Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-04
AN ENTERpRIsING TOWN.
Long Pines Progress During the Last
Few Years.

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Lone PINE, July ~2.-rSpecial TO THE
BEEI.-In g~lancing over the map of the state
OF Nebraska, and in the northwestern por-
ton of it particularly, l find that there have
developed and been organized n great many
towns and cities Of the second class. Six
years ago a person would have hardly thought
such development and Improvement of this
section possible, but such is the case. Long
Pine is one of these small cities, and is keep
ing pace with any of them in the state. Early
this spring there were bonds voted here for
the purpose of putting In a fine system of
waterworks, and connect them with the
famous Seven springs, and pump the
water, cool and fresh, from the finest living
spring in the world. Thu contract was
awarded to f. X. FELTON,, of Omaha, and on
last Thursday witnessed the completion and
acceptance of as nice and complete a system
as there is in the state. The day was set
apart as a day of entertainment, and
q fine celebration was held, with
music from the Long Pine Cornet
band, and everything went along nicely
and everybody was entertained royalty by
the citizens of this wide-awake and enterpris-
ing city. The councils and village trustees
OF the neighboring wv visited this place
on that day to take notes and see the work
ings of a fine system of waterworks. The
meeting was presided over by Captain +. A..
Whittimore, an enterprising and whole
souled gentleman of the place, and after the
band rendered some very spirited and ami
mated music they were followed by ladies
and gentlemen rendering some fine vocal
music. Addresses were delivered by nearly
all of the most prominent personageS of the
city, and they gave a short history of the
growth of this place, showing that its i'm
prOvements were due to the push and enter
prise of its citizens, and that this was the
first waterworks system in northwestern Ne
braska, and that the system now had ten
tHntnp,l foot nf t,i,,n lat1 ntInr ropt1A,,n,
from the neighboring towns also delivered
addresses and eXtolled the advantages of this
city and the admired and envied the push
and snap of the citizens. The meeting broke
up and everybody then repaired to the woods
along the Long Pine river and
partook of the fatted calf. The feast was
all that the best whetted appetite could have
wished.
In the evening there was an entertainment
in the rink given by the band boys, and the
terpsichorean inclined tripped the fantastic
toe until early morn. Everybody went away
pleased with the workings of the waterworks
system and the entertainment they had re-
ceived from the Long Pine people.
Long Pint is IN a whirl of excitement now,
due to two things. The first one is the prep
aration now being made to receive the great
numbers of people who are coming to attend
the Chautauqua assembly, to begin July II.
On the grounds every day may be heard the
click, click of the carpenters hammer, and
hotels, pavilions, officers headquarters and
cottages are beng erected. everything Is
giving promise of a good assembly this year.
j. d. Stewart, the general superintendent of
the State Congregational Sunday School as
sOciation, and who was the originator of the
Crete assembly, will be the conductor of the
Long Pine Chautauqua assembly this year.
Rev. DR.. MaXieid of Omaha will be one of
the lecturers.
The second cause of excitement is the fact
that Long Pine is making a great effort to
get the county seat of Brown county, and on
the 10Th of this month thpra will hn a Grnpial
election held for tine purpose of trying to re-
locate the county seat. The rival towns,
Long Pine and Ainsworth, have men out
canvassing the county, and the excitement
caused is almost equal to apresidential cam
paign, as these county seat fights are bitter
and severe.