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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-23

Monday was ,lpv of cs-usiiics 10 Hing
ham. 10 the forenoon Frank Row" was
handling iua led r.vpiver IN the post Office
when II was accidentally discharged, the
bullet entering the thigh of Mr. Cook Of
Wiilimantie, causing serious tissh wound.
At noon Muttsys stage hPpTd over the
bank above the villsge, doing slight dsnsge
to the carriage. soon after span of horses
ran away no damage At two o'clock, a
man WAS coming down a hill With two cart
loads Of apple. Both went over the bank (;
result, spilled apples and no cider
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-23
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-23

Ton Sale Singer sewing Machine been
! used only little and is ms good ~ new will
be sold at a bargain Address, BARCLAY" Jour
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-23

The good TempIars Of Deer Isie met at
. union meeting held With Island Home
Lodge st West Deer Isle. Oetober H. but
owing To unpleasant sssthsr the mfet-nz
vas not 90 largely attended az It otssr~ise
would hsve he. n ---Mrs H2nnsh sa~ysr.sife
Of CabIs sa-Jsr died Thursday morning
after loeg and painful Illness. She vss
~ year. OF sss snd leaves vifs and -four
children 10 noun her Ioss.--C. y. Small
vho hs. BEEN very sick 10 Improving 10
health.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-23
For Sale.

c1OH SALE - On Cushnoc Heights. a small
l house and stable and first class lot Price low
aud only n small amount down. balance can remain
on time; GEO. u. MACoMBER.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-25
Notloeto c5ntraotors


The board of public " orks and buildings will
receive bids as stated below:
For work aud material necessary tolfinish
new building for Institute for the Blind, Me-
braska Guy. and for making stated repairs on
the cid building at any time before June "a,
1882. ut p. IN.
For work and material to complete south
wing for Industrial Home at Milford, at any
time before .uue 2J, 1889, at 2p.m.
For IabO + md material to lay about 4, 900 feet
of IL inch sewer pipe for the penitentiary. Also
for compet 'ng smoke stack and for furnish
ing and putting on about 900 squares OF CORFU
gated iron roofing for same. at any time before
June %, 1882, at a m.
For electric light plant and for barn for In
curable Insane Hospital at Hastings, Nebraska
at any time before June 20, 1882 at Up. m.
ges, hospital. boiler and engine and laundry
houses and for hospital for Soldiers Home.
Grand Island. at any time before June a. 1880,
at2p.m.
tute for Feeble Minded Youth. at Beatrice, at
any time before June %. 1889, at TT. m
For one building for boiler house, engine
room. electric light plant Bnd workshop. and
for WOO u Dulldi lg for gymnas!aln and library,
before June 2S. 1859, at IN.
For one three story brick workshop with
stone base nent and one boiler house and smoke
stack. for inlu til n School. at Kearney at any
time tefore july u, 1881; Mt p. m.
detaiied DRAWN, now ' on he with the Com.
missioner of Public Lands and Buildings, who
will furnish all needed information relative
thereto.
bonds will lie required of successful. bidders
for completion of the work and foi the pay
ment ofall bills for labor and mater L.
By order of Board of Public Lands and Build
ings.
June 13 lot Secretary.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-25
Hastines, substantial GROWTH

HASTINGS, Neb., June 24-lSpecial to The
BRE.I-It has been two years since the 'real
estate boom" of Hastings astonished the
state and excited the envy Of rival cities.
The boom died a natural death, and since
that time the "Queen City, has assumed the
sober dignity that becomes her as the third
city IN Nebraska. Newspaper critics in
rival cities affect to see in the apparently
quiet condition Of Hastings ar evidence that
the great boom OF 1887 left the city dead IN
the shell. 1t has been repeatedly asserted
that Hastings has been "boomed to death,n
A few facts will serve TO show Nebraska
how utterly groundless are all such asser
tions.
The big boom commenced in December,
1886, and ragged without let or hindrance
until June, 1887. During that time prices Of
real estate advanced rapidly and the excite
ment was intense. Investors banked entirely
on the future, for at that time the only i'm
provements under way were the city water
works. Since the frs. week in June, 1887,
the Hastings real estate market has been in
normal condition. II any great disaster
was 10 follow IL would certainly have COM
menced soon after the collapse of the boom
But. instead of the dire disasters which were
so freely predicted, substantial improve
ments by the score have followed. A
brief reospitulation of the growth Of Has
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-25
THE MISSING WITNESS FOUND.
Additional Testimony IN the Planteen
Murder Case.

