Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-04
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
New Presbyterian Church Makes
Good Progress.
ROOF PUT ON DURING WEEK
Cash ON Hand So Far to Meet All
obIiRatiOns-Numb of Raids
on order of the Police
hoard.

The new Presbyterian church IN South
Omaha has been completed TO the point
Of putting on the roof. The exterior walls
are done and the six massive pillars OF the
front have been set up and the superstrue-
ture has been framed and set up to com
plete the west gable During the coming
week the roof will be nearly completed.
car load OF slate, which was 20 have been
used. was found to be inferior and was re-
jeoted and the roof will now be covered
with an asbestos shingle. The work on the
interior is progressing as fast az conditions
will permit. The contractor lie laying the
heating pipes In the conduits Of the base
ment floor and soon the whole win DO In
readiness. Following this, as soon ~ the
roof is covered, the basement will be I'm
ished off and the flor covered with euam-
eled tile. Furniture will be Installed there
and the church will be opened for service
while the workmen will finish off the in
terror of the main auditorium at leisure.
Raisingo Of the columns, which has oe-
cuped the last two weeks has added very
much to the appearance of the uildlng and
brings out the proportions Of the srchi-
tect's plan with effect. Each separate
column with its base and capitol weighs
about ten tons and when given their polish
will be elegant In proportion and fitness.
The financial matters of erecting the
elegant building are said TO be much bet
ter than most structures Of the kind So
far the cash has been at hand to meet
all obligations when due.
DahIman's Day Today.
Mondya. October s. is Dahlman's day in
South Omaha He will probably not visit
South Omaha again until a day or two be-
fore the November election. He will speak
at the several packing houses about noon
and will close his visit at the South Omaha
livestock exchange. The mayor Is sched-
uled to speak at the Swift Packing plant
at 10 a. M, and from there he will 20
to the Omaha Packing plant. At noon he
will be at Armour's plant and at 1913 at
Cudahy's. The time for his arrival at the
South Omaha livestock exchange will be
12:45 p. m.
Several "JOints" Raided,
Following the more stringent orders of
the Board of FIRE and Police Commission
ers one gambling place was raided Satur-
day night, and a place where LIQUOR IL
said to have been sold illegally was raided
Sunday afternoon. The first place waa
filled with negroes. who were engaged In a
crap game and all were taken into custody.
George sempel and ten others were ar
rested. Most of them gave bonds for their
appearance.
| The liquor case was developed when the
police entered a place on lower N street
and found half dozen Austrians with q
case Of beer opened an doll were drink
ing. Nikola Dasovlch is proprietor OF the
place and he was arrested and charged
with illegal selling. Chief Briggs said last
night IT was question in his mind whether
the place was disorderly as he thought the
men possibly had dubbed together and
bought some Sunday refreshments on
Saturday. The police are making Il q
point to exercise more vigil in these man
ners. 1t is, nevertheless. reported that
gambling places are far more frequent at
present than under the former board ap-
pointed by the governor
| The second day OF registration for the
general autumnau elections will be held
Tuesday, october L. The first days regis
tration in South Omaha was very light
| and II is expected at least three times the
number will register at this time than reg
istered before. The polling places have
been arranged in accord with the latest
redistricting of the city into seven wards.
Many people will be confused In this re-
spect until the ward maps are consulted
to learn the new boundaries.
Magic City Gossip.
The South Omaha city council will meet
tonight in regular session.
The Board OF Education is scheduled for
Its regular meeting Monday evening.
Mrs 70. ]. Sullivan of Chicago is visiting
her mother Mrs. w. G. Keefer. 1915 North
Twenty-third street
Phone Bell South s6s, Independent F-1Ses
for a case of letter Gold Top. Prompt
delivery to any part of the city. William
letter.
Peter f. Umatum and Miss Anna suchy
were married last week at the Church OF
the Assumption. They viii make their
homo at Nineteenth and Qstreets.
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