Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 20, 1887, Page 5

FIGATING STORM SEWERAGE. A Queer Lincoln Combination Agaiust a Much Needed Protection, THE STATE JOURNAL IN IT, Arrangements For Editors' Day at the Crete Assembly Completed—A New Rock lsland Line—Capital City Ne wa, |FROM THE BEE'S LINCOLN BUREAU.] The city council has called an election to vote upon issuing $20,000 in bonds for the construction of storm water sewer- nge in the business center of the city. In the call for this election the ity ecouncil was unanimous, and in preparing for storm water sewerage they were but fol- lowing in the wake of older cities that have successfully followed the plan. The opposition to this plan of protection to the business center of the city showed itself in the columns of the Journal yes- terday in a petition which goes before the city council to-night, and it is no more than proper that the unimus in the petition and that gave it birth should be known to the citizens of Lincoln. To any who have learned from the experi- ence of older and more advanced cities the fact that storm water sewerage is re- quired needs no explanation. For fifteen years the city of Lincoln has had an ef- fort in force to dispose of storm water through sewerage, and the city is liable for damages from the wretched no-sys- tym practically that the city has long since outgrown. This agitation against protecting the business center comes di- Tect, to be expl from the asphalt pav- g lobby, engineered by a law firm and the State Journal. The question of the worth of usphalt versus cedar blocks is not the question now, but because over 80 per cent of the prop- erty holders in the sccond paving district preferred blocks, and have filed their record to that eflect in the city clerk’s ofli the attorneys for the asphalt company, aided by the Journal, propose to get n their revenge on the business men who preferred. blocks by defeating the storm water sewerage. In fact, 1t comes to the Bee direct from two of the most responsible citizens in Lincoln that the attorneys for the asphalt company demanded an exchange, that the people should change to asphaltin consideration of their not fighting storm water sewer age, This proposition was repudi and hence the fight. The spe the Journal in the controversy is admir- able. That paper started out on the E:\Ving question in favor of cedar blocks, ut almost at the identical time t| asphalt company retained attorneys in the city, the Journal compuny, by a sim- plo twist of the wrist, became converted to asphalt. Just what it cost to turn the Journalaround is a conjecture that every one can conclude as they see fit, but the change was made in the wink of an eye. Again, the Journal company had nothing to say against sewer bonds until the proposition of the asphalt attorney to trade support of bonds for support of asphalt was rejected, and then, by the pull of the string, the Journal opposes the storm water sewerage. The petition to present to the council against the com- ing election contains the names of seven employes of the Journal company, the proprietors themselves dodging putting thomselves on paper, as usual. As to the necessity of storm water sewerage, it is illustrated in the work on the new Burr block, that has been detamned b, storms flooding the foundation. a month at least, and every day for three weeks the flow of surface water into the cellar has required the proprietors of the block to keep a force of men at work to save the foundation from ruin. The Burrs have spent over 3,000 already in pro- tecting their foundation work from the damage for which the city is responsible, and the claims for damages are on file in the oflice of the city clerk. A few such cases as this would eat up more than a thorough storm water sewerage will cost. It might be interjected at this point that the block erected by the as- phalt attorneys is already protected by storm water sewerage, and the statement is made that they have gone to the ex- tent of running their sanitary sowerage nto the storm water sewer, which is ex- pressly prohibited. There have been no feasible grounds yot stated for the defeat of a system of sewerage as contempiated. One party expresses himself as opposed to it be- cause the bonds would exhaust the limit allowed to be 1ssued, and stop the con- struction of sanitary 'sewerage. This i entirely wrong, us the surface water sew- erage is entirely separate and distinct in the city charter from the sanitary sewer- age,which would not be interfered within the least by the present is- sue of bonds. The public may consider 1t ,wise to leave the business center of the city unprotected from surface water, and have constant claims against the city for damage: 1t is wise to remember that the eatire city pays these damages through taxation, and if there are no greater objections to surface sewerage than those cre- ated by the paid attorneys of a paving company, the ues- tion'is worth a lttle more considera- tion than men who sign petitions have given it. The Journal, however, ought to take its present course if iv expects to eurn a fee. EDITORS' DAY AT CRETE. F. J. Foss, president of the Crete Chautauqua assembly, has, at the re- quest of the executive committee of the state press association, selected Thurs- day, July 7, as editors’ day at the assem- bly, the date immediately following law. vers' day. At3:30 p. m. of that .)!udgu Goodwin, editor of the Salt Lake Tribune, will deliver the address to the association, all trains for the day ar ing at Crete before that time. It is pro- posed in the evenmg to have o reunion and business meeting of the association at the new editors’ huilllini,:, and a pro- gramme will be arranged for the even- g, This programme can be carred out in full before the train leaves in the night for the west, gjving all who attend and cannot s \{l longer to participate 1n all exercises between train tis un- nece: 'y to state that the speech of Judge Goodwin will be worth the hearing of all, no matter whether newspaper men or not, and the evening programme will be made interestin The building in course of erection by the state press asso- ciation is two stories in height, with upper and lower perchessurrounding the entire builaing, The windows all reach to the floor, are hupg on hinges, and the vorches can all be utilized as part of the audience room. Members of the associa- tion who remain for a night or longer at the assembly will find the building their *permanent home whiloon the grounds. 