
check last week. He attempted to pass
a check for S64 on NJ. d. Mann q Sons in
payment for a ton Of coal. hoping TO Sc
cure the balance in cash. The company
could not cash the check. as II was after
banking hours. They sent the coal, how
ever, TO a fictitious address. The man
succeeded in passing the check on \. E
Carter for an order of artificial stone.
He received S34 in change and made away
with it. A slight examination OF the
check when it was presented at the
Packers National bank showed that IL
was made out by the man who had signed
the endorsement on the back. No such
man as James Bush, by whom the check
was supposedly Issued, was a deposition
at the Packers bank.
GOIden wedding Celebration.
Hugh Lawson Welsh and Mrs. Mary
Dorcas Welsh celebrated their fiftieth an
niversary Monday afternoon and evening.
They were married in Clay county, Ken
lucky. Both were born and raised in Ken
lucky. Mr.. Welsh is now 70 years old and
his wife is So. They have raised six boys
and two daughters. They have been resi-
dents Of South Omaha for eighteen years.
VIII. Leon and II. B. Welsh, the sons.
were present to celebrate the anniversary.
A number Of the near friends Of the family
were also present.
Lyric Theater Until Thursday.
A great new picture. '"The Eleventh
Hour liquid fire and five other pictures.
Continuous performance. Prof. Mcmillan.
pianist, draws big crowds
Magic City Gossip.
DR.. Tnleson paid a short visit TO friends
in Iowa. Sunday.
NJ. A. Martin and wife leave tonight for
a visit to his brother in Iowa.
Mrs. n. NJ. Mead and daughter have re-
turned from a visit to Lincoln.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to any
The Epworth league of the Methodist
church will give a trolley party Friday
evening.
, Ignatius ]. Kramer has entirely recovered
, AIpul ~ tAANNAa u H1 NACAAP o. W NC
struction.
Mrs Frank sweetman of the Nebraska
Shoe and Clothing company has gone or
her vacation.
! home today from a two weeks outing al
' Lake OkobotL
r Heyman & Berry. sellers OF quality
meats, 18th and Z, telephone 800; cath and
A, telephone III.
n. NJ. Graham has gone to Lincoln I,
{ meet a sister who has just returned from
the Philippine islands.
, Heyman e. Berry sellers of quality
: meats. 2fth and r, telephone $50; oath and
0 A. telephone III.
n The Women's Missionary society Of tn,
Baptist church will meet with Mrs. Val
Wrinkle, Friday. at 2:S0 p. m.
, Markey's Mothers ~Bread-Sweet an,
{ clean. Markey's bakery was given a cleai
e bill by the state Pure Food commission.
5 Mr.. and Mrs. d. L. Clancy have gon
for a vacation in Colorado and Mexico
They will not return short of one month
u Mrs. Frank f. Bliss. e51 f street. wi
entertain the Presbyterian Kings daughter
& at a tea party. Friday evening, August p
Floyd Finch has returned from the ma
: Christian association at Lake Geneva, wis
and reports a good time.
Miss Mabel Hewitt celebrated her birth
dsy anniversary Wednesday by inviting
with her az Hanscom park.
A. w. Bixby of Dixon. Ill, and Mis-
. Georgia Wilson Of Oakland. Ia, were maj
X ried at the parsonage by Rev. George Va
IS Wrinkle Of the Baptist church.
At A number OF South Omaha people hav
set up tents or are building bungalows &
the South Omaha Country club. where the
may enjoy a summers outing.
The following births have been reported
e Albert Brown. -Twenty-eighth and X,
l. son; James Ermengihd, REIMBURSEMENT
and ], a girl; JOhn pober. Twenty-fourt
and county line. a girl
The annual picnic OF the English Il
theran Sunday school will be held mel
Or Friday at Paramount park. Council Bluff
u. The special car will leave Twenty-fouri
a. and n streets promptly at $50, 10 retur
u, by shutdown. Take dinners and supper
III along.