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ESTABLIShED JUNE 19 1871. OMA1IA MOENENG JUNE 1898. SiNGLE COPY FIYB CEN'I'S. '
r MAKINC TIlE APPROPRlT1ON
low the Great right WM Wd the
Nobraka Legislature.
OPPOSITION TO MEASURE WAS STRONG I
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ICIIIINnN CIt ) lti'inilI k n its ( ) Ii , ( rilet
the It ) , % re IveIttIflhIE
Sweit tNIde.
Y How the appropriation for Nebraska's
arLlliatIofl tn the TraiisnlssIssPPI and In-
ternatlonal Exposftton was secuu s a
warni chapter of state history In IteIt , and
not an cspecaIIy credtabIe one to some of
the mtmbers of the IegsIattire which niado
; It. It Is charitable to think that some of
: the OpIOStIOfl ) to the bttI was honestly made , i
t but that much of It wn malictous and some
directly Intontled to assist Kansas City n
Its eflorts to secure the transrcr of the exposition -
position from Omaha to that ; ) acc Is equally
; 'I true. When the bill was at Iasb passel It
" was Icaded with such provisions na thu op-
IOflOflts could devise In the Itope that Omaha
would be unable to fulfil , am therefore Iosi
bnftts of the measure. it Is true nIo
, that thu delay In the Nebraska legislature
vCca3lOICd ! by the opponents of the exposl-
L. tinli had a very deildcd effect on western
legiMlatures WllCh ) won' In SefiBloll at the
I _ _ _ . .utno time , and which refused to make ntiy
olproIriatior because the enterprise lacked
I . the proper support at borne.
Charles \Vooater of Merrlck county , \VlI-
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V 5fl Winslow of Go3per , Fre(1 ( Gaylord of
V.- _ Buffalo and \V. 0. Eastman of Custer , PoPu-
Ilats , nut ! C. E. Jenkins of Jelterson , repub-
Ilcan , were lenders 6f the opposition In the
c house , and they had a very numerous following -
lowing , both open and concealed. Tlwy
. fought the bIll from 11r3t to last with all
their iacr.
As soon as the legislature was organized
w Ciovernor Ilolconib , as the state executive ,
I recommended , In his annual mv3sage , legIslative -
Islative assistance In the following vorda :
You viIl 1)0 calleil upon by the manage-
2neIIt of the Trnnstitsslssippt association to
aid the eIlterlriae , and I trust that the flhinn-
.x _ _ _ V dal nssltnnce gI'en by you wilt 1)0 liberal
nrd sulflclent. so that our sister states and
ti'rrltories WeSt of the MisSlSSipit fllfl' he
thereby cncourngel to lend their ubstantlal
nt.I.
lie called attention to what congress had
( lone in the way of an appropriation , also
to the action taken by Iowa , Utah and
Louisiana.
On January 13 Representative Dudley
Smith of Douglas country Introduced a bill
for an appropriation of $350,000. As house
roil 03 , It became familiar to every citizen
of the state. One of its provisions waa
the appointment by the go'crnor o twelve
directors to represent the state of Nebraska.
In its preamble It alluded to the autlon of
congrcss and enumerated several strong rca.
sans for the exposition ,
'vouId ' ninke too hung a story to follow
p : - thefegislative history of the bill In all its
d1'till. From the very first opportunity ho
hadto sleak ) on the measure , before its ref-
erenec , Wooster attacked It with brutal
candor , and the others were as active , If not
as frank.
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Ants of the Kansas City Commercial
cldb1 were In Lincoln , too , snatching up
evCr' Indication of antagonism. In their in-
tebtion to report to the legislatures of Mis-
, - ouri , Kansas and Arkansas a rredlctlon
( lint the Nebraska legislature would vote
tlni n any appropriation. They were engaged -
gaged in a aclienie to hiitve the exposition
reitioved to Kansas City.
Tue conlinittee did not get ready to report -
port the bill for tue general lila until February -
ruary 5 , nntt then the committee was about
evenly divided on It. This committee con-
- istcd of 1tnhiit A. Clark of itiehiardeon ,
chairman ; Richard Iobson of Fillmore , A.
i. Sheldon of Dawea , I ) . S. Zlnimerniau of
York , henry Gerdes of Richardson , G. L.
Rouse of huh , C. F. Curtis of Douglas , CL
E. Jenkins of Jefferson , V.V. . Strnub of
Otoc , C. \Vhceher of Furnas and IL M.
Pollard of Neinaha. Jenkins atul Geide
fought tile 1)111 to tile very Inst. as their
vote on tile filIal IJassilgO VltllOSses. Chair-
.4 111811 Clark 'as always friciully 1111(1 frequently -
quently chanipioned It.S'hen the committee -
tee reported it the bill was uccompanied by
. several flhilCnhhmeIlts , one intending to cut
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down tile uppropriatlon to $150,000. Another
nmendnleiit proposeil to reduce the IlullIber
of directors from twelve to six at $7I per
tnonth ,
It took the lIotise three daya to reach a
ronsldvratloii of tim report , V.'ooster diii
not miss hits opilorttlflity then and \S'iniov ,
Caylord 0)1(1 Jenkins nil COllIe out from
their anibush. hitherto they had bceii iiink-
Ing their attacks from under corer , where
they had been safely hid from hltibhic gaze.
Now , however , they became bold and ox-
liibited their teeth. All four got their
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1 chance to simw thieniseires in their true
; V colors in opposing zt motloil made by Chair-
1111111 Chirk to liio tile bil I inutie t he specie I
nrdtr ( or 2 ii , Ill. , February 10 , the day
following. III their efforts to lflieftflhtely (
h1OsiPollo tile ) ' were defeated , but the bill
. . - had to take its lilace 011 tIle gt3llerai tile.
( iiil $ ii'i Siu-t'Iiii II iii I"l ,
A eCOllii attempt to advance the bill vns
detente' ' ) in the house on February 18 by a
, vote of 5 to S , Frlcniis of the bill favored
, pushing it forward , These vere 0. hlttih
of Harlan , rcilubiicsn'iiilam ; homer of
flawEon , PoPulist ; Loden Stebbins of Liii-
vain , populist , and Clark of Richardson ,
populist , Iio 1111(1 always been friendly.
