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. . - - . TIlE OMAHA DAILY JJE.E : R-qpAY , } [ AlCIl 10 ; 1895 . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 . 4
TIME OF TiE UNNER'S ' IDYL
A short Dirqulsitlon on Varons Member of
the Famiy of Wild Fowl
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BREZY GOSSIP WITH TIIEBASE BAll FA1S
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with Trotter nnt l'acer-C1t7 l.cnJne Med-
lng-Whee WhIperIng . n,1 Locnl
SI'ort of All ! llcll
ROd II'u1.
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- ' HAT the wild fowl
season Is about to
be launched upon
this sectIon of the
country there remains -
.5. -1 but lto
doubt. Reports of
. . arriving blnt are
. . . coining In daily ,
nnd with a contnu-
- Ineo of pleasant
wenlher the maui body of tim birds
may be looked for Inside of two
-4. veckL Already many of the most
Impatient anll ambitious hunters 'havo
been out , and , while a few have succeeded In
bagging a few . I n.pl' tails " n stray mallard ,
or iwo anti Q limited number of Hutchins
geese and SPeckled fronts , the majority have
met with naught but a "hunter's luck. " The
old standbys , however , who always keep their
weather eye peeled for the one chance are
In the main contenting themselves with their
preparations for forays when the proper time
come8. Boats are to be hauled out , over-
looked and recliked ; rubber boots to be
- , patched , shooting duds to be mended , shells ,
guns and other accoutrements to be inspected
and a hundred other interesting details to bo
attended to , all of which amounts to almost
lS much In the way of enjoyment to the
true sportsman ns the active experiences In
nctvo
the mnrlh. _
The first ducks that come up from the
outh In the springtime are invariably the
pinta ls. ( Anas Acuta ) . In the eastern states
and even as far west lS the Illinois river
this duck Is called the sprig or spiketail .
but out here ho Is known I10ne 's the pln- '
tail. The period of his npp""ranco depends
largely upon the weather , and he generally
generaly
riles In on a storm of rain or snow or sleet ,
and this year ho came with the rlin storm
wo enjoyed ten days or so ago. Later ,
when the signs of breaking weather are more
decided , ho Is Ire
to bo found much In the company -
pany of tIm mallard , the widgeon and the
teal , although ho rarely makes a journey
with Iny other than his own kind. ] They
Ire a beautiful bird , and while not lS gaudy
ns the mallard , canvasback or redhead , he Is
every whit lS graceful ] , and If It wnsn't for
the prevailing prejudice against him lS to
his table qualifiCOtions he
. qualfctons , would be every
bit lS popular with the sportsmen. The
plntait's plumage Is soft and mid , a hnr-
monlous blending of greenish browns , grays
and dull yellowish lines. They make their
seml-nnnual migration In Immense flocks , fly-
tag high and with Immense veloity. They
, - . are a great bird for open prairie lands or
' vast expanses of shallow and mucky water ,
and while this Is true In the main , they are
also exceedingly fond of waters , whether
standing or swiftly flowing , that are to be
found In the various heavily timbered dls-
trlcts of the country. They are , like the
mallard , fond of acorns , and will leave the
water and march off In the woods a mile or
more In search of this favorIte and nutritious
nutritous
' ; nut. , The pintail Is the least crafty of all
the wild fowl , unless It be the repulsive
spoonbi , decoy splendidly and are the easiest
killed of any of the duck family. In the
spring they are most always lean and cadaverous -
daverous , owing to their long journey north
and their restless natures , but In the fall I
tle
have killed them
kied as plump and tempting as
the best fed tnailard. They can fly longer
without rest than any bird I know of , unless
I Is ho wild _ 9OSe , . , - and carrier pigeon.
: - " Tlie' ' mallard : , 'canvasback ; ruddy , wIdgeon ,
celdeneye , butter bal and teal are not long
In the wake of the pintai , and when once
these birds come In It will be but a short I
, wait before the others , come straggling after. I
The canvasback ( Aythya Valsnerla ) , of
course , Is the king of the wild fowl famiy ,
monarch h of both wave and sky. He Is
larger by a pound or more than any of his
congeners. and commonly rated as the great-
est table bird In the world. I would cost
you a five dollar bill for a broiled canvasback
- In John Chamberlain's famous Washington
restaurant today , and they often command
as high a prIce as $20 a dozen , undressed. In
the eastern mnrkets. The ancient Idea that
the canvasback In all the glory of his gastronomic -
tronomic attractiveness could only be found
along the Atlantic seaboard has long since
ben exploded. I have killed them on tie
Chesapeake , In I10nis and Wisconsin , but
lave yet to find them anywhere so plentiful
lS bore In Nebrska , or of any finer ' quality.
They are. next to the drake mallard , the
hlndsomest bird of all , and nn old cock Is
surply I thing of beauty and a joy Corever.
His head Is elongated and sloping of a rIch
clnnnmon line , while the body I compact , lS
shapely as perfection itself , and with his
ash.colorell wings and snow-white bOlly
snakes ] I picture , Indeed , for the sportsman's
eyes. The canvasback speed of wing borders -
dora on the Incredlblo. lie can reel off his
hundred miles nn hour and seldom drops to
a slower gait than hal of this , when on even
the most unpretentons errands. They Ire
.
qulck.slghtell and extremely wary , and yet
they decoy magnificently , especially to a
large stool of counterfeits. They are hardy
" and rugged and necessarily difficult to kill.
The redhead ( Anas Ferlna ) Is closely allied
to this king of the waters , looks ] like him
and acts like him , yet In construction and
eyery other way Is distinctly different. As
to his table qualities he ranks favorably with
the canvasback and mallard , Indeed , properly
served It wouhl ( require a most thorough connoisseur -
noisseur to distinguish any one of thee birds
from time other. The redhead. too , has a
move on him like a bullet , and the sudden
arrival oC a 10ce ] sometimes Is almost enough
to mac ] I hiding gunner jump Into the iake i
The swish of their wings as they dart over
blind Iml decoys Is something remnrknble.
The redhead Is a veritable ] gourmand Ho
dotes on wild celery , tender shoots and
Irasses , aquatic bulbs and smartweed and
while his appetite Is Insatiable ] ho Is lazy
and Indolent and would rather fight the
canvasback and bluebi for a part of the
ban'est of their labor than hunt and wore ]
for It himself . I Is In the spring that this
bird visits this region the most plenteously
In the fall they are invariably ] scarce
Time mallard ( Ana Ioschns ) Is net only
time most familiar bIrd of all the wild fowl
genus , and I might add , without fear of
contradiction , the most vopular among a large
majority of sportsmen , ali quito deservedly
so , too They are not aS large by a ] ollul or
two as the canvasback , neither are they as
, agie on the wing al either the canvasback
or the redhead Still they cnn get on a
respectable gait when they have a business
object In view 1111 can cleave the air with
autclent celerity to suit the tnrte of the
most fastidious guntier. They Ire one of
the nondh'erl , exceptng In very low water ,
Ind love to haunt the muddy shallows where
_ _ _ _ _ _ the smartweell and other choice feed moat
abountis . 'rhey make most capital sport In
uch places , n they can be stalked
. within easy range In their tnngly
covert and make beautiful shooting
bcautul shootng
when jumped . They are also great deceyerl
and tere ! 13 no bird shot from a blind that
can take the glorious maiiard's place There
II one species ot shooting these birds that Is
unknown here , and that II timber shooting .
