Nebraska advertiser., 1879-10-02
STATE NEWS AND NOTES.


-Pawnee Enterprise The pros
pect now is that the b. & NJ. will
coon extend its line to Beatrice to
Blue Springs. II so. IS makes one
more point in favor of our getting a
b.. & NJ. extension from the east
crossing the other branch at Blue
Springs.
The Beatrice Courier is gravely
of the opinion that it didn't hurt
Senator Paddock to dine with Gen.
Logan, which he did few days ago
at Omaha. Now If we could hear
what Logan's friends think
j. w. Hoskinson and Edwin
Smith, young men, were drowned at
Fillmore, recently, while taking
boat ride.
- Fairmont Bulletin: The "White
Russian" seems to be the favorite
wheat, among Fillmore's farmers, as
the quality is always good, and the
average yield above that of any 9TH
er variety.
= Speaking of candidates for Re-
gents, the Omaha Republican says:
South of the Platte we have heard
but two men prominently mentioned.
Those are DR.. Livingston, OF Cass
county, and John l.. Carson, of Ne
maha. Several prominent republican
citizens of Lincoln who have been
asked to accept the nomination have
declined.
- AS We go TO press we learn that
the Honorable (?) Board of County
Commissioner of Richardson county,
having been indicted by the grand
Jury for malfeasance In office, came
into court and pleaded the statute Of
Limitation and moved to quash the In
dictment. 1t appears to us that had
they been perfectly innocent, as they
claim to be, they would not have talk
en- advantage of the statute Of limita-
ton, but would have insisted upon a
full and complete investigation OF
their official oonduct.-FdHs CITY
Journal
It does look a little that way.
Omaha NeaUs The Hon. M. l..
HAYWARD seems to be the favorite for
supreme judge.
-Neb. City Press: The G. B. &
@. R. R. has notified our shippers OF
O raise of five per cen ent'perihundred on
grain, making wheat 80 cents and 9TH
er grain 25. Call another meeting.
- Omaha NeaUs:: The people ot
Adams county invited the Hon. j
Sterling Norton to deliver an address
, and they got democratic speech with
700 "figgers" to the square inch.
- State Journal: We are Informed
that Mrs. s. NJ. Daily, for the pas
eight or nine years matrOn at the in
sane hospital, has resigned, her resig
nation to take effect in few days
Mrs. Daley has been connected with
the insane hospital for long time
and has performed the duties of mat
ron in a satisfactory manner. She
goes from the hospital to Peru where
she owns a nice home.
= Sow. Nance has offered reward
of 500 for the apprehension of John
and James Winter, who murdered
James Daily In Sarpy county on oil
about the Goth of the present month
- Twenty-Five cars of fine, young
sheep were taken into Atchison last
week, and shipped over the line o.
, the A. & N, for stock raisers In the
Nemahasvalley.
B. & NJ. Railroad 5onds were
carried in Jefferson county on the
18th ult.
- State Journal, 25th ult.: Nearly
fourteen miles of the Lincoln d
Northwestern track was laid last ev'
ening when the boys "knOeked Off
for the day, and thus the good wo.B
goes on at the rate of one mile pei
day.
Mr.. Schefelbeid, who resides neal
Fontenelle, had two year old child
killed 10y a mower about five O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon. 1t was playing
In the grass and the driver did not
see it till it was tco late to stop the
machine. IT'S Body was cut in two.
A. r. Smith Is the name of @
Seward county man who, while pass
ing through OSkaloosa, Iowa, recent.
Iy stole a team which stood in the
street and started for Nebraska. He
was overtaken and jailed, and will
have to sell his farm to release him
self.
The new elevator at Dewitt was
destroyed by fire last week. There
were 900 bushels of wheat and nearly
the same amount of barley in the
building at the time, which was al
consumed, together with two horses
The loss is over So, 600. with 81 900 in.
surance.
- Mrs. lesson, an Indian woman
104 years old, was run over by train
on the A. & N, at Falls City, a few
days ago and instantly killed.
- Eight brick buildings will bs
erected In Beatrice this fall.
- A Grand Island man has killed
500 prairie chickens this season.
Doc. Middleton, the bandit leader
of the Niobrara, has been sentenced
to term of five years in the Nebras
ka prison.
- Blue Valley Record: II. q
Heinrich, an Adams county farmer
went to Hastings few days ago, go
drunk, and after he started home hi:
team ran away and threw him vio
lentIy to the ground, breaking hi:
, neck, thus adding one more to the
millions of victims.of alcohol.
M. G. Barrow, the young letter
robber has been bailed out of Jail.
In the special dispatch from
Adams county we said resolutions
were adopted endorsing Goshen fol
District Judge. It should have read
Goslin, the present incumbent. There