Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-28
TOWN TALK.

TOWN TALK.
"when does the postoffice exit take
asked o lounger on the Wabash
corner of u postal clerk who was TAX.
Ing a lay.of after q western trip.
the first Of July l think. Tom
Hall is already getting ready to pack
up his traps and Coutant has ordered
a new suit and has measured himself
for the morocco lined chsir In the
postmsster's Office. Campbell goes,
of course, but his SUCCESSOR has not
been definitely decided upon. /
haven't heard what other changes are
to be made in the working force of the
Office. Woodward will probably be
retained because he Is q jewel chief
OF o clerk and q whole host In himself.
One of the clerks ispretty certain to go
What do I mean by tho wink9 A wink
is as..good as q nod to a blind horse"
IT didn't mean that you should re-
port my remarks or the Nebraska
delegation and civil service REFORM"
said the South Platte politician, as
he put on his coat In the Paxton
bowling alley and strutted Into the
Office, "still TIA the gospel truth, and
Van Wyok won't deny the facts. If
the whole history of the agonies en-
dured during the late patronage dis.
tributlon were only written out 1t
would fill a volume. George Smith
says he don't care, but some people
think it Is rather rough that the sur
veyor. generslship should be given to a
man who used to think that o theodo.
lite and a thsorem were the same
thing, and who can hardly sign his
neme to o voucher drawing
his pay. Dave Stephenson used to b.
one of Boss Cunningham's right
bowers, and was pretty badly mixed
up with the old surveying ring, who
80 successfully meandersd the Platte
In the days Of Chsuncey Wlltse's con.
tracts. Persons who know anything
about Nebraska surveying frauds con.
slider 1t mockory at civil service re-
form that such a man should step into
Geo. Smiths shoes when there was
lots of better timber south of the
Platte. Bat Dave was q member Of
the late legislature, you know, and
Topped from Joe Willard to Mander.
son on the home stretch"
"NothIng shows character better
than q subscription Hat" said a mem
Der of the board of trade who had
been collecting from our merchants
for the editorial reception. "Most Of
Omahs's business men responded
literally, but several old skin fllnts,
whose wealth and dependence upon
Omaha and Nebraska trade ought to
make them relax once and awhile,
positively refused to help us to the
o xtent of q nickle. I was especially
surprised at the gruff refusal of a
leading dry goods merchant whose 81.
Joe partner is noted for his libera)ity
and public spirit. Perhaps if the
head of the Omaha firm was q little
less mean In business transactions his
concern might do more than 20 per
OeAt. of the dry goods trade of thiu
state"
"What was the matter with the
Omaha editors" Clipped In another
officer of the board of trade. Both
the Herald and Republican seemed to
bs conspicuous by their absence DR..
Miller strolled In a stately manner In.
to the Paxton on Thursday evening,
and after elevating his nose In the ali
left without attempting to assist In en-
tertaing the guests. The Republican
outfit did not put In an appearance,
However, az neither Of these concerns
depends upon Omaha for their income
they cannot be expected &C take ar
overwhelming interest in matters
which advertise the city outside o.
their paid columns and their railroad
patron saints. Besides, as Sidney Dbl
lou was In town, neither the Republi-
can nor Herald dared to SPY much
about q railroad excursion which had
no connection with the U. P. The
u. p. being their main feeder. Omaht
as usual gets the cold shoulder whom
ever Dillon or his satellites want cold
water thrown on any movement
"Beatrice IL growing rapidly" sale
ex-senator A. s. Paddock the othel
evening, as he sat In the rotunda o.
the Willard, Sand I look for a larg,
boom In Gage county during the com
Ing summer. We have been some.
what cut off from rapid railroad com
munioation with the rest of the state
and that, you know, Ia always q disad
vantage. There are Indications tina
this will be remedied some tim,
In the near future, with tn,
certain result of greatly improvin,
the town. Gage county il
one of the best In the state. 1t Il
settled up with an excellent class O.
citizens and peopled with some of tn,
most efficient farmers In Nebraska
The opening up of the Otoe lands will
help us greatly, and ! am glad tina
the question of the sale has been final