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1 * THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1 , 1800.
H CITV riNAXCKS ,
HJ The assessed valuation nf city property.Iti1
M mill personal , for the puiposc of luxation , for
I l-o-ei-'i- ) . l-r &M,7U171l.ii ! ! ( > . Tliinctuiil tnlut < of
_ icul property lioslliuated to be not loss iluui
I ? IHIOlKI ( l.fXI , llllll Willie till ' ttlXlt'Vy Is flllly-
§ 4-1 all 1 mills , tlir ( six upon market mines of
H pmpcilv would not exceed seven iiiIIIh on IIn'
i dollar The totHl tux levy for ( lie ( Weal year
i ending July 1st. IHi W $ . i.s.si.l2. | TliWntiuuilit
H W estimated lo cover notoiily tlit' running ox-
m pctiscstif nil the ilepmlments fur they out but
B n | o Includes u llbeuil esllmiitc for grading
Mm mill repairs of street * and Uie ninoiiiit set
I iihIiIo for sinking fund , a * well us Intcicst on
tlio outstanding lioniti'il Imloblediioss Htir-
1 Ingthpslx inoiitlm . 'iiilliiK l > 't > lK-r lit 1H . tlii
f public Itiiprmi'tni'lit bonds Issued bv theelty
fl weio sold lit premiums uggicgatlngfUPnO EI
Till : I'm TIIKASUIIV
City Treasurer llnsh furnishes tlio following
B sin lenient lit thu collect Inns mndi'liy hlsotllco
dining the Join :
M lll'Ul'l.lll TAX UlIUCTIIIX * .
1 ( K'ii.tiiI fnnil > 2Vt.lH.C1
uinbiiiu ruml Ir' . .7'i.l
VVliter rciitfn ml IIIJIHUI
Sencr ftiiKt ' ' " • ' • •
.luilgiiii-iit fnnil 7.1MS1
Hi hoot fiinit . iBOimil
Library fund ITTIV 2
Police flll ( < l flfUUMt
t tirtiing guttering niul rlomiliu fuml . . 4t,4lHS
I \ Intuit fund 1874'J
Park tutKl 4J.WIU )
scwrrtimtiuViitiutK fuml B. .ltim
H 'I'ntil S 8.1J.ll3 , !
H SI'IKIAl.TAXrnt.l.nflnX * ,
sidewalk fund xi-uv
H District irvrlntr ( uniW 27iMI.4i )
H Curbing and KUItorlnit ( unit * T < l.4 < lIT .
Hcwcrfiiml h'io.12.12
Oraillnic , ottenilliu , Itc mini 41sttl.2J
_ _ lltovcnlli street vlmhift final i' .r.VJI
_ _ sixteenth stri'i't rlmtiiPt funit stili.l
B Sloping of luniks fiiiul 1,0)4 ) •
Hfl Total W(170 ) ( K
HH HI..N1.IH1.C1II i.in : I1INS
Kniin inlarvllnncniinnurce „ V..IW.Vi
HJu SllllMII VIOXKV riltlKmll
_ _ Tnx $ I' .I.SiV , 31
l.l < . 'll-i's < ir ill ) kln.ts IIW,7lll.s-
line * ( rota | i < illtirutirt IVHKM
H Shite ii | > | ii > rtluiiiiiciit li.lim'JI
B Kniui mliiii'lt.iinsnii hoiiui'h , . . . . . . . . .IIT.Ki
HC TotMli • t Wi.liV ) f >
( lr.in.Unt U ; inilltll.4l )
1 Tutiil iiiiKiiint of liri'inliiiii riHi'tvi'it from
j rales of IkiiiiI f tllXllin.1
H llomleit link'l.le.liioi . or tliu cltv nr Omillin
H Jlllttllirjr I , IKK.I fl.K' , lll ll l
B OlIV CioVOt-lllltlMtf.
H Unnilni Is tliu only city of the iiii'tioiolltnii |
m class In Nulirislfn ( ! lty olllccis inn clcitid fin
H two > cnrs Tliu followliiic city ollleci-s wcio
n I'lccti'd on Deuemlicr : ) lust mill nlllciiti'i'itioii |
H llieli duties tliu present nioutli :
l Mnyoi II < ! , Cuslilnp
H Tie'isiiinr , lolin ltusli ,
B Coiupti-olliM' Cliiirlestiooili Itll
B I'ollco . .IikIkuIihi ( llulslor
H IMllllIt ! 1'llt'kH.
H : Omalin hits just Iicriiii tolnj out an uxten-
m lui system of pnKs nutl binilev.itils , which
: within a Cow je.irs will plauutlils ulty on an
K ciliial footing In tliu iiuittei of pails \vltli
1 sonio of the largest cltli's on tliu continent
m llmisciun paiK cnxeilui ; nil men of eighty
K acies , was acnulied liv the city fifteen vcais
H UK < > on cnuilltlnn that the cltv expend feWW
H for beautifying tlit sniie : i\ltliln the yea is ,
H and KiUUlenoli year thuicattor Thlspaikls
l , now in tlio mmt heart of the city
j The piiKs of Oniah.i inn iimlerdlieet eim-
j tiol of the p'nk cnniiiilsslon The incmlicis
H arc Dr ( icoiKit \ . Mllh'i , ( ieinseV. . l.lulii ei- ,
H Airietl Millard Augustus 1'i.itt , ( ieoiKi ! It
H lalc and ( liiy llouuotccrctaiy
H This couiiiiKslon , uieatcd by lc lslatlNO
H net in I"1) ) , ciine Into iixlstenco lth an
j nvullnliloVi 1.000 to bo derived from tliop.uk
H tax and for nxpeudltuio In pnl 1iiiiiom- ]
H nuiits This sum or a poitlonof It , has been
H > pent on .lotrmson miiiiuo and In llanscoin
H puik In tlio latter parka lil.u : Is to lie built
H and other lmpiovcmunts matlo after ( lesions
H . muparcd by haiulscnpu Aiebltcct CHovulaiul
H The pillk cnniiiilsslon has under Its eoutiol
M besides Hausuoni nark and .letlcison siiuaie ,
H small nailc tracts ( u llemls park and Saunders
B mid lIlmubaiiKh'H utltlltlous
H T'hu promoters of the South Uiuahastoclv-
m yaidshavt ) laid out and made beautiful un
H tiM-ellent park that lays between Omaha and
B South Omiiha ami easily leached by the
H Tweaty-foiiith stieet eleetile motoi , Al-
H though a piI\ate entuipilsu the paikAvIll be
H for public use About * . " .000 lias been spent In
H ImpKubiK It Tt Isthu piopoity of tliu Smith
1 Oin.ihii laud sy ndlciito and Is called Syndleato
puk
Flltl < J AM ) I'OMCi ; .
H Tliu Ilio and nollco dopaitiuents of Omalin
B mo under the Immediate and absolutu eon
B tiol of tliu pollcoand tire commission , who > o
H ftmriiiumbersnroiippoliiteil by the coveinor
H for a term of three yuan The mayor of tlio
I city Isux-ofllnlna mombur of thu pollcoand
Aj llro commission mid also Its clialtmnn The
Iiresent nunnbum of thu board uiui Ocorstol
lllbcit , Hnwaid II , Smith , L. M. llcimutt mill
H /Jlirlsthm Hnrtmanii 1' . S. llrownlcu Is thu
B coiuinlsslon'M clerk They hold re ular cokly
B nieetlnps Thticoniiiitsslou Is also thooxclsu
BB lioanl of tins city suitl has exclusl\u authority
H toiant ( permits ror tlio h.tloof liquor
H l'OI.ICi : DIUARTMKNT
M The pnllco forcu compi Ixe.s ninety pion , W.
BB Kouvny Is thu chief , The ninety men com
BB nrlHlnKtliu force are tllsttlbiitcil as follows :
BB 'PhoniasOoiniiiclc and I'atilek
Mostyn , cap
B tuliHi A. T. Hlgnurt , first MMKcant ; Michael
BB 'Whalun , Kucoml seiitiMnt : Thoinns Urmsby ,
B thlid buigeant ; O. M. 1 > . Grilles , fouith sur-
B Kcnnt ; II , 1' . IIii7uchief detective , with four
BB J nsslstants' Patrick lUnchoysanitary olllccr ;
BB j Albert ICalsor , court olllcer ; there are 4
1 " luouutetl olllcura , ii jailers , 2 patrol eoiulue-
BB | tors-drivers and 70 patrolmen The average
B | liiontlily pay roll of tliu pollco department Is
M s bnniha wnsono of the tlrst cities In thucoitii-
B j i trytomlopt the system of pattol boxes hav-
BB j ton tuluphonu commuutcatlon with pollcu
B < 1 headquai ters
H | Kim ; iiii'Autmim' : : .
B \ Thu paltl liredepai tiuont of Omalin Is well
B < I organized and etiulpped with all thu latest ap-
BB i pllauces for puttliu ; dpwn fires , The monthly
B ' i payroll of thu men compilslnK the tliu deB -
B ; i putnu'iit avorapes $ . ! , ri00.
BB 1 J. .I.UalllKan Is the chief of thoilepaitmcnt ,
BB j with ( Jluules J. Haltoriiiul JoliuJ Haines ns-
BB j slstantclilofs OcoikoA t'oulterls tho.snpor-
BHJJ J lntendont of the tire and pollcu tulcgrapli sys-
Bh j turn
H j Oinulia Gum Miuiulhotiirlnc ; Co ;
AS The voi ks of the Omaha Gas Maiiufactui-
H Ins company , whloh covurtliice-foutths of u
BBV i block lit Klevenlh nutl Jones sticuts , have
H [ been niatorlallv enlarged tluiluu the past
I year mid an entliely new plant , utlctpiatu to
BBV 1 meet Iho wants of u city of-IW.etK ) population ,
BBf | Is now In process of construction at Twun-
H I Until and Center ttieots Tliucas holders of
H I this plant will have a capacity of half u mll-
K I llou cublo/eut.
