Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 31, 1916, Page 21

THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 11 Time brings its changes and as the years come and go this has been shown in no greater degree than in the growing west, where cities spring | up almost in a day and wild prairies have become the most fertile and beautiful garden spots the country has ever seen. Especially is this true in the history of Nebraska's beautiful capital city.| Forty-five years ago where now | nds the costly and beautiful $650,- | vernment building nothing was | evidence but a high knoll, from hich the Indian in his search® for | he wild buffalo took a survey of the | irrounding country, that he might| cate some straying drove or dis- sver the location of his fellow jntsmen. X here was nothing to obscure his A on. To the west was the winding .stream now known as Salt river, with here and there a clump of trees grow- ing on its banks. Just a short dis- tance away was a low ravine, origi- nating in a small basin, while in an- other direction was a small pond hrtially filled with water. Where the ravine then lay is now the location of some of Lincoln's best store, buildings on N street. From the basin rises the lofty and * beautiful twelve-story Security Mu-| tual Life building, while from the| pond has arisen the Rudge & Guenzel department store building, the big Little building, the ‘City National | bank building and several others. Just a few hundred feet from the shores. of the pond stands the fine ten-story First National bank build- ing and the fine, modern Terminal building now under process of con- struction, while not far from the small basin stands what is said to be the finest and most up to date depart- ment store building in the west, that of Miller & Paine. In 1868 Lincoln was incorporated as a village on a petition of 189 of N L, Y & A 1 To the state fair visitor who after spending a day at the fair does not care to return for the evening pro- . sorams, there will be found plenty of amusement features in town which he can take advantage of. - Many of these will be of a high-class char- " acter and well worth spending an eve- ning of recreation. The Oliver theater, as usual, will present for the benefit of the public a program of some of the best plays that can be secured. In all proba- bility ‘the Lincoln Players, the stock company now under engagement for [, the summer, under the supervision of John Prince, will be the attraction, and, if so, those interested in the legitimate drama will have an oppor- tunity to see and hear something [ ood. The New Orpheum will put on its fusual program of nigh-class vaude- Pville and pictures of the best char- acter; the Strand and the Lyric will its inhabitants. In 1871, only forty- five years ago, the little village, then grown to a population of 2,500, was made a city. In 1880, nine years later, it had grown to 14,000, and in 1890, only a quarter of a century ago, it had reached about 35000. Now it boasts a population of over 60,000 and is the second largest city in the | state, only out-ranked by Oxn?ha, which, like Lincoln, has grown in a quarter of a century from a small city to the magnificent metropolis of the state, with a population of 200,000. Unlike a great many other cities, Lincoln’s Ready Welcome Always Awaits the Visitors Lincoln built its residence portion first. This does not mean that the business section was not provided for, but, on the other hand, its busi- ness streets were laid out in broad and roomy streets w:tl’g the seeming idea that at some time the city would grow and the streets would be | utilized as they are today. Conse- quently, when the business portion began to grow it had a backing in the residence portion which insured a healthy future. Taking care of visitors is where Lin- Amusements Uptown give programs of vaudeville and pictures, also of a high class, while the Elite a.d the Lily will give vaudeville and pictures of the dime variety. The Majestic and the Mag- net will give purely pictures of the very highest class, while the Muse will follow along the same lines. The Wonderland and the Palace will be | the nickel shows, both of which give | a very high grade of pictures. There- fore, the state fair visitor who spends | an evening up town will have plenty | to take up his time and a variety to select from. Added to these attractions will be the two parks. Electric park, with its beautiful electric display and free shows, and Capital Beach, with its big lakeé for boating and its salt water lake for bathing, which, with its free shows, will be the mecca to which many will go, especially if the week is a warm one. Added to these attractions will be the free band concerts and the pleas- ure of mingling with the crowds, which to many is a treat well worth enjoying. e The Nebraska Sanitarium The Nebraska Sanitarium, situated at College View, still continues to be plenty of fresh air, good nurses, com- petent physicians and the best of treatment. College View university it is an ideal place for sick people who need fresh air and a quiet place free from the busy hum of industry and the buzz and whir of street cars. From year to year this institution has continued to grow until its regu- tation as a nice place to go has reached to nearly every state in the Union. Patients who desire the cli- mate of the mountains, coming from the east, find it to their advantage to stop here before continuing to the higher altitude, that the change may not be too much for them. Many of them doing this have discovered that their trip to the mountains need not be taken for the pure Nebraska air and the treatment given those in charge of the Nebraska sanitarium has done all that was expected from the trip to the mountains and have gone back to the east fully recovered. The Ol g Young Man: K T d Line Insurance | If you can qualify as to character and ability, and want to join a company whose policies and contracts are up- to-the minute, and will give you a chance to show what is in you, we have the opportunity you are looking for. Write or Call on The Old Line Insurance § o0z LINCOLN P\ Benkers Lite Bl Company NEB. rooming innumerable | hotels and houses. Chief among its hotels are the Lin- | dell, the Lincoln, the Victoria, the Windsor, the Central, the Capital, the | Bennett and the Western. Added to | these are the Delevan, a family hotel | and two or three others.while several }smaller houses of that character are | scattered about the city. Added to these are the rooming houses, most of them of good char- |acter and well managed. Then too the people open their homes whenever it | | 1s necessary to take care of visitors {over and above what the hotels and ].imleH Ho{c] VTR the place where people go who want |’ Situated as it is on the hill near the | { coln shines. For a city of its size it has*adequate means for taking care of many conventions or gatherings which may select it as it place of meeting. Lincoln began its work of taking care of visitors away back yonder when the state fair was lo- cated in its present location a_mile north of the business center. From year to year as the attendance at the kept pace with the increase and has | been able to take care of the crowds. Her reputation as a host has brought to the city many meetings of a national character and people from all over the United States can be found who will testify to its ability to take care of any ordinary gathering which might select the city as its meeting place. This is made possible by reason of | short order cafes are a part of their | equipment. The other hotels either i have a dining room in connection or state fair has increased Lincoln has | | the part of the officials o rooming houses can take care of, so take it all around no visitor to Lin- coln, whether he comes during a con- vention or at any other time need fear that he will {inr{ a place to sleep. When one has found a place to sleep he quite naturally begins to seek a place to eat. Tn this he will not be disappointed. All of the hotels, espe- cially those of a first class nature have a first class dining service while T L L T L L L L] under another management is con- nected with the hotel. Boarding houses and cafes are scat- tered about the city in all directions and it is no trouble to find plenty to eat and what is important, of a good sanitary nature. The hotels, cafes and eating houses of Lincoln are conducted under strict rules laid down by the state pure food commission and the city health de- partments working in unison have made a condition in Lincoln regarding service to patrons in hotels, cafes and eating houses which insures the vis- itor good and clean service. During state fair week, when it would naturally be expected that ser- vice would be crowded and necessar- ially of a perhaps questionable char- acter, especial care is taken by the authorities that there shall be no let- ting up of sanitary conditions, and as the servers of the public have learned that the best conditions must be main- tained during fair week, there is hard- ly ever any criticism and Lincoln thus escapes much of the feeling which eople have for a city after leaving it, gccause of lack of proper vigilence on the cit whose duty it is to look after the wel- fare of the visitor. OO i the fact that Lincoln has many good L. L. E. w. wThe... City National Bank of Lincoln LINCOLN, NEB. UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY Capital and Surplus $300,000.00 Deposits, $3,200,000.00 OFFICERS B. HOWEY, President. J. DUNN, Vice President. H. MULLOWNEY, Cashier. VAN RIPER, Assistant Cashier. 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