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Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03

east corner was Boyds opera house,
erected in 1882. 1t was completely
destroyed by fire IN October, 1898.
In 1896 the Nebraska Clothing
company purchased. the ground and
erected its present five-story clothing
house. In 1880 an old livery stable
owned by Wilber & Co. occupied this
lot.
On the southwest corner Of Four
teenth street is located the Paxton
hotel. When it was built in 1882 it
was considered the finest hotel in the
city, if not in the entire west. 1t was
vacant lot in 1880 and prior to. the fire
of 1873. the Grand Central hotel stood
there. The Kitchen brothers built
the present hotel, which they haye
managed since its erection. The
building west of it was the place from
which the old Morning Herald was
issued. At No. l4l5 c. S. Good
rich ran store in 1885. At No. 14l7
was in 1880 located the first UNDER
taking establishment in the city and
was owned and run by John g. Ja--
cobs and after his death by Drexel
& Maui. At No. 1919 is the Drexel
Shoe company. In 1883 Henry Dohle
occupied it for like purpose. On the
southeast corner of that block and
Fifteenth street is located the Ware
block, erected in 1882 by w. A.. Pax
ton. It is a six-story brick used tor
stores and Offices. For number OF
years it was used by Kelley, Stiger
& Co. as a dry goods store: 1t was
named in honor of the wife OF the
owner, w. A. Paxton.
On the northwest corner, on Fit
teenth street, was located the old
Union block, also called the Wabash
corner, because the ticket office OF
that road was located there from 1880
to 18o0-Frank E. Moores being the
agent. For many years it was the
spot where political medicine was
mixed. | recall one instance in 1871
when there were gathered in a group
James E. Boyd, w. J. Bryan, Charles
H. Brown, c. V. Gallagher, J. Ster-
! ling Morton and myself. At this writ
ing this building is being razed to
make way for the eight-story build
ing of the Omaha World Herald, this
lot having been purchased by the
company in 1914. The fve-story brick
west of this was built in 1882 by
Peter Coos and was used by him as
hotel. then called the "Goos hotel
| In 1885 it was sold to w. A. Paxton,
who in 1895 sold it to Lou Hill. Since
1885 it has been known as the "Mer-,
chants hotel" The lots west of that
are the ones on which the Paxton
block. is located, that building ex--
tending to the northeast corner of
Sixteenth street. In 1880 and up to
| 1888 the Douglas county court house
stood on that corner, when it was
sold to Paxton for certain sum and
part in exchange for other lots where
now stands the new court house. The
Paxton block. was erected in 1883.
In 1895 it was sold to the present
owners, the Boston Ground Rent
company.
On the southwest corner OF Fiji
teenth street is located the Barker
block. This ground has been owned
by the Barker estate, to my per-
sonal knowledge, since 1880. In that
year and upSto 1886 there stood on
| that lot two-story frame building,
used for stores and Offices. In 1886
| new building was started, but be-
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03

agents, and then moved his plant to
Seventeenth and Howard streets ten
years ago, where the plant now does
a thriving and constantly growing
business. Not content with the one
establishment, he recei tly bought the
Rubel store which now operates un-
der. the name Of the Raymond.
Thus was a live and expert fIrni-'
ture man ierked out Of the jaws of
the street car business, snatched from
the life of cattle broker, and dragged
from the fascinating field of horse
trading by the magnetic force OF one
clinging ambition to sell furniture,
and sell lots of it.
Next in This seriss-'How Omaha Got
Frank A. Kennedy" =, a> 'r5tN.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03
Part Taoo Of the Chapter ]
.(Continued)

