Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-09

Mrs. Ell Davis Is reported on the SICK
list
Mrs. Henry Anderson is very III with the
grip.
Frank Pascale has been sick the last
week with the grip
The Court Of Honor will meet Tuesday
evening in Adams hall.
Owing to the extreme cold weather Mon
day, the city council did not meet.
Mrs. f. B. Nichols was the guest OF Mrs.
J. Weber, jr., Friday at luncheon.
Mr.. Peters has been quite sick with
pneumonia, but Is getting better.
On account Of the extreme cold weather,
J. NJ Griffith has taken rooms I'm town.
A. r. Hunt left Saturday for Miami Fla,
to look after his land investments there
A number of men went to Omaha Tues
day evening to attend the wrestling match.
Mr. and Mrs Harold Reynolds have
moved into the Allison house on Willett
street
Rev. George s. Sloan has taken rooms
with Mr.. and Mrs. Paul A. Haskell for
the winter.
The school board held a short meeting
Wednesday evening and transacted routine
business.
r.. H. OImsted is expecting his sister
from Chilo, o., for visit the balance OF
the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. willard Green entertained
watch party to see the new year in Sat
urday evening.
Mr.. Day, who has been on the sick
list for some time is recovering and able
to be out again.
Roy Talbot Of Rochester, n. T., was the
guest of his cousin. Paul Haskell, for
short visit this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Price and Miss Flor
ence Price were guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence f. Wall Monday.
The sale of G. Sach Wednesday was well
attended and generally brought good prices,
especially the live stock.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Pres
rod
Hartman Wednesday afternoon.
Owing to the blizzard Monday only one
train each way from Florence was run.
Tuesday all trains were very late.
William Thompson who has been home
for the holidays has returned to Lincoln
to resume his studies at the university.
Mrs. ]. b. Brisbln and Mrs. H. A Brls-
bin entertained the members of the Bridge
club and their husbands Friday evening.
Scott Richie and George Thirtle will hold
a sale on the Richie farm on the elgh-
tenth, preparatory to moving up to Can
ada.
Miss Zerlina Brisbin and Masters Harry
Brisbin and Lansing Brisbin attended
theater party at the Boyd Friday after
noon.
G. T. Richie Of Corinne, Saskatchewan,
Canada, is spending a few days visiting
friends and relatives in and around Flor
ence.
At the installation of the Odd Fellows
on Friday evening the Rebekahs will
serve a repast in honor of the new Of
ficers.
Master Clarence Risley, son of Mrs. J..
S. Paul, is playing a minor speaking part
of page to Miss Eva Lang In Cinderella
this week.
The Ecernolf club will give a dance at
Coles hall Friday evening, preparations
for which mark 1t as the premier social
event Of the winter.
The Eagles lodge here was entertained
Wednesday evening by Hugh Suite and
L. R. Griffith. with many songs which
were much appreciated.
The three daughters of Mr.. and Mrs
M. Metzinger, Burnesa, Ruth and olive,
who have been attending school in Omaha,
were home for the holidays.
There were many informal parties Sat
urday night to watch the old year out and
the new year in. They were mostly small
parties of neighbors and friends
Mrs. r. II. olmsted and Master Robert
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Bently G. Nc
Cloud in Chicago, have returned
Miss Mabel Cole of Florence was the
guest of her cousins, Misses Josephine and
Dorette Arndt, I'm Blair over Sunday and
for their New Years reception Monday.
Clifford Keirle, who has been spending
the holidays with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs C. J. Keirle, has returned to the
University of Nebraska to resume his
studies.
Mrs. George siert's father, DIR. B. F.
Monroe, who was a physician In Seattle
/ died at his home IN that city early lnlS
week and the remains are enroute to
Blair. where interment will be made.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Moore and daugh-
| ter, Inez; Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Moore and
| son, Will j.; Mrs. Roy Campbell and Ar
thur Moore were entertained at dinner at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Haskell
| Saturday evening,
Miss Pauline Sorensen. who has been the
guest of the Misses Rose and Anna Nelson
at Kennard, Neb., returned Wednesday.
Several parties were given In her honor.
| Miss Nelson accompanied Miss Sorensen
on her return and will make her home in
| Omaha.
At the First Presbyterian church sun
/ day morning Rev. George 8. Sloan will
These Things Be?' In the evening the
topic will be II Thank God 1 Am Not AS
other People" Sunday school is held at
! 1880 n. m.
| on account of the inclement weather last
Sunday the Christian church postponed the
| opening Of their church in Florence until
| today. Myron Metzinger, who Will act as
| the pastor, announces services for the
| evening, when the topic will be The
Progress OF the Soul or How is Man Re
| lated TO God" The Sunday school will be
| organized in the afternoon at 2:S0.
Mrs. A. c. Griffin was hostess OF the
| Imogene Study club Thursday at an all
day session. The Merchant of Venice"
Is being studied. At noon a dainty lunch
con was served at which the place cards
were hand painted and each members
name was an acrosttc. An half hour was
/
i. r. Wedge resigned as an active mem
/ Der and was elected as an honorary mem
Der. The club has issued handbook Of
work for the coming year that is very
handsome.
! The Ponca Improvement club held
largely attended meeting at the Ponca
| school house Monday evening, II was de
| cided to make the meeting to be held IN
/ February a jollification meeting and invite
! the Florence Improvement club and the
; county commissioners out 10 celebrate the
] opening OF the new bridge across the rail
| road at Fairview. The meeting will be
/ held at the Fairview school house and be-
! sides refreshments and oratory several
| wrestling and boxing contests will be
pulled off. The club is unique in that it's
| membership is made up of farmers and
| numbers over 100.
! 4. II. Olmsted was elected secretary OF
the Great Western Novelty company Mon
| day. The company owns a mail device
| for delivering and receiving mail from
! fast mail trains, an improved hose coupler
| and an improved car door, both for grain
and cattle cars, that are TO be manufac-
! tuTed and put on the market. II has re-
Ceived several offers OF bonuses from cas-
! tern cities for the location OF its factory,
! but they are western men and favor
| Florence, Omaha or Sioux City. After the
meeting was closed a dinner was held at
| the Milard hotel in Omaha.
IrvinEtOn.
! Miss Minnie Deirs spent Friday in