Additional Testimony In the PIanteen
Murder Case.
The man who was with George Meyers on
the night after Decoration Day, and was q
witness TO the row Mt the corner of Twenti-
eth and Burt streets, in which Planteen re-
ceived fatal wound at Meyers hands, has
been found, and at the trial of tho case before
Judge Berka yesterday afternoon gave evi.
dence that will materially help Meyers
prospects. The witness in question is Ralph
a. FriZZelle, a clerk formerly in the employ
of L. o. Jones g. Co. The substance of his
testimony was as follows:
II reached the saloon at the southwest
corner of Twentieth and Cunning about
10 o'clock at night Planteen, Meyers and
Gustafsen were playing pool and l Joined
them. We played until the saloon closed at
midnight During the game Planteen ao-
cused Meyers of having stolen some of the
balls. Meyers took the charge in good nature
and laughed 1t off. Planteen and Gustaf-
sen went out of the saloon, and Meyers
and followed them. They were waiting
to Meyers, If was not 80 full | would have
smashed you when you stole those balls"
Meyers simply laughed at him and did not
say anything. Planteen and Gustafsou then
went down Twentieth street. Meyers and 1
talked while and then started for mono
down Twentieth street. On the way Meyers
asked me to go with him and see that he did
not get the worst of it. l told him that did
not want to get into any trouble, but thaS
would stay by MIN, and 1 did so. When
we reached Twentieth and Burt
streets Planteen and Gustafsen were
there standing on the stops at
the southwest corner. They came down on
the street and Planteen again began abusing
Meyers. We had some words and Planteen
and Gustafsen both put their hands in their
pockets as If they were reaching for revol-
vers. After some talk Gustafsen went to
the center of the street, Planteen rushed
rushed by me with his hand IN his pocket
and ran up toward Meyers. Then Meyers
struck him. The blow knocked Planteen's
hat off, but did not knock him down. Then
they went away and we went home"
Frzzelle's evidence, which was not altered
by severe cross-examinaton, conflicts
in a number of material points with
the testimony of Emil Gustafsen the princi-
pal witness for the prosecution, who swore
| that Planteen offered no provocation for the
assault made by Meyers. Gustafsens state
| ment was substantially the same as that
offered by HIM at the coroner's inquest last
Monday, as was also the testi-
mony of DIR. Svenson, who attended
Panteen. No other evidence was intro
duced.
The case was submitted without argu-
ment. Judge Berka held Myers in bonds of
$4,000 to answer to the charge of murder
in the second degree at the district court.
Myers was taken to Jail in default of bail.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-25
The Farm.

No system of farming is said to be
complete that does not include grass as
one of the crops in the rotation. Green
grass makes more beef, more milk, more
wool and greater growth of young stock
than any other food that is allowed, in
proportion to cost, as it is most plentiful
at season of the year when the de-
mand of the animals for supplying
warmth and repair of waste is at it's
lowest degree, and also. because the ami
mails harvest it themselves by grazing.
1t is the harvesting of the grass by the
animals that reduces its cost, compared
with grain and hay, that adds to its
value, and for this reason the farmer
can afford to grow grass for his
stock alone. But grass performs an
other function. 1t adds to the fertility
of the soil. A crop of clover sends its
roots deep down into the subsoil and
appropriates food that is far beyond the
reach of surface-feeding plants, says the
Philadelphia Record. This stored fer
tility, which Is just as much beyond the
reach of the farmer as though on a
neighboring farm, is transmitted to
every portion of the plants, and their
substances in time find their way back
to the field in the shape of manure.
The farmer, therefore, enriches his
field through the agency of clover by
bringing from below the fertility of the
subsoil and transferring it to the soil.
But there are other sources of fertil-
ity to which clover plants apply, which
is the nitrogen of the soil brought
down by the rains as ammonia or nj
trio acid, and large proportion of this
nitrogen in store In the roots, which,
when the land is plowed, leaves large
amount of available plant food for the
grain crop that may follow. Clover,
however, draws very little nitrogen
from the soil itself, as it prefers potash,
but it leaves for the next crop a cer-
tain food not necessary for itself, but
highly important for grain. If piece
of land is kept continually in clover the
land becomes ''clover sick,'' thus indi-
eating that, though plant-food exists
that is more suitable for grain, there is
no longer an abundance of that pre-
ferred by clover. Hence we find large
yields of grain on land formerly occu-
pied by clover, the land, in the course
Of few years, by judicious rotation of
crops, adapting itself to clover again.
BY properly rotating crops, making
clover, wheat, corn, oats and potatoes,
follow each other, or by any other pre-
ferred system of rotation, the land is
given better cultivation, fewer weeds
spring up, and the soil is not exhausted
OF certain elements at the expense of
diminishing it's fertility, Though plen-
tifully provided with other elements.
BY rotation of crops the loss of the IN
gradients of plant food are more evenly
balanced, and each crop will yield more
than when the land is devoted exclu-
sively to one crop for several successive
seasons.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-25

