Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15

The city council will meet At the city nail
Monday evening.
A. X. Hunt returned Tuesday from a
short eastern trip.
Mrs. Coe and Miss Lulu Coe have been
sick with the grip.
Mrs. r. II. olmsted gave a luncheon
Thursday afternoon.
Theodore McClure moved into the new
Sorenson house Thursday.
The Court Of Honor will give a dance at
Pascale's han Wednesday evening.
The Eagles attended a special exhibition
at the picture show on Wednesday.
J. A. Scott left Saturday for Lincoln, to
spend Sunday with friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Richie left this
week for their new home near Gregory.
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j. W Gleason has plans for a new house
and is figuring with the contractor this
week.
MIR. Thornton's two boys, who have been
suffering with pneumonia, are Receiving
rapidly.
TIL +. S. W. club met at the home OF
Miss Ethel Brenneman last Saturday
evening,
Jake Umlor is progressing nicely after
his operation and hopes to be able to re-
sumo work soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Simpson spent
Wednesday as guests at the Corbaley
Paul Haskell has started on the building
of his new home. lie let the millworlS
contract Wednesday.
Miss Florence Oimsted wes a guest Of
Miss Louise Kennedy of Fort Omaha, at
luncheon Friday evening.
+. $. Tucker will move into the Cole
house on Madison street Monday, as 1t is
handy TO where he will build.
The Florence lodge of Royal Neighbors
of America went in a body to visit Fern
camp in Omaha Friday evening.
Prof. J. f. McLan principal of the
school addressed the teachers meeting in
Omaha Saturday on school work.
r. n. Olmsted returned from Kokomo,
IND. Sunday, where he had been called
by the death OF his brother-in-law.
Miss Katherine Evans has returned from
New York and was a guest of Mrs. Petit
at Mandy Lee poultry farm Sunday.
]. J. Cole has decided to name his new
theater the Crescent. Miss Melissa Davis
received the $40 prize for the name.
Mrs. A. b. Hunt entertained the Frances
Willard Women's Christian Temperance
union all day Wednesday at Minne-Lusa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Mcclure spent
Monday in Omaha. where MIR. Mcclure at
tended the meeting of the Omaha AID club.
Hunters We're thick on the bottoms
north of Florence Sunday, and as the
ducks were very numerous all had good
bags.
The entertainment given by the school
children last week netted the school $500
for the school.
Miss Lulu Mae Coe was a guest at a
birthday party given by Miss Arlena
Thompson, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. A.
Thompson, in Omaha, Friday.
Rev. Mr.. Wilson Will occupy the pulpit
of the Presbyterian church Sunday. As
Rev. Rayburn will soon leave, Mr.. Wilson
is a candidate for the pulpit.
Rev. c. G. Rollet, the newly-elected sec
rotary of the Sixth Missionary depart
ment and late OF Red Wing. Mimi. held
missionary services at st. Marks church
on Thursday evening.
Henry Anderson is having plans drawn
for a two-story brick building to be
built on the east side Of Main street,
between his present building and the the
ater being erected by j. j. Cole.
William II. Olmstead, who has lived
west, of Florence for many years, has de-
cided to abandon the farm for city life
stock at public sale Tuesday. He expects
to reside in Benson, .
Oscar X. Turner. Mo was killed Monday
BY the Missouri Pacific train, was a
c. j. Kierle were dis aunts. and his father
and mother also lived here. He was buried
Thursday from Mr.. Kierle's residence.
A petition is being circulated to have the
Florence postoffice made a branch of the
Omaha postoffice and a carrier delivery
system put i'm force. At present all the
farmers around Florence have their mail
deliver ID, while those IN the city limits have
TO go to the office to get their mail. The
petition will also have the effect of having
the mail delivered TO Florence by street car
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ter accommodations Both Senator Burkett
and Congressman Hitchcock have signified
their willingness to help in the matter.
David Andrews is talked of for council
man from the South ward, F. NJ. King and
j.. V. Shipley will try for the council from
the North ward. From the way things are
lined up at present the primaries of both
parties will be without any contests, leav-
ing q straight fight at the polls on election
day. Hugh Suite. the present council
man from the North ward could have re-
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would take it, but says he has devoted
many years TO the city's interests and
wants someone else to take some of the
honors.
At the last meeting OF the volunteer fire
department it was decided that they would
appear before the mayor and city council
Monday night and ask that a team OF
horses and wagon be bought for the de-
partment. They say that Florence at pres
ent is practically without fire protection,
as II would be almost impossible for them
T. any par. of the town. They say the team
can be put TO use during the daytime on
the streets and on the sprinkler wagon
during the summer and kept handy to an
swer an alarm at night.
The republicans of Florence will hold
their primaries at the city hall on Sat
urday evening, March 20, from I to .
O'clock. The democrats hold their
primaries at the same place Thursday,
March is. There will be nominations for
mayor. city treasurer. city clerk, police
Judge. city engineer and two councfimcn
one from the north and one from the
south ward, the councilmen I'm the other
two wards holding over. Up to date L.
s. Tucker has filed for mayor, b, G.
Fowler for councilman from the north
ward and Harold Reynolds for city en-
gineer on the republican ticket. j. II.
Price is as yet undecided whether TO tile
for reelection as city treasurer or for
councilman from the north ward. George
Sorenson and Charles Allen viii nm
doubtedly file for councilnen from tile
south ward. Charles Cockrell viii try
for city clerk. As for the democrats, w
T.. Rogers will be a candidate for re-
election as mayor, as will A. r. Close for
reelection as city clerk. For city treas
urer C.. A. Griggs is talked of.
The Ladies Aid society of the Presby-
terrain church repeated THE Deestrick
Skule' at Pascale's hall Friday night be-
fore an audience that comfortably filled the
hall. At the first presentation so many
were turned away that they were forced 10
repeat the entertainment. and so successful
were they in this that both the Ply mouth
I Congregational and First Congregations
churches of Omaha have made overtures to
them TO have the play i'm thsir churches.
They showed great Improvement Friday
night, the acting being less stiff and the
rough spots worn smooth. Especially was
this noted in the ensemble singing by the
entire school. and the clever work OF viii
liam Holmes. as Little Johnny Jones, and
Elmer Taylor. as the Swedc. The infec-
tious laugh of Mrs. Paul Haskell. as Betsy
Bobbit. was alone enough to set the audi