Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-07
STATE JOrTINGs.

There Ia queer case Of self.imposed
suffering In Ivand lle precinct, Webster
county. A man named Delaney was di.
vorced from his wife some time ago, and
since then has lived alone in q m serahle
barn. Separated by thin partition was
q mule which, during reoeut storm, be.
came restless and kicked down the 1arti.
tion. The man was badly frozen next
Ii: rning, but he refused the offers of peo-
pie help him for five days. 1t was only
by threatening to send him to the insane
asylum that he was finally prevailed on to
receive help and medical attendance.
A horse jockey recently beat up q
Schuyler young blood, and being afraid Of
prosecution went to the young fellow and
told him that he would give him 800, the
probable amount Of fine In case he was
arrested. The young fellow took the
iluey with pleasure and said he would
/. 40 another beating at the same price.
,fle offer was refused.
A quarrel between William Owens and
his brothsr.in.lsw Elisha Ksarns, at
Driftvood, Hitchcock county, last week,
resulted In the murder OF the former By
Kearus, who drew 0 pistol and ahot ,hia
relative through the stomach. The affray
grew out Of An old feud and the murderer
escaped.
The prospects are good for . creamery
being started In Weeping Water this
year. A oil zien has gone to Iowa to IN.
vestigate the workings OF like Institutions
in that state, with . view Of building O
simi,ar one in Weeping Water.
Two burglars attempted to rob the
house of George Winslow, who lives on the
Blue river near Hardy. He had expected
to reoeivo $500. but had failed to d. 80,
but the burglars thought he had the
amount. They were frightened away BY
two shots fred from gun.
Bill Fritz, the defaulting treasurer oi
Madison county, IL supposed to have al.
sady reached New Mexico. The county
90 pommissioners have commenced SUIT
against his bondsmen, ard have also at.
ysched his lumber yard.
There Is talk about investigating piece
of land near Madison for coal. A well
was recently dug on the place, and upon @
chemical analysis being made Of the water,
the expert stated that there was coal in
the near vicinity.
Tie Saline county farmers alliance has
made o proposition to journalist to start
q paper In the interests Of the alliance. II
gu arantees o circulation OF 600 on the start,
The paper will probably be forthcoming,
Up to the first of last week two hun.
dred and twenty cars Of stock and 160, ,OO(
bushels OF grain has been shipped from
Weeping Water over the Missouri Pacific
railroad since its advent into the town.
The second floor of the school house q,
West Point, which oonsists If four rooms
all being finished off. This move is mad,
In order to accommodate the largely In
crea.ing number of school children.
The people of Custer county have de
termined to build bridge across the Loul
at some available point In the Middl,
Loup valley. A committee has been ap
pointed to locate proper site.
Thompson Bissell, of Saunders county
recently sold 800 acre tract of Ian,
along the Platte river, In that county, I,
an Iowa man, who will go into the stool
raising business on large scale.
Grand Island wants creamery, a pork
packing and canning establishments
The papers of the town point to the fac
that the veget ables grown in Hall count,
are ths best in the state.
There was q free at Hamilton, Hsmilto,
county last week whicH totally destroye
the dwelling house of M. Il. Gurdis, whicl
was valued at ) 3 o Inc family barsl
escaped with their lives.
The prospects are very good for th
| building of $25 900 brck hotel ia Keal
ney this year. Besides this large nun
Der Of brick and substantial frame builc
ings are under contract.
At recent meeting of the village truI
tees of Schuyler, it was decided tha. ne,
sidewalks would only be ordered built upo
the petition OF the property holders desi
lug the improvement.
Nebraska has about 5C0 00) people
83, 900 square miles. while Iowa has |, 600
900 people In 58,0 Iquare miles. N
braska has two-thirds less people in on
third more space.
The village Of Weeping Wafer has pa
sed an ordinance requiring dentists u
having permanent residence there to %
license Of three dollars per day TO practi
dentistry there.
The country papers are advising th.
subscribers thAt tho time Of prairie fires
near at hand, and arc Recommending
farmers 10 use the utmoak caution for th,
own protsctiou.s
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