15 THE ROCK ISLAND COMINGY ‘There has been a good deal of discus- sion the past few days in well informed circles over the tact that the Rock Isiand company has in contemplation the buld- ing of a line from Fairbury to Lincoln. T'his line would strike through one of the richest sections of the state, which is at present almost enllrel‘y under the control of the Burlington, and the mmformation is made that two corps of surveyors are running preliminaries i this direction at the present time. Several towns on the contemplated line have committees actu- ally at work for the road, and the point that is yet dark is where the Rock Island would cross. the Missouri river to com- plete the line to Lincoln. BRIEF ITEMS, The action of Farragut post, in this ity, in_passing resolutions asking the national commander to_change the place of the reunion from St. Louis to some other point seems to be attracting a good deal n} attention. One post from down in Mis<our1 writes the boys, and congrat- ulates them on their action, which they heartily endorse. Frank Sheldon is doing his part the present summer in the building boom and alarge force of men at work upon two brick blocks that are lo- gated; one adjoming the Windsor hotel and another “on the corner of Eleventh and U, In_ addition to this work Mr. Sheldon is building what will be, when completed, one of the handsomest resi- dences in the west. The case bronght by Baker, the cloth- ing man, against F. ing keeping their store open on Sunday, will be up in Judge Parson’s court for a hear- ing to-morrow morning. It will probably be the means of keeping all clothing stores closed on Sunday. Mr. Frank Lovell, who has been the very successful city editor of the Demo- the past ten months, has changed and taken the management of the circu- “lation of that paper, which will fecl the effeets of his push and energy. The delegation that left Lincoln yester- day morning to take in the Omaha-Lin- coin ball game at the Metropolis was an enthusiastic one, and nothing but the ex- treme heat prevented their numbers be- ing doubled. A 2 There were a number of disappointed people in the city yesterday who had made arrangements to enjoy the day in the woods at Milford and were surprised to learn in the morning that the B. & M. excursion train had been abandoned. Barrett's circus is billed for the Capital City July 5th, and the city is ablaze with decorated bill boaras. The managers of the circus will make headquarters al the Cavital hotel while in the city. C. W. Kitchen has been shaking hands with Lincoln friends the past few days and it 1s understood that he has nea completed negotiations for the purch of a leading hotel in Denver. Peace and quietness reigned in police circles yesterday with arrests few and far between, Mrs W. H. B. Stout, who has been seriously ill for some time, died Sunday morning at 4 a. m. from catarrh of the stomach. The funeral will be held from the family residence at 4 p. m. Tuesday. -~ Stood the Test. ALLCOCK'S POROUS PLASTERS have suc- cessfully and triumphantly stood the test of many years' use by the public; they have never been equalled by unscrupu- lous imitators who have sought to win a part of the reputation of ALLcock’s by making a_plaster with holes in it; and they stand to-day endorsed by not only the” highest medical authorities, but by thousands of grateful patients who have proved their eflicacy as a houschold remedy. S REAL ESTATE. Transfers Filed Juno 17, 1887, Alvin Saunders and wite to Charles B Dewey et al,west halt lot 5 Keyes’ division of lot 9, Chapitol addition, wd.. $ Hugh G k an ‘ari J ton, lot 13 blk 5, Dul’ont place, wd.. City of Omaha to Benjamin Folsom el ,14x132 feet beginuing at the north- t corner of lot 8 blk 2073, qed. ... ity of Omaha to heirs of John B Fol- som, deceased, 14x132 feet, beginning at northeast corner of lot 8 blk 207}, 8,500 850 402 QoA 462 City of Omaha to Byron Reed, 124x132 feet, beginning at northeast corner of 10t 5 blk 48, e d. .. 504 40 City of Omaha'to Rebecea M White, 26101 foet beginning at 8 & cor of lot 7, 1saacs & Griflith's add, qc. City of Omaha to Mary Millér, 1568 feet beginning at the N E cor of lot 8 blk 4, Credit Foneler add, qe . City of Omaha to Edward 1I_Edson, 1ix60 foet begnning at tho N K cof of lot 4 bIK 78, qe... Erastus A Benson and wife R Smith, lot 80, blk 11, lot 37, blic 4, Briggs Place, wd...... i Erastus_A Benson and wife to Addie R Smith, lot 3, blk 11, Briges Place, Erastus A Benson and wife to Addie R Smith, lot 10, blk 5, Briggs Place, homas 6, 7and 8, blk 17, Alexander B Koss to ‘¥ M Loain, lot 3, bik 1, 1Liliside add. No'3, wd..... .. 15 Lincoin & 1T ¥ et al, lot 9, blk 2, Potters add, w d.. Mary ' G_Wallace_and husband to Selma Stein, lot 7, bik 342, Omaba, Jolin F Mawhinney to Flora g, lot 1, ¥lack’s subdivision of lots 11; 13 and 14, Catalpas 2d add, wd...... W L Selby' and_wife to William "I ‘Montoelt 5 bik & lot blkc 5, Rush & Selby’s add to South Omaha, .. W L Selby and wifo to Wi L, Monroe lots 1, 2 blk 4, ltush & Selby’s add to South Omaha W ... <ooete counsee South Omaha Land Co fo’ Frank Pi- vonka, lot9 blk 77, South Omaha, wd . 