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    . - S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TILE OMAflA DAiLY J3EEt 1SIONDAYA1RIL 1 , 189G. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
\VIIEN \ O1A1h1VAS \ A VILLAGE
Little Eim11arty Between Business Houses
and Pirrns Then and Now ,
SOME OF TIlE OLD TIME STOREKEEPERS
XCHIIL Street 4he flrondsn ol
TciifFhe Ycnr , , Agn-Trnslo
1ui is 'cit n riL 111141 PIoneer
Trualcstuen 1)INnPlIenr.
It a former Inhabitant of Omaha , one who
ha touched toot on tiI ) oII In the latter
tart of the ' 5O , the ' 6O , or even the ' 7O ,
and had then dIsappeared to come
back again , like a flp Van
Winkle , ho wouW have been com
pelleti to rub his eyc not once or twice , but
many tImes before ho would be willing to
bellevo his cyceight. Today he would stare
at the tall buildings , hear the paveil atreot.
ringIng with the hoofs of liorse , woider at
the network of wiring ami the busy crovdz
and lemand of some ono what had come
acrcs the taco of the earth. An If ho had
been one who rt about the eariler &titler's
joval ! fire on a long winter's nIght , or doro
busInea of those days , he would flntl hlmetlf
lost , whEn ho looked about to ce a ramlilar
taco which he could recall as that of a trincr
merchant irlnco.
' The btulnees changes which elsipeo In a
quarter of a century in a large town are not
less remarkable than the cIiang to the out'
ward a'pect of the Btreets and bulldingL
A constant trcam of newcomers poira Intc
a city of Omaha's Rizo and ecems to sveel )
away the older merchanth , until the I' names
merely are remembered and treanred up In
the minde of the old cttler. Old h1Ildng3
are torn down , now once , more retentous
In ee. take their place and th center of
bualnoss slowly but eurely moves from point
to point. until the man who flfLn yrars
ago predicted that "no busInea will over be
done in Omaha west of F'.ft.ih street on
Farnam street" Is forgotten. Such a tatc-
mauL Ecems ! O abeurd nowadays that nolio1y
could be made to believe it was nttered were
not numerous old settlers of od repute to
bo found who can gic the parti' naniel.
Among. the earlleEt of thcro ho couglit a
ertuno In Omaha and pnned ! thiir faith tn
Its destiny. before there wr. a ' tore n the
place at which t2 buy goods , was S. 1.
Rogers , vice prcsldnt of the Merchants' National -
tional bank. Mr. Rogers came to Omaha in
1857 , when the town mv lietweii two creeks.
known in that tIme a Oto trnc and Omaha .
creek , fly the succeeding winter the to\.n
claImed a number of pretrlon3 , tructnrc
one being "a sort of od Iia ity , " accordtnn
to Mr. Rogers' best recolitetin ot It ' nw.
OCeLipled by A. J. Poppleton. General Esta-
brook lived In a structur made by oiling
boy about two sticks stteic In the grtnir.d.
and altogether there were n the winter i
1851-55 sIxty 'E'mOkes" in tile future ety as
a startor.
Tootle & Jackeon were at that tme Council
Blufis merchants. They aw a future eslny
beyond the MLssouri rvr itci tarLcd a
branch house here. said to ba .e first mor-
eantilo house in Omabt. ricy locited n
th neighborhood o Ninth aiid Iarnam
streets. For many years the stores of the
place ciustetcd about that neighborhood , and.
In fact. it was nearb' a ( Itlarter f a con-
tory Inter before business may be sail tn
have left lower Farnam street and traveled
westwardth ! rest of tli. city.
In 1856 Mr. flogero says that Meyer Hell-
man startoI : a lint store n a wooden houee
which etbod on tim corner of Thirteenth
and Farnam streets. Ildilman afterward
moved across the street and was located
on the corner. still known a the Ileilman
b1tck untIl th time jotiJ4sdeath Miton.
Rogtts was hnother erIy merchant who
began selling stoves In that early day , finally
locathi at the corner 4i'ourteentli andy
Farnam etrOeto at a point opposite the post-
omce , but so far beyond the recognized Tim-
Iti ; of trade as to be criticised for rashncos.
'F1iI old house haa decided to retire , and
thlo will take away anotkier old firm.
THE PIONEER MERCHANTS.
'II could mention any rumber of old mer-
chants. " observed Mr. Rogors. "Many of
. . ' them have gQfle out of buttnss or died. For
year Byron oed was a prominen real
ertatq , dealer. Ho di d a few years' ago.
( ] eneral Lowe ; who was prominent in the
early ( lays , is still lIving. William Sexaur.
who ran a saloon next to 11pllma'e , Is ttll
alive. John ilorbach tor years ran a lam-
ber business on Thirteenth and liarney
streets. Huberman ed 'o run a Jewelry
bucincro in a wooden building In 1S7 and
185S , or thereabouts , on Farnam , between
ThIrteenth and Fpurteentli streets. I re-
membd'r Isaacs wac pur fIrst Omaha tailor ,
opening shop iii ISGG. In 1873 I bought a'
'reversible' overcoat of him , trading no
acre of Omaha land for It. Thi9 was tlic
anie year and we did everything by trad-
ing. The Merchants' National bank baught
' t Ito location of henry Pt'odt , who for yeara
ran a grocery busincs. Wo agreed not to
run the came buelnesa on the corner as lie
did. In 1858 George cla'cs wae an Omaha
dry goods man , Ho went to Canada , and
there died. The first wholesale house in
Omaha was erected acrc's the etreet , east
of the United States bank site.
