Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-30
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Balthas letter Retires from Head Of
Big Brewing Firm
TwENTY.sEvEN YEARS AT WORK
Martha letter wIu Head New Conn
pRny--HistoricaI society WtII
Hold Meetina Early In
April.


Omaha. signed an agreement yesterday
that will mean his retirement from the
head OF tho letter Brewing company Just
twenty-seven years from the day he
turned out the first beer in south Omaha.
The agreement calls for the transfer OF
all the letter Brewing company stock and
tho lease Of the plant for four years
frem the letter Brewing company to a
new organization to be known as the
Jott9r Brewing company, limited. The
cash consideration was 100000 The ac-
tusl transfer will be made April % and
the new company will begin operations
May 1.
The deal VAS engineered by J. NJ. MAR
TIM letter, who for number OF years
has been tho active manager Of the Jet
ter Brewing company The new company
viii be headed by Martin letter. The
other stockholders In the new company
are Fred Drews and August Radzuweit
both Of whom have been connected with
the old company The articles OF incor-
poration are being drawn and will be
filed at once. according to J. NJ. Jet'er,
the now head
The retirement OF Balthas letter from
the head OF the concern which he has
OF labor marks the passing from the
business world OF one whose increase in
wealth L. measured by the growth Of
Omaha and South Omaha. Balthas letter
was born in Essen. Germany, sixty-three
years RGo. Before coming TO South
Omaha he worked in the oldest brewery
then located on Pierce street in Omaha
About twenty-seven years ago he
IL, g..N. -
| South Omaha. He was associated with
an uncle, who bought the Walker farm
which occupied the land now covered by
the packing houses and many blocks
south. On April 10, twenty-seven years
afo, Balthas letter turned out the first
draught Of beer from the old plant. He
retires on the same day OF the month on
which he began business.
Balthes letter stated yesterday that his
plans for the future were indefinite. He
expressed the idea that he might pay a
long visit to Germany this summer
Historical society Meeting.
| The Pioneer Historical society OF South
Omaha will hold a regular meeting in
| the library hall, Twenty-third and NJ
streets, on Friday evening, April 3. at
which full attendance is expected
Officers for the ensuing year will he
elected and various other business will be
brought before the meeting Of an import
ant character.
Efforts have been put forth to have q
\ distinguished speaker from Omaha there
that evening, but all the arrangements
have not yet been completed, and II sue.
cessful will be announced later. An in.
terestng program has been prepared.
Lid Down on Gambling.
| According 10 statements made by the
/ Board OF Fire ard Police Commissioner
yesterday, the lid is to be pressed down
again on few gemblng Joints and places
OF questionable entertainment doing bust.
ness In South Omaha since the adjourn.
ment OF the grand Jury. The gamblins
joints. at least the crap and poker joints
are said to have been doing . land offic,
business in South Omaha for more thar
a week. Omaha gamblers who tried e
4NsHYRYpsYTr-q- = ~TSE1
get in are said to have been refused ad
mission, and now there Is said to be 6
bitter war on between the members of tn,
free and easy brotherhood in the tive
towns. The local gamblers are takinI
advantage OF tho absence OF big housei
and are running big crap games ant
poker tables.
Members Of the Board OF Fire and Po
lice Commissioners said yesterday tha
no permission had been accorded to an,
questionable places and that tho lid woul,
be put down once more. II is Understoo,
that an order is to be issued TO the DO
lice TO clear the streets and pool halls o
idlers and hangers on.
HiEhwRymen Are uusy.
That highwaymen are still doing bust
ness in South Omaha became spparen
, yesterday when G, Upsommer OF Thirty
sixth and u streets. admitted that he ha
been held up. beaten and robbed on tn
Q street viaduct last Thursday nigh
Upsommer neglected to tell the police G
/ the holdup, being quite delighted over III
2 fact that he escaped with his life Tn
7 highwaymen got Upsomn,er's money an
j tore part OF his clothes from his back.
IL was only few weeks ago that Joh
Williams, an employe of the Union stoc
Yards was murdered on the o street yli
. duct by highwaymen who escaped
Charles r. smith Dead,
Charles Thomas Smith, rs years OF ag
son Of Mr.. and Mrs George Smith di,
suddenly Yesterday morning at the res
l dence OF his parents on Gilmore road. =
9 had been Ill for some weeks, but death Wi
: not expected. DR.. w. j. McCrann ht
!. just left the Smith residence yesterdt
r morning when young Smith was attack,
l. with a heart paroxysm. Death intervene
9 before assistance could arrive The 4
5 neral will be held Monday morning at
= o'clock at st. Agnes church, interment
+ the German Catholic cemetery in Sou
= Omaha.
Beautiful Lawns.
y With the approach OF spring each YET
= your attention Is more or less occupi'
u with the problem OF how to build up ar
h improve your lawn.
We wish, therefore. TO call your atteI
tIon to swift's PuIverized Sheep manur
especially prepared for lawns flowe
; and shrubbery OF all kinds. II Is abs
lutely free OF weed seed and contaii
plant food in quickly available form.