Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 17, 1892, Page 13

ABOUT ADANS COUNTY Where the foil's Fertility is Proverbial and Prosperity Has an Abiding Place. HASTINGS, ""QUEEN CITY OF THE PLAINS" A P pulous and Progressive Community Upgrown in Twenty Years, WORE PRAISE DUE TO PLUCK THAN TO LUCK BGreat Possibilities of Ochre and falt Mining Near the County Seat. TILLERS TESTIFY TO ADAMS' ADVANTAGES Lund Incrensed in Value Four Hundred Per 1 Years—Fine Fruit Cent in Fourt Farming Country—No One to Sell, arning Adams county is one of tho second ter of counties in Nebraska north of the Kansas line, und about 120 miles west of the Mis- souri river. Its congressional uescription 1s townships 5,6,7, S, in rauges 9, 10, 11,12, west of the sixth principal meridian. It is almost midway botween 40 and 41 degrees north lat- tude, and 47 and 95 degrees wost longitude, Its area is 576 square miles or 368,640 acres, while its mean elevation above the sea level is 1,500 feet. The population in 1870 was 10, in 1850, 10,230, aud in 1500, 24,303, Adams county presents some remarkable contrasts. In 1872 thero was ot a building whero the city of Hastings with its 14,000 citizens now stands; five years before that tha land was inhabited only by Indians, and its prairies dotted with buffaloes. Tiwenty years ago a man with a well was euvied by his neigh bors for miles around; now every farmer must have his windmill with pipes rusning over all the farmyard, and the city of Hastings possesses one of tho best water systems west of tho Mississipp river. Then muie teams were eagerly sought for; now the farmer comes to town with his wife and children behind a team which 18 properly an object of jealousy on tho part of the more unfortunate city mortals. Tho country 1s noteworthy in maay respects, It is more densely populated than any county in the state outside of Douglus and Laacaster, its average per mile being forty-three persons. Outside of these two, it is_ also the wealthiest in tbe state. Within its voundaries are fully 150 farmers who each are worth #5000 mbove all incumbrance. The s0il is most peculiar. The roads are as hard as pavement, whilo plowed lana is as mellow s an ash heap. After a neavy ram, and within a timo surprisingly short to an east- erner, the ground will apparestly be as dry s bofore, Tho water is absorbed, and does not remain upon the surface to form the mud which is so familiar iu otner soctions. In ftself, the soil is arich black loam. The drainige is excellent. Through the southern vart of the county runs the Little Blue river, with 1ts branchos, Sand, Thirty-two Mile, Cottonwood and Pawnee creeks; throtzh the northwest corner of the county xuns the south channel of the Platte. Mineral Possibilities, Aside from the natural fertility of tho soil, there are other aavantages which have as yet remained undeveloped. Some hittle time ®go a prospecting well, a thousand fect deen, was drilled by the citizeus of Hastings, Be- giuning at a dopth of 230 feet and extending 10 the 260-foot lovel, thero was_discovered to o a bed of the finest quality of yellow ochre. At 42 feot a flow of salt water was struck, which seemed to bo inexhaustible. Neither the cehire nor the salt beds bave ever beau worked, but it is only a question of time un- til Nebraska paints and salt will be furnisbed from the Hastings beds, Adums county was organized in 1307, but 8s ut Lhat time the country was practically uninhabited the act wus permitted to become & dead letter. In November, 1871, a proclam- ation was made by Acting (overnor Jemes organizing the county for executive and Judicial purposes, and fixiug the date for the ®loction of county officers on December 12 following. This election was bheld and the chosen ofticers duly qualifica. Juniata was made county seat, but in 1576, after the usual county seat war, Hastings was made the capitil of Adams county. liun troubles were unknown fn the early history of tho county, as _before there were any whites to molest the redskins nad ail sen removed to reservations. And yet there wvore doubtless many