Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
City Engineer Considers Methods for
Draining Big Pond.
THREE FUNERALS IN ONE CHURCH
Grocery store OF George Collins
Damaged by Fire saturday NiEht
Mrs. Collins Slightly
Hurt by Jumping.

The city engineer is asking for an appro-
priation Of money 20 purchase apparatus TO
drain the big pond south of N at Twentieth
street. This pond is the result of a make
shift last spring when the intersection at
Twentieth street was threatened by the
excessive rainfall. The water was diverted
into the hollow and prevented by the high
grade from flowing away. II is stu fifteen
feet deep and covers an area Of a block or
more. 1t has been the breeding place of
myriads Of mosquitoes and much typhoid in
lection. The present need is that the seep-
ing water may be drained out SO that the
N street gulch sewer may be completed,
The upper terminus is at present at TWEEN
tieth and N streets. The contractor refuses
to go on with the work until the pond is
drained. The engineer says with 500 he can
procure apparatus and drain the pond. He
expects to use a jet syphon, such as is
employed by the city Of Omaha in pumping
the water out OF easements.
He will ask the city council for the APP
preparation tonight. The jet syphon was
attempted with an ordinary hose, but the
hose collapsed and proved a failure. The
mechanism requires a pipe.
The need OF the sewer was never more
apparent and the weather for sewer con-
struction is ideal, but under the present
circumstances nothing is done. The work
on the Mud creek sewer has not been re-
sumed.
Three Funerals In One Church.
Three funerals we're conducted from the
Presbyterian church yesterday afternoon.
The first was that Of Mrs. w. e.. Mills
and later the double funeral of James A..
Coates and Joe Banner.
Tba Iotfa, f,,nara1s mara MADAM fha ata-
pieces of the Fraternalo order OF Eagles.
One hundred and fifty members of the
order, with the drill team. marched in the
column before the hiers. A great many
relatives and friends attended the funeral
of Joe Banner. but the whereabouts OF the
relatives of James A. Coates could not be
discovered. Coates came to his death by
falling from a swinging scaffold while
painting one of the ice tanks at Armour's
plant.
DR.. Wheeler preached a brief sermon in
commemoration of the lives of the two
men and praised the loyalty Of the Eagles
in joining in such a service. The music
was by the Pioneer quartet, which sang
four selections and was much appreciated
by the Eagles. q
Grocery store Burned. q 4
I The grocery store of George Colins was
partly destroyed by fire Saturday night.
causing a S2,0O loss, 1T is located at
Thirty-fourth and v streets II took fire
from a gasoline tank at the rear4 Mr..
Collins carried out "A lamp 70 give light
while drawing gasoline and from this the
gasoline took fire. The stock wasslargely
ruined and the building scorcbsdas Mrs,
Collins was upstairs and the fire Out on
her escape. Che jumped out of tire window
with a child in her arms. but !sseaped with
a slight wTenehing Of her ankles. "A clerk
ran up the stairs and speeeeeed in getting
out hts trunk, It is said he had inoarly
Sl,l0o of earnings in It, repEesenttag the
savings Of several years. He took the risk
of being badly burned and his arms were
slightly scorched as he ran down with the
trunk. e
Rev. H. II, Muiard Resigns.
Rev. H.. II. MillaFd. pastor OF tire First
Methodist church yof South omahs, an.
nounced from his pulpit Sunday morning
that he had resigned HE position as pastor
to become the financial secretary oil the
Wesleyan University OF Nebraska Sunday,
September 20, will be his last day In the
pulpit before he takes up the new work.
Rev. Mr.. Willard has had a long experi-
ence In the pastorate. He was formerly
presiding elder OF the Omaha district and
as such had much experience IN the mat
ters of church finance, The Wesleyan uni
versity has OF late become much, more pop
ular and. with the prosperous years. has
Jared pretty well.
Since coming to South Omaha Mr.. Millard
has been more than popular; he has been
a leader. Plans are under way for a tit
ting tribute to his remembrance
Body OF Horace Mitchell.
The body OF Horace Mitchell. who wa,
killed in a railroad accident near Atchison
Kan. Saturday morning. arrived in South
Omaha Monday morning II Is In care Of
Coroner Brewer, and Is to be sent 20 Beat.
rice for burial. Mitchell had a mother and
sister, Mrs. Amos Evans. ans X, and MisI
Mitchell who have been living in soutr
Omaha for some time.
The accident occurred by the collision Of
two freight trains which met head-on aboul
thirty miles north OF Atchlson. Mitchell
was fireman on the northbound train.
An uncle, l.. Reminger Of Kellerton. Ia.
is present 70 assist In the arrangement
sugar and M0laases.