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. , ' THE ! OMAhA \ DAILY flEEt SA11J1tDAY , SEL'PDMUFIIt til , 1895. 'i
U iUUING : rAtES O UICU-FINDS i
. OhnrtctcrItlo Bit of Pnlla , 0\ Mining ,
r Iatory
. TiE DISCOVERERS OF TiE OPII 1
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Plr : ot tie 8tTcn . LtlST : tIncr. , Tel' I :
how I JItIps.IleiI-1Iie lI'st.r1-
1. Ot" 11,1.t .Cnhln" flIIbJI
\:1' : In UreKln.
"When old ma : Comstock , after whom the
bmons 'Comstock ' 10110 was named , bought
George Curter' \1'1(0 \ ( fur 3OO awl a horw ,
saddle and blldlo ! tn the fall of 18G , I ltte
S . thought of the enor/nou / developments that
weru loun to follow , " Mid John D Clark ,
once t.1mlurly known as "Ophlr Jack , " to
the S.U I.'r.uclsc Chronicle.
Le . . .
" \o then were taking out about a nail
, keg full of dust every wck , lad naturally
. . thought wo hall the biggest thing on top of
; , . grouttd . but that Wn nothIng to speak of
compared with the are wo were soon to
" FLuke , that produced over $ l3O,0 to the ton
: Ioney was very e.1Y . with us at that time ,
' anti Comstock would duubUos have been
willing to jay more for the only woman In
the CUIUP hall hIs Jut offer not been nc
copied . Carter , his wife , and her brother
. . came overland ( In a " agon , and when they
struck our camp \\0 olcrel him a job , and
I was while he waa carrying dirt out of the
mine and keeping a judicious watch over his
domestic Comstock establishment said : at the same time that
0 'Carter , what will you take for your
wife ? '
ply. . 'Wht will you give ? ' replied \ Carter S111 ,
" ' 11\0 hundred / dollars '
. ) I 'It you , 'II throw In your here , saddle.
. and bridle , all right , ' and the bargain was ,
' conclule. . I .
"Comstock wanted a bill of sale , end It
was regularly drawn up , signed , and witnessed -
nesCI In Johnny Newmnn's saloon , New-
, mal being one of the "Itnes s , Carter went
I back to t work and stayed around for a few
" . days , and then took bls here and left. I
, Ilovea' hlarfl ! of hull ngaln. After Comltoek
j . sold his Interest In the Oplr , he and Mrs.
" Carter went to Placervlt and there In a
few months they had a row and separated.
t "I was one of the seven men who die-
t covered the Comstock lode , " continued Mr.
r. Clark. "Joe Winters and I were working
I' . near POI cst City , making small returns , when
" . I heard of placer over near Gold lIl , antI 1
. gave Joe money and told him to go there
and buy n claim. lie bought an Interest for
* IGO. ; There were seven In the party-old
man Comstock , l'nt McLaughlin : , Ite ItelIly .
, Emanuel Penrod , or lanny , ' lS we called
\ him , 'Kalntuclt' Osborne Juo WInters and
myself. We had no tents and slepi In our
blankets under a big spruce tree. We were
making anywhere from $1 to $ ' n day where
we were working Going back and forward
between the spruce ) tree and dur rockers , we
for a long time passed over what was afterward -
ward the Ophlr mine , without paying any at-
tenton to the bright sand nt that polnl One
day Comstock , In passing , said :
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" 'Boys , this sand looks very bright , ' and
, he picked up a double handful and carried It
to one of our rockers
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, - "Just -as- soon as the water struck It we
saw that what wo had for weeks bean care-
Jessly walking over was the richest sand we
had ever seen or beard of You may bo
. sure we were not long In changing the bas
' 4 ot our operations. Wo constructed an
$ - ordinary V'lhapel chute to carry water from
the spring , about a quarter of a mile away ,
and went to work. The ' bulgo' of soft , dls.
Integrated are was about twelve feet across
and nCariy circular Its edges were clearly
efnell pod went down with a slight dIp
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to' tie ast. The dirt was extraordinarIly
rich some of 1 running as high at $ G nn
ounce. Our washings were meawred almost
literally by the buckeUul. We divided our
wealth by weighIng I on a common set of
grocers' scalas. I was not long before our
rich strike became generally known and ,
miners comO from all directions durIng the
folowing winter and the town of Virginia
City , named after 1 drunken , worthless
miner called 'Vlrglnny , ' rapidly \ sprang Into
clstonce.
elstenct.
"Hut no one found dirt lIke that wo struck ,
The great crowd skIpped out as lively 8S It
came when the 1Iutes " cot on the warpath
In the spring of 1860. 1 tel like laughing
every time I think of that event. lajor
OrJuby , who kept a store and the overland i
stage station , when be heard about the
Indians , said : 'Whenever they see me , boys .
those Indians will quiet down. ' Ho got to
gether all the mIners who had guns and
Illstols alli marched , for the seat of war.
Ily the time they found the Indians the men
had shot away all of tbe'r ammunition ai
rabbis all birds ali when the Ilutes
showed up the miners , Instead of seeing the
IndIans running skipped themselves , and
most of them didn't stop unU they were
back In California.
"We were not disturbed however , and soon
afterward , at a depth of about nine feet , our
mine 'petered out , ' The soft , easily washed
dirt and sand sto\ped \ short on a bed of hard ,
dark gray rock of are , that we all thought
, was Iron arc. Then the discovery of the real
Comtock lode was made . under somewhat
extraordinary circumstances It must bo re-
membere that In those das wo did not
know much about mIning and did not have
any tqcltes at the C1flI ) for testing. 'Ve
ware not exactly down In the mouth about
the mine runnIng out , for we had each made
a handsome slake , but . while we all thotoght
wo had run Into a bell of Iron , we had sense
enough to refec that / It was Iron are ,
where ( ld the pocket we hall worleel come
from ? I Insisted that wo hall the stuff as- 1
stuf
ayed. I hired a truln of pack horses , and ,
after digging about 2,500 pqunds or the rock.
I placed It In charge of a man named 'Judge'
Walsh , Iml ( ( gave him money to take the rock
to San I"ranclco " Ind have It assa'pd. While
bo was gone .we did nothing. In about three
weeks 'Judge' returell , awl In a cry mat-
ter-of-fact way confirmed our original opinion
that wo had struck Iron ore.
