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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1890)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , JANUARY G. 1800. . 5 bH THE COMMERCIAL TRUYEIER ' • i ! Annual Mooting of tbo Northwoat- _ L orn Travollnff Mona Aaaoolatlon yr 'V AN OVERLAND FLYER ROMANCE L 'v Drummer * Flitlit ri tluol A. filvrly Klccttnii Con test Vh nous Matters of IntcrcHt lo Knights of tlio Grip Tim Northwestern Association At tlto atiniml mooting of the North xvostoni truvoHtiff mona ussoolntton 111 Washington hull , Chicago , hist Friday , the reports of Its vnriou.9 olllcors for the yonr were presented nnd thrco linport- . .f tint amendments mudo to the constnu- \ I J tion President J. C. Allllor pr 3ldod. C. II Illntnnn , the Bocrotnry , reported that the momhorshlp hnd renched n,7S ! ) ; . thnt&M,000 ! : haa boon collected during the year tind $2lo,0K ( ) paid out to the widows and orphans of members The running expenses hnd boon $11,140. A I'oinfortablo surplus roinainod in the it treasury The llrst nmcndinont to the ronstllu- tlon wns us follows : UoKolvcd , That article II , section lbo timctidud so us to road : ' All men of I peed moral character , between the ngca of Ut and 40 yours , wjio tire now and who hnvo boon for the year last past _ _ engaged in the wholesale trade , or who 'ii Bfr ronrcsont a company or corporation as traveling or house salesman , or buyer or onicomanor the bonds of wholesale i houses , company or corporation , bIiuII Bj ho ellgiblo for membership , subject to the conditions proscribed by the board of directors , and who has at the date of B. his application a bona lido residence within the boundaries of the ussocia- / f tion " t-f The second nmondmontnUorlng nr- tielo V. , section 1. was as follows : B , The members who nro admitted to this association after January 1 , 1890 , shall bo graded as follows : B , These aged between 21 and JM yenrs , inclusive , shall bo the first grndo Those tigea between 20 and 80 jenrs , Inclusive , shall bo the second grade Those aged between 81 and ! I5 years , inclusive , shall be the third grade H , * These aged between iltJ and -10 years , incluslvo , shall bo the fourth grade These tiged between 41 and 45 years , H ; inclusive , shall bo the fifth grndo BV These aged between 40 and 60 years , H inclusive , shall bo the sixth grade Hb Whenever an assessment is ordered BY' by the board , of directors to pay the B7 doatli bcuollts to the bonoflclary of u docuascd member , the BJ Plret grade shall bo assessed $1.00 Br Second " " * • " lfiO Bj Third " " " " 200 I Fourth " ' • " * ' 2. > 0 Bj rifth " " " ' • 35J ( BJ Sixth " " " " 500 Bt The prcsont members of the nssocia- HaW _ & tion shall bo assessed $2 nor assessment BirTBJjl $ " " t hs heretofore BB ; BllS And out of the amount collected on ' H- BawL * * such assessment there shull bo paid to BE Bj tno norson or persons entitled thereto a B - * ? " j uflni of money not exceeding $5,000 , in BJE manner and form as prescribed by the BV * constitution Bj It is further provided that whoa the BJj' ' . * members of grade No 1 shall reach 20 Br years of ago they shall bo transferred to Bjj * grndo No 2 , and bo subject to the as- Ik aJ- sossmonts as ordered for grndo No 2 ; BJF und/when the members in grade No 2 Be shall reach : il yeat-ri of ago they shall bo BJj transferred to grade No It , and bo sub BJL joct to the us-icssments ordered for By grade No it BY These becoming members of this ns- BM eoclation below the ago of ISO years shall BJJ never bo assessed boy on d the usscss * BM ] nonts ordered for grade No 3. BJJ It is further provide 'd that when tbo BJJ members in tbo fourth grade shull have BJ reached the ngo of forty-ono yenrs they BJJ shall bo transferred to the lifth grndo BJJ and bo subject to tbo nssossmonts or- BJJ tiorcd for the llfth grade ; and that when BJJ the mombcrs of the lifth grade shall BJJ , fc B aa * ' have ronched the ngo of forty-six years BV Hk they shall bo transferred Into tbo sixth BJtL grade and bo subject to all the nssoss- BJJ inonts ordered for the sixth grade , and BJJ the nssossmonts for the sixth grndo shall BJJ not bo increased BJJ Thcso twoamondmonts were proposed BB by the board of directors D. K. Clink BJJ olTorod the third , which was as follows : BB Resolved , That tbo board of directors BB shall hnvo power to offer ns anlnducc- BJE mont for the soliciting of now members BB a commission not exceeding the amount BB of the initiation fee provided for in the BB constitution BB Another nmondmont ofTorod , nropos- BB lug to limit the insurable ago of mom BB , bors to thh'ty-llvo ' instead of forty years , BB was rejected BB The following olllcors were olcctad BB ) for the ensuing year : President , James BB ] C. Miliar ; vlco-presidants , J. C. Tiloh- BB nrds of Illinois J. W. Pattorsoti of BBj Iowa , It A. Fester of Minnesota , John BH Throne of Wisconsin , J. W. Shinh of BBJ Indiana , M. C. Wetmoro of Missouri , J. BBJ fc . E. Ireland of Michigan , O. P. Plndoll BBF " ofOhiu , Nathan Uri of Kentucky , BBj < J ) . 