Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-17
PRIZES FOR BEAUTIFUL CITY
Nearly Four Hundred Dollars Distributed
Amsng Children Of Omaha.
REWARD FOR CIVIC IMPROVEMENT
President sIabaugh and Several other
Prominent Citisena Make
Speeches in Presenting
the Trophies.

Nearly $500 In cash prizes was distributed
among boys and girls from every ward OF
the city except the Third yesterday after
noon for the best vegetable and flower
gardens and the best Improvement OF va
cant lots.
The competition was under the auspices
OF the Civic Improvement league. THIS
is the second year It has been tried. More
than 1,eOO children participated and had
their gardens inspected by the committee.
The league early In the year sold $1,000
packages OF seeds at one cent piece and
samples OF the products we're brought to
the school board rooms at the city hall
where they made a small county fair ex-
hibit. About every vegetable indigenous to
Nebraska and maturing at this time of year
and great varieties Of fall flowers were
banked high on the rostrum.
The room seats 400 persons and was
nearly filled, not alone with children but
many prideful mothers, fathers and big
sisters.
Clean, Crisp BANK Notes.
President WV. slabaugh of the league
and Henry T. Clarke had taken pains to see
that the money was in clean. new bank
notes, looking every inch their value. The
cash was donated by well-known business
and professional men andNhr Those who
collected it say the task was easy. Several
politicians figured IN the roll givers.
Speeches 70 the children were made by
President slabaugh, Rome Miller, Henry
T. Clarke, Miss Mccartney. Mrs. Draper
Smith and Superintendent Morris of the
Associated Charities. Mrs. George T1lden
delivered the prizes.
Following were the prize winners, and
they were an elated lot;
For Gardens.
First ward--William Drechen, SO; Henry
!Rre1h, vi Francis Loulk, %; Avery Roach,
81 Mary KolaT q. Albert Peterson, IT,
son RoSsT cSson A MG2eS R APed John
Fourth Ward-Mary Shears, Willie
Byrne. Dora Burchard, Roy Simpson, Fred
Fifth Ward-Lloyd Mason. Harry Peter
sen, Lizzie Glandt Emil and Marie Kruger,
siash WardHRay e HorerY e'I %nna Robece
Herbert Reese, Olga Petersen, Agnes RUM,
Seventh Ward-Phfiiip Dinnizso, Herman
Erftrier, Rosa and Sophie Madolin, Ethel
Marshall, Gertrude Frost, Harry Frost.
Gsnsh ce Krsmer Matte
Thompson, Carl Sanderholm, Arthur Peter
Ninth ward-Mildred shrum. Maude and
| Claude Campbell, Esther and Helen
kronen' Louis Hutton, Harry shellbure,
Tenth Ward-victor Linauist, Iottie Han.
son, Ruth Hunsicker, Emil Willrodt, Mabel
/ Guschman, George Vodicka.
Eleventh Ward-Zenna A. Bruce, Malcolm
| Brown, the Croft children, Tullie bold,
Mabel Patterson, Eloise and Madge West.
Twelfth Ward--Roy Flanagan, Carl Hart
man, Gilbert Toolkie, Phyllis Croiey, Arthur
/ Fredericks, Hilda Carlson.
For Vacant Lots-Jennie Buchanan, Ed
ward Peters Harry Sullivan, Wesley
French, Keith Wilson, Edward Ganski,
Ada Kilppig., Arthur and Fred Meinger,
Lille Karsack, Frank and Buster Mulick.
Honorable Mentions-Earle Sterling, Lois
Hoel Helen Colson, Hilda Anderson, SUI
| gana Jobst, Blanch Monheit, Frank Lollon-
/ der, Nellie Miles, Ethel M Boone, Grace
Barber Helen Weeks Florence Wilton,
Eddie LatOwhky, Elmer Moran Chris Gem
tleman, William Henbruck, Eddie 6chro-
| der, Gretchen Fudies, Nellie Wood Arthur
| ruchs, Ethel Bacstrona, Bessie and
Thomas Votara. Hertha Fissher, Ably
Palek, Lavina Duelong. Albert Christensen,
| Jack Sprague, Harry fBussey, Hugh Nc
1 Tendon, Earl SehIeh George and Robert
| lnkster,. Vivian venhoy. Jasmine Siberia
den Albert Whited Jean Ellison, Aiotta
Emil Schall, Esther F1esher, Gerald Rod
man, Ruth butcher. Mary Stiles; Elsie
Reef Theresa Maurer, Mysha Aherr, BERTHA
| Ruter, Frederick and Villa Rimme, Eloise
Peterson, Arthur Nyso, Harold Wilson,
/ Walter Sketchley, Ruth Harte, Lille A
Hoffman, Helen Lowry, Sadie Holland IAi-
/ lie Blackman, Willie Karbach, John Runts
Warren Hamilton, Albert Palmqulst.
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