THE OMAHA DAILY JJEE : SUNDAY , JANUA11Y 1 , 18J)9. < 1-1 1' < > > IlIil'AIKteD. C , A. CAS13. Ylollna repaired. 416 Sheoly blk. -W-rcb-14 VALISI & . ANO1JLA , mandolin orchestra , piano. ttianUolln'nnd jruitnr tchool : telephone - phone 1120. 1810 Chicago St.0501' HIM" ! , , ESTATn WAXTni ) . A HEAT. , pstalo npprnlpcr with certified rr > f- pr nc < ' .i for every county In U. B. Addrcns Atncrtcun Land and Title Register , St. I'nul , Minn. M910 Jl MCKUM'LATING. 81C AT RS sharpened nnd plated. Omaha 1'latlng Co. , 1302 Farnam. under U. I' . office. 324 IIOTHLS. TRY the Henderson Hotel ; board and room. $100 per week ; Rns. steam heat and hntha. Ninth.and Karnam Sis. 673 IIICYCLUS. LOUIS FLESCHRR , bicycle repnlrer. removed - moved to 1622 Cap. av. , opp. new P. o. 969 J2 1IA.\0 KACTOHY. OLD pianos overhauled , secondhand pianos always on hand. C. 80miner , 321 So. 10th. -844 Ft9\CIXG AXD UOXINn. ACADEMY at 1212 Farnam ; reduced rates ; ' sand for circular. Col. Monstery. 4C2 III SHOi : IIUI'AIKI.'VO. SHOES half Bolcd , 33c. 211 No. 16th St. 101 TAILORING. MAX FOGEL cleans , alters , repalrn ladles' .Jackets. 307 S. 17tli. N-55S J17 SCHOOL OP LANGUAGE. FRENCH , German , Spanish , $2 per month. Prof. Chatelaln , 301 Boyd Cheater. M-122 HOOT MAUN \ \ i "Hal anlthor smack tae start the Now Year wi" and roll | f'your-carrlapo into our shop for Rubber Tires before spring. \ \ Dru'mmond Carriage Go , , 18th nnd Ilnrncy. SUES & CO. PATENT LAWYERS AND SOLICIIORS Den Bldg , Omaha , Neb. Send for'freo invent or * ' 'guide. Tel 1623. LKGAL NOTICES. STOCKHOLDER ? MEETING. Omaha. & Elkliorn Valley Railway com pany , police is hereby stven that the annual meetlnp of the titockholders of the Omaha r&Elkhorn Valley Hallway comuany for the election of seven directors and the transaction of such other business as may lawfully come before the mectlnB , will ho hold In the Qfllcc of the Rcnernl solicitor , Union Pacific building , Omaha , Nebraska , Wednesday the 4th day of January , 1893 , at 10 o'clock n. in , The stock transfer book * will be closed ten. day a before thn date of the meeting. , , ALEXANDER MILLAR. . ' Secretary. Boston. Mass. , December 14 , 1S9S. , . D 14-to-J.-4-B & 8. . - STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. ' ' 'Tho * Omaha & Repuullcau Valley Hallway company. Notlco Is hereby Riven that the annual meeting of the ntockholders of the Omaha & Republican Valley Railway company for the election of seven directors and the transaction of such other business as may lawfully coma before the meeting , will , l > e held In the Office of the general solicitor , Union Fnctllo building , Omaha , Nebraska , on Wednesday the 4th day of January , 1899. between the hours of 10 a. m. and 6 p. in , jTho..stock transfer books will be closed ten days before the dntp of the meeting. ALEXANDER MILLAR , Secretary. Boston , Mass. , December 14 , IMS. t . D 14-to-J.-4-E & S. ' STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. Union Elevator Company of Omaha : ' Notice Is hereby Riven That the annual meeting of the stockholders "of the Union Elevatorcompany of Omaha , for the pur- peso of electing seven directors and such other buslnci-8 as may properly come before the meeting , will be held nt the office of thi general Hollcltor. Union Pacific building , Omaha , Nob. , unn.n'uesday , the 3rd day Tof January , 1809 , toetween the hours of 10 o'clock n. m. and 6 o'clock p. m. The stock transfer books wlH.boglosed ten (10) ( ) days before the date of the meet ing. ALEXANDER MILLAR. Secretary. * Boston , Mass7 , December 12. 1SSS. DCS 13-Jan 3-e-S " , . STOCKHOLDERS'MEETING. Union Lard Company : w Notice Is hereby Riven that the annual meeting of the stockhojders of the Union Land company for the election of live di rectors nnd the transaction of such other business as may lawfully come before the .mffctlnfr v/111 bo held at the office of the "ReneriU solicitor. Union 1'acltlc building , Ojnnha , Neb. , Upon Monday , the 8th day of January , 1899 , nt 10 o'clock a. m. , , The stock transfer books will be closed ten days previous to thi meeting. . i Boston , Mass. , December 15th. 1898. ALEXANDER MILLAR. Secretary. . D-18d 22t E and 8 STOCKHOLEDRS' "MEETING. Notice is hereby Riven that the annual meeting of the stockholders of The lioo Hulldlng Company will be hold nt 4 o'clock p. m. Thursday , January 17 , 1699 , at the office of said company In The Dee building , Omaha ; for the election of a board of di rectors for the ensuing year and the trans action'of such other business as may prop erly come before uch meeting. 13y order of thepresident. . N. P. FEIL , , /1 > > , Secretary. ' -7. " STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. , -Ofllca , of Lcc-Clarko-Andrvesen Hardware - ware Co. . Omaha , Neb , December 10. 1S9S. Notice la hereby given to the stockholders of , tue * Leo-Clnrke-Andreesen Hardware Co. "that the annual mcetlnp of tno stockhold ers of the company will bo held at the ofllcfd of the said company , 1219 , 1221 and ( J223 HflrneyBtreet , In the city of Omaha , In the state of Nebraska , on Tuesday. Jan uary 10. A. D. 1S99 , at 3 o'clock p. m. , for tho- purpose of electing a board of direc tors , for the company to nerve during the year and to transact such other business pa may.be presented at such meet- Ing. ' H. J. LEE. President. W , .M. , GLASS. Secretary. Dlld3ot RAILWAY TIME CAnn. BURLINGTON & eonrl River Railroad "Tho liurllngton Route" General Olllces , N. W. Corner Tenth and Far nam Streets. Ticket Olllce , 1502 Farnam Street , Telephone. 230. Depot ; Tenth and Mason Streets. Tele phone , 128. , 1 Leave. Arrive. Lincoln , Hastings and McCouk . a 8:33 : am a 7:40 : pm Lincoln. Denver , Color ado , Utah. California , Lincoln , Black Hills. Mpntana tt Puget Sound . a4:25pm : a3:55pm : Lincoln Local . , . . . , .a 7:00 : pm nlO:35am : Lincoln Fast Mall . a3:00pm : alO:33 : am Deliver , Colorado , Utah , California & Puget Sound . . . . . . . . .allifO pm a 0:30 : am a -Dally , b Dally Exceot Sunday. KANSAS CITY. ST. JO- t'nh & Council Bluffs Railroad "Tho Burling ton Route" Ticket Olllce , 1502 Fnrnam Street. Tel ephone , 50. Depot , Tenth nnd Mason Streets. Tel ephone , US. Leave. Arrive , Kansas City Day Ex..a 9:25 : am a 6:45 : pm Kansas City Night Kx.alOUS pm a C:30 : am "Expo. Flyer for St. < Joseph and Bt. Louis.a 4:55 : prn allSO : am ft Dally. RAILWAY TIMH CAHI1. ( Continued. ) UNIONPACIFlC-"THCOVEn- - - InnJ Route" General Offices , N. K. Cor. . Ninth & Farnam Streets. City Ticket Office , 1302 Farnnm Street , Telephone , 316. Uenot , Tenth and Mason Streets. Telephone , C29. Leave. Arrive. "The Overland Limited" for Salt Lake nnd western points a 8:50 : am a 4:43 : pm The Colorado Special , for Denver nnd nil Colorado points all:3S : pm a 6:40 : am Fast Mall Train for Denver. Salt Lake , Pacific coast and all western points , a 4:35 : pm a 6:40 : pm Lincoln Beatrice and Btromthur ? Ux b 3:15 : pm b2:30 ! : pm Fremont , Columbus. Norfolk. Grand Isl and nnd North Platte.n 4:33 : pm b 4:45 : pm Columbus Local b 6:00 : pm b 9:40 : am Grand Island Local a 9:00 : am North Platte Local a 0:30 : pm South Omnha Local Pass Leaves , 6:15 : a. m. ; 7:00 : n. m. ; 9:10 : a. mi ! 