Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-15
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Independent Telephone Workers
Settle Differences.
EXCHANGE TO BE FINISHED SOON
Possibility Tolls Between Omaha aud
south Omaha win ne lowered
Briggs Comes To-day with
Prisoners.

All men Of those employed by the indie
pendent Telephone company, who on Thurs
day walked out were back at work Friday
before noon, having adjusted their griev-
ence. The company is now employing
several hundred men Most Of them are
digging trenches for the conduit system
which will ramify through all districts Of
the city and provide complete under
ground service
Work on the exchange building at
TwcntyAhfth and NJ streets has been
progressing night ana day The exchange
IL being built under contract to be finished
within thirty days The walls are now
completed and the roof is on. The cement
floor Of the second story is nearly doue
and the interior remains to be finished
The work indicates that the company
viii soon be Ia active competition. The Ne
braska Telephone company has reduced
its rates and it is possible that the tolls
between Omaha and South Omaha will be
dropped 1t is understood that this will
bs done by the new company
chief Briggs Arrives Today.
Chief Briggs announced BY letter from
south 81. Paul that he would arrive with
his prisoners saturday morning. lie has
been in st. Paul since last Monday, ac-
companied by Sheriff Bradley. The prisoners
in question are Joseph Nendrd, Emil Mertz,
l.. STANLEY. Thomas Caly and William
sedlacek, all implicated as charged in the
requisition with participating in the Vista
Springs assault case The preliminary trial
is held this afternoon unless further
reason for delay should arise.
Grndc school Recital.
Above $50 people patrons of the South
omaha schools ottei ded Mss Eunice
Ensor's recital yesterday afternoon at
Library hall. The room was filled to its
full capacity The program was introduced
by Superintendent N M. Graham, who
made an address In which he told OF the
development of music i'm the South Omaha
schools and Of its great success. The care
full work in the grades was largely RESPONSE
BILE. he said, for much " the good work in
the high school, which is illustrated by the
orchestra, the quartets and the chorouses
which are doing remarkably well.
Mr. Graham took occasion to leave the
subject of music and discuss other new
features of the school work. the manual
training and the Kindergarten work. In
the latter he expressed great satisfaction.
After this introduction the excellent pro-
gram was carried out announced, with
The exception that the high school orchestra
did not appear, being stopped on account
of the athletic meet during the afternoon.
Miss Ensor was the recipient of many
praises for her work after the recital was
over. The performers also shared in many
congratulations,
Church Services sunday.
Rev. George Van Wrinkle will return from
Chicago Saturday morning and will occupy
his pulpit as usual lie attended the Ma
tlonal Missionary congress held in the me-
tropolis during the week. He afterward
attended the Northern Baptist convention.
Rev. DR.. r. l.. Wheeler will preach sun
day morning from the text, HE Took Upon
Himself the Form of a Servant" In the
evening he will discuss thoughts suggested
by the death Of King Edward VII of Eng
land and the succession of George V.
"Lifes Pilgrimage" will be Rev. j. M.
Bothwelrs topic at the Methodist church.
In the evening an evangelistic service will
be held.
w. l.. Cullen will conduct services at st.
Clements mission and his general topic
will be "Whit-Sunday, the Birthday of the
Church" Rev Alfred G. White will con-
duct holy communion at st. Edwards mis-
sion Sunday morning. He will conduct the
usual services at st. Martins church, his
morning topic being Transmission OF
Power"
Rev. j. c. Kennedy will preach at the
United Presbyterian church Sunday morn
ing.
Magic City Gossip.
Dr. e. L. Delaney expects to leave
soon for few weeks vacation,
Martin Smith was arrested yesterday for
leaving his team loose in the streets.
IThe Shamrock club will give dance
Wednesday evening, May Is, at Rushings
hall.
A summer bowling league is to be organ
lied at South Omaha Sunday morning at
10 o'clock.
The Mystic Workers OF the World will
give ball Tuesday evening, May IL at
odd Fellows hallN
The home of Jake Beatty, near Child's
crossing in Sarpy county. burned to the
ground Thursday night.
d. Ringer returned Thursday from
Bushnell H., where he has been to attend
the funeral of his mother.
Morgan Heafey, ir is doing well at St
Joseph hospital, where he has undergone
an operation for appendicitis.
A fire broke out at the home of Ed
Dorrity Twenty-siXth and II streets, yes
terday, caused by chimney which was
defective. Loss was slight.
The Young Mems Christian association
boosters held meeting and luncheon at
the Greer hotel last night and found that
AiO had beel suDSCflped TOT the mSutu-
ton The work Will be renewed next week
The sheep barn base ball team was de-
feated yesterday by the team from the hog
yards of the Union Stock yards. The score
was to 4. Robinson and Thomas were the
battery for the former and Murphy and
stevens for the hog barn team. Poor field
ing cost the game which was apparently
for the sheepmen until the fifth inning.
The South Omaha Commercial club Will
meet in special session at 1 p. m. today to
consider the manner of supplementing the
incomplete census returns of the city. II
is thought several hundred names have
been omitted.