"Spcaking about paved streets , I remem-
bet that the winter of 877 was a mild
winter and wagona uced to frequently get
etuek In the mud on Farnain and Tenth
streets. "
Coining down to the years 1874 and 1875
and picking out a tow of the names still
familiar in one form or another , it is found
that among banks the FiraL National was
then located on its present site , but running -
ning In a two-story brick structure , very
narrow , and the second iloor occupied by the
Burlington road for headquarters. The Omaha
National bank was located in the Caldwell
block , and just after llio panic took care
to announce the fact that it had $30,000
on hand , as a proof of conservative nianage-
moot , John Green used to run a flour mill
located somewhere near the present site
of the Union Pacific depot , lie is In the
land of the living. Just a year or two lie-
fore this Poycke Bros. bought out \'irtli
anti were running a restaurant at 207 Far-
nsm street. The "lonovan" hiouso then
posed as one of the big hotels of the city
and claimed to be able to accommodate 150
guests. Steele & Johnson lied just moved
ncioss from Council Ihiuffs anti were located -
cated li the ohti postomce building at 536
Fourteenth street , D , M , Steele of this
firiti died but a short titno since. It. J ,
Simpson , the carriage man , is a fifty.
cighter , The firm of flamgo & Stein once
( liii a good business on Farnain , hetweo
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. Ramgo is
dead. aeorgo A. lloaglanfl has been a loin.
bet merchant for many years , atid Samuel
lurns has long sold crockery. In 1866 the
hatter was running in vartnership with
ICetchum ,
It is interesting to hook over the omclal
registers for the year 1805 , One learne
that the Board of Trade was started ho
that year and vas IUSbing the subject of
Immigration by sending broadcast chrculars
favorable to Nebraska. At that time Alvin
Saunders was governor and 0 , W , Pad.
dock secretary of the territory. Thio latter
Is dead. Even In that early day Omaha
lied a l'acifle hook and ladder company ,
which had beeii "lately organized , " accord.
log to the original historian. The city engine -
gino house stood on Twelfth street , between
Douglas antI Farnam 8treets. The city was
conulderliig ( ho purchase of a steam fire
engine.
engine.AMBROSE
AMBROSE REMEMBERS MANY ,
Judge Ambvse , who first saw Omaha In
1SGT , gives the opinion that within the last
fifteen years almost the entire wholesale
and retail world of Oniaha has been reorganized -
organized , young blood coming in to largely
mipphaflt the older stock , Running over a
Jistof names prominent In the 70's , ho gay
tome lie could thlnlc of : J. J , Brown & Bros. ,
general mrc1iandIse , at Fourteenth and
Farnam streets , Mr. Brown beInr now vitbi
( ho Omaha Loan and Trust c'qmpauy ; Ran-
deli Brovn , located on Douglas near Four.
broth street , biuco retired ; l'otor Goes , who
kept a betel where the Merchants' hotel
' .itaqda , prior to the erection of the famous
( ( boa hotel John McCormick & Co. , located
on Farnani street , near Thirteenth street ,
rviio ran a bI general merchandise business ,
the three brtbers being now dead ; George
M. Mills , who was a leading retail clothing
' ' dealer on 'srnam and Douglas , between
Thirteenth nd Fourteenth strccts ; 14. W.
ICeunard & Ce , , who br many years rau a
- t - - - ' - -
store where Fleming has been for twenty
yeari , on Douglas street ; P , E. her & Co. ,
who for many years carried on a wiiolealo
whisky trade prior to their distillery busi'
ness ; Dr. Ish , a heading ( Iruggist , located
next to Milton Rogers , on Farnam street ,
now dead : C. S. Ooodrich & Son , who are
both dead , and who Carried om a general
merchantlipo busins on Farnain , between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets.
Stevens & W'ilcox had a large retail trade ,
especially wIth tim Indians and military
reservations , In dry goodo. Stevens is deatl ,
Ciark & Worden kept a laro livery stable
where 1eIiy & Stigor now are.
C. W. Morton of Morton & Sons , is one ot
the hater arrivals thoughi lie , too , saw Omaha
in the ( lays before it became a chtr. When
ho came here In 1878. lIke other eastern men ,
lie would not have been surprised to see a
herd of buffalo grazing In the streets , Omaha ,
ho says , as then a typical western town ,
and one of the prominent phacee at that
time in the west , Sixteenth street was then
out In the wIhdernes. At Tenth and F'arnam
streets was he business center. The Meyers
carried on their business then as they had
for years. The bg stores were all down that
way. The 11cc was then located on Farnam
street , between Ninth anti Tenth streett' .
The Burlington road htl just completed
Its new headquarters. Cruickehank & Co. ,
were running a bus1ne's at the "Faiconer"
corner , as It was aftervard called. FtiI-
coner was the "Co , " and later became the
owner.
Ex-Mayor llemis , who had business interests -
terests In the city as early no 1863 , and who
came hero in 1868 , permanently , has many
recollections of early days. Where the now
vacant Morse holding standS lie saw John I.
Itedick , with lila peculiar conotructive
faculty , erect an opera house , incorporating
within Its unstable limits h church , all under
one roof , Mr. Hernia has a valuable photo.
graph of Omaha taken about 1865 , probably
tlio only piece of its kind extant. The town
was then a mere village.
1SUlLANCl NOTES.
The St. floniface Catholic Life Insurance
company of Indiana has been dIsolvcd.
The now Jersey legislature lies passed a
bill ailowing non-residents to operate Lloyds.
Half a dozen or more fraternai Insurance
orders have applied for admission to Con-
necticut.
The local agents of Lincoln are all , or
nearly so , desirous of a new local board
organization.
The Farmers' Mutual has begun mandamus
proceedIngs to compel the auditor to grant
it another license.
Abraham Altman baa been sentenced to
the Connecticut state prIsor for ten years ,
for the crIme of arson.
ICansas City has increased its fire fighting
faclhhtiea with enlarged water mains and an
increased number of hydrants.
The policy. holders of the Massachusetts
Benefit Life insurance aetsoclation at liaver-
hilt , Mass. , are kicking about extra assess-
monte.
The reorganized German Fire of Indian-
apolls lies been licensed to do business. The
kickers appear to have confined their efforts
to talk.
Nobo1y seems to want the business of
the deceased Omaha fire. It Is probable that'
the Firemen's and Merchants' of Lincoln will
got the most of the expirations.
The Missouri Insurance department wants
a constitutional opinion upon the standard
policy Cf ttat state , and a Luit iii be bra git
before the supreme court for that purpose.
Parker and Vaughan , convicted of arson at
fluialo , have been sentenced to the penitentiary -
tiary for four years and ten months , and
four years and nine months , respectively.
