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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1900)
c Til 1 ILLI.'STIIATKI) liHK. Si'ptrmlier 10. won Street Illuminations" Electric Parades When tliu portals of tho city aro Hwuns bark f f.r llio entrance of KlnK Ak-Sar-Ilcn, alxth of that nanii', tin will lie rooted with a Kay hrllllatiry of lire ami Ilatm', exceedlns monarch some of the most prominent ami distinguished men of this age nnd country Among Its members havo been enrolled no only all of the men of tbls city who hnvi' become prominent In business, social professional anil political life, but almost every leading lawyer, statesman and mer .... chnnt of the btate has at some time been Moats was Illuminated wholly by dec- enroll,,,! ln lno rftnks 0f courtiers nt Ak trlclty with startling effect. Tho follow- Snr.IloM-s i.HIllant court. Since Ak-Sar-Hon Ing year two of tho parades were olectrlc, cnmu ,0 rt.Blllno hls ancient right of forty lloats In nil. That wns In IStiO. v..i.-.,i - ,.. !.... n..,rn in luH.-r any beacon ever before raised In Thoro hn(, bocn painstaking experiments In bave been bit two governors " las A lo ho . bos,,, city of his realm: livery 1m- olher cities to bring about the sarno result, mb am V A IW Ho of the n porta,,, avenue in t.io c.ty will bo aglow but wlthout a semblance of success, but Sv" with n.Iess IncandescentH. which serv- Blnco last year's parades Milwaukee and knighthood With -him have .erne other ants of the king havo suspended along tho Hri'-,H during the last few weeks More d' llnilidy. there will be 1,200 olettrlr bulbs, ea-h with the power of sixteen candles n I'nrnam mreet the elfect will be brighter i lui it i he day, crossed arches of varl col orcil lights spanning the street for eight bloi Kh. In short, the knights have spared no time or pains In conjuring up the daylight, and the night only will be allowed to show Its swarthy complexion at the outskirts of tho itv. The lighting arrangements thin year extend over an unusually large territory, the longest Hue of bulbs being strung along Slxteitith street, from Cass to Howard. t Capitol nvcnuo a branch lane of light runs eastward, connecting with Fourteenth street, whirl. Is also Illumined as far as It maintains the dignity of an avenue of trade The principal efforts of tho fire kludlers have naturally been devoted to I'u mum Mtreet, which will be a worthy ami brilliant hpeelarle. Seventy large are lights will surmount tho center of the street at fro ii,ent Intervals nnd the dash of Ak-Sar-Ilen colors at the Intersections will add to tho dazzling eiTect. At tho summit of tho avenue four great buildings of the city will Hhluo like palaces of light. Tho dwellers In tho city hall will hide none of their lights under bushels, but will display them as usual on n bill. Tho outlines of tho lofty towers will be re vealed In dots of llamo nnd the architectu ral features of tho building will bo em phasized with lines of Incandeseents. ICight hundred of the lights will bo ten candle power nnd tho remaining 100 of slx-teen-cnmllo power. On tho ndvlco of City Eloctrlolan Schurlg no bunting will bo hung nlong tho front of tho building. Tho Ir regularities of the stonowork nro so marked nnd tho breezo at that exposed corner so In variably brisk that there Is danger of broken globes igniting tho lllmsy bunting. Such nn Incident occurred during the Trnnsmlsslssippl Imposition although no Ak-Sar-Beti Carnival continued for a year. Baud and Musical Conclave at your command with a Graphophone You can have at your will all kinds of amusements, we .i r nave mem ior $5 up. COLUMBIA GRAPHOPHONE CO., 1515 i Parnam St, Onialia, Neb. Megeath Stationery Company. AK-SAH-HEN ILLUMINATIONS CITY HALL AND BEE HTILDING I'hoto by Ues New Orleans have both fallen Into tho way stnto officers. Justices of tho supreme court of doing tho thing nnd have copied after and members of the legislature. tho Onmhn pageants, Superintendent Kcnze nccords to City Electrician Schurlg a lnrge measure of credit for valuable assistance In effecting the necessary wiring of tho lloats, which that gentleman conducted almost exclu- Among Its guests It hns numbered the present candidates for president of the two great parties During his visit to tho Trans mlbslfslppi Expo: 1 Ion In Octobrr, lS'.'S. l'resl dent McKlnley wns a guest of tho knight hood of Ak-Sar-Ilen nnd Its Hoard of fiov - siveiy, nnu vaiunoio suggestions in many mclnted as his escort and bodyguard other respects connected solely with tho throughout bis stay In the city. With him domain of electricity mKBXME&&w& ,BTi AK SAH HEN ILLUMINATIONS -LOOKINO DOWN KAHNAM STREET - I'hoto by Host came many m( the chief members of the diplomatic corps, dwellers of the utttrinost parts of the earth and subjects of inonanli of perhaps greater power than li that o, Ak-Sar-Ilen, but the tenure of whose rule Is far less stable. It was for the ediilca tlon ami enlightenment of these distinguished visitors that the knighthood gladly re produced Its splendid parado of the previous week's fall festivities, which reproduction wns reviewed by