The Red Cloud chief., 1891-10-23
NEBRASKA A NEWS.

cessful reunion at Crawford
The Norfolk sugar factory is using
about $50 tons Of beets perday, making
about fifty tons OF sugar every twenty
four hours
DIPHTHERIA is reported 10 De alarm
ingly prevalent at Lincoln. The city
council recommended the closing OF the
public schools for two weeks
JUICE CoBB, of the supreme court,
has decided that A. w. Critics. indie
pendent and bipartisan candidate for
Judge Of the Fifteenth district is en-
titled 10 have his name printed on the
official ballot
SAMUEL ". MESSELLEY, a traveller
for a Rochester, y. u, shoe house, was
found dead at a hotel in Omaha the
other morning. II is supposed tina. he
turned on the gas by mistake for
electricity and forgot 20 turn IT of
after turning on the electric light.
TIE grand lodge OF the Knights of
Pythias of Nebraska met in repre-
sentative hall at Lincoln on the 18th
This is the first meeting OF the kind
ever held at the state house. Over lo0
delegates, representing l3e lodges,
were present besides about 200 visit
ing knights
DR. BILLINGS investigator OF infect
ious animal diseases for Nebraska, as
serts that he has completely demon
strated that the germ causes Texa
fever. He has isolated this fever from
the blood of Texas ticks, cultivated
them pure and killed cattle by inocuia-
ton with culture direct from the ticks
THREE cowboys rode up TO the First
National bank of Enterprise al noon
the other day and while one OF them
held the horses the other two with
drawn revolvers entered the building
and demanded the money. The cashier,
at the point OF a revolver, handed over
3, 800 in bills The robbers wore no
masks
J. c. WILLIAMS, an engineer on the
Ii. * NJ, was recently held In 5000
bonds at Beatrice for a hearing on a
charge of carelessly causing the death
Of fifteen head of cattle belonging 10
Elijah Fely and injuring fifteen other
cattle of the same herd. lie ran into
them with the engine of which he was
in charge. Mr.. Fely's loss by the en-
ginccr's carelessneSs will reach 500.
WEIGHMA-TER TAYLOR. OF Omaha
reports that the weighing and inspec-
ton Of grain is proceeding very salts
~factorily: that the dealers in grain are
highly pleased with the adoption of the
new methods, and the producers, he
believes, will soon learn to express
their hearty appreciation of the new
system As it means money FOR them IN
the end. The farmers, ne says, have
been saved thousands of dollars al
ready.
john WALTos, n young man Of Be
atrice, temporarily residing in Picker
ell, walked out of n second-story win
dow at three o'clock the other morning
and sustained injuries which may re-
suit fatally. He was partially awakened
by the explosion of a lamp in an adj
joining room, and was under the i'm
preston that he was stepping through
an opening on to a porch lie fell
fifteen feet.
NEBRASKA CITY last year ranked
eleventh in the pork packing cities Of
the United States and the indications
are that in 1892 she will move mp a few
notches Both Of her packing houses
will he in operation during the winter.
Secretary Doe, of the Chicago Packing
& Provision Co, has directed the man
ager of that concern 10 increase the ca
pacity TO 1000 per day. New buildings
will be Immediately commenced
JOSEPH NJ. GRAY, the farmer who
lately threatened to storm the state
capital if Justice was not Immediately
me,ed out 10 him regarding a three dol
lar rebate for which he sued the
! Kearney and Black Hills road, and was
defeated in the lower courts, appeared
before Judge Cornell at Kearney the
other day and demanded that the judge
make ont papers against ". r. Learn
granting him the judgment lie EN-.
phasized his request by brandishing a
large knife uncomfortably near the
Judges scalp. Sheriff Wilson was sum-
moned and the ma taken into custody
and later adjudgcd insane.
HOWARD DRArCHER, a youth Of six.
teen, was accidentally shot at York the
| other afternoon 10y a Winchester rifle
in the hands of a companion. The
boys, together with several others,
were returning from a hunting eXpe-
dition and stopped TO rest in the Union
Pacific yards The Draucher boy laid
his gun down on n pile of ties with the
| hammer raised and one of the others
attempted 10 pick it up. not knowing il
was loaded. when it was discharged.
| The ball entered Draucher's left breast
Just above the heart After being sho,
the boy ran a distance of -four blocks
and fell unconscious on the steps of his
home. His wouu was not considered
fatal.
THOMAS PURCELL, member OF the
banking firm of Bowling * Purcell CT
! North Bend. had an exciting experience
with a burglar the other night. Mr..
Purcell had started for home about bed
time and while chatting with a friend
a few moments later rccollec:ed that
he had left 4 package in his Office Re
turning he entered the room and with
out lighting a lamp began looking for
the bundle. Suddenly OF. OF a dark
corner two strangers arose and request
ed Mr. Purcell TO throw up his hands
lie complied and they took what val
uables he had on his person and de
manded the keys to the safe. Being
informed that they were in possession
of Mr.. Bowling. the robbers left
AT Fort Robinson the other day while
Corporal Goodloe. OF troop G, Ninth
cavalry. was trying TO suppress n
drunken soldier Of his troop by the
name of George Owens, he was shot
twice By Owens and seriously though
not fatally wounded
WHILE Mr.. Murphy, foreman OF the
Woodwork ranch near Willard. and n
stranger were driving through Water
loo the other evening their team took
fright and ran away, throwing both
men out Murphy struck on his head
ard shoulder. His companion was
thrown head foremost through \ COM
b;nation wire and picket fence and re-
ceived fatal injuries
The prohibi;ionists Of Dodge county