Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-31
SOUTH SIDE AFFAIRS
Southeast Improvers Want
New Street Gar Line From
Twenty Fourth to N.
PARKS Is COMMENDED

Members of the Southeast Improve
ment club took the initiative Friday
evening In a campaign for a new
street car line from Twenty-fourth
and N streets through the Brown
Park district to Nineteenth and w
streets. The club left optional to the
company the proposition Of extending
the Thirteenth street line from Mis-
souri, avenue to Mandan park, but re-
quested that a line be run through
the Brown Park district either by way
Of 0 street or Q street.
Resolutions were adopted. The city
commissioners were asked to transfer
to the street maintenance department,
Of which Commissioner George Parks
Is head, exclusive authority over street
cutting permits. Commissioner Parks
was commended on his stand in re.
gard to city pavements.
In another resolution the club re-
quested Senator Hitchcock and Con-
gresham c. o. Lobeck to do every
thing possible to secure one of the
new federal land banks for Omaha.
The Omaha Gas company will be
asked to extend its mains from the
main street centers Of the Brown
Park district to the extreme south
east section Of the city and the Fort
Crook boulevard.
The club announced that 1t would
hold another meeting Friday evening
In the Madison school at Fifteenth
and Madison streets. All South Side
citizens are eligible to membership.
President J. J. Mahoney presided at
the meeting Friday evening. A large
number of Maple avenue residents
attended.
Armour Building Finished.
Celebration of the opening Of the
new Armour office building will take
place probably some day this week,
according to announcement Of Gen.
eral Manager R. e. Howe Of the
plant. Workmen have finished the
outside work and are putting the fin
ishing touches on the varnish work Of
the interior. 1t is thought that the
Job will be entirely completed by
Tuesday.
Oiilee employees are relolelng IN
anticipatioh o. ehtelms tnen new
quarters. Although the present o.
fices are as modern as any IN the
city, the new two-stofy puiana lnag
erected at a cost OF more than Sluo,-
wv, SO faf eelipsss the olo rooms that
1nsre Is prac1icaiiy no comparison:
Inc new building contains two
large dressing, and rest rooms-one
tor women ana one lor men.
Republican Rally Wednesday.
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,,,.. he D e ~ vn,ns Il 49, Hvohss
s wv" Fa;rh.nts ci,h has heen INST
nnnsd rrt;i Wedresdav ri this week
on account of the hot weather. Pre-
diction that a cool wave will pass over
the city on Tuesday makes way for
the postponement. The committee IN
charge of the arrangements thought
1t best to put oyer thu. heavy work
until cooler weather arrives
The membership and organization
committee worked several hours Mon
day and Friday evening IN caflvassing
and indexing charter members OF the
club. According to the count Fri
day evening, eighty-seven young men,
leaders IN .ne sevsh S:s u n. i,s Pc IT,
first memher.hin About forty of
thes. two ar three from each ore
e;nct viii form a hoard of governors
u,ho will meet and form the concrete
Wedne sday evening,
rommunication will be sent to
Charles + Hughes. presidential nom
;nee imn;ed;ateiv on organization. an
nn,,ne;ng the club as a Working factor
in the Campaign. The republican ma
tionai committee will also be in
formed
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The funeral OF hugh kenneoy' VINO
died FRIDAY morning OF heart iailure,
Will be held this afternoon AZ /,
o'clock. Home services VIII pc nelo
at the Kennedy residence, ~ Nortn
I,wertty-fiith street, North 9ide' AZ >
o'clock. Later services VIII De nelo
at st. Johns church. Burial Will Dc
in st. Mary,s cemetery,
Kennedy 10 survived by his mother
and four sisters, who all live IN
Omaha.
Commissioners Visit South Side.
Civ commissioners visited the
South Side ThuTsdav in an effort to
Inc.ts su;t,hle sro,,nds for nro-
nossd nary and nlavground In the
Wsst 4 strAef d;etr;ct Unless mem
80 ~ two .i,h. org.n,,sd /,
H. same district IA al week lock horns
~ ths MISTER and ranse general dis-