Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-27
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Rev. Houseman Talks on christian
Patriotism"
PARK BOARD IS WITHOUT FUNDS
Needed work WIN Have TO wait I'm
til the New Levy IL Made
Available for
Uae

Rev. Ralph II. Houseman Of the Castelar,
Presbyterian church delivered an address
before the woman's Missionary society OF
the First Presbyterian church in South
Omaha Sunday evening on Christian Pa
trlotism at Home and Abroad" He said
In part:
christian patriotism knows no govern
mental boundaries. II has an anthropoloRi-
cal Significance. Its full scope takes in
the farthest limits Of humanity. America
with its advantages is in the vanguard
Of the nations which can see beyond the
mountains and rivers and seas which mark
its boundaries. with a fuller development
Of Christian patriotism at home has come
the fellow feeling for the benighted and
the passive nations and peoples Of un-
Christian lands"
Park improvements Tied Up.
The park nmissioners have found
themselves In a position which ties UP most
Of the contemplated improvements for the
balance Of the year The board had 1900
in the fund, but the new charter provides
that any balances shall be turned in at
the close of the year TO form a sinking
fund to pay off the city's bonded indebted
ness. The board will therefore nave to
wait until the new levy becomes available
before work can be taken up. The new
charter provides for the issuance Of SIS, 900
bonds for permanent Improvement In the
city parks. These bonds are to be Issued
at the request Of the Board Of Park COM
missioners.
Some Improvements are greatly needed in
Spring Lake park at present, although the
park commissioner have lone much. Since
the a has been drained it will be neces-
sary to find some way OF dlvertlns the
storm water which carries so much sedi.
ment and clay into the bed with every rain.
This is one Of the problems before the
board. With the issue Of bonds this work
may be undertaken.
Lodging House Raided,
The police raided a lodging house at
Twenty-sixth and P streets Saturday night
and took into custody seven Roumanians
on the charge of gambling. The men were
John Aide, John Chulute, Joe Minke, Paul
Chugizan, Joe Medersiur, Joe Laslo and
Jernirs MoldeE. A card game was said to
be In progress. All Of the men furnished
cash bonds for appearance In police court
this morning.
Magic City Gossip,
The city council will meet this evening
In adjourned session.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to any
part Of the city. Telephone No. 8.
Mrs. ]. II. Oswald and family are spend
ing the summer on a ranch near Big
Piney, Wyo.
Harry Armstrong was arrested Saturday
night, it being suspected that he robbed a
man at the Commonwealth saloon.
e. NJ. RohrbouEh is spending his summer
at keystone, Neb., in charge Of the engi-
work on an irrigation ditch.
The pneumatic caisson in the Mud creek
has been completed and the work Of
tunneling will be resumed this week.
James Brabbetts, formerly fire captain in
South Omaha, has sold his home and will
move to Albert Lea, Mimi, to make his
The Lincoln golf team was prevented by
the rain from participating in the matched
at the South Omaha Country club
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. II. c. Richmond sang The Star
.Spansled Banner" last night before the
congregation as part OF the
by the Women's Missionary So
ciety.