. 'Thcrn's a lIttle Iohl In I , ' he said 'and
a little siver , but It don't amount to anything
and Isn't worth working. '
"The fact was . as we afterward learned ,
that the ore Walsh took with him assayed
over $13,000 to the ton , and the 2,500 pounds
produced a total of over $16,250. The men In ,
'Frisco who heard about It were 10 atonished' '
that they could scarcely believe the report.
A scheme , was concocted to deprecIate the '
"nnll anti get control of It. I never coulll dis-
cover all of the details , but 'Judge' Walsh
was to report to us that our mine was of no
account , all the other In the plot were to
quietly bUT up the claim. The ore was
stored . In Davidson's bank , and a suit In re-
ple\.ln bad afterward to bo brought to get It.
"While We had no reason to doubt the
t truth of \lsh'e report , ' the fact that he
brought no certncate of the assay with hIm
caused : some talk but 11 those days we were
carelcss . In a few days two mUll wagon loads
of men came , and they quietly began tryIng
to buy our interest. Joe WInter and I hall
a sixth between us. In a short time McLaughlin -
tme
Lau hln sold his one-sixth for $5.00. and
Conmstoci , Penrod and Oborne for about the '
same amount. They offered nely $10,000 for ,
his cne'alxth and when he . after consldera- '
ton , refused , they Ilcreati the otter to $20-
000 lIe .lhln't take that either , and I think he
afterward got something like $ O.OO In all .
"Winters rot rather nervous ant wanted to
sell. but 1 told him It looked very suspicons
for those men to be so anxIous to bUT the
mine so loon after 'Judge' Walsh had core
' . bacl : We refused to seil , When they found
they could not get our sixth they began de-
velopments. Some one called I the Ophlr ,
and the min ever after has gone by that
name I paId dividends train the very start
'Ie , 'eln' \\s abut six feet wide , and for
300 feet , \he ore continued to maintain its
almost unexampled rlchneu. I notice by the
lat report that a total of $4,5H,2tO In
dividends has been pail
"Of the seven origInal discoverers of the
Comstock only Joe Winters and myself are
living . fO tar a I know , I II posslbks that
'Mannya Penro cUll ltvea. lie had a ranch
; on Clear creek and was once a member of
, the Nevada legislature. Theodore Winters ,
, Joe's brother , acquired an Interest In the
lo OphIr , and now Is well known , for , among
j , , other things , his race horses. Joe had great
, ; tImes whIle his money lasted , As a rule , hI
; . wu lon br9ke after he receive his dividend ,
. ' which , of cure , was a large sum every
. . ( month , a he bad a twelfth Interelt I
r Jlae . seen htm Ilttng In a &loon palng :
sevnupfor0Oane , when he had no
. r : . more . chance of wlnnlnl than I have of
I ; ' ' 'he dllcoTrle afterward made resulted
1& determInlnr the elct Imla ' ot the Cm .
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itcwjc lode . 01 , on claim 'At IOCtfd ) tf I
north of the Ollhlr , That was the Sierra
Nevada. On the south the famous bonan"
rnlndl the consolidated , VIrginia , Inlon ,
Ileictier and Crown Peiut-wera developed ,
lelch\r 1111 ( Illut-were 1 OTlol
Icge'hr ' "ah I number of others , Then time
,10,10 , broke rIght square off . Many attempts
hl\o bew mule to relocate . It , hut wIthout
& \ CIS' , Ieto Ielly sPent a great deal of
time trying to 11\1 tt acer he Ilall sold out ,
A mAn nUIe Michael Iteeo filled him up
with . the IleA that , plrls had told hll
\horo It was . anti nlly dUI 1 tunnel 80
feet long near Clear Creek The tunnel
"IU like A mole hole , emily 1 ftw tet under
the surface , and at a uniorm depth "
OItEaOwS LOST CADIN ,
The long "Iost Cabin of Mount Hood , "
Oregon , has been found , but Its fabulous
wraith still remains unearthed ( , Time wealth
consist ! of two . aac.ki of gold lust hlld.n by
a stage robber many yean ego In the vicin-
Iy of the "Lost Cable " S many year
hero elapsed sInce It was stolen that it round
nul I woulll be conKIaf ] ,1 lS treasurttru\'e I
and would b"lonl to thl' lucky finder. The
burled dust Is estimated to be worth ut least
' : : ,900 . - (
The "Lost . Cabin" was built In the Cas-
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calea ( thlrty.thrce & years ao by four Oregon
pioneers while prospecting. They were Louis
l'artuet of :38t : Portland
lallet lortant , Captain led os
and Colonfl Caufeld of Oregon City , and Dr.
IcAfeo of Salem What recalled ( It to mind
and Induced I'arluet to revisit the scene of
b early Pioneer days was the pUblshe.l
statement that the famous "J.ost Cabin" hal (
been tound. Is location \ & mlnutlJr ) do-
EerlLed , and be
recognized It as the stfdure
he had helped to build.
With James WatkIns and a Mr. Allplegar ] ,
both of Portand , PaQuct Mtarted for the
mountains , They went to Mehama , on the
Santam river , thence to Eikhorn . and then
struck ( laid creek which Is a tributary or
the north branch of the Santlam. Just before .
toro reaching ! : the cabin Parilet gave hl9 corn-
Ilanllns an accurate description of lie ( struc-
tore , hOlv It wa constructed and the tunnel
near It. When they came to the place It
was found he had misstated nothing. TIme
cabin had nearly all rotted down , but the
tunnel was still there , some of the bank at
the opening having fallen In.
