The Red Cloud chief., 1890-05-23

ing for work. recently laid down before
an approaching train nj Dunbar and he.
fore the engine could be stopped he was
killed. The coroner decided II to be .
case Of deliberate suicide.
ABOUT four o'clock the other afternoon
a severe storm Of wind and rain visited
the central part Of Burt County. doing
considerable damage Z o bridges. build.
ings and livestock. School had not
closed at Valdez school house when the
storm amt upon them. and IL was only
o few minutes before the rising water
compelled the children to escape to the
hills for safety. and shortly after the
abandoned school house was washed
into Silver creek.
DrRISG q heavy storm the other night
August Swcitzcr and Herman Bauman
% refuge In q vacant house near
Crowcli. The house was blown down
and Swcitzcr seriously and Eauman
slightly injured.
Tms Farmers Alliance OF McCool IL
having the York County records over.
hauled In order to ascertain the expense
Of running the county during the last
" years under tho commissioners
system and the two years just past under
the supervisor system.
DANIEL CASEY. u prosperous farmer
near Rrainard. qnarrclcd the other day
with James Racidon. q ncighbOr, over
trcspassing. and Racidon assaulted the
other with q club. Next morning Casey
met Mrs. Racidon on the road and killed
her with three shots from his revolver.
lie then surrendered To the authorities.
TnE other morning Fred Williams. u
railway switchman. went home nj Oma-
ha slightly intoxicated and was chidcd
by his wife. lie kissed his child. went
into the next room and killed himself
with q revolver.
TIE Supreme Court has decided the
celebrated ElmwoUd elevator case.
Abont n year ago the Farmers Alliance
at Elmwood appealed to the Missouri
Pacific for the right to erect an elevator
on the right Of way at tina, place and
was refused. IL then carried the case to
the Stat" Board Of Transportation and
secured an order on the company TO
comply with the request. The company
refused To obey. and Acknowledgement
I"cse. on behalf Of the board and the
Alliance. appealed 10 the Supreme
Court for "a writ Of mandamus to compel
the railroad company to respect the or
dcrs ~ the board. The court granted
the writ, thus sustaining the action Of
the board.
Tnh ~four-ycar-o,d son of Gilbert Kcss-
lcrs. of Cordova. was recently watching
his mother make soap. and when she
went away he took u saucer, a. he had
seen her do. and put IL In the kettle
when his clothes caught tire and he was
burned to u crisp before his father could
reach him.
Mrs. ANNA HARZAK. wife of a wcll.to-
do farmer living In the northwest part
OF Dodge County, committed suicide the
other day by jumping into u well forty
feet deep. She had for some time pre-
vious shown signs ~ insanity.
TIM State Medical society. recently
in session ut Beatrice, elected tho fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year,
President. ID. a. Walden. i,catrice: first
v c"-prcSidcnt, Charles Inches Scrib-
ncr; second vicc-presidcnL II. ID. Low
rcv. Lincoln; secretary, W. J.. Hildrcth,
Lyons; treasurer. ". VI. Knapp. Lin
colin; corresponding secretary, l.. A..
Merriam, Omaha. Lincoln was selected
~ the place of holding the next meet
ing.
WHILE hauling u load q! hogs to town
the other day VIII Farnsworth. residing
near Springvicw, was struck by light.
ming and instantly killed. The bolt
stripped him entirely OF his clothing.
a nARN ut Madison WAS struck by
lightning and entirely destroyed the
other day.
Crops In the vicinity of Tobias were
badly damaged by u late hail storm.
TmE school house Ut OFallon. ron.
tanning Mrs. Robinson the teacher. and
seven pupils. was blown over during .
recent storm and all the inmates were
badly bruised.
WMuE the little son Of NJ. A. Kief.
living near Nashville, was recently in
the net of embarrassing IN OK the AMI.
NAL was struck and killed by lightning.
The boy Ma severely shocked. hut is
apparently ~ we'll rs ever.
4 CAMr Of Sons Of Veterans and a
Womsn's Relief Corps have been mus.
tered in 1T Lyons.
Tur young ladies' ~ Greeley Center
are raising funds Tor q public library.
\ NUMGkW ~ human skeletons have
been discovered lear Berwyn Custer
County. a short distance from the place
where three skeletons were uncar,asd
several weeks go, The bones ara said
10 10 those of white people, and 1t Is
generally believed they were Mormon
emigrants who were massacrcd by In,
dams.
SIX inches ~ rain and a loot ~ hail
recently fell. at IVES, Point bridge.
were washed away. some crops We're en-
tiwly destroyed and the mill property
vas badly damaged.
NoIk on the free wagon bridge acros,
the Platte At Louisville will begin a,
once. II will probably IN finished In
time Ia have . celebration in honor o
the . July T.
EioMiEEN fat hogs were stolen from
the stock yards ~ John Mes, u, Neigh
the other night.
IL Is stated tina, q large number ~ TIT
h.nls ~ tko Atuta .r. bA.u N,,tuet,.