1890 Fourth of July Souvenir Program

Twenty-one years after the City of Blair, Nebraska was platted a grand Celebration was held in Blair to showcase the growing city of 3,000 people to the surrounding community.  Some of the city's most influential business men joined together to stage a this day of speeches, parades, music, races, pageants and fire works from the new County Courthouse that was under construction at the time.  A souvenir program was print for the occasion.


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1890 Fourth of July Souvenir Program
Printed by Pilot Steam Print, Blair, Nebr.
Aqua Green Paper Cover    5 3/8 x 7 inches plus 32 pages
From the collection of Nathan Krämer, Acquired 2003

 

Table of Contents
   Front Cover
   Inside Front Cover
   Page 1 - Programme
   Page 2 - Residence of Rev. Wainwright
   Page 3 - Reception Committee
   Page 4 - Residence of F.M. Castetter
   Page 5 - Program Delegation & Committee
   Page 6 - Advertisements
   Page 7 - Grand March
   Page 8 - Residence of F.W. Kenny
   Page 9 - Advertisements
   Page 10 - Residence of C. C. Crowell
   Page 11 - Advertisements
   Page 12 - Banking House of A. Castetter
   Page 13 - Advertisements
   Page 14 - Lundt & Arndt Hardware
   Page 15 - N. M. Osterlund
   Page 16 - Advertisements
   Page 17 - Advertisements
   Page 18 - Trinity Seminary
   Page 19 - Advertisements
   Page 20 - J. W. Mayle
   Page 21 - Advertisements
   Page 22 - Acme Roller Mills
   Page 23 - Advertisements
   Page 24 - Haller Brothers Dry Goods
   Page 25 - Advertisements
   Page 26 - Separable Horse Collar
   Page 27 - Advertisements
   Page 28 - Blair State Bank
   Page 29 - Advertisements
   Page 30 - Matthiesen Bros. Store
   Page 31 - Advertisements
   Page 32 - Residents of Hon. Perry Selden
   Inside Back Cover
   Back Cover -- Washington County Courthouse

Index of Illustration
   Blair High School Building
   Residence of Rev. Wainwright
   Residence of F.M. Castetter
   Residence of F.W. Kenny
   Residence of C.C. Crowell
   Banking House of A. Castetter
   Lundt & Arndt Hardware
   Osterlund Clothing
   Trinity Seminary
   J.W. Mayler Building
   Acme Roller Mills
   Haller Bros., Dry Goods
   Separable Horse Collar & Mfg. Co.
   Blair State Bank
   Matthiesen Bros. Building
   Residence of Hon. Perry Selden
   Washington County Court House

Index of Advertisers
Agricultural Implements -- Wulff Brother's
Agricultural Machinery --Wadsworth & Co.
Agricultural Implements - Thos. Lippincott
Bank -- Blair State Bank
Banking -- A. Castetter
Barber -- Asa Dixon
Boots & Shoes -- B.W. Ryan
Butcher -- Frank Sauer
Cigars, Candies -- Harry Highley's
Clothing -- H. W. McBride
Clothing -- N.M. Osterlund
Contractor & Builders -- Riddler & Michael
Contractor & Builder -- Lewis Van Liew
Draughtsman -- Lou Vaughan
Dry Goods -- H. W. McBride
Dry Goods -- J.C. Nordby
Dry Goods -- O.V. Palmer
Dry Goods -- Haller Bros.
Dry Goods -- Erikson & Thompson
Drug Store -- Palmer & Ryan
Druggiest, Music Store -- S.E. Kemp
General Merchant -- J.W. Mayle
General Merchant - Mattheisen Bros.
Grocery - E.A. Stewart
Hardware -- Wadsworth & Company
Hardware -- Lundt & Arndt
Hardware - J.H. Stewart\Horse
Furnishing Goods -- Aug. Verlautz
Lumber - McQuarrie & Wiseman
Lumber - Patrons Lumber Co.
Livery -- W. G. Harrison
Livery -- Nash & Boyd
Manufacturing -- Blair Canning Co.
Manufacturing - Horse Collar
Mill -- J.M. Evans
Mill -- Acme Roller Mills
Millinery -- Miss Hattie M Ballard
Painter - Jud Taylor
Physician - S. B. Taylor
Physician -- M.D. Bedal
Photo Studio - Mrs. H. Harris
Printing -- The Pilot
Real Estate -- Alex. Reed
Remedies -- Haller Proprietary Company
Restaurant -- Ideal -- Mrs. S. A. Haller
Restaurant -- Sherman House
Seminary -- Trinity Seminary
Sewing Machines -- I.C. Brenbarger


Index of Names
Allbery -- Proprietor, Pilot Printing House & News
Arnold, Rice -- Chief of Police
Ballard, Miss Hattie M. -- Fine Millinery
Bedal, M.D. -- Physician & Surgeon
Bennett -- Secretary, Blair Horse Collar
Bennett, W.A. -- Secretary, Blair Horse Collar
Brenbarger, I. C. -- Sewing Machine
Claridge, F. H. -- Treasurer, Blair Horse Collar
Clow,  L.H. -- Manager, Patrons Lumber Co.
Cook, Joe S. -- City Clerk
Dunn, C. -- First Ward Councilman
Jackson, E.C. -- Treasurer
Edgecomb -- Proprietors, Acme Roller Mills
Eller, W.H. -- City Attorney
Erikson, G. A. -- Dry Goods
Evans, J. M. -- Mill
Farr, Ed. J. -- Water Commissioner
Glennon, M. -- Street Commissioner
Haller, Mrs. S. A. -- Ideal Restaurant
Haller, W.D. , -- Mayor
Haller Bros. -- Dry Goods
Harris, Mrs. H. -- Photographer
Harrison, W.G. -- Third Ward Councilman
Hill, W.H. -- City Engineer
Howes, A.P. -- Vice-President, Blair State Bank
Kellogg -- Proprietors, Acme Roller Mills
Kenny, F.W., Sr. --  President, Blair State Bank
Lippincott, Thos. P. -  Farm Machinery
Matthiesen, Chris. --  General Merchandise

Matthiesen, F. H. -- Proprietor, General Merchandise
Mayle, J. W. -- General Merchandise
Michael --  Contractor & Builder
McMenemy -- Real Estate
McQuarrie, John -- Second Ward Councilman
McQuarrie -- Lumber
Nordby, J. C. -- Proprietor, Dry Goods & Groceries
Quinlin, Patrick -- First Ward Councilman
Palmer -- Drug Store
Reed, Alex. -- Real Estate
Riddler -- Contractor & Builder
Rosenbalm, M.H.B. -- Third Ward Councilman
Ryan -- Drug Store
Sauer, Frank -- Meat Market
Selden -- Proprietor, Pilot Printing House & News
Sherman, S.M. -- Police Judge
Stevens, T.E. -- Cashier, Blair State Bank
Stewart, E. A. -- Proprietor, Palace Grocery
Stewart, J.H. -- Hardware
Taylor, Jud  -- House & Sign Painter
Taylor, S. B., M.D. -- Physician & Surgeon
Thompson, O. C. -- Dry Goods
Wadsworth, C.W. -- Second Ward Councilman
Wambold --  President, Blair Horse Collar
Wambold, J.W. -- President, Blair Horse Collar
Wiseman -- Lumber

 

Special Notes:  Telephones in service.  See City Livery ad on page 16