K I The outlay iliiilin : 1km ) for liiiiiioilni ; the
H woiks laying now mains and consfruotliiKtht )
i TwenlK tli street holder wusJlKIWW Thucou-
i sumption of eo.il uiul coke duiliiK thu past
i year exceeded fl.WH ) tons Tim coinpntiy now
H lias laid In Omabu forty miles of miilns nutl
H Kiisttcut lamps
H Thoolllcorsof tliu company inn Trunk Mnr-
H phy , piesltleut , Ihiuiii ltattlu , hiipcilutunduiit
B IostolllooHtiitlstlcH
H Omaha's postolllcu has steadily Incionseil In
H liiipmtuncu ami the mannUiiduof Its business ,
j It has outgrown Its present quarters ; this
j need will hoHiipplledwhcii themnvpostolllcels
H eomploletl , Foity-llvo carriersaro umiiloyctl ,
H l'ostiniisturaalliiKhur furnishes the following
H IlKules of the oporatlon'H of the olllco for tlio
H llscal > car cndliiK'J line UO , IKsU
H Jlr.in'jr . orttom anil postal notes lsnuel ,
, 33,211 , I M.14 . ; l
[ 1 Money enlera unit nontiit mitcn imlil , ; , T51 MI.UTi 41
H Sult-mif stiiiniu unit postal lurda 2ijU.trJ7.Dl
Kiinttii Imnnferreil lo uiunor enter account 1,641,1,70 U )
H KlllHltroiinlmMs . ' . M2,1UUU )
HI Other iwotal tuud .i , . . , llKl.SllW
H ; Total fumln Imilitlml fJ,39 , m 18
m Number of mtuittr order transaction , lll.KW
1 Nmiilicr of carrvrii | , , , . • * • * 45
H NiiinliurofliluriwlianitliHtlijr rnrrltn < 2 ( J7OS4
BBM dumber of plisxis In Luixes ami general tlellv-
M ory . . . , . . , 11.821,181
BBf Nuuilierof iilccos Imntllett In Iruiult C4 , rH l4
H Nuiiiln'rof nlt'iTK liiiloiiil Iftltir OIvIhIoh . , , 81,143
H Miuiilicrof reiiliiteriMt lt'tlrm 257,6tKI
H I Total number of pieces liumlhst , , . , , . , . . . .118lW , l )
H Tlio Custom lltitiHO
H . Oiiuiliiv Is now n poit of Imiucilliiti ) trans
H poitatloil GooiIh hhlpped from any forolKti
H jiiiit eonio thioiiKh direct to this point , thus
uvoldlnj : the delays eoiihciiiiciit upon thu ox-
H ; nmliiiitlon of Iniportatlous at sou hoard or
H < itherInland eiibtomsolllcus , Aeieut luaruusu
H In thu customs huslui'&s ut Oinuhu has fol-
B I lowed tills IluniKe W , II Ale\aiitlcr Is thu
H colleclorof the port , andJ N , I'hllllps deputy
i eollector Thu following conipntiltlvo table
H HhiiwstholucriMisu In tlio locehitbof thoollleo
H for the llrst eleven iiionths of jho lust thieo
H yonrni
H ! " MttsTii ' i it * ; , j iss ; issr
1 Jniuiury , . . . . . . . . . ri .09 ! lit I * twi TlMliia
M Kubruury , . - . . 4.WI14 2.ITH.1U ll.nilSii
m Wurili . ' . x.iwm 6.Kil.i.i ( ; . ; oii.tl
M April • < 4. 'i.vu4 2iht/j.i . 5io.mi ;
M May S.U5IU 1.W1M 12.M.TI
U Julie , • • 2-il 1.1)1 ) a. 'iUlll 3.57l.0'i )
1 July . , I.IW.II 2 , * . ! HM li.Slll.117
1 Alicillt KKi.K7 2U3U1 ll.tSll.75
1 heirtoiutS'l- . , . . , . , S. 'A-llii , : i 5 ? J.5I5.M
fi iktol.cr , 4.0'J4.M SAH13I ll.JH7.SJ
Hl Movi'inlicr l.Ml.W ,4 ; .i.l 4tHl.li )
1 7l * ! lli ' r - ' ! vm "WiMJl tiU.Mt > .HI
1 Iiitoi'iuil llovciiiid Collections
Bi Collector of Intomal Kovenuo roterB whoso
1 headtiuttiturs uixi In Omalin controls tlio
Hi luiWht Ulatrlct In ami Jn thu country It
f coinnrlscM thu status of Nebraska , North
Hf linkotu untl Bonth Dalvota Durlnir tssa
i.i Ji,3il,4U3ra was I'ollcutcil , an Inerousu of a | > or
1 cent over the colleotlons of ISna ,
H County IMiiiiucos
Bi „ Tliu total lionded liulohtediic.s.s of ] > ouglus
g cfiuiity lHHtomborai , m ) , u , eco Mnnty
rollecteil for IksO whs JoTi.STtUI on the stnti-
iiuilcoilntv Iciy of )4-.x ) mills The county ,
lely Isillildcd Into six funils-cctifial. ronil , '
brlilitc , liisiine slnklnu mill poor farm The i
fund topuj for the eicctlonof the new enmity I
hospital ciNtlhKltitSKiO , was derlied fiinn the i
Kiileuf poor rnim lots
rornenet.il expenses In I'M ) the funtl wiis ,
Jttiaim toad Mini ftttm brldfre fund 4\Rt l ) .
Asiilnst thet'eiieiiil fund warrants linii''Ill/I'll '
iltaxMt iiiiioiiiitlnit to nVKX' ' . fuml fund Mlnot ) ,
bridge fund mux ) .
County eminent .
Oiiliilin Is the count V sent of Doutflas county
Ilesltles the cities of Oinulia and South Omaha
Doiiclns county contains n number of Incor-
poruteil i muxes The estimated potiulatloii of
the county Ism.nt \ ) . The rnlloivlnit county
olllci'i's well chosen lit the election lieltl
XoUinlicrnliist They will assume olllco the
jiiescut mouth !
Mieiirr John I' . Ilovil
Ttcisuici Atlnin Snjiler
ldltlsterof Deetls-T. Mi-kpiiIIi. .
Cininti Clerk I'efer V. O' Miilley
County , lud c-leoiKe ( Shlcltls
CotoneiDi. . C. 1 * . Ilurrlftnii
Untillot .l 17 Itttttsi .
Silpeillitfiident of ( tmlittctloiiV. . T ,
Matthews , , . . ,
llo-uil of Comnilsslont'i-s-l. . M. Aiulersnu ,
William Tinner , Itleluinl O'KeclTe , holdou'i ;
Peter T Cniiljfaii and Illchuiil S. Ileillu , new
members
The court house Is ii iiiasnllleeiit stout and
Iron stiuctllieoccupvliiK the liloi'K of emmm
bonndctl ClKhtfcnth . Nineteenth I'lirniun
and llainevstieets [ See lllusliiitlon , ] Thuio
Hie two main lloorscontnlnllnt thu county of
fices iind court looms The basement Isoccu-
pletl liv a numberot thecltj olllecrs , In tlic
iciirof the ctuilt house Is the sheriffs icsl-
tlenco and countj- Jail The eon it hoiisti was
completed III Iks ) , and with tlimtrouiul Is Mil
ucd atsfo itUKX ) ,
• Thi' Wiitorwiirks
It leoiilieslIJliullcsotMiiter mnliistositpply
tlio cities of Omiiha ami South Omaha and
their Inhabitants with iniuii pun liccessniy
lo meet theli wnnts ( tiinnicucliiR at the
piiinplnir station of Ploieiico ami unmlnc
thniii 'h Omalui uiul South Oiuaha the Amcil-
eau uateiwoiks eomp.iny supplies n teultorv
whoso iioithein limit Is ten miles lcinoicd
fioin the southern evtieinltv
It Is a stupendous oiiaiitrltllni lluil liasuc-
coinpllslicd Bient thliurs Omaha hud out
Blown the small puiiipliiK stutlon on the lit or
hunk nt the foot of l7iinl stieet scieial cars
tiRO The capacity or the win ks had to bo In-
cieasetl toineet the biowIiib ileiiililuls iimile
upon the seilcc. . Thu Anicilean wntetWoiks
comuuiit sufccedcd the Omalin wutcinoiks
conipaiiN , and the hit i oil net Ion of new uiul In
cicascd capital and vIkoioiis nutl proBtcsshe
men stilted thu pnlbleui of nn ndcquato watei
supply fin thecltt , hand wascoutlemiietl at
rioicncu and steps at once taken to elect
thou ) Iiiiro settllnjr basins and nn Immense
puinpliiK station Work was pushed on tliu
lmpinveiucuts and September last witnessed
their successful completion and opening
The new numplnc slntlou [ see lllustiutlon ]
Is a miiBiillluunt cut stone stiuctuie Iln-
Ishcil with haul wood It contains n pondeious
W ) hoiso power Cl.iskcll coiiipouiul euKlne of
1. 0lK1.00)tfaIlon ) capacity fin puinpliiR ttntei
Into thu sen Ice main that leads to the icsei-
tolrim Walnut lllll The enjilne Usui foi
iiilinpliii ; water fitnnthu llierlnlo thcsettllnu
basins Is an Alllsof TtMhoi'su powei : a dupli
cate os this eiiRlnii will be placed Intliti pump
Inif station at once , to be iisetl for tnu sninu
puiposc The comp my has now In couisuof
construction a new Allls high sei ilcueiiKiue ,
I.OJt ) horse power , 18(100. ( ( fl trillion capacity
tilplo oxpanslon , which will also bo used foi
puinplni : Into the mains When It Is In use
theiu will be a combined seivleo pumpliiK
capacity or.TI.OUO.Ol 10 callous
The Impiotcnients made at rioicncu In the
constiucilim of scttlliur basins pumpltiK
station , liuichlneiy , etc , cost $ l.MW.tHa Of this
amount } 7oOono has been expended lu Iks' ' ) .
Still fuithei nilditlons to thu suivlce
inu In eoursu of construction A suli-
mimiiliiK station Is belnir elected at
rweutluth stieet and Poppleton avcmii ) on
thu lluo of the nia'ii South Omaha set vice
pipe The lnilldlnj , ' will cost $ ntKX ) and will
bu equipped with $7. .0)0 ( ) woith of piimpliur
liuichlneiy
There aie now laid lu Omaha and South
Oiuulin I'm miles of mains I.eailliiKfiom the
niiniiiliiistation to thu leseriolr on Walnut
hill theiulsathlity-slx Inch main ; atweuty-
folir incli iimln uxtcntls ilnwn CuiuliiRstieet
to Sixteenth and fioin Sixteenth and CiiiiiIiik
stiects south to Poppleton incline ; fioin
Poppleton avenue to South Oiuaha tliuiu Is a
slxteeii-lucli main Twiuty miles of nun
senlcu mains wcie lnhl in ISs1) ) at a cost of
iMOO.OOl ) . Thu Intention Is to luuieasalliusei-
vIcubvlajliiK twenty moiu of new mains In
lbH ! ) . Tliieoinpanv now lias ( UlODpilMitoctm-
siinicrs , < tf whom 1.1)0 ) weiti added iIiiiIiirIHS' ' ) .