excitiug scenes, lost Bow aluost to tradition. The old California trail, tho obicet of many a memory, leads in & northwesterly direction through the coun- ty, and over it must bave passed Kit Carson, ¥Fremoot, and the earlier explorers, Malet and Iobitaile. In Waskington Irving Astoria’’ mention is made of an encamp- mont which must have been uear Juniata, in the central part of the county and Fenimore Cooper's “Hawkeye” must have beeu faml- far with this region. The asscssment books of last year show that the value of the personal property in Adams county was £4,500,000; of the farm real estate, £,500,000: of town lots, $,200, 000: of railrouds, #4,500,000. This valustic would make the average wealth of cach pol s0n in the connty to bo 3930, Last year, ac- cording to the récords of morigages filed and released with the register of deads, the farmers of Adams paid off £100,000 more mort g, than were tilea Of this, & com aratively small amount was settled for by oreclosures. I the month of June of this ar 50,046 of mortgages were filed and P volonsd, Aa oatess. ot aailsfactan amounting to 5,252, During the same time there were no sherif’s deeds made and of the 1origage filings fully 25 per cent was for port paymentof purchase money. Ax Fertilo ns Old Egypt, The fertility of Adams county farm lands fs proverbial. Of the 370,000 acres of land in the county u very swall fraction is uufit for tila In the northwestern portiou, border- ing the Platte, snd in the extreme west are numcrous sanchills, while in certain parts of the courso of the Little Bluo the lund is in- olined to bo somewhat rough. iut, strango 8s it may seem, some very excellent crops are boumig raised on these sandhilis by thorouh cultivation, while the bottom lands of the Blue furnish the best of pasturage. In main, the bulk of the land is as fertile as the valley of the Nile, witnout the attendant dis- adyantages of Hoodsand erocodiles Of course, corn 15 the staple product, al- thoush of late years wheat and oats have risen in popular favor. Last year, from 100, 009 planted, Adams county raised enough corn 1o give twenty-one pounds of shelled corn to every family of five persons in the United States. In the same vear there were 31,570 acres of wheut and 35,460 of oat The proximity to the Oxnard beet sugar works Lias caused many farmers to try the experiment of raising a fo beots. [lux und 1o 8 coclain acres of rye and coraiLg 1o the us: acres of sugar ouckwheat are extent, while there 10, cultivated were 2,570 75 of bariey grown ac- ors' books for 1591, It is 4 uustaken 1dea thut leads many peo- lo to speak of “treeless Nobraska,' for here are more shade and fruil trues on farms and city property in Adams county than v many of the states fartbher oust which were originully covered with forests, Adams county apples are shipped to Penn- ylvania, orders haviog been pluced in the east Guring Lhe late trip of the Nobraska ad- yerusing iran. Hastiugs, although ouly twenty years old, is one of the shadiest of western citiss, ' Coutonwoods, as s quick rowin g troe, were the first clioice, but later 050 Are giviog way to elms, maples and box elders. Roferring ‘aguin 10 the assessors' Dooks, it is found that thero were last year 8,456,400 trees in the county, a large lncrease over tho returns of tuo year provious, On the lawu of Postmaster J. B, Heartwell of Hastings ure planted sixty varieties of fruit A shude trees. Hastioes' origin dates back to 1872, when o lownsite was surveyed under orders of Valter M. Micklin and Thowas E. Farrell. Atthat Ume the B, & M. was o overation, and the St. Joseph & Grand Island (then St. Joseph & Denver) had been extended 10 | meet its lines at Hastines. Probably two of the most important factors in the growth of the new city were the removal of the county seat from Juniata to Hastines, and the great fire of 1870. The great fire of Sceptember, 1870, destroyed thirty-three buildings in the | central business portion of town, causing | £100,000 of damage. The ruins had hardly | ceased to smoulder when the work of replac- | ing the old wooden