Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-14
Third ward to the fact that the bosses found
he knew too much and he had to go down.

DepOt Site SOiu
The state to-day decided twenty acres of
the saline lands to the Omaha & Republican
Valley railroad company for depot, turnout
and sidetracks." These lands lie little
south and east of the Burlington depot, near
and including portion of what has been
considered the Union Pacific's site. The
company paid the state 81, 100 for the land; 1t
may be well to state that this land formed a
part of the lands that the saline land bill in-
tended to put ON the market at the maxi
mum price of 800 per acre. But, let 1t be re-
membered, it failed to connect.
Railroad Assessment.
The state board Of equalization will meet
in State Auditor Benton's office on the 18th
instant to equaiize railroad assessments.
City News and Notes.
The City Water company of Kearney filed
amended articles to-day increasing capital
stock to $1,000
E. p. Roggen and wife returned from their
visit to Hot Springs, OAK, last evening.
Steve King was released yesterday after
having served years. sentence In the state
pen for illegal voting. Instead OF seeking
the shades of obscurity he proceeded to bowl
up, and before 10 o'clock last night was
drunken than lord. Despite kicks and
snarls and bites, however, he was taken
in by a member of the police force
and spent the nightin the city bastile. Steph-
ems reformation is very doubtful.
A Tew school house will be erected in the
southeast part Of the city during the summer.
Architects are now at work on the plans and
specifications. IL is intended that the build
ing shall be one OF the most attractive in the
city.
DR.. j. T. Duryea, of Omaha, will lecture
before the Womans' Christian association
next Thursday evening at the Congregational
church. This will be the first visit of the
talented doctor to Lincoln, and it is hoped
that large audience will greet him.
Ex-Warden Heyers will remove to Platts-
mouth some time during the coming week.
He will go into the real estate and loan busl-
ness among his old neighbors and friends,
where he thinks he can do better than to re-
main here.
Colonel T. j. Majors of Peru, was in Lin
coin to-day. "Nothing in the political line
that l want on earth," he replied to an in
terrogation of The BEE man. 81 am out of
politics until the proper time to get in again."
BKEVITIES.
The announcement in local paper that a
site had been purchased in Nebraska City
for an Episcopalan theological seminary has
been declared unfounded by Bishop Worth
ington.
The funeral services over the remains Of
Edgar Alexander Schons were held in the
church of the Holy Family and not in the
Collegiate church OF st. John, as was an
nounced.
Hiram Spriggs, the aged colored x-soldier
died OF consumption at the residence of his
on'in-law, yesterday. The story Of the old
man dying through starvation proved to have
been unfounded
Articles Of incorporation of the German
Lutheran st. Paurs congregation OF North
Omaha were filed yesterday with the county
clerk, The articles are signed by Otto
Wreck, elder and trustee.
The frame dwelling at 20l0 Lake. owned
by George Blood, was damaged so by fire
caused by defective fiue yesterday morning.
Polinsky, the artist who was charged with
obtaining money under false pretenses, was
released from custody yesterday.
Their Reason kesIoreds
Two insane persons were given their lib
erty from the county Jail yesterday They