connect en with the minus am i.n.l me ny-
drants , UlstiUnited throughout oieiy settled
section of thu city
The bulldliiK of the settling basins anil
pumping station at rioieuceeusuiestocon-
hiimeis of Oin.ihii nutl South Omnlia u puio
uiticlu for domestic consumption Tluiwntur
of thu Missouri Ispuio mill licnlthy ; thu loca
tion of the pumpIiiK house fin aliovo thu
scwaiic outlets of the city obi lutes thu possi
bility of contamination by iluleteilous sub
stances With Its liiimciiso hcttllnc basins
tlio company is suio to pump Into Its suivlce
mains tliu pmest water to bo hail in tills
section
Tlio city olllco coinpilses a commodious
sultoofiooms on the llrst flooi of The Dee
liiiildlmr W. A. Underwood Is the piesldent ;
W. II Hall , iniiuiiKUi ; A. It Hunt , supciin-
teiident
Real Kstntc TrniinlVirs
The ic.il cstato sales and tr.insfci-s duilni ;
the paht jcaroxliiblt n healthy jut consuna-
tli'u tone No fictitious stimulants ha\o been
applied tocrcutu u lioOm but prices liuxo been
firm with aKiutlunl aiHuncu on fli-st-class lu-
sldu propcity Thu Omnlia Ileal Kstnto IX-
ehaiiBC , orKunl/etl in Notcmbci , lbS ! ) , holds
dally sessions
The total consltluiatloiis for i eul cstato sold
iluilni ! the llrst cloien months of Iks' ' ) wuro
HWM.avi , nisaliist $ ii : ri ( ,7n.l0 : ! In 18SS , a caln
ovur last year of tJ.8TlUII.I0. The following
coiupntiitltutublo shows the amount of thu
tiansfurs by months foi the two years , not in
eluding December :
MONTH I8.SS 18811
Jiinnnry f II14,0I7.2S f lStW , MIX )
VV-bruurr li > l,0l.l.2l lU7UitOOO
Mlirrll , . . , h.l'Jl.tUl.lli 1,28.1,1184 U )
April IM'J.INIKS 1,01,1,417(10 (
May 1,11.1.111122 1(174,7111(10 ( (
JUI10 1II. ' .I , 'W512 l.S.llISS 00
July . . . , 1,2211.31. ) 85 l. .WiUIIIO
Alluust , 1,4I.IU2.V ! ) 1.2lil,470uU (
Heptomber ' . ltJ.I,45'J05 1,0.W.I2(1U0 (
October lf.42S.U.llt 1,4S0,700 ( )
November , . . 1,010,404.31 2,7112,181 U0
Total . ) .f li2,7.l'J. ' .10 ll,4 ) I4,0. i4 00
ltcsitlcs thu ri'Rular winranty deeds placed
on recoid a Bient ileal of piopoity has been
sold on land ctmtiaets It Is Impossible to es
timate thu amount of money lupiesentctl by
these contracts ,
Tlio Army
Omnlia Is lieadiiuaitcisof the division of the
United States in my known us thu Depaitmunt
. , f t III tll.lttlk M'll.ll , , tlllll.U 11,11 I ll ( , f till , llllsf-
ness center of thu city Is I'oit Omaha , tliu
chief post of the depuitiiient , On Twentieth
stieetnntl tliu Union Paelllo tmcks thu iiiur- |
tcimnstui'sdepot is liicatetl.fiom which isdls-
tilbutcd nil thu supplies of elotliliiK , subslst-
ence ordnance nnd ammunition used by the
troops ut tlio hOM'ral posts lucluileil III tliu de-
piiitiueut , Tliu iiriuy lieadiiuaitui-s uro pleas
antly located , occupying thu fifth Hour of Tlio
Dee building
The following are the oflleuis composing the
stall of ltrlgiuilor Genuial John A. ltiookc ,
coininaiiilerof tlio dcpiiitmeiit : Jlajor M. V.
Sheildan , adliitant genuial ; Major Ocneral
P. 1) , Vidoiii , rnspectorBcneiiili Captain P. II ,
lnyuetlng ( judgu lulvocutu' Lieutenant Colonel
nel W. It , Hughes , chief qunrteniiiiHtor ;
Major \ \ " , II Hell , chief commissary of sub
sistence ; Major Dallas llucho medical direc
tor : Lieutenant Colonel li M. Terrell , chief
paymaster ; Mujor D. W. Iteuluiiii , Inspoclorof
small tirms praotlcu ; I.lciitonunt O , A. Wor-
ilcn acting uiiBlneer otllcur ; Lieutenants F ,
W. Itou nnd mid O , M. Tiultt , iildu-du-ciiinps ;
Captain M. W. Lyon , cliltif tiidnanco oliicur ,
Ohtiyuiiuu , Wyo.i KJ Davis , chief clink
Tliuiu mo twelve posts In thu department ,
which comprises thu states of low a , Nebniskii ,
Utah uiul Montana territories Wyoming ter
ritory excepting Camp Sheridan , and all of
Idaho oust of too tliiity-suvuuth meridian
Port Monde In South Dakota Is n post of the
department for pay purposes only At the
twelve posis theiu uro 181 commissioned olll-
cei-sundiiO0enlisted : : men , At Pint Omaha ,
commanded by Colonel Prank Whcaton , there
Hit ) ton conipnnlesof thobecond liifuntry.eom-
IiiIhIiii ; twenty-suveii coiuinlsslouud oflicei-a
null -I.VI enlisted men
During 18sD , Hr > 01ri00 wa illsburseil from
Oiuaha In thu payment of thu salaries of otll-
eors untl enlisted men of thu department ,
Aiulrow Ilosowator ,
A nil row Hosuwater , doubtless thube t known
inuulclpul engineer lu thu traus-Missouil
countiy , wus for tuutiy yours luentllleil with
thoi'arlyoNPloratlons.Huriuys and const ruc
tion of the Union Puclllc , thu lluilliigton , and
Omaha & Minneapolis railways Ilo has for
llfleon > curs past given almost his exeluslio
attention to municipal puhllo works The ex
tensive publlu works of Omuhn weru prue-
llcally inaugurated uiul thu first live mil
lion of dollars upon them wus expended
under his direction In ls87 , after tun
yeurs of public service us city engineer
of Omalin , Mr , Kosowliter resigned his posi
tion , and received thu unanimous vote
of thanks of thu mayor uiul council for his
elllclont services , blncu that time Mr ltoso-
waters fluid of practice In municipal publlu
works has extended over numerous cllles In
the west untl south Among thosu may bu
mentioned Lincoln , Neb.i Pluttbiunuth , Neb i
llvatrlre Nub ; Grand Island , Neb , ; West
Point , Neb , Nebraska City , Neb : Hastings ,
Hvh.t Wichita , lCau.i Atchison Kuu : I.au-
lonce Kun , ; Ottawuj Han ; Corslcuua , Texus ;
Diiltith , Mlun , etc , , .
Mr ltosowuter'a extended uxperlunco tilings
his services lu constunt deinund whcnoier u
thorough sybtem of Krudeo , sewerage anil
other publlo woiks is suilously eontempliited
Ho bus large , coimnodloua olllceslu rooms ta
and-121. ( Ice building , Oinuha , to vthlch ho bus
ruei'iitly removixl , and maintains u corps of
The Mutiiitl Iilft * IiiinriiiK'o Oompfiiiy
ill Xetv Vork |
This complin ) pirsentsii wonderful exhibit
Twoliuntlred nnd clghty-llu1 millions paid by
the Mutuiil 1,1ft' Insiiiiiiice eotnpiiito Its '
tneuibers Judicious Investments rcall/of'Vt- .
OTOiHU pmllt for the benefit of the Insured
Slum hiiteexpicssetl sinprlso nt tlie recent
exhibits setting forth the hcnellts the tnelii- ,
hers of the Mutual Life Insuiancc company
Imxe received from thill llislltiitlon , Soiti- | ( '
ctlyantlso snimitlilv Is the wnrkof thlseulu-
ji'iny ' perfoitnetl that the vast benellcencc of
list peratlous may not iilwnys be known or
iiudeistiMid by the general public Herewith
Is presented u statement of the pavtneiits
undo by the Mutual Life Itisuiniice eompiuy
to the holders of Its pnllel.is or their bciicllel-
uiles fitnii oiitniilfiilloii to October III I8s | ) .
eiiibiuclng every funil of claim , and the
Grand total of pn > incuts to pollev liolders Is
ifjKilir Wrl nciirly * m < Wilimiilu the compuia-
tlvcly slimt space of foity-slx yeni-s , lleio
niti tlie Items :
Paltl forileathelalins . . .Jinn.llsa ii : >
Paid for mntiilcd etulowincnts tTi.tKi.M i in
Paldforiiiitnilllcs 8I4.INVJ3
Paid for sin renders . . . . T7.4l7.4' ( ' ai
Paid fofillvldeiuls ni.ime.MiTsm :
Total . i.lir.MKi.ai
While ovei one hiindicil nnd twenty-six
inllllons were paltl for death claims and en
dowments , It will be seen that eight-one mil
lions were received by the pollev holders lu
tlie shape of dividends nr prollts ; in ollici
woiiW this cnoimtmssum wusileiliicted fiom
theeost nf the Nearly piemlums Thoniituial
qui'stlon following a pettisul of these llguros
will be"Wluit did tlioeiunpaii } iccclve fiom
Us pollev linltlursV" It liatl iccelvetl Tin pie
inliinis fiom organisation until Decemberlll ,
wss , f (17,11.11,41.1 ss ; up to the same date the Mu
tual hntl paid Its pulley holders W\4Sils.74. | :
Tor purposes or evuet compatlsou II cannot be
calculated bovinul Hint tlate but up to the
beginning or the present year the stew ardshlp
of tlio Mutual Lift ) can bo accurately Kinigidi
It iv'eelved fiom policy holders .HI7.D11,11.1.8s
It paid policy holders . . . • - , r. .481us.74 :
And should have on hand t u.1,47itn77.11.
Instead of which the Mullllll l.lfit liuil accil-
inulatetl the vast fund of if I'JtktK ! . 1.1 ito show lug
that the Mutuul liruhns iimile roi Us policy
htiltleisliy Judicious Investments , JtV ) li.l)7ft.iVl )
since Its iiigiinl7atlon. Ami evciy dollar ut
this money Is now lieltl for tlie bcnelltot the
members and as secuilty fin the payment of
iillMiioperelaltiiH Can iiuyotliei Institution
In the world show u stuwaidshlp like this ?
