Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-21
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Business, Social and General Evcuts
at Grand Island.

Correspondence of THE BEE.
GRAND ISLAND, February 19.-For o
fortnight past we have been frozen up
here, and only to-day brings a few hours
cf stir and attempted traffic. Cold, ca
tarrah, ~dlphtheria and death have boon
amongst us, but the glimpse Of sunshine
given us to day brightens and cheers.
Buainess has not yet "opened up" 80
to speak. 1t is too cold and money Ia
too scarce for activity in any liae or call
ing.
Our district court has been and gone
Shs fl Cannon took thres mora unfortu-
mates to Lincoln, where they become pu-
pills at the penitentiary.
Kate Cas- Teton ha, been here, too.
The ''big dog" was with her, and wa,, in
the kitchen Of tbs hotel, as good a
'shox" as Kate & Co., barring the
striped stocking, etc. Hates show Is a
poor take-rff of a third rate light va
rlety and fully as thin. Grand
Hand is cursed with snide shows. Even
if q half way decent company is engaged,
small houses or i~ndisposition to put forth
efforts to please causes "cattiug" the pay
unit l rarely a skeleton is presented to a
disappointed audience. This is not as 1t
should be, because we have q nice opera
house and surely some apprcclative peo.
pie. Duriog the past we.k We have had
a variety of ''home talent" exhibitions,
such as sociables and Mardi Gras, the
former profe s,edly for the advancement
of church Int rests, and the la'tEr fer the
amusement tf men. Blth were successes,
particularly the dancing parts. There is
con,i3erable home talent here, male and
female, and with unity of action these
o ,~casions could bs made complete sue
cess es.
Our electric light Is q sure success; now
for the proposed watsrworks
We have had a glimpse of the forth
comtrg report of Rev. Chris Schlo,feldt,
secretary of the board of trade, which
shows a large and commendable growth
of emit rpriue In IL town during the ear
past. Rev. SchlotFeldt is gaining golden
opinions in his ministerial duty, aud is
d'ssrvedly popular with his flock of
friends and patrons.
The telegraph yesterday eve brouz ht
unwelcnms tidings to Hon. Harry DEL
rlchs, CT the Anglo American cat ls com
pauy of Oh, yenne, who Is passing the
winter with US. 1t Is the loss by fire,
supposed to be i~ucsndiary, of come
$12, 900 worth of tine ported borse'
used upon his Wyoming ranch for breed
ing PURPOSES. Harry" took 1t most
phllosophically, although twas plain to
see thai the lots of his favori'e English
coach team bore heavily upon him.
The Office seekers are beginning to bud
forth like eMly spring shrubs. The race
fer U. S marshal Is over, but "who will
be p ,stmsster2" Is the question in every
city, village and cross reads.
Our fremen are happy because of the
fret dom from fires that has accompanied
the past cold spell, and tn look forward
to the tournament with pleasant anti.i
pstions.
The comfy supervisors dora'ed 81 600
to the county a. ricultursl society, which
will enable President Barnes and his able
cora to Guido their past successes.
Next Saturday will be a jolly day for
Capt. A. ID. Baker, late prcpri:t L of the
Ra lroad hotel. MI, Baker will then
throw open his new Comm ercisl hotel to
the public. All the travelling psople
know Mr.. Baker snd his old clerk,
Henry Harris, and will find them In new
quarters as ''snUg as q bug"
The diseases that have caused such
havoc among the hogs In the state have
been, and still ere he c to a considerable
ext but luckily, contidering the
winter, cattle have dine we'll.
Two grand entertain ments are prspar-
ing fer the coming week and by that time
we hope spring will be here and business
moving.
The conduct Of the Legislature can &c
summed up In the single word, ''noth'
Ing" and again Nebraska scores ~'farce'
upon popular elections.
r. al estate men have promise Of plenty
Of business this spring, and If West aud
Schlotfeldt could fill one-tsnth of the
applications for loans made to them, they
could visit the exposition wearing San
dals OF silver.
A considerable party is preparing to
leave Nebraska for the far away fields OF
Oregon In spring. Well, "westward the
star, etc, y but if It halts 10 Its march a,
the mountains 1t will freeze, and if II
goes On twill drown.
Our friend Hazard, the druggi't, who
manipulatss the musicsl gatherings, and
Ia, heard the dull roll of thunder away
off there, says ''home and Nebra'ka are
good enough for me-" REMUs.