The Red Cloud chief., 1891-03-27
miscellaneous.

THE house has killed the two-cent
passenger rate bill.
THE family Of }. Resford. of Arapa.
hoe. were very nearly killed by coal
gas q few evenings since. The stove
pipe was forced SO far into the chimney
that the gas was forced out into the
When il was found out Mrs.
ResfOrd and her daughter were nearly
beyond help.
THE usury bill passed by the house
makes it unlawful to charge or receive.
directly Or indirectly, more than ten per
cent. interest. The penalty for so doing
is a fin of not less than 500 nor more
than $1,000. In addition the person vio-
lating the law is made liable to the Dor
rover, or party agrievcd. for five times
the mount of such interest charged.
Beatrice, was damaged by fire the other
morning To the extent of $500, with no
insurance. The household goods were
badly damaged by fire and water. The
loss on these effects was covered bv
insurance. The fire was attributed to
spontaneous combustion in an upstairs
room where a quantity of old clothes
boxes and miscellaneous bottles Of med
icine were stored.
AT an early hour the other morning
fire was discovered at the Il. Il NJ. rail-
way round house. ut Hastings, in the
cupboard used by employees as a recep-
tacle for clothing. When the fire was
extinguished il was discovered that the
SAFE was locked rs usual and that some
n had mysteriously extracted the
pocket book belonging to Foreman
Johnson, containing notes to the amount
Of 81, 900, two checks of $3.50 each and
about s15 in cash. The wardrobe had
been set on fire Ia conceal the theft.
Ar a recent meeting Of the southeast
district encampment of the g. A. X. nj
Beatrice the following officers were
elected: Commander, o. ii. Phillips. of
Beatrice; senior vice-commander. NJ. W.
Van Osdal, of Crab Orchard: Junior
vice-commander, A. ]. King. of Fair
bury; surgeon, L. K Thornton, of Fill
ley; chaplain, ]. A. Stillwell, of Burch-
ard: council of administration. C. NJ.
Murdoch, of Wymore: John Provont, of
Burchard; r. II. Oilers. of Dewitt; J. +.
Doyle, Of Liberty. and John Hodges. of
Pawnee City.
AT an adjourned meeting Of the irri-
CATION convention recently held ut
ONeil a resolution was adopted that
the people of Holt county are favorable
to the system Of irrigation proposed bv
the convention that met in Lincoln in
February. A permanent organization
was formed. to be known rs the Holt
Irrigation association. Hon.
Sanford Parker was elected president,
d. l. Darr vice-president and q. c. Haz-
lett secretary. Various committees
were appointed to push the work in the
THE Custer county board of supervis-
has called an election Ia vote SIS. 900
bonds to aid In the construction Of
IN irrigating ditch from the Dismal
river TO Broken Bow.
ANTON HATERMAS, a highly respected
German living near Day. in the eastern
part of Deuel. county. has been adiudged
insane by the board of insanity.
THE new county of Boyd Just created
By the legislature, takes in all the un-
organized territory north of Hol, county,
the Niobrara river as the south
ern boundary. The county is very mar
row from north to south. and quite long
rom east 10 west Niobrara will be in
The new county.
ANDREW j. GILMORE, one of the oldest 1
OF York county. died at McCook
Junction from blood poisoning caused
BY being scratched by q horse shoe nail
two weeks previous
WHILE ont hunting Dear wymore the
,thcr day Phillip Wolfe. . young car
penter, stumbled and fell when his gun
discharged and the contents took
.ffect in Woife's head. INJECTING what
thought to be . fatal wound
A o with six feet was one of the
II Adams the other day.
SOME time ago two wildcats were cap
Iurcd near Steele City by . party Of
TIE other day Mrs. David Andersou
suicide near Aurora by
poison The evidence before the
,orouers jury showed that she was IN
ioubsedly insane
The Candy Pioneer says thats citizen
Il that place Is drawing relief from ths
county while the r,embeno Of his family
ne hiring dresses made and paying -
hare pillow sh2ms made
THE twclve-ycar-oi son OF " J.
Jacobs Of Iowa who was visiting in
was recently captured By .
,ani Of Indians. and when . pursuing
,arty approached. tho Indian kiIicd
md scalpe1 the boy.