3:03 : p. m. Ar rives , 10:30 : a. m , ; 3:30 : p. m. ; G p. m. Council Dluns Local Leaves , 5:55 : a. m. 6:40 : a. in. ; 6nO : n , m. ; 7HO a. m. ; b 9:40 : a. m. 10:30 : n. m. ; 12:30 : p. in. ; 2:15 : p. m. ; 4:35 : p. m 4:35 : p. m.j 5:25 : p. m. ; 0:55 : p. m. : 8:20 : p. m. 10:30 : p. m. Arrives , 7:20 : a. m. ; 8:25 : a. m. 8:00 : a. in. : 9:40 : n. rn. ; 11:30 : a. m. ; 3:05 : p. m. b 3:45 : p. m. ; 4:10 : p. m. ; 6:16 : p. m. ; 6:65 : p. m. 6:30 : p. m. ; b 6:50 : n. m. : 9:05 : p. m. ; 11:55 : p. m. a Emliy b Dally Except Sunday. FRHMONT , HLKHORN & Missouri Valley Railway General Ofllccs , United I States.National Bank Hide , I Southwest Corner Twelfth nnd ' Farnam Streets. Ticket Office , HOI Farnam Street. Telephone. 561. Depot , 16th and i Webster Streets. Telephone , 5S. Leave. Arrive. Black : Hills , Deadwood , Hot Springs a3:00pm : aSOOpm : Wyoming , Casper and Douglas d3:00pm : dSiOOpm Hastings , York , Davlu City , Superior , Geneva Exeter nnd Sownrd..b 3:00 : pm b5:00pm : Norfolk , Vcrdlgro and Fremont b 8:15 : am blO:45am : Lincoln , Wahoo and Fremont b 8:15 : am b 10:45 : am Fremont Local c 8:15 : am a Dally , b Dally 'except Sunday , o Sun day only , d Dally except Saturday. CHICAGO & NORTHWESTern - ern Railway City Ticket Olflce , 1401 Farnam Street. Telephone. 561. Depot , Tenth and Mason Streets. Telephone , 029. Leave. Arrive. Daylight Chicago Spe- ' clal aG:40am : all:55pm : Mo. Valley. Sioux City. St. Paul & Minneapo lis n 5:55 : am all:00pm : Mo. Valley , Sioux City..a 7:46 : am a 9:10 : pm Carroll Local b 5:25 : pm blOilOam Enstsrn Expres , Des Molnes , Marshnlltown , Cedar Rapids and Chicago cage , all:06 : am a 4 05 pm Atlantic I'iyor , Chicago nnd East . ' a4:55pm : a4:05pm : Past Mall , Chicago to Omaha a 2:45 : pm Northern Express a 5:25 : pm a 8:40 : am Omaha-Chicago Speclal.a 7:05 : pm a 8:15 : am Fast Mall 8:45am : a Dally , b Dally except Sunday. CHICAGO. ST. PAUL. MINneapolis - neapolis & Omaha Railway- General Offices , Nebraska Di vision , 15th nnd Webster Sts. Cltv Ticket Office , 1401 Far nam St. Telephone. 561. Depot , 15th and Webster Sts. Telephone , 145S. Leave. Arrive. Norfolk PassJnger a 6:00 : am a 7:00 : pm Blair , Emerson , Sioux City , Ponra , Hnrtlng- ton and Bloomflcld..b 1:00 : pm bll:55am : No. 2. Twin City L't'd..a 5:15 : pm No. 1 , Omaha Limited. . a 9:10 : am a Dally , b Dally except Sunday. SIOUX CITY & PACIFIC Railroad General Offices , United States National Bank Building , S. W. Corner _ Twelfth and Fnrnam Street , fcket Office1401 Fnrnam Street. Tele phone , 561. Depot , Tenth and Mason Streets. Telephone , 629. Leave. Arrive. Sioux City , Mankato , St. Paul , Minneapolis . . . .a 5:55 : am a 8:40 : am St. Paul , Minneapolis , ' Mankato & SlouxClty.a 5:25 : pm all:00 : pm Sioux City Local.t..a 7:45 : am a 9:05 : pm n Daily. 2HICAGO. ROCK ISLAND & Pacific Railroad "Tho Great Rock Island Route. " City Ticket Office , 1J23 Fnrnnm Street. Telephone , 428. Depot , Tenth and Mason Streets. Telephone , 629. Leave. Arrive. Des Molnes Local b 7:15 : am bll:25am : Chicago Express bll:15am : a 8:00am : Chicago Fast Express..a 6:00 : pm al:25pm : St Paul Fast Express..a 5:00 : pm bll:25am : Lincoln , Colorado Spgs , Denver , Pueblo and .West al:30pm : a4:25pm : Des Molnes. Rock Isl and and Chicago a 7:15 : pm a8:60pm : Colorado Flyer a6:40pm : a 8:50 : am a Dally , b Daily Except Sunday. MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILroad - road General Offices arid Ticket Offices , Southeast Cor ner 14th and Douglas Sts. Telephone , 101. Depot , 15th and Webster Sts. Telephone , ' _ . , - . Leave. Arrive. „ St. Louis-Kansas & Neb. Limited a 3:00 : pm a2:55 : pm K. C. St. L. Express..a 9:50 : pm a 6:00 : am Nebraska. Local via . Weeping Water b 6:00 : pm b9:45 : am a Dally , b Dally Except Sunday. CHICAGO , MILWAUKEE & St. Paul Railway City Ticket Office , 1504 Farnam Street. Telephone , 284. De pot , Tenth and Mason Sts. Telephone , 629. ' - _ - . * Leave. Arrive. Ch CBBO Limited Ex a 0:45 : pm a8:20am : Chicago & Omaha Ex..pll:00am : b 4:15 : pm Bloux City & Des Molnes " Express bll:00nm : b4:15pm : a Dally , b Daily Except Sunday. ' OMAHA & ST. LOUIS RAILroad - road Omaha , Kansas City & IP2EE Eastern Railroad "The Port ' " Arthur Route" Ticket Office , RggE. 1415 Farnam Street. Tele J phone. 322. Depot , Tenth and Mason Streets. Telephone , 629. . Leave. Arrive. St. Louis Cannon Ball Express a4:50pm : all:30 : am Kansas City & Qulncy Local a 0:50 : am a 9:03 : pm Kansas City Express , . . a 7:45 : am Port-Arthur Express..a 8:30 : pm a Dally. HICAGO , BURLINGTON i Qulncy Railroad "The , BurTlngt'n Route" Ticket Office , 1S02 Farnam St. Tel , 230. Depot. Tenth & Mason Streets. Tele phone , 128.Leave. Leave. Arrive. ' Dayl'ght ' Chicago Spe cial . , . . . . , a 6:40 : am all-.Wpm Chicago Vestlbuled Ex..a C:05 : pm a 8:05 : nm Chicago Express a 9:23 : am a4:00pm : Chicago & St. L. Ex..a 7:45 : pm a 8:05 : am Pucltlc Junction Local..alO:43 : am a 5:45 : pm Fast Mall a 250 ; pm a Dally , b Dally Except Sunday. W A B A S H RAILROAD- Tlcket Otllce , 1415 Farnam Street. Telephone , 892. Do- . Tenth and Mason Eot. . Telephone , 629. Leave. Arrive. St. Louis "Canon Ball" Express a 4:50 : pm all:30 : am IlEMGIOtS S13UVIQES. nnntUt. BETH-EDEN CHURCH. S19 SOUTH Twtnty-nlnth Avenue , Rev. C. B , Allen , Jr. , Pastor Services nt 10:30 n. m. and S p. m , ; Sunday school at noon ; 13. Y. P. U. , 6:30 : i > . m. CALVARY CHURCH. TWENTY-SIXTH and Seward Streets , Rev. Thomas Ander son , Pastor Services at 10:30 : a. m. and 7:30 p. m. ; Sunday school at noon. FIRST CHURCH , THIRTY-FIFTH AND Farnam Streets , Rev. T. L. Ketman , Pastor Services nt 10:30 : a. m. and 8 p , m. ; Sunday school at 11:45 : a. m. : Junior union. 3:30 : p. m : B. Y. P. U. , 7 p. m.j Mission Sunday ichool , Twenty-eighth avenue and Farnam. 