Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-04
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Day in Omaha M,
MARCH 4.


Thirty Years Ago
The celebration Of the Robert Emmett
anniversary was notable for the presenta-
tion OF the trial scene from the drama Of
Robert Emmett" with the characters
portrayed as follows: Robert Emmett by
r. A. oBrien; attorney general. by II.
ID. Estabrook; council for prosecution, by
J. J. Lander. counsel for defense, by ].
J. Neigh; Lord Norbury. by General
George NJ. O'Brien; clerk of the crown,
by w o. Sanders. Many others contribu-
ted 20 a lengthy program, all under the
auspices OF the Emmett Monument asso-
citation.
Ex-County Judge w. o. Bartholomew
is slowly recovering from a long Siege OF
nervous prostration and is occasionally
seen down town.
Forty acres OF the old Redman farm.
north Of this city. was sold at sheriffs
sale, bringing 5000. or ,125 per acre. ].
J. Brown was the purchaser.
Collector John Campbell received notice
from Washington that the government
would pay it's share Of the expense In the
paving OF Fifteenth street opposite the
postoffice building.
J. w. Lancaster II the name Of the
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new clerk at the Metropolitan.
The new city directory il completed and
contains 1910 names, which furnishes
the basis OF an estimate Of omaha's popu-
lation at IS. 230
Dr. s. ID. Mercer has gone TO Denver
on business connected with the Union
Pacific hospital there
Twenty Years ARo
I Perry 8 Heath, The Bees Washington
correspondent. stated in dispatch that
Tobias Castor. democratic national COM
mitteeman from Nebraska. was at the
capital working for DR.. George L. Miller
as successor TO Judge McDil on the In
terstate Commerce commission. Castor,
the dispatch said. was cioseted with ].
Sterling Morton. secretary OF agriculture.
and Or. Miiler's very intimate friend.
George +. Beck OF sheridan, Wyo.. son
Of former senator from Kentucky. was
IN the city and related a good story of
how Colonel Cody buffalo BID whipped
pair OF assailants in a Washington
hotel Beck said he held the coIoners
coat lie said eastern papers had gar
bied the account OF the fight; that one
Of the men stood more than six feet and
weighed 22S, and that Buffalo Bnr' licked
them both TO finish.
An interested reader OF The Bee wrote
to tho paper suggesting that half a dozen
OF omaha's wealthy citizens build homes
costing from $4,000 10 10000 as a means
OF helping business and the unemployed.
The Burlington was advertising one-way
fares TO California at $50 and round trip
at tJ5. The rate war was on.
Colonel G. ]. johnson Of PhIladelphia
comrade OF Major Erb OF the Mercer.
was visiting the latter at his hotel
Ten Years Ago
congratulate you on having plenty
OF room. hate 10 see any one stand up
"'W'"R lecture. / never saw any one
stand up during one OF my lectures. PER-
sonally like these little family parties
they give more friendly feeling than
Dig audiences" Thus spoke--lronicaily.
isioert Hubbard. the Rcycrofter OF New
aurora, y. y, to small assemblage AZ
hountze Memorial Lutheran church, Tiia
lecture showed one plainly that the
speaker was a preacher OF the gospel Of
work
Albert NJ. Ring. sOl South Twenty-.e-
enth street. died at the age OF A.
Al Union Pacific trains going vast
were using the Northwestern tracks as
far as Fremont, owing to the fact that
the Union Pacific bridge at Mercer was
down and out.
Harry Davis and elsie Hockmuth uro-
cured license TO marry
IL was admitted before the advisorv
board that competition merely IN tha .,l.-
posal OF the city garbage did not insure
success X w. Breckenridge appeared
ana asked Tor time TO enable local COM
pany with new scheme to enter the
field. ''S
N'iss Mary Mannering In "Harriet's
iioheymoon appeared at the Boyd ana
insratiated himself more securely than
even IN the affections Of Omaha theater-