Nebraska advertiser., 1868-03-05
Nebraska Items.

District Court is in session at Nebraska City
this week.
Tho Otoe Lodge of Good Templers is in a four
ishing condition.
"A daily line of Stagesis now running between
Nebraska City and Lincoln.
One hundred and twenty loaded cars from the
east arrive in Omaha daily.
Two companies Of soldiers passed through
Omaha for Fl. Sedgwiok, February 9th.
W. HI. Waters, formerly editor of the Press
has returned to Nebraska City to reside.
Mr.. james C. Clark, mail agent for Southern
Nebraska, died at Nebraska City, February 26th.
There was a smash up of a freight train on the
U.P.R. R. February .23d, killing a man named
Rice.
The Germans at Nebraska City had a masquer-
ado ball February 18th, which is reported as sue
cessful.
The Masonic brethren residing a LincOln City
are taking measures to establish a Masonic Lodge
at that point.
$1,000 was raised at a meeting held in Nebras-
ka City last Saturday evening for the Presbyterian
EeuOOl u ASaAAA15"
Tho County Commissioners of Otoe county
have appointed a board of appraisers for the School
Lands in that county.
Capt Lee F. Gillit, formerly of the Nebraska
First, has been recently confirmed Captain Of Cav
airy, ranking from June sth, 1867.
Tho citi Gems of Nebraska City are lendeavoring
to establish a school of learning under the charge
Of the Presbyterian Synod of the State.
AThe Editor of tho PlattsmOuth Herald is sup
plying bis Office with new m aterial. This shows
enterprise as well as s~uccessin business.
The body of Otway G.. Baker has been taken
up by come unknown person. The members ofthe
Catholic church are very Indignation over this.
We Ie arm FROM the Press that q donation was
given to the Rev. Mr.. Crrington. at F. N Woods
school house, in Johnson county, on February 18th.
The Republicans of Omaha are pushing th e
canvass for tho election Of Geo. NJ. Roberts as
Mayor of that city, with much earnestness and with
hope Of success.
DR.. Renner, editor of German paper in Ne
braska City, distributed under the auspic:cos of the
emigration society 1000 German pamphlets to be
sent to Germany.
Or the Dist Ct January the st. Joseph State
Line and Lincoln Rail Rosd was organized, with
headquarters at Pawnee City. Messrs. HolIings-
head, Peayy, Curtis, Stewart and others, incorpO-
ratOrs.
The Masonic brethren Of Tecumseh are working
under a dispensation granted in D s,sinber last.
Regular communication Thursday on or preceding
full moon. Dr.. Ward, W. NJ; Austin BuEum,
Secretary.
AS Edwin Sharp, wife and child were crossing
the MISSOURI in a wagon on the ice at Omadi, the
ice broke. Mr.. Sharp jumped with his child from
wagon upon the ice, but his wife was drowned, and
the team and wagon lost.
Quite a serious Eccidsns is reported in the
Plattsmouth Herald. A delegation of Good Tenn
piers from that place was visiting a lodge at Rock
Bluffs, and on their return tipped their carriage over
a steo p em~baukmcnt. The horses breaking loose
ran away. Four of the ladies suffered more or less
injuries, by breaking and dislocation Of arms,
shoulders, &c.
The Hon. John Gillespie Auditor of State, has
received returns from the Registers Of the several
land Offices in the State the f. lowing statcmeat
OF the private ihnu S0Lrl3S IN NCO FASk3 IN 1901 :
BroWnYiie = = - = ....3I ,OO0 d5ra8.
Nebraska City .--........- $50. OnO "
20} 600 "
Dakota $4,000 "
TotaI........ no. O00 aores
Thisi is a very Certifying exhibit Of the progress
in settlement with which Nebraska was favored
in 1867. The assessment of this aggregate at
3 50 per acre a very low ValuatiOn-would in
crease our total valuation S2,S25. coo. This is
| IN v,uch mora a v,Ilo ro~o,&- a. L.
ems Of taxation. Oaaka Republican.
There was held at West Point, Nebraska, a rail-
road meeting in the interest Of North Platte, Feb.
ruary 2Ot8; at which the following preamble and
resolutions were adopted
"It having como to our knowIe dge that there is
to be an effort made by parties at Omaha, PIatts-
month, Nebraska City and other places South OF
Us, at the next session of our State LeyisIature To
apTropriatethe five hundred thousand acres of
State lands set asid by the q. s.. government for
internal Improvements in Nebraska, for the purpnse
of aiding some railroad company in buildiut a rail.
road through Nebraska parallel with the Missouri
river and believing, as we do, that it is for the
purpose OF e%nriching a few at the expcnce of the
many, and highly detrimental to the interests of
Northern Nebraska; therefore be it..
ReS0ECed, That we unite in opposing any such
measure, and pledge ourselves not to support aDr
man in our respective counties at the comipr cleo.
ton for memb er in our State Legislature. who il
not pledged to oppose " III his utmost ability th o
appropriation of the State lands for such G purpose
And be it futher.
Resolved, That we will help, aid and assist, to
the utmost Of our ability, any and all railroad
north of Douglas county, running east and west
across our State, and that we will instruct our res
peotive membe rs in the State Legislature to insist
on a fair and just proportion Of the State lands,
that we may thereby better enabled to offer greater
inducements to any company or companies desiring
to build such road or roads.