The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-01-27
TIE NORTHWEST.
NEBRASKA,

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Omaha Is providing It's high school building
With Ore escapes.
The York county court house, a fine build.
Ing costing $4,000, will be ready for occupau,
g next month.
The directors Of the Beatrice Paper Manu-.
featuring company arc negotiating for a plan,
Tor The new paper mill.
Street car service was put Into practical
operation at Norfolk last Thursday, Much
rejoicing was INDUCED In.
An Omaha policeman was arrested ON q
charge Of stealing q cap and a pair of glove,
at . recent dance at Forest hall.
Lincoln, the second city In the state. with g
population estimated at 10000, claims a total
Improvement record of e, OOO,OO0.l
A largo furniture factory and the Omahs
brass works were burned Sunday morning,
Total loss, ss5, 1000; covered by insurance.
Mcssrs. John r. Clark and j. ID. McFar
land have presented the First PRESBYTERIAN
church OF Lincoln with a new pine organ cost.
ing 1850.
The sexes arc holding their own in Omaha.
During the month Of December the humble,
OF births was 1893. of which 81 were males and
% females.
A meeting has been started I'm Crete to call
an election on the question of issuing sci,
ooO In bonds to be used in building and fur.
nishing a high school.
Sheriff Hill, of Mindcn, Kcarncy county,
has returned Shaffer, the Mindcn murderer.
to the Lancaster county Jail pending his new
trial granted by the supreme court.
A bare knucklc fight between Tommy
Brooks, Of Council Bluffs, and Frank Down,
Of Omaha. is to take place about February 1,
near Kansas City, for a purse of $500.
Henry Hcye, q newly elected county com.
missioner who has been investigating the
Affairs OF Otoc county, reports the county in
debtedncss to be e6O6, 600, or about $50 for
each person in the county.
w. g. Smith, of Norfolk, after long and
vcxatious litigation, has obtained a judy
mcnt against the Sioux City and Pacific COM
pany for 10000 AZ damages for the loss of
his eyes by being run over by n handcar.
The residen, II ex-Council Thomas White
OF Nebraska City, was destroyed by fire to-
gcthcr with its contents. The loss is $4,OOO
With insurance of 81 200.
Mr.. j. E. Frick, of Fremont, has accepted
the position Of assistant to Gen. Hawlcr. at
torncy Of the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri
Valley road, and will enter upon his duties at
once.
IOWA.
A $4,000 fire occurred ut Lamont on the
l1th.
Mrs. James, of Hamburg, died one day this
week in her ninetieth year.
They are reviving the roller skating craze
In Council Bluffs.
DR.. Gillespie is being tried in Charlton on
charge Of grave robbery.
First-class accommodations are said to be
limited in Dos Moincs.
Two loads OF hogs recently marketed at
Charter Oak averaged over 400 pounds.
The packing house Mt Atlantic is building
q new ice house and will put up IL, 1000 o II of
ice.
Misstssippi's ex-senator, b. X. Bruce. has
been secured for q lecture at Glenwood ON tho
oath.
A company of Ottumwa sports recently
caught something over a ton of fish at that
place.
Gen. James Wilson, an old soldier and
prominent citizen Of this state, died ut New
o. on the Sth.
The headquarters Of the Mccormick llcaper
company have been removed from Charlton
to Ottumwa.
Henry Lucas caught a catfish at Des Moincs
last Tuesday which weighed forty-two and a
half pounds.
The Crawford County Farmers alliance
will hold its annual meeting at Dcnison
on the 10th inst.
: The sale of a beverage known as malt cx-
extract has been held to be a violation Of law
by a Storm Lake jury.
The fixtures of the Phoenix saloon at Coun-
Gil Bluffs were mortgagcd u few DAYS ago to a
brewer for &. hOO
Malvern Is having a very successful revival,
1t is under the management of Ned Forest. of
Marysvillc, Missouri.
Ill. Grimm, who recently received severe in
uries from scalding at the Clinton brcwery.
was buried Tuesday.
Burlington butchers held a meeting Satur.
day night and agreed to reduce the price of
all kinds of meat.
The grand jury now in session at vinton
has returned eight indictments for selling
liquor, and still have other cases under CON
sideration.
Tyndalls quartctte Of saloons has been In
creased to five.
The worst blizzard of the season occurred
at Aberdeen on Wednesday. The roads arr
plockaded.
Sioux Falls has been selected us the loca.
lion of the Catholic see of sonth Dakota,
whcreat Mitchell mourns greatly.
The latest scheme of a Dakota ranchman is
to apply q heavy coat Of paint to his cattle as
q protection against the storms.
The Odd Fellows of. Lead City will dcdi.
ate their new hall on the 18th. The exer.
eiscs will be supplemented by a gre nd ball.
The Times, at Deadwood, is authority for
the statement that building operations have
not stopped for . day the present winter, de.
spite the cold weather.
Roller skating is much INDUCED in At
Deadwood.
Rev. Father Redmond, the learned priest o.
Yanktou's Catholic church, has opened a free
night school for the benefit Of the YOUNG
people who desire training in penmanship
aud book keeping.
A. 8. Burt, major of the Eighth infantry,
as been promoted to licutenant-coloncl Of
the Seventh Infantry. He was formerly on
Gen. Crooks stan.
man by the name Of Parker from Hum.
boldt. Iowa, is not only beating but astonish-
ing all the biliiardists in Rapid CITY.
1t is thought the decision of Chief Justice