Sam Fegtly won the twenty-five dollar library prize offered by President Parks, of Simpson Centenary College, for the best work done during the year by any student in any department of the institution. We congratulate the young man, his family and Nevada for this exceptionally fine record.—(July 14, 1886.)
The following senators have refused to take the two hundred and sixteen dollar vacation pay and have discharged the State from further liability in this matter, Democrats being printed in Italic:
Bayless, Bloom, Bolter, Burdick, Caldwell, Carr, Carson, Cassey, Cassatt, Cheesbro, Chubb, Dodge, Dooley, Doud, Duncan, Earle, Gatch, Gault, Glass, Henderson, Hutchinson, McCoy, McDonaugh, Miles, Parrot, Poyneer, Reiniger, Robinson, Schmidt, Sutton, Sweeney, Whaley, Whiting, Wilkins, Woolson. Of the above Cheesbro and McDonaugh drew the money but repented and returned it. Those taking the pay are Barret, Chambers, Clark, Donnan, Deal, Hendrix, JOHNSON, Knight, Ryder, Scott, Stephens, Underwood, Weber, Wolfe, Young.—(July, 1886.)
We are glad to note that our Road Supervisors, in various parts of the county, are taking advantage of the dry weather to do some good grading in low places. There was never a better time for Story County to get ahead in road building than now. Good roads such as we may have, through the county in all directions would add greatly to its good name and the value of its real estate.—(July 14, 1886.)
New Mexico newspapers tell of a "norther" that passed over the northern edge of Lincoln County a few weeks ago, accompanied by hail stones as large as a man's fist, doing damage to sheep. One man lost three thousand killed, another five thousand, a third four thousand out of a herd of five thousand Merinos and Cotswolds. Several beeves and some cattle were killed, and is was rumored that the hail killed two herders also.—(July 16, 1886.)
The officers of the Story County Regiment for this year are: John Scott, Colonel; I. L. Smith, Lieutenant Colonel; C. E. Haverly Major; J. A. King, (quartermaster; H. H. Boyes, Adjutant and Dr. George Stitzell, Surgeon.—(July 21, 1886.)
The Governor of Maine has requested the Postmaster General to so modify the regulations for sending liquids by mail as to prevent violations of the prohibitory liquor laws of the State.—(July 21, 1886.)
Don't play with matches. The accident on Tuesday to Mr. Burgess' little boy prompts us to warn parents not to permit their children to have matches. Only a short time since a number of little fellows got together and, obtaining matches, kindled a fire on a barn floor, which, fortunately, was discovered in time, by an older person, to prevent a conflagation. We know of another instance where boys played with matches in and about a barn. A