The bill passed by the New Jersey ieghs-
lature , repealing the law requiring insurance
brokers to hold a license fro the Insurance
: department , has been vetoed by the gay-
ernor.
Tue Brooklyn Staiidard Union says that
one of the men charged with dealing In
begtm Lloyds charters served fifteen months
in prison sonie ten years ago for forgery of
bends. -
The Iowa Life Insurance company has made
, thfohlowiflg new ajip3lntments : James MIller -
ler , district agent , St. Joseph , Mo. ; Fontaine
Meriweather , epochal agent , Sedahia , Mo. ;
A. J lBauer , district ' agent , Jefferson
City , Mo.
. The Life Underwriters' association of
Philadelphia elected the following officers :
President , Frank Reed ; vice presidents ,
Richard Fisher , \Viihiani' M , Scott and XVIi-
11am' 0. Carroll ; treasurer , Amos Wakehin ;
secretary , F. E. Hammer.
An Interesting suit was tried in Baltimore
the Other day. A uantity of Passover bread
and Paseaver dour was Insured to the amount
ot $2,000. A fire occurred and the company
took the option of replacing the damaged
articles ; but before they were replaced the
Passover season was goie. The assured cc-
cured a verdict for $323.
Several assesemont life insurance corn-
panico have Joined In applying for an injunction -
junction restraining the Missouri Insurance
department for levying a 2 per cent tax
upon their business , as provided in sec
tlons 58 and 59 , Iii the laws of 1895. They
claim to be exempted from the provisions
of the statute in question.
Nothing so ditresshiig as a hacking cough.
Nothing s.a foolish as to suffer from It. Nothing -
ing so dangerous If allowed to continue. One
Minute Cough Cure gives immediate relief.
PEILSONAL I'itILAGILAI'ilS.
Archle Boyd , New York , is , a Barker guest.
Charles Wolte of Dcadwood is in the city.
S. M. Blase left for Chicago last even-
ing.
ing.E.
E. J. Deflell'of the Rosebud Indian agency
is in the city. -
F , C. Goodson went to St. Louis yoeter-
day , to be gone a week.
Mr.and Mrs. John T , Kelly of New York
are at one of the hotels.
Mhss Caroline Franklin is registered at tIm
Barker troni l'hiladeiphla.
Gould DIets heft for Sheridan , Wyo , , yester-
tiny , to be gone several days.
John 111cr , stock agent for the Burlington ,
went to Rapid City yesterday.
Twenty-four members of the "Shore Acres"
company are quartered at the Barker.
J. Francis , accompanied by hil wife and
child , 'left for an eastern trip yesterday.
John McClusky and II. A. French of Glen-
wood , Ia , , ar among thin hotel guests.
Nebraskans at this hotels are : G.V. . liar.
na , Ilastings A. a. Williams , Freinont.
A. II , Alexander , United States fish commis.
sloner , is registered at one of tie hotels ,
Mrs. 'rhiurston. wIfe of Senator Thurston ,
left for the east yesterday , to be gone several
days.
days.Mrs.
Mrs. Gardner , wife of Dean Gcrdner , left
for the eat't on a short visit with friends , last
night.
Twenty-three members of "The Twentieth
Century Girl" compan'y ore domiciled at the
Barker.
Max Fried and a party of frlentis heft for
CrIpple Creek last night , where Fried expects
to locate.
locate.V.
H , \V. ICent and wife have gone to Cedar
Rapids , In , , where they will visit friends for
a fortnight.
Mrs. Hannah Ilotigeon lies gone to Streator ,
Ill , , where she vhii vIsit relatives ( or a
brief perIod.
Mrs. Hardy and child , and Mrs. C. Ilarvo
and children are registered at tie Darker
froni Chicago. - .
MarIon W. Spence , general agent for the
Consolidated Milling company , Minneapolis ,
is In the city ,
Mrs. Shia B , Seavey left for Denver last
evenIng oiiti will iou : ier husband later on
at Cripple Creek ,
Charles Thompson returned from a hunting
trip along the Platte river last evening , after
an absepco of a week. -
H , W , Whitney and wife , svlio have just ra.
turned front a western trip , left for Chicago
and the east last night ,
Sans S. Smith and henry Mann of Colorado
Springs and George T , henry and N , Under-
lull of Denves are In the city ,
Miss Helen Iloaglanil returned home last
evening fronl a trip to the coost , whichi
consumed two moqths. he visited friends
ut Coronado and 830 Francisco.
David Kilpatrlck of Beatrhco , who was visit.
tog friends in the city for a few dayi , left
for Lincoln last night , where ho vIli con-
tlnuo his studies at the State university ,
At the MurraI : Joe Loeb , Cblcsgo ; J. 0.
Stehson , M , A , Stelson , Detroit ; H. 8 ,
Schineekenberg , WillIam Strauss , New York ;
George A. Taylor Utica , N. Y. ; 0V. .
Dierly , Cincinpatl , 0. ; W. II. Murray. D.
% ' . Ihsynes , city ; II , Murray , Wymors , Neb.
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SOUTH OMAflA
cccooccecoccec.
At Saturday night's meeting of the Mu.
nicipal league arrangenionto for a permanent -
manent organization were perfected. The
omeers will remain as they now are , anal
the next meeting will be held Tuesday even-
log.The
The committee appointed to investigate
into alleged Irregularities in the Fourth
ward on election day reported that there
was ample evidence that gross irreguharltlcs
were committed. Several witnesses were
examined , and the evidence taken , A corn-
niittee composed of B. S. Adams , D. S. Bar-
rett and E. J , Seykora was appointed to accompany -
company l'aul McAuley on a visit to Cotinty
Attorney Hahirigo anti take the necessary
steps for onarnencing criminal action
against Mayor Johooton.
Another committee will call upon A.
sessor Cress to urge him to assess equitably
all property lii tile city.
It is the Intention of the league to take
bout of the high insurance rAtes and see
it something cannot ho done toward reducing
the premiums now paul. This league will
also do what it can toward having the
Trr.smIssk'sIppi expoeltion grounds located
as hear South Omaha as possible.
