Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-08
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Treasurer Files Hts Monthly State
ment Of FinRnce of the
City.

aAs -
ment of Finances of the
city.
The city treasurer submitted his monthly
report yesterday, showing collections dur
ing January amounting to. SIS, 442.IS and
disbursements amounting to $27,5l5.56. The
net balance in the treasury Is 1858, 455.S9.
This is one OF the largest balances ever
recorded in South Omaha. OF this sum
S2S3, 1887 is in the special sewer funds.
About $4,000 more is in special assessment
funds for grading and paving. derived from
the sale of municipal bonds. Collections for
the general expenses from the general levy
amount to about slsO,OOO. This is fully so
per cent of the levy. This is counted good
by the treasurer, for It is not usual to
reach 80 to e5 per cent of the collections
until about June, near the close OF the
fiscal year.
Murphy's Injunction Wins.
The application of James w. Murphy
for an injunction enjolning the mayor and
council from proceeding to grade o street.
alleging that the cost thereof would eventu-
ally fall upon the city and taxpayers gem
orally throughout the city, was passed
upon by Judge Redick yesterday. The court
AahtSu Nhb pay CT VI MI MUTT ply . PtNA-
ton and ordered an injunction restraining
them from proceeding turtner with the o
street grading.
This puts a stop to the proceedings and
o street will not be graded unless the
property owners within the proposed i'm
provement district will pay the costs Of
such grading themselves. The case was
holly contested by both sides. However
MI. Murphy's victory will put a quietus at
least for the present on the proposed o
street grading.
Claude M. Thurmond.
TIL death Of Claude M. Thurmond, a
young man well known at the South Omaha
Live Stock exchange, occurred at the
Omaha General hospital yesterday morning.
The cause was an attack of typhoid fever.
The funeral will be held at 9 D. m. today
from the residence of his uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs r. p. Lewis. 2521 q street,
South Omaha. The burial will be at Vail,
Iowa.
Mr.. Thurmond was % years old and had
been in the employ of the Lee Commission
company as a bookkeeper.
Magic City Gossip.
Mrs. Joseph Holman is visiting relatives
in Indiana.
Glrl Tor general homework; 3 in family,
1911 N. 18th st. Tel. South 549.
The city expended sra. Is for the cleaning
OF streets during the last week.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to any
part of the city. Telephone No. 8.
Better eat your Sunday dinner at Jim
Halls restaurant, The Burton, 617 North
Twenty-fourth street.
COAL! Try H~owland's celebrated Silver
Creek. Office, 4SS N. 2ith st. Tel. South Z.
A prize masquerade will be given by the
-. L.. l.. society No. ~, at Barton's hall,
Twentieth and Q streets, February 10.
The regular meeting of the woman's
auxiliary. to the Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans will be held Tuesday evening at Odd
Fellows hall.
Fred Melcher is up from Kansas City on
South Omaha. He says he likes Kansas
City very much.
President Suspenders all new, up-to-date
patterns that Just come in, 39c. Shaw-Knit
Hose, zoe. Nebraska Shoe & Clothing
House, South Omaha.
Superior lodge No. 1893 announces a mas
Querade to members and friends of the De-
gree of honor, given at the Ancient Order
OF United Workmen temple, Wednesday,
February 10.
streets, who ives reported missing several
days ago. has returned safely to the city.
His disappearance has been explained to
the satisfaction of his relatives.
We wish to thank friends and neighbors
for kindness and sympathy at the death
and burial of our husband and brother. Mrs.
II. +. Morton, Wallace Morton, his son
James, Fred and Charles Morton, his
The Aid society of the West Side mission
will hold a bazaar at the mission, Thirty
fourth and u streets, Wednesday after
noon and evening. Lunch and dinner will
be served and the proceeds are to be used
for a church building.
A postponed dance to have been given by
the Women's Catholic order of Foresters,
No. $50, January %. win be given Febru-
airy 16, at Odd Fellows hall, Those having
Invitations for the former date will be ad-
mitted to the dance without charge.
Miss Kate A. McHugh of the English
department OF the Omaha High school
ter M of the 2 f.. o. society at the home
of Mrs. A. +. Stryker yesterday afternoon.
Her topic was American Literature"
The women's Christian Temperance I'M
ion will give a tea at the home OF Mrs. e..
ID. Weirs. 10l1 Twenty-first street. Mrs.
Clara Burbank will speak on, "Up-to-Date
Temperance" A home cooking sale will be
conducted at the close OF the program.
Mrs. Elizabeth Schellhardt. aged So years,
died at the home OF her son Frank Schell-
hardt, Twenty-eighth and Harrison streets,
Saturday afternoon. The funeral will be
held Monday, 2 D. M, at the residence. The
interment will be in Forest Lawn cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Mergefner of Milwau-
kee, Wis, who were the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex II. Breuel, 1923 North Twenty-sec-
ond street, left for Denver. Colo. They are
making a trip through the west which will
not bring them back to Nebraska until next
July.
The funeral services over Mrs. Margaret
z. Damron, held yesterday at 9 a. m, were
impressively solemn. Father Ahern off
ciated at the high mass and made a short
funeral address. The pallbearers were Dan
Harmon, p. ]. Martin, John Macmillan,
John Flynn, Frank Boyle and c. A.
Melcher. The burial was at St Mary's
cemetery.