Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-19
THE AuLD LANG SYNE.
Business Men Who indnlgnd IN Print
ers' Ink in th, Early Days.

eraiiy graccu WIN, advo's'so'i'"',S'' .''' o,o.'
business house OF lllportanee was repre-
sented. Many of them have since disnp-
pearcd or changed hanas, and their owners
bave gope IN nav Gelds of .ctivitv-some 10
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ev1in"i resU' 'oo'e,ai ", 'no oie "ousos
prospered and continue to-day under the
original name A glance mt the list will
a,vot,en rnenorics of tine early davs of men
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broad and deep foundation of the Gate city.
The most conspicuous positions on the first
page OF the paper were occupied by two sa-
loon ads--one at the top and the other at the
bottom of the page. p. j, Mcnamara un-
nounccd that he was an ''importer and
wholesale dealer in wines and liquors." He
where the Strang building now stands, and
continued the business with varying success
until the Lcadville craze broke out. He
joined the rush to the carbonate camp and
succumbed to the deathly mountain fever;
Nj, j. McKelligon announced large and
choice stock OF stimulants. AT that time he
occupied what is now the ground floor of the
Eden Musee, where he did fourishing
business until revenue agent caught him
initiating his stock with water. IL required
considerable political pressure to get him out
of tolls, but he succeeded mt the sacrifice Of
the business. Since that time he has mad
varieegated career throughout the west and
Alf. d. Jones dealt in boots and shoes,
"cheap for cash." on the corner of Twelfth
and Dodge streets.
c. S. Goodrich, the present city comptrol-
Ter, announced a Zine stock of Fourth of
July fireworks
Michael Donovan, who now enjoys repose
as u city inspector, was then landlord of the
"Jones house, on Twelfth street near
Dodge From there he shifted to the noted
Douglas house on Harvey street, and closed
! his career as landlord in the Creighton
house on Thirteenth street. few years ago.
Eaton, the photographer, operated his
camera on the southeast corner of Fifteenth
| and Douglas, while the crratic and genial
| Frank Currier stroked his whskers mega
| lively over "Shinn's hail." in Caldwell
| block. Eaton is still in the business, but
| Currier was gathered to his fathers few
| years ago.
Henry Hornhcrger was chief manager of
! the II X L." Fifteenth and Dodge streets.
| where "fresh cool lager' was always on tap,
| Sundays included. Henry continues in the
| business, having acquired an elegantly
| rounded form, and a stack of shekels to
| match.
| e. r. Page, the venerable giant who
passed away in 'S4 at the age of eighty, an
| nounced that "square meals'' and prompt
| service could be had at the City hotel, Tenth
| and Farnam streets. The large vacancy in
| that vicinity is not due to his demise.
| +. Court, one of the old timers, ran the
| sPioneer boot and shoe storcn in the old
Pioneer block, Farnam Street. He moved
with his family to St. Louis about twelve
| years ago
John Banner was then as now in the jew
elry business, but further east on Farnam
| street.
f. Berthold s. Co., tersely informed an
anxious public that his junk store had been
removed to 239 Douglas street, while
"Elgutter's Mammoth store" was then a
loan office, ''where goods can be purchased
for one-half the original COST"
Saving machine companies were among
the liberal advertisers of those days, The
Singer, Wheeler s. Wilson and Grover &
favor.
The famous "Cal Wagner's minstrels, un-
der the management of j. H. Haverly,''
disported at the Academy of Music, June
% 1871 THE BEE of that date also an
nounced that shat shrieking sisterhood,
under the lead of Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stan
ton, now in the prime of life, have begun the
social reconstruction of Omaha"
The Tivoli garden dealt in music and beer
in equal quantities, but has been somewhat
cleansed since then by the addition of a
| natatorum.
Henry L. Latey dealt in confections and
managed an ice cream parlor on the South
west corner of Twelfth and Douglas. Here
he prospered and ploddcd quietly along until
| Mrs I,atey's voice grew too rich for his
blood. Family and business bankruptcy fol-
| lowed and Iatey plunged himself and his
| troubles into the mountains of Colorado
| One of the curiosities of the infant BEE
were the flaming displays of DR.. Stoddard,
| who proclaimed his ability as a cure all.
During the fall of III, Tus BEE denounced
| him as an imposter and murderer Stod-
| dard was indicted, tried and convicted of
| procuring an abortion, and sent to the peni-
tentiary for one year. This incident was the
| beginning of a series of bold and sensational
| attacks on the medical charlatans of the
| CITY. Later on DR.. Marvin followed in the
footsteps of Stoddaru, and Mumey, Aldrich,
FlshbIatt. Powell and others were hunted
| out of town,
| The Pattee & Gardner lottery was In full
| blast in the fall of III. The prizes amounted
to Sl5O,OOO, with "RedIck's opera house, ("
then a monument of enterprise as the
principal prize. AS an extra inducemen,
to the public to take the bait, a two-line
plea announcement was made that a large
portion of the winnings would 90 to Mercy
hospital Pattee was particularly careful
that none of the big prizes got away
. The Shelley Bros. and Tom Swift SOLD
wood by the cord those DAYS. Now they arc
ENJOYING a well-earned rest, the former
| wo,chino their rent roll the latter puardjne
Jefferson square.
e. w. GRAY operated q lob printing Office
at the corner of Twelfth and Farnan HI
| has since been promoted TO the diguified posi-
| tion of porter in a brewery.
| storo ~ sos 5o1d numharl L,ornor, stroat