12. Good of Kansas , S. ML A. F. Paul of Now York , W. BBtr M. Gamble of Colorado , II M. Now BB } mark of Nebraska , J. R. Roborlson of BBL North Dakota , 1C. Jj Uoatty of South BB | Dakota , John R. Newberry of Califor- BBr nia , Ceorgo L. Tracy of Montaua , O. D. BBb I'rary of Oregon , O. M * Boylos of wash BBl ington ; sccrolury and treasurer , C. H , BBj Hlnmitti ; board of directors ( twoyours ) . B C. WitkowBky , W. II Colbbon , T. J. BBf Garrignd , Francis Kthoridgo , Kdward BBj Doyle ; for one voar , W. H. Sharp BBj Resolutions were unanimously adopted BBf favoring Chicago as the slto for the BBj worlds fair BBm And then Uicbo resolutions were unan- BBm Imously nnd onthuslastically carried : BBJ Whereas , The Northwestern Truvol- BBI ing Mon's assoolution ' representing BBJ fever ! SO,000 salesmen and Jill classes of BBt iVado la oimblod to justly oatlmato the BBb provuiling soutimont of the northwest BBJ Aoncorniiig the best location for the BBJ worlds fair of 1892 , which opinion is BBJ s.r almost unanimous " for Chicago Now , BBJhi J thcroforo , bo it BBJ \ \ Hosolvod , Xlmt the general example BBJ of our Chicago raombora In subscribing BBJ $200,00) to the exposition stool : is com BBJ niondod to the buslnoss llrms , so liitlu- BBS itoly more interested financially , and BBm that this example Is well worthy of gen BBJj oral emulation BBI Hosolvod , That the flimsy argument BBB advaucad that the holding of tno ox- BBI position in Chicago would damage other BBJJ western oitlos Is too transparent an at- BBJJ tempt to oxoite local jouIouhIos to bo on- BBB tortuinod by a great people who hayo BBB eensonnd publlo spirit enough torcsopt BBB such appeals to petty jealousy BBB Resolved , That as all the northwest , BBB and Indeed the on tire nation , would bo BBB benolltted by the location of the Col- BBB uinbinu oxjxisition in the greatest in - BBB terior city of the ooutlnont , wo urge our BBB feeualors and rosprosontatlvoa to vote for BBB and ndvooato such locution BBBW _ _ j + Resolved , That a copy of these rose BBBT Bjp/ lutlons bo forwurdod to eVery gouator BBBj TB'v nnd inombor of congress BBB-j \ S , BBBV- "IOf ii't UoaU IllKtll " B A spo clul from St Paul , Minn , to all B the uripcippl ifvnors lu the country , last Thursday , told ot the commoncc- ment In that cltyot a ault for $10,000 datpngoi by Frank II Hooper of Day ton , O. , against the Northern Pnclflo railway company The tologrnm gives the following particulars : Hooper says ho is a travollng man , soiling cash roglstors On Saturday night , during a [ rightful storm , Uoonor boarded a train at Glyndou , Minn In travollng it is his custom to got on at the front end of a train , ns the samples wtilch ho carries nro of ddllcnto mechanism and rcqulro his personal care to keep thorn from being roughly handled , Ho jumped on the train at Glyndon bctwoon the first coach nnd the bngRngo car Ho carried two grips Ho tried to got In the front door of the passenger coach , but the conductor on the tnsido , after trying to open It for a moment declared it locked and lolsuro- Iv strolled down the aisles , although Hooper begged to bo taken in , as it wns then blowing at n furious rate and was very cold Uy this tinio the train was going at a very high rnto of speed Hooper trlod to keen his foot by hang ing on to the door knob , but beenmo be numbed and the platform bolng icy ho could no longer stand Ho slipped down upon his back , throw ono log nruund the railing post and with ono hand grasped the brake standard In this way ho ran into Fargo , whore ho had to bo removed from his position It was found that Hooper was badly fro/on from the top of his bond where the hat ( Its on , down the right sldo to his ankle His right hand is so badly frozen that several fingers will hnvo to bo amputated His right oar will bo saved , although his right sldo , outer Dart of tbo thigh nnd outer part of the iowor log , nro badly frozen In the suit for $10,000 damages , Mr Hooper charges the railway company with ln- oflloioncy and lack of care for the trav eling public This story was shown to a number of travollng men in the city yesterday and tholr opinion regarding it wasaskod All . were emphatically inclined to bo- llovo it greatly exaggerated They agreed that no conductor on earth could bo buch a fool as to do such a thing as is dcsorlbed unless ho were a flond and Hooper wns his most hated , mostdoadly ononiy "I doosn't road llko straight goods , " was the remark of several trav eling men who were spoken to There must always bo an objoot for doing any thing of that sort , " said ono travollng man and what objout couhl a man possibly have for such hornblo bru- talityW' None of the gentlemen soon bad overheard hoard of a travollng man by the ntimo of Frank B. Hooper On tli'i Overlain ! Flinr " The overland llyor" was nearly an hour behind time , and two drummers , who had exhausted the joys of two ' hnn ded high five , absorbed the contents of a pocket companion nnd for some time had boon reviling the soulless corporation in whoso gilded car they were being transported , finally ceased talking lrom shcor weariness ntid lis tened with drowsy interest to the con versation going on between a very nrotty