The Red Cloud chief., 1884-07-04
NEBRASKA A NEWS.

HLANING UdSt-udf vi Cuituoy HOS ~
prohibited by theO Omaha authorities.
DIR. SHUIrZ died suddenly of apOplexy at
Kearney, the other day.
A MAN, name unknown, was recently
walking along the river bank at kearney,
when it caved in. throwing him into the
Platte River and drowning him.
THE first Protestant Church ever erected
in Sherman County, was dedicated recently
Ut LOup City. 1t cost $4,000.
THE Il. & NJ. has Just issued orders to the
effect that their employees must not indulge
in the use of intoxicating liquors nor Visit
saloons during working hours.
LOUIS HOOVER was recently drowned at
Grefe's mill, Merrick County. In company
with -four others he was fishing with a seine
at the mill. and had just taken up one OF
the ropes to cross the race when he stepped
into a hole beyond his depth.
DOANE College. of Crete, is reported to
be flouriShing beyond the expectations of its
best friends.
ADvENTISrS have made Fremont the
headquarters of the Tract Society, the capt
tai stock of which has been increased to
$4,000. The society will soon erect a
warehouse, as al addition to their store. fol
the purpose of storing supplies, and will lay
in a very large stock of tents of all deScrip
tons.
AN unusually brilliant meteor recently
fell SO near Omaha as to aStOnish the ma
tiveS.
THE Lincoln Journal has been presented
with a strawberry raised near that city that
measured eight and a half inches in circum-
ference and weighed two unces.
HENRY WESTPHAL killed himself at
Omaha by cutting his throat.
FIFTY marriages. forty-fOur births and
%fOrty-One deaths had occurred in Nebraska
for the week ended June ~, 50 far as re-
ported.
THE National Cooperative Cattle Com
pany filed articles of incorporation with the
Secretary of State recently. Capital stock,
$780, 00. The company will operate in
Colorado. Nebraska. Wyoming and such
other States as they may hereafter deem
necessary or advisable. The office of the
company will be at Denver, Col.
A GOOD deal of work is being done in the
main part of the Capitol building at Lin
coin. but it is spread over so much ground
that it makes but little show. The dome is
completed up to the second story and the
'ut'a'AS NUiiN du' ul' a. i"l tS tHC III
tables. \ large amount of work is being
done i'll laying up the cross walls.
CHERRIES are reported to be a drug in
the market at Nebraska City.
THE City Council of Omaha recently pre-
ferred articles of Impeachment against
Mayor Chase. charging him with drunken
ness, incompetency To perform the duties of
his Office. neglect of duty, and taking brides
from gamblers.
SIOUX County is to be organized at once.
The Governor has appointed the necessary
county officers.
JOSEPH kCCIAR, a ten-yeaI-Old boy was
drowned III the Elkhorn River at West Point
the other day while bathing.
ID. VI. Crow was killed at Omaha the
other day by falling earth.
JOHN THOMPSON, colored, recently got
drunk and Wen 10 sleep in a shed at Omaha.
He will never walk up.
LIGHTNING struck ilOInanS livery stable.
AT Omaha. the other evening. Several
horses were knocked down, but no greater
damage was the result.
\ L man named Manchester was
suiiocated by foul air in a ciStern 1T Omaha
the other day.
P%o>T-OFFICE changes in Nebraska for the
week ended June II: Establishei-Glen-
GALE Antelope County, Frank y Black. p.
NJ: Pembroke, Cherry County. Theodore
H.. TilSCn. i. VI. Observation-Disclosures.
Wayne County. Ncrdigris Valley, Knox
COUNTY. fU>tmaSters AppOinted-Bain
Bridge. Harlan County. Charles J. Della
| noyie: Emmet. Holt County. Miss Maggie
NallOy: lnman, Holt County. Clayton
TrOth: Monroe, Platte County. George W.
Alverson: OConnor, Greeley County,
Charles Russell.
At Fremont the other evening Pat JOr
stan. a livery man. was Shot dead by the
Chief of Police and a police officer. Jordan
was drunk and resisted arrest. Having an
IN in his hand when the policeman ap
preached him. he struck the officer twice
| with it. chasing him across the street, the
policeman falling down with Jordan stand
ing over him with the uplifted weapon,
when he was shot three times. diving in
twelve minutes.
Rev. DE-. POTTER. who was lately elected
Bishop of Nebraska by the Episcopal Coun-
ell. is President of Union College, Schenec-
tally. ". Y, and brother of Rt. Rev.
Alonzo Potter. formerly Bishop of PennSyL
| vania: also of the late Hon. ClarkSon y. Pot
ter and General Robert NJ. Potter, L. S. A.
THE residence of Mr.. DOOlittle at Lincoln
was struck by lightning the other day ant
the family considerably frightened, but 10
one injured.
MIS-. JOHN IoKrM. near Ewing, pre-
pared 4 dose of Rough on Rats" for 90
pliers. and careleSSly put the cup away with
out washing. Subsequently becoming
thirsty, she thOughtlcssly drank from the
cup that contained the mixture. and the
result came near causing her death.
4 MAN recently went to Portsmouth and
| procured q license 10 marry a young lady,
but when he presented himself TO the lady
She refused to marry him. He then erased
her name in the license and substituted that
of a young girl, whom me married. The
father of the last girl is after his scalp.
A PARRY of about three hundred Lincoln
eXcurSioniSts got caught i'm a heavy storm
the other day and picnic dresses and other
tnery got badly used up. The party, after
passing the day in a drenching rain, re-
turned. not at all satisfied with the result of
the days amusement.
ONE case of sunStrOke at Omaha the
other day. Not fatal.
\ MAN named Sober, who had an un-
savOry reputation although a good name.
was recently shot and dangerously wounded
Dy Mat Robinson. at Oakdale. Sober pro
,oked the quarrel that led 10 the shooting.
WHILE labOring under an attack of tenn
purary insanity. DIR. William G.. HOutz, .
xcII knnvu and urominpnt ~canifaliSf of