The Red Cloud chief., 1889-10-18
NEBRASKA STATE NEWS.

Central City. was returning from the
college building to her home. an enraged
steer which had escaped from . herd met
and attacked Der furiously, throwing her
about ten feet in the air. She was very
badly hurt
Two Plattsmouth lads the other day
discovered q mound on the Platte river
bottoms containing heads, bones aud
teeth. 1t is believed to be an Indian
grave.
WHEN Rev. and Mrs Risdall, OF Free
mont, returned from church the other Sun
day they found q young woman In
the house who was very sick with
diphtheria. Her name was found
to be Christina Hansen. a servant
girl. nineteen years Of age. Who,
having nowhere On earth to lay her head
and being too i'll to longer stand up. went
into the elders house and too possession
Of a bed to await results.
The trial of Joseph L. Weber at Free
mont for forgery, resulted in a verdict Of
not guilty. Weber was arrested several
months ago in Arizona for utterin@ $1,000
worth Of forged notes in 1874. He was
brought back and has been living in Jail
ever since. His trial came off the other
day on one Of the fifteen-year-old indict-
ments brought against him. Weber was
indicted on fifteen counts in 1874. being
convicted on one and sent to the peniten-
iiary, but was pardoned by Governor
Furnas five months after his iucarcera.
tion. He was pursued by u creditor whom
he owed q few dollars and who vowed to
have the money or again send him to the
p~enitentiary. but he has got left"
The Republican State convention met
at Hastings on the s,b. Judge Norval
was nominated for the Supreme Court.
over Hon. n. h Reese, the vote = anding.
NOrval SIS. Reese 269 Charles H. Morrill,,
Of Polk. and l. J. +. Knight, of Webster,
were nominated for Regents OF the State
University. The resolutions congratu.
lates the new States upon their adven
into the Union under q Republican adj
ministratiOn; commends the policy of the
National Administration n efforts to So
cure closer relations with ~neighbOring
n%ations; comments the action Of ON
gress in its efforts to redeem arid lands;
also for passing the Disability Pension
bill: condemns any theory Of States
rights which prevents the Government
from protecting all its citizens in the en-
jOyment of their rights. and favOring Chi
cago for the Worlds Fair.
The Democrats Of the Second Congress.
siOnal district have nominated c. l. Cas-
per, Of Butler County. to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the death of Congressman
Laird.
TIE agricultural implement house of
Churchill Parker, at Omaha. vas recently
destroyed by fire. The loss was $50. coo;
covered by insurance..
vNv, D-.. --p-- a
Platz's brewery, near Schuyler, commit
ted su eide the other day by blowing the
top of his head of with a shotgun. I'm
requited love was thought to ave been
the cause.
JOHN HICKEY. Al Ohiowa young man
who sIe 1t tue season with Coles circus.
started for home several weeks ago from
Topeka. Kan, with four spans of horses
and 400 in cash. Since then all trace of
him has been lost and fears are enter
tanned that he has been fouliy dealt wiid.
The other day about noon Mrs. Hattie
libel, a grass widow of forty, made al at
tempt to kill Il NJ. Patterson. a young
Omaha real estate agent, by shooting him
She went to his Office on the second floor
of the National Bank building and
knocked. When Patterson opened the
door Mrs. Ubel screamed: If l'vs got to
60 to the penitentiarv I'll put an end to
you" At the same time she drew n revolt
yer and fired. The timely slamming Of
the door by Patterson saved his life. The
woman a previously had Patterson ar
rested upon a serious charge but he was
released and then he had her arrested for
per jury and the trial was soon to come !
of. Her friends claim that &he is insane.
AN Omaha woman recently asked for
support without a decree of divorce. The
defendant demurred on the ground thai !
no alimony could he allow ell unless q di- !
vorce be granted, and the Supreme Court
decided that alimony does not depend on
a divorce. and that defendant must sup. !
port his wife.
The other day Private Edison J. Stevens, !
company X, Eighth infantry. was acci- !
dentally shot while out hunting with !
General Crooks party near Fort Robinson.
He was thirty eight years old AMI serving
q fourth term OF enlistment His death
was caused by one of the party swapping
supposed unloaded gun at him. The
bullet entered his forehead. killing him
instantly.
The store occupied by joseph Klova. !.
foxy ard several other firms at Crete was
recently destroyed by fire. Loss. $40. OCO;
fully insured.
CHARLES LEE. Of Harbine. jefferson
is in Jail because he stabbed Jo-
seph Wiidhaber. the postmaster. with a
table fork. Lee. who was a tenant of
was about TO be elected when
he made the assault.
BERTHE ROBERTSON, an eighteen-year-
old resident OF Geo Hand. Kan. has been
held in $40. 600 bonds ut Beaver City for
a horse from a man near Ok
ford and then trading it of.
The residence of & G.. Allen. real Mil.
lard, was lately destroyed by fire, with its
the flames originating from a
fiue.
THE receipts of the Furnas County lair
were S759. so, which will put the associa-
ton on its feet.
DANIEL UNDERWATER, OF Syracuse. has
q deed from the Indians to his great
great.great-grandfather. conveying a
tract of land near Germantown. Pa, and !
lated 1861. 2O2 years ago. or just four
years after the first settlement Of German
town. recently celebrated by the Germans.
is signed with emblems representing
he names Of the Indian chiefs. an eagle,
= tOmahawk, an arrow, etc.
ApNYn naPtioa ara soorchtnD for