Omaha daily bee., 1888-08-09
STATE AND TERRITORY.
Nebraska JOttings.

STATE AND TERRITORY.
Nebraska Jottings.
The Hall county normal institute has been
the most successful one ever held IN central
Nebraska
Red Cloud is to have another daily paper,
republican in politics, to be managed by M.
A. Metzger, now of Beatrice.
A turkey at j, Sterling Morton's Arbor
Lodge has adopted an almost full grown
quail, and the little bird rests every night
under the shadow of its protectors wings.
Beatrice may come to be known as the city
of sweet scents. There is talk of starting up
pcrfumery factory in the near future.
A young lady living near Minden has made
herself "a dress from flour sacks. 1t is said
esquc appearance, with straight Grade in
front and early Rises behind
A business firm in Grand Island received
the other day shipment of goods upon
which the freight charges from Batesville,
Ind, to Rock Island, H.. about six hundred
miles, amounted to 1929, while the charge
from Rock Island to Grand Island, IA dis
tance not so great by $50 miles, was 5000,
or considerably more than four times as
much for one-fourth less distance. And the
Independent wants to know if it is any won
der that firm said MOI when approached to
sign petition stating satisfaction with pres
ent rates!
The Long Pine ChautauGua was the first in
the west to establish school of pedagogy,
having supported one in the session just
closed 1t was success, and plans are ma
turing which will make it a far greater sue
cess next year Az meeting of teachers
held on the grounds this year an executive
committee was appointed to raise funds and
build hall of pedagogy and science. The
committee was given full authority to secure
the lease of ground from the trustees of the
assembly, appoint all necessary auxiliary
committees and erect the building This
committee has appointed committees in every
county, consisting of the county superintend-
ent, aS chairman, and the principals of the
graded schools and presidents of colleges
and other institutions of high grade in the
county, to make a thorough canvass of their
respective counties and forward the funds to
the chairman of the executive committee,
President f. A. Whitman, of the North Ne
braska Normal college, Madison, Neb., who
will return proper vouchers.
Iowa.
Des Moines real estate men complain of
dull business.
II Dubuque can raise 5000 more she will
secure the Lutheran college.
man named Mike Kelly was crushed to
death under the cars at Burlington Tues
day.
A Burlington mechanic walked into an ele
vator shaft Tuesday and had both arms
broken by the fall.
The 90" shops at West Burlington have
almost completed six new baggage cars to be
used on the eli" train.
The July report for the boys reform
school at EldOra shows the average number
of inmates to be 351, and the Mitchellville
school for girls has ia inmates.
The July report for Anamosa penitentiary
shows the average number OF convicts for
that month to be 254; monthly expenses for
convicts, s., $40; for officers and guards,
S2229.27; for improvements and repairs,
$2,263.33.
Governor LarraOee has appointed the fol
lowing gentlemen as delegates to the deep
water convention to be held at Denver August
2S: A. p Chamberlain, Polk county; r. II.
Spencer, Kossuth county; N. g. Blanchard,
Palo Alto county.
The following are the dates and places for
the regmental encampments of the |. NJ G..
First, September 10, at Cedar Rapids; sec
ond, August 90 at Burlington; third, August
49, at Grinnell; fourth, August 2S, at Ole
vein; fifth, August 20, at Villisca; sixth
August 2S, at Mason City.
The Clinton Herald tells of young man
in that city who is serving on the police force
while he is educating himself to become a
Methodist minister. In the absence of the
pastor the policeman conducted the services
last Sunday morning. o. w. Weeks is his
name. The Herald relates how once he Sc
newspaper, but his associations not being
congenial he severed his connection with
the press"
The Coast aud Northwest.
Bozeman is figuring on erecting a 100000
hotel.
Girls are not allowed to serve beer in sa-