girl and a good looking old lady whooccupiod the seat just across the alslo from thorn Yes , " the old lady was 8aylng , . this is the first time Lhavo ever boon west " How . do you tike Nebraska , judging from what you have seen of itV" asked tbo trirl ' "It appears to bo a lovely country , but , " and the kind old lady grow moro confidential , "I dent think I over would have left Pennsylvania , where I was born and have lived all my lifo until now , if my husband had not died about ; v year ago It scorned so lone some Ihero then " Hero she came nearly breaking down and the sweet faced young laily looked sympathetic , while the drummers grow moro inter ested "I have a son who lives at North Plutto and , who is an cnginoor Ho runs between North Platte and Sid ney Ho is gping to bo married soon and ho has boon writing to mo to bo mo out and live with him for some time , and so I settled up nil my affairs in my old homo and am on my way to the now home " Why , " said the girl , "I live in North Platte , and am on my way homo from a visit to friouds in Grand Island What Is your sons nambv Perhaps I am acquainted with him " "Chariio Stanton Do you know himV" Bho aBltcd - As the uamo was given the drummers mors , who appnrontly wdro paying no uttontion to the conversation across the aisle , noticed the girl start sudd only and exhibit considerable emotion , which tbo elder woman did not ob serve Finally the young girl nn- sworcd calmly , Yes , I know him qulto well " "I am glud to hear it , " smiled the old ludy , and perhaps you ulso know the girl ho is going to marry Ho has wrltton mo whole pages about how beau tlful and good his Miunio" Is She is very nice , I expect , but young men always view their swoothoarls in rather a partial light Dent you think so , missy Indeed I do , ? ' ngrood the girl , who was blushing and ovidcutly very much interested ' • Well , 1' ' continued the other , "I hope she will make him a good wife , for no mother over hud a hotter boy than my XJImrloy has boon to mo " ' The sweet faced girl hesitated a moment - mont , and then to the inexpressible delight - light of the two traveling nion , she throw her arms around the old lady , kissed her nma/.od and kindly face , and said earnestly : "I am the Minniowho ho is to marry , and you may bo sure that I will try to deserve such n hus band and such a mother " At this happy termination the two drummers , whoso countenances expressed - pressed the joy they felt , silently and bocrotly but emphatically Hhook hands , nnd a half hour Inter when-tbo train slopped at the depot in North Platte , and a tall , hundsomo man came eagerly down to the platform and soolng the familiar faces In thu same seat took them both In Ills strong arms and joy ously led them away , n close observer would have saw tears In tho.oyes of both the drummers "I would glvo a great doul for such a wlfo as Churlo 'y Stanton will got , " said ono of thorn , with n sigh And I would glvo all I possess for such a mother as ha has , " observed his friend , who has boon an orphan since childhood The boll rang , thou the conductor shouted All aborad , " and tup Over laud Flyer was oil for the west A Modern Hustler Nearly every commercial traveler who has traveled ever the state of Ne braska Is acquainted with Charles J. Douglas , the agent ot Tjii : Ukk at Fre mont Charley has sung out morning Br.i' for a number of years at thut point and has boon very successful In working up a buslnoss Kvory Sunday morning promptly at 4:20 : ho is on hand to moot Tjik Bkk llyor and from the time ho rorolvos his paper at that ourly hour ho commoucos a cauuouuda and inurchos through the streets ot Fremont to sound the alarm thut the great dally of the west is now ready for perusal , Charley • has an educated horse which is used in pushing the snlo ot the paper This ( horse is bo enlightened that when a patron in need of n paper simply ralsos his hand the horse , without the aid ot iho rider , draws up to the curb , when the paper is promptly dollvorod Charley can bo soon mo3t any morn ing in front of the Ileovo hotel with his horse loaded down with Buns Kvoiy train that enters Fremont is vlsltod , and the hose very patlontly waits , without bolng hitched , until his master returns after supplying the wants ottho stranger Kfilesmon Klein a Duel South Frcdonla , Caldwell county , Ky , was thrown into an intense state ot ox- cltomont about 4H0 : o'clock yo3torday afternoon , says n recent issue ot the Cincinnati Enquirer , ever a torrtblo duel between two commoroial travelers ono from St Louis , Mo , and the other from Clnclnnntl In which the former was almost Instantly killed nnd the latter seriously injured , The affray occurred In the hardware store of D. B. Forgusou ' Mr D. E. Jensen , representing a hardware firm in St Louis , nnd Mr E. S. Troslor , ropresontlng a similar house ot Cincinnati , were the parties en gaged It Booms that an Ul-foollug had existed between them for some time , originating from a business rivalry Jensen arrived at South Frodonla shortly before 2 o'clock nnd wont direct to Ferguson's store , where ho awaited the arrival ot the next train