Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-26
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Mayor and Council Inspect Sewer
Work and Approve It.
TROUBIE OYER AM INQUEST
Coroner OF saunders County Deter
mined to Get Possession of Body
OF John Hill, One of Ice
HouHc Victims.

terday morning, the mayor and city
council made personal inspection Of
tho letter creek and Mud creek sewers.
IN accordance with tho resolution adopted
ht the council meeting Thursday after
noon
with the exception Of some filling that
is 10 be done In the vicinity Of Railroad
avenue and Washington street the condi-
tion cf the lately constructed sewers was
raid to be entirely satisfactory and the
work will be accepted without further
delay.
with the conclusion OF yesterdays in
speotion Il is understood that City Ehgi-
neer Roberts will prepare a statement
OF expenses on the work. after which
the contractors will receive their money
X was a dispute over some final pay
nents claimed by the OffsrmRn sub
contracting company that induced the
council to investigate the matter. The
Offerman people. as subcontraetors under
the National Construction company, de-
manded $4,000. which had been assigned
70 them by tho original contractors. The
National recently requested the treasurer
70 hold up the caahing Of tho warrants
until further notification. and the Offer
man company served notice OF suit.
Mayor p. J. Trainor thea ordered City
Engineer Roberts 10 check up the work
and in the meantime the council made
the inspection. Il IL now expected that
ali difficulty between the two contracting
companies will bo adjusted.
DiaDute over Inquest.
Alleging that the Armour company is
liable for the death OF John Hill, a
carpenter, who died Wednesday night at
tho South Omaha hospital OF pnsumonia,
Homer Linkens Of Lincoln, a close friend
of Hilrn. yesterday demanded an Inquest
cn the death and retained Attorney w. r.
Patrick TO look after the interests of
JIill's heirs.
Hlli was one OF the carpenters who re.
ceiyed injuries in the accident at tha
Armour Zee house / Memphis on No
vembeF H. When brought TO the hospital
1Iiil was suffering from two broken legs
and his injuries We're not considered lseri-
Gus. Later he died OF pneumonia and
lor. r. y. schindei rendered a certificate
pf death accordingly, This certificate, Il
50 understood, has been countersigned by
two Memphis physicians who, II Is
claimed. aver that. Hill had pneumonia
before the accident
Immediately upon tho mans death gIJn-
dertaker George Brewer was notified 20
take charge OF the body. Latsr an order,
said 10 omanate from r. q. Howe. gen-l
eral manager Of the local Armour plant,
directed that the body ho turned over 70
pndertaker Larkin. ., g-gr
In tho meantime Homer Lichens OF Lin
coin was communicated with. and at onoo
cafno 10 this city, where he retained At
tcyney Patrick 70 look altar the interests
of the dead mans helra, who are said TO
be q brother and q nephew, who live IN
Finland. In thsIr interests a demand for
an inquest was made but Undertaker
Laririn refused 60 acoede 70 the request
for the reason that the Armour company
was acting as nearest friend 10 the DO
ceased and bacanso adOefor's ceFtlfleate
Indicated the cause Of death to be pneu-
mOnia.
Edward BiggerBtaff coroner OF saun-
dsrs county. was then introduced into the
case, and he made a formal demand for
the possession Of Hill's body on the
grounds that the death was caused by an
accident which took place in Saunders
county. Undertaken Larkln. acting on
the advice OF the Douglas county attor-
my StAtA tNAbNoA W RNANAAN AAAAi uoAg
10 be removed from his possession. ana
the Saunders man left, vowing that he
would invoke the legal power OF Saunders
county in order to get possession Of the
dead body.
II Is claimed by Lickens and Attorney
Patrick that I'm has a brother and
nephew, in whose name he held an in
surance policy. fIill Is also said TO have
owned land In Leigh. Neb Late last
night Attorney Patrick was waiting for
word from Hil's nephew in Finland I'm
less this man can be located and his
power OF attorney obtained as to the dis
position of his uneie's remains. the con.
tention OF the Armour company that they
represent the next friend OF the dead man.
win stand and burial VIII be made In
Laurel Hili cemetery sometime today.
WOuId Replevin Two Men.
George Collins, present constable and
justice OF the peece-elect. called at the
police station last night 20 'replevin"
F. w. Chamberlain and J. II. johnson.
who were arrested by Collins yesterday
afternoon at Twenty-sixth and p streets.
Desk Sergeant Billy Corrigans who has
had some experience in the constable's
office. wrinkled his brows in a vain effort
TO recall some statute that covered the
''replevin OF two men"
They are my prisoners and ! want
tAem." said the constable and justice
elect. 81 should have placed them In the
county Iail IN the beginning" Captain
Eisfeder. who was present at the time,
informed the constable that the prisoners
would continue 20 rest In the local bastile
unless Eome court ordered otherwise.
Constable Collins says that Chamber
lain and johnson got into a fight yester-
day afternoon al Twenty-slxth and =
streets. where he arrested them. lie was
anxious to turn them over 20 county
authorities.
Live stock MeR ON Trip,
With banners and music, go members
OF the Live Stock exchange, headed By
Secretary A. +. stryker, VIII leave South
Omaha this morning at o'clock for Lin
coin. The party VIII travel In a special
train over the Burlington. which Will
reach the capital on record time
Immediately after arriving the company
will be entertained a. the state farm and
the School OF Household Economies. after
which L will be taken 10 view the foot
ball game between the COrnhuskers ana
the Wolverines. which will take place on
the university grounds this afternoon.
The party will return 10 South Omaha
tonight.
Mother saves Cknd.
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