The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-06

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FULLY two thousand people attended
the recent old settlers reunion and barbe.
cue ct North Bend An excellent GRAFTON
was delivered BY observation-disclosures
Shedd and music was discoursed BY the
Oakland cornet band. Quite q number Of
old settlers from adjoining counties were
present.
A LITTLE son OF C. {. Crowell. OF Blair,
recently playing with matches in the
barn whom he set fire to . large amount Of
hay which had lately been stored. He
then ran into the house aud hid himself in
the nursery, where he fell asleep In .
short time the elegant stable and coach
house were burned. The horses and car
riages were saved, but all else was totally
destroyed. For some time it was supposed
tho child was in the fire and the agony Of
the family was heartrending. The man
sion was saved with difficulty, but . large
collection of valuable and rare plants WAS
destroyed. The loss was about $4,000.
H. C. Macarthur calls attention Of Ne
braska veterans who served in Crock
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biennial reunion OF { 20 association meets
at Council Bluffs lows. September Is and
IL He urges all comrades to al their
canteens with water and attend in . body.
Reduced rates will be given by all roads
In tho State.
SoME time since one Fred Colby alb
Quoted Miss Essie Coles. . fo~urteen.year.
old girl Of Palisade, and departed for
Kansas A requisition from the Governor
Of Kausas has been secured for the kid.
napper.
Tn. cause which led to the recent sui.
OF George ". Turner near Scotia 10
said to have been an affair Of the heart
occurred in illinois some time ago
Turner was sued for breach Of promise BY
the lady in the case and judgment OBJ
tanned against him for quite . large sum.
A RUs1Ic gentlemen visited Kearney
the other day. borrowed $3.50 and in . ft
OF abssnt.mindedness deliberately threw
the package containing the money into
the street. After . two hours search the
money wal recovered.
ATTORNEY.GENERAL LHHSE has decided
that county supervisors now holding Of.
flee are entitled to the increase Of salary
81 to s. per day.
LABOR DAY gives Nebraska more legal
holidays than any other State in the Union
in all
LAvINA GEORGE. the sixteen-year-old
daughter Of Jam 8 George. . prominent
farmer Of Cherry County. committed sui
eide the other afternoon by taking strych-
nine. Unhappy relations between the girl
and her step-mother supposed to be the
cause.
TIE other day Q committee Of citizens
tarred and feathered a couple named A.
II. Forsyth and Mrs Keller at the village
Of Barneston, in the southern part Of Gage
County; and compelled them to leave the
place. The w. had shocked the commun.
ity by their immoral conduct
MARTIN ULoCH was walking across the
& Missouri bridge at Lincoln
the other day when a switch engine and
approached. He stepped aside, lost
his balance and fell into the creek. He
could no swim and was drowned.
The n~ine-year.old daughter of Cyrus
Bardeen. of David City, was bitten on the
two months ago by q pet dog and the
other day died Of bydrophobia. A calf
to Bardeen also died with
of the same disease.
WHILE Frank Howard and two other
men, all intoxicated. were crossing the
river in . skiff at Nebraska City the other
day the boat was overturned and Howard
drowned.
The other evening Mrs Nelson R Baker
dropped dead Of heart disease near Ash
and.
A IRE originating from q gasoline stove
poNonflu AoefrOUoA nronortu ~ vYoo~sn~
Wa er valued at $50. 600.
ADOLPH WOLFE, an aged farmer resid.
ng about Y miles southwest Of Wy
more. recently attempted suicide with
every prospect of success. He disap-
peared from home and was not found un.
the second dav and then he was dis.
in a cornfield naked and with his
throat cut from ear to ear. He had been
over the death of his wife, which
five months 20, and it is sup.
posed that he was partially deranged
The attending physicians said that he
moi recover. H. 10 well-to-do and
las quite a family OF grown.up children.
A DURHAM cow belonging to q. H. Bal
OF Plattsmouth, kicked against being
mixed the other evening. and when an
'6ort was made to force her to submit she
away from her stall and ran up
stairway into the hay-loft All
forts to induce her TO come down proved
and Al last accounts the obsti-
late creature was still domiciled in the
ASfANroN COUNTY farm hand, working
lear Pilger, was mysteriously poisoned
he other day. and there are several the.
'ries in regard to the matter. One is that
10 had eaten melons taken froma 'dosed''
,atch, and another that the poison was
by q man who was his rival
n the affections of . young lady. He will
'ecover. but the case will be investigated.
A LITTLE daughter Of George Yost. liv-
ng near Harvard, recently died from the
fleets of . mad dog bite inflicted nine
vet Ks previous.
SWAN SWANSON, Of Blair. while recently !
king . pump in a well, was overcome by
,as and died before he could be rescued. !
SEvEATY.FIvE men are now employed
pom the sewerage system at Grand
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The Episcopalians of the State hold
heir next convention al Hastings Sep
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THR G. A. R post at Niobrara Is build.
ne q $4,000 hall.
CLAfE MADISON, Of Superior, was re-
entity thrown from . horse. receiving q
evere conclusion Of the brain from which
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