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Tire word "cheap" is written all over
Omaha at the present .time in-great big
red letters. It can. be seen fromi the
broad prairies that lie thitherward,
and from the tall bluffs yonward. Be
yond preadventure there will be more
men meet their Waterloo in: that city
this year than' ever before in the his
tory of the hustling toetxopolis of Ne
braska. Men of large means may not
be the losers so much as the men of
moderate means. It is a notorious
fact than many men bit off -much more
than they could masticate and have al
ready disgorged and given up the deal.
Everyone expected to reap a rich re
ward out of the big show. It was
thought that the people who nocked
into the city would be meat for every
one and every man who ever heard of
a restaurant went to Omaha and
opened one. The result is that the
streets are lined with such places and
the competition has been so great that
nobody is making a cent. A good many
of the men started out to give 15 cent
meals. They put up a good bill of fare
for that price, but they bad not been
running more than a month when
they ihad to put the price down to 10
cents. A good many have given up in
despair and returned without their
little wads to take up their duties in
quieter places.
The people as a general thing- who
come to the show don't have any too
much money to blow in. They want
to see all they can but they want to
get it for just as little outlay as possi
ble. Everything that is free is well
patronized, but tack on a little admis
sion fee and they fight sby of it, as
"shy of it as a tramp of a wood pile. -I
saw a wagon on the streets of Omaha
in which was a mummy on exhibition.
The exhibitors had to pay the city a
big license for the privilege of show
ing and they barely eked out a living
eating at ten-cent eating places and
sleeping in the cheapest lodging
houses. When they started out the
wagon was painted in great shape and
they put the price of admission at 50
cents per head. Now any old person
can get in and see the mummy for 10
cents and a 50 cent piece looks as
large to them as a victory to a Span
ish fleet.
.
The places that seem to be doing a
rushing business are the concert and
beer halls. Their name is legion, and
they run night, day and Sunday ami
then some. In these places the peo
ple congregate and listen to cheap mu
sic. They don't have to pay for any
thing but the cheap beer that tHey
drink and so they enjoy it. People
will pay for beer. They will go with
out bread and go ragged but they
must have beer. Bread has been call
ed the staff of life, but htot was coined
a long time ago, the modern motto
should be "Beer is the staff of life."
The people with rooms to rent have
also taken a fall out of themselves
and are read- to throw up their hands
in despair. A good many people
thought that there was a regular
Klondike in store for them and they
put money into rooms. They furnish
ed rooms and built rooming houses
to accommodate the great crowds tha
would come. Well the crowds have
come to some extent, but not to the
extent hoped and prayed for. The men
and women who fixed up handsome
rooms have had the lonely and expen
sive pleasure of living alone in their
rooms this summer and are likely to
lite solus till the fair is over.
It is safe to say that more people
are visiting relatives and friends in
Omaha this year than ever before in
its history. Every one in the United
States who could rake or scrape up
any relation to an Omahan has done
so and written post haste to acquaint
the victim of the fact and of un in
tended visit. A good many people
were driven to boarding houses owing
to this fact, and when a letter came
telling of a relative who wanted to
visit, the reply was "Come right
along, we are boarding and have such
a nice boarding house. You can get
board here too ery reasonably."
Omaha people are vexcdi with the
Spanish for acting up when they did.
They claim that it was not fair to
Omaha to bring in a big show like the
war to buck up against the only big
show- and there is perhaps a deeper
hatred of all things Spanish in Oma
ha than any other spot on the globe.
It is said that the storekeepers can't
sell Spanish lace to the women and
anything that has a Spanish name on
it has to go a begging. If a Spaniard
should come pesticating around the
fair he might expect as much mercy
at the 'hands of the managers as a
mouse in the paws of a cat.
There is excitement in Omaha. Thero
is no question- as to that. The people
seem to be on one big red jamboree.
The whirling eddying throngs of peo
ple come out on Saturday nights and
take in the sights. They throng the
beer and roof gardens and cheap thea
tres. They march up and down the
streets, rubber at the city hall and
court house, decked out in their trim
mings of incandescent lights and have
a good time. But the crowd js cheap
and everything else is cheap. As I
said before the word "cheap" is writ
ten in large letters all over the city.
First Publication July 30. G
Land Office t Lincoln. Nebr. I
July27,lS98.J
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
anil that said proof will be made before the
Register of the United States Land Office at
Lincoln, Nebr., on September 5th, 1398, via:
Frank Jnricek, for the nel-t of the nw 1-4 and
the nw 1-1 of the ne 1-4 of section 17, tp 8, range
5,e. He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and culti
vation of, said land, viz: Felix Banmgart,
John Keenan, Frank Kritgi, Frank Hnsi, all of
Berks, Nebr.
Any person who desires to protest against the
allowance of such proof, or who knows of any
substantial reason, under the Jaw and the reg
ulations of the Interior Department, why such
proof should not be allowed, will be given an
opportunity at the above mentioned tune and
place to cross-examine the witnesses of said
claimant, and to offer evidence in rebuttal of
that snbmitted by claimant.
J. W. JOHNSON,
Register.
First Publication Aug. 27. 4
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.