I Was with peculiar sensations that the
Oregon pioneer aw the spot he hall not vie-
Ited In tblrty-three years lie said lie built
the cabin , and the old hack near by It for
a sort of blacksmIth shop. The later had
nearly disappeared , only a mound indicating
mounl Indicatng
where It stood ;
The story of the " ! . "
"I.ost CabIn" has been
current history In Idaho , Washington and
Oregon for years. It fabulous wealth and
the mystery of Its last Iwown occupant have
Induced many persons to search for It. There
are two stories concerning tIme mysterious
m)8terlous
stranger who year ago Inhabited the "Lost
Cabhi"'nd burlatl In Its Immediate vicinity
gold dust of great value One of them Is
that some time In the ' 60s a miner conceived
time Idea of robbing the stage , which usually
carried large quantities of gold dUst from
laise City to Owhee. lie watched his op
portunlty when a large amount of treasure
would bo shipPOI by Wells , Fmrgo's express '
Picketing his horses In a clump of bushes
close to the rod he lay In walt at the
mouth of a canyon , on the road between '
Boise and Owyhee. lie "held UI' " the stages
seized the United States mal and time Wells-
Fargo strongbox , and , leaving the driver
bound and gagged , mOde oft to the moun-
tains In t'e box he found over 100 pounds
of gold dust and a large sum In gret'backs ,
The driver , when found , was half dead and
delIrious ! from starvation . From hIs tory
suspIcion was fastened the '
on robber's partner -
nor , who was , of coursl , Innocent of the
crime however , he was arrested . tried , con-
vlctedand _ . sentenced to , eight s ears In the
pCIleOlary , Ieanume the guilty man ffar-
log his own arrest , went Into the mountains
lie found an unoccupied miner's cabin , where
ho determined to hide himself lie rardy
left the cabin except to buy provIsions In the
nearest calp ,
The story goes that he burled his gold dust
In a halo under the stump of a tree near his
cabIn. For several years he passed the life of
a hermit , unti his conscience began troub1n <
him because ho had
permitted an innocent
man to suIer for his crime. Finally he determined -
ttrmned ! to go back to Idaho and surrender
himself.
Several years older than when he had
left , and changed by the rough life he had
lad , no one knew him when he reached 101se.
Timera his remorse made him miserable and
when , soon after , ho was taken seriously
serlousl'
sick and was about to dIe he wrote a full
confession , In which he described the place
where the dust was hidden Ills partner was
pardoned out and disappeared . .
The other story of the mysterIous treasure
has I that the e'lstence of the "I.ost Cabin"
and mine was first known by the guards of
the Washington penitentiary at Wala Wala
abut ten yjirs ago. The prisoners had just
been transferred tram the old penitentiary at
Stateo , and the usual
search being made , on
a crIminal murderer , serving a lIfe sentence ,
was found a piece of sliver ore When
asked where he had obtained It hI refused
to answer further than to say he had a I
brother who , I he desired could gIve the i
information asked for This brother , he
sa'd , lived at the Case des. A few year J
ago the murderIr died ant his name 19 nol
forgoten. Up to the last moment he ro-
fused to give any Information concerning the
mlco. 10 constantly reputed :
" : Iy brother shall have It ; no outsider
shall possess It. "
For Ee\'eral years It was thought that the
secret had died with him. Yet this did not
deter ad\'enlurou prospectors from imunting
for time "I.ost Cabin , " hut the huntng
every case was fruItless.
Seven years ag there was no prospect of
progect
the "Lost Cabin" ever being discovered . but
a few months later an old wanderer naled
Rose , no relative , by the way , of Cody's
partner , gave a chart of the cabin and the
mine and surrounding country to a resident
of Latourelic. , who had flrbhe(1 him
with a night's lodging anti a meal I was
said that the murJerer In his last moments
11\ ] mentioned this chart The owner of the
chart did not carl to gO on a "wild goose
clmaso " as ho termed I , and gave It to Ii
frIend. H Plse from one to a'notler until
I reached Jamea Ross In 1887. lie started
for the mine several tmes , but his search
ended II nothing.
In 1889 he went hunting with friends and
In the afternoon the party became separated ,
! oa sighted an elk and started In purmU ,
but the light limbed animal led him
lght lmbed let on a ton-
milo chase and then
disappeared down a ra-
vine lie followed , dismounted and pushed
Ihrolgh the underbrush 11 a thicket he saw
the cabin and the tools of the nmurderer lie
carve his name 01 a log and then rejoIned
his friends
The nf't year wIth Cody ho tried to find
the cabin again , , but failed because provisions
gave out. They made a second trip , this
tIme being well equipped with fool and anl-
mall , and alter I long and dlnleult journey
they cme upon the cabin
On thl ground were picks and simovels.
The handle broke when they tried to lift
the tools and the Iron wu covered with rust.
Lying about were cooking utensils In the
same state , and pieces of silver ore. Timers
was the tunnel which had been bore
Into the side of the mountain and from whIch
ore had been extracted
Cody thInks the mine bs been desere
at least twenty.ave years. He believes the
murderer feared discovery and le. ( I about !
18G8 anti took up a claIm further away from '
the village . Cody bases his belief Ipon the 'I I
fact that the bark of a tree had been cut
away and Inilals carved upon the wcoJ , but
the bark had grown over and almost entirely
obliterated the letters. .
Sl..I Judice In UlduholR ,
"Whenever a man Is shot by an officer of
the bw In our country he lu ImmedIately dl I
Icrlbed by the newspapers as a member of
one of time several bands of desperadoes supposed -
pose to Infest that section , " said Charles fl .
Adams of GuthrIe , Okl. , to the Chicago
Tribune. Jlr , Adams was clerk of the federal
court from the opening of the country untIl
last July , and I returnIng home from a trIp
to Washington on business connected with
that omce. "As a matter of fact , crlmlnsl
are apprehended convicted and punished In
Oklahoma much quIcker tn propton to the
populatIon than In the older comnmunitles .
Owing to the scattered and light settlement
of time country It Is easy to apprehend a
criminal , and the borer lawlessness that
marks the opening of a new country Is tol-
lowed bT a strong determlnlton to suppress
and eradicate such a condition. There ts no
sentiment among those drawn together to try
a crImInal , and frequently a verdIct Is let
aside , owing , to its leverlt . "
FOR Jlt"IN " 'olun n
Iloraford's Acid Pl.o.pbsttt' ,
Dr. 'V. \V. WUli.anos , Wichita , Ran , says : I
"Have use tt In cues oe mental ehaustoQ
and nervousness , with good reuls , " I
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GAiETIES WESTERN ? - \ LIFE
Fet and Ryal Functions During the
Harvest Time
KING CORN AND IllS BODYGUARD ;
310URen1R" ot , , 'utCruH'lon. , 1'cn1mea
by the 'rOi IUlt I'otnto" Uu-
lore I'rollcrl ' lI.ior..l nllt
lmttcn-Cmirniyni 'rime ,
The 01.ahloned ( county fair Is a thing of
the past In the west. The prairie counties ,
halo dIscovered , says time St. Louis Globe-
Democrat , that It Is ahnosl an ImpossIbiity
to make It a success , anti have substituted
' celebrations for the annual
new . , and . .L' ummlt1tmecelebratlonsfor . . " _ _ _ U h" " . . _ . _ , _ _ , _
"pumpKm saow ' unsas I' "an : a " " .
