Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-07
Brief city News

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Vacuum Cleeners-Burgess-G randsn Co.
Chase Thompson Marriage-MIss
Mildred Thompson and Archie Chase
were married by Rev. Charles W..
Savidge.
II. n. Howell Ill-R. B. Howell,
general manager of the Metropolitan
Water board. is confined to his
home on account Of cold.
Buy Terminal Elevator The
Nancy Grain company, subsidiary
of the Nancy Milling company, has
bought the Updike Grain companys
Omaha terminal elevator.
Employees Get Bonus-Omaha en-
ployes of the Ford Motor Co.. will
receive a bonus of from $4,000 to
$50, 900 flor 1919, it was announced
yesterday. A total Of from $S,000,-
900 to $10,000.000 will be paid to all
Ford employees as bonuses.
DIR. Lew. Edwards, Chiropractor,
has moved his offices diagonally
across the street from his old loca-
ton, and is now to be found at 500
s. Twenty-fourth street.-the south
west corner of Twenty-fourth and
Farnam streets - in the Ottawa
block.--Adv.
Visits Parents Here-John Welsh,
Representative of the Northwestern
Fruit exchange, Seattle. is visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A.
Welsh. MIR. Walsh, who is a native
Of Omaha, Is on business trip
which will take him through most
of the eastern and southern states.
Charles T. McGinsey Dies-Charles
T. McGinsey, SO years old. died early
Tuesday at his home, I'll Hickory
street. He is survived by his wife,
one son, Arthur; four daughters,
Mrs. Paul Wolford, Miss Bernice and
and Mrs. Walter Koch of New York;
brother. Louis, and five sisters.
c. of G. Directors Meet-The
Chamber of Commerce board OF di-
rectors met yesterday afternoon and
nominated 800 members as candi-
dates for membership on the board
for the coming year. Seventy-f1ve of
these will be chosen at an election to
be held on January IA. The newly
elected board will select officers of
the chamber shortly after the cleo
ton.
Guests at Theater-The manage
ment of the Sun theater has ex-
tended to all the Boy Scouts and
scout officials of Omaha an invita-
ton to be guests at the Sun We'd
nesday afternoon from to $50.
The film that is now showing at the
Sun entitled Soldiers of Fortune"
by Richard Harding Davis, is one
that appeals especially to Boy
Scouts.
Grocers Elect Officers-The an
nual meeting of the Omaha Retail
Grocers' association was held yester-
day and officers for the ensuing year
elected as follows: Ernest Buffet.
president; Fred Hannegan. vice
president; G. F. Kelley, secretary; J.
j. Cameron, treasurer. During the
meeting arrangements were made
for the annual Get Together Din
ner," January 20. ...
Have Prosperous Year-Bradley.
Merriam & Smith, mail order mer-
chants, who have been established
in business In Omaha for the past
four years at Ninth and Jones
streets, now have over 10000 Gus
toners in the vicinity of Omaha.
The company has not only doubled
it's production each year since open
ing, but is also paying the stock
holders besides the regular per
cent dividend, an extra dividend Of
10 per cent.
Assume Bond Drive-A newly or
ganized committee in Lincoln will
assume the drive of the Irish bond
certificate committee for Nebraska
in the South Platte district. All work
for the entire state has been directed
from the Office of p. C. Heafey, state
chairman, up to the present time. F.
j. McArdle, secretary, and Louis ID.
Kavanagh, went to Lincoln last
week, however, to establish q sub
sidiary committee there. Mr.. Ka-
vanagh and Secretary McArdle also
visited Grand Island in the interests
of the drive during the week.
Frank B. Patterson Dies-Funeral
services for Frank B. Patterson, II
years old, who died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Alice Hudson,
2615 South Fifteenth street. Sunday,
will be held at Crosby's funeral
home, 201S Writ street, tomorrow
afternoon at 2. He is survived by
five daughters, Mrs. E. T. Knox,
Stanton, S. D.; Mrs. Maude Simard,
Sidney, Mont. Mrs. E. L. N. Church
hill, Woonsocket, S. D.; Mrs Alice
Hudson, Omaha; Mrs. Agnes Whoo-
ley, New Salem, S. D., and a son,
Oliver T.. Patterson of Savidge,
Mont. Burial will be in Forest
Lawn cemetery.