buildings witn substan- tal bricks was begun. In March, 155, an_ordinance authorizing the city to borrow §55,000 for the construc- tion of & system of waterworks was passed and this action confirmed by a vote of the people. The systm consists of eight bore wells 140 feet deep, which pump the water | into a large receiving basin, Two large forco pumps take the water from the resorvoir and pump 1t into tha standpipe, 125 feet high and twonty feet in diameter. There are nearly twenty miles of mains, anc fire hvdrants ars scattered at intervals through the city. The works are self-supporting, and each year pay more Lhao the interest on the investment, besides giving the oity the ad- vantage of free hydant service for fires, I'he water is as pure as that of & mountain spring, and tho supply is inexhaustibie. ne Pentures of Hastings. S Tho state asylum for the incurable insane was located at Hastings in 1330, an appro- priation of £5,000 being made by the legisla ture. In nadition tho citizens of Hastings #ave 160 acres of land two miles from the city a3 a building site. At the last session of the legislature an additional appropriation of £75,000 was made for the purpose of adding two wings and other needed buildings. The main building is 112x176, with wings 1n the rear 156 feot long. The new wings at the ouds of the central part are each 140 feot and threo stories high witn a basement. The far is cultivated in part by the inmates themselves, a number of acres being given to | the northeast, and the sugar beets. ‘I'he new courthouse, which was completed in 1801 at a cost of §72,000, is said to be the finest edifice of its kind in the state outside of Douglas and Lancaster counties, It is built of pressed brick, with red sandswone trimmings and toundation, and with a slate root. A central tower 125 feet high is sur- wounted with a statue of Justice twelve feot in height. Tue various offices are most comfortably and commodiously arranged, the casings and office furniture being in main of natural oak. While Hastings has never been loudiy pro- claimed as a iranufacturing city, the fa remains that the “Queen City of the Plain has more factories than 0 her own citl- zens give her credit for. The largest cold storage plant in Nebraska is located _there, sending eges us far eust as Boston. A wholesale harness factory gives work to fifty hands:a sonp factory toa number; The Queen city steam laundry operates from Omaha to Cheyenne; the Hustings specialty will sends corn meal to Tennessee, and a fence factory has lately beca eswaolished. The Hastings foundry is owned by William Moritz and employs a number of “hauas the year around. The Hastings roller miils are favorably known over the state, oue of its owners, Mr. G. H. Edgerton, being ono of the directors of the State Mauufucturers association. In addition there aro a number of brickyards, cigar tactories and cornice works which employ hundreds of men. Last_year the city couacil submitted a proposition to the voters to bond the city to put iu a system of sewerage. The proposi- tion was once defeated, but upon again be. ing put before Lhe electors 1t was carriod almost without opposition. A sewer farm was purchased ana a fine system of sewers put i according to plans made by the present city engineer of Omaha, Mr. Andrew Rosewater. Tho system has given ontire satisfaction, and now all of the business bouses and ‘many of the private residences are counected iwith it In the latter partof July, 1891, the question of paving thoe central poriion of the city was agitated by some of the citizens. The coun- cil ordered paving district No. I to be paved and cailed an election for tho purpose of is- suing $,000 of intersection bonds. Once the work haa begun, the property owners saw the advantages to be derived from paving, and petitioned the council to create paving districts 2 and 3. At tho special election called for Juty b last to consider the issuanca of $25,000 intérsection bonds, fully 90 per cent of the vote cast wus 1n favor of ihe proposi- tion. The new districts embrace nearlv all of the business portion of the city, about twenty blocks. Press, Puipjtana Pedagogy. Hastings has no need of a militia company, if it bo true that the pen is mightier than the sword. 