Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-24
STATE AND TERRITORY.
Nebraska JOttings

Hebron is moving enthusiastically for
| electric lights and water works.
Plattsmouth wrenches the purses of
diummers by slapping the occupation
| tax on them.
Beatrice has discovered that the gas
meter is the nearest approach to perpet-
ual motion in the city.
The second trial of jeff Long for the
| murder of the BascOmbe family will
come off in the district court at North
Platte, April IL.
Nebraska City is rustling for $40, 900
| to educate the mossbacks of the east
/ with luminous pictures OF the city's
| growth and prospects.
The Vidette is the name of neat and
| discursive monthly magazine started by
| the students of Hastings college. 1t has
staff of nine editors and managers.
A reward of 800 is offered by the
| sheriff of Hall county for the arr est of
Gustave Moeller, the supposed MUIR
| derer of Valentine Gulcher. at Grand
! Island.
| The election in Nebraska City Tues
| day proved that but five residents prefer
walking to riding street cars. The
| franchise for a street railway was
| granted by vote of 466 to 5.
Richardson county will have another
| chance to put the legal screws to DR..
| Candy. The supreme court has granted
him new trial. The luxury comes
| high, but the people will have his room
rather than his company.
| Hon. ]. Sterling Morton's gift of
park to Nebraska City is a most valu-
able one. The tract comprises twenty
three acres of undulating, broken land,
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| penditure OF small sum OF money can
be made in few years refreshing
breathing place for the people.
The North Platte authorities have
| discovered q storehouse loaded with
stolen goods-cigars, dress goods, gro
ceries and canned goods-taken from
the cars of the Union Pacific. Charles
e. Brooks, a mail carrier between North
Platte and Logan, and John Tflford, jr.,
have been arrested, charged with lar
ceny, and John TilfOrd, sr., has been
found guilty of receiving the goods.
Last October Mr.. B. F.. Carson moved
from Emily City, Mich, to Dundy county
and brought valuable Newfoundland
dog with him. The dog disappeared in
few days. Three months later Mr..
Carson received letter from home
stating that the dog had returned, but
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took the dog just 100 days to make the
trip of 1000 miles. After remaining on
the old farm three days and not find
ing his master the dog again disap-
peared and it is believed that he has
started on his return trip. Mr.. Carson
offers reward of $50 for the dog. His
great interest in the dog is owing to
the fact that the animal had once saved
the life of his wife, who had been at
tackled in an open field by vicious
horse.
Farms in Scott county rent for $5 per
acre.
The Merchants Social and Protective
union has been organized in Davenport.
Coal thieves have been arrested at
| Clifford. Among the number was the
new railroad agent of that place.
Marion has broom brigade composed
of ten young ladies OF that city. During
leap year they propose to sweep all the
( old bachelors off the face OF the earth.
The wife of. Joseph Bavin, residing
near Union, gave birth to triplets Sun
and one-half pounds each. Two of them
are living.
Dakota. -
The crematory established at Valley
City is nearly completed, and will be
ready for business in few days.
The city council Of Rapid City have
ordered special election March Is for
the purpose of reincorporatlon under
the general law of the territory.
The school of mines in Rapid City is
valuable adjunct to the mineral de-
yelopment of the hills. All the differ
| ent classes OF ores are tested there and
their value made known by competent
professors.
! The supreme court OF Dakota has
handed down it's decision in the local
option cases before it, holding the law
to be constitutional. All the judges
concur except Judge Thomas, who dis
sents on the ground that the law is in
conflict with the organic act OF the ter
ritoiy, which forbids the legislature
from passing any act impairing the
rights OF private property.
Wyoming.
Governor Moonlight is making free
use of the veto. The Maverick bill was
snuifed out by veto few days ago.
The newspapers are not enthusiastic
in praise of the legislative assembly.
It's existence is regarded as public
calamity.
The losses to the government in the
recent fire at Fort Mckinney foot up as
follows: Stores, $4,000; property, 81 800;
building, 5000; total, Sl5 800.
The real estate business is picking up
at profitable rate in Laramie. The
glass works, rolling mills and soda
works are attracting large numbers OF
settlers.
Here is luck by the bushel. Ed.
Daniels, a cowboy working for the &C.
Y" outfit, is said to have inherited
s61 900 by the death OF an almost forgot
ten uncle In Indiana.