Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-14
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Police Commission Busy Hearing Case
of Alleged Lid Lifting.
CASE TAKEN UNDER AMUSEMENT
Packing Houses Have n Big Week
and Men get in Fall Time In
All Departments of the
Plants.


The South Omaha Board Of Fire and
Police commissioners met Saturday In spe-
cial session to try the case of Gus a. Pear
son. who runs a saloon at, 2520 q street, for
alleged selling Of liquor on Sunday. The
offense is said to have occurred Sunday,
August 80. officer d. d. Ringer and Detec-
tive Shields made the arrests. The fact that
half a dozen men were in the saloon at
the time Of the raid was testified to by the
arresting officers. This fact was not
denied by the defendant. He said he had
just sold out a half interest of his saloon
and was in the place with the other men
only for the purpose of taking an inven-
tory. This was corroberated by a contract
showing the sale for 800 and the inventory
sheets containing lists of the property. The
board has a rule against partnerships in
the saloon business in South Omaha. Only
one man may hold a license and he is held
responsible for the business.
The board spent all the session taking
evidence and then continued the hearing
until Wednesday evening Of this week.
First Week of school.
The first week of school ends very salts
f~actorily for all concerned, though it has
been, as usual with the first week, a time
of readjustment. In some buildings there
was an unusually large increase while In
others there was a decrease. The enroll
ment at the end Of the past week was eighty
four less than the total for the cores
ponding week last year. Singular as 1t may
seem Lincoln school opened with a hundred,
thirteen less than last year, but Hawthorne,
plus the enrolment at Garfield, whose ter
rltory was formerly included in the Haw-
thorne district, shows an increase. jung
mann, Brown Park. Washington, and Mad!-
son, all have a slight decrease. On the
other hand, Highland, Corrigan, and Lowell
all show an increase. This would also be
true of West Side II the building was COM
pleted with it's new building. The high
school has an enrolment of 405 as compared
with S4 at the end of the first week last
year.
The above differences of attendance
necessitate the following changes which
go into effect tomorrow.
The southern boundary of the Garfield
district has been changed on the south
from 1 street to ] street, to relieve the
crowded condition at Hawthorne as we'll
as to give a fair quota of pupils to the
six teachers in Garfield. The eighth grade
at Jungmann has been closed, as but twelve
pupils had reported for work at the close
of last week. According to their residence,
these pupils will attend Brown Park and
Central eighth grades.
The new parochial school recently opened
at 22d and u streets has affected the en-
rollment OF four schools in that vicinity.
Beginning with this week things will go
a continuation Of the hot weather would
work a hardship on pupils and teachers.
more nearly regular as they should, though
business Mems Exhibition.
The general committee of the South
Omaha Business Mems exhibition held a
meeting Friday evening. 1t was decided to
meet every Tuesday and Friday at the Bo-
hemian Catholic school, Twenty-second and
u streets, at Z p. m, and the members OF
the various committees are requested to
be present at all meetings. The program
for Sunday, October II, the first day Of the
, exhibition, will be the South Omaha Busi-
ness Mems and Fraternal Societies day.
Mayor Koutsky will open the exhibition at
2 D. m. October II. The afternoon will be
devoted to the different speakers Of the
fraternal organizations of South Omaha.
The evening program will consist Of various
vocal and run selections.
Big Week at Packing Houses.
During last week the South Omaha pack
ers all worked overtime. The receipts of
cattle were liberal and the laborers deslr-
ing work were few. The skilled butchers
were kept on the jump. The prices for the
week ranged considerably higher than a
week ago and trade was in general more
active. 1t is apparent that there is much
greater demand for dressed meat products.
Along with good prices for cattle, hogs
were rather scarce and the prices soaring,
81. 10 and $3.50 not being unusual for the top
prices. In fact, some of the packers have
intimated that hogs were too high for any
profit in buying them. The fresh meat
trade is all that keeps the market up.
Sheep were literally received during the
first three days of the week. The receipts
for the week exceeded. the same week last
year by 10000 and totaled 81. 1852. The years
receipts lack but a little of SURPRISING those
of last year.
Trouble Over a Dog.
Judge p. c. Caldwell reports the filing of
a complaint in his court by DR.. r. II. Ensor
against ID. S. Clark, a South Omaha drug
gist, for the alleged malicious destruction
of property. Clark shot and seriously
wounded a dog belonging to the doctor
some time ago. Instead of suing for the
price Of the dog the case is to be tried under
the head of a misdemeanor The defendant
has furnished a bond and the hearing will
be given September 10.
AlI-Stars Beat COun Club.
The All-Star team OF Omaha proved to be
too gooatfor the South Omaha Country club
team yesterday afternoon and won by a
score of IA to /. After a good game for six
innings, the South Omaha team went into
the air and never came down again. The
game ended in a farce. IN the eighth in
ming the visitors made eight scores on all
kinds of bad errors. assisted by three or
four hits. In the ninth the visitors made
three more.
Magic City Gossip.
Postmaster E. l.. Howe is away on his
annual vacation.
Bob Young has returned from an eX-
tended visit In Denver,
letters Gold Top Beer delivered TO any
part of the city. Telephone No. 5.
For Rent-376 South Thirty-third street,
nine-room house; good Locations; SIS per mo.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Munshaw arrived In