Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Victim Of Cocaine Poisoning Identified
as Alonzo Eddleman.
FRU1TLEss v1ADUCT CONFERENCE
Council Considers rdinanc OF Pro-
posed Power Company and
Refers It 60 Judiciary
Committed.

The mystery Of the Identity OF the man
who was found dying of cocaine poisoning
In syndicate park. September s, and who
died before receiving any medical assist
ance in front OF Melcher's drug store, has
been cleared up by the finding of a pawn
ticket in the park near where the man was
discovered. His name is Alonso Eddleman,
aged 30 years. His parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
n. d. Eddleman, live near Ellis, Neb., and
are well-to-do country people.
Eddleman had an uncle living at 2I1g p
street, who 10 a Waterman for Armour q
Co. His name is @. w. Stipe. The young
man had been in South Omaha some time,
and HIS uncle knew that he was addicted
TO the use OF cocaine. He reasoned with
him to no avail, and finally gave him
money to pay his fare to Ellis, where he
has a young wife. who especially needs
his care Just at this time. 1t was with the
hope Of getting him home where he could
care for her, and where he might escape
the temptation to use the drug 10 some
extent that the Uncle gave him the money.
He supposed all the time that Eddleman
had gone directly home. He said he had
read Of the death in the papers, but It
never occurred to him that 1t might be his
nephew. .-
Milton Tyler, a conductor on one Of the
South Omaha lines, was we'll acquainted
with Eddleman, and came in also Tuesday
afternoon and identified the body.
The body is to be sent to Jensen. the
nearest railway station to the home OF his
parents.
Conference on VIaduct.
Another tedious and Intellectual confer
ence was held yesterday between the South
Omaha council, the people Of the Highland
district and the Representatives of the
Union Pacific, Rock Island and Milwaukee,
systems over the proposed U street visduet.
The railroad companies want a viaduct
after plans of their own. These plans
avoid crossing the large portion of the
Rock Island property but throw the south
approach onto the swift property. This in
turn Will cause a suit with Swift and Com
pany before a right-of-way for the ap.
proach can be secured. swift and Company
will contend that the course is not the
most direct and servicable. The railroad
will resist any other plan. In lieu Of a.
viaduct, the council recently passed an or
dinance condemning a street through the
property In question. This will result in
a suit. The cost. to the city Of the pro-
posed vinduct could not be short of $4,000
and it is stated by the railroad that the
cost Of forcing a way across the railroad
property will be equally as expensive.
City Council Proceedings.
The city council met last night in ad-
journed session and considered, among
other measures. the ordinance which was
introduced to grant a franchise, or rather
purchase the proposed hydro-electric power
plant OF the Nebraska Power company. The
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and was referred to the judiciary commit
tee. The ordinance proposes the purchase
OF the plant at a cost Of $780, 600. The
company will receive its pay in ten equal
payments of $4,000 each. For this the COM
pany Is to --deed its plant at Columbus
when completed and all the transmittinR
apparatus to the city, with a capacity of
furnishing 15,OOO-horsepower daily.
Bids were received for the bridge at Polk
street, as re-advertised by the clerk. The
Western Contractors Supply company Of
Omaha got the contract, bidding $S42. This
bridge was the bone of much contention
at the previous council meeting. In order
to settle all disputes the bids were re-
Jected.
A petition was received skiing the cour-
ell to create the office of meter Inspector.
The petition was signed by about thirty
and sets. forth that many instances OF error
have been detected and suspected in the
meter service, both Of water, gas and cleo
trio power and light. The petition was
placed on file.
The council purchased a strip of land nee
essary to the opening of Thirty-ninth ave-
nue. for $50.
The claims Of T. p. smithberg for $50.
John Woodward for 500 and Roy Brechert
for 500 were settled on that basis. The
suits involved more than this, but the part
les settled rather than go to trial.
The building Inspector announced the
building permits for August reached the
total OF Sal, 426.
The police judge tried 100 cases in Au-
gust, dismissing so. sending to the county
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