Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-22
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Councilmen Stay Away from Meeting
and There is No Quorum.
IMPORTANT MATTERS PENDING



gal Sale of Liquor.
II guess this is a put-up job" remarked
Councilman Miller at the adjourned meet
ing Of the city council last night. when It
was discovered at $50 only Councllmen
Miller Mat Peterson, Tom Peterson and
Riha we're present, not a sufficient number
to form a quorum The absentees were
Counclmen Franek, walters and Hoffman.
1T is a poor place." replied Mayor
Trainor for put-up jobs. with so much
| important business to transact"
When Councilman Tom Peterson moved
an adjournment to next Monday night at
s o'clock, Councilman Miller thought that
| they should wait a little while longer.
But it is now $50" answered the mayor,
and they all know the amount Of business
TO be transacted, which has been accumu-
! lating through no meeting being held Mon
day night Everyone knew of the meeting
and had ample time to be present.
| Upon receiving this reply Councilman
| Miller seconded the resolution and the
council adjourned to next Monday.
Important Matters Pending.
! Among the important business referred
to by the mayor was the reception Of bids
for several grading districts. Then the
! committee was to report on the material
for quite a number of paving districts, for
which selections were received at the meet
ing April 9. 1t is well known that a
strong contest is being waged whether it
| shall be sarco or brick.
Another report to be received was that
of A. A. Wright, p. c. Caldwell and e. r.
Wright, the appraisers appointed by the
mayor to ascertain the damages, If any,
| that would be sustained by the abutting
property owners through the construction
of the viaduct over the tracks at F street
from Twenty ninth street to the boule-
ward.
In the opinion OF the appraisers no dam
age will accrue to any of the abutting
property BY the erection of the proposed
structure.
This is a work that has been delayed
| for years through the opposition of the
railroads interested to the building of a
viaduct of sufficient strength to carry a
| street car service. The question is now in
the courts and would have been heard at
the last term of the district court but for
| the illness of one of the counsel for the
| railroads.
Sells Liquor from Wagon.
| Ben Dietz, who said he was employed
by the Hitler Liquor company, Omaha, was
arrested yesterday afternoon by Officer
Scott for selling liquor, charged, without
a license. He had wagon in which there
were about three dozen Jugs of strong
spirits This mode of selling liquor in the
foreign quarter of the city was prevalent
some months ago until frequent arrests and
heavy fines put stop to it. Dietz was re-
leased on 500 bond until his hearing In the
police court.
why She Fled Foster Parents.
That she was illtreated and made to do
work she was not fit for was the explana-
ton given In police court yesterday morn
ing by Mary Koresek, when she was asked
why she ran away from her foster parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Huffsky, Twentieth and L
streets. 1t appeared that on the death OF
her mother she was taken charge of by the
Huffskys. She lived with them five years
and when she reached the age of II. she
considered it time to improve her position
and get into more agreeable surroundings.
The foster parents then asked the assist
ance of Probation Officer McAulay to get
the girl brought back. He located her with
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmington at Twentieth
street and Missouri avenue. The officer
said she was we'll cared for and there was
no occasion 10 send her to a detention home
which the Huffskys had asked him to do
in the alternative of not getting her back
The case came before the court on a
! complaint by the girl that she had been
followed by the Huffskys and threatened.
The case was dismissed by Judge Callahan
on the Huffskys giving an understanding
that they would cease annoying the girl
Axe as n Shiny Club.
AS the result of game of Skinny, two
youngsters found themselves in the police
station last night. One of the twain used
, an axe instead OF a club and in the excite
ment of the play hit his opponent on the
face and inflicted short but fairly deer
cash, which was dressed by DIR. Koeng
, Joe Struckles. Eighteenth and S streets
was the victim, and Willie Hendship, who
lives in the same locality, was the wieldei
of the dangerous club. He was held at the
station.
r wallace Morton Dies.
Wallace p. Morton son of Mr.. and Mrs
/ Frank p. Morton, formerly of South
Omaha. died at the South Omaha hospita
; Thursday night of typhoid pneumonia.
3 Wallace Morton was the only child o
t Mrs. Frank p Morton. and his death leaves
the mother all alone in the world She {,
/ now in Illinois. and the hoy, who was al
electrician. had been boarding at sos Nortl
: | sixteenth Street lie was 10 years Ola dnt
prominent member of the Young PEG
pies society of the United Presbyterian
church,
Owing 10 the sudden death of one o
the society. the young people OF the United
Presbyterian church have postponed theii
reception, planned for tonight
The funeral Of Wallace Morton will b,
held Wednesday at r. m and the buria
will he in Laurel cemetery
! Magic city Gossip.
r Calvin A. Low was an Easter guest O
Z G. +, Cooper
4 Mrs. l.. w. Caughey has returned from
a visit to Hot Springs.
Hauptman's "Sunken Bell" will be tn
I subject of Prof. Grumann's next lecture
! An entertainment will be given by tn
4 pupils of St. Agnes school in the HiGl
| school auditorium May TO-
= O. D. Mayherry, Twenty fifth and
. streets, has returned from an extended tr
i to Portland and the northwest.
a Adah Chapter No. 50, order OF the East
{ ern star will hold convocation Satur
4 day evening at the Masonic hall
Mr. and Mrs, Alva Ill. Blew OF St. Louis
: relatives OF Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Wheeler
[ Nc re Easter guests of the family.