Notice is Hereby given of the formation of a
corporation under the laws of Nebraska. The
name of the corporation is Hedges Milling
Company. The principal place of transacting
the business of the corporation is Lincoln. Ne
braska. The general nature of the business to
be transacted by the corporation is the pur
chase and sale of and dealing in all kinds of
personal property: the manufacture of flour,
meal and feed aid the transacting of a general
milling business; the purchase, owning, im
provement or leasing by the corporation of
such real estate or personal property as in the
judgment of its board of directors shall be
necessary or advisable in the transaction of
said business. The authorized capital stock of
the corporation is $10,000 of which 20 percent
shall be paid in cash on or before Aagust 20th.
I8S8, ana the balance shall be paid on call of
the board of directors. The corporation shall
commence on the 30th of August, 1896. and ter
minate on the 19th of August. 1948, unless
sooner dissolved by the action of a majority
in number and amount of its stockholders.
The highest amount of indebtedness or liability
to which the corporation is at any time to sub
ject itself shall not exceed two-thirds of its
authorized capital stock. The affairs of the
corporation shall be conducted by a board of
directors consisting of three stockholder. The
officers of the corporation are president, vice
president, secretary and treasurer.
Dated this I8th day of August, 1898.
W. V. Hasan, i
C. L. Hedges,)- incorporators.
If . E. Hedges, )
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"De doctor says yo mas' drink lots
o chicken broth, Kphram," said Mrs.
Johnson, "an stay in out o' de night
air."
"Huh," answered her husband, scorn
fully, "whar he 'spects I'm gwine ter
git de chicken broth frum ef I has ter
stay in nights, Tiuh?"
He It costs me $5,000 a year to live.
She Is it worth it?
(First publication Aug. 13.) 4.
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.
Notice is hereby given of "the incor
poration under and pursuant to the
laws of the state of Nebraska of a
corporation to be known as Lincoln
Traction Company Extension, the
principal place of transacting the bus
iness of which will be at the City of
Lincoln, Lancaster County, State of
Nebraska. And the general nature of
its business will be to construct, ac
quire, own and maintain a line of
street railway as follows, viz: Having
one terminus at the intersection of
Baldwin avenue in University Place,
in the County of Lancaster and State
of Nebraska, with Thirty-third street
in the City of Lincoln, in said county
and state; and extending thence east
erly along- said Baldwin avenue to the
intersection of said avenue with ATch
er street in said University Place;
thence north along Archer street to
its intersection with St. Paul avenue;
thence east along St. Paul avenue to
its intersection with Merrill avenue;
thence north along Merrill avenue to
its intersection with Adams avenue;
thence east along Adams avenue to
its intersection with Foss avenue;
thence north along Foss avenue to its
intersection with Wabash avenue;
nue; thence east on Wabash avenue to
its intersection with Foster avenue;
-thence north along Foster avenue to
its intersection with Clark street,
which shall be the other terminus of
said line of railway in said city of
University Place.
Also to purchase, own, construct,
maintain and operate a line or lines
of street and interurban and subur
ban railway through and between the
corporate limits of the City of Lincoln
and the villages of Havelock and of
Normal and College View, in said
county, and through and between the
corporate limits of said city and such
other municipal corporations, parks,
and public places as the Board of Di
rectors shall from time to time de
termine. Also to establish, construct, acquire,
maintain, own, and operate the neces
sary buildings, -works, machinery,
poles, and structures for the purpose
of generating and furnishing, -supplying
and distributing electricity for the
purposes of illumination and for mov
ing machinery and vehicles; and to
erect, acquire, own and maintain wires
and other conductors of electricity
for conducting the same for the pur
poses aforesaid and distributing the
same to the public and to individuals
within said City of University Place
and any of the said villages or muni
cipalities. -
And to have, own, bold, and enjoy
all the rights, franchises, easements,
hereditaments, appurtenances, fix
tures, and property, both real and per
sonal, necessary or convenient for
the construction, maintenance and op
eration of the said lines of street rail
way. The amount of the capital stock
authorized in said corporation is fifty
thousand dollars; ten per cent wnere
of is to be paid in cash at the time of
subscription, and the residue a. the
expiration of ninety days from said
date; but the corporation is to be
deemed complete upon the subscrip
tion of twenty thousand dollars of its
capital stock in manner aforesaid, and
the residue of said stock may be sub
sequently subscribed from time to
time as the Board of Directors shall
direct. The time of the commence
mentofsaid corporation is the date of
the filing-of its articles in the office of
the Clerk of Lancaster County, to-wit,
on the th day of August, 189S, and
the time of its termination 13 nt the
expiration of fifty years from said
last named date. The highest amount
of indebtedness to which said corpo
ration may at any time subject itself
is thirteen thousand dollars, or such
greater sum as suall not any time ex
ceed two-thirds of the capital stock ac
tually subscribed. Its affairs are to
be conducted by a Board of five Direc
tors, who will chose a President, Vice
President, Secretary and Treasurer,
and any two or more of said offices
may, be combined and conferred' upon
one person.
JOHN H. AMES,
BRAD D. SLAUGHTER,
JOHN H. HUMPE,
MOSES L. SCUDDER,
NORMAN BELCHER,
Incorporators.
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