SOMETHING TO MAKE YOU THINK.
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color, which proves that color, after all, isn’t really the thing that causes
friction—if it were so, what would happen to the other dark races who stand
in high favor? It is only a reminder that immediately opens a chasm be
tween the two races. Why, no sane person has ever given a plausible solu
tion.
Thousands of instances could be cited where members of the race are
successfully “passing.” By successful is meant they are giving entire satis
faction in every way to their employer, have reached the highest points along
life’s social and economic highway. But let it be known that one drop of
rinrk blood is theirs, and the employer discharges them, friends and business
associates drop away from them one by one, until they find themselves either
alone or back in the fold with their darker brother.
Today the world is startled to find that Mrs. Frank Leslie, who recently
passed away, was the child of Charles Follin of New Orleans, and a colored
. woman who had been a slave. She moved all of her life in the highest social
circles, and left by her will something like $2,000,000 to the woman suffrage
movement. Let us suppose she had been discovered some years ago; instead
of soaring like an aeroplane she would have dropped like a parachute. Such
is justice in this land of the free and home of the brave, even when the al
mighty dollar is in the balance.
There is honor even among thieves and we who are a shade darker than
our brother who is “passing” can brush elbows with him daily, and for his
sake, not know him. It is well for the peace of mind of seventy-five per cent
of real Americans, especially in the Southern states, that their lineage is not j
tiaced as was Mrs. Leslie’s.
EVENTS AND PERSONS.
The beautiful home of Dr. and
Mrs. L. E. Britt, 2619 Maple street,
was the scene of unusual gayety on
Wednesday afternoon when Shaffer
chapter O. E. S. entertained its
members with a kensington, followed
by a five-course luncheon. The house
was artistically decorated with holly
Christmas bells and flowers. The
members of the chapter look forward
to a series of these meetings during
the coming season.
The funeral services of John Bone
who died Sunday morning at his late
residence, 3330 Miami street, was held
from the Obee undertaking parlors
Tuesday, December 28. The Rev. W.
F. Botts officiated.
Miss Margaret Harris of Hudson,
Kans., is the guest of Mrs. Josiah
Brown, 1514 Burdette street. Miss
Hudson formely taught in Reeves,
Okla., and Topeka, Kans.
The Woman’s auxiliary of the
Church of St. Philip the Deacon give
their annual birthday party at the
rectory today from 3 to 9 o’clock.
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Mrs. Allen of Marshall, Mo., who
has been visiting her daughters, Mrs.
E. Vincent and Mrs. Reynolds, left
for her home Sunday.
Mrs. T. P. Mahammitt entertained
Thursday afternoon of last week in
honor of her house guest, Mrs. Bar
bee of Denver, and of Miss Margaret
La Cour, who has returned from Cali
fornia.
Woodrow Macklin, the 3-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. George Mack
lin of Lake street, who has been sick,
is recovering.
The Leap Year club will give a
ball January 3 at Peteraon hall,
Twenty-fourth and Burdette streets.
NEW RECORD MADE.
The authorities at Muskogee have
just established a record that is highly
creditable to themeslves and very
promising for the further advance
ment of Oklahoma. In withstanding
a mob bent on lynching two accused
Negroes, these officials have per
formed a real service not only to their
community, but to civilization gener
ally. It has long been the prevalent
practice in the southland of this coun
try for the sheriff, or whoever hap
pened to be in charge of the prisoner,
to make a “little resistance,” after
which the mob would have its way.
Mobs have even penetrated into a
state’s prison and taken therefrom a
man later on to be lynched. This prac
tice has not been entirely confined to
the south, but is reprehensible where
ever it exists. It is lawlessness car
ried to the limit, and is subversive of
every element of freedom. Our liber
ties finally rest upon the law and
under our form of government, no
sophistry nor inverse logic should be
permitted to excuse or palliate mob
violence. If the example of Oklahoma
has its proper effect, we will hear of
fewer lynchings.—Editorial Omaha
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NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.
Notice is hereby given that we, the
undersigned, in order to form a cor
poration for the purposes hereinafter
stated, under and pursuant to the
provisions of the laws -of the State
of Nebraska, do hereby certify as fol
lows:
ARTICLE I.
