THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: ,PtDAY. OCTOBER 16. 160.
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FUTURE OF OUR AK-SAR-BEN
Tull aid rm Diacuuioa of It Short
coming and Defect.
SUGGESTIONS ALSO FOR IMPROVEMENT
mtirrt that Have Brea Oatgrewa
r Fallal t Meet wlik Aa
reva! hala Be
Dltrtrlfl.
OMAHA, Oct. K To the Editor of The
Baa Now that the Ak-Par-Ben festivitie
ra over for thi year and the ueces of
the undertaking aa a whole beyond ques
tion. I take It that a person can call at
tention to some of It shortcomings and in
dulge In tone pertinent criticism without
putting himself in the category of a
"knocker." Ak-Bar-Ben hii dene much for
Omaha, but eUll hu much to do, and un
less vi are willing to recognise its weak
pota and attempt to remedy them In time,
the difHcult.es ahead are bound to In
crease and or.e or two year cf f.nancial
failure may founder it into rhlnwreck.
Ak-Sar-Ben started out ten years ufo on
a, comparatively modest scale, ar.d ha
gradually extended until today It Includes
a large number of distinct and separate
features. Let ane take them up one by one,
explaining what they are. and then we
will be able to discuss more Intelligently
what parte should be retained, what trans
formed or improved, and what discontinued
altogether.
The Secret Society aaa Initiation.
Ak-Bar-Ben is a huge secret society with
a membership recruited each year from
among the business men and citizens of
Omaha. The annual dues are 110, which
Include Initiation fee as well as entitling
members to all the privilege of attend
ing street parades, ball and annual ban
quet or dramatic performance. The initia
tion ritual la the most elaborate that has
been prepared for any secret society in
existence and each member is required to
be initiated each year. The weekly meet
ing for intlation of new members are so
cial gatherings for good fellowship and en
tertainment not only of members, but also
cf guest from abroad for all of whom re
freshment are provided.
The Street Paareaats.
Ak-Sar-Ben puts on each year two street
pageants one a daylight parade and the
other a night parade. The daylight parade
is varied from year to year, while the
night parade has consisted of electrically
illuminated floats arranged In series to rep
resent a chosen theme. The parades have
always been free to all who choose to view
them men, women and children Irrespect
ive of residence in or out of Omaha.
The Grssd Toart Ball.
Thl affair has been Intended to rank as
a society function. The ceremonial Is quite
elaborate, culminating In the crowning of a
king and the selection by him of the queen,
which is followed by dancing with intermis
sion for a supper for the participants, t'p
to the present year It has been possible for
outsiders to be admitted as spectators, but
this year the ball waa reserved exclusively
for members and their accompanying
ladle.
The Mask Ball.
Only one mask ball has been promoted by
Ak-Par-Ben and that In an experimental
way. It was designed to be a more popular
re.. ex of the grand court ball, with price
within the reach of all. In a word, to fur
nish amusement and entertainment for the
people who could not afford to attend the
larger affair.
The Street Fair.
The street fair I a cheap imitation of the
Midway of our two exposition. A ground
work tat the amusement feature is af
forded by the booth containing exhibit
of merchandise from our retail store and
the display of agricultural products labeled
"County Fair," but the backbone of It is
the line of merry-go-round and sideshow,
with the confetti concession at each cor
ner. The music and the free performance
serve to draw the flies.
The Aaanal Meeting.
The annual meeting has usually taken the
fenn of a banquet attended by all the
rn embers and followed by a business ses
sion. List year the banquet was omitted
and Instead all the tickets of a theatrical
performance were purchased and distrib
uted to the member to make sure that
they would attend in sufficient number to
permit of the transaction of business.
So much for Ak-Sar-Ben as It has been
evolved in the course of ten years' de
velopment. Now for a little criticism and
uggestion.
Set Limit to the Kaaabera.
Ak-Sar-Ben' continuance depend upon
th perpetuation of the secret society. Here
1 where It novelty is most striking. Her
1 where It ha attained fame far and wide.
It 1 useless to deny, however, that there
ha been much whispered complaint about
the methods anil management of the order.
