Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-01
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Local Banks Make a Fine Showing
of Deposits.
SALOON LICENSES CT
Only Two Protests and Police Boar I'd
VIII Hold a Special Meeting
Tonight to Pass on
These.

Bank deposits in South Omaha, by the
official statement issued yesterday for
the close Of business April rs, exceed
$4,000 900 for the first time in the his
tory OF the market city. This enviable
figure was reached by a splendid increase
over the former statement issued in Feb
ruary, At that time the deposits in south
Omaha banks were between IS 5000. 900
and $4,000, 600. The total gain since that
time has exceeded 81, 500, 900. The bank
ers are Justly proud of the record OF
South Omaha. Another good sh owin Is
that the cash on hand is larger than ever
before, being in excess of $4,000, 900. The
banks combined have loaned above
$4,000, 900. A comparison of the banks
shows that the prosperity has been pro-
p~ortionately divided. All nave made bet
ter s~howings.
Hearing OF saloon Licenses.
The South Omaha Board of Fire and
Police Commissioners met last night TO
pass on about forty liquor licenses and
TO hear protests, should there be any. The
protests were narrowed down to two. all
others having been settled by agreement.
since all related TO the matter of the
publication OF the legal notices. One pro-
test was brought by Elmer Thomas Of
Omaha against A. n. Fryes, who applied
for the saloon at the South Omaha Live
Stock exchange. The ground advanced
in the deposition was that the petition
was faulty and the saloon was in reality
owned by the Union Stock yards as a
corporation and therefore a license could
not issue. John Fida was protested by
residents of the neighborhood.
All those applicants against whom no
protests were lodged and who had COM
pleted the necessary legal steps in the
matter of petition, BOND and fee were
granted licenses. The protested licenses
were passed over until tonight. when the
hearing will be granted. Any other ap-
pllcants who at that time are eligible
| will also be granted licenses. The total
number of applicants this year is about
seventy, as compared to eighty-six or
eighty-seven last year, we or three
later applications will probably come in,
but the board does not expect more than
seventy-five applicants at the most.
Athletic Exhibition.
The Shamrock club gave its usual fort
nightly athletic exhibition last night. TIE
attraction Of the evening was a wrestling
match between Al Marcan and Pat HannI-
gan. Hannigan was outweighed and after
a plucky contest he was defeated in
straight falls. The crowd appreciated the
work OF the South Omaha man and gave
him plenty of applause, although il was
seen that he would be defeated. Rud
Smith refereed the bout. Some practice
boxing was also on the bill.
Several challenges were interchange I'd.
Marean challenged any heavyweight wrest-
Ter OF Omaha to meet him for a side bet
of $3.50.
Magic City Gossip.
The Owls had an athletic exhibition last
night at Eagle hail.
II. Q. Richmond of Lincoln WAS visiting
ia South Omaha yesterday.
John has been confined to his
home from an injury To his foot.
1he date OF the commencement TO be
/ given by the South Omaha Hospital as
ISOLATION 20 its graduate nurses is set for