Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-23
STATE AND TERRITORY.
Nebraska JOttings.

NeUTuSka botsIHeh.
The Dodge county grange is to give apicnlc
at Ives grove June l3.
The grounds of the Hall County Agrcul-
tural society at Grand Island are to be sold.
Among the contemplated improvements at
Broken Bow this season is a ninety xfoot
front business block.
The Blue Valley association of the Con-
gregational church will hold its selni-annual
meeting at Geneva May 2S, 30 and 30.
A Maine boot and shoe manufacturing con.
cern has written to the Kearney board of
trade for inducements to locate in that city
The Grand Island Odd Fellows are already
making preparations to care for the grand
lodge which meets in that city next October.
Grading has been commenced on the Pa
cific short line at Plainview, and the citizens
of that town are iubilant and expect big
boom.
The Logan Valley bank has changed
hands, having been purchased by Red Oak
parties, who will erect new two-story
brick building.
Plattsmouth has q foreign nobleman inter-
ested in her prosperity, Melchoir Elstromer,
a Swedish count, being one of the stockhold-
ers in her electric light system.
A beet sugar meeting was held at Grand
Island, and S13,O COO III stock was subscribed
on the spot, while a soliciting committee was
appointed to secure additional capital.
A big bulldog belonging to Mrs William
NlCOulbcl, VI SICJc, Uluup WHO
was burglarizing the residence of his mis-
tress, but allowed the prisoner to escape upon
the arrival of Mrs. McOmber.
The Democrat thinks that "if the good man
who walked upon the water in the olden
times would undertake the feat in Beatrice
at this time, he would have no difficulty, un.
less, perchance he might mire."
T. p. Owen and Louis Roberts, who have
been working the farmers of Hamilton
county on fence racket, have been arrested
and lodged in Jail at Aurora to await pre-
liminary hearing June TO-
The sheriff of Chase county has received
telegram from Custer City, OAK, announcing
the capture of Miles II. Henry, the man who
murdered E. G. Maher near Imperial two
months ago. He has started after the pris
oner,
A tifteen-year-o lad named Opecenskl,
living near Niobrara, had a quarrel with
John Kruhicka aged sixteen, and, procuring
a revolver, shot his opponent in the back of
of the head. Fortunately Kruhicka wore a
thick cap, which retarded the bullet, and he
will probably recover
Frak Pekarek, living near Weston, COM
mitted suicide by hanging, on the night of
the 10Th. He was arrested and fined about
month ago for beating his wife, while in
state of intoXicatlon, and the neghborS told
him they would string him up if he did the
like again. He was in town Saturday and
got on a big spree, ahd threatened to kill his
wife upon going home. His wife left, and in
the morning be was found dead. His son re-
ported the matter to Il neighbor, who ad-
vised him to cut the rope, which he did. His
friends seem to think that it was temporary
insanity, caused by strong drink, that led
him to the rash act.
Iowa IGenS.
Dubuque will tear down a church to put
up new opera house.
Ottumwa will have its new oat meal mill
running in two months.
An immense rattlesnake was killed in the
streets of Iowa City recently.
Arthur WINNER an eighteen-year-old
boy, has presided over Baptist church in
Madison county for two years.
Swindlers tried the old "goId brick"
scheme on Scott county farmers, but found
that the 'grangers" were altogether too
shreWd.
Sioux City's real estate transfers are not
as large as they might have been. James
Dixon started for that place with 1865 to in
vest in dirt, but fell asleep on the cars and a
pickpocket took the whole roll.
On the fine fruit farm of Attorney Cen
eral John Y. Stone in Mills county, there
are growing q, 900 apple trees. 40, 900 grape
vines, 40 acres of raspberries and several
acres Of other small fruit.
William A. Reed n farmer who lives near
Lettsville, was kicked by horse which he
was leading, and knocked distance of eight
feet. He died from the effects within
twenty-four hours after receiving his iniu-