-
Condemnation Proceedings to Be In
Irn;tea Statea District Attornev pritchett
oonoa oea oSaus ,".,auSa nu tvom 49,
ney General Miller to Immediately institute
proceedings to condemn the ground for the
new nostoffice The necessary papers will
ha t,ad With .Irdge Dupdv 40 soon as one or
10 N'eo WV" ouNeo D' 80 800 :" - y.
Two cases are disposed OF. Juage Duhuy
will then appoint appoint three persons to
appraise tho property. and the property
on,n,,.s will ,ooaiuo tho omoupt fvad by
than unIess thew are dissatisf;ed with the
amonut in which casa they will have the
r;nbt TO- anneni '
Tbe 'f fo1nyvnc, ,ettor occom,an;ed tho IN.
strnntiona 70 The district attornev and ia
seif.ewnianatorv.
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M;Iar ati,orreu Gonerol nenar,ment nf
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honor IN ADVISE Won that nnrsnant to act nf
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Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-25
Creston Items.

CREsroN, Ia, June 24.-[Special to THE
BEE. 1.-The petition presented to the board
of supervisors of Union county for the re-
moval Of the county seat, now located at
Alton, failed to carry, there being ffte n
moro signers ON the remonstrance than on
the petition.
Creston has decided her new S35, 900 court
house to Union county for county seat pur-
poses. The Aftonites claim she can not
legally transfer it, and that she is trying to
saddle the town debts upon the taxpayers.
The law has been shown which authorized
Creston to deed her court house to the
county, and to show that she has done all
things legally and in good faith; also to con-
vince every man that she is able to back up
all the proceedings and save the taxpayers
OF the county from all costs, they have drawn
up legal document, which is signed by the
heaviest taxpayers of Creston and vicinity,
and should be sufficient evidence that Cres-
ton has the goods and can and will deliver
them in good faith, according to contract,
and the deed now IN the hands of Hon, John
Chaney. A $4,000 bond of indemnity has
been gwen.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-25
no Ponce Onicers and Citizens.

GuTuRIE CENTER, Ia, June 21.-[Special
to THE BEE. l-Stolen, at Bagley, Guthrie
county, Iowa. June IA, 1899, one bay mare,
nine years old branded with letter "U'' on
left shoulder and wire mark on right fore
leg, weight about $50 pounds; and one bay
mare, branded with letter "F''' on stifle, with
white spot on forehead, six years old, weight
about $50 pounds; also one top buggy and
harness. Description of thief: About 5
feet or inches high, weight about 145
pounds, very dark oomplexloned, with long,
black hair and black mustache; when last
seen he wore dark clothes and brown felt
hat. Fifty dollars reward will be paid for
the recovery of the above described property
and the arrest of tho thief. Address all COM
municatons to j. S. McLuen, Sheriff Gu
thrie County Iowa.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-25
I,ev Durvea Mt Crete.

CRETE, Neb., June A.-[Special to THE
BEE THE commencement of Doane college
opened yesterday with the delivery OF the
baccalaureate sermon at the Congregational
church by Rev. Joseph f. Duryea, ID. D., OF
Omaha. The large church edifice was
crowded with people to hear the eloquent
sermon of Crete's favorite divine from
abroad. Rev. Duryea took his text from
Mark 1851, 'And in the morning, rising
up a great while before day, he went out and
departed into solitary place. ''They said
unto him, All men seek for thee. " The
students of the college were especially inn
pressed with the good advice given them by
the speaker.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-25
THE FARMER WANTED TO BET
An Iowa Man Narrowly Escapes
Being Fleeced.
WORKING AN ANCIENT GAME.
Three Miners Buried Under n Mass
of Slate-Corner stone Ceremo-
nies at the Humeston
Normal College.
Operations of Condolences Men.

