The Red Cloud chief., 1891-02-27
Miscellaneous.

THE old soldiers of Holt county have
decided To hold their annual reunion ut
Atkinson the first week in August.
THE other morning Elkhart Milligan,
of Tarkio, Mo-, was found dead in his
bed ut an Omaha hotel. He had been
killed by escaping gas, which had been
turned on evidently by accident
THE packing house managers of South
Omaha have withdrawn from the
Omaha live stock exchange because OF
trouble between stock ~raisers and the
members of the exchange regarding
commissions.
THE Stock breeders association. late
ly in session at Beatrice, elected the
following officers: President, DIR. +. s.
Billings, Lincoln; vicc-presidents, ON
cattle. j. Il. Dinsmore, Sutton: on
horses. Milton Doolittle, Atkinson: on
swine, c. II. Scarle, Edgar; on sheep.
l.. T.. Silver, Lincoln; secretary and
treasurer, II. S. Reed, Lincoln.
FIFTEEN barrels of oysters, accom-
panied by n professional oyster-opener
and an agent of the committee, were re-
Gently sent complimentary by . citi-
zen's committee Of Galveston. Tex, to
the Nebraska Legislature aud state
press TO be served ut the Lincoln house.
The occasion Of the compliment was the
exhaustive report regarding Galveston
the special committee from the legis-
lature formulated, TO be made to that
body.
The Scott appOrtionment bill divides
the state into congressional districts as
follows: First district-Richardson.
Gage. Pawnee, jefferson, Saline, John
son. Otoe, Nemaha and Cass. Second
district-Douglas. Washington and
Sarpy. Third district-Dodge, Burt
Cunning, Thurston, Dakota, Dixon,
Cedar, Wayne, Stanton, Colfax, Platte.
Madison, Pierce, Knox. Antelope,
Boone, Nance, Greeley, Wheeler, Holt
and ~unorganized territory north Of
Holt and Knox. Fourth district-Lan-
caster, Saunders, Butler. Seward, York.
Merrick and Hamilton. Fifth district
-Thayer. Fillmore, Clay. Nuckolls,
Adams, Webster, Kearney, Franklin.
Harlan. Phelps Gosper, Furnas, Red
Willow, Frontier. Hayes, Hitchcock.
Dundy and Chase. Sixth district-An
that part Of the state not included In
the districts named.
was reported TO have been killed by
burglars who entered his residence at
Clarks one night recently, has been ar
rested upon the charge Of having him.
self committed the crime. Mrs CoVies
was choked 70 death in her bed cham
Der. Her reams attracted attention,
and when ncighbor rushed in the hus-
hand was lying apparently unconscious
IN the floor. with blood streaming from
. wound in the head The coroner's in
quest led 10 the suspecting Of Cowlea and
subsequent developments were so sus-
picious that he was arrested
THE new Union Pacific depo, at Kear-
ney is completed
j. II. DAHLsRES, . farmer who lives
eleven miles southwest Of StromSbury.
had his house destroyed by FIRE . few
days agu Most of the furniture on the
first floor was saved. but . purse o q
tanning SIS was burned
FRANK MrsI's store 1t Tobias Wa
recently consumed by Nre with the
stock. consisting Of general merchandise
valued 1t about $1,000; insured for 81
ooo The Ere vas supposed to Be Of in
cendiary origin
TIE senate has passed tie house con-
current resolution demsoding the i'm
mediate foreclosure Of the Union Pa
ci6c mortgages By the government