Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-28
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Police Enforce Closing Order and
Keep Strict Tab on Saloons
After Hours.
LOOK FOR NO MORE OPPOSITION

/ ms strict orders 60 all policemen. TO see
! tina. the saloons were closed at the
proper hour \ few salooukcepcrs
waited to be- told and Nanous told them.
Last nisht wac POSSIBLY thc uehtcst Sat
urdny night over seen in South Omaha.
! The police a. we'll as the citizens. are
pleased with tho change. Many Of the
saloon men arc said to have expressed
! themselves IN n similar vein, Il is said
! that Nanous will i've commissioned AZ .
I captain in a short tine. thus making
/ four captains IN the regular department.
/ The new auto patrol l. badly needed
and will IN put in commission in dav
or two It is said John Jackman. pres
Cnt patrol CONDUCTOR. will be the con-
duotor on tho now wagon Tho telephone
system will he changed 80 that all pa
trolmen will report directly to the ccu-
trial office.
Think OpposiuOn IL over.
Treasurer p. j. Martin OF the defuuCt
city government stated yesterday that
he would turn over his hooks and money
ss soon ms the court order arrived Mon
day morning. AS soon as the banks are
open for business. | shall be glad to re-
linduish the monies In my posse ssion to
such officers Hs are authorized to re
ceive them said Mr.. Martin yesterday
evening 1t lie understood that Mr.. Mar
tin and his deputy. L. L. Gustaveson,
will remain in charge OF the local office
Il Is also said that tho office force will
be retained
Attorney II. c. Murphy stated yester-
day that as far as he knew the oppo-
sition TO the merger was over. II was
stated. however, that Attorney winters
would endeavor to obtain supersedeus
writ from the supreme court before Men
day in order to delay the merger. Attor-
ney Murphy appeared to know nothing
OF such a move and expressed the opin-
ion that IL was n mere rumor
stryI<er Back Home.
Secretary A. r. Stryker Of the Live
Stock exchange returned home yesterday
after several days in Washington, where
he represented the local live stock in
terests in their fight against the pro-
posed increased rates on live stock 20
the Omaha market.
wyness Goes south.
James Jim" Wyness one OF the oldest
and most widely known cattle buyers Of
the west left Yesterday evening for
Oklahoma City, where he goes to take
up his duties as cattle buyer for Morris
Co. at that point. wyness Is known
throughout the west as one OF the best
informed cattle men on the market He
has been in the employ of the Hammond,
Omaha, and Morris people for the last
twenty years Part OF the time he spent
in St Joseph as head cattle buyer there.
Later he returned to the Omaha market,
where he remained until the present
rhanna xnffiI ha laH
Leon strawwhecker. his assistant, who
will become head cattle buyer for Nor
ris & Co at this market.
Oklahoma City market to which WV
ness goes. is the big Morris station.
Market Leads Country.
South Omaha leads all the markets of
the country in sheep, and. in fact leads
in all live stock receipts with the ex-
ception Of a very slight margin, which
is credited TO Chicago. The present
weeks receipts at the local market were
1900 better than week ago, and 245OO
better than year ago The total was
46. 900 head.
The five principal markets showed a
total OF $4,000 as compared with 12S 900
head last week and $4,000 head a. year
ago.
Superintendent N. NJ. Graham's name is
being persistently mentioned as assistant
superintendent OF the Greater Omaha
school system. At present Mr.. Graham
IL superintendent of the South Omaha
schools at a salary OF 5000 a year. He
has still a year to run under his former
contract. Since the merger there has
been talk of his remaining as superinten-
dent of tho South Omaha system, but
1t is understood that some OF the board
members do not look with favor on the
continuation Of a divided authority In the
school system. and the proposal is made
that Mr.. Graham become assistant super-
intendent.
Bluffs Man Is Hurt.
Thomas, Davenport, colored, was picked
up yesterday evening at Thirty-third and
streets suffering from conclusion of
the brain. He was rushed to the South
Omaha hospital, where City Physician Z.
J. Shanahan attended him. Dayenport
lives at 1911 Eighth street, Council Bluffs
over the telephone the police OF that city
told Captain Vanous that Davenport was
a police character. The back OF his heed
was cut and he told the police that he
had been hit by brick during II family
row In Council Bluffs yesterday.
Much Lard I'm storage.
In the five great provisions markets OF
the country there are now 366. 900 OOo
pounds OF meat and by-products waiting
an outlet. This is IS per cent more than
was in storage a year ago. There are
now SOOOOo,ooO pounds OF lard in storage,
as against 2O0.OOO.OOo pounds a year ago.
Austria and Germany are the principal
markets for the lard and the embargo
laid by the allied powers has glutted the
market In this country. The provisions
stored at the Omaha market run IN pro-
portions maintained in the five markets.
Much Meat stolen.
Armour Co. have just unearthed a
meat stealing system that has been going
on for more than a year. IL Is said. Two
men have been dismissed from the plant
and an investigation Is now on. The sys-
tenn has to do with the issuance Of alleged
bogus meat books. which were circulated
and sold for money. Meat was being
carried out and sold TO different houses
in Greater Omaha. The packing house
officials have placed the matter in the
hands OF the police.
Pretty Garden Party.
A very pretty garden party was given
by Mrs William AIoltzon, 1913 North
Twentieth street In honor Of Miss Ethel