Nebraska advertiser., 1873-06-26
CITY AND COUNTY.
LOCAL ETELANGE.


was in the city last Monday.
The Kearney Press says old Ft
Kearney is to be rebuilt and garrison
ed.
The rain of Saturday night did
much good, especially to garden
truck.
"A Mr.. Dibble, of Gage county,
recently sold 1000 pounds Of wool,
clipped from 100 sheep.
-Cy. Pollock, having abandoned
BarnGmizing is going to Chicago there
to pick lead i'll a printing office.
"A few nights since a block of
seven buildings located opposite the
Hamburg Hotel, Hamburg, Iowa,
was destroyed By fire.
Red Willow, a new county In the
western part OF the State, held an
election week or two ago and cast
the grand total Of 20 votes.
We are in receipt of the Toronto
Globe Of the 10th inst, from d. Rem
lex, which would indicate that the
General was in Canada on that day.
On Thursday of last week body
supposed to be that of Frank Paxton,
was taken from the river at Lafayette,
a point about twenty miles this side
OF st. Joseph.
The Mountaineer makes two
trips each week from st. Joe to Peru,
conveying to the former point about
seventy-lye car loads of corn and
cattle each trip.
The editor of this paper leaves
to-day on visit to relatives in Iowa.
Daring his absence T. L. Schick,
Esq, viii preside over the editorial
columns OF the ADVERTISER.
Evan Worthing, together with
Charley Walker and the land office
clerk, AIr. Sheppard, has established
a bank at Lowell, under the firm
name Of Worthing, Sheppard & CO.
Gen. Thayer has bought the res
idence OF Ex-Gov. James and will
make Lincoln his future home-un-
less lie should secure one at Washing |
ton, which wosld be more to his Iik-
ing.
The James Z. joy, Nebraska
City's r. r. transfer boat, passed MP
the river to her moorings On Tuesday |
morning. She is nice looking craft, /
and in point Of convenience win be
next thing to a bridge.
w. T. Den, Alex. Robson, W.
~. Hackney. end other Nimro,is,
propose celebrating the Fourth by
shooting pigeon match Oh the Ne
mana, 70 winch feast Of fun they In
vite ali lovers OF shooting.
- District Attorney Weaver while
out on thc Republican the other day, |
went buEa.o hunting. Coming in
-ishtof huge bison he gave rein 10
Ais horse and when within gun shot
II him fred. the bali taking effect IN
.he rock Of the animal he was riding.
We have a u. S. Law I'm type
Which establishes the weight of u. S.
,oin. From it we learn that the
weight of nickel shall he II and 16-
.92ths grains trey. But 2 Nickel
,ame fresh FROM the mint 20 ". II.
NcCreery's partner the other day
which weighed 10 pounds averdupois.
- In Jefferson county, Neb., ju-
: the other day gave woman judg-
pent for $7Go against a saloon keeper
or selling liquor to her inebriate hus-
}ani. And yet Temperance fanatics
If the State are clamorous for rigid
law, while the fact is we
iave one which should please the
most fanatical.
- We paid flying visit to Aspin-
wall the other day and found grain
pouring in there in a vast stream and
he merchants ny 70 their eyes in bus
ness. They told us there that since
be establishment of Oranges money
5 more plenty. the Changers paying
money for what they get so as to save
he heavy per cent and interest Incl
lent to tue credit system.
The stern-wheel concern across
he way, speaking of Lucus, calls him
he whilome (whatever that Isl editor
If this paper. If Mr. Lucas ever
rrote q line for the ADVERTISER it
vas when its editorial columns were
lnder the control of Jarvis S. Church,
he present democratic editor of the
Democrat. Certain it is he has not
written syllable for it under present
- The alarm of 'ifire" rang out on
.he morning air last Saturday, when
I was found that the old. American
lotel was threatened. The fire was
ioon eXtinguished, however, with
)ut little damage. We shHdder when
We think what a destruction of life
would have ensucd had the building
)eoH consumed. Some of the oldest
ettlers of the town are located in and
lround that house, who have for
'ears made it lively for others, az 1
lad the fire prevailed it would have
proved lively for them.
= Our gardens and orchards are
pleasant places for maids to sit and
}our into each others ears stories Of
heir Inras ncnncioilu nrnninrS