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Ak-Har-ltcn week In Omalia Iiiih comu to
Iki oiio of tlm features of western llfu to
which people look forward with as much
i onlldi'iicii ii h they do to the procession of
tlm equinox Only Ak-Snr-llcn Ih not ac
cepted bo nnlctly as Ih the weather. While
tho annual recurrence of tho festival In
JiiHt riH Hiire iih anything can he, thcru Ih
each time a tinge of novelty given It. new
IIKNItV I.. GOOLD.
features affording new
delights for the thou
Bands who throng the
BtreetH during the
days of the celebra
tion. This year there
was much to contend
ognlnst. Unseasonn
hie weather chilled
the gaiety and the
Icrrlhlu tragedy at
HufTulo put all thought
of carnival fun out of
people, liven ugalns'
tho minds of the
thcHo depressing facts
tho Btreet paiadr.
were projected with
UlltlHItul biiccchh. The
ureal electrical dlH
play, which moved In
the rain and between
long lines of silent
men and women, wn.i
one of tho best yet
devised and Its pns
Bngo was noted ob the
flrHt on record when
nothing Interfered to
mar It The daylight
parades were given by
the Htate troopH and
the traveling men
Thousands of people
thronged the side
walks to witness the
passing of these, ills
playB, which, while
duvold of panoply or
pomp were Impres
sive. Two magnlllcent panoramic vIcwb of
these parades ore given.
During the week the people were given a
n ost vivid object lesson In real war. tho
riot drill by the state troops affording an
excellent llliiHtrat Ion of how crowded
streets can be rapidly cleared and actual
disorder subdued by disciplined and
1 1 i I licit men acting together under proper
directions. The marching. Ilrlng and oth.r
l attires of (he riot drill were executed with
a precision that delighted even those who
did not understand the real slgtilllcanco of
the maneuvers they were watching, while
In those familiar with the tactics the
efficiency displayed by the troops was n real
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not very pretty to look upon when out on
u riot drill expedition The utter absence
of gilt and tinsel, gold braid and Hashing
uniforms Is remarkable, but the business
like appearance of the n. the precision
of their movements and the certainty with
which each order is executed lias a most
rensstirlng effect on those who look to the
citizen-soldiery ns a source of protection.
Some of the scenes which thousands wit
nested and applauded that day were caught
by the photographer and help make up an
Interesting page of pictures.
Not a bit behind the military were the
traveling men. who do occasionally find
time from business to contribute somewhat
to tho merriment of the world. These men.
whose dally lives are given over to the ex
tension of the city's kingdom of commerce,
ntid they make unite an army, too, held a
session In Omalia for the transaction of
business pertaining to their calling and at
Its close gave a parade such as only travel
ing men full of life could devise. Their
reception on the streets was most cordial,
ns the crowds around them will easily at
test. Another parade depicted In The Dee this
week Is one In which every American citi
zen, without regard to race or religion, felt
n deep Interest When the funeral cortege
of President McKlnley moved up the broad
national thoroughfare, Pennsylvania avenue
In Washington, the henrse- was followed In
spirit If not In person by millions of sor
rowing people, who sincerely regretted their
chief, dead nt the hands of nn nssassln
The day In Washington was gloomy and
rnlny, but some very good photographs were
secured for The lice by Its commissioner
nnd the reproductions from these give some
notion of the ceremonial attending tho na
tional obsequies.
Some thousands of people crowded Into
the old Coliseum building one night to
witness one of the prettiest ceremonlca
In connection with the Ak-Sar-Hen festival,
tho crowning of tho queen. None of these
people abate one tittle of their democracy
for nnybody, but all felt they could enslly
swear alleglanre to the young woman who
had been choeon to ho queen of Qulvcra for
the coming ytar. Seventh In the line, bIio
rules with a kindly scepter over tho hearts
of subjects ns loyal as ever mado blessed
the life of n real scion of royalty, her ma
jesty none the less because of her rcpub
llcan surroundings nnd extraction. For
once we can all sing
Clod save our gracious titicen,
Long may she reign serene
O'er nil the bind
Fifty years seems n long time to a young
person, but to the man or woman who has
passed tho ninrk It Is even ns old Job spoke,
"a watch ect In tho night." Yet half a
century Is really a long time, less than the
allotted span of man's life, but far longer
than the nverngo Individual lives. What,
then, must be snld of the man nnd woman
September J!
who havo together faced tho wo
gifts, adversity and prosperity tm
fifty years? Golden weddings ar
arguments against the general pi
that marriage Is n failure, and wh
celebrated the people at large feel
ebratlng with the couplo who are
entitled to be called "happy." I
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ilerg eelebri
fiftieth anniversary of their wed.'
was nt the home of their daught-1
II. HosetiBtock, that this hnlo old
surrounded by their children and th.
droit's children, looked back down tt
vista of years through which tht
ttavcled as companions. The lla
taken by a lice staff artist shows a
cstlng and contented n family group
could well wish to look upon
' tn
f..r
ion
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Another convention that mut In Omr
during the week of the carnival was
Nebrasko State Hankers' association. Th' "
men of affairs held u two days' session i'
which matters pertaining to finance 1
business were discussed. The meeiii
ended with n banquet.
