Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-23

no funds at his command and the managers
of the hospital did not feel that they could
take care of him any longer.
Mr. Minis of Boston, Mass. will address
the mems meeting at the Young Mems
Christian association this afternoon.
The Kings Daughters will given an en-
tertainment at the home of Mrs. c. NJ.
Schndel on Friday evening of this week.
The river has already flooded the bot
toms east of South Omaha and last night
it was encroaching upon the Burlington
tracks.
The ball and cake walk given by Up
church lodge No. 2, Degree of Honor, last
Wednesday evening was a success in every
particular.
a rumor is current on the streets that
the saloon keepers have held meeting
for the purpose Of taking action on the
Slocumb law.
A. H. Merrill has been chosen as dele
gate to the general assembly by the Pres
byteran church. The assembly meets at
Minneapolis in May.
An all-day Sunday school rally will be
held at the Baptist church today. The
meeting will be under the direction of Rev.
e. A. Russell and DR.. Stone.
Yesterday was generally observed as
holiday. The banks and city Offices We're
closed and during a portion Of the after
noon the streets were almost deserted.
| have you Dcen IN 10 see flynn spring
suits yet? Bet you did not know they were
Offering a genuine all wool, blue black
wOrsted serge suit at $3.50. They have n
few other crack a jacks you probably did not
| see.
The degree team of Superior lodge No
| 1913, Degree of Honor, will give a ball and
cake walk at Workman hall on Thursday
evening, April 81 The committee on ar
rangements is composed Of Mesdames Dare,
Babcock, Jones, Graham and Bruner
Secretary OvertOn of the local Young
| Mems Christian association has made ar
rangementst whereby the members of the
! South Omaha association can have all of
| the privileges of the Omaha Young Mems
Christian Association park this summer.
Rev. Irving p Johnson, rector of the
| Episcopal church, has rented a cottage at
Blair for his family for the summer. The
parsonage ground is to be graded and other
improvements made, and Mr.. Johnson de-
sires to move his family from the dirt and
| dust.
The South Omaha Medical society has
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: w. S. White, president; c. NJ
Schindel, vice president; w, l.. Curtis, sec
retary; II. j. Aberly treasurer. The so
ciety decided to hold a banquet in the near
| future but no date was set.
! All Sons of Veterans in South Omaha and
all former members of the order are ur-
gently requested to meet at the Office of +.
| A. Agnew in the South Omaha National
| bank building on Tuesday evening for the
| purpose of arranging for memorial services
/ to he held over the remains Of Ralph Kells,
/ who was killed at Manila short time
lagO. These services will be conducted at
| the First Presbyterian church on May Z.
Several weeks ago a smooth talking young
man called at the home OF Mrs. DOnahue,
2Ol North Twenty fourth street and offered
/ to mend some chairs for a consideration.
! Mrs. DOnahue paid the man 50 and he took
| the chairs away. Since that time she has
not heard from him until yesterday, when
she was notified by Chief Carroll that he
! had been arrested in Omaha for working
a similar game The police here say that
! the man is or was working a confidence
game of the worst sort.
Robert Nancy, chief Of the secret service
| at St. Joseph, Mo- writes Chief Carroll that
| the police do not care to release Gennsler.
! This man is wanted here for forgery, but
/ he was apprehended al St Joe and sent
to the work house for ninety days. Chief
Nancy says that Gennsler's time will be
out on June 2l and If the police here want
! him they will have to be on hand at that
J time. Chief Carroll has requisition papers
about prepared and would like to have
! Gennsler brought here at once If such a
| thing is possible.
Union Endeayor services will be held at
the First Presbyterian church this evening
| The following program will be rendered
| Ten minutes song service, led by Orlo u
Blew address Of welcome Harry NJ Wells;
duet, Mrs, Nellie G, Sage aud Miss Mable