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r James W. Dawes, Republican......November, 1882 Amendment to the constitution extending suffrage to women rejected; 25,756 for and 50,693 against......November, 1882 Nebraska Central College, at Central City, chartered and opened......1885 Soldiers' and sailors home at Grand Island opened......July, 1888 First Monday in September made a legal holiday (Labor Day)......1889 Industrial home for women and girls at Milford opened......May 1, 1889 Asylum for incurable insane at Hastings opened......Aug. 1, 1889 Convention of 250 delegates representing Kansas, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska, meets at Omaha to unite in a central prohibition organization......Dec. 18, 1889 At State election the vote for governor stands as follows: James E. Boyd, Democrat, 71,331; John H. Powers, People's Independent, 70,187; Lucius D. Richards, Republican, 68,878; B. L. Paine, Prohibition, 3,676. A separate vote on adding a prohibitory liquor clause to the constitution