Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
l. E. Finney of the Armour Company
Struck on Head with Brick.
MISSILE THROWN AT A CAR
Counsel Meets and Acts on Paving
Contracts, but posfpones Action
on the Occupation Tax
orainshees.

Assistant Manager II. e. Flnney OF
Armour & Co, was hit on the head By a
brick at the corner OF, T~9Wenty-fourth and
@ streets. south Omaha at 3 y. m. wednes-
day. The brick was thrown by someone
who soemed to be hiding on the roof OF a
low building near he corner and who
escaped detection. The missile was hurled
at a passing car and not AZ Mr.. Finney.
II went through the window. however, and
cut a long. ugly CASH in the managers
head. DR.. T.. L. Delaney was called and
took four stitches in Nj. Flnney's scalp
before the wound was fully closed. The
police were on the ground within a mlnut
or two, but the thrtwep Of the brick had
disappeared.
These bricks which are hurled about the
corners Of the streets in South Omaha
have in most Of the cases come from con-
ceaied parties rather than mobs. The
police think the wark IS done with a purely
vindictive spirit ana not from any
sympathy villa the, Atrlks or the strikers.
Yesterday a defamateTS leaflet was dis
trlbuted widely I'M sontR 3onaha, concerning
the police and members of The, police conf
mission.
Frank Moore was arrested Thursday
morning on a complaint sworn out before
Justice CockrelT Of Omaha, charged with
being the impelling power and man be-
hind the bricks that were thrown at Mr..
Finney. He was locked up in the county
Jail to answer.
Council lets Contracts.
The city council met yesterday afternoon
and awarded several contracts for grading
and street repair for which bids had been
received. The session afterward considered
a communication from the Offerman
Plumbing, Heating ana Construction com
pany asking mat, In case trouble followed
the execution OF the contract, which may
come as a result Of the attempt to manu-
facture and lay sarco paving, or asphaltiC
concrete the city should not hold the com.
pany for nonperformance OF It's contract
and thus subject them 10 a suit for dam.
ages. An eastern company, Werren Bros
Of Boston, threaten to, sue and fully
prosecute any attempt to lay "sarco' paw.
ing in South Omaha as an infringement
of It's patent. Following this communlca.
ton, A. II. Murdoch. as attorney for thc
Offerman company, asked permission tC
withdraw the communication, saying thai
the company had agreed to maintain it.
own rights and take the entire RESPONSE
bAlAgs NAiti AhC RAtoA AN9 Aou ASuNI1u Ailh
request to writing it was granted by tn,
city council. 9s
In the matter OF the occupation ia,
ordinances the cquncil reached a deadlocl
TO all appearaneess although no attemp
was made 70 ppss any 56f the ordinances
After considerable discussion 1t was agreed
to defer the mSttfr until Monday.
sheen Pens Crowded.
One hundred thnussnd sheep and lamb
in three days IS tbs Unprecedented recor,
OF the South@ Omaha market this week
while no day Ras Sat broken the recor,
for big runs. the three days together max
a record not edusied aSsany time. Tn
week promises 10 10 The largest in tn
history OF the South Omaha yards. Tn
trade had the appearance Of being SLOW
but the sheep and lambs. were selling fast
The large number ion hand from Tuesday
owing to the fact that they could not b
sorted up, sold, and dipped for che. feed
ing pens any faster; corabined with tn
1900 new conslgnments OF Wednesday
crowded the pens to their capacity. Whe
the shipments ease off during the last thre
days of tho week the officials expect t
get the yards cleaned up again. II Thurs
day and Friday have large runs som
sheep will have 10 go over until Monday
Compared with the same three days las