The Red Cloud chief., 1889-04-26

A GREAT discovery has been made In
Frontier County. aboa; shiriy-one miles
south o. Curtis Two farmers un.arth~i
an Tor bone eiS ht feet long and ten
inches in diameter, resembling . mann.
moth horn or tusk. Not bc!ns satisfied.
they continued their work and found the
head Of the animal which once bore this
great horn. The head MAS fully four feet
, across and further digging found the
other horn or tusk. q perfect mate TO tn.
other. but broken from the skull and wing
firs, on the earth.
THE Tecen, wind storm wrecked the
court house a Bassett The building 10
lsxGt. and was ~standip. upon blocks abou.
two feet high. There We're som. fifteen
people in III. building at tn. time 10 went
Of the blocks \ hugs safe standing On
the north side .: the build ng tipped over,
smashing q hole in the floor.
The other evening while . homesteaier
named Davis was preparing 10 attend .
party near Winchester, IN chase County,
he saw two men watching him through a
window As he had about csJ in his
house. be suspected that a robbery would
lie attempted. After blowing out his hight
he concealed 800 in his bed 4 few min.
utes after. while he was in the act OF
mounting his horse, he was knocked sense.
less and robbed Of the balance Of his
money. which Was upon his person. Has
horse ran to . n~eighbor's. who, alarmed
by its beng saddled and trilei. went to
Davis and found him ins.n,ible. He re-
manned unconscious for about twenty. -four
hours.
The State Fish Commission met recentlv
at Fremont and instructed Sup~rint-ud-
ent O'Brien to 60 to Bay City, Mich. to
procure % ODO. 900 wall.eyed pike eggs
These eggs will bs Matched at South Bend.
Mr.. O'Brisn reported that he had dis
tributed 49, 90 lake and salmon trout in
the Siobrara river and its tributaries. and
the reports from them are very sst.s-
factory. He has also distributed 40 ~
brook trout fry IN the west and nor Invest
part Of tn. state and will have HJ.OO
mountain trout for distribution ia Ne.
hraska streams by MAY !.
The Great American Tea Company Of
Nebraska City Is IN the hands IL the shef-
III and the manager has disappeared. In
v~estigation showed that the entire stock
consisted of nothing but sawdu,I The
labii ties were unknown
The BODY Of an infant was found in the
Greek at Wyinore the other day. Supposed
10 be a case II lnfantic!I-.
". II. PETIT. aged >even;y-two. a VEL.
know faI m-r living thirteen miles north
west Of kearnev, was recently Killed IN
his barn. and Washington Petit, HI, son,
has been arrested charged with the crime.
All that could b, learned wa that young
Petit, with his mother AMI father, were
struggling in the barn for the possession
Ut a loaded gun when 1, went oil. shootin.
the Old man m the neck and killing hun
instantly.
JOHN MECSisH. twenty years old, Wa,
recently killed by lightning SIX miles west
VI Ravenna.
NEAR Unaiilla the other day n fine
short-horn COW owned by II. Walton.
while suffering from hydrophobsa, at
tackled IA splendid thoroughbred ciydes-
dale mare belonging 10 Mr.. Walton. and
In an instant til. animal was torn almost
from flank to foTeies. causing instant
death. the COW diei In u lew moments
afteTward.
BLACK BIRD, the Indian who brutality
assaulted "a young woman near Rushv!!I-,
in Sheridan County. som. months ago,
was arrested in Rosenud Agency the
other ,iay and jailed at Valentine.
The other afternoon IA tw.lve-year-old
son of .x-SheriiY ". II. Van Glider. re-
siding about ten miles north Of Neigh,
was out hunting. and in attempting to N
sert n cartridge into his breech-load.r the
shell burst and tore away part of his face.
He " I'LL lose one eve aud NAV los. 10th
In the suit Of JOS ph VI Her, OF D"ugla>
County, against the Ell tor 81 the Omaha
World, for 81. 0D damages FOR Libel IN -x-
posing the alleged mismnnag.Inrnt OF tn,
jail. Judge Hopeweil the other morn
ing instructed the jury to return IA verdict
for the defendant, which was done. The
court gave the Instructions ~ the ground
that a newspaper has the right TO criticis-
the actions of a public officer.
PETER Corr, foreman Of tho Union
Pacific section. recently took poison on his
wifo's grave At Eimwood. His body was
found lying on the grave by persons looG.
ing through the cemetery. HIS wife had
been buried only a few days previous.
1RAMPS set fire to u box car At South
Sioux City the other day and destroyed
the entire car and also cam. near burning
the box car usei ~ u depot and twenty
five cars loaded with merchandise. lum.
her, etc The new depot at that place
"a ANSNb " " - - V rs h'A Nss
last month.
HANS NTH. city treasurer Of Jackson.
was lately arrested on the charge of en-
bexxlinG $1,000 over three years ago He
has been treasurer for four or five years.
aud his arrest was . surprIs. to the COM
munity. Hs gave bonds in the sun Of
$l.OO) for his appearance.
GEORGE JOHNSON has been bound over
10 the district cour, At Grand Island in
the sum of $500 TO aus~er IN" charge of
forgery by raising q check from 20 - &C.
So. 81
UNDER the new law passed by the Le2is-
iature. counties viii hereafter be i.abi.
for damages for accidents from defective
bridges.
NEBRASKA farmer. are joining the ma
iorty and resolving not 10 use binding
Irvine a, the present prices
A COMPANY Is b.inS organized ut Near
n.y TO manufacture. sugar from sorghum.
and a committee has been sent 10 Fort
Scott, Kan. TO iuvcs; gate the PANTHER.
\ SUxBEa OF the mea who have been
harS ei from the Il. & ~ shops a.
Plat tsmou;k have secured work as farm
hands.
The school house in iis;ric; No. Il
Platte County, ~as destroyed by IRE n.
other day. making the fEiri schoo. buiid-
ing in tina district which has been tusu-
by unknown inceniiar.es
The Beatrice cheese factory made d.
CO.. pounds Of cheese last year. which
found . ready sale in Onaha Denver and
Kansas City
H~YpRoPHosiA has carried on . larS.
number OF hogs and cattle belonging to .
Hamilton County farmer.
WORK has been commenced on 'h- Cas-
ter County court house a. Broken B9~.