The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-01

a Tory0 daughter OF John Wagner. o!
Cunning County, recently died from chew
+ ing a poisonous weed ;ha, grow. by the
roadside. Another child ram. near dying
from the same cause.
The Chadron tSioux County Journal re-
ports the discovery In that region OF IA wall
built OF square blocks of stone. extending
FOR ,-vera al miles through valleys and over
bills
THOMAS MURPHY, a patient in ST.
Joseph's Hospital. Omaha. su,ciiei re-
Gently by cutting his throat.
7 MANY trees were planted on Arbor Day.
II zach person in the State would plant
one tree every day thus set apart for the
purpose. the next generation would find
stately forests where unbroken prairies
now meet the eye.
THE population o. Dixon County hiss in
creased seventy-five per cent IN five years.
SrRoMsBEEG is confident, that the Ma
tional Swedish Bnptis, College Will lie
located there. The cost OF the proposed
building is limited - $1,000.
AMONG the improvements under way in
Kearney are two schooi buildings 10 cost
$1,000 each. and the Reform School build
ing 10 cost .2D.pp.
IT is expected that the work Of ditchilg
the Dakota County swamp will begin at-.u;
July l.. The ditch will drain an Immense
tract Of fertile land.
GANGS OF s~winiling shnrps are said 20 lie
working the farmers in different parts 81
the State with various schemes To enrich
the granger and make a fortune FOR them
selves.
A DESTRUCTIVE prairie fire swept through
a large strip OF the Republican Valley "a
Phelps County, recently. destroying "a num-
Der Of outhouses and hays,acks.
RECENT prairie fires have destroyed vast
amounts OF property III the southwestern
part Of IN. State. These fires were mostly
started through carelessnsss.
PATRICK T. CoNNERs. Of Forest City, has
sued the Union Pacific for manages for
bodily injuries received BY being forCihly
bounced from a freight train at Valley.
He had n first-class ticket and a permit To
ride on the train from which he was thrown.
SUIT has been entered III the United
States Court against Lancaster County for
interest upon 1900 in bonds held by
Charles f.. Lewis, OF London, England.
The bonds are known as NJ. Z. extension
bonds which the county refused To paw on
the ground that they were illegally issued.
MAN named Jacobs was recently found
hanging from a bridge between Albion and
st. Edward in Boone County. The man is
reported To have been working for IA farm
er by the name Of Martin Stevens, and is
is said that he had become enamored of n
servant girl who had 30 far triiled with his
affections rs 70 induce in his mind the
belief that she loved him. When the girl
Tilted him he became Respondent. and i: is
believed mentally ~deranged, which led to
the suicidal motive.
II Buffalo County Agricultural Society
will hold their fifth annual fair at the
grounds OF the society ut Kearney, on the
9Th. sth. 9TH and 10th of September.
THE State Auditor has written 20 County
Treasures that the law providing for coll
lecting n penalty OF five per cent. has been
repealed. but has no emergency clause.
The only legal way for the Treasurer To do
will Ice 10 charge the penalty up to June
J.. 1881, and after that time he will have
to refund the penalty To persons making a
demand for the same. taking n receipt
therefor. which receipt may be used in set
Element with the County Board.
DAWES County is said to bee i~illing'up
with settlers faster than any other county
ever before settled in the State.
4 COWBOY recently amused himself in
pistol practice ut Creighton bv shooting
through doors and such other festive sport.
but such little sportive tricks having be-
came obsolete in that town he was led of
10 Jail, when n mob arose and am near
lvnching the fellow, who begged and
siIrieked for mercy. The Sheriff made his
appearance just in time to save him.
\ ANG of thorse-thieves lately caused
great alarm among farmers around SYRIA
cuse.
\ NEW railroad depo: is promised PapiI-
lion.
Ir is said that the rush of settlers 10
Northwestern Nebraska is crowding cat
tlenen to the wall and many of them are
preparing TO move TO Wyoming.
THE track layers on the Sioux City &
Pacific extension had reached n point six
teen miles beyond Valentine on the 18th.
The graders are strung along almost every
mile OF the new work between Gordon and
White River. The weather was excellent,
and every Indication that the track will be
he completed to White River befor. Au-
gust I.
The other morning the north appr zach OF
the Sanders street bridge at Omaha fell
with n crash. owing partly to some defect
in the construction and partly TO the nom
OF the approach. At the time
of the disaster there was passing over tho
bridge a buggy containing a lady and q lit
tie boy. The lady eXtricatec hers~lf all
but the boy was thrown down upon
the under portion q! the broken bridge. and
became wedgei in between the gas and
pipes. He was rescued by tvs" men
who happened to be passing at the time.
A LINCOLN domestic. named Louisa Hit.
man. imagined she was married. bHi for
tuna;ely her mind became unbalanced be-
fore the realization. She was sent TO the
The town Of North BEND seems "a have
got hersel. into n fiI. She built a fine new
school hous. and now finds she canprt vote
to paw for il.
Two confidence operators. while lately
tie i~nnocents of McCoo., were
rap;ared and bound over TO the District
Court.
Ed BrRRIs and Pat Collins. r compile %
farmer boys. Will. driving home from Pal
myra the other night had a in
" hich the team ran 81! the BRIDE. instant,
IS killing both horses. The boy. were
ininjured. I
Town los in Sidney are selling rapidly.
ACCORDING 20 reports from vaTioDs Ior-
q: the STATE prairie chickens s-e be
,ornin: scare. In manv localities, a'i Tn.
efforts are ma L. 10 enforce the 'sw for