The board of twelve governors ha grad
ually become a close corporation, replen
ished when vacancies occur or expire by
co-optation. True, a form of recommenda
tion by the full membership Is preserved,
but these recommendations seem to have
no weight with the board of governora In
fnct few cf the new governors in late year
have been selected from the list recom
mended at the annual meeting. There 1
perhaps some reason for this, because the
recommendations have not been partic
ularly happy. It Is, moreover, highly de
sirable that all the business Interest of
th community be represented on the board
and also that the men be qualified for the
work they are to do, and with a pro
miscuous membership, Influenced by all the
consideration that figure In ordinary wire
pulling, the chance are that these essen
tial are overlooked.
The present condition, therefore, are
really a natural result of the unwieldy
expanalon of th society. Thl year over
t,SU member were enrolled, with various
unpleasant consequences, to say nothing
of th labor and expense Incurred In drum
ming up applicant for admission. It seem
to me that a limit ahould be put upon the
membership roll. One thousand member
would be quit enough, and In that case
root discrimination could be exercised In
the make-up of th organization. During
the first few year every application for
membership had to be paased on and ap
proved by the board of governor, and any
member had a right to protest against
being associated with any applicant to
whom h objected, the same as in any
other secret society. There 1 no reason
why thl feature should not be reintro
duced. .
114 I .Permanent Bfeniberaaln,
The membership thea should also be
mad permanent, a was suggested by Th ,
Be a year ago, although annual initia
tion might stUI be required. Thl would
do away with a large part of th work
of the hustling commute and the chances
are that there would be always a waiting,
list ready for the place that might be
vacated by resignation or uspenaloa. With
a mora select membership, too, some
cbem tf popuiur government could doubt
less) bo worked out by which the govern
or would In th last Instance, at least,
derive their authority from the entire rank
and file. The revenue from due would
dubtlne.s be nortalled, but so also would
th expense of enrollment and initiation
to greater proportion. The free initiation
of out-of-town guest should be continued.
Am that ceuailtut. en of the ctuet Laiio-
flt reaped by our business people and by
th city a a whole.
Repeat the Electrical Parade.
The electrical parade given thl year. In
my Judgment, could not bo Improved, and
I believe that 1 the concensus of opinion
of those who witnessed it and are able to
compare it with previous rtreet psgeant
here and elsewhere. The principal com
ment I have heard about the psrade la
"What a pity that such a beautiful spec
tacle, the result bf so much thought, labor
and expense, should be lort after a sing-.
exhibition." The cost of the elctricJ
parade Is largely In the creation nd In
stallation, the building of the floats and
the making cf the costumes. The outlay
on the principal parade night Is compar
atively small and the parade could be re
peated without much additional curt. I
believe It would pay to repeat the electrical
parade at least once. It would not hurt
any of us to have a second opportunity
to take in this Inspiring sight, and it
would surely enable many to see it who
cannot do so when it is given but once.
Jarealle Pared for Dsy.
The Ak-Sar-Ken day parades have, with .
few exceptions, been disappointments. The I
noraae m.s !r, . , r. the present trouble, have been conspicuous
ingenuity, tini gave me imprraMoii ui
cheapness. There was not a single educa-
RISE AND FALL OF WAGGAMAN
Extent of the Collapse of a Bal Estate
Boomer in Washington.
SOME WESTERN PEOPLE AMONG VICTIMS
Catholic lastltatloa aaa Catholic
Clergysaea Exteaslvely Iavelved
Story of a Boons that Did
Hot Paa Oat.
The failure of Thomas E. Wsggaman. a
noted reil estate speculator In Washington,
Involves a large number of people In and
out of the national capital, besides banks,
tru.t companies, religious and educational
corporations. Several prominent people In
the west are creditora for various sums.
among them being Archbishop Keane of
Dubuque and Eishop Garrigan bf Sioux
City.
The Wsggaman family, of which
Thomas E. Wsggaman is the principal In
tlonal or Instructive feature about It. It
produced a laugh that was at once forgot
ten. The local hits were lnccmprehentible
to the visiting strangers. I heard several
parents declare that It was a shame to
close the public schools and take the chil
dren away from their lessons to let them
look at such a pointless entertainment.
I want to suggest an entirely new de
parture for the day parade, one by which It
can be made as elevating and satisfying as
the electrical night parades. Let the day
parade be an Ak-Sar-Ben, Jr., parade.
