February 22, 1903.
The Illustrated Um
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Omaha's New Board of Water Commissioners
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THE ILIUSHATED UEE.
lILLIAM R. DAY of Canton, O-
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who early In January waa ten
dered a poult (on on the supreme
tench of the United States to
succeed Justice Shires ( Pens
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dicated to. President Rooeevett that he will
accept I he very high honor conferred upon
him. There Is In this' selection a sea It
mental Interest that usually does not at
tach to- the- making of officials of the gov
ernmoei. Judge Day of all the men In
President McKleley' cabinet best re
flected ttM McKJnley Idem. He was PresU
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NEW PRESIDENT OF THE NEBRASKA
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dent McKinloy's friend for many years
and when he retired from the place of
secretary of state to take up his duties
on the circuit bench of the Sixth circuit
he left behind him a record that stands
among the brightest in the annals of our
country. Judge Day Is now In bis 64th
year, having been born In April, 1S1. Ks
Is a native of Ohio and has lived in the
state all his life. His father was Luther
Day, chief Justice of Ohio, one of the able
men of his generstlon. William R. Day
graduated from the Unlverfclty of Michi
gan in 1870. from the law department.
He came to the bar In 1872 and established
himself In practice at Canton. O. In 1881
he became Judge of the court of com
mon pleas, being the nominee of both
political parties. In 18 he waa ap
pointed Judge of the United Stales district
court for the Northern district of Ohlov
but because of falling health resigned be
fore taklsg office. In March. 18U7, he eame
to Washington as the asxtstant secretary
of state. Although oatenslbly occupying
a puHltloa subordinate to the luto John
Sherman, who bad accepted tno stato port
folio, Mr. Day during his stay witn tno
8tate department was the real secretary
of state, succeeding Mr. Sherman on
April 26, 1898. In September of that year,
the strain of the office being too great
upon him. In view of complication with
Spain, Mr. Day resigned, and waa suc
ceeded by the present secretary, Hon. John
Hay.
flue of the Important functions of
era municipal life is the furnishing af a
constant and plentiful cnpt-ly ' Pr wa
ter to the Inhabitants of the community.
In only a few of the larger citl's is this
left to a private concern. Omaha is one of
those, hut tor a loug lime the matter of
public ownership of the city's water sup
ply plant has been agitated, always with
general support, and now formal steps have
been taken to acquire the title and control
of the plant by the city. After this has
been done one of the most important bodies
of the city government will bo the water
board. During the week Governor Mickey,
acting In pursuance of a law panged
by the present legislature, named a Board'
of Water Commissioners for Omaha, who
will have charge of the administration of
the department for the public. AH of thesa
men are old residents of Omaha, all are men
of affairs, of ample experience at J ripe
Judgment. On them will devolve the ardu
ous task of organising and setting Into
motion the machinery which will control
tho water supply of the city for the future.
Nebraska editors met for the present year
at Hastings, the home of the retiring presl
dent. Mr. Adam Breede, and there had a
royal good time with each other for tho
period of three days. Tart of this tlmo
they spent posing for tho picture which
appears la this number. In selecting their
executive for the coming year the editors
ahoso a man who has been a leading figure
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la Nebraska Journalism for a long time.
Clarence J. Bowlby Is known to his breth
ren of the press as a good friend and a
loyal foe. an Intense partisan and a onr
ageoua BgfcUr. He waa horn In Virginia
In 1847. and la naturally a democrat. He
was educated In hie native state, taking n
course at the Virginia university. In 187
he located at Crete, Neb., where he haa
since lived. He haa not been actively en
gaged In newspaper work all this time, but
has been prominent In politics almost ever
since he landed In the state. In 1884 he
wss a candidate for secretary of stato on
the democratic ticket, and In 1888 he was
the democratic candidate for lieotenant gov
ernor. He waa n delegate for hie dlstrW
to the Chicago conven'fon In 189, when Mr.
Bryan waa named aa the presidential can
didate f his pirty. Since 1890 Mr. Bowlby
haa been editor of the Crete. Democrat.
Bert Dash of Omaha, who haa Just been
appointed to be deputy labor commissioner
for Nebraska. Is a sturdy representative
of anion labor. Ho Is a painter hy trade,
aad haa alwaya had a "working card.
- No face la better known nt Labor temple
than his. Mr. Bash has also been an
ardeat worker for the republican party.
and In the Blg Sixth ward he la known
te alL
Demorest medal contests were estab
lished aa meeh te train children in the art
of declamation an to Inculcate temperance
idea. Under the fostering ears of the
Woman's Christian Temperance nnlon
this rk has grown te an extent little
appreciated hy the public, because the
Trim in carry It em without making; mnch
teas a boat IL. Now and then n newspaper
announcement Is made of the fact that
such a contest has been held, and .maybe
the names of the young folks wire won
the medals are given. That la about all
the publicity, the work gels, but it eeps
right on going Just the same. Down at
Weeping Water recently, under direction
of Mrs. C. W. Hsy, who hss charge of the
work for that district, a contest was held
In which much local Interest wss shown.
