. Omaha illustrated : a history of the pioneer period and the Omaha of today embracing reliable statistics and information, with over two hundred illustrations, including prominent buildings, portraits, and sketches of leading citizens . city council, in one of his messages, the establishmentof a system of parks and boulevards substantially on the same plan and along the same routes as those most talked of and desiredtoday, by the public spirited citizens of Omaha. the OiTiaha lobbyists secured enough votes to capture the capital. The joint resolution designat-ing Omaha as the capital of the T
. Omaha illustrated : a history of the pioneer period and the Omaha of today embracing reliable statistics and information, with over two hundred illustrations, including prominent buildings, portraits, and sketches of leading citizens . city council, in one of his messages, the establishmentof a system of parks and boulevards substantially on the same plan and along the same routes as those most talked of and desiredtoday, by the public spirited citizens of Omaha. the OiTiaha lobbyists secured enough votes to capture the capital. The joint resolution designat-ing Omaha as the capital of the Territory was passed February 22, 1855. James C. Mitchell,of Florence, who had been exceedingly hostile towards Oinaha, was induced to change frontby a liberal gift of town lots. It was considered a cheap investment, as upon his vote the wholematter depended. Immediately after the passage of the resolution, Mr. Mitchell was appointed G MA HA /LLC S r R A TE D. sole commissioner to locate the capitol building. He finally made the location on Capitol Hill,the site being now occupied by the high school building. The following summer Mr. Mitchellsold at auction sixty lots in Omaha for about $6o each. Througli the capital fight Omahas. interests were champi-oned in the Council 1)\-O. D. Richardson ami Goodwill, and in tlicHouse by A. J. Popplc-ton and A. J. exciting scenesoccurred during t li ecapital fight. Dr. Millerdescribed the scenes ..fthose early legislativeda\-s in an article inthe Omaha Herald, ofwhich the following isan extract lied the art of wmkmg to itbliisjhest perfection in those ila) latter was ahvay;. fiist icl-ognized by Speaker ILiiisonnwhen he wanted the flooi. 1 lieSpeaker was particular abuiitkeeping order. Any o|jposed to Omaha who In January, 1855, U. by the death of refused to take his seat when or-dered to, was emphatically noti-fied that if he didnt sit down hewould get knocked down. Theresult was usu
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