Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-28

freezing weather sets in the work Of laying
concrete can be resumed as soon as the
ground dries a little In case Of a hard
freeze the roadway from street south to
L street will be left IN a very bad condi-
ton. All other out-of-door work was also
stopped at noon yesterday.
Mrs. POlsIey's Funeral.
Funeral services over the remains OF Ms
r. Z. Polsley who died suddenly Of heart
failure Monday. will be held this afternoon
at $50 O'Clock. These services will be held
at the family residence 1917 North Twenty
third street and Rev. r. L. Wheeler will
yofficiate. The remains will be forwarded 20
Coin. Ia. for interment. Mrs Polsley left
a husband and three children two sons
and a daughter Mr.. Polsley is connected
with the ]. w. Smith commission firm ut
the exchange and Elgiu Polsley is EMPLOYED
al the Packers National bank.
Death of Mrs. Anna Rock.
Mrs. Anna NJ Book, wife of August Book
died on Sunday night at the South Omaha
hospital. where she had been taken for the
purpose of having an operation performed.
The attending physicians found her condi-
ton too low to permit of an operation She
was Sc years Of age at the time of her
death. The Book family are we'll known
Of South Omaha. The funeral is to be held
from the family residence at o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. Book
moved to Douglas county in 1881.
WOrIxmen Entertain Tonight.
This evening the Ancient order of United
workmen lodges in South Omaha will en-
terrain the supreme master workman. WIN
NJ. Narvis of Muscatlne. la. Representa-
tives of the Douglas county lodges will be
In attendance, as well as prominent menu
bers of the order out in the state. An tn
teresting program has been prepared for
the occasion and It is expected that the
temple at Twenty-hfth and NJ streets will
be crowded The event OF the evening will
be the address of Mr.. Narvis
A reception committee and degree teams
will meet the supreme master workman at
Twenty-fourth and J streets at 3 o'clock
this evening and escort him to the temple
Manager Howe Retires Temporarily.
r. c. Howe, general manager of the Ar
mour plant. has been confined to his home
I'm Omaha for about ten days on account OF
illness. Monday afternoon Mr.. Howe
physicians announced that he had been
working too hard for a number Of months
past and must retire from the active man
agement OF the plant for a time w. f.
day or two and assume the duties OF a gem
! eral manager while Mr.. Howe recuperates.
HOldup season On.
Within three days four holdups have been
reported to the police. Two occurred on
! Friday evening and the others on Sunday
evening. The police are satisfied that in
! Berry and Enright, both former convicts
| they have the men who held up a saloon
| keeper and drug clerk on Q street Friday
night Two colOred men are being hunted
now for the holdups on Sunday night
! Chief Briggs has only half dozen men on
| beats at night and the territory off the
main thoroughfares is left unguarded to a
great extent. More patrolmen are needed
for night duty, but the appropria ton for
police purposes will not warrant the EN-.
ployment Of additional men atNthis time.
Magic City Gossip.
Desk room for rent in Bee office. city hall
| building, South Omaha.
| The fiscal year of the Union Stock Yards
company closes on November 80
George Parks is still seriously i'll at his
| home. Twenty-tifth and ID streets.
Miss Susie Cassidy has returned home
after visit with friends at Gretna.
| Police Judge =. j. King Is back on the
bench again after two weeks vacation.
There will be no market at the stock
yards on Thursday, but all live stock vii
| be cared for.
| On Friday evening the Rebekah degree
| staff will give a mask ball at Odd Fellows
hail. Twehty-fourth and NJ streets,
| st. Martins auxiliary will meet at the
| home of Mrs. A. 7. Everett, 1910 Nortl
| Twenty-first street on Wednesday after
noon.
| No complaint has been filed yet agains
! Enright and Berry, the men suspected o
! holding up n saloon and drug store on {
! street last Friday night.
No arrangement have been made for tn
| funeral of Mrs Grace Bradley, who die
! Sunday evening a her home, Twenty-siXt
| and Washington streets.
This evening Rev. and Mrs. w. d. STAN
| baugh will celebrate their silver wedding