Have a series of Inexpensive float pre
psred illustrating some theme within the
understanding of the Juvenile mind. Have
the floats manned by boys under 1C. Have
the parade as carefully planned and exe
cuted as the n'ght parade. Have it sched
uled for the middle of the afternoon so-es
to interfere as little as possible with school
work. Every father and mother would be
Interested in such a parade, and people
would bring their children from all the
towns round about to witness it
Take Ball Bark to the Den.
The court ball should be taken back to
the den. The Auditorium does not offer
the facilities for a ball upon this scale. The
difficulties met with this year would be
largely obviated by the curtailment In the
membership, already proponed. With 1,000
members the floor would not be over
crowded. Instead of being made an item
of expense the ball ought to bring a net
profit by the sale of spectators' ticket.
The innovations in the ceremonial this
year were, however, a great improvement
and should be retained. The ball should
be spread out still further aa a society
event by creating more interest in outside
towns and the invited guests from abroad
should be given some part in the pre
liminary proceedings rather than left to
sit alone a wall flower in the back
ground.
An Ak-Sar-Bea, Jr Ball.
The masked ball waa not a how'lng suc
cess and I doubt whether it can be made
to come up to expectations. The govern
ors should not try it again. In its place
I would suggest a children's fancy dress
ball held at the den, say from 7 to 10:30
o'clock. The children' ball should be a
royal court ball in miniature. The child
ren taking the roles on the floats In the
Ak-Sar-Bei, Jr., parade should have parts
In the ceremonial attending the crowning
of King Ak-Sar-Ben, Jr., and the selec
tlon of his queen. The children should be
organised to represent the various court
personage and furnish their own maids
of honor, ladles in waiting, etc. The In
terest of the children would Interest all
their parent and relatives, and the spec
tators' seats would surely be overflowing.
X More StTeet Fair.
The street fair ha run It course and
It is high time to cut it out. It ha be
come a demoralising factor and no matter
what it financial return It 1 dong more
harm than good. It is the promoter of
rowdyism and looseness. Th sideshows
have nothing elevating In them and the
merry-go-round can be patronized Just aa
well at the summer garden. The con
fettl nuisance has become an unbearable
abomination that should have been stopped
long ago. The merchants are unwilling to
make attractive displays of their goods la
the flimsy booths provided for them. The
streets are torn up, pavements ruined and
the whole street fair savor of a mall
country town. If It eem advisable to
have something In It place that will draw
dime and not disgust, let our merchants
get up a respectable industrial exposition
for a week or two in the Auditorium In
conjunction with th county fair and
strive for aomethlng Instructive aad ar
tistic in all departments. Such an expo
sition can be made of real value, especlslly
If combined with a co-operative exhibit
by our schools and similar Institutions.
Give I' Kew IllamlBotloas.
Incidentally, let me voloe the demand
for something new in the way of Illumina
tion. Our atreet illuminations are with
out question fine, but the novelty ha worn
off. We have had the same thing now
for tern successive year. The people are
paying enough for these illumination to
have some new design Introduced such as
have been used in Ban FranciBco, Chicago,
Baltimore and St. Louis in conection with
the big national conventlona
A few dollar more for attractive dec
oration of down town buildings would
not be amiss either. We had some beau
tiful decoration during the early years of
Ak-Sar-Ben, but the incentive seem to
have lapsed. Prize for the best decor
ated building would doubtless restore what
1 lacking.
All thl 1 submitted with the very beat
Intention, with the hope that those who
are la authority in the management of Ak-Sar-Bea
will give them serious considera
tion. X. Y. Z.
In the business and social life of Wash
ington for half a century. On eeveral oc
casions members of Omaha's social t
have enjoyed the hospitality of the Wsg
gaman home hospltai'.y as lavish as and
dispensed in a city noted for its social ex
travagance. The history of the family In this coun
try goes back to Captain Ephraim Wsg
gaman, who wa sheriff of Worcester
county, Maryland, in 1732. His children
Intermarried with the well known families
of Woodford and Ennals. The oldest son
of Captain Wsggaman wa Henry Wool
ford, and he had three sons, namely:
George A. Waggsman, who settled In
Louisiana and was rent to the United
Btate seriate In 1SS1; .Dr. Henry Wagga
man of Dorchester and Thomas Ennals
Waggaman, who married Martha Jefferson
Tyle-r, sister of President John Tyler.