cOlnty fairs thIs fall than ever In Its lila-
tory , but In their places , not alone In Jan-
sac , but In other western commonwealhs ,
are occurring Interesting events , which at-
tract larger crowds than the ohltme fair
anl are In many waYI more attractive. Colo-
Iado has set the pace for the moder exposi-
ton In Its days devoted to especially famous
Ilrodlcts , and Kansas Is falling Into line '
gracefully , wIth a series of carnivals that
promise to bo the liveliest or an ) celebratons
known In the Sunflower state.
CORN WILL DE KlNG
Atchison has started the bal with the
announcement of I corn carnival to occur
this month-a perlOl of hiarity , during
which corn , the king of Kunsas cereals thIs
year , shal reign supreme I Is propose to
make the two days devoted to the celebration
a veritable time of lcense with the same ex-
citing features which Ire notable at Mardi
Gras In New Orleans , except that here COn
shal dominate everythIng and b the rulIng
.
deiy.
Hundreds of bushels of shelled corn wi
bo distributed through the ciy , and every
man , woman and child who goes on the
street may expect to be . < led therowlth
Corn wilt be thrown In the theaters from
the street roots at the horse cars , at the
people , and , indeed be showered like rice
on a newly married couple upon all who
can be attacked . Acres of corn will span
the streets , long stalks will decorate the
store fronts , the street cars wi be adorned
with the growth of maize while husks and
silk will be woven In the ladles' wraps. I
sik wi b
will be a veritable ParIsian revelry with
corn b It central feature , anti thousands
cor are expected to be present , attracted not
only by the novelty of time celebraton , but
by time evening parades and speeche I
The fact that easter Kansas has the i
largest and best corn In the history of the 1
state makes this kind of celebration pal'- ;
tcularly stat approprIate and little doubt exists
that the novel dIsplay will be a great IUC-
cess , A number of smaller tOWIS are arranging -
ranging for corn shows also , and the fashion
Is likely to become popular. The result
wIlt Ikel ) to attract much attention to the
product of which the state Is most prodIgal
thl'.m year In a strIking manner
During the carnivals the restaurants are
expected to serve corn dishes In every conceivable -
ceh'ablo style to their pr.trons and church
stands wi do likewise In the parks
THOUSANDS OF WATEHMELONS.
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However mocn attempT IS Immune , Inuu-
ably no exhibit or display can be quIte ns
popular as that Inaugurated at Rocky I.'or.
the Colorado line. All
a lIttle town over I le. Al
Ite Is quiet counlry vll-
the year the place a luLet vI.
awakes anti ou
lage , but In September I
the drat Saturday of the monlh Is watermelon -
melon day. The sol around Rocky Ford
Is exceedingly welt adapted to watermelon
culture. I produces the rich , juicy Geor-
culure.
gia melons that make one's mouth water
and arc a delight to every lover of the
fruit This year has been very favorable
for the growth of melons , and hundreds of
with them.
acres are practcaly covered wLh
On time day before the celebration country
tle come toiling across the Prairie to
deposit their loads of melons al the grove
near the center of town. A permanent
dumping ner ground has been built , surrounded
by a wide counter , ant In this from 20,000
to 30,000 melons , flanked by huge piles of
canteloupes , are placed , heaped high , and
making a display to be seen nowhere else
on earth
On the appointed day excursIon trains
come from Denver and Pueblo , loaded to
the platforms with people All the surrounding -
rounding counlry sends Its , total populatIon ,
and the town Is tIlled wIth stranger
Around the melons at the grove , watched
with hungry eyes by the multItude , a score
of helpers , each armed with a huge cleaver ,
take their tlaccs When all Is ready there
arc some Introductory speeches of welcome
by local orators replete with bumorous refer-
of the
ences to the probable after-results
feast , and then comes the sIgnal to go to
work. As with ono motion the waiters lift
twenty huge melons to time counter , and with
one stroke each Is severed lengthwise and the
halves given out to forty eager visitors. Then
twenty more , and so on , hour after hour
until the plo I gone , and until the earnest
invitations of the walters meet with no more
responses.
"Como on , " calls a stout-lunged chef.
"don't be basimful Eat ail you want. This
Is Rocky Ford's treat and we don't want
you I to ) home and say that we were stingy.
Come on , come on ! "
But no one comes A few hundred melons
remain , and these are loaded on the excur-
sion trains and thrown to the street gamins
of Denver on the return.
POTATOES AND PEACHES.
In theIr efforts to hIt upon a successful
rival to the watermelon feast , other western
towns took up other attractive eatables. Up
amnong the irrigated lands was cztabUhed
amonr day which comes later In the fal
here are the great luscious Ieaehes bending
down the limbs of the trees , and on the day
sot for the feat there Is time same overwhelming -
whelming outpouring of the people from the
surrounding country , while the railroads , by
means of harvest excursions , bring In every
poslblo land buyer and mnlee an effort to
impress upon him the excellence of the sec-
fpress land which can be so productive.
Peaches are distributed free to all by the
basketful , and / at some of the lunch tables
cream ant sugar are provided for the pretty
girls It Is only to make the fruit mora delectable -
able not necessarily to brlbo.the feasters Into
more extravagant praIse of the event.
Perhaps time mast unlqtme because the most
unexpected , of the fall festivals Is the potato
carnival that occurs among the foothills of
the H.ckles , usually In Greeloy or vicinity.
Potatoes are not a very luxurious product.
On the contrary , are plebeian and commen.
Thousands of car loads arc shipped down I
to the plains every year to take the place !
of those the drouth-strlcken ieii should
' ( maya rased , To attract buyers and advertise '
time potato lands Is Potato day , and It , too , !