CAM., JULIUS KKNST
Republican Candidates for Nebraska State Offices
JUDGE Samuel II. Sedgwick, In com
mon with all others of the iinmu In
America, traces his llneago back to
Hubert Sedgwick, who Immigrated
from England to Charlcstown, Mass.,
la lti:if. The Encyilnpncdlu-llritaniilca
say of ti 1 in . "Ho wiih always prom
inent In nffalls of the colony, being
representative of Chatlcslowti in tho gen
eial court, a comminute!' of the colonial
forces under Cromwell and a menthol- of
the commiSHloii to govern .liiiniilca. whore
ho died May 21, lf-,t;. Among other things
he established the III Ht lion fiiiuucii In
America In llillt, and was one of the found
ers of the Ancient and Honorable Artil
lery company In Ifi.'IS " Munv of the
descendants of Hubert Sedgwick have been
ami still are well known In Massachusetts
and Connecticut, mainly as lawyers and
Judges Sonic of them lime been in cim
giess, one In the I'nlted Stales senate ntid
one, (leneral John Sedgwick, was a dis
tinguished soldier
Elijah Sedgwick liiinoNcd fioui Connecti
cut to Oneida county. New York, where liU
iddest sou, Parker Sedgwick, the father of
Si mud 11 Sedgwick, was horn In IT'.ll!
He studied lueillcliie. graduating at the
oldest medical college In the Umpire state,
and entered practice in Ills native cnuntv
In 1SI2, his lltst wife having died, he Hur
ried llopsllmli (loiidwlnof Hartford. Conn
Ills health having failed, he concluded to
give lift the practice of medicine and remove
to tho then fur west The year following
his second tiiariiiige. with his family, he
went by the way of the Kilo canal and the
(Ircut Ijiikcs to Chicago, the trip consuming
three moil ( Iih. Hen- he piirchiiHcd a team
and went Iwcnls live tulles wol to llloom
Ingiliilo, l)u Page county. 111 . and settled
upon a homestead which n friend had pie
vlottsly selected for him Ills hope of
abandoning the practice of medicine was
at once dissipated, for when he leached his
destination ho found a man patiently await
lug his arrival, who had heard a doctor
was coming and was In pressing need of
his professional services. From that time
until ISR.1 he divided his time between
fat tiling and the piactlce of his profession.
In the fall of lSli."i ho removed to
Whcaton. In the same county, to give his
children the advantages offered bv the col
lege located III that town
Samuel II. Sedgwick wns horn on thu farm
at llloomltigdale. 111., March 12. ISIS. As a
boy he was sedato mid studious, nnd In nd
dltlon to the ndvantnges offered In those
days by (he common schools he had spent
ono year In college before tho removal of
thu family to Whealon. In the fall of ISt'.fi
he entered Whcaton college and was grad
uated from tho classical course of that In
stitution in IS72. having In thu meantime
attended the law department of the Univer
sity of Michigan ono year.
Ills mliiil early turned In thu study of
law, and It was always his ambition to fol
low that profession for his life work. For
(wo years succeeding his graduation ho wns
principal of an nendemy nt Sharon, Wis ,
and was admitted to tho bar at Green Hay
In that state In 1871. He practiced law with
marked success In Kewnunee and Sheboy
gan. Wis., until (ho fall of 1878.
The mis( mid growing wet with Its tin
nieasiired possibilities attracted his atten
tion and In the fall of 1STS he removed to
York, Neb., where ho lias since resided. On
his way west he stopped In Illinois and
married Miss Clara M. Jones of Oglo county.
Illinois, who accompanied him to his now
home.
For twentj -three years Judge Sedgwick
Iiiih adhered strictly to his profession.
Though often Importuned to become the
candidate of his party for olllces of greater
or less importance, he has steadfastly re
fused to accept any nomination except for
a Judicial position
Ho hns surrounded himself with a large
law library, In which he has worked with
untiring energy and absorbing Interest nil
theso years. Ills recreation Is found nt
homo, whero he has a line, well-nssorted
library, embracing the best works of the
best authors In history, poetry, Hclence nnd
romance. There are very few subjects with
which he Is not familiar. Ho Is well versed
In tho nuclent languages and Is familiar
with the modern clnsslcs and hns given
sumo attention to almost every scientific
subject.
