Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-23
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Three Young Bluffs Boys Cross
River to Steal Pig.
WANTED SOMETHING FOR PET
All Bids Received for Erection of
Four-Room Addition to Corrigan
schooi rejected ane Read
vertisement Ordered.

Rober; Sandwili. aged is years; Roher,
Pace. aged II years; Walter Royce. aged
Is years. all three from Bluff City. crav-
ing for something to fondle and lavish
their youthful affections on. came across
the river yesterday evening and APP
propristed lco-pound hog at the Urion
Stock yards.
Special officer Bill Parker OF the yards
intercepted the sentimental three before
they had left the confines of the stock
yards and took them pig and all, to
the police station. where Probation
Officer Paul MacAaiey and Desk Ser
seant Billy corrigsn administered the
third degree.
Between sobs the trio told Of their
longing for "a little pig, lamb oil some
thing to pet" They told how they had
left their homes to come to the Union
Stock yards. where they expected to coax
the desired pet out OF the possession of
some big hearted stockman. Late in
the evening the boys mustered up courage
sufficient to ask one Of the yard driv-
ers for little pig. The man, according
TO the three lads, told them TO help
themselves. They failed to see the Joke
and cornered the hog.
Special officer Parker was OF the opin-
ion that some one had hoaxed the lads
and Probation officer Paul MacAuley
after some salutary advice and warnings
dismissed the three boys to the homes,
ssndwill lives at 100 South Twenty third
street, Pace at Fifth avenue and Twenty
second and Royce at Twenty-sixth and
Broadway. Council Bluffs.
All bids Rejected.
All bids previously received for the
erection OF a four-room addition TO Cor
rigan school were rejected at q meeting
OF the school board last night A read
vertisement OF the proposed Improvement
was ordered and new bids invited.
An old claim OF Baxter and Van
Dusen and II. B, Fleaharty. attorneys.
for services rendered the school district
some five years ago was referred to the
claims committee with power to act.
There being no new names suggested
the old examining board consisting of
Mesdames William Brennan and
Josephine Carroll, were reelected 10
serve for the ensuing year, superin-
tendent OF Instruction N. NJ. Graham, Is
an ex-offico member Of the examining
board. The school board will meet again
on June 8
Start Incinerator Plant.
Bob Hall and crew OF his stalwarts
assisted yesterday In driving the fret
piles for the big incinerator plant TO be
erected In the north end Of the Union
Stock Yards district. The plant Is be-
ing built to do away with the large
amount Of offal and refuse accruins
within the confines of the yards,
The incineration of what has been
termed the finest fertilizer within he
confines Of Nebraska 10 deplored by many,
OF the agriculturlsts of the state who
made efforts to interest the farmers In
the use OF fertilizer. General Manager
e. A, Buckingham of the yards has even
gone to the extent Of getting special rates
from the railroad companies for the haul
Ing Of fertilizer to the farming district.
The rates however were prohibitivs from
the farmers viewpoint and the yard COM
pany was compelled 10 dispose OF the
refuse by means OF an incinersior.
The plant win be three stories high
and will be constructed OF reinforced
concrete. II will cost In the neighborhood
Of $4,000 and will be completed by Sep
tember
BeaI Assumes Charge.
city Engineer Herman Beal assumed |
charge Of the city engineers office yes
terday afternoon, Engineer Beal an
nounced that Jay Letter would be his |
assistant Further changes In the office |
are scheduled for June /.
The fire and police board will meet |
this morning at , O'Clock 10 hear pro.
tests and attend to other business.
Hearing Postponed.
Because of the absence Of witnesses the
fire and Police Commissioners at meet
ng held this morning postponed the hear