The Red Cloud chief., 1886-08-13

IL a recent quarrel over n borrowed
wagon, near Lincoln. between William
Ewart aud Herman Maah>, half brothers.
Maah> table, and instantly killed Ewart
FooTrAIs have been recently doing some
lively work AT Omaha.
4 LARGE crowd recently assembled at
Bellwood Ia witness the second five mile
! race for SO a side between Huffman, of
Bellwood, and Gregg. of Omaha. Hull
man shot ahead of Gregg in the start and
kept gaining until the fourth mile was
reached when Gregg ''caved in" HUH
man continued on and made the five miles
in thirty minutes.
a NEW Swedish pape will soon appear
at HoldreSe.
IT is said that crops nave never failed in
Nance County since the white man has
taken possession.
PHILLIP GARDNER. Of Dead Horse creek,
near Chadron. was killed the other day hy
a falling We'll bucket.
\ BOLT OF lightning was thouChtles>
enough to attack u Ponca tree p.ddler re-
Gently.
A BARN. granary and four valuahl
horses belonging to cx-Sher.f j. /. Miller.
VI loIn WIZ ''NNh'N's ~ a. 49,
night.
Tom BHowN. Of Ord. is among the miss
ing men. also s+n which b. took with him
To cancel n mortgage. in Lnup City.
An immense amount OF railroad material
is going out on the -. Paul branch of tn"
Union Pacific. To put extensions north and
west in first-class condition.
The Union Pacific surveying corps. which
staked til. Cheyenne 4 Northern road. was
recently camped at O'Fallon. running n
lire up the North Platte river.
TnE pushing residents 81 O'Connor.
Greeley County. propose To give a bonus OF
Slj.00 il the Scrihner branch OF the Elk-
horn Valley road is extended 10 the town.
II is believed the county viii adj so 0OJto
the pile. Negotiations 10 that end are
under way.
ASHTON farm of 80 acres vas sold last
week for Si2.JD Real estate Is looking up
in that locality.
A SAD accident occurred on the mon
Pacific tram near Grand Island enrlv the
other morning. Mrs. Minnie Carlton. .:
Chicago. occupied a berth with her two
children. Q babe of six months
and a ~four-year-o!d girl. During the
night the eldest child changed places with
the baby. Later on the mother awoke and
touching the cAlid's face lightly with her
hand noticed something was wrong. Thor
ouchlv frightened she lifted the baby from
il, position and found that It was dead
The little girl had ain with her face across
the baby',. preventing IL from breathing.
and il bad smothered TO death.
THr hardware store OF A. ". Treat ~
Lodge Pole. eighteen mites east Of SIDNEY.
wnss;ruck by lightning attHrec o'cioc. the
other morning and totally consumed
Loss. about FIVE thousand dollars. party
covered tv insurance. The ssocs pEos~
fra,ei Treat. who was sleeping in the st0vs
A, lin. time. HIS umt~r ward was aaved.
dogs are taxed sss Isar.
THr ION q. Mr.. Gate!. a fI!!m0gx County
farmer. recently me; with . SINFUL acct
dent The horse which he yas riding was
frish:ed by . doc and a sssy The boy
va. throw from hi, sat, got tangled in
the harness So pc celI and the horse ut .
furious speed rsa through . wire fence.
tearing OF a vide and deep section Of Aesb
along The ~hobcxtent OF the toy's hack.
meek and Aeod.
AroUxo man. aged about twenty-five.
wa Essently found on the railroad stou,
shseoufbe. from Linesln With . bullet hole
iaA8 bod He was taken TO the city and
- without heinx able 70 give has name
toxIRx.x Nebraska despsin Of securing
Leroad eo.secsios with Omaha-
TKts ]tsor Of the RsshviIIe Sss.dSrS ~ |
cent tbok . drive IN the ooustsy s0ssA-