from the south Troslor also arrived shortlyaftorwardsand wont to Forgueou's and immediately com monccd a business conversation with the proprietor , oITorlng him nails at prices below the rate quoted by Jon sou , and remarked that sometimes goods arc sold by agents and the goods nro not shipped This brought about the Ho nnd simultaneous drawing of pistols , Troslor was the quickest nnd fired first , but missed his aim Jensen then flrod , striking his opoonont in the shoulder Seven moro stiots were llrcd lu quick succession , nnd Jensen foil forward on his face , still holding his pistol In his hand Ho was turned ever , and an ex amination revealed four wounds , two In his breast , ouo in the abdomen and ono In the thigh , which caused his death in a few moments Troslor was woundou in the shoulder and also in the bond Physicians were called and every atten tion roodorod him The wounds , while quito serious , nro not considered fatal Ho Got There There are moments in the llfo even of a travoliug man when ho fools that ho Is larger , brondor , bettor and nobler than the common herd which grovels in the slimy bypaths of commerce , at tempting to eke out a miserable existence - istonco through representations that Ironton sorghum is the equal , if not the superior of now crop New Orleans mo lasses , says a writer in the Columbus Journal Suchnmomout came to Tom Stay ton , general agent for the entire outDUt of domestic syrup for the dls- trict lying between Ironton and Oin- cinnati and the contiguous territory Tom is n howling domocrnt , the father of a largo aud Interesting family , every male child "ot whom is named nftor some coed and sainted patriarch of the great unwashed . . When the campbolls got there and Tom saw the rooster in the Enquirer , ho carefully cut it out and hns worn it next to his heart over since Iio began to shape his trip to roach Cincinnati for the jollification Hence it wus that when Music hall had been crowded to its utmost capacity , Thomas sallied forth from his rooftree to take it in Ho had a stage ticket and didn't hurry , for the reason that ho had been provided for in the manner indicated , but on his way ho was mot by a custo mer from Indiana of the same faith Tom wouldn't tlcsort his friend in such nn omorgoney and concluded to take his chaneos on getting a seat for both iu the body of the hall : when ho entered - torod his old friona Joe Rois was acting as usher Now you may ask any Cin cinnati travollng man what the most majestic human specimen of the Paris is named , and ns one man they will toll you Joe Rols " Tom whispo rod in his oar , and with his most Chcstorfioldlnn salaam Joe said , "Shen- dlomen , follow mo ! " and passing down the aisle ho ascended the stop3 of the stage to where two policemen stood , and in a voice that roverborntod all ever the rostrum , said : Mr Ollleorl You vll blcas allow the ex-brosldont of the Commoroial Dravolors' association of do state of Ohio to pass up " The olllcors foil back , removing their tiles , while Tom and his friend , with a gravity be coming the solemnity ot the occasion , passed to the right of the speakers table , where they were soutod They do say that when the Butler mascot niado his appearauco the two olllcors looked nt him with a commiseration approach . Ing pity /i. Traveling Man Suicides Louis Meyer , a brother ot Jacob and Isaac Meyer of the firm of MoyorvBnn- ncrnian Co , the wholesale saddlery company at Sixth street and Lucas avenue - nuo , coramittod suicide ut St Louis by shooting himself in the center ot the forohend , at his homo , 28 South Comp ton avenue The shooting occurred in his own room , while all the members of the fam ily were down stuirs and the revolver used was a 82-callbor. Mrs Meyer heard the shot aud ran up stairs , but was too late , for the ono shot was futal , death following within a few minutes She found her husband lying prostrate on the floor , the upper part of his face bloody and powdar- burned and disfigured almost beyond recognition Dr George Thompson , the family physician , was hurriedly soutfor , but could do nothing , us lifo was extinct before fore his arrival Mr Meyer hdsbcou with Meyer , Ban norman & Co nearly twenty yours , and was always trusted and hold in the highest esteem by all A porfeot gear tlomau ho was said to bo the best salosmun in his line who ever traveled tno western routes Within the post two or throe years his health had al most entirely failed him Ho loft a wife and six ahlldron A Knttllne Contest After ono of the most hotly contested ana oxclting olootions ever hold iu St Louis by the buslnoss organizations , James Bannerman of Meyer , Banner man & Co , was , tno first ot the year , nloctod president of the Western Com mercial Travelers association Two tickets wore in the field and nit the vigor and enthusiasm ot a boated political contest were manifested in the struggle Bunnorman headed the op position ticket , the whole ot which wus elected by a handsome majority Of the outsldo candidates , James C. Miller of Chicago was elected second vice prosldont and \\T . Gayer of St Paul fourth vice president Om tha'a Huuil ly Guesti At the