The Red Cloud chief., 1889-08-23

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KArHLEEx BRIGHT. aged sixteen years
committed suicide at Wymore the Othel
day by taking Rough on Rats. Temper
sry insanity was assigned as the cause
She was employed a. . domestic by 4
family in Hutchinson. Kan. She left
letter stating that she intended to xii
herself because she did not want to e
back to her people. who had sent for her
because Of i'll treatment
PRICE JONES. q nephew and . protege Of
William Jones. of Grant, has absconded
Jones senior says the young man col
lected all the money he could and tool
the books, too. Jones does not know ex
actly what his loss is, but thinks it viii
reach into the hundreds.
The remains Of thirty.one bodies which
reposed in the old cemetery at Kearney
were removed . few days ago to the new
burying grounds in the northeast part OF
; the city. The old cemetery was used in
carly days by settlers from all the sur.
rounding country south Of the Loup and
contained the bodies of several pioneers
who were murdered by the Indiana
WILLIAM MUMPER, a Keith County farm.
er. and his wife were recently poisoned by
eating AIMED beet, but both will recover.
CHARLES KoRUs. . young Polauder liv-
ing in Burrows township Platte County,
killed two OF his horses recently BY allow
ing them to drink from . pond Of water
while in . heated condition.
A FATAL shooting ARRAY took place near
Merriam, in Cherry County, the other day
In which John Reeves wa shot and in.
s'antly killed by George Monnier. After
the killing Monnier delivered himself up
70 the sheriff, stating that the shooting
wa done In self.defensa. Tho cause Of
tho killing was . quarrel between Monnier
and Reeves over a settlement. Reeves had
contracted to work for Monnier until De.
cember; but had . quarrel and left He
returned in . few days and demanded i'm.
mediate payment for his services, which
Monnier was unable to do, whereupon he
drew his revolver and fired at Monnier
but missed him. Monnier being neal the
door, behind which was his rife, immedi.
ately grasped it and fired the fatal shot
THE Union Pacific depot at Cozad was
burned the other night together with CON.
tents. including $3.50 in currency. The
freight rooms were about half filed with
merchandise.
b. +. WHITE, Of Central City. was re-
Gently killed by the cars at Grand Island.
A man by the name of McWil.
liams was recently killed by lightning at
Norden. Another man was seriously in.
jured and two horses killed.
AT the village Of Admah, Washington
County, the other night a tramp attempt.
ed to murder and rob George Pogo. an old
gentleman who keeps a grocery store.
The man entered about c~losing.up time
and bought a lunch. He then handed Mr..
Pogo a twenty.dOllar bill in payment
As the old gentleman turned to get the
change the stranger drew two revolvers
and enptied each Of the ten chambers at
him. Four bullets took effect. One near
the base of the skull is likely to prove ia
tai. Although wounded, Mr.. Pogo threw
some weights Mt his visitor with such pre-.
cision that he a . retreat without get.
ting any booty. A party Of citizens were
In pursuit with a determination to lynch.
HEAVY rains at Lincoln recently caused
Salt creek to rise SO rapidly that FIVE hun.
dred cottages along its banks occupied by
working men were soon submerged and
women and children had to wade through
water waist-deep to places of safety. The
damage to property was very great.
An engine at the South Omaha stock
yards struck and instantly killed James
Connolly and Owen Mcdonald the other
morning. They were supposed to have
been intoxicated.
A LADY in male attire was recently ar.
rested at Alliance. The arrest took place
on board an incoming train. She dressed
in this manner for the purpose Of securing
free transportation as a railroad laborer
in company with her sweetheart They
were afterwards married al Alliance. and
it is to be hoped b alliance will prove Q
happy one.
KNOX COUNTS sixth annual fair will
be held at Creighton September II. 1S and |
19. n promises to be a grand success in |
every way.
THERE are now lis patients in the Nor.
folk insane asylum, thirty patients hav-
Ing just been received from the Lincoln !
asylum.
THERE is only one prisoner in the Platte
County Jail.
DURING q recent storm at Warner.
George Dawson was instantly killed by
lightning and George Richardson was
severely stunned. Four horses were also
killed and much damage was done by the
rise of the Nemaha river.
CHARLES Phelps. aged thirteen, left his
at Friend several weeks e and has
not been heard from since. He is of me.
dunn size and has gray eyes. He wore q
dark.striped coat brown veralls and had
o n an old pair Of shoes. Any ono know.
ing Of his whereabouts will confer a favor
by addressing Mrs. E K Phelps, Friend.
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The new own site of Mars!and on the
Black Hills extension Of the B. & N. was
by the track layers a few days
The town is located in Dawes
County. and many substantial buildings
are going up.
MANY farmers in Keya Paha County
have commenced blowing for next sea.
sons crop.
ALEXANDER HARVEY. son Of a Howard
County farmer. was instantly killed the
'ther day by the accidental discharge OF
} gun while he was hunting prairie
ceremony will be one of the
attractions at the Holt County fair. A
couple have siRnified their intention Of
,epturing the special premiums offered BY
he citizens Of O'NsilL.
COUNTERFEIT bills are reported to be
in Omaha. One is a s. silver
OF the 1856 check letter d. and