Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-13
In THE HEART OF THE CITY
A Few Items That Were Picked Up
on Fifteenth Street.
The Rush Clusters About Fifteenth
Street From Capitol Avenue to
Howard-Never Still Night
nor Day.

nOW hnOWn dS llt IOEItT vi lllCtUI
and Farnam was Just able by rising in
his stirrups to look over the grass and
reeds. In 1889 the visitor standing on
the same point looks to the north, south
east or west, over a magnificent thor.
oughfare, paved, curbcd, ribbed with
street car lines, fankcd by long rows OF
magnificent buildings lighted by hun
dreds of gas jets and electric globes and
echoing with the sound of thousands OF
wheels and restless feet. This is the
heart OF the city to-day, tomorrow, and
forever. At one point is the wabash
corner" where politicians concoct their
schemes and combines and were every
one has al appointment to meet every
one else, east of this Boyd's opera
house, south of this, the magnificent
Ware building, and on the remaining
corner Is the stately Barker block which
~phmniX-like has risen from its ashes.
Everything and everyone gravitates to
Fifteenth street. 1t is the great trade
thoroughfare and in all probability al
ways will be. 1t has besides the build
smentioned, the Range building, the
Granite block, the Shelley building,
the Withnel building, the Creighton
block, the Continental, the Williams
building, the Exposition building, the
postoffice and numerous others. Horse
cars mt cable cars leave its principal
corners for every part Of the city and
the tide OF humanity which rolls over
its pavement,in all descriptions of vchi-
cles, on horseback or afoot, from town
and country is never still. Omaha has
several magnificent streets, wholesale
and retail, but the topography OF the
city and the location OF public %institu-
tions has decreed that Fifteenth from
Jefferson square to Howard shall remain
tho nnntar a hn,,t u,hi,h ,l,,yfn, all thn
rush.
Then comes the Thornton Machine
Co., III N. 18th ST.. wholesale and re-
tail dealers in Tufts soda fountains,
White sewing machines, fancy articles
and ladies' toilet goods. An old Omaha
institution, and one of our substantial
houses.
ID. |. Thornton, 121 N. 18th st. real es-
tate exchange, merchandise boughtand
sold and exchanged for city property.
G. j. Weber, successor to O'Donahoe
y Sherry. Trade is increasing with
this house all the time. Just now they
are having an inventory sale, all wooden
and winter goods are selling at net cost
and less; underwear hosiery, blankets,
nannels, cOmfortables, table linens,
towels, silks and dress goods are all be-
Ing sold at great reductions. They are
selling an imported broadcloth for $1.l9
that must be seen to be appreciated;
they are courteous to their customers,
n are always willing to show goods.
When you are looking for dry goods
give hem n call, it will pay you.
G. H. Frederick " Co., Creighton
block, are the oldest and most reliable
hatters in the west, being established
in 1870. They are agents for the cele-
breted Dunlap and Stetson hats, the
best in the world. They carry the
largest stock of hats, caps and straw
goods, andare the only practical hat
tiers in the city. They are doing the
hat business of the city. Their stock
n prices are all right and they are
headquarters for correct styles.
Pease Bros, l2l South 18th street,
the popular matters, are agents for the
celebrated Miller, Derby and silk hats.
They have just been appointed agents
for the equally celebrated Youman hats.
They also manufacture to order on the
third floor of the Creighton block, and
carry one of the most complete stocks
of mems furnishing goods west Of
Chicago.
OF all the stores in Omaha, probably
there are none more attractive to the
ladies than that of Mrs. j. Benson,
Nos. 210 and 2l2 South Fifteenth st.
On Oct. 10th, 1887, Mrs. Benson opened
a fancy goods store in the Range build
ing, corner Fifteenth and Harvey SITS.
It at once became a most popular shop
ping-place for the ladies of Omaha and
vicinity, who had previously been
sadly neglected, having had no en-
elusive fancy dry goods and furnishing
store in which to trade. After having
built up Il profitable business, Mrs.
Benson, in September last, removed to
her present location and has since al
most. doubled her business. One of the
peculiarities of this store is that a
specially is made of every line in stock,
such rs underwear, hosiery, c~orsets,
peckwear, ribbons, Infants wear, fine
woods, yarns. embroideries. laces, fancy
work, etc.
AT 2ll South 18th street, near Boyd's
opera house, Mr.. N. NJ. Ruddy has for
three years done business as a scientific
optician. BY fitting and grinding
glasses for all forms of defective vision
mt by using the most exact modern
methods and guaranteeing perfect salts
faction. Mr.. Ruddy has made a rcputa-
tion as IN expert in optical work. a ma
jorlty OF spectacle wearers in this city
are his patrons. Those who suffer from
weak vision or the effects Of defective,
ill-fitting glasses will save valuable eye
sight. money and patience by calling on
this gentleman.
One of the finest cigar stores in the
west is THE Gotham, ut No. 2l5 South
Fifteenth ST., under the Boyd opera
house, Of which Edward Kahn is pro-
prietor. The interior decoration of
''The Gotham exccls anything west OF
Chicago, and the high grade OF cigars
here handled equals any in the world.
Besides having an immense retail bust
ness, the box trade is made a speciality.
Several travelling men look after the
large wholesale interests which extend
both east and west.
Guckert& Mcdonald ,merchanttailors
started in business April LIST, 1855, at
No. $40 South Fifteenth ST., in the Gran
lite block, and have succeeded in OBJ
tanning n line of custom second to none
in the west. Mr.. Nick Guckert has an
enviable reputation as n cutter, and has
been ut the cutters table in Omaha the
past eight years. James III. Mcdonald,
the other member, having an extensive
acquaintance ION the road especially
fits both gentlemen for their line OF
trade.
w. Fl. Coombe, proprietor of the
Popular Market, 3l6 South 18th street,
deserves n place among the business
men of this live street. His market is
near the street and cable car centers,
being less than one block from 10Th and