Nebraska advertiser., 1868-12-31

Retrospeetive-The year just expiring
has been one in the history OF our cry na1
we may refer to with pride ana Commute
ton 70 every citizen. II leaves Us EisakR
es~Ivvf1pncd fn DOuulaE0na and wealth, Win
q bushes VigOr fully oinInehs1Ias
fhat Increase. The numuef ana cA4Iac
rasfdencs and Ofherh efeseeu
outstrip any fOrmer yeur, eAcept -
last year, and even that Is buEPasse1 a. y
character of the new buildings; tHat
our citizens ere gaining Iaith IN tne n-o
Croatness offafe c5tv. which is alone meees-
Earv 10 bring about its prosperity. BusLneas
has increased al least one-nalIs anu Lne -
Rcter ofthe houses established - one -
which every lover Of the city may leel pIouQ-
C-Ommencing at the owe enuOI MAIN eIoees
north side. we find thefOllOW1ng new mousse,
unknown during ~ nov ~ n9uIlSalnE ~ 81
tail Grocer; s. NJ. McC1ibbOns, Boobana Snoe
Store: A. Nav, Wholesale and hetall aealer
IN Clothing, Dry Goodsand Fancy Ne11onsi
McNeal & Dorset, BARRIERS; W. ID Nalleau,
Wholesale Wine. Liquor ID Tobacco House;
Joseph Hubbard, Saloon; VIZ. wilson, Gro
Ger and Butcher and MIS- baIgesi 10y
south side we dnd kilbOurn, jenkins q Co..
have established a large and complete Lum-
Der Yard, between Third ana toufbh Sues
and in the block, j. s. Hetzel has opened a
splendid stock Of Clothing and F~urnlshlllg
Goods. and Hauniford d Hughes have opened
q large and splendid stock OF FurnltuLe "
gtairs- ana MIS- i. a. Tisdels, MtAne1 ElFst
Street. between Main and AllanAe 1H5ss
are tire new businesses opened meoeL Illus
during the year 1855, and nogoh1g 90
m character with the older houses, DuA ndN0
caused the latter to brush up conslqeranteb ~
maintain themselves ia the grand IacS AOt
business. In this way alone nunaISes %
thousands have been added 20 the WeaILA o.
Tire city ana its prOspects assured Deyouu d
doubt. Ne city ON the river-We say II VIII
ont fear of cOntradictiOn-has a corps OF HeI-
ohautssO t~hOnoughly alive tolls pfOsPoLLtg'
~ wffhn drmer standing, financially, east
They paw FOR their goods as tney eeI tnSL'
and are safe and sound The religious - -
munity have prospered' as ~ ~ Fnisy-
the erection Of two new churches. ne LP-
copalians have now one OF the most hu19
tial and best finished houses OF Wofsnlp ~
the city; the Baptist denomlhal.q RIaffbo-
GOO substantial church edinee; me AleL-o
dists have greatly improved their LOUIS -
addpd "a new bell; while the FIRST ELesoS'
rians are making many lmpIoN 1870
Street improvementhas not entirely ceaseA
a. fsEhowu by their better condition mag
places over what they were last year. A.S
ARE some Of the causes foT engIal "a IN
CITY. and they are such as 10 MAKE etcl anu
every citizen proud OF il, and eager 10 40 All
II his power TO make the year is1S ~ ppoess
even IS. This year 1867 closed Win ma DOat
doing the ferTying at TINS pOlnI, Wnlle nov
we have q No. lSteamf cry, unuer the lnAn-
aRemenf Of arellable ana
N IS67 our citizens heard Of a railroad now
the whistle OF the Q. b. & St Joe. hahroda
may be heard daily within two mHes o. "a
city, and our merchants can gel lneI eOOds
Al anv season OF the year.
glance ahead shows us many reasons Ior
continued energy. n prospects naubeflhg 20
aour prosperity. Two railroads are surrey
moving upon this point-One nom ihe east
and one from the south. The Mississippi ana
Missouri River Air Line, laid out ana COM
menced through the nOfthern Tier OF conh-
ties Of Missouri, aims AT this point as It's Ter
minus on the Missouri river, 70 take aoFah-
fage OF the BrOwnville, Fort hearneg ana
Pacific road for a western connection. fOfty
miles Of this road was graded before me WsIt
and sixty miles more have been pun uHueI
contract, part of The iron IS belna lalul anu
every thing indicates that 1870 VIII see US IN
direct eastern connection with tine large sea-
board cities. via. Quincy 1ll. The sOutneIh
connection will be By the Trunk roau' pIO-
iected and building now from A4enlsoL ~
Kansas. This VIII give Us direct coAnecIl1n
with St. Louis and the Gull STATES. Int
completion of this road IS Wen assuLe4 -
this point and will, doubtless, De Con1lluSu,
in time. to Omaha and Sioux Cllg- " ltH1nS
State aid tha these two roads shOnluIecelNS
by reason OF their importance, broNnNLls
will. within the next ten years uaNC az 80
and west and a north and south con-LeStioL
by rail-, when her position VII oe seCl-lu ~
nc city in the great west. vain Snao ~
one in three OF being the largesL LIZ ~ ~
great Missouri Valley. Thus We =
friends. and though neither q propLet 10 -
son Of a prophet, vet we believe IaCos
our prediction above; and our luJF n,- 49,
abe Of good cheer" for the DAY IA F
perfty has fairly daWned.