THE COURIER.
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S GOSSIP OF THE CAPITOL 2
One of the younger and better dressed
men of the house left the capital Mon
day morning and attempted to mount a
Fourteenth street car at the H street
entrance. But somehow he missed the
step, and fell to the ground. He clamb
ered on again, however, and stood on tho
platform brushing off his light brown
overcoat and explaining to a friend how
it happened.
As he whisked off tho sleeve of his
coat, his hand loosened a ring from his
little finger. The band dropped to the
platform and rolled off into the snow.
The youug man stopped the car again,
groped about until he found the ring,
picked it up, and was about to mount
the platform once more. Just then tho
car started and threw him again full
length upon tho pavement. His hat shot
under the wheels and his coat split from
collar to tail.
"Damnation," he hurled out as he
struck the ground with a bump.
And now he threatens to introduce a
bill for the restoration of the good old
horse car system of rapid locomotion.
When Gov. Thayer was inaugurated
for the second time in 1887, Gov. Larabee
and family and all of his staff came over
to the ceremony It was a brilliant af
fair at which were present the staff of
both governors in glittering uniform, the
members of the legislature and many dis
tinguished visitors. The reception in
the evening was the most noted of all re
ceptions. In the line receiving were
both governors and families, all the state
and staff officers in full military dress.
Col. Cody, better known as "Buffalo
Bill," was one of Gov. Thayer's staff.. He
was elaborately attired, wearing many
decorations and medals, and with his
wife and daughter held a levee of his
own at one end of the hall. They at
tracted an immense amount of attention,
overshadowing everyone else present
While most of the throng wanted t eee
Governor Larabee not a single one would
miss shaking hands with Buffalo Bill.
It was estimated that ho alone kissed
four times as many babies as both the
governors and all tho rest of the staff
together.
John Fitz Koberts of South Omaha is
one of the contesting members from
Douglas who was recently seated. He
is a comparatively young man who for a
number of years ran a successful stock
farm in Cass county and has recently
built up a large commission business at
his present home. He is a hard worker,
takes a sound view on most of questions
which have arisen in the house, and has
made more friends in the few weeks he
has been in the legislature than many
who have besn present since tho first of
the year.
Roberts loves a joke either on his
friends or himself. The Saturday after
noon on which the contesting membe:s
from Douglas were seated, Roberts met
an old friend, a .university student who
evidently did not know that the genial
John had just "broken in" to the house.
"Hello, John,. been up to Eee tho fun?"
"Yes," was tho reply.
"Great, wasn't it. But it was a big
shame to oust those fellows. It was all
a political move no juptice in the whole
thing. The pops had the power and pro
posed to use it. I don't envy the new
members their chairs. Buf it was very
interesting wasn't it?"
"Well, rather to me," replied Roberts,
"since I am ono of those contesting
members from Douglas."
The university student squared mat
ters by taking Roberts to the play that
night.
If a man has a touch of politics he
can never get over it. It will stay with
him in some way. A taste of the legis
lature brings a former member up to
every session, no matter if it has been
twelve or fifteen years since he was in
or if he has moved to tho other end of
the state. Times are not too hard or
business too pressing for tho old legis
lator to como up to tho capitoI, renew
acquaintances, and talk over the old
days. They came up this year as usual,
but they do not stay long. The old faces
are gone. New and unknown men are
occupying the seats they held in the
eighties. Over in the senate they see
Frank Ransom, but he is. the only repre
sentative of their own times. They
wander through the corridors a half
hour or so and then go back home with
lonesome hearts, for the old days of bril
liant men and brilliant battles, of lasting
enmity and lasting friendship, of politi
cal strength and intellectual ability are
gone. And the place is as in a shadow.
The Old Member.
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NOTICE.
In the district court of Lancaster coun
ty, Nebraska.
Wilmer B. Comatock, administrator of
the estate of Nancy Jennie May de
ceased, plaintiff,
vs.
Henry C. Show, Rosa M. Brock way, Mary
0. Phelps. Hnrriett L. WiIson.Menirva
Bartlett, Andrew J. Thayer, Martha
A. Lewis and Harriett L. Bullnrd, de
fendants. The above named defendants and all
others having an interest in the matters
involved in the above entitled action
will take notice that on tho Kith day of
February, 1807, the plaintiff filed a peti
tion and began an action in tho above
named court the object of said action
being to secure an order and decree from
this court directing the plaintiff to make
deeds conveying to Henry C. Show lot
twenty-two (22) in block one (1), and to
Rosa M. Brockway lot nineteen (10) in
block two (2) all in Central Park sub
division in the city of Lincoln, in Lan
caster county, Nebraska, to comply with
the terms and conditions of two written
contracts made by Nancy Jennio May in
her lifetime agreeing to convey said
alove lots to the said above named per
sons the consideration named in said
contracts having leen fully paid. The
hearing of the above entitled action is
hereby set for the 29th day of
March, 1807, at 10 o'clock a. m.
at which time any and all
persons objecting to the order and decree
asked in this action shall appear and
show the cause and reason for their ob
jection. Signed this 16th day of February, 1807.
Alhert J. Cormsii,
3-27 Judge.
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Jim and Will each had $.'50. I had no
ready money, merely a few outstanding
bills and a pull with the railroad com
pany which I thought was good for
three passes. So we decided to take tho
trip.
I wroto to my friend. He replied that
he thought he could accommodato us
and that the transportation would prob.
ably bo along the last of the week.
That was Monday. We felt so certain
that we casually mentioned our inten
tion to a newspaper man. The next
morning the whole town know that
James Weddell, Will Lawler and Martin
Stiles would leave the comisg week for
an extended pleasure trip through the
mountain region of Colorado.
This was a great indiscretion on our
part. That little item ceat us no end of
annoyance. Every waking hour of the
next few days our friends burdened u
with something like the following:
"Going to Colorado?"
"Yes, I think so."
"Soon?"
"Oh, the first of next week."
"Where do you expect to go?"
"Dont know exactly Clear Creek
canon, Colorado Springs, Manitou, and
perhaps as far as Leadville."
"Think you'll get up to Cripple
Creek?"
"Probably."
"Well, you know my cousin out there.
Now, if it ain't too much bother, I've
got a bundle I want to send nut to him.
I've been intending to send it by ex
press, but thought somebody 'd be going
out soon."
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