Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-26
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Council Fixes the Tax Levy for the
Ensuing Year.
M1xUP OVER THE PAVING BIDS
second Effort of Police TO Convict
saloon Keeper Fails, Police
Judge Holding Evidence
IL Conflicting.

IL Conflicting.
The city council held a special meeting
Tuesday at II a.. m. for the purpose OF
passing the general levy ordinance, which
had been before the council for the first
and second reading. 1t is necessary to
pass the levy ordinance before August Is.
The funds raised by this levy are now
available to the extent of 80 per cent Of
the levy. The rate Of taxation h 3 mills.
One Of the special levy ordinances TO pay
the cost OF sidewalks was passed. An or
dinsnce was also passed creating a grad
ing district for the grading Of S street
from Thirtieths 10 Thirtysseoond. eft
The city clerk and the mayor had oon-
siderable discussion q TIE method OF pro-
ceeding with the tabulation OF the bids
for the paving contracts, whiSh were re-
ceived Monday night. The clerk refused
to allow the bids out Of his hands until
he had journalized them and made a com
plete record. The council desired that the
city Engineer tabulate the bids and carry
out the extensions. The result of the dis
cussion was thai the bids remained as
they were and will probably not be jour
nalized for several days.
saloon Case Dismissed.
The charge Of selling liquor after s p. m.
against Emil Tutsch was dismissed In po-
lice court yesterday by Judge Callahan
on the ground that the testimony was con-
flicting and insufficient. Captain Powers
testified that twenty or thirty men were
in the saloon, and that he saw the pro-
prietor draw beer and sell it to, these
customers after 5 p. N. Officer Gillin
testified to seeing the M in the saloon
and to the hour of the detection, but did
not see the liquor sold. srr
on the part of the defense, Emil Tutsch
testified that his beer pump broke and that
the men were waiting for beer. He said
he could not fix it readily and the time
passed the hour OF closing before he knew
it, He said the arrest was made at seven
minutes after s D. M, while the officers
testified that it was twenty-seven minutes
after 5 p. m.
Thirty Days for Woman.
Elizabeth Williams was sentenced to
thirty days in the county Jail yesterday
morning. She was one Of the trio, James
Wilson and Carrie Prince being the 9TH
ers, who were suspected of taking $27 from
Sarah Butler, Monday afternoon. Wilson
was dismissed and the trial of Carrie
Prince has not been held. Sarah Butler
denied Tuesday morning that she had
taken laudanum with suicidal intent after
the money was stolen. She said che was
only shamming.
Fined for Using Loaded Dice.
George Hall and William Page were fined
SIS and costs yesterday. They were
charged with petit larceny. 1t was estab-
lished that they were playing with loaded
dice. The complaining witness was George
Chlnn. Chinn appealed to the police when
he had>1ost his money on the shin" game
as he called II. AS soon as the judge had
passed sentence both men were rearrested
and charged with gambling. This case will
be heard today. All the participants were
colored.
Family Suffers From Typhoid.
/ The death of William Kohl, Twenty
eighth and T streets, occurred Monday
evening. He died from the effects Of ty-
phold fever. He was "a years old and had
been i'll about three weeks. The whole
family, with the exception of the youngest
son, have had severe attacks Of the fever,
II has been In the family since Christmas
of last year. The father died Of the dis
ease in May. The oldest girl was the first
to suffer and the mother took it after
her. The girl then suffered a relapse. The
young man had been employed in the
packing houses, and was the support of Inc
family after the death Of the father. The
long continued illness in the family has
left it almost destitute. The disease was
charged to a well which the family had
been using. The use Of the well has been
discontinued but the house seems to have
been thoroughly infected Will the disease.
The funeral will be held this afternoon,
The Knights and Ladies OF Security will
have charge. BY order of G. S. Kennedy
all members Of the order are requested to
II $500 - tba r.sIlo,oo 80 1.ao 4Lh.
afternoon.
!, Magic City, Gossip.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to any
part OF the city. Telephone No. 8.
f. T. Ray is attending a convention In
Lincoln, where he will be until Friday,
Z + Alfred Brown of Clarks is spending a few
days In the city. He will return today.
Miss Mildred Hobson OF Auburn is the
I guest of Misses Clara and Florence Wes-
colt. ~
George Scott was arrested yesterday oh
a charge OF assault and battery and abus'
ing his family.
r Mrs. Augusta Gallagher, aged 80, 2B
South Nineteenth street, died Tuesday, The
: funeral is set for Thursday.
/ Mrs, George Westcott and laughter, VIC
s let, LEFT South Omaha Tuesday morning
bound for Chicago and other points In iii.
nois. + .t1r
: Mike Razzapa was arrested last night foi
? fighting. He received a cut In the hand
. which required the attention of the cttl
( physician.
s.. e. whitaker was arrested on com
plalnt Of Ella and Mary Humpal, who
charged him with insulting them. The girl
are about II years old.
The funeral of Theresa Tague, aged
= years, daughter, Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Tague, viii be held at 2 D. m. today. Tht
burial will be at st. Mary's cemetery.
' The funeral OF August Verbugge wiIl-b,
held from the residence at 1880 this morn
q ing. He was the young man who died a
, Cut-on lake while bathing Sunday even
ing.
J. d. Ringer injured one Of his eyes sew
J eral days ago by running into a post. TIL,
retina of the eye seems TO have shifte,
slightly, causing q serious confusion o
sight. He has been obliged to take to nj
bed, hoping that quiet for a week or 81
viii Improve the injured eye. Mrs. ]. %
Ringer has also been seriously i'll, but a
present Is recovering.