Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-12
HAPPENINGS IN
THE MAGIC CITY
City Commissioners Spending Con-
siderable Money Putting Spring
Lake Park in Shape.
WILL HAVE WINTER ICE RINK

TO twenty men on the field daily, drive |
ways have been reconstructed, widened !
and sodded in places where they needed |
sodding so that now little can be seen
but scenic beauty in the formerly rough |
hills and unsightly ravInes
Several thousand loads Of dirt have
been hauled into the park TO make sub
stantial bases for driveways. Where n
rough hillside bordered the driveway. II
has been lowered by hanG with shovels
and the curved surface sodded. Whole
carloads of cinders have also been hauled
on the premises and dumped along the
driveways.
Preparations are being made to drag
the former lake bottom in anticipation OF
placing It In condition for later filling.
Water will be washed into the lake bed
sufficient to form strong ice sheet for
skating during the winter. This will be
done In the latter part of November.
New Swimming Pool.
workmen under Engineer Joe Black
at Riverview park have completed exca-
vations for the new municipal swimming
pool that is being constructed there. The
pool will be 90 feet by 12O feet and will
be the largest in Greater Omaha. Several
carloads of concrete filler are now on
the railroad tracks below the park walt
ing for the building operations to begin
Monday morning.
students Go I'm Body.
"Bflly' Sunday occupied the attention of
more than l5O students of the South Side
High school last evening in his sermon
at the tabernacle of Omaha. especially
for them Principal s. w. Moore led the
students who met and left Twenty-fourth
and streets in q chartered car at $50
o'clock.
Tool House Moved.
The city tool house in the rear Of the
Koutsky-Pavlik hardware house at Twen-
ty-fourth and N streets was moved yes
terdAy to the Omaha station. Commits
sioner Jardine, who has charge of this
work of the city deemed it best to OPP
crate from the Omaha station. Work.
men in this department are required to
report at their respective places OF work
each morning. thus eliminating the usual
hour and a half that was wasted in go
ing from the central station before the
days work was opened.
Foreman John Fennell, who has charge
of the city cleaning gang under Jardine's
department, reports that his men are
working every day cleaning the streets
of the South Side.
Commissioner Hummel has arranged
for all work being done by day labor.
This eliminates the large profits extracted
by the contractor. With men employed
by the city hauling their own materials
from the wholesale grounds or railroad
cars, and, also, doing all the work under
a foreman employed by tho city, the
parks work is being done on the most
economical basis possible.
Pool Players Exchange Words.
Sneering remarks at the pool playing
of Barney Dumdrowski. 1852 Washington
street, west end, alleged to have been
made by one Charles Akromis. 1910
street, by the former, while he was play
ing pool with friend at the Uvick pool
hall, Twenty-second and r streets, re-
suited in a fight that lasted several
minutes. Special officer Zaloudek of the
South Side police was called in and the
participants hauled to the station in the
police patrol. The case was UP in court
this morning.
saloon Robbery Reported.
The saloon of Dude Xokley at the in
tersection of Maple avenue and Madison
street, was broken into between the
hours of and Ii last evening and besides
q dozen pints of whisky, four boxes OF
cigars were taken. A screen in a window
in the back of the place had been cut
open, admitting the thief. Officer Scott
found the opening and reported the rob-
berry.
stiu Searching for Clues.
Detective Mike Gillen In cooperation
with Sheriff Hutter of sarpy county is
still working daily on the alleged muir
der of Joe Janda. South Slider. who was
aha
wound in his head. Both men report
that they are on the trail of several
important clues, but have as yet been
unable to land the man who committed
the murder.
Phone Operators Dinner.
The South Side Relief telephone op-
orators gave a chicken dinner at the
home OF Miss Mae McCarron. 1929 North
Twenty-third street. Wednesday after
noon at 2 o'clock, and afterward. enjoyed
an auto ride to Elkhorn and back. Among
those present were;
Mac McCarron Martha Wendt
Grace Schultz Caroline Wendt
Elizabeth Berlago Elizabeth Padget
Grace Wehner Helen fitzserald
Loretta Wehner Anna Tesnohledek
Josephine Curtis Helen Kelly
Gertrude Curtis
Church Notes.
ST Lakes Lutheran, Twenty-fifth and
X, Rev. s. II. Yerian. Pastor-Sunday
school at s:S Morning sermon at II,
subject. 1.-The Joy of Christian Living
A large choir will furnish the music.
st Martins Episcopal Corner Twenty
fourth and j. Rev. John Wallis Oil. Rec
tor-Celebrations OF holy eucharist at z 80
TO IL Mathis and sunday school at 9:45.
Evensong at 1880 The rector will Off
ciate at all services
FIRST Methodist Episcopal, Corner
TWenty-fifth and y. Rev. j W. Kirkpat-
rick. Pastor-Sunday school at 3. No
preaching. Church cooperating In sun
Central interdenominatonal. Twenty
third and NJ, Rev. II. Cornish, Pastor
Sunday school at 9;45. Morning worship
at II, sermon topic, Foundations. Cos
pei song service at 49, Sermon by the
pastor at s. topic, Il Believe In the Holy
Ghost"
Magic City Gossip.
terday from an extended trip of several
weeks in the east. The minister visited
in New York and Philadelphia as well as
many other towns of the Empire state
The women of the First Christian
church will 81 e a chicken dinner next
Thu sday noon at the Mccrann hall.
Twenty-iourth and o streets.
ID. Bailey, barber. with shop at 295l
II street, west side. WAS fined $40 and