Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-03
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Contract Let for Wing Of New Bath
House at Twenty-Fifth and o.
TRANSFER QUESTION CAUSES STIR

way Officials 20 secure Conces-
sions Asserted e. Have
Been Promised.
The contract was let yesterday 10 Nels
Peterson for a section OF the new bath
house which Is to be erected at Twenty
ntth and o streets by J. r. Watkins a Co.
at cost Of $4,000 This win be but a
wing Of a larger building which II Is in
tended TO put up on the site, which stands
immediately east Of the office Of the Wat
kinH Coal and Lumber company and which
II Is estimated will entail an expenditure
OF $4,000 When the entire structure has
been raised IL viii constitute one Of the
hnest architectural additions to the city in
recent years.
Ground has been broken for the building
contemplated at present and IL Is expected
70 nave the grading completed within sixty
DAYS II the present favorable weather con-
unuea. This section viii be 22x5O feet and
VIII De two-story structure with base
ment II will be so constructed as readily
20 mt into the general plan and will con-
tain two sets of bath rooms and cooling
rooms and will be supplied with perfect
SeEitary equipment. Provision will be
made for the treatment Of rheumatism
ana such ailments. The bath house, when
the plans which have been prepared by ].
seItrey DaveE architect, Omaha, have
been carried into execution will be a
building 50xi0l feet. II will be Of fire
proof construction.
me necessity for proceeding with the
WORK az the present time arises from the
aesire to move the present bath house from
It's location at Twenty-flrst and S streets
TO more central position and one that
VIII be Ia immediate touch with the street
car system The Twenty fourth and "cross-
town cars pass by the site selected for the
new bath house The old bath house has
stood Tor twenty years at Twenty-first and
$ streets
Inc baths are supplied from a mineral
arnng' and in expectation Of rapid progress
on the new building the pipes have already
Oeeh laid from the spring to the new pres
sure tank. The connection will be made
this week.
CrOss-Town Transfers.
The question of transfers in the city of
south Omaha in connection with the cross
town line was the principal topic OF dis
cussion at the meeting Of the Commercial
club yesterday and II was decided to send
deputation to the president OF the Omaha
& Council Bluffs street railway company
to take up the matter with him. The fol-
lowing form the deputation: John Flynn.
q. H. Brewer. John NJ. Tanner, Joseph II
kopietz and the secretary Of the club. Erie
B. Brown II was stated at the meeting
that when the president met a deputation
OF the club a year ago at the stockyards
exchange he agreed that transfers should
be issued in South Omaha. Since the cross
town service has been established trans
fers, II was affirmed, were refused in the
city and those applying for them were in
fol med by the conductors that the transfer
point was Twenty-fourth and vinton.
The question has been agitated pretty
vigorously recently by the merchants and
traders Of the city whose case Is that
people doing business in the stockyards are
prevented stopping off in South Omaha
and spending some Of their money there.
The matter is under the consideration OF
the legal department OF the city and may
soon be brought before the city council
1T was thoroughly understood" re-
marked one Of the members of the meet
Ing, after the conference at the exchange
with President Wattles, that transfers
should be issued at Twenty-fourth and NJ"
The Late Michael Cudahy.
The Commercial club at its meeting yes
terday passed the following resolution
anent the death Of the late Michael
Cudahy:
Whereas It has pleased the All-wise
Father TO call to nis eternal rest that
great and good man, Mr.. Michael Cudahy,
who for so many years had been the d.
reoting head OF one Of the city's largest
Be it resolved that we. the Commercial
club Of South Omaha deeply regret hfs
unumely death
Commercial Club Dinner.
The speosi order Of business at the next
meeting Of the Commercial club will be
to make arrangements for the second an
nual dinner TO be held in February. The
first dinner, which some 400 attended. was
such a success in advancing the CONNER
cial interests OF the city by generating a
spirit OF cooperation and harmony that
Il has been decided to make the affair an
annual one
High school Basket BAH.
South Omaha High school boys are be-
ginning to show interest in the basket
ball game for the coming season and about
fifteen candidates for the team have or
ganized These include three Of last years
players. They have been practicing twice
a week for the past three weeks. The
ANeNiot AQuAu Will De CHOSEN IN -FOUR or
five weeks The girls have also organized
and there have been from twenty-five to
thirty out each night at practice. The
practice is at the Y. NJ. c. A. building.
hrunk-Lucas.
At the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Lucas,
Si4 Monroe street took place November
Is the marriage OF their daughter Madame
e. Lucas to Barney B. Drunk OF Pulaski,
L. The ceremony was performed by Rev.
b. A. Jordan Of the First Christian church.
After the ceremony Miss Grace Pool sang
% Promise Ne" Following the marriage
a three-course luncheon was served to the
thirty-five guests. The rooms were pref
tily decorated. The bride wore a gown OF
pale yellow chiffon over silk and carried
A bouquet Of bridal roses and lilies OF
the valley. she was attended by her sis
ter, Miss Rubie Lucas. whose costume was
OF pale blue. She carried a shower bouquet
Of pink roses. The best man was Earl
MoManus. The young couple, who received
numerous presents. left in the evening for
Chicago C spend tho honeymoon.
Magic City Gossip.
storm Sash-See Rowland. Phone South Z
The two new hose wagons for eoupanies
and O. have arrived and are housed al
Nos. 2 and fire halls.