When Mayor Johnston was told yesterday
of the intention of the league' to commence
criminal action against him for alleged interference -
terference with voters at the Fourth ward
polls ho appeared to lie raLher ainusetl at
vihat ho termed a lot of silly talk about
nothing. Ho poitivehy stated that ho did
nothing at the polls on ohection day that
was a violation of any law , antl lie was'
not at all frightened by the tallc of criminal
acton , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mrs. lrIs'nhl's Clniin Setle,1.
About two years ago Mro. Catherno Dna-
cohi stepped on a loose board in a sidewalk
anti was perinanenthy Injured. She brought
suit against the city' ' for $5,000 , anti the
case would have come up for trial shortly
had a settlement not been reached. Meni.
hers of the city council and the attorneys
interested got together anti settled the claim
for $2,500 , and at the meeting of the coun-
cii this evcning the city attorney will ba
instructed to contcs judgment fo that
amount. Attorneys' for Mrs. Driscohi eay
that they had a splendid case against thin
city , asthey were prepared to provo that
notice was served upon the city council
that the sidewalk whit-re Mrs. Dniscoii fell
wan in liati shape , In spite of thIs notice
Ito action was taken , and the walk was not
repaired for over six months after the first
notice.
Mrtl. Driscohl is about 02 years' of age , and
has oct been able to use her legs since the
accident. A part of her body is paralyzed.
I'IfiiiM for OrgitIiiIii t lie Council.
It line been agreed beiween tii democratic
aild republican factions of this' council that
w. P. Muhlaiy , democratic member froni the
Fourth ward , shall be president.
The republicans have matte up a committee -
tee slate , as tieve also the democrats. 130th
these elates have been referred to Mayor-
elect Enear , who is now at. work fixing up a
slate of hIs own. He hopes' to be able to
satisfy both factions , in the' committee ap-
polntmentsl. Naturally , the holdover members -
bers want the chairmanships.of tue best
committees , and the new members objeat to
being frozen out , and taking vh-at i left.
The council will meet with 'Dr. ' Ensor today
to consider the matter.
The old cty ! council meets tiis evening to
ottle up Its business. Mayor Johnston will
read lila macrage , and then swear In the new
mayor and councilmen , The official can-
vase of the votw will also be made.
Miirclc city (5i45l11.
Miss Jco3Ie lledouln of Waco is the guest of
Miss' Hattie Enbody , Twenty-third an1 Fl'
streets.
George Panky is wanted by the po1ic toi'
breaking a window in Belelt's ahoon , Twenty-
fourth and K streets.
'
W. N. Babcock , general manager. and A.
H. Lee , traveling epreseIitattve of the Union
Stock' Yard company. left yeqterdaYfor
Rapid City' to attend the cattle growers' con.
vention , which convenes Tuesday.
' 'The heavy rain Saturday night dd yesterday -
day did considerable damage to the s&ei-e
and the unpaved streets. 1Washouts are
reported from all over the city , and the
street commissionero' gang will be buty this
week repairing thc damage. Sewers ' at
Twenteth ! and 0 streets , 'Twenty-second and
Q streets , Twenty-scond 'and L streetS ,
Tcnty-second and H streets and Twenty- '
seventh and N streets burat. and flooded Icie
etreets near by.
SUGGESTIONS 1'OR AitliOlt DAY.
Pisiiipllet for Tenclicra I4siied by ( lie
State SuieriitCiiIlelit.
. State Superintehdeflt Corbett has issued a
complete and euggestive upon Arbor -
bor day , for thin use of the teachers throughout -
out the state. AsIde from the flrst page of
greeting this little leaflc't contains' , 'first ,
"Practical Directions , " by Prof. T , 'SY. Tayor ,
secretary of the Nebraska State llorticul-
tural society , Theee diractions deal withi
why to plant ; what to ulant , and how to
plant. Then come exercises for Arbor day.
adapted for pupils of vaioua ages. pn of
the suggested exercises makes us'o of apt
quotations from Whittier , Irving.- Holmes ,
Lowell , Addison , George W. Curtis , Don
G. Mitchell and George' Ehiot'
The final suggestion is the use of Ne-
braska's new title , "Tree Planters" State , "
and teaching the pupils' how It came to re-
celvo that application. _ _ _ _ V
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I'rlr.eN Ollered h ) ) liiiiiiine Society.
The Humane society -Nebracka baa no-
ceived permission from the city school board
to offer' prizes to the pupils of the fifth ,
sixth , seventh and eighth grades 'for es-
saya written upon any one of the six submitted -
mitted subjecte , Thi firot prize' is a gold
medal and the second a ehiver medal for
each of the contenting grades , making ten
medaha In all. V
The essays must be handed in by the 11th
of May , All work Is to i'o voluntary on the
part of both. pupihe and teachers , Below Is'
the hint of subLects' submitted for eehection :
1 , The best method for the. prevention of
cruelty to animals in Omaha.
2. Reasons wIly we shc'uid not cause pain
to animals , but should try to ( make them
happy , and show in what way this would
tend to our own happiness' and the formation
of a good character.
3. State objections against bind-neeting , destroying -
stroying parent hirthi , throwing stones at
birds , frogs and other animals , or shooting
them with air guns' , etc. , and show their
good services to niankind and why man couhd
hardly exist without them.
4 , State special claims which domestic aol.
male have upon man and the supplies they
furnish him , and picture tur condition with.
out horses , cows or poultry ,
5 , KIndness to dumb animals and to every
living creature.
6 , State reasons why the practice of vivisection -
section in the imbue schools should be pro-
hibiteti. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
AiiiOiiiV County iiiil Ci ty S1ioo1s.
Superintendent W , II. Skinner of Nebraska -
braska City will speak before the Douglas
County Teachers' association at the assembly
room , on the fifth floor of city hail at 2:30 :
p. m. Saturday , April 18. Subject , "rite
Ant of Reading and How to Acquire It. "
The lecture lii free to qhl and those who
are interested In Supenintenilent Skinner and
lila therno will be heartily welcomed by
County Superintendent Bcdehh.
The high school sophpmores held their
preliminary deciamatory contest on Friday
heat , Miss' Beanie Hazhitt , who recited "The
Polish Boy , " was awarded the prize ,
Thio Woman's' Christian association Is serving -
ing lunch daily in the bagement of the High
school to the entire satisfaction of all par-
ties. It take8 ten women daily to serve
tue hungry horde ,
Gouertl } ilUCPtIOiiitl Notes.
