Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-19
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Miss Mary DUR is home from a VISIT
with relatives and friends in Fremont. Neb.
Lou Evers OF Rigby. Ida is visiting his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Evers OF this
city.
Mrs. Home Richey of Abba, Ia, is visit.
ing her sister. Mrs. w. p mcdonnell OF
Turley avenue.
c. NJ. Atherton leaves today for Denve
TO attend the meeting of the American
Life convention.
County Attorney J. ]. Hess and wife ar
rived home yesterday morning from New
York and other eastern points.
Bluff City Masonic lodge will meet this
evening in stated communication,, Follow
ing the business, session there Will be work
In the second degree.
A special meeting Of Council Bluffs aerie,
Frnternal order Of Eagles, has been called
for this, evening TO take final acton on the
carnival and street fair proposition.
Congressman Walter I. Smith will speak
Wednesday at the Old Settlers reunion at
Griswold. on Friday, he will deliver an
address at a Fraternal Union picnic.
The woman's Home Missionary society
of the Broadway Methodist church will
meet this afternoon at the residence OF
Mrs. c.. Hafer, 65 Franklin avenue.
Guy Morgan, who was, arrested last week
on complaint Of Leona Walling, was dis
charged In Justice Cooper's court yester-
day, the case being dismissed on motion
of Assistant County Attorney Ross.
Bishop J. L. NueIsen. the newly elected
bishop OF the Methodist church located at
Omaha, will address a union meeting OF ell
the MetnOQlSt CnuTClleb OF TINS city at the
Broadway church next Sunday evening.
In Justice Cooper's court yesterday, Mrs.
Charlotte Backhaus dismissed the case
against her husband, whom she charged
with beating her. Since filing the charge
Mrs. Backhaus has brought suit In the
district court for divorce.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First Bap-
tist church will hold its regular meeting
THURSDAY afternoon In Fairmount park.
The business session will be followed by q
picnic supper at $50, in which all members
~ thu = ~ NFAAn q
pate.
The finals in the golf tourney OF the
Council Bluffs Rowing association will be
PE lSyea f 3. Da sneSaS and aft earn T. %aSsem,
Dudley won in the semi-finals against
Robert Bender and Madsen against William
Valentine.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Second
Presbyterian church will give a social this
ev.ning st the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Trum-
Of the t society SHsS" will SfTef be held T rfsT,Sr ws afters
noon at the home OF Mrs. Norgaard, East
Broadway and Fleming avenue.
A. c. Gaebelin Of New York. the Bible
exponent and student; Is holding a series
of meetings in this city this week. After
noon meetings at $3.50 o'clock are held In
the Gospel hall In the Everett block, and
the evening meetings at the Danish Bap-
tist church. Mr.. Gaebelin speaks in Eng
lish.
Samuel X. Thomas, aged "a years, died
yesterday at 62 West Broadway. He Is
Gilmore Of Oak Mills. Kan, and Mrs. Mary
Ross Of Waitsville, Wash, and five sons,
f. M, Benjamin., Isaac and Lincoln, all of
this city, and Robert Thomas of St. Johns,
Wash. Arrangements for the funeral have
not been completed.
The Board Of Supervisors convened yes
terday afternoon in adjourned regular SEES
sion. Some bridge matters were taken up,
and j. X. Annis was appointed Justice of
the peace Tor Macedonia township, a We
cnncy having been caused by the death
OF ]. G. Rayburn. The board expects to be
in session Until Thursday, when 1t will
meet as a drainage board.
Charles Brown and Floyd Allen, who
looted a garden near the Northwestern
tracks for sufficient vegetables to make a
hard labor yesterday by Police Judge Sny-
Ger, As the city has not had its rock pile
N Mh GPSFf the t T35 fSS oa t tlme io th9 har S, lsb o.
called upon to perform will be the eatins
os three meals a day.
a marriage license was issued yesterday
to Peter Bacta, aged q. and Mary PlacIe
nsed 20, both OF Council Bluffs. Although
they secured the license yesterday, they in.
fh11rmsg Roy Hardesty, deputy clerk Of the
they did rot Intend to get married for si1
months They. are both members Of the
the customs of that denomination, they
said, the bans should be published during
romance OF the weddingc CEREMONY
The hearing of II. NJ. Claridy, the coloret
janitor Of the Sapp building, charged witt
criminal libel by Rev, Timothy Tyler, pas
tor Of the cplored Bautist congregation a
Avenue A and Sixteenth street, whom Clar
Idly. had arrested recently. was PARTIAL,
had Yesterday before Justice Cooper. Coun
sci for Claridv moved for a dismissal o
the case on the ground that the filing o
an Information on, a criminal charge dL,
not constitute libel. Justice Cooper tool
the case under advisement for a week
Claridy, who declared that his domesti
troubles prompted him to attempt to com
NIT suicide, has entirely recovered from
the wound which he inflicted on his throa
with a razor.