MASON CRY, Ia, June 24.-[Special Tele-
gram to The BEE. 1.-Two confidence men
are now operating in this section, and to-day
very nearly succeeded in securing $500
from James X. Moore, one of the wealthy
farmers of this section. One of the men met
Mr. Moore on the street and introduced him
self as a banker ut Algeria. The supposed
banker then introduced Mr.. Moore to his
wh1lom lawyer friend, aud the
three sat down to play game of cards.
Finally the lawyer offered to bet the banker
81, 900 that he could not name a certain card,
and the banker was eager to take the bet.
Moore was urged to go half and finally ac-
cepted. He went to the bank to get the
money, but the cashier, understanding the
nature of the scheme, refused to honor his
check. Officers are now in search of the
men. AT Emmettsourg they took 81, 900 out
of the town by the same way,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-25
NO CLUE TO THE ASSASSIN.
The Murder Near Hendley Shrouded
In Mystery.
THE TWO SUSPECTS STILL HELD.
A Farmer Commits Suicide Near Dun
bar by Hanging-Burglars at Ne
braska City-Ali the News
From Nebraska.
The HendIex Tragedy.

HENDLEY, Neb., June 2t-[SpeciaI Tele-
gram TO THE BEE. The inquest now being
held over the dead body of Joseph Plummer
is likely TO remain in session two or three
DAYS. County Attorney Wright is closeted
with the Jury and has sent out several more
subpnnas for witnesses in the case. The af-
fair is wrapped in mystery, but John Jones
and George Plummer are still held on sus-
picion. The reason why they are suspected
is that George Plummer and his murdered
brother had had some difficulty over their
partnership business matters, and since the
difflculty John Jones and George Plummer
have been Hbatching" and living together.
The dead man was not known to have an
enemy anywhere, and was highly respected
by all. Intense excitement prevails. A post
mortem examination OF the body will be made
Tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-25

tings since the collapse Of the boom is given
below:
Since June 1, 1887, two great railway sys-
TENS, the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri
Valley and the Missouri Pacific, have been
extended to Hastings, giving this city COM
peting lines TO the great market centers OF
the cast and south.
A complete system of street railways, with
over eighteen miles of track in daily opera
tion by two companies, mas been constructed
and equipped.
Tho water works, which were barely com
menced when the boom took wings, have
been completed. Over eighteen miles OF
mains are already In use and two additional
miles are being put under ground this sum
mer, giving Hastings the largest and most
complete system of water works In Nebras-
ka, outside of Omaha and Lincoln.
Three large two aud three-story brick
school buildings have been erected, at cost
of over 100000
The largest and most complete electric
light plant in the state, generating both the
arc aud incandescent lights, has been put in.
The plant occupies n large three-story build
ing of its own, and cost S65, 900
A paid fire department has been organized
and equipped, and is in operation at an ex-
pense of nearly 5000 year. This is fea-
ture Of metropolitan life not enjoyed by the
residents of any other city in Nebraska out
side of Lincoln and Omaha
Twelve Wholesale houses have been started,
and all are dong n successful business, their
aggregate sales amounting TO over S3,OOO,OOO
per annum.
Over one thousand new dwelling houses
have been built and occupied during the time
that has elapsed since June l, 1887. Tho ag-
gregate cost of these dwelling houses has
been over S1,000,000, and some ofthem would
be an ornament to the finest residence por-
tion of Omaha.
The above list of improvements, costing in
the aggregate over S2,O00000, is certainly an
indication that Hastings has not lost any
ground since her memorial real estate boom
of 1887 The city has been growing steadily,
and in some directions rapidly. New enter
prises are constantly being inaugurated.
Thor, have been but two failures of any i'm
portance in these two years. One of those,
that of the Gazette-Journal company, was
brought about by mis-management, while
the other that Of John Stitch, does not prop
erly belong to Hastings, as the institution
was in it's death throes when removed TO this
city. The cost of the building improvements
now under way in Hastings at this writing
will aggregate a quarter of a million dollars.
This certainly speaks for the future growth
of the city,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-25
Corner stone Ceremonies.