There were three sons from this mar
riage, two of whom. Major Gwrge W.
Waggaman, V. S. A., and Floyd W. Wag
gaman, died without Issue. John H. Was- j Cardinal Gibbons, KS.0U0; estate of Pedro
gaman, the eldest, lived to an advanced J Gonzales, administrator diocese of Havana,
age and died in Washington, where
' excess of all claim. Th value placed
upon the various asset by Wsggaman are
deemed excessive, and Washington opinion
Is that the property will not pay out by
ll,tK, 000 worse than expected.
"The failure 1 worse than was ex
pected," write the Washington corre
spondent of the Philadelphia Ledger. "Th
first item that destroy confidence in th
situation 1 th entry giving a valuation
by Mr. Waggaman and his attorney of
upward of IWO.OTO to hi art gallery. Thl
is alleged absurd by Judge who know th
Waggaman collection.
"It can be taken aa coming from th
best attainable authority in the matter
that Mr. Waggaman collection cf pic
ture and hi ceramic cost him less than
J4&0.000. Some of the picture will bring
more than Mr. Waggaman paid.
"The collection of ceramic is the best
part of Mr. Waggaman' art wealth. It
was mad with great car by competent
men. He has invested in rare old Chinese
and Japanese pieces upward of S150.000.
Such a collection would no doubt more
than hold up at forced sale, as there ar
things In It that collectors would want.
"The real estate part of the asset Is
something that core of Washington deal
ers have been discussing, and ft Is the
general opinion that the figures have for
some reason been put too high. Mr. Wag
gaman holds his Woodland land at tl a
foot. It is three miles from the White
House. The California syndicate I push
ing off its land in that section in sharp
competition.
"Good Judge say that the Waggaman
land would do well if It brought ii cent.
At $1 a foot the tract wouid be worth
3.000,000. Instead of the assets running
Sl.0O.OflO over the liabilities good Judges of
real estate say thst they will be that much
or more, less than the claims.
Clerical Creditors.
The 11st of creditors of Mr. Waggaman
reads much like a directory of the Catholic
church. The secured creditors are: Catho
lic Viuversity of America, Wsl.lSi (regard
ing the value of the securities given to the
university, the Washington Star say they
are appraised at only tlu0,X); James
Orchard : Wilhelm (Earpet Co.
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HELIGlOl .
Pop riu 1 ald to be devoting several
hour each day to a systematic study of th
huuufy of European politic.
Ke. W. B. Beabury, psetor of th Con-
gaHonai cnurcn or weiiesiey Hina,
as-., is about to leave this country lor
fias
China, w here he will build a Christian col
lege at Bhangsha.
Rev. Wilson B. Fritch of Attleboro, Mass.,
has fully derided to go on the dramatic
stage. He has resigned as pa or of the
Pllsrtm church and will make fats first ap
pearance In "Hamlet-"
Bishop W. W. Cluff of the Mormon church
at Salt Lake City has arrived in Mexk-o,
charged with the mission cf purchasing
large tracts of and upon which Mormon
colonies will be established.
Rev. Thomaa Scott Baeen. who was chap
lain of Admiral Farragui's squaiirun dur
ing the civil war. recently died at Buck
eyestown, Md. He was the author ot sev
eral book and pamphlet on religious sub
jects. It Is an unwritten law of th Protestant
Episcopal church of the t'liited Btates that
no man shall be a bishop who is not an
American citizen. Thl. and this only, is
th reason why Father Osborne, bishop
elect cf the eliooes of Illinois, lis re
nounced allegiance to Great liritain and
Income a cltist-n of the Culted States.
More than ITc.UOu was raised at the thres
Bir-vLUigs of th Christian and Mitonary
al.ao held in Kew York City, Bjnoay
It was the day set apart when, aa Kev.
lr. A. H. Sinipeon put It, th members
and friends bf the Christian alliance
would have the opportunity to show how
much faith they had in the work. At the
end of th afternoon session I'r Simpson,
overwhelmed, Aliouied: "Btop gtvlnt top
until lujiltht. ' The receipts were fully up
to the highest which the alliance has col
lected In Kew York City on one of then
annual collection days, although the emo
tional character of the meeting waa some
what tuned do wa
nts
four sons now reside The eldest of these
is Thomas E Waggaman.
