The Red Cloud chief., 1885-06-19

NEBRASKA STATE NEMS.
Crooks and confidence men hold nightly
matinNes in valeotine.
RECENTLY George SAnner was sadocated
by the smoke OF . powder blast in . veil
near Valentine.
the Fremont National Guard has just re-
esived = handsome ard costly silk banner
from Columbus, Ohio.
TwENrY.sIx thousand dollars worth Of
new machinery has been added 10 the
plant in the b. & n. shops At Piattsmouth.
MERRIcK County farmers arc confident
Of . bountiful harvest. The prospect at
the present time surpasses the record.
The Board Of Assessors have completed
the railroad assessment Of the Stats.
The total assessment is S1s.sa..S.os, an
increase over last year Of S2,sS3.S4.6,. The
average assessment per mile Is 81, .o2 Is.
IT Is reported that: . peculiar fever has
become epidemic 1t Wayne and has
extended to Wakefield. IL has already
carried on several couples. and others are
afflicted. 1t il called wedding fever.
EUGENE BIsBEE, son Of Captain Bisbee,
post commander at Fort Niobrara, has re-
ceived the appointment of postal clerk
from Missouri Valley to Valentine, vice l.
l. Luntry, resigned.
THE Elkhorn Land & Town Lot Com
pany, capital $4,000, has been incorpor.
ated by John l. Blair. William W. Walker.
Dewitt c. Blair, Clarence g.. Mitchell and
Samuel p. Wisuer.
BESIDES the loss OF life in the late cloud
burst at Indianola $50 in greenbacks in the
pockets Of one Of the victims. and 500 in
gold in . coffee pot, were carried away by
the Hood. Only two Of the bodies have been
found. 1t is supposed the balance are COW
cred up with dirt and rubbish and may
never be found.
The Papillion Times says the statement
that hog cholera caused Q loss Of 5000 to
farmers in Sarpy County is borne out by the
ASSESSOR returns. When the assessment
was taken last spring there were l4,2Gi
hogs in the county, assessed at S29,O10;
now there are s.i35 hogs, assessed at SI2,-
AS. This gives q decrease OF 81 90 in
valuation, rs compared with last year.
Hogs are certainly not assessed at more
than one.fourth actual value, and at this
rate the loss in the county since last spring
foots up $6S.OOO.
AFAIrHLEss lover was the cause Of Annie
johnson trying to leave Omaha and the
rest Of the world by the morphine route
recently. Although not successful it was
. close call.
The other day William Gerkie, Of
Omaha, babe his friends good bye and
started for the Missouri River declaring
he would drown himself. He changed his
mind upon contemplating the raging Big
Muddy and crossed over to an Iowa town
and sent word back that he was not dead
but dead broke.
IT is stated that Nebraska post-ofices
are being filed at the rate Of four per
day.
MONTAGUE, the temperance lecturer,
worked a week in the town Of Schuyler for
the sum of %3.S.
A KANSAS cattle company purchased
sixty carloads Of cattle last month In the
counties Of Platte and Stanton.
E%IGHTY-FOUR citizens of Blair signed the
protest against the reading of the Scrip
lures and praying in the public schools.
NORFOLK has made preparations for q
grand observance Of the Fourth. Senate
Van Wyck will be the orator Of the day.
THE Congregational Church at Fremont
has just been completely finisaed at a total
expense of $4,000.
In the Campbell Drayton defamation Of
character suit ut Neigh recently, the
plaintiff, Mr.. Campbell. was given judg-
ment of one cent. The costs were taxed
against both parties equally.
THE other morning the six-year-old
daughter of Mr.. McVeigh. of Ohiotown,
instantly killed by the accidental dis.
charge of q gun which she and q little
brother got hold of.
DURING the year ended Jun I there had
been received and forwarded over the
Union Pacific and st. Joe g. Western Rail. !
roads at Grand Island q ,05l,0O0 pounds Of
freight, or S3,022 tons. At 10000 pounds to
the car this would make SOL carloads re-
ceived. Freight forwarded up to the same
date, c6.O39, lao, allowing 10000 to the car
Total number of cars received and for
warded, 1908, which would make a con-
tinuous train Of cars G6 miles in length, or
would be equal to $50 trains Of 20 cars each.
The Attorney General, Secretary Of
State and Auditor of State, constituting the
Roard Of Railroad Commissioner under
the act Of the late I~yisl.t.rre. me. 70.
Gently and organized by the selection Of
Hon. E. p. Roggen as Chairman for the
first six months. The following gentlemen
were named under the act a. Secretaries:
E;rrt Concr.ss;onoI District e " Gers Of |
7 i,coln. second Nstr;c,- Cb.r,e. Rms.
cbov. Of Red Cloud. rbir,i District Ren.
X. Cowdrey. of Columbus. The Sec. |
retaries fled their bonds, approved bv the |
Governor and qualified according 20 the |