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Library Chats
Reminiscence* of early day» In
Omaha have a fascination not only
for the generation past but for the
generation of today and there are
no class of book* read with more In
terest and personal satisfaction, than
the stories and anecdotes of by gone
days In Nebraska. The Early Set
tlers association and Douglas Coun
ty Pioneers meetings are rendevous
for the descendents of the men and
woman who made Omaha history
way b^ck In 1S54. Then lots were
given away to persons who would
agree to Improve them and a whole
block of houses known as Beveys
Row were purchased for a ten dollar
bill. Many of the notables in Oma
ha were domiciled in Boveys Row
and the mental picture of these one
story bouses which were 10 In num
ber , number comes to mind when
her, comes to mind when "Home
Eweet Home” Is sung.
Alfred D. Jones who was a profi
cient Jack of all trades was the first
white settler In Omaha. He was a
trader, lawyer, legislator, merchant,
hotel keeper; and surveyor. He
squatted on the site of our town In
1853 and as the Indians objected
strenously he decided to get the ap
pointment as postmaster of Nebras
ka Territory to give him the right to
stay on Ids squatters claim. This
appointment he obtained through J.
D. Test of Council Bluffs and In 1854
he was the accredited post master
he was the accredited postmaster and
hts hat was his post office. He would
put the occasional letters that came
to this wilderness of timber and sage
brush, under his hat and go forth
seeking the owners of the mail.
Sometimes he found them after a
few days’ search and sometimes
months past before the letter reached
Its final deastination. The first let
ter ever mailed from Nebraska Ter
ritory was written by Col. A. R. Gil
more.
Before Jones- rime neww mm
Clarke had held council with the In
dians on the site of our town and nt
Calhoun in 1S04 and the French trad
ers. Joseph Robedieu. Baptiste Rol,
Emmanuel Lisa and Pierre Chouteau
had camps along the Missouri. Mr.
Hart established a regular trading
post at the Bite of Omaha In 1817 and
ran a ferry service of canoes from
Council Bluffs across the river. Frank
lin Pierce was the president of the
I'nited States in 1854 when a treaty
was made with the Indians and the
country purchased from them by the
government. Bocan Fontenelle. Jo
seph Be Flesche. Standing Hawk.
Tittle Chief, Village Maker, Noise and
Yellow Smoke were the names of the
chiefs who acted as representatives
for the Omaha tribe of Indians, and
George W. Manypennv as commis
sioner on the part of the government.
The Omaha Indians were given a res
ervation about. 70 miles north of
Omaha where they still live.
In July, 1854, the Arrow, a news
paper edited by J. W. Pattlson, was
first published. There was nothing,
not even paper, to print it on In
Omaha, and after II Issues were pub
lished the paper disappeared entirely.
A complete file was kept by Byron
Reed and is in the Byron Reed room
nt the library. Mr. Pattison used the
stump of an oak for a oliair and the
top of his beaver hat for a writing
table when he edited his paper; which
. did not prove a very profitable busi
ness, as there were not enough peo
ple In Omaha to pay for the printing.
Francis X. Burt was appointed fust
governor of Nebraska territory and
lived only two weeks after reaching
Omaha. Then Thomas B. Cuming
acted as governor pro tern, and lie
called an election and elected the
first legislature and a delegate to
congress, N. B. Glddlngs. Jhere were
four whigs and nine democrats in the
first legislature and the first meet
ing was held ort of doors on the 1*<t
of January, 1855, with the members
in their shirt sleeves, and there was
no snow that winter or during the
winter of 1869.
Mark TV. Izard was appointed the
second governor and the first ball giv
In Omaha was in his honor. This
ball was held In a two-room house
at Eleventh and Harney and It was
attended by nine ladles, the largest
number ever gathered together at one
time before tn the history of Omaha.
They were Mrs. T. B. Cuming, Mrs.
Fenner Ferguson, Mrs. J. Sterling
Morton, Mrs. C. B. Smith, Mrs. Flem
ing Davidson. Mrs. A. J. Hanscoin.
