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Mrs. Carl Monday, of Kansas City,
Kan., who spent two weeks with her
sister, Mrs. Essie Coleman, of 1314
South Twentieth street, left Wednes
day afternoon for her home.
The Atkisson Shoe Co. wish to call
attention to their line of boys’ shoes.
This company bought heavily last
year and is offering the best at prices
unequalled in Omaha. Look for ad.
Ceicl Smith was buried Wednesday
afternoon from Jones and Chiles’
chapel. The Rev. W. F. Botts offi
ciated. Interment was at Forest
Lawn. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Ceesney,
of Kansas City, Mo., uncle and aunt
of the deceased, were here for the
funeral.
Weeping Willow Lodge No. 9596,
G. U. O. of O. F., meets second and
fourth Thursdays of each month at
U. B. F. Hall, 24th and Charles. M.
H. Hazzard, N. G.; T. H. Gaskin, P. S.
P. S.
Mrs. William Brooks has returned
from California, after a four months’
visit there.
Mrs. H. Reanya has opened a res
turant on Twentieth and Paul streets.
Ms. and Mrs. Edgar Llewellyn have
gone to St. Paul, Minn.
H. M. Allen, 2655 Cuming street,
formerly of Oklahoma, was buried
Friday from the Grove M. E. Church,
under the auspices of the Masons.
Banks and Wilks directed.
Mrs. Bertha Hawkins has gone to
San Francisco, Cal., for an indefinite
stay.
Keystone Lodge No. 4, K. of P.,
Omaha, Neb. Meetings first and third
Thursday of each month. M. H. Haa
• ard, C. C.; J. H. Glover, K. of R. S.
Mrs. Irvine Grey, of 2610 Seward
j street, who has been quite ill with
la grippe, has recovered.
Mrs. W. N. Moore, of 2120 North
Thirtieth street, and her mother, Mrs.
Sarah Johnson, who have been ill with
la grippe, are much better.
Eugene McCaw has secured a po
sition at the University Club.
Dan Desdunes’ Orchestra, Webster
710, 2516 Burdette St.—Adv.
Guess who will represent Empress
Zeoditu, the new Abyssinian queen, at
the Ideal Club’s Coronation Ball, Feb
ruary 1st, and win the beautiful prize.
Adam’s Orchestra will play their
first engagement at a Colored Ball on
February 1st, at The Alamo. The
Ideal Club promises a musical sensa
tion.
Go to Gordon’s Drug Store, 24th
and Burdette Sts., for Brown Skin
Powder, Dr. Palmer’s Skin Whitener
Soap and Skin Whitener. Webster
6174.—Adv.
Mrs. Helen Davenport left for St.
Paul last week where she will join
her husband.
The first dance of the Ideal Club
will be the finest of the season. Don’t
forget the date—FEBRUARY FIRST,
at THE ALAMO.
Frank Frierson, 415 N. 13th, was
buried Sunday from Grove M. E.
Church under the auspices of the K.
P’s. Banks and Wilks had charge of
the funeral.
Harry Bradley, of Seward, has been
appointed custodian of the Nebraska
state senate for the sixth time.
John Ruskin Cigar, 5 cents. Biggest
and Best.
Will N. Johnson, Lawyer, 109 So.
,14th Street. Douglas 5841.
ophonist.
Robert Jube and wife, of 2502 Pat
rick avenue, left Omaha lats week for
an extended trip that will last until
. spring. From Kansas City they will
go to Denver and from thence to
Oklahoma where they will spend most
of their vacation with their children.
Jeff Banks, a well known citizen of
St. Joseph, Mo., is in the city for a
few days as the guest of Jack Broom
field.
Smoke John Ruskin 5c Cigar. Big
gest and Best.—Adv.
Dr. M. O. Ricketts, well known in
Omaha, is reported quite ill at a hos
pital in St. Joe, Mo., and his death
is momentarily expected.
W. H. Brunner, the well known
barber, is again with P. H. Jenkins
at 1313 Dodge. All old customers and
friends welcome.
HYMENAL
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PEOPLES—BELL
The marriage of Miss Frances Irene
Bell, daughter of Mrs. Carrie L. Bell,
to Larry N. Peoples, was solemnized
Thursday evening, January 4th, at
the home of the bride’s mother. The
Rev. John Albert Williams of St. Phil
lips Church performed the ceremony,
assisted by Dean Tancock of Trinity
Cathedral. The bride was given away
by her brother, William Bell. Miss
Ruth Seay, violinist, and Miss Otis
Watson, pianist, played the Lohengrin
wedding march for the bridal pro
cessional.
The bride wore a beautiful gown of
white satin and georgette crepe.
Over this fell her long tulle veil,
which was held in place with orange
blossoms and she carried a shower of
bride’s roses and lilies of the valley.
Miss Mary Newman, bridesmaid, wore
an attractive gown of blue satin drap
ed with blue tulle and carried a bou
quet of pink and white carnations.
Little Miss Margaret Bell was ring
bearer, and looked very sweet and
dainty in her dress of pink and white
satin. She carried the ring in a Calla
lily.
The groom was attended by Dr.
Craig Morris, who acted as best man.
After the wedding an informal re
ception was held. Those assisting
were Misses Madeline Roberts, Cor
inne Thomas, Frances Shaw, and the
Phi Delta girls, and Mesdames New
man, Wheatley, .Harper, Strauther3
and Gray.