W. P. Allen Is thegeneial agent forlhlseom-
pimv for Ncbiaskii , the D.ikotus , Coluiudo
Wvoiulng untl Huh with unices in Hie Klrst
Natlonarbank bulltllng Omalui
Nobi'iiHkii'iiiiil lovvu Insurance Co
Thu Nebiaska nnd Iowa Insiiiancu I'oni-
iianv , which wisiiiganled lu iss.1 , vvltli a cap
ital stock of Simoon , is one of the widest
know n and most ponuliii Institnnco companies
III the gic.it west It wasorgaulsed iintlei the
laws of this stale , and Is as staunch ami solid
iiHuguinltii wall one or the safe home com
panies Slueo tlio oig.iul/atlon or Hie Nu-
iiiasku ami Iowa It has paltl III losses over
$151111011 , lias had no occasion to question
claims , consequently theiu has been but little
litigation The company pioposcs to make
nogieat hutiiihor oxtiaun'oit fot'lin/o pie
mlums , but to be content with the oiillnaiy
How of safe cash business , their aim being lo
build up a substantial companyunt ) lu which
the musses w III leposo confidence , uiul not look
upon as u scheme foi the enilehnieiit of the
stoekholdei s alone This must Inevitably lead
to piolltablu business The nlllcurs of the
company aie as follows : S. it Johnson , picsl-
ilcnt ; L. 11. Williams , vice piesldent ; P. It
Johnson , tiensuiui ami MI Uuinssceiutaiy
ai.tl inanagui On May 11 last thu company
changed manageincnts , ami since then , under
Mr ltm ns' iidiuli.ililo guldaneu and supei v Is-
loiit thu Impiovemeutof Inislncssluisbeenvuiy
lqnti'ilnl , and It is enjoying a success ami
piospuiity that is as llattcrlng as It Is s.itls-
factoiy Mr Hums has had twenty years
aetlvuexpeilenee In tliu Insuianio business ,
nnd ii noiil.i'd hntniivement In tlie ( ontlltloti
of the company was u foiegono conclusion
upon his assumption of chaige Ofthuveiy
eoiisldei.iblu udviiiiceinent liiuilc under his
iLiisphcs , Hit ) annual statement , which will be
issued eailj In .liiiiiiiuy , will be.u ample and
concluslvti testimony The company out
lines Inisiness lu this state , which Is another
lecoinineiiilation to its trustwoithlncss mid
deseivlng chaiactei It is notieiiclilng with
Iho tliu tentacles of an octopus to all puts of
the countiy ror business , but Issatlslled with
Hint ut home , with the laudable olilcct of
benelltlng those fiinn whom It del Ives Its
main support Withal , the Nebiasku and Iowa
I nsiii ancu Company Is a meilloi Ions orgnn ba
llon , enteipiIslng , llbeial , Hildas sound ns a
dolliu _ _ _ _
C. T. Titylor
Mi CT Taylor , ror many years tlie popu
lar geneial agent of the New York Llfo Insur
ance company , has been a icsldunt of Omalui
for twenty yours , and although a modest ami
unpretentious man isoneot tlioniost success
ful nnd well known citizen Per iiinuteen
years his otlice lias been at l'ouilccntli and
Douglasstieuts , but lecently he leinoved to
moiu elegant quiiitors In tliu Darker block
At present his time is mostly ransomed In
looking after ids piopoity Inteicsts , which
consists of dwellings , stores and vacant lots In
Omalin nnd Nebinska faun lands Mr Taylor
Is one of tlio pioneers IntlioSiithoihind colony
In I'loiida , and has largo piopoity Interests
theic Dm lug thu Inst six mouths his tlmuhas
been almost unt holy consumed in duvuloplng
that town On thesitoof the Hotel Suther
land , burned In Pebi nury , 18s8 , ho lias uiected
a iiiagnlllccut stiuctuii ) called the Hotel San
Mailne , inoio tbiin twlcoas laigu us thu onu
Inn tied It faces thu Gulf of Muxlco untl com
mands u magnificent vluw It Is almost fin
ished mid will boopened In u few-weeks. It Is
owned by the Suthciluiiil hotel company , of
which Sir , Taylor Is piesldent Ho has also
built nnothui splumlld hotul , tlio Gulf View ,
which will buopen the entire j ear It is now
completed and ( mulshed , ami will bo opened
lu a few days ; Ml Taylor has also built a
laigostoro and bank bulltllng In biithuiland
Thustoiuls 50\0O fcut ami linn a hanilsninu
hull In the second story Thu building is now
In tiso Thu Gulf View hotel nnd thu stoiu uru
both owned entirely by Mr Taylor and Mr
Iloverly , tlie mnnngci at Sutheilantl , Mi
Tayloi has some oIcBiinttesldunces and lnisl-
ness sites for sale In tills grout health nnd
plensuiu resoit •
Massachusetts Mutual 1,1 ft ; Ins Co
Do you want to buy llfo Insui.inco ? Aie you
going to Incieaso your llfo Insurance ? If so ,
do you think you will get haul up buforo you
have paid ten or twenty years ? To protect
yourseir against any of thesouncuitalntlos ,
consult thu Massachusetts Mutual Llfo Insiu-
unco Company Undoi thoii font met you
cannot lupso your pulley after two years pre
miums have been paid Paid-up and cash
Hiiriemler values uio Buaiaiitecd uy the law
of the statu of Massachusetts , and put lu the
policy You usoyoiiriinuuiil dividends to in
duce your premium payments The llrst pay
ment Is thu largest , and lifter the Hist , pay
ments Blow constantly less Under this policy
you pay as you go ; stop without loss ; stop
with profit ; or continue with gioator piollt
ruithur Information given ut tlio Omaha
iiBuncy olllcu , looms SOOiind 20J. lieu building
Omiilui , Nobinsku O. II JolTiies , Runural
agent fur Nubiaska and Western lowu
I'oim Slutiiiil Tilli ) IiiBiiranoo Co
In JulylSbi ) , the Punn Mutual Llfo lusui-
antu company of Phlludulphiii Ill , estab
lished a general iibuiicjIn Oiuaha , room tOi
thu Die building , appointing as its guuuia
agent Hunry A , Lyiuaii founerly counoiitetl
with thu Mutual Lift ) of Now York Ktundlug
in tlio fiont ranks of thu pioneer companies
especially noted for strength , Ilbuiullly untl
conservatism , un company Is inoro woithy of
universal cnnlldeiico tliitn this old Quukur
institution With assets of over * 15,000li ( and
surplus of over ri,873,0O0. the Punn Mutual
issues all approved forms of policies and
grants uvory pilvllegu equity will penult
Kuady to iiiiiku limns on the best business or
residence property located In western cities ,
this company Is welcomed by all publlu spir
ited liieii , who should not full to show duu ap
preciation , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
II 13. Piilmor & Sou
This firm located , in the Uamgu block , uro
general Insurancoiigonts , paying cspeclul at
tention to accident and employers piotectlvo
Insurance Thuy have been In Omaha since
Mayuiulliuvu already donu overi0oooiiipro-
mliuiis lu uccldunt Insurance Thuy do a kuii-
erul lire , accident , steam bollor , eluviitor and
employers protective Insiiiancu business , rep
resenting thu following llrst-chibs coiup.ililus :
SiirliiBllehl tire untl murine , Continental ,
Murchunts' , l'liumun's ruml , Hun 1'liu of Lon
don ( total assets overW,70JKMund ( ) tliu Kldol-
Ity & disunity
Wheeler At AVlieoIcr
The ngeuoy of Wheeler tc Wheeler , Douglas
and Plfteentli streets , is known us thu "ultl iu-
lliiblo llru Insurance ugenoy , " luiv lnj ; lieen es
tablished tweuty-duiryeai-H nnd rcpiesentliig
ten of the largest American uiul foiolgn enm-
punleslu thowoild Theylnsuiu plate glass
against all kinds of accidents ; huiscs against
death ; stuuin hollers against uxploslons and
damuge to llfo uiul property : Wsuo life , acci
dent , tornudo , rent and giiuruiitcu bond pol
icies at lowest current rates ,
Cuiiuuiiiga .V , Nellsoii ,
Messi-s.CuinmiiiBs&Nellson , the wholesulu
dealers lu paints , gluss and vurnUhes , No 1118
Turnum street , wuro in Uhlcugo for years , lop
resenting In Hint city tliu branch of the famed
O , T , Itoynold paint manufactory , tliu largest
lu Ameilca They cumo to Oinulia thrco years
ago , and huvudono u highly suuecssful anillii-
cruaslng buHlncss since that tliuii They deal
In nil kinds of paints , oils , varnishes , window ;
gliibsand painters'supplli'8 , They uru , well
acquainted with every launch of the business ,
untl huvo a lurgu trade from Nobrahka , \ > yoin-
liiB , Colorado uiul the Dukotus Thuy muku a
bpeelulty of furnishing lingo buildings and
business blocks with window glass ,
DriiKH
Thonoodniun Drug Company Is the oldest
ustabllshud and bust known wholesale uiul
retail drug huuso lu the west They nrp Job
bers of physicians bupplles surg cul . and
liiaHiemutlcul Instruments , Hue cheuiloals
and apparatus , spoelultles eto , Thuy euriy
thoIuiKUststouk of physkilun'h , supplies and
suiglcul Instruments west of the Mississippi
liver , uiul have gic.ntly o.vtiiudeil thu eapuelty
their thrift , enterprise , and practice of sound |
business principles hull'seciu-ed. Theiilllcers
of the eonip.tn ) tut' ! C. P. ( IimmIiuiiii , presi
dent ! t ) . P. ( looilmint secictnry Their place
of business Isut Hid I'lirimm stieet
iU' ) trTi71 TKlitliiK
Tlie lecently leor.nil/etl Tliiiinson-lious-
loii r.tectile Light eniiipan.v W now engaged I
lu theeieclloii of n eoniodloils iiiidsiihstautliil
lMiwerlunisenl the Toot of Jones stiret The '
hulltllng Is to be thiee sloilcs lu lielglit of I
lulek uiul stone ! supplied wit If eveiy I
modein liieehanlcal uiul eleetile convenience ]
There will boa battelv of hollers Tin creating
steam of n < ninhlncd capacity of 2,4 Kl horse
power The hollers will lie supplied with nu-
toinalli'stokeis nnilotliet luhoi saving Inven
tions Tin ce pondei-ous engines will lie set up
t w o of , VX | hoi so pow er each nnd one of an ) horse
power , to commence with , with others to fol
low I'liurteeu new dynamos foi creating the
elect ! Icnl cm rent luiv-e been nitlercd
They will ho able to furnish to small manu
facturers h.ivlng light machinery to run
such us sewing machines , small printing
in es es iniiclilno shops , etc Licet I Icnl motive
powei has proven u success lu osinbllshmcnts
U'liulllug less than twenty-horse powei II Is
not mil } n success , but agieiit saving An
electiIcnl motor takes up but a small amount
of spice In a mnimfactiiilng establishment
It dispenses with coal bins nnd licensed engi
neers , snves fuel bills and Hie mi in ryot belli
necessaiy wheie steam engines me used
Omaha's cltv council has euteicil lutnii cun-
tl 'ict with The New Oinulia lTiniitsou-llouslnn
iaeelile Light company to light theelty by
eleeltleltj On l'ebruary 1.1 the contract goes
Inloopeiatlon nnd over llUiiie llglitsiuust lie
liiopei itlou , The eomp.iny expects to be In
leiidlness to coiupl ) with llieli put ut the
eontiact hv relniinrj 1 , Tticonstiuet tliticli-
culls nil slice ! IIl-IiIIiil' . Kami litis liit'ii i'\ .
peiidetl uiul rmtv men have been busily em-
plovetl and will be until evcr.vthing Is com
pleted uiul lu icntltness to comiily with the
coutuit't , Tnentv-sevcii mllcSiit wlie will be
used The local Thomson-Houston comtiiinv Is
backed by nnnbuiidanceof Onialiu uiul ltoston
cnpltnl S. L. Wiley Is piesldent mid general
manager of the company , and I'uink Win ion
sceietniy and tieusiiiei , A , (1.Collins ( uiechnn-
lc.il engineer Thecltvolllee Is at 1(112 ( Capitol
avenue , uhoieorders fin lluhtseaii lie placetl
II A. Kiiiiii\v.
II A. Kinney , the subject nf this sketch , one
oroiunhii's llslng young business men eanio
to theclt v some font jours ago and engaged
with the Midland Llectilc compaiiv and has
senctl the company In the capacity of super
intendent nut ! foiemiiu Lust spilugMi. .
Kinney scveied his connection wit i tlio Mid
land foi the puiposc of euteiliig Ii paituei-
shlp wltli A. /.einici'iiinlcr the Hi in name of
Hie Nebinska I' .lectilo ctnnp.injlu July he
sold out lils Intel est to Mi..elincr ami opened
nn olllco In Hie Now Yolk Life building lis nn
elect ileal engineer and emit I act or , lopicsont-
Ing the Chicagoolllee of the lliush Klectilc
company of Cleveland , O. With the : ip-
niovetl uppiintus and miichiiieij- the
Itnish comiiujInclutl | , lug their new alternat
ing svstuiu and aiituniutlc eleetile inotois
Mi Kinnev Is piep iietl to furnish anything in
tlie way of eleetile lighting , ti.ilisinlsslon or
power or eleetile i.illwny that intij- lit ) ic-
qulicil Mr Kinney will bu pleased to fuinlsh-
nlsh estimates and plans ami to open cniies-
pontlcnco with any one lu need of electiIcnl
appliances He will also take pleasiiie in
shnwlug vlsltoisthioilgli the Now Yoik Llru
building , which Is lighted by means of the
itiusli system and I.IkU Swnn lamps
Tlio Onialiu Mortjcaisi' Coinpany
The intutgagu icctuds show many excellent
Investments made bj tills company In sums
fiom * 1.KH ( ) to iSi.0 W. The business of the com
pany Is conllned to lentllngof mouoj- upon Im-
pimetl real estutu In Hioeity of Omaha with
) he exception of ii few selected loans In Coun
cil Uluirs and South Omaha The active man
agement of the business is lu the hands of K.