Miss Alice Luco , a graduate of Wehienhey ,
has Just obtained the degree of doctor of
philosophy , multa curn laude , from the Uii. :
Voralty or Dottingen , after two years' of
philological studies at Lelpaic , and a semester
at Gottlngen , She Is the fourth woman to
receive the doctor's degree at that university ,
The commission appointed by the Wiscon-
Iu legislature to tend the free library
system In that state has done excellent
work. Prior to the appointment of the corn-
mission there vero only tbirty-breo free
libraries' in Wisconsin , but new Interest has'
been awakened In a large number of cities
and towns , and the commisison sopes' to see ,
beforu It i ten ye&ns old , the establishment
of 200 new IIbran1ea and many traveling
libraries ( an idea borrowed from Now York ) ,
with is total of l&oeQ0O books' .
Prof. Sylvester , j' . n , 8 , of Oxford , the
rr.athcmatician , who earlier helti professorships -
ships at the Unive.'ity of Virginia and at
Johns Hopkins , hmbeen elected a foreign
member of the TurIn. Royal Academy of
Sciences.
President Thwtngthes ? been Investigating
the number of gradutites of American eel-
leges from the Itglenlng , The number
seems to him to becibout 300,000 , a number
somewhat larger than is usually reprs'ented ,
of whom about 150,000 are supposed to be
now living.
The founding of' achaIr of music Is the
latest gift to Columbia university ; for this
purpose Mrs. Elizabeth Mary Ludlow has'
given to the trustees the estate of the late
Robert Center , her son , valued at about
$150,000. At the meeting where Mm. Lad-
low's offering was made , sonic modert unknown -
known friend sent in $10,000 to buy books
for the library.
Thio college for women of the Western
Itesiervo tsniverslty , which is cons'ltleretl
by many as the most successful college for
women as' a part of the university. rarcscnt-
ing what is called thin co-ordinate method
in education , will graduate a class of thirty-
two at the forthcoming cornntenctinient. The
address' at the commencement ot the college
for women will be by Ir. M. Carey Thomas' ,
president of Bryn Mawr college.
Thto Western Reocrvo university is con-
sildcrlng the quectian of the equipment of a
pedagogical museum. It is hoped to have
it partially equirpod by the opening 9f the
centennial anniverstiry of the city of Clove-
hand In thio summer , The hundredth anniversary -
versary of the foundation of Cleveland is
also the svontleth anniversary of the found-
log of the old Western Reserve college
at hudson , which was removed to Cleveland
In 1882. The university announces certain
lectures , which will' commemorate the double
relationship , in connection with Its' cam-
moncenient , which occurs June 14 to 17.
Mr , Samuel Mathier , who built the inagnifi-
cent phye'ical laboratory of the university ,
Is also equipping it , A certain sum of money
Is given by him for the purpose each yftar
for the next three years ,
Rooao4t .o..oo.o3o.G. .
AMUSEMENTS.
A strong company , headed by Archile Boyd ,
opened an engagement last night at lloyd'o
In 'Shoro Acres. "
It La bard to assign the beautiful idyl to
its proper place among plays by employing
the ordinary. means' of assification. What
Mr. lIc'rne line conotructed Is not properly
a play at all , but a picture , so true to the
life which It represents ( hint when It is tide-
quate-ly exhibited audiences , go away from
the eight of it feeling that their eyes have.
bohed ! something more tItan a work of art.
And the chances are that , whatever their
age , sex or station , they have scan what
was before thorn with a vision very often
blurred with the tears which flow in syni-
pathiy for heroic ( leeds ; whether done in
the prosaic routine of life or amid more spectacular -
tacular surroundings , So much has been
written about "Shore Acres" since its Iirs't
production several' aeason.s ago , that it Is
difficult to find fresh swords to cot forth ita ,
manifold beauties. It has' been called a
triumph of naturetlnes , the apotheosis of
reahlem , It is all , thl , in the best sence ;
the naturalness appcal t' all ; and the real-
lam is' not the pessimistic article of Mr.
Hamhin Garland and his mitators , local and
otherwise , which prhdits the Imminent final
cataclysm a.s the result of the obduracy of
eastern money-Ietdere bit that truer realism -
ism which shows Uifc as it Is in general , a
'mixturo of gobd and evil , with good well
in the front.
The company , a:1aIted : above , is a strong ,
one. If it has' a-serious fault , It is in Ilu'
matter of speech Main'i farmer folk , nor
people genersli wh hail ti-mn that rugged
stab do 'not roll the x and e'ound the fiat a
as thece people do-from thp least to the
greatestta11Fhiiiea dt ihfa'hilcht would npt
call for censureexcept' for the excehience
of. the performance In'toveryt'ejther rez'pect.
Mr. Boyd's impersonation of 'Nathan'l ' 'Berry
is ono o the moat poweful plecea of work
.ebown here this reason , and James Lackayc ,
as his s'ordid , obstinate btather , is in ne
vlse wanting. Every iamc.In caet
might be mentioned wih commendation.
Miss' King , as ( lie mothiarhy New 'England '
housewife , deserved a great deal of it. There
are some -clever chihdren , and the scenery
is very elaborate and goed. "Shore Acres"
furnishes in all 'respects ' delightful entertainment -
tainment , and is' worth anybody's' while to
go and see-I say , to go and see.
Molly Fuller is a graceful little woman
whether she Is attired in mddern bhoomera
or the modest skirt , anti in thie title roht
of "The Twentieth Century Girl" she delighted -
lighted two large crowds at ( lie Crelghiton
yeeterday. The production comes to Omaha
with a most successful season to its credit. .
It Is a clever burlesque , .fuii of catchy airs ,
interesting situations and entertaining
sketches , many fresh from the Paris stage.
