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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1900)
THE COURIER. X XS .)S)IXS3 RUDGE & QUENZELCO. III8 to 1 1 26 IV St. Finest and Largest Stock of American Cut Glass in the City. Eight Cut Glas3 Salad Bowls 85 00 toSl.'JOO each. Water Pitchers from $11.00 to $13.00 oach. Tumblers from 71c to 8250 each. Carafes from 81.50 to SS.50 each. Vmrgar and Oil Cruets from SL3o to 84.00 each. Finger Bowls from $1.75 to 8-1.00 each. Cheese Plates from 8-1 00 to 85 00 each. Creamers and Sugars from 81 50 to 8000 a pair. Nappies from 8250 to 810.00. Just What You Need for Wedding Presents. We bavo a full lino of Spaulding's $1.35. "-11 vnvvr. WGK55)&5 $5.00. J I IK the work of the bureau of information was more complete and comprehensive than at the meeting in the Rockies. There were questions that the women could not answer, but they were few in comparison with the thousands which were disposed of satisfactorily. Thursday afternoon thirteen beauti ful homes were thrown opan for the various state delegations. Every wo man reserved her prettiest gown for this occasion, and the sudden, summer like warmth made wraps unnecessary, even for the southern women, who turned out in organdie and muslin frocks, the like of which are seldom seen on the streets of this northern town. Judging frcm the number of carriages on the streotp, there probably was not one left standing in any barn, public or private. Tall carts and stately vic torias, rakish stanhopes and ttim broughams, businesslike cabs and cum bersome hacks were called into requi sition, while here and there Hashed an automobile. The tops of every closed carriage were down and many of the women rode with uncovered heads, shielding themselves from the hot sun with gay parasols and the glimpses that the public on the sidewalk bad was one of brilliant color. The following important changes were made in the constitution: A second vice presidency was added to the list of office. The representation will give clubs of less than fifty members representation through its president or her appointee only; clubB between fifty and one hund red representation through a president and one delegate, and larger clubs one delegate for every one hundred mem bers. The office of state chairman was abol- prinj lle for Laclics Patent Kid., Queen Quality OXFORDS This Special Style, Em$3'00 SWELL. H ished and there was substituted a feder ation secretary appointed by the state president who has general supervision of General Federation alTairs in each state. Where no stale federations ex ist, the General Federation is to select a committee of three from different parts of the state or territory to handle its affairs in that state or territory. Practically this vas all that was ac complished, though it was not done without a vast amount of talking, a great display of parliamentary wisdom on the part of a few and a pitiable lack of any on the part of others, and so much din that one exasperated woman in the rear of the room, when she had finally succeeded in gaining the recog nition of the chair, offered a resolution that at future biennials no delegate should be given credentials unless she could prove her ability to converse fluently in the deaf and dumb alpha bet. Mrs. Lowe, who is a charming woman with the sweetest southern voice and most graceful movements, expre-sed herself as being delighted with the warmth and greetings extended by Mil waukee and with the elaborate prepar ations made by the local club women for the biennial. "How they must have worked,' she said, "to have acomplished so much!'' Mrs. Lowe's apartments were adorned with flowers, a great vase of magnificent American beauties occupying the place of honor on the table, while on the man tel were pinks and white roses in profu sion. And the Nebraska delegation bad thb pleasure of sending her a beau tiful bunch of American beauties. Mrs. Lowe is a fine parliamentarian and demonstrated her remarkable abil ity as a leader. Ihe following is a complete list of the delegates from Nebraska: Mesdames Anna L. Apperson, president; B. M. Stoutenborough, Byron Clark, A. E. Cady, Dr. Grothan, D. B. Hord. M. J. Monetie, Cobb. S. C. Langworthy, W. Q. Dickinson, George Tilden, Draper Smith, Frances M. Ford, W. P. Harford, C. S. Lobinger, C C. Belden, Mary G. Andrews, C. II. Gere, A. W. Field, H. M. Bushnell, E. Plummer, M. D. Welsh, F. U. Lahr, E. II. Barbour, S. II. At woad, Henry P. Eames, A. C. Ricietts; Misses Alice Howell, Lida P. Wilson, Ju'iiiB. Haskell, Annie Miller. VERY 5 MM&N in"-ttw-sN 1213 0-STMEET.mfr LINCOLN. NEBR. Tha following communication from the president of the Self Culture club of St. Paul explains itself: "To our Lincoln friends we owe a great deal of the pleasure of our trip, everything being arranged for our com fort. To them we owe the thanks of the St. Paul Sslf Culture club. Nellie E. Cadv. The City Improvement Society of Summit, New Jersey, has issued this interest report of the work accomplished by the various officers and committees of the association in 1899 and 1900. Mrs. Henry B. Twombley (born Doane) is president and furnishes this depart ment with the report The officers are: President, first, second and third vice presidents, recording secretary, corre sponding secretary, treasurer and exec utive hoard of twenty-three women. The committees are classified as follows: Finance, Park. Railroad Humane, Sani tary. Street, Vacant Lot, an Advisory Boaid and an auditing' committee. REroKT fok 1899 1900. The third year of the Town Improve ment association of Summit, Nev: Jer sey, closed in March of the present year. The executive board, therefore, renders its report for the past year, in order that all members of the association may know what work has been done, in what way the money entrusted to the board by the public has been expended, and in what manner the work