In the oak fat I along the lovely 11neis ali
KInk kee rivers tbi sport is uurivaie& They
Ire Inordinately fond of acorns , upon which
they fatten quickly , and lt the rIght time :
the timber shooting surlJsel that ot any I
other kind. Like the geese , they are also
partial to field feeing , and once the gunner
. atlkt a favorite ground of this kind lie ] Is
certain of a wel fled bg. They are one of
time most delightful table bird , and next to
the cuwa9ack Is most sought alter by the
gourmets at the fashionable eastern rCtaur-
1 ants . Generally , particularly In the fall ,
analad shooting Iq this western country
equal I thaL of any region o the globe
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m Like the mallard. the green and blue-
tinged ttnl ( Ann Crecc amid Ana lscor )
' Is partial to low waters and mUly wals ,
pet the green-wing frequently haunt the
broad , open waten , They fly like 10 many
'ct& p prite , decoy but moerately well ,
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t - - - . . - 'S j. -
ccmlng In with I suldennen that frequently
disconcerts the man In the blind . They love
to bask In the genial sunshine , after gorging
themselves with the nutritious seeds of the
IIHllows , and ling well bunched up , often
afford the insatiate gunner a Pot shot a I a
pot shot. In the fall or ' 89 an Omnaha "lorts-
man bagged thirty-fre lt a single shot up
In one of the numerous holes at 10neycreek
lake. This Is rather a Munchauscnlh talc ,
but still It gee ! The tel of either variety
makes one of the morceaux or the game
menu , incomparable , many : think.
The widgeon , or bal pale ( Anos Amerl-
csn ) ) , Is anothlr one of the family that fOS-
the
ceases many or the characterIstics or
mallard , only he favors open water and rarely
ventures within the uncertain depths of wood
or langly morass They are not gregarious
to any noticeable extent and are generally
found singly or In pairs , sometimes among
the mallards. I have seen bunches of fifteen
or twenty , but not oren , and I hardly think
they make their migratory pilgrimages In
flocks of any magnitude. Nevertheless they I
are great breeder and are found plentifully
from the Atlantic to the I'aciflc. Like time
sprig , they frequent the open prairie In seaSons -
sons or ovcrfow , but are always wary and
on the alert They partake of the redhead's
thieving nature , and are a source of Incessant
annoyance to both the canvasback and blue-
bill. For the table he Is not half ball lie
has a good appetite always and Is seldom
met out of frt class condition . In seine lo-
caltes they are considered as much of n
.Jelcac ) ' as redhead or mallard , although on
account oC their unostentatous plumage their
market rating Is always considerably below
these birds.
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The bluebi Is another numerous member
of the family. lie has many names. here
he I known by the name above , on the fiats
at St. Clair as the broalbl ] and In the east lS
the scaup or blackjace. ] 'fhey are fairly
omnlverous , the feed of the canvasback , mal-
lard , teal , pintail or merganzer satisfying
them equaly well . Snais and aquatic larvae ,
grass bulbs , seeds , mosses , wild celery or
corn or acorns , It little maters just so there
Is enough or it. In habit they are much like
the canvasback and are famous divers
Tough as pine knots amid hardy as
Arctic wolves ' they love boisterous and
stormy weather. Swift flyers and much on i
the move , they furnish exceedingly rare sport
when iilntiftml . They decoy charmingly and
for table usage are nearly up to the standard
of teal or mallard .
malard.
There are scores of other ducks visit our
Nebraskan waters , and geese and crane and
swan , too but the ones above briefly touched
upon are of the best known and most coin-
rnomm At another tmo I may treat upon the
rarer class of blrd9 , those which are to be
met with here , but with nothing like the frequency -
Iluency ef those already described.
Sam Richmond , the well known Cares ]
sportsman and goose killer , writes me that ,
his camp on the Plato Is now at the disposal ;
of the hunters. He reports the ' geese and
ducks coming In at a lively rate during the
past few days and predicts splendid river
shooting.
S. D. Rlynnrd , a popular and well know'n
sportsman of Grand Island , has just put one
of the best decoys on the market ever manu-
factured. They are made of waterproof paper
and are very light and easy to transport
The heads of the birds are wooden and fit
ft
In the neck , and. running through , form a
support The birds are reversible ; that Is , a
Canada goose on one side and a white goose
on the other , and eiher can be used at
pleasure. They are well painted and are undoubtedly -
doubtedly a splendid ] decoy.
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Sanford K. Drown oC Jaekson , this state
and indisputably one of time greatest field
shots In the country , was In the cIty yester-
dny. Ito states that there were more quail
frozen In the northern part of this state this
winter than hns ben destroyed In this way
during the past five years. Whole ] covles
were found huddled together and frozen hard
as rocks. En passant , while shooting last
fall , Mr. Sanford killed an albino ] quail , which
ho had the Gilbert Dros. mount , and of
which he Is very proud , as I Is the only
white quail he has ever met with In his
long career as an ardent , sportsman.
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Material improvements will be made at .
shooting grounds of the Demls Park and
Omaha Gun clubs this spring. These ground ,
ns Is generally known among the lovers of
the trap , are conveniently and pleasantly
located on the Iowa side of the river some
300 or 400 yards from the end of the bIg
bridge. These grounds are probably the best
and most accessible , everything considered ,
that the gun clubs could ] secure , but they I
have always hnd one drawback . and that Is '
the meager accommodatons for spectators.
At the recent matches between J. C. Read
and J. J. . Hlrdln and George Nicolai , and
the Omnha and Council Bluffs team shoot ,
there were fully 1,000 people assembled there
to witness time sport. Out of this 1,000 , however -
ever , possibly a score or two found seats or
even In advantageous position from which
to watch the battles of time hammerless , whie
the whole crowd , InclUding the con-
testants were subjected to more or
less danger Cram the reckless scalpers
who always surround the boundary
line on the occasion oC I live bird simoot
Luckily , so far , there have been no accidents -
dents from this source , and the club managements -
agements have resolved that there shall be
none. Time cub house Is to be materially
enlarged , with a plate glass front occupying
the easter end and facing the range , affording -
Ing members an opportunity to view Uie con-
tests with ease and comfort on days of inclement -
clement weather. The shootng grounds
themselves are to bo plough d , rolled and
packed , and a flooring put down hal way
to time traps In the live bird department , the
same as now exists on time target area. and
around the whole grounds a tight board
fence Is to 10 erected just beyond the
boundary himes. This will afford the managements -
agements a source of revenue , as a small
admission fee wi bo charged to all outsider
en the occasion of specIal or regular shoots.
This move Is not made , however , with any :
mercenary view , but simply to exclude time
pestiferous scalper and objectionable char-
actors who are sometimes attracted thither
11 such events. -
Reports come In from Cody thnt there I
I man up there who Is going to rake the
chicken ] and grouse hard to find this sea-
son , It he Is not sat down upon He came
Into Cody the other evenIng with six dozen ,
grouse , and was huntng a market for them.
Hero Is a geed subject for the Omaha gun
clubs to make nn example of. My Informant -
formnnt writes that he thlnles this law-
breaker shipped his game to Omaha An
attempt was made to learn his name , but
It was unsuccessful , but It was learned that
he would be back the later part of this
week with another batch oC birds , and If ho
Is , a determined effort to bring him to time
will be muade.
