Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-24
STATE JOTTINGs.

siiDo 80 bueif Commissioner 10 hppEbIro
the 40 0 acres 10 be sold from the west
tide OF their reservation. 1t is probable
the apprsising Of the land will begin BY
June 1.
The friends Of law and order are to have
q MAS convention in Wayne on the even
ing OF the gath, the objec. being 'the per.
fection OF some device for the ion
OF the Illicit traffic In Intoxicating drinks,
and kindred immoralitiee."
It js reported that the railroad from
Burr Oak Is to be extended to Red Cloud,
the citizens OF that town having raised
a 0O as q bonus. This. II contaminated
VIII give them q competing line. tho new
road being q U. P. brsncO.
The insane asylum at Lincoln Is so
crowded that the authorities have been
called upon to take away con valescing
patients In order to make room for more
serious cases.
The Minden folks were so incen, cd
against the supreme court for granting o
stay OF execution In the Simmerman hang.
ing bee that they hung the suureme court
In efigy.
The pupils OF Kearney scho DIS are prac.
ticing o fire drill. The principal rings an
alarm bell and the scholars practice On
getting out of the building as rapidly %
possible.
Nebraska claims the largest apple ever
grown In America. 1t weighed 2gl ounces.
A model OF this production Is at p~re,ent in
the Smithsonian Institute, at Washington.
Millers on Wood river are having a hard
time, The rain has caused much loss by
carrying away the dams. In omeinstan
the loss will be heavy.
Squstters on the Otoe reservation pro
test because the land Is to be sold to tn,
highest bidder. They want to take it a,
the appraised value.
II Is rumored that the U. P. company
VIII put on a through passenger train be-
tween Omaha and Norfolk, by way o.
Columbus.
Mrs. Colby, Of Beatrice, Is c~onsiderin,
the scheme OF starting q newspaper fol
the advancement Of woman's suff 1age IL
this state,
y. M. O,borne, Of Pawnee county, ha
lost over $4,000 worth of cattle from
hydrophobis n the past few months.
The Professionals and Catholics Of Rulo
Richardson county, are quarreling abou
reading the bible in the schools.
The Kearney New Era calls loudly 70
hre apparatus since the recent fire ther
winch destroyed five buildings.
No Encouraging fruit reports come from
any, quarter OF the state. The crop will un
doubleday be a large one.
The country around North Platte is I
be irrigated, q company having been or
ganized for that purpore.
The state supreme court has decided tina
the loans made by the Corbin bankin
company are usurious.
A new paper, devoted to the interests @
the German element, Is to be started q
Sutton next month.
The citizsns of Wood River, Ha,
fo1nty. have subscribed to O fund to pu,
chase . fire engine.
One tree man alone has sold to the farm
ers OF W county nearly 300, 600 frui
and forest trees.
Contracts for the construction Of
$4,000 grist mill have been let by partI.
ut Dorchester.
Wahoo reports a good deal Of buildips
new dwellings. and business houses risin
on every hand.
Louisville has q pottery at work nov
and It Is said to be turning out some yer
good work.
The government lands In the new di
trict OF Valentine are being rapidly take
by settlers.
The b. & M. road is said to have con
, parati sely little land left in Greele
: county.
Thirty.fve buildings and additions ha,
been put up in Wakefield since Mar,
LIST.
Seward county schools are experienced,
!, considerable trouble in securing teache,
: Over 16. 900 acres of land changed han
o In Buffalo county during the last mont
The German carp planted in the sta
! tsh pond at South Bend are dying off.
= Plattsmouth has o law and order socie
organized to enforce the Slocumb law.
Potato bugs are said to be quite nul
o erous In some portions of the state.
A move Is on foot for organizing an @
ricultural society at O'Neill.
n The citizens of Central City are MAXI
t y move to secure apublic hall.
3 The town of Wilbur is out of debt q,
has money In the treasury.
The Holt county creamery has increas
o Its capital stock to So 900.
The Touring mill at Decatur Is to be !
=. . moved to O'Neill City.
Syracuse has organized . fair and dri
ing park association.
. The old gas works ct Nebraska City q
I to be put In use again.
Corn Is said to be spelling In the crib
;. some parts of the state.
Q A postoffioe has been established
: Swift. Otoe county.
The village Of Pierce, in Pierce count
: Is now incorporated.
The Wayne creamery went into opel
tion last week.
q Ponca Is to have . free reading room .,
public library.
Q The creamery at Tscumseh has . oaps
ity for 600 COWS.
Sutton has organized . building associ
ton.
. A bank Il to be established ct Oxford.