Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-29
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
City Officials Join Opposition in
Paying Filing Fees.
REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE UP
Deputy State Game Warden Miller
Falls In Quarters at Seymour
Club Grounds and Suatains
Serious Injuries.


all the administration officials paid theii
filing fees yesterday for the April cleo
ton merely as a precautionary measure
in case there should be anything wrong
with that clause OF the city which is sup
posed to have extended the terms of thu
present officials until 19l3-''
For weeks the administration ridiculet
the election talk. A week ago the names
OF DR.. Thomas Ensor, Thomas Hector AND
several others were mentioned in con.
nection with the proposed spring election
When it was given out that filings for
nominations probably would be made
there was a question as to whether the
officials would issue the filing blanks ant
accept the fees. City Treasurer Johr
Gillin announced that he would accept al
fees offered. City Clerk Frank Good
refused TO be quoted, but indicated thai
he would not accept the filing.
Yesterday morning Hartnett OF the op.
position appeared to file for democratic
councilman of the Seventh ward. City
Clerk Good refused to accept the filing
but Hartnett left the hall with the
treasurer's receipt for the filing fee in
his pocket.
The administration then debated
whether the present officials should file
After a conference with Assistant City
Attorney Sam Winters 1t was decided that
the filing was wise because Of the
element of chance" that the extension
clause might not prove safe.
Casually and one by one at first and
then in a rush the councilmen came to
file for the nominations to the offices now
occupied by them.
Following is the list of all who have
filed to date:
For Mayor. ]. Trainor. republican; p
c. Caldwell. democrat: August Miller
republican,; Thomas Hector, democrat
w. w, Butman. socialist; George Hoff.
man, democrat.
For City cle,k-Fr.nk Good. democrat
?. J. Barrett, democrat; Henry Ryan
For City Treasurer-John ]. GInin and
John Gribble.
For City Attorney-H. C. Murphy, re,
publican; S. w. Winters. democrat: ]. J
Breen, democrat.
For Fire and Police CommissIoners-Jo
d,
democrat; George johnson, republican; c
NJ. Rich, democrat.
For Tax Comm!ssioner-Jsrry Fitzgerald
For Councilmen-First ward. Jack Wal
tiers. democrat: Henry Betholz. republi.
can. Lou Parsley, republican. Secon,
ward, John Franek. Third ward. Ton
Alton, democrat. Fourth ward. John Riha
Sixth ward, Mat Peterson. democrat; Sam
Schrigley, democrat; Jonn Lynn. repubIi
can. Seventh ward. Tom Peterson re
publican; Henry Hartnett, democrat.
City Treasurer John Gillian said las
evening that the name Of John Gribbl,
was filed by James Parsley withou
GrIbble's consent or knowledge.
Plan Real Estate Exchange.
South Omaha is TO have Real Estate
exchange. regularly organized and con
Quoted according to standard rules. IN,
organization will be inaugurated In the
real estate office OF Joseph II. KopIetz
Twenty-fourth and NJ streets, next Tues
day night Fodrteen real estate men have
indicated their intention to join the new
organization and a number OF others vii
be included on the roster .8
Work for the exchange has been con
Quoted chiefly by Joseph II. Ropietx ant
Joseph IL Murphy. The new organization
is the realization Of a long-felt want
among the real estate men OF South
Omaha. II is considered that II will dc
much toward the improvement OF the city
in crushing out conditions that make fol
deterioration Of real estate values.
VIII Have Postal Hank.
Postmaster Lew Etter and his assist.
ants are daily expecting the announce.
ment from Washington that postal
savings bank has been assigned to South
Omaha.
The postmaster had received word thai
South Omaha would be named some time
in January. Advices received yesterday
indicate that the banking department In
the local postoffice may not come befor,
March or April.
Postmaster Ettsr believes that South
Omaha, with its big foreign population
will give much patronage to the posts
bank when II comes.
Lodge officer short I'm Accounts.
John II. Torrance, former deputy II.
nancier of lodge No. SC. Ancient Order
Of United Workmen. is accused Of hav.
ing Incorporated 1850 of lodge money
to his own use.
Torrance was arrested Friday night and
turned over to the police by members OF
the lodge, which he had served In an Of
fetal capacity for the last eight years
He was booked in the police station.
For some time the officers and member.
n n -
age in accounts OF the lodge. The tota
shortage found to date Ia nearly ZOO
Among the officers and members Of tn.
lodge much sympathy was expressed 70,
the man. who II Is said was endeavorins
to aid q son.
Miller Injured by Fall.
Nick j. Miller. deputy state game war
den and foreman of the Seymour Lake
club. fell in his quarters at the cIut
grounds yesterday morning and severed
two arteries in his right arm. which also
sustained compound fracture above thu
wrist.
Miller was in his cottage when the &C.
eident occurred and had just gotten ur
from the breakfast table. In rising from
chair he tripped on a poker and fell
upon a sharp-edged tin can which caused
the cuts. The force OF the fall also caused
the fracture.
The injured man was attended by DR.,
E. L. Delaney Of South Omaha. Miller
was taken to the home of relative in
Omaha.
Magic City Gossip.
Frank A. Agnew, law office, Harmon
block.
@. Gibbs has returnend from a business,
trip to Chicago.
jay Laverty VISITED Little Rock, Ark
on business this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Moore are rejoicins
over the birth Of daughter.