Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-08
SUBURBAN NEWS.


Irvingtou.
Eighteen hundred and eghty.eight was
| closed 10y a leap years party at fwoddclrs
| ball, the larger portion OF the company being
| from Omaha aud Elk City. For some un-
known reason the candy refused to be
| pulled and stuck to the hands like ducks
| foot in the mud.
There was also a seght OF hand perform.
| ance at the Hotel Nelson the same evening.
| The same party will show here again next
| week.
Several young people of this district at
tended the spelling match in the district
above Friday evening.
Miss Nyc, of Seward, Net., is guest of
| Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. Brewster.
The dance at Iwoddclps hall Friday even.
| ing was well attended, music being furnished
| by Mr.. n. Nelson, of Grau Bro. * Nelson,
| ana u. II. johnson, prominent farmer
Mr.. Paxton, Of Omaha, enjoyed the dance
with the rest.
Prof Orlandos magic lantern exhibition
ana wonderful shadowgraphs made an even
ing's entertainment worth attending Satur-
day.
Farmers who have to sell corn now eau do
well TO sell their corn, butter aud eggs at
home II. S Johnson will contract for
from one to five hundred bushels.
Fowler.
ID. s. Baker is hurrahing not so much for
Harrison, Morton and protection as for an
eight pound boy who called at his house on
the morning of the 23d of December.
Miss Stella Van Scyvc commenced work
on the Valley Enterprise on the morning OF
the 10Th She will be much missed by her
many friends in this place.
r. IL. Barnes entertained party of friends
at Christmas dinner on the evening of the
Goth.
James Macauley, jerome Beardslcy, with
their father-ln-law, Mr.. Asa Jones and the
three families, expect to move to Oregon
off otn
fast as possible
George Godfrey proposes to work his farm
of 600 acres. He has already hired part of
the men and teams necessary.
Miss Emma Mccoy, of Waterloo has been
visiting friends in this vicinity for u few
days.
Sam Van Scyve took in Omaha and Coun-
Gil Bluffs for his New Years outing. He
dincd and smoked Havanas with an army
chum.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Campbell entertained
n party of friends at dinner New Years
day. They know how to lay it out
J.. ii. Wilcox and family, who have been
staying with their daughter, Mrs. Baker, re-
turned to Fremont on the morning OF the 2d.
w. S. Boyd, who rented part Of George
Gotfrey'S furm last year, Will return 10
Plattsmouth, his former place of residence.
Last week the mail due on this route failed
to arrive Cause unknown.
LOUIS Suiter, for a long time a resident of
tins place and one of Mr.. Goifrey's renters,
proposes TO move to Newman g Grove, Neb
We learn that James Revel will move to
the northwest and seek a homestead
John Abraham is srcputed to be losing a
number of shoats by the hog cholera
Dodge.
Little Willie Pearson was run over by
team and wagon on the main street last
Wednesday but was fortunate in escaping
without serious injury.
Mrs. SAINT who has been away in Iowa
since her fathers death, came home on Sat
urday accompanied by relatives
The Dodge roller mill has boon shipping
large consgnments of -four to points in this
state, and is already giving an impetus to the
town trade.
a novel and exciting episode attracted the
attention of the town goSsps on Friday
Miss kimblc, OF Staunton county, came
down on a vacation visit to relatives near
here. Dot returning on the expiration of |
time allowed by a return ticket, her friends |
became anxious and suspicion was aroused. |
Rumors were aiioat to the effect that Il GER |
tain VIII Linneberry, also of Staunton |
county, was the fruitful cause of delay. The |
father of the young lady made inquiries and |
discovered that the young lovers were bent |
on facing life "ior better or for worse' till |
death parted them. Not feeling satisfied as |
to their actual marriage the irate parent |
pursued the already flying couple, ,overtaking |
them at the depot Just rs William was pro |
curing tickets for a ride They protested |
the legality of their action, and when your |
correspondent last saw them they were en- |
bracing one another in true honeymoon |
style, not knowing or caring what tomorrow |
would bring forth.
A startling and painful death occurred in |
town Friday afternoon. a well-knoWn pio-
nccr of this county named John Power, who |
came to settle in the Pleasant Valley pre-
cinct some eighteen years ago and had ac-
cumulated wealth, had been drinking heavily |
of late. About week ago he left home
with load of oats for Snyder; from thence |
he went TO Schuyler, and finally came to
Dodge. In each place the appetite for drink
seemed to control him, until catching a sew
ere cold by exposure in the cold damp night
air, he succumbed to the iuhuncc of King
Barleycorn. Much regret is expressed at
his tragic end as he had suffered much from
constant bereavement in his family, and was
highly respected by his neighbors