Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-27
OMAHA DAILY RE MONDAY. CToBE p 1884

The defense Of the state school land rings is
being scattered over the state as supplements
e. republican papers.
The body Of Mrs. Pugh, the insane woman
who wandered from her home in Pierce, has
been found and buried.
A Blair man lends TO the New Orleans ex.
position a beet three feet long and weighing
eighteen and ene.half pounds.
Waldo Lyon, founder Of the t1wn e Lyons,
In Burt county, died on the 18th, aged ~. He
was a model man in all walks Of life.
The voters Of Webster county will decide at
the coming election the question of issuing
bonds TO the amount of 50, 90 to build a poor
house.
i1The town of Coleridge, Wayne county, hada
narrow escape from destruction by n prairie
fire last week. The inhabitants turned out
and fought it down.
William Steinhaus, of Culbettson, died sud.
denly Of heart disease last week. James Cor.
ner, of MoCook was hurried to the other
shore from the same cause.
The Wayne Herald. Tribune leaps into the
arena Of journalism with II supply Of winter
provisions tucked away in the ce lar. John
Hansen gladdened the editorial heart with
four beets weighing G6 pounds.
A gang of Lightning rod swindlers are oper-
ating in Pierce county. They estimate a job
at a very low figure, and when it is completed
bring in a bill all the way from four to ten
times the amount of the estimate.
The story that Mrs. Hill, of Valentine,
murdered her infant proves to have been un-
founded after n thorough legal investigation.
Dellinger, who made complaint against her, is
under arrest for criminal libel.
A young man named Halworth, represent.
ing the hardware house of Hubbard, Spencer
d Co., OF Chicago, was arrested at North Bend
the other day because he had made collections
which he failed to report. He had been on a
spree.
County clerk Clemens, of Thayer county
stumbled of the stairs of the opera house in
Alexandria and fell q distance of eight feet,
striking on his head and shoulders. He was
unconscious six hours and is now slowly re-
covering.
One of the large arches to support the roof
OF the skatingHcink at Beatrice, while being
placed in position, broke in two, and in falling
struck a workmen named Loemans, cutting q
large cash in his scalp. The wound is o pain
full one but not dangerous.
Joh L. Damback, whose parents reside in
Tecumseh, was burned to death in the resi-
denco of u MIR. Lentz, about eight miles north.
east from town on the night of the 18th. The
young man was subject to fits, and it is sup.
Bpoou VIA III kOiIS uDHb Ie I'LL Jub lamp anu
taking a fit broke the lamp, and set fire to
himself, which burned him almost to a crisp.
The Independent says: Wahoo has a plan.
ming mill, foundry and machine shop. Mr.. /.
IL. Phelps, unaided and alone has taken hold
OF the mstter and put up q machine shop and
put in too's and machinery which nave cost
over 81 600. This is but the beginning of
what will be a large thing for Wahoo and
county.
On Saturday, the 18th, says the Norfolk |
journal. Miss Baker, who resides with her
sister, Mrs. VIM. Clark, on South Fifth street,
was engaged in dressing a chicken. She took
a piece of paper, and, lighting it, was SINCE
the fowl when a strong breeze coming
through a screen door blew the flame against
her clothing and set it on fire. Losing her
presence of mind she was unable to quench
the flames until her clothing was all consumed
and her back and left side horribly burned.
The Blue Springs Motor says: Last We'd
nesday night after the south bound b & NJ.
passenger train had got about two miles out of
Omaha, some miscreant threw a stone through
the car window, stik ng NJ L.. Holmes, of
bonneville, on the head, just above the right
temple, and cutting a large ugly cash. He
passed through here yesterday and his head
yet quite sore. lie has the stone witt
him and will retain it as q keepsake. 1t will
nearly q pound and so irregular in form
as not to strike without cutting.
Valentine Meyer of Norfolk, was arrested
on Friday, the 18th, on complaint of a niece
living with him, II years of age, who charged
that Meyer had improper relations with her
since she was IL years of age. Meyer
put in Jail, and on Monday he was
brought before Justice Gerecke, when the COM
was withdrawn, the girl saying that
other parties, and that she would now with
draw it.
Will fulton, a Beatrice boy, while careless.
ly handling a pistol. had a furrow six inches
long ploughed through his scalp. He now
carries his bangs IN q sling. Will is an un-
lad and will go down into q 2x6 with
several souvenirs of recklessness. When only
Twelve years old he lost the greater part of his
light hand while trying to couple freight cars
jured the other hand in a feed cutting ma
chime. And now he narrowly escapes instant
death by an accidental pistol shot.
A correspondent at David City notes the
departure from there of o shining pill
lar of the NJ. Il. church and Sunday school
superintendent who parted his name in the
j. Robert Williams. The cause of his
departure is thus: He made loans to farmers
On chattel mortgages. When he got the notes
and mortgages into his hands he would sell
them, and before they became due he would
obtain a new note and secure it by mortgage
% the same property, telling the borrower
hat as soon IS the former note came back it
should be cancelled and turned over; this new
note he also discounted to other parties, and
'ome indiscrete persons had as many as four
~ five notes on one loan, in the hands of dir
purchasers. Now all these notes ara
coming in here for collection. 1t is estimated
hat from $4,000 to $40, 900 of this class of
PAPER is out in the hands of different banks
The banks here became susp cious some time
lgo, and have none of the paper, except some
his, Williams worried his breEh, en- of the
for all they were worth, by getting
hem to sign notes with him and borrowing
money of them. He left about two weeks
go.