Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-07
EVENTS IN OMAHA SUBURBS
OoRings and goings Of People in Iuy
Towns Surrounding tbs City.
EQUIPMENT FOR FLORENCE posroFFcE
Navigation on the Missouri River
Opened and First Raft Load of
Hogs is Reported as Pass
ing Florence.



Mrs. A z. Colbert, who has been sick
for some time, is slowly improving in
health.
Frank T. Parker is spending a couple of
weeks with relatives at Schuyler and FAIR
bury, Neb
Lloyd saums Of Conman, Neb., spent
Saturday and Sunday here visiting friends
and relatives.
Miss Ethel McClurge and Mrs. Robinson
Of Omaha were visiting with Mrs. II. r.
Robinson this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Tietz spent Easter
Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Micheels in Omaha.
Mrs. Harry Condron and daughter OF
Omaha were the guests Of Mrs Charles
Tietz Monday afternoon
Fred d. Robinson Of Omaha, w. F.
Walker and sister, Miss Alice, were the
guests at the w. H. Patterson home sun
day.
Mrs. F. B. Nichols and son Wilbur and
Mr.. and Mrs NJ. w. Powell visited Royal
Achates lodge No. 1 at Omaha Monday
night.
NJ Daley, one of our old soldiers. who
has been confined to the house for the
past two months, Is able to be up and
around.
H. b. Robinson resigned his position with
the Western Electrical company of Chi
cage and is now with II. r. Bower OF
W. w Keen Of the Union depot force,
wife and sister, Miss Hicks, spent Sun
day last the guests of the family OF w. II.
Patterson.
]. " Shipley returned Saturday from a
weeks business trip to Colorado, where he
was looking after some land that he owns
in that state.
Richard Coyle and brother of Newcastle.
Neb., were here Saturday and Sunday Wis
iting friends and looking over the ground
preparatory to locating here.
Raymond Patterson is on the sick list
this week. His sister Miss Fay Patter-
son, who has been i'll fol-, a couple Of
weeks, is able to be up and around.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Brown and Mr.. and
Mrs. r. 70. Hobart Of Omaha were the
Telephone exchange at this place Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Presby-
terrain church met at the home of Mrs.
A. b. Hunt last Thursday evening. Their
next meeting will be held Thursday after
noon, April II, at the home Of Mrs. +.
Harold Reynolds.
Miss Jessie Tucker spent last week at
Lincoln, going Monday morning with her
father, Hon. f. s. Tucker and remaining
until Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Tucker re-
turned home Sunday morning, having to
urday.
M. c. Hamilton, the saw mill and old
river man, reports raft of hogs going
down the Missouri river one day last week,
they were being towed by a boat MT.
Hamilton has been on the river all his life
and this is the first time he ever knew
that hogs were RATED in the river.
Century lodge, the new Royal Achates
organization, installed officers as follows
Thursday night: NJ. F. Powell, president;
w, B. Parks, vice president; DR. c. A.
Sorensen, treasurer; D. o. Hughes, clerk;
Miss Sigma Bondesen marshal; Miss Prud-
ence Tracy, captain Of degree staff.
II. B. Hord. who has been here for the
last year in the employ of the Florence
Lumber and Coal company, has accepted
position with Adams & Kelley of Omaha
as travelling salesman. Lawrence Golding,
brother of Manager Golding, is taking
his place. Lawrence Goldlng has been with
the Union Pacific in Omaha.
An up-to-date cabinet has been installed
in the postoff1ce. Miss Tracy, the post
mistress, found it necessary on account Of
increased business to procure a new cabi-
net, which is up-to-date in every respect
A large portion of the boxes are already
taken. The lock boxes have combination
locks instead of the old style key. The
people of Florence are as we'll supplied
with accommodations in the postofice as
any town of its size in the state.