The Red Cloud chief., 1889-04-12

TIE session OF the Legislature, just
closed. MAS the longest In the history OF
the State.
JAMAs BrsBY, a well-known and much
respected farmer living three miles from
Hastings, committed suicide the other
morning by placing the mazxle o: a gun In
his mouth and blowing the top o: his head
on. He wassoTty-six years old and lsavss
. wife aud iwo chilir-n. The loss Of n child
some time & and his homasteai beiaS
contested. made Inn despoadsut and III.
&C, was thought 10 have been COMMITTEE
during a iii o: temporary insanity.
The thre--y.aT-old son of DR.. II. l.
ScogGins. Of Albion. recently fell into a
tub OF boiling water and was sca!1ei 20
death.
HACSsrISE, the murderer. was recently
sentenced q; Broken Row 20 be hanged
September q H. enjoys the distinc;len o:
being the first man sentenced to re hanged
la Custer County.
The Republicans elected the r nave or Of
Lincoln by nearly 400 majority At the
late trial Of speed for municipal officers
THE barn. livestock and grain q c. II
Parintun were consumed by a prairie dr-
near Grant the other day. Parintan's
wife was severely turned while trying 20
rescue q calf.
T. e. MAHER, formerly Of Omaha. left
his home in Chase County over two weeks
ago for Imperial TO receive . loan OF 500.
which he ell and loft for home early
the following morning. He has no, been
heard Of since and foul play is suspected
The other morning Z lie waldron. lv-
ing eight miles west Of Central City.
sfartoi Nth . eo,v, All k,yp q, . ybf .
prairie fire. taking "A loaded SHOTGUN
along. just rs he placed the gun in the
buggy IL was discharged. the load taking
effect in the right arm OF his son Willie,
aged thirteen. cutting the artery and al
most seveTiIg til, arm from the shoulder.
Surgical All Was at once called tut tefore
til hoy coIll be helped be bed t. death
As Mr.. SeVeiyl, of Schuyler. was
handling au "Lnioaded" gun the other
day il Was discharged, the contents enter
ing the leg Of his wife below the knee
SCATTERING IL SO seriously that ampn,a;,on
was necessary.
The b. s N. depot at Fairmont Was
burned TO the ground the other evening nj
eight O'Clock. Tie fire was caused by III.
night operator throwing u lighted match
into a lot of oil vast. while lighting IN.
stkuot iuIuis. u tbat Eoss diAipitiNSt W
etwee 5000 and >j,DL
CAROLINE SCHMIDT, an old lady, only n
few years from Germany, committed
su .cide the other afternoon 10y hanging
herself in a stable adjoining her daughter.
residence q few miles from Ponca- Sac
was visiting the daughter.
A FIRE on the farm OF John Coplcy, two
miles southeast of Unadil,a, recently de-
stroyed two barns, containing a large
amount OF grain, two head Of cattle, several
hogs and one horse. II originated from a
pra RE fire. which go, beyond Mr.Copley's
control. \ fine orchard WAS also destroyed
by the fire running through IT,
The other morning II masked man On
tered the residence OF T. A. Batty. at
Hastings. aud pulling a revolver demand
ed silence. He took Mr.. Bat,y's pants, vest
and dressing gown away from HIM. Mr..
Bat:y had about Sl3 in his clothes. Mrs.
Batty was so badly frightened that sh.
ieaped from the window OF her room to
the top OF the bay window below.
A PECULIAR accident occurred on an
Eikhorn Valley train the other day.
When the train arrived at Pierce. one OF
the passengers discovered that his little
boy, about six years of age. was not or the
cars and had fallen from th. train. AL
though no one had seen the accident The
father and the section boss started down
the track toward Hardsr. expecting TO
find his mangled body, bu; to their sur
prise when near tho station. met the little
fellow %trudSing along the rnilrosd tracks
tow them apparently unhuTt.
NoRFoLK's school census has been ON
pleted. and shows l.Gap children Of school
az. i'm the city. an increase of over three
hundred in the past year.
Two prisoners escaped from the Fillmor.
County jail nj Geneva recently Nv cutting
y hole through the roof with n i~aCkknit.
and have not been seen since. John Mil
Ter. alias Thomas Craiz.r, and John GA
briel. were their names. the former a jew
eiry thief and the latter a hors. thief.
THREE children Of Jens Jensen. wins
near Oakland. ate some wild parsnips III.
other day. md befor. q docto- could l~
ummoned the Youngest, aged five years.
died from the effects Of the poi. n. The
other two recovered.
BURGLARS successfully cracked the safe
Of Dean & Fairchiid At Marquette, recent
~. and secured about S10 IN cash.
FoUR North Bend men are in the clutches
Of the law charged with selling liquor
without license.
PRAIRIE fires have been doing extensive
damage near Ponca recently and several
hundred tens Of hay and miles OF fences
have been destroyed Among the heaviest
losers was FL Arnold. the fire entirely
consuming 80 tons OF hay In stack A
IRE set by two small boys strayed info
Major Porter's timber and burned for too
days. doing damage to the extent Of
$a.OO.
TINE Junior exhibition given at IN. clos-
ing Of the winter term OF Doane College at
Crete WAS one Of the most successful.
events in the history OF the institution.
BtvoRE the Legislature adj,uIn..: Hon
Church Howe introduced resolutions IA
the Senate which passed. declaring that
Certain persons associated To father I'M
der the title of the SetIaska Farmers A.
lance. have publicly s's'-I that cine
financial obligations OF 'te f,Tn-Is q
Nebraska are an oppressive bur len to ssr!
farmers, and that THE general economic
condition Of the Stat. IL thu reverse OF
prosperoIs." AMI Receiving has st 10 the
opinion e tn. SENATE o: the State OF NJ
bsaska tina, the so.callei FaTmes.' All
Ance, beinx . private n non-rspressats-
Aive bodv. has no right nor title to speak
IN behalf OF the farmers of the STATE; that
The recent allegations of c-rtain members
Of said Alliance with regard ~ the eoe-
non,c conditions Of NebsAska are un,rus
il substance and in fact; tina: the mort
gazing Of farms has enabled farmer. 90
establish homes: and that u farm mort
eases have increased m peviy.ssss.~:
portions OF the State they have diminished
in o,der.s~tsled psfta
named Hanson and be wife a.
tempted 81 eide neal Craig recently by