.-... .(Continuedl -
On the southwest corner of Thir-
teenth street was NJ. Hellman's three
story brick building, which up to 1888
was the largest exclusive clothing
store in this city. In 1897 is was con-
verted into hotel on the European
plan and was called the Dewey" 1t
was destroyed by fire in February,
1918, and in 1914 the Omaha Printing
company erected in its place the pres
ent five-story brick-one of the, larg-
est printing houses in the west. Two
of the buildings west of this were for
years used as dry goods stores, one
by Loyal Smith and the other by
S. P. Morse & Co. Smith was SEN
sational bargain-giver and at times
would give free excursions to Omaha
from radius of 100 miles around,
when carpets would be laid on the
sidewalks almost the entire length of
the block. One pleasant Saturday
night in the spring of 1886 he locked
the store doors and decamped for
Canada, leaving behind him debts ag-
gregating 100000. In the summer
of 1887 Morse disposed of his store
and business. West of these buildings
in 1880 Ish & McMahon ran drug
store, this being the closest the block
ever came to harboring a saloon un-
til 1889, when Darst established a
wholesale, liquor house at No. 1918 in
that block. On the southeast corner
of that block stood one. of Omaha's
Oldest hardware and stove stores and
one of the most extensive in the en-
tire west. 1t was three-story build
ing occupying full city lot and was
owned and run by Milton Rogers
& Son. This ground and building
was sold by the Rogers estate in
1910 to the Woodmen of the, World,
who erected on the lot its present
sixteen-story building, it being the
headquarters. of the order as well as
an office building and stores.
On the northwest corner of Four
teenth and Farnam in, 1880 there was
two-story frame store and office
building, one Of the stores being used
by A. D. Morse Shoe company. His
signs read: A child can buy as cheap
as man at A. D. Morse's," this be-
ing about all the advertising he did,
that being sufficient, as it made him
famous. The present two-story brick
on that lot was erected about 1883
and for years a part of the second
floor was used as hall, known as
"St. Georges hall" For years John
L; Webster had his Office there, as
did Boggs & Hill. The Norris ticket
Office and cigar store and ]. B. Viii
liams, the tailor, at one time occu-
pied two Of its stores, the latter be-
ing the Oldest tenant in point of dura-
ton in the building. West of this at
No. l4l2 is the World Herald office,
located there in 1887. Prior to that
there was one-story brick there,
used as saloon and run by Ed Wit
tig. Adjoining this to the west has
for years been the saloon and billiard
hall OF Lentz & Williams; it is a
two-story brick-this being part of
the ground upon which in 1885 was
erected one-story narrow brick
building, where in January of that
year David Miller, ex-sheriff of Doug
las county, started a saloon. which for
years was known as a political head
quarters and called the Drum" but
it proved an expensive venture to
Miller. Adjoining this on the north
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03
Grohs History Omaha
Alfhe truth and untruth that's fit to know

9address, when they laid the cornor
stone. He spoke about erecting "a
monument of enduring granite stone
and he rang in something about the
pyramids and sphynx Of Egypt, the
Alexandran library and the Colos-
scum OF Rome. II know | express the
hope OF all, when | say that the struc-
ture which we shall rear here will be
a satisfaction to future generations"
he said,
Unfortunately this hope was not
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03

il4years after the signing Of the i'm
mortal Declaration Of Independence
II was erected where II now stands
lthough considerably changed in the
last year by remodeling), at Eight.
eenth and Farnam streets, in fine
location right next to The Bee
building.
R. c. Gushing was mayor at that
time and he made quite a fowery
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03

Concluded Next Sunday
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03
Comb Honey
By EDWARD BLACK.

% .,,.. ~. a.. 80,
Whicn mon.n 10 you hNe oes's
june OF course. ~,
Eacn mohtn mas its claims OF su-
pefloriIy, nut June seems 70 nave !ns
!liost cleo'V MARKS Do Popu,a' peiloa
IN the yearly cycle. y Is tne month
OF poetry, posses, plcnies anu pie
meaning eneLry PIE, ol c9urse;
,Ionsioer tne sweet gnI gIapuate ~ as
sne steps upon tne tnresnoia o. me,
Win 2 srauuatioh Sefslisdle y neI ..l
hana. ,ooking lhto the iutuIe witn '!s
many orignt promises, w pic'uIes u
eoseate ooiois, the pa.hway aneaa. t
OF roses orange blossoms ana sun
snIne' :,
IN ah oiu scrap oook We ieao'
VINO comes with summer 70 tnis earth ,-.
ana, ana owes ives. 70 June ta sen 2, D,,'h
c.n na.,th w.s,,S ,orr ~. oor,r,, 4
-. I,,.:... DIT" "-.T
Jane w,.ou .ney ",o'e
Moh'h man h'n Ia'Is ,0ve-
''h'' you An0"' " 'p'A '''
There's the June bride who always
bushes and about whom so much has
been written. Who ever heard Of a
June grooms He is nonenity, just
a bit Of bric-a-brac in the scheme Of
things.
schoolhouse door is closed for the
long summer vacation, the old swim
ming hole is enlivened by its clientele
into service once more, the chigger
bug is on the scene and the straw hat
offers evidence that the good old
summer time is here.
Father and Son.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03

