The Red Cloud chief., 1875-07-08
TIE NEWS.

lily Of Sylvanus Robinson. six miles
forth Of town were all more or less in
jured.
Many unpleasant incidents occurred
at Lincoln during the Saturday night
storm but no serious damage was done
10 any buildings, and none to indi-
viduals.
A barn belonging to Mr.. Bucter, of
Nebraska City, war struck by lightning
and burnt, June 10Th.
1htre are already several pupils at
the Institute for the Blind at Ncbras-
ks City.
Mr. Carothers Of Harlan Co, has
given 81 900 bail at the next term Of
the District Court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Sewall OF
LiBeoln, cclebnted their tin wedding
on the 10Th Of june, and w. Il.
Slaughter and lady celebrated their
Goth anniversary.
They pay 81 per month for build
irg to use as q court house in Harlan
county.
The Bloomington Gnurd comes out
in q new form in the last issue.
Franklin county means to have a
Fair this fall, "grasshoppers or no
grasshoppcrs." Il will be on the Is,
10. and ~ Of September.
Miss Ida NJ. Rich read the Declare.
ton Of independence at Bloomington
on the 4,h.
A mar on the Sappa died lately oil
hydrophobia, FROM tho bite of skunk.
Work On the Republican river bridge
ut bloomington will soon he commenc
cd.
A pig was killed by the hail at Co
lumbus.
Peat has been found in Madison
Go. Who s Peat?
A $1,000 schOol house 10 Alexandra
was destroyed IN the storm Of July 20.
Many hcases and n few persons in
Meridian we're injured.
The Catholic Church at Pleasant
Hill was demolished by the storm.
Butter 10 cents per pound, eggs 10
cents per dozen, in Lincoln.
Red Willow Co., up to the 10Th Of
June wa suffering from drouth, and
grasshoppers. Many people were get
ting ready to leave, never to return.
This we have on good authority.
The Saline Go. Post is grateful for
the privilege of printing the New Con.
stitution, considering that they receive
pay for the ink, and can well afford to
pay the compositors themselves.
"Not a church in Tecumseh has a
preacher" and not a preacher in Rid
Cloud has a church. Let's compro-
mise.
The Nebraska State camp meeting
will be held at Table Rock, beginning
August 10th, and continuing ten days.
The A. 4 N. depot and telegraph
Office at Sterling, was injured by the
storm last Saturday night SO that i,
was expected to fall.
A Beatrician shot lis eats in three
minutes by the light Of the silver
moon.
There arc only ii physicians at Falls
City, two Of whom are lady practition-
ors Of the Homeopathic persuasion.
A boy nnmed Ford was killed by
lightning at Grand Island in Satur-
days storm.
1t takes ten girls and, two boys to
buy one yard of 8 ct. calico in Lincoln.
When Sheriff Faulkner, Of Richard
son county. arrived home the other
day from a short trip he found safely
installed there, a pair Of twins. Pretty
good for the grasshopper regions.
Corn Of the Eurrh planting is two
inches high aud looking well.
They have a new city editor semi
occasion lily at the State Journal Office.
Mr.. Isbell has resigned and Mr.. Geo.
v. Kent takes his place. Next?
Peter Bartlett Lee, the American
tramp robbed the editor Of the Lincoln
Star. Mr.. Calhoun, Of a pair Of PANTS,
aud completed his suit by walking out
Of Crete with one Of the editors shirts.
By some strange circumstance, preba-
bly, because Of the near approach of
the +h. of July. Cal. had another pair
Of EN-, aud there was another. shirt
belonging to the Crete ffm..
The wife Of August Falsken, for
merly Co. Clerk Of Richardson Co..
recently died under very suspicion,
circumstances. After weeks Of illness
and neglect at the residence Of h~r
father-in law she was removed to her
mothers house. She was covered up
with a mattrass and innumerable quilts
and the inference IL that she smother
ed to death just before reaching home.
Public sentiment is very strong against
Falsken aud his father.
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