Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-01
Florence.


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visitor Wednesday.
j. r. Craven and 7. w. Mcclure spent
, Tuesday at Lincoln.
Miss Mabel Allison spent Sunday with
friends at Denison, Ia.
Emil Weber of Wayne, Neb. is visiting
his father, j. Weber. sr.
Chris Kole has been sworn in as substi-
tute carrier on route No. 2.
Mrs. Grace NJ Hartman has secured
divorce from Fred Hartman
A was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
Renniger Saturday morning.
A small son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Plant Is Ill with pneumonia.
"A son was born to MIR, and Mrs. J.
F1nkenkeller- Monday evening.
Walter Whitmore was a business visitor
In Omaha Wednesday and Thursday.
The Ponca Improvement club will meet
st the Ponca school house Monday evening.
A. S. Kenworthy leaves Sunday evening
for two weeks stay in Mexico on bust
ness.
The young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. F. Parmalee is IN with tonsilitis and
rheumatism.
The young son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Multi
gan died Monday and was buried Wednes-
day afternoon
John Lubold will leave Wednesday for
Denver, Colo, to look after some property
interests there.
Councilman Charles S. Grigg was called
to st. Louis Thursday evening by the
| death of his sister
Frank Pascale has started the erection
of a new house on one Of his lots opposite
the canning factory.
A large delegation of the Omaha lodge
of the Court OF Honor visited the Flor
ence lodge Tuesday evening.
Miss May Oaks returned Sunday even
| ing from Blair, Neb., where she has been
the guest of Miss Mary Foss.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Presby.
| terrain church will meet with Mrs. Paul
Haskall on Wednesday afternoon.
| The Bridge club met with Mesdames J.
! B. Brisbin and H. T. Brlsbln at their
home on West State street Friday.
There was Maypole social given at the
| home of G. Sacks Friday evening for the
benefit of the Ponca Presbyterian church.
w. r. Wall and Frank Parker took an
automobile trip through the state They
were gone two days, Friday and Saturday.
Quite a number of Florence women at
tended the missionary meeting at Clifton
| Hill Presbyterian church in Omaha last
| Wednesday.
Misses Maybelle and Bessie Seanor of
West Chicago were the guests Of their
grandfather and cousins, d. Deyo and
| daughters, this week.
Misses Helen Hotzman, Annie Larsen.
| Edna Deyo and Maybelle Seanor were
tertained by Miss Annie Johnson at her
| home Friday evening.
Mrs. Peters and Mrs. NJ Metzinger at
tended the church convention at the Chris
! tian church of Irvington last Friday and
| both reported lovely time.
The trustees of the Presbyterian church
met Monday evening and outlined the work
Tor the coming year. The affairs of the
church are in good, healthy condition.
Rev. Philip Smith and wife of Burlington
n. j.. are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b.
| Brisbin. Mrs. Smith, 1t will be remem-
! bered, was Miss Julia Hunt of Florence.
B. II. Dana of Creighton, Neb., was the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. b. Thompson
| Sunday. Mr.. Dana is on his way home
The annual party of the Imogen Study
| club of Florence will be held at the home
of Mrs. A. B. Hunt Thursday evening and
viii be a celebration Of Shakespeare's
The Misses Elizabeth and Anna Larson
of Dundee were weekend guests of Miss
Dell Deyo at a house party given in honor
OF the Misses Bess and Mabel Seator of
| Chicago
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Lorenzen having
sold their property In Florence are PIE
pairing to move to Oregon to make their
home in the future. They expect to leave
| about June 1.
Rev. and Mrs. Phillip Smith, who have
| been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Brisbin,
left wednesday for Bridgeport, Neb., where
they will visit Mrs. Smiths parents. Mr..
| and Mrs. Hunt.
Natalie Lage, the 16-year-old daughter
of farmer living few miles north Of
town, died Tuesday. The funeral was held
| Thursday at 1890 D. m. and interment was
in Calhoun cemetery.
| ]. A. Craven, who has been here working
| for the water company on the COLONIZATION
plant. expects TO leave Tuesday for IN
diana, where he has been appointed state
engineer for the Board of Health.
Mrs. H. S. Luddington, who for years re-
sided on a farm north of Florence, died
at the home of her daughter in Omaha,
Mrs. G. L. Garlick, Tuesday morning and
was buried Thursday in Mount Hope ceme-
| terry.
Mrs. Smith of Schuyler, Neb., who has
been with her daughter, Mrs. j. Mulligan,
during the sickness and death of her little
son, was called home by the death of a
wood, 8. D.
The saloons in Florence will be closed
all day Monday, at least; as the council
there are protests against issuing the
licenses they may be closed for some time,
II not the entire year.
o. e. Clure, who has been in the harness
business at Shelby, Neb.. arrived this week
for visit with his parents, Mr., and Mrs:
harness business with his father.
The grading camp located south of Briggs
lost one of Its big tents by fire Sunday
origin of the fire is unknown. The graders
are engaged in running a road to connect
the Briggs road with the Benson road.
Wednesday evening. while riding north
| on Main street, a valuable horse belong
ing to Howard Freed was struck by q
street car and so badly injured that it
| had TO be shot by the ponce, Mr.. Freed
escaped injury.
A party OF young folks from Omaha
were out botanizing around Florence Sun
day. Among them were Misses Olga An
derson, Lillian Anderson, Alva Anderson,
ErmR Anderson, Ethel Rathkey, Mildred
| Turk, Louise Raaby, Ruth Weller, Ruth
Redfield and Master Lew Reynolds.
Rev. George s. Sloan of the Presbyterian
church is in receipt of several very good
letters in appreciation of the way the
ministers and laymen were entertained at
the recent meeting OF the presbytery of
Omaha Many said they did not know
that Florence was such a lively town.
Nate Laborchey, who has been working
around Florence for some time and who
has been very III, left Friday for his home
in Chippewa Falls, Wis, accompanied by
his mother. who came after him on hear
ing OF his Illness. Latest reports are that
he is much improved, but far from well.
Callers at the home OF d. Deyo this
week were Misses Bessie and Maybelle
Seanor OF West Chicago, Ill; Elizabeth and
Annie Larsen. Hildur Erickson, Annie
Johnson, Mabel Fairbrass, Messrs. Chris
Alback Joe Hipp, Oliver Fairbrass, MI 4.
Anderson and Mr.. and Mrs Crumway and
son.
George M. Collins of St Paul, MINI,
was the guest OF Z. l.. PlatE Friday. Mr..
Collins Is on his way TO Denver, where
his wife is candidate for supreme oracle
OF the Royal Neighbors OF America Mr..
Collins Is 4 proOfreader the PAM