Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-03
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Splitter & Co. Buy Bonds, and Paving
Will Go On.
MAN HANGS SELF IN JAIL
James Kennedy, Arrested for Va
GranOy, Fixes Moose to Top of
Bunk and Ends Life Before
JafIer Comes.

William ]. Long. representing spitser s.
Co. OF Toledo, o., was in South Omaha last
night and attended the session Of the cOun-
ell where he placed = bid for the bond issue
amounting TO 500, so at b5h per cent inter-
est. His company was awarded the con-
tract for the entire ISSUE being the only
bidder and having submitted bid offer
| ing par and accrued interest. The COM
pany will print the bonds. The company
was granted the privilege OF paying only
100000 at once, but may hold the rest on
deposit subject to draft as the city may
need the money. The city will be paid
per cent interest. This sale Of paving
bonds insures a great deal Of work IN that
direction before the advent Of winter.
Most OF the contracts are far advanced.
Others will be rushed, a. they were delayed
only on account Of the lack Of funds. Fur
thsr issues OF bonds, amounting to prob
ably $4,000. are stin to follow before the,
close of the year.
An ordinance was introduced at the SEES
sion OF the council to regulate the charac-
ter Of the pictures exhibited at all NOV
ing picture shows in the city and forbidding
all suggestive or indecent pictures and pro
hibiting the exhibition OF any prise fight
] This IL blow aimed at the JeffHee-John-
son fight pictures.
The statement OF the Nebraska Telephone
company on it's gross receipts, on which
to base an occupation tax, and the pay
ment Of $653.06 by the company were mat
ters referred to the finance committee
The contract for the grading Of Thirty
sixth street from Q to Harrison was
awarded to Condor q Griffith at 1873 cents
per cubic yard.
board of Education Meets.
The Board OF Education met last night
and took UP the routine of affairs concern
ing the autumn term of school. Bids to
furnish coal were advertised as well as to
haul the same. Bids for heating and plumb
ing in Hillcrest school were also advertised.
These are to be opened August Is.
No action was taken on the erection of a
manual training building, although the
time for the construction Of such q build
ingfis far passed IL the same is to be used
, this year.
The resignation OF Miss Anna Nystrom
I was accepted. as that young woman has
, been elected assistant principal of the
1 winnebago High school. Miss Donna L.
/ Whitney resigned also to accept a position
: in the Omaha schools,
. The contract to furnish supplies wal
Z awarded to the Scott Stationery company
The board adjourned TO meet August Is.
e Hangs Himself in Jail.
James Kennedy, apparently a vagrani
h and demented, hung himself until dead al
l. the city jail in South Omaha at IL p. m
9 Monday, August 1. He was arrested b,
: Officer Cashion at 10 p. m, who found hin
q before the Elite theater talking irrationally
9 and under a delusion that mob was aftel
= him. On being placed In the cell ne tool
3 towel or strip of white cloth Of tina
8 texture, tied It TO the top Of his bunk jus
fiveEfeet above the floor and after knottinl
the cloth about his neck he sank down OF
!, his knees, made no effort to rise and soor
:. strRngled to death. N.~
. one of the other prisoners. negro named
IT Joe Stout, finally saw the man hanging anC
called Jailer J. p. Corcoran, who cut tn
man down. Life was found to be extinc
and Deputy Coroner B. ]. Larlxin tool
charge. An inquest will be held at II a. m
today, following that OF Arthur letter.
Z Kennedy had no marks Of identification
except that he carried some cards such a
beggars carry bearing his name He wa
a heavy set man of sandy complexion. Hi
% hair was a light brown. His clothing locke
like that of q tramp His dementia closet
resembled the usual Authorizations of tn
dope fiend.
n Mcclure Buys Stock.
DR.. d. Mcclure Of Pendleton, Ore. wa
- In South Omaha yesterday for the purpos
:. Of purchasing 100 blOodsd bulls for tn
United States government These ANNA
are to be shipped to the Indian reservs
lions OF eastern Oregon and distribute
through the herds to enrich the rattle
=, backward breeds OF cattle now belongin
r to the tribes 1t is not necessary that II
as animals be thoroughbreds, but an effo
be is made to get a good. strong and robu
ar stock. Mr.. Mcclure has been in the go'
ne eminent service for many years. At OF
he time he was stationed at South Omaha.
nm Mrs. Robert Hail Dead.
ot Mrs. Robert Hall DIED at her home MOI
ne day morning OF typhoid fever and q con
80 plication OF heart trouble. Shs had n
lts been long III and the fever was low az
of itself was not considered dangero'
Mt until the complication developed. Mrs. HIS
cd was the wife Of Robert Hail. superinten
no ent of construction for the Union Sto'
nt Yards company. Their married life M
lasted but two years. The funeral has n
yet been announced. pending the wish
OF relatives out OF the city.
New steel stack.
a Swift & Co is erecting q new steel sta
at the plant, which Is intended TO
commodate the whole battery of boilt
nf now in use. The new stack has be
raised about seventy-five feet and is to
100 feet higher. 1t has been found that
steel in use may have to be changed
heavier grade to sustain the great welE
-, OF the structure. the Tensions " 6ss g
nj ropes and the stress occaNiOaed ey I
'hi wind pressure. When tails snack IS 20
lsel pIeted automatic feeders will Us suhStitut
.no for the gang OF coal beavers.
,cls Magic City Gossip.
nan DIR. and Mrs. c. M. Schindel have return
az from visit TO Maryland.
-, Miss Harriet AnEerman left Saturday
a two weeks visit TO Chicago.
MT. A. r. Nichols returns this morning FRI
OF his attendance at summer school at Peor
nth Ill.
lis Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Med. Wheeler les
ana today for a two weeks' visit 10 Tnd
Neb.
Miss Grace and Ella Peterson will lea
OF today for a visit OF two weeks or more
ouis Iowa City, Ia
at Miss Cira Barclay and Miss Nell Lei
The gave a shower last nlghtsin honor OF M
- Harriet Roberts.
uhs SUPERINTENDENT n. NJ. Graham and "
leave today for Clear Lake, la. They '
- weeks,