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l. ,it the home oT .Mrs. Garten, Decern
)t.r sixth, at which time .Mrs. Sawyer
has kindly consented to give her paper
on The Ethics of Home, which will he
followed by a discussion by all on tiie
subject.
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Daughters of the American Revolu
tion, Deborah Avery Chapter, will en
tertain In honor of the Nebraska so
ciety of the Sons of the American Rev
olution Wednesday evening. December
4, .,t the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Ss.wyer, 1718 F street.
This gathering Is In commemoration
of Washington's retirement from the
army, December 4. 17S3. The program,
devoted to special Incidents of the
revolutionary war, will be presented by
the Nebraska society of the Sons of
the American Revolution, ans is as
follows:
Paper John Paul Jones and the
founding of the American navy: Com
patriot H. Olney Paine.
Recitation "Old Ironsides."
Reading "The Sea Fight," from
Kichard Carvel.
Debate "The execution of Andre
Was it justifiable?" Affirmative, Com
patriot .1. 11. Daniels, negative. Com
patriot, Kuscoe Pound.
Song "Hail Columbia."
Paper The war outside of America;
Compatriot S. P. Funkhoiiser.
Hymn "America."
The music will be under the leader
ship of Mrs. II. R. Ward, who also
will render a solo appropriate to the
occasion. Miss Lillie Anderson will
read.
The regular monthly meeting of the
chapter has been postponed until Fri
day, January 3.
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An interestingly artistic year book
from the Ossoli club of Highland Park.
Illinois, announces three former Lincoln
women on Its programs. Mrs. Francis
D. Everett, formerly Mrs. Elizabeth II.
Rowen of this city, is president of the
club. Miss Kate Stoddard will read a
paper on "The Art or the Elizabethan
Period." and Mrs. Mary Manning will
give readings from Julius Caesar at
one of the meetings.
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The home department will meet next
Wednesday at ten o'clock. Mrs. W. I).
FitzGcrald will lead. Subject. Social
Duties and Obligations. Hospitality In
the Home."
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The art department of the Woman's
club will meet next Wednesday at half
after two. Subject will be "American
Illustrators."
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A Commonplace Hero
Ity Mary Turner Harris.
A happy, ragged newsboy whistled
merrily as he walked along, for it was
Thanksgiving day and he had an ad
mission ticket to it free Thunksglvlng
dinner in his pocket.
This dinner was to be an event in
bis life; for he had never tasted turkey,
and the idea of having two kinds of
pie at one meal was almost more than
he could comprehend.
As he hurried along his face fell
when he noticed a small girl, even
more ragged than himself, sitting on
the curbstone, crying softly to herself.
He did not stop, however.
Tir fellers'll eat all that turkey. If
1 stop," he thought. He walked more
slowly, though and stopped whlsllng.
At the next block he turned around
and looked back Irresolutely. "Guess
I'll go and see what's the matter. I can
hurry. I'm early anyhow." With this
In his mind he ran back.
"Say, Mag, what's the mutter?"
"Dad died yesterday, and I ain't hail
nothing to eat since." she said between
sobs.
"Well say now. that's ton bail, but
l'e had luck this morning. Here's a
nickel, maybe that will help you out:
or" his faoe grew more thoughtful
then he frowned and held out the nick
el which she accepted Joyously.
He watched her for a minute as Mi
ran down the street, then ran after
her, calling "I.ookey here! Say! I for
got about this. Here's a ticket to a big
Thanksgiving dinner. They're going to
have turkey and two kinds of pie. Vou
can keep the nickel, ltetter hurry or
you'll be late to dh.ner. Goodbye."
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Reiiham Why did that woman keep
jou standing at the door for half an
hour?
Mrs. Renliam She said she hadn't
time to come In.
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SOME MEN WHO HAVE BEEN MAYORS
Sketches Reminiscent of the Administrations of H. W.
Hardy and R. B. Graham When They Were at the
Head of Lincoln's Municipal Government. Jt
II. V. HARDY
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Selecting Lincoln as his home m 1S70
H. W. Hardy has not only been in po
sition to watch the development Of the
city and state, but has contributed a
certain fibre to it himself. IJy his one
time enthusiastic loyalty to the side of
Mxteen-to-one and his once active and
still fervent adherence to the prohibi
tion question, he Is well known.
For two successive terms he served
the city as its chief executive, his first
election coming in the year of 1S77. In
those days the city boasted of a popu
lation of not more than 15,000 but it
was In the depression of debt. War
rants were worth only about 95 cents
n the dollar. Mr. Hardy went to work
with a zealous determination to reduce
the debt and place the city once more
n a stable foundation without an in
crease in taxes. He succeeded, too. and
when the day came that saw the city
on a solid foundation and with an easy
"surplus he reigned in his executive seat
f with a feeling of no little joy.
One Incident of his mayoralty on
which he turns back with warrantable
pride was an illegal act but one which
was highly approved by the business
men of the city and all with whom he
talked or consulted. This was the con
tribution from the city funds of $1,000
o be used In the construction of a
better foundation Tor the university.
With the assurance that he could get
an appropriation from the next legisla
ture with which to reimburse the city
'" turned over the money. When the
legislators convened he was advised
that an appropriation was to be made
for the capitol and the business men
who feared that, unless this appropri
ation were made without cloud or
counter clamor, the capitol might be
transferred to Omaha, persuaded him
to defer presentation of the claim.
So it went, term after term. Some part
or feature of the new capitol must be
provided for and he was advised to
withhold his claim a lit 1 1 - w.iile.
