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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-03-03
Plenty OF Candidates.

County Attorney Farley p. Christen-
sen is practically certain to be can
didate for Mr. Howell's place, and
James Il. Hammond is likely to be
sprung by the followers OF ex. g overnor
Heber NJ. Wells. There is some talk,
however that Governor Wells may
seek the nomination himself"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-03-03
We Should Think Sol

In the London Mails description of
a parade in honor OF the king of the
Hellenes, the reporter said: THE sol.
diers, clad only in their scarlet tunics,
presented an unpleasant contrast with
the warmly clad members Of the police
force"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-03-03
The Best Cough Syrup.

S. l.. Apple, ex Probate Judge,
Ottawa Co, Kansas, writes: This Is
to say that | have used Billiards.
HOrehound Syrup for years, and that
the best cough syrup | have ever US
ed" Doc: SOC, and Sl00 Sold by
Ritter Bros Drug Co.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-03-03
l,vi,ations with Strings.

Women always know how to ask
one of their sex to stay for dinner in
way that she won't accept, but they
are afraid TO try II on a man for fear
he will.-Womans Magazine.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15
Many settle in Colonies.

These are large share Of Omaha's pop
ulation and give the city that part which
is called polyglot. Attracted by promise
Of employment at wages unattainable at
home, they have braved the many hard
ships and disadvantages and are now OBJ
jects Of much interest Those who came
at the instance of friends or relatives gone
before have set up homes near their kind,
while those who came unguided have not
been long in locating their own people and
becoming neighbors to them. The result
has been the formation Of colonies-little
settlements taking on many of the features
and oddities of old country villages, where
the mother tongue is heard as prominently
as is English in other parts of the city.
visit to one Of these settlements is like
a striking picture of foreign land scenes,
with the language and atmosphere thrown
in. They have not all huddled together,
each nation by itself, for in some parts OF
the city one may be able to hear tumble
of languages even in the same house, where
families of widely differing extraction live
neighbOrs or occupy the same building.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

But Becker stood for bigger things than
parks and bath houses He issued plat
form, in which he demanded a big line
OF improvements to accomplish what the
people want-a Greater Milwaukee. His
platform. like everything else he says, was
unique for it's brevity. 1t was printed for
distribution on a slip of paper six by
three inches under the line "Becker's Plat
FORM" and is addressed Ito the voters of
Milwaukee"
When Becker entered the field he was
laughed at and called the boy who wanted
the moon.
Beckers first step was TO announce
that a daily newspaper, Beoker's Bulle-
tin, would be published in his advocacy.
Before the newspapers first number was
published he and his auto had covered
the city thoroughly. Speaking at noon
gatherings of worl1ingmen, Becker went
back TO his headquarters dinnerless, but
happy in promises of general support.
From the factories he went to the bad
Lands" where the negro vote is GEN.
tralized. Encouraged by promises there,
he would take run TO Little Italy, then
greet friends at headquarters, and dash
home TO dress for dinner and appear at
some social function in the evening, to
lead a cotillon in public and to talk poll
tics on the side
During his career Becker has been globe
trotter, gold miner, cowboy, lecturer to
school children on his various experiences,
county supervisor and has recently EN-
barked In war with the Tobacco trust as
the head of a local company which is
putting out an antitrust smoking tobacco.
AS supervisor he saved the county $4,000
a year by exposing graft in printing con-
tracts.
AS alderman he took such an interest
in the fire department that he rugged up
a quick-hitch apparatus in his stable, a
wash boiler arrangement on the back OF
an ex-horse show prize winning cart, and
provides hot coffee for hremen when big
fres are in progress.-Milwaukee papers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

ments. and villages of the old world arc
reproduced even far as architecture
sometimes. Huddled along the railroad
tracks toward South Omaha and along
South Twentieth street in the vicinity OF
Pierce street, can be seen the transplanted
Italians Syrians and Sicilans with their
black piercing eyes and dark hair. The
houses in which they live are unpreten-
tious, being for the most part little moro
than shacks, but the foreign atmosphere
is there the minute you set foot in the
district. The women are a Woodworking
class, doing much of the out door work
while the men folks-usually fruit peddlers
and petty merchants. railroad and street
laborers, earn what they can to support
their usually large families These people
are perhaps the most interesting of all
foreigners to the average American. In
the old country 1t means dig and scratch
Tor every member of the family to get food
and clothing and the old folks here cannot
let go this necessary habit of generations.
II is by no means an unusual thing to see
a short, old-looking and wrinkled woman
"toting'' a huge load of something on ner
head, at times steadying IT with one hand,
but more often, so expert is she at this
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15
Street Of Al Nntionn.