The story treats of the "Twentieth Century
Girl , " a delightful creature who wears skirts
or bloomers with the same naturalness ,
though preferring the latter. She is a can'-
didate for office and delights in playing
trlchca On her friends , who have unbounded
confidence in. her , With the young woman
who affects masculine ways there are a
large number of pretty gills s'ith graceful
figures and sweet voices. who appear In a
variety of handsome costumes. While the
production is not staged so gorgeously as
some others , everything in arranged with
nicety of detail and the novelties are so
numerous that the absence of magnificent
costunies Is easily excused. Miss Fuller is
not thin only genuine star in ( lie aggregation ,
the cast being made up of such excellent
meterlal as John Kelly. Gus Williams , Wil-
llam Cameron , Catherine Linyard , Georgia
Hawley , Harry Kelly , Thomas Lewis , Ar-
titan 1ehl , Anna St. Tel , Emma Levey ,
Jesse Williams , harry Standish , ( lie three
Hawthorne sisters , Maud Dalton and liar-
riot Williams.
It has been many- years since there has
been such a desire to see Nat C. Goodwin
as has been evidenced since the announce-
nient that lie would present "A Gilded
Fool" at Boyd's theater Wednesday afternoon -
noon and his latest success , "Ambition , "
at itlght. "Ambition" Is particuhanhy timely ,
dealing an it does with the Cubait question
and the efforts of the United States senator -
ator to secure the recognition of tue Insur-
genta as belligerents. The sale of seats
for the GoodwIn engagement vlll open at
a o'clock tomorrow morning ,
Stuart Robson and bus excellent company
will produce Chiarlsi , Ilurnard's' adaptation
or ( lie Frenchi comady' ' "Madam Mongodin , " at
Boyd's' theater , on It'3-iday night and Saturday
matinee and night.
T'ie American titi&Is "Mrs. Ponderbury's
Past. "
W tire to hiaveiNeihie McHenry and her
'company at Doydts'itht'ater for three nights ,
commencing Sunday' ' evening next , in her
hatest cyclo-coiney 'cauccenu , "Tue Bicycle
Girl. "
Robert Mantehi aildr his company vill open
a four-night cngagemgtn ( at the Creighton ,
Sunday matinee- April 20 , presentIng a
repertory of the successes' which have placed
him In thie trout ranlo of America's reprecnt-
ptive players. MrMnntehl's conting appear-
once will be a welcome one , beIng tim first
for a number of.ueasons.
"The Old Lime Kiln , " presented by Katie
Putnam and an adequate support , will be
( be attraction at thin Crehgbtton for four
nights , commencing Sunday matinee , AprIl
10 , Thin production Is the latest success
of C. T , Dazey , author of "In Old Kentucky , "
and Is said to be in every way equal to his
greatest effort In general Interest and origi-
nahity of conception ,
* -
It's Just as' easy to tri One Minute Cough
Cure as' anytbing else. It's' easier to cure a
severe cough or cold with it , Let your next
purchase for a cough ho One Minute Cough
Cure. Better medicine ; better results' ; bet-
( or try It , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ass haiti. hnrt ,
The flying Northwestern Line trains to
Chicago.
"NO , 2 , " "The Overhand , " Omaha 415 ; p.
In , . Chiciago 7:45 : a , oh ,
The "oMAHA.CIIICAQO SPECIAL"-
Omaha , 5:45 : p. in , , Chicago 8:45 : a , m.
Modern art had to stop a while alter these
traiihs were built ,
City ticket office. liOl Farnain street.
DEFENDS illS CASTLE \VELL \
rat Quinlan Stands Oft Inva1ors with an
Axe and Revolver.
REPELS AN ASSAULT BY TIlE BARNESES
Suuntlvrs In ( lie MIMSIiiri BottohhiM
.AIJOYC Blair ( ' , ( ) to W'itr silhi
Dianatroii ltcptilM to
the % ggreorn ,
BLAIR , Nob. , April 12.-SpccUii ( Tehe-
gram.-A ) family by the name of Barnes ,
that lives up in the new-made land on the
Missouri river , has given tim Burt and
Washington county officers more trouble than
all others put together. Tony ! the aid man
anti one of hi1 sons got into a dispute over
some land with I'at Qulnhin anti son. The
hlarncses attempted to tear down a shanty
built. by the Quhniins. The rCsuhtas ( lint
.jha older Barnes bad his shioultier brolcn :
by. an axe in ( ito hands of one of ( lie Quin-
has anti the younger Barnes was shot
through the arm. No arrests have been made
yet , _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I1XAM1NHIt COVll11tY IN CIIAIICII.
Cliiulron Iittikino-Cuinpniia' AtinirM iii
( lie 5tttitO'M Ilnilils ,
CHADRON , Neb , , April 12.-Special ( 'rce- '
gram-hlen ) F. Cowdery , state bank exam-
met , arrived here this morning antI at once
took charge of the Chaciron lljtnking corn-
pany , The failure caused but little excite-
nient anti'no nina was niade on any of the
other banks. No definite information can as
yet be obtained regardlngthe assets.
Cs'lelrn Ecu lee's Siirrenilei ,
EXETER , Neb. , April 12.-Spechal.-The ( )
Grand Army of the Republic and Woman's
Relief corps celebrated the nnnvorsary of
Lco' surrender last Thursday evening with
a very appropriate program , followed by one
of ther fatuous s pers. The attendance'
was quIte large and tim evening was well
spent.
Next Saturday evening the Wesieyan Unh-
versity quartet , composed of FrankV. .
FArmer , Charles Reid , Robert Elhinwood and
I-i , M. Brown , will be in Exeter and deliver
one of its noted concerts at the Methiodst !
church , The two former young men are
Exeter boyr. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Nebraskt Ncv % tc ( ,
The to'.vn of h3rock is sinking an artesian -
sian vehl for public use.
The Missouri river has risen six feet at
Auburn and ho still rlelng.
Work on the improvements on ( ho Keai'
ney canal will be recommenced today ,
The citizens of Geneva raised $25 by popular -
lar subscription for ( lie purchase of a barorne-
tar.
The number of section hands on the St.
Francici branch of tie 13. & M. has been
materially reduced.
Tim Ncrthiwwt Nebraska Sheep Breeders'
uusociatiou will hold Its annual meeting at
Atkinson on April 21.
Nellie Laslibrook , a prominent young woman
of Fairinont , was thrown front a horse and
her brokeit leg is now doing nicely.
