Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-22
AT SOUTH OMAHA
letter Creek Sewer Completed By
Contracting Company,
BURLINGTON v1ADUCTs OPEN
Mrs. ,. cey Knocked Down md
Dobbcd by uniaentIfied white
Man while on way 20
store with Daughter.


store with Daughter.
letter crock sewer. the last OF tho
main sewage arteries established BY tho
city. was completed yesterday afternoon
when the offerman Brothers Contracting
company closed the last links in the
bic ditch at Twenty-scyenth and Y
streets.
The letter creek and Mud creek mains
are the two chief arteries OF the city
sewage system and the completion OF
the work relieves the city engineering
department Of one OF the biggest pieces
Of construction work ever undertaken by
Il.
Mud creek main was completed some
months ago and since that time the work
on letter creek has been pushed with
redoubled energy. The work has been
In course Of construction for the last
eighteen months. The cost was ap.
proximately a quarter of a million dol
lars City Engineer George Roberts and
his department designed the plans while
the Offerman brothers we're the con-
tractors in charge OF the work OF ex-
oavatIon and masonry.
yiaducts Repaired.
City Clerk Frank Good received a let
ter yesterday from the officials of the
Burlington railroad notifying him that
the + street viaduots had been put IN
thorough state OF repair and re opened
20 traffic
The r street viaduots had been for
some time in a more or less doubtful
state OF repair and the city council, act
arf.~ 4
engineering department OF the city, had
notified the railroad OF the necessity OF
repair at that point. The letter TO City
Clerk Good was the reply on the part
OF tn Burlington.
There now remains out OF commission
only the l. street vIaduot. This passage
way was partly destroyed by fire on
August ls and has not yet been com
pletely repaired. The delay. II Is un.
derstood, IL due 10 the fact that the
business men Of the city are IN favor
OF tho railroad building a complete new
structure 70 replace the one destroyed.
Immediately after the fire q number Of
the merchants discussed the advisabIlity
Of petitioning the council TO take action
on the matter.
Woman Robbed of Purse.
Attacked by an unidentified white man
within one-halt block OF her home, Mrs.
J. Coy OF Seventeenth an6 Monroe streets
was knocked down and robbed OF a purse
containing $40 In cash on Thursday night.
Mrs. Coy, In company with her a-year-old
daughter, was on her way 10 a nearby
grocery store 20 purchase some sup
piles when young man stepped out from
the shadows and. without a word.
clusched her about the throat and threw
her TO the ground. The little girl
screamed and fled homeward where she
informed her father. Mr.. Coy found his
wife lying on the sidewalk with her purse
gone. The burglar escaped
bonds VIII Mature.
City Treasurer John oillln has notified
the city council that on January / there
viii be SiiossO of refundlng bonds ma
eured and ready for cancellation. In a
letter to the city fathers he asks that
means be taken either 10 liquidate the
bonds or 20 issue an authorized renewal
The bonds run for period OF ten years.
The treasurer also advised the council
Of the state OF the city exohequer for
September. He reports $40, 1896 receipts
and 60, i2i.aO disbursements. The balance
brought over last month amounted 10
s2aasis.59, while the amount on hand Is
s225i76S9.
Church Notices.
First Baptist Church, Twenty.fifth. and
ii Streets Rev. c. T. Ilsie-, Pastor-irhe
pastor win preach az II a. m. and 7SO ,,
m Sunday school meets at g,a5 a. m
haptist Young Peoples union meets at
$50 p. m
Bethel Baptist Church. Forty-third and
streets-Bible school at e;B 4. m. Rev.
=. y Lslsy breaches every Friday even
Brown Park Baptist Mission. Twentieth
ana ) Streets Bible school meets al O9s
u. m, Evening worship will be con-
quoted by M. Andreasen at z; 80 o'clock.
First Presbyterian church, Twenty
third and j streets. Rev. H. l.. Wheeler
pastor. Bible school at 9:s5 PREACHING
AT II. Topic. "lho RiVers OF GOd
Music BY chorus choir. West q street
service at ESQ Endeavor services al
800. Evening worship at 1850 DR.
WheolerS subject will De III n Man Die
Shall He Live Again." Special music
West Side Methodist. Sunday school
at s;s0 Preaching at $3.50 and s.
First chrlatian church, Twenty-thlrd
and streets. sabbath school at 10
Communion AT n. y, Farrell will have
charge OF the evening services at 7;SA
The United Presbyterian church,
NNalt@ anu - rtittAh. AlDle SCHOOL
At e.f1 Public worship at II. Preaching
~ 1ynodical superintendent Rev g. III
White. The young peoples meeting and
the evening worship will be dispensed
with IA favor OF the Presbyterian BROTH
erhood conference 10 be held al our Cen-
trial church. Twenty-fourth and Dodge
streets. Omaha, at $3.50 and 1.S0 An
men are cordially welcomed to our
Mems Baraca class at 10 and are urged
g hear Rev. Mr.. Whites talk 20 men al
u. w A. Pollock, nastor.
Letter Memorial Sunday school al 10
Preaching az II. Evening services al
81. Luke's Lutheran church. Rev. 8
~. ferion. pastor Bible school al a.
Preaching az IL Subject Isl paups
Direction OF Christian Living" Cate
chatical class at
First Methodist church Services M
ODD Fellows hall, Twenty fourth and N
streets, Rev. j. M. Boutwell, pastor
Bible school at 9:fS. Preaching at hi by
The pastor. EpWOrth league held ~
Brass chapel at ESQ,
Magio City Gossip.
The following births have been reportea
~ The office OF the city clerk Chris zen.
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