L. Squlie ami Thomas Itrciiiitiu , whoso oxpeil-
enee icudertlieiu pecillluilj fitted forthesafii
Investment of funds in this way Tlieli moit-
gages and interest cimponsaru all matin pay
able at thu Omaha Nut tonal bank In New Yoik
exchange It Is conceded th.it this plan of
placing eastern investors In dliect eoi respond
once wltli.iin Institution so widely untl fuvor-
ablu known as the Omaha National hank is a
veiy desiiable one for nil pintles Some of
Onuihii's most substantial citizens aie stock
holders In tills comp inj- .
Tlio AiiLrlo-Amerlcun Mortfjnjje ami
Trust Coin puny
Located 40.1 Ninth Kltteenth stieet , Is out ) of
tliestiougest Investment companies In the
eltj" , Under its piesent consurv-utlvu inuii-
agemeut it lias gained an uxcellent lepiita-
tlon , and its loans uio among the best otreicd
In thoe.istcm lnuiket It ulsii husn deserved
popiil.iiityiu the west tor fair dealing and
piompt business methods
Unilctl States litmn & Invest ini'iit Co
The United States Loan nnd Investment
company is Hie only national building associ
ation dulng business all overthoUnltid States
In tliocltyof Onialiu This association olicrs
better Indyeumoiits for both Investors and
boiiowurstfunii nny other ussloclutloii or its
kind ,
Send for Illustrated lltcrntmo
ItoonisSift,217untl 218 , I'li-st Nallomil bunk
building , Omaha ,
Tlio Commercial Director Company
This companj- was Incorporated in July 1888 ,
and at piesent lias tlio supptutof ovei thiee
hundred letal 1 merchants and bunks in Oma
ha alone Tlio object or the company Is to
fuinlsh tlio geneial cictllt mid standing of
consiliums , in convenient , hook fnim.nud to do
foi the retail dealer what the wholesulu agen
cies do foi the Jobber Connected with the
company Is the Nebinska Statu lluslness
Men s association organized to establish sim
ilar agencies throughout the state U. II
Webster is president , and It V. llodgln sec
letmy and mumigui
H. Ilarily & Company
Lstubllshed for ten yunis at ISJO'I ' Vnumm
stieet as the leading wholesale and retail
dealers in fancy goods , toys , notions , etc
They curry the choicest selectlonsof import tsl
nnd domestic goods , which tliulr facilities
eiiublo them toolTor at eastern pi Ices : They
pay especial attention to Hie wholesale trudo
and carry a stockequul In uxteiituml variety
to that of any of the eastern houses in their
line They huvo an especially strong line nf
baby uiirrfuses for the spilug trade , together
with other goods suitable lo the toy notion
tiade , Speuiul attention to mailorders Send
foi spilug catalogue
American Iliuul Sowed Hhoc Coinpany
Tills 11 rm'lias been In business in Omaha for
four years and have a tuttlu that has grown
very rapidly fiom the start , almost doubling
In volume during tlio past year , They are
general Jobhcisof boots and shoes and muku
aspeclaltj-of a medium gradoof muu's wear
of their own inaiiiifactnio Their stock Is
always complete in lines that uro In dully de-
muiul , their aim bulng to satisfy tliupvprj-dny
wuntsor everybody Their goods are manu
factured eMiiessly for tliewustoui trade nnd
are sold In uvory st.ito and territory from the
Mississippi to the Pacific coast , They uio ox-
eluslvo westein agents for tlio goods of thu
Woonsoekot Itubber company , tliu largest
uiiinufaetuiy of the kind In the world Tlio
Him bus liuignlHcuiit quurteis ut 1101) ) lliiruoy
stieet Mr A. T , Austin is thu niaiiiigcrof the
business
Tlio CInlie Steam Hontliitr Coinpany
Tills Him are cultural eimtractois for
Htcam ii nil hot water heating and power
plants , Thuy uru the largest and most pros
perous firm In their line in the west Thuy
uarry lu stock u full line of engines hollers ,
steam and hut water hunters , steam pumps ,
traps , guuges , englno trimmings und uvory
vnilety of englnuors' supplies They uro
agents for all of thu bust manufactures lu
their line , and guarantee first class material
and work Thuy uru succusstiisto tlie Strang
.t Clnrlc Steam Heating coinpany , nutl am
located ut 1020-22 Pallium street ,
llli-kiiililno Engltipcrliiij ; & Supply Co
This company , located In the Plrst National
bunk , has made a maiketl success in Omaha
repiusuiitlng eastern manufactories As
agents they quntu pi Ices uponwlru rope , all
Kinds in who unit wiru rope nxiuies , wire
tilmmlngs , etc , steam pumping engines , all
kinds of rolled or sheet motuls , nutl seamless
brass , copper uiul Inn tubing The company
Is an enterprising one as shown by thu results
of their efforts to liitioiluco Into Omaha and
vicinity a rooting material known as thu Undine
dine roofing , " which Is adapted to all klnilsof
roofs niul Is so easily put on that any onu who
can use a hummer can lay It , The company
will furnish estimates on till win k or supplies
In their line , which Includes all kinds of rutl-
1 oad supplies and wuloi winks consti net Ion
Hit I It ) it Itcail
Tlilsflniidoesagcnei.il plumbing business ,
paying especial attention to steam untl hot
watui hunting They carry at all times a
complete Hue of gus and elect ! iochuiulullors ,
globes , etc Doth members of the firm inu
practical plumbum , and give their personal
supervision to woik lu their charge Their
woik Is ulwuys Buuraiitcud Ilrst-elass. thu
plumbing In many of tlio best business blocks
und icsldcncos In the city having been donu
by them to tlio perfect satisfaction of the
owners , Lslliiiates for work will bo furnished
on application , Tliulr location Is ut 1017 ilow-
uul street ,
_ _ _ _ _
Criiiio Klnvutor Company
Thu I'mm > Klovntor coinpany established
tliulr Oinulia lu audi olllcu in ism with W. C.
llodiiiaiiamiiniiDKcr , Hinco then , thuy huvo
sold about one bundled clurutors In tills city
Among the buildings using Criino oluvutors
ii rut The lieu building Murray hotel , Hotel
Dulione , Hotel Case v. J. J. ilmwn's building ,
H. P. Jlorsti A. Co , Puclllu Kxpmss building ,
rrunk J , Itumge , united States Nutlnnul bunk
building , Klrst National bunk , Murchunts
National bank , N , II , l'alconei , lliiyileu llios ,
Slieely building , tliu ltoston stoic , thu lair ,
Itourtl of Trade , U'llbnell blk untl others
Sr A. JHslnovv & Co
M. A. PIsbrow A. Co , manufacturers of sash ,
doors , blinds and Interior HnUh , established
their Omuha olllco In thu spring of 1 85 , ThW
firm Is located at the euiuer of Izard and
Twelfth streets , ami is among the lurgyst
iiiuuufuciiiiom lu the west Their Interior !
Iliilsh forolllcesund leshlences Is churaoter-
l ei ) , by arlWIIo designs executed in tlio
iiWOYTIONAi\ : . [
No city In America nf equal population can '
rank Willi Omnh-i lit the nth milages otroied .
Uiejoiithof eltliersex In acqiililug u finished '
and Ihornugh education In the public \
schools the course of study Is piuctleal and I
alms to lit the student tor the loitlle of life
Tilt : ft'llUC Mlloni.s , .
The public school buildings of Omiiha now
number .18 , nlToi-tllng iiccommodatlons for
about 11UIK1 pupils Tlie total cost of
erecting these buildings exceeds J711.W)1) ) ) . The
Milueof the grounds upon which Ihoyitie
elected Is estimated at * I..VhiKi0 ( , milking the I
total value of Omiiha s public school proper ) v
liot less I him J2.2.VI.0III ) . v |
The high school , Illustrated on llrst page ,
occupies the most sightly locution !
In the city It Is a tiiagiilllcent
structureof twenty-eight totiius , four stoiles
high , nutl can accommodate mm pupils , The
spire issx ) feel ahoio Hie luw-wateriunik of
Hie Mlssouil liv el , n nil from the tower a mag
nificent view can be obtiilned of thecotiutiv
foi miles It was elected nt a cost n 'f
fiV.nut ) ) . The high school ground Isu heaiitlful
camiiusor ten ncies , tnklng In four blocks of
the original uiul or the city
Decent additions to Omaha's Hue public
school buildings are the Lake ami .Vinson
schools , each a inugnllleent slxtecii-roinu
structure , with eictj Impiov ement known to
modem tilchltctturc I'liinaiu , Welwlei It.ti-
ictoft Castellur , Oiuulin View , Walnut lllll
untl Pink schools me nil new lulek stuictuics
of from eight to twelve mums
The mihlle schools uf Omuhn aieundei the
control or iho ho.it < l of ediicutlini of fifteen
iiieiuliers the of whom me elect etl at In I go on
thctlrst M luj In Juno each vein The bond
consists nr thu following members ! Ilcnrv
Chirk William Column P. It MeCoiiuell S. N.
Peltou m , A. ICellev C. IMloodnuin Huelhl
Mm tin , II C. Cinjell , S , It MeCoiiuell J. J.
Points W. S. Poppleton , Samuel Kecs , D. Y ,
Sholcs , Dr I" . K. Sp.mldlng nnd Chillies
Wclitoi HsollleersuiuC P. tlotidiiian , piesl
dent ; Pied It MeCoiiuell , v Ire piesldentI ; It
Plpei sceietniy The city tieasiiicr .lolin
Hush , Isex-olllelo treustiierof the liouil The
supei v Islun of the school system and teuchei-s
Is lusted lu Supeilntenili'iit llcui.v M..lames ,
The school census fin the vcar issp glies
2l.2nclilldu f school age against tn,2W lu I
lsss , no Ini'ieuse of neaily IIMI Them wcie
I2.4IW liutnes eutolleil III Hie vuilous public
schools In Ihsn against ln.lMI In ism The avei-
uge uttenilmice Inlssu was 8.iui. : against 7,1 ti
lu lsss Tlie high school now bus nn utteiid-
nhcoof4siipupllS with a riicultv or eighteen I
teacners
l'Ultl.tO HL'IIIIOI , IINAMTJS
The funds for meeting the expenses of the
schools mo derived tunliily fiom thu levenilu
fiom llquoi licenses and pollco com t tines , n
wise piovlslon or Nebtnska's excellent high
lleenso law A hanilsoinu sum Is leielvetl each
j-ear fitnn the state iippoittoument fiiud , de
ll veil fiom the sale and leasing of state school
lands School expenses , theiefiue uie light
( in the tuxpajeis so farastlliecl laxutloii Is
I collect hid ,
I The expense of maintaining the public
schools as show n hj- the societal v's lepint foi
the last llseul school year was ns follows :
liUMillM , ftTNll lllX'Kll'H ,
Piotii licenses , tJVI LII 'lt
I'lom lliu s 18.2)7.7.1 )
Pioin taxes : i.l.ait.lil
Pionistatu appiiitlnnment 8I.M1.M )
Punn oilier soiiices IL.1I.II' ' )
Total iccelpls for j eir • flHi.7U.il
ll.illiuceon hand . . . , 28.1112) )
tiWMM.77
( il' .M.HAI , HIM ) UXl'F.NSI s.