DEs MONIES, Ia, June 24.-lSpecial Tele-
gram to THE BEE. The corner stone for
the new building for the Huneston normal
college was laid this afternoon at that place
under high Masonic auspices. The ceremony
was conducted by Grand Master of Iowa
Masons George B. Van Saun, of Cedar Falls.
assisted by lodges of the order from Cnar-
ton, Centerville, Corydon, Cambria, Garden
Grove, Weldon, Derby and Humeston. Sew
eral other society organizations participated.
over Z, 800 visitors from adjoining towns took
part in the exercises Speeches were made
by President Holmes, of Simpson college;
President CARTE of the normal, and others.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-25
MERCHANTS WEEK.
Action OF last Nights Meeting at the
Board of Trade.

Action or Last Nights meeting at the
Board OF Trade.
A large number of the leading business
men of this city were present at the Mer-
chants week meeting at the board of trade
room last evening, and all showed dispo-
stion to use their utmost endeavors to make
the organization a permanent one, and the
weeks attractions such success as will n
ure to the benefit of the entire business COM
munty of Omaha. The following gentlemen
were elected permanent officers of the asso
citation: Thomas Fitzpatrick, president;
Robert Eason first vice:president; Robert
S. Wilcox, second vice-presidcnt; William
Shaw, third vce-president; Il. III. Taylor,
secretary; S. w. Crag. treasurer. A COM
mittee to draft a constitution and bylaws
was appointed consisting of w. A. l.. Glib
ben, Sol Davidson, Il. Il. Bruce, j. A. Fuller,
Robert Pease and w. g. Sloan.
The following gentlemen were appointed
as a committee to select additional names to
increase the number of directors to 100:
Robert Eason, j. A. Wakefield, John
Baumer, Max Meyer and w. e. Clarke.
This committee retired aud selected the fol-
lowing persons: w. e. Clarke, John >.
Brady, Q. o. Lobeck, II. G. Akin, j. f..
Robinson. William Crook, Charles Metz,
II. Haubens, G. d. Marks, Dudley Smith,
John A. Wakefield, August Deiches, Nj. A..
Upton W. II. Strods, Ernest Real, james
Stevenson, William Segelke, w. f. Bechel
and Nate Perry.
Without transacting further business the
meeting adjourned subject to call Of the
president,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-25
stnnton,s High school Closlng. :.

STANTON, Neb., June A.-[Special to THE
BEE. 1.-The graduating exercises of the
Stanton high school were held last night in
Lambs opera house, and were the most in
teresting ever held IN this place. The class
of 1889, three in number, complete the course
with high honors. Miss Nora Johnson won
the highest class honors and receives free
scholarship to DOane college. The members
Of the class are Carrie Ley, John Kearney
and Nora johnson. The valedictory address
was delivered by Miss johnson. Prof. Page
closed the exercises with an appropriate ad-
irac
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-25
FIRE FOLLOWS The FLOOD.
Many Buildings Totally Destroyed
In Johnstown.
CAUGHT FROM BURNING DEBRIS.
Stored Household Goods Rescued
From the Flood Consumed-Ciear-
ing Up the wreokage Very
Rapidly.
A Eated City.

JoHNsTowN, Pa, June PA sweeping
fire broke out IN the First ward at 3: 80 to-
day. The flames spread rapidly and all the
engines here were called out. The wind is
high and the fire is spreading rapidly toward
kernville. It has gotten beyond the control
of the fire department and now covers Ave
acres, Intense excitement prevails. Nearly
all the houses burning are those more or less
damaged by the food
Later-Thc fire in the First ward con-
sumed all but three of the buildings in the
district bounded by Market and Walnut
streets, and Main street and tho river.
Twenty y-five houses were totally destroyed.
Many OF the buildings destroyed had been
washed from their foundations, though
several of them contained household goods
which had been saved from the flood. But q
small amount OF these goods were saved
Tho fire is supposed to have originated from
sparks flying from the burning debris in the
nelghborhood.
Notwithstanding that the force Of men en-
ployed III the ruins here was reduced nearly
one-half to-day, remarkable showing was
made In clearing up the wreckago. Ono
heavy blast followed another in the debris
above the railroad bridge, and the place will
be probably cleared up by Thursday. Much
of the drift which had been dislodged from
the stone bridge has lodged in various places,
extending rs far below as Coopersdale. The
these distractions, which have rendered use
less great part of the work at the bridge.
Captain ID. H. Reed, of Pittsburg, arrived
here yesterday, and at the request OF the
citizens Of Cambriaborough will superintend
the construction of 200 temporary houses.