Surprise Wedding
Mrs. Iloy I' Davis.
As a complete surprise to friends.
Mrs. Edward Johnson announces the
marriage of her daughter, Doris Aud
rey, to Roy F. Davis, formerly of
Kearney, Neb. The wedding took
place at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon
at the First Presbyterian church, the
Rev. Hart Jenks officiating. Only im
mediate relatives and close friends at
tended the ceremony.
Miss Johnson is a graduate of Cen
tral High school. She was a student
nurse at the base hospital at Fort Sam
Houston, Tex., and is a member of
the American Legion. At the present
time she is one of the assistants In
the advertising department of a local
department store.
Mr. Davis Is a special representa
tive for the Standard Oil company.
For the present Mr. and Mrs. Davis
will make their home with Mrs. John
son, 3220 Woolworth avenue.
Mrs. A. D. Jones, Mrs. S. E, Rogers
and Mrs. George L. Miller. Messrs.
Paddock, Poppletnn, Cuming, Morton,
Ferguson, Goodwill, Clancy and Fol
Som attended as well as a large num
ber of legislators. Jim Orton played
the fiddle and there being no tables
in those days the supper was passed
around and "a good time was had by
all.”
In 1*57 the panic hit Omaha and
from then to I860 everybody went
who had enough money left to get
away, but with the opening of the
Union Pacific in 1S65 prosperity and
a great influx of population came
to this gateway of the west. Omaha
received its city charter in 1S57 and
Jesse Lowe was the first mayor.
The first ordinance was passed "to pre
vent swine from running at large"
and the first city warrant was Issued
to Thomas B. Cuming for stationery
and books furnished the council.
Among the names whose advertise
ments appear In publications of that
date are Barrows and Millard, bank
ers; Kountze Brothers bank and the
Central National bank with John
McCormick, president. Hamilton and
Co., storage and commission mer
chants; A. J. Simpson, sleighs and
rn triages; Dewey Thimble company,
furniture and bedding: McAusland
and Bowen, wooden and willow ware,
Byron Reed, real estate; A. B. Hub
berman, Jf-weler, moss agates cut and
hair braided and mounted; John Ricks
Cafe Trlvoll, attendants furnished with
cards and pencils; Droste, Small and
P-on bookbinder*. Mr. Droste’s con
nection with the bindery at the li
brary gives this advertisement special
significance, and Brownell, a first
class boarding school for young la
dies at Sixteenth and Jackson streets
George T. Iloagland and Sons, lum
ber dealers, at all times the best and
cheapest service, and J. E. Markel,
steam bakery, balls and parties served
at short notice, and IV. J. Freeman.
Omaha Marble works, monuments,
rruvt stones and tabletops cut to or
der, Many of these names still ad
vert, “e In our public press, proving
the old saying that "it pays to ad
vertise,"
Early Oma’ha and Nebraska his
tories have been written by a number
of lorai people and the library has
the following for circulation. Early
History of Omaha, by A. J. Hall; lb
tory and Description of Omaha, by
John Latham; Anecdotes of Omaha,
by Mrs. M. B. Newton; Stones of
Omaha, by IV. E. Broadfioid; Omaha
in 1874 and Stories of Omaha, by
Mr a. Phillip Potter, Mrs. A. ('. Troupe
and Mr. Alfred Sorenson.
Problems 1 hat Perplex
Answered by
BEATRICE FAIRFAX
, By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
"Some on# gave me a bag of hickory nuts for Christmas,” said Lillian.
"And, though Christmas is long past, I have not forgotten it yet. You sec,
I'm fonder of hickory nuts than of fruit or candy, or of any of the other
treats that other girls like so well. And some one remembered and sent me
the 'homely’ little offering that meant thought and consideration. I can’t
tell you how it made me feel.”
Alma smiled understanding^
"Some one sent me a bunch of mistletoe from down south. Such big,
shiny, white berries and soft green leaves. I loved It"—
Then Grace spoke superciliously:
"Such funny Uttie things. 1 hope Santa treated you better than that.