132 59 869 60 Elijah Dunn and wife to Joiin ' J loney, lot 14, Buell's sub of blk Shinn's3d add, W .veeenieieenns Douglas county o Neliie Burtclson, it 3blk 12, Douglas add,Wd .....veol s F H Rarbaugh to J J MeLain, Tot 4 bik 55, South Omaha, wd... 4 City of Omaa to John Melvor, ' 15x33 t beginning at ne cor of lot 2 blk 16, Credit Foneler add. § 0:co. -+ John A Lovgren and wite to W' G Shriver, whg lot 3 blk 7, Reeds 1st add.w d W GS Kv eaman, n 50 1t ot lot 4 blk Carl J Carlson to John L Clark, blk 5 Dupont Place, wd...... Edward M Stickneyand w L Lockwood, lots 34, 85, mount Place, wd 5 City of Omaha to Adella M Maynard, ft beginning at nw eor of lot sistadd, wd........... aul to Henry L Shriver, lots 3 4 blk 7 Mayne's add, wd. . B Iliam K Paul to W G Albrignt, lot5 2 Mayne's add, wd ¥ City of Omaha to Robert Nelson 1L, beginning at sw cor of lot 5 edit Foneier add, ac . of Omaha to Frank Burkley, 24x 157 ft, beginnins at ne cor of lot 14 blk 6 Kountze & Ruth’s add, ge Willis G Hemenway to John W OW ell, wis of n b of lot 6, blk 5, Park Place, W d.......0000s . Otto Lobeck, to the publie, plat ot Lo- beck’s sub-div ol lots 25, 20, 27 and 15 of 24, Spring Valley, dedicated Susan H Laugdon to C " Hansen, et al., lot 10, blk 1, Amos Place, w d... Erastus A Benson, trustee, to Theo- dore Williams, w 34 lots 1 and 4, blk 43, Benson, wd . e Augustus Kountze and wife to Martin Pugner, 42' blk 6, Kountze's Cnas. Corbitt and wi! R lot 24, blk 20, ynolds, lot 18, sub-div of blk **A, Reservoir add, w . Geo E Hawley to Jo! dlowell, mva-m 35 of lot 19, Okahoma add, W \ % endall and wife to Hen Holst, lot 6 and south half of lot block 7, Kendall's addition, wd..... um?ul Ludwick and wife to Jose- phine Fisher, lot 3, Pruyn’s division of lot 25 Millard and Caldwell's addition, wd.. N Lo Frank Pivouka and wife to Mar Powers, lot 14, block 77, q ¢ saae2 u:l"l"“ Elliot, et al, to David O ¢ ‘ an, lot 4, block 1, Shull'ssecond William Datey, et al, to William H Latey, et al, 30 by 116 feet of tax lot 42 In west quarter of southwest quar- e of 10, L1, wdoooinoas Anna M iebs and husband to John is, lot 5, block 340, Omaha, w d 20,700 D G Patierson and wife to F William un.ufchnrl. lot 6, Patterson park, wd. 1,00 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE:. MONDAY. JUNE 20, 1887. THE STATE'S PROSPERITY. How Broken Bow Secured Its Name and the Town's Remarkable History, THE BOOM AT CRETE STILL ON Enterprises at Kearney Which Are Rapidly Pushing the Town to the Front—Prosperous Business at Seward. Broken Bow's Remarkable His tory Brokex Bow, Neb, June 17.—[Corre- spendence of the B ~We have been a constant reader of the Ber for the last year, and in some of its recent issues have noticed articles concerning the ‘“‘Great State of Custer.” We are always proud to see in print, notes and sayings of and about this one spot in the heart of Nebraska that clothes, feeds and keeps in employment or in some substantial manner supports 25,000 honest, law- abiding citizens, but it seem though a few jealou s fellowmen have come smong us and are endeavoring to tear down the only point within & radius of 100 miles that has any substantial future or show whatever of supplanting in the midst of this vast country, that ten years ago was a lot of cattle ranges and Indian hunting grounds, u point centrally located that in size and capabilities will equal Grand Island or Kearney as a trading point and city in general, where everything can be bought and sold and where factories and other indus- trtes will locate, or, in other words, become to this part of Nebraska what Omaha is to the whole state. While Custer county has several zood towns of from fifty to two hundred inhabitants, > been written up for your co umns and haye at the same time ex- » d their opinion in regard to the division ot this county, we have failed to observe the first encouraging word for the “‘queen city of the northwest.”' We are not jealous, not at all, but we be- lieve that if the corners of Custer count; are allowed a representation m your col- umns, that Broken Bow and its adjoin- ing territory, or the real valuable and beautiful part of the county will be shown due respect. Broken Bow has been written too many times for us to bother with dates of platting, ete., but suflice to say that six years ago to-day where Broken Bow now stands was a corntield, and that the first building erected here that year was a sod building, which stands to-duy, the old and only land mark to remind one of the former days when prospects were less encouraging than they are now. An- other strange feature of the starting of this city is that.the first real business started here was the publishing of the Custer County Republican, the office oc- cupying the old stand-by, the “‘sod on the corner.” From the moment this sheet issued forth to the world and gave glow- ing descriptions of this valley and county in general, the future and identity was established and Broken Bow began to rrow. There were three or four farmers living within a mile of this spot at that time and they began devising vlans whereby the future city would become real. Oneof tho characteristics of the popularity of this city is its name, the production of one of these sturdy farm- ers who were endeavoring to and lending a helping hand or making a welcome suggestion for its benefit. ~As the story goes, Broken Bow, or rather the ground upon which the city stands, was once an Indian fighting ground, and during one of these encounters, one of these American braves broke the bow with which he was fighting. He left the weapon on the spot and in after ars, just as this town was beingstarted, one of the tillers found this bow, as it lay on the ground, broken in two. He imme- diately suggested the name,and from that date our magic city has been known all over the west as Broken Bow, or, the queen city of the northwest. The first three years the growth of the town was small on account of the terrible inconvenience the people were put to about getting lumber to build with and other material necessary to make exist- ence possible. But after three years had passed away a new turn in affairs seemed to take place and the town began to pros- per. The roads were lined with ‘‘prairie schooners” and strangers were thick everywhere. Government land was taken every day by the thousands of acres, and as Broken Bow was the county seat, the only place for filing on land, except the United States land oftice, the iniflux of strangers into the town was