The Red Cloud chief., 1886-02-12

ago he ~ak bitten by dog. which was after
ward killed The same animal bad bitter
several other dog. and one Of these ha,
since developed symptoms Of h~ydr"phot'a
Should the disease develop - rapidly in IN.
, engineers case be will die before r.acbin.
Paris.
GaaSp ISLAND has decided that gas ID
just the thing Tor tie town Albert : Max.
well submitted q proposition TO the City
Council, which was accepted. 70 build first
class works, with capacity sufficient for q
city Of 5000 people. Private consumer.
are TO be charged SEQ per l.oo feet snd
the city is To pay &2I1 PER month for eacs
gas lamp. The Council refused TO gran; Al
exclusive privilege.
AARON CTR, who WAS struck by q NOV
plow near Columbus early in January, and
who wandered insensible on the prairie FOR
several hours and was finally found nearly
frozen. recently had all the fingers on both
hands smputated
IT is said iha. a v~igilanc. committee Of
marrisgeable young ladies Was formed in
Fremont some time ago to Investigate the
habits and character Of eligible young men
and bachelors. The result IF these inquiries
were recorded alphabetically in books pre-
pared for that purpose, and guarded by a
muscular secretary. The movement has
been kept q secret. but has finally leaked
out and trouble is brewing.
a LATE fire at DE Witt consumed about
$500 worth Of property, with only sII,-
90 insurance. E..About half the business
portion OF the town was destroyed, which
included nearly fifteen business houses.
THE ladies Of the Baptist Church nj Wet
ern have purchased q new bell FOR their
church edifice.
THE b. & NJ officials rave found the par
ties who burned their bridge near Almena
last fall, and they are under arrest.
A Man wa, killed by the snow plo~ on
the Missouri Pacific the other night, near
Brock. He attempted TO cross in front OF
the pillow, when the snow gave way with
him., be falling under the wheels Of the en-
line and WAS crushed to death. His name
was not Known.
CHADRoN business men are preparing TO
increase their business from retail to the
magnitude Of wholesale houses IN the
spring.
THE war Of the railroads has already
broken out northwest Of Grand Island.
The Union Pacific and Burlington & Mis-
souri, are pushing operations vigorously,
and considerable rivalry is shSwn in the
race for position and right Of way. Re
Gently the former company had grade
stakes set at Howard City, where the Bur-
lington Il Missouri WAS TO cross their ex-
tension. Later the resident engineer quietly
engaged all the available men aud teams,
and during the night effected n crossing
over the Union Pacific grade, laid 400 feet
Of ties and iron, the distance required by
law, and now holds the fort.
DURING the year 1885 the Union Pacific
railroad received at Grand Island station
P,Gs3 car loads Of freight. Allowing 25,Co
pounds per car, il would make an sggre-
gate OF 81 10000 pounds received The
number OF cars OF freight forwarded from
there during the same period Was 3,5l0, or
2s7, 80, 900 pounds.
A LINCOLN special says: TIE Live Stock
Sanitary Commission visited the State farm
and found that five hogs had died the past
week with cholera. Twenty-six hogs were
innoculated by DIR. Gerth some time ago,
and five hogs known to be affected with
cholera were put with them in order to
ascertain whether innoculation was n pre-
%ventive or not. The result will dsmp~n
the nrdor OF the vaccine enthusiasts. a.
three Of the innoculated animals have died
with the disease and the others are in the
last stages.
lr is reported that the Burlington & Mis-
at Omio, near the Kansas line, and will
test the coal vein thoroughly.
An amateur named Bells appropriated a
horse from the stables Of q widow living
near Neigh, but failed to dispose Of it be-
fore capture. The young rascal belongs to
a respected family in the neighbordood.
1T IN stated that Paul II. RawlIns, who
recently died in the insane asylum, was
a prominent besiness man and
politician of Grand Island.
A FAMILY named Lennon. from Geneva, ,
consisting Of husband. wife and six chill
dren were reported frozen TO death. having
been caught in the recent blizzard while on
their way to their homestead IN Sherman
Kan.
EDWARD KILN, an employe OF The
Omaha smelling works, met with a hor-
accident recently which cost him an
NV 10Y tpSNsbiS ItoVc aiaI- bilf
working about the rollers his hand was
in the machinery, and before any
Thing could be done 20 save him bis arm
drawn between the rollers and crushed
most to n jelly.
HENRI STEVENS, a farmer living fifteen
niles east of Valentine. on the Niobrara
liver, WAS assassina;ed the other night.
bearing his dogs barking furi-
,usly, got up and with a lantern started
,ut to see what was the matter. Immsdi-
ltely after crossing the threshold OF his
,oor be was shot lead by parties unknown
TIE other day Charles Potter broke open
/ trunk ut whee,er's livery stable in Fair
Mount, and among other things stole two
Of deposit on the Geneva Er-
,hanye bank. Til. trunk and certificates
belonged to a man in Geneva. and TO cash
hem Potter forged his name and skipped
He was captured at Atlantic. Iowa
A STAGE line has been established between
Bow and Kesrncy.
"A BED OF pottery clay has been f1und near
-ong Pine.
TIE Elkhorn Valley read eontemplases
3s1 miles OF road this year. Forty
.wo miles OF road will be built between
Fremont and Lincoln, and the remainder
sill be on the Eli OFT Valley extension 90
Rapid City. twenty-five new engines have
been ordered by this company TO run be-
;ween Missouri Valley and the Western d.
vision.
EipNsy wants . brick yard
A 'DRrG" store Was started recently .:
Sherman County, and later the
Of that place. finding that the afore-