The rooms were decorated through
out with cut flowers, palms and
Christmas greens.
The bride received many useful and
beautiful presents, among which was
a bird’s eye maple bed room suite,
gift of the groom. A present which
the bride prizes most highly because
of its associations and memories was i
the wedding handkerchief of her
grandmother, Mrs. Jennie Weathers
of Chicago, formerly of Omaha, which
is over fifty years old.
The couple wil be at home after
January 15th, at 926 North 27 th
avenue.
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MT. MORIAH BAPTIST CHURCH
Services at the Mt. Moriah Baptist
church were well attended all day
Sunday. Formal report will be forth
coming at the end of the month.
This church will open doors for Re
vival meetings, Monday night, the 5th
of March. The services of an effect
ive evangelist have been secured for
the occasion. Prepare yourself for
the task. Under the auspices of the
trustee board, the pastor will deliver
a lecture, that stirred the community
in the East, where he pastored five
years, entitled—“Why to Marry ?
Who to Marry? When to Marry?,’’
on Thursday evening, February the
8th, 1917. Everybody living ought to
hear it.
But there should not be a single
young man or woman, with five
senses, carelessly absent. It is in
spirational, instructive, and prevent
ive.
ANDREW REED WITH WESTERN
UNDERTAKING COMPANY,
PASSES GOOD EXAMINATION
Andrew Reed who has been with the
Western Undertaking Company for
some months went to Kearney for an
examination before the State Board
of Embalmers Tuesday. Mr. Reed
passed with a grade of 96 per cent,
one of the best grades ever made in
such an examination in the state. He
was highly complimented by the ex
aminers.
Mr. Reed will remain with Mr. Silas
Johnson, who is head of the Western
Undertaking Company, and has al
ways taken pride in encouraging
young men to develop the best that is
in them. He has given Mr. Reed
every oportunity for study and he, in
common with his many friends, is
gratified writh the record Mr. Reed has
made. The Western Undertaking
Company has now a licensed embalm
er of our own race who can do pro
ficient and satisfactory work. The
firm has met every requirement and
with Mr. Johnson’s good reputation
for integriey and fair dealing deserves
to succeed.
Everyone is welcome at the large
benefit Kensington to be given at the
home of Mrs. R. K. Lawrie, 114 No.
43d Ave., Wednesday afternoon, Jan
uary 24, from 1:30 to 6:30 p. m.—
Adv.
Mrs. Arthur Anderson, who is ar
ranging the cantata, King Saul, for
the benefit of the Grove M. E.
church, invites the public to volunteer
i for places in the chorus. The can
tata calls for many voices and the
number has not yet been secured.
Meetings held on Tuesday evening,
at church.
Try the Poro System. It will over
come a multitude of troubles that have
arisen from neglect and faulty treat
ment of the scalp. For quick and
lasting results. Call Douglas 7689.
Mrs. Susie Smith.—Adv.
PRE—NUPTIAL EVENTS
Mrs. Ricks held a reception at her
home, December 27th, from 4:00 to
7:00, in honor of Miss Frances Bell
and Mrs. John Bundrant.
Mrs. Strauthers and Mrs. Harper
entertained at an elaborate four
course dinner Sunday, December 31st,
ip honor of Miss Frances Bell and Mr.
Larry Peoples. The table was pro
fusely decorated with carnations and
narcissus and the fifteen guests en
joyed a delightfully served menu.
Mrs. Carrie L. Bell entertained the
members of the bridal party of her
daughter, Miss Frances, Sunday, Dec
ember 31, at a luncheon at her home.
Miss Madeline Roberts gave a
en shower Tuesday night, January
2nd, for Miss Frances Bell. Miss
Bell received lots of Kitchen furnish
ings and utensils. A number of her
Lincoln friends who were invited but
were unable to attend, sent a large
package of presents.
NOBLE M. JOHNSON
World's Premier Afro-American
Screen Artist.
When you need a good clean shave,
see P. H. Jenkins, 1313 Dodge street.
—Adv.
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Occidental Building &
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Loan Association
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Omaha, Nebraska.
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Officers and Directors
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John F. Flack, Pres., George C. Flack, Treas., E. N. Bovell, Sec’y
R. A. McEachron, Vice-Pres., J. T. Brownlee, Ass’t Sec’y
Robert Dempster
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RESOURCES
Real Estate Loans . $4,554,223.25
Stock Loans . 25,979.00
Real Estate 18,595.28
Real Estate Sold on Contract ... 69,316.17
Accrued Interest on Real Estate Loans ...... . 28,018.94
Accrued Interest on Securities ..... .... 4,443.40
Loans in Foreclosure . 13,601.81
State and Municipal Securities . 62,600.47
Cash on Hand and in Banks. 494,058.51
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$5,270,836.83
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LIABILITIES
Capital Stock . $4,515,473.42
I! Dividends Credited . 514,247.80
Contingent Loss Fund . 180,000.00
Incomplete Loans 56,974.73
Undivided Profits . 4,140.88
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$5,270,836.83
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Increase in Assets for year ending December 31, 1916, $1,050,686.63.
6 per cent Dividends compounded quarterly, or payable
in cash if desired.
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