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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (March 31, 1900)
THE COURIER. i y ri ' y l X with a constantly falling valuation, conditions, the demand of the "re and with a reduced levy, the city has formers" that they be allowed to try not merely operated within its means, the experiment of purchasing the gas but it has paid off its back warrants plant and the street railway is rldicu at the rate of over 815,000 a year, and Ious. A few more years of such an ad has very materially reduced its float- ministration as we have recently been inn debt. having will enable the city to go far Another direction in which notable towards buying these plants out of progress has been made is in the pay- the proceeds of the one which it now merit of district paving bonds. In owns. But to saddle the city with an one year from March 1st, 1899 to inexperienced government, and at the March 1st, 1900 the city paid $76,340.00 same time incur a debt by reason of of these bonds. From the beginning the purchase of a gas plant would be up to March 1st, 1900. bonds of this a step in the direction of irretrievable character had been issued to the bankruptcy. amount of 81,191,797 97. f this The school board candidates arc cul- amount, which includes all the bonds tured and conscientious men who may for the recent repaying, on March 1st, be trusted with the most precious in- tMMIMHinilllMMMIIMiniMMIII LOUISA V RIGKKTTS. woiiiiiiiiiiiiumimiimiimmiim 2 Astor libraries, respectively. Tho out line of the address may bo roughly sketched as follows: 1. The Louisiana purchase Tho development of tho west. CALENDAR OF NEBRASKA CLUBS. Lewis and Clark. Zebulon Piko and March. (Fin 31, tw ( mi do Slcclc c. Comparison be tween American ami KnKlNh wo- there remained unpaid 1298,77297. The street railway and the school dis tfict controversy will almost account for this sum. In another direction, however, even more has been accomplished. From September 189.1, to September 1894, the water department of the city was operated at a loss of $14,200.27. Dur ing the same period in 1894 aud 1893 the loss to the city was $5,27059. During the same period in 1893 and 1896 the loss to the city was $11,463.22. From September 1st, 1896, to April 1st 1897, a period of less than a year, the loss to the city in the operation of terests in the city. Mr. Allen, who has been the president- of the board, has proved himself a valuable man. The Savings Bank. The establishment of a savings bank in Lincoln is good news to a great many people. That a city so large as Lincoln should have no savings bank is a reproach. Iowa has 320 savings banks with deposits of $30,000,000. On account of the disastrous boom which collapsed harder in Lincoln than any where else, the savings banks estab lished here went out of business. The the water department was $15,896.22. organization of a new savings bank From April 12th, 1897, to April 12th, ty the directorate or the irst JSa- 1898, the loss in the operation of the tinnal bank, inspires confidence and water works was $13,265 96. From deserves it. The satisfaction expressed this time when Mr. Tyler, the present slnce the decision was announced has water commissioner took charge, an been hearty, showing that the need men as novelists Seward ., J Woman's c. Parliamentary "" practlcs North Hcnd 31, Woman's c Child Study Lincoln 31, Woman's c French Lincoln .. J Zctetic c. Problems in ( American politics Weeping Water (History and Art c Rudolph of 31, Hapsbuo; Ludwit; of liavarla I Tho Bavarian women Scwanl April. 2. Woman's c. The ideal home.. .Central City ., ( Frances M. Ford c, Dutch " I farming the tulip crazo Stromsburg Z, Sorosis, Literature Stanton ., ( Woman's c Parliamentary prac- - f tice Omaha 2, Woman's c. Household economics. Lincoln I Woman's a. Literature depart- ment Fairbury 3, Woman's c., Hlble literature . ..Stanton ( History and Art c Canada, Iiul- 3, wer Lytton, Thackeray, Owen I Meredith Albion 4, Woman's c. Ethics and Philosophy.. Omaha i. Woman's c French conversation.. ...Omaha , j Woman's c. Parliamentary prac- ( tice Lincoln J Fortnightly. Present relation of ( itussia lo r.urujeuu powers. .....uiucuin I Cozy c. Napoleon and the allies I Poland Tecumseh 1. a. Explorations: Major Long Paisley. b. Trappers, furriers and traders; Kit Carson, Bridger, etc. c. Missionaries: Dr. Leo, Spauld- ing, Marcus Whitman. 