the president and bis numerous nnd distinguished retinue, (ien eral Miles wns also a gueat at that time and fleneral Shnftcr, while during the regular festivities tho previous week Postmaster (leneral Smith reviewed tho annual parade. Among the other distinguished men worthy of mention Is Hon. V. F. Cody, the redoubt able Buffalo Hill, who. as a Nebraskau ami a subject of Ak-Sar-Ilen, was admitted to membership anil gallantly rode the mythical goat. Visitors from outside of Omaha are always welcomed and admitted without being re (llred to pay the $10 Initiation foe charged from Omaha subjects. During the last year visitors havo Joined the honorary member ship of the order from nil lending cities of tho I'nlted States, so that the fame of the knighthood has been carried to all pnrts of tho country, from New York to San Francisco, from Buffalo to Oalveston nnd INTERIOR VIEW MEGEATH STATIONERY CO'S S I ORE. I.ocntcil at IrtOS Farnain direct. 'Ibis linn succeeded J. S Cnullleld. who established the business in 1SG6. The firm has always kept abreast of the times and I, ns now as In the past tho largest and best assented stock of books and lino stationer y in the state. They carry a line of line corresponded co papers and make a specialty of card en graving, engraving wedding Invitations, dl o stamping, etc. GEO. C. T0WLE, President. -J GEO. PATERS0N. Vicc.Prcs. and Treas. P. II. BLAKE. Secretary. o TELEPHONE 43 Ml FAR NAM ST. serious damage was dono Tho official (olor bearer, however, will run up the roynl banner at tho summit of tho tower. The lleo building will array Itself this year In tho manner In which that sub stantial pile has been accustomed to up near. There will bo a sunburst over tho entrance nnd others over tho lessor arches at either sldo. Tho Moor lines nnd cornices will be Indicated by rows of light, tho whole Illumination de pending upon tho radiance of 1,000 olectrlc globes. At tho court houso tlu dome and columns will bo nrtlstlenlly lighted, the splendor of tho effect being heightened by the lofty position of tho building. Tho New York Life building will enrry rows of lights around tho towor and window arches, and many lesser docn rat luns as far east as Tenth street will create a vision worthy of a long journey. At thi' grounds given up to tho main fes tivities the main lighting effect will Issue from the entrance arch, nn edlllco tlilrty llvo feet high, tinted In gold nnd puro white. An occasional rosetto of tho Ak-Sar-Ilen lolors will add a bolder shade to tho color scheme. Kleetrlo I'lirndcx. I'ndor tho wlznrd spell of ejus Itonzo's superlnteudeuey the Omaha knighthood of Ak-Sar-llen hns been tho pioneer In pageantry with electricity as n factor. Superintendent Iteuzo attributes to tho In genuity of Walter Jardlne the suggestion of tho feasibility of Illuminating u parade with tho subtle lluld. It lo related that prlcr to tho birth of Ak-Sar-Ilen Jnrdlno hid ccneelved n plan whereby a coin inerclnl parade by a local business houso wus lighted by electricity nnd in 1S97 It was tried with vnrlatlons In lighting nlno of tho limits In one of tho parades. A partial success was achieved nnd tho next year ono of tho big parades of twenty Outside of tho direction of tho wiring tho from Portland, Ore., to New Orleans. lloats havo all been constructed nnd do- The nctlvo membership has been confine I signed by Gus Henze, who nlso designs and ( Omaha men alone, nnd tho order ha'.1 constructs tho Initiation paraphernalia. In tho two parades of 1S99 over 12,000 elec tric Incandescent lamps were used sustnlned a steady growth In spite of the I practice of entirely renowlng membership each year. In lS'.ij there were enrolled be- i tween 300 nnd 400, in isno from r.on to him. 1 in 1S97 about 750, in lsus. l.ooo, in lv.m over 1 loo nnd In tho current year the total j It has ticcn tho good fortune of the membership will not be cast until the dual knighthood of Ak-Sar-Hen to rccolvo and Initiation ceremonies Just prb r to the annun'l (iitcr'nln within the realm of their proud parades Yard 7th & Jackson Sts. OMAHA, NEB. Distinguished Guests While attending tho Ak-Stir-Ik'n fostlvitics, u vlblt to our storo will dolljjhl you and pleuso 1H. Oil I ITl t r t'Mttiwl nit irl a. iinnni lo eclully attruo Ivo, und sh mid your ovest-iit l)j atTootod by thodiu.lin" display our optician oan o-u-roct your vidian, nnd with porfoot sl-l.t'you o:mn it holp but iumuhii'ii nun uiu iiuiuuy utiil pru-os of our ods. nEMCMncrt Tim location. iWawhinney & Holliday, Jewelers and SiU ers:nit Ms - Diammids. Watches, Etc. Tel. 76S, I5TII AND DOUGLAS STS DEPARTMENT OF THK UXIVKKSITY OF OMAHA ' Omaha Dental College Regul Corner 12th am! Pacific Sts. XUU-itni T oconfle UR Ot'bor Urd, 1900. Tho col Inllrmtirv will ho oon tho en tire year. Work dono utnlor suporvUimi of d-uPdistrator for prico of mntorlol. vv buildings and now equipments. For catalog,,,, IUi information address A. 0. Hunt, Dean, or W. II. Sherratleii, Secretary. 412 McCairue Bullilliig, Omaha. AN EI.ECTKIC FLOAT "THE KOHTUNE TE1.LEH' - I'hoto by Uest DR. R. A. MITTELSTADT DENTIST Tel. 1415 334 Bee Building