Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-05
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Council to Consider Investment Of
City Funds.
ROBBER HAS TO ABANDON COAT
Pictures of Pretty Girls stolen from
south Omaha studio, All other
Valuables Being over
looked by Thieves.

| Aookeu by Thieves.
When the council meets this evening
there will be presented TO It a tentative
proposition by which all the money
realized from the sale Of improvement
bonds shall be put at interest with
Splitter. Borick company Of Toledo, o.. at
I per cent.
Recently W. L. Long. representative OF
the Toledo firm. was here to take over
an Issue OF bonds at 5Is per cent At
that time the bonding company entered
into an agreement whereby the funds
called from the sale of the bonds were
to be left on call with them at per cent
inter est. The speclaH advantage Of this
| agreement was that the city realized an
additional interest amounting TO per
cent more than that allowed by the local
banks.
F. J. Coad at the time OF the recent
deal frankly informed the council that
the deposit Of the money in question was
worth no more than 2 per cent to the
Packers bank. The Splitter company
then offered per cent. agreeing further
that the money should always be on call
and that interest should be paid thereon
until the day OF withdrawal The city
was to be furnished with certified checks
Of deposit cashsble at any bank.
This agreement was pleasing to the
council and the Splitter people today will
make an offer to take over all deposit
money at the same rate. OF course this
applies to the improvement districts
and can not affect the checking accounts
OF the treasurer.
VIII Annex Land.
South Omaha while unwilling to be an
nexed Is not averse to annexation.
In this case the Magic City proposes to
do the annexing-not Of Omaha, but OF a
piece of land contiguous to the northern
city. South Omaha intends tonight to
pass an ordinance annexing Murray Hill
addition.
AID investigation Of the matter Saturday
showed that the Commonwealth Realty
company Is the owner of the strip. Tho
land was taxed by the South Omaha tax
commissioner, who based his action on
the county tax books. In the county tax
commissioner books the land was 10.
Gated within the bounds OF the Magic
City and Commissioner Fitzgerald, who
is bound to take the county books as tho
basis for his calculations, rated the prop
erty as South Omaha real estate a pro-
test on the part Of the Commonwealth
Realty company showed that the property
belonged to neither city. It now appears
that South Omaha hos the right to annex
the addition and to tax 1t, This will be
done tonight.
RObber Thwarted.
1t was case OF labor lost with the
NF lr
Hart, 1925 North Twelfth street, yester-
day morning at 5 o'clock.
From evidence CLEANED by the police
the thief stopped at Harris residence to
replenish his wardrobe. Carefully he
pried open the window and effected All
entrance. Carefully he tiptoed about until
he came upon nice warm overcoat. The
mere sight of such a garment gave him
a thrill Of pleasure and he hesitated not
to appropriate it. But Just as the prowler
stepped out OF the house Hart awoke and
gave chase. The burglar in his getaway
found the coat too cumbersome for flight
and dropped the garment In the yard. He
took g which he had found in the pocket
Of the coat.
Girls Pictures stolen.
Pictures os the prettiest girls exhibited
in the showcase of the Kozy studio at
Twenty-fourth and l. street were stolen
Saturday night. Nothing else was taken.
Carl Kozy, who runs the place probably
will be asked TO furnish the police with
the names of the girls whose pictures
were stolen.
Forward Movement Meeting.
At the First Presbyterian church last
night a large crowd listened to several
able speakers discussing the Forward
Movement Among Men" which is being
agitated all over the United States.
Besides the discussion OF the Forward
Movement there were some interesting
lights thrown upon the study OF the Bible
in Sunday schools.
The meeting was a union service and all
the Protestant churches of the city par
Among those who spoke were Messrs.
Macy OF Omaha and Wallace OF Lin
coin. Mrs. II. c. Richmond sang during
the service.
south Omaha Bowling Results.
In a special match game yesterday
afternoon at Garlow's alleys the letter
team Of Omaha took two out of thres
games played with the Setter team OF
the Magic City, although the latter cop
ped total pins by fifteen. Both these
teams will be sent by the letter Brewing
to attend the Midwest tourna-
ment at Des Molnes The score: