Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 2, 1915, Page 19

b & 'I"HFT RFIE: O’MAHA. 'I‘HURSD:\Y, SEPTEMBER 191». Lyric theater (vaudeville), | Thirteanth street Magnet theater (pictures), 1511 O street. B HORL B GADDIS. 122 North EBRASKA'S capital city needs | no stggestions on the enter- Oliver theater (drama), 14147 North tainment of ita state falr vis- | Thirteenth sireet Wtors. The task has been per- | Orpheum theater (vaudeville), 100 O street. formed so long and so well by "'l wonqeriand theater (pictures), 1310 the master entertainers there O gireot. that the mere purchase of a raliroad ticket to Lincoln is an admission now- adays that the buyer knows he will be well received when he gets there. The Commercial club is the supreme master of the entertalnment, quite natur ally. And it has some bullding that Lin- coln visitors see, too, some secretary in Wailter 8. Whitten and sume club to back bim up in all things he plans for fair woek when the crowds pour in upon him. The Commercial club s houscd in a $10,000 home where Its entertainment can be staged In proper setiings. It has a membership of about 1600 of the most active and alert business men of the city and they are the assisting entertainers To this may be added a list of the parks and public grounds of the city—nlaces where folks may go when they get tired of taking account of things “on the go." ‘The list ia headed by Antelope park, “‘the city’s own,” to which an important addi- tion s moon to be attached through the $26,000 gift of W. T. Auld, an Omaha banker. There are animals of various kinds at the park, winding drives and endlesy lovely walks where one can en- joy the open in a pronouncedly different atmosphere than at the state fair grounds or downtown. The public grounds are located as follows: Antelope park, between Twenty-seventh and Twenty-elghth streets from M to to the officlals of the club. And there H!f‘mner. oted A ” et . e State capltol grounds, Fourteenth 1s nothing tnat the officers and Secretary State capiiol grounds ot Whitten think of which they will hesi- tate to do If they belleve it offers a legitimate and wholesome entertainment for the stranger within the gates. Epworth League park, two miles south- west of city Grand View park, one block north of Highland avenue between Seventh and Fourteenth streets. Lincoln Heights park, Nerth Thirteenth street, northwest corner Judson. Bl \‘trlu park, adjoining Epworth park |r-l (‘fly park, F to D and Sixth to Eiehth streets. University of Nebraska campus and Athletie field, Tenth to Twelfth and R to U streets. i i } Thenters and Parks. During the state fair week one will find that In the city are ten theaters, then ‘ there is Electric park to the south and Capital Beach to the west of the city. Both of the Iatter may be reached casily by street cars. The Beach is an oll establishment, where there may be found all sorts of amusements and boating and bathing quite iike any other well regu- later near-the-city summer resort. Eiectric purk was opencd this year on & new basis. It comprises Lincoln Park of yo olden day, only improved and elec- WHotels at Lincoln. The boast of the Lincoln Commerecial club is that the hotels of that city are | quite prepared to be measured for service beside the hotels of any other city in the | country as large, or even twice as large, Famous in Nebraska's Political Annals, Where Much History Has Been Made In Days Gone By, and Where Revelry and Hospitality Have Held Sway, and Still Are Present. | In. t eon Cupital hotel, 181 North Eeleventh. other city of the state—treat their books| _ State library, Capitol bulldink. =Open, trified tmmensely and with & number of | &% Lincoln. Thus far there have been RPCRL 4 el M00™ NOFE' Twelfth | petter than do the people of the entire | 8:3 & mi 10§ 2,000 volummes. atiractions added to 1t. One of the | MO Outsiders who wished to make & wager i reqt, el o B Universit ugury Libragy building on Targest buiidings on the Eround i the | O 't=0r Who, afier staying at the Lin- "Alma hotel, 168 O street. ate. Valuable books are in the state | campus ~ Open, § & m- to 10 b m. 3 Angells hotel, 1021 Q stree! library, too, some in fact that are in- Haltimore hotel 229 No -rm “Tenth street. | finitely more valuable than any in the Central hotel. 13% P street. S8 LR R e ] better housed libraries over the state. volumes. State Historical Soclety library % Uni- versity Library bullding, 50,000 State Medical %cmy library, Cwltul coln hotels, wished to be understood to criticise the service or the cusine. ‘There are at present more than twenty ballroom, 25 feet long, with a dancing fioor 180 by fifty feet squere, capable of accommodating 409 couples. Delemar hotel, 1228 P street. Educational libraries, all of them | building. 