Two classes, one of girlsf-and one of oya
under 15, took port, and - eere Hsienco to
by Urge and appreciative audiences. Pro
fessor William W. Hughes of the Wesleysn
university, whose p'cture appears along
with those of the conteetsnts, was the
principal inatructor.
Just because gsme has become scarce
and laws for its protection and preserva
tion are stringent, Is no reason why the
ardent devotees of tho rifle and shotgun
should lay aside their Instruments and
mourn. And quite a bunch of Nebraskans
still take this cheerful view of the situa
tion. At least the pictures In this num
ber, one tsken at the indoor range of tho
Omaha Rine club, and the other at the
- outdoor . range of the Omaha Gun club,
seem to indicato that a few are left -who
have an interest In the skillful use of flre-
arms. It Is worthy of note, In passing,
that the shooter from the state again do-
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TIMOTHY J. MAHONBY.
feated the local shooter In n team match
by a narrow margin.
Arbitration, or rather, the great principle
that underlies the doctrine of arbitration.
received an excellent exempnncation i
Omaha recently, when the Job printers and
their employers submitted thsir difference
te a commission formed to consider and de
cide on all points nt issue. The printers
had struck for an increase In pay and
the concession of an hour each week oa
the working time. Several Incidental mat
ters were involved in the dispute, on which
the printer and the employers were ten
able to agree. Accordingly It was decldod
to submit the case In its entirety to a
hoard composed of James M. Lynch, presi
dent of the International Typographical
union, to represent the men; Samuel Pre
' gaard, national secretary of Typothetae, t
represent the employers, and a third mem
ber to be chosen by these two. Rev. John
Williams, rector of St. Barnabaa. iWest
ant Episcopal church, was ehocn a the
third member of the board. Hoth !de
te the dispute were represented by jounsel,
and committees represented the disputant
in order to mske the proceeding leral nd
binding. One day was sufficient, snd at Its
close what hsd promised to he a prolonged
struggle had bee amicably edjuu ed, and
the next morning the prinlera wer all at
work under an agreement satisfactory to
both sides.
Honors to Army Nurse
There will soon be presented to the leg
islature a hill asking for an appropriation
to build a 820,000 monument at Galesburg.
III., to tho memory of Mother Bickerdyke,
the famous Illinois nurse during the civil
war.
When the war broke out she was a resi
dent of Galesburg, and she was early in
the field. She gained wide renown for
energy and devotion to the soldiers. She
died last year in Kaness, where she had
resided most of the time since the war, and
where she was Idolised by the soldiers.
... The remains were buried in the family lot
at GaleBburg:
The monument movement was started
. several months ago, and haa been given
the co-operation of the Grand Army posts
and Women's Relief corps of the state. It
Is under the auspices of the Mother Bicker
dyke Memorial association of Galesburg.
Publicly Whip Thieves
Ben Prater and Wilt- Holley, aged 14 and
15, respectively, of Louisa, Ky., were
severely whipped In the public square by
their fathers. In compliance with an agree
ment made with the court. The boys were
before the court on a charge of stealing
chickens. The proof of their guilt was
conclusive.
The Judge proposed to the fathers that
If they would publicly administer a sound
thrashing to tho boys with keen switches,
laying on tho 1 ashes until tho marshal said
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JOHN F. COAD.
the punishment was sufficient, he would
dismiss the caees.
The father promptly accepted tho propo
'sit ion, anl. taking the youngsters into the
court ard. carried out the agreement in a
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UTY LABOR COMMISSIONER FOR
NEBRASKA.
faithful and energetic manner. A large
crowd witnessed the affair.
Honor the Hen
The growth of the poultry Industry In
this country is one of the wonders of the
time. As a producer of wealth the Amer
ican hen Is a marvel. To Illustrate the
increased earning powers of this indus
trious autocrat of the barnyard, it may
be stated that in Missouri during the last
fiscal year the sum derived from the sale
of poultry and eggs ran 117,000 ahead of
all the other products of the state com
bined. The totals shew that the old hen,
neglected and left by the farmer to forage
for herself, while he devoted his atte-.
tion to the field crops, outstripped them
all, Including corn, wheat, oats, flax, tim
othy seed, clover seed, millet and cane
seed, castor, beans, cotton seed, tobacco,
broom corn, hay and straw. Leslie
Monthly.
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Farmer Beatover I see aa item la the
Plaindealer last night about a prehistoric
man being dug up out west aome're that
was cackerlated to be about ltJJOO year
old.
Farmer Hornbeak Waal, likely as not,
the democrats will be runnla' him for
president. Make a pretty good candidate,
too; he ain't liable to cut up any In tho
future, and whatever he may have did I
the past has been forgotten by this tlme
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