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Thirty Years Ago
OCT. ~.

Thirty Years Ago
The event Of the week was the opening
party Of the Pleasant Hours at Masonic
aall, being the ninety seventh party
given by that society. Those present a.
registered on the club list we're: Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Y. Squlres, II. p. Peck, Ellis l..
Bierbower Miss Nora Boyd. James @.
Taylor, Miss Mary Wood, William r.
Amin. Major and Mrs. Furay, J. h.
Chambers. Miss Chambers NJ. Barkalow,
r. G. Bullock Miss Touzalin, y. s. Eus-
tie, Miss Eustis. Mr.. and Mrs. F. Col
PETER, Miss Cross Of Brownville, Judge
and Mrs. Ives Of Chicago. J. {. Sharp,
G.. II. Hendricks. Miss Sharp, Lieutenant
c. G. Miner Of Fort Robinson, Miss Berthe
steele, G. r. Stebbins, Miss Mary Knight
l.. NJ Bennett. Miss Hoyt, James Brad
ford, Miss Knight, F. Il. Knight Of Bos-
ton, T.. G. Bonsal jr.; Miss Fannie But
terrified, Stewart Hayden. Mr.. Hayden,
+. W. Horbach. Latham Davis, n. n.
Crazy the Misses Ijams, George Patter-
son, Miss Lottie Congdon, n. +. Barka-
low, Miss Wells, Miss Eta Hall. Philip
a. Warrack, Miss Rlngwalt. w. II. Nc
Cord, George Il. Pritchett and Mrs
Pritchett George Squires, Miss Annie
Burleigh, r. S. Berlin, win Mcmillan
Miss Milard. D. o. Clark and Mrs Clark,
w. Wilbur and the Misses Wilbur,
Charles J. Greene and Mrs. Greene, Mr..
and Mrs. II. r. Ringwalt, r. +. Persin-
ger, il. d. Bstabrook and Mrs. Esta-
brook, Mrs. Clowry Of Chicago, Mr.. and
Mrs. George j. Wilbur, Mr.. and Mrs.
~. !. oh
Doane, @. b. Thayer, Lieutenant Schuy-
Ter, Mr.. and Mrs. j. b, Detwiler, Mrs.
Graves of Chicago. Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ.
Howard of Chicago James S. France,
l.. Drake and Miss Saunders.
Mr.. A. n. Collett, foreman OF the Union
Pacific shops, and his genial wife enter
tanned a number OF friends at their resi-
dence on North Eighteenth street with
music and dancing. Those present were:
Mr. and Mrs. L. " Smith, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Barnum, Mr. and Mrs. l. y. Rocker
field, Mr.. and Mrs. f. f. bailey, Mr. and
Mrs. c. A. Gillet, Mr. and Mrs. william
Brown. Mr.. and Mrs. Mallette, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Schriener, Mr.. and Mrs George
c. Bassett, Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Haskell,
Mrs. Miller. the Misses Nellie Cafferty,
Katie Bailey, Jennie Patrick, Elsie Harp
ster, Mantle Martin, Amy Pickens, and
the Messrs. f. Patrick, Charles Courtney,
william Trowten, Frank Redman. George
Feason, f. Aylesworth, Harry Counsman
and c. c. Field.
"Evangeline" made a big hit at the
new opera house tonight. 1t was Rice s
original company with Miss Nellie Lar
kelle as Gabriel Miss Hattie Richardson
as Evangeline and Joseph w. Harris as
The lone fisherman.
Two places of business on Farnam
street,. b. French's grocery store and
Max Meyers jewelry store-are now IL
Illuminated by electricity. The lighted
lamps shine very brilliantly and create
much comment on the street Several
merchants are seriously discussing the
feasibility of adopting the light.
An anonymous correspondent wants to
know whether the new opera house was
erected for the purpose of entertaining
the proprietor or the public.
Between the mud and balky horses
street car passengers now count on walk
ing up the Ninth street hill.
The Pioneer Inland Whaling association
in its special train conveying II. II. Il.
the Prince OF Wales Will arrive on Mon
day and pitch camp on Ninth street be-
low the Garfield house.
Kitchen Bros have decided 10 add a
fifth story to the Grand Central hotel.
General Crook and ]. s. Collins re-
turned from Wyoming territory, where
they had been hunting.