Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-22
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Q Street viaduct to Be Thrown Open
to Street Car Traffic.
FINAL TOUCHES TO STRUCTURE
Pioneer Historical Society 10 Give
n washington and Lincoln Pro-
gram at High school
Tuesday Evening.

The Q street viaduct will be open 20 the
cars OF the street railway company this
morning. The last Of the flooring blocks
were laid yesterday. This completed what
is said 10 be the best viaduct in either
city. The mayor made a special trip to
Omaha yesterday to get the promise Of
the street railway officials to proceed TO
carry passengers over the new structure.
II was agreed between the city and the
company that the temporary use of the
viaduct would. not in any way compromise
the rights OF either in the matter Of the
license Zee which the agreement between
the CITY, the Union Stock Yards company
and the Union Pacific railroad lays upon
the street railway company or companies
which may make use of the viaduct. The
license IL 3 per cent per year OF the actual
cost OF the structure. The street railway
company has formally protested against
aging this license and has maintained that
the fee cannot be collected under the fran
ohise OF the company.
It is likely that the city will make an
effcrt to collect the license when the case
will be taken before the district court for
a decision on its merits.
The viaduct has been closed for nearly
a year. In the meantime the street railway
company has had a stub line on West Q
street and people have had to walk on
the railroad tracks. most Of the time a
great Inconvenience on account Of mud
and the heavy traffic.
washington Day Program.
The South Omaha Pioneer Historical as
ISOLATION has announced a program Tor the
celebration OF Washington's and Lincoln's
memory, to be given at the South Omaha
High school auditorium Tuesday evening,
February. %. At this entertainment all vet
Grams and their wives and families will be
guests of honor. A large number OF tnvi-
tations rave been extended to the soldiers
at Fort Crook. The program has been pre-
pared with much care and attention by the
entertainment committee OF the society. 1t
is as follows:
Invocation ......,s
Rev. r. L. Wheeler.
Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean'......
Quartet, assisted by audience.
Miss Grace Thielke.
Vocal Solo-Who1l Save the Left.........
J. c. Carley.
Fife and drum.
Messrs. Eastman and Mcintosh.
Dutch dance in costume "..............
Misses Abel Davis and Frances Tanner.
Miss olive Lehmer.
"
Rlano solo
Miss May Lovely.
Vocal Solo-Star Spangled Banner......
Miss Eta Huntsberger.
Address
DR.. Loveland.
Pioneer Quartet cariey. smith sonihcr-
land. Rozzell, Broadhurst.
America"
Audience.
Magic City Gossip.
The w. w. w. club gave a dancing party
at Masonic hall last evening.
Victor Munnecke OF Chicago was a visitor
at the Omaha Packing plant yesterday.
Take your Sunday dinner at the Burton
RESTAURANT, 55 North Twenty-fourth street.
COAL. Try Howland's celebrated silver
Creek. office, 4SS N. oath st. Tel. South Z.
Wanted, a girl for general housework;
three In family. 1911 North Twenty-fifth
street.
William H. Leavitt Of Chicago. an official
OF Swift and Company, was in South Omaha
yesterday.
Mrs. Rapp, Twenty-fifth and A streets.
Will entertain the New Century club Tues
day afternoon.
Mrs. c. M. Schmidt and her mother, Mrs.
Waddell. entertained the Ladies' Afternoon
club last Thursday.
The city clerk reports that the licenses
for moving picture shows and pool halls
nave been paid up at a rapid rate lately.
Mrs. Ellen s. Avery, who is visiting her
niece, Mrs. j. ID. Clancy, fell and broke
her ankle In two places Friday morning.
l. M. Hunt, Twenty-second and o streets,
reported that his home was entered by