. hut \ \ 'oosterVlnshow nail Gaylord were' , It
anything , tinner than ever In their opposi-
tioti , At thIs alago Speaker ( latin ranie
to tile bill's rescue somewhat by announcing
a new ruling , at which ho said 110 bud
arrIvei otter a careful stUd ) of iarita.
nlentary authorities. The aew rule was
V that a majority of tue iioilse was suflicient
to advance any bill , Hull lied izinde tile
zitotion to advance the bill , Under be
speaker's ruling tttty-one votes were all
that voro necessary to Udvailce t bill , The
committee on rules in a caucus deeidcil to
mustiiiii Ililu in his ilosition , ( 'lark of Lao-
vaster mailo an objection , based upon
jjoburtjjOrdcr'joutj
for tue two-thIrds , oth up to that time
considered necessary.
Things 110(1 come to such a pass by this
time that it was thought by the free sliver
lenders , themselves , advIsable to do something -
thing to prevent the fusionista from beIng
lunhie the victims of popular indignation in
case the cxpo3itIon bill failed to pass , so
they decided that an entirely new bill , to
be introduced by Speaker Gaflin as a ubstl-
tlte for the Smith bill , might gain the sup-
part of the popuihats and best subserve the
Intercsts of the exposition. Accordingly , one
was drafted conjointly by Congrcssmflhl-
elect W. L. Stark of Aurora and Judge C. U.
Scott of Omaha. It provitleil for an nppro-
priatloti of * 200,000 , for 'a Nebraska cx-
In tile event of neither the original 11111
nor the substitute going through , only five
tiaya of the forty allowed for tile introdue-
tion of lulls reinalliti , when the Smith bill
did finally COOlO Up in committee of the
. whole. l'ebruarv' 2L nail the Onffln substi-
tuto was offered. In striking contrast to
Wooster 011(1 his folicwers , Sptiker Gaffln ,
Chairman Clarke of the finance committee ,
and Sheldon of iawes , all hoPullst ) leaders ,
and huh of Harlan , rellubilcan , worked
hard for the exposition. The bill Ilad
eventually been made the special order for
this day almost unanImously , only i. J.
Iiurkett of Lancaster and Cole of Franklin
voting against getting It this far along.
Slot 'l'liiie lit the 1Il14C.
'riila meeting of the house in committee
of the whole was a hot one and a long one.
The committee sat two days , tile second
until after midnight , and every tactic the
oplonents of the xposlthon could resort to
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1RISENT STATE CAPITOL.
they tried. The roll call was responded to
by ninety-six nienibera. Gamu took tue iioor
011(1 ( hInd liurkett o . . Lallcaster occupy the
chair. Tills wns to give the speaker a
chance to introduce his substitute and liar-
ticipate in the inevitable tichate. I3oth tile
original bill and his substitute were read
section by section before an amendment was
Icrlnitted any attention whatever. As soon
us the Smith bill was read through , Mr.
GitffiIl moved his substitute , and immediately
Winslow moved for a report recommending
iillCfiflitC IOStPOliefliellt. Tills opened the
contest. lie vaxed so veheluent that ho lost
ills voicc early In the speech. In whIch lie
was endeavoring to hay the friends of the
bill.
Wooster aceusel Homer of Dawson with
having iiayed , the turncoat , and homer
called hint a ' 'liar' ' without any attempt at
ceremony. Of course , Jenkins played for
indefinite postponement. Tile discussion
reached a point where GalUn thought it was
Useless to continue it , "as it would not
change a Vote. " he said , so , from huh's
seat , lie moved the previous question ,
whereupon W'ooster accused him of trying to
appi ) ' tue "gag law. " Gaylord of Buffalo
and ilanlilton of Butler did their utmost
to give tile exhiOsitIoii a crippling blow. By
the time the committee arose tue Claim up-
propriatlon figure was cut down to $100,000
-exactly one-bait of what Coulgressulan
Stark and Judge Scott though the exposi-
tion's foes would agree to , and the fight was
not yet eiided. The amendment to reduce
to $ 'lOOOOO came from Bhhiings of Keya
Paha.
Ln..t Stsiiid , , ' tl' Opji.Itioii ,
An effort by . . . Shichion of Dawes to
have the committee finish its consideration
on the first day by having an evening sea-
slon ivas beaten by a vote of 1i3 to 43. The
fever of malignancy broke out the secollil
day without waiting ( or anything iihce all
excuse. It was startel Ealtalan of
Custer , and Jojlins roasteiiOniaiua to iils
Own satisfaction. . tii'srts of amendments
were aimed at tile bill-the substitute now
was being consldeed-o w aken it. Eager
of Seward tried'to hive. the appropriation
cut dowii still further to $50,000.Vins -
how , himself , had been a trifle more modest-
or naliameti-thaji this : thc figure he pi a.
josed was 75O00 , One of tue anlendlilents
saddled eu to it forbade the paying out of
nay money until ut least $250,000 $ hind been
paid in by the Omaha stocklloblers ,
A statement was secured from Treasurer
Meservo to Iease Wooster , showing the total
amount available for allpmopriation by the
state. Its figures allowed $1,250,000 for flue
finance , ways 011(1 ( means couninittee , and
$400,000 for the claims committee , a tofal of
$1,650,000 $ , A table a day or so later , prepared -
pared by the flilailce committee , gave the
footings of the legislative ailproprintians as
$574,0 for the departnuents , nod $ ii 10,685
for the state institutions ,
Motions by Wooster to recommit and
W'lnsiow to intletinitely IOStVOilO vero both
c.ishly yoted ( lawn , Fraulk Loomis of But-
Ice said the condition of the state treasury
uloniandeil ' 'so in C Ui lug lail heal , ' ' an ii I a thu -
ati'd that to refuse an utlilliopriatlon alto.
getiter would ho about " "
"radical" t-nough to
suit Iuhuuu , lint the oilier salons did not see
It that way. 1' . II. Elgiliny of Brown and
It. Ji , IIhi1 ntClaysald they were not op.
lOSCO to lilti 1UOUVU appropriation , but were
to any greater slim , At 12:45 : a. iii. , 1cb.
tuary 25 , tue committee of tue vhinIa dci-
clued to arise anti report the bill for en-
gro3smcnt and linssnge.
