Omaha daily bee., 1880-07-07


The largest brick kiln ever erected
in the state was completed at the
p~enitentiary last week.
twenty-five breaking plows we're
running within s'gh. of each other in
Valley county recently.
Some unknown disease has been
carrying off nearly all the poultry in
the neighbour of Ida.
Judging from present indications
the Butler county fax crop will be the
best paying this year of any.
Lincoln declares that many pro-
jected buildings are not begun upon
owing to scarcity of lumber and brick.
The wheat prospect on the Loup
river north of Kearney, is said to be
much better than could have been ex-
peeted.
In Lincoln the usual local supply
of fresh vegetables is just a month
later this year than ON any previous
season.
1t is estimated that there are two
million pounds of wool in the state
and growers are elated at the high
prices secured.
An entire crew of train men on
the A. g. N. division was laid off for
running their freight train faster than
schedule time.
An Adams county school marin
recently discovered a snake in bed
with her. She did not scream, but
quickly dispatched his ~snakeship.
colorado parties are making ar
engagements for putting up several
thousand tons of bsled hay, in Dodge
county, to be shipped west.
On the 9TH the corner stone of
the new Methodist church in Stevens
Creek precinct, Lancaster county, will
be laid.
The Plattsmouth bridge work
will be delayed a month longer on &C.
count of high water. Only the west
400 feet span remains to be competed.
Ten well.to.do Danish families
have settled about twelve mile, north
west of Loup City, where they will en-.
gage in farming and stock-raising.
Pierce appears to be about the
only place in the state that The build
Ing boom has net reached. The PEG.
pie live in hope, however.
"A Custer county stock man lasso-
ed a homesteader because the latter
demonstrated against stock of the
former tearing down his fences. As
it resrltej, the mans arm was only
slightly wrenched.
The German Methodists of Val
ley precinct, Polk county, have q
church edi6ce which they bought in
Butler county, and moved to its pres
emit locality.
The Kearney p~ostofice was
broken irto on the goth and SO
taken from rifed letters, and 81 in
change. An Intellectual attempt was
made to blow opon the safe which
contained $1,000 in stamps and
money.
The promise for crops in Pawnee
county has never been surpassed at
this season. Corn is in splendid con.
dition; wherever there is a poor field
it may in every Ease be traced to the
negligence of the farmer.
The Eikhorh Valley railroad folks
are pushing their grades along on
both the O'Neill City and Niobrara
branches, but it is doubtful if they
will reach either point the present
season.
-Staplehurst, the new town ON the
A q N, just west of Seward, has
shipped n hundred and fifty car
loads of grain, cattle and hogs since
last November, and yet there is not a
store of any kind in the town.
"A Kearney man offers to perform
all duties of policeman aad give bonds
in the sum of $1,000 for the faithful
discharge of the duties, and charge the
city nothing for the same, taking fees
for his pay.
AN epidemic seized many dwellers
the banks of the Elkhorn river in
Dodge county. Seven deaths have
slready resulted and many are pros
trated. The cause is attributed to
eating fish caught in the "lskes"
along the side of the river.
-Keya Psha, which expects to be
the largest town on the Niobrara river,
is located on the south bank of the
Water, opposite the mouth
of the Keya Paha river, rs miles
Of Niobrara City, and 90
miles southeast of Fort Niobrara, on
, direct line between the two places.
There is a very large immigration
into Wheeler county, and large herds
cattle are being taken in to feed on
luxuriant graes of that pastoral
Near Albion Thomas Hill, aged
about 30, was instantly killed by light
ming. He left the house to larist his
horses out, and not returning, search
vas instituted for him, and he was
dead where the bolt had struck
lin down.
One of the heaviest rain storms
'ver known in the Republican valley,
occurred on the night Of the LIST, and
'xtended throughout the valley. In
many places the rainfall was so great
hat trains were delayed.
About fifty Indians started in hot
'ursuit of the raftsmen who discover.
d the body of the Indian who was
murdered at Dakota city recently.
hey drove them off, it is su pposed,
ecause they were afraid the rumor !
ill get aHoat that he was killed by
ne of their tribe. !
I'm the Lutheran church In Dakota :
.ity, q building that has stood for 20 !
ears, there has lately appeared q .
vine. 1t FIRST appeared COM .
through the carpet underline stand !
nd being allowed to remain twined !.
P one side Of the pulpit and is now I
.sching across towsrd the other side. !.
xfhe grand jury Of Hamilton Z
after . session of one hour, 4
ading no indictments, were disaharg. t