Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-21


Miss stuchllk has left for Minnesota,
| where she will remain some time.
! Benson schools closed Wednesday, allow
/ ing the teachers to visit city cchools.
Mr. and Mrs. e. w. Hall will leave next
Monday for their new home in Boyd, Wyo.
| The Eagles give their regular monthly
/ entertainment at their hall next Friday
/ evening.
Boys gymnasium meeting nights have
/ been changed to Thursday and Monday Of
/ each week.
Clinton williams returned to his home
| in Atchison, Neb., after short visit with
! his parents.
Irvington band gave a successful min
strel show at the Eagles hall last Thurs
day evening.
Christian Endeavor society gave a very
successful box social at the town nan last
Friday evening
The school board will be newly organized
at the meeting next Tuesday evening at
council meeting.
Mrs. Charles Tracy has returned from
Illinois, where she had been called by the
illness Of her father.
Cladue c. Weathers Of Marenco, Ind,
will be an assistant In the Mccoy drug
store in the future.
About twenty-four Of Bensons citizens
have made liberal subscriptions to the
boys gymnasium fund.
Mrs w. +. Sprlngmeyer has gone to
visit in her old home in Wisconsin and Is
taking treatment in Chicago.
Next Tuesday evening at the town hall
the new council will meet to organize for
the work Of the coming year.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Bleik entertained a
number of young people at their home
west of Benson on last Sunday.
Degree Of Honor lodge win give a supper
and entertainment at odd Fellows hall
on Wednesday evening, April "a.
Miss Ethel Keenan, Of Thedford, Neb.,
came to Benson. She will be compelled to
undergo an operation on her ear.
Methodist Episcopal Ladies Aid society
will meet at the home of Mrs. Craven
Wednesday afternoon, for business.
Claude Barnes entertained a number Of
his friends last Monday at his home In
honor of his birthday anniversary.
Miss Rose Masters OF omaha and Miss
Sadie Keller of Logan, Ia, visited with
Miss Bea Hoffman on last Tuesday
Keystone Park company has purchased
a right-of-way through the Rood farm, in
order 10 connect with military road.
Mrs Levchner entertained during the
week Mrs. Senger, Mrs A l.. Chappele
and Miss Ula Whitmore, all Of Ashland.
Charles Nelson of Kennard, formerly
connected with the bank, is now employed
in the Bank of Benson and will reside here.
Mrs. p. Gravert and daughter Ella, en-
tef1ained a number OF their friends at
dinner and lunch at their home last Sun
day.
Edna Noble entertained about thirty Of
her little friends at her home last Friday
from TO 6, in honor Of her birthday ami
versary.
Mr.. sturgess of the Twentieth Century
Farmer will address the meeting at the
, boys gymnasium this afternoon at
o'clock.
The next regular meeting Of the Federal
Union OF America lodge will be held Friday
evening. The state organizer, B. B. Coons,
viii be present.
Lutheran Ladies' Aid society held an ex-
change at Miss Nsson's last Saturday.
They will meet at Gravert's hall next
Wednesday afternoon.
The Eagles have sold their lot on the
corner of Cotner avenue and Main street,
and have purchased the Benson Times
lots, and are now ready to erect their new
building.
The themes at the Presbyterian services
! today will be, morning, why We Value
and Should Guard the Lords Day; even
! ing "A Girl in a Difficult Position and How
She Handled It."
duct the morning services at the Metho-
dist church today. In the evening twenty
minutes will be devoted to music, preceding
| the sermon, the first of a series, The
! Preacher in Politics"
The Methodist church has purchased the
| two corner lots in block "a, on Main street
| and Cotner avenue, from the Eagles for
| 81 800 The church will be moved and large
| improvements made. The parsonage and
! adjoining lot have been sold.
At the business meeting OF the Epworth
| hcers were elected for the year: President,
Anna Bells; first vice president, Jacob
/ Gehrigi second vice president Georgia
| Morton; third vice president, Ella Davis I;
/ fourth vice president, William Peterson;
| secretary, Roy Young; treasurer, Barney
| Davis; organist, Bea Hoffman; assistant
| Organist, Mabel Peterson.