simply im- mense. Tee demand for mnrubuildmgx and more room, became the great trouble and car- penters were busy from morning till night putting together as fast as possibl the numerous structures that were being continually contracted for. New firms opened out and a large brick hotel was built, A stgge line between this point and Plum creck was established and as high as twelve passengers a day were carried to and from the railroad, and from one to three spring wagons did ser- vice as coaches. this way a route was estahlished whereby strangers could come and reach this iniand city within ten hours after leaving the railroad. This short route had a tendency to increase the steady tlow of emigration, land hunt- ers and speculators. About this time a second |mRer was started here, called the Leader. With two papers to set forth its advantages, the seat of gov- ernment tablished here and the splendid soil to substantiate the state- ments of its friends, the future was too convineing for the enterprising visitors and the result was that at the age of four vears Custer county’s capital was a bust- ing little village ot about 300 souls, ‘The increase of population was in a like ratio throughout the coun! and when the census was tuken in 1885 Custer county’s total wus something over 18,000 inhabitants. Tne field a httle too tempting, and in the spring of 1886 the 8. & M. com- pany began the extension of their line from Grand Island under a new charter and name, the new extension being ealled the Grand Island & Wyoming Central railway. ‘The distance from Grand Island to Broken Bow is eighty miles, hence the track was not laid 1nside the corporate limits of the city until some time in August. For a year previous to this Broken Bow had’been cousidered a lhve and energetic town, but after the arrival of the iron horse a new t seemed to have taken place, and where a month before it was enterprise and business, it was then ex- citement and boom. People flocked to the town by the hundreds, and ore snow fell in the fall Broken Bow's population numbered over 1,000. A Jull in the win- ter immigration oceurred, which was natural, but with the opening of spring, the tide began to pour forth, and ever since the nightly arrivals have increased until the two regular passenger coaches are landed in our city every evening filled with travelers. Possibly you doubt our statement, If so, we will try to con- vince you in another way. Broken Bow has seven hotels, respectively the lnman., Commercial, Pacific, Green's hotel, New York house, Cheneweth's hotel, Farmer's house and two restauraats, and every night people are turned away because llhl‘.iy cannot be accommodated, roken Row has also been buildin some this summer. The following build- ings are built, or nearly completed, and are not air castles: A two story brick 76 feet deep with 86 feet front, by Messrs Plick, Reyner, Maulick & Wyalwu. A four -er brick by Messrs. Inman, Coll- man & Cline. A thr story frame by Mr. Cheneweth: a two story frame b Messrs. Trefren and Hewitt, Amsberry & Talbot; a large store room by R. N. Dill; a cigar factory by J. S. Baisch; a large business house, frame, by Judge Hamar, and several small buildings too numer- ous to mention. Tlhe first National bank will erect a fine brick on the corner where the Sod printing oftice stands so prominent. A £20,000 court house will adorn our court house square ere snow tlies. Electric lights will shine for all, and water works will have a ten- dency to quiet one's fears in_regard to fires, before the fall is over. Street cars are talked of and several other smaller enterprises will be pushed to completion before the year rolls by. Broken Bow has a fine flouring mill, with a large capacity, owned by a stock company; four banks, four hardware stores, five grocery and provision stores, lusive dry goods store, four lum- yards, four drug stores, and several more institutions that go to make up o first-class town. We spoke some time ago about there being two newspapers at Broken Bow, but that time was some_two years ago. In the fall of 1835 the Nebraska States- man was first issued, and in the fall of 1836 the Broken Bow Times took its place among the journals of Custer county. ‘This spring tne Daily World was started, and now Broken Bow has five able- bodied, well-patronized newspapers. The Republican 1s edited by . M. Amsberry, with G. R. Humphrey as assistant; the Leader by 8. C. Beebe, the Times by G. . Trefren, with 8. 1. Meseraull as _gen- manager; the Statesman by R. E. Martin, and’ the Daily World by J’; P, Walters J. 8. Dellinger, with as city editor. A board of trade has been organized and the proper attention will be given so that our city will be treated fairly. Societies are in abundance, there being &AM, LOOF, G AR ", K. of L. and P. of O, Four religious denominations are rep- resented here, v Baptists, Methodists, United Brethren and Presbyterians Our school facilities are not quite on an average with the balance of brick structures, but $10,000 will be expended that way this fall and & fine brick build ing will take the place of our present t $100,000 have been expended in gs in Broken Bow this year, and that much more will be invested before the next six months are gone. Broken Bow is booming, and don't you forget it, and whenever you see or hear of a man that has been in Broken Bow within the last sixty days, just ask him for vour own sake and see if he don’t say, ‘‘She boooms, you bet she booms.” 1f any one wishes any information con- cerning this county and 1ts capital, they will receive same by addressing any of the names given above or tne secretary of the board of trade. The Crete Boom, CRreTE, June 18.—{Correspondence of the Bee.]