Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-24
Nebraska News Notes.

Pawnee merchants have agreed to close at
$50 every evening.
Geneva has raised 1000 with which to
entertain its company of the First Nebraska.
The populist judicial convention for the
twelfth district meets at Ravenna August 16.
Arapahoe people are debating the advisa
bility Of putting in waterworks and electric
lights.
The Methodists of Superior have raised
5 $500 to pay off the indebtedness on their
church.
The popurist judicial convention for the
fifth district will be held at David CITY
August Is.
Wood River has shipped $40. 900 worth of
hogs to San Francisco during the last
thirty days.
The First Methodist Episcopal church of
Farnam, Neb., Will be dedicated on Sun
day, July 30.
The experts report on the affairs of City
Treasurer Moon of Ashland show the short,
age to be 80, 536.52.
The southwestern district reunion of the
Grand Army of the Republic will be held
at Cambridge from Monday, September A,
until Saturday, September 8.
Mortgage indebtedness record of Dixon
county for June, 1899: Farm mortgages
filed, $44, O99. 80; released, S24, 227.7 II. City
mortgages filed. $4,267; released, $500. Chat
tel mortgages flied, $36,S1S; released,
$2S, 4S4.01.
A new seventy-foot steel turn-table came
into Alliance from the east on No. AZ
Thursday to be used in place OF the cast
iron one now in use. The old one wilr be
sent TO Sterling, Colo, the point at which
the new line crosses the Cheyenne line.
The residents of Prsssfeld island. which
is near Dakota City. have experienced con-
siderable difficulty since the high water this
spring in connecting with the main land.
HpfDpn thiC tho Gtrnnr, fn,Iol 49,. H..
then bottom has been soft and impossible.
A small ferry will doubtless be secured.
A party Of David City fishermen caught
a large eel measuring thirty-two inches in
length, nine Inches in circumference and
weighing about five pounds. 1t is the largest
eel ever caught In the Platte, and Is larger
than the ones on exhibition at the Worlds
Fair. 1t was on exhibition in Mr.. Thomas
saloon on Thursday.
A wild-eyed rumor was rampant in Ra-
VIENNA last week to the effect that the B. &
NJ. was about to remove the round house.
How, when or where this rumor started no
one seems to know, but surely it was from
no official source. 1t can be positively and
authoritatiyely stated that no movement of
this kind is contemplated.
While engaged in removing the piping
from a well last Friday morning Edwin q
Moore, who lives up in Hayes county, a few
miles northwest OF Hayes Center, was pre-
t'N' 'HN ~ ~ "a PApihb iaillh6
and breaking the platform upon which he
was standing. The unfortunate man fell 256
feet and was instantly killed,
A scheme is on foot now TO lease the
Bordeaux reunion grounds for a term of
twenty years by the Northwest Soldiers and
Sailors association, and then suitcase lots
TO individuals for camping purposes, thus
enabling them to improve and fix up their
lots so as TO enjoy many comforts and luXu-
rieS in camp life not otherwise obtainable.
The city of Norfolk has received a car
load Of rubble stone, which will be placed in
the Jail yard and afford an opportunity for
all gentlemen Of leisure, who may be taken
up by the authorities. to give their muscles
some unaecustomed exercise. Ar hoboes
will take due warning and give Norfolk a
wide berth il they do not wish 10 assist
in demolishlng the stone pile.
The largest catch Of fish OF the season at
West Point was made in West Point last
Friday. Tit power company pumped out
the water back OF the hume house in order
TO repair 1t and when the water got down
low the fun began. There were little boys
and big boys and old men in the mud up 10
their waists. pulling out catfish. Every
body ate fish Friday and Saturday. Just
how many pounds were taken out II was i'm
possible TO learn, but they were all sizes
from two pounds up to seventy.