Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-05
ALL OMAHA WILL Be THERE
Jubilee Day to Be the Only Business
Tomorrow.
EVERYBODY WILL SHUT UP SHOP
Indications Are that There VIII he
Few Unlocked Doors I'm the
City-Latcst Announcements
for the Occasion.

and South Omaha and the streets In tne TWO
towns will be as deserted as the avenues of
graveyard. All of the public buildings,
the business houses, wholesale and retail es-
adjustments and offices will be closed so that
the occupants and employees may participate
in the Jubilee day festivities that will at
tend the dedication of the state fair grounds.
Some weeks ago the citizens of Omaha and
South Omaha decided that when the grounds
at the state fair site were ready to be opened
to the public, 1t would be meet and proper
to have a fete day in celebration Of the event
Since then all of the citizens have worked
to that end, and a result the following
named firms and individuals have agreed to
close their places of business during the
entire day:
Fred Krug Brewing company. W. r. Ben
nett company, Farrell & Co., Clement Chase,
Potter G. George Company, Fidelity Trust
company, T. =. Cartwright Co., X. G.
Dun & Co., Max Meyer & Bro. company,
w. S. Balduff, u. T. Lindsey, John a. Wake
field Omaha Fair and Speed association, Metz
Bros Brewing company, Adolph Meyer, J.
II. Evans, laundries; ID. T. Mount, A. Hospe,
ir II. X Burkett, Drummond Carriage COM
pany, Nebraska Shirt company, II. Hardy q
Co., Wyccff Seamans Benedict, Williams
| Hayward Shoe company, Omaha Tea Store,
United Typewriter and Supplies company
Smith Premier Typewriter company W.
| A. L. Gibbon, The Aloe & Penfold company,
e. G. Stearns G. Co., o. X. Scofeld, N. b.
| Falconer, Steele & Co., BRENNAN, Love
| Co. The Baum Iron company, A. p. Turkey,
Paxton G. vierling Iron Works. G. S. Ray
| mond Pease Bros, A. H. Frederick, James
| Morton & Son company Omaha Carpet COM
nary, Thompson Belden G. Co, Mrs. j. Benson,
| Milton Rogers G. Sons, Mageath Stationery
| company, George w. Pundt, Bradstreets
agency, Drexel Shoe company, Wabash ticket
Office, Nebraska Fuel company, Omaha Van
| and Storage company, Williams Il Smith,
| Coutant & Squires, Albert Calm, Samuel
| Burns, Dewey 6 Stone Furniture company,
| Riley Bros. A. L. Deane & Co., Goodman
| Drug company Crane Elevator company,
| Crane company Omaha Printing company,
| s. Heyn & Co., Omaha Furniture and Carpet
| company, Robert Dempster company johnson
| Hardware company, o. ID. Kiplinger, Peoples
| Furniture and Carpet company, Lee-Clarke-
| Andreesen Hardware company, King Paper
| company, w. ]. Broatch, H. e. Palmer IL
| Son, American Hand Sewed Shoe company,
! Botcky Bros. company, Her & Co., Kilpat-
| rick Koch Dry Goods company, Gate City
| Hat company, f. e. Bruce & Co., Rector &
! Wilhemy company, Richardson Drug com
| pany, S. II. Buffet, United States Supply
| company, Paxton e Gallagher, Steele-Smith
| Grocery company, McCord Brady & Co., NJ.
| E. Smith & Co., Branch & Co., American
| Type Founders company, Carpenter Paper
company, Morse-Coe Shoe company, American
| Biscuit and Manufacturing company, Robert
| Purvis, Platt & Co., William Preston & Co.,
A. Booth Packing company. s. M. Russell &
| Co., William Snyder, David Cole & Co., N
b. Falconer Kelley, Stiger & Co., Orchard &
Wilhelm Carpet company, Adler & Heller, j.
| N. Jensen, o. f. Davis company, Catch G.
Lauman A. Msndeberg, II. l.. Beard G. Co..
