Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Idaho Stookmsn Injured by Auto on
Alighting from Car
DRIVER AS YET UNIDENTIFIED
Genuine Texas steer Sold at stock
Yards, but lie Appeared Minus
His DEMONSTRATION ON
Tax Levy.

John Bermansolos Of Boise, Idaho was
struck and knocked down by an automo-
bile at $40 D. m. last night at the corner
OF Twenty-fourth and streets South
Omaha. MIR. Bermansolos was dismounting
from a car at that point and the automo-
bile was going south. The motorman had
Just stopped to throw the switch at Twenty
fourth and streets, preparing to turn west
and go through the Union Stock Yards
as the automobile came up behind at
rapid rate In some manner the stockman
stepped in front of the fast moving car
and was thrown, the wheels passing over
his ankle. He was carried into DR.. w. j.
McCranns office where his injuries were
dressed The doctor found a slight frac-
ture of the ankle bone and bruises on the
thigh, arms, side and groin. The driver OF
the automobile Is as yet unidentified. He
was driving machine numbered Neb. 1915
He did not stop his machine and was said
| by Officer Shehan TO be going about 90
miles an hour.
Mr. Bermansolos is an extensive shipper
or sheep and had fourteen cars on yester-
days market. He will be able to continue
his trip homeward at once.
The Last of the Texans.
e. d. Gould OF Kearney, Neb., had
Texas steer on the market Wednesday,
which sold by itself for 500 per hundred.
the highest price ever paid at the South
Omaha market for grass fed animal. This
steer weighed 1,42O pounds and was a clean,
deep chested animal built upon a plan TO
catch the packers eyes. Mr.. Gould bought
the steer from the Reverse Cattle COM
paNy and 1t was raised on a ranch in
Routt county, Colo. He was almost pure
io Pon
South Omaha these days. His horns had
been taken off so he had not the fierce
aspect Of the old Texas ranger. Armour G.
company purchased the steer along with a
bunch of cows.
| Yesterdays market at the South Omaha
yards was even better in point of prices
and the fine demand for stock than any of
the good days Of the last week. The cattle
and sheep were plentiful and sold at fine
prices for all grades. One load of fine
white faced feeders twenty-nine head
sold at the high figure for a full load Of
feeders, bringing $3.50 per hundred. They
averaged 1886 pounds each Six months
feeding will make this bunch weigh fully
1,6OO each and they should top the market
easily.
The receipts of sheep were nearly up to
10000 head. making the third big day of this
week.
TrafnOr on Levy.
Mayor p. J. Trainor issued statement
yesterday concerning the South Omaha tax
| levy for the present fiscal year, and ex-
planning why it was necessary to raise
the levy this year to meet the demands
Of the greatly increased interest and sink
ing fund due to the extensive paving oper-
atoms. The letter is self-explanatory and
is as follows:
The following is the assessed valuation
! as returned by the Board OF Equalization
and State Board on City Taxes and Rail-
road Terminals; r- Z =.
Mill levy-9. 1898, which produced. 10000. 90
Valuation for year 1903. ........... a. 597 900 al
Mil levy-9.3lS, which produced. 229O0O OO
! Balance In interest and sinking
State board reduced railroad ter '''''i
'st a -. R6OOo 90
creased a fraction of a mill on interest
and sinking fund, so as to care for interest
on Improvement bonds, paving, curbing and
from the county books (for year 1910 we
raised all corporations and prominent busl-
ness houses to 1910 city assessed valuation,
eft.
Guthrie Retires from Business.
Harry Guthrie of the Guthrie Plano com
pany, has been forced to retire from bust
ness in South Omaha, on account OF fall
ing health, and he has gone to Arizona
with a hope of gaining benefit. J. C. Nc
Cram, son OF DR.. w. ]. McCrann. has
bought his interests in the company. and
will conduct the department OF musical sup
plies. Frank Guthrie will still conduct the
plano department OF the store. The new
firm will be known as the McCrann Phono-
graph and Musical Supply company.
Peter Lenagh's Ice House Burned.
Fire destroyed Peter Lenagh's ice plant
, Thursday morning causing a loss of about
1900. The origin Of the fire was supposed
to be sparks from a passing engine. Tho
fire department did not arrive until the