Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-28
NORTHERN NEBRASKA.

The state of Nebraska has SO organized
counties.
A prairie fire did a great deal Of damage
in Millboro and vicinity last week.
On an average one convict q day has left
the Nebraska penitentiary this month.
The Cedar county Nonpareil tells us that
the hardest part of winter is yet to come.
A Knox county company will soon be
organized to prospectfor coal near Niobrara.
Boneateel & Turner will make an addi-
ton to their store at Niobrara this spring.
Artificial stone ia to be one of the manu-.
featuring industries of Oakdale, Antelope
county.
I A Columbus Journal correspondent says
that broom corn grown in an alkali apot be-
comes curley.
Oakdale was this winter made the head
quarters for a large number of the Niobrara
country COW boys.
A petition is in circulation in Niobrara,
praying that the liquor license be increased
from $25 to 5000.
The measles is raging in St. James. A
little son Of o. D. Smith is lying very sick
with a relapse Of that disease.
A large hotel, several small cottages, three
brick stores, and various other buildings
will be erected in Niobrara next season.
The Ponca papers speak very encourag-
ipglv Of the early extentiop Of the c. c. &
B. II. r. r. under the new management.
The Niobrara Pioneer thinks the railroad
prospects of northern Nebraska are taking
a peculiar turn, and where the outcome will
be ia hard for the best of men outside the
ring to find out.
The bridge OF the Atchison & Nebraska
the Platte at Columbus, and the Journal
thinks cars will be running into Columbus
by the lst'of April.
The Niobrsra papers think that the city
council is not very attentive to business. 1t
is now over a year since the place was or
ganized and there have been no asaessme nts
made or warrants drawn, while debts are
continually being added to the already large
sum.
The Omaha Bee proclsims that DR.. E.
w Aldrich, Of that city, is a bigamist that
che ia now laying siege to q respectable
lady who is in expectancy Of a large sum Of
money soon to become due her" The Bee
concludes that Aldrich sis by odds the mos,
dangerous medical pretender in the safe OF
Nebraska"
VIM. Altman, a resident ofPierce county,
while going home from Norfolk last Wed
nesday evening, drove across the Hoffman
bridge, a plank broke and let one of the
horses down through. Mr.. Altman was
thrown from the wagon and lit on his right
arm aud shoulder, breaking his arm and
collar bone.
Niobrara Pioneer: II NJ. Wilcox bas
sold his interest in the lumber yard to E. P.
Wilcox 4 Co., and it is rumored that he
vii, soon engage himself at the lumber yard
of F. H, Peavey & Co. He is an excellent
salesman, and worked up a large business at
the old stand. Mr.. A. B. Wilcox has the
management of affairs here, and is a live,
stirring business man.
Nothing has been heard from the body
Of young Gilbert, who was drowned the
night of the 10Th. The railroad COMPANY
ordered men stationed along the Missouri
from Running Water to Sioux City to keep
a lookout for the body until the river is free
from ice. The Niqhrara Pioneer learns
that he had but one sitter living and that
he had a guardian in Minnesota.
The Niobrara Pioneer complains because
white men are arrested and taken to Omaha
to answer charges brought against them for
cutting timber of the public lands, while the
Indians, in the broad light Of day, have for
Eve or six years, cut wood from the govern.
ment lands and sold it, and never a word
has been said against it. The Pioneer
claims the Indisns 'have no more autl ority
to 20 off the 100 acres of land they are sup
posed to occupy anv more than q white
mar 10 allowed to go of his homestead o,
pre- emption upon the public domain" And
We think they are right.