Paid for the iiiiiluteimnceof schools
mid geneial expenses * jsi.J.4i ( ' ) (
Plans and speelllentloiis 1.4JI..1I
llulldlngs 18..Vdil :
Impioveiiieiits , , . III.2J2.27
Inteiest 1.1.871,77
lusiiiance . . 2.00.1 vj
Kent . . 0UV)7I )
Otbei expendltuies 22H0 ,1
Total SLU17.M' ' ) M
ltulunco cash on hand Iiji22 ( (
1U.VCIIHIS AM > VTTKMIAMT
Two liundicd ami slxtj'-nliie tcichei-s uni
emplojetliu tlio publlt ! schools of Omaha at
thu piesent time This Isu ineic.isuof thlity
over the niimhei emploj-ed a jcat ago The
amount paid In salailes to supuilntendent ,
pilnclpals mid teachers was f 101,41 liirt an In
cieaso of SI1.Os3.14 oxer the sum p till foi thu
samu pm pose in lsss
CrolKlitim Colle u.
Theic is but one endowed Catholic college
In thu Unitid Suites and that institu
tion is Ciclgbton college in Omalii
It was tliu dying inquest or Kdw.ud
Cielghlun , one or Omaha's e.ulv sel-
tluis , that ills wife , the late Mis.Mmy Cielgli-
ton , sliould endow a fieo college in Omaha for
tliu education < > r youth without logmtl to
cieed or eoloi Ills wlsli was complied with
nnd Ciclgbton college Is the lusult It Is in
cliurgtiof the Jesuits und tliu course of stutlj-
is complete ov en to graduating students from
the classical coursosbouhlu numlici siitllcient
to wnriunt a resident piufessoi disliu to take
It Tliocoliugu llliiiirv ( • ontuinsil.ioo volumes
ot viiliiulilo works Tlio scluutillc iaboiatoiy
Is tlioniost complete In the west Dm lug the
yeuru new cluck vault has been milled to the
obsoivatoiy nt a cost of JlllD The college
campus Is commodious , in connection with
the college Is St , Johns Catholic chinch , a
neat stone cdlllco attended to hj * thorn lusts
oft ho college
The uttendaneu ut the college ( lining the
piesent je.ir has been 1111 , un incieaso of
twenty oxer that of lust yen A number of
applicants xveio lufused admission for want
of loom
lti-ovvnoll Hall
Tlio oldest and most popular educational In
stitution In Omaha Is lliuwiiell hall , a seuilu-
my for young ladies , under the auspices of
the Kplscopal chinch It wus established ill
180.1 untl has enioyed a steady giowth nnd
- since It lsattoniled -
niosperltj- over notonlj-
by pupils from Neliiask.i , lmt from nil pints
ot thu west It Is pleasantly located In a quiet
hut pretty pint of the city on South Tenth
stieot Tliu biilhlliiB , Illustrated on
first piiKe , Is u commodious lniuk
strncturo fitted up In the most j > ui feet manner
and supplied with all thu essentials necessaiy
to a modern Institution of learning The
building and grounds cost $17.1.000 and dining
the present year $1,000 , woithof new fuiiiltmo
and apparatus wcio added
Thei-u am uuw 110 young ladles attending
llrownell hall , which Is a slight increase over
lust year and the largest niiiiihui ovei attend
Inu regularly
Dm lug the j-6ar a new cliupel was con
structed on the oust of the hall proper and is
known as Drownull hull chapel Thu building
is of Okuto limestone It Is of itomunesquu
style of nrchltoctuio , 111x02 feet ami wus
uiected at n cost of $40(0) . The funds Tor
building this cliupel cumo pilncipiilly fioinof-
fcilngsmiido to itlshop Woithlngtoii und fnJin
llheinl donations by friends untl members of
the Kplscopal church ,
Omaha Medical College
Tills Institution Is lu its ninth yeai uiul is lu
u voiy pTOsponms condition Its thoiough
teaching niopuily lltH young men for thu most
lespoiisiblo culling of life , and Its giaduatcs
stand high In tliu medical profession Its
location , corner Twelfth and Paulllu Micots ,
near St , Josepli's hospital , gives lis students u
line opportunity for tliu piactlcil study of
liii'dlclnountl surgery
The faculty of thu Omaha Medical college
consists of twenty-foul v-iofossors uach of
whom uiiiks us an uinliiunl practltlonoi
Tliuiu uio Hilrty Htudeuts now attending tliu
college ,
Omalin Collect ) of Music
Tlio Omaha College of Muslo was established
In 1S87 and has an average uttuiiduucu of
twunty-ilve pupils All of the higher launches
or uiiislu , ulomitlou und huiiuonj-mo taught ,
Thu course ot study includes nil the bianelics
of voice culture , biuuthlng , etc , , and tliu sys
tem nf musical training is very thoiough ,
Thu faculty consists or Miss 1,1/zlo Isaacs ,
directress , piano , singing , violin , cello , liai-
mony ; Charles Jlaotons , violin , violo , cello ,
advanced harmony ; Miss Aluxiiudiliui Kaiu-
sey nnd A. Ooidon ltobluow , elocution ; Miss
E. M. Walker , model u languages
Catlioliu HcIiodIh
I'ltlVATK ACAIIKMIKS
Tlieie uro tluuu convuiit schools In Omaha ,
conducted by the Sisters ot tliu Catholic
chinch , whuiu a thorough education In all thu
lilgliui branches of study can bo hud
The Convent of UiuSuuicd Ileal t Isu select
ho.iullng school for young ladhs , eondiictod
by thu Indies of thu Hauled llciiit It Is u
commodious hilck structuio , located Inl'aiU
place In tliu noithwestuiii pint of thu city ,
Only bouidliig sulinlai-s uro iccelvetl Lust
yuur'hBriitliiutliiBoIiiss composed ( our j-ouiig
Indies , Thu school bus u high lepututlon In
thu west for cxcluslveness uud thu thoiougli-
uess of its eoursu of study lu thu higiiui
launches untl accomplishments Mine Dunn
Is tlio motliur supurlnr The eiiiolimuut of
scholais for tliu piesent yeur Is 128.
St Ciilluirlnu's Academy at Klghteeiith and
Cuss st I eels Isu pitvalnilay scliuul.coiitluctetl
by thu Sisters of Muiuy Young ludlcs uio
giatluateil rixim the iioiidcmy thniouglily
versed lu nil tlio lilghei branches and accom
plishments There uio enrolled this jcurim
pupils Lust j ear two j'oung ladies graduated
hum ) < t. Catherine's' .
Tlie Indies of tlio Saciod Heart conduct un
excellent tiilvuto school for glilsand J tiling
ludlcs ut Tweiity-suveiith niul Luuvouwoith
streuts It dltremfixuu tliucouveiitscliool ut
l'uik place , Inasmuch us thu luttei is a biituil-
Ing school , while the other Is u prlvulu duy
school , Nine teachers Instinct tlio forty-two
pupils in the higher brunuhesund accomplish
ments Mmu Dii Mont Is thu mipuiloi The
schiMil can guiduiitu implls , but lias not hi in
long enough in oxlsteiicutt ) have a graduating
class Thu liullillng Is a eomiuoilloiis threu-
stoiy brick stiuctuie It Is onu of thu leading
pilvute schools nf thu clly
l-AUOl. 'fUAI , KCHOfllB
St l'hllonieiia's school at Ninth and How aid
streets is tliu largest parochial school build
ing in the clly The stiuctiiru is three stoiles
uud basement ill height and cost t2.1XX ( ) . The
third fctoiy contains n lurgu assembly hull
with ubiuull stage Thu Bisters of .Moroy uio
thu teachurs und thejhuvo un euiollmcnt of
JtB puplU PathcrMet'uithy Is tliodlwctoi
Tlio Holy I'umlly school is connected with
the Holy Validly chinch at Klghtcenth and
[ Ill id streets I'at her lllllinan is tliotllicetor
with 201 pupils lu iitteniliiitce The Iciiehel-s
nro Sisters of Metev
St Pntilck's school , Pouitccnth and ( as
telhirstieets Is lu charge of Itev John len
nette , Theic urn 17.1 pupils In iittenihiui'i' .
tnnglit by Sisters of Merev .
. St Stuiilslnus school Twentv-seveuth uud ,
Dts'iiturstreets , bus m pupils , tuuglit liv Sis
tersof Jleiij
St Wciiocshius seliool etuinccted with HI
Wenceshnis llohemhin Cntliolif eliinch Is
located ut I'tOrtSoutli Tlillteeutlislieet Vicar
( lener.il t hokii Is the director Thoio niv 1111
pupils In iittcudaiiee The teachers nru SW-
tet-Hof Mercy •
In connection with the Convent of Metev at
Pitteeutli ami Osistollurstreels Is the oiplian-
uge w bet o.V ) in plum ehllilieii who aru eumil
for theiu meelve Instuictlon
St Joseph's school Is at ITsfl South Scxeti-
leeuth stieet , cinineeteil with St Joseph's
ideiiiiuii Calholle ehiltvh Kev tSeorge .1.
i lllaulierlstliiMlliiMtor The to'iehorsme tlie
, Slstei-sr the Ptcchms lllood Them Isuti eu
. l-tilitiieiit of 2.VH pupils
St Mull Magdalene's school Is loentid ut
lf.1.1 Douglas stivet , eonneetcd with St Miuv
I Miigduleue'stleiiuuil Catliolloehuixli Sisters
i of tlie Picclous lllood niv In elmige , wltli Ml
pupils enrolled Itev , llcoige J.OIauher Is the
illivetilt ,
St Petei's pnliiehlnl school Is In the base
ment of St I'etet'seliuiTli nt Tvvo'itv-suxcntli
mid l.enveiiwiiith stivets Itev , P..1. lloile Is
theillieetoi The ladles of ( he Snered lleult
niTlhe teuclieis , This.veal I'M ' pupils me en-
nilh'd ,
I Tlietotnl iittciiduiiceiit tlieC-ithollep.trocli-
lul niul pilvaloschools Is l.mi , un Incieiiseof
imiov-ei Hie atlentlnncinif lust vein
in nddltloii to Hie icgiihn euuiseof stutlj
shot tlitiml typovv l Itlng ami bookkeeping huv e
been added ( Ids j ear In the schools conducted
bytlitiSlsteisof Meiej
Stntc Deal * untl Diinili Iimtitiitt' .