The street giving the greatest diversity
of nationalities among its inhabitants Is
South Thirteenth street. Here Poles, Ger
MANS Jews, Scandinavians, Syrians, Ital-
ions and few from almost every other
land on the map live side by side, chill
dren mingling promiscuously and perplex-
ingly, all striving to get along as we'll as
possible under the circumstances. Clashes
are, of course. not infrequent, but because
of the mutual interest, little jealousies and
international complications" are reduced
so as not to interfere greatly with the
general welfare. The mutual interests
are the making of homes under adverse
conditions the educating of children SO
they may grow up with the advantages OF
the Americans, not obliged to work and
slave as the parents have to do, and Aght-
ing the handicap of strange surroundings
and unwieldly language.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15


Some Showing of the Countries.
& With the Swedes of the northwestern and
northeastern parts Of the city and of Wal
nut Hill, and the Danes of the Cunning street
district, the Germans, Bohemians, Russians,
Jews, Poles Italians and Syrians form
the largest portion Of Omaha s foreign pop
ulatlon, but by no means the most interest
ing. Here and there throughout the city is
found a resident who hailed from some
land less prominent and who is more Of a
curiosity than the ordinary immigrant.
Some almost unheard-of countries have but
single representatives here-lonesome wan
derers far from what they can really call
home-and each with a story of heart
interest within his breast, which would
explain why he broke the ties and came
here, and what II cost him TO make the
change. We have in Omaha more than
one man who was born in Iceland; we have
Montenegrins, turban-topped Arabians,
Cinnamon, japanese. Laplanders, South
Africans, Finlanders, Slavs, Greeks Aus
trians, ROumanians, and many more from
remote corners OF the earth. How they
happened TO come to Omaha some Of them
cannot tell themselves, but most Of them
were attracted by the opportunities for i'm
mediate employment held out by this city's
great industries.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15


of a rich man and politician for the fun of
1t, he has devoted a good share of his time
to denouncing graft. He believed, and the
results indicate that he is correct that
that is a popular issue Just now. At the
outset of the campaign he supplemented his
party's platform by publicly stating:
Put me down as a supporter of any
movement against graft. That's where l
have always stood"
Mayor Rose made the fight of his life for
reelection, but underestimate the repub-
lican candidates strength. Some days ago
ne declared Becker was out of It, But
while Rose was fighting the socialists in
front, Becker was fianking him in the Pol
ish wards. The primaries showed that Rose
had lost strength in the Polish districts.
Becker went campaigning there day and
night He saw the boys at their Saturday
night dances. waltzed with the girls until
they shouted for him, and "jollied" the
old-umers until they were convinced that
young blood was needed in the mayors
chair.
you need more parks and breathing
spots down here" he said ELECT me and
you shall have them"
What you ought to have is more public
bathing places" he told another meeting,
you'll have them II 1 get there"
You are shy on school houses in this
part of the city. Your children should
have the same opportunity that ours have
up on Prospect avenue" he said the next
night. WYATT until ! am mayor; I'll see
that you get what you need"
But he still had atrump card up his
sleeve,
81 am not one of those politicians who
want the office because l need the money"
he said one night in the Polish wards. 81
am lucky and happen to have a supply on
hand. Tell you what I'll do. II I get
elected I will give the salary that goes
with the Office to charity"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

canvass at the expense OF much personal
fatigue and inconvenience. 1t has been
this unselfsh, voluntary service Of the
women, especially OF these mothers, in
every department OF the association, ever
since it's founding, that has made the
Omaha organization, although seventh in
point Of size, the most nearly self-sup-
porting Young Women's Christian associa-
ton In this country.
But the local women have had material
assistance from a half dozen national and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

manner of carrying heavy loads, balancing
it perfectly as she walks along, head rigid
and shoulders moving. Indian fashion. The
load on her head may be clothes to wash,
or sticks of wood which she has picked
up somewhere and tied together into
large bundle almost too heavy for an ordi-
nary man to carry in the usual manner.
This is one way in which the women help
save few cents each day to make total
of dollars in a year. While they appear
to be old they may not be much over
20 years, for they are of the people whose
women age rapidly. But very frequently
they are really old. for the grandmothers,
expert through years of experience, are
able to bring home enough cast-away ar
ticles in this manner to more than
pay for their keep" and their age al
most units them for other work. AS they
pass with their burdens, their dark faces
showing from beneath. they are always OBJ
jects of curiosity. Every movement Of their
bodies, every flash from their jet-black
eyes, breathe OF foreign lands and strange
customs
Not all of them, however, are OF the
dark-compleXioned type. There is a blond
class of Italians, and some of these have
also come to Omaha. In some ways they
have different customs, but on the whole
they can be distinguished by their manners
OF living and by the similarity Of talk.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

