Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-10

after the arrangements for the Douglas
County Veterans annual ~encampment in
August.
II. Armstrong, the contractor for the new
school, expects to begin the brick work
Monday morning, having finished the eX-
CaNating the past week.
The fruit raisers around Florence are
all complaining Of the winter killing of the
bulk of the peach crop. but state other
fruit is in better shape than ever.
Mr.. and Mrs; Robert Golding returned
Sunday from Blockton, Ia, where they
went to attend the golden wedding of Mrs.
Golding's parents, Mir. and Mrs. Alleen.
Soreu c. Peterson bought the south six
feet OF lot ? and the north thirty-three
feet of lot 3, block 81, of II. &. Smith
for $4,000. He bought as an Investment.
The Independent club will meet at the
city hatl Tuesday evening and elect a pres
ident In place of +. S. Tucker, who has
resigned because of his election as mayor.
Miss Margaret Gordon has resigned as
central girl for the telephone company
and accepted a position at McClure's. Miss
Margaret Pitts succeeded her at the tele-
phone office,
Mrs. Robert ID. Olmsted gave an enjoy
able bridge whist party saturday after
noon in honor of her house guest, Mrs.
Thomas ID. olmsted of Dillon, Mont.
About sixty guests were present,
Charles Is, Hensman, an old time Resident
OF Omaha, but now at North akima
Wash, spent Saturday and Monday as the
guest of E.. l.. Platz at Rockmount Poultry
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John Lubold. Paul Haskell. Is. c. Taylor.
r. IL. Olmstead and f.. l.. Platz comprise
the committee that will have charge OF the
arrangements for the Fourth of July ccle-
bration and have promised to have a good
array OF concessions and something doing
every minute of the three days celebration.
Tire Eagles at their meeting Wednesday
night decided TO hire the best band i'm the
state for the three day Fourth Of July
celebration, and decided to spend $3.50 i'm
preliminary advertising, Committees for
the various work of preparing for the event
will be named at the next meeting,
Wednesday night,
The board OF education at its meeting
Tuesday night decided TO install a kinder
garten I'm the school the coming year, the
need for which has been apparent for some
time. No teacher for the place was hired,
that matter coming up with the hiring of
other new teachers at the next meeting.
The school VIII give an exhibit OF the
manual training and art departments at
the school house on Friday afternoon, Nav
"a, to which all are invited.
Miss Grace l.. Potter. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. J. +. Potter and Edward J. Dun
ton OF Omaha were welded at the home of
the brides parents, Wednesday evening
in the presence of a small company OF re-
natives and intimate friends. Tbs Rev.
Mr.. Browne, rector of the Episcopal church
performed the ceremony. The bride wore
her go-away gown. Mr.. and Mrs. Dunton
left Thursday for Minneapolis where they
will make their future home.
The voting of the water bonds for the
purchase of the water works by Omaha,
Tuesday. places Florence in a peculiar
position. When Omaha takes over the
works all the property will be wiped off
the tax book and either the taxes will
to he annexed to Omaha. on the Other
hand the purchase will mean the eXpendl
ture of a large sum OF money I'm making
over the works. enlarging and repairing,