Nebraska advertiser., 1879-06-05
STATE NEWS AND NOTES.

ranging to have some fast horse races
in July.
- The State JounaLprophesies bad
results if the city does not soon get c
street sprinkler. Lincoln ought 10
afford that luxury-Brownville does.
James Sweet, ex-State Treasurer,
is running a cheese factory few
miles west of Nebraska City.
"A man In Lincoln recently found
a pocket book with $500 in it. return
ed it to its owner, and wouldn't re-
ceive any reward.
Lieut.. Governor earns occupied
the gubernatorial chair a few days
last week, while Gov. Nance was ab-
sent from the State.
- Secretary of State Alexander, re-
Gently assisted in the ceremonies of
laying the corner stone of Baptist
church at Alexandria, Neb., his
home.
Two convicts in the penitent thry
a few days ago, named Mcdonald and
Hallingworth had some trouble in The
cigar department, when the former
stabbed the latter seriously with
shoe knife.
The Columbus Era says during
Jay Gould's recent visit to thai city.
he informed the editor of the Era
that he intended to build up CGlum-
bus and in few years take the capt.
tai there. Then the people of Nebras-
ka are relieved. They needn't take
any trouble nor lose any sleep over
the capital removal question. Jay
Gould will attend to that all by him.
If.
- Mrs. Van Pelt, G. w. G. T.. has
purchased a residence in Seward.
Neb., and will reside there.
The Omaha Herald spoke Of the
recent Nebraska editorial excursion
lists as the "bucolic press" ETC., and
now the said bucolics are about to
snatch DIR. Miller bald headed. Frank
Wellman gives him a gutwinder as
follows: They (the bucolics) bear
the most utter contempt for this uan
Miller who has gained his present e.
nancial position by the promulgation
of dishonorable. disreputable. disloy-
al, and damnsble ideas. He is curse
to the profession to which he be-
longs"
"A new Democratic paper Is soon
to be started at Lincoln. Vifquin. ed
itor.
- The enterprising Lincolnites are
wanting walking match.
Carl Mason, a farmer, recently
sold, in Lincoln, hog that weighed
7453.
We have heard that wolves re-
Gently killed about forty sheep for
Richardson county farmer in one
night. More than probable that the
depredators were dogs.
- Saunders county has new Jail
that cost, with Pauley's steel cells,
about 81 600.
Lancaster county has ten divorce
suits pending.
In some parts of Otoe county a
very malignant. type of dfphtheria
prevails.
Napea oonpFy sovo nod "a IEtbo
geographical center of Nebraska's
prairies.' The county Is the
whole of the Pawnee Reservation
thirty miles long, east and west, and |
fifteen miles wide, north and SOUTH"
- The Hastings Ne6raskan is
shooting/its paper wads at the Uni
versity. Granny Williams don't like
the style of the Regents. Why not
discharge the whole outfit and ap-
point Granny by herself. She would
put on her sun-bunnit, take her um-
bril- under her arm, put on her specs,
up to the University, and make
things fairly git in the old fashioned
way of "keepin school,"
-Ex-Secretary of State T2schuck
is farming in Sarpy county.
The State Journal thinks the CEN
sus taken this spring will foot up
population for the State of AS, 900.
- The State Journal says the Eng
lish sparrows introduced into the