Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-31
NEWS IN OMAHA SUBURBS
Florence Canning Company Contracting for
Large Acreage Of Tomatoes
CAMPAIGN OF FIFTY DAYS is PLANNED
Comings and GOinEs OF People in the
Lively Suburban Towns Surround
ing Biz City-PubIic Improve
menta the order.

George siert was visiting relatives in
Blair Sunday.
Mrs. F. M. King was visiting relatives in
South Omaha Monday.
r. Fitzpatrick of Benson, Neb., was
Florence visitor Sunday last.
w. r. Wall and daughter were calling on
friends in Blair Sunday last.
Howard Holbrook has accepted position
as travelling salesman for A. j. Conkling.
The Dodd brothers of Dundee were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Taylor Sum
day last.
Mrs Mary Piinat will visit her grand
daughter, Mrs. Fred Waechter of Fremont,
for couple of weeks.
Mrs. Mary Rowe and Mrs. Ella Basdorfer
of Omaha were visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
Hans Goettsche Monday.
Mrs. D. G: Lonergen and children OF
Spruce Hin farm spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs +. NJ. King.
Mrs. o. H. Hager of North Platte, Neb.,
spent couple Of days the past week the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Goettsche.
The Fraternal order Of Eagles team gave
a dance last Saturday night The proceeds
went to the purchase Of uniforms for the
degree team.
George Eddy of omaha spent Sunday
here visiting friends and looking after
some property which he owns north Of
State street
Mrs. Fanny ABBOTT, who has been here
the last two weeks on account Of the death
of her father, returned to her home in
Chicago Sunday last.
l. A. Taylor spent Saturday night and
Sunday at home with his family. He rep
resents an implement company and has
Iowa for his territory.
Luke and Andy, two small sons of Mayor
John Simpson, have been pretty sick for
the past week with the measles. They are
getting better and are able to be up.
g. II. Smell of Blair spent Monday and
Tuesday here In connection with the Flor
ence canning factory. Mr.. Smell had charge
of the processing department last season.
The measles have been prevalent in town
for the past two weeks There are several
cases yet, but several cases are past dan
ger, and there is not likely to be any ia
talities.
Mrs. c. w. Holtzman and Mrs. Edith
Parks gave surprise party on their
the occasion being the birthday Of Mrs.
Hoffman.
Mrs. L. A. Taylor will spend several
days of next week visiting her daughter,
Mrs. w. o. Chandler, at Hancock, Ia.
Mrs. Taylor will be accompanied by her
daughter Mabel.
The Keirle Ice company has painted up
their wagons, They will have from three
to four wagons out during the summer,
and will handle reservoir Ice exclusively.
The past winter was very favorable for
good, solid ice.
Monroe Hunter Of Superior Neb, visited
friends and old acquaintances here Tuesday.
Mr.. Hunters father was the original owner
Of the old Florence -four mill. now owned
by Weber g. Son. He was born and raised
in Florence and is familiar with the early
settling of the place.
Steps have been taken for building a
sidewalk on State street from Bluff street
west. The people living on the hill and
West State street have had a hard time
during, the spring and winter getting
through the mud Councilmen Sorenssn
and Weber, accompanied by City Attorney
Olmsted, were looking over the ground last
Sunday.
Ernest Wilson had the misfortune to get
the end of his thumb taken off Thursday
by getting II caught in the machine around
which he was working in Swifts packing
h ts' South st om an Tne nPst Joint was
of he was brought to his sisters Twenty
fifth and Cunning, Omaha, and since that
time he has been at his home with his
father in Florence.
Thomas Farmer who has been here for
the last two weeks in charge of the Flor
ence station for the railway company was
bard, Neb., where, with friend, he will
take a trip to Colorado. After reaching
there they will buy an outfit consisting OF
horses and go through the country for the
benefit of his friends health Mr.. Rooney,
who has consumption.
Mrs. Mabel Mann and daughter Mary ar
rived home Thursday and will visit her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Il. s. Tucker. Mr..
and Mrs, Mann have been spending the
where Mr.. Mann was employed in an
engine manufacturing plant. Mr.. Mann is
en- route to Texas to install an engine
and while he is there Mrs. Mann will re-
main here with her parents.
The Florence Canning company has had
It's general manager, out for the last two
weeks making contracts for tomatoes for
the coming season. Sixty acres have been
contracted for up to date. There will be
about sixty more to be contracted for. AT
the price paid per bushel, which is 80 cents,
there Is but very little trouble in getting
contracts, as this price is about the aver
age received on the market, besides the
care in cleaning the toma toes and the
baskets Tomatoes for the factory are not
required to be cleaned and the company
furnishes crates to haul the products to
the factory The setting out of plants for
the factory can be at any time between
May u and June 10, as last year work was
done in October but this late in the year
there is more or less danger from frost
and 1t is good idea to have all the work
done in the month OF September Most any
kind Of ground will bring 200 bushels per
realizes good sum of money from the
acre, and the time for picking comes in
August, when most all other work Is over
with. The factory expects TO put I'm ten
hours per day for about fifty days and in
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