Omaha daily bee., 1885-08-01
LINCOLN.
A Pleasant Picnic by the Fire Boys al
Milford on The Blue,
Old Established Streets Blocked
by New Additions,
The Census of Hastings and Grand
Islaad to be overhauled-The
Electric Light Plant and
other Matters,
THE A CAPITAL.
DoINGs AT TIE CAPITAL.

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Reported by The BEES Bureau.
LINCOLN, Neb, July 3l.-The Fitz-
gerald hose excursion to Milford yester-
day, while not a financial succesu, was q
most pleasant affair. About 200 people
from Lincoln embraced the opportunity
to escape the city's heat, and seek shade
and comfort among the trees and breathe
the country air. AT Milford the crowd
was augmented by recruits from Seward,
and the whole party was ferried over to
Shogo island, where the day was spent:
Refreshments were literally provided,
and everybody had an abundance. The
days sports Included dancing, swimmlng
races, fat mems races, and exhibition
races by the Fitzgeralds and Oilers hook
and ladder company of Seward. The
entire programme was carried out as adj
vertised, to the satisfaction of all con-
cerned. The city lot, on which every
holder of a ticket to the excursion had a
chance, was ratified for and aecured by
Richard Whitehead, a Lincoln mail car
rler. The excursionists returned to the
city about 10 o'clock In the evening, tired
but happy. Among the prominent peo-
pie noticed among the picnicers were the
board of railroad commissioners and Sup.
erlntendent Calvert, of the Burlington &
Missouri.
While Lincoln has been blessed with a
large number of additions this year, thers
arc several additions which have bscn
added formerly and do not comply with
the law in regard to making the streets
conform to streets already established by
the city, and it certainly is not surprising
when 1t Is known who some of the lead
ing citizens ara who are Interested In
several If these Auditors and refuse to
conform, OF course these enterprislng
Interested parties are very much incensed
at Mr.. Hull because he refuses to allow
Nineteenth street. Mr.. Hull, being q
Chicago man, OF course must comply with
the Law, and it Is right he should, but G.
g. Burr, mayor of the city, does not
want Pine, Wood, Rose, Fifteenth or
Sixteenth streets to run through
his addition as 1t might
spoil q few lots. Then there
ioiHis Honor Allen Field, speaker of the
house, who is also city attorney, with
another addition blocking up other
streets. Then there Is Hon. Thomas
Kennard, who also has some addition,
but Of course these %enterprising officers
aud gentlemen of the city ought not to
comply with the laws even If 1t would
make the city appear better, as they have
rights which they intend to have respected
whether the law permits or the people
are Inconvenience.
Jack Bowlin, who was sunstruck, died
about l o'clock Friday morning; his
friends from Omaha arrived at noon
and will take the body back to Omaha to
be buried Sunday.
Chancellor Mansht returnedsyesterday
from Mountain Springs, Colorado, where
he has been prospecting for health and a
rest of a couple of weeks.
John Wohlenherg, father of Fred and
Peter Wohlenberg, cigar men of our city,
i, still lying very Ill from the effects Of
q sunstroke on Thuraday.
A little fire, q good deal of carelessness
and a can of keros'ne caused a probable
fatal burning of a lady in our city.
Mad dogs are becoming quite common
In our city and many threats have been
made, but as yet the dog interests seem
to be fully protected, from no particular
cause except pure negligence.
The young man who has near relatives
In Iowa aud who has gained some notori-
ETY. as a hlrtist In the census department,
pleasantly called On your correspondent
and informed him that said firtstion was
started as a practical Joke and that the
friends in Iowa are well acquainted with
Ill ..o.ool;aon L. Nol,,o o-l --.-l
correspondent respectfully apologies to
the lady and gentleman for mentioning
anything In regard to a practical joke.
Superintendent Lane has returned
from q visit to Has ings and Grand
Island where they seem to be having
unnecessary trouble bet ween themselves
as to their respective populations. The
experimental nt viii carefully investigate
the returns from both cities and If
Hastings has been stuffiug the returns as
charged by Grand Islsnd she will of
coul SO bs cut down, but il is nothing for
rival cities 10 say very unkind things at
times and possibly they have not taken
into consideration some of the reasons
for Hsstlngs' sudden growth.
Thursday q meeting of several repre-
sentstlves of different mutual life insur-
ance companies hello q business meeting
here, and formed a combination to fight
the encouragement on the ground that
they are not insurance companies. and |
that under our statutes are allowed to
Issue membership certificates. They have
employed the tirm of HARDWOOD, Ames & |
Kelly to fight the matter through the
courts.
1t was rumored on the street that q
par y here in Lincoln was sending the
Omaha papers to the dsfunct dry goods
man who called himself Smith.
The dynamo machine, wire, lamps and
other material for the additional electric
lights have arrived, and the company are
pushing the work In order to have the
lights burning by August 10th. The
lights for the capitol grounds have been
o c,ted--one near the northwest corner
and one near the southeast corner of
the capitol-thus lighting the entire
grounds.
Articles of incorporation of the Clti-
zsn's Bank OF Dorchester were fled with
the secretary Of state. The capital stock
Is 800, 900, with one.hslf paid up.
There seemed to be some misunder.
stsnding about the running race, which
did mt came { II on Tuesday b dis. |