The Height Of Frivolity-.
Having the baby photographed for
the first time.
Evening journal., 1917-04-27
CHANGERS WRESTLE With
FARM LABOR QUESTION

The difficulty farmers are expert
encing in getting labor came up for
considerable discussion at an i'm
portant meeting Of West Brandywine
Grange, at Talleyville, last evening.
During the coming week a canvass is
TO be made of all grange members
in order to ascertain just how much
help is needed I'm the vicinity. This
canvass is the outcome OF a request
made by the committee appoined by
Governor Townsend. Members OF the
committee visited Arthur Smedley
and r. n. Weldin and asked that the
matter be taken up at the grange
meeting.
AS result OF the request a COM
mittee was appointed to canvass
grange members, as follows: Arthur
Smedloy. T. n. Weldin. Herbert
Chandler Pussy Passmore and
Lawrence Talley This committee
will report at the meeting next week
relative to the shortage Of labor
among grange members.
A letter containing a speech made
by John McStarren, State master Of
Pennsylvania. was read by Frank
Talley. The letter was an appeal
that, in view OF the demand for huge
crops. the farmers be given some
guarantee that prices would not drop
and the crops be wasted in the fall.
A wedding cake presented to the
grange by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lane
was cut. Mr. and Mrs. Lane were
married recently. Next week there
will be an initiation OF members and
the first and second degrees will be
conferred. There arc sixteen candi-
dates
Evening journal., 1917-04-27
JUDGE Day TO ADDRESS
OLD DRAWERS FRIENDS

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDDLETOWN. Del, April 81
The Friends of Old Drawers are
making plans for the annual reunion.
which Will be held at the old church
on the first Sunday in June, as usual.
The Rev. DR. Hunter, of Newark, n.
j., Will preach the sermon in the
morning, and Judge William A. Day.
president Of the Equitable Life As
surance Society, will deliver the ad-
dress in the afternoon. Judge Day
is a former Brandywine hundred
boy and he has relatives and friends
in the county. The Rev. Edward A.
McLaurey. OF Odessa Presbyterian
Church will have charge of the SER
vices and the Odessa choir will fur
nish the music, assisted by Mrs. War
den Humphrey. of Claymont
The annual election of officers will
be held at the New Century Club next
Tuesday afternoon, following the
executive board meeting. Reports of
the standing committees will also be
read.
Evening journal., 1917-04-27
Summer is COmming, and
FurS Too, for My Fair Lady