1,800 volum There is & spacious refreshment em- | hotels listed In the Lincoln books. Five 5 ERRAl (07 0 S Venth street. | selected with a view to meeting condi- Wesleyan University ~ iibrary, 6,80 portum for the dlspensing of soft drinks, | Of the hostelries are of considerable size. Fiotel Do Nobles, 1132 N street. volumes. tions In thelr work, predominate In the number. They range in size from the University of Nebraska library with its 105,000 volumes to the state medical library with 1,300 volumes The libraries Cotner University Iibrary, 3.000 volumes. Union College library, uoo volumes. Elke Are ‘oav With a large, well hlml.h.fl home in which to entertain guests, the Lincoln Elks' lodge No. 80 throws its doors open every fair week to visiting “Bills" and their families. There are sald to have Hotel Grace, 143 O street. ‘The Knaap hotel, 1227 G street. New Ideal hotel, 114 P street. St. Regis hotel, 1415 P street. l!-nlh.ry hotel, 112 Bouth Seventeenth gum- house, 14k North Tanth street. | and thelr location are as follows: tate hotel, L ortl elfth street. Bteriing hotel, 131 ‘South. FOUrtesnth | eeat ormer o¥' N, COmen s a. et ol oo with a cabaret show in connection | The Lincoln and Lindell lead the list— Vaudeville, photo plays and music made | oth being known from coast to coast up the entertainment BSunday, which | And both posessing the record of having showed to large audiences in the course | entertained a multitude of the country's of three performances. biggest men and most extensive travelers. Other stands iIn the semi-cirole embrace The Savoy, Victoria, Capital and Wind- candy wheels, shooting galleries, bowling ~sor come next side by side. Then follow Garment Cleaning .and Pressing. Don’t Lay Aside Garments That Have Become Spotted and Soiled. We Can Clean and Press Them By Our Pro- 326 710336 w cess So They Will Be As Good As New. The cost for this work is very reasonabie. way on all out of town orders. We clean and block both ladies’ and gentlemen’s hats—bring your gar- ments with you when you come to the state fair and we will have them ready f r you to take home again when you leave. We pay postage one THE LINCOLN CLEANING’'& DYE WORKS S ELEVENTH = LINCOLN. NEBR TRUMAN P LE OUKUP M | pen, 9 a. m. to 9 m., alleys, billiard parlors and shows of va~ | the smaller, but none the less hospitable "ot = o0 o by KGN ki davinan [ Y050 SO0 Sihe. A Sther Jodgen Jn the Hous; tybes. houses such as the Delevan, the Alham- Yale hotel, 1327 O street. and Orchard, = ¥ (Continued on Page Eleven, Column One.) ‘The theaters are given here with their | bra, the Delemar, the Knapp and others, Publie Libraries. . | locations: | Here are the locations of the inns: There are ten public libraries in the - Lincoln hotel, Ninth and P streets. Lindell hotel, Thirteenth and M streets, New Windsor hotel, 238 North Eleventh domain known as Greater Lincoln with Alrdome theater (roller skating), 100 O Rt volumes totaling close to 300,000 at the roel Casino (pictures), Capital Beach. Elite theater No. 1 (pictures), 139 O | street. present time. MR ater No. ? Ofcturesy, 1101 © | Doy YOiek Mt E strest |~ Of these the state lbrary is the greatest s b A £ visang o R gy e street, —and the most poorly housed. The peo- FAs Shator. (lotuvest, 308 O atiotls (- Lanbooe o - 10 South Fifteenth 170 1l City—as with practically every Spot in Lincoln Of Interest to Fair Visitors Our Daylight Clothing Store Flooded With Sunlight A satisfactory placo to look at merchandise—comforta- ble, easy chairs and all rest room facilities. A place to vheck your parcels, meet or telephone your friends, general information as to places of interest. Hotels, 4 street cars. And if you have never found it out — an economical pla:e to trade negie Lidrary © Visit Our Booth at the STATE FAIR (Near the Northwest Entrance of the DAIRY a:d Pure Food Building) The E. R. DEPUTY CO. Line of Hats, Caps, Gloves and Furnishing Goods in your store is an absolute guarantee that you are offering the latest styles and best mer- chandise to your trade. Special Exhibit for Housewives $8 Aluminum Set FREE With every Majestic Range sold from our booth at the State Fair Grounds, we will give absolutely FREE an $8 set of guaranteed alu- minum kitchen utensils Automatic Refrigera- tors, Majestic Ranges, Domeslic Gas Ranges, Boone Kitchen Cabi- nets, Illinois Heaters— for all of which we are exclusive local agents. Let us show you the new styles this week. FOR MANY YEARS NEBRASKA'S LEADING Deputy Hats are in greater de- VALUE-GIVING DEPARTMENT STORE mand every day. E. R. DEPUTY CO. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA VISIT THE TWENTIETH CENTURY FARMER BOOTH AT The Linecoln Traction Co. Our new double track line, built to the State Fair Grounds last year, which en- ables us to handle over 12,000 passengers per hour, has heen put in first-class operating condition for service during State Fur week, You can reach the Fair Grounds in ten minutes with absolute safety over this line, ‘When you arrive at the depot in Lin- ocoln, take auy street car and ask the con- ductor for a transfer to the State Fair Grounds, Take Car for Fair Grounds at 10th anl P Streets and 11th and P Streets At either of these points you ecan trane- fer on either of the two loops to any part of the city or suburbs, Each car carrles a sign on the front showing its destination. Our trainmea will always be glad to assist you in any way and every way possible to reach any desired points on our lines, THE NEBRASKA STATE FAIR,