One of Wooste'r's threats that lie
would block legislation , and iUt ticuliirly
the other appropriations , by holding tip tile
exposition huh , It Its ciuampionu diii not
yield.'huy \ , iu knOw beat. On ( lit Inst
day ailovcd for tile bitroductioti of bills in
tbo house tie got a resolutloui before it ask.
ing that the bill's ConstitutIonality bu In.
riuired liito by tiun supreme court before
liani action was takeui , Ills motive as
transilareult to every one. but Clark of Lao.
caster calling attention to a rule or tue
court that it would not consider the ccii-
aItutionaiity of any law until a case % vas
brought formally before it , W'ooste's resolu-
tioll ' .VLiS tableil on a niotlon by Dudley
Smith of Iouglas. )
lIe' did gain a doubtful victory next day.
lie toiti tile house Ito had tufornuatioui to
the effect that tue bill had been tampered
with-flint tie ! word 'ssociatIpn" hail been
erased ( mona It outside tue houso-aul , lie
lnoveq the npilolulDituiL of an investIgating
coionulttee. Tluoughludlcy Siiilth explained
that there was uio Tltiisniisslssippi "assnein.
then , " yet \Vooatcrs motion prevailed by a
yote of L4 to $0 , cud ho becanie the 0111.
inittee's chairman. 1i ( coiuuniitce never cc-
hiomted ,
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VIiiil ' , * . in Oie house.
On March 4 , the date of Presilleult Mc.
ICluiley's inuugurutiop5 the ( iciflln substitute
was fluiahly iassel by ci big majority of the
( Couttoneci on Tenth l'agc , )
REARS A FINE STRUCTURE
0oncorniig the Nebraska State Building at
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the Exposition.
OCCUPIES A PLACE ON THE BLUFF TRACT
I.iiiiiliutflrk thud is 'tsiIIe frim All
Portl.uss of thut' ( roiilil nuui the
Muirronhu.l I iui.e ( 'oiiitr'-List
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The Nebraska building occtipie one of
the most commanding positions among the
structures erected by the many states par.
ticipating in the exposition. Standing near
the edge of tiue bluff overlookIng the broad
valley of the winding MIssouri , tIle size
and Imposing appearance of the buiiding
make it an object of attention , even aiiong
the beautiful and classic st-mucttircs which
have been erectcd by other states as a
mark of their appreciation of the good work
which hIlls beelu done in bringing the expo-
sitlon bIte life ,
The building is massive in appearance ,
tue general mass being rectangular. The
huge dOille , flanked by four sitinhher denies ,
give to the building uin appearance which
makes it a iandniark lilainl visible from nil
parts of the grounds as well as from the
surrounding country , The exterior Is a
light chocolate color against iiich ( lie
white columns supporting the cornice stand
out in bold relief. The pediment over each
of the entrances at the center of the
main fronts of the building is crowned
by a Leroic figure representing Nebraska
welcoming the people of every state and
nation to the Portals of the iiorne erected by
the state for all who may coiiic. The Peli-
iments are flanked by groups of statuary
symbolizing peace and plenty.
The building is two stories in height ,
ineasurluig 'J0x11 feet on the ground and
nbctlt ninety feet to thue toji of the lantern
surunouliting the dome.
Sturtiu.g the
' . \'Iuoiu ( lie Nebraska Epositioii commission
was appointed by Governor Ilolcomb itbout.
the first thing whIch was decided was ( lInt
( lie state SiloUld huave a huildlyig to be
used for headquarters for the eo e of No.
braska who visited the grounds and for the
official representatives of sftcft. other states
as Iuifghit wish to avail themselves of the
hospitahity of Nebraska. This much was
decided upon before the commission had
any official existence. Tile appropriation of
$100,000 was not available until the hatter
part of icily , 1897 , but at the first meeting
held after this was available and the corn-
missIon oillcizihly in existence one of the
fir.t business transacted related to ( be erec-
( ion of such building. A uilluuherof lihuulis
were submitted by nrchiitcct from all parts
of the state and these vere t.ken under
coilsideratioui by ( lie commission at the first
nicetiuig. No forufal action was taken ,
huowever , until ( lie second meeting , August -
gust 12. when tue PlanS submitted by
John II. Craddoek of Llncohn and John
McDonald of Omaha , collaborating for
this lurvose , were accepteil anti iietnlhs ,
drawings and specifications vere ordered
niado. Tue site on which the building stands
was officially determined August 26 , although
it haul been conceded from tile very beginning
that this place , regarded n the best inca-
tion on the Bluff tract , should be assigned
to Nebraska.
Almost the first action taken by the Ne.
braulca commission regarding the erection of
the state building was the passage of a
SEAL OF THE STATE.
resolution providing that the building should
be erected by day's labor and that tiuc wage
scale fixed by the Omaha iaboi' uuulons
5110111(1 be the scale governing ( lie wages to
be paid nil iuicn employed on the building ,
George \V , Blake of LIncoln was appointed
superirutenlent of ( be huildiog ; J , E.
Knowles of Omaha was appoilited assistant
superintendent , and J , A. Watson of Lincoln
was appointed foreman.
, Cst of the hiuiiluiiiig ,
The original plans for the building were
chuangoth siiglutiy and on September 21 moth-
fled iihans were adopted , ( lie building being
enlarged soniowhat froni the size origInally
iroposed anti the general form of the building -
ing hieing slightly altered , It hail been estI-
flifltCtI ( lint ( lie cost of construction nuclei
( ho first plans would not exceed $16,000 anti
the estinint of ( lie cost under ( lie lilOihltiCil
iilaiis placed the figure at about $20,000.
Tue statement Issued by ( hue commission
June 1 , last , shows that ( lie total oxpemnli-
tuuie on account of ( hue building up to thia
time was $25,082.02 , but this amount in-
clinics insurance during constructIon , curehil-
tects' fees , guards amid vntchmen , filch fur
thu worluinen during the cold weather and
cl flier i [ Pill S wluth m I cli t ii n hut 'n nci ! !
uti properly chargeable to tills account , ( ii
total of ( hose itetuis beIng about $3,000.
Tile contract for supplying tue lumber
covered by ( lie achieduile inaile by Superb-
telutleult Blake svcus let to ( \Vyatt-Iiuhlard
Lumber company of Omaha for $3 , 171 , antI
it was stipulated that tile same llrni would
supply any additional lumber at tile rate ni
vluicii this biul was based.
