Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-09
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Thirty Years Ago
A fair for the purpose Of raising funds
to build an addition 10 81. Joseph's hos
pitAl commences In Creighton hall, corner
Eleventh and Farnam streets, and viii
continue for two weeks.
Lent IL over.
Norris Morrison has been appointed as
SCISSOR for the Second ward to succeed
Fred Benin.
Maurice Barnes Of the Musical Union
orchestra has received a pair Of valuable
kettiedrums from France. costing 5000
The Opera House restaurant hitherto
run by J. W. Bradley. haes been sold to
Thomas Falconer. who has taken pos
session and viii run II right up to the
top notch.
Julius Treitehke, Twentieth and Leaven-
worth. sdVsrtlses that he has found a
California msgpie. whose owner can have
the same by proving the property and
paying for this advertisement.
Mrs. II. NJ. Atkinson Of Santa Fe Is
spending few days with her sister. Mrs.
creigh.
General Mead has returned from Chi
esgo accompanied by his son, C. II.
Mead, and his daughter. Mics Mamie
Mead.
A call for meeting Of the Omaha fire
department for annual election OF officers
Is signed by Jerome Pentsel. secretary.
Twenty Years Ago
with Billy Sunday playing center field
Kansas City beat the Omaha Western
league ball team u to 7.
The colored beaux and bellies Of Omaha
turned cut en- mssse TO angle for The
awards In the free-for-all cake walk con.
test at Exposition park and such cake
walking as was done by the Omaha negro
elite has seldom been seen. but alas and
alack. rank outsider walked off with
the prize cake. Mr.. and Mrs. Z. d,
Bowens OF Chicago got the blue ribbon.
Mr.. OWN Msgeath. superintendent o.
the coal department Of the Union Pacific
and Mrs. Megeath went east. They In
tended visiting New York. Baltimore and
Washington.
A gasoline stove at A. Kings house,
Ninth and CASTELAR,, exploded. but did No
serious damage
The democratic county convention a.
Washington hall was both Spectacular
and dramatic and terminated in a bolt
led by T. ]. Mahoney. county attorney
The big fight was over the selection Of
national convention delegates, and the
respective factions were led by Euclid
Martin and Governor James e. Boyd
Con Gallagher. Pete Eisasser. "the silver
tongued orator from the city council
Nat Brown. NJ. v. Cannon and Charlie,
offutt were among the first arrivals
leading the Boyd hosts. Carroll s. Mont
gomery and T. ]. Mahoney were the lieu
tenants for Martin. The Boyd Grove
OVERRIDE the others and Mahoney snt
Montgomery led tho rump convention Il
Germania hall. so two sets OF delegates
was the result OF the day.
II was German night for the German
Americans az the Young Mems Christian
association and william S. Heller wa
the chief orator Of the occasion.
Ten Years Ago
Fred Hunter. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
ert Hunter. iM Lothrop street. enter
tsined twenty Of his young friends 3
honor Of his eighth birthday anniversar,
Miss Ollie spsinhower and Mr.. wesle
Hobscn were married at .. m. by Re,
c. N. Dawson at the brides home, 9oI
North Nineteenth street The bride va
attended by her sis.sr, Miss Ina Spain
hover. while Mr.. Louis Savage was bes
men. Mrs. Smith. wife OF Or. Smith
played the wedding march and Mr.. Keis
sang oh. Promise Me-"
The regents Of the University Of Ne
braska met and formally accepted tn
plans TO make the Omaha Medical col
lege q department Of the institution. I'd
son Rich spoke for the regents and ID
W. r. Milrcy for the Medical college.
William II. Redmond. the great Iris
Patriot. spoke TO . large assemblage a
Boyd's theater. Many out-of-town me
came TO the meeting. Judge ]. J. suilIva
and Edgar Howard headed large dele
cation from Columbus.
Joseph p. Frenrer and Miss Josie Hart
man. daughter OF Mrs. C. A. Rutherford
were married at 81. Peters Catholl
church by Father Ahearn. After q wed
ding breakfast they left for tour in oil
Mexico. Among the attendants at tn
ceremony were Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Fren
ser. Mr.. and Mrs John Frenser. Mr.. an
, Mrs. r. P. Rutherford Of St Paul an
Miss Ella Rutherford. C. W. Robertso
was best man and Miss Lucy Frenze
bridesmaid