Mr. Sedgwick Is thu only republican who
has ever been elected to tho bench In the
Fifth Judicial district, which has two Judges.
This district has had a fusion majority of
nenrly 3,000, yet In tho face of this over
whelming majority he was elected to the
district bench In 1SW. At present he is
presiding over Department No. 2 of tho bu
premu court commission, hnvlng been ap
pointed by tho supreme court when the com
mission was created.
Ills work on the bench has been exceed
ingly satisfactory to the attorneys who havo
practiced before him. He Is absolutely fear
less In tho discharge of his duties and noth
ing can tempt him from the straight path
Ho has pre-eminently a Judicial mind and,
having ascertained to his own satisfaction
tho law In a contested (use, he adheres rig
Idly and uncompromisingly to It without any
thought of who may be pleased or who may
bo hurt by his decision. Ho brings to tho
bench a most thorough knowledge of the law
and of human naiure, a comprehensive mind
and calm and deliberative Judgment. Ills
opinions nro clear and Incisive and are
models of diction
As a citizen Judge Scdgwuk Ih active and
progressiva and commands the respect and
esteem of nil who know him. He Is n man
of stem and unwavering Integrity nnd his
personal character Is nbove reproach.
Ills selection by thu republican state con
vention was not the work of any political
faction. The Fifth Judicial district, whero
ho Is best known, and the counties near by
him In the state, were solidly for him, and
when the preliminary skirmish was over
nearly every delegate In tho convention
turned to him as tho logical candidate, and
when the tide turned his way his nomina
tion wns generously and heartily madt
unanimous.
Henry L. Goold
Henry L. Goold, n cundldnto for ro-eloc-tlon
as a member of thu board of regents of
the t'nlverslty of Nebraska, has served a
six-year term acceptably to both tho pub
lic and the educational Interests of the
statu.
Slnco Mr. Goold has been a member of
the board ho hns devoted much attention
to tho agricultural and stock raising In
terests of the state, having been especially
octivo In building up tho ngi Iculturnl de
partment of the university, which was not
In existence nt the time of his election.
Now tho university has n short winter
course designed especially for farmers' sons
and n three-year course, both of which are
In very successful operation During his
term of service Mr. Goold hns seen the at
tendance grow from about 1.100 to nearlv
2.500.
Mr. Goold was born In Knox county. Illi
nois, In 1851 and received his education at tho
Northwestern university at Kvnnstnn. He
camo to Nebrnsko fifteen years ago and set
tled at Ogalalla, where ho has slnco been
engaged In stock raising. Mr. Goold has
not been conspicuous ns an otllce seeker
but rather as a party worker and has
served two terms on the statu central com
mittee. When elected In Ib'X, he led the
ticket by more than 1,000 votes.
Carl Julius Ernst
Carl Julius Ernst, born In Glrblgsdorf, a
suburb of the city of Ooerlltz, province of
Silcsln, Prussia. He camo to America with
Ills father and settled at Nebraska City in
May, 1SCS. Until 1S72 ho was employed In
the book storo of N. S. Harding & Co. nt
Nebraska City, then changed to the Otoe
County National bank, same town, remain
ing In its employ until February 1, 1870.
llo went to Lincoln February 1, 1870, to
accept a position offered In thu 15. & M.
land department, recommended to A. B.
Touzalln, then land commissioner, by Hon.
J. Sterling Morton. He was advanced from
time to time until appointed cashier of the
land department, October 1. 1SS0.
About Jnuunry, 18S7, Mr. Touzalln, then
president uf the Chicago, Hurllngton &
Noitherii, purchased thu consolidated
horse car lines of Lincoln and offered Mr.
Krnst tho position of mnnngor. Krnst had
been, ns a matter of fact, a prime mover In
thu original organization of the Lincoln
Street Hallway company, chartered In 188.",.
Thu offer was accepted and tho position In
tho Hurllngton land department resigned,
April 1, 1SS7. In 1S00 Ernst assisted In
selling tho street railway property to an
other syndicate. At the same tlmu a change
In thu n. & M. land department occurred
nnd Krnst received tho nppolntinent of as
sistant land commissioner, In charge of tho
Nebraska land grout, taking effect Novem
ber 1, 1890. As fooii ob this was learned
tho new owners of the street railways of
Lincoln offered Krnst tho position of man
ager of tho much enlarged and electrically
equipped system, nt Incrensed pay, hut he
(Continued on Seventh Page.)
HANKKHS WHO ATTRNDKD THE MKKTING OF THE STATE ASSOCIATION IN OMAHA Photo for The flee by a Staff Aartlst.