Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-01
lFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
itissnf Committee VIII Report on
Fewer Franchise Matter.
SKIS FOR MORE EXPERT ADVICE
ssEEe~ts 20 Council That Setter. the
FtRsl Papers Are signed That
EEs-t Liasnity of C8tY
Ne Determinea.

The citizens COMMITTEES appointed b. the
mayor and city council GO iuvsstEHte TIE
Nebraska Power proposition adopted the
frn0winE resolution unsnimUuslv:
Resolved. hat ~ ths city council sees
contrAct with the Nebraska Power c7n-
phnF. uhey first submit the present C.n-
uhct 10 7. J. MRhoney Of Omaha FOR legal
muE be assumed by the city. both in the
srtual WORKING % the hydro-eleutrte
u al phases further, that II the CITY
found 70 be fiHhle IA HuF matter rot
D RecificsllF ~safeEnsrdsd me said attor-
10y shall drHft the proper contract Gov
efinE al points 81 liability. and the 81
Itode - the present committse sinai net
construed az fHvOrfng SAID contract
Nts work being undune further. that IN
~ case shall the contract he completed
Without suhunttinE the contract to- vote
- the people fer their approval and IN
the event Of q special election The sHiu
nebrHskh Power compan shall pear III
~ expense involved In said election.
Before arriving ri this conclusion the
bsmmittse spent three hours or more in
6ebate. During this time. hUwever. no
ore took the floor 90 8avscHts the power
Imposition. BIZ a resolution Of l. c Gib-
- the letter written b. M. Jaeggi
iticisiuE the assistant city attorney ana
Ne opponents Of the power plan charging
Ehem with being IN the eupluy Of the
s1naha Electric Light and Power mp
rs read. On motion of z J. ONen 81 was
e~esolved that the isttsr be resolved as q
&rect insult 10 the entire COMMITTEES sn6
insiuuauon against the Intelligence Of
De citizens Of South Omaha. This was
@aUpted. Ths oumnlittee then adjourned
% report 10 the mayer ana The city uDun-
ca its finding and to swBlt the further
f4easure Of the mayer. who Hppuintsd
hem. The city council will meet this
evening and VIII probably take VI the
p1wer proposition.
Demand for HoEs.
n EThe South Omaha hos market was re-
nRrkBble for two things yesterday The
tecelpts. amounting 20 y, UDo head, were
solo out by 1910 in the morning The
hackers bought everything IN sight The
other point was that tine Gays receipts
brought up the number Of hogs 70 ne
hrFest number sole in any one year since
the south OmshH yards we're opened. The
previuus record was in 1901. when 2414
Bbs were received The receipts, inclno-
sng yesterday. were 8,4is.S5L, The TOP
nzid yesterday was tb.sb.
Pa4rick-Hnrder.
Senator William =. Patrick Of Sarpg
npunty Hne Miss w1helmine c. Harder
were married last evening Of the resi-
6ence OF DR.. p L Wheeler. pastor OF the
PRESBYTERIAN church. Miss Harder was
Extended by Miss Edith Anderson and tbS
nroum ~ George T. Milne Of PRpillion
The parties came 20 the pastors reEidenCs
H. automobiles. After the simple csre-
uony the bride and groom went 70 O1nahR
= y here a elmer was served 10 a numbei
81 friends ST Z =. II. They viii reside ii
NJ Patrick's country home. known al
f. MVabun Lodge, near Chfld's Point SCns'
Dor Patrick is well known and has d Law
prsctue in South Omaha Miss Harder
vas for = number Of years d schOe
1escher in the south Omaha shoots. IN
reddiHe hss notr been uneKpectsd -1Di
aume time by the Friends Of Nj PBtrioi
and Miss HarAer.
Magic City Gossip.
Ta,e local club will give a dance FRIDAY
&NeninE al Odd Fellows hall
letters Cold Ton Beer delivered TO an!
part Of the city. Telephone No. O.
WHovsrd GrBmIich is visiting FOR a few
aAm IN PHpHliOn and Springfield
COAL, Try Howland'E celebrated sIvt
creek Offioe. 4s n oath ST Tel South
M. Coombs Of Ord is visiting his brother
II L. CoOnbs, Twenty-ssventh and i
streets.
Mrs. Frank p Lewis is entertaining be
sister. Miss Margaret short Of Vale, Ia
Curing the holidays.
Miss Agnes Condor. 1871 North Twenty
sixth street Is entertaining MISS lisa
belle Wolfe Of Lincoln.
The Ancient order Of United Workmsr
No. 90. Will give d prize mRsouernd
y fAll this evening at the temple
WIN not resolve 20 sHve money durin
! hhe new year by having y savings BOcUur
with the Live Stock National bank
Mrs. II J. Oswald. 9bne y street. vii
entertain the Wonen's Missionary societ
II the Presbyterian church Thursday afi
ernDen.
- Isrst-Ladys Open-faced watch, betwee
fh and 18th streets, on . street, Saturday
h4eturn 10 Bee office, 18th hnd y streets
tNOuth Omaha. Reward
~ The little daughter OF A NJ GhllHEhe
MSas operated on last Sunday for tubercu