Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-05
NEWS FROM OMAHA SUBURBS


Ed Reeves is having a residence built on
his lots in the south part of town.
Henry Anderson and family were visiting
friends at Irvington, Neb.. one day last
week.
Mrs. James Thompson of Burlington Ia,
spent last week with the family of Dan
Kelley.
DIR. Henry Abbott of Omaha was a bust
ness visitor here this week looking after
a location for factory.
Mrs. Markell Of Kansas City, Mo, spent
couple days here this week, the guest
Of Mrs. T.. c. Holbrook.
c. l.. Hatfield of Gilmore, Ia. was here
this week for a couple days visit with the
family of E E. Gabrielson.
Miss Clara Taylor returned Monday from
weeks visit with ner aunt Mrs. Will
lam Simpson, who lives at Benson, Neb
Carl Feldhusen. was the only Florence
man going to the Shoshone country to
register. He was gone five days. and is
fairly well pleased with the country.
The Misses Rica and Sophia Muelich of
Mrs NJ. ]. Gleason. Saturday and Sunday.
returning to their home Sunday night.
Mrs Abbott of Sulphur Springs, Ark. is
spending a, few days here visiting her sis sis
charge Of one Of the Markell hotels at Sui
phur Springs.
r. H Ingalls, of Harrisburg, Neb., was
here one day this week visiting with Or.
Aker. Mr.. ingalls, is looking around for
some property and will probably buy some
land in this vicinity.
Mrs. r. p. Hills ard children arrived
Saturday from Salt Lake City, Utah, and
will spend several weeks here visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Powell, at
! their home, Clover Leaf Place.
| Frank P. Brown and John S. Paul
have been on the sick list the past week
Mr.. Brown was laid up in bed for three
days. Mr.. Paul was able to get around
| but in a very weak condition.
Herman Smith returned from Long Pine,
Neb., Tuesday, where he has been the
past three weeks on the ranch, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Jasper Smith, his parents have made
their home there, taking up homestead.
The county commissioners made triT
over the western road from Florence IN
| when they were out here last week. 1t is
| very likely a road VIII be opened W
directly west from Florence on the north
side Of Forest Lawn cemetery.
j. B. Denton, proprietor of the Florenc'
ferry, has been sick for several days Hi
assistants have been taking care of thu
ferryboat and are kept busy most OF tn
time, The ferry is proving to be popular
and is being used TO quite an extent. Ther'
will be a bridge across Pigeon creek in
couple more weeks. This Will give moci
shorter road to the ferry.
Florence real estate has been in demant
the last couple of weeks Several trans
fers of property have been made Peopl
are getting interested in the surroundings
The transfers have been in most part b!
home people. The odd Fellows lodge pur
chased a lot from the De Land estate
George Siert Of the Florence drug store pur
chased from Mr.. Feldmausen a fine resi-
dence lot on BLUM street.
The grading for the new sidewalks wa
let to William Taylor at the meeting OF IN
council Saturday night. There are severa
hundred yards to move. John Grant o
Omaha was awarded the contract for IN
laying Of the artificial stone walks, of whic
} there will be about sixteen blocks to g
down, on Main. Harrison and Fifth streets
This will give a continuous walk from IN
north part OF town to the Forest Lawn Gem
, etery road.
The Florence canning factory Is com
/ pleted. The machinery was started u
Thursday morning by the man In chaIg
for the Hastings Industrial company, MI
NJ D. Stanley The machinery was run
couple of hours and found to be satisfac
tory by the building committee, W a
Saunders, w B. Parks and w. r. Wal
In a couple of weeks the factory Will b
running. The pack for this year VIII no
be extra heavy, on account OF the late
ness in getting started, but there Is quit
a crop of tomatoes and corn in the Vlcinit
OF Florence.