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Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-19
Historical Sketch Of Old Fort Calhoun

The first railroad laid through Calhoun
was IN 1870, and the first school was started
In 1856, one Of it's earliest teachers being
]. y. Kennard, who became the first sec
rotary OF the state Of Nebraska, after
whom the town Of Kennard was named.
Rev. Collins of Omaha was the first man
to preach in Calhoun, He went out once
a month during the year 1856. Fort Cal
houn has furnished Nebraska with one
governor, Lorenzo Crounse, who served
from 1898 to 1895. In 1904, on Aug
ust g. centennial celebration was
held, this being the one hundredth ami
versary of Lewis and Clark's council with
the Indians. The exact spot of this coun-
ell has been disputed, but as near as can
now be found out, 1t was near the place
where boulder now stands for its COM
memoration This boulder was erected by
the Sons and Daughters of the American
Revolution and bears inscriptions telling
why it was placed there and by whom
Calhoun has never grown very much
either in size or population. 1t now has
but two or three stores, two hotels, a post
office. drug store and so on. Then there is
public school up to the twelfth grade
There are very few old settlers left in
Calhoun and among some Of the oldest are
Mrs. +. H. Clark, Nicholas RiX, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Frahm, Mr.. Austin Beals, Da-
vid Neale and their children. Others who
have moved away are Mrs. ]. b. Kuony
Judge and Mrs Doane Mr. and Mrs. Rice
Arnold, Mr.. and Mrs. Washington Runyau
and Mrs. Philip Potter OF Omaha. Mrs.
| Potter is the daughter Of lE. II. Clark and
granddaughter of DR.. Andrew. Mrs Rice
Arnold is the daughter Of Mrs Tew Of the
famous old Tew hotel Of Calhoun IN an
/ early day. Then there is Alonzo Perkins
| who was a soldier in the Mexican war
and is now in Oregon; also Mr.. r. n. Gren,
mel who spends mis- winters In Florida bu
summers In Omaha and Calhoun; but mos
| Of the old pioneers have gone TO that land
/ from which they will never return, leavinl
behind them stories Of their many hard
ships and struggles.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-19

Paper by Katherine Pettingll read be-
fore the Omaha society OF Daughters Of
the American Revolution)
Fort Calhoun now is small village
OF about 1872 inhabitants, sixteen miles
north OF Omaha
The fort was established in 1919 or 1920
In 1919 General Henry Atkinson moved
from Desoto to Calhoun or as Il was prob
ably called then Camp Atkinson Many
historians say that II was Fort AtlIin-
son, but from what I can learn from old
settlers and their histories, the place
now Fort Calhoun was never called Fort
Atkinson.
The government reservation consisted Of
a tract OF land fifteen miles square. Later
$50 acres OF that amount was set off for a
town site The old fort grounds, that Is
the quarters. storehouses, etc, can be
traced even today, East Of the town are
the remains Of the old cellars and jyst
below the bluff may be found the place OF
the brick kiln. Below the bluff also there
used TO be a ship landing. The course OF
the Missouri river now. however, Is some
two or three miles east West OF the vii
lage is the site Of the dairies; there too,
is the old spring that for years was the
source of water supply for the early set
tiers OF Calhoun, as we'll as the soldiers
of the fort. This spring was well walled
up with stone and gave forth as clear
and. sparkling water as can he found any
where The people used 10 drive their
oxen and cattle there for water, then haul
II away In barrels for their home use
North and northwest OF the village are
the old cemeteries The bones Of both In
dians and white men have been found
there, and just within the last few
pieces of stone. bearing dates ana
parts OF names have been found.
Around where the buildings stood rg,lE
year are found soldier buttons and coins
Probably about 100 sold, silver and copper
coins have been found, and thousands OF
buttons, Ny brother has made seyera
sets OF cuff buttons from them and hav,
shirtwaist set that he made OF buttons
from Artillery Nos, l. and g.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-19

