Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-05
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
West L Street Citizen Says Car Line
is Much Needed.
LITTLE PROSPECT OF Law SUN
N street DwelIers Not Disposed to
Make Any Trouble over Improve
ments-Jewish society
Ball.

Concerning the much discussed West L
street car line extension one OF the citi-
zens Of the section to be
sends the following letter, which, although
signed as a citizen, reflects pretty strongly
the sentiments of the people of that neigh
borhood who have waited long for inn
provements 20 come in theil erection.
The citizen expresses some sarcasm for
people Of other sections of the city who
find in the car extension a cause OF in
jury and this feeling is doubtless caused
by the numerous delays and disappoint-
ments the westside has suffered. The
communication is as follows:
SOUTH OMAHA, Feb. 3.
To the Editor OF The Bee:-In regard to
the article in last evenings paper con-
corning the West l. street car extension,
chants are trying their best to discourage
and prevent the extension of the West l.
street line.
In the first place, there is no other live
stock market in the great United States
that has as poor street car
lions as the one here in South Omaha.
And one can safely say that the live stock
market has made South Omaha what it
Is today.
Take the live stock market out Of South
Omaha and what have you left2 Nothing
but a bunch OF GROWERS on N street, that
The citizens Of South Omaha ought to
be proud that the street car company
has taken an interest in their city and
Is willing to give them better car service,
Omaha would be only too glad to get such
an extension.
How about the West L street citizens?
Are they not entitled to street car ac-
commodations? They nave to pay their
city taxes same as people on N street.
AT present there are great prospects for
sites at reasonable prices are opening up
for the working class of people, which
largely constitutes the city of South Oma-
out of South Omaha and what have YOU
left? Nothing but a bunch Of N street
Live Stock Exchange and West L street.
That is the service which we nave at
present. Walk, walk, walk.
which would be better for our city,
walk such a winter as we have Just been
having or ride on a car? 1t wont cost
any more. Which will better the working
and the stockmen, the street car COM
pany, or the N street GROWERS?
A WEST L ST. CITIZEN.
N Street Not Oppoued.
From an anonymous source as we'll as
the first communication comes another
letter stating that the N street property
owners have no intention Of opposing the
l. street car line by an appeal to the courts.
The communication reads: THAT rumor
that the N street owners are to sue the
street car company for damages Is merely
a made up story. We nave never opposed
this line and we will gladly assist this L
streets extension" This is signed. A N
Street Property Owner"
Magic City Gossip.
Charles Emery was arrested yesterday
on charge of petit larceny.
Mrs. M. S. Morrill, is improving after an
illness from which she has suffered for a
week or more.
James H. Bulla has returned from his
old home in Missouri, where he has been
paying a short visit.
place Friday at 1870 from the residence. 475
South Twenty-second street.
Prices of hogs were quoted slightly lower
yesterday, as compared with the market
OF Tuesday and Wednesday.
The dance given by the club
wednesday night was one of the most
son.
The Jewish society Of South Omaha gave
It's first annual ball at Rushing's hall last
night. Many guests from Omaha were
present with a large percentage of the
Jewish young people of South Omaha.
Annual Pant Sale-Men, wait for this
event; "A pant sale with us means a genu-
Inc clean up of all winter trousers-S6. Is.
"a values at one price, 2.9S. Fancy wor-
steds, Scotch cheviots, black worsteds: in
fact, you will find a pattern to brighten
up your old coat and vest at a very mod
crate price. On sale Saturday. Your choice
WIS. Nebraska Shoe and Clothing House
corner TWenty-fifth and N streets,