'I'ne city boasts of no iess thaa three dally and five woekly newspapers. The aaily aud weekly Nebraskan are tho oldest papers in the cily, Messrs. J. A. and T. J. Creeth being the publishers and editors, The ly Itepublican is the only moraing daily between Lincoln and Denver: C. L. and I, A. Watkins are tho owners. They aiso pub- lish o weekly edition. The’ daily Times is a penny daily publisned oy tne Times Publish- ing compavy. Both the Nebraskan and Kepublican ~are republican papers. The Adams County Democrat, published by &, B.uand C. B. Wablquist, disperses demo. cratic doctrine to 1ts readers every Friday. Our Own Opinior is an independent weekly. Tue Independent Tribune is a stalwart re- publican weekly, conducted by the veteran journalist, A. H. Brown. ,Hastings 1s pre-eminently a city of churches. The finest church edifice in tho city 18 owned by the Presbyterian society, and is situated at the corner of Lincold avenue and Soventh street. It was erected uL & cost of £35,000, and is built of with red Colorado sandstone trimmings con- tuins o pipe organ valued at 5,500, Ke Hurry Omar Scott is the pastor. St. Ce- cilin's (Catholic) dates back to the establish- ment of Hastings. The parish 1s presided over by Fatner J. 1. English. The first ser- vices of the Con, ational denomination were beld in the covered \migons in which the pioneers traveled over this region. The first recular organization was made 1n 1871 ut Hastings. Tho society at the present time owns a neat and commodious placo of worship and has Rev. Mr. Powell as pastor. The Methodist Episcopal church was organ- ized in u depot in 1572, aud their present church is a groat coutrast to their former humble quarters. Rev. Adams is their min- ‘I'he Baptist church was founded in i Rev. J. ki, R. Folsom is tho prasent pustor. St. Mark's Episcopal parish owns a vory neat and comfortable vlace of worsiip, with Rev. Wuliam Laicas as rector. ‘The Christian church is prosided over by Hev. Mr. Kirschstein, The Swedish ana German citizens have each religious orgauizations, the Swodes having one and the Germans four. Hastings has an enviable reputation as an educational center. The public schools are under chargo of Superintendent Brown, with a corps of twenty-six teachers. Tho city owns five fine brick bulldings, each sur- rounded by & large playground. The sctiool census gives 2,201 persons of school age in tho city, and tho attenaance at all times is unusually good. *“Tue pride of Hastings" 1s a namo often giveu to Hastings college. This institution 1s largely a product of Hastings push, although under the control of tho Presbyterian denomination. McCormick the building used for recitation bur- , was erected in 18834, It is named aftor Lhe late Cyrus MeCormick of Chicago, who was one of the best friends the fnstitu- tion over had. Ladies nall is larger than the first building, and was buill iu 1554, There aro on an average 150 students i attendauco ateach tovm. Ltev. W. F'. Riaglaud, D, D, 15 president, with a faculty of eight instru tors. ‘he acauemy of the Sisters of tho Vis tation was established 1n the spring of 1850.- The academy building is G0x134 feet, threo storles bigh with o basemont. The souool was opeaed January 6, 1500, Ine secret fratornities are well ropre- sented in Hastings, there veing four princi- val halls for meeting. The Masonic tomple was built in the fall of 185 on Second stroot, vetween Denver and Husting avenues, The building bas 8 frontage of 60 feet, with a depth of 110 feet. The eatire ouilding 1s ar- rauged with especial reference to the nesds of soveral Masonio organizations. The Odd Fellows have a ball of their own on Lincoln avenue, and the Knights of Hythias a Castle ball on Socond street in the central biock. “Tho Grand Army of the Republio owns the stofice block, which bas tto lodge rooms in the second story. Financial and Co; mercial Institutions. The Nooraska