Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-07
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Official Canvass of Votes Cast in
School Board Election Monday,
TWO CANDIDATES VERY CLOSE
Democrats Decidedly Disappointed at
the OutcOme-COunciI to Take
Up Trenty-Sixth Grading
Problem TonIRht. b

The official canvass of the votes cast in
the school board election Tuesday will be
made Monday night at the meeting of the
city council II Is heing looked forward to
with keen interest by both parties, in view
OF the fact that the winning democrat was
only twenty votes ahead of the third re-
publican nominee Upon the result OF the
canvass will depend whether this candi-
date, w. A. Lehmer, win ak FOR recount
The result of the election was a decided
surprise and disappointment TO the demo-
cratic party and the fact that the republic
can candidates kept so closely together
and none ran very much ahead of his
ticket is the subject Of general comment
in view of the big gap there was between
the successful democrat and his running
mates.
Grading Twenty-Sixtb' street.
An adjourned meeting of the city coun-
Gil will be held tonight to try TO arrive
az solution of the grading difficulty that
has arisen on Twenty-sixth street between
X and J streets. At the meeting Monday
night the council got no forrader'' than
a week previous and then, as previously
a divergence OF opinion was shown that
indicated almost irreconcllable differences.
Both the city attorney and Mayor TrainOr
| told the parties that II they did not get
/ together and make mutual concessions
there was little hope OF the council doing
anything. in view of the fact that work is
in operation on the contract.
Magic city Gossip
The city council will sit as a board of
! equalization April IL and II
The annual senior fair will be held by the
class OF II in the high school building
| Saturday night.
The Christian Womens Board OF Mis-
| sions will meet with Mrs w, b, vance
| Friday afternoon at 2:9
The Shamrock club will bring off is
| wrestling and boxing tournament in It's
/ hail. 24ll \ street tonight.
! Phone Bell South S6s-Independent F-1s6S
| for a case OF letter Gold Top. Prompt de-
! livery to any part Of city. William letter
The Kings Daughters Of the First Pres
| byterian church viii meet this Afternoon
! al the home Of Mrs. W. II. Nichols, b2
| North Seventeenth street.
The funeral OF Patrick McGovern viii
| be held tomorrow morning at $3.50 from tins
! residence, 1917 North Twenty eighth street
TO the Holy Sepuchre cemetery.
Nebraska lodge, No 20, Ancient Ordel
OF United Workmen, will elect delegates
1 tonight TO attend the session OF the granc
| lodge to be held at Lincoln May TO-
/ Jack Fitzgerald and Billy Uvick meet a
| Staneks hal tomorrow night under th'
auspices OF the Ak-Sar-Ben Athletic asso
!
For the benefit of the choir fund OF thu
First Christian church. the play, Won BY
| Wireless" will be produced in the higl
school auditorium Friday evening, April q
The Ladies' Aid society of the FRS
! Methodist church will give tea thu
afternoon at 2:3O at the home Of Mrs
McNichOls, 12O North Twenty fourth
street,
The members OF Magic City lodge, No
$40. Modern Brotherhood OF America WI
meet tomorrow evening at their hail' "a
n street 70 transact business OF I'm
pOrtance.
The infant child Of Felix sIyelewicz
J Fortv-first and NJ streets, died yesterday
; The funeral will be held today from -
Francis church to the German Catholb
cemetery.
Oscar WiIde's comedy, The lmpOrtanc
Of Being Earnest" will be produced BY ~
| high school alumni in the auditorium
/ April H. under the personal direction
Miss Lillian Fitch OF Omaha.
This Is paper day OF the Kings Daugh
ters' circle and old papers and magazine
can be sent 10 the homes Of Mrs. w
Green. 62S North Twentieth street or Mrs
A j. BFagonier, 26l9 r street
The annual maple syrup and hot bis
( cult dinner OF the First Presbyterian
church will be given In the lower auditor
ium tonight. An entertaining program o
music and addresses viii be submitted
| 4. r Scarr was hunting yesterday a
I La Platte and as he describes IL, he shO
the clouds full OF holes, but he neithe
brought home vapOr nor ducks. Tn
scenery. however. was beautiful he add.
Sixty-six births were recorded duriu
| the month Of March IN South Oma hI
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