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Portrait and Landscape Photographer, 291 South Eleventh Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.-- As early as 1869, Mr. E. C. Clements began operations in this city, locating here permanently in 1872. Everything in the artist's line can he secured of him, and he makes rather a specialty of landscape work and buildings. He has made all the legislature groups for the past six or eight years, and makes a specialty of this work. He is a native of New York, and during the late war served in Co. F, 122nd New York Vol. Infantry. Two assistants are employed, and his neat parlors are constantly thronged with customers. Mr. Clements is a member of the G. A. R. and the A. O. U. W. and I. O. G. T. lodges, as well as being a Mason.

     LINCOLN DISTRICT TELEGRAPH. W. H. Patmore, Manager, Office, Corner O. and Tenth Streets.--The three letters, "L. D. T.," carry with them a wonderful meaning--a meaning signifying that you can at a moments notice, by manipulating the call boxes to be found in all the leading business houses and scattered over the city, bring to your service a messenger boy, a policeman, a fire engine or have a package delivered to any part of the metropolis. This enterprise was started July, 1886. Fifteen employes and three delivery wagons are kept busy; and in justice to the messengers employed by this company; we will say that the boys are wide-awake, and not of the "sleepy, marble-playing" sort. Mr. C. E. Yates, the president, is telegraph superintendent of the B. & M. Mr. G. M. Bonnell, the secretary and treasurer, is the station ticket agent of the same railway. These gentlemen, together with J. D. McFarland and E. E. Brown, two prominent capitalists, and Mr. C. Thompson, assistant superintendent of telegraph of B. & M. compose the board of directors. Much of the success of the company, is due to the careful management of W. H. Patmore. who has had much experience in this line. He was born in Canada, coming to this city ten years ago, and is a pleasant and energetic young man.

      THE LINCOLN BOTTLING WORKS, S. J. Irvin, Proprietor, 315-317 O Street--The Capital City Bottling Works was established a number of years ago. In 1886 Mr. S. J. Irvin became identified with their proprietorship, and in 1891 bought the plant and began operations as the Lincoln Bottling Works. This gentleman is a native of Ireland and crossed the pond eight years ago, five years of which he has spent in Lincoln. Being of the better class of his countrymen his manner of doing business is very pleasing and makes him many friends. His works occupy a building 25x64, two stories, fully equipped with all the necessary machinery for the manufacture of carbonated beverages of all kinds. He employs eight men and travels himself. Besides his own manufactures be makes a specialty of handling Colfax and other mineral waters. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge.

     F. W. COLLINS, Attorney at Law, State National Bank Building.--" The young man of to-day will be the old man of to-morrow." Lincoln has within her borders many able young lawyers, one of whom is F. W. Collins, A native of the empire State, Mr. Collins early evinced a liking for the law, and after attending the Syracuse University was admitted to the bar at Saratoga Springs, N. Y., in 1882. He took up his residence in this city five years ago. He practices in all the courts and gives special attention to collections. He is well known through the State, having been on the stump during several of the late campaigns. He is also president of the Young Men's Republican Club, of this city. He belongs to the Modern Woodmen Order.

     L. WILSON, Druggist, 139 South Tenth Street.--One of the largest stocked drug stores in the city is that of L. Wilson, a native of Indiana and a resident of this city five years. This house was first established as Wilson & Green in 1887 and three years later Mr. Wilson assumed sole proprietorship. The premises occupied are 25x90 feet, two floors of which are stored with a $5,500. A general good business ability and twelve years experience have tended to place this gentleman in the position of a master of his trade and his business has been an excellent and profitable one from the start.

     WHITEBREAST COAL & LIME CO., Jno. T. Dorgan Manager, Office, 109 South Eleventh Street.--This is the Nebraska branch of the Whitebreast Fuel Company, of Iowa, and was incorporated about eighteen years ago with a capital stock of $50,000. The Iowa Company owns about twenty-six mines in that State. In this city their yards cover four acres penetrated by four switches and with a shed capacity for 350 cars of coal. An average of fifty men are employed here, and four travel in the interests of the wholesale trade. They are exclusive agents for the Cannon City Coal. Mr. Cass, president, is a resident of Denver. but formerly of this city, is one of the original organizers of the company. Mr. John T. Dorgan, manager and secretary, is a native of Massachusetts and came to Lincoln in 1885. A stockholder of the company, he has been in charge here for three years and secretary since May, 1891. The directors, of the Nebraska branch are A. C. Cass, Paul Morton, of Chicago; Glen W. Frayer, treasurer and C. M. Schenek, also of Chicago. vice-president, S. A. Forbush, Jr., of Ottumwa.

     DR. H. M. CASEBEER, Office 135 South Eleventh Street.--A physician who is always a welcome minister at the bedside of the sick in this city, is Dr. Casebeer. a native of Ohio. He received his education at the University of Michigan, graduating from the medical department of that institution in 1876. Afterwards he practised some years at LaGrange. Ind., coming to this city five years ago. He is a member of the American Medical Association,
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