Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-09
CARNIVAL WEEK AT HOTELS
Strenuous Period for Clerks q, Every Hos
tslry Was Literally TANNED.
SOME FUNNY INCIDENTS TRANsPlUE
Ont of II All Is Deducted the ConcIu-
sion that Omaha Needs More
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commOdatiOns.

Last week was a bumper one for the
Omaha hotels. one and all report a large
business. Some OF the hotel men declare
the total registrations exceeded those OF
any one week in Omaha for many years
Most of the hotels had to turn away
people. Guests were doubled up and the
willingness of guests to take anything
that could be offered was of common oc-
currence.
Many people came to Omaha during the
early part of the week with intentions
OF staying one or two days, but in many
Instances changed their minds and stayed
until Friday Saturday or Sunday. Sunday
morning found the hotels still crowded.
IF there ever was a striking illustration
Of the needs of a large modern hotel in
Omaha II was during the last week" re-
marked a prominent citizen Sunday morn
ing.
The hotel clerks were tired, lot Sunday
morning. They all felt glad the strenuous
week was over and that the days of the
simple life were about due again As for
the hotel managers they were busy striking
balances. to find generous figures on the
credit side of the sheet.
The highest number of guests reported
one night last week was 495 This was, Of
course. on Thursday night, after the cleo
trical parade. other figures reported we're
such as $780, 80 and so on down, according
to the capacity of the hotel. The hotel
men are generally pleased with the week
Some Amusing Features
Among the amusing incidents happening
al local hotels during carnival week was
one that caused considerable amusement
to the hotel attaches and some little en-
oarrassment to the four guests involved.
The names of the guests and hotel are
withheld for obvious reasons.
party of four k-Sar-B Ben visitors were
seated at dinner table, and expected to
have their meal family style. A large
porterhouse steak was on the order, and
when the large platter was brought in with
four plates one OF the party moved the
platter over to his place and began to make
inroads in the steak, while the others OF
the party were chatting under the supposed
delay in not receiving their meat order
The man who had appropriated the whole
steak then went to the office and regis
tered lusty complaint about the service
in the dining room, saying he would boycott
the hotel If orders could not be filled more
promptly.
matters.
Sings LulIabys to Babies.
This is one of the experiences Clerk Hast
ings of the Murray hotel survived last week
during the rush:
Friday afternoon q motherly appearing
woman asked Mr.. Hastings II he would
guard her sleeping baby in its carriage in
the hotel Office for half an hour while she
went down to the station to meet her hus-
band. Having a little baby girl of his own
and thinking his charge would sleep until
Its mother would return, Clerk Hastings
consented.
You are such a good man." remarked
the mother as she hurried out of the hotel
The baby slept only twenty-five minutes
and then the petspiration began to rise on
the clerks brow. Mr. Hastings was, how
ever. equal to the emergency. He Just took
the little mite Of humanity in his arms,
hummed few popular tunes to the baby
and at the same time attended to the duties
OF the office to say nothing of answering
the telephone. 1t was a busy time for Mr..
Hastings
The mother was belated fifteen minutes
over the promised time for returning, but
when she did appear in the doorway OF the
motel Clerk Hastings began to sing to the
baby Praise God from Whom All Bless
ings Flow"
You are such good man." repeated the
FOND mother when she relieved the tired no.
tel clerk.
Joe keenan, Set Right.
Clerk Joe keenan, of the Henshaw wishes
to deny the report that he rode on the ele-
plant at the Kings Highway with seven
girls at one and the same time. Mr.. Keenan,
adds that the report is merely canard con-
cocted for political purposes He says
Clerk X c. Scott Of the Merchants is re-
sponsible for the story.
While Mr.. SCOTS report may be in a
way compliment, yet l wish to be set |
right before my constituents and say that I |
did take a ride on the elephant and took |
only one girl at time and that was the |
same girl each time" said Mr. keenan,.