Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-10

Services will be held today at all the
churches at the usual hours.
Mr.. and Mrs James Degan have gone TO
Shenandoah, Ia, for weeks visit.
Mrs. @, Davis left last week after a visit
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs Dolph.
Baptist Missionary society will meet at
the church on next Thursday afternoon.
The Salvation Army OF Omaha will hold
services in the Methodist church today at
o'clock
Albert Beick and Miss Christina Larsen.
both living near Benson, were married last
Wednesday.
Miss Lettie Smith came up from Platts.
mouth Saturday and spent a couple Of
days in Benson.
Mrs c. w. Hickey and Miss Rose witte
Of Bennington were guests at the Walsh
home last week.
Swedish Ladies Aid society will meet at
| the home of Mrs. Z. A Bioomburg next
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wedge who have
resided In Omaha this winter, have moved
into Benson cottage.
Ed Ferguson, Albert Bleick and Henry
ZimmermOn, with their families, will leave
Tor Dakota next Tuesday.
George Gilmore of Omaha will give an
address at the Benson gymnasium rooms
this afternoon at o'clock.
Mrs. Sumner, who has been visiting her
daughter, returned to her home in Lincoln
accompanied by her grandson.
James Horton entertained a number of
| his little friends at his home Saturday in
| honor of his seventh birthday.
Some of the veterans of Benson went to
| Omaha Thursday to attend the meeting of
| the County Veterans association.
Mrs. A. X. Christensen Of California left
| last week for visit In Vancouver. b. c.,
after long visit here with her niece.
Miss Della Miller Of Glenwood, Ia, and
| Herman Hennings of California were guests
at the Lindell home during the past week.
Miss Ruth Parker was pleasantly sur
prised at her home by a number of her
friends in honor of her birthday last Satur-
| day.
| Benson Gym club will give a reception to
| their friends at tn ir rooms Saturday even
| ing, musical program TO be given during
/ the evening.
DIR. Leochner, James A Howard and
| Jerome Allen Of Benson attended the Ma
| sonic reception held in Omaha last Thurs
| day evening.
Mrs. c. h. Springmeyer went to the west
| of this state TO attend the wedding of her
niece, Winitred Pine of Lynch, Neb., and
| Mr.. John Binkard.
A well rendered and successful musical
| entertainment was given at the Odd Fell
lows hall last Saturday evening by the
| Christian Endeavor.
| Miss Mabel Otto arrived in Benson last
! Saturday from Aurora, Neb., and will visit
| at the Stiger home before going to her home
! in Bloomington, ILL
| Fraternal Union lodge will give a pie
| social at the odd Fellows hall on the even
| ing Of March IA. A program will be given
| during the evening.
Regular meeting of the fire department
| was neld last Monday evening, but nothing
| OF Importance came before II. Election OF
| officers will take place at the next.
A number of the South Omaha odd Fell
| lows lodge were present at the regular
| meeting OF the Benson lodge last Monday
evening. After the regular session a social
| hour was spent
| A Law and Order" league is being or
! ganized in Benson. A can tor a meeting
! Will soon be mace by the present commit
| tee, consisting of Rev. Mr.. Leidy, Q. Pryor
ana X. Smiley.
| Thursday, March Il, public mass meet
| ing Will be held at the town hall for the
| purpose OF nominating candidate for
mayor and four councilmen. Every voter
| is requested to be present.
! Mrs. A. Il. Leach was hostess at a lunch
| con and social time at her home last Thurs
! day afternoon for the women of the Pres
| byterian church. large number of women
| were present at the lunch, which was an
| elaborate one, served I'm the dining room,
| and a social time was spent during the
| afternoon.