The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-10-07
HERE AND TIL ERE IN OMAHA.


plant Of the white variety on her hands
This Aforesaid animal Ia no less than,the
Greater America Exposition. called by
some the Greater America Imposition.
and by others the deserted village. There
was time when o nshp, stsr-,yed, aud
full OF hope, gave the to be and ha ha l.,
my predictions OF failure for the u, d '.
taking. "Boycott?' we'll guees 10 F.! TIE
state could not do such thing. The
people woul have' to come tt Omahp,
and II they cana to Omaha they w,Lll
certainly go out 10 see the big suox.
Mics the Midway? Uh huh never! But
on the q. I. there has been wonderful
change 10 the attitude Of the metropolis
and at the present time the cold clammy
fact has percolated through the density
Of many Omahsns and they new know
that the people Of the state can stay
away and that right heartily. 1t has
been only within the last two weeks
that the iron hes been driven home.
Every week the managers Of the expo.
sition would say softly to themselves
"Now this week the people will surely
come. They have been busy cutting
their grain, or they are engaged in put.
ting away their crops," but the weel Q
rolled on like the tireless flow OF the
river and the crowds at the exposition
were not OF proportions sufficient to
catch hen.
The promoters then said "Well when
we whoop her up hurrah for Ak. Sar.
Ben, then the yokels will come in. We
will hang out fine bait Of free parades
and all that doncherknow and they will
come" but alas and alack the people did
not come to see free parades. Then it
was that the members OF the committee
in charge took tumble and eaid Unto
themselves, "Yes, verify the people Of
the state have handed US ice in great
quantities. Why did We not know ,s
before, then would we have cut the ice
into chunks and sold it, thereby making
much pelf." Then it was that q man on
q street car said one night with bitter
smile on his face The people Of the
state have MOI only boycotted the expo
sition but they have boycotted- ostracis.
cd Omaha az we'll. verify believe II we
paved the grand court OF ths white city
with twenty dollar god pieces, that We
could not get a crowd out there"
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1t is actually lonesome out at tho ex.
position this year. Where last year the
millions Of feet kept the pavements hot.
this year there are but few stragglers
and they pass on with . weary expree-
sion and seem to feel that they have
wandered into the place by mistake
Day after day thousand or 90 people
"a meagre number for % great place.
gather aud are chased from ono place to
another to see the attractions. The lit
tie crowds are nursed carefully and en-
ticed from wire walker to sham battle.
from band concert to Midway with
brass band, the promoters watching with
anxious eyes to see that no one gets
away, for it looks 90 very bsd to be Civ.
ing show to empty benches.
A man said one day that the expoei.
ton this year was fine thing for peo.
pie with pulls. Those W 10 have been at
the head Of the thing have an opportun.
ity to chow their friends fsvors by pre-.
senting passes. and it is said that there
are only $4,000 passes out at the present
time. great portion Of them being held
by Omaha; South Omaha. and Council
Bluffs people. So when the people who