Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-24
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Present City Administration Has a
Large Legacy Of Unpaid Bills.
AGGREGATE MANY THOUSANDS
General Manager BuckinRhRm of
stock Yards Returns from Trip
over State and Reports Crop
Conditions Encouraging.

Il am worn out considering old bills"
said Mayor Koutsky yesterday. Il never
supposed It could be possible to get so far
in arrears. and allow the finances OF the
city to become so much Involved. Thou
sands OF dollars in trivial accounts have
been held back by the old council and II
falls upon Us TO examine and pay them.
We know nothing Of the circumstances of
the accounts The old council did not re-
duire itemized statements nor did they re-
quire the men submitting them to attest
their validity. perceive that we are to
be subjected % the criticism Of making
heavy expenditures to cover the lapses of
the old council
Hereafter all bills must be itemized and
attested before receiving consideration,
This was made the subject Of special
resolution Of the council at its last session.
The council met in a special session yester-
day afternoon to consider the city Jail
proposition. The council is reasonably well
informed Of the circumstances. but many
technical matters were encountered. No
action was taken yesterday afternoon ex-
eept to advise with A. H. Murdock in the
matter and request his written opinion
covering all the vital points Of the contract
This is expected by Monday evening. In
the meantime the council realizes that the
jail proposition is in a serious muddie.
Nebraska is Looking Fine.
General Manager Everett Buckingham of
the Union Stock Yards company has re-
turned from western trip. He reports
Nebraska never looking better. The last
rain has put the state in a splendid con-
ditiou for all kinds OF early vegetation.
The farmers, he reports. are advancing the
corn planting as fast as It may be done.
Referring to local matters Mr.. Bucking-
ham said; I'VE are having light receipts
Of live stock, and expect dull season for
sixty to ninety days yet The fat and
corn fed cattle are nearly all in. We
should be receiving them in plenty at
this season, but the pinch of last fall
came just at the time when the farmers
buy feeders on the market for the spring
season. So the cattle were turned back on
the ranges. Corn brought fair price
and in preference to taking chances on
feeding the corn was sold and the fat cat
tie are not in the country. The southern
markets will open up in June with the
Texas run of early grass fed cattle. but
1t will be later in July before the run
begins here. We will do practically no
new work at the yards this year. Phys
ically we are In good condition now"
The South Omaha packers agree with
Mr.. Buckingham on the prospects OF .
slack season during the next three months,
1t is likely that prices may remain pretty
fair on account OF light receipts.
Omaha Installing Ice Plant.
The Omaha Packing company has re-
ceived the machinery for it's new 1OO-ton
capacity ice plant. The machinery is to
be set up in warehouse w of the old divi-
sion of, the plant. The company also ex
poets to contract all excess of the product
with loea1 ice companies. The plant will
be in operation by June /.
The work of removing warehouses A
and B Of the original plant, formerly the
hog killing department. is progressing
steadily. TIE contract stipulates the
buildings shall be removed by July /.
General Manager Culver again stated that
no plans had been made for buildings to
be erected in place of the ones being re-
moved.
Pleased with Omaha Market.
Hon. j. L. Grandstaff Of Bladen, Neb.
formerly a populist representative from
Webster county in the state legislature,
was in South Omaha yesterday with the
first consignment of cattle he ever sent to
Omaha. He is in what Is known as the
st. Joseph district. He said he was much
surprised TO find how much the Omaha
cattle market excelled that Of st. Joseph
"St. Joseph cannot handle cattle with the
rapidity / have found in Omaha. / am
convinced that this is the better place to
ship cattle and / expect to visit Omaha
oftener."
Mr.. Grandstaff was the guest Of John
Fitz Roberts while in the city.
HOrsewhiDDed for Insulting Woman.
The south side of the city was thrown
into a turmoil yesterday morning and a
mob OF angry men chased a solicitor, who
had insulted Mrs, Johnick LaVelle. $3.50
T. They caught him near the Harris farm
on the Giln ore road, dragged him back to
South On aha and compelled him to apollo
gize and after giving him horsewhipping
turned him loose. He is a solicitor for a
Photographic firm which makes a business
OF enlarging pictures He visited the resi-
dence about o'clock and took advantage
Of the woman being alone. She ran from
the house and gave the alarm. Twenty or
more men at once gave chase to the young
man, who ran south on the Gilmore road
Finally, with the aid OF horse, he was
brought to bay in a state OF exhaustion and
fright The posse dragged him back to the
residence. the crowd finally turned him
loose and he lost no time in getting out Of
sight. No one of the participants knew his
name.
Burglar Found in House.
The residence OF NJ. Carl Smith was en-
tered by burglar last night about s
o'clock while the family were absent. The
man was still in the house when they re-
turned. Mrs. Smith saw him as her hus-
band entered the front door, The burglar
jumped out the side door onto the porch
and ran with Mrs. Smith screaming in pur-
suit. A number Of men who were at the
Schindel residence took up the chase and
c. f. scarr followed one whom he thought
the right man. When he got within hailIns
distance he ordered him to hold up his
hands which the man was not slow TO do
When the other members arrived, however
1t was found that the man they had forced
TO stop was also chasing the fleeing burg
lar and during the pause the latter escaped
In the darkness. Mr.. Smith missed nothing
from the,residence and thinks the man had
just gained his entrance
Large Granaries Barn.
The large Rranaries on the ranch of lanes