Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-07
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
BUSINESS Men Discuss City Problems
at Smoker.
SCHOOL SITE BIG Issu
l.. y. Harrison Assaulted aud suffers
severe Concnssion which May
Prove Fatal - Africna
Church' 60 Rebuild.

The smoker Of the South Omaha Com
merclal club Saturday was attended by
about forty Of the members. The session
was held at the new club rooms. where
the evening was spent in a serious discus
sion Of important topics Of public interest.
The paving Of Hector boulevard with creo-
soted wood block paving was given a tho
rough discussion. II was agreed that this
kind Of paving was especially good, but
some argument was heard against the
extra cost. More criticism was lodged
against the extra charge for grading and
the extra cement than the other items.
The club took no formal action on the
matter last evening.
On the question for a site for the manual
training department there was much diver
sity of opinion. Some favored the pur-
chase OF additional property and others
thought the building should be erected on
the present high school site. The extra
cost Of a site could then be applied to
provide a better building. As to the style
of building twas thought a building could
be erected which would supplement the
present one and even add artistic features
to the school campus.
The members Of the Board Of Education
were present and anxious to have the COM
mercial club assist in the solution Of the
problem. The club was asked to appoint
a committee TO work In conjunction with
the board. Bids for the sites will be re-
ceived at the regular meeting Of the board
Monday night. If they appear unreasonable
1t is proposed that the committee Of the
commercial club use its Influence to Sc
cure more reasonable offers.
Nearly every guest present expressed his
opinion on one point or another of the
lengthy discussion. At the close several
committees were appointed to AXE up the
matters under discussion.
l., n. Harrison sluEged.
l.. B.. Harrison was slugged about Z p. m.
last night in a street fight on Twenty
fourth street in front of Lewon s. Stroeh's
saloon. The affair was over so soon that
no one seemed to know exactly what had
happened. It was said that a quarrel
started among several men who appeared
more or less Intoxicated. In the midst Of
It they came to blows and someone hit
Harrison IN the face and knocked him
down. He fell heavily on the walk, striking
his head, and was rendered unconscious
at once. DR.. "A. Fl Koenlg attended him
and ordered him taken to the South Omaha
hospital. Up to a late hour he had not
recovered consciousness and 1t is feared
he will die. The participants in the quar-
rel disappeared at once and the city de-
~tectives are now trying to find out who
was. guilty of the assault. No one has
yet been found who will divulge the in
formation.
John Dunn Arrested.
John Dunn, fireman for the Cudahy
Packing company, living at Twentieth and
II streets, was arrested yesterday morning
for alleged insult offered to Mrs. James
White, T~wenty-sixth and p streets. Mrs.
Dunn said he followed her Friday night
for several blocks before she could reach
home and made repeated advances. SAT-
urday morning she swore out a complaint.
African Church 10 Rebuild.
The first work I'm reinodeling the African
Methodist Episcopal church was begun
Saturday. The site of the church is
Twenty-flfth and r streets. A crew of
men from the beef gangs at the packing
houses volunteered their services ana
basement was cleared during the after