Hiiiloiintledliy twenty-tinee iteiesuf benu-
tlfnl untl well-keptgioumlson n t ininiidliig
eniliience III the.lioithuestoin pint ot Omalin
uie the eiiinmoillousbulldliigsof the Nebraska
Institute for Hie deaf and dumb The build
ings will iiocnhihiotlnlo IV ) pupils ; tlutciimll-
meiit forlss'ils ' 121 chlhlis-u. The slutocnics
for tlie Inmates nine months of each vear ; the
utlentliititsiiiu tequlieilto furnish tlielruwn
elolbliig uud tiaiispoilntloii to und fituii their
homes The iinnu.il iippiopilatlon for tlie
maintenance or the Institute Is Wll.OOt ) . The
titeseut .M'iit'lhe bnlltllugs uud grounds Inn e
been Impiov ed by the addition of pined walks
niul Inside blinds thioughout , Tlio xiiliui or
theliiilldlngsand gitniuds Is Jll.l.twi ) . Tlio InstItute -
stItute Is heated by steam , lighted liv elec
tricity , has Its own sj stem of wateiwtnks mid
Is amply provided with Hie escapes It has
been In iipeiatlon rot twenty .veals , roi ten or
which J. A.OIIlespleluisbeen Its supeilnteud-
cut
cut.Tlie
Tlie pupils aiu given u good guided school
education Tlio hoys mo given tliu choice of >
win king dally either In the pi lot lug olllco til I
em pent ei slum uttaelud to the Institute The I
Kit Is uie taught needle woik fancy sewing und
painting The Nelu.iska Institute wus the
first to liinuguiute the sj stem of ni.il tuiln-
Ing ; Ii fact supeiItitemleut Olllesplowiis the
oilgbuitoror thu sjsleni About .1)11 ) pupils me
receiving Instiuctloii in the svslini now
tlnougboiit the countiy It consists in de
veloping the latent nnd unknown sense of
lieailiigsiitinit the pupil en ii hour und iintiei-
st.ind nn nullum } conversation None bu !
iieiunl lesltlonls of Nebinska me iccelvetl ut
the Institute
The Institute Is muter theeontiiil of the
stute bo.iul of public lauds and buildings ,
MihccllnncoiiM Schools
Ilumboldl iie.ideiitj- conducted hv the
( ,1'imiin school association ot Oiuaha ut HI
south Twentieth stieet , Oeiinau and Kngllsb
und nil common school branches uiutuught
The attendance Is 71 pupils Tlie faculty con
sists or Max llemnel , pilnelp.il ; Louis Itleh-
tudsoit In oluiigeof Kngllsbifepaitmcnt ; Miss
St uliendoif , mil Miss Lucke , assist nuts
Thu Oeimaii Lutheiiiu school , IlliLI South
Twentieth stieet has two teachers untl 120 pu
pils PM Hockstidde Is thepilnclpil Spe
cial attention Is given lo iiistinctlousIiiOei-
man and nil common school buiuches
The Omaha klndeigniten , loentid nt 2131
Iluincy stuet , has an attendiuieu or 27ehll-
ilieu It Is in u pnispeunis eondltloii and Is
ably conducted The teachers am MIssKxe-
Ivn Hiitllth.dliectiess : MIssLIna Wallace unit
Miss Persis Hunt , touchers hi tiulnlng
Omaha has 111 night schools lu which the
viuIons Ininches taught in tliu publlo schools
and bookkeeping and stenogi.ipbv mo given
special attention Thenvuiiigu attendance at
thu viu Ions night schools Is Sin mostly young
men and gills whose tlmo dining the day Is
tlovoted toe.i ruing a living
In addition to the above theie me seveial
other iiilvute schools mid quite a number
wlieieliistiiictlon Is given lu specl.il blanches
anil in puinohlal woik connected wltli the
churches
Thu totnl number of ebllilicn ntlcniling the
v.uiniis schools In Omali.i Is about 1 lr > W ) . or
which number ll.h.V ) ine tegular attendants
" " liiniiAHiKsT *
No eltj-In Hie west ot equal population ex
cels Oiuaha lu publlu nutl pilvute llbiaiies
and no city In thu country lias ninth ) inoio
generous piovlslon fur Increasing her public
llbiurles in uitio with the giowth of popula
tion
nn : l'um.ic riiniAuv
Omnlia levies a dliect tux forthosuppoit of
a fico public 111)1 ) aiy managed by a bo.iul ot
diiectois appointed peiiodlcally hv thu
mayor and council Cnnncctcd with the II-
Inurj- , which now coinpilses 2.1..1I7 volumes , Is
a fieo lending mom which issuppllcd wltli tlio
bust pei lotllcils
Dining lsss tlio books bonowud iiuiiihuied
HWr T8 ; In 1880. tliu iiumliui wus In
creased to 140,000 , a gain dining thu
j car or .itl ) K. Ibu number of books
used for lefeienco In JHS.M was10V)0 ) ; lu lSNltho
cullsnuinbeied 42.7211. Hook hoimuors' ciiids
were Issued ti > : ui7 iipplicunts ; vlsitorsto ref
erence mom , 2.1,000 ; visitors to reading loom
[ estimated ] , 110,000.
Tlio ux pundit urns during the past year were :
On book account , $ .1fi.KI.2H ; on building ac
count , $ .l.t11.07 : ; on salary account , $ .1,11.1.1) ) ' . ) ; on
supply account $ .1.12.04 : inaklug tliu total ex
penses of the lllnaiy for tlio year $12,51088.
A v-iiluuble donation ciimefioni llyion Heed ,
who piesentcd the llbiury 21X1 bound vulumos
ot the Monthly Ituxlew , lielng an unbmkon
series ( uim the year 174' ) to 1841.
Miss Jessie Allan Is the publto llhrurlun , as
sisted l > y Misses Maggie O'ltrlon , Kiilth
Tobltt Illiincli A. Allan and Theodora M.
Duistiill
rAW IIIIUAHIIK
Thoio iiiii 7,000 volumes of lawbooks In thu
law llbuuy of the Now Yoik Life Insiii.ince
company's bulltllng ,
Thu inenibeis of Uio Omaha liar have u
library of about , ' 1,000 volumes of lopoits , text
booksmidotliur woiksuot Bunuially round lu
tliopilvatollbruiiesnrattinnej-s. Tills liliraiy
Wlocated at looms ,111 and .141 Piixtou block ,
where It Isconveiilent to the legal fraternity
The olllecrs of the association uro : ( i. II , Lake ,
piesldent ; A , O. Wnkelev , secmtaiy ; C. W.
lliiller , trciisuiur ; Miss D. 0. Olliluu llbiu-
lluii ,
MISCKI.t.ANI'.OIlS TIUUAItlliS
Cieiglittui college llbuuy , which lias m-
ceiitly aequlictl a must viilualilu collection ot
uiieuntl choice llleiniy woiks.now coinpilses
( l.r.nu volumes
TlioOddfollowsof Omaha havu u library of
ahoiil 5(111(1 ( ( volumes which was foimeily a cli-
uulatlng llliiary ,
Thu Swedish soulel les has a llliimyof about
onu thousand volumes , consisting of loading
Ameiicun woiks uud thu woiks of Iho host
uutliois of their own country ,
Thu Iluhuinliiii O , S , P. S. llliiary Is lu a pros
pumus condition Its llliiuriiiu Is J , Mlcliul
Tlio Danish association of Oinuhu litis u
choice collection of woiks In tlie Danish and
Kngllsh languages ,
CliurolioH ,
Omaha has iilnuty-four church niganl/u-
tloos divided nmoiig almost in cry known de
nomination , Homo of the church udlllees am
nichltoctuiiil beauties ami cost haiidsumu
sums foi their election
Tliu churches are till hied among thoduuom-
liuitluns us follows : iluptlst 10. Oiitbollo 0 ,
Ohllstluii 2 , Congleglitlonal 10 , Kplscupill 0 ,
Jewish II , Latter Day Saints 1 , Luthciuu i.l ,
Methodist 10. Piesbjteiluu 18 , Atlveuttsts 1 ,
City Mission I. Uiiltmluii 1.
Thu city is tiio humu of thieo bishops John
P , Now mini nr the Methodist church , Oeorgu
W. Woithlngtoii of the Kplsconul church mid
JamesO'Ctuincrof the Cjithollochinch No-
tahlo additions toehorch edlllcesiuotlio I'list
Melhodlst.chuieh nt the eoinerof Duvoupoit
mid Twentieth slioctH [ seu llliistiutluu ] , now
lu eoursu or election ut un estliuuted cost of
$100K)0 ( ) , uud St MutthliiH Kplscopal cluipul on
Smith Tenth stieet ltcsitlcs these two
chinches lirtf en oilier houses of religious wor
ship wuio elected
Y. M. C. A.
Tlio Young Men's Christian Association
of Oinuhu Is in a piospurous untl llumlshlng
condition , The past year wan thu llrst
of the association lu its elegant new
building on sixteenth nut ) Doug
las stiects [ seu illustration , ] Since moving
into tliu new liullillng , thu association bus on-
teied upon a now life , uud now inunbum over
ouu thousand members
The past > car bus boon onoof gi eat develop
ment In all tliu lines of woik or thu Young
.Men's Christian Association Tlio Hun gym
nasium which wascoinpleted at the beginning
of thu year , Is now open ( i-oiii 10 o'clock III the
morning until 10 lu tliu ovenlng In chill go of
Piof W , ll.hliuldeii , a competent instiiictor ,
who lias two classes dullybnsldosii gloat deal
of Individual Insti action Thu nveiiiguduliy
attendance Is 123. Dm lug the vein 2iUHI : baths
were taken by membersutteiiillng the gyinna-
sluiii , Alhletlo grounds wcio piovluiid ( or
biisubull and other games during thu biiiiuncr
ami in Iho winter ii football team Isu fcutiuo
ot the association
In the educational department , classes am
Instructed In Column , elementary ami ad
vanced stenography , bookkeeping , penman
ship , popular seionco and vocal music The
students enrolled lu these classes number lKi
A series of concerts uud lectiucs in it given to
Hit ) members , and tlio IInest leading loom In
the statu Is kept ( or their bene lit
The oigunlzatlou has also been a success
socially , u laigo number of receptions being
given during the year In tliulr icllgioiis
woik their meetings uro held weekly , und
much good Isuceoiupllshcd , Muny other lines
of woik uio also iittended to , such us securing
, employment for young men , uud liitioduulng ,
them Into pleasant homes , I
I The utllcem of tliu association are : T. II
A
tlcnti C. P. Ilnirlsiiu ireiisnn'r ! 0 A ( loss ,
recnullint sceii'tiirji ( lC Jeiiiier.gi'neriil see
retni.v i C. K. Wllllamsou.iissWtniit secretnrj , '
• W. IC Hhelden phj slcnl dlmelor , / *
IlTIUjUMMIAItlTIUH jjm
The ilipid gitiwth In OiiiiiIki'm population Jf
niul Hieconseiinenl increase In tlie deinaiids f
niiitlo upon publlt' and private elmrltv have /
H'lnleivd liecessmj gieuter necoininoilatlons /
rm the eniv of those In sickness ami distress '
A tew miuitlistlhif will wllness tlieopeiijngof
two targe , new ho pltnl Uieeoinity hospllui
mid liillimniy uiul liniiimiiiel hospital
Till ! rnl' .VtV IIOS'lTAt |
The enilntv hospital Is n tlioroliuhlv tlie
proorsl met lire located Inn coniiimndlng posi
tion In tlie western cinl or the city l'hi
bulliling , lliustiutetl on the HimI pige will
it'titeseiit mioutiav , when completed mid fur
nished , or lit least $22.1.01)0 ) , Them lire
two wings nt two storlei ench eupii-
bleof necoiiiiiiodatlug am put louts The ecu
tml building N thiee stories In height , the
thlitl stoij containing the ntteiiillng physl-
lelnn's sleeping nnd openitlng rooms.n
elevator runs ( mm the basement lo Hie
ithlul stoij or this building In the iviir of
the main building und cuiineeted with It bj a
I lung eon Idol Is n two stiii y mill hnsemenl A
sli uetilte eoiitulnlng the holler mom , kitchen
laiiiidiy bakery , guibago-bilinlng loom ,
sleeping moms for the mule untl fcniiile help ,
etc The second Ihxn eunhlor ot the luiitli
wing of the tniilii building will hosetnpiit
hir tlie iicfoiuiuodiit Ion of the harmless llis'ino
cliuigesof Diuigluseounl } . It will liccoinliin-
diile llftj patients
ST .lllsl'l'll'S IIOSPlTU , .
