Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-12
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Florence.
Frank Reyuoids was a business visitor In
Omaha SATURDAY..
prof. Lighton was a business visitor in
Omaha Thursday.
w. n. Backus was a business visitor in
Omaha Wednesday.
Wiley King was reelected janitor OF the
school for the ensuing year.
Claus Anderson made a business trip 10
Calhoun one day this week.
Miss Mabel Tucker visited friends in
Omaha Wednesday Of this week.
w. r. Learn of Omaha visited J. c. Kirk
on Monday aud Tuesday Of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Backus were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cowan Tuesday evening.
Miss BERTHE Wilson and Miss Kate Chap
man visited friends at Coffman one day this
week.
Mrs. Frank Reynolds has been quite sick
for the last few days. but is some better at
present.
Fred Kemp of Omaha is spending a couple
of weeks here visiting with the family OF
DR.. J. Il. Tracy.
Miss Edith Sutherland of Blair is in town
visiting with Miss Eunice Tracy and attend
ing the exposition.
Miss Altha Yost left Wednesday for Clear
water, Neb., where she will visit relatives
for two or three weeks.
The Arctic Ice company has a force of men
loading cars from It's ice house each day,
sending the ice 10 Omaha.
Ethan Cole went to Emerson, Neb,, Tues
day, where he will be employed by the rail-
road company during the summer
Bert Everhart, who has been teaching
school in Iowa during the last winter, is
expected home one day this week.
Mrs. w. b. Parks and little daughter left
Saturday for a visit with friends and rela-
tives in the western part of the state.
Will r.. lighton returned Sunday from
Lawrence, Ras., bringing his little daughter
back with him; Mrs. Lighton remaining.
The heavy rains of the last few days have
damaged the gardens considerably and the
corn on the hills by washing the earth away.
The addition being built TO the Presby-
terrain church is nearly completed. 1t would
Rave been finished except for the excessive
rains.
Miss Lingwood of Minneapolis. Mimi, ar
rived Sunday and will remain here for some
time, visiting her brother and attending the
exposition.
The voters at the election of the school
board in this month Will also vote on a
proposition to sell the city hall to the city
of Florence.
The school board has advertised for bids
for the completion of one of the rooms up
stairs in the public school building, to be
used as an additional school room.
Owing to the increase of chtldren-a attend
ing the public school, an additional teaCnel
had to be employed and another school room
fixed up to be ready for the fall term.
The Ladies AID society met at the home
of Mrs. ID. e. Smith on Wednesday, Mrs
Smith calling for part OF them with hel
carriage, as she lives a mile in the country.
The supper ard ice cream social to bt
given at the city hall Thursday night by
St. Marks church was postponed on account
Of rain. 1t will be given in the near future.
The heavy rains of the last few days have
stopped work on the excavation for the build
ing at the water works and done consider
able damage on account OF caving in thu
walls.
The Missouri river here is very high, bu
is still confined to it's banks, doing no seriou
damage as yet, except cutting the bank
away at = place a mile north of town. j
has now taken in about 100 acres since las
spring.
The city council adjourned its regula
meeting Monday night to call a meeting
Saturday at l p. m, as there was consider
able business to be transacted on account O
making an estimate of the expenses for tn
Com!ng year.
At the meeting of the school board Tues
day night the following teachers were electe
for the ensuing year: Principal, John w
Fisher of Lincoln: Mrs. w. B. Backus. Mis-
Ida Miller, Miss Matte Tucker and Mis-
Lillian Bordesson, all of them being resi-
dents of Florence. with the exception of tn
PRINCIPAL.