The Omaha Sunday Bee -
NEBRASKA1
STATE FAIR NUMBER
NEBRASKA
STATE FAIR NUMBER
VOL. XLVIII NO. 11.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 25, 1918.
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Nutshell History of Lincoln
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THE original name of the settlement
that has now grown to be Lincoln
was Lancaster. It was laid out in
1861 and had 12 inhabitants.
Lancaster county was organized in
1859. "The year the town was laid out
there was an election in. the county, at,
which 23 votes were cast.
The capital of the state, was changed
from Omaha to Lancaster in 1867, and the
name of the town changed to Lincoln.
The population had increased to 30 by
that time.
The site of the big viaduct was the
scene of the first religious service held in
Lincoln, in 1861, Rev. M- F, Piatt presiding.
The first hotel was the Pioneer, which
was located at Ninth and P streets.
In 1871 there was a box car which
served as a station on the Lincoln-Platts-' .
mouth line, the first line of the Burlington.
The state university opened for busi
ness in 1871.
The cornerstone of the present court
house was laid in 1877.
In November, 1867, work was begun on
the state house. Joseph Ward was the
contractor and he brought thirteen stone
cutters from Chicago at a wage of $4.50
per day.
The first insane asylum was, built in
1871, but has been replaced now by a
handsome stone structure.
The first prohibition crusade was in
1873. It was not successful, but resulted
in the forbidding women in the saloons.
The state fair was permanently located
in Lincoln in 1900.
In 1870 Lincoln had but one school
house, a small brown stone building on
Eleventh street, beween Q and R streets.
The city jail was then a dugout on O street,
west of the postoffice.
Facts About Lincoln of Today
PROPERTY valuations, in Lincoln
amount to $64,136,235.
Bank deposits were $20,359,450
in 1917 and bank clearances $155,690,687.
There is a student population in Lin
coln of more than 6,658, notwithstanding
war conditions.
Lincoln has the largest paint factory,
broom factory and one of the largest gaso
line engine factories west of the Mississippi
river.
The largest creamery in the world has
its headquarters at Lincoln.
Postoffice receipts amounted to $545,
676 in 1917.
As a jobbing center Lincoln stands
high, doing $59,530,000 of such business
in-1917.
The following state institutions are lo
cated at Lincoln: University, agricultural
college and experiment station, historical
society, penitentiary, orthopedic hospital,
insane asyluni and the state fair.
Manufacturing business amounted to
$25,970,000.
Lincoln has 83 miles of pavements, 108
miles of water mains and 10,031 gas
consumers.
Lincoln is one of the finest railway cen
ters in the west. The chief roads of the east
touch Lincoln, and the main branch lines
radiate in all directions. ; .
Lincoln owns its lighting and municipal
water plants, which are valued - at
$1,750,000.
Its leading denominational educational
institutions are:
Nebraska Wesleyan university, the cen
tral college of the Methodist Episcopal
church in the west.
Cotner university, founded and main
tained by the Christian church, a strong
denomination in this section
Union college, headquarters in the
west of the Seventh Day Adventists.
Nebraska 1918 State Fair Features
THIS will be the fiftieth state fair held
in Nebraska, making it a semi-cen-t
tennial celebration.
The. first state fair was held 60 years
ago, a lapse of 10 years iaking place be
tween the first and second fairs.
The government will have a big and
wonderfully educational exhibit from the
Departs of War, Navy and Commerce.
The War Department will show the
public the big guns and the various imple
ments in use by the boys in the trenches
"over there."
The Department of Commerce has a big
and varied exhibit to help the folks at home
realize what their part is in winning the
war.
The Navy department has models of
the various battleships ' and cruisers that
are responsible for the safe arrival in
France of the American army.
Better babies, on the balcony of the ag
ricultural building, will hold their usual
prominent place in the hearts of the people.
Cattle, sheep, hogs and horses will be
shown in the pink of condition and the
pride of their place as the foundation of
agriculture, the business that is responsi
ble for the f eecling of our army and allies.
Great sheaves of grain and tables of
luscious fruit proclaim the glories of Ne
braska, one of the heaviest laden shelves
in the world's pantry.
Hagenbeck-Wallace shows, one of the,
biggest circuses on earth, will be seen every
day in front of the grandstand.
Auto races between the most daring
drivers in America, and daily horse races
will please the lovers of clean sport.
High class music, pleasing variety
shows and beautiful fireworks will be
among the attractions.
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