Richenbsrg, Smith & Co., Nebraska Cycle com
pany, G. A. Lindquest, Van Cott Jewelry
company, Frank Barrett, John l. Redicli,
VESSEL Bros, Cregh- Baldridge company,
Garter Hardware company, William Fleming
& Co., William Lyle Dickey & Co., Nicol the
4 Tailor: Pease Bros, C. II. Forby, Phenix In
| Union Life Insurance company, Omaha Fire
| Insurance company, Mrs H. A. Porter,
George G.. Wallace, Baker Plaster company,
| Aulabaugh Fur company, Charles Shiverick
| & Co., Sioux City Engine and Iron works,
Webster, Howard G. Co.. j. w. Squire Loan
agency Equitable Life insurance COM
pany, Omaha Loan and Building assoca-
tlon Mutual Loan and Building association,
Commercial club of Omaha. Omaha Board
| of Trade, Helm, Thompson & Co., Heyn the
Photographer, w, A. Watson, C. d. Wood
worth, Commercial National bank United
| States National bank, First National bank,
American National bank Merchants National
| bank, Omaha Savings bank, Citizens bank
McCague Savings bank, Globe Loan and
Trust companys savings bank, South Omaha
National bank Packers National bank, Ma
tional Bank of Commerce, Nebraska National
bank, Union National bank. Omaha National
| pdHh HSl savings Ddfh, oindud LOAN
and Trust company. Midland State bank
Nebraska Savings and Exchange bank, Union
Stock Yards National bank, East Omaha
bank.
Nearly all lawyers and doctors in The Bee
and New York Life buildings and the Kar-
bach and Brown blocks have signed the
agreement.
In addition to the foregoing there are
nine lists yet in the hands of the committee
containing more names than are here
printed.
Last night the following was issued by the
railroad companies having headquarters in
this city:
We. the undersigned railway companies
general offices the entire day Friday, Sep
tember g. in honor Of Omaha Jubilee day
and keep them open all day Saturday, Sep
tember z, for the accommodation of ship,
pers' Union Pacific railway. by e. Dlckin
son; Missouri Paeific railway, by ]. o. Phil
lippi; Fremont Elkhorn 4 Missouri Valley
Raliroad company, by II. Burt, genera
manager; Burlington & Missouri railway
by George W. Holdrege. general manager
Concerning the races at Union park Coun
Gil Bluhs, the managers last night sent the
following notice to the local committees:
The races now in progress at Union park
Council Bluffs, will close Jubilee day, Sep.
tember 6, and the managers and starters
VIII celebrate with Omaha in the races al
tho state fair grounds on that day. Every.
thing stops for Jubilee day"
For the benefit of the bicycle riders II
| oHlaHd, SOuln ONlHna ana Council BluMs
last night the following circular was Issued
Entrance tickets for all riders and theil
, trainers can be had Of j. l.. Livesey, who
will be at the entrance gate between tho
hours of 8 and 10 o'clock in the morning
:, Entrance fees must be paid before eAterinf
the grounds and free admittance to con
testants will not be granted after 10 O'Clock
Races will be started promptly at 1O:3t
a. m"
Yesterday afternoon the Board of Educa
tion met in special session and decided I,
close the schools tomorrow, making II ;
public holiday. that teachers and pupils ma,
,, join in the festivities OF Jubilee Day"
Opening exercises will be at $50; bicycl,
races, 10:30; barbecue and band concert a
/, , noon; Omaha Guard drill and Thurston Rife
drill 1880; horse races, 2:30.
Concerning the Alfalfa Palace.
One Of the attractive features of the com
J ing state fair will be the Alfalfa palace
which is just now being completed
The building which will contain the ex
i hibit of this comparatively new industry IL
Nebraska will be S6xS6 feet, two stories ii
! height and ornamented with a tower Tn
palace will be located near the alfalfa farm
and not far from the fisheries building. Tn
r building will be constructed chiefly OF stee
. and iron and will be matched with alfalfa
Eight cars of this product will be used TO
thatehing purposes. One car has been sen
! by William f. Cody, one from Beaver City