Merchants Chnrlei Droyfoos , Chicago i ; T. FWrlfthi St Paul ; James Johnson , St Louts ; P. L. T. Ashton , Lincoln ; Harry .Tends1 , Scwnrd ; II T. Ilcman , Chicago ; Oonrad J. Schmidt , Beatrice ; F. B. Miller , Kearney ; C. L. Cornell , Kcarnoy ; W. M. Lnndhnrdt , Chicago ; Lovl Hills Ottumwn ; J , B. Johnson , St Louis : ' ' ! * . D. Allen St . Louis ; C. E. Chandler , Chicago : R. P. Miller Omaha ; J. Wl Buchanan , Chicago cage ; I . Herman , St-Paul. At the Paxlon J. S. Buor , Chicago ; N. C. Ward Kansasity ( ; L. II Santee , Chicago ; S. N. Fisher , Chicago ; E. II Joy St Louts ; John II Kalsor , St Louis ; Dan Morgan , Cincinnati ; J S. Luthy , St Louis ; Qi F. Lowoth , St Paul ; Chnrloa S. Button , Zunosvlllc , O. ; C. II Hoarlng , Kansas City ; L. S. Alton Chicago ; O. A. Marsh and E. B. Bliss , Attlcboro , Mass ; Norb Lnudgrof , Indlauapolls ; N. C. Ulnsdnlo , Chicngo ; IT F. Rovnolds , Chnrlotto , Mich ; W. II Koynolds , Eaton Rapids , Mich ; J. A. Rhodes , Fort Collins , J. Williams , Loulsvillo , ICy ; E. G. Scott , Milwaukee ; E , if Wntkins , Pittsburg ; James Connolly , Phila delphia ; W. F. Saylls Now York ; Harry Svdormnn , Now York ; J. F. Murphy , Detroit ; G. G. Berry mid W. F. Brlggs , Attloboro , Mnss ; W. F. Grllllth , Provldonco , R. I. ; A. A. Moshor , St Louis At the Murray W. H. Scott St Louis ; C. N. Crocsou , St Louis ; W. C. Batoholder , Cincinnati : Harry Swlsky , Now York : Ira D' Wilson , Now York ; Dan J. Wichott Chicago ; C. Iv Cole man , Chicago ; C. N , Gurloy Philadel phia ; W. R , Stevens , BulTalo ; A. L. Cohen , Now York ; N. O. Anglais , Cin cinnati ; ll S'jfjn , Brooklyn ; J. Flnnnl- gan , Chicago / , < lT C. Miller , Now York ; N. E. Harmer , Chicago ; II A. Kinney , Chicngo ; C. F. ' Marshall , Chicago ; A. A. Schutz , Dubuque ; Robert Tom , Now York ; II , Stich , Sloton York ; M. K. Sherwood Chicago ; Frank Simnglor , St Louis ; R. B. Bul lock , Lodlsvlllo , Ky ; II L. Billings , Chicago ; R. Vogel , Philadelphia : Dan Bricknor , Now Yo rk : A. N. Illllard , Now York ; A. W. Davts , Philadelphia ; R. L.DuncanChicago ; Harry Hopkins , Chicago ; M. Newborgor , Now York ; Frank Adler , Milwaukee ; C. ,1. Land frohuor , Milwaukee ; R. II Collins , Chicago cage ; A. S. Gredlf/or , Now York ; W. B. Taylor Toledo , O. ; D. M. Pitts , Chicago cage ; M. Kuno , Now York At the Casey O. J. Konvon , Chicago cage ; J. Jay Smith , Chicago ; E. Sclilogor , Now York ; W. N. Kelley , Dunkirk , Mo ; H. IC Thompson , Ta- cotna , Wash ; Howard Mitchell , Chat tanooga , Toun ; O. A. Manning , Tacoma - coma , Wash ; George McDunlcls , Chi cngo ; W. B. Lannis , Lincoln ; E. R. Bradlov , San Francisco ; F. Stnnd- art , Detroit ; J. C. Kemp , Chicago cage ; J. Mullownoy , Chicago ; George Rcidor , St Louis ; E , B. Car ton , Sheboygan , \Vis. ; Jefferson Var- noy , St Louis ; John Lorcnzon , Chicago cage ; G. H. Choopor Quincy , 111. ; D. M. Reynolds , Des Moines ; Charles Sponcof , Portsmouth , O. ; S. A. Conloy , Chicago ; F. Bull ; Boston : S. Posnor , Denver ; ' * W. G. Bruce , San Francisco ; -J. Barker , Memphis - phis , Tonn ; E. HcBailey Lincoln ; H. H. Wallace St.jPaul , Minn ; L. L. Dolson San Francisco ; F. C. Miller , Sun Francisco ; Frnuk R. Hunter Cin cinnati ' : N. J. P. McFail Chieacro : M. Bonson.Memphis . ; John K. So- don , Chicago ; H.T Rafter Detroit ; L. B. Schneider , Chicago : M.M.Gowdy , M. G. Kibbs Chicago ; J. C. Carson , Chadron i ; W. M. Glass , Chicago ; Goo B. Brown , Brookly/i / ; J. A. Ward , Bal timore ; M. A , Kennedy , Dos Moines At the Millard Albert Hohas , Now York ; S. D. Fielding , Now York ; R. C. Ott i , Chicago ; W.A' . .Mtrrimon , Chicago cage , ; P. B. Perkins ' , ' Springfield , Mo ; W. E. Patterson Kansas City ; S. N. Watson Chicago ; H. C. Royce , Boston ; G. ( Y. Scott , Milwaukee ; T. M. Boll , Philadelphia ; II D. Sudson , Rocholl , III ; George Funall , Davenport , la ; Bob Branch , St Louis ; Joseph Clifford , Chicago | ; E. M. Ford , Dos Moiaos ; D. Barnes , Kansas City ; F. B. Somple Denver ; H. W. Mann , Now York ; C. D. Ward St Louis ; R. M. Adams , St.X.ouis ; W. C. Merry , St ; Louis ; J. L. Morris , St Louis ; John Mooroman , Cincinnati ; W. J. Hulse , Kansas City ; W. C. Shoemaker , Chicago cage ] ; Charles Loomls , Now York ; Charles F. Eickor , Chicago ; S. L. Del son , San Francisco ; H. C. Richtio , Lou lsvillo ; H. G. Wiuslow , Now York ; S. C. Wilson , St Louis ; J. Sohroedor , Chicago cage ; M. Schroeder , Chicago ; R , L , Mc- Clain , Kansas City ; W. E. Buoll , St Paul ; W. A. Rankin , Cincinnati ; L. Schloss , Now York ; C. H. Ingcrsoll , Do-1 troit ; F. B. Tonnllll , Now York ; E. A. Moaro , Cleveland ; W. T. Gauss , Bos ton ; C. L. Wilson New York ; J. H. Scbunk , Chicngo ; J. S. Williams , Now York At the Barker F. C. Marshall , Can ton , O. ; W. A. Gregg , St Louis ; C. E. Thomson , Boston ; Amos Adams , Lin coln : J. F. Lully Kansas City ; Will Hidden St Joe ; P. W. Sconoy Lin coln ; W. A. Brayton , Lincoln ; Win R. Hutch , New York ; Sarutiol DoVbll.Now York ; Ralph Boll , Now York ; J. - E. Roper , Davenport ; Tames Fort , Now York ; C. W. Well , Chicago ; H. Lodor , Norfolk ; EH. . Nell , Chicago ; L. D. Hornndy , * Grand Island ; E. B. Ovol- mnn , Lincoln ; F. Smith , Davenport At the Windsor J. C. Fotzor , T. Murdoch , city ; H. Hahn , Chicago ; L. Harper , city ; A. Hodsoy , St Louis ; H. Weber , Denver ; James Ryko , Boston ; J. H. Burns , Chicngo ; M. J. Poach , Macomb 111. ; W. A , Russell , Tarprld , Mo ; F. C. Wood , city ; O. E. Berg , Blair : F. A. Lyons , city ; M. Lachs , Chicago ; Lucius H. Foarn , Boston ; J. B. Tomltniclty ; J. J. O'Gradv , Chicago ; George P. Norton , city ; T. H. Bnbcock , St Louis ; E. A. Benson , II II Munson , A. F. McCully , Frodonla , N. Y. ; N. B. Hilloy , St Louis ; J. W. Ritchlo , Wheel ing W. Va ; H. J. Paulding , Pookskill , N. Y. ; G. E. Grosoup , Hustings , Neb Samplex Michuol Ut , who 1 has the shortest numo of any coraraernlnl mun on record , but has moro hair on a his cranium than most of thorn , canBell ; moro clothing than any ether sales an in this part of the state i- , , , Miss Maggie Chapman travels for a Kansas Arm aud is dojpg as much busl ness in her line as tQQordinury cavalier E. A. Curtlss truyflViforF II Peavey Sc Co of Minneapolis und buys grain He is doing good .woric for the high license cause in Nebraska Ho is well posted on the lssuentei Sam Lcoland ofJ"Eincoln soils the necessities of life0 to1 the natives ot western Nobraskaf'lto ' has recovered from the lnlluouza.j ' ; , , , ' The Midway annex at Kenr noy is now ready for occupancy , und it is appre ciated by the members ot tbo drum brigade ' Sam Atkinson , the St Joe candy mun , was giving the people at Falls City taffy last week Charley Thornburg did Keurnoy Uvt Saturday to the queens taste in the oyster line It web a little chilly but ho received a cool dozen orders Dave Blum loomed up in the parquet clrolo of the Paddock opera house in Boatrlco last Mondav evening Across the aisle snt Brown , the Dlobold safe man from Union , with a grin on his face like an opossum with the tooth ache A photograph of an oppossum with the toothache would bo a striking novelty Piorson , the coal man from Denver , was scooping in the big fat orders along the B. & M. last wcok 11. A. Babcook , ono of the enterpris ing hustlcrsof Lincoln , was working his trade on the David City branch of the Elkhorn road last week J. J. Sandwich intulo calls on his Hu morous customers in York , David City and Fremont Inst week J. LI Burns ot Northport , I ml , Is vis iting the trade in Nobrnska P. II Polgloss , tbo well known oloc- trlclau of Omaha , came out to Fremont Inst week nnd wns a guest ot the Ruwo Henry F. Ennst , of steve fnmo , from Quincy , III , ww calling on merchants nt Norfolk and Wlsncr last week B. L. Young of Omaha was overtaken by the chnugo in the weather lust Sat urday night nt Hastings and was threat ened with influenza Manager Berry of the Ruwlo nt Fre mont is confined to his room with that modorti nllmontknown as La Grlppo , or iulluonzn J. B. Hudson , the tobacco hustler from Detroit , Mich , registered ouo day Inst week at the hotel Ruwlo at Fro inont * Ho tntvols for the Daniel Scott lior company R. II Grotto was in Fremont last Fri day and intulo n few sales J. A. Burnott of Omaha , representing William Dooring & Co , was parading the streets of Fremont last Thursday Prof Dlsnoli of Grand Island wus in York lust Fridny visiting his scholars C. A. Cruin , tho.gonlnl general agent of the American Building and Loan as sociation , Minneapolis , established a board In York last week Spouking ot hotel changes all the members of the grip who frequent Fre mont are eluted ever the appearance , at tlio Ruwio of A. J. Berry , as man ager Ho is ono ot the most genial gentlemen In the state The boys all appreciate him J. A. Donald , who travels for Paxton it Gnllngher , visited his customers at York last Monday and registered at the Blodgott H. C. Addis of Council BlulTs was In York lust week Sam LUlio was doing business in the interests of May Bros , of Fremont at York und Seward last Tuosduy George F. Butler ot Omaha made a run ever the B. & M last week S. J. Forbes , the well known clothing salosmun of Syracuse , N. Y. , labored with the business men of Columbus.Sat- u rd ay C. R. Tuttle mndo the Albion branch of the Union Pacific last ivook , T. W Tunnlson of Chicago was at Bollwood Saturday F. A. Slichtor , the Wolr plowman , is nftor the natives at Central City A. B. Bridges , travollng freight ngont or the Milwaukee , was looking after business iu Boatrlco ono jjny last week C. E. Tebbotts of Dos Moines visited customers iu his line at Columbus last Friday Will S. Minumon , the typo rustier , is after the country editor along the B. & M. O. F. Hurlon came iu from the west and spent New Yeur ' s at Council Blutls Georiro Burke of Omaha was at Fre mont on Suturday nnd registered at the Ruwe H. B. McCahn of Council Bluffs stopped nt the ThurstonColumbus , lust Saturdny J. O. Crawford of Chicago was visit ing his whip aid saddle customers ou the Union Pacific last week W. D. Howard , tbo St Joe hustler , has returned from his holiday vacation George D. Bonuott ot McCord , Brady & Co was a conspicuous figure in the hotel lobby of the Thurston