Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1894)
fj "S?eX THE COURIER Mrs. Al. Hargraves and daughter Miss Blancho left Wednesday for Boston. Miss Dewey left on Monday for Washington, D. C. Miss Fannie Buttoriiold, Miss Fors and Miss Hydo wont to Hot Springs, S. D., Saturday. Ray Welch is at Spirit Lake. fc .i Hot Springs. S. D. Since my last letter I have visited about all the places of interest in and around this very delightful resort, Cascade Springs, twelve miles away hardly repays one for the trip. The road is rough and the least attractive of any about here. The small town is not in a flourishing state, work having been stopped on nearly all the 'struc tures. A very beautiful bath house has just been opened, said to have cost 825,000, with marble tubs and no end of modern extrava gant improvements. As the railroad does not run within six miles it looks very much as it a forturae had been struck. Tally-ho coach es run every morning to Wind Cave. The road takes one past Battle Mountain where the fight for possession of these Springs took placo between the Sioux and the Cheyennes in the Bad Lands. The cave is really wonderful with the ninety miles of sultcrranean passages. It was here, you will remember, that Johnson the mind reader found the needle after a three days search. The most pictur esque drives are through Hot and Cold Brook Canons. The scene throughout the former is wild and is majistic with its wind ing roads and over-hanging cliffs. The Chautauqua grounds are well situated on one of the prottiest spots of the canon. The Assembly held their last meeting for this year on Saturday, when the Hon. John McShane gave an address, and yesterday there was a large excursion on the B. & M. R. R. to Deadwood and Spearfish leaving here at 3:30 a. m. and returning tho same evening at 9:30 p. in. Mrs. John McShane and party wero among the number. Saturday evening's dance was the largest of the season. On Monday, in honor of Mrs. Yates and her party, Mrs. Lellar en tertained at tea at her very pretty cottage on the hill. Quite a little muffled excitement was caused at tho Hotel EvanB by the resignation of Manager Hugh, but as Mr. EvanB is most anxious to re-instate him we trust it will be amicably arranged. The ladies here at the hotel are having a progressive euchre party this afternoon, a very daintily embroidered centre piece hangs up as " head prize. This weeks arrivals include Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Bennett, Mr. Charles H. Wilson, Mr. Brock, Mr. Bindorff, Miss ButterKeld, Miss Foor, Miss Hyde, Mr. Ben Paddock. W. Q. B. .. IN OMAHA. Mrs. H. A. Yates, Miss Bessie Yates and Master Hal Yates are home from a two weeks" visit to Hot Springs, S, D. MissJentie Yates has returnod from St. City. Joseph and Kansas Mr. John Collins and Mr. ing trip to Sheridan. - H. A. Yates leave today for a fish THE -GALL is brighter and better than ever. Prints something every day for everybody. It prints all the news of the World but it is pre-emiiently a Lincoln home paper, you know all this why not tell yoU friends? It is the brightest, neatest and newsiest daily in this city. All tre Associated Press news. 10 cents per week by Carrier. Office 1020 P Street. Telephone 85. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Bennott will spend tho month of August in tho Adirondacks. General Hawloy returned from tho west on Tuesday. Quite a number of people returned from "lot Springs on Sunday, including Mr. C. E. Yost, Mr. Ed. Smith, Mr. A. F. Hudson, Mr. Charles Dietz, Mr. J. E. Wagner and Mr. J. E. Gcorgo. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Bennett who have been at Hot Springs of tho past week aro expected homo today. THE WRONG TIME. An editor was fired out of church because in a spirit of absent mindedness, while the congregation was singing tho lines of an old familiar hymn ho bawled out: Lot every kindred every tribe, on this tergestrial ball, pui down their their dollars and subscribe, and w'll receipt for all." Why is it that moro glasses aro worn now than formerly, and is it true that "the American peoplo like to bo humbugged"" in regard to spectacles? was asked Mr. Hallet, tho well-known jeweler and opti cian by a Courier representative. "Well," said Mr. Hallet, "one reason more glasses are worn is because recent investigation has brought to light tho fact that a great many head troubles, such as neuralgia and headache are directly traceable to defeotivo eyes. Why, I have had people say to mo that they would givo anything in tho world to get rid of the headache, some who havo paid out a great deal of money trying to got rid of it, too; and upon examination I would find them suffering from a visional defect which a pair of pro perly and carefully fitted glasses would remove, thus removing tho headache also. In regard to tho second part of your question would say somo peo plo do. Yes, they will buy of somo traveling quack, who will make a salo whether his customer is in need of glasses or not, well knowing that he will not be hero long enough to suffer tho conse quences. Then too, they cannot sell a good article as cheap as we can. Peoplo will got their eyes ruined by buying of somo peddler and will then come to us and have an expensive pair fitted in which they are in absolute need of, thus making it costly exper ience.'' "Then wo have a great many lenses ground to order." This statementhe corroborated by showing his order book in which wero a goodly number of orders. "We make a specialty of the Diamond brand but sell others. So my friend," said Mr. Hallett, as he hastened away to wait on some customers, when you want a pair of glasses properly fitted and reasonable in price, coino in and we'll fit you. Wo ex amine eyes free." We havo a fine lino of trouserings. Jeckell bros., tailors, 119 no 13 street. Tho best soda water in the city at Hawke"s Pharmacy. Hdrlbut & co. have moved to 113 north 11 where they aro pre pared to serve you. Sco Sislkr Beforo ordering Ice Cream, he can savo you money. 133 south 12th street. Phono 630. Albert D. Hayden, Notary Public and general stenographer Room 5 City Block. Phono 174. :