large additions to all towns have been made, indicating thrift and prosperity. even though the crops were not of the best. The coming year will also see still farther advancement, and the day is not far distant when the county of Story will not take a second place in Central Iowa.
Of the towns in the county there are many we should like to particularize more closely, but are compelled to let the correspondents from them do so. In the case of Nevada the two fires did much damage for the time, but the ground has almost all been regained, and the new buildings really make it far ahead of what it has ever been before. The new blocks of last year do not appropriately belong to this, although none of them were really completed until the present year. Of the present year's we shall only refer briefly to the more prominent buildings. The first in order we shall notice the addition to the school building, which has been finished and furnished at a cost of not far from $10,000. It is brick throughout and furnished in the best of style, and town and county may well be proud of the educational edifice of the capital of Story County. The grade of school is as high as an average academy, there being a principal, assisted by nine teachers, and the number of scholars enrolled reaches over 400. It is heated by steam, and all the modern appliances have been furnished. Pupils are in attendance front various parts of the county, and it stands in high repute.
The city has erected a city building on their lot on corner of Oak and Fifth streets, which is to be used for the council meetings, engine house and all purposes needed by the city, including space for a city library. The building, of course, is of brick and an ornament to the county. On the business street Boardman Brothers have erected a two story brick building for their butter, egg and poultry business, at an expense of more than $12,000. Messrs. White & Baniberger and Miss M. A. Bamberger have erected a brick business block on the corner of Linn and Sixth streets, and have just completed the store rooms, which are now occupied by Messrs White & Bamberger for hardware stock, in one room, and by Miss Bamberger, with her millinery stock, and Mr. Dayton with his jewelry store in the other. The upper rooms are to be occupied as lodge rooms and offices.
Fourteen cars of Mormons, mostly Scandinavians, passed through Nevada the morning of the fourth bound for Salt Lake City. —(July 11, 1883.)
STREETS OF NEVADA ILLUMINATED.
The city authorities leave caused to be placed along the principal streets fifteen large lamps to enlighten the citizens on dark and gloomy nights. This is " putting on city style," but is a style of usefulness. It is not only useful, but makes things "brilliant." —(January, 1887.)