at Colum bus last Friday J. H. Grnon , the grain man of Chicago cage , is looking after his intorcsts on the Elkhorn rend A. P. Brink , state bank examiner , registered at the Thurston , Columbus , last Saturday D. M. Steele & , Co 's corps of men departed lost wcok on their attor- hoilday trip Tiioro were Perry West phellng , Jnck Talbot , J. H. Long nccker , J. H. Kointz , John Kerr , Harry II Wullaco , John Guild , George D. Burdetto , John A. Flomraing , J. A. Eastman , Charlo3 A. Smuthoraito , Henry Bohn , James H. Aikon , Julius Born W. H. Tromuln , N. H. Connell , Frank Judson , Joseph Meyer W. T. Kellogg nnd Frank Chandler II J. Harto , T. P. Curtwright , H. W. Spriugguto and A. C. Annette of Will iams , Van Aornam & Harto , Have gene out ou their spring rustle E. T. Lyon , formerly with Darrow & Logan , is out this year for the Guolf- Shclton hat company of St Louis J. W. Hondor , O : H. Brothuway , D. M. Stocksah and C. B. Holmns of Dar row & Logan Bpont the holidays in Omaha B. L. McCoy , with Z. T. Lindsay , has gene to his South Dakota territory Joseph A. Ruhl , H. J. Nichols , J. F. Kirkondall , G. R. Hoyt , S. A. Keller and L. D < Olmsto.ad of Gllmoro & Ruhl's go out this week J. G. Ivorson D. R. Fitoh , Frank L. Martin and N. B. Loomls of Schneider & Loomls will launch out during the coming wcok , The old saying that hard work will bo rewarded has cortalnly been veri fied in the case ot C. M. Hands , who commenced to travel for Max Meyer & Bro , in the piano department , in 1880 and was soon mudo general agent Ho then took the position of manager for tholr Lincoln branch , and on Jan uary 1,1800 , ho was given charge ot the piano warerooms in their largo estab- * llshment , corner Slxteonth ana Far nam streets John Bcaddy , E. Booker , Will Hogan and T. P. Wilson of Kirkondall , Jones & Co have come und gene again W. Tonnecllff , for the past five years with Bradstreet , goes out this year for Parrotto , Scripps < fc Co Jack Garrett of Paraotto , Sorlpps & Co , is back from Canada and in great form for business , Billy Bryant , E. J. Rhodes , T. South all , A. J , Condon und J. W , Bartloy ot Parrotto , Scripps & Co will leave uguln in a few davs John H. Hathaway , John T. Parrish , George R. Davis , Charles E. Danforth , O. II McMuhon , E. E. Stewart , Ed H. Rand , O. C. Bottorman , C. L. Haoh- sotler and Mr , Houston ot the Rector , Wilholmy company are in for a few days , Dave Lowe , who has boon in the city for the Richardson drug company , has boon sent ever the Elkhorn , and "Shorty" Crnndall will cover the city work T. II , Wiley , who has boon doing the Elkhorn , will go out for Lord , Owen & Co ot Chicago , A. W. Colos , the Iowa man for the Bichardson drug company , is iu the city M. C Jones , M. D. Rice and John Donald of Paxton , Gallagher & Co have started out during the past few days E. A. W. Snoll L. O. Booboo , L. C. Porter , W. MoP Fuller nnd E. T. Brown , the popular drug salesraon tor Blake , Bruce Si Co , , are tarrying in the city for a few days Cozzens hotel , 91,60 and $2.00 per day MISSOURI TO THE COAST Talk With the OrlclnfttorofthcOror- Innil l'ony Kxprrss There is n. quiet , nilddlo ngod gonllo- man , whoso llfo work constitutes an Im portant part of the growth and tlovolop- mont of the great state ot Colurado Ills uamo is John Scuddor , nnd ho was ono of the first to advocate the organiza tion ot the celebrated pony express , and nftor Its establishment , through the ef forts of William 11. Russell , assisted in its innnngomont nnd operation , says the St Louis Republic In conversation with a reporter ho rotated the history of that famous enterprise , Attr r light ing n cigar and seating hlnisolt in n coinfortablo oasv chair ho said : The firm of Majors , Russell fc Waddell - doll uoro ot thut time the wenithlost nnrl most oxtonslvo freight contractors in the union Just to glvo you an idea ut the magiiltudo of tholr business , I Will toll you that In 1857. when I first know Mr , Russell , they wore uudor con tract with the national government to carry every pound ot frolglit north , soul ii nnd west of the Missouri river nnd oust of the Rocky mountains , In cluding every government post in thut territory At that time they had over 7,200 wagons on the road nt ono time , costing from $80 to $100 , nnd ns each wagon roqulrod six yoke of oxen to pull it you may form some conception ot the amount of capital Invested "It wns In the fall ot 1850 , and during the ensuing winter I , together with some of Mr Russell's men , guthorod ut the hoadquartcrs In Salt Lake City , which were under the cbnrgo of A. B. Miller , a man of considerable ability , aud known throughout the west as a sporting chnractor The uustorn news papers which found their way Into camp were full ot the overland mail agitation , and becoming in teres ted in tlio discussion wo began to llguroott the time and distance 1 did mo3t of the calculuting und the moro l figured the grontcr became our IntorCst Wo satis fied ourselves fully that the time could bo greatly shortened , and the result wns that the boys wrote to Mr Russell informing him that they would under take to carry