Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-29

she took down shotgun and poured cold
lead into one OF the men, causing them all to
retreat.
A Catholic church Is to be erected at Har-
rison.
The farmers of Beaver precinct, Hamilton
county, have organized farmers alliance.
benjamin Van Sickle, of Fairfield, has
been fined 500 and sentenced to jail for $50
days for conducting house of Ill fame.
A three-year.old child OF JEFF Force, living
near Craig, overturned a stove on itself ana
was fatally burned before IL could be res
cued.
The plans and specifications for the new
Adams county court house have been adopted
and bids for the construction OF the building
will be opened June 10.
Doc Middleton, the famous, who is con-
Quoting saloon at Gordon now pays atten-
tion to home duties, his wife having pre-
sented baby boy last week.
Although always lively and jolly in appear
ance, it is evident that Mrs. William Sander
son, of Hastings, did not really feel that
way, for she tried to kill herself by taking
poison the other day. The timely arrival OF
doctor, however, saved her life.
Samuel Cox, a prominent and highly re-
spected citizen of Juniata, died Saturday
morning. He was seventy-nine years of age,
and was one of the early settlers of Adams
county. Mr.. Cox cast his first vote for presi-
dent for Andrew jackson. aud has cast his
vote for every democratic nominee ever
since
South Sioux City is heartily sick of the
reputation IL has gained for toughness, and
the city council has drafted petition asking
the sheriff and county attorney to take i'm
mediate steps to exterminate the low dives
and drive the keepers out of the country.
The Sun and News say that this means that
the scarlet woman must go, and the county
officials should get onto this fact forthwith.
Iowa Items.
Bedford has organized a board of trade.
Guthrie Center has population of ,0O3
Thirteen cottages are being built on West
Okoboj lake this season.
The Presbyterans of Hartley will erect a
church building Immediately.
More than twenty acres of celery have
been planted this spring in the vicinity of
Orange City.
The Dubuque Sangerbund will send about
thirty singers to the Sengerfest at Miune-
apolrs June 90 to %.
A servant girl at Dubuque gave her lover
all her earnings Sl00-und then he skipped
out and married girl in St. Clair
The Farmers Savings bank, of George,
Lyons county, has been authorized by the
state auditor to do business. The capital
stock is SIS, 600.
DIR. Cronln, who was murdered in Chicago,
was frequent visitor to ISeokuk many years
ago while he was a resident of ST. Louis.
He went there to visit well-known young
lady VINO is now dead.
Captain August Reimers, of Davenport,
has been appointed aid-de-camp to Depart
ment Commander c. I'll. Smith. of the Iowa
G. A. r., and has been assigned to the com
mand of Clinton and Scott counties.
According to the jefferson Bee, an anom-
oily in the feline kingdom is reported among
the domestic animals at Adrian Williams In
the shape of a tribe kitten, or a small cat
possessing three distinct heads and a dupli-
cation of feet
Dakota
The sports of Rapid City will revive the
gun club.
A dramatic club has been organized at
Lead City.
There are /, 900 school children enrolled at
Sioux Falls. II
There are an even 200 patients in the
Yankton insane asylum.
The Masonic grand lodge of the territory
| meets at MITCHELL yune Il.
The city council of Miller has ordered all
games of chance stopped in public places.
Specimens of the Harney Peak tin will be
placed on exhibition at the Paris exposition.
Over one hundred and forty pre- -emption
proofs have been made at the United States
land Office at Aberdeen since May l.
The wooden mills ut Sioux Falls received
between sevcn and eight thousand pounds of
wool during last week. AS soon as the new
force pump is ready for work the manufac
ture of cloth will begin.
Amos B. Mitchell, seventy eight years of
age sent to the Sioux Falls penitentiary
from Coddingtou county under Il ten-year
sentence, has been pardoned. He has
served little over one year OF his time, but
was so intirm that he was given his liberty.
The demand for lcont stamps at the Dead
wood postolce since January has been un-
preceuentcd, over one hundred and fifty
thousand having been sold by Postmaster
Smlth. For circulars alone 100000 have
been used, firm sending out more than
thirty thousand.