Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-11

lures. which was thoroughly enjoyed.
Florence.
Mrs Epinetter Of Council Bluffs spent
Friday here. the guest OF Mrs. w. r Wall.
Mr.. Nutting Of Omaha occupied the pull
pit I'm the Presbyterian church Sunday at
the regular services.
Martin hmm. former resident OF Flor
snce. but now In western Nebraska. visited
relatives here the past week.
Will Mattox has been sick for two weeks.
Clause Anderson Is working in his place
in Anderson Hollingsworth's grocery
store.
Mrs. Fields Of Oklahoma is visiting her
father. Harrison Barnes, for a few days.
She has been at Tekamah for two weeks
visiting relatives.
NJ r. Powell. with the Standard OIL COM
pany, has moved into Mrs. Banks property
on South Main street He formerly lived
on East State street.
John Anderson of Blair spent two days
here this week visiting his brothers. An
drey and Henry He returned home
Wednesday afternoon.
c b. Clark Of Craig having business in
the Douglas county and federal courts at
Omaha, was the guest of Mrs. Sarah L.
Tracy Thursday evening.
NJ. 3 Potter. who had the fingers of his
right hand crushed by one of the big en-
gines at the water works some three weeks
ago, is able TO be at work again.
The Pleasant Hour club gave one OF it's
socials and dancing parties Wednesday
night which was well attended. Miss Mag
gle Franklin and Miss Lottie Brandt had
| go to St Philips church, Florence The
! dance was held in Walls hall, with fifty
| Eve couples present.
| D. V. Shipley returned Sunday afternoon
| from three months trip on the western
| coast, visiting points in Washington and
! Oregon. While there he met several former
, residents OF Florence who have settled
there. Among them are the Zieglers, Ship
leys, Forgys. Tuttles, Timmons, Larsons-
! quite a colony OF them
! Fire damaged the residence Of John c.
4 Reninger on South Fifth street Wedne sday
! morning. Prompt work on the part of the
| fire department saved most Of the building
| and the household goods, which were re-
| confined to the lower portion, mostly under
| the floor burning the joist and stills. The
loss is covered by insurance.
| The city council held a regular meeting
! Monday night George Sorenson, one Of
! the councilmen, was absent. The report
! OF the FIVE householders who were appointed
| as appraisers on account of the vacatng
OF certain streets in Florence Heights. was
! placed before the council. No damages
were assessed except the cost of appraise-
ment This settles a matter that has been
eli.
! The keirle Ice company has been cutting
! ice from the reservoirs the past week. A
| new icehouse was built the south end
| OF the reservoirs and this house is filled.
The company is now cutting and filling the
houses on the north end of the reservoirs.
The weather the past week has been favor
able for ice cutting, although freezing but
little. The ice at present will run about
nine inches. II may be possible that there
Will be another cutting, although the Ice
men are not looking for II. The river has
not been frozen over at this place so far
this winter. Heretofore several THOUSAND
tons of ice have been cut each season from
the river. but from appearances there will
be none cut this winter.