The Red Cloud chief., 1888-06-15
Miscellaneous.

Jen~erSon 1896 York ....-....... D
Miscellaneous.
The last act in a life that constituted
revolving drama occurred at the State
~pen;tentiary the other night, when Mrs. 3
J. OvertOn con mitte1 suicide by cutting
her throat from ear to ear with q cast
knife. The woman lived on the frontier In
Custer County last fall, where she was the
terror OF her neigaborhood. Finally, aftel
repeated threats Of killing her husband,
she blew out his brains with a shot gun
while he was sleeping. Her children vert
the only witnesses Of the deed, and she
was convicted on their testimony and sent
to the ~peni;eatiary for twenty-five years.
She had been q vicious and Cnruly prisoner
ever since entering the prison. Sne quar-.
relied with the female %convicis, and in fits
Of passion tore her bedding into shreds.
A COMMITTEE appointed by the county
commissioners Of Merricx County to ex-
anime the books of the ex.treasurer,
Colonel ". H. Webster. reported q
shortage of about SIS, UOO in his &C
counts. Colonel Webster's deputy. Otto
Foster. was also found to be short q, 600.
Webster has property worth 10000 which
it is said ic will turn over t. the county.
WHILE recently attempting to steal a
ride on the truck Of q freight car at Kear-
ney Sidney Gordon, who was tramping
from Colorado, lost his balance, fell and
had n foot cut OF BY the til N.
TIE Nelson ros;-ofice business for the
quarter ended March 81 makes the follow
ing creditable showing: Receipts, s56a q;
money orders sent, 81, 6lS. IS; money orders
pail. el,5sS.O1; number registered packages
sent, 1O4, and number received, e..
IT has been decided to erect Q fine educa-
tional building, on the campus of Nallalieu
University at BARLEY, As Q memorial Of
Rev. George c. Haddock. This building
will he 130xsS feet, with three stories, be-
sides basement and attic.
TIE bOiy Of an unknown man was found
the other morning five miles west of Ere
mont, near the railroad track, by the crew
Of a passing train. His skull was crushed,
but whether as the result Of accident or a
murder the %coroner's jury was unable to
decide.
NEBRASKA CIrY is reaching for the min
line of the Chicago, Burlington L. Quincy.
Mr. MORLEN, of Valentine, recently
was the victim of On unfortunate accident.
While taking his gun OF his shoulder he
accidentally pulled the trigger and tho en-
tire load was discharged in his Leg near
the ankle. As the other leg was lost some
time ago it is almost q miracle that he was
able to drag himself along at all. Never
theless he succeeded in getting to his PONY,
which was Q little less than o mile away,
and with the courage and strength born Of
dire necessity. and unfiinching grit, he
managed to mount his pony and rode a
mile or more, where he came upon some
men at work in the adjoining valley.
PENSIONS recently granted Nebraskans:
Original invalid. Ferdinand Weller, Ne
ligh: William H. Moore, Wiisonville;
Charles b. Mob es, WahOo.
Tue Governor has issued positive orders
to DR.. Ge:th. the State veterinarian, to
make q thorough examination Of all the
dairy herd, about Omaha.
IT is thought that the glor.ols Fourth
will be more generally observed in Ne
brask. Ii, S year than ever before.
ABoUr WE'VE o'clock the other night
during = storm. lightning struck the house
Of n. ID. Jackson. ut Neigh. and completely
wrecked il. Tn most marvellous part Of
the nc .iient was that none Of the family,
which consis:ei Of Mr. jackson, his wife
and three children. were injured. About
two hour "a G: fire brok; out in the ruins
but was * n:u'shci before it had burned
much.
WHILE rec .atly out hunting Mr.. J. W.
Daily, OF Coluii Jus, was seriously injured
by his team running away.
TIE large barn of Orrick D. Bunting,
near Davil City was struck by lighting
the other night and barnsd TO the ground.
It contained three horses. several sets Of
harness and various farming ,mplements,
Q quantity OF hay. The horses
wore got Out but every thing else lost The
barn was insured for q small sum. Some
i've years ago Mr.. Bun.iny's no ise on the
Same premises was burned with all its q
tents, the family barely having time to
make their escape.
Al TIE family OF Ferdinand Mathis, Of
Wisner, was returning from q wedding tho
other day and while being ferried over the
river, the boat capsxed. Tho
mother and ore daughter were saved, but .
son, q daughter, Q granddaughter and Q
boy were drowned.
BIZ the falling OF . scaffold 1t the now
Convent Of Mercy. ut Omaha. the other
day, Owen Ifor, of the Arm Of Park, Fow.
:er 4 Kennard, dealers in slate roofing,
was Instantly killed, and W liam james. Q
workman, injured 50 that he died In . short
time.
Ar Fremont the other day NrA ByrlR
Curtis was burned In . very serious ms
about the face and neck and o ha10
by the explosion Of gasoline stove while
she was lighting it.
CRoP prosp sets good.
TIE other morning Fred Robinson,
desperado of local repute at Cottonwood,
Butler County, went 70 the house OF A. II
sheldon and shot hin dead, and the Z
morning returned and with the assistance
steve Carter took the body away and
huried It The killing was done n .
enersely settled n~eighboshood on the fron-
tter md vas not discovered for several
days. a.. C,..,..
cchr,e. suicded by taking strychnine tho
osher evening At North Piasts. No cause
1910 he learned. She was married last
Jsnuary and lived apparently devoted to
her husband. IN 81.
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