with their last seasons omnipresence
and the fur cape really is the thing.
Long Nat broad stoles Of the seal,
mole and ermine are the greatest
rivals OF the cape for favor with the
summer girl and the cape may yet
rue the day that a stole stole its first
place in Miss Summers wardrobe and
affections. The ermine stoles are al
most always finished on the ends with
a row OF the tiny tails and indeed on
both the capes and stoles of the other
furs the tail trimming is very often
used. Indeed. these Oft repeated tails
are an old story but always good.
OF all the summer furs. ermine best
lends itself from an artistic and adapt
able standpoint to summer toilettes.
IL sets off a frock of silk Georgette
crepe or a lingerie gown with equal
perfection and has a more light and
fluffy effect and a less heatfhl appear
ance than the other furs In an ermine
cape you may be at white heat when
it is two hundred in the shade. but
you'll never look IT,
As a dress trimming as well as a
wrap ermine is most effective sum-
mertime fur and a white Georgette
frock banded in it IS the white of per-
lection. A white organdie gown with
a band on Of ermine must needs be
greeted also with joy and abandon as
the summit OF summer sartOrial art.
AS a compromise with going to fur
this summer maribou is again putting
forth its fine feathers in wide bands
around the neck. sleeves and full
skirts of charmeuse coats in the same
manner that the wide bands OF fur
were used on the fur coats this last
winter After all. perhaps. it were
safer TO stick 10 maribou II we want
to be sure what we are wearing. When
it Is marked down we know il is down
but no matter what mark is on fur
we feel We are the mark If we buy
IL. When you are simply dying to buy
a mink collarette the furrier is prob
ably simply dyeing a pussy cat to sell
IL to you. Indeed the fur trade is a
double skin OF both you and some
other poor animal Perhaps it's just
as we'll you can't split hairs too finely
in the fur buying for il Is so much
more comfortable not to know that tho
ermine hair you think you are wearing
is just plain hare.
Evening journal., 1917-04-27
Layton WATER BONDS
find MANY BUYERS

nrcial 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del, April 27-The Dover
Ice Club is again IN demand TINS
ear. several invitations already hav-
ng been received by the club 10 FUR
ish the musical programs at the an
mal commencement exercises through
ut the state The club has been en-
AGED to sing at two commencement
Exercises IN Kent county next month,
osides being scheduled TO sing early
1 june at an all-day meeting in New
astlo county.
Caleb S. Kcnney, son OF former
nited states Senator r. r. kenney,
7 this town, has been commissioned
rst lieutenant in the engineering
Drps of the United States Army. MIR.
,enney is now connected with the
-Dodson Coal Company, OF
Bethlehem, Pa. and was formerly
pad engineer Of Kent county.
At the opening OF BIDS for the ad-
ftional Clayton water and ever bond
,sue Of $4,000. the following awards
rere made as the successful bidders
M. Satterheld. Dover. three bonds
/ S1O175O. S3O52.5O; two bonds al
10l5. 5000: Reynolds Clough, Dover
ne bond at S1O1510; one bond a.
Evening journal., 1917-04-27
sY MARoARET MASON.

Written for the United Press).
You cant escape cape. my dear,
This summer you must wear
The pelt Of some four-footed beast
When you do take the air.
And hide your shapely shoulders
meath
Some creatures hide and hair.
NEW YORK. April 27.-You have
to so fur to see the Cape Of Good
Hope but you don't have to so fur TO
see the cape OF good style, although
it's fur all right. Il maybe gopher too
at that, but the chances are its kolin-
sky or ermine or mink or sable or
mole or Hudson seal. All the really
smart fur .capes are made up OF one
or a combination OF two OF these six
soft silky skins selected suitable sar-
torlally for summertime showing.
As one little sable pelt is a big hit
YOU may be sure a full ripply cape of
sable is some knockout. Such one
falling 10 the waist line I'm front and
running to a deep point below the
waist in back has a broad rolling col
lar OF unspotted ermine fastening in
a low V-shaped front.
Another one of mink with a shawl
collar of ermine has fitted front and
"a fun deep ripple back for all the
world like an old-fashioned dolman
Little short shoulder capes Of Hudson
seal or mole are quaint and charming
and a graceful wrap is one OF chiffon
thrice banded. once at neck, midway
and again around the edge with kolin-
sky
Oh where are the white foxes OF
yesterday? Last summer the foxiest
of summer furs was white fox. This
summer some are fox but most are
not. To be sure foxes. red, white or
silver are not to be shrugged off too
disdainfully by summer shoulders, but
they arc seldom seen in comparison
Evening journal., 1917-04-27
council SAYS LAST
Word on PAVING BILL
Deem Action Inadvisable In
asmuch as Bills Are in
Governors Hands
DEPARTMENTS
SEND BUDGETS