of the associ ation may be assisted by the people of Summit. A statement of the work accomp lished by the various committees will be in point. The sanitary committee has clearly demonstrated that the ecavenger work in Summit can be performed in a satis factory and sanitary way. The sani tary service has one hundred and thirty eignt patrons, a gain of eighteen names over last year. The beard of health has responded most cordially to all com plaints sect in through the committee, and they have been many, for garbage is frequently dumped and left to decay in vacant lots, cellars and other places in town. The board feels that it is time that the city undertook this work, to neces sary for the health and welfare of the citizens, and the association is ready to renew its offer of het year, and to do nate its metal carts to the city. The board of health is ready to assume con trol of this work. It, therefore, only remains for the taxpayers to indicate their willingness to empower the city council to make the necessary appro priation, and the board will feel that its long and disagreeable work has not been in vain. The work of the vacant lot committee has been attended with much discour agement, owing to the indifference of property owners. However, the com mittee has succeeded in having a few vacant lots cleaned, and Beveral others have been cleared under the direction of the committee, at the expense of the owners. A larger committee has been formed for the ensuing year, but the hearty co operation of property owners is needed to accomplish much in this direction. The street committee could do very little last year, owing to the scarcity of water, and consequent inability to have the streets watered. The board has petitioned the city council that some definite and thorough steps be taken this year, whereby the streets of Sum mit may be both properly and suffic iently watered. The T. I. A waste cans were newly painted and put in perfect order last May, and are thoroughly cleaned each month during the summer, with hot water and steam. In the fall the snow plows were re paired, repainted and shafts fitted to one for long distance work. About thirty miles of sidewalk are cleaned in one round trip. This winter having been mild, the cost for cleaning the snow to April 1, 1900, has been only $48.00 as against $101.00 last year. This leaves a balance of $81 .40 to the plow account for next year. The park committee attended, as usual, to the planting of the canna beds in the oval on Union avenue, the tri angle before the library and near the depot. Two large beds of shrubs were set out, one near the depot and one in the triangular green before the library. Through the kindness of the chairman of the committee, a holly and mimosa tree from North Carolina were planted near the library. Millions of caterpillars threatened de struction to the trees of Summit last summer. Private subscriptions to the amount of $24.60 were given to destroy their nests. Men went systematically through all the woods with torches set upon long poles, and burned the nests wherever found, at a cost of only eleven dollars and ten cents, leaving thirteen dollars and fifty cents still in the hands of the committee to complete the work this spring, wherever the pest reap pears. Throughout the year the need of a public park for Summit hap been dis cussed and plans and possibilities have been considered. An earnest effort is being made to arouse a vital interest in this project. The humane committee, during the spring, placed a gas tank like those used by the Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, behind the City hall. In this forty or more dogs and catd. either vagrant or sick, have been painlessly and instantly killed. The city provides the gas for this purpose, and Dr. J. E. Rowe, Jr , gives his vet erinarian services. The association charges a fee of twenty-five cents for the private use of this tank, which in cludes the burjing of the animal. Four members of the committee are yearly made members of the S. P. C. A. Two signs now direct drivers to the easiest approaches to Summit, one at the cor ner of Bridge street and Morris avenue, in East Summit.nnd one at the junction of Springfield and Morris avenuee, near Briant's pond. Science having clearly demonstrated the malarial influence of the mosquito, beginnings were made last year to ex terminate this pest. Owing to added knowledge and experience, the work will be done more thoroughly this year, and stagnant pools, low lying spots and all places collecting water after heavy rains, are to receive a systematic month ly treatment of kerosene. Property owners, florists and householders are to be asked to co-operate in eradicating the mosquito from Summit. The pro portion of kerosene needed is one ounce to fifteen square feet of water. This quantity is injurious to neither animal nor vegetable life, except to the larvae ot the malarial mosquito, and is tco small an amount to be at all obnoxious. It is advised that householders occa sionally use a weak solution of kerosene and water under shrubs and flowers where mosquitoes are likely to breed. This work, to be properly done, will re quire S100 the coming year, in special subscriptions. Audubon bird charts have been placed in the public school in Summit, the public school in East Summit and in the public library. The care of the birds during the sum mer and the nesting season, the prevent ive oversight of reckless driving, and the attention to Ihe vatering trough at the station, hav been a repetition of the work of other years. Treasurer's account, March, 1899 March, 1900. Mary A. Taylor, in ac- 1 FRANKLIN ICE UK And Dairy 60 Manufacturers of the finest qual ity of plain and fancy Ice Cream, ices, rrozen buddings, Frappe nnrl Shrhta Pmmrt 4i: -- -. iuiuih ucijiverjr . buu aiiimjuuu guaranteed. A 188 SO. 1 2th St. PHONE 205.' AnkCV 9 9 J A -i v If