Loan avd Trust company has its headquarters at Hastiogs; in fact Hostings was 1ts birtbplace. It was organ- fzed in 1552, with & capital of $100,000; the present capital is $500,000, There are in Hastings four banks. The capital of the First National 1s $100,000, and the capital and uedivided profits with the surplus $200,000, It has neacly $500,000 on deposit, of which fully 35 por cent is money deposited by farmers. The German National was founded in 1857, Iis capital stock is $90,000, wud of the $150,000 ou deposit & con- THE OMAHA DAILY BEE | increase of nearly $,000- siderable proportion 1s owned by farmers. The Adams County bank was founded in 1886, Its capital, unaividea orofits and sur- plus is $90,000, and of the £151,00) on deposit £30,000 is farmers’ money. ‘Tho Exchange | National bas §100,000 capital, £20,000 surplus and 2150,000 on deposit, nvarly all far.ners’ money Hastings as a wholesale point can hardiy be excellod. With the main line of the B. & M. route and its Aurora, Kearnes, Oberlin aad the Rapubli- can valley, and to Cheyenne, with tne St Joe & Grand Island giving direct communi- cation with the Union Pacific at Grand Island, and leading o the southeast, with the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missourl Valley to Missouri Pacific to- ward the southern part of tho state and into northern Kaosas, it will be seen that Hast- ings is amply suppiied with rairoads, and 1s an excellent point for wholesale houses to locate. Thero are now located in the city hardware, grocery, lumber, furniture, liquor, cigar, commission and produce wholesalo dis- tributing houses, and more are constantly beivg added. Six miles west of Hastiogs on the lines of the B. & M. and Missourl Pacific is situated Juniata, with 600 inhabitants, the oldest set- tlement in the county and a good lively country village. The town of Juniata was surveyed in November, 1871. The village was incorporated 10 1850 and is now under the trustes system. Tho Mothodist aud Baptist denomications have church buildings ana supplies are regularly made for other denominations. The Grand Army of the Republic has a large hall and the Odd Fel- lows have lately built a ball for their own uso, A large grist mill furnishes employment for a number of men besiaes a number of ele- vators which are of much convenience to grain producers. The Juniata bank 1s con- daocted under the firm name of C.R.Jones &Co. The Juniata Herala is a newsy weekly, re- publican in politics, with Isaac H. Rickell as its editor. Kenesaw, westof Juniata, was a prosper- ous settloment in 1873, “Its’ present popula- tion 15 about 400. Catholic, Methodist, Pros- byterian, Baptist and Evaungelical denomin tions are all representea, with several houses of worship. Years ugo, as it was on tho governmont trail, Kenesaw was a favorite stopping place for prairie schooners, and al- though the village has lost this former im- portance the growth of the country surround- ing has made it u good active little town. Tue Kenesaw Citizen 1s a republican paper published there, and two banks, Exchange bank and Bank 'of Kenesaw, do a thrifty business with the merchants and farmers surrounding, South of Hastings ten miles 1s the village of Ayr, whoso history dates back to 187s. Ayris pleasantly situated on tho Republi can branch of the B. & M. near the ILattle Blue river. The omnipresent red elevator is here, and the trade of the south part of the county is mainly given to Ayr. The Methodists and Presbyterisns have churches. Marvin N Kress, better known to old timers as *“Wild Bill,""'is now tne postmaster. Hansen is a httle burg nine miles north of Hastings, whose claims for recognition ae- pend upon the trade given it by the sur- rounding country. Prosser is the terminus of the Nebraska branch of the Missouri Pacific anda grain collecting center. On the 'ines of the Kansas City & Omaha, in the west central part of ths coun.v, are Holstein and Roseland, two villages estab- lished compuaratively recently. On the samne road twelve miles south of Hastings1s Le oy, and a couple of miles farther on Pau- line. I'his Jatter village claims the distinc- tinetion of bemg a junction point, the Mis souri Pacific and Kansas City & Omaha crossing here. From Fifteen to Sixty-Five. Generally the prosperity of a county de- pends more upon the thrift and energy of its innabitanta than upon any superior natural advantages it may possess. 