Frank Martin of Fillmore county , who has
been under arrest on the charge of areauit
with intent to kill , has been acquitted ,
The town mar&ial of Jchnson ) was severely
pommpled by f9ur tramps , who resisted ar-
rest. He succeeded in landing them In
jalh.
Commencing this week the 13. & itt. bah-
lasting trans ! on the Biack Hills line will run
in and out of Raver.na , instead of Aurora , as
heretofore.
John Skeen shot and slightly wounded a
follow ctizeti at Nemaha. The'iellow citizen'
wa blping hhinslf o Seen's coal pile and
" .scaped In the darlenees. V ' V
- A , prairie fire burned down the telephone
lines near Rogers , thus cutting off all cam-
: nunicatioru 1Lh surrounding townsl. and
breaking the entire circuIt ,
- William Fahkner's horse ran away at Falls
City , , and in the excitement , William Heintz ,
an old German farmer , was internally' In-
jured. lie will hardly recover.
'
Tine old 13. & M. roundhouse at hlroivnvhlle ,
one of the landmarks , was recently leveled
by a frisky cyclone. It had been a frc lodging -
ing hioure for tramps many years.
A 10-year-old son of George Simson hi
Doueh county tiaiied a wolf two miles , car-
ocred it and kihloi it with a club. The wolf
measured 5 feet , 10 inches , from nose to
toil ,
A sister of Mrs. Stremk , at Dratton , wee
nearly burned to death recently , but the
doctors saved her life. Since then they
have grafted 350 pieces of skin upon her
body , but the new skin has all come off ,
Mail Carrier Shaw of Murray is under ar
rest for the . destruction of an unaddreie.aetl
letter. Not knowing an3'thiing ehse to do
with it , he threw it into tue stove. Now
this federal government proposes to teach him
better.
isaac Gustafeon , a Furnan county young
man , 19 years old , was almost instantly killed
by the collapse' ot a sod house. The heavy
weight of tim sod roof crushed the life out
of him , end lie breathed but a ew moments
after beIng ectrlcated.
The Union Pacific has closed its' telegraph
station at Rogers' , nnd the citizens are nisk-
log a vigorous protest , The grievance will
probably lie lodged withi the State Board of
Transportation. During thin month of Fah-
ruary sixty-eight cars of grain and live stock
were shipped from that point.
Two years ago ( lie O'Neill city council
raised the salary of the mayor from $25 to
$50 per annum , , and of the councilmen Train
$12.50 per annum to $25 , The aldermen
neglected to repeal thin old ordinance. Now
iiuit has been commenced to recover front the
c'ty officiain thin salary paid in excess of the
old amount ,
l'rouiotlon of 'oimmigtel t.
Emil Youngfelt , who ha been appointed
assistant secretary of tim State Board of Ir-
rigatlon , has been a resident of Omaha for
a number of years , When J. E. house was'
elected county surveyor a number of years
ago Youngfeht was appointed a deputy In
( lie office , serving under both house and
"Doc" Smith , When City Engineer howell
was appointed by Mayor liroatch thin cm-
ployment of Youngfelt , who hail assisted this
mayor In his political campaign , was made
ono of the conditIons. A place in thin city
engIneer's office was' therefore toads for Mr.
Youngfelt by the dismissal of one of the old
eniphoyes and now lie has been Promoted to
the position under the State Irrigation Board
recently occupied by Secretary /tkors , presumably -
sumably through ( lie same vohitical influence.
There Is Na Chiuiiee
In the running time or thin Burlington's
"Vestibuled Flyer , "
It still leaves' Omaha al 5:00 : p. m-stihl
arrives in Chicago at 8:20 : a , m-s'tili carries
a-la-carte dining cars , elegant chair cars
and ( lie finest sleepers Pullman over built-
still runs over the easiest and smoothest
track west of thin great lakes-still offers
the best service ( hint money can buy or ox-
perienea provide ,
'rickets , time tables , berths , etc. , at. City
Ticket Office , 1502 Panama street ,
- -a
Si 1' . Ill ,
ELECTRIC LIGhTED ,
STEAM hEATED ,
SOLID VEST.IIIULED ,
Omaha ,
Chicago ,
Limited ,
via tim
"Milwaukee. "
F. A , Nash , general egent ; George Haynes' .
city passenger agent ; city ticket office , 1504
Farnam street ,
JltiN Sseen Seniturlsiw Trout ,
The car of thiC State Fish commission
returned yesterday ( rom a distributing trip
along the line of thin Union Pacific , It
went as far vest as ICimbahl , Trout to
the number of 200,000 were put in time
atreamil , and 1,000 breeding catfish. PIke
will ho distributed In about is month.
Court Calls for Today ,
Judge Scott-8453 , 49-314 , 5Z.U5 , 42-388 ,
43.318 , f4-358 , 50-393 , 1-6 , 51-11 , l-18 , 51-30 ,
61.122 , 51-itO , 51.179 , 51-223 , 51-288 , 51-32-1 , 52.8 ,
52-50 52-62. 52-151 52-3Z , 52-336 , 53356 , 52-391 ,
53.2 , 52-13 , 53-rTh s-at3. , V.
t i $ 'L
13cc , April 13 , ise.
"frte too"
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Have you ever noticed how some people seem to
t everlastingly go through the world on the " me too "
way of doing thtngs ? They don't seem to have
- : sense enough , or sand enough , or gumption enough
-s'-- to start out and do things their own way , but are
gt always waiting for somebody to start a procession
and then they fall in line and follow the band wagon
- : and holler : " inc too , " Same way in politics , same
- - way in society , same vay with stores. Some stores
t are always waiting to see what " The Nebraska" is
t going to do , When sonic alleged clothing buyers f
4f find out that " The Nebraska" is selling a suit at
S retail for three or four dolLars less than they paid for
thesame suit at wholesale , they iinn' lateIy get
jf scared of losing their jobs and they send their brothers
M and their cousins , and their friends , around to " The
S Nebraska" to buy a handful of the suits and then
s- . . they mark 'em the same price or less , and start
around and tell the boss about it and holler : " me
eM too. " It wouLdn't surprise us a bit ii some of the
- Worsted Suits we sold Friday and Saturday for five
L dollars were found in other stores this week marked ' -
4 % : $4.98. It wouldn't surprise us a bit if they were
3i found in some of the smMI country stores and some
c of- the " large" city stores marked $9.63. It wouldn't
5-- surprise us a it if some of the eight or nine hundred
t I people who bought these suits from us were clerks 1
t in some of the dry goods stores where things are
M marked one price to-day and another to-morrow and
; - still another price next week. " The Nebraska "
prices are right to begin with , and they are never
changed after that , There is no marking up , no
marking down. We have a few of these special
5L- Worsted Suits still left , and while they last the price
c _ will be the same.
