Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-19
STATE AND TERRITORY.

Ihere are l5U pupils In attenuunCe upon
the Ravenna schools.
The Fillmore county republican conven-
tiou will be held at Geneva, October B.
Senator John Dern has returned to his
home at Hooper from four months visit at
his old home in Germany.
Paul Harst, a four-year-old Madison boy,
used his new hatchet to cut off his two
year.old sisters finger Paul has no hatchet
now.
Miss Christina Baker, young lady OF
Table Rock, has started for Alaska as u
missionary under the charge of the Presby-
terian board.
Grand Island had two corner stone lay
ings in one day, one for the new city hail in
the morning, and the other for the new A. o.
U. w. block in the afternoon.
Miss Louisa Baker, one of the new tee CHI
ers in the Ponca City schools died suddenly
after few days illness before her parents
could reach her bedside. Her home was at
Irwin, Ia
John Reed. twelve year-old boy of
Chadron, while playing with flag attached
to pole was caught in the folds of the
streamer by the wind and carried ten or
fifteen feet in the air He fell to the ground,
breaking his left arm and three ribs.
That axle grease is not good for gall on a
mules neck has been demonstrated by Fay
Miner, Cass county farmer, much to his
regret. Soms of u patent preparation was
spread over sore on the animal made by
the collar, but instead of healing the mules
neck began to swell, and in about forty-eight
hours the animal died with every symptom
of blood poisoning
Iowa lters.
Sac county's new court house Is nearly
completed.
A passenger train near Rockwell City ran
over a large wolf and killed it.
Alex Ramsey, the Ottumwa horse thief,
will spend the next two years in the pen.
Timothy nay is selling for 50 ton and
clover for 81 IN the eastern part Of the state.
Marshalltown will ship $500 feet of Iowa
marble to Boston to be used in the new
library building.
George Montgomery, of Upton, will put in
three years at hard labor at Anamosa.
A son of John Harrig, of Gilbertsvle,
was caught by belt in the engine room of
the creamery at that place and almost in
stantly killed.
masked robber near Defiance walked
INTO the house of Mrs. Lynch and secured
$25 at tbs point of q revolver. EIe then went
to another house and 'hed up" four men
for $45. He cautioned them not to leave the
house before morning and they carried out
his instructions to the letter.
A fence between the Mullican and Klock
families, living near Sheldon, resulted in
young Klock filling the body OF old man
Mulligan with birdshot. He was rebukcd
by his father for not giving Mulllgan the
benefit of both barrels of his gun. Father
and son were arrested and bail fixed at $780,
Byron Peer, a farmer living near Scran-
ton City, has too much wife. He came from
Wisconsin few years ago, and under pre-
tense of being single man married the
daughter of "a wealthy farmer. Last week
Mrs. Peter No. appeared on the scene and
now 'there are heaps of trouble on Byron's
mind"
The Two Dakotas.
Hand county produced $4,000 worth Of
wool this season.
The Glendale Tin Mining company will
commence operations October /.
A Lead City salooukeeper tried to eject o
drunken customer and broke his arm.
Sheridan county will vote at the coming
election on bonds TO build $4,000 court
house.
A mile of track has been laid for the mo-
tor line at Madison, and the work is being
pushed rapidly.
Grand Forks fire alarm service was
burned out the other night by the crossing
of its wires with the electric light.
The sentence of DIR. w. II. White for en-
bezzling funds while postmaster at Carbon
ate has been commuted by tue president from
five To two years.
The Indians predict wet season for Da-
kota next season. They say that all the lake
beds, creeks and ravines till up every seven
Years, and next year is the time for the
change This comedies with the predictions
of the prophets and scientists
The citizens Of Hot Springs are making de.
termined efforts 10 secure the National
Printers Home, which Will have an endow-
ment of 100000 They will offer 100 acres
of land inside the city limits also free use or
the baths and have offered 10 pay expenses
of the locating committee TO the Springs. 1t
will be difficult for the visiting committee To
find "a pleasanter location than Hot Springs
offers These springs are claimed TO have
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