Is by no means bereft of vIsitors The gifts
of vretable3 to the provIsion commItee Is
not confined to potatoes . but on the contrary ,
Includes many a choice selection frm the
other products ot time farmer's field. nut
the potatoes are treated tn an IngenIous
' manner. Of course. peaches and water-
melons can be handled much easier . They
can be eaten rl as It were , while potatoes
must be near the fire. Long trenches are
dug In the sndy sol and fires are built
early In the morning of the eventful day
W len the wood In the trenches has burned
down to coals the potatoes , washed and clean ,
are brought and placed olouglde the glowing
embers to bo cooked. So expert become the
managers , the chefs of the occasion , tbat
there I seldom a potato which Is not baked
to a crisp brown jacket and a delicious mneali-
ness. Then. when purt oul on the big
tables by the basketful , the aroma II something -
thing to make eve the epicure's tnouU
water , SteamIng bet , they are seized and
deftly broken open , to be spread wih great ,
rich , generous slices of yellow country butter -
ter and sprinkled liberally with sal anti
pepper-a lunch at for the gods. Even he or
the most delicate stomach can enjoy Potato
day In the Colorado autumn air , when there
Is a tonic In every breath , and hunger sauce
makes welcome ever meal.
Potato day cannot much longer b confined
to the foothill regions , for Irrigation Is spread-
lag eastward , and ev n this year , when It
Is just commencing . tt baa gone down across
central Kansas anti Nebraka The frt crop
the Irrlglonlst raises II potatoes , and the
plaIns states may haTe potato carnivals
themselves soon.
LIKE CHARIOTS OF OLD
While the feasting events are attractive to
the general public , there tl not In them the
excitement which characterlul the contests
In the cattle towns of the aonthwest : These
are carz'vais , Indeed Nor 1 I necesar II I I
- . -
10 mention the Ml ) Inaltlted bell lights :
lt ( 'rlpplo Creek , ) t these can have but
abort duration , 'h8 cowboys , . know other
sports , and when the ' Rather at the fall
roundups their cetdtona buo all the
novelty and thrlln ( daring of Roman rl'
miry of old.
Time chariot rae I one of the most popular
of frontier contests , and It never fails to
enthuse time crowd Scattered throuph the
praIrie towns are tow . y'lde-alel carts . like
the old Roman chariots . and I Is not 11fcul
to secure two or three for use. Four swift
running horses are hitched to each ,
and at the worti " 00" the driver lash
wort
thc Into the maddest pace. Around
and around the elp e they hurry , the drivers
being In great luck If they can retain con-
trol of time animals. Frequently there Is a
runaway , the team leaves the track and kills
somebolY , This possibility , of courle , adds
to the keen Interest of the occasion. The
heigh of attractive power Is reached when
the manalHS can secure a fronter gIrl to
drive one of the team8. This Is often done
and her team always wins I reckless driving
can make it.
The cowboys , have : other , , ports of , their I
own at wlcn : a "Ienuerroot" WOIU maKe
but per worle. One of these II time lasso-
jerking , whICh never fails to make all the
surrounding ranch men 1tend. no mater
what may be the matters on hand. Two of
time expert cowboys with long rawhide
lariats face each other on horseback at a
distance of some , hundrCI feet At the
signal they rIde torwarI , passing close to
one another , and throwing the long loops of
the lasso over time opponent's heal , On go
the ponies until the end of time rope Is
reached , when jerk comes the rawhide wlh
a terrible force , which tt seems will break
man , saddle or hone , but does not do so.
ff a rider can be yanked from his saddle
to the ground he la beaten , and the nearest
salon furnishes a retreat for the washing
way of memories of the unsuccessful COl-
test. ,
BETTER CROWDS TillS YEAH.
Par several years the people of Kansas
have apparently cared little whether they
had any enjoyment or not. lime Indications
are for better crowd at all publIc events
this year Already the entrIes : t such races
as are projected , the attendance at such fairs
01 have been held and the feeling among
mauagers are such aa to warrant this
lmroplmecY The hugo cor crop has brlght-
Inell the farmers' lives , and they feel that
they can spend a few dollars without canting
to the extreme need of It before next season
Time sporting fraternity . has been encour-
aged to take advantage of this condition ,
and In dozens of small towns have boon organized -
ganized athletic associatIons which pOlses
well arranged amid successful athletic pars ] ,
In which many . interesting events are called
off. These hal.e given an . Impetus to the
so-called "sporting carnival , " which Is an-
other new western device . A week Is oc-
copied wIth its dIzzy excitement . and all Is
under the auspices of some alhletc climb.
One dy each Is ! enUrel devoted to bIcycle !
races , base ball. fool bal , tennis , fel ] day
sports and no\'ellcs , By this means those
Interested In every form of amusement are
attracted : 'fhese tournaments arc being held
wIth much luccess , and tire Indcatve ! of an
awakening Interest on the prairies In the
sllorts or the ent
Tile difficulty with keeping In motion
amusement enterprises which has confronted
the prairie towns has ben the lack of Ieally ,
money. With the revival of good crops and I
better times the attendance Is malc more
liberal aud the managers find I easy to offer
satisfactory prize for achievements The
present season Is demonstraUnl this , and
the unique altracttons offered are of a kind
to induce the Iirgest possible attendance
from frm and ranch. . This I not the year
of the polItical plenlc-thal will come next
season . and then tim' amusement tournament
or carnival wi be out of date. Now , how-
ever , It lourlshes4 .
When you want " sparldn ! wine get Cook's
Extra Dry Imperial Champaue. its Purity
ammO delicIous favor , commend3 . ' It
, 'o11 DIG "IOSEY.
Gro\vth In Vmlsieztimd Sniimplm' Prices
ot New Y.rldHeRt ( Hltnh- .
About a week ago says the New York
Sun ; we spoke of time sale of I PIece of
property 01 Broml street , adjoining the
Stock exclmange tor between $ IW and $160
a square foot. Th'e IHrchaser was the CommercIal -
mercIal Cable company , and the seler made
I handsome profit on the price he paid for
the property a few years before , though
that was then regartleti aR hazardous
great. Last 'VetneslllY the Clearing House
ussoclaton sohl the site It occupies , at the
northwest corner of Pine antI Naau
street . for more titan $1 ! I .jlhlle fdot ' :
'ruils plot of lant Is a little over timtmty-
six feet on Nassau street hI CIgtmtu
on Pine street. comprising nn area of about
2,9iO square feet , Wand It was h tught Ly Mm.
