Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-15
STATE AND TERRITORY,
Nebraska a,Jottines.

| John Dillon, the noted comedian, is
| doing the interior towns.
The contract has been let for building
a large hotel at Central City.
Robbers cracked the trunk of Harvey
| Potter in Scotia, securing $40 and an old
gun.
The Alma Times has changed owners
| and colors, and Is now dealing out demo-
cratic fodder.
Plattsmouth dudes are growing pain
fully sallow in the glare of paste dia-
| mond collar buttons.
The new German Evangelical church
| at Turkey Creek, Eawnee county, which
| cost $4,000, was dedicated last sunday
A Nebraska farmer crossed the river to
| Sioux City and lost a roll of 81, 1,7CO. 1t
was found in car and returned to the
owner The finder was rewarded with
| 800.
A correspondent intlmates that the itch
| for office will culmlnate in considerable
| scratching" November 2. The dear
| people will rasp the ambition OF many Il
callow youth and matured worker.
The council of Nebraska City has
granted the Missouri Pacific permission
to cut down the grade of Main street to
bring it to level with the track. The
right of way will cost the company from
$50 900 to $4,000.
The firemen of York, sin solemn meet
ing assembled, fired vigorous set of
resolutions at the Fremont lady who
called it "a Drunken Tournament" An
engrossed copy of the resolves will come
in handy for curl papers"
o. w. Hutchinson, an engineer of
thirty years experience, was presented
with gold headed ebony cane by the
Wymore division of the brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers on the occasion of
his departure for Douglas, Wyo., where
he has established a commission business.
Mr.. hutchinson has another handsome
cane that was presented to his great
grandfather, and has been in the Hutch
inson family 130 years.
Iowa Items,
Last week patriotic farmer donated
sack OF red peppers to fire the hearts"
OF the old soldiers encamped at Ottumwa.
A government prisoner escaped from
the Jail at Missouri Valley on the 10th
inst, and reward of $500 is offered for
his capture, dead or alive. When last
seen he was shackled and handcuil'ed.
Iowa as state ranks tenth in popula,
tion, second in the number of acres of inn
proved land, fourth in her coal product.
first in the production of creamery but
tor, second in live stock on farms, first in
production OF corn per capita, and first
in the yield of corn per acre.
In Iowa 055 women own and direct
farms, lS direct stock farms, own
greenhouses, 80 manage market gardens,
l3 serve as county superintendents, 81
manage intermediate institutions of
learning 125 are physicians, 40 are regis.
tered pharmacists, attorneys at law, 10
ministers, 3 dentists, 40 professional
nurses, and is Il civil engineer.
Scott county has school population of
lb,44S-7,7O9 males and 7,733 females
The county employs 203 teachers. Last
year 1869 pupils attended the public
schools in the county-this year 1903
The average cost last year was 81, ,O9 per
| pupil, and this year it is $l0i. There
were l03 frame school houses in 'S5 and
this year there are l04; the number of
brick is | and stone Z. The value of
school houses last year was $4lO, ,7SO
while this year it is $424, 800,
Dakota.
One hundred and fifty students are en-
rolled at the Brookings agricultural col
lege.
A large swarm of hornets gently
marred the pleasure of the audience at a
matinee in 1anktOn last Saturday after
noon. After the first attack the hall was
cleared quicker than the cry o: fire would
have done it.
The Indian women of Lower Brule
agency have sewing circle which meets
every week. They have made articles OF
different kinds which have been Sold, and
during the past. year they have realized