I had four bottles of French perfume, half s dozen pairs of the cobwebblest
silk stockings, a chain of clouded amber beads, a green enamel clgaret case,
». black moire bag with marquisette top, a portable phonograph and too many
others to mention.”
Lillian commented gently: «
“Those were all lovely things, Grace. I'm so glad you have them since
they mean so much to you.”
Then Grace cried out In astonish
ment at her own discovery:
“But I'rn not sure they do! All
those things cams from rich people
who Just went Into stores and bought
the first things they came across.
Maybe your hickory nuts and Alma's
mistletoe meant more—really."
T believe they did.
At Christmas—or any other time of
the year—the things which mean
most to us are not the lavish and
oftlmes casual offerings of those who
give formally Just because.lt Is a
holiday or a birthday or an “occa
sion" of soms sort, The gifts which
touch our hearts are those which
have something of the giver In them
and something of his loving. Intel
ligent understanding of our desires.
Gifts and thoughts alike may he
superb and yet mean very little to
the recipient. The lavish gift allows
the purchaser's power of wealth, his
generosity and sometimes his thought,
fulness ns well. But the tiny offer
ing which Is a token of thought and
sympathy leaves no sense of panicky
obligation In its wake, and expresses
Hie gentle understanding which we
all crave.
The things that touch us most as
ws go through Ilfs ir* honest expres
sions of good will. And good will Is
pot offering jrou something I think,
you ought to have, but It la finding
out what you yearn for and trying
to help you make your dream come
true.
Maybe you want a tiny erystat
charm - at the end of a black cord.
Maybe someone has It In their power
to buy a whole crystal chain. But
If that expressed the donor's power
and no honest thought of you. It
can’t touch you a« would an offering
made to you -and not to show off the
other person’s purchasing power or
lavish tsstee.
Bet us sll remember that to give
generously Is to give with an honest
regard for the lasts, the doetres and
the dreams of ths one we are trying
to make happy—and not to endow.
(Hover Camouflage.
White window sashes that have
become soiled will look quite re
freshed If painted green on one side
and left white on ihe other.
Gardenias arc worn In the hslr.
Btlvcr ribbon Is much used for ban
deaux about the hnlr and forehead.
Earrings fall from some of the ban
deaux. That Is, long pendants that
fall over the ear are fastened under
plaquee of enamel or stones held over
ths sags by lulls bandeaux. J
Personals
Mrs. A. J. Hasson Is expected home
from Des Moines today.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bugh has been con
fined to her home with grip.
Mrs. Howard Kennedy and son,
Billy, spent Saturday In Lincoln.
Miss Irene Fisher of Des Moines,
la., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Nathan.
Mrs. W. J. Ilynes Is expected home
from California about March 10. She
has been spending the winter with
her mother. Her son. William, will
arrive March 12 from Hill school to
spend the spring vacation with his
mother.
Mrs. Luther L. Kountze will leave
Tuesday for New York to attend the
wedding of Miss Prairie Paxton,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Saxe, to Randolph Kipling Day. The
ceremony will take place Friday,
March 9.
Mra. Blanche Paterson Is at the
Methodist hospital taking a two
week's rest.
Mrs. Fannie Ferrell during the past
week has been ill, but her recovery
is expected soon.
Mrs. Ruth Btauffer Is one who has
been a prey to the grippe epidemic,
but is recovering nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Trtbby announce
the birth of a son. Richard Snider, on
February 27, at the Clarkson hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Beno of
Council Bluffs announce the birth of
a daughter born Thursday.
Miss Luclle Rector returned from
New York last week and Is with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Rector,
In the St. Regis apartment*. Miss
Rector was graduated from Colum
bia university last June, where she
received her degree. Since last fall
she has been stopping at Whittier
Hall in New York and studying por
trait work In Greenwich Village. Miss
Rector sails June 13 with a party of
eastern friends for a stay of several
months in Europe, where she will
study art work. The party will be
chaperoned by an art Instructor of
New York city.
South Side Woman's Club.
