Nebraska advertiser., 1870-12-28
PERE ITf1lNS.

social gatherings, balls. festivals, etc.
We would suggest To our benevolent
citizens that il would be an appTupri
ate time to get up festival or socia
party for the special benefit of the
poor. The object would be commend
able and undoubtedly result in great
good.
- Another lot of staple goods just
received at Browns cheap cash store.
Call in.
/ - Dan Dieston that jovial good fel-
low has been on "a visit TO friends in
~. Joseph. lie expresses himseli
much pleased with his trip.
How do the "better' class of So
ciety on the hill like the very chaste
and refined remarks OF Demosthenes
/ Calhoun, who represents himself TO
/ be the editor of the BrOwnville Demo
crdt. How are you specimen brick.
Our jolly friend Geo. b. Hen
! deTsOn sports the finest turn out in
town. Jehu, how they make the
bells jingle.
-IfyOu want cheap goods done up
brown, go To Browns cheap cash
store. 1t will pay.
w. r. Craig, Esq, of Nebraska
City, was III town the past week, the
guest of Rev. Alexander.
- We noticed at the Express office
a few days since, fine Elk slaugh.
tered and shipped from Grand Island
by IL. y. Chapman, as Christmas
present 10 his father, Me. John Chap
man of this place. Elk meat will be-
Il uite toothsome this cold weather.
- We notice among the arrivals at
the City Hotel the past week, the fol-
lowing strangers: J. w. Hewett OF
Brownville, J. NJ. Young, do. ;; J. l..
Mccoy, do. 4; d. G.. Lindley, do. r.
b. Fitch, Quincy, Ill; VIM. Bill
lings, Nebraska City; y. May,
Brownville; "A. $. Tupper, do. C.
ID. Hill, St. Ioc. ; o. w. Houe, U. s.
Marshal, Omaha; =. p. Wesler, Day
ton, o.; f. B. Griggen, st. Joe. j.
{. Bousfield, Brownville; J. r.
Hodge, Watkins, y. Y; Henry
Burks. Beatrice; J. n. Tomlin, Neb.
City; \. NJ, Ware, Go. j. p. Hum
mer, Atchison, Kansas.
- We paid visit to BTownvilie
last week. We did not call on our
friend the editor of the Democrat,
having ascertained he WAS too dtuul;
to receive company, which fact we
were perfectly convinced of afte. see
ing the editorials in ais paper on Fri
day.
- The contract for building the
/ new State Normal LchOol buildings,
was re-let on last Saturday. Mr.. w.
r. Craig of Nebraska City being the
lowest bidder. Thus our mechanic
have let nice job slip through their
/ fingers.
The young people of this place
propose to have a grand good time on
New Years night at the ball which j.
to take place at Joy & Daily's new
brick hall. There il no better hall
in the State for dance, and no bet
ter place i'm the world to have good
time than Peru. Mine host OF the
City Hotel gets up the supper and
Berkiey s. Bryant Of Brownvil!e fur
ni4h the music Ample accommodate
tiOns have hepn made for all that at
/ tend. Tickets including supper - 80.
! Does J Demosthenes Calhoun
| remember the deserted Keiress at
( Kansas City and her father setting up
Il boot shop in his rear. No time for
| log rolling then. 1t would probably
require a legislative enactment to
convince the editor of the Democrat
| that that was legal divorce
- We notice another lot of those
fine larm wagons on sale at Moody.
Mathews & Co.'S. Good time to get
them across the river now, and this
enrerprising firm propose to improve
the opportunity.
- Christmas was enjoyed by our
citizens in various ways. All was
life AMI hustle about the town. Per
sonally, We had no particular occa-
sion t. find fault with or give thanks
to the great architect of the universe,
hut would take occasion to return
thanks to Mr.. John Chapman for a
Christmas present in the shape of Il
fine Elk roast, and to Mrs. f.. d..
Back for the finest Christmas dinner.
chat mortal man could wish, de-
sctiptinn Of which we confess our in
ability to give, Notwithstanding the
ample Justice which the whole case
received at our hands. fire Ia Mrs
Buck.
- Those two plug hats are still on
exhibition AZ Muody, Mathews Il Co, 8
dealers in light and heavy hardware,
iron, steel, ana wood work. Also
the celebrated Fish & Newton wag-
ons. The Kangaroo is still on exhi-
bition.
- IF mothers wish to find pretty
names for their children, real what
the editor of the Democrat calls the
Peru Itemsn man. 1t was hut ius-
,ice to say that the editcr was suffer-
ing fIom IN attack of delirium tFe-
mems at the time. Poor idiot. what
IA pity he will urink.
The exhibition and con"e.t at