Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-20
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Commercial Club Asked to Furnish
Building for Hotel Tenant.
BURLINGTON DEPOT MAY COME
Appropriation sIdetrackcd, but
Chance Exists 60 Secure ~ yet
Interurban Line May ne
Go Soon.

Go Soon.
The South Omaha Commercial club in
session Thursday noon spent the hour al
lotted to the meeting in discussing the
project of new hotel. A proposition by
MISS Mccarthy OF Omaha Offering to lease
hotel OF fifty rooms and guarantee good
service, provided a ten-year contract IN
modern building could be secured, was con-
sidered. The club will interest itself in
seeking property owners who may be will
ing to build under such a proposition. It
Is understood that a number Of property
owners have offered to build to suite the
needs OF a good tenant, so the proposition
may come to an early realization. The
need OF a first-class hotel in South Omaha
is imperative and many of the business
men OF the city would be willing TO assist
by taking shares in the building The club
appointed committee to investigate the
proposition more fully and to meet pros
pectiVe property owners who might be In
terested. This committee consisted OF E.
H. Brown. w. r. Cheek and NJ Eckman
Inc club instructed the secretary TO dis
pose Of the billiard table belonging to the
club rooms, as II appeared that the men,
bers made little use Of it. An arrangement
is to be tried so that a weekly lunch may
be served in the club rooms that the
members may meet and conduct their bust
ness with no delay or hindrance. 1t is
| agreed that in the club rooms a PROPOSE
ton might be we'll discussed while the
members are taking their lunch and by the
time the short hour was over all business
could be finished.
Interurban Line Financed.
An item of great interest to the club and
to the city was mentioned by Mr.. McGill
to the effect that st. Louis capital had been
| interested In the Lincoln-Beatrice g. Hast
ings Interurban line and that the present
Ralston line would be financed and COM
pleted shortly. 1t was declared by the
same informant that 100000 had been
promised for the completion of the line.
L. M. Lord, the cashier of the Live Stock
National bank. said he had been consulted
regarding the feasibility of the proposed
interurban line and had assured his inter-
viewer that the milk hauling business alone
would pay all the running expenses OF the
road. His questioner was one of the par
ties who will, 1t is believed, finance the
proposed road.
Depot for Burlington.
! A general depot and passenger station for
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad
was one Of the good things announced at
the club meeting which will shortly be a
| reality. The Burlington agreed to construct
a station at Thirty-slxth and L streets as
soon the street car line was extended to
that point The general passenger agent
| OF the Burlington announced privately a
few days ago that the appropriation for
the depot had been included in the list OF
stations to be constructed this year, but
that by some means 1t had been set aside
temporarily. He said that an effort would
be made to have the apportionment re-
instated and the station constructed al
once. This station will be erected at an
approximate cost of $4,000. The conven.
fence OF the new car line through the Union
Stock Yards was never more apparent thar
at present. With an attractive passenger
station at the end of the line much travel
and waste of time will be saved.
Dinner Parties at Country Club.
The lowering weather of last evening
made the dinner parties rather slender at
the South Omaha Country club; but a
: number were held In spite of the threaten
ing sky. Among those who entertained
J were Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph FOWL, whose
guests were Misses Shannon, Gladys Sui
Ivan and Mr.. Joseph Peschek, T. ]. o.
! Neil entertained a party of four. and L
; M. Lord entertained a party of two.
Special Meeting of Board.
The south Omaha Board of Fire and Po-
lice commissioners held a special meeting
yesterday afternoon to hear charges pre-
ferred by Myer NJ L4povski against OF.
ficer Gillin. Lipovski charged that he had
been falsely arrested and Inundated by the
officer who had also used force and vio-
lence against him. The evidence showed
that Lipovsh had dog which wore ne
tag and that Lipovski got into an alter
cation with the dog catcher over the mat
ter in the presence of the officer who
told him he had TO secure dog tag. This
Iipovslu declared he would not do and de-
, fled the officer to arrest him. The officer
: became provoked and some words ensued
a The family of Lpovski came to his aid
4 and another officer came up. In the mean
4 time Gillin told Lpovski he was under ar
rest and ended by hauling his prisoner
through the open streets to jail On this
action Lipovsii based his action to have
GilIn punished at the hands of the board
The board took the matter under advise
: ment and will report, later.
WeIIs-MerceiI Wedding.
Frank Wells Of Los Angeles. Cal wa:
| married to Mas Nora Mercell at St
Rridgets church Thursday morning. TIL,
bridesmaid was Miss Celia Mercell. a sistel
of the bride. Lester Murphy acted as bes
man. After the ceremony the young couple
| started at once for their new home on the
Pacific coast The bride is the daughter Of
Thomas Mercell, 1923 North Twenty-fourtf
street.
Birdie Uses Razor Well.
Birdie Aldrich cut James Smith with 9
razor shortly after noon yesterday in the
. wollstein building at 2s1s N street james
] Smith is a rather we'll developed specimen
of African humanity and has been paying
court to Birdie Aldrich's sister until &
day or two ago he became enraged at hi
lady love and IL said to have abused hei
and to have cut up all the Sunday clothe:
which were the pride OF the girls heart
Not content, he pursued her to the home o