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ed ,on George W. Gerwig, secretary of the Allegheny Board of
School Controllers and enjoyed a pleasant chat with him about Lin
coln and Lincoln people. Mr. Gerwig is a graduate of tho Nebraska
State university and is well and favorably known in educational
and newspaper circles of the capital city. Although reconciled to
his lot here he cherishes a deep regard for Lincoln, hor people and
institutions and he has an abiding faith in her future. Mr. Ger
wig's lines have certainly fallen in pleasant places here. Ho re
ceives a salery of $2,000 per anumn and his prospects of future ad
advancement aro decidediy bright. He comes of a good family
socially and otherwise. His father, Hon. Ghas. W. Gorwig, is chair
man of the finance committee of Allegheny Select Council and is
one of the leading republicans of Allegheny county; so tho son of his
father has a bright career ahead of him."
As was generally expected the Bee has turned its batteries
on Tom Majors and is opposing the nomination of tho lieutenant
governor with all the force and venom that Sir. Rosewatcr can
throw into an attack of this sort. This tight on Majors is in
some respects inadvisable; but it is having its effect notwith
standing the statements of some newspapers that have attempted
to make light of the showings made in the Bee. As a general
thing it is no doubt wise in a politician not to deny tho stories
that are circulated about him; but tho charges preferred
against Majors are of too serious a nature to bo ignored, and tho
fact that there has been no attempt to disprove tho statements
made by the Bee , which aro, by the way, the way, pretty well
backed up, is accepted by a great many people as conclusive
evidence that Majors is guilty. In simple truth Tom Majors is not
the kind of a man for governor of this state, and all republicans
not unduly influenced by the bosses admit, and as all republicans
know.
But Mr. Rosewater has nothing to say against the other Nemaha
county politician, Church Howe. In fact he is lending the influence
of tho Bee to this candidate in his ante-convention campaign. It
is-getting things down to a pretty fine point when the same conscience
that spews out Tom Majors will swallow Church Howe without a
qualm, something that usually goes with a conscience. Howo is ono
of the biggest rascals in the state, a man utterly lacking in the first
principles of political decency, and who is as hypocritical as
the devil; to send him to congress would be an insult to the people
of the First congressional district on the part of the delegates to the
convention. Howe, who is smoother than triple greased lightning,
has patched up the fued between Rosewater and himself, and he
escapes scot free while Majors gets a XXX lambasting.
It is common report that several Lincoln citizens have cleared
a handsome profit on the board of trade, in corn, this week. One
gentleman is reputed to have made a stake of almost 8.30,000.
Frank Burr, Ross Curtice, Forry Moore, Will O'Shea and Bing and
Wittman, who, under tho name of tho Royal Entertainers, have for
some weeks past been giving exhibitions in tho towns of Nebraska
and South Dakota, under the management of Mr. Hollowbush, have
met with fair success, and encouraged by the reception which they
have received, they have made arrangements for strengthening the
company by the addition of professional talent with the idea of en
gaging permanently in the theatrical business. The young men, all
of whom are residents of Lincoln, have unquestioned ability, and if
they can withstand the rigors of the prevailing hard times and re
main on the road long enough to acquire professional ease they will
succeed. But the outlook is bad for any sort of theatrical enter
prise at present, particularly for anything in the nature of an exper
ience. Manager Zehrung of the Funke opera house, may give the
Royal Entertainers an opportunity to entertain the peopleof Lincoln
sometime in the early part of September.
Omaha and Lincoln and every city in tho country are filled with
men looking for work. One would almost imagine from the vast
numbers of unemployed and the more or less moving appeals that
go up fromthe peoplethatit is impossible for those now out of work
to find employment of any sort. The Courier has several times
contended that opportunities to labor, even in the dullest times, are
much more numerous than those persons who complain so bitterly
of enforced idleness would have tho public imagine. It has been
said in these columns that the unoccupied land of tho country and
tho improved farms are capablo of supporting tho thousands of men
now suffering the direst poverty in tho cities; that theru is a steady
demand for farm labor that is never satisfied. The editor of The
Courier while in Wyoming recently made some inquiries along this
lice the result of which is interesting in connection with tho wail of
distress that goes up from the "unemployed." A number of ranches
were visited and the proprietors were asked whether they could
obtain all the help they wanted and what wages they paid. In every
instance it was said that ono of tho chief difficulties in tho way of
ranching is the scarcity of men to carry on tho work. The men who
are running the ranches are willing to pay 830 and ?40 per month
to good men and furnish them comfortablo board and lodging and a
reasonable amount of whiskey; but it is noxt to impossiblo to secure
satisfactory help. Thero are no applicants, and it requires no end of
wheedling to induce a man to go to work on these terms. It cannot
bo contended that tho work is unpleasant or very hard. Tho ranch
es aro under irrigation and are as beautiful farms as can bo found
anywhere on earth; the labor does not differ materially from ordin
ary farm labor. But employers seek in vnin. In the meantime men
walk tho city streets and say they cannot get work anywhere at any
price. It looks as though the workingman had becomo over parti
cular in the matter of employment.
C. H. Cornell, of Chadron, waB in Omaha tho other day. Mr.
Cornell will bo remembered by readers of The Courier as a member
of the senate in the legislature session of 1889, he with Frank Tag
gart of Hastings being somewhat noted figures in that body by reason
of their comparative youth. Not long after the expiration of tho ses
sion of the legislature Cornell was given a lucrative land office
appointment which he held until last May. The ex-senator is as
young looking as when, more than fivo years ago, he entered, for ro
creation's sake, into the frivolities of Lincoln society. He has in tho
passing years achieved more than ordinary bucccss, and occupies an
important position in the northern part of the state. Cornell con
tinues to take an active interest in politics. Ho is strongly in favor
of the renomination of Governor Crounse for a second term, which
fact prevented his being elected a delegate to the republican state
convention, as the Majors men had tho handling of the slate in his
county.
When, some months ago, the Fremont Herald was sold to a pro
fessional gentleman, who, it was understood, proposed to own and
conduct the newspaper as a side line, theio was considerable amuse
ment among the fraternity throughout the state, some of which
found expression in decidedly unkind remarks. The now proprietor
of the Herald was apparently undisturbed by these comments. He
immediately addressed himself to the task of making a newspaper
out of the Herald, not the easiest thing in the world; and Dr. De
vries, for that is the new owner" s name, has succeeded admirably.
He.has placed his paper in the front rank of state dailies. It is a
bright, cleverly.editedjpublication, jmd reflects .credit- upon Dr.
Devries and the town of Fremont, where weeds sometimes grow in
the middle of the street.
The lesson taught by the American Railway Union strike had no
effect on the men who voluntarily threw up profitable employment
in the South Omaha packing houses because, in the face of hard
times, they wanted an increase in pay which the employers could
not see their way clear to granting. The packing house strike is, if
anything, more foolish than the Debs fiasco. In this case there was
no possible hope of success; the men merely gave up good places to
other men who were willing to work on the old terms, which are suf
ficiently remunerative to attract laboring men from all over the
west to South Omaha.
Don't forget Sisler's new quarters when wanting anything in the
Ice Cream line. 133 south 12th street. Phone 630.
If you order your ice of the LINCOLN ICE CO., you will ge
prompt service, courteous treatment and pure ice. 1040 O street.
Fresh country milk at Central Milk Depot, 134, south 11.
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