The question has arisen several times,
why would there be so many buttons
lost?" This has been partially answered
in two ways One that in 1897, when the
fort was abandoned. the buildings were
burned-to keep them from the Indians
thus destroying any supply OF clothing
that might have been on hand at that
time. Then the other and perhaps more
satisfactory reason, Is that in the seven
or eight years that troops were stationed
at the fort, hundreds OF men were at work
all the time, making brick, building quar-
ters farming and the ike, so II would re-
quire a great deal OF clothing, which
after Il was worn out was thrown away
There probably was very little actual
fighting carried on. perhaps only a few
skirmishes with the Indians.
In 1855 the town of Fort Calhoun was
surveyed and laid out by Colonel Lorn
Miller OF Omaha, who was assisted by
e. II. Clark Goss and others Three hun
dred and twenty acres We're laid out into
blocks and lots but after a short tine a
large portion OF the eastern part was
thrown over and the lots sold at auction
to the highest bidder Then more land
was added TO the north and called Clark 5
addition because Of the owners name,
might have their new land In one piece,
they traded back and forth until one
! mans possessions We're all in one place.
ELAN Clark and DR. Andrew were the
first owners OF the land directly east OF
town-the old parade grounds This they
/ sold to Newton Clark, my grandfather.
/ As late as 1874 or 1870 the stump OF the
old fort flagstaff could be seen there. Al
| that time Il was dug up during the alb
sence Of the owner Of the farm. II prob
ably was taken by some historical society
in some other state, Austin Beals now
owns this site.
/ ELAN clark was the first mayor and Mr
/ John b. Huony, who died here in Omaha
a few weeks ago. WAS the first city clerk
| uf Fort Calhoun. other Calhoun pioneer.
( were Alonzo Perkins, Hiram Craig, David
/ Neale, T. n stills, Or Andrew, A. s.
/ Paddock and later Lorenzo Crounse.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-19
MonoIoEue by Modern mother.

wow irs time for you to start Tor school
Reggie. darling. Goodbye. No, don't kiss
me! How many times must I tell you
that kissing is unsanitary?
"Oh. child! how could YOU pat the dog
Now We must sterilize your hands all over
again and steam them and then use the
antlsePtic spray on them. There! Now
here Gre your artisepuc gloves Get your
hands INTO them quickly.
And Gere'9 your individual car strap
BE carrtJi Ept TO touch any other
- nd here are two tubes on B-rmtCIdc and
a vapouzer; gargle every even hour from
this bottle. and sniff this one every odd
hour.
Here your doctors certificate IN as
antiseptic case Show Il 10 the teacher
N he insists on cutting out your tonsils
again. and tell him I'm sure your adeuoids
have not grown again since your operation
last week,
NOW. run along dearic Don't breathe
when the wind Is blowing or any dust fly-
ing or any people passing. Don't breathe
az an u you can help judge.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-19

trustees thought 1t necessary to seek the
advice of the court.
Judge Soly, in his opinion, declared that
Mrs. Elkins had no need of action, for
the reason that under the provisions Of
the will of Mr.. Elklns the trustees were
invested with the widest powers in the
appropriation of the income OF the trust
for the benefit of the granddaughter, not
being accountable to any one for the eX-
arcise Of their discretion. lie also declared
that they had the absolute right to pay 10
the mother for her maintenance, support,
care and education whatever portion Of the
income they so desired.
Mrs Elkins said that her daughters ex-
penses are bound to grow larger, as she
has finished school and is about to so TO
san Francisco, where she will make her
debut into society,
The expense for balls. dinners and gem
eral entertaining, Mrs. Elkins said could
not be estimated, for 1t would be very
necessary for her daughter to entertain ex-
tensively.
The sworn statement OF Mrs Elkns was
submitted with the petition Of the trustees,
showing the absolute necessity OF her
daughter being given $4,000 a year The
trustees report to the court as to the con
ditou of the estate showed that the $1,000
900 trust fund, from her grandfather's es-
tate, has grown through the accumulation
OF the interest since his death in 1903 to
81, 256, 35269 The interest upon this amounts
to $4,000 Miss Ekins is also entitled to
one-third interest in the estate OF her
father, approXimating $4,000, netting an
income of $4,000, $4,000 OF which is her
mothers allowance. From the estate OF
her grandfather Miss Elkns also gets an
income of $4,000. making her entire annual
income nearly $50 OOO-Philadephia Ledger.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-19

being tender and ne-grained. They have
a round and very wide breast thick and
meaty. They are a very heavy bird. much
heavier than they look, as they have solid
bodies, wide breast and short close-set
feathers. They weigh nearly as much as
the Plymouth Rocks, Their skin, when
dressed is a rich yellow and they make a
fine appearance. For one who likes a bird
with a good plump breast they are very
profitable. Miss Storer has Matched chick
ems March 4 and killed them June IS and
sent them to Poland Springs that dressed
from two 20 two and half pounds each.
bringing her from 80 to 50 cents each.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-19
QUAKER CITY GIRL WELL FIXED
Twenty Thousand Dollars Year
Set Aside for Her Proper
Maintenance.

