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THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1913.
Men and Institutions that Have Made the
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.VERT city In th country
bouts of Ha business men, Its
business house and those els
menu which working tocether
make every town a. rent bu.
ntli town. Hntrvor II U t.ft
to Unooln, Neb., a town which half a
century ago did not even have a name
to lead the west In the size of Its busi
ness orffanltatlon. the Commercial club.
This club, with a membership of over
1.E00, has Tioen a potent factor In the up
building; of the business Interests of the
city and In keeolng alive the booster
spirit which seems to possess every mem
ber of the organisation. Always a strons;
organization. It has advanced rapidly un
der the guardianship of Its prent secre
tary. W. a Whltten, with the hearty co
operation of a set of officers always
trlvlny to boost Lincoln and bring: to It
the necessary material to make It the
city It Is.
Center of nnatnesa Life.
The Commercial club hqs recently com
pleted Its new building, situated at the
corner of Eleventh and P streets. This
home of the club .Is said to be. with two
or three exceptions, the finest commercial
club building anywhere In th country.
It l a four-story building, the first floor
devoted to business uses, while the three
upper floors nre given over to the uses
of the club In lis several departments.
The building cost U20.W0 and is equipped
with everything needed for comfort and
pleasure. Its dining room alone will ac
commodate over 300 people and Is a model
of beauty.
Starting with the Commercial club as a
foundation, and such a Commercial club
as Lincoln has, It Is easy to comprehend
why Lincoln has made such strides In
commercial development. With Its rail
roads coming Into the city from every
direction. It has been able to draw from
the large agricultural districts of the
stato that element of trade which counts
so much for substantial gain.
Not to the Commercial club alone Is
due the magnificent success of the bust
' ntts Interests of Lincoln. Its members
Individually have 'done their part toward
bringing about success. Many of them
have been In business In the olty for
many years, some of them away back
when the city was nothing more than a
country town, and In the growth of the
city they have likewise grown In wealth
and affluence.
KnterprUtnnr nnd PaMlc-Splrlted.
Take for example the large department
store of Miller & Paine. Both J. F. Miller
and Dr. B. L. I'alne grew up with the
town, so to speak, and have seen their
little store at the. corner, of Thirteenth
and O streets grow to a. mnmmoth estab
lishment several stories In height and
covering many lots. They have been
men who have not been afraid to Invest
the money they have made In Lincoln
In Improving the city. A few years ago
they purchased the Llndell hotel, the old
political headquarter, where many a
senatorial fight had been fought and set
tled In years gone by. It was necessary
that the hotel should go Into the hands
of men who would make It a modorn af-
Capital
City
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fair.. Miller & I'alne had little use for
a hotel, but they saw the needs of the
city and purchased the building. Im
mediately they began the work of makr
lng It a flrst-clabs hotel and over $100,000
was put Into the building, making It al
most completely hew. Then they began
looking for a man who could mako the
hotel what It should be, a credit to Lin
coln. They found him. Not only were
Miller & Paine satisfied with their new
manager. R. W. Johnson, bul Mr. .John
son was so well pleased with Lincoln
that he .purchased the hotel and Is mak
ing it one of the best In tho west
Grew Ui Trtth Lincoln.
Rudge & Guenxel compose another firm
which has started In when Lincoln was
small and, stayed with It until they have
a department store at tho corner of
Eleventh and O, which would ba a credit
to a town of four times the size of
Lincoln. Mayer Bros., who recently sold
their fine establishment and retired from
business are among those who have
hustled for Lincoln when It needed
hustling for: The Hardy Bros, most of
them who had never seen the light of
day when their father, ex-Mayor Hardy,
recently deceased, started the little
furniture store fifty years ago, and,
though Mr Hardy was compelled to retire
from business because of age, the boys'1
have carried on the business In the same
f.t.thum atvta of their father and their
large establishment stands as a monument
to the business ability of their pioneer
parent.
"Dnve" Thompson's Hise.
Hon. JX B. Thompson Is another man
that has been Instrumental In assisting
In Lincoln's prosperity and growth. Com
ing here a poor boy, he has risen step by
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step until he waa recognized by his gov
ernment and sent on a post of duty as
Its' representative In Mexico. But for
One of those Blips which soma times
come In politics, he might have repre
sented his state In the United States
senate; but when almost within his grasp,
tike a wlll-'o-the-wlBp It flitted away, and
hie ambition to servo In the United States
senate has never been realized. However,
he has a monument which will ever
stand as a tribute to his love for his
home city and his willingness to spend
his wealth In building up Us business
Interests. That monument Is the Lincoln
hotel, one of the finest in the city and.
the equal of any In the middle west
When Lincoln began to outgrow lta short
pants ahd hardly before It had begun to
retrieve Itself from the panic of several
years ago, D E. Thompson, recognizing
the needs of the city, formed the Thomp
son Hotel company and began the build
ing and development of the magnificent
hostelry which bears the name of the
Lincoln hotel. Among the men who have
assisted Mr, Thompson in making the
Lincoln what It Is are E. B. Stevenson
and C. D. Mullen, vice president ahd secretary-treasurer,
respectively, and V. J.
