Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Commercial Club Soon to Give Ban.
quet to Officials.
TO DISCUSS CITY BETTERMENTs
Country club ut Annual MeetinE
Finds Condition Of Organization
10 ne Most Formulating
Two Men Confess.

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Final arrangements for a general ban
auet to members and guests Of the South
Omaha Commercial club was planned for
wednesday evening, December s, at a
luncheon held Thursday at the Greer hotel.
This banquet is to be gwen at the Greer
hotel and many new matters touching the
improvement Of business and good feelins
among the business men will be presented
by q corps Of able speakers. The guests
will include the elective city officials. The
details Of the list Of guests were per-
fected.
1t was decided not to make any recon-
%mendations TO the city council on the
prospective redistristing of the city. one
Of the committees Including J. H. Kopietz
explained to the club what was being done
in Spring Lake park in the matter of
cutting trees. Mr.. Kopietz said no trees
we're being cut without the mark Of the
superintendent showing that the work was
not done haphazard. The trees, which are
being cut are the cripples and those trees
in clumps, where the larger trees have
overshadowed the weaker ones so that
one is simply a detriment to the other.
Wherever a tree is cut 81 is calculated that
the remaining trees will be benefited that
much in the course Of a few years. The
iron-wood trees are being cut as they are
Of stunted growth and not greatly ornamen-
tai. Far from being a butehery Of the fine
trees Of the park, the work Is a part Of
the necessary dressing to make a majestic
grove.
Annual Meeting of Country Club.
The annual meeting Of the South Omaha
Country club was held last night at
Library hall. The session was most
harmonious and the attendance was good.
Three directors were elected to fiji expired
terms, three to fiji designations and three
remain to serve one year. The three-year
men were w. B. Cheek, c. NJ. Schindel and
T. j. O'Neil. The two-year men are
Charles Mann. r. d. Laverty and S. =.
Winters. The men still in office are c. A.
Meleher, DR.. w. A. Cox and Otto Radsu-
welt.
w. B. Cheek is the retiring president. He
and DR.. c. M. Schindel refused to become
candidates for reelection unless It was
promised them they should be relieved
from the craftsmanship or other strictly
executive offices. This was resretfully
agreed to by the members for both men
have served the club faithfully for three
years. Mr.. Cheek has been chairman u
the Board of d.. Sctors during the entire
time. Under his management the club has
prospered as we'll as the newness Of the
organization would allow.
Clubs Condition.
The financial report for the year was read
Dy charles Cox, secretary of the board of
directors ana showed a degree of prosperity
Whlch surprised even the members familiar
with the situation. 1t was by far the hest
I report for three wars At Al. H. -. a..
meeting all the members predicted a season
Of great prosperity with much increased
popularity of the club. Nothing was said
about the dues or the initiation fees and il
Is likely they will remain unchanged. unless
necessity requires. With the membership
Increased to the 800 limit everything would
be we'll With a membership of 200 the cluE
could find plain sailing The 200 mark is
the point at which the new board Will
strive during the time before the opening
of the next season.
The new board Of directors Will meet al
DR. c. M. Sohindel's office this evening and
the old board will close up its business and
adjourn, turning everything over to tile
new board.
Two Check RRissFs Confess.
Andrew Roy and Gus MeLOrn, tive col.
ored men, confessed to the crime Of rails.
ne a oo-SShe GiA0 CloCh 10 aHVs Iney Weul
to the store Of Max Rypin and bought 81
in goods and presented the check. reeeIv.
ing $50 in change. When Rypin sent II
the check 1t was refused at the bank
Rypin then had the two men arrested
In their confession It was learned tina
Roy raised an Armour check, similar Il
the one passed, to $500 and passed II at p
Wigs store. He confessed to that Grim,
also, and was tried before the distrio
court, where he was acquitted, nOtwith
standing his confession of guilt. The DO
lice department in this instance have
written confession by both men. Re-,
stated that he met McLoFn on the stree
and finding that a time check was DOS
sessed between them, they bought al
eraser at D. s. C-ark's drug store ant
erased the words and figures Of the check
They then inserted the other deuomina
lions. The work was done so we'll tina
Rypin did not detect the fraud.
MOdeFn WOOdmeh Election.
At a regular meeting Of camp No. 40s5
Modern Woodmen of America, held OF
Wednesday evening. December /, the fol
lowing officers were elected for the yeai
1910: Consul. Thomas F. COnIey; adviser
J. J. MoManus; banker. Charles Swanson
clerk. Joseph ]. Breen; escort, Robert Girt
hotter; Waterman, Frank Madison; sentry
William WallwebbeFi manager, +. Il. Pearl
physician, DR.. w. J. MeCrann.
Magic City Gossip.
Mrs. ]. d. Ringer has returned after hay
ing spent a week in Lincoln.
} Our school specials are the kind of shoe
you want Tor the boy or girl. Cressey.
Ira Pace was fined $50 and costs yester
day for carrying concealed weapons.
John Butkis was arrested yesterday as
suspect, II being minated that he ha
stolen some carpenter tools.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to an
part OF the city. Telephone No. s.
Mrs. c. w. Wright was taken to In
Swedish hospital Tuesday for An operation
Try at home first Watches, jewel!J
diamonds, s~ilverware. Jacobson q ture
Co..
SPECIAL VALUEs-Our mems calf we
shoes at $3.50. Cressey.