Active work on ( lie building was corn-
unenced September 28 auth ( lie structure ws
erected in ( ha most substantial manner ,
'Fhic Nebraska building is , V without doubt ,
( lie 1110sf. uiisantiaiiy colistructeil buildIng
on ( hue exposition grounds auth mnlghu easily
be renioved any reasonable dfstanci , Men
from all parts of tue state were cmiiphoyvul
on ( lie building amid ( lie work was iiiose-
ctutctl all thirougiu the winter. iuring a few
of ( lie most severe days work was suspended ,
but , except in the mmiost extreme cases , thui'ro
ivuhl no cessation amuil the work went steadily
on ,
Tim staff and plaster work of iio buiciing
anti the statuary were done by eontrac , It
being out of the question to do ( huis portion
of ( lie sVorlc by employing men byV ( lie day.
Kimball Bros. of Lincoln were giariIeil the
contract for both staff end iiiaster at $5,800.
They sublet the plaster work to hester &
7.lccaslin , also of Lincoln , and tIle very tuii.
satisfactory maimer In rhiich the plastering ,
both InterIor atuil exterier , was done formed
the only serious subject of uhisagreeiuient be.
tween the commission and the contractors ,
The matter was finaily djuste on the
basis of a reduction iii the contract price.
ThiiB reduction just about equalled a bili for
e'ctrais vresented by Kimball Bros. on account -
count of extra staff work ordered by ( be
architects and the contrac ( price rerescnted (
( lie total cost of this portioiu of ( lie work ,
The electric wiring of the building was
done by the Wescrn IlclrIc , company of
Omaha , ( lie contract price being $340.
The painting of th outh.o . hod ( lie fin.
ishing of the interior wi.o4 iwork was ulone
by A. II , Ilonder & Son of .Mautison county ,
the price being $372.
h ! i Fiii Znterinr ,
Thue interior of ( hue building is arranged to
make it a conveniea place for meetings of
various kinds such as stais eocictics , celebrations -
brations etc. 'Flue ceAtot of ( lie building is
a large assembly rooiq , io zGo feet in size ,
oil ( lie lower floor , wi\i \ a Wklo balcony cx-
tending all around ( lie on the see-
onul floor , The coiling of the demo Is sixty
feet above ( he floor.
Surrouiiicling this asscmby , rooun , on both
( he first nail second iloOri .are a series of
rooms. twenty-four in tiuaiber , of various
sizes and used for a variety of purposes ,
Rending anti toilet roouns rare provided for
both men anti women , an 'intelligence ' office
is mnaintaineil where visitoi may obtain in-
formatiqn oil nay subject , lrnstoiflce is in.
stalled in one of the rooms , where persons
desiring to uho so may have their mail addressed -
dressed , and an attendant is on duty to
deliver such mail , A visitors' register hi
0110 of the rooms shows the name and nil-
dress of those calling at the building.
A large room at the florlu end of ( lie
buiiding on tbo ccouid floor amId the smaller
room adjoining it on ( lie west rico assigned
to Covernor llolcomb nud these have been
very tastefully fitted up under the direction
of Miss Mehlona Butterfield , the hostess of
the building. The rooms at the northeast
corner of the Second floor arc occupied by
( ho Nebraska commission as its offices. The
other roonis in ( lie bujlding and the nooks
fluid corners at various points have becen as.
signed to iiuuncrous secret sQcitics of the
state which maintain headquarters lucre ! or
the convemiiouice of their members who iuiay
'isit the exposition from Nebraska aunt ad-
joiuiiiig states.
SauIeuiull,1 Array at PiCtures ,
The interior of the building is decorated
in ( ho most artistic manlier. 'Flio walls of
the large assembly room anti rotunda are
tinted a light green with decorations iii
light chocolate color. ' The window draper-
los huariuouiize with these colors. The
other roonis in the building are tinted in
various allades , some being yellow , others
blue , gray , red etc. , vithx drnperie filth
other furnishings which 3inrmonize in the
most tasteful manlier. rhue wnlls' of the
largo rooni , as well as those of ( lie smaller
rooms , are embellished with a large cohlec.
thou of paiuuttuigs , both in oil aliti vncr
color , from ( lie brushes of Nehiraska artists.
Thu collcctioiu Is highly artistic , every
painting being the work of an artist. They
were seheetel by Miss Butterfield aiuil hlng (
thither her direction. A number of Pictures
Painted by Miss Butterfield borscht consti-
( etc a lart of ( lie collectionacid very
uiiateuialiy to its nrtlstic eomphvtuuess.
The Ohio Exposition commission is the only
state colnhiilssioui which has availed Itself
of the invitation of ( lie Nebraska commission
to make ( lie Nebraska building its head.
quarters on the grounds. A desk in the
oflico of the Nebraska commission op the
second floor is presided over by Secretary
Grono of the Ohio commission.
IcLeiiu , of I It'e CoilaiIitsMioii.V
TIm menibers of ( lie NThrka state corn-
nulasion arc as lohlep's : William N vllIn , .
president , North Platte : W. A. Poyciter ,
Albloul ; C , D. Casper , DavId City ; 11. M.
Iioydson , ebraska City ; C. A. Wluitford ,
Arlington ; W7. M. Dutton , flastlngs ; J. N.
Campbell , assistant secretary , Fullerton.
Employcs Nebraska Stte Commission-
State building : hnn .Althen , bookkeeper ,
Beatrice ; Nellie O'Rourke , stenograpber ,
and Meliona Butterfield , . ' host ss , Omaha ;
Mus. W. II. Hunter , asaitnn ( hostess , Fremont -
mont ; Mrs. Clara tfurks , check roomlu cleric ,
Grand rslaud ; Miss Anna B. Overton , at-
teudant ladies' waiting rOom , Gibbon ; Miss
Lola Wheeler , postniistrcss , Lincoln ; F. M.
\Vluitecar , cusodiaiu , Aiuisworth ; Cyrus bin-
deli , assistant custodian , Lincoln ; , .T.
W'ihhinrns , policeman , 'Omaha ' ; Patrick
Hymues , policeman , lasMgs ; John Barrett ,
policeman , Knox coun ( ' ; Frank harry ,
guard , Wahoo ; B. 13.Viber , , guard , South
Sioux City Ed I'arrot , janitor , Auburn ;
\v. C. Bass , janitor , Serjard ; A. J. Tomhin-
soul , clerk intelligence office , Red Cloud ;
G. C. Stevenson , registry clerk , Madison ;
Arthur Elder , messenger , Clay Center ,
Educational Deparunent-W. U. Jackson ,
supcrintendciit , Lincoln ; C.V. . Stewart , as-
sistnnt superliitcndent , Alma ; Ehiza L. Mc-
Grew , helper , Garfield ; William B. Howard ,
helper , Dawes county ; A. hi. holmes , lla r ,
Wilcox ; M. C. O'iarn , helper , Bloonifleld ;
\v. II. Mullen , helper , d'Neihi ,
Agricul tural Dcpartmn-.E , D. Johiiison ,
superintendent , Lexington ; C , E. Drake , as-
sistamit superintendent , Aibion ; W. B. Bass-
her , helper , Pawnee City ; Jerry Wagoner ,
helper , Belhivoed ,
Cooking School in Flour Bxiiibit-Mrs. H.
