Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-22

the wire fence on the west side OF the pas.
ture, tearing down a b out ten rods Of fence !;
from there itrun down the fonce aQuarter OF
mile turned cornermd then travelled east
amile whereit killed six bead of Mr.. Hoad.
ley's cattle.
ID. H. McElhaney of Dubuose. Neb., was
seriously if not fatally injured near LOvilia
Wed nesday evening. He and his wife were
in his brot hers buggy, with whom he had
just arrived TO make n visit On the road
from Abba the horses became scared and ran
away, all parties being thrown into n barb.
wire fence. ID. H. MCElhanoy had his throat
cut from car to car the wndpipe being al.
most severed. His brother was badl v
scratched about the face, but Mrs. McEl-
hancy was unin jured.
A large force OF workmen has commenced
widening the grade, bridges and trestles on
the Des Moines 81 Mort thwesten mario w
gauge railroad. Tn management is rcceiv.
ing Large shipments cfccdar ties from Mil.
wan kcc and Merrill, Wis, which are bein &
placed along the road, Heavy steel will be
laid in place OF the light iron now in use The
officials state that they expect TO run stan d.
ard gauge trains over the roadby Marc n,
1891, which will result in dscontnuing tho
tran sferringof fpghtat Hendon.
0Tho little city Of Vinton, Benton county,
was visited by tho recent severe Storm II
lifted the roof entirely of the II amaid block
taking the coping stone and chi mneys with
1t. The Ninton harness company and Hop.
goods drug store su ffored damage from the
water. The roof on Quinn's grocery was
started en- ough toilet in the water and hole
was punched in the side wall by a0ying tim.
ber. The Union block had the tin OIL the roof
rolledup and the Eagle ne yspaper Office got
bath. Morrison's book tore and Jervis 4
CO. g dry goods rooms were deluged the lat.
ter suffering most from water. Numerous
shade trees and Chimneys were damaged, but
no one was seri ously injured
The Two Da kotas.
The Aberdeen soap factory is now In full
operation.
Dan West of Mitchell raised 81 900 worth OF
popcorn this season.
Circuit court for Brook n gs gscouuy has been
post tponed from September IL to October Ia.
Sol Starr Of DeadvOod is announced as o
candidate for speaker Of the South Dakota
house next win ter
DIR. Merchant Of Ellendale raised 400 bu.
shells Of potatoes per acre this year by irri ga.
ton, and they reof the best quality.
Last season Lee CONS took OF BroOkin IS
sowed wheat on land and powed the grain
under before harvest The same piece Of
ground yielded enough flax this year TO bring
him in the vast sum of 81 200.
Tue general business of Whitewood shows
aprosperous state WI hich, with the extensive
railroad work. makes the town present a
lively appearance, Another town has sprung
be called Bullock
A special election will be held in We rmlli on
on October0 for the purpose Of voting on the
issuing of bonds to the am cunt OF $3, OOO for q
system of wateworks. This is someth ing
that has been agitatmg the minds of Yer
million people fora long time, but since the
recent big fire steps have been taken in
earnest.
Hugh Mcbride of Lead City went horne
under the infiu epce of liquor and unmerc
full y beat his family. He nearly bit his
wife's ear of, and beat one Of his children
with club till she is asight to behold He
then went to his mot her-in laws $ and Kicked
down the door, calling her all the vile names
he could lay the tongue to-
The shipping pens Of the Fremont. E.kh orn
Il Missouri Valley railroad, three miles north
of Minnesota are the largest in the north
west md anan ged with schutes and Cut-offS
In such a manner that seventy-two head of
CATTLE or three car loads, can be adedevery
twenty minutes, A bout sixty train loads Of
cattle have been shipped so far this season.
Samples OF red and brown hematite from
Challis, the new tOwnsite to beestablis h ed
upon the White river near the mouth of Corn
creek, are SAID to as say from 60 per cent 10
nearly purei iron, 1t Is hoped that the great
beds Of ore, fromsix to twelve feet in depth,
which lie exposed along the VIII ito rivCr will
furnish the iron req uired for all the uses of
the Hills mines and the production of tin
plates in abundance. The ore beds areStal1ed
out for distance of eighteen miles along the
oou rise of the river
Something like fifty or sixty families be
longing to the Crow Creek and Lower Brule
Indian tri bes passed throug gh Rcdheld recen ty
Ell route to SisSeOn to attend big camp
meeting OF ofPresbyteri and Congre gational
Indians, which is a customary event and
which is usually attended by all the tribes in
South Dakota. They showed evidence Of
what a higher civilization can accomplish for
the Indian, They drove fine teams OF horses
and rode in platform bu ggies. They and
their families Were well clothed and looked
as though modem living agreed with them.