The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-20

NEBRASKA STATE Jews
FUIY-EIGHr Nebraska veterans we're
granted pensions o. the 9Th.
On July 4, 5 and 9 the mercury ranged ct
100 In the shade at David City.
TEE Governor recently issued a requisi-
ton upon the Governor Of Illinois for the
arrest and return to Nebraska of Theodore
Draw charged with the abduction ON June
a. at Omaha, of Freddie W .Dainton, q child
Of eight years. Draw il perfectly blind,
and is alleged to have carried the little
boy away from his parents who live on the
river bottoms just below Omaha. The
| child's father is a poor man in the employ
of the smelling works. Draw was cap
tured in Chicago.
A PETITION was filed in the district court
at Omaha the other day by Francis G.
! Cleveland, Benjamin Folsom, N. r. Fol-
som and ten other heirs of the late JOhn B.
| Folsom for partition of their several inter-
ests in city lots in Omaha, forming part of
the Folsom estate. The property is valued
at several hundred thousand dollars. Tn
petition in the course Of a very lengthy and
| elaborate statement of the cas- explains
that 1.-THE plaintiff, Frances G. Cleveland,
is the same person as Frances c. Folsom.
named as one of the devisees in the said
will, she having since the date thereof in
termarried with one Grover Cleveland"
A MAN and wife became SO absorbed in
the festivities of the Fourth at Grand
| Island, and especially the giddy dance,
that they put their babe to sleep in one
corner of the room to let their ''joy be un-
pOn6no6O A ftor tho Honco thoV 6rnv0
home, twelve miles in the country, entirely
forgetful of their offspring. Just as the
loving mother got into bed she missed her
two-year-old and with a scream made the
fact known to her husband who had to
hitch up and drive bach to town, where he
found the little one sleeping as soundly as
babes only can sleep when properly tucked
away BY q careful mother. This story is
vOuched for.
The WOman's Relief Corps of Schuyler
gave q sOciable the other evening which
was a very remunerative affair. Thieves
walked OF with the supply of ice cream,
and just as they had finished eating it were
discovered. Instead of having the rObbers
arrested they were told to come down
handsomely, which they did. The cream
brought more money than if it had been re-
tailed by the dish.
The Governor has received a letter from
Secretary Bayard inviting the State of
Nebraska to be represented at the EXPOSE
ton to be held in Paris, commencing May
5 N closing October 81, 1889, to which by
joint resolution Congress accepted an in
v~itatiOn Oh the part of the United States.
In the district court at Nebraska City
the other day Judge Field decided against
the contestant in the famous Hawke will
case. The late Robert Hawke cut his only
son of with a penny for having mar
ried against his wishes, but left him q val
liable farm providing he would leave his
wife. His son refused to 10 SO, but asked
for the farm any way.
AN illustration Of the singular antics of
Cupid is reported from the little town of
Waco. Two years ago the principal of the
schools there, a married man, eloped with
. pretty young lady pupil. The pair start
ed for Denver. The authorities there were
notified. On their arrival at the Colorado
capital b elOpers We're arrested by q |
young detective, who brought them back
to Waco and turned them over to the au-
thorities. The other day he again returned
to Waco, and armed with q marriage
license, took into custody his fair prisoner
Of two years ago and returned with her to
Denver.
A GRAND ISLAND boy, seventy three
years old, has for several weeks been
wrestling with q severe attack of whOOp- |
ing cough.
JACOB MILLER, an old and respected
farmer residing near Omaha, committed
suicide the other day by shooting. The ex-
treme heat had made him insane.
ONLY lO6 in the shade at Omaha on the
18th.
The other morning County Superintend-
ent Franklin was thrown from his buggy
with such violence At York Us to fracture
his leg near the ankle.
MRS. KRCGG, who was recently arrested
in Fillmore County upon the charge of
having killed her husband with a hoe in a
fight in the cOrnfield during a quarrel
about the price of a pair of rubber boots,
was discharged Mt the preliminary exami-
nation. the evidence showing the fact that
tbs deceased came to his death from sun
stroke and Mrs. Krugg was entirely exon
Grated from all blame.
EMMA DUENNERXANN, a three-year-Old |
girl, was run over and killed by q team at
Grand Island the other night. her neck
being broken. Henry Kay, q farmer, who
was driving the horses, was arrested but
subsequently released. He had been drink
ing.
JOHN WIGGEN, a Cedar County farmer,
owed a youth named Victor Nielsen a small
amount of money. and the latter went to
the farm recently to collect it. A dispute
arose and the young man threatened to
whip Wiggen. Mrs. Wiggen called for the
hired man, who caught and threw Nielsen
to the ground. and while holding him there
she came up with a cOrn-knife and began
hacking at the boys legs, cutting a severe
cash just below n knee and another in
calf of the other leg. Wiggen, his
wife and the hired man were arrested.
The young mans wounds were considered ;