1f Adams county occupies an enviable place among tho sister- hood of Nebrasks, it is because pluck more thar luck has placed her thore. A few in- stances out of the many are cited to support tho claim that Adams 1s ope of the best counties in the state, Charles B. Bigolow, the present county clerk, came to Nebraska 1n 1572, along _with 8 party of “tourists.” Ho first went down into the Repuvlican valley, but not liking the country he retraced his steps as far as Juniata, Near this_city he was obliged to stop, ‘“on account of a lack of fiuances,” as he putsit. In fact, ho was uuable to pay the pre-emption feo required by the govern- ment for homesteaders, and was obiiged to “squal” until he could raise the requisite 2. Iu aadition to his original eighty which Lie obtained from the government for 14, ho has now ay eighty-acre tract und a twenly adjowing, * for which he vaid $ an acre. His eighties cost him practically nothivg, and when it was sugzested to Mr. Bigelow that perhaps when he had been elected county clerk he nad disposed of his property, he answered: “Sell it? What do I waut to sell 1t for? It didn’t cost me much of auything, and it brings me in & good in- come. No, I rented 1t, getting oue-third of the produce.” Near Mr. Bigelow are his father and bis brother, whose experionces are very similar to those of C. B. Mr. Bige- low states that when he first camo to Ne- braska he bad to go two miles to get water, A neighbor of his had to go to the same well, a distance of four miles, afoot. and carry the water in a couple of pails. This same man thought he was in great luck when Mr. Bigelow dug a well upon his own place, and the distance he had to travel was reduced to two miles. . Rinker of West Blue township came to the state in 1877, He was fairly well off when he began, as ho had a capital of about £2,000; #1040 of this was invested in 160 acres of Union Pacific land, for which an offer of £,000 would now be refused. Besides this be owns city proverty in Hastings. Mr. Rioker’s specialty is fine horses, of which ho keeps on an_average twenty on tho placo at all umes. Last yewr bis forty acres of corn averaged forty-five bushels an acre, and the sawe area of oats forty bushels. Half of his farm he still keeps in meadow and the rest is nigily improved. The writer recently made a trip into tho northeastern portion of the county 1nto West Blue precinct. Calls were made at nearl, every farmhouse, with the object of deter mining whetber his views of Adums couuty’s prosperity were shared by the older settlors. It must be unaerstood that the irip did not oxtend over the whole wiwnship, but that the route was chosen entirely at random, so the absence of any of the older class wust not be taken as 1ntertional, Daniel Dillenbach was the first called upon, He camo to Nobraska in 1578 and purchased 160 acres of land a short distance north of the eity at about §15 an acre. Mr. Dillen- bach has improved his farm by setting out ou it numerous fruit and shade trees, until it is known protty well all over tha county as o fine fruit farm. He has planted, and is now receiving the returns from, four acres of apples, a five-acre peach orchard, cherry, plum and nutbeariag trees and grapeviaes, which are placted in great numbers on his place. Small fruit he bas in profusion and still ho nas room to cultivate the usual farm products, His land has increased from $15 10 §65 10 value in fourteen years: estimony of Practical Tillers, Halstead lives three miles north of Hastiogs, where be has a 147-acre farm. He obtained bis laud eieven yeaars ugo, paying for it $3,500. It is not in the market now, but its value is fully §12,000. Last year he raised 1,000 bushelsof oats from sixty-five acres, 3,000 of corn and 125 tons of