Tills chill itiilili' liistltiltlou Iseoiulneteil by
tlieotilei of Piaili'lscaii sisters ut the Calh
olle chinch It Is located on the cniiierof
Twelfth anil Mason stiects Sister lledwlg Is
Hie stinerloross Aliuul P.M Ituhlu pntlents
we it * Healed tlntlugtbe jeai ami HKI iiulsltlt >
patients nursotl
Theslstcrs In climgo ofSLJoseph'shospllal
huvo a block of ground on the corner of Tenth
and Castellur stiects on which they Intend to
creel ii new building next jenr it will bo
one of Hie lu.lgest hospital buildings
lu tlio eoiuiliv , with ui'commotlntlous
ror : lk > piticuts Tim elder benc-
fuetoi of SI Joseph hospital Is John A.
Ciilghton Omaha's weiilthv plilltnitlimnlst _
lly the will of his lulu wife Mrs Mmy Cielgh- _ • <
tun , the hospital iccelvetl licquests nggivgnl- " *
tutr $1itK > u.
When thopiesent hosjillalslto Is abandoned
It Is the Intention of lllshoii O'Connur to
conVL'it the old build lug Into a litinio for ) tiling
women who come to Oiuaha to seek employ
incut
lVIVtVMIUt , IIOSPITAt .
A tireless workci In elunIt'scause Is Itev fll
Kilo A. logelstiom who for ton years was the * W
pastor or the Swedish Lutheuin church lu x Ml
Omalui , A shiitt time ago bo conceived the " • "Wt
Idea of electing u luispltul hiilbllug anil )
ileiiconess Institute for the cam nf the sick Ml
without tegiiiil lo eireil or color , lie has _ k
succeeded In building the east wing or the
eontemplated sttuetine at it cost of $ viooo
This sum ho lias collected by vulilntiiiy eon H
lilliutlons fioin the chnrllnhly disposed pei- H
suns whom helms visited Six tuilneil ninses K
of the Onlcr of De.icunessus am now mulct H
engiigeiiient to iilteiul In the piitlcnts or the W
hospital , twtior wbomuie at present lu Stuck Ml
helm , Sweden , fuithei peifectlng themseliesBl
foi the win k beftue them The building Is nil K *
mlriiblv located on Amesuvenuuln .Muiniiiiiith '
Puik addition , accessible by tlio eleetile M >
motor line When both w log i nit ) const iiiclcd -
tlio hospital uud gummls will loprcscut an _ t'
nut la v nr $100,000. The piesent building ( see Mi
lllustiiitlou ) will be toady for ooeiipancj lu H |
thcspilng , U
iitt : cim.n' .s uoserrvi , . B
A cn/v letietit for the sick Is Iho itlshop MM
Cliiiksou iiiemoiial hospltnl Iiotlur known us
the Child's hospital , at 1711 ! Dodge st met It _
Is a tluci'-stoiy brlek building of twenty MM
mums valued ut $ .HIHK ) . It bus been in exist MM
enco for seven vetrs There are six pilvute _
looms foi ii < I it It patients and four winds for MM
clillilien Tvvuutv-llvo patients can be nc- _
cuinmoditted ; adult patients of eltliersex me M
leeched ; they must pay If ( hey uro able MM
but chlldron uie tieateil flee About rum M\ \
liiuiiltetl patients liuvo been on led fordinliig H
the yeai Tlio piluelpal object of the tnstitii9M \
Htm Is to leeeivo and curt ) tor sick mid Invalid Mtl
chiltlicu Thoio ai-o a niimhoruf eutltiwetl , Mm
beds , the money foi which tins been conlllb-.iCV Mm
uted by wenltliv friendsur the husultal In thf _ _ _ _ | _
C _ _ _ _ _ _ i
Tlie Child's hospital Is u charity or tlio _ _ _ _ _ |
Kplscopal chinch Itlshop Worthlngtoii Isils Bf
ex-otllclo illieclor Mis Illsliop Cluikson Is H
the iiiiinuger " 1
L'flSVI r Ol'VlhltCV Oltl'IlANAflii- , . " _ H
On the coi-nci of I'lfleenlh and Cuslcllar _ _
stiects oil out ) of tliu highest hills In the clly , MM
Is located the oiphan asylum condncteil by MM
thu Slsteis or Meicy Plfty oiphun ehlldivn H
are uiiilei tliclrcuie , most of whoso keeping 1
Is paid ( or Tlio building Is a magiilllcent
stiiiutiirc coiitiiiulug niiilo | ) doi inlloi les play _ r _ |
looms , school rooms mid cluipul Its cost was _
$80,000. It Is aNo Iho mother house for Ne- _
biaskuor tlio Meicy Slsteis MM
Miscii.tANious : ciiAUiTirs MM
The Old Women's liiiinu at271S Hint street Is _
a lcticat ror old women without homes _
Women , young untl old , seeking einphiyiiicul- _
In theelty mill without means , are kept until
tliey secure work , t'hllilicn are also cm ed Tor _
It Is under tlio control of the Women's Chi Is- _ H
Him association Mrs It A..smith Istlio ma- M
Hon Itiilms tube stilctlj'a uharltalilu lnstl-
tut ion
Tlio Cicclio Isu dnv uurseiy fur the rail of j H
thu ehlldien or iiaieiits whoaio at work din H
Ing tliu tluv and liiLV-u no inio at htimo to look
art or their little ones A. nominal sum Is j H
chaigcd for thu caie bestowed Mis J , W.
Clink Isthu matron The Civcho Is located tm
tbocoinerof Nineteenth ami Harney streets H _
It Is conducted by mi nrgunDiitltiu of chinSM
Itably dlsposetl Indies of the city M
Tlie Omaha elty mission is mi oiganUutioii - _ _ !
Hint conducts a mission S.ibliath null sowing ' _ _ _ _ _
subool on Tenth stieet , hot ween Dodge ami MHMM
Cupltol uv-cmiu. It dispenses L-hmlty among drTwM
thu poor ivsitlcntsof tlintseetltm or the city JT w > Mm
.Mi-s. JH Jiutlini ) looks after the icllef worly- _ _ _ i
li M , Hitchcock is tlio piesldent and Alf < ( . . H
Kennedy , secretin J- . V _ _
TiioOpoii Door ut Twenlj-Iirtli uud O.ipltnl mW
avenue Is a refuge for fallen wonion who tie M
slit ) lo reform und young girls who have gone Mm
astiiiy It Is conducted by tliu Women's MmU
Christian Tenipcranco union Mrs Clink Is B
Hie liuitmn , 1
The Yoiiug Woinuu'H homo at Koventceiilh B B
and Dodge sti-eets Is a hoarding hoiiso for ieHH
spcctuhlu working girls coiiilucled by tliu _ B
Women's Ohristluii ussochitlon
The Nebinska eye mill ear liiflrmuiy , 410 _
South Twentieth stieet , is conducted byllrs M
Ollloulunil Wilkinson Mis M. K , Kloln Is
niatnin und MIssMmgurut Itayiiiond nurse
Douglas county nmliitiilns a pooriollet tle-
partincut lu tlio liascinent of I ho com t house
dining Iho whiter months Coal , lloui , ten ,
coffee , lieiins and necessaiy clothing urn
given to deserving applicants County Agent
Miihoiiuy attends to tliu poor rellut woik , as
sisted by Prank I' , Zlmmei
The county dispensary is located III the
couit house basement Pie.scrlplIons are K
illletl for poisons unable to purchase theiu at
the tli ug stoics I'loscilptlon.s mo Illletl for
euy oi coiiiuy ciuuges wiiun wiiuen oj-i oim- ii
ty Physleluii Keogh Assistant County Physl-
cliiu lliuilgan oi City Pliyslemi itulpli Prunk , ,
P. Zliillilur Is the county ami nlty iilmiiiinclst _ .
Almost ov oiy luligloiis duiiomlmitloii In 1lii > , - ' .
city dues mom in less woik In Iho causu lift i
cliailtj- . The Swedish Ladles Altl society *
lluluuir lleiiuvolcnt ussochitlon , Ht Ylncenl
do Paul socio ! ) * , mill otheroiganl/atlons am
valuable aids lu aiuelloialing want and suf-
( uilng ,
Omalui Ali'ilical & Hiii'Klcal Instltiito
[ Seollliisliutlon ]
This Is tlio luigcst mid most complete estab
lishment of the kind In the statu ami indeed
In tliu west It is now located at Thirteenth
and Dodge , mid the iiuitiugomuut uuduitnko
thu ticalmuiitof nil ulutmiu uud siiiglcul dis
cuses Tliey mu ulso engaged In the niuiiilfiie-
tuiing of suiglcul hi aces nnd appllaneesof all
kinds for tlio emu of dcfciinitios Tlio piesent
quill tuis , which have bum occupied by the In
stltiito for yea is , commudlouH uud convenient
us thuy mo , have become too conllned foi the
glowing business and lu Iho near futnio tlioy
will bu abandoned for thu building at Ninth
und llainoy HUecls.now known us tuuCozzcns
house This building was lecently piuchuscd
by Di.MuMeiuimy for the piupose , and when
Inu linpiovomeuts now la progress uio com
pleted It will lit ) Uio liUBcst , finest untl most
completely equipped Institution of the kind
In this pai t of lliu countiy , It will contain 1.KI
rooniHsteam heated mid perfectly lighted and
ventilated , Thu iniunguineiitof olllcus , con
sulting moms , updating moms , rooms for the
iniiniifactuio of surgical appliances und
hiuces , lliu ding ilepaitiiient uud poinding _ .
depaitmcnt for the accoinmoilntluu of guests ' yg
will bupuifuut uud thuy will misapplied with
uvory moduiii convenience
Tins Institute has been the most potent fac
tor In giving Omaha thu ouviublo medical
loputntloii which she enjoys and is onu
of tliu few establishments which mu Indispen
sable to the city's leputiiUou untl piospuiity
Omaha Is near the centurof thucuiitliiuiiti H
Is easy of net ess tu uu Immense section of
tiibutury tonltoiy ; lliugieatest iiillioiitl sys
tems lu tliu vvoiltl centei hum untl Item of ull
places l | Is titling that onoof the four gieut
medical Institutions of the coinitiy , with lis
costly eqiilpuienls and apparatus , lis exten
sive stall nf skilled physicians uud its expen
sive facilities for modeln scientific ticnliiicnt
should iind it location
When tliu now building Is occupied the Insti
tution will Juno quaitcis which huvo no peel
in Hie west They uio In a quiet part of Iho
city und yet easy of access fiom ull railroad
and street car lines Thu now building will
cost when completed over $100,000 , unit will bo
tlio luigcst used exclusively for tlio ti eat nicnt
of diseases uud thu boaidlug of patients In thu
United states
Thunulioiiugeof this Institution has been
steadily on tlio loci ease for thu past HvuyeaiH ,
Ull now Uio list of patients Includes nuincs
fiom nearly every stute lu the union
Omaha's cciituil loiyitlou uiul tliu fact Unit h _ V
Is tlio only medical establishment pf like iiuigN' _
nltiiduln thu west In u ineiisiiro accounts for < jn
tlio extensive patronage , though the leputa- /s
Hon and experience of the rounder und picsl- < l " "
dent , Dr J.V. \ . Mc.Menaiay , am the mainstay
and giiaruntee of the ustuhllshmeiit'u pies
puiity and good mpute wilh thu publlu
Thu Institute pays un countiy doctors for
sending patients , publishes no U'Htlpionluls ,
but icllcs simply on Its past successes uiul the
lepututlon It has gained from omos Directed
Thu stiiif of tlio instltiito Includes six piue-
tlslng physicians , tbicobmco inakei-s , ihrco
druggists , uiul a number of assistants ami
nurses In ull Ihlily-soveu persons , with the