Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-19
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
City Council Passes lew Ordinance
of Twelve Mills.
SALARY FUND is REDUCED
Two Thousand Dollar. Taken Away
From This aud FROM Interest
aud SinkiuR Fund OF
the city.

An ordinance passed by the city council
last night makes the ensuing years tax
levy the same as last year,. mills This
figure is received with surprise. as a
higher rate vas looked for on account Of
a decrease in valuation. The valuation
this year is 6i95. 409 Last year IL was
S2G,6e5,o4
In order to make up the deficit and not
boost the tax levy. 5000 was taken Oft
the salary and sinking funds. The levy
ordinance was iptrotuJrd by Councilman
Jay Williams.
The report Of tax commissioner !. NJ.
Fitzgerald shows South Omaha in pos
session OF So al. 100 worth Of property.
Nearly So0,O remaining unspent from
the various funds at the end Of the fiscal
year was turned into tho interest and
sinking fund
Police judge Cselanaus report for the
last month shows record of To- cases
tried and Slu collected in fines. Usually
the amount Of fines runs about $50
month
hoy - Injured.
SC,Cn-N ear-old Mix, sullivan. Twenty
sixth and X streets, is in the South
Omaha hospital, as the result Of being
knocked down and - over by delivery
wagon. driven by a man whose identity
could not be learned
Comes 10 Play organ.
Henry Keats music master for the
Kimball Piano company of Chicago, is
in South Omaha Tor several days to play
the 5000 pipe organ In the Besse thea
ter. Packed houses greet his every APP
pearance.
NeIser Makes TRIL.
II am not goins to get arrested IN or
der to be advertised as was Brother
Howell and | am not in the business Of
Captalizing the stupidity OF a policeman
to work the sympathy racket" declared
John q. Neiser to a big crowd at Twen-
ty-fourth and n streets last night. Il
am in this race to win the nomination
for governor on my merits. and | do
not propose TO work any cheap tricks
Mr. Yeiser went into the 10 per cent
Farnishcement law cHhaustiNely.
Magic City Gossip.
Willis Crosby for coroner.-Ady
Mayor Hector lett last night tor
weeks soiourn I'm Arkansas
As coroner. Willis crosby represents all
the people Of tho county. ADV
AUGUST MILLER. republican csndi-
date for county CommiSsioncr.-AdN.
Friends point with pride to the record
Of willis crosby during his term of Of
flee as county coroner.-AdN.
T.. l. Gustafson. deputy city treasurer,
will leave on his annual vacation sunday
lie goes to the Minnesota woods.
Mrs Henry Haltcrmsn and little dsugh-
ter. sylvia, e Colorado, are here on
visit with her brothers, 4. w, w. G. and
T.. y. "a Ridegway.
The Christian EndeaNor society Of the
Christian church Will give an ice cream
social Thursday evening on the church
lawn, Thirty-first and streets.
Willis Crosby has made n record as
county coroner. Give him another term
Willis Crosby is the republican candi-
date for county coroner.-AdN,
n. NJ. Farens, farmer from Burt
county. was overcome by the heat in the
hog yards yesterday morning. His con-
dition is not serious.
An ice cream social will he given on
the Bowlcy lawn, 1858 South Twenty
seventh street. August q, for the benefit
of the Highland hin mission.
During some trying times Willis Crosby
has shown that he IL the man for Doug
las county CoroneT-Adv
Mrs. Jay Williams. wife Of the. city
where she will take in the Frontier Days
celebration. She will sfterVard visit
friends In Denver
office space for rent in Rec office. 2ils
\ street. Terms reasonable. Well known
location. Tel. South =.
Lloyd Kouch. Seventeenth and Web
Fter streets was knocked down by on
auto at Twenty-tourth and \ streets
early last night. The motorist sped on
without stopping to learn whether tho
victim was badly hurt. Kouch was
picked up by passerby, and after a few
moments was able TO go home alone.
You parents who have children Of school
age win be made happy If you consult