Donald lcKay of the hankln house cf
: Iessr Vernulye & Co. lor HZ'JJ. TIme I
price pahl Is eljulvalent to more .han :1.- I
0 for In ordinary city lot 2hl'O ! fe\ Iml
HO far IS we remember It Is tIme highest
yet obtained for property In flint e.ctgrtbor- !
hood or great land value9 Last Do'emher
the Hanover bank was thought to nave
paid ; an extravapant Illc ( -I hen . It gave
$ 28 1 square toot for thc property 011\01) '
opposite , on the southwest carrier of the
same streets The owners ot time pr. pert ) '
at the southwest corner of Illelly cad Nap-
SitU streets thought they were wel paid
when near the same time they Lot Hi 1
square foot for It.
Time cearlng : house sIte has upon It a
substantial IvC-MOlf brown stone buIldIng .
but prctcaly the price puld for It was
for the land ani ) . I Is reported U'at Mr.
1cKa ) ' has boupht It for the lSO , In part ,
of Messrs. Vennlo & Co" , but nntoubt-
emily It will eventually bo torn don n to gIve
Itlace to n loftIer structure . The l qUtuble
Life Assurance society . wh9se Impslng
buIldIng occupies so large a part of the
block , waR looked upon as the most prob-
able purchaser o\ln ; to that contigumty .
anti Is umlemtood to 11\0 offered for It
within n few thouluI1 ( dollars of the price
now pall by Mr McKay.
I appears , therefore , that great us wa
the increase of the value of property In the
Inanclal ccntlr durIng the last year , time
II'Olrel3 Is still Ullwuld. Every I now sale
ot eholco sites Is at n higher pm'lce tmn
the last. Property Felt at prices that sur-
tlrls 1 even the most sanguine owners , has
Irdl ) ' been bouh befor the uurchaueru :
have receIved higher offers for It.
The clearing house bouht the properly
at NUlsau and Pine streets about twent '
year ago from the receiver or the Bank
of time Commonwealth , paying $215,00 for
I During that perimt I hal hat the use
of the lulhln : for Its pnrposes. and itbea
I'eclved from the Chase National bank ' a
handsome ( rent for the first leer ali hase-
ment. Accordlnlly the dllerence of more
tmn half a million dollrs between the 1215-
0 ) It pall and the $7.,0 tt receives Is
elear prolH The nRoclalon Is now erect-
bulidin
log nn extensive and very strikIng bul
tn Cedar street . between Jronoway and
Nassau street . whIch wi be ready for its
occupancy early next year.
The gremmt amid conUnulnl Increa tn time
valuc ! property In that nnhhborhood Is
cattily explainable. The tlistrlct \ of small
total area , miami the business all the Inan-
clat Institutions centering there pos.ss the
great nmount of capIta ! which enablcs
them to utIlIze It ploJtubly by the erection
of vast anti costly structures bringing In
large rents. Time same Is true generally of
the whole of the southern end ot Man-
haUnn Island , from the Battery to the city
hall . anti more especially In the pace adjacent -
jacent to Broadway amid NIl au street. J
Is a region only nbout , halt a mile In lenJh ,
In time narrowest part of the Island . where
Is concentrated the greatest financial enterprise -
terpriso of America , , Rnll to which Is attracted -
tracted a multtude Q' the profeJlons anti (
other activities Which minister to time requirements -
quirements ot cdplal or depend upn its
support Land let thue restrIcted area must
go on Increasing In , value UR time lengthens
and New York U VlnCeR In Inanclal unll
commercial Impotnncf. The pace Is small
and for that reason I cannot be made sll-
cleat for the great LUHlnest population seek-
law It without improvements mao cn"tiy that
only large capital 19 Iblo to untertako them.
' ' ' , ' I'iuccr Pit'l.l.
)1. Four : lh' Jllct-r h'I.II.
Considerable attention bas bee.1 dlr.cled
lately to the Four MIle placer fields . situated
In noutt commnty Co'orado . and Carton county
Wyoming , about urenty.fve miles couth of
nawlns , Wyo. , whIch city 1 on the UnIon
PacUlc raIlway .
The area Io'ere I about forty miles In
length ] and thirty miles In with , and II
especially rIch In medneral.
Gold was first discovered there In 1891 and
the following yotr several clms wire 10'
cata ; not until the last year , 110wever , ha
any considerable amount of capital or later
been expended In order 10 prove the wealth
of these nelds.
At the present tme the Rock SprlngJ
Placer company , the Wet Side Mln'ng association -
soclaton , and several amaler companies are
operating wath Ipendld : success.
Without doubt these feds are the rih-
est of the kind ' In the , Wat and are worthy
of attention.
information regarding same wL be cheer-
fully furnlsbe on application to M : , 1 C
Davis , Itawlimis . Wyo. , or J. T. M. Klngl-
ford , agent Union I'aclao railway , Rwlns ,
\Vyo.
.
Ladles who nIne I refined complexion must
use Po.zonl'a Iowder , I produces a soft
and beautIful . skin ,
, .
'rl la ANn IN'R'rlIa1tT1oX ShOW
Thnt the : I.-rlt or the , Case Arc
hr.-lr ' 'Wlh this .
1n thte times or progress the Inteilt-
kent man know no sectIon when ho con-
! secton
hlers the advnQtages hIs country offers
him , except , ad\'altages chances he CAn Ilnd
for prosperity , health anti contentment.
