Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-31
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Fight on School Board Election Starts
in Earnest.
FIRE DAMAGES CLOTHING STORE
Exchange CIOthinR and shoe Com
pany Has Blaze which Causes
Damage 20 Extent Of seven
Hundred Dollars.


Saturday night. the last hour for filing
eleven candidates for the nomination at
the primaries had paid their deposit to
City Clerk Good. The following is the com
plete list:
Republicans-E r. Leigh, former attor-
ney for the school board; Godfrey Hora-
eek. a Bohemian merchant; William a.
Lehmer a South omaha cattle feeder; Pat
rick H. Shields, former police captain and
head Waterman at the Armour Packing
plant and Otto wurmbach, cooper.
Democrats-Rudolph Yechout merchant
and president Of the board; John Mullen,
salesman. secretary Of the board; p. J.
McGoldrick. grocer; William J. Orchard.
employed at the stock yards. and George
Hauptman, baker and former councilman.
Sociallst-Walter w. Lutman, carpenter.
II. @. Kiddoo, the other retiring member.
did not file.
The primaries will be held February D
and the election five weeks later,
A strong fight Is likely to be directed
against the two retiring members who seek
the nomination. Messrs. Yechout and
Mullen. who have served almost three
years
Fire Causes R7OO Damages.
The prompt and effective work OF the de-
partment nlpped in the bud a fire which
yesterday afternoon threatened to assume
serious proportions in the store OF the
Exchange Clothing and Shoe company, at
32l North Twenty-sixth street, and kept
the damage to about $780, When the fire
men arrived the store was thick with smoke
and so intense was the heat that one Of the
windows was broken. The fire was discov-
cred TO have had it's origin at the stove,
the pipe OF which had fallen down. The
floor around Il was burning fiercey, but
ere long all danger of extension was over.
| BY this time clothing was damaged by
water and scorched by the heat while the
walls and shelving were charred in sew
| eral places The loss on the building is
estimated at 500 and on the stock at $500
| It is covered by insurance. George Wright
the man who runs the store, stated that
his stock amounted to Sl1,OOo. The building
is owned by H. II. Baldrige of Omaha
Mead il Promoted.
! N. b. Mead, who lives at Az North TWEEN.
| ty-second street. South Omaha, and has
been local manager OF the Western Union
Telegraph company for the last twenty-five
years. has been promoted to the position OF
assistant manager Of the Omaha office Of
the company. Mr.. Mead came from OhiC
to assume the post he vacates at the end Of
this month. He will be succeeded in tn,
management of the business in the stocl
Yards Exchange building by 5. w. Stefan
at present one OF the head operators there
CoIored Man Mny Recover.
The latest reports from the South Oman,
hospital last night was that Alexander
the colored man shot by Captain Elsfede
Saturday night, was resting comfortably
He was attended to after the shooting b.
nj NH haA .
use saline injection
Milton Casey, who was shot Thursda!
night by Ira McIlnay, is getting on yer!
} well and there is every prospect of hi
ultimate recovery. McIlnay is held in tn
i city Jail without bail, until IL Is seen how
the condition Of his victim may develop
His wife is also being detained here a
she was the only witness of the affair.
Yesterday afternoon Adam Reid, colore
man, was arrested by Captain Dwora
and is being detained in custody in con
nectIon with the shooting of Alexander
1t is alleged that he gave to Alexande
the gun which he attempted to draw o.
; Captain Elsfelder and 1t Is said Alexande
; made threats at the time as to what h
would do IL the police attempted to arres
him again.
TeacherH' warrants Uncnshed.
At the present time, owing to the cond
tion of the school funds. teachers are expe
riencing difficulty in getting their warrant
oashed. An arrangement was made som
time ago by which the banks OF the cit
were to take up the warrants in rotation
, The banks are now demurring against
continuance OF the arrangement and hav
called for a statement of the condition 9
the funds. This, President Yechout say
I md ha 10
opinion' that there is little doubt the wal
rants will be cashed this month. on
banker has declared that every warrar
drawn against the school fund over III
S57 900 limit is worthless. 1t is well know
that this limit has been greatly exceeded.
City Treasurer Gilin also complains ths
he cannot get any detailed statement froi
the board as to the number and amount
Of school warrants registered for intere'
in his office.
v. NJ. c. a, Notes.
Secretary Simpson of the Young Men
Christian association Is taking an actiN
part In encouraging the members OF n
Organization to take an interest in outdoC
. life and with this object in view ha
formed the Red Rag Ramblers' " clu
2 A hike has already been MADE TO Papilliol
l. and next Saturday Fort Crok and prol
ably La Platte viii be the destination
No one will be qualified 10 wear fu
3 red handkerchief unless he has hiked l
r miles and make an all-night hike.
- The young business mems gymnast
Is class is every week gaining ne
d members The work is being done to mus
Z cal accompaniment as II is the object
e the organizers OF the class to make
II entirely recreative.
It Sergeant c. A. Adams formerly OF d
st United States army, viii lecture ThursdG
n evening in the Young Mems Christian ass
citation rooms on "Aeronautics."
Ie Eastern star Initiation.
/ A large class of candidates was initiat
N into Adah chapter No, 81, order OF Il
Eastern Star. Saturday night. The wo
was conducted by the following grand q
ficers: Mrs Evans, grand matron, Dako
City; Mrs simpson. grand secretar
Il Omaha; Mrs. Gamble, eonductress, Plat
mouth; Mrs. Smith, grand marshal, Lol
Pine The attendance included about tive
d ty-five visitors from Vesta chapter, oman
" Addresses We're made by the grand office
L and others Refreshments were served aft
n the initiation and a very enjoyable tir
he was passed by all
Magic city Gossip.