Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-02
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Meeting Of Council Saturday Morning
Quiet and Serene.
Bills APPROVED AND PASSED
Michael seffrom, seventy-TwO Years
old, Dies from Effects of the
Heat-Mute KiIIed By
Train.

After sleeping over Il. the belligerent
members OF the city council appeared in
better mood yesterday morning. and dts
covered that they had no general grtev'
ance against the finance for its
action In rejecting claims Of w. II.
Queenan for $50. the Omaha Water com
pany for 500, r ]. Larkin for tS and
Heafey & Heafey for SIS. They were ready
to let the action Of the committee stand
and voted for the balance OF the COM
mlttee's budget Of claims. Therefore, all
the city administration received the Gus
tomary monthly pay and the wheels Of
civic life are moving smoothly again. The
officials, the police department and the
fire departments received the increase in
pay provided by the new charter. The in
crease Is a substantial one, amounting to
nearly 10 per cent.
The city council held it's meeting at 10
a. m. II was voted to take the occupa-
ton tax ordinances from the judiciary
committee and submit them to the COM
mittee Of the whole council. Swan Larson
made this motion. 1t was explained that
the occupation tax was SO important a
departure from former methods of taxa
ton that the ordinances should receive
more than the usual attention.
The city clerk made short work of the
drawing OF warrants after the action Of
the council and drew one warrant covering
all salaries. another for the fire depart
ment and a third for the police depart
ment. The payrolls were turned in to the
city treasurer and he paid out the cash
for all departments. The above warrants
were made payable to the city treasurer.
Death from Heat PrOstration.
Michael seffron, Ss16 Monroe streets was
N-,-U 49, L., HE hAA rsAaNAN1nN 49,
noon by his son. He was u years old and
had been living alone. The son lives near
by and last saw his father alive about
4 p. m. Friday night. The old man, who
had been digging potatoes in the after
noon, complained of the heat and said
he felt weak. When the son found him
Saturday afternoon he was lying In a
natural position on his bed. He had the
appearance of having been overcome by
the heat. The progress OF decomposition
was 80 swift that the funeral was FASTENED
and he was buried at 5 p. m. Saturday.
The coroner held an Inquest Saturday
evening and the verdict vas that the death
was due to heat prostration.
The man has seven sons In South Omaha,
John, Joseph, Edward, Michael, Henry,
Charles and George. He has two daugh.
lers, Mrs. Clara Vance OF Orange Grove,
Wash, and Stella Smith OF New York,
Mrs. Mary Scruppa Of Omaha is also a
daughter by q second marriage.
Mute Killed by Train.
John Farmer, who lived at Thirteenth
and o streets, South Omaha, was instantly
killed shortly after noon Saturday near
Gibson station by Burlington train No
A. Farmer, who was a mute, was walking
along the track and presumably did not
hear the approach OF the train. He leaves
d wife, also a mute. and one son. TIT
body was turned over to Coroner Hesfey
who will hold an inquest.
Alleged Arrested.
Chief Briggs and p. H. Shields raided
a gambling house at Twenty-fourth anC
Q streets last night and arrested James
Kello, Hugh Adcock. Frank o'Hara, Johr
Tleener and John Irwin, who wer'
found engaged in a game OF cards.
Charge of Larceny.
Hank Elsfelder arrested Joseph Guilt
alias Joseph Smith, at the Union de
pot in Omaha last evening on the chargt
OF larceny. He stole, as is alleged, sew
eral rings belonging to the young woman
with whom he has been keeping com
pany for SOME time and also took sew
eral other articles from her home a
3434 V street.