3:31) : p. m. GERMAN CHURCH , TWENTY-SIXTH nnd Seward Street ? , Rev. August Bolter , Pastor Services at 10:30 : a. m. and 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunday school nt 9:15 : a. m. GRACE CHURCH , TENTH AND ARBOR Streets , Rev. J. O. Staples , Minister Services at 10:45 : a. m. and S p. m. ; Sun I- day school at noon : gospel metttnci , Wednesday evening ; Younf People' * meetIng t- Ing , Friday evenlnr ; reading room open , every evening. IMMANUEL CHURCH , BINNEY AND Twenty-fourth streeta. Pulpit upplled temporarily : lervlcec at 10W : a. m. and 7:30 : p. in. : Sunday school at noon. MOUNT PI6OAK CHURCH. TWENTY- : Ktvtnth and Can Streets , Rev. Robert January , Pastor Services at 11 a. m. and snuvicKs. ( Continued. ) I 7:30 : p. mt Sunday school nt 12:30 : t m , ; ' prayer meeting , Wednesday evening ; Young People's meeting. Friday evening. OLIVHT CHURCH , GRAND AVENUE and Thirty-eighth Strict , Rev. A. J. Flem ing. Pastor Services nt 11 h. m. and 7:30 : p. m ; Bundnv school at noon SWEDISH CHURCH. CIS NORTH EIGHteenth - teenth Street , Rev. J1. Swnrtz , Pastor- Services at 11 a. m. and 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunday nchool at ! ) :30 : n. m. ZION CHURCH , 2215 GRANT STREET. Rev. T. T. Ward , Pastor Services at It a. m. and 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunday school at 12:30 : p. m. Clirlntlntt. FIRST CHURCH , CORNER TWENTIETH Street nnd Cnpltol Avenue , Rsv. J. M. Vawtcr , Pastor Services nt 10:30 : n. m. and 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunday school at 12 m. ; Young People's Society of Christian En deavor nt :30 : p. m. ; prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30 : p. m. GRANT STREET CHURCH. TWENTY- sixth nnd Grant Streets. Rev. Charles Taylor , Pastor Services nt 10:30 : a. m. and 7:30 : p. m. : Sunday school at noon. WALNUT HILL CHURCH. 4120 NICHO- 1ns Street , Rev. Joseph Nichols , Pastor- Services nt 10:30 : n. m. nnd 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunday school nt 3 p. m. Congregational. CHERRY HILL CHURCH , E011 NORTH forty-second Street , Rev. L. S. Hand , Pastor Services at 11 a. m. ; Sunday school at noon. FIRST CHURCH. NINETEENTH AND Davenport Streets , Rev. H. C. Herring. Pastor Services nt 10:30 : n. m. ; Y. P. S. C. E at 6:30 : p. m. ; Sunday school at noon. Evening service nt 7:3C. : HILLSIDE CHURCH , THIRTIETH AND Ohio Streets , Rev. Jacob Flook Pastor- Services at 10:30 : a , m. and 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunday school at noon ; prayer service Wednesday at 7:30 : n. m. PARK VALE CHURCH , 2914 CA8TELLAR Street , Rev. Frank H. Anderson , i'ahtor Services nt 8 p. m. ; Sunday school at 3 p. m. ; Christian Endeavor nt S p. m. PILGRIM CHURCH , 102 NORTH FORTY- flrst Street , Rev. Frank D. Jackson , Pastor Services at 11 a. m. and f:30 : p. in. ; Sunday school at noon. PLYMOUTH CHURCH. TWENTIETH and Spencer Streets , Rev. Howard Mac- Ay al , Pastor Services at 10:30 : a. m. nnd 8 p. m. ; Endeavor society at 7:1G : p. m. ; prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunday school at noon. ST. MARY'S AVENUE CHURCH. Twenty-seventh Street and St. Mary's Avenue , Rev , S. Wright Butler , D. D. , Pastor Services at 10:30 : a. m. and 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunday school at noon. SARATOGA CHURCH , TWENTY-FIFTH Street nnd Ames Avenue , Rev. L. S. Hand , Pastor Services at 10:30 : a. m. and 7:45 : p. m. ; Sunday school at 2:30 : p. m. Eptacopal. ALLSAINT'SCHURCH. TWENTY-SIXTH and Dcwcy Avenue , near Farnam , Roy. Thomas J. Mackay. Rector Holy -om- munlon every Sunday in tne month , except the first , at 7SO : a. m. ; sermon at 11 a. m. and 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunday school at CHURICHn'OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD , Twentieth nnd Ohio Streets , Rev. Georgn Eduard Walk , M. A. , Rector Services at 8 n. m. , 11 n. m. nnd 7SO : p. m. : Sunday school at 9:45 : a. m. ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH , CORNER Charles and Forty-first Streets. Rev. C. H. Young , Priest Services at 7:30 : a. m. , 11 a. m. and 7:45 : p. m. : Sunday school at 10 a. m. . Fridays at 7:45 : p. m. 8T. AUGUSTINE'S CHURCH , THIRTY- thlrd and Francis Streets , Priest in Charge , Rev. W. 8. Howard Services at 4 p. m. : Sunday school at 3 p. m. ST. BARNABAS' CHURCH , 619 NORTH Nineteenth Street. Rev. John Williams , Rector Services at 7:30 : a. m. , 11 a. m. and 7:45 : p. m. ; Sunday school at 9:30 : a. m. ST. JOHN'S CHURCH , TWENTY-SIXTH and Franklin Streets , Rev. W. S. How ard. Priest Services at 7:30 : and 11 n. m. , nnd 7:45 : p. m. ; Sunday school at 9:30 : a. m. : dally services at 6:45 : and 7 n. m. nnd 4:45 : p. m. ; Wednesdays at 7:45 : p. m. ; Fri days at 7:30 : p. m. ST. MATHIAS' CHURCH. 1423 SOUTH Tenth Street , Rev. L. F. Potter , Priest In Charge Services at 7:30 : a. m. , 11 a. m. nnd 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunday school at 10 n. m. ST. PAUL'S ' CHURCH , 3211 CALIFORNIA Street Pulpit supplied temporarily : serv ices at H a. in. and 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunday school at 10 a. m. ST. PHILIP THE DEACON CHURCH , 1125 North Twenty-first street , Rev. John Al - bcrt Williams , Rector Services nt 7:45 : a. m. , 11 n. m. nnd 8 p. m. ; Sunday school at 10 a. m. ; dally morning prayer at 9 a. m. ; evening , 5 p. m. TRINITY CATHEDRAL , CAPITOL AVEnue - nue and Eighteenth Street , Rt. Rev. George Worthlnprton , D. D. , Bl hop , Very Rev. Campbell Fair , D. D. , Dean Holy communion , 9:25 : a. m. ; litany , 10 a. m. ; morning prayer , 10:30 : a. m. ; Sunday school , 12 noon ; evening prayer , 7:45 : p. m. Kvanfrellcal. EMANUEL CHURCH. 2603 MARCY Street , Rev. G. J. Strelcher , Pastor- Services nt 10:30 : a. m. and 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunday schcrol at 11:30 : n. m. FREE CHURCH , TWELFTH AND DOR- ran Streets , Rev. F. II. W. Bruechcrt , Pastor Services at 10:30 : a. m. and 7:30 : p. m. : Sunday school at 2:45 : n. m. SWEDISH MISSION CHURCH. 2222 DAVenport - enport Street , Rev. F. O. Hultman , Pas tor Services at 10:30 : n. m. and 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunday school nt 3:45 : p. m. ZION GERMAN CHURCH , 2622 SPRAGUE Street , Rev. Ernest Mehl , Pastor Services nt 10:30 : a. m. and 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunday school at 11:30 : a. in. Lnthernn. DANISH CHURCH , 819 SOUTH TWENTY- sccond Street , Rev. L C. Poulson , Pastor Services ut 10:30 : a. m. and 8 p. m. , ex cept last Sunday In the month , when there are no evening services ; Sunday school at 9:30 : a. m. EMANUEL SWEDISH CHURCH , NINEteenth - teenth and Cnss Streets , Rev. P. L. Svard , Pastor Services at 10:45 : a. m. and 7:45 : p. m. : Sunday school at noon. FIRBT GERMAN CHURCH. 1005 SOUTH Twentieth Street , Rev. E. J. Freso , Pastor Services at 10:15 : a. m. and 7:30 : p. m , ; Sunday school at 2 p. m. KOUNTZE MEMORIAL CHURCH. SIX- I teenth nnd Harney Streets , Rov. A. J. Turkle. Pastor Services nt 10:30 : a. m. and 7:30 : p. m. : Sunday school at noon. GRACE CHURCH , TWENTY-SIXTH Street and Woolworth Avenue , Rev. I Luther M. Kuhnr , Pastor Services at 11 I a. m. and 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunday school at > 12:15 : p. m. NORWEGIAN AND DANISH CHURCH , 1316 North Twenty-glxth Street. Rev. J. N. Anderson. Pastor Services nt 11 a. m. and 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunday school at 12:15 : PELLA DANISH CHURCH , 2215 NORTH Twenty-sixth Street Pulpit supplied tem porarily ; services at 11 a. m. and 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunday fchool at noon. ST. MARK'S CHURCH. TWENTY-FIRST and Durd tte Streets , Rev. Leonard Groh , Pastor Services at 10:45 : a. m. nnd 7:30 : P. m. : Sunday school at noon. ST.MATTHEW'S CHURCH. FOURteenth - teenth and Center Streets , Rev. A , J. Turkle. Pastor-Sunday school at 3 p. m. ST. PAUL'S GERMAN CHURCH. 