MeMurphiy , proprietress : Mrs. Mary Pleak ,
Horticultural DepartinentI'etcr Young-
era , Jr. , superintendent , 'Geneva ; G. A. Mar-
shrnll , assistant superinteuidcu ( , Arlington ;
Charles Nowuies , asslsUuut superiruendeiut ,
Papllhfon ; Frank Clark , helper , Tccumnseli ,
Floriculture Dcpartni lit-b. C. Chapin ,
superinemiulcmit , Lincoln ; A.V' , Shichilcy ,
helper , Fillmore count
AhiillrY lepartmuient-I I ) . Stihon , simper
intenileiit , York ; 0. M. 'Wititford ' , nssistaui
supcrimuendcnt ( , Arlington.
Iairy Dopartrncnt--.hJ , ' It , Stauffer , super- V
intemithent , Beiie'ue.
Poultry 1)eparnient---L. ( 11. Richards , en-
Ierintcmalemit. Omaha. -
Live Stock Dopartmoot-Wihhiain Foster ,
superintendent , h'ahtihlo.
Soil hlocuse Department-Mrs. L , flowsor ,
uilanager , iodgc county
\Vil .t'i' 'l'ilI S Gft1.'l' S'iA'l'h OFFHItH.
II i'sliret's of N.'Iirutshui ii miii I is I a.
Ii Iii' C Dl I' I. ft S ii I I ii iii ( 'N t..hi
Tiio Transinisslasippi amid Intermmationah
Exlosition ) is just now drawing the attention
of ( lie entire Uiitcil States , as svehl as a
large rortion of the world to ( lie great
stretch of country vest of thi Mississippi ,
anti by reason ofthe location of tile exposi-
( -iou at Oinalua , Nebraifica is Ilartlcularly
conepictious , Before it is over the people
of (1IC entire country iil be made aware
of wlimut those wilt ) hive lived lucre mind
those who have , bail lutlrnato business con-
miections in ( hue state , iave long known-
( lint no state In the union has greater or
fibre varied resources lau Nebraska. There
is no produlct which the ; oihof ( he temperate
zolle burodbcea that oe uot llourlslu here ,
anti in many of ( heuu Nebraska can safely
challenge ( lie world ( o-prodpce equal results.
For ninny bears Nebrpslca has slooti wail
UI ) to the luend of ( ho VEt producing states ,
ranging from thIrd toIIfIli in vein of total
production , gradually crawling up and vau-
lug ninny of its forndr rivals mis ( liii urea
of cultivated laud va xtended by the in.
flux of settlers , Among mcii who luaro been
engaged in farming in many states It has
long bvou recognized tbt ( be same number
of..lncn and teiua can protiuco more corn
in Nebraska tliQn in any state of ( lie union ,
( or the reaso that in practically all par-
tiins of the sato the soil does not bake and
borne hard if worl.ed while wet , Tills
gives ( he advantage Ot a larger number of
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ithC CO1 AND illS COURT
Noble Old Monarch Planked by a Most
Princely Retinue ,
PRODUCTS OF TIlE FARM AND ORCHARD
St'hsrnskn's lisihn' In the .tgrieul-
( ii ml , hurt itoill utral and , Ainry
liii liii iui * n liugu illceuit Arrn ( if
incrinl Hviui.eaiec ( if S'elilthi ,
Corn Is king in Nebriuaicai This has been
heralded to tile world for several years
aiRl Nebraska is ready to prove the naser.
( ioui. lint lila Majesty line a fine retinue
of other grains lirlil grasses and a geiierah
following of frqits of field and orchinrul ,
One is given some Idea of thuo position Nebraska -
braska occupies in this respect by a visit
to ( lie AgrIcultural building. All the products -
ucts of ( mi flehi are uiuown in such a meuu-
ncr as to convey ( heir good qualities to thus
judgment of ( lie People.
Nebraska occupies a. position in ( lie niki-
die of the lower floor to ( he right of the maui
nisle , There is 110 elaborate booth to at.
tract visitors , but instench are pillars anti
arches , hiandsoniely decorated with grains
anti grasses. Over the front arch hiaiigs it
large seal of ( lie state , while above ( his is
suspended I ; large horseshoe. Both of these
are uVorkeil out in great effect with seeds.
Untlernenthi ( his on eiher side is " 1867" aini
" 1898 , " ( tue year Nebraska was ailiuiittetl to
( lie uuiion and the year of the event of the
west , ( lie Transnileaissippi ExpositIon. In
order to set these decorations off to a better
advauutago anti cover the usual ragged op.
pearances. they liavui been tied with the
Ak-Sar-flen colors , of yellow , green auitl red ,
All about ( ho arches are hung large
sheaves of ujihendid grain , while the pillars
are composed of large glass columns of
seeds , corn , beans , peas , etc. , giving a splen-
thu appearance to it all. To ( lie liOttOlui oil
each pfllar are gilded letters "N. " wluichi
represent Nebraska. Above the nrches In
large letters , worhced in corn amid grass , are
those compriaf ng the word "Nebraska. "
Above this , to the very top of the archues ,
are small boxes covered with sheaves of
grain , worked into tue words , ' 'Corn , "
' ' " ' ' " " " " ' ' ' 'Flax ' '
\Vhieat , 'Oats , "Rye , "Barley , ,
"Cane , " which comprise the duet cereals of
Nebraska.
'Whi&'i'e Olil Giur ' , % 'itYeN.
Tile hatge drumii which stands directly Inside -
side the main arch forms ( lie chief attrac-
( lou of the exhibit. It } ias a canopy at
straw , while from a flag mast above tills
llailgs Old Glory. The pillars of ( be drutn
are formed with glass columns filled with
grain , while around the arches are small
glass globes of grain ; above this are larger
ouies amiti on the shehf at ( lie base of ( Ito
dome are jars of grain. Tile effect is pretty
and . the ornamentation tasty , King Corn
receives his credit from a column four feet
in diameter and thirty feet iii height , which
is covered ( coin top to bottom with a splendid -
did exhibit of this article In the ear , There
are all varietIes from ( he largest of field
corn to ( lie mumnahlcst of popcorn , lIngo corn
stalks also form a portion of the decoration ,
which give one an itica of the height whulcit
they attain iii Nebraska. Many visitors
from the eutat are sturprisetl at ( be height
of ( lie brmustaIlcs and remark that they
would hike to see them growing In ( lie fielils ,
as it. hardly scemiis possible for them to
attain such proportions.
