Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-01
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Street Railway Company Preparing
to Lay Track on 0 Street.
ADDRESS By REV. ]. N. LE1DY
AGENT Of state A~nti-saIoOn League
speaks at Presbyterian Church
Two Men Arrested on
suspicion.

During Friday and saturday OF last week
the track gangs Of the Omaha q Council
Bluffs Street Railway company tore up
a block Of paving between Twenty-fourth
and Twenty-fifth and o streets for the
new line OF the system which Is to accom-
MEDIATE West l. street. The men found
the work very difficult on account of the
Ice and frost which had made the paving
almost impenetrable. This was especially
true Of the cement foundation which had
10 be broken off in small pieces with the
use OF wedges and mauls. The company
will continue the work at all events and
II viii probably result in the lines being
completed at the time stipulated In the
contract. which is March L 1910. The ma
terial for the Improvement Is all on the
ground at tho storehouses Of the company.
Offerman brothers have been employed
by the contractor OF the letter creek sewer
to complete the west 1900 feet Of the
sewer. This company is working steadily
on the contract and win have the upper
section of the sewer done with the ad-
vance Of the spring. They began work
near the letter brewery.
Dan Harmon Is working steadily at the
n street gulch sewer in the hollow west
Of Twentieth street. The ground there is
soft and the contractor, is making all
possible effort to ADVANCE the work as
far as possible before the approach OF
the spring freshets. The frost Is a great
advantage at present, The work is pro-
crossing at the rate of about six feet per
day.
In private improvements the greatest
project which is being advanced is that
Of the office building and the hog killing
department of the Cudahy Packing COM
pany. The contract is let and the con-
tractors are only waiting the opening Of
spring weather. or rather until the frost
is cut GO the ground before beginning the
big improvements. These buildings will
cost about S250.0O0.
Rev. J. d. LeIdy Speaks.
Rev. ]. M. Leidy OF the state organlza-
ton of the Anti Saloon league spoke at
the Presbyterian church In South Omaha
last night on the plans and principles Of
the league. He first took up the argu-
ments OF the league for county option and
for state prohibition. He then told of the
possibility Of law enforcement and argued
that the matter could be handled with as
great ease as now holds with the enforce
ment Of the s O'Clock closing law. The
minister at the close asked for a sub
scription to the campaign fund.
Suspects Arrested.
John Sweeney and Dow Thompson were
arrested yesterday on suspicion. They
were found at the Rex hotel and appeared
mysterious to the management so much
so that the police were called. They were
able to give no satisfactory account Of
themselves. The police are holding them
pending a possible report from some of
the western cities which may involve them.
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Magic City Gossip,
Miss Lois Lewis IL visiting friends at
Persia, La.
The city council meets this evening In
adjourned session. ~ %, 2ehf
Carl Remer is able 10 be out again after
an attack Of appendicitis. %
William c.. Melchiorsonl broke his arm
Friday by falling on an icy walk.
Miss Loretta Mooney expects to visit
Denver this week, leaving Wednesday.
letters Gold Top Beer, delivered to any
part OF city. Fred .Hefflinger. Tel. South 1913
Mrs. Alfred DeLanney of st. Louis is
the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. Delaney.
L. F.. Dolezal has opened a new grocery
and meat market at Twenty-fifth and N
streets.
Dana Van Dnsen Of Lincoln, a student
Of the University, is paying a short visit
at home.
Miss Madge sturrock is reported III at
the home of her parents. Twenty-third and
G streets,
Mrs. W.. M. Doty and son, James, have
gone to Falls City, Neb., for q visit with
relatives.
]. L. Duff and family are visiting at
Creston, Ia, the occasion being a golden
wedding Of relatives.
Miss Esther Tell has gone on a visit to
Oakland, Heh. She Is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Harry Bradley.
The auxiliary to the Young Mems Chris
tian association meet on Tuesday after
noon with Or. and Mrs. William Berry.
Offerman Bros. will at once install the
drinking fountain offered by the National
Humane Alliance at Twenty-sixth and l.
streets.
Timothy Sullivan OF Boston is visiting
his friends and relatives in this city. He
was formerly a resident here, but is now
IN the government service at Boston.