The new game bill , which passed the
senate last week , was but slightly amended
or cimanged To section I , forbidding time
killing or trapping of insectivorous birds at
Iny time was appended "except for sclen-
. "
title purposes.
Section 2 was amended by adding , "and It
shall be further provided that I shall be un-
lawful to kill wild quail for a period of
thmeO , years . from time let . day of October ,
1895. " 1 wise amnenarneni
To section 7. with reference to disturbing
wild fowl egg was added , "except for sclen-
tiflo purposes. "
tfe
Section B , protecting squlrrell , \ vas made
to Include all timber species of this kimmd.
Section 11 , providing For a close Benson
for CurlDarlug animals , was eXllunged en-
tiroly.
Section 12 , devoted to the protection of
fish , and which read , 'I shall be unlawful
for any person In the state of Nebraska to
injure or harm any fIsh In any public waters
In the state , or In the Missouri river along
time boundaries of this state , " was changed
by strIking out "or In the Missouri river
along ] the bundaries of this state. " I also
changed the fsh clnuo , confining the mOlle
of cltchlns fIsh 'to line and rod , to Include
spearing , and dams for irrigating purposes
alone may be mnlntalnell.
I'ahner , wlh Iho halt l'liiyerl.
DreNed to death In her new suit of green ,
and with her bonnet covered with daredls
and crocuses , Gentle Annie , the dear , giddy
old girl , will see be bore And she will not
como alone She baa made many new mashes
during the winter months anti she will be
followed here by a gang of married and single
men that will set time whole town agog
There Is Jcstepimu'alsh , the boy with time
tropical hair , he' stuck on Gentle Annie , and
so 18 Eddie lutchlln , Grasshopper Urich ,
Georgie Carlsh , lrank Donnely , George
Darby , Con Wbalen , Eddie MIN , Joe Slagl ,
. -
Mike D".er , Herbert I11n and Charlie
Shaetcr , and they will all be hero to revel
In the smiles of the queen 'or the vernal sea-
son
son.In just three more weeks from lat night
the Omaha team will have reported , and the
weather being at all auspicious , Jump Into
active preliminary practice In the field . Cap-
thin Walh hiss IlwaYJ held that there Is no
drilling so effective In preparing a player for
the clmamnpionhip season l actual work on
the diamond. While he Is too sensible not
to acknowledge the beneficial results of Indoor -
door gymnastics , , hand bal and kindred
calisthenics , he would give more for a 11ay's
good , honest work In an actual contest on the
field than for I week's devotion of this sort
oC exerel , e. Joe has had a good deal of experience -
perience under some of the grand maters of
base hal physical culture . mind his Ideas are
not founded on the lines haiti down In the i
books , but on n basis built from practical
trial , and there will bo nothing or the ex-
perlmentnl In the hanl11ng of his men. Iorn-
Ing and afternoon , daily , whenever the
weather permits , ho will have his men arrayed -
rayed against each other In actual contest
from the date of their arrival here unt the
momentous afternoon when for the first time
they will don their bran new un\orms of I
rod and white and step upon the field for the
initial etrugglo wih Quincy for the cham-
pionsiip flag. The opening day comes on
Thursday , May 2 , but prior to this the team
will be seen In exhibition games with Kansas
City , Minneapolis , St. Joe amid 1ncoln , and
these gnme will give the fans In opportunity
to size the new men up and make their comparisons -
parisons with the various teams which have
represented Omaha In the past The first
regular games will probably be between two
telms made up of the men signed , fled In
wih the city's bet nmateurs , on Saturday
and Sunday , April G and 7. The following
Saturday amid Sunday Jimmy Manning's vail-
nnt Cowboys wi be here , then lnneallols ,
St. Joe amid Lincoln In rapid succession. So
April , notwithstanding It Is net Includel In
the championship bill , will oler quIte n menu
for time hungry cranks. That the local seas01 i
Is bound to be a great one there
Is but 1t0 doubt. Already the
keenest Interest Is manlfc3t and nothing
but praise Is heard from those who support
time game for the management for the
energy and discretion they have used In
securing the teammi Without a doubt It Is
stronger In every way than the team of
1894 , and Is made imp oC a class oC players ,
lS a whole , vastly superior other ways than
In playing strength to the outfit which
knight , bled and died for the Gate City lost
year , and while Managers lcVlte and
Howe are making no rash claims oC their
capabilities for captlrlng the pennant , they
do assort that they wIll have a much better
position when autumn rolls around than that
achieved by the late lamented Hourke fam-
ily. While I Is Incontrovertible that Omaha
Is bettor and faster than she was last sea-
son , the same declaration holds geol with
the entire association. Every team evinces
'addItional strength , and time supposition Is
that the patrons of the game all along the
Ino are to bo treated to another ratting
of the national ] .
good season natona gme.
The season will open up , to all appear-
ances , with the most flattering prospects of
success Experienced and capable mana-
gers arc at the head of each team , anti a
repetition of last ] year's thrilling lud brilliant
chose for time coveted fag may be cOlf-
dently looked for. Whie better and more
scientific work will doubtless mark the playing .
Ing of the various teams this year , one thing
Is certain , and that lu no closer or more
exciting race than that which has made
last season memorable ned be expected.
The race of 1894 was without a , parallel } ] . ] In
the history of the great sport I a Ig or
little league. With the slnge ] excepton of
the misfit Yellow Boys of Quincy , every
team In the association had a chance to win
the pennant up to the las week of the
contest , and every team had been , at one
time or another , at the top of the heap. I
tme first to
from
was a continuous vacillation frst
last , as for months the winning or losing ]
of two or three successive games would ad-
vance the talenders to the leaders' position
or vice versa , particularly ] versa. St. Joe
cut the pace at the openIng of the struggle
and maintained It just long enough to give
the other cites a robust , scare,5 then she
took a tumble , and Lincoln , Jacksonville and '
Omaha n Jugged ] first place for a few weeks '
between them. During the hatter half
Rock Island ] began to demonstrate alarming
power , and near the end she gaIned the
front rank , and though sorely pushed , she
maintained I to the end. Instead of going
to pieces In the middle of time season , every
club was kept Intact throughout , and
every WIS club , with two exceptons , quIt
the right
the season with a balance on
side seQon of 'ledger. This year's circuit in-
all the old cities excepting Rock Is-
cude ] al cites except .
land , who was ousted for unfathomable rca-
sons to make room for Rockford. How-
ever , it Is hoped that It Is all for the best.
and that the pessimists will all bo forced
on the hind seats before the dog days
up
reach us. 'Vlh conservative and careful
ment unswerving adherence to
management , an
manng the salary limit In , a strict enforcement of all
lmi
the rules of the association , andwlth , u _ the
ball playing. even a mnoru "u-
lurI
same good bal playig , I
be
eessfu ] season than time last one may
before us.
President Kent has ofcialy promulgated
the following playing roster of eacb' ' club ,
and Colowlng dos not Include the full comple-
ment of players gathered In by the respective I
the
managements tt Is sufcient to give
pretty good estimate of the
Impatient fan n estmato
calibre of the association :
Omaha-Managers , Rowe and McVlte ;
captain , Joe Walsh ; players , Pete Lhman ,
Donnelly , George
George Carlsh , rank Donnely
DarbY , Ed Miles . Con Whalen Joe Slagel ,
Ed Hutchison , George Urich , Mike Dwyer ,
Herbert Huhln and Charles $ cimaeffer.
