Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Fire and Police Commission Has
Little Business Before It.
TRIP FOR PAVING INSPECTION
Hogs Continue to Advance and Reach
the highest FiRure for Several
Years - Receipts Are
Liberal.

The South Omaha Board OF Fire and
Police Commissioner met in the regular
monthly session yesterday noon at the
council chamber at the city hall. Being
the first day Of September the chief OF
police had not his monthly report made
up. The item Of chief importance was the
receipt Of a communication from Henry
Hynoh charging officer ID. w. Mawhinney
with misconduct toward the wife of Hynch.
He charged thai the officer entered the
house and seized the woman by the throat
and gripped her arm so as to make It
black and blue. The residence OF Henry
Hynch is at Twenty-eighth and U streets,
The board set the hearing for the evening
Of September s.
The board appointed Robert Wright as a
special officer for the Union Stock Yards
company at the c%ompany's request. Of
| ficer william McCrith was confirmed as a
special officer for Armour & Co. The
board adjourned until next wednesday
evening.
Trip 20 Paving.
A committee Of South Omaha men leave
the city tonight for a visit to Minneapolis
and Chicago. The object of the delegation
is to examine the different classes Of paw
! ing in use in those cities. The trip is pro-
NlOeO Dy lHB CTeOsONo pdNlik Hlhl6Tldl COIn-
panies Of St. Louis and other points. A
similar trip was recently made by the
South Omaha city council and the city
engineer. The committees represent the
several improvement districts Of the city,
where paving is to be decided upon. The
personnel of the committee will probably
be ]. H. Van Dusen, Al Powell, Jay
Laverty, George walker and Sam Gosney
! f,O,, ttn Hf~h1ana narL dfetriCts w u
Cheek, N. d. Mann. Bert Anderson, John
Flynn and w. p, Adkins of the other dis
tricts. There may be some changes in
these committees In the Highland park,
as we'll as in some of the other districts,
the citizens have held meetings to discuss
the feasibility and the economy Of the
several kinds of paving. Some improve
ment clubs have gone so far as to vote for
a certain class Of material. 1t is under
stood that with the present opportunity to
thoroughly investigate the class of paving
to be chosen will be left an open question
until these committees return. The trip
will require about four or five days.
Hogs Going Up.
The South Omaha market for hogs was
again the most noticeable point in the
South Omaha Live Stock exchange yester-
day. The top price of hogs reached $50, a
record which stands for many years pre-
vious. The run of hogs was fair and the
prices advanced all along the line Not.
withstandlng this, the packers boughI
rapidly, and the yards were soon cleared
Unless a large run Of hogs follows soor
the live stock men predict still higher
prices.
Yesterday was one OF the best days fol
sheep so far this season. The receipts
showed IS, $50. The prices eased off a littl,
and the close showed some lower. Tit
feeder sheep were the best sellers.
The receipts Of cattle were liberal. Prices
for beef steers were steady.
Golf Mt Country Club.
The Happy Hollow golf team will pla!
the South Omaha Co1ntry club team satur
day afternoon on the grounds of the Soutl
Omaha team. This is the third game Of
series to decide the merit Of the two teams
The South Omaha links will be in gooc
condition should the weather clear. Be
fore the rain the ground was too dry AM
hard for good scoring. In the previous pla!
South Omaha won the first contest ant
Happy Hollow the second. Each team VOL
on it's home grounds,
Magic City Gossip.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to eny
part Of the city. Telephone No. s.
Mrs. Dan Hinchey has gone to Dawson
Neb., called by the death of a relative.
Miss Hazel Larson. who has been tn,
guest OF Miss Mabel Martin, mas returned
TO Burlington, la.
For Sale-Neat butcher shop, cheap. In
qulre j. j. Maly, Twenty-fourth and G
streets, South Omaha.
Success lodge No. 80, Royal Achates, will
meet at the hall, Twenty-fourth and N
streets, at l p. m, TO attend the funera
Of william Mackey, 261S @ street.
TO THE many friends for their kind.
ness during the illness and death of ouI
beloved father, also for their many beau.
tiful floral offerings, we hereby extend ouI
= eor'eelt 'ho-'-e hr'Nr" ~ T'-ton and
family, John E.. Huston and family.
Lkt4y woman VINO Calls a. ,ue saVing1