Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-09
STATE AND TERRITORY,

Crawford has unanimously voted bonds for
$4,000 waterworks.
The Fairmont district fair will be held Au-
gust 81, %, 30 aud 80.
George w. Sankey, an old resident Of Val.
paraiso, died suddenly on the 9Th inst
Charles j.. Barber, Of Emerson, has been
engaged as principal of the Oakland school
for the coming year.
The Presbyterian ladies of Hastings are
trying to secure Rev. Il. Dewitt Talmage for
lecture in September.
Chase county has sent Juage Burke east
with several thousand circulars TO advertise
that section Of Nebraska.
William Mumper, a Keith county farmer,
and his wife were poisoned by eating canned
beef, but both will recover.
Boy burglars made several raids on stores
at Oakland but were captured made restitu-
tion and allowed to go free.
A labor paper, the Workman, has made It's
appearance at Grand Island aud will advo-
cate Henry Georges doctrines.
Cigarette boys caused the de.
struction by fire of two barns and their con-
tents at Humboldt the other day.
The Presbyteriaus of Tekamah are in luck,
A. Z. Wells having made them a donation OF
81, 600 towards building church.
The dry goods house of w. L. Frew at
attachment in favor Of Armstrong & Co., Of
York.
Abraham Thompkins, Methodist minis
ter located in Logan county, has been de-
clared insane and is In the custody of the
sheriff at Candy
James M. Smith. familiarly known as
NDenver' Smith, one OF the first settlers OF
Hastings, died Of paralysis on the 9th, aged
seventy-fve years.
While looking for matches In the dark
Mrs. A. Danielson, living near Oakland,
fell down cellar and broke her thigh. Her
injuries may prove fatal,
A camper who had pitched his tent under
cottonwood tree at Oakland was knocked
insensible by bolt Of lightning which shat
tered the tree into kindling wood.
A hail storm in Deuel. county Wednesday
lasted fully an hour and did considerable
damage, although its path was very narrow.
Many windows were broken at Chapel, and
hail fell to the depth of four inches.
Sheriff Penn, of Custer county, raided a
gambling den at Broken Bow, forced the
proprietor to return his winnings TO the own
ers and then placed HIM under arrest. The
judge fined the gambler 800 and ordered all
his apparatus confiscated
ibid you know" said we'll known gen.
tleman to Nebraska City News reporter,
'that where now stands the building and tin
store of III. Aird Il Co. that Attorney Gen.
eral Leese, of this state, used to keep cigar
stands Well, he did, and dispensed law with
his cigars"
Iowa Items.
The government building at Keokuk is
complete and only lacks the furniture.
The Twenty fourth Iowa infantry will hold
Its reunion at Marion, September IL and 10.
While stacking hay near Reasner, Wallace
Martin was instantly killed by the falling of
derrick.
The plans for the new $4,000 Christian
church at Des Moines have been completed
and accepted.
George Nj. Maxwell, Of Cambridge an ex-
member of the state senate and mouse of
representatives, died last week of paralysis
Oskaloosa Knights of Pythas are making
great preparations for the meeting Of the
grand lodge and encampment August Ii
and IA.
The work of changing the Kidd distillery
at Des Moines into q malt house has been
commenced 1t will have capacity OF ], 400
bushels Of malt per day.
Five of the most prominent horses at Cleve-
land last week were from Iowa-Axtel, AL
lerton, Pennant, Lillian and Roy Wilkes, al
though the latter Is now owned in Chicago
Mrs. Sarah White, q Muscatine girl,
McKennel, wealthy hlo Janelro planter,
| and the happy couple have sailed for their
southern home by way of England.
j. S. Smith, of Manchester, shipped from
Clarence recently car load Of blind horses,
destined for Oregon and Washington for use
| in elevators in that region. This makes the
| fourth car load of horses of this kind shipped
| there, and completes his order. Mr. Smith
says it is quite difficult job to find blind
| horses that are otherwise sound, their blind
ness usually being the result OF some sick
ness, over heating or other injury.
The annual reunion Of the members Of the
famous Twenty fifth Iowa infantry regiment
| will be held at Washington September 25
| and %. At the time of the mastering In Of
this regiment George A. Stone, Of Mount
anf ita
became General Stone. The regiment held
memorial reunion at Mount Pleasant four
years ago, when 1870 Of its survivors were
present.