Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-20
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Electric Light Company TO Double
Capacity Of Local Plant.
BURGLARS VISIT TWO HOMES
Anthony Kilker, Who Resists Arrest,
Gets q Bump from Omcer's Club
which Fractures His
skull.

Nv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT was HlhQt OFFICIALLY
yesterday that the Omaha Electric Light
and Power company would shortly double
the capacity Of it's substation in South
Omaha. The company has a building at
8l4 NJ street, which accommodates the
present equipment. This building covers
only half OF the lot owned by the COM
pany. This will be duplicated.
Such an improvement would indicate
that the Omaha Electric Light and Power
company expects to secure the contract
for the public lighting Of South Omaha,
which is at present the center of much
discussion about the city hall. The COM
pany has maintained that II has been
furnishing to the city OF South Oman a
as much power as the lines will carry.
The city clerk maintains that the arc
lights are not up to the stipulated 1000
candle power. In the new advertising
Tor the light contract, which the clerk
completed yesterday. the stipulation is
inserted ~resuiring the full 2-OO0-candle
power service. or. II less Is to be fur
nished, the rate must be correspondence
less.
Two Visits by Burglars.
The residence of ]. ID. Stillwell. TWEEN
ueth and II streets. was entered by a
burglar wednesday night. Ter dollars in
cash was taken from Mr.. stillwelrs pocket.
me man entered through a back door and
went into the sleeping rooms OF the family
HE picked up the pants which Mr.. Still
wei had worn and carried them TO the
ulhlng room. There he took out the
money, leaving the pants on the table.
Inc family did not discover the visitation
until Thursday morning.
Ihe residence of p. J. Nestor was en-
tered In the same manner. It is at e0S
North twentieth, in the same locality.
Here the burglar got only N.15. Mr.. Mes
tor Is a brother-in-law to p. j. Martin.
Skull Cracked by Club.
Anthony Kilker received a slight frac-
ture OF the skull last night from contact
with Officer p. ]. Harder's club. Kiiker
lives at 3O17 Q street. He was arrested op
complaint Of his wife, who charged him
with abuse. When Officer Harder went to
arrest him he showed fight and the Of
fcer resorted to his club, inflictinR a scalp
wound. Kilker was then taken to jail,
where he was booked as drunk and re-
sisting an officer. DR.. John Koutsky was
called and discovered the slight fracture.
The wounded man was taken to the South
Omaha hospital at 8 D. m.
Magic City Gossip.
Call Glynn Transfer for moving. Tel. 1854.
Mrs. Gail Hamil is doing nicely since
her operation at Clarkson hospital.
Start a bank account with the Live Stock
National bank today.
James Cunningham is said to be again
seriously i'll. He has been sick for nearly
a month.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to anv
part of the city. Telephone No. 8.
The infant of Michael Goggins died
Wednesday. The funeral was held at 2
p. m. yesterday.
The Bohemian Catholic Beseda will give
streets, March 2S.
Mrs, Bertha Clarke Hughes has been
recently elected president of Chapter M.
OF the p. e. o. society.
The excavation for the Holmes-AdkIn
VIII quickly be in place.
The Presbyterian Kings Daughters will
give a dinner and Easter sale Tuesday.
March 30. beginning at $3.50 p. m.
The Omaha Water company mas &C
the balance due of the hydrant rentals
for 1908.
The b~artenders are called TO meet at
Barton's hall Sunday at 2:3O p. m. They
a local union.
The regular meeting of Phil Kearney
post OF the Grand Army of the Republic
and the Women's Relief corps will be
1890 S1NNAN0 pNtiAAIbs
General Manager r. c. Howe has re-
turned from a visit to South America.
He has been away from Armour q Co.'S
local plant for six months.
The funeral OF Miles Callahan will be
held at $3.50 a. m. today from the Heafey
undertaking parlors to St. Agnes church.
The burial is In st, Mary's cemetery.
Fl. $. Fleharty expects to move to Omaha
shortly, where he and his wife will reside.
They have sold their South Omaha resi-
dence at 1913 North Twentieth street.
Miss Kate McHugh of Omaha will give
her third lecture Saturday afternoon before
The p; e. Q. society, which is to De enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. F.. A. Cressev
Miss Jessie Stitt will assist Mrs. Cressey,
A business mems gymnasium class was
organized at the Young Mems Christian
association last night. 1t will hold its
first meeting today from IL to i o'clock
A young mems class was also organized
II will hold its first meeting tonight
from s to $3.50 o'clock.
The junior class play was put on in dres.
rehearsal last night at the high schoo
auditorium. The costumes and the stag,
will be a great attraction in the entertain.
ment of tonight. The few who were lucky
enough to be invited to the dress re,
hearsal report that the production Is tn,
best yet presented by high school talent II
the South Omaha school.
Mems soft hats. worth S1.5O, sale price g
cents. We also introduce to you two new
special numbers in cravanette coats. one a
$50. for which other stores get at leas
$1,000. The other at 5000 is a garment tina
no one would ever Expect below $751; %
Come in and give us a cIance to show yol
our new 5000 and $500 suits; same quality
cost you at other places at least 500 more
Nebraska Shoe and Clothing House. corne
18th and n SITS, South Omaha.
THREE OF A KIND, ONLY DIFFER
ENT-No. 4,127 is an all wool, blue serg,
suit, made up in the Flynn dependable way
fine sateen lining, sewed with silk through
out and warranted fast color at $50. NJ
4,129 is an all wool, blue serge suit of ven
fine texture, fancy striped mohair lininl
In the coat and vest sewed throughout witt
silk and hand-padded collar and lapels
and warranted fast color; price $1,000. No
1904 is a very handsome blue serge, her
ring bone weave or shade stripe, rich WOO
serge lining in the coat and vest. Thi
suit will equal for looks and wear man!
OF the suits sold at $4,000. John Flynn.
]. w. Wilson and Miss Frances KIM
were fined 81 and costs for drunkenness
Thursday. They had been enjoying
good time together Wednesday afternoon
riding over from Council Bluffs in
buggy. When they arrived they were vi,
able TO travel further with accuracy.