The Red Cloud chief., 1890-04-04
NEBRASKA A NEWS.

Madison the other day he found an as
sortment Of tewclry tied together with
. string. There were twenty silver
watch chains twenty silver rings and
two bracelets. II was thought . thief
dropped the plunder there some years
ego.
Two farmer boys named Shipley and
two neighbor boys, names unknown,
were drowned In the Missouri river the
other day near Florence, q village six
miles north Of Omaha. They were out
hunting at the time.
IT won't do to trine with Scotia girls.
Charles Cornell began . little scufHinR
match with some Of his fair friends and
was thrown bodily on . hot stove. He
II now walking around On crutches and
stunning the society OF the ladies.
TnE farm houses Of Morrill, q. Curtis,
n farmer residing three miles from
Albion, were recently burned. LOSS,
$1,000; partly insured.
The young son Of J. l.. McGee Of
Beatrice, recently shot himself through
the foot while hunting.
JONI Coi.E, o Cedar County young man
who lifted o window and stole q Jug Of
whisky from . house, was convicted Of
burglary and sentenced to eighteen
months at hard labor In the peniten-
ttsry. A petition ID being circulated 10
secure his pardon. a. his mother IL .
widow and nearly blind.
THERE are now sixty men employed
In the Spri ngfield stone quarries and IL
IL believed that 800 men will be- mt work
there and In the gravel pits the coming
summer.
THE residents Of Lexington and VI
entity recently had o tough struggle
with n prairie fire which swept over i've
miles Of territory with terrific rapidly.
One barn. n lot Of sheds and several hogs
n 1000 tons Of hay were destroyed.
Tmr ~eight-ycar.old daughter Of Col.
onel Edwards fell to tho bottom Of u
dug well sixty-sevcn feet deep ut iicnk-
Gilman, and what seemed to DC miracu.
lOus, aside from o few bruises the child
was drawn up without sustaining any
serious injuries.
MRs. WILLIAM HAWK, Of Nebraska
City, was awakened the other night by
q burglar In her room who was
helping himself to jcwclry from q
dresser At the foot of tho bed.
Seeing that he was discovered the
thief grabbed her by tho throat, scratch.
Ing her face badly. but she managed to
cludc his grasp and fled screaming with
her baby In her arm. To u ncighbOr's.
The burglar escaped, dropping his booty
a. he ran.
Tn f~our-year-old daughter OF q farm.
or named Eaton, living near Rivington,
recently lost three fingers Of her right
ihnd by becoming ~cntanglcd In the pull.
leys Of u horsepower hay elevator.
TmE Odd Fellows OF Chadron. Rush.
vile. Hay Springs and Gordon will celc.
brate the anniversary Of the order by o
joint meeting at Nashville April ID.
w. J.. DoziEi, an cmployc Of tho
Union Pacific railroad ut Beatrice. IL
charged with having forged the namc OF
u judge tn % garnishcc release In order
10 obtain money due him for scry60ns,
which was being held by order the
court.
q. a. MINNiCK committed suicide on
the street At Fairfield the other morning
by shooting himself through tho heart
with u revolver. lilo was n of tho
most popular young business men of
Fairfield and senior OF the firm OF Min.
nick Il Morrcll, dealers In general mcr.
chandisc. lie seemed 10 he successful
In business and happy At home. No
cause for tho act was known. lie leaves
. wife and baby.
IN the Furst murder trial at Fremont
the prisoner was found guilty of murder
In the first degree.
WHILE Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Eppiler,
Of Pierce County. were visiting near
lladcr. their little daughter. aged two
and onc.hSlf years, was missed and tho
premises were searched, hut without
success. Tho neighbors turned out and
searched for two days The child was
finally found In q deep ravinc over .
mile from home. She was yet alive. but
had suffered greatly from hunger and
exposure, having been out for iorty.six
hourN
A riRE at Mason City rcccntiy de-.
stroycd u farming implcmcnt house.
causing y loss Of 81. 100 with no insur.
nnce.
FREDDY" CANNON. formerly an inmate
Of the kcarney industrial school, has
just received information Ia the effect
that he has been left q fortune
amounting Ia abou, $50. 900 by the death
III his father In the Fast. Young Can.
non was placed In tho industrial school
ut the request VI his parents and some
months z was discharged.
JAMES ~JrNk,Ns Of Ohiowa. has secured
u verdict OF siTo. IS against three saloon.
keepers for selling liquor to his minor
son. Tho boy became intoxicated and .
team ran away with him. ono Of tho
horses being killed.
A Company Is being organized Ia
build and operate . creamery and cheese
factory ut Blanche. Chase County.
Tux eighth annual fair Of Sarpy
County will be held at rApillion sep
tcmbcr :, \ and &
A NrMnER Of horses In lIox Butte
County are reported to b. suffering with
the CHAMBERS
GRAND ISLANDS canning factory will
rcmain idle the coming season.
WASH WILCOX, . farmer residing near