Mrs. Kate FELTON, Elkns, widow OF VII
liam l.. Elkins jr, petltloned the orphaus
court OF Norristown, Pa, through u'e
trustees OF the estate ~ william E'Nln7'
ST.. the traction magnate OF Phiade'phia.
Tor the sum Of $4,000 10 be set ASIDE an
nusIlv for the proper maintenance Of her
to-vear-old daughter. Marie Louise Ell0ns."
Judge william r. SolIy Of Norristown
handed down a decision In which he con-
tended that this sum was not TOO much TO
spend for such a purpose.
The trustees. George W Elkins. John g
Johnson and sidney Tyler. we're consulted
by the mother in reference 20 securing Tor
her daughter this sum, which she said
would be divided as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-19

10 was about this time that Raft died
and MacDowell suffered his first great sor-
row. lie plunged into composition and
tried more orchestral writing having ex-
cellent opportunity to have his orchestral
works tested by rehearsal; this was
through the courtesy Of the conductors Of
the Cur Orchesters at Baden Baden and
Wiesbadcn TO this period belong some
Of his best songs i'm German. including
Hene beautiful "Oben Wo Die Sterne
Gluhen" lie had Goethe's and Heine's
poems as his most intimate heart
thoughts.
Now al the age Of only % he returns 10
America and is married at Waterford.
Conn. leaving shortly after with his bride
for Europe. A short stay in London, where
Egyptian and syrian antiquities In the
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-19

Y RESPONSE to few requests
tho following extract from a
lecture on Edward Mac
Dowell' is here printed. The
lecture was delivered in the
Young Women's Christian as
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-19

In January, 1904, after much deliberation
and anxious though MacDowell left the
work A Columbia and received much UNI
necessary aud unknd misunderstanding
which hurt him grievously.
During that period, however he wrote
some Of his best works. His summers had
been spent for some time at a place near
PetershorOuEh in Southern New lamp
shire "ln Deep Woods, on his farm Al
Peterborough says recent pamphlet Of
the Mac Doweil Memorial association, Mr..
MacDowell built a log cabin"
Surrounded by enormous pines Il faces,
through a lovely vista. Monadnock and
the Setting sun" Here came into ex-
istence an the MacDowell music written
within the last five years % his working
lifo-the Morse aud Kettle sonatss. the
New England Idyiis and Preside Tales,
and many songs and choruses. His sur
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-19

~ Dcwell" Is here printed. The
sQgm9o lecture was delivered in the
SsSS Young Women's Christian as
sociation auditorium recently:
December 18th of this year will be the
fiftieth anniversary of Edward Mac
Dowells birth. He was born in, New York.
When he was 10 he went, with his mother,
10 Paris, and passing the examination en-,
tered the Conservatory, where he had for
q fellow-pupil Claude De Busy, whose
non-conformist tendencies were then no
tceabe After a couple of years there
he went to Stuttgart, but before leaving
Paris had been quite undecided whether
or not he should devote himself to art in
stead Of music, owing to the unusual talent
he displayed in that direction Stuttgart
not proving satisfactory, for various rea-
sons he went to Frankfort and entered
the Conservatory, having had in the mean
time during a stay at Wiesbaden the ad-
vantage Of study in composition with Louis
Ehlert
Two years he remained in the Conserya-
tory studying composition with Joachim
Raff and piano with Carl Heymann. When
Heymann left the Conservatory he recon-
mended Mcdowell as his successor-but
while the proposal was endorsed by Raft
only TO his youth but also because Hey
mann desired il, and Heymann was unpop-
ular with some OF the professors because
as MacDowell said, he dared to play the
classics as If they had been written by
men with blood in their veins"
About this time MacDowen met Miss
Marian Nevins. who later became Mrs
MacpovelL Next we find THE handsome
American" as he was called at the Con
servatory at Darmstadt as head piano
teacher He still kept connection with
Frankfort however and soon forsoob
| Darmstadt altogether.
/ AT the suggestion of Raft, MacDowel
visited Liszt at Weimar: lie played for
List his first piano concerto, in manu-
script, arranged for two pianos, the or
chestrsl part being played by p'Aibert
/ Liszt praised not only the concerto, bu
also his piano playing. Two plano suites
were also praised by Ilszt as being "nd
mirable." and he accepted the dedication
/ of tbe concerto.
/ MacDowell had always thought OF him
] self as a piano virtuoso in the making
= and q was a surprise to him when hi'
| compositions were taken seriously, and
1 especially when Raft said to him; You
music viii be played when mine is for
gotten"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-19

