The Red Cloud chief., 1892-12-30
NEBRASKA A NEWS.

process Of construction.
MANY hogs are reported dying Of the
sholera in he ncighborhood OF Sterling.
FARMERS in the vicinity Of Ong have
organized an association to build an
elevator.
GEoRGE GODFREY, q Dodge county
farmer, raised 80. 900 bushels Of corn
this year from 400 acres 1t is worth
$500.
WHILE recently hunting nea Hyan.
mis- William Chambers accidentally dis
charged his shotgun, shooting on his
left arm
MANDAMUs proceedings have been
commenced at Beatrice 10 compel the
mayor to certify that the city has .
population exceeding 10, 900.
+. {. MORRISON, q brakeman o. the
b. & NJ, while uncoupling cars at Crab
Orchard the other evening, caught his
foot in u frog and before he could re-
lease II he was run down by n a and
his leg SO terribly manglcd that ampu-
tation was necessary.
JoHH DALTON, OF Wabash, was re-
Gently taken before tho insanity board
and declared u tit subject for the asy-
lum Dalton was an inmate once be-
fore, but was discharged Lately he
has been chasing tho inhabitants of
the village Of Wabash with n gun.
Ed MOORE, Of Crawford, recently at
tended an entertainment at Fort Rob-
inson. Upon his return to Crawford
he commenced drinking and next norm
ing shot and fatally wounded his chum
and room mate, Thomas Totten. He
then tried to escape but was captured.
THE Nebraska Soldiers association
has elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: DIR. A. Bowen. prcsi-
dent; Louis Latin, vice president; j. q.
Goss, secretary; r. j. Majors, treasurer;
John Gillespie, color bearer. Next win
The place Of holding the summer meet
ing has not been fixed.
STERLING had a destructive fire the
other night j. Z. Renshaw, dealer In
general merchandise, was carrying a
lamp through his store, when no
stumbled and fell, breaking the lamp.
The building was fired and o o n
sumed, as well as the post Office and a
number Of other buildings The total
loss was about s25, 0OO;% insurance about
half that amount
AT an early hour the other morning
the old log barracks at Fort Robinson,
built in the early 'T0s caught fire and
burned to the ground. One end vas
occupied rs quarters by six families OF
enlisted men The other end wa
used by the quartermaster as q store
room for wagon material and other
heavy goods; also a lot Of ordnance
property. all of which was entirely
consumed
PETER LARSON, Q sixteen-year-old
boy, was shot and seriously wounded
by Ernest Caberly, q boy Of the same
age, at Lincoln the other morning.
Both are messengers in the Lincoln
District Telegraph Co and the shooting
occurred in tho waiting Caberly
had a revolver In his hip pocket An.
other boy attempted to take 1t away
from him and in the scufiic the weapon
was discharged.
THE troubles Of John Tholen, OF
Crete, have been multiplied. Until last
summer he was we'll and strong, when
he fell from a windmill and injured his
| mine. Since her he has not been able
10 w1k and probably never will be
His family consisted of himself, wifi,
and six children, all Of whom have
been sick. Recently q little girl,
years old, died, and in u few days after
wards the mother passed away.
The supreme court has denied tn
application for q writ requiring tn
county clerk of Clay county to issu
certificates of election TO the three re
publicans instead Of to three independ
ents who were declared elected to tn
legislature by small majorities. TIL
latter had their names twice upon tn
ballot-once as independents and one
that any one had voted twice for tn
same man the writ was not allowed.
The superintendent Of the state asy
lum for the incurable insane at Hast
ings reports that the finances Of tina
institution are in n very satisfactor
condition, and he hopes to complete tn
biennial period with little or no def
cheney, Notwithstanding the fact tina
ell additional patients have been r.
ceived during the year. At the preser
time there are $3.50 patients ut the inst
tuition. The cost per capita for Tn
past ten months has been SAGA pr
week.
The twelfth annual session of I'll
Farmers Alliance met at Grand lslar
on the Goth. President Powers annu
address was the most interesting pa
of the days proceedings He stat
the object of the alliance to be educ
tional. The recent elections had Il
effect to interfere with and break !
the regular meetings of the allianc
and in some instances has produced
condition of almost hopeless letharg
The question of the consolidation
the state alliance with the Farmers Z
lance and Industrial union is,
says, worthy of earnest consider
ton. In regard to legislation, sta
and national, the president urged Il
reduction of railroad freight rates, I
amendment of the Australian ball
system, some relief, If possible, frc