Llncon-Manager ] and captain , HIram
Ebright ; players , Van Boron , Meyers , Speer ,
, Kimmer , liolllngswOrthi. Dares ,
11111 , Taylor Holnssworth.
Simons , Sullivan , Cole ] , Gragg and Fisher.
Sulvan and , Harry Gate-
St. JoeManager captain larry
liote. Pat Zelger ] ,
, harry
wood ; players Inrry 10te
Arthur Creighton , C. A. Macum , Ed Logue ,
W. U. Douglas ] , J. McKenzie , Burt Matum ,
George McVey , Tom Ramsey M. Burt , Stat
Lincoln , C. E. Jones and Al Deal
and captaIn , William
nes Molnes-Mannger Wllnm
Tramey : players , Jim Purvis , McFlrand ] ,
Andrews , FlggemeYIr , McKibben , Holmes ,
Percy Grifn , Letcher , Kid MOhler , Mc-
Vlckcr anti , Nicol.
Jkonvihle-MaXiager and captain , Henry
Aydelotto JaeksonvleMannger ] : ] , Caplnger , Swartz , Knep-
Aydeote per , , Johnson , Aydelot , Hanley , Mc-
Del
Quirk , Deveney , White , Zels.
Qulncy-Mnnager , G. W. Drackett ; captain ,
Sam LaTtoque ; players ] , William hines , J.
McCormick , Ed Ihickey , J. E. McGreevy , p.
J. Rowchiffe . W. H. Horne , Charles I.'arrel
and Daniel Doland.
Peoria-Manager , Charles Flynn ; captain ,
players , Dick Collins , A. '
Joe Cantihlion : Dcle Colins
CanUlon , Emmerke , H. Clifford , George
Hansen , George Nulon , Tom Thomas , Willie
Flynn ] , Harry
Drown , Frank hailer , George
Haler
T. flenmiett , Tom Francis , Dave Selsler and
Al Moucle.
Rocleford-Manager and captain Hugh
Nicol ; players , EtI Palst , Tom Fleming ,
Frank Snyder , Fred Underwood . J. 1tlng ,
Tom Frlnk McCnrthy , 11 laherty and I. D. Doan. ]
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A Constant Deader has once more been
heard from. I was much afraid thnt he
was going to forget The neo or hnd been run
In al the father of the oleomargarine bill , but
he rises large as life for Infermnton , thusly :
COUNCIL' DLUFFS , March 6.-To the
Base hall Editor of The Dee : Please state
In next Sunday' De I Dude brlght Is not
the best all nround bal player In the West-
em association . U not , who Is and also
how long has Duck been playing ball ? Ale
'here can I g < Emmet Seery's book on bal
playing
Dear Constant Reader-In reply tD your
first question , I must say that opinions differ .
Buck Elrlght thinks he Is , but nearly everybody -
body else thinks he Isn't. A whole lot ] of
people think that Charlie Schaerer , Kid
Mohler , little Holngwoth , Matte McVicker ,
George Urich and malY others are better i
all round players than Duckerlno. Hiram ,
however , Is all rhht. Replying to your
second query , I Would refer you to time Lon-
don 1'hne Publishing company Printing
house square , London , England The old
orange merchant wanted too much money fo
his MS and no American heuse would touch
It with a ten-foot Iiole. The London Times ,
however , jumped at the chance to get Mr.
Seery's work , and I lee by I cblegram that
they have just received two tons oC It by
the lat ship over. J Is expected that Em-
mit's book will knock the Triby sensation
Into a cocked hat , and you will show your
wisdom by getting your order In early. ]
Has It evbr ocurnd to the crank that both
the Western league and the Western aso-
ctston at theIr winter meetings fred their
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pennant winner 7 \Vell ,4tJ 1111 , and It
furnishes OM of the mos'hulque and an-
omalsto pages In the Is\Or1 \ of the game.
First the Western league htaJts meeting at
Chicago , and after a bnief1illsgusaion kicked I
the city that had won tie ; iSt honor In
Its lat year's race out Into \ tlme cold world.
Then the Wcster aSMclltot , ot to 0 out-
done bX it measly rlnl " , mt Jackson-
villa anll apjhtei Its No i r ' 10 \t tunda-
mental opPleJ the ehlnll hs of its cir-
cult. Thus were the pennant ' Inner hmopCd
upon by the ragtag amid bobtail of two base
ball associations whom tle)1 hal1 walloped
Inglorious on the field otlontest ' amid over
whos proud habitats the embtem of victory
floats , and blotted from "he " face of the
earth , WeU , that may t' ' \ 'good timing , I
don't think. I base bah1"ilociatlena can't
get rid of their pennant wlnneh In any other
way than by giving thm ' time grand fire ,
then It Is tme that they select the weakest
climb In their ranks to bestow the honor on.
Give thenr the fag and the bounce to boot , I
and everybody will be satisfied . But to give
tht strongest club the Ijlnk.dlnk smacks too
flinch of cowardice , and the fans are entitled
to execute the can-can act ,
Once more for the convenience of the fans
the holiday rchedule Is given : Decornton
cia ) ' , Omnha lt Il'rla , Lincoln at Qulucy ,
and t3t. nt
Des Moines lt Jacksonville Joe
hiockford Fourth of JUly , Quincy at
Omoh , Hoclcord nL Lincoln , Jacksonville nt
St. Joe amid Peoria at Des MoInes.
Billy Shorlg , time old war horse of the
league and American association , writes me
that Omaha hns capturell one of the most
promlsln fielders ] In the conntr In Joe
Slage ] . lie rates him the equal of the cream
In the field of the Wester league last year
and better than anything we hnl1 In our as-
socintion . As n euro catch , thrower amid
ruuncr he says the Gman can't be well
Impro\ell upon , and ho Is also good on the
lines amid nt the bal.
There Is tale of Milwaukee senlln/ old
lapn McAuley to the stable , amid I thIs Is
eone Larry Twichel wi take imp his llsl- '
ton at first .
During a visit to the Charles street grounds
last Wednesday Manager Rowe looked over
the club house with Captain Wllh , amid nt
the hatter's solicitation promised to turn the
present wash amid bath room Into a sweatng
room , where the players can resort aCer
practice or a game on the field on a cold
day this spring , strip off amid have a rub
eown without danger of catching cold , as
was time case last season
Papa Bill Rourle Is al time head of the
Boomlnton , Ill. , Ihterstate league teammm
Papa Bill will profit by his experIence here
last season and before goIng Into I game
over In the Illinois swamps will have a little
ginger injected where I will do the most
good. As a bal player Pa came pretty
nenrly burning up the world last seasomm
Captain Walsh Is mnklng' boosts or Indulging -
dulging In any prognostications as to the
position the Omahogs will tlko this ycar.
his only declaration so far Is that the team
will fnish higher than It did last year.
This he can probably accomplish and eeep ]
his suspenders Intact at that , but he wants
to be on the safe side and will have nothing
to say concerning the pennant unt ho has
hnlI his men lined up I few times , then he
mny . giveus _ a quiet - little tip.
