Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-29
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Commercial Club Completes 0rgsniEa-
ton and Ready for Work.
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN NAMED
Paving Bids Are TabuIated, showing
Local Men Are Low on Each
Of the various Kinds OF
Material,

The directors meeting II the South
Omaha Commercial ciub was held at the
South Omaha Country club pavilion this
week. The directors Of the club meet each
week at the lunch hour and with their
spread discuss It's affairs After the lunch.
con, II any affairs OF business demand at
%tention, the members go into a regular
business session. This is a general plan
OF the organization. At the regular session
held Thursday The heads Of the various
committees formally accepted their appoint
ments and the club is on a working basis,
The following are the heads OF the COM
mittees, to which are to be added two to
each from the lay membership OF the club.
Manufactures and trade, j.. T. O'Neil;
railways and transportation. W. d. Cheek.
public service, c. NJ. Sctindel; ways and
means, C. #, Gibbs; membership. NJ.
Culkin; conventions and entertainment, J,
c. Martin; employment and labor, q. II.
Brewer; promotion Of Industries. J. y.
Watkins; statistics and publication, f. A.
Cressey; insurance and fire protection. J.
II. Kopietz; federal and state relations,
F. A. Broadway; municipal affairs, W. P.
Adkins; auditing and club property, V, II.
Mann.
The club is preparing a booster in the
shape OF q small pamphlet setting forth
the advantages Of South Omaha and fur
nishing the usual information contained in
publications for the special interest Of
municipalities.
TRbulatinE Paving Bids.
The city engineer will have completed
the tabulstion Of paving bids by the close
Of today. He has been working for sew
eral days getting the bids in order and
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osltions. The local contractors are found
to be low on all classes. Offerman Plumb
ing, Heating and Construction company is
lowest on asphaltie concrete, the Nationaal
Construction company on creosote wood
blocks and Oar Hannon is low on brick
block and concrete.
The city council will probably meet in
committee of the whole Monday and nave
the report ready for Monday evening.
Awarding the contracts will not follow for
twenty days.
John II. GrIce Dead.
Word has been received Of the sudden
death Of Attorney John r. Grice. formerly
OF South Omaha, but who had been a resi-
dent of Butte, Mont, for a number of
years. He died of paralysis. He was one
Of the first residents OF South Omaha and
was elected the first justice of the peace
and acted as the first city attorney after
the Incorporation. At the time OF his
death he was justice of the peace IN
Butte, Mont. He was we'll known in both
Omaha and South Omaha. Mr.. Grice is
survived by his wife and three children
who are residents OF South Omaha, They
are, Mrs. Emma Grlce, his wife; William
Grice. Charles Grice and Mrs. Mable Doty
his grandchildren.
Sunday Services.
Rev. r. T. Ray, who has spent the weel
in Lincoln, will be In South Omaha u
conduct the regular church services at tn,
First Christian church. He returned Fri
day night.
THE New COMMANDMENT Is the topi
of Rev. George Van Wrinkles Sunda!
morning sermon.
The English Lutheran church has begui
the construction of the new church edific
at Twenty-fifth and X streets. The oil
church has been raised, but will still b.
used until the new church Is completed
The church service will follow the regula
order this week.
The last service by the Presbyterian con
r gregation will be observed Sunday morn
ing. The holy communion will be. oh
served. The young people will meet in tn
evening.
For Sunday, August 20. the congregation
Of st. Clements and st. Edwards mis-
sions will unite with st. Martins Episcopa
church In q farewell service to Rev. Jane
Wise. This service will be held at 10 a. m
Rev James Wise has accepted a call in 81
Louis, where he will soon take up hi
ministry in the new field.
Rev. ]. ]. Ralston will preach Sunda
morning at the United Presbyterla
church.
Magic City Gossip.
Mrs. Catherine Mangle Of Kansas Cit
Is the guest of Mrs. II. c.. Murphy.
Miss Lillian Dimook Is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. w. H. MullikeD, at NickersoT
Neb.
Guy Abernathy was sentenced to thirt
days In the county jail yesterday for va
S grancy.
Fred L. Lang is taking his annual va
cation and paying a visit to relatives nea
Florence.
The death Of James o. Huston. aged 4
! occurred Friday morning at his hom'
E 25O4 l. street.
The Bradley Transfer company reporte
someone had stolen a pony from the prem
ises Thursday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cockrell of Vale
were guests Of former friends in Sout
Omaha during the week.
Russell Barclay has returned from a va
/. cation spent at Mount Pleasant. La. Al
has been gone two weeks.
Miss Stella McCannon gave a party /
honor Of her cousin, Miss Jessie Floran {
Dubuque, Ia, Wednesday evening.
The South Omaha Country club has,
ball team Will play a game with the Fiel
club this afternoon on the local grounds
Two special cars will take a load {
ICudahy Packing company's employees [
Wichita today 20 be present at the forml
opening Of the new packing plant at tina
city.
The South Omaha police department Ia
been provided with neat new badges. The
are silver with gold letters on the shield
Hank Elsfelder received badge No.
Chief John Briggs gave out the badges q
roll call last evening.