Omaha daily bee., 1885-08-17
BEEF, BEER AND DOODLE.
Nebraska CilY'S Grip on Three Great
Industries.
New Packing Houses, Country Beel
Dens and Candidates for Coun-
ty Omce-Otoe Corn.
Correspondence of the BEE

Correspondence OF Jne DEE
NEBRASKA Cry, Aug 1,--YOu know
the old maxim, SIT never rains but 1t
pours." Last week we chronicled the
addition to Nebraska Citys business en-.
terprises, new packing house, cooper
shops, etc. Now we learn of proposed
new beef packing establishment to be
erected here. To build and operate such
extensive institutions In community
means something for that community.
1t means increased population, enhanced
real estate interests, extensive fields for
the laborer, and increased business and
profits for the merchant and mechanic.
This being the case we are elated over
the frightening prospects for our future.
An eye witness tells good one on two
OF our prominent men. Some weeks ago
number of Germans residing south of
the city held q sort of jubilee meeting,
and OF course the indispensable lager
flowed in abundance. The two aforesaid
p. m. were In attendance, and during the
melee they formed the acquaintance of a
female whose character somewhat resem-
bled Nebraska City whisky-rather vile.
When the hllsrity of the occasion had
reached its highest and the two p. m. and
the female of polka-dot reputation had
filed their tanks to the brlm, the amisble
three retired for the night together. The
amusing part of the affair Is that the two
prominent men are men of families, and
sti worse arecandidates for county offices
this fall. Now you know when a man
Genes up for office all the deviltry he ever
did from infancy Is held up for public
scrutiny. Consequently we expect to
hear Rome howl when this "barmless
little spree" Is aired a little. Verify
"the way of the trsnrg,essor is hard"
AS we have become quite an important
point as hog market, the B. & M. Co.
recognized the necessity of more COM
modious stock yardu In order to facilitate
the work of our stock men and packing
houses, and the consequence Is that COM
pany is putting In new and extensive
yards here, work on which is progressing
rapidly. The new yards will bs located
In the Vicinity of the packing houses,
southwest of town.
AS samples Of Otoe county corn this
seaaon, we saw displayed on our streets
the other day four stalks which averaged
nearly twelve feet each, and each stalk
held three and four fine ears OF corn. OF
course these were 'picked" stalks, but
the whole country is almost one vast field
of as fine growing corn as We ever saw
In any country. We had fine rain to-
day, and the farmers say that nothing
can now interfere with an enormous corn
crop.
Speaking of politics, we are informed
that the prohlbltionists of this county
will "bob up serenely" this fall with a
straight, squsre-tosd ticket. Last fall
they polled 125 straight votes In the
county. Last spring they pollsd nearly
ninety straight votes In the city election
more than double their vote of 1884
In the city. They feel unthused over
this and are confident that this fall they
will stand up and be counted to the tune
OF 300 to 400 in tho county. The party
leaders declare they will make no tie
ups or compromise with any one and hope
to hear some weeping and waillng and
gn,shing of teeth" In the old parties
when the smoke of thu battls shall have
cleared away In November. One thing
is certain-the cold waterites are destined
to become prominent factor In Otoe
county politics In the near future.
MAX.