Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-05
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HHmHtOn SnOe store, 4lE bFOHuWay.
Davis sells glass.
Moores food kills worms and fattens.
C. E. Alexander g. Co., picture frames.
Bartel & Miller, 100 B'way, give Stars 81
Iowa Furniture & Carpet Co., 4O7 Bway.
j. c. Bixby. heating plumbing. Tel 1893.
r. j. Evans left last evening for Hot
Springs. Ark.
James Preston of Fifth avenue is suffer-
ing from appendicitis.
Get your work done at the popular Eagle
laundry, 724 Broadway, phone 157.
C. B. Jacquemin e. Co.. jewelers. and op-
,Icians, q South Main street.
Prof Mar Bonricius has returned from a
successful business trip through Nebraska.
Ruth Lewis, 623 Sixth avenue. was re-
ported to the Board Of Health yesterday as
suffering from measles.
W. NJ Shepard has returned from Charter
Oak where he is acting as trustee in a
bankruptcy case, but will return tomorrow.
The public meeting Of the Theosophical
s1ciety will be held at 3 o'clock this after
noon at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Van Brunt, 715 Fourth street
The regular monthly meeting of the
Women's Christian association will be held
at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the
residence of Mrs w. A. Travis on Willow
avenue.
The proposed change in the organization
Of the High School cadets from a single
company to a battalion will be determined
upon at a meeting Of the cadets to be held
Wednesday afternoon.
Word has been received here OF the death
Of Mrs. John L, Clarke OF Clinton. Ia, nee
Miss Mae Mason. Mrs. Clarke will be re-
membered by the many friends she made
while visiting her cousin, Miss Margaret
O'Donnell.
Miss Ida M Street. formerly a teacher
hn city here and now instructor
Of literature at the Milwaukee High school,
has an interesting and wellwritten sketch
entitled, "A Chapter of Indian History"
in the recent issue of The Annals of Iowa.
II. L. Farmer, deaf mute, was arrested
last evening on suspicion of being implicated
in the robbery Thursday uight at the home
of William Brown, also deaf mute, living
at 1905 Avenue A. Former, when arrested
had nearly $50 in his possession and this is
believed to be part of the money taken
from Brown.
The annual meeting rf the Iowa Retail
Hardware Dealers association will be held
Wednesday and Thursday of this week at
Des Moines. The Savery house has been
selected as headquarters. The association
was started in this city last August by Mr.
ii. A. Cole of the firm of Cole & Cole and
at present has 149 members. Mr. Cole has
advlces from some 100 other firms and deal
ers that they will join the association at
the meeting In Des Moiues.
ColOnel q. u. saunders VIII go TO Mar
shaltown tomorrow evening to attend the
meeting of the state camp Of the Modern
Woodmen of America, at which he will pre-
side head consul of the order. w. f.
Chester Of Avoca and Thomas Huff of Oak
land will also attend as delegates from this
county. The meeting is for the purpose Of
eecting delegates to attend the meeting of
the head camp, to be held IN Kansas City
in June Iowa now stands second among
the states in point of membership in the
order with a total membership Of 43,557.
The total membership of the entire order
is now 1864
A special meeting of the Merchants and
Manufacturers association has been called
for tomorrow evening at which time
president will be elected in place Of f. H.
Hill. who has been compelled to decline to
act in that capacity, owing to the demands
OF his private business, which would pre-
clude him from giving proper attention to
the affairs of the association. Leonard Ever
EFT has been named as the most likely
choice for the position. Secretary Judson
is in receipt of a number of interesting
reports OF the work of the boards of trade
Of other cities. He has them file In
his Office for the convenience anS use of
members of the association and others who
may wish to look through them.