Omaha daily bee., 1888-08-10
STATE AND TERRITORY.
Nebraska JOtfingS.

The Columbus State bank has increased its
capital to 800 600.
Norden's contribution to the hail sufferers
IN that vicinity consisted OF 1925 bushels of
corn, % bushels of oats, 35 bushels of pota-
toes and 3 tons of hay.
team of ponies and $50 cash against the team,
harness and buggy of Valentine Gardner
that Harrison WILDE elected.
Bartlett is rejoicing over the completion
and opening of the new court house which
was built by subscription and donated to the
county by enterpriSing citizens.
A rancher in the western part of the state
has a calf with two heads, two tongues and
three horns. 1t was born about two weeks
ago and is still alive and doing well.
A just complaint arises from ladies Of Te-
cumseh concerning weeds growing along the
walks. The morning dew, settling the dust
into mud, is said TO be very detrimental to
the beauty and delicacy of their clean lawns
and dainty muSlinS.
Joseph Tubbs, a wiper on a b. s. NJ. switch
engine at Plattsmouth, fell from the bridge
Wednesday morning into the water. He
struck his head on several timbers in the
fall of twenty-five feet, but did not break
any bones and was not seriously injured.
A little son of Frank Walker, of Norden,
came very near climbing the golden stairs
the other day by falling down. He was on a
hay rack and slipped between the boards,
where he was suspended by the neck for
some time. When found by his father the
boy was unconscious, but was restored TO life
| by skillful treatment.
The Seventh Day Adventists are making
great preparations for their camp meeting,
which is to be held at Grand Island Septem-
Der II to 10. 1t will not be a local affair, but
is designed for a general convocatiOn of the
believers of that faith in Nebraska. The
state conference, Tract and Missionary soci-
ETY., Sabbath School association, Health and
Temperance association, etc, all have ses-
sions during the time appointed for the
continuance of the camp meeting.
The sheriff of Thayer county offers $50 re-
ward for the arrest of Tom b.. Lamar, who
broke Jail at Hebron on the morning of Au-
gust 8. Tom is thirty-two years old, 5 feet,
. inches tall, dark brown eyes, swarthy
complexion; had rather heavy dark mus
tache, is nearly bald, hair rather long. Had
on heavy boots, greyish jean pants which he
| kept up with a leather belt, grey coat, check
cred shirt; had two hats, one light colored
and the other black. both soft. He took with
him an old razor and he may have shaved his
mustache off.
There was a little thunder shower at SEQ
tia the other day, and a local paper describes
it as follows: Lightning began to play
athwart the murky sky, and increased in in
tensity until the heavens were literally filed
with electricity. Great balls of the fluid
passed here and there, and the air was filled
with sparks which fell all over Scotia. One
could feel the very heat of the thunderbolts
as they flashed out. Then came great peals
of rolling thunder, which shook the doors
and windows OF the houses and sent terror
TO the hearts of the storm -timid, and not a
few of these hunted their cellars. Then fol-
owe the rush and roar of a terrific wind,
accompanied by torrents of rain, which, lit
up by the almost constant lightning's flash,
seemed to fall to the scorched and thirsty
earth in immense Sheets"