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 THs BHh
DAVID Cry, Neb., MAY 80 Our
farmers sre just commencing TO plow
their broad acres of corn. Someiittle
complaint of bad stand, but whore 1t
was necessary replsnting was had,
and now evety thing indicates much
the largest crop ever grown In this
section. Small grain and fax never
promised 30 well; gardens and psstur-
age all that could be desired, and so
far as nature can bestow blessings the
people rejoice
Oar little "clty' keeps no bzglers
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
last twelve months, and yet the epirit
of Improvement has not abated. The
coming year will see yet more numer-
ous 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 sn addition Of come two or
three hundred lots to the east and
north of the "oity, and doubtless they
will find ready purchasers, and when
we epumerate the growth and bright
prospect of our own city, We only
speak what can be Just as boastiu gly
claimed for each town In the county.
Ulysses, In the south, Bellwood, north,
Rising City, west, and Brainard, east,
are all growing with magic rapidity,
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. 1OG A. r. The procession
wsS quite impos,ng, made up ab fol-
lewS: Thos f Evans. marshal of the
day; David City band members of
!, tho pott pubic school, citizons, In
which order they proceeded to the
cemetery and decorated the graves of
all ex.soldiers. At 2 o'clock the ora
tion was delivered by Capt. Billings-
by, of Lincoln, In tho Congregational
church, to 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
are snxlously looking forward 80 what
r The convention at Chlosgo, July 4,
Q will do. Many of the best men of
k both tho old par.l6s freely express
tsevasslses es 6issIsted With ths
. manner in which the iuterests of the
. masses are fastened and made stock In
n trade by tie machine manipulAtors.
d When one corrupt faction or clique
are defeated 1t is only that more
|. hungry one may prey upon the public.
It They recognize no distinguishing
Q difference between the two ole
10 parties, and If the live re.inaues
which have arisen for solution are
a bravely embraced, and wisely handled
by the Chicago convention about
n election iime there will bo such a rat
J. ting among the "rirg" dry bones 81
d they have not experierc d, and oi
which they have seemingly but little
! conception, They are bind with ar
y roganco. hence cannot resd the hand
, writing upon the wall Every honest
:. man, politically, reoogr!zoa in Senate,
r Van Wyck champion of the peopiss
n beat interess, and q terror to the
" horde OF legal pirates. Yet we fesI
he can do no moro than stand up a2d
receive tho hisses aud jeers of the mo-
nopoly crow. And We sincerely hcpt
/. that tho Chicago convention may p7
@ vide political home for all tuch msI
as our own ex-senator; let us hope &c
U at any rate. More anon. CITIZEN.