Omaha daily bee., 1893-08-06
AFF4IRs At FREnONT.
Dodge County Veterans Anxious to Secure
Homes In the Cherokee strip.

DOuEe county veterans ANXIOUS TO secure
Homes In the Cherokee strip.
FREMONT, Aug. 5.-TSpecial to THE BEE. =
An organization is being effected here by
Dodge county men to make systematic and
concerted movement upon the Cherokee
Strip when the proper time arrives, many
old veterans being among the number. But
they do not look forward TO the scramble"
with any degree of complaisance They de-
sire that congress shall so modify the act
authorizing the opening as to apportion the
whole domain by lot to applicants Tor actual
settlement. In accordance with this propo-
sition letters have been sent to each OF the
Nebraska congressman to use their influence
to that end.
ID. M. Allen, F'remont's only entry for the
great veteran race at indianapolis, is prac-
ticing every day and has reduced his time to
a surprisingly low figure. We hope to grasp
the grand prize. sy
The merchants of Fremont are casting
their eyes over the majestic fields OF, corn in
Dodge county and fancy that they see
solution for oil their financial perplexities.
III corn brings good price the Nebraska
farmers will hold the key to the situation.
Every debt they owe in this city will be
liquidated and they viii buy Of the comforts
of life more than ever before.
The experiment now being tried by the
city IN blowing out the points of the driven
well system is proving an unquest tionable
| success The system had threatened almost
| a complete failure, as not more than one
| third of the water first realized could be
procured. The fault was that the points OF
| the driven wells had become so badly
| stopped up by sand, mud and rust to
| seriously impede the flow through them.
| But the tests already made have demon
strated that the city has perpetual water
| supply. provding care Is taken to keep the
| points in order. aH
The Equitable Building and Loan associa-
tion held an important meeting last night
| and advanced to its stockholders over
| $4,000. The association Is now eighty-eight
months old aud is probably one of the strong
| est local organizations in the state. 1t mum
| bers about 300 members and has advanced
| over S130,000 to home builders in the city.
| 1t is exclusively local and has caused the
erection of over 100 dwellings, besides saving
nearly as many homes by lifting the mort
| cages therefrom.
The Normal students are preparing to at
tend the Worlds fair in body. They will
leave on Saturday, August IL.
Mrs. John Paul has commenced habeas
| corpus proceedings against John Paul, her
husband, to recover possession OF the child
abducted last week He is ordered to pro-
duce the child in court AugustS 8.
Much dissatisfaction is expressed in the city
over the abandoning of the Lincoln aud Mis-
souri, Valley accommodation trains by the
Ellthorn road.
| Postmaster Woicott reports that notwith
standing the hard times the receipts of the
greater than for the corresponding time last
year.
Scribner has organized lodge of the An
cient Order of United Workmen with good
| membership.
For the past few nights the streets of tn,
business portion of the city have been il
darkness on account of repairs going on IL
the electric light plant.
The pipe for the sewers has arrived and ,
full force Is at work.
The entertainment at the Normal schoo
tonight was an interesting and very credita
ble affair. 1t consisted of vocal aud instru
mental music, declamations and orations.
The Dodge county prohibitionists met II
county convention at the court house at
p. m. and organized by elocting j. r. Kenned
chairman aud d. M Strong secretary
Jerry Denslow, ID. M. Strong, G. G. Bever
idge, Fry, e. Nj. Tarbell and j. Il. Kenneu
were elected as delegates to the state cor
vention at Lincoln on the 23d inst o.
motion each delegate was instructed t
name his own alternate