2725 Parker Street , Rev. John F. S. Her , Pas tor Services at 10 n. m. and 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunday school at 2 p. m. ; evening , second end and fourth Sunday In each month at 7:30 : p. m. SALEM EVANGELICAL SWEDISH Church , .1219 South Twenty-third Street , Rev. C. E. Elving , Pastor Service * nt 10:39 : a. m. and 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunday school at noon. HnthoilUt. FIRST CHURCH , TWENTIETH AND Davenport Streets , Rev. John McQuold , D. D. , Pastor Services at 10:30 : a. m. and 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunday school at noon. FIRST GERMAN CHURCH. ELEVENTH and Center Streets , Rev. Otto E. Krlego , Pastor flervlces at 10:30 : a. m. and 1:30 : p. m. : Sunrtuv school nt noon HANBCOM PARK CHURCH. TWENTY- nlnth Street and Woolworth Avenue , Rev. F. M. Hlsson. D. D. , Pastor Services at ! 0 it-:1 : a. m. and 7:30 : p. ro. ; Sunday school I a * noon. MONMOUTH PARK CHURCH. THIRTY- fourth Street and Lnrlmore Avenue , Rev. Frank W. Bross , Pastor Sorvlces at H : a. m. and 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunday school at noon. i NORWEGIAN AND DANISH CHURCH , I I 1613 North Twenty-sixth Street. Rev. I Rasmus Wllhelmsen. Pastor Services at 10:30 : a , m. and 7:30 p. m. ; Sunday school 1 at noun. BT. JOHN'S AFRICAN CHURCH. EIGH - teenm _ and Webster streets . Rev. James j ! C. C. Owens , Pastor Services at 10:45 : n. I m. and 7:30 : p in. ; Sunday school at 1:15 : ; ' p. m. ; Cpworth league every Sunday evening one hour preceding preaching ; prayer meeting every Wednesday evening at 7:30 : ; class meeting every Friday at 7:30 : p. m. SEWARD STREET CHURCH. TWENTY- second and Seward Streets , Rev. A. C. , Welch , Pastor Services nt 10:30 : a. m. and 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunday school at noon. ISOUTH TENTH STREET CHURCH [ , Tenth and Pierce Streets , Rev. George A. tLuce , Pastor Services at 11 a. m. and 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunday school at noon ; Junior league. 4 p. m. : Epworth league , :30 : p. m. [ SOUTHWEST CHURCH , Bl HICKORY ; Etrcet. Rev. R. M. Henderson. Pastor Services at 10:45 : a. m , and 7:30 : p. m. ; Sun day vchool at 11:45 : a. m. i SWEDISH CHURCH , 515 NORTH EIQH- teent.t Street , Rev. Carl O. Karlson , Pas- tor Services at U a. m and 1M y. m. ; nntifiiou9 snuvicns. ( Continued. ) Sunday 10:30 : a. m. and 7:30 : p. m. at the rooms nt 111 South Thirteenth street. WEST OMAHA CHURCH , TWENTY- seventh nnd Mnrcy streets. Rev. Jamei Haynes. Pastor Services nt 11 n. m. and 7:30 : p. m.i Sunday school nt noon , l TRINITY CHURCil. CORNER BINNEY nnd Twenty-first Streets , J. W. Jennings , I D. D. , Pufltor Sorvlces 10:30 : a. m. and 7:30 : p. m ; Epworth League , 6:30 : ; Sunday school , 12 m. WALNUT HILL , FORTY-FIRST AND Charles Streets. Rev. C. N. Dawson , D.a D. , Pastor Services at 10:30 : a. m. nnd 7:30 : p. m. : Sunday school at noon , J , M. Glllnn. superintendent ; Epworth league nt 6:30 : p. m. , SOUTH OMAHA. FIRST CHURCH , Twenty-third nnd N Streets , Rev. J. 'A. Johnson. Pastor. ALBRIGHT. REV. J. Q. A. FLCHARTY , Ph. D. , Pastor. I'rrnbytcrlnn. AMBLER PLACE CHURCH , FORTY- sij-ond and Mnrlnda Streets Pulpit sup- piled temporarily ; services nt 10:30 : a. m , ; Sunday school nt 11:30 : r. . m. BEDFORD PLACE CHURCH. 3028 LALK Street , Rev. Knox Boude , Pastor Services nt 10:30 : a. m. and 7:30 : p. m , ; Sunday Bctuol at noon. , CENTRAL UNITED TWENTYt ' ' CHURCH. TWENTY- fourth nnd Dodge Streets , Rev. Alexan- i der Gllcnrlst , Pastor Services at 10:30 : n. I m. and 7:30 : p. m. : Sunday school at noon. CLIFTON HILL CHURCH , 433S GRANT Street , Rev. James D. Kerr , Pastor Services at K:30 ) : a. m. nnd 7:30 : p. m. ; , Sunday school at noon. J ' FIRST 1 CHURCH , SEVENTEENTH AND Dodce Streets Services at 10:30 : a. m. nnd 8 p. m. : Sunday school nt noon. FIRBT GERMAN CHURCH. 813 NORTH Elshteenth Street. Rev. Daniel Grleder , j Pastor Services at 10:30 : n. m. and 7:30 : p. ' m , ; Sunday school at noon. FIRST UNITED CHURCH. TWENTY- flrst arid Emmet Streets , Rev. Frank B. Foster , Pastor Services at 10:30 : a. m. nnd 7:30 : p. m. : Sunday school at noon ; Chris- . tlan union meeting nt 7 p. m. i GRACE MISSION CHURCH , 607 WILIJ I Ham Street Pulpit supplied temporarily ; , services nt 10:30 : a. m. and 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunclav school at noon. ONTARIO STREET CHURCH , 1S20 ON- tnrlo Street Pulpit supplied temporarily ; services at 10:30 : n. m. and 7:30 : p. m. ; Stinrtnv srhnnl nt nnnn PARK AVENUE CHURCH. PARK AVBt nuo and Jackon Street , Rev. Edgar Mac- Dill , Pastor Services at 10:30 : u. m. and 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunday school at noon. LOWE AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN Church , Corner Nicholas and Lowe Avenue. Rov. T , S. Hawley. Pastor- Preaching at 10:45 : a. m. and 7:45 p. m. ; Sunday school at 12 m , , and Endeavor meeting nt 6:45 : In the evening ; Wednes day evenlnp , lcr nr < nt 8 o''ll'1V SOUTHWEST CHURCH , TWENTIETH and Leavenworth Streets Sunday school at noon. KNOX CHURCH , NINETEENTH AND Ohio Streets , Rev. A. Christie. Brown. Pastor Services at 10:30 : n. m. and 7:30 : p. m. : Sunday school nt 12 m. : Young Pcoplft's mTtlntr at 7 fi SECOND CHURCH , TWENTY-FOURTH and Nicholas Streets , Rov. Samuel M. Ware , Pastor Services nt 10SO : a. m. and 7SO : p. m. ; Sunday school at noon. WESTMINSTER CHURCH , TWENTY- ninth nnd Mason Streets , Rov. T. V. Moore , Pastor Services at 10:30 : a. m. and 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunday school at noon. It u in nil Catholic. CHURCH OF THE HOLY FAMILY , Eighteenth and Izard Streets , Roy. John Fltzpatrick , Pastor Services.at 7 , $ and 10:30 : a. m. and 7:30 : p. m , ; Sunday school nt 2:30 : p. m. CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART , Twentv-socond nnd Blnney Streets. Rev. Patrick J. Judge , Pastor ; Rev. J. Mc- Namara' Assistant Pastor Services nt 7 , 8:30 : , 9:30 : and 10:30 : a. m. ; Sunday school at 2:30 : p. m. ; week day mass , 7 and 8 ST. ' CECELIA'S CHURCH. 4117 HAMILton - ton Street , Rev. Timothy O'Callalmn , Pastor Services nt 8 and 10:30 : a. m. ; Sunday - day school at 9 a. m. , ST. JOHN'S CHURCH , TWENTY-FIFTH nnd California Streets , Rev. Martin Bronsceest , S. J. , Pastor ; Rev. Patrick A. Murphy , S. J. , Assistant Pastor Services vt 6 , . 