British Museum interested him especially,
preceded a brief stay in Paris and he went
with his wife to Frankfort. Youth again
prevented him from getting a Conservatory
position, this time at Wurzburg and trial
for an Edinburgh position also failed this
largely because his youth, his nationality
and the fact that he was protege "of
that dreadful man List" initiated against
him
Returning to Germany from London
ONhither they had gone for the purpose OF
securing Edinburgh appointment the Mac
Dowells went TO Wiesbaden and in 1887 they
purchased a little cottage with half an
acre OF ground in which the composer
enjoyed digging; here with another Ameri-
can. Templeton Strong, many were the
conversation and amicable disagreements
about the making Of music.
II was a time Of delight and serenity
and the entire energy of the man is given
to composition And in addition his work
was being recognized by Americans and
Europeans. Mr.. Van der StucSen, Madame
Carreno Cyvho had taught him for time
in his earlier days. and Mr.. B. J. Lang
were early protagonists Of the MacDowell
cause and the critics II. T.. Krehbiel,
Henry r. Finck and w. r. Apthorp, were
/
| at the solicitations of American friends,
! the. MacDowells sold their little paradise
| and came 20 Boston, where they settled.
| Successive appearances as pianist and
COMPOSER with the Kneisel Quartet, Theo
/ dore Thomas and Orchestra New York, and
Mr. Gericke and the Boston symphony or
chestra, led TO appreciative and enthusi-
astic delight at his work.
! After eight years activity In Boston with
numerous concert engagements with the
great orchestras as pianist-composer under
the conductorshp Of Nikisch, Bernard
Listemann Anton Seidl and Emil Paur
and with the most glowing tributes from
the greatest critics, MacDowell went to
! Columbia University, New York, to or
| ganize the new Department OF Music. The
many trials Of that position, the misrepre-
| sensations Of his work there, the high and
lofty ideals and the one proper standard
of work which he tried to establish are
matters Of history, are also the ac-
| counts OF his work given by the students
and by those who know his work best
These you will find in Lawrence Gilman
valuable book, Edward AIacDoWell," ia
which 1 am most deeply indebted and from
! which / have largely and copiously drawn
this sketch. IT Is ~ Mi. Lawrence Gil
man that We owe our gratitude for most
| OF our knowledge about Mcdowell
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-19

The remarkable attachments OF MlscHa
E,Iman nave been heralded from shore 20
shore for several seasons, but omaha VIII
have it's first opportunity Of hearing TINS
wonderful young Russian on next ues9aS
EniscopaI church. One Of the most as
tinguished features of Elman's playing Is
his freedom from mannerism' WhelheL ms
ing and lingering or simply purrlng ana
pulsating with exquisite melody he charms
and enchants without recourse TO lrlcherN
of any kind Program:
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-19

Perisen Advertising the Road o emns-
The Advertising Columns That Road
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-19

Article Written Anti Contest Piano Dea
CoNrigh by
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-19


In the spring of 1895 Mr. MacDowell be-
gan to manifest alarming signs Of nervous
exhaustion" says Mr.. Gilman Quoting
from his friend Mr.. Hamlin Garland, he
was temperate in all things but work
in that he was hOpelessly prodigal'
A dislntegration of the brain tissues be-
gan TO show It's effect: slowly, gradually,
pathetically came the long ritardando the
sinister pianissmo, the perdendosi and
morendo, until the mind became as a lit
tie childs: and in that condition he left
for the last time the fairy tales that had
pleased him and having fulfilled the re-
quirement he entered the kingdom Of light,
as a little child!-And inscribed high In
the rolls Of lesser known heroes and
heroines you will find the name Of that
most devoted, most noble, most heroic
woman. Mrs Edward Mcdowell.
His resting place is ION an open hilltop
commanding one of the spacious views that
he had loved near PETERBOROUGH. And on
a bronze tablet are these lines Of his own
which he had devised as a motto for the
last music that he wrote From Log
Cabin"
"A house of dreams untold,
II looks out over the whispering uee-tops
And faces the setting sun
THOMAS J. Kelly.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-19

roundings were a source of endless inspira-
ton and he realized keenly how much such
environments might mean to others less
fortunate"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-19