tame hay. His corn averaged forty bushels an acre, When Mr.wW. J. [isher took up his present farm in '87 fully half of it had never becn broken, although the price paid was &2 au acre. NOow itisn't in the market. He has put out @ quantity of fruit, besides a poach orchara, which is 1n 8 promising con- dition, ~Laust year his princival crops were corn, flax and oats, aliof which yielded a good crop Six miles from the city Tur Bee represes- tative met Mr. M. Mueller. Mr. Mueller has Lived i the state for seven vears and on his present place for the six last past. His quarter seotion is planted in corn, wheat, outs and flax, Mr, Mueller bhad & somewhat novel idea to advance. He suggested that instead of excursions beiug made into the state by railroads that a more lasting im- pression could bo made upon the minds of easternors by sending Nebraskans by among fheir old neighbors. ‘The average tourist came to the west with the expecta- tion of finding a countrs given over to bison and Inaians. and whuen they have such an entirely diffurent experience they are be- wildered and do nov exactly kunow what 1o think concerning the land. Nebraskans sent 1o the east, on the other haud, would be able to intelligently present the advantages of the stats, thus securing & more lasting iwpres- 8100 Wiltiam Huxtable has occupied his present lace for nie vears, it ori ually being sohool ' land. To secure it cost him #4720, but its value now with improvements, is $,000, au branches to | UNDAX¢ JULY 17, nino years i the principal crop, alttugh Mr. Huxtable hias a weakness for fine cffits, Villiam Munroe has a §40-acre tarm about 8iX wiles north of th® &My imite, He has seen many changes since he came to Ne- | braska wenty vears mgp. For six weeks ho lived in & coverea waeod, ana_immediately | upon his arrival he eatered a quarter-section of government land. Six vears after he purchased eighty acres ;of ruilrond land at £ an acre. I'ho enikee 240 acres is now val- ued at §0 an acre. { Latayette Dominy mpted to Adams county in 1576, and homesteadéd 160 acres. A couple of years iater he added another quarter-sec- tion of railroad land, for ‘Avhich he paid 86 an acre. Now he wouldnittake 30 an acro for it, as “it isn't for sale.’} He raises corn, ryo, timothy and clover. tbnrmnrn cattle are also carried to a large oxtent, while bo usually has about twenty-five head of horses on hana at a time. James Yates hns a quarter-section of land a fow miles from Hastings, He has a 70- acre pasture, and carries corn and oats as well as the usual other farm products. 5. . Spicer farms 140 acres. [n addition 1o this a portion is reuted by him, so that he Corn ( was able to cultivate 100 acres of corn last year, fifty of oats and ton of rye. e ——; A West Point Story, Harper’s Young People: Two plain ordinary citizens visited West Point for the first time and were deeply interested in the blithesome cadet. 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The only non-poisonous remedy for all the unnatural discharges and private diseeses of men and the debilitating weakness peculiar 1o women. It cures in 6 fow days without the aid of publicity of & doctor. The_U'niversal American Cure. Manufactured by The Evans Chemical Co. CINCINNATI, O, 1892 -SIXTEEN PAGES Your Boy During this great sale we have never said very much about our boy’s clothing in our ads, for the simple reason that it has been about all the men in this department could do to wait upon the trade. right—best Boys' All Wool Cashmere Short Pant Suits, In 4 Shadcs, Boys’ in town—and that we final sweeping cut before we quit we think it no more than right the people should know it, YRl Boys' Fancy Worsted Suits; Former Price, §4. 