The Red Cloud chief., 1890-03-14
NEBRASKA STATE NEWS

Railway Companies hled articles OF In.
corporation with the Secretary of state
the other day. 10th have o capital
stock OF 500, 900, and both have local
incorporatorA The former runs from .
point on tho southern line Of Webster
County ~northward through tho State 10
the north limo Of Keya Pshs County;
tho latter from Denver 70 Yankton dag
onally through Nebraska from the south.
west " the northeast corner.
Two young Cheyenne County farmers.
who lived on neiRhboring farms, sever
ally possessed . handsome wife and
baby, each became infatuated with the
wife Of the other. snd finally mutually
agreed 70 swap wives and babicA One
lately took the Others wife and left for
Colorado, leaving his neighbor in pos
session Of his wife.
ALArE IRE at ONeil destroyed the
notion store Of W. Evered, the Elkhorn
Valley Bank. DR.. Connelly's drug store,
N. NJ. S~ullivan's general store, the Law
once Of Carleton 4 Canton and two
small Offices on the north side Of Doug.
las street Tho loss WA estimated st
oio, 900; insurance about d, 0
Ar the late reunion Of veterans Of tho
First and Second regiments Of Nebrasks
volunteers, held Ut Plattsmouth. the
following we're elected officers Of the ~
ISOLATION: President II. c. McMsckcn;
vice.prcsident J. q. Goss: chaplain,
Fred Harris; secretary, George v. Hall;
treasurer. Christ Hartman.
CHAMiEs LEE, Of Elkhart Ind. and j.
N. Mason. Of Springfield. ILL.,. both pro-
fessional sprinters. ran . seventy.nve-
yard foot race 1t Coxad the other day,
for $500 . side. Leo won by twelve
inchea
THE motion made for . new trial In
the csse Of Charles Shepard for the MUIR
der Of Carl Pulsifer Ut Crowell on the
10th Of december WA hoard tho other
afternoon by Judge Marshal In the dis.
trict court ut Fremont and . new trial
refused. Tho prisoner was sentenced
~ be hanged June H.
GREELEY COUNTY claims q population
Of 5000. has flfty school houses, fifteen
churches and six newspapers.
TnE elevator Mt COrdova was entirely
destroyed by fire. the other day, to-
gether with its cOntcnts, including .
carload Of corn which had been collect
cd for the Dakota sufferers. Tho loss In
about &c. 900. with 81, 200 insurance.
VANDALs recently broke into the
Presbyterian Church At Admah. WASH
inRton County. and demolished oil tho
lamps and poured the oil over the floor.
The parties were known and would be
required ~ make good the loss.
jon SHEI.IESnERGniI who was arrest.
ed 1T Nebraska City on suspicion Of be-
Ing one Of the murdcrcrs OF the aged
couple Nathan Jones and wife near
Omaha. Ia reported to have made . full
confession Of his crime. lie Is said ~
Ike . rear relative Of the man Shcllen.
berger who was lynched . year or two
ago 1T Nebraska City for the inhuman
treatment and murder Of his daughter.
In the district court Mt Columbus the
other day the jury In the case Of Myria
u. DrAne against J. T.. Abts, u saloon
keeper. after being out fourteen hours.
returned q verdict for tho plaintiff for
e235. Shc sought to recover 81, 800 dam.
ages for liquor sold 10 her husband the
past three years.
Mn SWEET. of Merrick County. has
been recommended for appointment ~
register Of the Grand Island land.oficc
and Mr.. Hall. Of Scotia. TO bc receiver,
the Nebraska delegation In Congress
having tasen final action.
TWHrE little children Of . Mr.. Eney.
residing NJ Superior. recently wandered
away from homo and after searching
two days tho body Of n was found
under the Ice In the Republican river.
the other two had not been recovered.
The children, whom last seen alive.
were on the banks Of the river holding
each other by the hands, and II In sup
posed they slippcd or the bank. falling
In . hole In the Ice.
Tux Fillmore County Agricultural A.
ISOLATION IL out Of debt and will build
new buildings and otherwise improve
the grounds. Tho dates for the next
fair have been axcd for September ID. II,
- and ~.
J. u. LOWELL. editor Of the CANDY
Star. committed suicide recently by
shooting himself In tho mouth. He
wAs out ut the stable feeding his cows,
and did tho bloody deed while In the
mangcr, and WAS found lying On tho hay
that he had just thrown Ia them. liz
was just recovering from the effects oil
Ia grippe. and II seemed to have affected
his brain.
Tux business men Of Madison have or,
ganixcd u company with u capita! stock
of 500, 900 for the purpose u establish
ing u beet sugar mandatory.
A siRk broke OUT Mt two o'clock the
other morn ng In the general merchan'
disc store OF Crawford & Taylor. q,
Madrid. and could not be- checked until
six business houses were reduced q
ashes. With difficulty II was prevented
from burning two solid business blocks
The principal losses were; Crawford 4
Taylor. ~, q D insurance, 81. 800; &. u
l.cc, ss,oOc;~ insurance, sa,So0;C {. II. Gale
$4,000; insurance, 81, So0l
TmE other morning Andrew Rrowder
farmer living four miles southeast o.
Albion. fell from the top Of his windmill
Ca tho ground, y distance Of twenty fee
and broke both hips. lie was In . vc.,
critical condition.
LAST fall . Pswnse County Arm o
sweet potato growers put Loo bushel
80 sko ~>,>ehl.s A. sh~ .otl~s ~~A aNv