3. The result. a. The Hag b. The home. Mr. Hatch paid eloquent tribute under the first head to the statesmanship of Washington and Lincoln, and under tho second to the hero:c women to whoao power ot endurance the conquest ot tho western wilderness is largely duo. lie bIeo gae some startling statistics, of which the following are samples: The entire public domain acquired by ces sion is 259,000,000 acres; by purchase, 1.590.000,000 acres; total, 1,850,000.000 acres; the purchase price, five and one tenth cents per acre. We have sold 56,000,000 acres for thirty-six and a half cents per acre. In other words, wo have sold three hunredtbs of one per cent ot one acquisition and have received two and a half times what the whole cost. A pretty good real estate trans action! Again, for fourscore years fam- , ( Friends in Council, Ruskin. Ilronte Tecumsch 4, Mary Barnes c, iiusiness meeting. Fulierton iliefe and wagons have been carrying for ward the frontier sixteen miles annually entire change became manifest. Without criticising Mr. Tyler's pred ecessors, the fact remains that he has been able.by the application of new methods, and with the able and ac tive co operation of Mr. Spears, chair man of the water committee of the council, to bring about a new con dition. From April 12th, 1898, to April 12th, 1899, the city has derived a profit of $5,070 from the operation of its water system. The period from 1899 to 1900 is not yet complete, but the books of the department show that even a greater p'rofit will be de rived this year. In other words, the water department, from being a grave burden to the city, has become a source of profit. That this change Is not fortuitous is shown not only by the fact that it has been main tained for the two successive years, but by the items of expenditure which prove that careful attention to every detail is to be credited with much of the good results. In twelve months from September 1st, 1596, to August 31st, 1897, the expenditure for coal was $15,541 80. In twelve months from January 1st, 1899, to January 1st, 1900, the expenditure for coal was $9,093. In 1896 1897 the expenditure for office expenses was $4,645.09, whereas in 1899-1900 it amounted to $2,984.56. General repairs in 1896 1897 cost 81,394.24, in 1899-1900 $732. Even in the small item of packing we find an expenditure of $32352 in 1896, and but 857 85 in 1899-1900. These figures might be multiplied indefi nitely but suffice it to say that during the former period the water works cost the city $15,928.46 in excess of what they produced. During the latter had begun to be felt. My Isadye's Heart . My Ladye is a gentle thing, Her sympathies are quick and keen, A tale of woe her heart will wring, 'She would not wound a fly, I ween. A kinder maid was never seen; In cruel sports she takes no part Angelic are her look and mien My Ladye with the tender heart. And yet grave charges I can bring Of cruelty against my queen; Her hat, so brave with breast and wing Her sealskin, with its silken sheen While lambs that never grazed the green Died ere they lived to make her smart; How can her eyes be so serene? My Ladye with the tender heart. And then her menu 1 (Oh, the sting Of facts like these, which song demean! Yet truth is truth.) She whom I sing Dines well on dead things, fat and lean; The market, with its gory scene, To her is like a hall of art, Although her smile is infantine, My Ladye with the tender heart. Envoi. Death, you are courtier to my queen; i, Fortnightly c, Correggio Art Wymore ( Woman's c. Resolved, That trusts I, and monopolies arc a benefit to I the country Ashland 4, Woman's c Oratory Omaha 5, Woman's c, Monastlcism Dundee c I Woman's c. Household econom- a ics Omaha 5, Woman's c, English literature ... .Omaha 5, Woman's, c. Art Lincoln 5, Woman's c. Music Lincoln fi I Woman's c, American lltera- " t ture Plattsmouth fi i Hall in the Grove, Parma, Ferrara, Tasso Lincoln 6, Woman's c., literature. North Rend , J Self-Culture c Miscellaneous pro- M' gram St.Paul 6, Review and Arte., Veronese York 6. Woman's c. Annual meeting Syracuse ( History and Art