Year: 1877

John @. A. Smith hauled into
town on Wednesday morning a wag-
on load of apples, the largest and
handsomest we ever saw on the streets
of Brownvilie. They were grown in
his orchard, two and a half miles
South of town, and were unIoaded at
Joe Huddart's grocery.


IF Clinton Briggs would run as
an independent candidate for Supreme
Judge, be would carry the state by o
large majority Lincoln Globe.
o, give US a rest aoout "Clinton
Briggs" What's the use of such
bosh. Briggs nor any other man
could carry the state against the Re-
publican nominee.


A mum sociable was held at
Omaha last week, by the Presbyter-
ian church. At these sociables no
one can speak without forfeiting q
fixed sum, say FIVE cents. Conver-
satiOn is carried on by pantomime and
cards. After a specified time the ban
is removed and the crowd allowed to
gabble as much as they please with
out penalty.


- The pleasant candidate is extant
in the land, smiling sweetly upon the
human family, shaking hands with
the husbandman, talking suavely to
the mothers and kissing dirty faced
children. He likewise maketh speech
es in the school house. In addition
to these things he is strongly n favor
of the policy of reconciliation and all
sorts of reform.


- The county clerk has issued no.
tices of a special election to fill the
vacancy occssiOned by the resigna-
ton Of she Hon. J J. Mercer as a leg
islator. These notices have to be
posted in two places in each precinct.
Why all this trouble and expense q?
Why to clear the way to make Mr.
Mercer Sheriff. OF course.


R. V. Black, candidate for Sher-
if, although he didn't have to resign
any Office to get another, is d good
blacksmith, 3 respectable farmer, is q
fine appearing man, an intelligent
gentleman, makes friends wherever
he goes, is popular with those who
are acquainted with him, and if elect
ed will make as good and popular a
Sheriff as Nemaha county ever had.


DO you know how you are going
to vote on the question of Township
Organization, " according to the new
optional law? We published the law
last spring, and if you don't know
anything about it, it's your own fault.
We shall not argue the case, but be
lieve the adoption of the law would
be benefit when in practical opera
ton, and We intend to vote for its ad-
option.


- Kit Morris is a bad young man
when drunk. He went home the
osher evening crazy drunk, and i'm
mediately proceeded 10 smash things.
His mother, sisters and brothers fed
on to the street from the crazed man,
screaming and yelling, so Rs to alarm
the neighborhOOd, and cause them to
rush out and near the scene OF the
disturbance to see what was the mat
ter. Kit" as the man is called.
smashed in and kicked down two or
three doors, broke chairs and bed
steads, upset stoves and tables and
broke them, and made a general
wreck and muss Of the furniture and
goods of that household. When some
men approached the house Kit ran
away but after awhile returned and
renewed his disoTderIy conduct, when
Marshal Lannon took him gently by
the arm and led him off to the Gala
bO0se. Mr. Morris, the husband and
father, was away from home. The
saloon keeper, whoever he may be,
that will sell young Morris whisky,
knowing what kind Of a man he is,
and how it affects him, should not
have license to retail liquor, and his
license should be revoked.


Kit was taken before Judge Sehick
next morning and fined SO and costs
the whole amounting to S15. He
can lily afford this for the sake of a
brief drunk. When he is sober, we
understand he a 4 quiet and industri-
Gus young man. His experience
should teach him that ne should not,
under any circumstances, taste a drop
of whisky.


- Tom Thumb 5 show was in town
last Thursday night. Notwithstand-
ing the mud and rain, MCPHERSON
Hall was crowded to its utmost ca
pacity. The performance was good.
Everybody was delighted to see the
little people-the General, his wife