The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-10
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NEBRAsKA.
Norfolk held . meeting last night in the in-
tsrests Of the school teachers who were In.
3ured IN the storm.
The telegraph line from Ogalalla to jules
burg 10 TO be rebuilt - soon ~ the frost is
out ct the grounl.
An examination OF the soil OF Nebraska
shows that It Is extremely favorable to the
cultivation Of sugar beet.
injecting Of physicians will be held at
Rushville on February %, for the purpose Of
Forming q northwest medical society.
Rashvflle people felt SO elated over the re-
cult Of the county seat contest hat they cx-
tenporiscd . dance and had a good time.
Arrangements are being made by the ladies
Of the Baptist church at Waverly for celebrat-
Ing the birthday Of Lincoln, February =.
There were 245,OO0 hogs packed at South
Omaha from November ! to January 25, as
against 107 600 for the same time last year.
The report that Harry Matthews, of Holt
county, lost sixty head OF cattle In the last
storm, Is only onc-third true. Twenty is the
number.
Miss Eta Shattuck, the young lady school
teache was 30 severely frozen during the late
storm In Holt county that both legs had to be
smputated. On the night of the storm Miss
Shattuck took refuge in a hay stack, but was
unable to burrow deep enough to prevent her
ltmb from freezing. Here she remained for
e~eventy-e'ght hours, and was finally discover
ed by the farmer who owned the stack when
he came to fodder his horses. The unfortu-
nate girl was taken to the farm house and
tcnderly cared for. Her father is a veteran of
the war and disabled. Thu daughters salary
was In q large measure, the support of the
family.
M. E. A. Brown, OF the Nebraska City Press,
engineered q leap year party for the bashful
ladies Of the city Tuesday night. 1t was a
capital society event, brilliant in composition
and remarkably free from masculine errors.
The ladies ruled with glovcd hands and cx-
acted Obedience to the following regulations:
!. The gentleman whose boquct is not mashed
In the frat dance will he q witness to the fact
that he has been held with propriety. 9. No
gentleman shall cross the floor without a
lady attendant. 3 l y gentleman goes for a
glass OF water unattended by a lady he will
at once be declared out Of order and will bc
compelled to be seated. 4. Gentlemen are
expected to be languid, to drop their banker.
chtefsa as often as possible and make frequent
calls for water and behave in the most lady.
like nanner in all things.
8. Fort pleaded guilty to obtaining goods
under false pretenscs at Des Moines u few
days age, and was sentenced to Jail for five
days.
Dunlap had as a candidate for II prominent
county Office a man who had not taken a
newspaper for fourteen years. He was de-
fsated.
The public schools at Washington have been
closed on account of the prevalence of scarlet
fever, and all public meetings have been sus-
pended.
One hundred and twenty-five loads of wood
we're disposed Of Que day last week I'm Du-
quque. 1t was brought from across the father
Of waters.
At q depth Of 775 feet the drill in the ar.
tesian we'll at Spencer struck granite, and the
enterprise has been abandoned after txpcnd-
ing $4,000.
. Burlington is rejoicing in the fact that the
bill for . bridge at that place has Just passed
both houses Of congress. 1t gives cx-Goy.
Gear the credit.
Miss Agnes Hatch dissected the eve of a
COW for the cdiacation Of the physiology class
In the high school at Muscatinc, aud elected
much interest on the part of her pupils IN
consequence.
James Gallagher, Of Audubon, has beer
sued by Miss Sylvester for damages in thu
sum Of 5000 for breach Of promise Of mar
risge. lie Ter 50, Gallagher" or take Der
Buffers advice, "if You can't pay, renew til.
PROMISE"
Prominent citizens Of Burlington, who ar,
10 correspondence with Gov. Gear at Wash
tngton, are very sanguine that all ncccssar,
legislation will he accomplished at an earl,
date to insure the speedy construction of
bridge across the Mississippi at that place.
DAKOTA.
The committee for the appraisal of land
taken by the Aberdeen and Bismarck ~railroa,
have adjourned to meet at the call of til,
chairman, Joseph Hare.
A stock company has been formed in Siol,
Falls for the purpose of starting an ale brew
cry. They must have IL strange way of read
Ing the signs Of the times.
George q. wilkins, Of Minneapolis, viii
take Rev. f. B. Meredith's place at the siou,
Falls college to allow Mr.. Meredith to repre-
sent the institution abroad.
The coal shaft ut Huron has now reached /,
depth Of ntncty-four feet, and various oh
stacles being overcome 1t is thought that tn.
work willprogrcss more rapidly than in tn,
past.
The cold weather and deep SHOWS have
driven the wolves from their usual aunts.
. rfnched by hunger they are becoming
altogether too familiar with barn Yards ami
hen coops.
Ertck Erickson, near Altoona, lost his house
and contents by fire last Wednesday night.
The family barely escaped with their night.
clothes and remained in the barn until morn,
ing. Loss, $500.
b liquor vendors in many places in Penn.
bins county claim the Law passed by the last
legts lature is unconstitutional-at least, they
are 90 advised by come Of the legal lights.
Consequently man wanting drink need
not be dry.
The Republican is giving much respectful
attention to Maj. Whites meetings at Ceda,
Rspids. 1t is perhaps the most successful