Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-02

FLORENCE.
Miss Mabel Fairbass and William
sachs were married Tuesday.
Mrs. E W. GramIish has been visiting
friends out In the state this week.
Miss Uta PLANT has been confined to
the house this week with the grip.
Mrs O. l., BlacS mond entertained Mon
lay evening IN honor OF her birthday.
Mr.. Ward smith has been atteudmg
the lectures at Lincoln the past week
Miss Alvlna Barsch and Miss Rose
eoettger spent "Wednesday aud Thursday
in Lincoln.
Mrs. Jacob Weber and Mrs. r. u.
Nichols visited with Omaha friends Tues
day evening.
DR.. and Mrs w, H. Ross were guests
of Or. and Mrs. w II, NJ ok in Omaha
saturday evening.
Miss Anna Batsch left Monday morning
for Hanover, Kan, where she win visit
with relatives for some time
The social club OF the DAD Fellows
lodge is planning a big masquerade ball
on st. Valentines day at Its hall
Mr. and Mrs. McClelland have moved
from the Rich farm oakdale 70 SrNhu
Island, where they will make their home
The Douglas County Sunday school con.
vention will be held In Fontenene hail
on Friday and Saturday, February 10
ana H.
Prof. A. a. Writ. father OF Asa A.
Writ. editor OF the Florence Tribune; died
al his home in omaha Thursday and was
buried Friday.
Mr. and Mrs l., Richards. who for
merly lived here are spending rev
weeks visiting friends, spending this
week with Mr. and Mrs. Boin,
! Hugh Suite, William a, scott, j. ~,
Crouch, William thinner Charles kesSleI
/ and f. J.. PlatG formed party that
visited the South Omaha aerie OF Easles
Tuesday evening.
! Mr.. and Mrs Bolin left saturday for
! their farm at Hay Springs, Neb', on ac-
count OF Mrs. Bolins health. she re-
Gently visited Excelsior Springs, but was
not much benefited.
A new business concern was formed
| by Florehce men this week, the Western
! Freight Rate Service company. r. Il
Plata and o. l.. Blaekmond are In active
charge with II, II, Olmsted as attorney
For the sixth time IN as many months
thieves broke into the depot OF tht
Northwestern on Wednesday night Thel
took the typewriter and 9. few persona
belongings OF the agent Mr., Whitaker
a number Of the young people OF Fair
4 view and Ponca gave an enjoyable dan'
cling party at Ponca Saturday evening
Buffers orchestra furnished the music
and a delightful time was had by those
present.
out of respect for the memory OF Mrs
King. wife OF Councilman King thu
council adjourned last Monday withou
Monday, al which time the ordinance 70
the s2S,0O0 bond issue Will come up.
The Commercial club has gotten ou
a neat booklet giving information abou
Florence and showing many OF Tn
stores and residences Five hundred o
these booklets were given away at IN
state fremen's convention at Columbus
Commencing Sunday every Sunday aft
ernoon the Methodists will hold service
at the odd Fellows hall eommeneing a
lW. McCaskill OF the Hanaconn Par
e Methodist Episcopal church OF Omah
I will preach.
The Omaha symphony orchestra wi
4 give a concert at the Eagles hall Q
, Thursday evening IN celebration Of n
+ first Anniversary OF the opening OF IN
1 building The concert lasts for one hou
! and dancing the rest OF the evening wi
y complete the event.
Knud larsen has sold his farm, fou
I and one-half miles north OF Florence I
4 r, r, stevens, the consideration beln
" $4,000. Mr.. Larson will move TO the sa
4 Luis valley in California, where he WI
Il put under cultivation the 200 acres {
r irrigated land he recently bought,
r Gus Peterson OF Mccielland, Ia, ha
o bought the Kelby farm north OF tow
i The farm consists q ib7h acres and u
Is Harry Dodds. who has been living on Il
! farm, viii remove 20 O'Neill. Neb., Rr
d Mr.. Peterson will move onto the plat
e and make Il his home.
y Under the auspices OF the Floren,
h council OF the Knights and Ladies' OF "
ID curity, Edwin Leon Pulls of Omaha WI
i. read the Man from Home" by Boot
Il Harrington at the Eagles hall on The
!, day. February 10. After n short progra
n the canvas will be removed from u
9 floor and the rest OF the evening spei
Il In dancing.
The Ponca Improvement club held 1
,, hi monthly meeting Friday evening Aft
y the business session the committee pr
- sented an interesting program. Jof
!, Wuerth spoke on raising colts, and JOSEF
" samland told his experiences In the GU
~ tivation OF blackberries; Jerry Richar'
70 and John Gould gave vocal numbers, MI
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