Nebraska advertiser., 1878-05-30
LOCAL PERSONALS.

Saturday.
- Mrs. P. NJ. Zook returned from q
visit to Iowa last week.
Judge Church has moved on to
his farm in Bedford precinct.
= Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Body sailed
from Liverpool on the 22nd. inst.
Lee P. Gillett. general agent for
the Mccormick reaper, was in the city
Wednesday.
H. e. Lett came down from Lin
coin Tuesday evening, but returned
again wednesday morning.
Mrs. J. Connoran lectured before
the Brownville Red Ribbon Club, in
the Christian Church, Monday even
ing.
= Thos. Crummell, who has been
assisting Judge Wheeler in bridge
building in Johnson county, returned
home last Friday.
- Docker Chadwick, who was for a
time ''devil'' IN THE ADVERTISER Of
fee, but latterly of the Granger, left
Monday morning for his former home
at Vincennes, Ind.
Il Our old friend Till, who mana
ges the Johnson farm in the north
west part of the county, was in town
last week. He says the season is q
week earlier here than there.
- M. J. Fem, editor OF the Peru
Herald, was in the city Monday, and
called on THE ADVERTISER. The
Herald has been greatly improved as
local paper under the new managers,
and there is talk of enlarging it.
Judge a. J. Ritter of st. Deroin,
came down from Lincoln Saturday
evening, and staid in town over Sun
day. The Judge intends establishing
a store across from St. Deroin, at Nish-
na station, leaving his son Jack to
manage the business at st. Deroin.
- Miss Sophie Schwab, an accom-
plished young lady of Lincoln, is Wis
iting her aunt, Mrs. Lowman, of this
city. Miss Sohwab is very proficient
upon the piano, and being very pleas |
ing in her manners, will make many
warm friends during her stay in
w. s. Dawson, of Flowerdale, |
In Richardson county. was in town
He complains that THE
fails sometimes to reach |
him on the Saturday after publica-
tlon. The fault Is in the postmasters
somewhere after Ii leaves this Office,
as we mail 1t every Thursday morn
ing, and 1t should reach him regular
ly unless detained through negligence.
- Clayt. Shurts, who has been in
the Black Hills for three or four weeks,
returned Saturday, looking hearty.
and well pleased with his trip. He
speaks in glowing terms of the country
in and about Dead wood
says new discoveries are being made
tally, and that quite a number of the
prominent settlers are sending for
heir families-DF. A. S. Stewards
amily were there before he Ieft-in-
licating that they believe there is
money to be made there. Clayt. saw
Iuite number of the Brownville and
county gold seekers, and re-
,orts all well.
- Sam. McClay, ex-sherif OF Lam !
aster county, and now dealer In fine
attle Mr.. Gilbert, in the same husi-
less, and dairyman, Lincoln; and
Ion. VIM. WoOdhurst, ex-warden of
he Nebraska penitentiary, now pro-
,rietor Of the Eclipse House, at Paci- {
lc Junction, came down to our city
tuesday evening-the two former to {
purchase some of Shel. Cochran's
hoTOughbreds at the sale which took |
lace Wednesday. Mr.. Woodhurst
ave us call, and we were much G
leased to see him. During Mr.. Wood 6
urst's days sojourn in our city he !
1oked around to see what our pros- !
ects were, and in company with Mr.. I
'layt. Shurts took a ride out into the a
ountry. He declared himself charm v
d with what he sav-had no idea 7
Iemaha presented such grand advan- =
ages and inducements for capital and a
nterprise. Mr.. w. does business S
here he meets thousands hunting d
ONES and lands in the West, and h
lys he can recommend Brownville C
nd Nemaha county 10 all as q most v
esirable portion of Nebraska. g