7 , 8:30. : 9:30 : and 10:30 : a. m. : Sunday school at 2:30 : p. m. : ve ncrs at 7-4S p m BT ? JOSEPH'S GERMAN CHURCH. BEV- enteenth and Center Streets. Rev. Slaurl- tlus Baukkolt , Pastor Services at 8 and 10:30 : a. m. ; Sunday school at 2:30 : p. m. ST. MARY'S * MAGDALENE CHURCH 1618 Douclas Street , Rev. George J. Glauber , Pustor Services at 8 and 10:30 : a. m. ; ves- ST7rBPHILOMENA'S CATHEDRAL 404 South Ninth Street , Rt. Rev. Richard Scannell , Bishop : Rev. P. Mcaovern. „ 1 "TWENTY- , ilghth and Leavenworth Streets , Rev. John E. English , Pastor ; Rev. W. M. McNamara , Assistant Pastor Services nt 7 9 and 10:30 : a. m. ; vespers at 7:30 : p. lar Street , Rev. John T. Smith , Pastor- Services at S and 10:30 : a. m. and 7:30 : p. 1432 South Fourteenth Street , Rev. John Vranek , Pastor Services at 8 and 10 a. in. : Sunday school at 2 p. m. : vespers at 2:30 : p. m. ; week day mass at SU0 : a. m. MUccllnnconK. UNITY CHURCH. SEVENTEENTH AND Cnss Streets , Rev. Newton M.- Mann , Minister Study , 1621 Cass street. Services 10:45 : : Sunday school at noon. „ „ _ . _ _ FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST Scientist ) , 2C53 St. Mary's Avenue Services at 11 a. m and 7:30 : p. m. , con sisting of readings from bible and Chris tian science text book. Sunday school at 9:45 : n. m. Wednesday evening meetings VOLUNTEERS-SERVICES at 10:30 : a. m. nnd 7:30 : p. m. at the rooms nt 114 South Thirteenth street. FIRST UNIVERSALIST CHURCH. NINEteenth - teenth and Lothrop Streets-Pulpit sup plied temporarily ; services at 10:45 : a. m. and 7:30 : p. m. : Sunday school at noon. CHAPEL OF THE CARPENTER , SECOND and William Streets-Services ot 9 a. m. CHURCH oVjEBUS CHRIST OF LATTER Day Saints Services Sunday at 11 a. m. nnd 7:30 : p. m. at Knights of Pythias hall , North Twenty-fourth and Charles streets. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING , 202 ! Now York Life Building Services 11 n. m. Pastor's subject , the Bible nnd Science and Health , with key to scripture , by ( Rev. Mary Baker Eddy. FREE METHODIST CHURCH. 1739 1 South Eleventh Street , Rev. William M. Adams , Pastor Services at 11 a. m. and 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunday school at 9:45 : a. m. NORTH OMAHA UNION MISSION. 5416 > i Sherman Avenue Pulpit supplied tempo rarily ; services at 11 a. m. ; Sunday school " ' > OMAHA. PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. Labor Tomple. South Seventeenth and j Douglas Streets Services nt 3 p. m. I PARK FOREST MISSION. 1110 D STREET i i Services at 11 a. m. I PEOPLE'S CHURCH. 612 NORTH EIGH. i teenth Street. Rev. Charles AV. Savldgo , Pastor Services at 10:30 : n. m. and 7:30 : p. i m. : Sunday school at 2:30 : p. m. REORGANIZED CHURCH OF JESUS ' Christ. Latter Day Saints , 1818 North Twenty-first Street , Rev. Fred A. Smith , Pastor Services at 9 a. m. and 3 p. m. SALVATION ARMY , DIVISION NO. 1 , Barracks. Seventeenth and Davenport Streets Services at 11 a. m. , 3 and 7:30 : ) SALVATION ARMY. DIVISION NO. 2 , Barracks. 1421 North Twentieth Street- ; Services nt 11 n. m. . 3 and 8 p. m. ST. MARY'S GREEK CHURCH. NINTH nnd Howard Streets. Rev. Ellas Aboud , Pastor Services at 9:45 : and 11 a. m. and 7:30 : p. m. : Sunday school at 2:30 : p. m. i i I THE ) OLD-TIMERS. Mrs. Katherlne Holden , who died In Hart I ford , Conn. , the other day , was 117 years old. She had lived In Hartford all her life. i Prof. Momtnsen , the historian , bag Just ' celebrated his eighty-first birthday and has in pres his wo'rk on Roman criminal law. I A. W. Millspaugh , aged 85 , has been ticket agent at the union dep'ot , Kansas' City , Mo. , ulnce 1870 and has been In the railroad busl- ness for over fifty years. Mr. Millspaugh Is as active as though only half his age. Frederick Maccabe. who thirty year's ago was one of England's most favorite enter- talncrs , Is novy , In his old age , an Inmate of the workhouse. In 1874 he visited this country [ try and found money and success. He IB now 70 years old and weak In mind. "Aunt Lucy" Nickels of New Albany , Ind. , a former member of the Twenty-third In- dtana volunteers , who fought all through the civil war , has been notified by the pension department that the president has signed a special bill giving her 112 a month. She was a slave and escaped with her husband and little girt from a cruel master. They joined [ the regiment at Bolivar , Tenn , The husband was killed and the mother took up bli rifle and marched In his stead. She la a member of the Grand Army of the Republic pout at New Albany and takes part In all the pa- radoaearlncherold soldier clothes. Shots about 70 years old , but 1s still strong and hearty. She made a strong effort to enlist in the New Albany company during the war with Spain. She la said to have written two Uttera to President McKlnley on the sub- Ject. Ante Room Echoes in . .a.jl- Icn , had a largo and enthusiastic attendance Thursday night , In spite of the blizzard , More business than usual was accomplished. Arrangements were made for attractive programs - grams to be rendered every Thursday ov.en- i Ing. Committees were appointed to look after organization work and to develop a plan to enter thd race with Denver arid'kauI few City for first place in the order , Scvs era ! now names wore presented for memberI hip and the Initiatory ctroraony was mure Impressive than usual , After the session was over refreshments were served and a good time was had by all present. Next Thurs day moiling this ledge will glvo A masque rade ball. Auy member deslrlug the presc ence ot a friend will got invitations at the secretary's ' ofllco , Mondnuiln lodge met Monday ovcntug with eighty members present. The foliowlrlg offl- cers were elected ! K , 0. Wolcott , F. 'M.i ' Hi 13 , Drlcsbach , justice ) Miss Lucy Forrlefl , truthi t Miss Lucille Young , mercy ; Mrs. LizI t\6 \ Plerduott , protector ; George A , Oattoin , secretary . ) Thomas B , GUerin , treasurer ; Mlsa Ida Dillon , guide ) Oeorge Klmmell and Ui A > Uocklsy , stewards ) Mrs. Frances AugI lin , guard ) August Ucrghan , sentinel. It vros agreed by ail that this wo * olio of the best and . rnoftt interesting mootlngs thlfl lodge ever held , Monday evening , January 2 , this lodge ' will give a Now' Year's hall and prlso cake wolk > Prater R , O. Ilatloy visited Hubbard , Neb , , lodge Wtdnesday ovcului which was attended - tended I 'by ' forty mombirt , This ledge has filmy , members and about twenty more will IJ join fcoon , Several candidates wore Initi ated and an enthusiastic meeting was held. tlcnson lodge elected officers Wednesday evening bad talked ever plans tot enlarging ltd J membership during the winter. Union ( Neb , ) lodge added twenty members to Us roster during the lost fifteen1 days , Kfeliavskn } lodge , which was organized just five milts from this one , has thlrty-ilvo member * . Secretary Smith of South Omaha lodge made a pleasant cell At headquarters last weeK , Prater H , A. Warier , M , D. , frateranl master of Uannflr lodgd No. 11 , who has boon quite 111 , Is reported eotue better. \Voodmou of tha World. Alpha camp No. 1 gave Its annual enter tainment to the families ot the members of the camp In Woodmen hall Thursday evening , December 29. A beautiful Christinas < tree laden with presents' for the , little ' ones was the chief attraction and every child received a gift , candy and other swoot-meats. The ' Alpha bandplayed during the evenIng - Ing , refreshments were served , and after- wYtfds the floor was cleared and the young folks 1 danced to their hearts'content , , . Hon. C , 0 , Farmer has returned from ft lecturing ' tour through Missouri. Ho re ports 1 grand success , having taken In nu merous applications at each mealing. A new grove of the Woodmen circle , with over < Jtlxty charter members , waj organized at ( b ulcon , la. , by Deputy Sam Wright. A lieW ' grove , known as the Ladles' Homo Drove I , \vfl9 established recently at South ' Dp'nu ; , Ind. , with a largo charter Hat. The contest between the degree teams ot Oounsll ctimp , No. 14 of Council Bluflu , and Alpha camp , No , 1 of this city , which was to have Ukan.place January 12 , boa boeii postponed to an IndsQulto date , The Woodmou of St. Paul , Minn. , are making great preparations to entertain the delegates at the coming convention in February , ' ' Willow camp Will give a ball Tuesday evening , January 10 , January 4 tbe Installation of officers' for Seymour camp will Uko plane and.tho same evening a ( teRn4 Uara Trill be organised. A dantfo and caUew lltaro ' , , belng arranged tot Wednesday evening , January IK , d , L. I'eek'organised & blunp at R d Cloud lost Vvt k wlth-o , shorter Hit of'fifty m m- bersi Th officers elected wore ! T. J. Ward , elerk ) J , B. Glllcn , C. 0. ; H. J , Clark , iiankef , , , Omaha camp No'le will give a smoker Tuesday eVetllnrf , when the officers for 'Ob wilt bd Installed , This camp Intends to glvo a Series of whist g'lunefl tha hcxt , two months , domes will be played every two weeks , beginning January 3. All members urgently requested to attend , ih Ut Root , sovereign commander , and J , T , Yntes , sovereign clerk , will talk on Wood * 6raffi and other * prominent members of Ullfl cauitl will speak , KnlRhtN of the Macoabee * . Sir Knight Qulcn of Omaha'tent No , 75 , who has boon employed Jvr some tlmo past In the Omaha , plant of the Mollne Wagon company , IUB been promoted to the position of foreman , ' Sir Knight Bliukwcll of Omaha tent No. 76 has so far recovered from the effects of a broken rib and other injuries sustained In a runaway two weeks Ago as to be up a part of each d&y. The first of a sirles of three contests be tween the degree teams of 'Omaha tent No. la and Council Bluffs tent No. 32 was held at the hall of the latter on Wednesday evenIng - Ing , the re-suit being a victory for the Coun cil Uluffs team by a comfortable margin. The second contest of the series -will be hold at the hall of the Omaha ttara , Twenty-second and Cuui'ug ( Wolf'j hall ) , Wednesday evening , January 4. All local members are Invited. Trenton tent No. 2S held Its regular review Monday night , acting on several ppllca- tlons for membership. A year ago this tent did not number a baker's Uo/c u. Now , with a membership of seventy , they aio justly proud of their work. They are making preparations for a public installation to be held January ' . ) . , Indlanola tent No. 53 held Its regular re view Friday evening , December 31 , In Ma- eonlo temple. Deputy Supreme Commander Flansburg ot Treatpn , Neb. , with the de gree team of Trenton tent No. 28 , were present and exemplified the floor work. Five candidates were admitted , and afterward all 1 enjoyed a banquet provided by Indlanola tent No. 53 In the ledge dining rooms. The toot is rapidly increasing In membership , , having nearly doubled in number during the last six months. Dosplto the inconveniences .of Inclement weather attendance at the meeting of Gate City tent ' No. 60 , Thursday evening , De- comber'29 , waa large. Besides the regular routine business , one pilgrim was Initiated. and eeveral of the members entertained- meeting with songs. Many of thet tent" are * In favor of organizing a quartet and the plan will be considered ' at the next meeting. The Armour ( S , . D. ) tent has eltcted'offlcers far the ensuing term as follows : Com mander , A. G. Savage ; lieutenant commander - mandor , J. P. Barrett ; S. . . AivW. Thomas ; h , K. , A. W. Batchelder ; F. K. , H. B. Mead ) chaplain , P. Eernlsse ; physician , Dr. 1) ) , W , LoShler ; M. A. , A. H. Haw el ; , first U. 0. , C. F. Raben ; second M. G. ? G. > F. Ohnn'llcr ; sentinel , William Moore ; picket J , Kcrnlnse ; trustee , W. F. Btearna .r ; ' . . t A * * r. > T MllHOIllC. I The celebration of St. John's day by the Masons , of Osccola , Neb. , was a red letter day , both for them and for the Order of , tbo Eastern Star , and la sure to Increase the Interest in fraternity work. Prominent Masons from Omaha , Lincoln and other cities were present at the exercises. At the Installation of officers of the East ern Star chapter H , A. Scott and Mrs. A. J. Snyder , past grand matron of the state order - der , conducted the ceremonies. The program - gram of entertainment was solos by J. II. Henderson and Ruby Cunningham , recita tions by Miss Lockrldge of Lincoln and Judge T. H. ' Saundors. In conclusion there was a banquet and degrees were conferred Vpon flvo candidates. The Mfl.ionlc ledge at Armour , S. D. , has elected and appointed the following officers : T. B. Roberts. W. M. ; E. P. Wanzcr , S. W. ; W. T. Morton , J. W. ; C. E. Huston , secretary - retary ; G. L. Chcslcy , treasurer ; A. U. Hbon , S. D , ; B. W. LnShler , J. D. ; C. W. ' Llndell , S. S. | J. C. Elblnger , J. S. ; J. T. j Newell , Tyler. I 1Tho , following omccrs have been elected by th . Rapid City ledge : W. M. . Thomas , B. Halo ; 9.W. . , Edwin K. Johnson ; J. W. , Felix Poznansky ; treasurer , Jacob Morris ; secretary , Klmoro J. Httrlburt ; chaplain , D. W. Tracy ; S. D. , Fred H. Rugg ; J. D. , Horatio ] N. Chapman ; S. S. , Christian Thompson ; J. S. , William H. LaBee ; tiler , | George Berry , Harvard lodge No. 44 , assisted by Har vard ledge No. 70 , Eastern Star , have just concluded the celebration of the twenty- fifth anniversary ot the organization of i their ( lodge. Monday evening Hon. Charles Sloan , from Geneva , gave a pub- i Ho address to a crowded housa I I at the Methodist Episcopal church. , , I I Yesterday . afternoon was given to appro priate exercises and In the evening a social j at { tbclr ball , concluding with a