Another autograllh was added to the ciThice
cllce
collection Manager lcVI lo has socked away
In a pigeon hole In Dalpe's big safe. It Is
a lengthy document and I wlll the ale of I
few powerful chemicals I made out the
signature yesterday to read ' .somethlng lee I
Peter Lehman , alhough : nt , frst glance It
looked as niimcmlike ! Lou . Pterznan or Manter
Peloh a an.thlng else. - "Dut'lt must be remembered -
membered that Peter -IS especially rnmonn
for his matchless wore ] b hlnU the plate , and
his lining them down to 'e end , Instead of
the choice article ] of calgallhy which he Is
guilty of. As a catcher Johman ! Is the peer
of any of them , save the . cracks of the big
league. . J
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FORT OMAHA , Neb. , ' , , March 6.-To the
Sporting Editor of The Dee : 'I hear that
an amateur city league is . being talked of ,
and that our club Is mentonQd lS one of the
members. I believe It can , , c made a go I
the teams start properlY , nlanced and are
: kept so , and that . \0 1l yc ! : ; .f _ one club 'Is
allowed to play ] with anothet1 It. has ben
my experience here that no mater what club
came out It always ] , .rought the same
crowd. Another thing , this club Is Up-
ported by voluntary contributions of cfcers
and men , and I guarantee them base ball
here nearly ever Sunday , so that I can't
very well play ] on foreign grounds very
often. However , I with bo pad ] to meet
representatives from other clubs amid talk
time mater over whenever , they see lit . Sln-
cerey ] , W. M. WRIGhT ,
Manager Second Infantry D. D. , C.
" 'hI8porllg. of Limo " ' 1101.
The wheelmen are everywhere burnishing
up and grooming their mounts for the riding
season of 1895. The recent sprlnglke
weather brought out many riders , both mall
and female , and within another six weeks ] a
whirling wheel will be a common sight on
highway and byway. The Interest In cycling
In Omaha has been on a steady Increase for
several years unU now'I may bl said to
have taken on the form of'ln epidemIc. Two
years ago a lady rider upon our streets would
have attracted almost universal attention , but
today she occasions no more stir than any of ,
time customar slshts of the town. So pro- I
nounced has the rage become that hundreds
of men and women now come and go on
their errands of either busIness or pleasure
on 1 wheel. Its general use Is becoming
more marked every day , and It will bo but a
few years before a large proportIon of the
population , male and female , wi be regularly ]
devoted to it. I Is bound to lcseen ] the
general utIlity of the horse Ind most certainly -
talny ] make ] Itself felt In the ri-elpts of our
'
street railways. Young and middle aged
Americans find In the fascinating wheel a
fresh delight In life , a means of gettIng about
with greater ease and fabily and of seeing
more of time world ; a source of Improved
health , of hardier c nsllten amid more ro-
bust form through the medium of the splen- ,
did exercise It affords. The exertion necessary - '
sary to locomotion calls on' the muscles that
require limbering up alI strengthening , and
the balm of the open air acts al al elixir
not found In car or carriage. In fact , Its
advantages for Improvement and enjoyment
are too many and too potent to ever permit
a waning In their Indulgence. I Is even
now a recognized necessity to e'ery.day life
and could not le relnquished without a retro-
gado action In social progress. Think of
the long rambles aWleel ] through the country
In the glorious summer weather , the ex-
hmiiaration of the rapid shutting of the pan-
orama as you glide smothly and swiftly by ,
and the general feeling of hlnlth and strength
which redoundi from a prolonged journey
Are these to h'o abandoned while men and
women retain their senses ? I think not ,
judging from thl. plans Carr the coming cam-
palsn that arc now beln ! ' made by the local ]
wheel clubs ald the thousands of riders who
claIm no club aOlatol ' That ' the bicycle
has commie to stay thmerdrlsjio longer I doubt ,
and whie the Omaha wheelmen are Indus-
trlouslv at work on their summfr uroirram.
IheY-s"houid not forget- : ' time - June - ' race ' - meet :
This Is always a sourclof much pleasure ,
and a meeting given" under the combIned
auspIces of the local ] organizations could
oal oraiatons cOlld cer-
tainly be made a bnihilunthtsuccess . Danish
petty jealousies and rhnrel ] and get down
to busIness , boys , and , .Jef' . us have a good ,
old fashlonl met In the'rctsy . days of June.
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One of the pioneer oC cycle manufacturing
Is dead"Senator ThmommmawmPickening of Con-
miecticut . He was thenllcr of the machines
used In tIme velocIpede : hulls by the Pearsal
brothers and time Hanlon brothers ! before the
majoriy of present.day rIders were born .
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On Washington's birthday , In the Indoor
tournament at Si Francisco , Emi Ubricht ,
an old Chicgo boy , brok' the world's Indor
records for every distance from one to t wen-
ty.lve miles. his time for the twenty.fve
miles was 1 hour 5 minutes and 17 3-6 sec-
ends
The Century Wheel men of Phiadelphia
are planning I tour of Europe awhieel
Eighteen bikers are on the list to go
The Omaha Trer Wheel club reorganized
on lebruary 3 and elected time folowing
oflicers for time year 1895 : E. Schurl , pres-
Ident ; T. Haumer , vice presIdent : Theodore
Decker , recording Iecrtary : Ed Hayden ,
corresponding secretary : Gus Doyle , treasurer -
urer : I'hl Moeler , captain ; 1Sprateln ,
hioutenammi . The meeting was well attended
and twenty-six new members were taken
Into the club The club Is making prepara-
lion for an entertainment on the 26th of
ton
March , and all wheelmen , turners and their
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ladle will be invited ! An attractive musi-
cal program has been arranged , and only
those holding Inrlatons will be admitted , lS
no entraneo fee Is charged
Phi 10elcr will make 1 good road cap-
tain for the Turner wheel men , anti , will not
permit any scorching whie on club runs
The Turner Wheel club has n membership
Qf fift7 n9w and good prospects for more
Let ftT iooc work go on.
' 'lh them Troter8 mind PacerS.
As soon I practIcable the race management
of the Nebraska state fair should step for-
ward and calm ] their date and give us nn
outline at least of their probable proram.
AU alljacent state have nnnuncell their
dates and already ) begun to bill tIme surrounding -
rounding country. Entries Ire closing on
every hanl and horsemen anxious to make
certain urrlngements for their flyers are
alive to the situation . I the Nebraska
management puts off these maters until late
In the summer they shouM not be surprised
to find the dates all fled nesr by and the
horses engaged elsewhere , so that It wi be
difcult to secure the field the opening of the
great \xposilon Is entitled to.
Trainer John Atkinson of Centrevlle , 10. ,
writes that his stable will take no man's
dust In ' 9 : . Ameng a lot of good ones
John wi honlle are Strlthberr ) ' , 2O6V : , nlli
Jack , n Piot 1etlum gelding that has done
his mie In 2U : !
Chnrle McDonald , 1 driver well known
here , Is tracking his horses at 1010n , Ian" ,
this spring le evidenty has n roomer . In I
the mectoneer youngster , La ] Forge , who has
already stuck his peg In at time 2:1 : notch.
Low Trotter , the wel known western
driver , dell [ at Wichita , Kan , last werk ] . lie
had been sick for over two years In 1893
he cnle down time grand circuit with the
string o\nell by Dulols Brother of Denver ,
Colo. , and won several good races with W.
