Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-12
STATE JOTTINGS.

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Onions are very scarce in Nlobrara.
Creighton claims a population of l 1000.
A new library has been established at Osce-
ola.
Chicken thieves are troublesome at Aims.
worth.
Utica has just completed an SIS, 600 opera
house.
Eggs are only worth 10 cents a dozen at
Niobrara.
Farmers were blowing at Creighton on the
3rd of this month.
The Bradshaw Gazette has celebrated its
first anniversary.
The regents of the state university meet the
10th of this month.
The new Methodist parsonage at Osceola
is ready for occupancy.
Eastern capitalists are to start a wholesale
| drug house in Lincoln.
The gamblers of Fremont are not ha wing a
a very easy row to hoe.
G. H. Van Epps is talking of starting a
broom factory at Norfolk.
The ferry boat between Niobrara and Run.
ming Water is still running.
Christopher Haas, of Malcolm, died Mon
day of dropsy, aged rs years.
Niobrara will soon nave telephone colnmun-
| ication with surrounding towns.
The farmers in Sherman county are burning
| corn, finding it cheaper fuel than coal.
A new gambling house has been opened at
| Sidney and is doing a rushing business.
The elevator at Wymore was burned last
week. Loss SO, 5000, insurance 50 600.
Bellwood wants a steam grist mill and offers
a good bonus to the mai who will erect one.
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published at BellwOod by II. S. Montgomery.
The Pre- sbyterian church in Beatrice was
damaged $3.50 worth by fire Sunday eve
ming.
A sawmill is being erected on Brier creek,
near Ainsworth. A grist mill will be built at
the same place.
Robert Jackson's stable aud team were
burned IN Monday night, at Davis Creek, by
the explosion of a lantern.
Hoy Bros. on Saturday, sold their rancho of
| $40 acres, with all the stock, east of Fremont,
to Chas. G, Hills, of st. Louis.
AT Cedarville last Saturday Thomas Miles
accidentally discharged his gun into his side,
and died a few days later from the effects.
The Tecumseh county Journal man takes
the bean with the shears, Such a thing as
giving credit is entirely out of his line,
An eleven year old son of John Bartwell, of
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cidsntly shot himself, producinginstant death.
The city Jail at Creighton has been COM
pleted two months and has not had a ledger
yet. Send it dow to Omaha and let it get
filled up.
james Andrews, who was charged with
shooting a man named Bryan, near Ashland,
a few months ago, was tried and acquitted at
Wahoo last week.
A temporary fire department has been or.
ganized in Wymore and steps will at once be
taken to make it permanent and procure suit,
able fire apparatus.
A sixty foot span will be addeito the Platte
bridge az Fremont. The bridge Is a light
structure and requires close attention to be
kept in good condition..
The revival meetings have closed in Lincoln
after an interesting series of two weeks. They
were under the management OF Rev. Mrs
Cooley. Thirty persons were converted.
The heather Chinee, Tank Kee, will lecture
a whole week at Creighton, beginning next
Monday. The subject of bis lecture will not
be The Chinese Must Co."
On Monday afternoon George Dewalt, ar
employee of the b d NJ, was struck by g
passing train and thrown against the platform
in such a manner as to be seriously injured.
The Springfield Times says the Milwaukee,
road ia piling up ties and rails OPPOSITE
Niobrara for the purpose of crossing the river
aud running up the valley Of the Running
Water.
This Jamestown company held a business
meeting In Beatrice Saturday night, and de
terminsd upon some Improvements for tn,
town. Among them is a large hotel
upon which work will be commenced imme
ldiately.
Mr.. II. A. Frost has launched a little bool
called The Free Press, upon the sea ot jour
! nalism from Klnesaw. She starts out unde
ltull sail and with the man Frost at the helm i