Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Petition in Boots to Visit the Legis.
lators at Lincoln.
POSSIBILITY OF TWO OF THEM
Friends of Jerry Towards Charter
Bill to Compose One of Them
and Tanners Backers
Ise Another One.

FohuIA announcer Omes
The legislature could not complete a
perfect session without q petition in boots
from South Omaha. So think seventy-five
or 100 men who have pledged themselves
to make part of a delegation to Lincoln
next Wednesday. The object this time is
not the proposition looking to the consolida-
ton of Omaha and South Omaha. but is for
the purpose of coming to the support of
Jerry Howard and to lodge a vigorous OBJ
lection to Tanners bill of charter amend
ments in the senate. Jerry Howard has a
charter amendment bill in the house which
In several respects is radically different
from the senate bill. 1t therefore happens
that, as usual. a division of sentiment has
developed and feeling is pretty high.
Joseph F. Murphy. Dan Harmon, Jake
Davis, John Kennedy and a number of
others are prominent leaders and are out
securing pledges from citizens to Join in
the proposed visit. 1t is understood that
Howard's bill is still before the house COM
mittee on municipal affairs.
He asks for a double shift for firemen
and demands the street railway company
shall pave all the space within and eight
cen inches outside of each rail on all
streets where the city has laid or is lay
ing paving. This is to apply TO all future
paving as well.
Just how much effect the bill may have
now that all the streets on which cars run
are fully paved, is hard to see. 1t is pre-
sumed by the parties holding this view that
the company will want to run cars on l.
street. This is not promised.
With the announcement tina Tanners
bill is to receive this opposition it is posi-
bic that the friends of that measure will
make a similar visit. A division Of senti-
ment in a petition i'm boots will be a de-
cided novelty in Lincoln. This petition in
boots recalls the several occasions when
the legislature has been visited before and
the sentiment which took such numbers
to the capitol.
A. w. Adams Dies I'm wichita.
The body OF A. w. Adams arrived from
Wichita, Kan, last evening. Mr.. Adams
died in Wichita Thursday at the home Of
his daughter, Mrs. Frank Herbert. He was
20 years old. He had been a resident OF
South Omaha twenty-one years, making
him one of the pioneer citizens. He has a
son in South Omaha, ]. S. Adams, who is
employed by Peterson & Michaelson. Mrs.
Phil Heath is a daughter. Another daugh-
ter, Mrs. John Baxter, lives in North
Dakota.
The funeral will be held from the English
Lutheran church. Twenty-fifth and K
streets, Monday at 10 a. m. The service
will be conducted by Rev. F. T. Ray. The
burial will be in Laurel Hill cemetery.
Pioneers Plan Memorial.
The South Omaha Pioneer Historical So
ciety will hold a campfire celebration in
honor of old soldiers and in memory of
Lincoln and Washington Tuesday evening,
February q. The committee on entertain
ment has secured the high school audi
forum for the occasion. All old soldiers
and members of the Women's Relief Corps
will be invited. Invitations have been sent
to the soldiers at Fort Crook. A varied
musical program is in preparation. Good
speakers will be present. The complete pro-
gram will be announced next Sunday.
Improvement Club smoker.
The Highland Park Improvement club
will give its annual smoker on Tuesday
evening, February IS, at the Lincoln school.
A general invitation has been extended TO
all who live in the district and such per-
sons as have special features to offer for
discussion.
Several special committees will make
their reports on such matters as the sewer,
F street vladuct and grading OF Twenty
seventh street, which is to be accomplished
when the new charter goes into effect.
Some action is likely to be taken to recon-
mend either to the council or legislature
some relief from the alleged inadequate
water pressure during the day of those con-
nected with the Twenty-seventh street
main, as complaint has been made from
time to time that some days the water
pressure is so low that a bucket of water
a~AA H. 1.o w. l., A. -- l. s-
OF fire some of the best residences OF the
city would be at the mercy of the flames.
Call for Friends Meeting.
There will be a public meeting at the
home of B. S. Abel. rs North Twenty-third
street, South Omaha, on February 10, at s
p. M, for the purpose of becoming ac-
quainted and considering the ACCESSIBILITY
Of organizing a Friends church in the city.
A cordial invitation to attend this meeting
is extended to all who may be interested
in such a movement. John Fry, general
superintendent of the Nebraska yearly
meeting of tine Friends church. and other
prominent ministers expect to be present.
Social Events.
A large party OF friends gave Mr.. and
Mrs, Swan Larson a surprise party Thurs
day evening in honor of their tenth we'd
NAhb ohHiNtiSalgs OiANS kuebNS were pres
ent. They brought with them many gifts
OF value. The house was dressed in the
flowers they brought. Singing, f~easting
and dancing lasted well into the night.
Many speeches were made by the friends
during the course of the celebration. Since
that time the face of the councilman from
the First ward has shone with good nature
and friendliness. The guests were: Mr..
and Mrs. John Larson, C. F. Johnson. Vic
tor Davidson John Stephens, Axel Dali
gran, August Wedding, Richard johnson,
August Sedin, Edward Stone. August John
son, John A. Nelson, Leonard OberE, Gust
stephens, Albert Peterson, A. Kellberg.
Fred SIZZLING, A. Pearson. Edward Holm
quist, Nels johnson, Gust Pierson; Messrs.
Peter Bloom. Victor Runnberg, John Ny
strom, John Bloom, +. Larson, Gust Sahl-
Quist, N. Englund. e Johnson, Oscar Sahl-
Quist: Misses G. ohmon. II. Anderson, Katy
Moser, Mary Oleson, Esther Nelson.
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