Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-26
STATE JOT 3.

When the breakup In the Missouri occu.
urred the Blair bridge contractors had two
piers in the channel completed, and the
pier on the bar down to bed rock and built
above high water mark. The indications
are now that the bridge will be completed
by next November.
Last week smoke WAS seen issuing from
the jail at David City and the people
thought the place war on FIRE and brought
out the engine. Upon inquiry 1t was learn.
ed the prisoners had built . fire in one cor.
ner Of the iron cage to keep warm by. No
damage was done.
About three years ago Q business man Of
Alexandria, named Joe Brigham, eloped
with Q woman and left his wife and chill
dren. Last week he was arrested in Texas
and will be prosecuted bv his wife for
abandonment.
A meeting was held In the Alma court
house last week for the purpose OF taking
steps for the establishment,of agraded high
school ct that place. A majority of the
citizens are in favor Of the project.
The mayor of North Platte gave q ban
quet to the city council last week, and
made the remark incidentally during the
evening that It was the FIRST time the whole
council were together ct one time.
A citizen of Pawnee City publishes q
card in the local paper warning the people
against patronizing grain scales in that
| city, on account of their being imperfect
and giving short weight.
According to the Nebraska Bee Keepers
convention, which was recently held at
Wshoo, there are 20, 900 stands of bees in
the state. One keeper reported harvesting
5000 pounds of honey.
A colony Of sixty-two people from Gin.
ton, ILL.,, have settled in Aurora. The
transportation of their effects required O
train Of "a cars and represented o money
value Of 500. 900.
The commissioners Of Stanton county
opened the bids for the construction of o
new court house last week. A Lincoln
contractor got the award for something
over $4,000.
The case Of the widow whose husband
was recently killed by Oakland whisky,
against the saloon keeper who sold it to
him, will soon come up in the county dis
trict court.
Charles 4. Gridlsy, who was recently
convicted at Wilbur and sentenced to
thirteen years in the penitentiary for
shooting. w. A. Whitcomb, has been taken
to Lincoln.
Clarks, Neb., Is progressive more ways
than one. On last Saturday q young man
and woman met there for the first time.
On the following Monday they were
married.
A prairie fire in the south part Of Ante.
lope county last week burned Q stable con-
tanning two horses. While attempting to
rescue the animals q young man was badly
burned.
The new reform school building at Kear-
ney will be located $50 feet from the pres.
emit building, which, as soon at the new one
Is completed, will be turned into work.
shops.
The Crete mills are so overrun with or.
ders that they cannot fill them. The mill
lishments in order to facilitate business.
A prairie fire started Saturday nigh,
east Of Red Cloud and burnt q large guam.
amount Of damage to other property.
A party of forty substantial looking mer
from Illinois arrived in Plsttsmouth las,
they are pleased they will locate.
, The school census which has just beer
completed ct Fremont shows that there ART
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twenty-one Of age In the town.
The P~lattsmouth lodge of I. o. O. F
will celebrate the sixty.fourth anniversary
OF the order in an appropriate manner or
the 26th day Of April next.
The members Of the Sewerd Goot
1 Templars lodge gave o dramatic entertain
l ment last week, which was we'll ATTENDED
and profitable to the lodge.
While VIM. Robinson of Mead was Wis
I iting In Wahoo last week, he lost o pack
age containing notes and other securitie
= amounting to over $4,000.
l A citizen of Tecumseh, wishing to dis
: pose Of his property, has organized q lot
terry, and the prizes will made up OF hi
real and personal effects.
The creamery ct Sutton Is an assure,
fact. The stock amounting to 5000 ha
all been subscribed, and the work will b
commenced Immediately.
A PAwnee City young man got intoxics
ted last Sunday and then went to church
He finally staggered out, much to the re
, lief OF the congregation.
The Oakland brsss bands have ordere,
new hsrns, and soon the inhabitants O
that moo quiet and Ihappy village will b
: blown out Of the county.
A large number Of people from the cas-
have been In Fremont and other places 4
Dodge county lately. buying up seed COR
for the eastern farmers.
Last week o special car containing fifty
two immigrants from Tennessee passt,
Q through Madison on their way to Antelop
where they will settle.
The extension to the Baptist church =
. Blair has been commenced, and the i'm
provement will add much to the convent
snos Of the building.
Schuyler is to have two new elevators
o and one will be built In North Beud, an
Q in all probability another one will also b
: put up in Soribner.
A swipdling peddler has arrived in Poll
county and Is engaged in giving the count,
people the worst of 1t rs often as he cal
find suckers to bite.
The foundations of the new Touring mil
( at Endioott were improperly built. Thi
q fact has necessitated q change before tn
= mill can be used.
Auburn has not q single licensed saloon
8 yet II Is thought there Is more whisky sole
there than at Brownville, which has sew
= eral Of them
I All the machinery for the 0aklan,
creamery has been bought and the build
ings will be erected as soon as material cal
be obtained.
A sufficient amount Of stock has beer
subscribed for the Brownsville creamery
o and work on the buildings win soon b
commenced.
Piattsmouth people expect their repre-
lsentstion at the medical school 10 carry Of