Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-04

ton by Mr.. Park will result in changed
conditions and that in the future local
dealers will be provided with all the coal
BBEMER-At the home OF Ne and Mrs
Ira E. williams occurred the first OF a
series of socisls to be given by mem
friends this winter. About nifty were
present and the evening was spent in
PISyInE games, reeitatio1s, songs, i'm
ments were served.
NORTH PLATTE-A masa meeting to
| discuss the waterworks bond proposition,
which has been freely agitated lately. will
be held at the court house on Monday
evening, November s. The proposition Is
for 10000, bonds, and the question as to
whether the city can make money by the
purchase will be one OF the phases dis
cussed at the meeting.
FAIRFIELD-Patrons' day was Oh.
served at FRirhelds new public school
| building under the direction of suLeTin-
tendent Blakeslee and his assistants. After
programs in each of the ak rooms an
| work. listening to the high school ore
! chestra Of six pieces and partAiing OF re-
treshments The patrons program fol-
exercises concluded with a lecture by
Prof Carson Of North Platte.
LEIGH-A bad fire was narrowly aVerted
| here yesterday. At 1880 the alarm sounded
the cause OF which proved 70 be a blaze
/ in the roof OF George Hoffmanne Jewelry
| store. A hose was quickly laid and the
!
| fire secured a good headway the principal
/ part Of the business district would have
] burned, as the wind was strong and In Q
/ favorable dire IN to scatter the Are, and
| in such a casN lie inadequate fire protection
| would have been of but little use
! PLATTSMOUTH-The finance COMMITTEES
! OF the state Degree OF Honor held q meet.
! ing Ia the once OF the grand recorder yes
| teIday and checked up the books of the
! retiring grand receiver, Mrs. Mary Miller
/ of Diller and turned them over 70 the new
grand receiver. Mrs Katie Sehmttt OF
/ South Omaha. Mrs. Mary LatIy OF Lex,
+ ington, grand chief; Mrs. Ada Wiley Raj
ston Of South Omaha, grand medical ex.
I amiEer; Mrs. Ella Chapman Of Lincoln and
! Mrs. Lou Spencer Of Lexington are tht
, nance committee.
| NORTH PLATTE-It is reported that Pc
| er Beck. superintendent OF bridges and
buildings on the Wyoming division, has re-
eived orders TO erect seventy buildings
/ u dinerent sizes At points between North
Platte and Green River and that included
/ ln ;he order are two ice houses for this
! city Some time ago 1t was reported thai
! the North Platte icing plant already tn,
arrest railroad plant in the United States
| would Le increased this year. and the new
! from Cheyenne is seemingly q conhrma
! Ion of this report. u Is Understood tina
work on the buildings will soon begin.
! WEST POINT-The Medical assocfat iOI
! Of Dodge, Burt and Cunning counties met
West Point last week, A splendid pro
/ gram was rendered In which the mos
lrOminent physicians took part. Rev pr
hurch OF West Point. gave the address,
/ II welcome. In the evening DR.. MELON
I IN The Relation OF the Doctor to tn
| Laity' and DR. j. $. Foote Of Omaha OF
( Our Common Origin" Among the Ode
I physicians present We're Drs Hlldreth
| mont: Long, Madison; Frances, Bancroft
/ and foote, Omaha. DR.. Long OF Madison
native OF Cunning county IL presiden
. / Hildreth and Mcdonald are ex-presidents