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IT is estimated that Miscellaneous. 30,000 people on the grounds of the state fair at coln on the 7th. The Saline County Agricultural socie ty has decided to hold the Saline ty fair October 4 to 7 this year. THE democratic convention of Sixth district nominated James J. Intosh, of Sidney, for congress. THE independents of Clay county have nominated S. W. Elder. speake of the last legislature. house, for re-election to LINCOLN had a sensation in the cent mysterious death of Henry Kober who was found dead by the side of B. & M. tracks. He had evidently track. murdered and his body placed near THE fourteenth annual reunion the Grand Army of the Republic, partment of Nebraska, lately held Grand Island, was a great success every way. On theday before the it was estimated that fully 25,000 sons were present. J. R. RORKE ended his life at Gordon the other day by taking morphine Rorke was one of the first settlers Sheridan county and it is believed tha his suicide was the result of mortifica tion and despondency over his failur to quit drinking. He leaves a wife several children. GEORGE STEVENS, cashier of the Cret State bank, has disappeared and bank closed by order of the attorne general. Stevens left the last week August to go to Chicago, but failed return. He has been traced to Racine Wis., and there lost track of. No is known for his action. GEORGE COLEMAN, aged 17 years, Edwin Bender, aged 11 years, in rightleg with a revolver near Wymor the other day. The two were gather ing grapes in a vineyard when the boy drew an old pistol and pointed it young Bender. The little fellow ed to run when the pistol was charged the ball striking him as stated GUSTAVE Kruger was fatally injure near Winside the other day by a posed runaway team, but from injurie on his body there were strong suspie ous that there had been foul play, this opinion was strengthened by disappearance of the farmer he home with. It is supposed they into a fight between themselves. Kruge never regained consciousness. J. W. PALMER, of Omaha, travelin auditor for George A. Hoågland, was rested at Grand Island the other and placed under bonds to appear be the county court to answer the charg of being agent of a company whic transfers claims against railroad ployes to Iowa for garnishment wages. The legislative act of two ago, it is claimed, forbids this. RECEIVER GIBBONS, of the defund Commercial and Savings bank of ney, has filed his August report the supreme court He reports that has collected to date upon notes sum of $1,608.84. He also sold the burg $550 for lar change proof, bank time of lock Sutton safe to the