Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-18

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The employees of Tootle & Maui, for
whom the groom is cashier, sent a
magnificent bronze pedestal, one OF
the finest ever seen outside Of Tiff
fanys, and Mr.. Maui sent a bronze
urn,
Adolph Meyer. who started for st.
Louis about a week ago, was snow
bound in dugout settlement for two
days and has returned hungry and
disappointed man.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sternsdorff
have returned from their wedding
trip and have gone to housekeeping.
A pleasant impromptu euchre party
was given by Mr.. and Mrs. e. L.
Shipman. in honor of Mr.. and Mrs
James H. Thompson of Chicago
A surprise party occurred at the
home Of Miss Katie Hay on Farnam
street. Those present were Misses
Mary Albinesius, Emilia Metz. Caro-
line Koesters, Annie Koesters, Mary
Maher, Louise Stockner; Messrs. Hugh
McGahan, e. p. Moore, +, A. Cabry,
Frank Albinesius. Glenn Dohle, Tom
Schafer, Gus Tharspecker, William
Dure and George Weinert.
This Day In History.
1776-Fort Lee, opposite Fort
Washington. evacuated by the Ameri-
cans under General Greene.
17S9--Louise ]. M. Daguerre, inven-
tor OF the daguerreOtype and chief
pioneer in the art Of photography.
born in France. Died there July 10,
1851.
ls14-United States sloop-of-war
having boldly run the British block
ade,
1S26-Edwin Forrest made his first
Bowery" theater in New York.
ls45-Daily mail by stage estab-
lished between Milwaukee and Chi
cago " 4,
1852-~-Public funeral Of the Duke
of Wellington In London.
1886--Chester A. Arthur, twenty
first president Of the United States,
died In New York City. Born at Fair
field. VT, October 5, 1880.
1889-Dom Pedro ii, the dethroned
emperor Of Brazil. sailed with his
family for Europe.
l903--Papama canal treaty signed,
providing for ten-mile strip in Per
petual lease to the United States.
1905--The Norwegian parliament
unanimously elected Prince Charles Of
Denmark king OF Norway.
1909-Richard Watson Glider, poet
and editor, died In New York City.
Born at Bordentown. N. j.. February
s, 1874.
The Day We Celebrate.
Russell Harris is just So years old.
He was born in Chicago and grad
uated In civil engineering from the
University Of Nebraska.
w. L. Masterman, the tea man, Is
Just Sc years old. He was born al
Marengo, Ia. and has built up w. L,
Masterman & Co, in most successful
tea and coffee business
Ed Mauer, who runs the famous
German refectory, is 65 years old to-
day. No one has to ask him twice to
learn that he was born In Germany
]. Manly Mccarthy Is celebrating his
thirty-seventh birthday, He is now
secretary Of the Omaha Warehouse
| company.
Harold ]. Tenant, secretary Of
| state for Scotland in the British min
itsry, born fifty-one years ago today
Riccardo Martin, celebrated oper.
attic tenor, born at Hopkinsville, Ky.
thirty-eight years ago today.
Henry Lee Higginson. noted Boston
banker and philanthropist, bern II
| New York, eighty-two years ago today
Elizabeth NJ, Gilmer dorothy Dix
well known writer, born in Montgom-
cry county, Tenn, forty-six years ago
Leslie Mann, outfielder Of the Chi
| cago National league base ball team
born at Lincoln. Neb., twenty-five.
years ago today.
| John W. coombs. pitcher Of tn,
Brooklyn National league base bal
team, born at La Grand, Ia, thirty
three years ago today.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
All evangelical denominations ar,
to observe the week beginning tomor
row as home mission week.
The claims Of Arizona to the loca
| ton of one of the proposed farm LOAF
banks will be presented to the Farm
Loan board at hearing at Phoeni,
today.
The annual convention of the Cath
olice Students association of Americ,
is scheduled to meet at Kearney. Neb.
today for two-day session.
Two hundred delegates represent
ing branches throughout the Unite,
States and Canada are expected Ii
Boston today for the opening Of TIL
national convention Of the People
Relief committee
The drawing for the opening of tn
Fort Assinniboine reservation, EN-
bracing nearly $1,000 acres of argicul
tural lands, is to take place today a
Hayre, Mont
Storyette OF the Day.
/ Phairson Macpherson was a Scots
man. Also he was coal merchant
Also he was In love. His lassie wa
sensible lass. and she knew hin
to be the richest man in town. Blu
she wanted to be quite sure that h
had come by all his money honestl
before she decided to marry him.
"Hoo Is II that We quote the loves
prices in the toon. and make reduc
tons on them for yer freens. and We
We make SIGH enormous profits7" sh
asked.
| .weel. It's this way explaine
Phairson Macpherson in an under
tone. "And yell be no telling anyon
about 1t. wull ye2 Ye see, knock OF
two shillings a ton because custome
Is a freen o mine, and then | knocl
off two hundredweight q ton, becart