Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-01
NOTED NEBRASKANS
WHO ANSWER CALL
Leaders Of Life in City and State
Who Have Answered the
Last Summons.
Trimmed RANKS OF PIONEERS

respective communities. Scores held the
distinction Of pioneer settlement, paruc-
ipated In the hustling life OF the 'brs ana
shared I'm the honors OF territorial up
building. The greater number are state
hood pioneers. whose energy and ABILITY
eoutributed to the material, religious and
social betterment OF Nebraska
Conspicuous among those who answered
the last summons are the following
names:
prof. Charles NJ. Bessey. state uni
versity.
Henry w. Yates, Omaha banker.
Rev. NJ. p. Bowling, Creighton uni
versity.
chief Justice Conrad Hoilenbeck.
Judea Addison g. Tibbets. Lincoln
Hon. Church Howe, Auburn.
Judge Allen w. Field. Lincoln.
Hon. John b. Dinsmore. Sutton.
Judge C. ]. Pheips Schuyler.
Rev, Luther p. Ludden, Lincoln pastor.
Judge A. W. Critics, Chadron.
Frank w, Brown, lincoln postmaster.
NJ A. Daugherty. editor and stockman.
Rev. John T. Smith. Omaha pastor.
state Senator George N. Wiltze. Ran
dolph.
rev. N. b. Lowrie. founder Omaha
Presbyterian seminary.
Victor Caldwell, Omaha banker
In Omaha proper every calling con-
triSuted one or more members to the 81
lent majority -Four OF the earliest DO
rsers who answered the call are Mrs.
Margaret Cunning. pioneer Of 1904 and
wife Of the first territorial governor; Mrs'
Caroline NJ. Logan. the first white woman
married in Omaha in 1855; Judge Martin
-
Albert o. wyman, 1856. former United
states treasurer. Real estate circles lost
THOMAS McCaRue A. c. Kennedy. George
~. Hicks and d. V. sholes.
other familiar names are;
Andrea ]. simpson. pioneer carriage
ina;ssr.
Martin Durham. pioneer harness MAKER
william Wallace. banker
Balthas letter. brewer.
CAPTAIN ]. J. Mercer. civil war veteran.
w. T. Canada, terror Of Railroad rob
beers.
william r. Burbank. manager Fon-
tenele hotel.
g.. d. Barkaiow, railroad news agency.
John Grant. paving contractor.
DR.. 5. X. spalding. civil war physician.
Eulalius NJ. Groh. noted missionary
Albert Rothery. artist.
John Dale, dean OF insurance men.
]. r. wilhelmy. pioneer hadwaro mer-
chant.
George g. Powell. manager Mccord-
Brady Co.
Peter J. Nichols. superintendent Union
Pacific railroad. VI
Mrs. Samuel ReeS. pioneer school
teacher.
Mrs. Thomas Fitzpatrick. leader in char
liable works.
The patriarch Of the states dead ia
Michael Doody OF Columbus, pioneer
Of Platte county. who reached the re-
nsrkabIe age OF los Thirty-one OF the
fivt were between % and 20 years of age
ana nine reached the age Of 90 and over
Following Is the list Gage in figures):
Omaha.
JANUARY.
R-Henry w. Yates, n, president Ne
braslIa National bank and dean OF Omah'
T-Mrs. Michael Miliet. 70. pioneer resi-
dent. :, -,
war veteran, former postmaster.
la-Howafd 8. Miller. 81, pioneer
Cunning county.
se-silas M Fisk. retired policeman.
1i-Charles r. Johnson, s., pioneer buai
ness man and capitalist, 1865.
sl-Mrs. Rebecca J. Lindsey. 81. pionee
z5@wullam Herbert. &c. pioneer resi-
si-Benjamin Morris. 10 retired captai
fire department; Peter J. Nichols, 10 pho
neer railroad official; Miss Ada lon
Hopper So public school teacher.
FEBRUARY.
livery Rev. J. 7. Smith, s., pastor 81
1-Aifred Il. Toozer. rs. pioneer OF 1856
leader OF Union Pacific band.
s-Mrs. Belle Ireland. e. pioneer Of 10
OF Florence; Frank Ftle. ", pioneer bust
ness man, south Omaha; Mrs. Margare
A. Guy. ~ pioneer OF lses
io--Aibert Rothery, IS, pioneer westeE
artist. president Omaha Sketch clut
William Al. Mcmillan. "a, noted railroal
freight clerk; Harvey l. Morse, ISL poai
master Walnut HUI station; Thoma
Rims, %. poheeman' shot by desperate,
1855. widow OF Territorial Governor Gun
b-Rev. NJ. p. Bowling. s. j.. IS. Kal
Verslty for twelve years. Andrew
simpson. 81, pioneer carriage menufe'
turer' Joe uormans - Anna, Neo., n
tired officer Omaha Street Railway con
iS-Martin Durham. 70. pioneer businei
man; John Llnder, g. pioneer ousinei
0-Mrs. Elsie Youngsters 100. oide
resident OF Omaha,
ai-Mtee Margaret O'Bfient -. HeAtb
former assistant librarian, Omaha; Mr.
Mary Dwyer 81 widow OF pioneer drul
eist; John w. Brew. ~. pioneer railros
ss-csptaIn J. J. Mercer, s., pioneer cit
S. Elizabeth Dufrene. y. phone
MARCH
3-Miss Carrie Kumpf. 80, public scho
teacher. Mira. r. q. Livingston, 75 widu
OF pioneer railroad man
4-Albeft u. Wyman. s., Washingto
former United States treasurer, Omal
pioneer OF 1855.
s-Joseph p. Butler a pioneer
Omaha: Ars. r. G. Cushing, Los Angell
widow OF former mayor OF Omaha,
Mrs. r. Q. Cushing, Los Angeles, wide
OF former mayor OF Omaha
N-Albert L. Johnson. 50. pioneer loo
motive engineer, Union Pacific railrod
H-William Wallace, "A. vice preside
Omaha National bank.
23-John W. Stewart. s., expert In ca
pet and furniture trade Mrs. Mary Dot
las Porter, pioneer and church work
A-Mfs. Clara y. Merriam, So, proT
nent worker IN Baptist Woman's NJ
50-Marlua sorenson. IS. building &C
tractor Mrs, Leonard Groh. wire OF p
toI. Of q Make Lutheran church.
banker.
APRIL
1-William T. Canada, n, retired ch
Of Union Pacific secret service.
s-Mn. Doriine Schlesinger. 81. plon'