—There is inothing like having a good boom. Crete has surely got it now. The question of voting bonds in aid of the Missour:1 Pacific railway com- pany has been decided. There has not been a single dissent- ing vote. It is something unusual to see anything as unanimous as this has been. There were at least 800 votes cast. This assures the railroad’s coming to Crete, in fact it was ensured before, and upon the assurance of some of our prominent citizens, the railroad company had commenced to do some work, but now it will be pushed with all the vigor which Manager Clark is capa- ble of throwing into it, which means a good deal. The B. & M. also have their forces at work running their line to Beaver Cross- ing and on to Aurora, also north to Mil- ford. The foundation of the new Methodist church has already been laid and the material ~ is on the ground to complete the building. It will be the finest church in the city, and by the time it is completed and fur- nished it will be but little less than $10,- 000. It will be an honor to the society, as well as an_ornament to the cit{. The editors, under the management of Presi- dent_Bushnell, to whom' great credit is due, have got their building under way upon the Chautaugua grounds, and will have it completed befure the assembly, for the use of their profession. Mr. Bush- nell has used great taste, and it will give the profession great pleasure to look upon the building which he has selected. It will be one of those upon the grounds which will attract a great deal of atten- tion. With the press taking such an in- terest as they do in this matter, with their headquarters permanently estab- lished, there is no regson why the people who are connected with this association should not spend a good deal of their time here. The entertainment which they will get will more than repay them, and the rest which will come with the recreation will be such as they will need. The lawycrs building 13 also nearin completion, which of itself is a mammoth thing. It will be the Jargest building up- on the grounds and will_ attract a good deal of attention. 1t will have a s ry who will be in the building all of the time, and tend to the wants of the profes. sion as they come on the grounds. All lawyers will know where to come at once, and will be taken care of. The management of the assembly have made arrangements for nearly three times the number of boats that were had upon the river last year. This will give those who enjoy boating a chance to have all they desire while here. The river is in excellent conditon, free from brush, drift wood, snags or anything which would interfere with the rowing. T'he water runs slow so that there is but little resistance while rowing up the river, and those wno attend the assembly will hardly go away without having at least one boat ride 1 Enterprise KeARNEY, Nel [Correspond- ence of the B agic wand ot enterprise scems to have been waved over our little city, causing quite a flutter among real estate holders, more property having ehanged hands the past week than for many weeks previous. There have been with us gentlemen frora Ohio and other points representing manufacturing interests, who have secured valuable picces of property, and have returned home to Lring back’ with them other capitalists. The fgct seems to have been fully established that a full supply of water can be maintained in our canal, and is in such conditipn now that it only awaits capital to establish manufactories, such as this country éan well supply and support. The flow of water over the dam is 1,000 cubic feet per second, afford- ing all the power that will be necessary for some time. The canal company is now preparing to dig a large basin at the head of the canal, with which to supply the flow, instead of having the water come direct from the river, thus doing away with the headgates and avoiding any possibility of sand coming in. inzineers are now at work on the Unon Pacific liue from here to the northwest; also on the B. & M. line from here to Holdrege, and on Friday morn- ing a party went quietly out to the north, supposed to be Missouri Pacilic engi- neers. One elegant new hotel is being pushed rapidly and will be ready for occupancy early in the fall; over one hundred and sixty new residences are now under con- t Kearney. struction, in addition to several business blocks; bonds have been voted for a new court house, and the supervisors have of- ficially made the levy <o that work can begin early on the bmlding. All these, with the four new buildings at the state industrial school, will make building 1n- terests rather lively, Bills are out for the state firemen's tournament, which begins here on the 18th day of July, continuing for tive d ‘The citizens have raised 00 to be tributed in prizes to the best com panie: The company here—one of the best in the state—ciaim they have no fear of any of the fire laddies save those from York, The prizes being the largest ever yet given, the attendance will probably ex- ceed that of any previous tournament. ‘I'he hook and ladder company here just received a very fine new running wagon, with which™ 1t expects to beat the best record, The time and expense other cities put on base ball, Kearncy spends on its fire department. Arrangements are being made to estab- lish an electric lLight plant, and have it running in time for the tournament. The lessee of Lake Kearney has gone to Chicago for a yacht which he will place on the lake in a few da in addi- tion to fifteen row boats, thus being ena- bled to handle a party of 10) or more at one time. Arrangements have been completed for the annual soldiers’ reunion of Buf- falo county to be held at Ravenna, a thriving town in the north part of the county on Juiy 4. Aspirants for the various county of- fices are doing considerable hand-shak- myg with the husky granger these times, hoping it may avail them much in_time of need. There are several candidates for district judge of the Tenth district, among whom might be mentioned the present incumbent, . G, Homer, Hon. 4. C. Calkins, General A, H. Conner, Louis Irvine, of Buffalo county, Hon. C. /. Me Dawson county, and Hon, George W, Heish, of Cheyenne county. These are the republicans, with the dem- ocrats and back counties still to hear from. The weather for the past few days has been quite warm and all kinds of grain is grow st in consequence. A ve i E of corn has been planted this scason, with plenty of cattle and hogs in the country to feed 1t to. A general good fecling prevails among the business men which is materially as- sisting the real estate S, Many rumors of coal tinds have b circulated of late, all coming from wha aimed to be coal blossoms and we digging will prove them to have cast away buds washed from the great mines to our wes! Prosperity at Valparais, VALPARAISO, Neb,, June 18.