Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-20
NEBRASKA CITY.
Passing Events OF n General and Per
soual Character.

NEBRASKA Cry, June 1S.-Our city
has relspsed into its former complscency
all excitement regarding the foul muir
der of Leonard having died out in a few
days after the dreadful affair. Numerous
suspected ones were arrested but tn,
guilty one was not proven among them
so all of them were, sooner or later, re
leased.
Sheriff Canada arrived home Friday
evening with two horse thieves, who
unbeknown to the owner, a farmer soutl
of our city borrowed two of his bes'
horses and HE'D themselves away to thu
seclusion (D of the Blue River. TIL,
thieves were captured by the sheriff neal
Milford, and are now ~bemoaning theil
i'll luck behind the bars of ''hotel dc
McIlveevy.
Farmers report crops as looking better
now than they have at this season for
many years back. Fruit of various
kinds gives prospect of a large crop.
Strawberries were plentiful but the
cherry crop, which is now being picked,
is %''simply immense" stupendous, in
other words great. 1t is estimated that
no less than 5000 bushels of cherries
will be gathered within q radius of Fl We
miles of this city.
Messrs l.. III. Burnwood & son of
Plattsmouth, have just completed a
large building near the barb wire
factory which they will use as a boiler
factory.
The building is 50x100 feet, two
stories high with a two story ell 25x4O,
which is used as engine room. The en-
CINE and other machinery is being put in
position and it will not be many days
before Nebraska City barb wire" will be
a new commodity in the market.
The brick work on the new barb wire
factory is now completed. Thus one by
n new factories and enterprises are be-
ing added to Nebraska City, which will
push her to prominence as a manufactur-
ing city of the state.
II. N. Sherman, late of Omaha, has
rented tho Schmidt building and will
open therein a large stock of drugs and
fancy goods-this will make six drug
stores for our ,ity. No need of being
sick here with fourteen saloons and six
drug stores to alleviate all of our suffer-
ings.
Theo, Webering, the baker, is erecting
a brick building 6OxS0 feet on lower Main
which he will use for his bakery
business when completed.
The new Farmers bank building has
reached the second story. This will be
one of the finest buildings in the city
when completed, and will hold lots of
good "dust" when the stockholders put
in their pile.
A much needed improvement is being
made to u court house square-with-
out doubt the prettiest square in the
state-the old wall being torn down and
rebuilt a little lower than the old one.
Our city is preparing for a big celebra.
ton on the GLORIOUS Fourth" Grand
trades procession, parade of fire and Sc
cret societies, address by Hon. j. B.
Sawyer of Lincoln, bicycle and hook
and ladder races, calathumpian par
ade, closing with a grand ball and fire.
works in the evening are among the at
fractions advertised. Omahags who want
to get away from the dust and heat of
Omaha for the Fourth cannot do better
than come to Nebraska City, the pref
test city of the state.
Messrs. French & Lynchard are a
new insurance firm which will shortly
open up.
Isaac Lemon las opened a new tin store
on upper Main street.
David Lang, from Baltimore, has
started a new marbleyard in the western
part of the city and is prepared to carve
a little marble angel to decorate our
grave on short notice. Manufacturers of
Blaine or spring poetry please take no.
tice.
j. Moeller, of New York, has settled
in u city, and opened Nebraska City's
fourth bakery.
The Young Mems Christian association
have engaged a suite of rooms in Rott-
maun's block, and are now engaged in
raising funds to hit the same up for meet
ing purposes and reading room.
John b. Finch, the great temperance
apostle, will hold a temperance conven.
ton in the city this week, commencing
Friday night.
The nomination of Blaine did not
create much excitement in our city. 1t
was proposed by n or two very enthus-
iasm reps to hold a big ratification Mon.
day night following the nomination but
a slight rain of Sunday d~ampened, or
rather "doused," their ardor, and by
Monday evening all republicans had
sought their holes.
Rather than ~eiongate this letter to a
tiresome length, l will close.-More
anon. "EYK SSEE."