The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-29
NEBRASKA STATE NEWS.

the other morning and fifteen tassies and
nineteen horses were consumed
The Graui Isiand .renea have raised
about twelve thousand dollars 20 deiray
the expenses Of the next State s,urna-
nens.
!. MIRAGE FLArs Is the name OF . section
Of country nsar Rushviie, In sheridan
County. where the phenomenon Is said 10
Be on deck four DAYS ia the week
AT the late meeting Of the homeopathic
doctors Of the State In Lincoln. +. b.
RICHTER, OF Lincoln. Was elected President
for the ensuing year; +. W. Winter. OF
Wymors, Secretary.
J. v. Smith, late OF North Bend, who
skipped with some 5000 in cash, is no'i-
fed to appear and answer the attachment
proceedings instituted BY George T. Lyon,
Of waukeegan, H., of whom he borrowed
so, 900 on forged, .frauduieDt and worthless
promissory notes and m~ortgaees." smith
will take due notice.
The faculty OF the State University will
hold entrance examinations at the follow
ing places and dates: Omaha, Tuesday.
June l6: Falls City, Wednesday,, June IL;
Tekamah, THURSDAY, June Is; kearney,
Saturday, June -; Red Cloud, Monday,
June -. Each Of these local examinations
will afford opportunity to the youth of a
large section to test the question of their
fitness to enter the Latin school of the Cn-
iversity without the expense OF a journey
70 Lincoln.
A PARTY OF roughs recently attached the
post-ofiice at Cooleridge, firing a number
Of shots through the windows. W. q.
Pollock, the postmaster, and his wife were
in the building at the time. and Mrs. Pol
lock received a fright " hich it Was feared
would be fatal. 1t is said the trouble grew
out of the failure Of a man namei Breden-
baugh 70 secure the appointment as post
master. Pollock resigned March 3 in favor
OF his deputy, a man by the name of John
J. Moore. Bredenbaugh made a bitter
fight for the position, but Moore was ap-
pointed, and this excited his wrath beyond
peaceful endurance. SO he organized his
friends into q mob 70 clean out the es,ab-
lishment. Warrants were placed in the
hands Of the United States Marshal for the
arrest Of the party.
RUMoRS are current in Platte County
that the B. & NJ. Railroad will soon be -x-
tended from Columbus north through the
county.
THREE horses and eighteen hogs were
cremated at a barn burning at Burnett re-
Gently. The stock and barn belonged TO
Asa Stevens. A glass bottle focused |
the suns heat on the hay and started tho
fire. ~
THE Secretary Of War and staff recelGy
visited Fort Omaha O n . tour Of ir6psc-
ton.
THOMAS F.. DorY. late delivery<Srk at
the Lincoln Post-of.ice, was nrrsf ID q few
days since upon .hescharge II bpening .
letter addressed to c. II. B%kston and
containing a lottery ticket vsNA at SO.
Upon being arrested Do:y m11 clean
confession. stating that bNvbsYtAken the
ticket, and also that he t(k<Sken sums OF
money from letters ssveN times. but
always small amounts. He very bad
over the affair on account Of hisNJNSe, who
is said to be a very es.imable Lady, nd bis
little child. Do,y had been in the od&cc
about a year and was considered one Of tA6f
most competent; and trustworthy among
the employees.
WILDER THOMAS while recently chasi,.s
a Texas steer on his pony, in "A wes.oo
county, met with a serious accident. The
pory and steer came violently together
and the young man Was thrown and his
back broken.
Mark FULLY, OF Fremont, held a claim
for a week near the new town Of Nashville.
and sold it for $1,000.
IT Is stated that: the daily arrivals AT
Valentine, Gordon and Chardrou are enor-
nous.
HUGH LISN'sr residence in Dawson County
was destroyed by fire the other night.
{. MORGAN, of the Courier, has been
appointed Postmaster at kearney.
THE eighteenth annual council Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church. for The do
cese of Nebraska, convened Mt Omaha on
the 10Th. The attendance was large
AT the late annual meeting OF tle Cc-
braska State Eclectic Medical Association
Mt Omaha, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: J. W. Nc
Casland. of Pawnce City, President; c. X.
Sturdivant, OF Atkinson. Vice Frssden;:
J. NJ. Keys, o. Pawnee City, Secretary: /
Van Camp. OF Omaha. Corresponding Sec
rotary. K. >. Grimc., Of Lincoln: sreas-
urer. Board o: Censors. Drs. Guild, Food
ward md Nichols. The following dele
gates were elected TO the National ca
ton to he held mt Altoona, Pa. Jac L.. ,
lSS5: Alex Colman, W. s. Latta. D. s.. ,
Grimes. L. B. Crawford, II. &. Baiea W. 1
II. Babcock. J. W. Keys. ,
Us. REED. a brakeman on the L.rtni. /.
Division Of the Union Pacific. fell betteeu
the cars while the train was going thrdtyh
n shed rear Dale Greek recently aud tas +,
instantly killed. He was standing on sAar .
the train entered tn. saed and va Z
by one Of the ;imbcrs. Reed va g
man. and had been in the ccmTai'. !
service two years :
A. &. COLEMAN. employed in the yasis !,
Of tie st. Paul, Minneapolis s omSn
a: Ponca was found in n frsithi
car the other morning. buIle, had psski
his heart and n pistol lay at IL !.
side. The surposition was that be commit ).
ted suicide. hut no cause could be assigned =
for such an act. '
n young man B~-ideudaugh. who il ae- .
cused OK completely in the criminal Assault. =
upon Postmaster Pollock, of Cooi.rii.e g
has been arrested and denies N toto TIE =
serious charges which ar. preferred aga.Es I
hin. His version OF the tronbis il entiray 4
different from that first pahIished. and he !.
that be had nothing to do with i: !,
!.
A mill is being built a. way,e- )
A LADY az Friend, having . desre &c
quietly lay aside some pin money, recently
pat thirteen dollars in the drsrer o!
coffee mill. A day OF two =
the hired girl put some coffee In tn -
mid. ground IL and ernptied cash and al {,
INTO the coffee pot where it received c ..