Title Is C IfCI"I' 11emonstratcli by the re-
cults ot the effort now being mldo to
show our ICopll time great mtdt'nntagca
the Orchar Homes region offer to the
man \f lnmsh and energy. 'hen he finds
1\ eountr whose rich soil , perfect climate ,
kindly imeople , , . I'nlroml tucltef ammO beau-
ttul land , sh.e to him the blst ollllor-
tnlty ho has ever had for beltcllng his
own eondlton , It Is i no wonder that ho 19
willing anti Imxlou8 to tnwsllsto I , that
ho recllnlzes / its mel , amid In time end
of 10 10 Idcntllles
by 1 Ilrchasc I to acres ItcntleJ
iminiself with It. Wh.n yotm read the state-
ments In the folowllj ) letter . anll have
SONI the lanl referred to , yell will say
the wrier ot thnt letter coull have ! nil
1 oo deal mtre In ( aver of time Orchllt
10me1 , l'elon than ho has llone. Still , It
Is better , we think , to have you see time
lalt for yoUrself , III then you \ \ I say
with U8 not more than ol'.halr of /B
merlt Illvo been told ) 'ou , However ,
here Is the letter . you l'n write yourself
In.l . Vl'lf ) It :
I' XgC\ ? VE DEl'AiL'l'MHNT , GO'-
HItNOIL'S OFFICE : , J.\CKON , MISS
:
July ' 1 9.
lion , George 'IV , Ames , 161 F'arnamn
Street , Omaha , Neim.-lemtr Sir
I am famIlIar with the lalds known 19
"Orchard Home , " qosv hell by you for
I "at 1. 'fhee innd s are ntlnlrahly situated ,
being In the heart of the great fruit anti
vt'getitimbo growll rlRlon of central MIs-
II islppi . immediately the main' line of
I time IllInoIs Cellral ( millroad , ant wel
atnptet to the sUCClsstul cultivation of all
I , small other fruis products. anti vegetables , us w(1 1 !
1 know ot mme hotly of laud moro suiable
for the pUIpOfe9 of fruit nlt truick funnIng .
than "Orchard Homes " You can h'l yotir
people thcre Is no dotmbt of the fertility of
the soih . mme failures In crops , the numher
of crops denentlnR on the nery of the
farmer clmate unsurpassed . people social ,
good schools ant cimtmrclmes . and health
'oll. Chicago market can be rcachet In
I twenty-tour hours , New Orleans In six
hour 10 you see the nlvRutages this
pineo hus. Very trimly yours ,
J. J. COMAN
Governor's Private Secretary.
Orchard Homel panties are leaving here
' few for that desirable ,
every da.8 desirble regIon
and If you wish to beter your conilton
and Ind the spot where I Rmal amount
of money comb nell with energy ali work
wi make you an Indepenllent man , you
I hat better . joIn one of the parties anti
for yourself see the Innd anti whutever
IHlvantles It may hnv ! You will then
!
ummderstnnd bow ) Is that I ) man hits ii
untcr 1
chnnce to make from $200.00 to $10,0 cant .
year from every acre that he properly )
cultvntes nt Orchnrd Homes. When you
111 that you can raise peaches . years ,
lilurmie . apricots , Ipples , quimmees , figs all
all smal fruits In profusion . and sell them
at goer prlce and In addition to thIs
mise three to lour crops of regetaimies on
the same lanll , I Is no wonder 'Ol are
content with the prospects Orchnrd Homol
offers you . For nil Information as to time
of starting , cost of trip and ( further data
an to the country . write or cal Ipon Gee
' ' Ames Genlrlgont. . 161 Farlm
Street , Omaha , Neb. '
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You cannot b well unless your blood is I
pure. Thrreforo purl ) your blood wih the
bAst blood purifier , Hood's SarsaparUa ,
S
llomneseeit'rs' 1'xenr"lnn"
On August 29 , September 10 ant 24 , 1895 ,
the Union Pacific system wi sell tickets
from Counci muls and Omaha to points
south ant vest . In Nebraska ali Kansas , also
to Colorado , Wyoming . Uta1 ant Idaho east
of Welser , anti south of Beaver Canon , at ex-
' , nt
ceNlnglY lOW raees.
apply For to full information as to rates and limits
teA C. DUNN , City Ticket Agent ,
1302 Farnam St. . Omaha , Ncb.
New Thr011dl LIne to St. Rul.
On Sunday , the 15tI , the Rock IanJ : will
inaugurate 1 new line to St. Paul and 11n.
neapolls. Through sleeper daIly will leave
Omaha unoa ! depot at 4:10 : p. m. , arriving
at Minneapolis at 8:30 : a. m. , St. Paul 9 a. m ,
Trains run via Dee Moines , la" , and supper
served In necl Island dining cars. For
tickets , sleeping car resgrvalons , etc. , cal
at Hocle Island ticket ofce , 1602 Farnam St.
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Medical
and
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trOIVed PHD Wih L Surgical i I
CURE Institute
Nervous , Chronic and Private
S EASES
'Va cure Cmutnrrlm All Disenies of the
Nose , 'I'hrent , Client , Sto.lob , ' ' ' 'i'l-
.n.1 Lh' 'rl Ilydrocele , Vurlcoee ,
Stricture , Weak Mt-ma Sexually.
'Vcll : l' '
ttleture , Ski. . asmil " : " sexuatr' "Iu.e.
1100d n.t
F".u.In ChiliES . 'VeR'tn.- , . . , Lost Jlnuhool
ALL I'ILlVA'I'E DISIOASIIM AND DIS-
OnDEIS Ol MIOX .
New York Hospial '
TREATMENT.
FOR Alt 1'on\1 : 01" I EI.LE 'VihAI C
NESSES ANn n'n ! ASlS 01" "
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PILES FISTULA , J.lUIE. permanently
Iy cured without the use ot knife , lIgature
or caUstIc , .
All correspondence answered prompt ) .
BusIness strictly confidential. Medicine sent
trre trom observatIon to all parts ot the
cm try.
Cmiii on or address with stamp for Clreu.
Cal
lars , Free Book Recipes and Symptom
Blanks
Trentlu.nt b ) until , conaal.tloD free.
Omaha Medical and
Surgical Institute ,
14th and ou\1as Sts. , Omaha Jcb
gND IESTIMO
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'nr.8TCNG DISEASE WEAKEN WOND I
" V tuUy bocnuso weaken
they lYakcn yeti lowIy , grads
Uy. Do not allow this IYI10 lit boy to niatj
you mupoor , flabby . Immature mll.ne"llh. streng"
anti vigor 1 I for you whether yomt bo rIch or pOOl
Tie Orelt nudyal is I to be hall only from tIme luel
lon Zptlcl Immatittite . This Ionderful dlSoveJI
was made by time 8ellst ot the old famous nud
IOU : [ NUc,1 In.tlule , I Is Limo strongest and 11
powerful vlaUzer made I b 1 powerful that
I. limply ondortal hOIharnless It I. You 11'
get 1 from nowhere but from the 1111.0n ) [ 110' '
Instfto. Write for clreolars anti t . .tmonll.