NAME.
The name of the corporation shall
be, Obee Undertaking Co.
ARTICLE II.
LOCATION.
The location of its principal and reg
istered office shall be in the City of
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska,
but this corporation is empowered and
authorized to maintain and conduct
offices in any part of the United
States.
ARTICLE III.
NATURE OF BUSINESS.
The objects for which this corpora
tion is formed are: To acquire by
purchase, gift, devise, lease or other
wise acquire, and to own, hold, buy
or sell, convey, lease, mortgage and
incumber real estate, and other prop
erty, personal or mixed.
To enter into, make, perform and
carry out contracts of every kind or
for any lawful purpose, with any per
son, firm, association or corporation,
so far as the same may be necessary
and incidental to the carrying out of
the purposes of this corporation.
To mortgage, sell, convey or other
wise dispose of real, personal or mixed
property.
To carry on a general undertaking
business; to manufacture any and all
goods necessary for use in or about
the conduct of a general undertaking
business.
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Without in any manner or in any
particular limiting any of the objects
or powers of the corporation, :t is
hereby expressly declared and pro
vided, that the corporation shall have
power to issue bonds and any other
obligations in payment for property
purchased or acquired by it,, or for
any other object in or about its busi
ness.
To mortgage or pledge any stocks,
bonds or other obligations, or any
property which may be acquired by
it; to secure any bonds or obligations
by it issued or incurred; to guarantee
any. dividends or bonds or contracts
or other obligations; to make and per
form contracts of any kind and des
cription; and in carrying on its busi
ness, or for the purpose of attaining
or furthering any of its objects; to do
any and all other acts and things and
to exercise any and all other powers
which a co-partnership or natural per
son could do or exercise and which now
or hereafter may be authorized by law.
The foregoing clause shall be con
strued both as objects and powers,
and it is hereby expressly provided
that the foregoing enumeration of spe
cific powers shall not be held to limit
or restrict in any manner the powers
of this corporation.
ARTICLE IV.
CAPITAL STOCK.
The total authorized capital stock of
this corporation is twenty thousand
($20,000.00) dollars, divided into two
hundred (200) shares of the par value
of one hundred ($100.00) dollars each,
to be fully paid at the commencement
of the business of this corporation.
ARTICLE V.
COMMENCEMENT OP’ BUSINESS.
This corpration shall begin business
on the 27th day of December, 1915,
and continue fifty (50) years unless
dissolved by the vote of four-fifth of
the capital stock of the corporation,
or unless otherwise dissolved accord
ing to law.
ARTICLE VI.
INDEBTEDNESS.
The highest amount of indebtedness
or liability to which this corporation
shall at any time be subject to, shall
not exceed two-thirds of the paid-up
and subscribed capital stock of the
corporation.
ARTICLE VII.
DIRECTORS.
The directors of this corporation
shall be three in number and the in
corporators of this corporation shall
act as directors of the same until the
first annual meeting of the stock
holders and until their successors are
elected and qualified.
ARTICLE VIII.
OFFICERS.
The officers of this corporation
shall be President, Vice-President,
Secretary and Treasurer; and the
President Vice-President and Treas
urer shall be members of the Board
of Directors. The holding of one of
fice by any member of the Board of
Directors shall not preclude such di
rector from holding any other office
to which he may be elected by the
Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IX.
ANNUAL MEETING.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of this corporation shall be
held at its offices in Omaha, Douglas
County, Nebraska, on the second Tues
day in February of each year.
ARTICLE X.
AMENDMENTS.
These articles of incorporation may
be amended at any regular meeting of
the stockholders by a two-thirds vote
of the stock represented at such meet
ing. Notice of the porposed amend
ment, however, to be served upon each
and every stockholder of the corpora
tion not less than thirty days prior
to the date of such meeting.
The affairs of this corporation shall
be conducted in accordance with the
By-Laws of the corporation.
G. WADE OBEE,
ELNORA K. OBEE,
THOMAS ADAMS,
Incorporators.
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