The Red Cloud chief., 1891-11-20

HIRAM CHASE, a full-bloOded Indian
of the Omaha tribe, has been admitted
to practice in the federal court ut
Omaha lie is thoroughly educated
and is the first Indian ever admitted TO
the practice of law in Nebraska
WHILE the ~six-ycar-old daughter of
Harry Hatch was watching some men
try out lard at Nebraska City the other
day, her clothing caught fire and she
was painfully burned. Louis korrall,
one Of the butchers, was seriously
burned on the hands and arms in res
cuing the child from death.
john 5. HEYE was recently killed by
a Is. & NJ. train at Hastings. The or
oner's jury found that the train was
running at a greater speed than was
allowed by law and that no gong was
sounded or flagmau stationed at the
crossing. The verdict ccnsured the
officials of the railroad company for
their negligence.
THE other day Mrs. Emil Anderson.
who had been on a visit TO Iowa, re-
turned to Osceola and was met at thu
train with a team to take her home, n
few miles from town. The team ran
away and Mrs Anderson jumped from
the wagon and was injured quite Sc
verely. Her eleven-year-old boy was
also thrown out and terribly injured
about the head and face.
A PECULIAR contest over n will was
lately in progress Mt Lincoln. The
contestants were Mrs Ann Converse
and Mrs Margaret Converse. respect
John Converse, who died recently be-
1ueathirg his fortune of over 500, 900
to his second wife. Ann, the first wife,
who is upward OF seventy years old,
declares hat the divorce secured by
the doctor was illegal and therefore
she, and not Margaret, is the legal heir
to the fortune.
FARMER BARRETT, residing FIVE miles
west of Lincoln, was recently arrested
and jailed at his own request for killing
a man by the name Of Hayes a book
agent Hayes had sold a book TO Bar
rett's brothcr-in-law and when he
called to deliver the book the man to
whom he sold it was absent. lie in
sisted on Barrett paying for II which
was refused. Hayes became insulting
and attempted TO strike barrett with
his cane. The latter wrenched the
cane from Hayes and struck him over
the head causing his death In a short
time.
+. SCHwEIzgR a clerk In West Lin
coin precinct at the recent election. has
presented a bill for 81, oi2. 80 for his ser
vices lie bases his claim on the eight
hour law, which provides that extra
compensation over eight hours is paid
for per hour at double the rate paid the
preceding hour. 1t is claimed that IL
this is allowed. before the law can be
changed the state will be thrown into
bankruptcy il all other CLERKS AMI
judges of election bring in such claims
THE two-year-old child of Mrs J. r.
Morris fell from a chair while playing
at its home ten miles west of Beatrice
the other day and received fatal in
jurics
II. 7. c. HALL of Lincoln. was Sc
riously burned the other day by a fire
in his residence The building was
saved
MISS HieH. Of Broken Bow. was
elected county superintendent of
schools in Custer County.
The state board of agriculture will
hold its annual winter corn exhibit in
Grant Memorial hall. Lincoln. CON-
mencing on the third Tuesday in Jan
uary. 1892
A YOUNG son of Ole Thompson, re-
siding hear Newman Grove. MAS re-
Gently fatally injured by a kick from a
horse.
JrDGE Morris, was recently married
At Lincoln 10 the daughter OF a wealthy
farmer and several days later Mrs
Morris No / appeared on the scene
with four children and promptly hai
Morris arrested She says that he
deserted her 10 Ohio.
ALBERT LEIMER q shoemaker. has
mysteriously disappeared from Nebras-
ka City
Arthur BICKFoRp. . lad about four
teen years old. is mysteriously missing
from Fremont
FRE At Lincoln the other night de-
stroyed W. o. Forbes livery stable and
co3ten.A