Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-14
EVENTS In OMAHA SUBURBS
Happenings Of the Week in the Thriving
Villages and Towns
SOCIAL AND BUSINESS cHr-cHAT
Movements of Wen Known People
and DoinEs that Are of In
terest I'm All Lines Of
Activity.


Florence.
Mrs. o. w. Nelson spent Sunday in
Omaha visiting relatives
Born: 20 Mr.. and Mrs w r. Wall
Thursday morning, a son.
Miss Prudence Tracy spent Wednesday
afternoon in Omaha visiting relatives.
Mr. w. l.. Shallcross Of Omaha was in
ElQrence "Wednesday in the interests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell OF Omaha were
Sghe guests OF Mr. and Mrs. John Bondesen
sunday afternoon.
Mrs. J. Weber and son. Ralph. were
visiting with the family of o. r. Jennings
In Omaha Monday.
a. George. Buck. jr., Of Lincoln, Neh., was
the guest Of Mr. and Mrs ~ \ Thicker
Saturday and Sunday
III. r. Eeeley, general agent Of the
Equitable Life Assurance company, was a
business visitor here Thursday.
sam Purcell accompanied by his cousin
Ralph Griffith Of Woodbine, la, left Tues
DAY AFTERNOON for Los Angeles, Cal
Mrs. 4oder and children remained in FIRE.
mont mont ms week visiting friends and rela-
W. MI. 1Oder returned home Saturday,
. Mrs Arnold. who has been very sick at
the residence Of her daughter Mrs Pute
Tor the past week, IS very much better.
Rev. James a. Slack and wife enter
talned a number of their Florence friends
ing. 0'0i'
Rev. Rayburn Of Omaha will occupy the
pulpit in the Presbyterian church Sunday
morning at the service at 11:3J and i'm the
evening at s.
w. R. wan and Karl Toellmer attended
the meeting of Triangle Encampment In
dependent order odd Fellows at Benson
Tuesday night
Several Of the members Of Century lodge.
Royal Achtes, attended the party given by
the Omaha lodge at Barights hall. Omaha
Tuesday night
Mrs. Lyons and son, who have been
keeping a branch tea and coffee house i'm
Florence for the past six months, have
moved to Omaha
Miss May Callahan Of Omaha was the
guest of Miss Jessie Tucker Tuesday,
making q visit before she left for an ex-
tended visit with relatives In Montana.
w. A. Yoder returned Saturday from
week at Fremont, Neb, where he had been
in attendance at the meeting Of the East
ern Central Nebraska Teachers assocla-
tion.
Mrs. Ellen De land, who has been spend
ing the winter with her son, Thomas II.
De land. at Perry, Ia, has returned home
10 Florence. Mrs De Land is the Oldest
1855
The road to Prizes lake has been gone
over with heavy road grader and put
In good shape. This road was made about
sixty feet wide last fall and makes a fine
driveway winding along up the river to the
lake and points beyond.
The Fraternal order Of Eagles Initiated
class of ten at their regular meeting
Wednesday night Their next meeting
night VIII he April IT, which will be n
business and social meeting. No candi-
Hose company No. ! held its regular
monthly meeting Monday night which was
also It's annual meeting, at which officers
were elected for the ensuing year. w. B.
Parks was reelected president Frank p
Brown, secretary; Henry Anderson, treas
urer.
The Florence ferry is in full blast and
running every day. People are taking
advantage of the ferry and are using It
more this year than last. Some lakes just
across the river from Florence are being
fixed up for pleasure; boats are being put
in, and as the fishing is good, a day can
be put in there and in an hours time you
can reach Omaha. Carryals will be run
from the ferry to these lakes.
The Omaha Water company has finished
the greater part Of the work of putting
in the four large boilers at its plant here
These boilers each carry 400 horsepower
and are differently constructed from the
old ones taken out. The demand for more
power was growing to such extent that
ments just made will be sufficient in the
power line for some time to come.
Last Saturday night the Florence Ath-
letio club was organized papers of inCor-
poratOn drawn, and seven directors elected.
The purpose of the club Is to procure suit
able grounds for base ball, tennis and
other outdoor sports The grounds will
be located two blocks from the street car
line, the officers Of the Organza ton are:
+. s. Tucker, president, W. b. Parks,
treasurer; Andrew b. Anderson, secretary
George Siert manager. The grounds are
being prepared and In another two weeks
Florence will have a base ball team.
The mayor and council will effect their
new organization Monday night As all
old officers were elected at the election
April p IL is not likely that Mayor John
Simpson WIN change any Of the committees
George SOrensen has had charge Of the
street and alley committee, and David An
provements will be followed about the same
as last year. There may be another sewer