W. P. 2:10 : % .
Clinton DrIggs' bIg roan champion , Ala-
mite , goes to Cnlornla next week and under
Monroe Salsbur"s lanalement ) can be
looked to to take the stud laurels this yrar.
lie Is In magnifcent conditon this spring
and looks every Inch the wonderful race
horse that he is
As a pointer for Mr. Bristow superlntel1-
ent of the Nebraska state fair's speed rIng ,
Is mentoned the fact that time Kansas City
state fair lt Wichia will hnng up over
$10,000 for the boys to fight for at their I
October meetng , Five hundred dollar purses ;
are offered for 2:36. : 2:28 : , 2:23 : , 2:19 : and 2:1 : ;
trotters , and for 2:35 : , 2:17 : , 2:13 : and 2:10 :
pacers ; two stakes of $1,000 each for three-
minute trotters nld threeminute pacers ;
UO stakes for 2-ycar.old three.mlnute
pacers , 2-year-old threeminute trotters ,
3-year-old tbree-mlnute trotters and 3.year-
old and under pacers
The balmy days of spring are struggling
hard to make themselves felt and It will emily
require I very short time longer fr the
gladsome ] season to come lute full swr.y.
The horsemen In consequence are 'P and
doing. They are feverish for the ! ; tnlnl of
what promises to be the greatest lght
harness epoch In the history of the turf.
1'he stable belonging to W. A. Paxto.i jr. ,
Is bound to spread Its fame this year , judg-
Ine from the lot of great ones he will tal3
down the circuit.
Dele Vera , 2:08 : * , and well known on the
Omaha traces , has been set to I"lcln " She
Is very last and Is expected to cut lien trot-
ting mark down conslderal. . ] )
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Morris J. Jones of Red Oak , Ia. , whie In
the city the other day , nnnounced that Alx ,
2:03 : % , wIll trot the first mIle over his Iowa
trace ] on the opening day of his races In
JUle miext .
The Minneapolis Derby ought to h've a
great fed ] this year. I Is for the 2:30 : c'ass
, and time stake Is $3,000.
The ' Gontleman's Driving assocIation of
Beatrice will hold Its first' annual meeting
at Linden Tree park , ' Beatrice , on July 3 and
4. The"organlzaton"gIVesl ' % promls , of great
result and every effort will be made to
achlevo a big success at the opening meet-
Ing. The officers are : ' J. L. Schlee ] , president -
dent ; I. L. Frantz treasurer , and C. H.
Emore , secretary. The program for July 3.
time opening day , Includes ] three trotting and
one running race , lS follows :
Three-minute trot , beRt 3 In . . . . . . $
One-yeur-old trot or Pace , * mnlhe heats ,
best 2 In 3. . . . . . . . . . . . mie . . . . . . . . lOt )
Two-year-ole trot , mile heats , best 2 In 3. 10
Half-mile and repeat runntng race. . . . . 75
On July 4 there will be two trotting , one
pacing and one bicycle race , as follows :
2:40 : trot or pace , 1 mile heats , best 3 I
In 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . mie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150
Three-year.old and under , trot or pace ,
best 2 In 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
2:25 : trot or pace , mile heats , best 3 In 6. . 1&
One mile and repeat bicycle race. . . . . . 60
All moneys will be paid from the stand 1m-
immediately upon the judge's decision The
conditons are appended :
Money will be paid from the stand at time
end of each race. Nos. 2 , 3 and G close June
1. Nos 1 , 5 , 7 and 8 close June 22. No.4 ,
running race , Lexington rules govern No. B ,
first prize valued at $25 : second prize valued
at $16 ; third prize valued at $10. Ten entries
to fill and five to start Entry fee 6 per cent
of purse.
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Now that the board and ofcers of the
Omaha Driving Park ] association hnve been
elected , they should get to work at once
on the construction of the buidings , track ] ,
etc. They have none too much time . They
must have a good tracie , stables anti grandstand -
stand , but.lov9 all a good track. To maee ]
sure of this , they must begin early , and
should ImmedIately secure some man who Is
famiar wih time necessities of the case
George Swigart la an applicant for this po-
siton , and would be a good man for the
place. Any way , It Is imperative that work
begin wIthout much longer delay.
Wil Il&1 VII 'l'en Timntmsmtimd.
The program for time races at the opening
session of time State fair In Omaha Is cer-
tainly nn attractive one. It Is time worl of
Superintendents W. H. Drlstow and D. T.
Mount , and demonstrates that these gentlemen -
men recognize the fact that It Is money
that makes time mare go. Purses aggregating
$10,000 Is something like It , and that Is the
amount that will bo hung up for the Initial
session of the state fair. The fair will open
up on September 13 , and on time 15th races
will begin. Time prOgrdm Is Ippended ! :
Monday , September 16-2.year.od ] trot , 3:00 :
class , $300 : 3-year.old and under pace , 2:38 :
cia'ms , $400 ; 2:28 : trot , $600 : mile dash , $160.
Tuesday-2:60 : trot , $500 ; 2:40 : pace , $500 ;
2:17 $160. : trot , $800 : hal mie and repeat , running ,
Wedneeday-2:24 : pace , $ GOO ; 2:23 : trot , $ GOO ;
2:16 : pace , $800 : three.quarters mile and repeat -
peat , running $200.
Thursday-ear.old and unller trot , 2:46 :
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class , UOO ; 2:32 : pace , $500 : 2:12 : trot , $1,000 ;
mile and renelt running. $300.
. y-2.Year.old pace , .2:45 : class , $300 :
2:38 : trot , $500 : 2:10 : pace , $1,000 : half mIle
dnsh , $100.
Entries close Monday , September O.
I ly lhmuse Uul I.ommgue 1lcolll'
Representatives of the business firrmma contemplating -
templating time puttiiig in of a team Iii the
proposed City League of Base Bali clubs , are
hereby notified timat there will be a meeting
In time 0111cc of time sporting editor of Time
Bee , Monday ( tomorrow ) evening for time
purpose of organization. Timis Is bound to be
a great seasomi for time amateurs , and a city
league can ho made a big winner.
% % heel ? OieI.
Time Pope Manufactuniimg conmpany , has
moved it nimmin office to hartford , Conn. ,
froimi Boston , amid has absorbed time hartford -
ford Cycle company , which has always been
operated as a separate Immstitution , although
owned by time l'ope Manufacturing company.
Time 'Iiartford"'iieel , which' ' hmas always
been made anti sold as a hmigit grade wheel ,
baa now been added to time "Columbia" line.
Time makers claim It is time simperlor of time
immajority of wheels on time market this year.
F , W. Peters of time Pacific Express oillce
is very proud of his new Model 40 "Column-
bia" roadster , which lie run out for the first
timmme on Tuesday last ,
Thiad Irwin has ordered Imia new "Column-
bla" to come by express ; says ime can't wait
for a freight simipmnent.
Ii. W , howell , with time Pacific Express
commipany , is tIme fortunate possessor of the
first 1895 ColumbIa sold in Omaha. ,
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ROSE OUT OF TRAiN'S ' ACER
Gonoss of the Oozzen 110Db Now Convertea
Into a Theologkal ominary.