During the evening at the meeting OF
Htv Council last night water board
,onds amounting to $4,000 and falling
due May D were ordered paid. The fol-
lowing payrolls were allowed; Council
RS7.6l. miscellaneous, S23l2lli ponce
5ls633. The balance ia bank was re-
ported TO he s2i3,50l4l
The Council referred TO the finance
committee the Street and Sewer De
partmnt's estimate ol 02i9,t3o as tue
mount the board wtttneed nest year
20 carry on the work of that depart
uent.
INC request of the Board of Health
Tor enough money TO increase the pay
IF tho executive officers and for SIX
additional officers. was also referred TO
me finance committee. together with the
Ronrd of Educations estimate OF cl5lf
1925 TO meet the needs of Che schools
leNt wear. The board was asked 10 con
er with Council next Wednesday night
elaiiyo to this budget.
fhe Friendly Committee on American
cation of the Women's Defense League
lskcd for 81 600 with which TO carry ON
.he work they have undertaken m TINS
dty. The request was referred TO the
nance committee.
Council adopted a resolution to the
fleet that they believe The merits and
emerits OF the two abutting paving
Ills now before the Governor for his
consideration have been fully set forth
him, and that they deem IL lnauN's-
hlo 10 take further action i'm the mat
or at this time. This action was taken
blowing the receipt Of letter from
be Taxpayers League. urging tnal
ouncil take some dehn te action win
aspect 10 these bills.
city Solicitor Hastings sent a lciler
elaiive 10 the communication from
he TaXpayors League OF several
reeks ago, I'm which 10 was stated mat
had been reported a former coiiec-
on OF taxes i'm the Northern disti GU
lad not turned over 10 the city AN the
money that had been collected IN clly
aves 10 was Matcd-in The letter that
N Investigation some time ago show
Il This collocor's books TO be IN such
hapo that 10 could not be dctofm ned
I,othor the reports current were cor
rct or Incorrect but that under an
al paseed hy the Leg stature TWO
NO wears ago. efforts are now peing
iade 10 collect the delinquent taxes
Council adopted resolution oucreu
v President Downward urging Con
ross 10 take immediate action looking
the acquisition by the government
the Chesapeake and Delaware ca
al and approying OF Senator Sauls-
urv's action with respect to nus
roposition. II also urged Senator
Voicott and Congressman Polk TO 40
n they can 10 induce the government
} acquire The canal.
An invitation from the Red Men 10
nend a reception they are to give ID
onor of Thomas H. Jefferson, one OF
III supreme officers of the ORDER ON
pril 30, was accepted.
Evening journal., 1917-04-27
PROPOSALS.
100000

rTY or WILMINGTON. DELAWARE,
SINKING FUND, A - PER CENT. LVAN.
Sealed bids will hc received at OlE
rreasurers Once. Tenth and king streets
Wilmington, Delaware until ~ O'Clock noon;
m Thursday May 10th A.. ID. 1917, tor an
Or any part thereof Of ls30o0o0l
emaining unissued, Of the issue Of
sx Hundred Thousand Dollars Of
Sinking Fund IL per cent bonds OF the
iity of Wilmington, Delaware, auihofitea
inder an Act of the General Assembly Of the
siato OF Delaware, approved March 9th. a.
b. 1918. entitled AN Act 20 authorize Tho
Mayor and Council Of NJ lmington' 90 Dor
low money for Public Work and Improve
ncnts. and Under authority OF an ordinance
81 ''Ihc Council of the 'lhc Mayor and
Council of Wilmington. passed June sth,
a. ID. 1910, approved june l!th, A. ID.
1915 60 authorize the 1.-THE Mayor and
Council Of Wilmington 90 borrow 100000
Tor the purpose of improving the water sys-
lem q the City Of Wilmington
Said bonds 20 De issued In denominations
p $50 or mqluplcs thereof 20 date from
May -, 4. ID. 1917, and bear interest at
ne rate Of ~ per ccnium per aunum, pay
able scmi.nunuany on October LIST and April
Isl Of ench yoar and 90 mature as follows
Sldo,60u on October LIST, A. ID. 1871.
sia9. 400 on April let A. ID. 1912.
Az proposals must be accompanied by a
certified check. payable 20 the order OF the
'Ihe Mayor and Council Of Wilmington.
for two per cent. of the amount of bonds
for which bid Is submitted the same 20 be
loFltNth m case tNt ninnff ldllH To accept
and pay for bonds awarded The right rs
reserved 20 reject any or an bids No bids
of less than par will be accented. The
successful bidder or bidders will be required TO
settled for bonds awarded with accrued in.
ferest from May 18th A. ID. 1917 90 the
City Treasurer Office, Wilmington, Della
ware. an or before ] Q O'Clock noon. ON May
-. A. ID. 1917. The United States Mort
gage and Trust Company Of New York will
certify 90 the commences Of the signature
Of the officials signing said bonds and the
seal impressed thereon. Al bids must be
enclosed IN scaled envelopes addressed 10
Winism j. iehfed City Treasurer. and
uarkcd Proposals for sinking Fund Loan.
OSCAR a.. DRAPER,
JANIS KANE,
CHARLES ~. SMITH
Finance Committee Of Council
ROBERT ID. KEMP.
DAVID a. HfIIFGAS
JOHN j. MONAGHAN
Commissioners of Sinking Fund.
sprc6 80, so may-.7,0.
Evening journal., 1917-04-27

