Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
Notes From Crete.

CRETE, Neb, Feb. 26.-[ Correspondence Of
the BEE. THE Missouri Pacific railroad
company have unloaded about fifteen cars of
material at Crete. They commenced laying
ties Friday morning, and continued the work
until Saturday night. The men worked ali
night Friday night. There is a rumor that
this was done to prevent the B. & NJ. from
crossing their depot grounds. Others say
that it was done to prevent certain iniunc-
tions which were threatened.
George w. Church, one of the prominent
grocerymen here, has commenced to build u
residence to cost about $3, 900. Ten or fifteen
other residences, costing from 81 900 to 3 900
apiece, have been commenced. The building
boom which has struck Crete will last all
summer.
The G. A. II. post at Crete has raised over
1900 and will go to the state encampment at
Lincoln this week. asking that they appropri-
ate sum of not less than 81, 900, with which
to aid them in putting up permanent head
quarters upon the Nebraska Chautauqua
grounds, which will be used exclusively for
the benefit of the old soldiers of the state.
This is a grand enterprise, one which the
soldiers will appreciate, and will be quite an
addition to the Nebraska Chautauqua
The Growth of Palmer.
PALMER, Neb., Feb. 20.-[Correspondence
of the BEE. I-Palmer Merrick county, Neb.,
was plated in the winter of 1887 and is To-
Gated on the main line of the Lincoln Il
Black Hills railroad, l25 miles northwest of
the capital city and $50 miles distant from
Omaha. 1t is an important junction and also
division point. There have been built here
already during the cold weather twenty-five
business houses and twenty residences, and
all of them built in the most substantial man.
ner. The Magner brick block was put up in
midwinter and would add to the appearance
of any city. Another brick block is being
constructed alongside of it. Thirty new
buildings are contracted to be put up this
spring and every day adds a new one. Some
of these buildings are to be of brick
Palmer has enough well settled territory
tributary to the town to support a town of
5000 people. The country is beautiful and
cannot be exceeded by any portion of the
state. 1t has on the northwest and west
| three functions, and all traffic from these
| branches must come through Palmer, and
| when the line is built from Palmer to
| Schuyler, which is an assured thing, thereby
| giving direct communication to Omaha, it
| will be great transfer point and double
| division.
| During the fall and winter of 1887 and 1888
| the b. & M. commenced and have nearly
| completed a large, solid rock and pressed
brick round house, also turntable capable
Of turning two .,n,r engines es,,a;nn at one me
| tifty-foot piers. The depot is the finest in
the state outside of Omaha and Lincoln. II
is a two-story structure, 30x12O feet, and will
| be fitted up in the most comfortable manner
possible. When completed there will be an
awning around the whole building and a
| twenty foot platform on one side and ends
and an eight-foot platform on the opposite
| side.
What Palmer needs most at present is 6
| first class 81 u day hotel and the person who
| will put his moNey into such an enterprise
will reap big profit on the investment from
| the start.