50; Nice Line of Them. Finest Imported Cheviot and Cassimere Suits Cut Down from $7 and $8 to Our $8and $10 Men’s Suits have never been equalled in A few $2.28. Omaha. But the goods have been all make one 32,00 3.0 more of those Fat Men’s Pants at Plaid flannel coats and vests, $1.00. Serge and Mohair coats and vests in light and dark shades, $2.00. In our window we are showing 80c and 78¢ Domet, Sateen and Crepe shirts at 88c; regular made, with yoke. Swits Conde Outing shirts, silk finished, worth $2.28, cut down to 78c. HELLMANS Administrator’s Closing Sale, Quitting Business August 1st. 13th and Farnam Sts. —rw BEAUTIFUL TEETH. SUCH A SWERT BREATH. ‘What can be more charming in a person than BEAUTIFUL CLEAN TE ornameated with the rarest gems, vet if accompunied with uusightly, dirty teeth, other hand, a person possessing a beautiful or even clean set of teeth, when ae robed in the richest apparel and the charm is gone. While, on the panied with plain dress, is at times attractive and fascinating, DO NOT delay these important organs VISIT DR. BAILLY, OMAIHAS LEADING DENTIST, and have your mouth put in a healthy condition. r those who have been so unfortunate as to lose a part or all of their natural teeth, a beautiful artificial set may be made so patural in appear- ance as to deceive the closest observer. Teeth Insevted Without Plates, no.covering in the roof of the mouth. Tt will pay all who desire Artificial Teeth to investigute this method. Broken tecth and roots made useful and natural looking by artificial crowns, all without pain. Our Wonderful Local Ancesthetic or painless extraction is causing much ovorable comment all over this section af the country. all TH and a SWEET BREATH. One may be om We still make a Set of Teeth for Five Dollars, a fit warranted in every case DR. R. W. BAILEY, - - DENTIST, Office, Third Floor Paxton Block, 16th and Farnam Streets. Cut v his out for a guide. Telephone 108 xteenth street By Purchasing Goods Made at the Following Nebraska Factories. cannot AWNINGS. | BASKETS OMATIA TENT AND | OMAHA DA SKE AWNING Co. FACTORY, age, hamm ocks, ofland | Capacity 800 per day rubberolothing. Send for king boxes to order catalogue. 1118 Farnam | Ofiice 801 Cap.Av. Tel 177 BREWERS, OMAHA BREWING ASSOCIATION. Guarantes Frep KrRuo BRE ING CO. Our hottled cabinet beer Qelivered to any part of the olty W= an EOXES. Fac- OMAHA Box TORY, and dovetatled Capuelty 5,00 Enst Omaba Tol £.0. box K85 Natlod boxes duy 418’ CARRIAGES. BOILERS. | WILSON & DRAKE. |'T otl _sua [BPring Was r tan “.-r'hluj‘ Wepntring o8 44 ol lee, Carrlinge pu Xh wad ‘loro tios Carriage i Tavular flue water tanks, b P CIGARS. H. BESELIN. spectal brands wade 1o Pa ctory 2400 Patrick Ave | Btore 520 Noibh 16k, SEAL SMOKE BLt ClGAR Nebraska Manufacture Jucob Juskaiok [RONL HOME INDUSTRIES 8. F. GILMAN, 1018-16-47 N. 16th €. K. Black, Managor, “FURNITURE. . SHIVERICK & Furniture, Carpots Draporios 1205 Farnn | and i':\k'l'l'& & VIER- LING [ON WORK FLOUR. DYE WORKS, OMAHA STEAM DyE Won ng and dycin ey doserpiion ¢ OMAHAMILLINGCO Oftice wna will 1513 North 16th Streot. ICE, SOUTH OMAHA ICE Co, OMice. 160 Farnam Bt Telepboue 761 IRON WORKS, INDUSTRIAL IRON WorKs. Wronght and_cast iron (Mfg. aud repairing: sl Butiding work. o ugli ks m ay, Tie ¥ brass WOrk, eto 16t e L 1440 OMAHA SAFE AND IRON WORKS, Butes, vaults, Jall work fron shutkers and fire “hokpos, | G. Andresa, 1th wnd Jacknon OVERALLS. PRINTERS. R = - REED Jos PriN- KaTz-NevINs Co, NG Co., 202-4 Douglas Streot Heo Bullding If you ind what you want, communicate with the mannfacturers as to what dealers handle their goods. MATTRESSES. Tun TiEss Co. Muttrossos. oathor pil o 11 0ouTo riers To trade on Iy 112-14-10 Hurney St — RUBBER GOODS SADDLERY. | OMATIA .\nv.u" | | | MARKs Bros' SADDLERY CO, OMAnA RUsBERCO ifacturing and of wil kinls Btock saddles nnd light or Hra harnoss n spoclalty. HOT 1520 Farn Hurney stroot 8ASH, DOORS, BLINDS |H. F. CApY Lum ROSENBERY Mouldiogs, stair rafls 1 Co, nowels, balustera.scrol! | ooy yug bank work s work, ate. ‘Telophons uz | Oflice ua Tk, Ltk wnd M y Sts. luity. LN, 9th st SYRUP. SOAP. FarreLL& Co, | oliton, Prox Meitand Ay Eyrupn, Molmsos Bouth Soveitl B —— e ——— STOVE REPAIRS. TRUNKS. ro | H, H, MaArmnor 11 MCx trunks, traveling s u0d Ao plo cancs. Douglns Bt | WHITE LEAD. |[Canrer Wik LEAD ( oders wud Grindors tricily pure whito les East Owalia Paae Soar Co, Maunuftacturers of Unlon Soup. 115 Hickory streot Al Kinds hin Cof