banquet In I. | l the ( 'Best ' hotel , at which 130 members and I Invited guests took part. I ' The Masonic fraternity of Imperial , Neb. , gave their annual ball Monday night , De cember 20 , at the courthouse. It was the . leading social event of the winter , them : being about seventy-five couples present. Friday evening , December 30 , Tangier tempte , Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine , held Its annual session for closing up the business ot the year and for the election of officers for the ensuing year. The following were elected : James Gilbert , potentate ; C. S. Huntlngton , chief rabban ; B. F. Thomas , assistant rabban ; C. C. Stanroy , high priest and prophet ; B. E. Wllcox , oriental guide ; W. E. Rhodes , treasurer ; S. R. Crlckmoro , recorder rep resentatives to the Imperial council , Nobles > C. Akin , Henry Hardy , Gustavo Ander son and James Gilbert. A largo number of nobles expressed their Intention of attending the ceremonial1 ses sion of Sosostrls temple at Lincoln , January 10. After partaking of the "traditional" the meeting closed about 11 o'clock. A. O. U. W. J John Hall of Newport , Neb. , formerly a member of Union Pacific lodge , was In the city last week renewing old friendships. He Is greatly interested In lodge work In his new homo and reports that Uio order is making unexpected progress at Newport. Friday evening , December 29 , a Christmas entertainment for the children of members of Union Paclflo lodge , No. 17 , and their friends was given at Myrtle hail. The pro gram was as follows : Miss Josephine Ten- nlch , piano solo and song ; Robert Martin , recitation ; Nelllo and Annlo Hamer , song ; Wiflle Patten , piano solo ; May Allen , reci tation ; Emer Clem , solo ; Harle Thorn , recitation ; A. W. William , song ; Bertha Elklns , recitation ; Anna Clum , piano solo ; Irene Younger , recitation ; Jack McKenna , monologue ; Baby Allen , recitation. The following officers of North Omaha lodge , No. 159 , will bo Installed at their hall Monday evening , January 2 , by Post Grand Master Workman James W. Carr : P. M. W. , John H. McGulre ; M. W. John S. Inncs ; F. , George D. Maddlson ; O. , Roberts. Pennell ; It. , F. M. McCullough ; P. . John Carnaby ; R. , Charles W. Brlnn ; G. , John P. Palun ; I. W. , Wlllfom B. Gordon ; 0. W. . Thomas Wagner ; T. , P. J. Connor ; P. Wil liam H. Cawley ; R. R. B. , B. Carter. The officers of North Omaha ledge No. 28 , Degree of Honor , also will be Installed at the same time. The installation will be public. Members of both lodges and their families are Invited to attend In order to have a social time and become better ac quainted. The'Increase In membership of North Omaha lodges for the last year has been large. The memorial exercises will take place at the lodge at the regular meeting , January 16. Odd I < "cIIoir . State ledge No. 10 will hold a public in stallation of'Officers Monday evening , Jan uary 2. The social committee of Ruth Rebekah hive is making arrangements to give an other social some tlmo early In January. Members of Grant post of the Woman's Relief corps will hold a joint installation of officers Monday evening , January 2. Tuesday night , December 27 , was the date of an enjoyable affair. Trenton ledge No. 145 was organized under the supervision of T. P. Gage of Fremont , Neb. , graiid secretary for Nebraska. Following are the names of officers for ensuing year : John B. Morgan , N. G. ; A. W. Suiter , V. G. ; S. H. Lawrence , W. ; C. L. Bush , treasurer ; S. Hill , eecretary ; W. O. Robinson. T. G. The lodge is reorganized under very favorable conditions , the following being the names ot candidates Initiated on the night of December 27 : Marsh , Bosserman , Flansburg , Schuyhart and Van Dyke. The initiation ceremonies were followed by a banquet at the Commercial hotel , and all present had a most enjoyable time. There were visiting members from Btratton and Wanncta , Neb. , and Colby , Kan. The ledge will scon have now quarters In the Honey block. Tuesday night , December 27 , Grand Sec retary Gage of Fremont reinstated the In dependent Order of Odd Fellows ledge at this place. The lodge begins with a good membership and applications from five leading citizens. A banquet was served at the Commercial hotel. Officers elected were " : .J. B. Morgan , N. G. ; A. W. Suiter , V. Q" ; Sinclair Hill , S. ; C. L. Bush. T. Modern Woodmen of America. The members of the Twin-City promotion committee met Wednesday evening , Decem ber 28 , in the rooms of Maple camp , No , 045 , and listened to an Instructive address on Frunternlty by Hon. G. A. Magney. After | an Interesting musical and literary pro- gram elaborate refreshments were served and the young people enjoyed several dances. j i Friday evening , January 6 , B. & M , camp No. 2.722 and Golden Rod camp No. 331 , Royal Neighbors , will hold a joint Installa- tlon of officers. ' The Dougks county convention will be held at the Continental block , beginning at ' 10 o'clock on'Tuesday morning , January 10. j The Royal Neighbors of Friend , Neb. , at a meeting held Thursday evening , December 29 , elected the following officers for the coming year : O. , Mrs. Annie Dillon ; V. O. , Mrs. C. M. Sanders ; C. , Mrs. F. C. Hlnman ; ' e.R' . , Mrs..fl. H. Qarr ; R. , Mrs. Ida Blanchard - ard ; M. , Miss Emma Morris ; 0. S. , Mrs. J.W , PorUock ; I. S. . MUs Alva Thomas ; P. , H. W. Hewlt ; M. . Mrs. E. Whltcomb. Elk * . Thursday evening a large number of the Elks and- their ladles accepted Harry Gor ki n Clarke's invitation to witness his per formance of "What Happened to Jones" at Bond's theater. Mr. Clarke , who Is a mem ' ber'of the Elks' lodge , was presented with a , /handsome basket of rosee by the local .members of the order , whllo Miss Snider , Who sings Mr. Clarke's new song , was given A'beautiful bunch of red and v , lit to roses with smart bunches ot narcissus and violets lets suspended from it with purple and white ribbons the Elks' color * . Imperial Myatlc Legion. Twenty-one applications for admission to Windsor castle will be acted upon Monday night , January 2. The new ritual ot the business degree will be used and the de gree will be conferred In full form. The officers for the new year will bo In stalled by Supreme Regent Henry C. Akin. Ninety-six applications have been re ceived at tha supreme office during Decem ber. Arrangements nrc l-clng mnde to Ugoroualy punh the work already ntnrtcd In | Ohio and to extend It into the states of Washington , Minnesota and Illinois. The Imperial Mystic. Legion is an Oinsha in stitution ot n little over two years standIng - Ing 1 , miring which ( Imp it has entered and established castles of the order 4n Nebraska , Iowa 1 , South Dakota , Minnesota , Ohio and Texas. Its membership has doubled during 1S9S and bids fair to do much more than thnt In 