Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Cases Of Parties Arrested on Rict
Charges to Be Held Today.
OTHER CASES MAY BE FILED
Robbers visit the RsIston school
House and Cart Away about
Everything Left I'm the
Building.

Alt case . w If5-llL dliA d0NNh wa
each officer make out a list Of names Of
all persons whom he knew took part in
last Sundays riot. The police department
Is preparing a list OF names in this manner
In addition to those under arrest. Chic.
Briggs said last night that he would not
file complaint in the additional cases until
he found out what the result Of the trial
of the cases was today. Then he and the
county attorney will decide on the advisa-
bility OF the further prosecutions.
The cases are attracting much attention
and the result will be looked forward TO
with eagerness i'm South Omaha. This is
especially true OF the men who are more
nearly connected with the events of last
Sunday.
The city was unusually quiet last night.
Not an arrest was made IN the afteroon.
One case of depreciation was noted. 1t was
at the shining parlor next to the undertake
ing rooms of Heafey & Heafey. Some one
broke into this place early in the evening.
After the discovery. a special officer was
placed there. Nothing of great value in the
place was disturbed.
Firm Branching Out.
The firm Of Holmes-Adklns Il Co., which
has conducted a livery and transfer BUSH
ness at Twenty-fourth and N streets for
many years. is to build a large addition
to the barns and conduct an
garage. The style of the building will be
uniform with the present buildings and will
make that corner look quite metropolitan.
Many Go to Lincoln.
on many different errands. a Large mum
Der Of South Omaha citizens visited Lin
coin yesterday TO walt on the members of
the legislature. Evidently the efforts Of
our South Omaha representative to have
all the lobbyists arrested has not frightened
many. A few of the delegates yesterday
were friends of Jerry Howard's charter
bill. About as many on the other hand
favored the senate bill. 1t is reported that
friends of J. J. Fitzgerald also went to
wait on Governor shallenberger to cllnch
his position on the Board Of Fire and
Police commissioners Among the parties
was J. J.. Gillin. C. w. Scars, 8. L. Win
ters,. and other prominent citizens.
sunday services.
DR.. Stephen Stookey, president Of
Bellevue college Ia TO preach In DR.. r. l..
Wheeler's pulpit Sunday morning. In the
evening DR.. Wheeler will preach from the
topic, Good Citizenship"
Rev. George Van Wrinkles Sunday morn
ing sermon will be a discussion Of Faith
and Works" In the evening he speaks on
an evangelistic theme.
$ The regular services are announced for
Letter Memorial church. the English
Lutheran church and the missions of st.
Clements and st. Edwards.
'"The Three Great Temptations will be
Rev. d.. A. w. Johnson's Sunday morning
topic. In the evening his subject Is How
to be Happy. Though Prosperous"
AT Letter Memorial church a special
Observance OF the Lenten season Is held
each evening during the week.
City's Water Bill.
The Omaha Water company has filed the
semi-annual water bill with the city clerk.
This bill amounts to 1850. The bill in
cludes the eight hydrants located on Hector
boulevard. THIS order of the former coun-
Gil Mayor Frank Koutsky vetoed after en-
tering the office. 1t is likely that the city
council will object to this ITEM The COM
pany will then have to sue to recover for
the eight hydrants. 1t was stated by the
mayor In his veto message that these hy-
drants were not Immediately necessary to
the city, as there were not residences near
enough to use them. Twenty-Five new
h%ydrants have ben put in since the last bill
was paid. The city pays rent on 26l
MIGRANTS and the company furnishes the
city forty annuity hydrants in lieu Of a
cash royalty.
RaIston school bbe
The Ralston school was entered and rob-
bed Wednesday night. The articles taken
were not of any great value to the thieves.
but might be sold for junk. embracing
nearly all the articles left in the building
The things were evidently dumped in a
wagon and hauled away. Many Of the
pupils who had books worth taking found
them missing. AS yet no one has discovered
the perpetrators of this theft.
Magic City Gossip.
Miss Eva o'Sullivan is visiting friends
In Lincoln over Sunday.
Fred Rice was a visitor with South
Omaha friends Thursday.
The father of c.. f. Oliver died at the
old home In Iowa recently.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to any
part of the city. Telephone No s.
\ COAL, Try Howland's celebrated Silver
Creek. office, 4S N. oath st. Tel. South Z.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. fowl entertained a
number OF friends at cards last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Barclay nave re-
turned from a visit to Mount Pleasant. la.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Fleharty have been
entertaining Mrs. Cyrus Kelly and her
little son of Ogalalla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Pierce have taken
up residence I'm Omaha. They will re-
side at sixth and Poppleton.
j. +. Gillette of the Rock Island rail-
road reported that a car of flour had been
broken open I'm the Yards Thursday night
and thlrty-one sacks OF flour stolen.
Miss Ruth Turner has resigned her Do
sition as principal at the Hawthorne
C hool 10 become one of the principals
in a bridal party. The wedding is 10 be
celebrated soon.
The city council and the mayor did not
reach an agreement with the railroads
for the f street viaduct last Tuesday.
The companies wish TO compromise by
placing a Waterman there.
A special meeting of the Eastern Star
Is called for this evening. The women
are perfecting the final details of the
."Old Maids Convention," TO be presented
in this production. being the one and only
mnn In the conNRntlnn He ID mnda 10