Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-21
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Joseph Treoek Ends His Life by
Means Of Bullet.
WAS Ill AND UNABLE TO WORK
south Omaha Electric LiRht and
Power Company viii Protest
Award of Electric Light
ing Contract.

I'll health and unable to work. While his
son was at the packing houses working he
took the revolver and, COINS into the cellar
of the house, braced the door shut with a
heavy key and fired the shot When the
son returned from work he found his
father dead. He called the ~neighbors and
the police. The first TO arrive was VIII
liam Crawford, living at 2624 2. He said
he had heard a shot about 5 p. m, but
could no locate the sound and paid no at
tention to It. 1t is believed that this must
have been the shot which Trecek fired,
Mary Alternately also heard the shot and
described the time as about 5 p. m.
Trecek was a laboringman, and had been
confined in a hospital lately. He had be-
come discouraged and imagined he was in
the way. The body was taken in charge
by Heafey & Heafey. The inquest will be
held at 10 a. m. today.
He IL survived by two daughters and his
son, Joseph Trecek, jr.
Local Com pany 20 Protest.
II has been definitely stated by the rep
resentatives of the South Omaha Electric
Light and Power company that a protest
will be filed against the action of the city
council in awarding the contract for public
lighting to the Omaha Electric Light and
Power company. 1t requires a protesting
petition signed by 5 per cent of the legal
voters Of the city to stop the execution OF
the contract and to force the same to be
submitted at a special election at the ex-
pense of the Omaha Electric Light and
Power company. 1t has been demonstrated
that that number of names can be easily
secured in the petition containing $40 names
asking that the city council favor the
South Omaha company. Petitions are be-
ing prepared for immediate circulation.
These will be presented as soon as the
judiciary committee of the council reports
favorably on the ordinance extending the
contract Of the Omaha Electric Light and
Power company. This action is expected
Monday night.
1t is predicted that II the matter is forced
to a special election the South Omaha COM
pany will win easily, because the company
agrees to furnish commercial lighting
cheaper by 2 cents per kiiowatt hour. II
follows, in all probability. that, with the
presentation of the legal protest, the
Omaha company may withdraw from the
competition rather than face a losing is
sue at the polls.
Girls to Play Basket Ball.
The girls OF the South Omaha High
school will play their first basket ball
game Friday evening at Sis, at the Young
Mems Christian association gymnasium.
Owing to the fact that there Is no
gymnasium in connection with the high
school, no attempt has ever been made by
girls to play basket ball before.
Through the kindness of the present
Young Mems Christian association au-
thorities, the girls have been allowed the
privilege of using the gymnasium. They
have been practicing faithfully in order
that the first game OF girls basket ball
ever played in South Omaha be a succesa
They have organized teams, two Of
which, the Reds and the Blues. will af-
ford the people OF South Omaha the first
opportunity of seeing a game of girls
basket ball at home.
Mesdames N. E. Carter, c. W. Knight,
H. q. Kiddoo, J. NJ. Mullen, Rudolph
Yechout, N. M. Graham and Perry Med.
Wheeler will act as patronesses.
Falls or street Car.
Mike Burlipsky, living at 25O4 South
Twenty-sixth street, Omaha, fell off a
moving street car at $40 p. m. Tuesday.
just north of L street on Twenty-fourth
and received painful injuries, consisting
OF numerous bruises and a simple fracture
Of the small bone of the leg. He is said
to rave disputed with the conductor and
to have been put off forcibly. or at least
to nave been IN a struggle and fell off.
He was taken to Bolen's barn near the
scene of the accident. DR.. W. ]. Nc
Cram attended him and later took him
to his home in Omaha. He is a foreigner
and speaks broken English.
Charged with stealing Grain.
The police arrested Joseph Mahoshock
and Ignas Meetus last night on charge Of
breaking and entering a freight car be-
longing TO the Burlington railroad. The
men, after breaking into the car, took a
large quantity Of oats. 1t was a car be-
longing to the Peters Alfalfa Milling COM
pany Ling on 6 sidetrack near the ruined
plant. The men are Polish or L~ithuanians
living near the locality. Anna West and
Mrs. Toney Schaefer were also arrested
for taking grain after the car was broken.
The charge against the women is petit
larceny. The charge against the men may
result in Imprisonment in the state pshi-
Tertiary.
Gretta Kent Cared For.
The juvenile court authorities succeeded
last night in locating Gretta Kent, a girl
of 10 years, who has been away from her
home in South Omaha for a week. She
was found in Council Bluffs. She was
brought to the Detention home in Omaha.
The parents OF the child are now very
anxious that she should be returned 10
them, but on reporting the case to the
juvenile authorities. said the girl was in
eorrigible. or at least Iebellious. The juve-
nile authorities refused TO return the girl
TO her home until they are satisfied that
she will behave properly in the future ana
that the home is calculated to make the
girl better.
Burning Auto Raises Alarm.
Ed. Phelan's big oldsmobile took fire at
Twenty-third and N streets. South Omaha,
last evening. The flames burst cut in
the engine beneath the shield. For a short
time It looked as If the whole machine
would be consumed. The gasoline tank was
In danger of exploding, but fortunately
did not do so. AS soon as the inflammabls
gresses and oil abOul the engine waI
consumed the flames subsidized. In the
meantime two South Omaha fire depart.
ments were called out and made recon,
runs. When they arrived the danger was
passed. The damage to the Machine will
not exceed $50. II was thought to hay
Your complexion As well