Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Rock Island Depot at Albright De-
stroyed by Fire.
MAYOR HOLDS PAVING CONTRACT
storm Brings Matters at stock Yards
and Packine Houses to n Prac-
tIcaI ~standstiII = Some
Damage by wind.

The Rock island depot at Twenty-fourth
and Washington streets in Albright burned
about 4 p. m. Friday. The loss was total,
amounting to about $500 on building ard
contents. The building was worth about
$1,000. There was an express office in con-
nection and several packages of express
were destroyed. This may bring the losses
to a higher figure when their contents is as
certained. The fire may be classed as one
of the effects of the storm of Thursday
night. The heavy wind wrenched the
chimney and the drSught caused a CHM
ney fire in the afternoon from which 1t
is supposed fire was communicated to the
rafters. with the gale, a start was all that
was needed. Before the fire department
arrived. which had to come a long distance,
the building was enveloped in flames.
Fortunately the depot was an isolated
building and no other loss was sustained.
Since the high wind and the serious rack
ing of so many houses In the city, the fire
chief and the department have been on
nettles fearing the outbreak OF serious
fires.
Mayor Holds Paving Contract.
Yesterday the contract for the paving OF
West l. street was delivered to the mayor,
but according to his statement nothing will
be done with it on his part. He said he
was unable to say what action the city
! council would take in the matter. He in
timated that great pressure was being
brought to bear on the members of the
council to get them to hold TO the position
taken in the award of the contract. As
for himself. the mayor intends to compel
the city council to take all responsibility
for the award by asking it to reconsider.
1t is understood that a conference of the
! interested contractors was held yesterday
in Omaha to see what action should be
taken to settle all points in dispute.
Storm DemOralizes stock Market.
The South Omaha live stock market and,
in fact the whole packing house district,
was demoralized yesterday on account of
the storm. The receipts CT all kinds were
light, and scarcely any attempt at a mar
ket was made. The commission men who
I had loads consigned felt uneasy. The
greater number of them enjoyed a holiday,
gathered in the lobby and told stories about
the storms they used to have when they
were boys. Almost every one had a story
of damage done about their homes during
the night. Most of the cattle were placed
under cover to come on the market this
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were housed for the day in many cases.
or the packers the Cudahy Packing
company was the heaviest loser from the
effects of the storm. two large stacks
and one smaller one handicapped the
plant so greatly by their fall that killing
of hogs and cattle could not be carried
on. one Of the stacks fell so as to cripple
the boilers of the pork department and
III. a.. .ta contaiuinp tho xyatar
tanks and condensers. MI. Murphy. the
general manager. said the damage wa
slight and that all preparations were COM
plete for raising the stacks again this
morning. Nothing could be done Friday
except to prepare for the raising because
OF the wind which blew all day.
The other packers suffered no loss which
delayed them in any way.
v. NJ. C.. A. Notes.
Leinads will lunch at the rooms Saturday
noon. Reports of the work Of the contest
ing teams will be made at this time. Lee
lnads only will be admitted.
The class basket ball teams of the higl
school have now organized and the picked
men have taken out their Young Men
I Christian association memberships.
sunday afternoon at 1880 o'clock L. +
Dennison, boys work director OF the Omaha
association, will address a meeting of par
ents and public school teachers in the gym
naslum. Mr.. Dennison's subject is 9Th
Boy Problem" one in which every teache
and parent is interested, and he knows hi
subject from the standpoint OF a father,
teacher and a worker. There will be solo
by Mrs. Haskins and Mr.. Williams, or
chestra music and rouslng song service
Owing to the limited seating capacity o
the gymnasium only adults will be ad
mitted.
sunday Services.
DR.. r. l.. Wheeler's morning topic at tn
Presbyterian church will be THE lime
Kingdom" In the evening kid" Wedg
will delive. his gospel sermon on the topi,
> From the slums to the University"
Rev. DIR. Gorst, district superintendent
will conduct the morning service at Lefle
Memorial church. He will administer III
; sacrament OF the Lords Supper. The youn
peoples meeting in the evening will be lc
by Mrs. Earl Hitler. Rev. Karl Hitler wi
, preach in the evening.
Calming the Sea" is Rev. W. r. Liver
Sunday morning topic. In the evening n
Luther league will. hold the usual servic
=, This Beginning OF the Church" will /
the subject OF Rev. F. T. Rays sermc
for the Christian church at the Your
Mems Christian association Sunday NOR
k ing.
e Services will be held at 81. Clement
y church Sunday. beginning with the no
communion al ) a. m. and followed wi