Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-13
STATE AND TERRITORY.
Nebraska lettings.

The brick blocks at Hartingto are being
rapidly pushed to completion.
John Crockett, sheriff Of Wheeler county,
has resigned and been succeeded by Douglas
NARROW.
The Dodge county democrats have NOM
mated L. Z. Larson and Hal Christy for the
legislature.
Prairie fires have destroyed a good deal of
hay in Cedar county, but rain has now stopped
the progress Of the flames.
Not a pound Of coal could be found in
Grant last week and the people were obliged
to shiver during the cold snap.
Wheeler county will vote, November 6, on
a proposition to issue S., 900 in bonds to pay
the outstanding Indebtedness.
Dependency caused Mrs. Nj. d. Pickens,
residing near st. Paul, to take twenty grains
of strychnine Wednesday with fatal results.
Mrs. Ellen Jones, one of the earliest resi-.
dents Of Dakota county, died at the resi-
dence of her son, near Jackson, Thursday,
aged eighty-seven years.
j. G. Robinson has been nominated for SEN
ator by the republicans Of the Eighth district,
and DR.. Alden is their nominee for repre-
sentative from the Nineteenth district.
The Crete Globe supports the republican
ticket with the exception of the legislative
candidates. The editor is a republican pro-
hibltionist, and takes this course because he
believes that the republican candidates
would not vote for submission if elected.
Thomas Owens, who has been a resident of
Plattsmouth for thirty years. was taken TO
the soldiers home at Grand Island Thurs
day, his mind having been so impaired that
he was unable to care for himself. He served
during the war in Company A, First Ne
braska.
Two boy burglars, who entered the resi-
dence of II. N. Blake at Beatrice last
Wednesday, were captured Thursday with
the stolen property in their possession and
were Immediately bound over to the district
court for trial. Their names are John Bur
ton and Harry Miles, the older of the two
being but sixteen.
w. II. Crabb of Curtis, Neb., charged with
conveying a tract of 900 acres Of land in
Frontier county, known as the "Warner
Ranch, ~ to which he could produce no title,
in a trade for the Hollingsworth stock Of
merchandise, worth $4,000. was honorably
acquitted at Hastings, Tuesday, before Judge
Fleming. 1t is claimed that HOllingsworth
will commence a civil action against Crabb,
while Crabb swears vengeance, and the end
is not yet.
Writing from Grand Island in regard to
| the soldiers home, a correspondent says:
The home IS nicely furnished, there being a
good reception room, reading room, kitchen
and dining rooms, q smoking room, besides
the large and airy bedrooms, water every
where from a well on the place, and every
| convenience. Between this home and the
| city the foundation Of the new Baptist uni
versity is just being laid, the excavation for
the basement story being lust completed.
The city clans 5000 inhabitants and from
the many buildings going up it seems to be
| prOspering.
The amount Of salaries paid to teachers in
| Muscatine county in the last year was $54, 693.
Over 800, 900 was collected by the treasurer
of Des Moines county during the month of
| September.
The Iowa Mortgage company OF Muscatine
has filed notice with the secretary Of state
that the company has gone out OF business.
J.. g. Lusk, statistical secretary of the
| Upper Iowa Methodist conference, was pre-
sented with a fine gold watch and a purse OF
money at the Vinton session in consideration
of his services.
William b. Smith, cashier of the New
| York, Pennsylvania g. Ohio freight house at
Mason City, has departed for parts unknown.
1t is said that he took nearly 5000 of the
company's money. His accounts are being
examined.
Augustus Cloud, who was sentenced to a
term of eight years in the penitentlary at
foui and one-half years, was pardoned by
Governor Larrabee:s The pardon was
granted on account of Clouds failing health.
The Keokuk Constitution Democrat says:
THE richest man in Iowa undoubtedly is
Edwin Manning, who lives at keosauqua.
He has many millions, and his interests IN
clude all sorts of enterprises between the
two great rivers and the Missouri and Min
nesota lines. He was a pioneer settler in the
state and made every cent he has in legiti-
mate business enterprises and not in spscu-
lative ventures"
The Great Northwest.
Miles Finlen has been acquitted at Virginia
City of the charge of murder in killing
Daniel Pyne In May last.
Drunken Indians made an attack on the au-
thorities of Spokane Falls, and In ovcrcom-
ing the raid an Indian was killed and arother
severely wounded.
Senator Stewart is TO be given a rousing
reception at Reno on his return from Wash.
ington, In recognition of his distinguished
services TO the people.
Charles F. Mccormack, formerly an at
torney at Portland, Ore, committed suicide
at the insane asylum at Salem by severing
his head almost from his body with a razor.
1t is said that Mirthful, the 81, 900 Wyoming
horse owned BY Stokes & Whitehouse. that
died recently, had only one lung. The fact
was ascertained when q post-mortem was
held.
Occur d'Alene, Idaho, had anstn err fatal