Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-01
THE STRIDES OF DAVID.
The Center and County Seat Of
Butler Keeps up With
the Procession.
New Buildings, Decoration Day
Services and Political
Matters.

special correspondence OF Tbs BHh.
DAVID Cry, Neb., Nav 30,-Our
farmers sre just commencing TO pillow
their broad acres of corn. Soma little
complaint of bad stand, but whore 1t
was necessary q replanting YVES had,
and now everything indicates much
the largest crop ever grown In this
seotion. Small grain and fax never
promised 30 well; gardens and psstur-
age all hat could be desired, and so
far az nature can bestow blessings the
people rejoice,
Oar little ''clty' keeps no b1glers
On the outer walls to sound abroad
the rapid strides they are making In
material growth. Over one hundred
houses have been erected during the
lest twelve months, and yet the epirit
of Improvement has not abated. The
coming year will see yet more numer-
Gus and extensive buildings erected.
Hon. VIM. M. Bunting 10 erecting Q
very fine brick block, the excavations
being nos,ly completed tor the same.
Messrs Perkins, Thorpe and Will are
laying out an addition Of some two or
three hundred lots to the east and
north of the "oity," and doubtlsssthey
will find ready purchasers, and when
We enumerate the growth and bright
prospect of our W city, We only
speak what can be Just as boastip gly
claimed for each town In the county.
Ulysses, In the soutb, Bellwood, north,
Rising City, west, and B~rainard, east,
are all growing with magic rspidity,
and tho whole county likewise.
This wsn Memorial day, and one
which should be sacredly observed
for all time. 1t was
celebrated here under the
auspices of tho A. Lincoln
Post No. 10 q. A. r. The procession
war quite imposing, made up az fol-
lewS: Thos, f Evans. marshal of the
day; David City band, members of
tho pott pubic school, citizens, In
which order they proceeded to the
cemetery and decorated the graves of
all ex.soldiers. At 2 o'clock the ora
ton was delivered by Capt. Billings-
by, of Lincoln, In tho Congregational
church, to q very large audience, and
those who heard Capt, b, speak OF his
0 address In highest praise, being cloth
. ed In beautiful language ard
In every pact highly appropriate.
, Politically all is quiet. but the people
arc snxlously looking forward so what
r The convention at Chlosgo, July 4,
will do. Many of the best men of
both tho old paroles freely express
theu,sslses Is 6issIsted With the
. manner in which the iuterests of the
masses are fastened and made stock In
a trade by tie machine manipulAtors.
d When M corrupt faction or clique
are defeated 1t is only that a more
hungry M may prey upon the public.
They recognize no distinguishing
Q difference between the two ole
10 parties, and If the live e.iaRues
which have arisen for solution are
a bravely embraced, and wisely handled
by the Chicago convention about
n election lime there will bo such a rat
ting among the "rirg" dry bones 81
b they have not experierc d, and o.
which they have seemingly but little
conception, They are bind with az
y roganco. hence cannot resd the hand
writing upon the wall. Every honest
man, politically, reoogr.zoa in Senate,
r Van Wyck a champion of the peopiss
n beat interests, and q terror to the
" horde Of legal pirates. Yet we fesi
he oan do no moro than stand up acd
receive tho Kisses aud jeers of the mo
nopoly crow. And We sincerely hcpt
that tho Chicago convention may p7
q vide n political home for all tuch msI
as our own ex-senator; let us hope &c
U ut any rate. More anon. CITIZEN.