Wa seaman's Start.
Toung T. E. Waggaman started his
business life in Washington by selling pa
pers. Then he went into the real estate
business and in a few years was known
as one of the four prominent real estate
men in the district.
During this time he had become a con
vert to the Catholic faith and wa con
spicuous as a churchman. When the work
of Governor Shepherd of Washington re
sulted In a decided rise of real estate
values in the city and lis suburbs, Wag
gaman had considerable 'capital at his
command, largely from Catholic sources.
From that period up to 1832 the city grew
rapidly, and as Mr. Waggaman's invest
ments enhanced In value and 'became part
of Washington proper they were disposed
of, and a large portion of the proceeds re
Invested in real estate holdings in the
outskirts and suburbs.
His business continued to extend rap
Idly, largely through his church acquaint
ance, but In some measure through his
ability to make paying investments. The
rate of Interest he paid to investors was
i per cent, and he continued this rate
even during the occasional slumps In real
estate values, when his competitors found
S and even 4 per cent too high. During
these years his business standing was en
hanced, money for Investment poured In
upon him in constantly Increasing
amounts, and his personal fortune grew
correspondingly.
Wsggaman' misfortune began in 1H"!. In
that year he wa recognized as the fore
most real estate broker in Washington; hi
wealth was variously estimated at from
11,000.000 to 110,000,000, people fell over one
another in their anxiety to hand him money
to Invest.
t'p to this time he had made It hi in
variable practice to secure Investor by
straight out mortgages on the property pur
chased for them, but a he acquired more
and more unimproved and consequently un
productive holdings, and real estate gener
ally began to depreciate, he changed hi
tactics. To some investor he gave col
lateral notes, to other his own personal
notes and to other simply a receipt for the
money deposited with him.
Speenlatlon Overdone.
As a result of hi heavy dealing, Mr.
Waggaman found himself land poor, and
there apparently Is no doubt remaining
that during the last few years he robbed
Peter to pay Paul, that he took th money
of one investor to improve property held
In his own name, that he took money placed
with him by one client to reimburse an
other client or to pay Interest on the
various notes or mortgages outstanding
against himself. The funds of the Cath
olic university In hi hands, a treasurer
of the Institution, were used in this way,
as was the money of hi Individual clients,
poor and rich alike.
The Catholic university is Mr. Wagga
man' largest creditor, a about $900,000 of
th funds of the Institution were in hi
hand for investment. The legal battle up
to date ha been largely due to the fact
that some time before hi failure, Mr. Wag
gaman secured the university by a deed of
trust on Woodley park, hi suburban prop
erty, which it Is now asserted wa pur
chased with university funds, although the
land was acquired about five year before
Mr. Waggaman became treasurer of the in
stitution. The other creditor of th Wag
gaman firm allege that In making the deed
of trust Waggaman illegally made the uni
versity a preferred creditor.
To return to the largest creditor of the
Waggaman firm, the Catholic university, It
I not improbable, according to information
published in the Kew York Sun, that th
deed of trust on th Woodley property
given to the institution may prove less val
uable than wa at first expected. It Is
known that one of the largest financial in
stitution of Washington hold a first mort
gage on th property, executed some year
ago. to th amount of (300.000. In addition
there are various other notes, secured by
mortgages on part of tb Woodley park
tract.
The total amount of clatma, secured and
unsecured, against Waggaman exceed
H.000.000, of which nearly K00,000 is due the
Catholic university, one of the secured
creditora Waggaman' assets, listed last
week, total IE, 600, 000. more than $1,000,000 In
treasurer of the Blenee de la Iglesla, G,24u;
Rev. Michael Fltzpatrlck, $1,900; Sisters of
the Visitation, Georgetown, $41,000; presi
dent and directors of Georgetown college,
$10,000; Bishop P. J. Donohue. $10,000; Bishop
P. J. Donohue, executor of D. O'Connor,
$2,000; Rev. D. J. Stafford, $1,000; Rev. A.
