Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-28
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Electric Company Makes City New
Street Lighting Proposition.
HENRY ARTKoTTER FOUND DEAD
Evidently Had Been struck ON the
Head and Died from Results
After Retiring for the
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council at their Monday afternoons SEES
| sion TO take up the city lighting ques-
ton and to thoroughly consider and re-
| port on a proposition for street lighting
presented to the body by ]. B. zlmman.
| Henry Hartman was chosen chairman OF
the committee.
Monday night at midnight the Omaha
Electric Light and Power company's con-
tract expired. and in lieu Of this fact
zimman's proposition was evidently made.
As outlined the plan calls for the In
Htallatlon OF forty-four electric standards.
each equipped with high power lamps. on
! Twenty-fourth street from J TO o. Be
sides these ornamental standards for the
outlying districts. each with number OF
bulbs. are offered economically. making
the city as a whole lighted by $50 lamps.
OF much higher power than now. or 263
more than has heretofore been used.
II overhead lines are adopted the cost
will be considerably less than the post
idea. but the latter is favored by the
committee, at least along Twenty-fourth
| street.
Tho plan provides that the lights on
the standards along this thoroughfare
burn TIL midnight when from that time
Il
dawn The setting UP OF each post as
provided by Mr. zimnan will cost ap-
proximatefy SOS.
i The discussion OF this proposition took
up practically the entire meeting. which
was adjourned after sixteen public i'm
provement orders were put on second
reading.
Henry ArtISotter Found Dead.
Henry Artkotter. aged So years, was
found dead in bed Monday morning in
his room over Paul MolIner's saloon.
Twenty-second and jefferson streets
Several bruises about his eyes and
scratches on each cheek we're plainly
visible.
Henry Miller. who rooms at the same
house, declares that ArtKotter came
home late Sunday afternoon with both
eyes blackenod. and after complaining
Of being III. retired 10 his room.
Miller went TO the room Monday morn
ing to call Artkotter and found him
dead. DR. Beck was summoned. and
after an examination. declared the man
had passed away some time during the
night.
No evidence OF a struggle was brought
10 light In the bedroom. Artkotter had
81 on his person when he left his room
Sunday. but no money was found I'm
his clothes after his body had been dis
covered.
The remains were taken in charge by
Deputy Coroner Larkin and an inquest
will be held either today or tomorrow.
The dead man had been wldower for
number OF years and had been en-
ployed by the street cleaning department
OF the city for several months.
Cattle Receipts Are off.
Cattle receipts fell Of sharply as COM
pared with a week ago yesterday. some
$50 cars. about 800 head, being received
as compared TO lS7n head. the record
breaker on last, Monday. On the cor
responding Monday year ago the run
was T,as6 head.
Repeat IL.
They say Shakespeare never repeats
Well. he wasn't In the clothing line w,
told YOU time and time again ITS mo-
what you pay that counts; it's what yor
set for your money" And we repeat Il
and it's the easiest thing in the world e
prove. Down here az Fiynns wo hav,
thousands OF examples OF Il. We car
show you Hart. Schaffner q Marx and
other guaranteed lines down as low Al
you want to pay. You can get good val
ues for your small money and well al
for the larger. but the more you car
pay up to an average quality the NOR,
you economic. We have the examples
10 show you. Wed like 10 show you. 1
will be money In your pocket 20 see ou
early season prices and compare.
JOHN ELYNN A co.
Magic City Gossip.
Arthur Spence Is convalescent at In.
South Omaha hospital
Cherokee coal unscTeened, tAS; screen
ed. tAi5; South 7. Rowland Lum & Coal
Mrs. and Mrs. Sterling Emmens, gll5 4
street announce the birth OF a daughtei
An important meeting Of the Soutl
Omaha aerie OF Eagles Will be held thu
evening.
daughter has been born TO Mr. an,
Mrs John stube. district No. 5. Soutl
Omaha.
A meeting OF the Board OF Education
city hall
office space for rent in Bee office "a
|, N street Terms reasonable. Well know
location Tel. South 81.
Mrs.. Floyd Frazer OF Lubbock, Tex,
visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs, III. Z
, Armstrong, xs0i u street,
The WiliinEs Workers will meet witt
Mrs. J. c. Row. al North Eighteenth
: street. Wednesday afternoon
Room and board. private family; 81