Richards, manager, and J. F, Walton, as
sistant. The Improvements in this hotel
have cost In the last eight years In ad
ditions and other things, nearly $30,000,
"nnd" Lindsay's Career
In speaking of hotels and hotel men, a
wrlteup of the men who have helped to
put Lincoln on the map would not be
complete without a mention of L. L.
Lindsay, familiarly known as "Bud."
Lindsay came to Lincoln front the man
agement of the Tremont house In Chi
cago In 1STT and took the management
of the then Commercial hotel, now the
Capitol. He has always been a prominent
factor in politics and was known as one
of the most successful political strategists
of the early days of Nebraska's history.
"Bud" never went into the game for
himself, but played It for the pleasure
of the thing, and while holding positions
as delegate to national and state con
ventions, he always seemed satisfied to
let It go at that "Bud" has hetped to
make nnd unmake men, but throughout
his whole political career he was always
known to be on the square and his word
In politics was good as gold. Seven years
ago he purchased a large building in
Lincoln, entirely remodeled and built on
to It at an expense of about $S3,000 and
now has one of the neatest hotels In tho
city known as the Savoy,
Other flreat Hotels.
Other men who have helped to mak
Lincoln a good hotel town are Folsom &
Burkett the building and loan men. X
couple of years ago, when the old Royal
hotel nearly went to the bad, these men
went down into their pockets, and with
W. Bratt an experienced hotel man
who had left Lincoln some years ago and
always wanted to get back, took hold of
th? old hostelry and completely rebuilt It,
making It modern In every way and one
of the best In the city. About $75,000 was
spent on the building and other Improve
ments.
These hotels, with the Central, the Cap
itol, the Dellvan and the Windsor, the
latter soon to undergo extensive improve
ments under the ownership of another
Lincoln man, who cast his lot with the
city years ago and has made It win, Au.
gust Hagenow, with smaller hotels make
the city pf Lincoln well equipped to take
care of the public.
llerpolshelmer's f! mirth.
Many years ago, when O street was
considered the principal street and there
was little prospects of any other street
amounting to very much, there was one
man with the foresight to believe that
there was a future for Lincoln and that
N street would develop. That man was
H. Herpolshelmer, who owned a depart
ment store at Eleventh and O. Mr. Her
polshelmer hnd the nerve to go over to
Twelfth and N and build what at that
time was the largest store In Lincoln. He
put In a beautiful plate glaos front and
made It the talk of the surrounding coun
try. Many people thought he was foolish
to go off of the main street and build
such a mammoth store and equip It sp
beautifully. But time has shown the wis
dom of Mr. Herpolshelmer's judgment,
.and while other department stores are
paying high rents on O street he is doing
a big business In his own big store, and
the crowds go to tho "Daylight Store,"
as he calls It
Sfnnr Bltr Stores,
There are other big sto'cs In Lincoln
and more are being built The Armstrong
Clothing company Is one of them. Mayor
Armstrong has grown up with tho busi
ness. His store is situated on the very
busy main stroet at its very busiest point
and is a model of neatness and equip
ment Speler Ss Simon are another pair
who cast their lot with Lincoln many
years ago and have a finely equipped
store at the corner of Tenth and O. Gold
& CO., Frod SchmlQt & Son and many
othor pioneers in the mercantile business
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A royal
welcome. . .
to our city and fair We ask you
to enjoy any comfort this store can
extend to you. Being in the center
of the amusement district, w sty:
Make your meeting place at
The women9 s shop
of Lincoln
Silk arid cloth drmt will be very
popular this fall in Crepe de Chine,
Canton Crepe, Crepe Meteor, Char
meuse and Messaline. Black will be
one of the leading shades,
See the hit of the season. The Sun
shine Dress, one f the neatest ever
designed. This will be $-4 ffi95
specially priced at
Dresses frm $5.00 to $100.00
Suits from $15.00 to $75.00.
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The First National Bank
of Lincoln, Nebraska
ASSETS, Approximately, $5,000,000.00
OFFICERS:
8. H. BURNHAM, President .
A. J. SAWYER, Vice Pres. P. R. XA&TZRDAY, Cashier
H. S. FREEMAN, Vice Pre, W. B. RYONS, Asst. (techier
S. H. BURNHAM
E. J. HAINER
GEO. W. HOLMES
J. E. MILLER
DIRECTORS:
F. "M. HALL .
Ct. E HASKELL .
0. J. BILLS
H. S. FREEMAN
E. J. BURKETT
A. J. SAWYER ' ,
J. 0. SEAOREST ;
CHARLES STUART ,,
W. E. SHARP
F. H. WOODS
OUR ABILITY AND LOCATION
has enabled us to build up the largest
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and Dyeing Establishment In the State
Ship your soiled garments to us. We will pay express
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them in 48 hours.
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