'J'11 extraordinary itejmmveimator I , limo maot
wontlorfmml discovery of time age. It imse been en
dorsetl by the Iumtding sclentidc men of Europe ar4
Ametrs ,
R UDY1N is purely vegetable.
JEVI)1'.tr ( stops prematureness of the dts
lmarge 1mm twenty ilayL Cures LOST MAN
JiOUD , conallpatkmn , dizziness , fahllzmg aemmistiomm
nervous twltchtug of the eyes semi other parts.
Htrengtbona , invlgorites and Iommea time entig
yatenm. 11 Is as cimeap as any other remedy.
ILVDTAN' cures debUlty , rmervouocss , emnhi
sions , mmd develops mind restofes weak orgmmmm (
l'aina In the back , losses by day or nldimt stoppm4
quickiy. Over 2,000 private indorsements ,
I'rematureneu means impotency in the Slot
stage. It Is mm symptom of aemirmat weakimess ned
barrenness , It can beatopI.ett Jim twenty lays bj
the useof Iludyan. ltndyamm costs immure ths
Lay other remedy ,
Send fordrcuians and testimonials ,
TAIcTEi HWOD-fmpure blood due i
sertoo private disorders carrIes myrtads e
redtmcIng gerr.ms. Then comes sore throat , pimpiel
Copper colored spotautcers in nmoutboiti sort's aU
aitlng haIr , You can save a trip to Hot Springs b
IrItiimgfor'iULJo.l Boole'totimeoid pli'zicIana of t
UUDSON 1VIED1VL INSTITUTE ,
Stoekia , ) karkct mmd EllIs Sti , ,
BAN 1ANCi3CO , CAL ,
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of the celebrated Jewel Stoves aiid Ranges. An Investigation will convince -
vince YOU of their excellence for cooking or heating purposes A Jewel
SIOTC costs no more than miny stoves of a much Inftrlor qualIty. Our
trade-mark on every stove Is an absolute guarantee o ( perfectIon.
etsk for a Jewel ; take no other. You vIll never regret your purchase.
WM. LYLE DICKEY & CO. , Omaha ,
A. C. RAYMER , South Omaha
No PL1CE ON EARTH
Offers greater advantages to the intelligent settler. One-half the work
, , ott now do here will give four times the resuits In timls uvommtlcrfully pro.
duotivo country. 'rweoty to forty acne. In this land of pleny Is enough
to work and Is sure to malta you money. Do the work aimd time results are
seured ; there Is no such timing as failtmre. The people ore friendly' schools ,
churches newspapers , are itlentY ; ratlmoad facilities fine ammO a stIi whose
rthnesa is unsurpassed , nil invite the enterprising masts who wants to but.
ten his own condition and that of his family ,
Two htflU 'rlii'ce Cropn Can be Successfully Grown the
Same Year
Timber Is abundant-Lumber is cheap-I"uel cot nothing-Cattle are easily
raised and fattened-Grazing is ilnt all time year.
. CLIMATE
Is healthy and delIghtful' land and sea breezes anti coal nights. The mean
ternperatumre is 42 to 66 degreeii. The average rainfall is 00 lnchcs , No
extreme of imeat or cold ; ufliclermt oain for all crops.
20 TO 40 ACRES
properly worked snakes you more money and makes it easier titan time bent
lCd-nero farm In the west. Garden products are a wonderfmml yield and alt
bnimug big prices. Strawberries , peaches , plums , apricots grapes , pear
figs , early apples , 1mm faL all small fruits , are euro and proiltablo cropa.
NO DROUTHS , NO hOT WINDS ,
NO FLOOI ) , No ILEATEL ) 'I'ERMS ,
NO BLIZZARDS , NO CuLl ) SNAL'S ,
NO LONG COLD WINTERS. No cor FAILURIS ,
The great fruit growing and vegetable raising district of time South. A
soIl that ratsca anytliimmg that grows and a location from which you roach
the markets of the whole country. Your fruita ani gartleim truck solO on
the ground and placed In chicago st. Louts anti Nauv Orleans market in
12 to 21 houns.-In this garuen spat of AmerIca.
The Most Equable Climate iii Aiiierica ,
Orchard Homes
The most carefully selected mmmdc In the best fruit and garden sections , co
now offer in tracta of ten to for ty acres at reasonable prices and terms to
those who wish to avaIl themselves of the wonderful resources of the coun.
try nOW attractlmmg time great tide of Imnmigratiomm.
20 TO 40 ACRES
in that marvelous region 'wIth Its perfect climate anti nicim son it properoly'
worked will rnako you more money ammO make It faster anti easier than the
best 1C0.acre farm In the west. Gerden products are an immense yield amud
bring big arices all the year round , HtrawberrIe' , agricots , plums , peaches ,
Pears. early apples , figs , oranges-nil small frulta-a eli early ammO very
proiitable crop.
GO SOUTH. GO SOUTH
This is your opportunIty. Tue people aura trlendIy Schools efficient ; news-
napers progressive ; churches liberal. Time enterprising man who wants to
tmetttmr the contlitiOmt of hImself anti his fatally , snoultl investigate this mat.
icr and lie will be convInced. Carefully selected fruit grmvlnif and garden
lands in tracts of 10 to 20 acres we now offer omm liberal terms and reasonable
prices. Correspomidenco solicited ,
CEOIT \ , A1ES , Giiui l Agent
1617 Fariiarn St. , Omaha , Net , .
A Few Advantages
Offered by the Chicago , Milwaukee & lit , I' aul Railway , the abort line to Chicago , .4
clean train made up and started front Omit ima.
100xciTY
. . . ' RAPIDS
inb , DES MOINES
Iiaggaj e checked front resli to des tlnation. Hlegant train service ammO cour.
teoua ernpIoyes. Emmtire train ilgitted by sIc ctrlclty. witim electric reading imtnips in
every berth. Finest dinimmg cmtr service In t lie west , with mnoai served a l carte , or ,
in other words. order wimat you want and p ny for wimat you get , Flyer leaves union do.
pot daIly at 600 p. en. , arrivuig at Chicago a t S a. in.
Ticket 001cc , 10t Farnam Street , C. U. CAItRIER , City Ticket Agent.