The Red Cloud chief., 1888-08-03
NEBRASKA STATE NEWS

NE6kAShA SIAIG NCVOs
TUE other morning, while the wife and
daughter Of Judge Pattenger, OF Platts-
mouth, were engaged about the house,
Mrs. Pattenger was seriously burned about
the face and arms. She had placed q
boiler Of water ON the stove, preparing to
do q small washing, when her daughter.
having heard that benZine in the water
lightened the labor, threw a quantity into
the boiler. This caused an instantaneous
explosion n Mrs. Pattenger seized the
boiler to carry it to the door, when the
flames communicated to her dress.
DURING O storm at York the other night
the house of X. &. Swartz was struck by .
hall Of lightning, which passed down the
chimney n entered the bedroom. The
fluid made n complete circuit Of the room,
following the gilt molding under the
border and taking all the gilt from it.
The ball, which appeared to be about
four inches in diameter, after exploring
the room, and frightening its occupants to
it's entire satisfaction, finally passed out
at the corner Of the room, making . very
small hole, but injuring no one.
PATENTS lately issued to Nebraska In.
ventOrs: Churn, Joseph E. Benjamin,
Hubbell; welding bench for plOws, Jerry
Dion, North Bend; reversible ~trcstle, Will
liam H. Phillips. Lincoln: calf-weaner,
, William H. PredmOre, WalwOrth: toast
ing-pan, William F. VanDorn, Lincoln.
DURING drunken row at a recent Ger
man gathering near Nebraska City. at the
house Of John Meyer, Charles Hoffmeyer
had his skull crushed and was fatally in
jured, Jake Young received q shot through
his right arm and John Hart was shot in
the right side. His wound might result
fatally. Meyers was arrested for the
shooting.
ED CAKR, for the murder of Warren Long,
was recently found guilty of murder in the
second degree ut Albion, and sentenced to
prison for life ut hard labor.
! On a farm four miles northeast of John.
ston, John p. Anderson went down into q
| well the other day with the intention of
cleaning it out and repairing the curbing.
While down at a depth Of about sixty-fve
feet he discovered the walls caving in and
raised an alarm. He was drawn up bOu
twenty feet, when the wall completely
closed in, burying him alive. Willing
hands were at work to rescue him.
, MRS. BAUMA, the wife Of a prosperous
farmer in Lancaster County, committed
suicide the other night by hanging herself.
She had been sick for some time with the
care of a large family. She waited until
her husband was asleep and then went to
the barn and committed the deed.
AT De Witt the other day Eek Halves
and James Hoagland were fixing brides
on a reaper team when the horses became
frightened. Hoagland was knocked sense
less before he knew any thing was wrong.
Returning consciousness found him hold
ing the body of Halves. whose skull was
cut to the brain in two places. He was
also nearly scalped and his neck was
broken. Hawes' body Vas dragged ninety
feet and HOagland's escape was q miracle.
The dead man leaves a wife and family.
ARTICLES of incorporation were recently
fled with the Secretary of State for the
State banks of Candy and Arcadia, the
former located at Candy, Logan County,
and the latter at Arcadia, Valley County.
These banks both nave an authorized capi-
tai of $4,000.
JOHN BAUER, Of Above, had . powder
key which he wished cleaned out, and he
applied q lighted match to the same, haS-
ing previously taken the p~recautiOn to put
. little powder in the keg. He was picked
up several rods from the scene Of the ex-
plosion, . mutilated but wiser man.
The vigilantes at North Benz are get
ting out their ropes and halters for the
members of a gang Of thieves whoare COM
uniting numerous depredations in that vi.
cinity.
The recent escape Of q prisoner caused
the people Of Pierce County to seriously
consider the idea of building . Jail.
The hog buyers for the Farmers Union,
at Oakland, paid out $ 1,O40 for hogs in n
day recently.
MOsr Of the railroads of the State have
filed answers to tho order Of the Board Of
transportation giving the reasons Why
they can not comply with the order Of the
board relative to distance tariffs.
THREE boys, O'Brien, Sutton and Hayes,
were drowned in the Missouri river oppo-
site the smelling works at Omaha the other
evening, none of them being able to swim.
They had got beyond their depth.
THE Grand Island canning works put up
10000 cans of peas this season.
DURING u recent storm at Grand Island
the German Lutheran Church was struck
by lightning and set OF fire, but the flames
were put out before serious damage was
done. the loss being about 500. Services
were being held at the time, but no one
was injured.
A NEW town has been started by Ger.
mans in Dawes County, where the Cotton.
wood empties into the NiObrara. |
DURING a severe thunder storm at Fuller |
ton the other day, while several men were
sitting in front of a store, a shaft of light |
ming came down the screen door and more
or less stunned the whole party.
A YOUTH Of twenty-One and = blooming !
widow of forty.eight were recently mar
ried at Cambridge.
THERE is talk VI Ord, LOup City and st.
Paul pooling for a fremen's tournament
this fall at the latter named place.
GREELEY County is said to be the sports.
mems paradise.
GRANTS boom has just commenced, with |
q $1,000 brick hotel for a starter, two
churches, costing j.. ZOO each, two large and
c~Onmodious eleva'oS, q $1,000 school
house and a $1,000 water plant. There
improvements will be completed before
fall.
1T is stated that Ed O'Donnell and George
Kane, residents Of Worthwhile, Knox
County, had . hard tussle with q tornado |
recently. They were riding over the prai-
ries in their buggies when Overtaken by
the storm. Kane was the first to recover
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