Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-25
STATE AND TERRITORY.
Nebraska Jottings.

The Fairfield Call has suspended publca-
ton.
The Congregationalists of Leigh will erect
q parsonage.
The delinquent tax list of Adams county
amounts 10 $4,000.
Work has been commenced on new hotel
at York by Colonel Crabb.
Richard Thompson, of Hastings, is to start
a now democratic paper in that city.
The tax levy in jefferson county for the
current year is Sl1, 200 less than in 1883.
Cortland Odd Fellows will dedicate their
new hall on the evening of October 81 with
lifting ceremonies.
A contract has been let for the erection OF
carriage factory at Fairbury, to be ready
for occupancy by January |.
An athletic club has been organized at To
kamha with a membership of twenty five,
and complete gymnasium outfit will be So
cured.
The Nebraska City council has ordered the
fire department team sold to pay for repairs
made to the city hall. A howl of indigna-
tion Ia the result.
Whitney hunters have returned from wyo.
ming with two wagons loaded with over
two hundred and fifty deer and antelope
hides and horns.
Jefferson county prohipitonists have, by
resolution, agreed TO support any candidate
of either of the old parties who will come
amendment.
Paul Lovejoy, young Omaha Indian, has
gone to the training school at Carlisle, Pa,
to study for the ministry, and daughter Of
Wa-iep-ka has departed for tho same place
to secure an education.
Many leaders of Columbus society have
been making dispositions to be used IN the di-
vorce case of Mrs. Bonesteel vs. DIR. s. A.
Homestead, which is now on trial at Denver.
'rhe ltigants were formerly Well known resi-
dents of Columbus.
There was some talk about a meeting of
the Fairbury bar TO disbar Lawyer Gowdy
from practice for taking a 81 fee and con-
Quoting case, says the Fairbury Democrat,
but upon his showing that that amount was
all his client had, ami there was no show of
getting chattel mortgage on anything, he
was excused.
Says the Plattsmouth Journal Con
OLeary, night watchman on the bridge,
bought a COW III April, 1856, which in May
following gave birth to two heifer calves,
and in eleven months from that day gave
birth to two more heifer calves. in the Sec
ond year one male calf, and In the third year
one male and one heifer calf-giving birJh to
seven calves in three years and five months
The COW is now about nine years old.
Iowa Items.
A fax palace is being erected in Tama
county
An Oto man has invented machine for
pumping water with horse.
Burlington is to have new jail costing in
the neighborhood Of S250o0.
Large numbers of animals are dying from
hog cholera in Webster county.
Henry Bagley was thrown from beer
wagon at Dyersvllle and received injuries
from which he died.
| bushels of potatoes and wants starch fac
tory to utilize them.
Peter Ryan, serving a life sentence fol
murder, has lost his reason and has beer
transferred to the insane department a
Anamosa.
John Stark, farmer living near Grundy
Center, complained TO his wife that he could
| not breath, and when she returned from
| neighpor's where she went for help she
| found her husband dead with his throat cut.
The grand commandery of Iowa knights
| Templar, and the grand chapter of Roya
| second week in November. This will be the
| twenty sixth annual conclave of the granC
commandery and the thirty sixth anuua
| convocation of the grand chapter.
| Mrs. Henry Rivers fell into a cistern al
Dubuque and in some way the lid became
| from being heard. Her daughter went tc
| draw pail of water about an hour after
ward and was scared into fits at discovering
| her mothers predicament Mrs. Rivers re
ceived no injury beyond very cold bath.
A distressing incident occurred on n Cen
| trail train the other day. A lady with
| three-months.old BABY boarded the train at
| station near Fort Dodge. The train had moi
| fairly got under wav when the baby was
| taken sick and died in a few minutes. The
train was stopped and the poor mother
| walked back home with her dead baby in hel
arms.
| During n social at the home of Mr.. Wilson
| in Oskuloosa, Dick Atchison picked up re
vover from a shelf and pointing it at A
| Wetherwax pulled the trigger. The bule
| struck WetherwaX in the face, glancine
| downward ana causing wound from which
| it is doubtful he will recover. After the
| affair Atchison tried to take his own life
| with n razor but was prevented. He says
| he didn't know the revolver was loaded. Ht
| was arrested to await further examination
| The Great Northwest.
! A Chnaman has been appointed admins
| traitor Of an estate in Los Angeles.
An effort is being made TO reduce stree
| car fares in San Francisco from cents to
| cents.
Dietrich HumIneback, San Francisco
| carpenter, has the leprosy. The disease
| showed itself some months ago.
| 1t is estimated that the grain crop IL