part. A most elaborate program has been
arranged. widely diversified and fully cal
culated to meet the demands of everyone
The Creighton University auditorium has
been secured for the evening. Admission
will be by tickets at % cents each.
The members Of the octet from right to
left are Messrs. w. L. Hoffman. c. Barnes,
H. Roe. F. Hoffman. r. Anderson. B. Nc
Cullough, w. Wickman and ]. Dorward.
H. Thorn, acoompanist. is seated in the
center.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

in his professional capacity. and under his
excellent direction the octet has made rapid
strides in the direction Of uncuestoned
success At numerous and varied func-
lions OF high school life and otherwise the
octet has continually been in demand and
has more than frequently met the exacting
requirements OF their critical audience in
a most creditable manner. on April %
musical will be given by this organiza-
ton at which. aside from the octet, dis
tinguished musicians of the city will take
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

state secretaries of the association that
have spent all or part of the time in the
city, lending their experience gained In
other campaigns to the local effort
And besides these there have been the
young women who have carried the clerical
work and kept up the routine OF the head
quarters, giving their professional services,
which, If paid for, would have onset some
OF the most generous subscriptions.
The campaign is being most vigorously
pushed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

states. No exact estimate, therefore, is
obtainable but in the order of representa-
ton, the several nations come as follows:
Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Bohemia,
Great Britain, Russia, Ireland, Canada,
Norway. The figures then become too close
to continue the order of precedence. While
official figures are wanting, there are about
two dozen varieties of races in Omaha's
population. There are, in a single room in
one of the schools of the city, as many as
a dozen different nationalities of children.
all of whom entered the school unable to
talk any language other than their native
tongue. What a Babel that room must
have produced. Some of these youngsters
were old enough at the time Of emigration
to remember distinctly the old country,
and after the common language has been
mastered it is not unusual to see them
comparing notes" with one another, and
not one is too busy but he or she will gladly
tell teacher of the foreign shores.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

Young Women's Christian association
building fund will never be known outside
OF the few who have directed the cam
paign. The building and finance committee,
which is composed of members Of the board
Of directors Of the association, and few
others have given their entire time 70 the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15
No omcInI Record Kent.

strange and wonderful mixture they
make. would be OF interest to know
just how many there are Of each race, but,
strange as 1t may seem, no provision APP
pears TO have been made for tabulating
our inhabitants according TO nationalities
from the regular census, as Is done in most
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

Making of a Great Omaha.
Thus is Omaha made. A little OF this,
a little of that. all of the ingredients be-
ing concentrated extracts of ambition, self
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

or known of except in books. From the
far north, where ice and snow always exist
they have come to greet the man from
sunny climes, where snow and ice is never
seen, to call him fellow citizen and brother
Their children meet in the same school
room and talk to each other in the new
tongue they are learning, never thinking
to wonder at the strange chance that has
brought them thus together when they
might be so far apart, learning to read and
write other languages.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15
others Cluster Along Tracks.

OtheFs Sluster AiOhB IEdcAS'
The section along the railroad tracks is
also shared with other Europeans. The
Bohemian and Polish emigrants have,
many Of them, taken possession Of this
district in order to be nearer their work.
And Poles also abound in Shelley.
Mingled with these two nationalities are
great many Germans, and the three get
along very well together Day laborers
they are. few having ever learned trades
before coming across the water. They
adopt American ways easily and after
single generation the outward signs Of ex-
traction are almost lost.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

help and daring 1t is good mixture, but
1t will not show in the general population
for several generations yet. Some races
associate with others quite freely. while
others keep shyly to themselves, even re-
senting undue familiarity on the part Of
others, and so long as the distinct settle
ments are kept up these races will be pre-
served in the original blood, the outlandsh
customs and habits outlasting the oldest
Immigrant. But these exclusive territories
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15
national PecuIinrItIe. Not Lost.