—[Corre- spondence of the BEk.]—The fine weather is giving the corn a boost that will put it far ahead of any corresponding season for several years, and if the weather con- tinues favorable we will have the largest crop ever raised in this vicinity, Small grain looks well. Building is still going on in our town and additions are being made on the north and east. A well has been put down by the business men of the south side and a pump put in for the use of farmers. Great preparations are being made for celebrating the Fourth at this place, and all seem to enter into it with the energy that will make it a success. P. P. Johnson, proprictor of a ranch a few miles west of town, lately received several car loads of young cattle, and now has one of the largest ranches in this section. It required over 25,000 bushels of corn to feed them through the past winter, and he has purchased a good many more cattle this spring for fatten- in§ next winter. . R. Clark, of Lincoln, is building a fine large house on one of his farms east of town, L. B, Denman, late of Ohio, is also building a very nice farm house a few miles west of town; while the plans are drawn for two residences in town to cost in the neighborhood of $5,000 each. “Still they come and are made welcome,’ A Platte County Boomer, LiNpsay, Neb., June 17.—[Correspon- dence of the BEE.]—This is a lively burg, which is a good trading point. There are three general merchandise stores. Gray & Moore, Connelly Bros. and Morrison & McAlister represeat the above business; one hardware store, represented by S, K. Painter; one furniture store, Smith & Brown; two hotels, P. A. Marselis, pro- prietor Marselis House (lots to eat); Adams; proprietor of the Adams hotel; one bank, E. Underwood, banker; two lumbe firnin and steck dealers, Nye, Wilson, Morehouse company and Smith & Fuller, proprictors; two blacksmith shops: one implement house; two saloons, M. A. Jaensch & Co. and Adams & Co., proprietors; and all doing a good ine: We are having a great plenty of rain. Crops look very flattering at present. We want a good harness maker, a good shoemaker and some good man to start a hvery and feea stable, and a good barber will do a fair business here also, “‘men with fumilies preferred.”” We expect without a doubt the B. & M. rail- road here ere long. The farmers here are all well-to-do. This is a good stock country. Land is valued all the way from $18 to $35 and $40 per acre and not much for sale at those tigures. Lots sell here from §75 to $250. he town site is high and dry and overlooking the rich Shell creek valley. Good Business at Seward. SewaARp, Neb., June 17.—[Correspond- ence of the BEE.]—It is an assured fact that we are to have the Morris Lock com- pany factory located in Seward. The citizens have raised $2,500 by subserip- tion, the amount asked for by the di- rectors, and in three months’ time it will bein full blast, employing at the start about fifty men. With the Morris Lock concern secured, one new railroad nearly completed, good prospects for the Missour: Pacific, the waterworks bonds as good as carried, canning factory already to begin opera- tions, electrie light in prospection and a number of small enterprises 1 embryo, letus all pray for a genuin al estate boom and Seward’s everlasting fortune is made. Mr, McKenzie, national instructor for LO.OF vanced work, has been s cured by the Seward lodge and will begin June 25, Crouvs of all kinds in this county look well. Corn is No. 1in every respeet and will give extra y! Michael's Fremont Record. FreEMONT, Neb., June 18.--[Corre- spondence to the BEg. |—There is & gen- eral feeling here that Senator Manderson has made a serious blunder in the ap- pointment of W. H. Michael, of Grand Island, as clerk of the senate committee on printing to succeed the late Ben; Perley Poore. Michael was formerly a resident of Fremont and his flagrant character ix a matter of %\lblio comment here. It would perhaps be unfair 1o say that when he removed from this city he left no friends behind, but it is certain he left a host of enemies, There is am- rlo canuse for the general lack of esteem or the man which prevails here. He succeeded in demonstrating here as else- where in Nebraska where he has lived that he 1s an unprincipled scalawag. In business matters he 18 absolutely unre- liable as a score of Fremont merchants will testity, He did not relr upon his small income to support himself and family in their luxurious style. He con- tracted debts which he never paid and proceeded upon that basis to take in the unwary, Dnring his residence here be owned the Tribune.” Whon he disposed of the paper ho perpetrated the climax of all his swindling and dighonest opera- tions. He sold the oflice, *good will" and all dues on subscription. Immedi- ately after doing this and during o week's absence of the purchaser, Fred W, Browne, who bought it for Browne & Hammond, he drew up statements of delinquent sub- seriptions and placed them in the hands of three collectors who were dispatehed lmst haste throughout .the county to col ect the mouey before the new purchas ers beeame apprised of his skulduggery These collectors, according to instruc- tions, took money where they could get it and notes where they were obliged to. These notes were sold to the First Na- tional bank, and Michael pocketed the entire proceeds. The present proprictors, Messrs. Hammond Bros., into whose hands the paper soon after passed, were two or three years getting the list straightened up from the interminable mess into which he had placed it. v estimated that this bold thieving of his aggregated from $500 to $300. They are emphatic in their denunciation of Michael a8 a slick swindler and a thief, and extend a cordial invitation to him to begin suit to recover damages for injured character. T lu-{ say they are able to pay many times the full value of his character if he can disprove their charges. his candidacy and nomination for Umted States marshal, a strong protest was sent to Washington from this eity. His dishonorable course has been pur- sued wherever he has lived in Ncbraska, and that Senator Manderson should pick upon such a magnificent scoundrel as successor to the late Ben: Perley Poore, shows that he has either been duped by Michael's honeyed words and eringing subservience, or clse that that was the kind of a man he was looking for. At the time of Sutton's Building Boom SurroN, Neb,, June 18.