The Red Cloud chief., 1888-08-24
NEBRASKA A NEWS

Greeley, wandered away from home and
was found the next morning by a neigh
DOR lying near the railroad track fast
asleep. \ big dog was keeping watch over
the sleeper n tried to keep the stranger
away from his little charge.
BARTLETT is rejoicing over the com
pletion and opening Of the new court house
which was built by subscription and do
mated to the county by enterprising citi.
Gems.
the official count of the vote at the
recent county seat election in Grant coun-
ty gave Hyannis the county seat instead OF
Whitman, as was previously reported.
AT a recent special meeting of the Oma-
ha Board OF Trade, resolutions were adopt
ed protesting against the proposed remOv-
al of the fast trains between Chicago and
the Missouri river, and a committee Of two
was appointed to lay the resolutions be-
fore the managers of the roads interested.
THE other evening about eight O'Clock
Drs. j. H. Calkins and T. j. Murphy, of
David City. were called in consultation
over a patient residing less than two miles
south Of the town and started out in q
buggy. Two hours later word was re-
ceived that the team had run away and
DR.. Murphy was hurt. He was found ly.
ing in the road with three of his ribr
broken and otherwise hurt about thu
shoulder and breast. About two o'cloc;.
DIR. Calkins was found lying in the grass
near the roadside dead, his neck beine.
broken.
TIE assessed valuation of the taxable
property Of Butler County for 1873 is 81
Gl2,670.6', according to the compiled re-
ports Of the assessor. There were reported
- 0\0 hnss-~ sS ENa ,n&%l M -~.Vo. .SY
sheep and 1881 hogs, representing an ag-
gregate assessed value of S$3s3,127.
MRS. ". r.. HAMILTON. aged over fifty
years, fell into a well fifty feet deep, ut
her home -four miles north Of Arlington,
the other day. She landed in two feet Of
water on her feet and was drawn out half
an hour later unhurt.
DURING a late storm at Waverly hail
stones as large as walnuts fell.
THE Columbus State Bank has increased
its capital to $lOO.0O.
NORDEN's contribution to the rails suffer-
ers in that vicinity consisted Of 325 bushels
of CORE, % bushels of oats. 81 bushels OF
potatoes and three tons of hay.
A LITTLE son of Frank Walker, of Nor
den. had n narrow escape the other day.
He was on a hay rack and slipped between
the boards. where ne was suspended by
Che neck for some time. When found by
his father the boy was unconscious, but
was soon restored to life by sk;llful treat
ment.
The Seventh Day Adventists are max
ing great preparations for their camp meet
ing, which is to he held at Grand Island
September IL to IL. 1t will not be a local
affair, but is designed for a general con-
vocation of the believers of that faith in
Nebraska.
A FARMER living e Crete b~rutally beat
his wife the other day, was arrested and
fined so. The RENTED the fine, as
the wife would nave been obliged to pay
1t. and on the way home he gave the wOm.
an another beating. Again he was ar.
rested and fined 81, which he was forced
to pay.
A PRISONER in h South Sioux City Jail
created quite a little sensation the other |
day by setting fire to the clothes in his eel |
and almost suffocating himself.
OSwELL CEHLING, a Burt County boy. !
was fatally injured by an ugly bronchC
the other day. He was leading the animal tC
the stabl when it turned on him, striking
him with the front feet, knocking him down
and frightfully bruising him. The boy
lived over twenty-fOur hours after the ac.
cident.
MARTIN Cook, an employee in the Thonp-
son brick-yard at Fremont, was drowned
in the Platte the other night.
THE body of Albert Carlson. a Swede
twenty-five years old. was found recently
in the creek at Weeping Water. The waite,
was not over two feet deep whore the body
was found. 1t was thought, as the man
was suffering from a partial sunstrOke,
that he had wandered away from his
boarding house in a delirium and had fall
into the stream.
H. AIMSEN, n prominent and much re-
spected citizen of Hansen, dropped dead Of
heart disease the other day.
The safe in the Office Of J. j. Melick, at
Neigh was blown open the other night.
Very little money was secured, but all his
valuable papers. including many notes,
were taken.
PoST-OFFICES lately established in Ne
Lakeside, Sheridan County: Re-
Sheridan County: Seneca, Thomas
County.
The Presbyterian Church Mt York will
be dedicated the first Sunday in September.
PATENTS were issued recently to William
A. Conner, of Lincoln. for n corn harvester,
and to Theodore H. Mehring 1.-TWO patents)
q corn husker.
A MAD dog scare in Colfax County has
resulted in the determination of q dozen
ours and several head Of cattle that had
been bitten.
FRED. LEWIS. a young man of Hastings,
while intoxicated the other night, sat
down on a tie of the b. & NJ. Railroad
track. He was asleep when passenger
passed along and was struck by the
steps of the postal car, which fractured
arm and dislOcated his shoulder.
DURING a storm at Central City on the !
morning Of the 18th the house of E. Barney
vas struck by lightning and set on fire. .
The flames were soon extinguished, how ,
,ver. This is the second time Mr.. Barney's
house was struck within the last fifteen ]
e. W. Ormsby's barn was also
and five horses knocked down. Tho
'sOrD was accompanied by torrents of rain
md q heavy wind. !
A G named John johnson was 4
ried for larceny at Central City recently l.!
,efore q jury composed entirely of men of .
lis " color. After being out . short !
ime they returned q verdict Of guilty. I
This is the first instance in the State where q
jury has been made up Of colored men. =
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