Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-09

call at his Office for their half fare
permits, which are now ready fol
them.
kirkendall, Jones & Co., the whole.
sale boot and shoe firm, banqueteG
their employees, thirty-fve in mum,
Der, at the Omaha club.
Major D. H. Andrews, real estate
man, was flying around in search OF
a missing pocketbook, the contents
of which were so valuable that, al
though the real estate business is
it will warrant the loss.
Six applications are on file for MEM
bership in the board of trade. The
applications will not be acted upon I'M
til the question has been decided as
to whether the membership fee shall
be raised from $3.50 to $500.
DR.. S. j. Chambers, regularly edu-
Gated veterinary surgeon and inspec-
tor at the Union stock yards, has
erected new and frst-class brick
veterinary infirmary on the corner
of Sixteenth and Burdette..
The funeral of Peter Flannery, for
merly proprietor of the Eastern ho-
tel, on Tenth street, took place from
his late residence. The body was
| conveyed to the cathedral of st. Phil
| omena, where requiem high mass was
| celebrated by Father Mccarthy The
paHbearers were John McGinn, John
Burns. William McHugh, Con Quirk,
]. Whalen and P. Fogarty.
This Day in History.
1S14-A British fleet entered Lake
Borgne, Louisiana, and defeated a
small American squadron under Lieu
tenant Jones.
1s16-Thomas Worthington was in
augurated governor of Ohio in the
new capitol at Columbus
1S22-St. Louis was Incorporated as
a city.
1S23-State capitol of Illinois, at
Vandalia, destroyed by fire.
1S24-Peruvians finally achieved
their independence by defeating the
Spaniards at Ayacucho.
1S29--John ]. Jacob first demo-
cratic governor, Of West Virginia, born
at Hampshire. W. Va. Died at Wheel
ing, November "a. 1898.
1S30-First locomotive built in the
United States finished at the West
Point foundry, New York city.
1S39-1llinois legislature met for the
first time at Springfield, the new capt.
tai.
1S6S-William E. Gladstone became
British premier for the first time
1874-Ezra Cornell, founder of Cor
nell university, died at Ithaca, N. Y
Born at Westminster Landing, N. Y,
January II. 1907.
1SS9-Pope Leo thanked Canadian
Roman Catholics for their protest
against the usurpation of the temporal
power of the papacy.
1S98-Treaty of peace between the
United States and Spain.
The Day We Celebrate.
Elmer Ames Cope, well known co.
ciety man, is Just 81 today and is still
eligible. In business he is president
of the Updike Elevator company.
Cardinal Tonti, who was papal.
nuncio at Lisbon before his elevation
to the cardinalate year ago, born
seventy-two years ago today.
Meredith Nicholson. author of num-
erous popular novels, born at Craw-
louisville, Ind, fifty years ago today.
Thomas W. Hardwick, United States
senator from Georgia, born at Thorn
asville, Ga, forty-four years ago to-
day.
Count Alfred Won Oberndorff, who
holds the important post Of German
minister to Bulgaria, born near Mann
helm. forty-six years ago today.
Prince Peter Kropotkin, famous
Russian thinker and writer, who has
long lived in exile in England. born
seventy-four years ago today
Edward L. Hamilton, representative
in congress from the Fourth Michigan
district. born at Niles, Mich, fifty-nine
years ago today.
Joseph j. Kelley, scout of the New
York American league base ball club,
born at Cambridge, Mass, forty-five
years ago today