PRESTIGE IT HELD IN FORMER DAYS
Sonic Pacts Abont timcm Euniy hotels of
Oimimiiimi , Many of % % 'iiIcim Slave Totmliy
1)Ismippemircd-Thmo Ileglmmmmtnga of tito
1'recimt Motroimoiitnmm hostelrIes ,
The recently consummated transaction by
which the old Cozzens property at Nintlm anti
htarne ) ' streets Is paBsed to time more serious
amses of a theological seimminary recalls time
chain of interesting incidents wimich make
time hmistory of timat ( line-worn iandmnark.
While its lmrcsent commulitiomi affords mme mdi-
cation of time mmmore palatial adoimimnents of its
earlier 110)5 there are still immany oltl citizens
wimo readll3l recall time timmie wimen It was time
pride of Ommiahma , amid one of the macst ltmxtiri-
emma imostelrics 1mm time then ummithovehopeti s est ,
Although time passage of three decades has
left its Immmprint amid Its proportions have
shmrtmmmk imito immsigimliic.aimce beside time mnore
elaborate eatabhishmmmmemmts wimiclm have sue-
ceedetl it imm ioinmiar favor , yet time time was
not so very hommg ago wimemi It stood witimout
a rival ammd every visitor to the growing city
was expected to view It with ummrestrained
athnmirntion , Sommme of time mmmost distingulsimed
nammies of a quarter of a century ago immuve
been imiscnibed tmpomm its 1t1eti register , amid
time mmmost lavisim banquets and festal occa-
sbus of time early Onmaima hiati a place beneatim
its roof. Witim a mmew gemmcratlomi amid a mmcmv
Oimmniia , it has bug ago , lromped frommm Public
view , but as it imasses forever bcyomid its
origimmal pmmrposes , Its history mmmmmy be re-
viewetl vithm a degree of immtercst.
It Is a familiar story that time Cozzens
hotel imad Its 'beginuilmig In one of time char-
actenistic eccemitnicities of George F'rammcis
TraIn. Timis was 1mm tIme spnimmg of 1867 , whmcmi
Traimi was Iii time zemmithm of lila visiommary
achmievemmiemmts , amid was emmgmmgeml In imuaimin
lila greatest enterprise iii coimnection with
the plammnitmg of time Union I'aciflc railroad.
At that timmie time structure miow occumpied as
a headquarters by time 1.Jniomm I'acifle comimpammy
was kmmown as time hterndomm house , which m'as
time leadimmg hotel in Ormmaiia. 'I'rain was stop-
lmhmmg at time hmoUse , with a miumnber of other
celebrities , ammd omio day at dinner hIs seat
was a target of a draft of time raw spring
wimmtl thimmt entered tIme dimming roommi through
a broken wimidow. lie complained to time
landlord wIthout oimtaitmimmg satisfaction , and
finally hired a waiter to stand between imimmi
amid time window while lie finished bmis repast.
For this tmnusuai service the darkey received
10 ceimts a immlnmmte , and Train left time hotel
In imighm dudgoomm ,
hOW lIE aor EVEN.
Right ( lien lie determined to get even
with the tmnaccoinmmmodating landlord , and before -
fore night he had taken time prehinmlnary
steps toward carrying out hits design , lie
went to John \V. Clarke , vmo was time
fathmer-ln-lnw of Lyman htichmim'dsen , amid comi-
tracted for time purchase of time lots at. Nimmthm
amid hlarmicy streets. At 7 o'clock time mmext
mnornhrmg hie had a force of mneim at work cii
time excavation , amid before mmighmt lie hind
let the commtract for thme construction of a
seveimty-roomn hotel on time site , which waste
to be completed In sixty days. TIme contract -
tract was carried out to the letter , anti tim
that ( line Train was time owner of a $40,000
hotel , wIth which he vroposed to make it
Interesting for time rival establishment ,
Mayor flemnis was ( lien Train's secretary
and associate , and was stopping at tIme Char-
endomi lmouse In New York City. While
there lie met time Cozzens brotimers , who were
timemi running hotels atVest Point and other
cities , and interested. them in time Omaha es-
tablishnient. One of them camne on to
Onmaha , and made a contract with Train to
take time new hotel at $10,509 a year. Thus
the Cozzemms imouse amqumred Its name and
landlord. Cozzens ran the house for nearly
a year , during which It became time leading
Imotel of the cIty , while thme llerndon house
was unable to pay' ' expcmises , and was finally
ciosed. Then Cozzens"vent away , leaving a
number of unpaid bills as souvenirs of hmi
sojourn , and Phmilo Rumsey came from Ft.
Wayne , hnd. , and took time house at a ran-
tal of $5,000 a year. lie renmained In pea-
session for about three years , after which
Train disposed o a one-half Interest to Seth
\v. Halo of New York. It was afterward
sold to Joseph D. her and James U. Chai. .
man , from whom it passed immto time hands of
Dr. McMenamny , who held it umitil hits death
a few years ago ,
It was only during the first five years of
its existence that the Cozzens house emijoyed
its position as time leadlmmg hotel of time city.
After that other and newer establisimmentmm
camne in , and It gradually fell to time level of
a cheap edging house , after which it was
converted into a mnedIcal institute.
SOME OF ITS PREDECESSORS.
While time Cozzens hmouso Is time most cele.
brated of time early hotels of Onmalma , it was
far from being time first to make pretensions
to muetropohitaim service. Several very smib-
stantial structures accommodated tIme trmmn-
aiemmt guests of the more than a decade before -
fore Train came on the scone , and some of
these have probably been forgotten , even by
time old settlers whmo were In Omaha in its in-
faimcy.
'fime first Omaha hotel was time St. Nicholas ,
whmicli : was located at time cormmer of Twelfth
and Jackson streets. It was a small trauma
building , and years ago time last trace of Its
existence disappeared. Time same fate has
overtaken time City hotel , a small frame structure -
ture , which was erected on time southwest
corner of Eleventh and hiarimey streets In
1854.
1854.Time Douglas house was buIlt in the tel-
lowing year , and for several years it posed
as time leading imouse of time city. It was a
two-story frame bullduimgat time southwest
corner of Barney ano 'L'imlrteentuu streets ,
Time Farnam house was built on time north
sida of hiarney street , between Thmlrteenthm amid
Fourteeumtim , In 1858 , and St. John Goodriclm ,
father of time late C. S. Goodrich , was one
of Its first proprietors. Time Tremmont was
built on Douglas street , just went , of Timir-
teenth , In 1856 , mind was run until 1865 by
Willtanm F. Sweezy and Aaron Itoot. Time
Union hotel , built in 1860 , at Fifteenth and
Dodge streets , and time Pacific moumse , which
was built clx years after , by Iavid ) P. Mount ,
on North Tentim street , were also among time.
early imoteis which have passed entirely out
of existence.
IIERNDON'S DISTINCTION.
Time hferndon house was time first really pro.
temmtious cstalmiishmmnent , It was built in 1857
by Ir , George I , Miller antI Lyman Richard.
eon , amid Its first iammdlorml was M. W , Keith ,
It remained in time first place in popular ap.
provai until ten years after , wimon Train's es.
tabhisimumment cammmo immto time field mind woim
away Its patrommage. Time Metropolitan was
erected at Tweiftim and Douglas streets in
18611 , and is still doing business at ( lie old
stand ,
Time first large imotei in Omahia was time
Granti Central , which occupied the present
alto of the l'aton , It was begun in 1871 , bu
some dlfflcmmlties of a financial nature wer'6
encountered , anti it was not finished until
imearly two years after. Time house was con-
ductemi by Mr. George Thrahi until 1878 , when
it was leased by thA Kitchen hIres , , who
lucre been in the hotel business on that cor.