Mrs. E. R. Leigh, president of the
South Omaha Woman's club, will
conduct a short business session at
the meeting of the literature depart
ment Tuesday, 2:30 p. m., at the home
of Mrs. Joseph Koutsky, 4532 South
Nineteenth street.
Mrs. Willis Berger will review “The
Daughters of Helen Kent," by Sarah
Comstock. Current events will be led
by Mrs. J. B. Watkins.
Rabbi Cohn to Speak on
“Loyalties.”
The Children's School of the The
ater, Mies Marguerite Beckman, direc
tor, will present Rabbi Frederick
Cohn In an address on Galsworthy’*
"Loyalties" Tuesday at 12:20 In the
auditorium of Burgess-Nash store.
"Loyalties’’ Is said to be one of j
the most dramatic of Galsworthy'*
plays snd Is highly recommended by !
Mr. Homblow In the Theater maga j
zine.
J. G. Masters to Address
Parent Teachers.
Principal J. G. Masters will speak
on "Social Affairs In High School’’ |
at a meeting of Central High School j
Parent-Teachers Tuesday evening. 8
o'clock. In the school auditorium.!
The address will be followed by gen- J
oral discussion.
Club Women Will Visit
Mattress Factory.
The home economic* department of
the Omaha Woman'* club will meet
at the Orchard and Wilhelm mattress
factory, li!05 South Twentieth street,
Thursday at 10 a. m. Mrs. J. F. Dlm
iek, department leader, extends an
Invitation to alt club member*.
First Aid Shelf.
Every kitchen rhould have K* first
aid ehelf, on which should be a bot
tle of peroxide, witch hazel, ointment
for burns and scalds, vaseline, a pair
of scissors, cotton gauze and string.
This shelf should be at some distance
from the kitchen stove.
Preparedness.
If the clothes you wear are looked
over each time before they are put
away, brushed, buttons tightened, etc.,
your wardrobe cannot help but be
neat and in good condition at all
times. ,
Household |
JuggestionsH
The Same Tool lor Kverjthing.
Somethin* to be avoided la the
article that la guaranteed to do at
least five thing*—open cans, slice po
tatoes, core apples, remove caps from
bottlea and take out corks. Separate
tooloa made for one purpowe are infi
nitely better than any utensil that
combines bo many uses.
To Mark Tins. '
It la sometimes very difficult to fas
ten label* on tin holders and canis
ters. Add a little brown sugar to the
paste and it will cause them to stick
firmly.
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No single “make” or line of shoes is varied enough
in its measurements to meet the demands of all feet,
and for the same reason it is impossible for a shoe
dealer to promise “foot-fitting” to everyone when
handling only one make of shoes.
Foot comfort is our business. Our study of it has
taught us that we must have many distinctively
different types of comfort shoes if we are to give
comfort to everyone. Today we handle and carry
in complete assortment all the foremost makes of
comfort shoes on the market, besides having at our
disposal many “special lasts” which we find neces
sary in some of the more extreme cases.
With the coming of The Trail Blazer Shoe we feel
that we have completed “the circle” of our chain of
comfort shoe, for there is NOW nothing that we
cannot offer our friends. The Women’s Foundation . i
for Health (Trail Blazer) Shoes have been built to
meet the demands of more than 20,000,000 women.
It is broad in its principles, smart in appearance and
offers many new attractive features in women’s
health shoes.
Come to The Home of Comfort Shoes if you are
having foot troubles. Our sales force are trained
“foot-fitters.” Buying shoes from us is to know that
you are wearing the proper shoe for your foot.
Don’t take chances crippled feet mean broken
health. Buy shoes that fit your feet, not those that
were made merely to sell. Nothing is more impor
tant than to wear shoes that actually fit your feet.
(Dr. Week* I* In our store; It Is his duty to examine your foot and to prescribe the type of \
shoe that you should wear, in order that you may enjoy the greatest comfort from I
your shoe*. , /
DOUGLAS SHOE STORE INC.
Opposite Postoffice 117 North 16th Street
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