The Red Cloud chief., 1886-02-05
NEBRASKA STATE NEWS.

TmE ccroner ct North Platte vas recent
" notified OF the death. near that place. O
kermit, vino lived in . sod hut with only
. horde Of doxs for companions De imme-
dia,sly went TO the place indicated ara
found the dogs Still keeping watch over
the dead body Of Their master. Seven Of
them had to be shot before the body could
De touched. Among the effects OF the her
init was found So in dimes and Bicsei-, in
small bags. He was probably insane over
the subject Of breeding dogs, and some
trouble had driven him 10 solitude with his
canin. friends. It's believed that he frors
10 death.
WHILE Mr.. and Mrs. S.een were recently
out s,eighing near Wahoo som. OF the run
ming gear gave way and the horse started
to run Mrs. Stecn jumped from the cutter
and fell upon the frozen ground, striking
upon the back of her head and receiving
injuries which rendered her unconscious
for eighteen hours.
TuE bank Of Steli. has fled articles Of in
corporation Capital, $500.
QuAIL and prairie chickens were killed
by the thousands in the late storms.
The Young and growing town OF Mead
. I1lf.srss Stshhf = 80" -
THx express ompsny has mrds good the
loss by the robbins of tn. Cbadron coach.
Ir is said that Mis- Dis.ner, the seventy
day sleeper. has recovered N. use Of her
limbs. which were paralyred at the great
awakening
l.. Z. JoxE.. a Dixon County farmer, re-
Gently struck a seven foot v-.n Of coal on
his farm ~ feet from the surface. The
coal is said To be OF good quality.
Tag City Council OF Pistt-nouth has
passed an ordinance levyins au "occuPa-
ton tax on al! classes Of Ic-ines-. in sums
ranging from 50 to 80 per year. Hankers,
peddlers and nonresident drummeT. are
taxed 10y the day.
CH.DgoN has a board Of trade with forty
one members representing rs msuy busi-
ness houses. The object Of this orgsniEa-
ton is TO secure manufactures and mills
upon the adjacent streams. ami TO secure
additional railroad lines. Also TO estab-
li.h a jobbinS and wholesale trade.
The Secretary OF State has issued a cir
cular notice to the effect that on aud after
February Is. 1854. prepayment OF fees will
be demanded for all work done in his Office.
OMAHA has a schem. to bring the Elk
. uOIu IAStT u tutt til ohi taf'H ~ v
power purposes. II is proposed TO tap II at
Elkhorn City, "A distance of about twenty
FIVE miles, and conduct the power to
Omaha.
BALLARD, the Omsha murderer. who was
sentenced to hang, has beer granted a writ
Of error by the Supreme Court. a new
trial will follow.
LATE post Office changes in Nebraska:
Established, La Rhue. Keith County, Will
liam La Rhue, postmaster. Discontinued,
Lavaca, Cherry County. PostmaS:ers APP
pointed. Baker, Buffalo County, Sidney II.
Childs; Blue Springs, Gage County. WA
liam NJ. Young: Cherry Greek, Buffalo
County. r. Farr; Newark, KeRrney County,
Benjamin w. Vaughn; Peterson, Cunning
County, Miss Mary Peterson; Pilot. Custer
County, Lewis G. Osbourn; Riverview,
Buffalo County. John ". Adams; Sctt,
Furnas County, Mrs. Ida Loghry: Table
Rock, Pawnee County, james a. Carlock.
CoLoR,po coai brings $3.50 in Araphoe;
IN Omaha Sd 40.
THE Ainsworth skating rinl: has been
turned into n court house.
THF Union Pacific has le: the contract Tor
foriy-Gve miles OF road from Howard City
IN the GifectlDG OF Broken DOW.
A DAVID CITY photographer grects his
guests with a novel and effective motto
q loaded revolver in a glass case. sur
roundedby photos of dead beats. which
silently commends tie patrons to pray CT
pay"
Ir is stated tina: a petition is receiving
signatures in the vicinity OF Deloit, Ante
lopc County, requesting the Postmaster
General to expedite with dynamite or other
forcin!e means the mil carrier OF route
3;,:5j. The petitioners are no: particular
about the consequence Il the mail carrier
gets there.
Ti,r school population Of Fairmon: has
increased so rapidly that another scnoo!
house il an Imperative necessity.
THr City Council OF Piat:smouth has sub
mit.ed a draft OF a ~storworSs ordinance
20 George y. Inman, OF New York. who mas
made n proposition to huild the works. In
case he accepts the provisions OF the orii-
nance it Will he submitted to q vote OF the
people for ratification or rejection.
WAS recently issued for the
arrest OF Nick Tcit>nrt. upon the charg. Of
a robbery committed ut KennarJ. Deem
Der IL. the postmaster at tia: plec. is also
station agent. and on the day mentioned h.
missed p registered letter containing SO.
which he had just received. TeiisOrt bad
been hanging around the station during the
day. and suspicion pointed 1T once TO him,
but as no proof could he secured nothing
was done excep. To place the matter in the
hands OF tine authorities. who by T. decoy
registered letter soon caught him.
PATENTS lately granted Nebraska invent
ors: Frederick Hrumingsr and r.. Quinn.
Hastings. fire escape; James p. Gags, Fair
field. folding table; James X. Patterson,
Crete, grain drier.
The report is that the new county com
missioners Of Dawes County save removed
the county seat from Chadron 70 section
90" near that town, which they claim is the
legal county seat.
THE bridge across the Republican at
Trenton is said to be assured and i; will
probably be built next month. Trenton
will enjoy q solid and substantial boom
dating from its completion.
AsAp accident befell Miss Nash while .t
tine post-ofice at Fairfield the other morn
ing. The trap cellar door being opes, she
accidentally fell into the cellar and sus-
tanned serious injuries
CHADgoS JcHrEs,: We have now two
seats OF county government, two county
treasurers, two county judges, two county
commissioner from the frs: district. And
now IL some other fellow with q seventy
e:gh: shack OF section twenty will start .
second post-ofice We shall be fixed"
PAriLLIoN recently had . $40, 90 FIRE.
TIE body OF a man Vas recently found .
mile east OF Benton near . haystack. Gov
cred with hay. An old carpet sack and q
large supply Of fishing tackle were found
with him. He had evidently been smoth-
cred by the haysisck falling on him, and
haA h>aa daah q ,nnr tina Nnahinx 70