Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-13

transferred to the fund OF grading dis
trlct los. but can be paid directly from
the general fund. As yet the city at.
torney's office has rendered no formal
opinion In the matter.
Delegates to south Omaha.
Delegates from the Farmers Co-opera-
tive Grain and Stock association, the
Nebraska Farmers association and the
Rural Life congress win BIO entertained
by the packing houses and the Union
Stock Yards this morning.
The visitors will come to the yards in
special cars from Omaha and will be
escorted about the packing district until
noontlme when luncheon win be served
In the Exchange building and an infor-
NAL program rendered.
Among the speakers for the occasion
will be the following: Bruce McCulloch,
who will speak on shipping and Mark
ing Lave Stock. o. G. Smith on 1.-THE
Farmers Shipping Association. L. c.
Lawson on the Farmers Congress, J..
S. Walters on the stock Yards, John
o'Hearn. on the Packing House. Frank
odell on the Rural Life Commissioner /,
r. b. Mcpherson on Commission Men"
RaffIes Makes Report.
After a long walt the report OF ]. C.
Raffles Of the Arthur Young auditing
company OF Kansas City was received
by Mayor p. J. Tralnor yesterday even
ing.
The reports were voluminous and the
mayor declared that he would peruse
them himself before making them public
His honor expected to go over the re-
ports carefully last night. The audit
covers the condition OF tho city and
school finances and IL made out In tri-
plicate form. 1t is expected that the
report will bring some startling truths
to the knowledge Of the city council.
Bond Causes Stir.
CONSERVATION reigned in the office OF
the city treasurer yesterday when letter
appeared from o. c. Dovey OF Piatts-
mouth asking for the redemption of a
bond held by him on grading district
forty-twe. issued In 1901.
According to the flies OF the treasurer's
office IT appears that the bonds Of the
district in question were retired years
ago. OF the original issue Of 1880. divided
into five bonds. all are marked cancelled
and checked off on the books Of the
treasurer.
This Is the second claim on alleged
bogus bonds within the last few months
Recently an issue comprising 1880 ap-
peared In New York for redemption. They
were repudiated by the city, which is in
OF the original issue now can
called.
II is understood that It may become
necessary for the city corporation to
join the Bankers association Of the
United States in order to get at the bot
tom OF the frequent appearance Of alleged
bogus bonds.
Want More Trains.
Seeking to have the Northwestern In
crease its train service into South Omaha,
secretary Of the Live Stock exchange, A.
F. stryker is absent on a conference with
the railroad officials.
The commission men 1t Is understood
want an increase Of train service on the
Crofton. Bloomfield and wynot branches
Of the road At present there is one
train a week on these branches, and that
on Sunday. The commission men want
four trains a week.
Impulse Cause of Theft.
Urged by an uncomfortable impulse. d.
lies. e respectable man OF family ami
= property owner, is accused Of having
differed eight pounds o: sugar from the
omaha Packing oumpany.
Allies was arrested yesterday evening b.
-hief Of Detectives James sheahan o.
The city police department and James