The hand of tile decorator has iinii muchu
to do in dispinyimig ( lie grain in client , yet
It has been Placed in POsitioli just ill ( lie
mummer ( hat it was talcen ( mmmi the field.
it huts muot been ( lie aim of Superintendemut
Johiuisoui to place any superfluous decoratfolus
in his disjihqy , rather hirefci'riuig to let lila
state's lroducts speak for ( lucmnstchrcs , which
they Lire already doiuig ,
VIict I lie CuuiIl I ies . % re ) , , ,
Great enterprise has been shown among a
number of counties of ( lie state , which at a
great expense have gatuit'red ricaterial s'itii
which tomnalce an exhibit in connectIon vihi
( lint of time state , amitl erstwhIle to titl'crtisi
tile resolleCea of tilcir rcsilcctIvo localitleti.
Those ahrcatly rt'llrcscnted are 1)ouglas ,
Iavsoii , Booiie , CumiogVasliluigton. . Fill-
snore. hurt , Saline auuil Frontier. Each one
is iii charge of some apecial commissioflel
anti tlueru seems to be a slilrit of frleildly
rivalry utinong them as to wblchi will lmnvo
the most attractive , as well as best exhibit.
The > ' ore worhclng i'itli an c'ariiestness Viiichi
betoheuis a coflhllieted appearance for all cx-
lmihlts by the ( line visitors arrive on tile
grotintis this morning. TIle tiecorcitioius Iii
several cases are similar in sonie points ,
but ( lucre is such a great change in time
balance cia to completely overshadow ( hula ,
All of the counties , with the exception of
Frontier ( which La iii tile galiery ) , occupy
space on the lower floor , coiinctImtg di-
rccly with ( ho state exhibit , amid It is
expected that Frontier will lie removed to a
lika'position. Dawiton county's exhibits will
comnuand ( Ito attention of visitors ( real the.
fact ( lint it was ( lie only 1,000,000 bushel
wheat raIsing county in the Uniteti Stutes
in 18'J7 , Its exhibits comprise to a great cx-
tcuit graiuis in the sheaf. lloouie county has
an artistically arranged pyranhiI of grains
iii a glass case tapering to a small case at
the top , over which , crowning ( lie entire this-
play , Is a large eagle , captureti in that
county , Corn ( omnis ( he base ( or ( lie pyramid -
mid , as it Is the intiin cereal of ( lie county.
It is followed by wheat , thou oats. rye , bar.
by , millet , flax and alfalfa. This othler COUfl-
ties have equally as attractive features.
During the summer 511(1 tall as rapithly as
the grain rlpens new material will be re-
celved anti dlspiayetl. Soverai more coon-
ties coiutempiitta making exhibits and will
be on the floor In a tow days.
In connection with its ngrlcuitllrsl cx.
hibit lawson county is coniiucing ( an irrigation -
gation farm , The plant comprises an area
of 600x300 feet. and lies just west of ( hue
Ibtiry buiiiihiiig , It is being matie into a
miniature Dawson county , showing the
Platte river anti ( lie various irrigation c.inals
and bearifig the crops for whllch ( ho couuity
is famous ,
Orehinrds nrni 'inenrds ,
The orchards and vineyards of Nebraska
form a very important adjunct to its resources -
sources , Tluo exhibit Is under the direct
mnanageniont of Peter 'Yoongers , jr , , of
Geneva , stab superintentlent of horticulture ,
finti occtipics a siiace of 2,000 feet In ( lie
Horicuitural building , here from ( line to
( into wIll be fotind one of ( ho finest uiisplnys
of fruit at the exposition. The fruit now
displayed was gathieretl last fali , anti idaced
in cold storage In Omuinha. anti is in a most
excellent condition , It coiisistn unostly of
apples , there being 160 barrels of aixty-thurco
varieties , amiti a goodly number of pears anti
quinces. During ( hue last week buuitlrctls of
boxes of fresh strawberries of uuiaiuy different -
ferent nrIeties have been received , which
added a new beauty and richness to ( lie this-
PlaY. Sonic twenty cases of cherries antI
strawberries have arrived anti been placed
eli cxliitiitiomi for ( lie euicrtailiinent of nil
visitor' today. Mr.'oungcrs has tuintle ar-
raiigeniemuts for renewing lila display
tlirot'gliout the annimer and fail and tiuring
August and September will have aui exhibit
the equal of any.
In Ihie Aiiinry iIuilluiiiIi.
The bee industry In Nebraska Is uio sunaih
factor. 'hue display made in ( lie Apiary
building on the north tract has seldom , if
ever , been equalled. it is iii charge of L. I ) .
Stilson of York , a practical bee keeper of
many years' cxperiemice , who has seemu nuany
exhibits , auth lie says lie has yet to see ( tue
equal of Nebraska , He has b eui bistro-
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mental in gathering together an exhibit that
will be pleasing to all visitors. The display
Is very artistically arrntiged and sets oft
tile different homieya to a sphentlfd advan-
tage. All varieties are shiowuu In their many
different stages , from the cobb itself to ( hue
hiomuey , after it has passetl through tile stage
of separiutiomi , which heaves it pure and as
clear .aa water. Nebraska has nearly oiic-
third the entire space iii ( lie Apiary build-
lug , auth before Suiperintendent StilsotI has
flmiisiued lie is likely to need more roolu.
Mrs. E , WliIcornb of Friemici is an ai'mist in
beeswax stntunry. anti has kiiiilly donated
a numiiber of hue specimeuis iii tills 11110 , with
which to decorate the Nebraska exhibit.
lduit'uiii Oit' I'uibiic.
