Nebraska advertiser., 1867-04-25


icaI Survey Of Nebraska, and this Dis
.trict, We predict, viii be immensely ben
fitted thereby.
The Business and Population Of the
Nemaha Land District we give as near
as we can cOllecs il At present:
Big Sandy is the County Seat Of Jones
county. Of its business and population We
are not informed the population Of The
county is about 500.
Swan City is the County Seat Of Saline
county, Of its business we are not inform
ed the population Of the county IS near
$50.
Beatrice is the County Seat Of Gage
County, and is situated on the east bank
of the Big Blue, which at that point is
about IS yards wide it is so miles wes,
of BrownviIle, from which i. receives a
trl-weekly mail. It's population is about
25O, iha. Of The county 1900 Has three
general stores, one drug store, one boo.
and shoe store. two blacksmith and one
wagon shop, two hotels, and a good
school house. F. Roper has in operation
or tbs Blue in The town a large Grisi and
Saw mill.
Tecumseh is the County Seat Of John
son county, 90 miles West of BrOwnviIle.
It's population is about 800, that Of the
county near 2,7O0. Il has three large
large general stores, two blacksmith and
one wagon shop.
PawDse City is the County Seat Of
Pawnee county. and is 80 miles south
west Of BrOwnville. /, has q population
Of near 500, the county $500. The
Nemaha Valley Seminary is in Pawnee
county. Il has four large general stores
one drug store, two blacksmiIh and one
wagon shop, and one hotel. Table Rock,
same county. has one general store and
one Grist Mill.
Falls City, the County Seat of Rich
ardsOn County, is twenty-five miles south
of Brownyille. Has a population Of near
500, the county about 5000. Has two
large general stores, two hotels. black
smith shop, one steam saw mill, one gro-
Gerry and one billiard room. Salem, four
miles southwest Of il has three general
stores, one holel, one blacksmith and one
wagon shop, one cabinet shop, 2 shoe
shops, one chair shop, one cabinet shop,
one steam saw and one water power grist
mill. Rulo, ten miles east on The Mis-
souri,, three large general stores, one
grocery store, I've blacksmith shops, one
drug store, one boot and shoe store, one
billiard room, one steam saw and grist
mill. two livery stables, one tin ane stove
store, one hotel, one jewelry shop, one
brewery, barber shop, tailor shop, Fur
niture shop and wagon shop.
In Nemaha county are several smaller
towns. Eight miles above Brownville,
on the river, is Peru, noted most for its
fne Seminary. Population about 500,
business three large general stores, one
grocery store, three blacksmith and one
wagon shop. one drug store, one tin and
stove store, one saw mill, one book store
and two hotels. Nemaha City: FIVE miles
below BrownviHe, has three large general
stores. two groceries, one wagon and one
blacksmith shop and two hotels.
BRowEyILLE
Is the Count7 Seat Of Nemaha County,
is situated about an equal distance be.
tween Omaha and ST. Joseph, and six
teen miles south Of the lire deviding
Iowa and Missouri. Population $500,
Of the county between 5000 and 5000.
It's businessfs large and constantly on the
increase. Its the marker town Of this
Land District and the outlet for It's pro-
duce. Several Of cur leading merchants
have laid IN stocks Of goods worth over
SI0O, 900 in the east. The following Is
q summary Of is business.
Eleven frs. class Dry Goods and Gro
cefy Stores. Theo. Hill & Co. w. T.
Den, Rainey & Lewis. ]. L. MeGee &
Co., Teare & Co., w. Grant, G. ~.
Henderson. J. A. Pom. J. Berry. Bed
ford & Co, W. Hackney and George
Three first class Drug S,orsss Wm.
H. BIcCreery. Holiday &-Co.. and 8.
NJ. McCOmas. sau 3 al-
Two Saddler Shops J. W MiddlelOn
and Thomas Robbins.
Two Grocery Stores: swsnlS & Bro.
and Marsh & Co. M
Two Closhing gs.ores Atkinson & Co,
and $. Seeman. ssFa
Three Boot and Shoe Stores AsRob-
insOn, Chas. HelImer and W. GsanE
Four Blacksmith shops J. Gibson. i.
p Cogswen, A. ". Morgan and III.
Beason. a..
Three Tin and Ssove Stores: Sbellen,
berger Bros,, j Q. Deussr and Evan