Nebraska advertiser., 1877-11-01
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Furnished by Special Correspondents
for The Advertiser.
Benton.

Benton.
- Gov. r. A. Stewart has the incest
little herd of short-horns in South
east Nebraska, together with a thor
oughbred bull. He bought them at
the State Fair of r. p. Daniels of
Sarpy county.
- Elder Shurtlef was given a do
nation on Friday evening last, which
was we'll attended and patronizsd by.
his numerous friends. Receipts about
$1,000.
Two more wind pumps have been
put In this month, making four since
harvest.
- Cattle buyers from Missouri are
in this neighborhood picking up all
the stock they can find for sale, from
sucking calf to a three-year old
steer, and are paying good prices.
- The Good Templars are to have
a meeting here Saturday week. The
temperance cause is gaining ground.
London.
- Vote the Republican ticket.
Winter draweth nigh his white
robes are seen In the distance. Be
ready to receive him.
= The Independents met in the
London school house last Thursday
to feast and fatten on the corruption
of the political degeneracy of the
timos. A change of diet would be
good for them. they are getting weak
ly. The meeting was a wash y affair,
1t is said.
The repairs being made on the
Christian meeting house are complet-
ed, and a meeting is now going on,
conducted by Elder Cartwright. The
meetings are well attended, and some
interest manifested.
- Rev. Cody preached in the Meth
odist meeting house last Sunday morn
ing, and Mrs. Cody preached In the
evening. The discourses of both
were we'll received.
The eccentric DR.. Burleigh, of
Chicago, is again taking trip through
Nebraska. His are like "angel's Wis.,
it's, few and far between" Yet he
occasionally puts in an appearance.
This time he Is collecting in long
standing accounts. and squaring up
his books. he has not asked the peo-
pie for pay while they were passing
under the cloud of the "hard times"
He finds the times reviving, and most
of the people prepared and willing to
pay him. This speaks we'll for the
prospect of times in Nebraska, and
fortunate for DIR. Burleigh, for he has
many thousand dollars due him for
medicine and services.
Vote for Mr. r. V. Black for sher-
iff. and You will do well.
- Some of the taxpayers agreed
they would not pay any tax until a
very important case concerning the
"forty per cent" interest was decided.
and as that promised suit" was long
time being decided, taxes became de-
linauent and some land sold for tax.
Therefore Mr.. Gilmore. the treasurer,
is to blame for 1t, aud should not be
reelected. Thus argue and reason the
Independents, while pleading for
their men. Cannot the people see the
cunning, and injustice, too. of this?
An "aider and abettor" in the
sale of tax-titles Is w. E. Majors.
Ah! Is that's so? What was the charge
against the man the "incorruptables'
held up as a model two years ago,
when on their ticket, and on whom
they have uow "gone back" very un-
kindly? He Is a gentleman and
statesman of worth and merit. But
the question is, why is the same deed
held up as a crime in one man, and
apologized for I'm another? No one
but "reformer" can answer it.
Well, what If Mr.. Stull did help |
get drunken man out of jails That |
is no place for him. It might be the
place for the one who made him
a drunknrd. But there are other
places of safety aud treatment for that
fnrro Of incanifv,