Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-26
Nebraska News Notes.

A forty-acre Cass county farm was sold
Monday for $4,000.
John Soules a Wayne county farmer, was
declared insane Monday night.
The Pattsmouth Woman's Relief corps
gave social in that city Monday night.
A large number of cars of stock will be
shipped to the South Omaha market from
Dunbar soon
The Plattsmouth Ladies' Magazine club
was entertained Monday evening at the homo
Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Donnelly.
The ice crop being scanty in the vicinity
of Nebraska City, the packing house has
been filled with eighteen-nch ice.
Mrs. John Kiger of Omaha found her two
runaway boys at Plattsmouth. They left to
seek their fortunes and were arrested as
vagrants.
w. A. Jones, the newly appointed super
intendent of the Institute for the Blind at
Nebraska City, arrived Tuesday evening and
took charge
Five thieves made a very successful haul
Sunday evening at Lewis barn in Nebraska
City but only got as far as Dunbar, where
they were arrested.
Carl Hansen. a Fremont boy, was sent to
the reform school last week. He made his
escape within three days, but was yesterday
recaptured at his home.
The Northeastern Nebraska Editorial as
sociation Will hold its spring meeting at
banquet at the Boughn hotel.
The following couples were marrAd at
Plattsmouth Monday: J. Fl. Hansen and
Miss Emma Erickson, Alfred johnson and
Miss Hilda Carson, and Frank Helm and Miss
Edith Thodaski.
Justice Nourse of Decatur has ordered j.
S. Hammand, restaurant keeper of that
place, to suspend his sale of hard cider to
Indians or he will close him up. Hammand
Will undoubtedly comply.
The directors of the Gering irrigation dis
trct will, at a meeting to be held soon, sub
nit proposition for voting 100000 or $780,
900 worth Of bonds for the construction of
the highline canal along the Hawkins or
Hckok survey.
The Grand Island Republican club had a
short business meeting Monday night at
which about 100 were in attendance. The
club is steadily increasing in membership and
expects shortly to establish itself in per-
manent headquarters.
A jail delivery Monday night at Gering, in
which somebody on the outside is supposed
to have been concerned, resulted in the
escape OF two young men named Stront and
Johnson, who were held to the district court
on the charge of grand larceny.
Thomas Wilson went to haul water Mon
day with a barrel wired ON a corn cutter.
After the barrel was filled he started to the
house; the water splashed out scared the
mare and Wilson was thrown in front of the
cutter He received severe injuries about
the face and body.
A special session of the North Loup High
School Literary club was held Monday even
ing. debate on the question. "Resolyed.
That the government should own and op-
crate the railroad and telegraph lines of
the United States" resulted in favor of the
negative. Hon. Oscar Babcock of the school
board also addressed the club.
Rev, J. c. Irwin, who has been pastor Of
the Presbyterian church at North Platte
for the past FIVE years. has resigned, the
resignation to take effect April : This move
is taken on account OF poor health. He
leaves tho church in ;he best Of shape, with
a membership Of over zoo, mere than double
what it was when he took charge.
The Pierce county poor farm ease was yes
terday determined adversely 10 the county
by the district court. When the vote was
taken TO erect a number Of new buildings
at the county farm, some insisted the prop.
osltlon did not receive the requisite two
thirds vote. The buildings were constructed
and the court now holds that the money was
Illegally expended.