Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-11

day after four weeks trip to the Pa
cinc coast.
H. R Grebe drove his automobile down TO
Omaha this week and was nabbed by the
police for fast driving.
R A. GOlding and L J. Golding left
Friday to spend a few days at Blockton,
Ia, visiting their parents
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. L. Learned are living
at their summer home north Of Florence
having returned from a tour OF Europe
Mrs. Z. G. McCloud. who has been visit
ing her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. r II. Ohm
sted, returned to her home in Chicago,
Sunday.
N. B. Thompson, who is enjoying a vaca-
t3on from his duties as deputy sheriff
spent a couple OF days at Lincoln visiting
the state fair.
Mrs. Ethel Herzig is the new chief
operator at the Nebraska Telephone COM
pany station. having taken the place Of
Christine Anderson. ,
Mrs NJ. c. Birkhauser OF Milwaukee,
who has been spending the summer at
NJ. Olmsted for a few days.
Lawrence J. Golding Of New Orleans.
La, is visiting his brother, r. A. Golding.
his new work on the road for a large
lumber concern in the south.
Thomas Deand OF Perry, Ia. was visit
ing with Florence friends this week. His
father was the first mayor OF Florence aad
his mother. until recetly lived here but
is now making her home with him. He
says she is as lively as ever despite her
old age.
George Macpherson OF Chicago who is
engaged in Building the massive masoleum
for j. c. Root at Forest Lawn cemetery,
day evening. He says the masoleum is a
veritable work OF art and Will be finished
in about six weeks.
The statements of the two banks in Flor
ence issued this week for the close OF bust
ness August 81 show that they have Sls2-
OlO.G in deposits, SlOi, $500 in loans and dis
counts and their undivided profits amount
TO s., 2g7.5L This Is a good showing and is
substantial increase over the previous
reports.
At the last regular meeting OF the
Ladies auxiliary OF the Douglas County
veterans association a vote OF thanks was
extended 10 all for their untiring efforts
and assistance in making the dinner given
on Ladies Day, August II, for the Grand
Army OF the Republic comrades a grand
success.
Charles Allen is putting up a handsome
Sz,09 bungalow on his property in the
southwest part OF the city. Mr.. Allen also
ing on his piece Of property, about five
acres, and when his plans are completed
he viii have one Of the prettiest places in
Florence,
Victor Jorgensen OF Florence and Roland
Watson OF South Omaha opened an Indian
mound near Ponca creek and secured a fine
skeleton, the skull Of which was vermilion
They also found steel avis. copper Orna-
ments. leather belt and glass beads OF
an unusual size. They have placed the
collection In the Omaha public library.
Frank Parker. John Ryan. L. Z. Nelson
and Carl Sherbaum returned Monday from
Cheyenne. WyO-, where they attended the
Frontier celebration They made the trip
by auto ana had many amusing expert
ences. one OF which was when the gaso-
lene ran too low 20 feed the engines. Carl
took a beer bottle and drained the tank
disconnected the hose on the lights and at
tached Il 20 the engine and bottle giving
direct feed 70 the engine, being the first
time that an engine vas fed from bottle.
Sunday afternoon a. the ball park the