The Red Cloud chief., 1891-04-03
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with a record Of 20, 720 tons shipped to
various points in Kansas and Missouri.
Over SIS, 600 was paid to the workmcn
who gathered the harvest
A FARMER near Spring Rancho was
aroused one night lately by his dog
scratching on the door. He got up,
took his gun and found two of his
neighborS in his corncrib stealing corn.
He marched them u the house, had his
wife light a lamp so IA TO see who they
were, and told them 20 skip, leaving
their sacks.
WILLIAM WINDSAGET, proprietor OF a
meat market. was found dead in his
place of business at Lincoln the other
morning with his throat cut. Ills wife
discovered the body and saw William
Kyle, n former partner of Windnaget's.
running ont of the door. Kyle was ar-
rested, and asserted that Windnaget
committed suicide.
HANENsrINE, the Custer county muir
derer. under sentence to hang April II.
recently made a second attempt tai kill
himself in the Jail at Broken BOW. This
time he tried hanging, using II piece Of
his bedclothes. The guard. however,
discovered the scheme and nippcd it in
the bud after Hancnstinc had adjusted
the moose about his neck and attached
the other end of the ~improvised rope TO
the roof of his cell.
THE burlington flyer. west-bound,
was wrecked near Sutton the other
morning. The train was late and run-
ming at high speed when il dashed into
the real of a freight train delayed by
the snow. The snow was falling rapid
" and obscured the view. j. g. Rob
erts. the passenger engineer, was killed
and his fireman seriously injured by cs-
Gaping steam.
THE suit brought by the citizens of
Omaha to restrain the city from deliver
ing $50, 900 in bonds to the Union Depot
Co. was decided the other day in the
district court against the railroad.
Judge Duane in granting the injunction
took occasion TO denouncc the Union
Pacific management, saying the road
had always taken everything offered,
but had always failed TO give anything
in return.
~ ~. lihbEs VI ioo, suOt WIZ
liam McMannis the other night caus-
ing his death a few days later. IIadc
declared hat he found McMannis in
his wifc's room. Before his death Nc
Mannis declared hat Hade e
lected his family and has only been at
home two or three times since last fall.
He said he entertained no undue afYec-
ton for Mrs Hadc, but had contributed
to the support of the family during
Hade's absence.
TWELVE. men delibcrated evenly
eight hours ut Omaha rs to whether
Carey J. Warbinton was insane or ma
liciou. when he some time since in a
sudden st of righteous indignation de-
stroyed the fine painting Return Of
Spring" as not being proper for ladies
to look At The jury took nearly rs
many ballots as the Illinois legislature
did for senator. but reached no result
Warbinton was returned to Jail 70
await the return Of the spring term OF |
court, when he will again realize the un-
certainties of a jury trial
The ninth annual fair of Sarpy coun-
~ will be held At PapillioD September
10 TO 10
The body o! An unknown mar was
found just outside the village limits of
Prague the other morning. The coro-
ner was investigating.
A roUen from Brownvilic was recent.
~ arrested a. Peru while in the act Of
passing = forged note for SIS |
Police raided the Omaha gambling
dens the other night and RAPED \ rich
harvest ov,r three hundred prisoners
were marched to police headquarters
REroRrs from all parts Of the state
the snow storm of the es;h
as the severest of the seaSoaA In uauv
places j; was twenty inches deep, ADD
In Others badly drifted
The two-ye.r-oad daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs T. r French. who live at the
hotel Ideal in Lincoln. got bold Of q
bottle Of carbolic acid the other day ADD
q portion Of it. She died in
great agony s son after