1899. Election of officers In all castles takci place during December. Order of SoottUli Clan * . Clan Gordon No. C3 held Its meeting De cember 20 , when the following officcra wore elected for 1899 : Chief , William Homer ; tnulst , George Anderson ; chaplain , William Llddcll ; secretory , Andrew Patuelro ; finan cial secretary , D. H. Hrotchlo ; treasurer , Thomas Meldrum ; physician , Dr. W. R. Hobbji ; senior henchman , W. J , Hlslop ; Junior henchman , Joe C. Taylor ; eeneshall , Wirilaut Chapman ; warder , Robert Mal colm ! sentinel , Joe Chambers ; standard- bearers , Wlllinm Hampton and J. W. Me- donald ; trustee , W. R. Adams ; piper , J. C. Buchanan. Installation will take ptoco Tuesday , January 3. Knight * of Trlbuno ledge No. G6 will hold its Instal lation of officers Tuesday evening , January C. The ceremony will begin ot 8 o'clock , and tatcr a social session will be followed by refreshments. The Institution of Lake City lodge No. 61 took place Tuesday evening , December 22 , at Gothenburg , Neb. , under the auspices of Spartacus ledge of Lexington. Ono hundred guests were present from North Plattc , Cozad and Lexington. Muslo was furnished by the K. P. baud from Lex- , Ington. One hundred and fifty-six knights enjoyed ! a bountiful banquet served at the Houston hotel at 12:30. : Great credit Is duo Spartacus lodge for the faultlcts manner In which the ceremonies of Initiation and Institution were conducted. IllKlilnndorn. Donlphan , Neb. , Castle No. 67 , had anopen , meeting and banquet last night. Supreme Physician William F. Gooden of Denver nnd W. E. Sharp , M. I. Pro. , officers of the executive castle , were present and made addresses in the Interests of the society. Music was furnished by Schwyn's Royal Highlander band. This was 0116 of the so ciety events of the season for Donlphan. A castle consisting of about forty mem bers was organized at Sioux City Thurs day evening , December 22. The following officers were elected nnd Installed by J. K. Carrothors , state deputy , assisted by R. B. Wilson ; George Ross , P , I. P. ; Prof. H. A. Miller , I. P. ; M. J. Tlcrney. C. C. ; O. P. McCray , W. E. ; Dr. E. S. Strob , S. ; C. H. Maun. T. ; J. L. Burgotte , W. ; M. J. Ken- nan , S. ; George Carlson , H. ; John Reese , O. ; Don. D. Skinner. F. W. ; C. W. Barker , S. W. C. ; John Carlson , C. A. ) J. G. Barns , 8. ; C. M. Dickinson , F. P. C. ; J. H. Quick , S. P. C. ; Fred Hlber , T. P. C. Trllte of Ileii Ilur. At the last meeting ot Mecca court No. H officers were elected for the next term a | follows : F. C. White. C. ; F. Gllle , J. ; Mln- nlo Muller , T. ; C. E. Allen , S. ; T. F. Long , K. T. ; Fred Gllle , Jr. , C. ; Georco H. Lewis , G. ; Mrs. F. Gllle , K. I. G. ; J. H. Schnei der , K. 0. G. The evening ot January 27 Mecca court No. 13 will hold a social at Labor Tempi * hall No. 2 , consisting of a musical and lit erary entertainment and refreshments. At this time will be present one or more officer ! ot the supreme lodge. Four now applicants were Initiated at the last regular meeting of Mecca court. and Friitcrnnl Amioclntton. Tuesday evening , January 3 , Omaha lodge No. 1 will Install officers and after the cere monies there will be an entertainment and refreshments. The program Is not yet com pleted , but arrangements have been made for a recitation by Miss Howcll , a mono logue by Will O'Donnell and addresses by Rodger Dickens and a solo by Q. H. Green- bach. Union Veternnn * Union. Vlcksburg command No. 1 , at the last regular meeting , mustered In six members and received flvo new applications , The In stallation of officers will take place Friday evening , January C. An old soldiers' camp- flro will conclude the evening's entertain ment. SHOUT STOIUES AIIOUT NOTAIII.US. One morning a gciitlcmnn called upon Douglao Jerrold to Eoilclt a subscription on behalf of a mutual friend in want of money , relates the Argonaut. "Well , " said Jerrold , "bow much does Smith want this time ? " "Why , just four and two naughts will , I think , put him straight. " "Very well , " answered Jerrold , "put mo down for ono of the naughts this time. " "Hobsnn ought to have heard Colonel Gordon McCabe's story of the duke of Wel lington , " said Mr. W. M. Prossley of Vir ginia to a Washington Post man. "On ono occasion 'the duke , then getting far advanced In years and rather feeble , waa waiting to cross a street crowded with heavy vehicles. A stalwart young man. approached preached with lifted hat , tendered his serv ices as escort , and conducted the gallant old warrior In safety to the other side. Then bowing extremely low ho said : " 'Your Grace , this Is the proudest mo ment of my Tlfe. In years to come I shall tell my children , and they shair tell their children's children , that I had the honor to eervo the hero of Waterloo nnd the con queror of Napoleon. ' , "With a gfanco that showed intense dis gust , the venerable hero lie was the genu ine article replied : 'Youn ? man , don't make a d n fool of yourself. ' This , with the profanity omitted , Is what Hobson might say to the oiculatory dames and maids that h encounters. " It was said of Oliver Wendeir Holmes that some of his beet jokes were made at times when there was nobody to appreciate them save a chance listener. Ono such fortunate listener tells in Youth's Companion of a reply which she , sitting In a street car , heard Doctor Holmes makes to a complaining writer of little wit and lest talent. "I've worked with all my heart on that book , " said the young man , who had been i ' treating the doctor to a long account of a recent collection of poetry which ho bad edited. "I've used my beat taste and judg ment and research , and I feel confident that nobody could have done the thing better or more thoroughly than I have. And what re ward do I get ? Harsh criticisms for my omission of a few popular posts , and a paltry hundred dollars ? " "A hundred dollars ! " echoed the autocrat of the breakfast table , wearily. "Why , I wouldn't have written that book for a thou sand dollars , .I'm sure. " The collector of poetry smiled with gratifi cation , but the listener turned to regard a passing dray , leat her face should betray her. When Lord Kelburne was a candidate for Parliament a black and grimy collier at tempted to Interrupt a meeting he was ad- drcselng , and said : "Lord Kelburne , If you'ro returned to Parliament , what's thi first thing ye wad tak' the duty off. " Lord Kclburno , his eyrs sparkling at the op- portunlty , bent down toward the heckler and said , "Soap , you dirty rascal. " M BVM M B M I'rlmt Mrrt Accidental Death. SACRAMENTO. Cal. . Dec. 31. Rev. Father Michael Walsh was found dead In his bed today. His room filled with gas told the manner of hfs death. H developed i that he had accidentally turned on the R * * j whllo manipulating the electric light.