mall from St Joseph , Mo , to Suit Francisco In twelve days Now , in nddltion to ills wonderful enterprise Mr Russol was a. kindly man nnd ever ready to listen to sugges tions from these uudor him Wo were not surprised , therefore , when ho rc- plied promptly to our letter und re quested that wo acquaint him fully with the particulars of our plan Wo im- modiutely drafted out urough map of the country , showing the proposed route , together with the stations nnd tholr distances apart and this wo for warded to him without doluy Wo at the 6umo time wrote him nnothor letter explaining our plan of covering the route by rclaysot liorocscarrylngamull- , pouoh and stronely urged its entire practicability Quito a number of com munications pu6sed between Mr Russell und his agent nt Salt Lake and'tho up shot of it was that the former ngreod to test the mnttor by stringing out u num ber of horses und riders between the Missouri river and the Pacific Coast The first notice they received of Mr Russell's acceptance , boivovsr , was the receipt of an order to buy 200 head of good horses ut Salt Lake At the same time Bon Fickland , who was then division mnstor between Denver and , Salt Lake , but aftorwurd famous us a ; blockade runner , left Now York for San Francisco to buy horses there The horses were good , strong ones , but not heavy , and the prices paid for them ranged ns high as f200 ouch Associated with us also in the work of proparntiou for the great trial were a named Brom- Bromlom and the notorious Slado , who was afterward bunged in Montana , nnd who was employed us division master between tweon Deuvor and Fort Kcarnoy Another of tlioso interested in the work was a man named Cluto , who was Mr Russoll's manager at St Joseph After the purchnso of the horses the work of distributing began and I as sisted Miller und Bromley in scattering thorn ulong the line between Salt Lake nnd Plutto bridge This dona , the line was given a practical test by bolng run ever once or twice , and Mr Russell was so far satisllod thut ho had cuusod It to bo announced lu the Now York Herald and Washington Star , the latter of which ho owned , that ho would start the first horses from San Francisco and St Joseph nt the same hour on the 9th day of April , and that ho would ugrco to carry letters or written correspond ence between these points In ton days This created great excitement in the east , and it became evident that Mr Russell possessed a moro thorough knowledge ot the great west than wus had in the departments a Washington The stage line representatives , who were working up this overland mull scheme , laughed Ills plans , and his partners even wont to Washington to remonstrate against what they consid ered a picco of extravagant folly So strong wus his faith in his plan and so firm wus he in his determination to carry it out that ho assumed payment of nil bills contracted , and thus the enterprise priso became his own ' When the momontou3 0th day of April arrived a magnificent black horse , carrying a mail pouch and rider , loft St joseph ou tlio ferryboatbound west , in the presence of 40,000 cheering spec tutors At the same hour a splendid white horse left San Francisco on the steamer for Sacramento Over plains and mountains they sped , past station nftor station , dav und night , without halting longer than to transfer the pouch from horse to horse , and in olght days and four hours the letters thut loft St Joseph were in Sacramento Mr Russoll's schema was an assured suc cess , and the pony express became for a time ono ot the most potent factors In civilization It brought the far west Into closer communication and sympa thy with the east , and advanced tno do vclopment of the west , in my opinion , fully fifty yours The stage companies contract scheme fell through , and onn year later Mr Huasoll wus awurdod the contract for currying the ovorlund mails "In closing , 1 will state thut the sta tions were from nlno to fifteen miles apart , according to the nature ot tbo country , nnd each rldor covorcd from twototluee stations , changing horses at each They were a hardy , fearless sot of mon , and capable ot enduring great exertion The saddle , brldlo and pouch were strongly and compactly made and weighed together thirteen pounds Eaoh rider currlod a small born , by moans of which ho announced his approach from a dlstanoo in order to warn the stable attendants , and in this way the horses were always In readi ness on his arrival , and no time was lost " Miles ervo and lAror rills An important discovery They not on the liver , itomacu and bowels througu the nerves , A no if principle They speedily cure bllllousnoij , bad taste , torpid liver , piles aud constipation Splendid for men , women and children Smallest , mildest , surest SO doses for 25 cents , Samples free at Kuhn & Co 's , 15th nnd Douglas In a Tictit PI nee TheJofforson City Trlbuno tolls of a dog which followed a coon lulo a cave , where ho ( the dog ) became fast in a narrow aperture , nnd was oompolled to remain until he grow lean enough to got through , which roqulrod twelve days . 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