Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-11

MINOR MENTION.

by Illness
Miss Viola Burgess will spend fort
night visiting friends In Weston
The district court will convene again this
morning after an adjournment Of two days
The next assembly OF the Dancing club
will be given at the Royal Arcanum hall
Wednesday evening.
The Fisk Jubilee Singers will be at the
new Odd Fellows hall Tuesday evening, un-
der the auspices Of the Y. NJ. c. a.
Rev Henry DeLong occupied the pulpit
OF the church at Crescent last evening.
Rev. Mr.. Voorhees,, the pastor, Is seriously
Ill.,
L. c. Parsons will ask the members Of
the Ganymede Wheel club to assist him I'm
properly celebrating his marriage, and he
will entertain them with a smoker at the
club rooms tonight.
AS he lay unconscious his friends could
scarcely discern the difference IN the white
ness Of the freshly fallen snow and his i'm
maculate shirt bosom recently laundered at
the Eagle, 72i Broadway.
Eunico Goodrich will be at the Dohany
theater Friday night January 10. She VIII
be supported by an excellent company. and
during the two nights engagement Will pre-
sent Captain January" and "My Wife"
The assessors from all the townships in
the county will meet at the court house to-
morrow The county commissioners VIII
discuss their work with them, with view
of equalizing values better throughout the
county.
A. j. Pomeroy, formerly OF Winona. MINI,
has been promoted to the position of chief
clerk at the Rock Island freight depot. Mr.
Pomeroy has been employed in the Offices
here for some time, and his promotion to
the position made vacant by the advance
mont of j. b. Rishell was well earned.
Mrs. j. f. Williams was removed from
her home, at 1906 Avenue D. to the w. c. a.
hospital yesterday She has been i'll for
some time and yesterday her physician
diagnosed her malady as appendicitis, and
ordered her removal to the hospital, where
a surgical operation could be safely per-
formed.
j. c. Mitchell was called upon 10 meet
n number Of his Masonic friends on Satur-
day evening who desired to present him with
the past grand masters jewel a special
meeting Of BLUM City lodge was called
for that purpose After the distinguished
honor had been conferred upon Mr.. Mitchell
the guests sat down to sumptuous ban
quet.
William and willard Newell, the twin
stars, attracted good audience at the Do
hany theater last night. The comedy
drama. 1.-THE Operator" was presented in
strong manner, many effective scenic and
mechanical effects being introduced. The
Corsican Brothers" will be given tonight,
followed by "The Clemenceau Case" tomor-
row night.
Concordia lodge, No. So, Knights of
Pythias, will give public installation Of
officers at p o. s. OF A hall, 10l South
Main street, Tuesday evening, January IL.
After installation the floor will be cleared
for dancing Come, brother knights, bring
your ladies and enjoy a few hours with
us in an old fashioned way Invitation
to all knights in the city.
Mrs Harriet ]. Rick aged 75, died at
the Woman's Christian association hospital
yesterday, after an illness of several weeks.
She was brought to the hospital from her
home in Lewis township on Friday for
treatment The funeral will take place
from the residence in the country on Tues
day afternoon. The body will be buried
In the Lewis cemetery.
At the last meeting OF the New Years
club, which occurred Friday night officers
We're elected and installed. They were;
Bert Brown, president; Mabel Talbot vice
president; Myrtle Brown, secretary; Mabel
Hoist. assistant secretary; Ollie Lauer, treas
urer; Perry Hill conductor; Bertha Clark,
sentinel Frank Stevens, speaker and or
ganist. The trustees were: Bert Brown
Mabel Hoist and Myrtle Talbot.
The Fisk Jubilee Singers will be at the
Odd Fellows hall next Tuesday evening un'
der the auspices OF the Young Mems Chris
tlan association. This will be the opening
concert at the elegant hall, and the
Odd Fellows are taking considerable interest
In the event. The Fisk Jubilee Singers have
earned worldwide reputation and will nc
doubt prove a drawing attraction.
Myrtle lodge, No. IL, d. of H., enter
tained their members and friends at public
installation Friday evening The officers
are as follows: p c. OF H., Mrs Spies; G.
of H., Mrs. w. A. Highsmith; l.. of H.. Mrs.
English; l.. of c., Mrs. Charsen; recorder,
Mrs w. Spies financier, Miss H. McMilen
receiver, Mrs. j. McMllen; usher, Miss Crys-
tai Dingle; |. W., Miss c. Dingle; o. W.,
Mrs Ostrum. The ceremonies were con-
Quoted by A. McMilen DIR. Cleaver and w.
A. Highsmith. assisted by w. e. iaver-
stock and DR.. Robertson Refreshments were
served, followed by cards music and gen
eral good time was had by all present.
Rev Henry DeLong was called to Nicola
yesterday to ofIiciate at the funeral of Adam
Ritter who died at his home there on Fri
day. Mr. Ritter was one Of the Oldest
settlers in the county, having lived con-
tinuously on his farm for fifty years. In
1876 he squatted on the tract of land he
has occupied so long, and when the land
was put on the market he bought 1t, pay
ing the government price. He has raised
large family of children, many OF whom
are settled In the vicinity of the old home
stead with big families of their own. For
over forty years he was the intimate friend
of Henry DeLong, and his last request was
that the Good Samaritan should preach his
funeral sermon.
The Merchants and Manufacturers as
mas pTOJtCleu IL VI
ques to be given at the Grand hotel this
winter. The plan is to give at least four
during the year. The fees paid into the
association by the members will all be abb
sorbed in this manner. The members be-
lieve they can best advance the interests
of the association, which involve all OF
the interests OF the city. by getting to-
gether In this way. A banquet brings out
never less than fifty members. and there
are always a number OF distinguished out
of-town guests. The date Of the first ban
quet has not been fixed. but 1t will be given
In a short time. The membership COM
mttees expect to get to work this week
and perform the tasks allotted to them.
G. b. Viavi Co., female remedy. Medical
consultation free Wednesdays. Health book
furnished. 300 Merriam block.
N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel $50.
Annual clearing sale OF neckwear at
Hughes this week. any tie in the house for
50c.
Retail Implement Dealers.
The Retail Implement Dealers associa-