The outgrowth of this was the Mac
DoweU Memorial Association which Mrs.
Mcdowell has been lecturing for, and
whose aims, 1t is to be hoped, will be
presented to our Omaha musical people by
her through one OF our musical organiza-
tions before long
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-06-02
TOURING GAR
Is Purchased by Mr.. Griffith
and 1t is on the Way
to the City,

william F. Griffith is in receipt OF
.o,egram from the factory at In
d,anapolls informing him that his
bir National touring car has been
shipped. The car Is fully equipped
s s-,.' FAMILY use and Mr.. Griffith in
.ords to use it exclusively as such.
10 will also keep the fne racer he
,as now Of that make. 1t is the in
Item to make the trip to Atlantic
Citv in the big touring car. when
49, Elks' reunion is held there.
- cal Id.wen Hunter. vice president OF
I 80 Company, and his
r,,so will accompany Mr. and Mrs
Crislth on the trip. MT. Griffith
u,as the first here to own National
We" and he holds to that machine as
eNt ,ovorite, which fact highly re-
: aon,roeuds the make here.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-06-02
DEEDS FILED
T., tbe Office of the Clerk of
% the County to Be
Recorded.

rank henderson to Andrew j.
,,,,,,,sms. lot. Bridgeport.
F" l Iohn Jacobs to Charley Herrick, 2
i0IS Allen to James C. Stout, l
loI' .Dcb-Elllott Real Estate and
~ s,ovement Company to Lucy
~ 80 lot, GlenWood.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-06-02

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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-02-02
MAKE THIS TEST
How to Tell if Your Hair is Dis
eaSed

Even if you have d luxnriant head
of hair you may want to know wheth-
er it is in a healthy condition or not.
9S% Of the people need a hair tonic.
Pull hair out of your head; if the
bulb at the end of the root is white
and shrunken, it proves that the hair
is diseased, and'requires prompt treat
ment if its loss would be avoided. If
the build Is pink and full, the hair is
healthy.
We want,eyery one, whose hair re-
quires treatment to try Rexall $685.
Hair Tonic. We promise that it shall
cost nothing if it does not give salts
factory results. 1t is designed to
overcome dandruff, relieve irritation,
to stimulate the hair roots, tighten
the hair already in the head, grow
hair and cure badness.
1t is because of what Rexall 1897
Hair Tonic has done and our sincere
faith in it's goodness that we want
you to try it at our risk. Two sizes,
SOC and S1.OO. Sold only at our store
The Rexall Store. Charles Fiesler.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-02-02
Primitive Paper-Makina.

In Madagascar kind of writing
paper used by some Of the native
notables and the fetish priests is
made from the bark of shrub named
hahova. The bark fiber is boiled and
macerated until thin paste is OBJ
tanned. Then leaf of the plant called
ravinia, or traveler'c tea, Is coated
with pulp, formed from particular
kind of rice, and over this is spread
the hahova paste, on both sides OF the
leaf After the coating has thorough
ly dried and adhered, it ts--Ip00iizsnaadd
with with a smooth shell. and the Daper Is
ready for use in writing. The manu-
facture of the ink employ I'd. like that
of the paper itself. is monopoly of
the notables and prieEts who use it.
This paper may be bought by travel
<ers at about cent and a half per
sheet, but only few hundred sheets
are produced in month
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-02-02

y Ss=t :
Monogram cheese, best Wisconsin
cream cheese made. Try it. McCrack-
en- s. Burgess.
MaDager Olson of the Bijou Theatre
secured the city hall Tuesday night
for a special exhibition of moving
picture films showing Cheyenne, Wyo.,
views during the visit of Roosevelt
there last spring. These included a
big parade, races, bucking broncho
contests and all of the other cowboy
and Indian feats. Savannah auto
races were also shown. a packed
house greeted the exhibition
That nine cent sale at the Golden
Rule Store is a hummer. 1t closes
this week. Get there before it is toe
late.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-02-02
ORANGES FROM CHANCES
GROVE ARRIVE HERE

Included in the train load Of Califof-
MIA oranges which just reached here
from the coast are several cases from
Captain Frank Chances grove near
Los Angeles.
The Peerless Leader" of, the Cham
pion Chicago Cubs, has shipped all Of
he present crop from his old ranch
and Is at present looking over his new
grove recently purchased.
According to reports from Chance he
stands to make big profit this sea-
son. He personally overlooks all the
picking and shipping of his oranges
and 1t Is common sight to- see him
carrying his men from place to place
In his big auto.
Chance grows two grades of oranges on
his ranches-the famous "Sunkist" brand
and the "Red-Ball, equally as popular on
Eastern tables.
Last spring, while on his way 20
lead the Cubs on their spring training
trip, Chance brought a suit case full
OF his own oranges along with him. It
was his intention to treat his players.
But he happened to mention the fact
to one of his fellow passengers, with
the result that only five were left when
he finally reached Chicago.
Pitchers Mordecei Brown and orval
Overall, of the Cubs, will spend a
couple OF weeks with Chance this win
ter and their boss hopes to convert
both Of his star pitchers to orange
growing.