Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-27
STATE AND TERRIT DRY.
Nebraska JOttings.

Dakota City and PlattSmouth are singing
the same old pontoon.
The Methodists of Seward have set their
hat for n $1,000 church. Committees are
now hustling for the funds.
There are 65 organized school districs in
Cunning county and GA school houses at
tended by 3,752 children and ruled by "a
teachers.
The Morris Lock factory is the latest addi-
ton to the industries of Seward The fac
tory was started up this week, with a large
number of orders booked.
Several sportive youngsters in Bennett
enllvened the Sabbath with a horse race,
and contributed the price of the plugs in
poulticing the ruptured law,
The threat of Grand Island doctor, to
sue the West Point Republican for damages,
has inflated the editor with the belief that
the sheet is sufficiently important to perpe-
trate libel
Grand Island Is up and doing at lively
rate. Two bond elections will be held next
month-one on the 10th for $50, ,0O) to be eX-
pended in system of sewers; the other on
the 21st for $25, 900 for school buildings.
Sunday observance is becoming general
throughout the state. Even the liquid spois
of Jackson are corked on that day. and social
scraps have suffered radical decline. 1t is
now possible to slide through the town with
out a running fight.
wise Judge in Lincoln has proclaimed
that there is no law which prevents a man
rufiling his wifes whiskers, and the court
Will protect him in defending the rights of
mankind. The destruction of feminine
beauty with molish locks must be prevented
at any cost to domestic peace and felicity.
man named Northcutt attempted to
clinch the mortgage on horse in Nebraska
City, but failed. A stout club in the hands
of u crazy coon laid open large section of
his scalp. Northcutt rushed for a doctor.
while the coon was hustled to Jail. The
horse and his blanket were not disturbed.
The famous case of DR.. Candy will come
up at the present term of the district court,
now in session in Pawnee City. Candy is
the Shylock of Richardson county. He num-
bered his victims by tho score, and, when
the opportunity came. lhey podnced upon
and sent him to the penitentiary, but the
supreme court graciously granted new trial.
Charley Wagner filled himself with West
Point booze, about four weeks ago. and two
days later was corpse. Whether the rot
gut or the rope from which the body
dangled was the primary cause of death,
will be ventilated in suit Just begun against
the saloonkeepers. Wagner's hers and as
signs insist that his life was worth IS, 900 to
them, and are cheerfully praying with two
lawyers for that amount.
Dewitt's new opera hall was dedicated
fcw days ago. The event was "a recherche
affair" according to a local dramatic critic,
''and an unusual degree of intellectual in
terest was evnced by large audience"
and everybody was "held en- rapport during
the duration of the play" We congratulate
Dewitt on the successful opening of her new
temple and the possession of discriminat-
ing critic worthy of n great occasion.
The York Times is out in rich and elabo.
rate spring boom edition, in striking pink col
ors 1t demonstrates the superiority of Ne
braska soil and climate, presents statistical
picture of York county's fertility and thrift,
and modestly points with pride to the sub
stantial growth and future prospects of the
county seat The illustrations of public and
private buildings are superb, and the whole
work is credit to the publishers and the
city.