Beautiful Nebraska

[Through the kindness of Mr. D. C Fall we are permitted to copy the follow ing letter from Mr. G. M. Monroe, in re speet to the huid of Nebraska, whieh lie pictures with a fucile and fluent pen, and in which our readers can but be ínter ested. - Ed.] Grand Ibland, Neb., ) July lst, 1885. f FiiiEND Fall:- Well, "I have a liltl story to relate." Western Nebraska i enjoying a boom such as the state ha never seen before. Especially is sucl the case in the ElkUorn Valley. Alonj, the Sioux City railroad which lias been newly extended eighty miles west from Valentía, Ib the direction of the Blad Hills, seven new and flourlshing town have sprung up, wliere three months ago there was not a house to be seen, nor no signs of eivilization - where the coyote and prairie dogs enjoyed tho freedom o tpeecb, and the wild unbroken domain rollcd away in endless beauty. Some o these infant towus now number a thou sainl in habitante, and people are coming in every day by the thousands. House grow ns if touched by some magie wam of nature, and the busy hum of enter prlse has supplanted the desolate howl o pestiferous animáis. The most prominen of these seven towns are: Gordon, with eighteen business houses; Brondoux, with an equal number; and Chadron, with twenty. These towns are permanent and promise to soon become quite Important commercial centers. There are but very few shlngle roofs in these new towns, the majority of them being covered with tanvass. The crops in the Elkhorn Valley, are most promising. The recent severe storins caused a temporary check, but now all is favorable. The stand of corn is very even and the color is iniproying, and the farmers are overcoming the weeds on the low lands. All upland crops look exceptioually well. The tallest corn I have seen bas been on the northern line of the state. Sonui small areas were injured by hail in the big storm of June 14th, west of Cedar county. Three barns and fiail buildings gave way on a narrow streak west of Sioux City. Elsewhere we see hardly any tnarks of that fearful blow. Korthein Nebraska now bids fair to excel any previous year. Long trui dm of the celebrated ' Prairie Schooners" are constantly passing up the Elkhorn, seeking Uniteil Stales lands in the White river country. The Iïepubliean Valley is also being Mttted up very rapiilly, und the growing STOM in that section never did promise such grand and glorious results at this dBM of the year. Kains liave been frequent and genlle. No snob severe storins of wind and hail as have visited the BOStern part of the state. In Keith county, where three years ago there was nothing to see but boundless prairie, magniticent farms and fine improvements iow attract the eye. At Ogallala, the iounly teat, sixteen new business houses lave oponed out new stocks of goods this spring. Six and eight carloads of emigrants stop there every weck and oatter througli the country in search of lOIIH'U. At many of these new towns most of the eople are living in tenUs while theyerect ïouses, therefore, the country looks as if t niight be occupied with an army of oldiers. Western Netraska bas pretty well realized several soaking rains durng the past month. Sod crops are lookng verv fine. I Mc bv the pimers. that In the rustle Igbtnlng mlMed C. i. Manly and struck Cdward Duffy. I would like to have seen Cliarley get tuere, but he fought on the wrong aiile !n the late "unpleasantness" o expect au appointment under the present .iilnii nisti uLion. Tiiia is the story of two bankg and a wslotflce. Out at Arrapaboe, Nebraskn, hey have two lianks, each of which is nanaged by a democrat. The banks are pitnated a long way apart, and of course ¦acli OM works very hard to draw trade 0 his section of the town. One of the bankers expected to get the postmastership, for whlch he liad applied. Not because he wanted to be postmaster, but ecause he deslred to have the office in lis bank at 1 1 is end of the town. 80 conIdent was he of success, that In erecting ïia bank building he madv ampie room and preparation for the post-office. However, the other banker also became a candidate for postmaster, and has just been ippointed. So the banker of the tirst part has room to rent. There is nothing so terrible as a post-office fight like this. It is ]robable that the disappointed jankerwill offer hls extra space gratutously to a república campaign club. Very truly yours. G. M. Monroe. Sheriff Vfalih took the prisoner, Josepb Hunter, recently sentenced by Judge Joslyn, to the Ionia house of correction Thursday last, and in 80 doing experi" enced bis first exciting incident as an ofllcer. Whcn wlthin about 14 miles of his lestinatlon, and while passing a saw mili, where numerous piles of lumber and slabs weie adjacent to the track, the jreakman went through the train and ett the door open. The prisoner, who was itttlng in the sent shead of the sheriff, took advantage of the situation and made 1 break for liberty. He succeeded in umping oiï the train iugood shape, and lassing upon the opposite side of the r.ick made lor the lumber piles. But Jherlff Wulsli has a heap of grit in his oinposition and duln't proposc to lose his bird, so he jumped irom the train ilso, but not being accustomed to the busncss, didn't land on liis feet; on the coutrary, he landed all over the ground, cut a hole in his chin, scraped the skin off his :tice in vnrious places, tore an immense chunk out of his pants, tlie buttons off his vest, broke his watch chain, etc, but he ildn't lose his presence of mind, and iimplng up. gavo chase. Sighting his nan about twenty rods off he pulled a )ead on htm, and ordered a halt; which command was obeyed. In the meantlme the conductor, seeing the commotion, had topped the train, and the pair were welcomed back, though our sheriff looked ïard with his face all covcred with blood and dirt, and his clothes badly bruised. The wheels of the cars came uncomfortably close to his limbs when he feil, so a witness testilied afterwards. We'll bet a stick of gum - "Black Jack" at that hat the next prisoner he escorts will not ïavc an opportuuity accorded him to naUe a break. Bro. Overacker, of the Saline Observer, bas not an exalted idea of the central metrópolis of Michigan. He says: "Of all the Uirty damnable, and repulsive spots upon the face of tbis earth, Jackson iindmibtedly takeg the lead. We had occasion to spend a few hours on the Fourth there, and amoiig the most beastly and depraved spectacles we noticed were scores of drunken women, wallowing in lilth and uslng the most profane and lilthy liinguage." This s pretty tough on Jackson, hut Jackson has nmny tough residenta in ils big state boanling house - all of whom are counted in her census.