$500
. . ASUIT.
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' "IT IS IGNORANCE THAT WASTES
' ' - EFFORT. " TRAI'I'J'ED SERVANTS USE
' SAPOLIP.
OBJECTS 'ro BEING AilSOltUEl ) .
HARRISBURG , Neb. , April 12.-To the
Editor of The Baa : The ridicuhous reports
being furnished the daily prca of Nebraska
by correspondents in the vicinity of the North
Platte' river calls for a reply. One of these
knights of the quill has' It that Banner
county is not o'nhy' willing , but anxious to be
divided up , a slice to be accepted by Scotia
Bluff county and another by Kimball county
and titus end all our troobhe and eccnro
taxes (7) ( ) end it is preoumed th fell destroyer -
stroyer , death , at tie same time.
We put forward the assertion that Banner
county Is in better condition financahly than
our neighbor on the river. Hay at $1 per
ton and oate under 15 cents per bushel don't
make things hum along tartnlng hines , Fat
steers (3-year-old ( ) , at $30 per head , and others
in Prohorlion it ) a great deal more satisfactory
and piofltabie , considering that two-thirds of
it is clear vroiit.
As to the financial standing of this county
it is certainly on a par with our neighbor on
the north. A year or s ago otis of our
citizens filed a claim here , and at time Sante
time one in Scoits Bluff county. The one
in this county va allowed , and the warrant
eld for 05 cones on the dollar months before
0. IC.'d script was received from thin north ,
for whIch he wan compelled to accept G5 chits ,
When thin Bay State Live Stock company
pays its taxes-whichi it vihl no doubt do in
thin end-wit will bet in better condition tItan
any county in this part of the ntnte , unless
it. Is Kimball county.
Tha bedrock fecs in ( lie ease are that
Scotta Bluff or Kimball counties have no
high grade pasturage hands' , where stock fattens -
tens the year around , as they do in this
county. The thousands of head of cattle and
horses ralsed anti sold from these grassy
slopes' and plains would be a grand additIon
to any county , no doubt.
One-half of Banner county added to Scotts
Bluff would also aid materially in assisting
to pay for some of her vroiectetl ditchiea
under ( lie district cystemn. anti would be a
magnificent illustration of taxutiun without
any benefIt to be derived from It ,
As a taxpayer of this coumiiy , I would
greatly prefer to stock business in Banner
coumitf to raising grain iii any irrigated dhs-
trict , vitii tIm comitrolling market 1,000 miles
away. ' 1'hi county is all rghmt ! , and two- .
thirds of tue tiiiae cami raise all the grain and
"roughmmicss" needed ; the balance of ( Ito time
It. can be Purchi'aee for leo-a thou tim cos't of
production , We can furnish our neighbors
with all the static needed , but not a dollar's
worth of property for taxation.
All are eagerly looking forward to the
seating of William McKiiihey in the pr iil-
dentlal chair , and a return to a wholesome
protective tariff , wliicbi will give employment
to thousands of idle workmen and enable
theta to again become meat comisumers , and
In this way benefit our chile ! industry.
TAXPAYER ,
isvard'd
Highest Honors-World's FaIr ,
DR ;
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PODIR !
MOST PI3RFI3CT MADE.
A pure Grape Cream ofTaitar Powder. Free
rjom Ammonia , Alum o any other adulterant ,
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v 6PECIALISTSIM
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A ' PrivaiDlseas.
L WEAK'MEN
fI'jlf SEXUALLr.
All Private Dha.aiss
, pdliiorders ot T4e *
lt3Mtk.i i'reutiuent by nii2
. . oonsUltiitiuii fret. .
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Cured for life &ihd the poisot thoruuChl
shianied front she iystsm. I'ILE $ FISTUL
an flEAL ULCERS. aiyDnocl4ilS AN
VARICOCELSI permanently nfl UCciiIfulh *
curse. Method stew anti unfailing.
VTOII'TIIOC AMfl P CLT Curel
UI1IIUIUIIL. HI1U UL.L.L.I utltow
13y new method without pain or cutting. ,
Call on or addrein with atump ,
lir n2rlaa 2. tairIai lit ) . l4thiSI , '
slat ijisti&ivj uvasiu)1
LUjv U1DN1
I aryt3ypbiiiapermnmicntly cured iii I to
8tdays. You car , be treated at home to !
toe same price i'ndersamo guaranty , t
oUpoferto canto herO we hi-l COntraC $
to pay railroad fare ItnA hotel 0 115 , an ( it
Cbnr9O.itwefaiitocuro , ltyou hayS takonmer
cury , ioiide potash , , anti stihi have nchs ai
p1105 , Mucouftl'ato'ies in mouth , ; oroThroat ,
L-lmple , topper ( oIorod Ulcer. UI )
"y part of ( Ito botir , Stair or Evobrnws ( julia
b'.It , It iathiaSyphmiiitio I5Li)1) I'OthON lb
in , , guarantee to curs' . We noii.it the most ob5tl
aisLe cics dud cliullogmgo ( lie worlU for rn
5550 WO canmiotc'ire , 'this dieaae has alwars'
batiioi.I ti ; . , sicili of the joust emnInemitphiy i
claris , tlttiOOtOO ) Capital behinti our unconillS
( : onul guarnoty. A baul utoji'tors .ent seaied a
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Bicycles
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Call or witte for Catalogue ,
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all work done In the host
, profosslonat inunnot' anti
guaranteed a ropresontoel ,
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monthly regulatIng nwtlicima
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Opromnpt safti ucdcertatniri result. Thin genii.
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Vdg str.t. Onslas , 14I ,