The mnflliiig concerns of Nebraska have a
tilsplay adjoining the state agricultural cx-
hibi ( emi the north , Some twenty different
nulls are reprcsemitch with their brantia of
celebrated output. Togetliec with this cx-
hiili ( is a cooking cluooh conducted by Mrs.
harriet S. MacMurphy of Omaha , assisted
by three other women , who give daIly cxlii-
hiIoius of the success obtaluiablo from usiuug
Nebraska flour amid meal. Crispy griilthlo
cakes , muffins , biscuits and bread ama baked
anti visitors are invited to partake. in thtis
way showing with untlisputed liroot ( hat
Nebraska milks with any state in its cereals ,
Hfilt. % SlCtV' $ GJtH.t.'l' 11407 CR01' ,
'l'ifuii Iiiijuieuisc , uiiuui Vzmhui to hue
l'gu ruler A I ulioNt lmor.hi J.I , ,
On tIm 'Jthu day of hiatt October Time Bee
liubiishetl a rcsuimne of time crops for time year
I S97 , The figures ( lucre given have sluice
been confirnieti by ( lie governmneuit report
anti are here reproduced as ( lie most acurato
ohtainmubho on the ( nub , The IiuiCe3 set
down are calculated on the prices qumoteil in
the opeiu market on Octnher 8 , 1&)7. ) In
most iumstnnccs they Imavo been greatly en-
imancc.l sluice ( lieu , In thus conmieci Ion It
may lie stated ( lint ( lie outlook for tile crop
in Nebraska this year Is mniuch more favor.
able than it wns a year ngo at thlii ( hue
amid ( lie acreage under cultivation has hiceli
largely increaseti , so ( lint ( lie 1895 figures
may ho rcnsouiabhy exlected to exceed ( lioso
of 18(17 ( , which s'cre
\\'hcat , luumehicis . , , , . , , , , , . . , , , , , , , lci7 :
C tirii , liii ithicit , . . . . . . , . . , , , , , , , , . , , , 2i.,1.W'h , ( ,
Oiit itmshielui . . . . . , . , . . . , , , , . , . , , , ,
Bye , biisfmila . . . . . . , , , . , . , , , , , , , , fyi2r,1J7 ,
Putiitae , liusliEjis , , , . , , , , , . , , . , , , ,
Barley iiuishit'ls . . . , , . . . , , , . . , , , , , , 2'S 571
Fiuixiteeti , bimsilels , , , , , , , , , . , , , , 23IMI' (
iliiy , ( tills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,6I0 ili :
Sugar in-eta , tolia , , , , , . , , , , , , , , , , , hOtiIJ $ )
Chh'ory , touts , , . . , , , . , , . , , , , , , , , . , 5.500
\'mihiie q ( local market prices :
I'nrm iritlilets , , , , . . , , , . , . , , . , . , . , $ 0O,370fitS 2L
Ditiry ilrotlilets . . . . . , . . , . , , , 9 , $3S,00I $ ) ( iii
gi'gH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,2.tiiCs ( ) Co
'I'otultry , . . , . , . . , , , , , , , . , , . . . . , . . , , 5,5X.OIVI ( ( ) 00
'Livu stork , . , . . , . . , , , . , , , . . , . , , , , . 4I'JCSiS'J 3.5
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ IGI,523ISi 511
EsIniate.l. . sixty counties timmly.
I'J'H V/tLUfl IN NE1IItASICA.
\'hient , . . , . , , . . , , , . . , . . , . . , , , . , , . $ 2,4.591.31322
Corn . . , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 42,7(13 liii 95
Dittil , , , , , , . , , . , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , l0.G5l.85114 ( ,
llyci . . . . , , . , , , . : , . . , , , . , , . , , , , , , , . , , 1,757,957
hay . . . . , . . . . . , , . . , , . , . . . , , . , . . , . . , 14,3'J'J,97173
Total , , , , , , . . , , . , , . , , . . . . . , , , . . ; 93,006,616 58
ITS VALUBIN CIIICAGO ,
't\'Iiett . . . . . . . . , . . , , , . , , 1' ' ' ' ' 's' ' ' ' $29,441,3I 09
Corii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,075.15031
OatM . . , , , , . , , , , , , , , , , , ' ' - . ' , , . . ' . ' , 14,57I.SSS21
Ityo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . , . : . . . . , , . , . . . 2,10,5522
flay . . , , , . . , . . . , , . , , , Vt' . . , , , . , . . , 5i65,7t650
Totni . . , , . . , , . , . . . . , 'I , . . . . . . . . . $ i'Ji,05i.2'J211
ITS VALIJE IN N1-W YOItI.
Whmeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , , . , , , . , . , 32.152,40515
Corn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,57051296
Oa ( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l5.959f'i7l2
ltye . , . . . . , , , . . . . , , . . . , , , , . , , , , , , 2625,52343
haY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.578,10775
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Get a map of Cuba and gei the hiet aol
most conililctc. Thu lice's combination mmiap
. of Cubs , ( hue West Indies aad of the world ,
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PUBLIC SChOOLS OF STATE
What the Children , Large and Small , Hivvo
Contributed ,
EDUCATIONAL DISPLAY $ S EXCELLENT
SiiOtlluiZ iiihs' ly thm Institution. 0
lit 1i'u'jiii , Itht iritskut' ,
ii ighu Staniling a. . ii t.cnht'r
iii Hui I I &iiml enhimen C.
While the exposition is to a large extent
comiiluieiuiorativn of wba ( Nebraska lati
achieved tituring its half cejitiry of exist-
dice it Iuicliutles oile feature ( lIiit Is significant -
cant of whunt ( tue next generation will atid
(0 its luieasiiro of wealth and culture. Ihere
is gnheretl together a vast rcprescntatiomi
of ( lie work of its iltibhiC schuools whereto
the chlhtireiu of ( lie rich nail iioor aiihce is
elleneth the way to a happy nuitl sticcesaftil
future. lii a stutte vhinse proudest boast is
thlat ( ( S percentage of ihhiterticy is less than
( hat of aiiy other state in ( hue tmnloui , this
exhilitt coimuands Imlore thinti orulimmnry in-
( crest auth the lesson that i ( teaches us is
at no tiumie uiioro licrtineuit ( hImlil WhIch ( lie
citizenSlill ) of ( he state is comigrcgaed to
celebrate Nebraska. Day.
