The Red Cloud chief., 1891-05-15
NEBRASKA STATE NEWS

Of the state than for many years past
and the prospects are for . large crop
A sALoox at Harrington was recently
closed on . remonstrsnce fled BY the
Publisher Of . paper because the pro
prietor Of the saloon refused TO publiah
the application for . license In the ed
itor's paper.
The North Nebraska Grand Army OF
the Republic reunion, TO be held IN
Creighton July I. 2 3 and 4, promises
70 be the largest and most important
gathering Of veterans ever held in that
part Of the state.
the crop outlook for central Ne
braska Il l. declared was never better.
and business has been greatly revived
the past few weeks on the prospects
A big acreage Of small grain has been
sown, and it is growing finely.
The $1,000 bonds voted by the city of
Beatrice in aid Of the Rock Island road
has been knocked out by the supreme
court in sustaining the injunction
brought to restrain their issuance. The
notice contained No provision for levy
ing . tax to pay the principal when
due.
In the district court at Omaha the
other day ~ex-President Cleveland was
called in the suit of the Folsom heirs, OF
whom Mrs. Cleveland is one. for the
partition of the estate. The bailiff an
nounced that Mr.. Cleveland could not
be found, and he vas declared in de-
fault
THE four-year-old girl Of u. p. Grever,
q farmer living about two miles north
east Of Valparaiso. was burned 70 q
crisp the other day by running into q
patch Of prairie grass, which had been
set on fire by her father. who was plow-
ing near by. The clothing was entirely
burned of the body before her father
could get to her.
The other morning lightning struck
the harness shop Of A. }. Baldwin, at
Stella setting it on fire and giving
Baldwin and his family. who lived in
the rooms over the shop. barely time
to get out OF the building. The fire
Don spread TO the implement depot Of
w. II. Wheeler and other business
houses, causing q loss of about $40. 900.
DURING q late storm at Wymore the
Maginris house was struck by light
ming, which tore the chimney town,
passed through the stove pipe and
struck the floor, tore the shoes from
the feet Of MIR. Maginnis and his daugh-
ter, who were sitting near the stove,
ripped the carpet for about six feet
knocked out two joists under the floor
and reduced q 2x6 inch sleeper under
them into splinters
THE other morning Mrs. Rand Little,
Of Lincoln, died from the effects of
morphine, taken with suicidal in
tent She went down town shopping
and accepted the invitation Of q friend
to 60 into the wine DOM of a saloon and
take q glass OF beer. Her husband
heard that she was in the wine room
and going there ~upbraided his wife Sc
verely for such conduct. On the way
home she purchased the morphine
which ended her life.
WENZIL KNoBA fell from the caboose
of a Ii. & NJ. freight at Crete the other
day and went through a trestling, hurt.
ing himself severely. T. Il Spencer.
Al Brown and Ike Hodson saw the ac-
cident and took the a to the city.
Next morning Knoba missed his pocket
book, containing D in silver, a note for
$3.50 and a draft on a St Joseph bank
for s27a. Spencer, Brown and HoGson
were arrested and the money recov-
cred. 1t was found In the possession
Of Spencer.
FIRE at McCool Junction the other
night destroyed Greer's ice house.
Later Greer's meat market and Lin
coins hardware store were burned, and
about the same time landowners large
elevator was set on fire. Near the ele.
vator were a number of cribs. bins and
sheds. and a part of these burned. The
loss on the elevator and buildings was
$40, 900, and on grain and contents sI5..
OOO. Isaac Thorn, a former employee
of Lincoln's store, was arrested on the
charge of setting the buildings on fire.
The supreme court on the 5th decided
the gubernatorial contest Of Thayer vs..
Boyd by ousting Boyd and seating
Thayer as governor. Judge Maxwell
dissented from the decision. which was
agreed to by Judges Cobb and Norval.
Boyd and he Immediately turned the
office over to Thayer who qualified and
entered upon the duties Of the Office.
The opinion recited the fact hat Boyd
was legally elected but disqualified on
the ground Of non-citizenship. and IN
der the constitution when the person
receiving the highest number of votes
for the Office of governor Is ineligible
under the constitution, to be elected,
the governor holds over.
Soon after re-entering upon the duties
Of executive Gov. Thayer appointed A.
v. Cole. sdjutant-gensral: Rev. =. w.
Howe. chaplain Of the penitentiary; ID.
C. Crawford. ~janitor Of the capitol build
ing; Dan Hopkins warden OF the peni-
Tertiary: Or. Fred G. Test superintend-
ent Of the asylum for the incurable in.
sane at Hastings: J. w. clearinghouse.
steward of the asylum for the incurab bic
insane at Hastings; II. r. Doans. clerk
Ia the office OF commissioner Of labor;
DR.. George w, Wilkinson. saperintend.
ent Of the insane asylum at Norfolk: J.
r. Nichol. steward Of the insane asylum
at Norfolk; J. b Parmaleee. principal
Of tho institute for tho blind at Ne
braska City; Capt w. c. Henry. COM
mandant Of the soldiers home at Grand
Island.
MRS ADA NELSON. wife Of Albert
Nelson. committed suicide the other
night at Chappell ny shooting herself
through the throat and head with . re-
volver. No cause known
THE body Of Henry Brandt q farmer
residing twelve miles west Of St Paul,
was found the other day buried in =
cave which he had used as . stable. He
had been missing for we weeks
THE house of Nine Nora McEwen
on the northern outskirts Of York. was
burned 10 the ground the other morning
together with the entire contents The
FIRE is supposed &c have been tie work
Of an incendiary. The loss was about
g, 500, with g.. 00c insurance.
DIFRrHERIA recently got . new start
in the country near Nebraska City.
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