c. Life of Ebers ' Review Uarda Seward ,. j Fin de Siecle c, American wo- men novelists Seward 6, Woman's c, French Lincoln kn OFFICERS OF X. F. W. a, 1KB A 1900. Pres., Mrs. Anna L. Apperson, Tecumseh. V. P., Mrs. Ida W. Ulair. Wayne. Cor. Sec, Mrs. Virginia D.Arnup, Tecumseh. Rec. Sec., Miss Mary Hill, York. Trcas., Mrs. 1L F. Doane, Crete. Librarian, Mrs. G. M. Lambertson, Lincoln. Auditor, Mrs. E. J. Hainer, Aurora. from Canada to the Rio Grande, a move ment which hati made an annual in crease of new settlements equal to two and one-half times the state of Massa chusetts. In that time, eighty years, we have added to our aiea what would make to Spain of today five times and the France of today four and a halt times another real estate transaction characteristic ot the west. 6. To clubs of ten taking The Courier the annual subscription price is seventy five cents (75 cents). Regular subscription price nial will equal, if not surpass, those that The following is the first general an nouncement, sent out by the biennial local board of Milwaukee. This board will issue regularly the news ot this greatest gathering of wemen ever held in this country. These announcements will appear from time to time in The Courier, and can be relied upon: Milwaukee, Wis., March, 1900. To the Club Women in General: The G. F. W. O. biennial of 1900 will beheld in Milwaukee, Wis., June 4th to 8th, inclusive. The reputation of previous biennials and the representa tive character of the present G . F. W. C. officers and program committee are a sufficient guarantee that the fifth bien- one dollar per year. The American history Eection is the youngest division of the Omaha club, but it is one of its strongest departments, a fact which the onlooker attributes to three causes. It is composed of earnest That she may thrive you do your part, studantB; its leader, Mrs. T. K. Sud- Nor does her protest intervene My Ladye with the tender heart. EUa Vhceler Wilcox, In The Smart Set. borough, is not only thoroughly equip ped as to knowledge of the subject, but she has the practical method of the teacher, and use is made of the univer sity outline under the guidance of Pro fessor Caldwell of the University of Ne braska. As thi3 is the first department of the club to undertake anything like university extension, the progress of An Ingress. "No, sir; the Rev. Spices has never seen a play." "Why is he preaching SO vigorously the denartmsnt ia watched with inrnr. period tiiey proaucea co.yoo.ij. hi ex- against tne stage, then!"' est. The main feature of the first gen cess of what they cost. This differ- "He is in hopes that his congregation eral program ot this department, which ence of 819,895.19 is a tribute to the will send him on a tour of investigation, occured Monday, March- 19th, was an capacity, energy and activity of Mr. The Smart Set. address by the Rjv. F. L. Hatch, en Tyler, the water commissioner, and to titIed The PiIgr;mB of the Trail or the Mr. Spears, chairman of the water LittIe Margorie-Ma, what's the Dec- Romance of Geography." Mr. Hatch committee of the council. logue ? has been an enthusiastic student of When we aaa io ims mib nuit ui Mamma Malaprop (horrifled)-Hueh, the good work of the mayor and of O. dear , It-fl a dreadfui b that BOmo W. Webster, chairman of the finance horrid Italidn wrote committee, and of the council gener- ally, in keeping the city within its What's a sacred concert, Pa ? income and steadily reducing its in- A variety show that's only allowable debtedness under the most adverse on Sunday. American history for years, and he pref aced his remarks by congratulating the women upon the material of the subject at their disposal in the public library, station that in breadth and discrimina tion ot selection he had never Been its equal, save in the Congressional and have preceded it; but the biennial local board willingly prepares a statement relating to the local environments of the biennial. Milwaukee is a beautiful city, conve niently located as regards railroad facil- J. F. HARRIS, No. I, Board of Trade, CHICAGO. STOIG KS AND- BONDS. Grain, Provisions. Cotton. ana Private Wires to New York City many uues Cast and 'TV est. MEMBER New York Stock Exchange. Chicago Stock Exchange. Chicago Board of Trado
