Nebraska advertiser., 1879-07-03
STATE MEMS AND NOTES.

of the Birth Day of Liberty. Nebras'
ka is patriotic.
Pawnee papers boast of an 8,
month old calf that weighs 6OC
pounds.
Ye locals better half desires tC
extend thanks 10 Mrs. John ]. Long
for a flne mess of ripe Cherries YES
Point Bep,J,ican.
All, were they ripe? One would
have naturally supposed they were
green, but for the definiteness of "yt
local"
The Pawnee Enterprise, referring
to the probable candidacy of Col
Furnas for county treasurer, Gays
mo man has done more for Nemaha
than Gov. Furnas, and it will be nc
more than justice that this office be
given to him, especially when bis
honesty and uprightness are taken
into consideration.
- Nebraska city PreeS:. DR.. Her,
shey, Secretary of the school Board
is preparing the public mind for the
Gnal conclusion of putting the white
children and negroes in the came
school room. How the "Hotbed OF
Democracy" will accept this idea is
yet to be determined.
- PawEee Enterprise Pawnee
City Academy closes its second year
! this week. From the first its pros
perity has gradually increased until
now its permanency is sure and its
patronage becoming profitable
Whether taken in its influence on the
community or in the opportunity ii
affords to the sons and daughters OF
our citizens TO gain a higher educa-
ton than they could otherwise re-
ceive, it is an institution worthy OF
hearty support.
- Nebraska City Press: Who Is
the eTratio Frenchman who is abusing
Republicans through the columns OF
his newspsper-the Lincoln Demo-
crat. Is 1t not the psuedo French
| man, born In Belgium? This by bred
bourbon of France is an infractiOn be-
tween a bourbon-DemOcrat and soft
money Greenbacker, who held the
only office he ever made any thing
out of, under eX-President Grant, Sc
cured to him by ex-senator Hitch
cock, to whom he is indebted for both
position and pecuniary help. 1t i'll
becomes this cross, between a mon
grel Democrat and mermaid Initiation
ist to abuse his betters.
- Nebraska City Press: The B. &
81. aud c., B. & Q. win build bridge
at Plattsmouth that will cost only
$50 600, which will answer every pur-
pose that the U. 2. bridge at Omaha
does.
= Red Cloud drgUs, Webster Co. :
The corn looks we'll, in fact 1t looks
grand, and with the large acreage
planted the yield In the county will
be enormous. The small grain and
grass look better than we expected to
see them. -. One of the greatest
calamities sustained by the citizens
of Red Cloud by the late storm was
the total destruction of the N. L.
Church. This edIfice was erected
last summer and dedicated in Septem-
Der, free of debt. The burden of its
construction was borne by the people
of Red Cloud and i'm Immediate vicinity.
- According TO the Gazette, the
temperance cause is in a rather dilap-
idated condition at Fairbury. Mrs.
Van Pelt recently attempted to organ
ize G.. 7. lodge there and failed ;
held two public meetings. both thin
ly attended and even the Temple of
Honor, one of the first organized in
the State, has disbanded. The Ga
zettc DOESN'T give the number of sa-
looms in the town.
- Kearney Press: To distinguish
the EDITORS fiery thoughts from the
advertisements, the Naponee, Frank
lin County, Banner, carries the le-
gend editorial" in flowing type over
its editorial columns.
- State J0urnaL:,' Deputy L. S.
Marshal Hastings arrived in the city
yesterday afternoon with Isaac Whit
man, Seward county farmer, who is
charged with manufacturing and pas
sing spurious fifty cent pieces.
- Omaha Republican: a delega-
ton from Thayer County will return
to their homes to-day. They were
holding a conference with Manager
Touzalin, of the B. & NJ, concerning
railroad matters. They received as
surance that the B. s. NJ. would ex-
tend their Beatrice branch through
Jefferson, Thayer, and Nuckolls
Counties to Red Cloud. It will hard
ly be pushed through this year, but
probabilities are strong that before
snow flies in 1850, this branch will be
completed.
Barney Gillen and Barney Arm
strong, the latter, one of Olives COW
boys, the former the sheriff who de-
livered KetchUm and Mitchell to Oh
i've, escaped from the Jail at Plum
Creek by intimidating the jailer
when he entered the prison to lock
them in their cells for the night. One
of them had q pistol and the other a
knife, which some one had secretly
given them, and drawing them on the
keeper, he wilted in time to prevent
being punctured. The jailer - his
name is Aimy-had two horses Gcci- |
larieted near by, and the con-
1uerors of Almy took him to the |
horses ana when they were made |
ready to mount they mounted Almy |
behind one OF them and carried him |