Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-21
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
c. W. Sears Added to the Committee
on Charter Revision.
CONTEsT IS OPENING UP AGAIN
Opponents OF Plan 60 Join Two
cities Are Actively Engaged
In Effort 60 Prevent
Annexation.

company and long time opponent VI
consolidation, has been added TO the
charter resision committee OF South
Omaha" by ]. Edison Heath. president
of the United Improvement clubs OF
South Omaha. Mr. Sears, It is under
stood. was added TO the committee by re-
quest OF p. C. Caldwell who says he was
requested to do so.
Attorney A. II. Murdoch and Attorney
]. ]. Breen OF South Omaha ripped the
stiffness out of Mr.. Sears argument
against annexation. Especially are the
the ants afraid OF A. II. Murdoch, who
having served as a city official can
furnish facts and figures that are not
easily to be controverted. Murdoch Is
chairman OF the committee appointed TO
examine the consolidation bill. With him
are j. J. Breen. Dean Ringer and Frank
Richardson. Ringer Is said to be strongly
in favor of consolidation which, together
with Breen and Richardson, makes up q
committees that will give the proposed
bill fair shake.
! City officials say they never were more
sure Of their jobs than at the present.
They pretend to laugh at the consolida-
ton talk. They expect the interests to
step into the breach and keep the legis-
lature from passing a consolidation bill
under the pretext that such a bill would
be using force. 1t is expected that within
the next few weeks the old boys will get
into line for the usual battle to protect
the officeholders and the interests.
The great effort lie being made to keep
the people from knowing that the taxes
In South Omaha are higher than the taxes
! In Omaha.
Ice Harvest Opens.
Cudehy put forty hands to work yes
terdsy afternoon cutting ice on sey-
mour lake, near Ralston. Today 100 more
VIII go out and the police have been
requested to gather up as many of the
Jobless as come to the station for Mon
day
Armour and the other packers will have
their men out Monday at Ashland and
Memphis IL the weather remains cold.
Cudahy always cuts when the ice has
attained thickness OF seven or eight
inches.
l. Yards Books Open.
The decision OF the State Railway COM
mission that the stock yards need not
show it's records to r. w. Ralston in
order to search for possible claims
against the company was expected here
in stock circles. and is in line with a
policy adopted by the yafds to prevent
claim agents and attorneys from stirring
up claim litigation. The books are said
to be open to those who have business
with the yards.
Eagles Festival.
Everything is being made ready at the
Eagles club for the dig Christmas festi-
va for he ok.a
President ]. c. Walker and the officers
Iot the association are busy putting the
finishing touches to the program.
New wigs and costumes have been pro-
vided and heaps and heaps Of toys and
goodies Besides this the older folks will
be given baskets of substantial food and
clothing. The Eagles are winning much
praise here for the Christmas program
arranged by them.
Friends Mourn Mrs. BeaI.
In the death of Mrs. Herman Beal.
wife of City Engineer Herman Beal. the
city has lost one OF the most highly re-
spected women. She was OF retiring
disposition, but very kind and charitable.
During her illness City Engineer Beal
scarcely left her bedside. and for five
} nights he was unable to sleep at all. He
; is nearly FRUSTRATED by his loss. Mrs.
Beal is survived by her husband and
seven children The funeral arrange
ments have not been perfected. awaiting
, word from California relatives It Is
probable. however. that the funeral will
be held some time Wednesday
Magic city Gossip.
YOU CAN BUY 1T at Fishers. r.
The city council will meet Monday nigh
| at o'clock A committee meeting will
be held in the afternoon
Do your Christmas shopping in South
Omaha.
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Pollberg ar,
rejoincing over the birth of young sol
at their home in Albright.
Cherokee coal, unscreened. $4.25; screen.
ed. S4.75. South Z. Rowland Lum & Coal
The city lighting proposition is likely
to come up at the meeting OF the city
council Monday afternoon
Avoid crowded cars-shop with the loca
merchants.
The Live Stock exchange will be closes
on Christmas day, although cattle will bi
watered, fed and yarded as usual fhar
Look at the sefsotions offered by loca
merchants before going elsewhere.
Mrs. Thomas Hector. who has been con
J fined to the South Omaha hospital by III
ness. is reported as >inending in health,
Members OF the South Omaha Bushes.
| Mems association viii have the store
open every evening until Christmas.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the FRS
Presbyterian church will hold its annua
New Years dinner and concert FRIDAY
! evening January 1.
General Manager r. e. Buckingham o
the Union Stock Yards, who has beef
out OF town on business for some DAYS
viii return today.
OUR LARGE stock will enable vol
: to buy anything desirable in the footwea
, line. Cressey.
| Traffic Manager William Shellberg, VIII
has ben out in the state on stock yard
business, has returned ana is at his desl
. in the Exchange building.
DON'T FORGET nice pair of shoe.
| OF slippers in your holiday gifts. The,
make very useful present. Cressey
The card party that was to have bee
E | given on December % by Superior lodR
: No. lS3 Degree of Honor, has been post
poned until January ", 1915.
= Office space for rent in Bee office. 2si
street Terms reasonable. Well know
location. Tel South n.
Q Turkey shoots are now the great thin
Q | IN the South Omaha suburbs Fame
, shoots are attended by a large number o
south Omaha sportsmen each day
For the benefit OF early church eoer
on Christmas morning, tie street raj wa
a company reports that = street car wi
! leave the end OF the Albright line at S:4
Teachers and pupils OF the publ
= schools have made ali arrangements 10
the Christmas vacation. A great humble
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