Michael Sohuman, OF this city. a
Spanish War veteran OF this city,
caused the arrest Of Samuel c. Ed
ward. of No. 1873 West Horter street.
Philadelphia, in that city yesterday
on charge Of breach of the peace.
According to word received here.
Schuman was purchasing a flag when
Edward remarked that Schuman
should enlist
Evening journal., 1917-04-27
oUARTFRLY CONFERENCE.

The first quarterly conference of
the NJ. %. Church at Hockessin, will
he held at 100 o'clock Saturday night.
The Rev. Robert Watt. ID. d., district
superintendent. will preside and will
preach in tho church at 1890 o'clock
the following morning.
Evening journal., 1917-04-27

Sl0i4.30; one bond al St01405.
SlOl4.3O; one bond at S1O1405; Thomas
C.. Frame. Dover. one bond. Sl012.75.
Total of S913S70 The bonds are to
complete the $4,000 bond issue made
IN 1915.
Evening journal., 1917-04-27
Our BsffIeshps Keep Nightly Vigil Somewhere at Sea-

This night picture OF the At
Iantle squadron at sea shows the
batHeship Pennsylvania In the
foreground, with other man.
moth fighters Of the great gray
fleet in the distance. Notice the
small boats gathered about the
Pennsylvania stern, indicating
there is activity by night as we'll
as by day in Uncle Sans fleet
In these stirring times.
Evening journal., 1917-04-27
ma rnMNsENn NN HOOD ROARn.

Governor Townsend has appointed
L. Scott Townsend a delegate to the
food conference at Washington to rep
resent Delaware in the production,
conservation and price Of food. The
conference has been called by the Ma
tional Defense League and Secretary
Of War
New Britain herald., 1917-04-28

Franz Won Rintelen, who in the first year of the war was one of the mainsprings of the German secret service system and who, in that ca pacity, came to the United States in April. 1915, to instigate strikes in intuition plants, and who is also sus- pected of having conspired with Vic toriano Huerta to bring about war between the United States and Mex ico, arrived in New York from a pris- on camp in England. Reports that he had offered to be a witness for the government in the case against ex- Congressman Frank Buchanan and H. Robert Fowler of Illinois and ex- Attorney General Frank $. Monnett of Ohio. charged with having at tempted to instigate strikes and walk outs in intuition plants, could not be verified. Rintelen was captured by the British in August, 1915. while att tempting to get back to Germany on a fraudulent Swiss passport.
 David Lamar, known as 'The Wolf of Wall Street." who is a convict in the Federal penitentiary at Atlanta, will be brought to New York to stand trial with Buchanan and the others. Lamar is alleged to have been one of Won Rintelen's most trusted aids.