—[Correspond- ence of the Ber.]—The building boom has set in for the season in earnest. Con- tractors complain that they cannot get workmen to carry on building as fast as the demand would warrant. A large force of carpenters has been engaged for some weeks past in rebuilding the Sutton creamery recently burned. The splen- did new residence of Prof. John Roberts is nearly completed. Hon. George W. Bemis has lately purchased the Paxton & Gallagher property here and has re- moved the frame buildings and will at once erect a brick adjoining his present block now occupied by the Citizens' bank. The new building will be occu- pied by Schwab & Schaetle for oxclusive dry goods. Dick Silves is also erecting a large brick block on the east side of Suunders avenue, to be occu- pied by Silver & Bauer, a large hardware firm. "‘Mr. L. Stam, of Iowa, has been here for several days looking up busi- ness, and has to-day closed a deal in which he leases from Dr. Clark an cighty- foot brick store room, to be erected be- tween the Oakland hotel and the opera house. The lease calls for $50 per month in advance, for three years, and the building is to be com'rlmed by August 1. W. Gold & Co., the firm represented by Mr. Stam, will putin a fine line of dry goods. N. Wittenberg last week pur- chased of John Curran a lot adjoining the Curran block, on which he will erect the present season an elegant brick store room, 100 feet deep. It will be a beanty, and Mr. W. will occupy it himself for his exclusive dry goods. The people are all jubilant over the early completion of the new line to Omaha. The first through train reached York from here to-day and track laying from York to Stromsburg is progressing at one mile per day, and that will soon cover the distance uf eighteen miles to Stromsburg. St. Joe has tendered our bnsiness men an excursion over the new Union Pacific line to that city, and St. Joe jobbers are working up a line trade here. But our business men generally seem to be more inclined to warm up to Omaha on the completion of the new line, A Surprise. Brow~vILLE, Neob.,, June 16.—[Cor- respondence of the BEE.]—About two weeks ago Rev. George M. Gates, a young man from Omaha, was sent here to supply this charge lately vacated by Rev. Burch, of Pennsylvania, on account of poor health. He preached the last two Sundays to a large and appreciative audience at the M. E.church and our people, being so well pleased with him, concluded to give his fanuly a surprise. So 1ast Tuesday evening the citizens from all over the city began to ‘‘throng his castle” at an carly hour, each of them bringing an armfull of provisions or presents of some kind. Canned fruit, cakes, coffee, tea, flour, money and al- most everything was presented to the surprised host and hostess. All partici- pants were met at the door and cordially welcomed by the host and hostess to their new home. Young, old, church mem- bers and many who were not church peo- ple kept gathering until their large house would not contain them, so they gathered in groups nll about the lawn, each seeming to enjoy themselves hugely. A nicely ar- ranged programme was given, consist- ing of music, recitations, speeches, ete. till about 10:30 p. m., when lemonade and cake was served by the good sisters of the church. Everybody seemed to enjoy themselves very much. Brownville, though on the decline, has bright hopes for the future, as much is now said concerning the new railroad bridge crossing at this point. We see no reason why this should not be one of the best cities along the river, as it has many excellent qualities. Coal can now be had in nniy quantity, and of the best quality, ata depth of 500 feet. A more beautiful farming country never surrounded any city. ‘The farmers, #s a class, are all well-to-do men and of a high intellectual order. The old Fumas farm, just join- ing the city on ths west, now owned by D. O. Cross, is certainly one of the finest farmers in Nebraska. Another beautiful farm, only five miles west, i3 owned by Jobn Buth. This' gentle- man prides himself on fine stock, havinga few thoroughbred cows that have cost as high as §400. He 15 a wide-awake Englishman and fully under- stands all the arts of farming. We merely mention these two fine farms as mples of the many that encircle this P Many prominent men still reside in " Brownville. Our merchants a genial, whole souled class of men, ready to do anything for the upbuilding ot the city. We think Brownville 1s not dead yet, but is only slecping, tuking a short rest after her years of great prosperity, and will ere long spring into great pros- rcriv._v and notoriety, when people will east expect it. Farmers are all feeling jubilant over present prospects for corn and wheat crops, Ex-Governor Furnas is busy mailing thousands of his new ag: tural paper to the farmers and enterprising men of the west. It is a grand success. Remper 8chool Commencement, BoonviLLE, Mo., June 16.—|Corres- pondence of the BEk.]