The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-22

4 oESrLKHAS from Buffalo Flats who 10
son.~ bal interested In stock raising.
states that the loss In cattle in that neigh
toshooi durias the past winter amounted
~ less than ono per crnt
II las only been . few years sirec cows
were beisg shipped into Collar County,
bat not 20 now. II Is stated tina; within
che past year fully ffsy cars Of native cat
81" have been shipped from The county ,ani
the business is rapidly increasing.
SEVERAL towns In the State ave adopted
an ingenious method for div.rting a portion
al the liquor license from the school 10 the
town treasury. A plain. unvsrnishsd
license costs $40, la: IN. trimmings in the
form OF . town tax cost so.
DckiSo q recent heavy rain and wind
storm at Ksarney q heavy door, blown
from q livery stable, smashed In It's flight q
buggy. a cart and a farmer' wagon
In Dakota County the other day q farmer
named Tuttie removed the caps from his
gun and started for town. iii. thirteen
year-old son shouldered the gun. borrowed
caps Of n neighbor and commenced expert
mcn;icg. He soon succeeded in killing his
little sister.
THE other night Jim Silk was attacked
or the streets of Omaha. knocked down
and robbed. He was found in al insensi-
ble condition where he fell with All ugly
wound on the head.
THE OF. TO build a $1,000 opera house
at West Point, conditional on The dona-
ton o! a 81 10 site. has no as ye, been ac-
cepted by the public spirited citizens Of
that town.
AT Lincoln the other night Lew johnson
and Ed Long, who had been employees on
the Burlington a. Missouri River Hallway.
had n shooting matinee which resulted in
tho death Of both. Long boarded az John
sons and when he went home found hi.
wife and Long in his (Johnsoa's) bed
Longs room up stairs. johnson followed,
and bursting 'opea the door each man
opened fire on the other. Nine shots were
exchanged, and both fell MORALLY
wounded. Johnson died in about an hour.
and Long the following day. IL is stated
that the woman who was the cause or this
deadly duel. has a somewhst unpleasant
record and hat these two Elen are not the
first whom her attractions and faith!ess-
ness have brought TO grief. Mrs. johnson
was subsequently arrested upon the charge
Of having shot and killed her husband. II
was developed that the ball which caused
Johnson's death was fired from a pistol
kept by Mrs. Johnson and on. that was
found in her possession immediately after
the shooting.
. EZRA EBRIGnr and Cora Bowman made
their appearance before Judge McCulloch
at Omaha the other morning and were
married. Soon after the ceremony was
over and they had gone n woman who
claimed TO be Ebright's undivorccd wife
also appeared on the scene, but TIE birds
had flown.
DIxoN County farmers are going into
buck wheat raising IN a large scale.
ONE hundred and ~sev-ntv-five pupils are
enrolled in the Creighton public schools.
THE new Government bridge connecting
Niobrara with the old Ponca Reservation is
gD feet long and contains sixteen spans.
The first lady Notary Pubic in the
State is Miss Ann n. Saunders. who has
been commissioned in Custer County.
WORK an an artesian well near Creighton
has been temporarily suspended. A depth
OF nearly seven hundred feet has been
and ii is thought a few more feet
will bring water.
Ar n shooting ARRAY near Barnard, n few
DAYS ago, between brothers named Turn
way, one had the bosom OF his pants filed
with salt. and another had his hat sho,
off his head.
THE stretching OF a wire across any road
in common use. whether public or private,
made nm o'feEse by the last Lecisla-
ture. punishable by a fine Of 80. unless
such wire was properly guarded to prevent
accident.
BERNARD C~AvANArGH, residing near
Ponca, recentla buried his old war horse nj
the age Of twenty-seven. The old charger
service during the war OF the rebellion.
apd long since had earned his ease and
IT is stated that John Markley. OF Cedar
has in his possession the Psalms Of
David by Martin Luther. dated l~csi-two
6undred years ago, and a prayer book
dated 49,. Both are printed in German,
md have descended down from one gener-
OF the family to the other.
4 REMARKABLE case is reported in which
l.. Goh, a brakeman. was thrown
an engine at Ashland last January.
The forward trucks passed over the ankle,
se~vering the foot and the ankle almost en-
The attending physician. finding
hat there was communication enough lie.
tween the two parts so that sensation was
preserved, decided To try to save the foot.
tool GU: several pieces Of bone and
the wound and has watched it very
ever since, and has had the salts
Of seeing the bones gradually knit
again and the wound heal.
A WIDOW in Boone County calls on the
1oudsmen Of two saloonkeepers for 5000
for the death Of her husband,
who was killed while under the influence Of
liquor purchased Of them.
DoRsHEIMER, . Central City school
who discarded text books in teach.
ms morals TO the young girls Of his school.
recently bound over to the District
Court in the sum Of $1,000.
Mr.. BArGHx. residing near Tobias, has
ost seven head Of horses within the last
liz months from what he supposes to be
THE squa:ters on the Santee reservation
ire reported TO be organizing for protec-
ion asairs: . possible raid from stamped
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Nh CAMP. q Kssrney business man, was
knocked down by . frightened
in Shelton. and three dangerous
.ashes cut across his scalp. {
GRAND ISLAND has Q base ball ciub.
t. - ssaeof that O.tsou pohaps1 TIA