Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-29
STATE AND TERRITORY.
Nebraska Jott;n gs.

Nebraska Jottings.
Edgar is once more without a merchant
tailor
George w. Brewster has offered for sale
the Brewster News.
Thayer county old settlers held O reunion
at Carleton Wednesday.
The recent floods did damage to bridges
in Cass county which it will cost 5000 to re-
pair.
The Harrington Democrat has been sold
and consolidated with the Cedar County
Nonpareil.
The corner stone of the Methodist church
ut Seward was laid Tuesday with impressive
ceremonies.
Swan Swanson. of Blair, while fixing a
pump in well, was overcome by gas and
died before he could be rescued.
Rev. w. S. Barnes of Corning, Ia, has ac-
cepted the call to the pastorate of the First
Presbyterian church of Kearney.
A little daughter of George Yost living
near Harvard, died from the effects of a mad
dog bite inflicted nine weeks ago.
A son of M. b. Bunnel Custer county
farmer living near Mason City, had his foot
cut off by moving machine Tuesday.
A passenger train on the Union Pacific
coliided with a freight at Chapman early
Tuesday morning, but fortunately no one
was injured.
DIR. Lightner, an Armada physician who
horsewnpped his twelve-year-old son, re-
ceived a call from twenty-five business men,
who notified him that if he repeated the act
he would be severely dealt with
The tive-year-old son of Martin Kazda,
of Tecumseh met horrible death Tuesday.
He was out riding with his uncle when the
team ran away, throwing him to the ground,
the wagon wheel passing over his neck and
nearly severing his head from his body
Great preparations are being made for the
l.lil a
McCook October 8, 10, II and IL. Camp
| grounds have been secured where tents can
| be pitched to accommodate 10000 people.
| Many prominent speakers both from this
| state and abroad have promised to attend
and deliver addresses
| A Stanton county farm hand, working
| near Pilger, was mysteriously poisoned the
| other day. and there are several theories IN
regard to the matter. One is that he had
| eaten melons taken from a 'dosed" patch,
| tered by man who was his rival in the af-
| fections of a young lady. He will recover,
but the case will be investigated.
John oedkin purchased eighty acres of
raw land near McCook last year. paying
therefor 81, 900. Last fall he sowed eighty
lately marketed the crop, 2,700 bushels re-
ceiving for the same $l,62O. The other
twelve acres was put in rye, and the total
crop from the eighty acres will bring more
| pay the expenses Of raising the crop.
Iowa IteTs
The Hotel Colfax at Colfax Springs has
| suspended business.
A Holstein COW belonging to an Iowa City
man produced thirry-four pounds of butter
! in seven days
| II is proposed to bury the offal and refuse
| of Davenport instead of dumping 1t into a
| slough adjacent to the city.
Two business men at Fetes des Martes, ten
| miles below Dubuque, have exchanged wives,
each pair clipping the same day.
A peculiar hog disease has broken out near
| Eagle Grove. The animals head begins to
swell, the eyes close up and death soon en-
| sues.
Samuel Armstrong, an aged insane man
| living near Wapello wears straps around
| his ankles to keep the witches from crawling
| up the legs of his pants.
Duncan, the MuscatIne man who was bit
| ten by q rattlesnake few days ago, runs his
| tongue out and tries to bite his attendants,
| and fears are entertained that he cannot re-
| cover.
A gang of thieves is raiding the farms
several miles northeast of Des Molnes.
Within the last few nights large number
| of hogs from different farms have been
driven off and farming implements are also
missing. The farmers are organizing a body
| to take active measures in apprehending tho
thieves.
There were $50 different railroad tariffs
filed with the railroad commissioners last
week. The law compels the railroad COM
panies to file copies of all tariffs in force in
this state, and the daily mails bring all the
way from dozen to $50 to the commissioners
office. These tariffs are kept convenient foI
reference, until they are superseded by
others, when they are DESTROYED.
In the cities and towns of Iowa there are
thirty-four steamers and seventy mine
| 9th Era apo tho IF
erty and conflagration. There are l2 hook
and ladder trucks, 2l5 hose carriages, 5,9S9
members of fire departments, 80 horses and
1884, 065 feet OF hose. There are thirteen
other alarms. There are 1886 hydrants and
421 miles of pipe for water supply. The value
OF fire apparatus and buildings is SS05.50
The Two Dakotas.
There are seven patients in the Siou,
Falls hospital.
A new -four mill is being built. at Rapid
City
The citizens of Elk Point want canning
factory before another year.
fair and driving park association has
been organized at Madison.
The frame Of the new Catholic church at
Deadwood has been raised.
The walls of the new commercial college
at Watertown are nearly completed.
The corner stone of the Methodist college
at Hot Springs will be laid September IL.
The population Of Lawrence county IL
9.l09, Of which 5,4S4 are males and 3,82;
| females.
The bismarck board of education is q tic
ON the two leading applicants for the position
| of principal of the schools.
Two ladies of Rockville, while out riding
Wednesday, drove over bear. This may
seem strange, but 1t is a fact. They were
somewhat frightened, but the animal did moi
| offer TO molest them.
The people Of hand county will hold Q
| mass invention for the purpose OF devisine
means and TO consider the possibility OF
sinking forty artesian wells. They will also
ask Uncle Sam TO lend them helping hand.
Deadwoods -four mill closed the most sue
| cessful season In It's history last week. The
milling season began September IL, since
which date $4,000 bushels of wheat were
| ground into l. .720. 600 pounds Of Hour.