The etiucational exhibit occupies over
14,000 feet of floor space , almost completely
fluiiuig ( lie gallery of ( hie Mmuiinfacturcs
building , Thai cuitire north sIde is devoted
to ( lie htibhie schoohe , (110 east uiti is occuPied -
Pied by time University of Nebraska amid
( he State Normal school nail ( hue state edUcational -
cational InstitutIons nutS tim ileiVato alit !
thellotulnatlomlal schools occupy thai itoutit
side. Thin public school exhIbIt Includes
comiribuiouus froull 183 high anti graded
schools , which eumiphoy a conibined tetchmumig
force of 1,732 teachers , and 322 rural
schuoohs. There arc also represemuted eight
state illRittliolls employing 167 tt'ilcllermi ,
live private schools enpioyiuig forty-eight
tcaciucrs and five tletuominmiioiinl schools
wlulChi cumlilloy thiirty-sevemi teachers. Of
tile forty-eight schools in ( he state t'hichi
have a ( eachiluig force of more than ten In.
struictots thiirty-t'ightt tiue represemmtctl at
( hue exposition. Of ( tie niuii't' couuitleul
seventy-two figure Iii ( lug exluibit thiroti&h
their IltIbiiC schools ,
VIint the Cli ild reui Cuuum lIe.
'The ' galleries have been divitleil ilutu nin
teen booths in which ( lie various exhibits
are nrramigcti hi a systenuatie unamitmer and
with au artistic mtiid attractive ensemble.
To thoroughly iuispect tIme vork of the
thousands of Ptlllils vho Intro coiitributed
to ( lie emiterprise iii to acqumire au ouihargtit
Itlea of ( lie m-esulta of lilOderil eiiimcatlomL.
.
The loiug galleries humig withu drawimmgs atid
tlesiguis ( lint vouid be creditable in ( rallIed
artists merely imithlcute rhiat hits bceii douuc
by chmlhdremi whose hinndii mire scmurci'ly large
cuiotmghu to hold a peticli. The exhmihtits Ilitus-
( rate (110 s'ork of every class of lutilills from
time kimidergarten to time twelfth gratle of tile
high schools and show 110w tIme little cites
have been tritineti to imse Uieir hiauitla limiti
imaginations together to creao new itheaS
auth develop their powers of thought. in
omic booth are seemi time liretty ercatiommu that
( lie 9111)115 omitS C years old have been
taught to make nierely by foidiuig and cut. _ _ _ _
ting lisper. Imi a higher grade they begiu
(0 draw from life anti to 'loveiop ' their ima-
aginatleuis by drawings tlescrlptire of some
incident or llroblemmi ( hint occurs in tiiel
sttmtlies. As they pass uliward these sped-
niena develop a wider scoiie untIl ( lie high
school grades produce a variety of suidie5
iii life and figure vork ( hint indicate no or.
tlinary degree of talent.
Four of the booths In the public selioo
exlulhIt arc occupied by time Ommualiit chiooh'
One Is devoted to a prc'semmatfiimi of ( ho
work of ( lie manual trainIng departunent ot
the high school anti atiotlior is filled with
dr'awings froni life , wall iaiier designs and
casts which represent the work of ( lie ptipils
of ( lie high school grades. The sevemutlu nmitt
eighth grades fill the ( birth boothu antI (110
loiver gratles occupy ( lIe last. In ntiihition to
( lie specimens whiiclu are liming on ( lie wallil
( here are a large numuber of boulitl hiooic5
which contain coniposiIomia , language worlG
and illustrated inipers pcrmtinhiig to tuG
studies of time class in all the branches o
the ctmrrlculum ,
GeaieriL 1Iiiuiilt Is J5t''l lent.
Tlih retmicmintler of ( lie public schmool gal' .
lery is devotetl to ( lie gemmeral stilte cx-
bibit anti time tvahi are entIrely ecctmpied
with siecIlncmlit fromn ( lie schools of ( lid
state , These are very similar to tile exhibit
of the Onumiha mtciiooha tiimul even tim tIn. rural
schools a surprising degree of merit Is up-
parent. The University of Ntihiraslca ahowi
a large amount of work of an advanced char-
tucter , which Includes a gallery of oil paint-
logs , some of vhiichi dIsplay no orthimiary
degree of talent. Time InstItute for ( liii
Deaf at Omaha , ( lie Institute for tIme hunt !
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at : Nebraska City , time hays' nod Girls' In-
tlusriah schools at Icearmicy anti Cenova afat
tIme Itistlttitu for ( he Feeiilo 1'tllmmdetl cit lies'
atrlco are rchrcselutctl ) as state ImiatitiltlQml
auth liu each case time booth in well filleil
svith elaborate cmiii artistic hiaiiihiwoi It acrn'
coimilillsiici by ( lieso ullfortumitites. ' ( ho
bootit oc'eultieih by the State Normal mielmool.
Is 1)retlIy tlecoraotl ( in blue anti serves utit
ci sort of' reception roouui ( or time use of timt.s
exhibitors and their visitors.
The entire cxliilit vilmi Couimlilete several ,
clays ago and in spite of thin effort Iumvolved
Iii chiruililumg a bug fligbmt of stairs It bait
hcemt a subject of gtntcrul interest to ox-
llOSliOn 3'isitors Sumpt'rlntcndefut Stewutrt
hiss personal charge of ( lie tiepartineuit alit !
Miss AlIce Ihitte of ( lie Oumlaha schools limits
suiteriatcmmtietl thtu selection mimi iosUtllatiou
of ( lie contrlbutiomimt of thu Ouriaba seuinoimi ,
( ; . . % ( 'u-I.l. rs ip C Ni'It'uislzu ,
The govermiors of Nebm'aska , from ( lie in-
cei-itiomi of ( lie territory to ( lie present ( line4
follow :
Territory 'I'errn. ,
i"ramiclmi lftirt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
'i' . hi. ( 'liming tutctiumg ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lf54.5t
Mark % ' . lznr,1. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ViiiIani A. htichiarilsofi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
JV 14. 1titIrIiil ( utt'lluig ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l858.5.l
Samuel V. lIliteIc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A lviii Simumithers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ht.Gl-G45.
IavItl iiuiiur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1(66.6
V Iavlti llutlt'r ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1(67-7
\v. I I. James ( cud iumg ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1(11-7'
htahert Vt' urnus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . j873.73
Silcu Gitihier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1(75.79
Alh'lmius ' Nnnc'c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iblO-I4
Jaunt ' 4 3V luss'es----------------- i(3 liT
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John 2ti Tlumycr , . , , , . . , . . , , , , . 1(57-59
Jitint"t i : : lloyd , , , , , . , . , , , _
burt iizo tl ( rotmuise , , , . , , . . . , . . . , . . . ,
tuba A iioiconib , . , , , . , , . . , , , . , . . , , , . , , ,