Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-12
NEBRASKA CITY,
Business, "Hitching," New Bridge
&c. Religious, society, Per.
sonaI, Spiritual and Other
Things.
Correspondence of The BEE.

ONAhN'R'hsAShSS VI 1AiS f'hLs
NEBRASKA CITY, January 9.-Notwith-
standing your correspondents lengthy 81
lence, the extreme cold weather and the
Seventh Day Adventists' prophecy of the
end of the world, we still live and move.
Nebraska City, though not making any
great splurge in business and manufactu-
ring circles still continues to make slow
but sure progress toward the higher plane
of a city. Business of all kinds is quiet
at present, only one kind
THAT OF ''HITCHING."
being anything like lively, the county
Judge and his clerical force being kept
busy issuing licenses to those who wish to
take the important step in life.
Rejoicing has filed the hearts of our
merchants the past few days on account
of the new bridge across the Missouri at
this point. 1t, however, does not reflect
any credit on the enterprise of our citi-
zens, it being a bridge Resigned and con-
structed by natures all powerful hand.
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS
were unusually quite this season. With the
exception of the usual quota of Sunday
school entertainments, a party or two and
one ''open house" our city was a la grave
yard quiet and well behaved.
RELIGIOUS CIRCLES
are booming at present, the christian
folks recently dedicated their new brick
church, corner 81 and Nebraska streets,
and are . holding protracted meetings
of much power and interest, ditto the M,
e. brethren. Rev. WHITEHEAD, Of
Goshen, Indiana is the new pastor of the
First Baptist church. Mr. w. delivered
his first sermon last Sunday, which was
well received. The Young Mems
Christian ais o~ciation held their first an
n,vesary meeting on the evening of De
cember 21st. 1t was largely attended
and a very encouraging progress was re-
ported for the past year.
SPIRITUALLY,
we boom also. The distillery is run
ming niget and Gay, making tee vile
spiritE, 81 c., that ,hs third presidential
candidate sttove SO hard TO put down
Our barb wire factory has not started up
as yst, owing to some little m%isunder-
standing of some sort-although every.
thing is In readiness to begin. In the
SOCIAL LINE,
two or three marriages comprise the
stir In that department. during the past
two weeks. @. G. Bicke), our we'll.
known contractor being joined in mar
risge to Miss Mollie Hanks, the daughter
of one of our wealthy farmers. Also Mr..
Ed. Gundelfnger, manager of the Con
solidated Tank Line Co., at this place, to
Miss Mollie Allen, one Of our wellknown
young ladies. Mr.. w. ID. Balm, another
OF our most popular young men com
menced the new year Alright with Miss
kittie Austin as companion.
Many of our citizens are already view
ing the sights III aud abont the exposition
at New Orleans. 1t is presumed that
about half our citizens will 90 down as
soon as the walking is good.
The packing houss is now running full
time and is killing about l 200 porkv rs per
day on an average.
Messrs. Close and Taylor, of Kansas
City are work. 6 on a new drop curtain
for our OPP IA house.
The Grand Central has been re-opened
by j. A. Dimmett, late of the Phenx
house. The Baxter house is the new cog
nomen the Phoenix sails under, and Is
now managed in a creditable manner by
Mrs. II. Baxter.
Jacob Walters, one of our oldest citizens
and propr etor of the largest bakery in the
city, died Sunday morn after a lingering
illness
A. ii. Brown, late of the Nebraska
Press, well and favorable known in news
paper circles as
slot" BROWN,
is in the city on his way from Chicago.