—The forty-third annual commencement of the Kemper family school was held last night in the assembly room of the school. A large and intelligent andience was present. The seniors acquitted themsclves very creditably. The following are the grad- i latin course—W. G, Bell, Austin, lex.; E. H. Blake, Kansas City, Mo; J. ‘I'. Casey, Clinton, Mo.; W. B. Waggencr, Atchison, Kan. Commercial course— W. B. Beebe, Columbus, Ohio; A M, Crooke, Kansas City, Mo,; A. R Nelson, | Kansas City, Mo.; C. W, Templer, Kan~ sus City, Mo. It is universally conceded that more proficiency has been shown in the examinations than ever before, The bacealaureate sermon was preached at the Presbyterian church by the Rev, W. H. Marquess, of Fulton, Mo, Mr, Marquess preached a very able sermon, Tho annual examination commenced Monday, June 13, and ended Wednesday atnoon. A fine street parade was given Tuesday, at 7 p. m., by companies A and B, Kemper cadots Ihe Kemper family founded in June, 1844, and completed the forty-third year of its existonce. After the death of its founder in 1881, the principalship of the school passed into the hands of T, A, Johnston, A. M, who was for many years associate principal. During this entire [;\'rlml its management has been actuated y o single aim, namely, to furnish to the youth of Missouri and the west such education as is nccessary to constitute thorough \xrvl\ur- tion for college or for business, and while doing this to attend carefully to the training of the habits and manners of its pupils, so that the education they receive may be extended for good and noble purposes. Its grade uates and former students are nrum‘fnunl in neariy every state in the Union, and it receives patronage from all parts of the west. During the year, sixty-two pupils have been enrolled.” Last summer extens sive additions and improvements wero made that aggregated many thousands of dollars. Further additions and im- provements will be made and completed this summer before the ovening of school in September, school was therefore The Insane Hospital Acoidents. LincoLy, Neb., June 18.—To the Edi- tor of the Be L feel it my duty as a correspondent of the hospital to say something in regard to the system of government here, which 1s being so stren- uously criticised by the public. Surely it 13 most unwise to conclude “lax manage- ment’ to be the source of the late acei dents. Does not the world know that fires, deaths and accidents often occur in nd succession in families as in institu: tions, making it a prover truth that “it never rains but 1t pours?” Any one who has had some expericnee in this work knows that no system of govein: ment can secure an insane asylum from accidents. Seve i curred within the p; goes to prove the superintendent does not intend to be | t with those who prove themselves incompetent or untit or the duti signed them. Attendante should be il how they speak nnd act regarding disobedience to the rules and regulations of the institution, and: must learn that the rules are not mere forms to be complied with or ignored at will, but if honor and " principle are not suflicient agents to WAar- rant a ready compliance, remem- ber that a prompt digmissal is the rosult, Thoughtlessness, carelessness or neglect in any way cannot be considered a sufti- cient or worthy excuse. ‘I'he present corps of attendants are fairly well d 8- ciplined. The system adopted by the asylum requires that every ability neces- sary to mako a first-class attendant, man- ifest itself sooner or later. Sometines the inabilities of persons employed in care of the msane are foundlout sooner,-omotimes later, but just as soon s such persons are found incompetent to discharge their duties they must give up to others. It requires more good intluences and gen- eral ability to t&—ct'p the position than it does to get at, for *'m. few are chosen,” suy that of all who are in the institution !Ylvrc are none whose duties are more responsible ard more binding in every;way thun ‘hose whe haye immediate charge of t patients, re designated attendunts, Peculiat ications are required to fit one tor course with the nsane. N t have endowed him with a hu- mane heart and a diseriminating judg- ment; he must be duly impressed “with the responsibilities he assumes. Upon attendants devolves a great duty. Lot us look into the nature of this duty and the manner of i's performance. What sacrificees are to l e made. and what remuneration to be re- ceived. Attendants’ duties are thoso of servant and friend. No object of care must be passed by on the right or on left. Christian love must characterize their course. Their tempers must be sub- jugated, their feelings disciplined 8o that under all circumstances they can admi n. ister to the law of love. They must sdopt fully the maxim, if smitten on one cheek to turn the other, and to possess their souls in patience. They have to learn to endure abuses, insults, menacings, and even violence, and never forget that they are offered by irresponsible beings, even when judgment seems to say that malice, and not madness, instigates. With for- bearance they must hold the band, and with the mantle of charity cover every offense. Tho position is not without sac- rilice. s are perilled, the pleasures of socicty more or less limited, habits must often be changed, old associations destroyed, and new ones formed. No moment of time, while on duty, is their own. As to remuneration, no one who labors merely for wages, is worthy his station; yet wages are necessary, but I am sorry to say, are not in th t justifiable or even encour- aging for either man or woman to make the sacrifices that are absolutely neces- sury to make the position a *‘profession.’ There should be a standard of wages, regulated by the general assembly of each state, as an object L0 urge those engaged in the work to do good, to minister to the wants,to investigate the ills and alloviate the sorrows of suffering humanity. The afilictions with which attendants have to do present motives to e: se all the better feelings of their natures. They are called upon to persuade the obstinate, cheer the gloomy, console the disconso- late, culm the exc ind up the broken heart, and aid in calling home the lost and wandering faculties of the human mind. 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