The Red Cloud chief., 1892-09-23

on the grounds OF the state fair at Lin.
coin on the 18th.
The Saline County Agricultural socie-
| ty has decided to hold the Saline
| ty fair October 4 to Z this year.
THE democratic convention Of the
| Sixth district nominated James j. Nc
1ntosh, of Sidney, for congress.
THE independents of Clay county
have nominated S. w. Elder, speaker
of the last house, for reelection to the
legislature.
| LINCOLN had n sensation in the rc-
cent mysterious death Of Henry kober,
who was found dead by the side of the
Il. e. NJ. tracks. lie had evidently been
murdered and his body placed near tho
track.
THE fourteenth annual reunion VI
the Grand Army of the Republic, de-
par.mcnt of Nebraska, lately held Mt
Grand Island, was n great success In
every way. On theday before the close
it was estimated that fully 25, 900 per-
IONS were present.
j. II. RoRKE ended his life al Gordon
the other day by taking morphine.
Rorlic was one of the first settlers OF
Sheridan county and it is believed that
his suicide was the result of mortitica-
ton and dependency over his failure
60 quit drinking. He leaves a wife and
several children.
GEORGE STEVENS, cashier of the Crete
State bank, has disappeared and tho
bank closed by order of the attorney
general. Stevens left the last week in
August to 90 to Chicago, but failed to
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Wis, and there LOST track of. No cause
IL known for his action.
GEORGE COLEMAN, aged II years, hot
Edwin Bender, aged II years, in the
rightieg with u revolver near Wymore
the other day. The two were gather
ing grapes in a vineyard when the older
boy drew an old pistol and pointed it at
young Bender. Tho little fellow start
ed to run when the pistol was dis
charged the ball striking him as stated.
GUsTAvE KRUGER was fatally injured
near Winside the other day by "a sup
posed runaway team, but from injuries
on his body there were strong suspici-
GUS that there had been fou play, and
this opinion was strengthened by The
disappearance of the farmer he went
, home with. II is supposed they got
into n fight between themselves. Kruger
never regained consciousness.
j. w. PALMER, of Omaha, travelling
auditor for George A. Hoagland, was ar
rested at Grand Island the other day
and placed under bonds to appear before
the county court to answer the charge
of being agent of n company which
transfers claims against railroad en-
ployes to Iowa for garnishment OF
wages. The Legislative act of two years
ago, it is claimed, forbids this.
RECEIVER GIBBONS, of the defunct
Commercial and Savings bank of Kcar.
ney, has filed his August report with
the supreme court lie reports that nc
has collected to date upon notes the
sum of 81, SOS. 81. He also sold the burg
lar proof, time lock safe to the Elk
change bank of Sutton for $3.50, OF
! which elO0 was paid down. No dis
burscments for the month were re
ported.
, a MOST miraculous escape from double
fatality occurred at Bickel & Som,
; brickyard in Nebratka City the othel
/. afternoon. Five men were engaged IL
hauling dirt from q clay, bank to thu
UTlfk luittiiiuc WHtu WitiOuo "oih'h
the mass Of clay weighing at least TIVE
tons broke loose from the top OF thu
: bank and descended on the men. Three
Of the men escaped, but John Boley ant
1 Edward Wilburn were buried under tn
mass Of earth. They were dug out bu
were nearly dead when rescued.
, AT n recent meeting of the Nebraska
0 Columbian commission, held at Lincoln
0 a resolution was adopted instructinl
the superintendents in each county t.
9 use every effort to secure fine samples
of winter wheat grown in the state, a
S IL Is the intention of the commission :
v make this department n feature OF tn
exhibit. DIR. George l.. Miller, OF Oma
ha, appeared before the commission an
o made n lengthy argument in favor q
IS the culture of winter wheat in thi
state. DR.. Miller Is of the opinion tina
II a winter wheat display should be tn
browning feature OF Ncbraska's agricul'
ural exhibit at Chicago upon the claii
Is that the states ability to raise the golt
en- grain Is fully demonstrated.
y THE general merchandise store of "
G. II, Drummer, of Nickerson, a small tow
~ n few miles north of Fremont, wa
burned to the ground during a thunde
"a storm the other night. The Nickerso
IN post office was kept in the store and tf
W mail and all the appurtenances of ii
n Office except n few mail sacks and tw
or three record books, were consumes
IN The fire communicated to the residen'
II of r.. NJ. Haven near the store and tn
was also burned.
en LATE collision of freight trains G
y. the Elkhorn road, near Gordon insulte
' in u bad wreck and the killing OF eigl
;" head of cattle. The trainmcn a
Jumped aud escaped uninjured.