The mil was. the claim is still un
paid and is likely to continue so
This appropriation to the univer
sity was made during the second
tt-in of Mr. Hardy and it was hi
joyous privilege to proclaim that
with this outlay $5,000 in surplus
rusained in the city treasury and
all the ity debts were paid. And
not a word in condemnation of the
:.p;r priation has come to his ears
since.
One event of his administration
i is una i tie cans nepioratue. tie
w is' es it had never happened and
that it could be undone. This
was the establishment of the scheme
of high license. In working for
Jl.iieo a year license for the saloons he
.-is approved by ids conscience and
by the prohibition men of the time
but he says he has seen his mistake for
long and is sorry. In explanation he
rays the prospect of this amount of
money pooling into the treasury each
j ear. say from forty saloons, acts as
a bribe to the voter who otherwise
would not tolerate a saloon by his vote.
He has the false idea, says Mr. Hardy,
that the city ought not or cannot af
ford to sacrifice this license money and
so the saloons are perpetuated, not
only in the city and in Nebraska, but
all over the union, more or less, where
the high license idea has been adopted.
Of present day conditions compared
with the past Mr. Hardy thinks there is
reckless extravagance in city manage
ment. His opinion is that the city
could get along fully as well in the fu
ture as it does now with a third less
expense and that "no one would feel the
difference but the thieves." He also
thinks the council should be estab
lished on a no-salary basis. "The city
is well treated by the sehoI board,
much better than it is dealt with by
the council, for the reason that the
board works for honor and not for
pelf." he says.
In Wyoming county. New York. Mr.
Hardy was born in the year 1S2.". Very
recently he passed his seventy-sixth
anniversary. While yet in New York
state he served on the school board, as
town and county superintendent and
as justice of the peace. After spending
some time in Aurora he came to Lin
coln ib 1S70. At present he is engaged
with his sons. W. E. and E. C. Hardy,
in the furniture business. A daughter.
Cora P.. Hardy, is principal in one of
the city schools. Mr. Hardy supple
mented his common school education
with a course in Wesleyan Seminary
at Lima, and in Genesee college.
rnusiial prosperity hamcleriz l
the regime of X. . Graham dur
ing the years l.svy-'.M. It was a
term of substantial imp civ. menis.
The sewerage system wa p i
fected and large tracts of the citj
streets were paved.
.Mr. Graham i a native o' N v
York, wher- he was born in ISM.
He attended the Baptist coleg"
at Rjrlington. Iowa, where h
graduated In 1S61. In I860 he cam
to Nebraska and settled i-i the
northeastern part of Lmcater
county. He built a grist mill an 1
also engaged In farming.
In 18S1 he was chosen rep-eseiit-ative
to the state legislature. The fol
lowing year he secured the nomination
for county treasurer and was elected,
serving two teims.
In 1SS7 Mr. Graham was elected to
the city council, in which body he
served until he was called to assume
the duties of the mayoralty.
He administered the affairs of the
city on a conservative basis. There
was a maximum growth and develop
ment and a minimum expansion of the
criminal records. The pumping plant
was completed, in addition to depart
ures in the way of sewerage sanitation.
Concerning the present condition of
affairs Mr. Graham said:
"Mayor "Winnett has proven an able
and efficient mayor. I consider Lincoln
a well managed, well gorerned city.
I do not believe that we have too many
councilmen at present. It might be a
good plan to elect half of them at
large, but I believe that each ward
should have a representative responsi
ble to the inhabitants alone."
A new department was added to the
city government during the term of
Mayor Graham. A new charter grant
ed by the legislature created the ex
cise board, designed to have exclusive
control of the liquor licenses of the
city. Formerly this matter had lwen
regulated entirely by the council. Two
members, chosen in the spring election,
together with the mayor. coniosed
the board. John Doolittle and C. J.
Dauh-ich were the two selected to scre
as excisemen.
Previous to his election to the otliee
of mayor. Mr. Graham had served in
the council. W. J. Cooper was elected
to fill his place but some technical
difilculty invalidated the choice of the
voters. A soecial election was called.
Cp to noon of election day a light
vote was polled and everyone thought
Mr. Cooper was the only candidate.
Suddenly W. S. Hamilton was sprung
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as an opposition candidate and greatly
to the surprise of every jne. was elected.
'barges of bribery and corruption
were bandied about during the cam
paign ami as a result the mayor and
loiincil appointed a committee to In
vestigate the records of their predeces
sors In 1SS7 and 1SSS. W. S. Hamilton.
II. M. Rushnell. II. II. Dean. L. C.
Pace and William Mclaughlin were
appointed to do a little probing in re
gard to the matter and after a session
lasting almost two months they found
te charges were largely groundless.
Mayor Graham was compelled dur
ing his term to help rescue a portion
of the Inhabitants of Lincoln from a
flood. On August 12th. 1SSD. heaw
rain began to pour down In the vicinity
of Lincoln. For eighteen hours the
deluge continued. Four or five
streams near the city drain about 700
square miles of territory. The water
rose rapidly during the night and by
Tuesday morning about a thousand
families near Salt Creek were In dis
tress. Some houses floated away In
the submerged district and nearly all
the habitations bad one to two feet of
water above the floor. The mayor per
sonally directed the rescue work and
the people were taken from the flood
region in boats and on rafts. No lives
were lost and the misery and distress
of the sufferers were soon alleviated by
the l-nevoence of the rest of the citi
zens. Mr. Graham at present live at
I3lfi L street. His daughter. Olive M
Graham, is a teacher in the Capitol
school. Two other daughters. Mrs. S.
A. D. Shilling and Mrs. M. F. Meeds,
also reside in Lincoln. His son. Dr.
John Graham, is a practicing dentist
in Deadwood. S. D. Mr. Graham re
entered active business life Immedi
ately after his otlicial career ended,
and Is still the head of an artificial
stone walk company.
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