Bontiou, treasurer, $6,500; Rev. Francis
Bishoff, $700; Rev. J. J. Bowler, $3,000; Rev.
James A. Cunningham, $4,000.
In the list of unsecured creditors are the
names of Pope Pius X. Mgr. Falconio,
apostolic . delegate; Archbishop Sbarrettl,
Archbishop Keane, $6,000; Bishop Donohue,
Bishop Garrigan. $111.50; Archbishop Far
ley, Bishop Rooker of Jaro, P. I.; Bishop
Turner of Atlanta and scores of Catholic
clergymen.
Besides the above there are over 600
creditors. Including banks, lalorers, servsnl
girls, widows and numerous trust estates.
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An Ideal place to spend the winter. Three
springs, all noted for their bealth-glvlng
properties. Hot and cold baths free. Rates
ll 00 a dsy .or 136 a month. W. M. LX
VERN, Proprietor. Rogers. Ark.
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Brain Fmr. Locomotor AUixv Rheumatism,
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LABOR AKD IXDl'ITRV.
Wa pay about JT.OOO.WO a year for bananas.
Japan has recently placed orders for
fL'.Ouu.OUO worth of American machine tool. !
The dock workers' strike at Marseii:ea.
France, lasted forty days and cost the
community $16,00t),00u. I
A recent census shows there are 18, (loo '
people employed on the World fair
grounds at 6t Louis. I
There ar SS.OO0 carriage and wagon ;
worker in the t'nlted States and Canada; I
30.UU0 of them ar organised.
The coal production cf the United States i
ha increased from li2.447.7Pl ton in 1M1 '
to S19,lS.! in 1901. Over 1U0 per cent In- I
crease in the output of the commodity.
According to the reports of the geological
urvey of Canada for the last year, r- 1
cently issued, since 1896 upward of tuT.OuO,
OuO worth of gold has been shipped out of
the Canadian Tukon.
Blr Richard Bankel estimates that Ire
land's bogs contain the equivalent of
5. Hot), 000.000 tons of coal, and he advocates
creating power for vanea industries by
converting the fuel into electricity on th
pot.
There are 614,0fi0 member of the PVench
trade unions. The organizations, although
small, with an average membership of only
170, are rapidly growing, their numbers
having more than doubled within the last
eight or ten year.
John B. Carder, labor unionist, wa
elected mayor of Rutland, Vt., by a plu
rality of ' votes over Mayor D. W. Teai
ple, independent, and Henry W. Bpofford,
republican. Rutland Is the place where
the union machinists were mulcted out of
K,s00 in a damage suit for boycotting.
America Is to manufacture typewriters
for Syria the machine being fitted with
a new alphabet of titty characters, which
was arrangea recently oy Bt4lm Haddad,
a Syrian artist and Inventor. The actual
Syrian alphabet contains 630 characters.
Since 19"0 the number of motor cars
taxed in Franc has increased from l.tsfl
to U.tM. In the am lapse of time the
total number of horses In ihe country has
decreased by nesrly tl.WO, the present fig
ure being l.J46.0uO, while that of hor
drawn vehicles has diminished bv no less
than 246.47a. But there are stlil l,J76,iU
of them in use.
In accordance with th resolutions
adopted at th recent St. Louis conven
tion of the International Typographical
union, that organisation is new taking a
referendum vote of the members to de
termine whether or not the organisation
shall pledge itself to the eifht-hour day.
The vote must be returned to headquarter
not later than October 21.
Bold by Bherman A McConnell Drug Co.
First impressions often produce lasting
results. Then why not have your
office stationery of the best.
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LO'S
WOR
FAIR
3QUTE
The Above and all other leading magazines will be found on tht
news counters at
Matthews. 122 South 15th Street
'Phone 31H J
Elegant Pullman Sleeping Cars,
Reclining Chair Cars, seats free.
EXCURSION TICKETS
NOW ON SALE.
A handsome World's Fair folder containing complete information,
views of buildings, etc., and map of St Louis, will be sent free on
request to
See local agents for further information.
T.F.GODFREY. TOM HUGHES.
Pass, and Ticket Agt., Oasha, Reb. Traveling Passenger gent.
H. O. TOWNSEND,
centre! pess. entl Ticket Agent. , ST. L031X, CO.