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

Thirty Years Ago
Mrs. Watson b. Smith makes public
acknowledgment in The Bee Of SYM
pathy and tokens Of esteem for Colonel
Smith IN her bereavement.
The General sherman" locked on the
river front between Farnam and Doug
las this afternoon making the trip down
the river from Bismarck and Fort Ben
ton, with Captain w. G. Lingo as master.
The DeGroat arson case Is almost
ready 70 go TO the Jury.
The fruits OF election day were seven
DRINKS, one paid his fine and six went
to jail.
The Verdict dramatic company, that
group OF histrionic amateurs that played
waiting for the Verdict" so acceptably
last winter, has reorganized and will pro-
duce the Colleen Bawn" In three weeks
under direction Of Edward A. O'Brien.
Hon. Thomas l.. Klmball, general man
ager OF the Union Pacific returned from
Denver and Laramie
Herbert Thayer son of Sc lator Thayer
OF Rock Creek, was in Omaha and left
In the afternoon for New York city and
Boston.
s. II. Perslnger, editor Of the Saturday
Times, has disposed OF that paper and
returned TO Des Moines. his former home.
A special train OF six baggage cars and
eight day coaches, three Pullmans and
caboose. came In this morning firm the
west with several hundred soldiers, Off
GERS and their ladies'. who left the Pa
cifio coast to go to various points in
New England, to which they have been
ordered.
The second party OF the Imperial club
was held ia Masonic hall with nearly
fifty couples present, dancing to the in
spring strains OF Hoffman's orchestra.
Twenty Years ago
The executive officers Of the Irish
National League Of America gave out
formal address through the papers, call
ing on all Irishmen to unite in common
movement to produce harmony and unity
OF action for Ireland, deprecating the
division OF sentiment existing between
many sons OF Erin. The address Is signed
by NJ. V. Gannan as president, William
Lyman, treasurer and John p. sutton,
secretary.
Mrs. T. ". Blackburn went to Kearney
to attend the state convention Of the
Young Peoples Society Of Christian en-
deavor
f. C. synder Of The Bee left for
Thompsontown, Pa, in response to a tel
egram announcing the very serious ILL
ness OF his mother.
Mrs. Laura Snodgrass, ITO Cass street,
with her daughter, Genevieve, left for
Ration, NJ NJ, where they were 10 spend
the winter with Mrs. Snodgrass' sister,
Mrs. Judson Young.
j. III. Mcintosh and T. W. Blackburn
addressed the Sundowners club on How
TO Run Newspaper" Henry ID. Esta-
brook was toastmsster Of the banquet.
Tho question that had puzzled many a
great mind was satisfactorily settled.
j. II. Dumont was elected a director of
the Real Estate owners association 10
succeed ]. J, O'Donahue.
Ten Years Ago
The University of Nebraska foot ball
team Slaughtered the Missouri Tigers IN
Omaha by the score OF 81 to ., before
5000 people at the Young Mems Christian
Association park. Ralph Drain, Ne
braska quarterback was the star of the
game.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman-Catt, president
OF the American woman'seSuffr as
ISOLATION, and Mrs Frank Young OF
Broken Bow, president OF the state az
ISOLATION, arrived in Omaha and held n
conference with the Omaha Equality as
ISOLATION at First Presbyterian church.
Mrs. c. w. Damon presiding.
MISS Hattie Billings, 20 years OF age.
was fatally burned at the home OF her
employer, Mrs. w. A. Saunders. 2oaj
north Nineteenth street, while preparing
the evening meal. She was alone In the
house and her clothing caught fire from
i've coal that cracked out OF the stove.
She ran out OF the house into the ward
her clothing ablaEe and four young wo-
men passing in a carriage went 10 her
assistance, but could not save her.
The Metropolitan club gave It's annual
opening ball with about 100 members
present Harry L. Cohn, George selir.
sohn' Henry Hitler. Meyer Klein and
'uHus meyer served as entertainment
committee. The debutantes of the even
ing were Miss Ella Rosenfield OF Council
Bluffs and May Rothschild and Hattie
Rehfeld.
Mrs. w w. Keysor delivered her lee
ture on THE Abbeys and CathedraIs OF
Great Britain" at First Methodist church
H. C. Cheney local general freight
agent OF theSiorthwestern, returned from
Chicago
Inc Omaha Womnn's club began lis
phiianthropic work by opening a sewing
school In the old chapel OF the Carpenter
at Second and william streets. when
Miss 3. J, Barrows, Mrs. Il. b. Towle
and Mrs F. b. Bryant reached the chanel
at 10 A. m. they found about fifteen Rirls
ranging from TO Is RAD, e., -,