Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-14
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Tn CONNECTION with the consolidation movement.
i one Of early pioneers has raised the question
Of vested rights claimed by Florence. which IL
reminder that Florence is the only OF numer
Gus suburbs that Is older than Omaha unless call
Bellevue suburb, which is OF course. stin older But
Dundee. South Omaha. Benson and East Omaha
all laid out and promoted by Omaha people and
Omaha capital and with intention 20 detract from
Omaha
Florence In its inception was the hating point for
the Mormons in their cross-continent tourney. It
covers the spot where Mormon column driven
OF Illinois In the fall Of 1s4s hibernated In winter
Quarters" which, by the way. is the the town
bears In all the early accounts 1t was from this
winter Quarters that Brigham Young set out with
his company OF chosen followers IN the early spring of
1877 on the expedition eliminating IN the founding of
the new Zion In the valley OF the Great Salt lake.
IL remained Mormon QUILTING station Tor some
years and the name was only Afterwards changed
from winter Quarters Florence When the ter
ritory OF Nebraska organized. Florence had capt
tai ambitions, and O1naha's most formidable
competitor in the lists. According 10 the gossip OF
the day as veraciousy handed down. the outcome OF
the capital location fight determined by the
perior potency OF Omaha's real money against
F1orences town lots. BY the time the railroads
TO be surveyed Omaha had the center OF the map. but
why at the beginning. Omaha forged ahead and grew.
while Florence stood stu. win always be inscrut-
able mystery. There a day. however when odds
would have been given that II any annexation were
ever 20 take place. II would DO F1orance amazing
Omaha instead OF Omaha annexng Florence
During pleasant call from Dean west OF Prince
connection with The Bee manfeatng special interest
In him. and his work out here which he had taken
up almost Immediately after graduating from Prince
ton He a brilliant fellow In college" said
Dean West and all expected great things Of him.
and were not wholly disappointed. / saw him
casionay-the last time in New York before he went
west TO die. was real pity that such career
should be cut short by physical infirmities"
have recently received a unique handbook issued
by the National Press club Of washington which
stead Of the customary binding Is enclosed in a
made Of Newspaper matrices that have actual
service The title the front Is a photograph
Of the type. tied with the compostors string and set
IN the chase ready for locling-up printer read
u as easily he would type but any else VIII
set the correct impression quickest by usihS looking
glass and reading the mirrored reflection. This Ma
tonal Press club lie the organization which has put
numerous entertainment stunts such It's Tame
Duck" night. it's 'TIobby-Ridefs' exhibits and it's
famous debates 'whiskers against Baldheads' and
"Bowiegs against Knocis-knees." with the distin-
ushed statesmen the capital in the ttleroies
The membership Includes besides the corps OF Wash
ington correspondents. quite number Of newspaper
men throughout the country. who have been
cioseiy associated with newspaper work. The only
other Omaha name I in H.. however. Is that OF
General George II. HarTies. recently come here
head Of the electric lighting company.