Tier ever since , With time execution of a few
years. It was on the evemming of September 24
of the samne 'ear that the terrible fire oc
cimrre.l which destroyed time tmtmilding and
vhmIcim cost limo lives of five of Omaha's bravo
flrcmmmen. Its Proprietors then leased time
Withmmmehl block , at Fifteenth and ilarney
streets , which tlmc'y fitteti up as a hotel and
occmmpett ! tiimtil 18S2 , wimen time ) ' nmoved Into time
newly' built Paxton. The Miiinrml was buIlt
in time samime year , and Limo Murray was opened
six years after , Tue chimer Omaha hmotel
lmnvo mostly tmcen constructed within time Past
decade , ammtl their beginning imas not yet
% 'asctl into history ,
Dewey
&Stone
f'ttriiiture '
SPEOILtL PIUCES FOR MARCH
Chamber Stilts ,
\\'t ) siio' ovin' olie hiihihm'cl mumul Ility
k'sigtiim , iii prIce fl'OIli T.75 toe
\\e OfIL't' a large imti2ulitl' of suits in
ltirtl'H 13'etillmlm , Oilily hllrehi , ti itliog-
alm , ' , Chiurly miuiti ttttithlI ) Oak , ft'oin 10
to 50 11cr ccitt discount.
WE ARE OVEISTOCKED
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PAILOR GOODS ,
Anti hiU'L' Pitt ii vrk'e oim enchi jmlece to
Blithe it ltiOVC , our eieg.ill iiiie of
Sofmu , Dls'nmms , lmt' 111111 lteception
ChmitIi'm , Fatie' Ilockurs , ett. , nra
Uhilt'kCl nt about olte-lIllf : their netumal
value.'ill also ( lllte'Ct'3' lois' ilgures
on ttiy goodl3 mmmdc to ordt.mr tlmis ltioilth.
OUR LINE OF
Dining Room
FURNITURE , .
Is large iIIiI complete iii e'ei'y detail ,
\VI1 oiler rtlo bmrgitiims : in thui depart-
melt auth. emit Himo\s' ? 'Otl SIhtie lmnittitiftil
thliigs in Antique Oak mind Mitimogany.
Brass muiti I run lludstemnlmm , li'essiug
Tnbleu , CimilToniers , Parlor Cabtnet8 ,
lhlntitmet Limmmh : ) , PiiVlOr Tfllhh4 ) , i'Itislc
Cabliiets , r4ithies' : Deskg , Folding heels ,
Mnttremses , amid In fact everything in
our Iliac is goIng ut lower prices titian
ever before ( lilOtC(1 by ammy house on
flrst'chnss quality of goods.
DraperyDept. '
li'fllsT iLoou.
DEWEY & STONE
Furniture Co. ,
1115-1117 FARNAM ST.
S . 11111 . - c.jz mUls * aouz.m , , , , av !
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rsmoumezu. '
jOneDolla
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00 , 5,5 itf.d 5-
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' lb. . .p..at..tS4L9O 5 i.N.ol um.iismoo.ooYimIlL , , ; t mb
PIT , . ,
Ins . , onOicovfl . , iE8CiPTiON I isA Is fli fUmfl4flJPtIfl7OUTO 0)15' . LI1I891 , . IOni'I 'I
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ibn. , M.i , . , WndnT Pt ) * sLm. tfr tall bill i I y m.t.
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bl f . . . ' 7'hti , WmTut , Ibi LVtP.I iS p''ii. wmmIim. pU 54 ivimi l.t' mn.'mlr.e. 0" C TOAR . , . IOni 5150'
isaaUAmmSTES
SOQMn..F.oCimtOAOO S..iil'i Wfl . 05555. 'WEBu.DmercuU . , .
ft.m1mO.9itIGi.OO. 5.55 azo.1 Ltt4lit.4pC5'fli'I' am.iai .
. , . . , sTAllS , COCiHJCK t Ce. ,
iiy5t..i UT U. . mmq.so. A51 r.iiI. Is.mU TAdiaz , SI. , ChiugoI2
irention Omaha Bee ,
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DL E. C. WE3T'0 2TEflV AhID DA1I ? TBATIE1TD !
is sold mmndor positive vritttn goarnmmtee , b
nmmthmorizi'd aacnts only , tim ctmro Weak h.1enmor ;
Loss of Brain anti Nerve I'ower : Lost ! , lnnimoou 4
( mickness ; NiglmtLottscs ; Ivil : Urcanma : Lnckoi
( , onfhmience ; Nervtmmsnees ; Lrws'miimde ; all Draifls8
Loss of Power of time ( Iommeratlvo Orgmuna him either
mmcx , camiseti byovor.excrtiomm , Ymutimftii Errorm'or
Excosm'vo Um.o of 'I'obacco , Opium or Liquor.
which leads to Misery. Ctmnsumth'n , Insanity
uird Death , B mail , $1 a box ; six for $5 : with I
writtea guarantee ho cure or refumid money. West's
Liver Pills core hick hlemmdacho. ItiliotmaneM
iAver ComplaInt. Hour Itommmelm1 Ii'nnetmaia and
.kmnstipation. GUA Us's N'i'lF13 ia&uctl only by
Goodman Drug Co. Om&Zo& .
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THE ELLIS & GOLTERMAN
"RAPID FLOW"
FoirntainSyringe
Thmo NAME indicates its advantages. , , . : '
FOlt SALE iY I
KUhN & CO. , Douglas and lOtit Sts. "
ALOE & PFiNFOLD CO. , 1409 Farnam St.
I. A. FULLER & CO. , 1402 Douglas St.
VI6OR OF MEN
Easily , Uulokly , permanently Restorcd. .
Nervouuincs *
Debility , anti all time train
- of evils from early errors or
. - later oxleaBe : ! ( tie results of
overwork , michImehS worry ,
etc. Full mitrengtlm , ulevoL.
L opmncutiuiitl totmeglvento .
- - - mmml LmO.tion
: : oftimebesdy every Organ , 11
ural methmiti4 , Imimnirdi.
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1'T ) .
I ate IutmlmroCmeftt Seen. '
inmlmosI Iimle , 2,000 ucfcnchmces , , Book ,
oxpiauatiomm aimd proofs uoaiiod ( scalud ) free ,
ERIE MEDICAL 00 , , Buffalo , N.Y
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OMAHA BICYCLE CO.
l S .GNCY rR Victor Sportiiig Goods.
LJCb1t1E :
' . aCYCLNC"SVNDR15 {
Mottmmrchand tim pretty Eow1o
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S ED. T. IIEYDEN _ . , Mgi' . , 323 Is' . IOt1 Nt. , Ozsmnhu ,
r4y Wo do Flr8t Claes Ropairhig ,
EXACTSIZE PERFEC11)
TilE ! i1EItCA1LE [ IS THE FAVORITE TEN CENT CIGAR.
For aio by all F'Irst Claims Denleru. Maiiuactured by the
F. R. RICE MERCANTILE CIGAR CO. ,
Vactory No , 201 , St. Louis , Mo.
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