But they brought with them the pecu-
liarities that characterized them from each
other before they met. They still retain
in a large measure the habits. thoughts.
religion and tongue OF their fathers, their
fathers fathers and all before them.
over the water these foreigners have
come for years, and many thousands OF
them have come to Omaha Some arrived
with large families of wondering children.
while others, mere boys. came alone. leav-
ing a sweetheart behind 10 be sent for
when fortune should begin TO smile. They
found few Of their own people ahead OF
them, but many whom they had never seen
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

are continually being encroached upon,
clans are disrupted, the corroding infiu-
ences of assimilation always working
toward the creation Of a new race made up
of all others combined.
But meanwhile, and until immigration
has long ceased. Omaha will be city Of
many languages; and while a people Of
but one tongue may be preferable. It will
lose one of It's most interesting features
when it loses its cosmopolitan population.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

5 no is the Omahan-who are these
I~ people you see on the streets
every day, trudging to work in
fSf347I the morning and home again at
U@8 night, the thousands struggling
side by side in the battle for a livelihood2
Where did they all come from-for but a
small percentage Of the population was
born in the city7
The reply to the questions develop a great
many interesting facts. So far as the
study Of languages and peoples is con-
cerned, 1t is almost as good as a trip
around the world. For, place your finger
on almost any portion of the inhabited
globe, and you can find some person now
a resident of Omaha and numbered among
its growing thousands, who was born on
that spot or not far from it. He will be
able II you question him. to tell you every
detail about that spot, what its people do,
how they dress, or anything you would like
to know And he could tell II in the
language spoken there better, perhaps, than
in English, and while he is telling it, there
Is apt to be a look Of fond recollection,
mingled with deal of sadness, in his eye.
His skin may be swarthy or II may be
fair, his eyes black as night or blue as the
sky in day-that depends upon where you
place your finger-but he is here in Omaha
II your finger is on the other side OF the
world from our land. he had a long way
TO come, and when he came II is likely he
had much trouble IN making those he found
here understand the tumble of sounds he
uttered as speech. He came at the same
time as another and as many others on
opposite sides of the earth. wholly without
his knowledge. were starting out for the
same destination. He and they broke
away from the thousands OF years of COM
partnership, habits and similarity of tongue,
and, guided by the directions on their
tickets, struck out for the new world to
eventually join each other here as though
by Encouragement. and, hand in hand.
amid new surroundings and new modes OF
life. take part in the maintenance Of a new
government partly Of their own making.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

HERBURN M. BECKER, the boy
alderman of Milwaukee. who de-
feated David S. Rose, democrat,
made a strenuous and in many
respects a unique campaign. A son
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

School Octet. The present organization is
the outgrowth OF last years octet and Of
the High School Glee club. Walter HON.
man has been the moving factor in ere
ating this typically high school organiza-
tion. 10 Barton has rendered all assist
Rnee possible 10 this group OF young men
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

JST how much the young woman
hood OF Omaha is indebted to
the faithful band Of women who
have spent the last four weeks
soliciting subscriptions to the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15
Down in Little Italy"

But in other sections certain nations of
Europe are represented by solid settle
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

N THE late fall OF 1905 a small
group OF young men, under va.
ried difficulties. succeeded in or
gambling what has since become
popularity known as the High
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-11-29
Indiana,s bumper AppIe Crop

Statistics Just compiled by Joseph
Stubbs, state statistician, show that
the apple crop In Indiana this year
was A, 798, 300 busheles. Last year the
total number OF bushels produced in
Indiana were i,65S,9l8. This is an
increase this year Of 3, liz, 282 bushels
over the apple crop last year.
Greene county led the counties Of
the state in the production of apples
this year with total Of 300, 200 bush
els. Last year Harrison county led
with a total yield of 90, 500 bushes. A
comparative statement of the apple
crops produced in the ten highest
counties shows some surprising re-
sults as to how the bulk of the crop
shifted over the state.
In 1905 the ten highest counties in
the production of apples we're. Har-
rison, 80, 500 bushels; Spencer, 1000
bushels Bartholomew, 63, 200 bushels
Washington, GO, 1886 bushels; CLARK,
AZ, ,750 bushels; Martin, 80, 700 bushels
Allen, 80, 400 bushels; Warwick, %,
600 bushels.
Ths ten highest counties this year
we're Greene, $50, 900 bushels; Harri.
son, l52, 200 bushels; Clay, l35, 20C
bushels; Gibson, l3l, 900 bushels
Morgan, 10l, 900 bushels; Hamilton,
$4,000 bushels; Washington, 905, ,0C
bushels.
Last year tthe total number of ap.
pile trees that bore fruit was 4, 222, 07S.
All Of the returns pertaining to this
part of the crop report fol this year
have not yet been compiled, but it Is
believed that there has been sub
stantial increase In the number Of
fruit bearing trees, Notwithstanding
that large number have died. Fruit
Trade journal.