The Red Cloud chief., 1892-09-30
NEBRASKA A NEWS.

CRoPs of all kind are reported to be
excellent IN Frontier county
A HEAVY frost fell in the vicinity Of
Crawford on the night Of the 10th.
The first annual fair at Galloway
opened ON the i2th and closed on the
10Th.
A~BsCEssEs caused by the pulling OF
teeth resulted in the death of Sadie
Maupin at Broken Bow.
ARTHUR DUvAI, q twelve-year-old
David City boy, was discovered in the
act of robbing a grocery store and sent
10 the reform school.
AN unknown old woman who was
found wandering in the fields neal
Stromsburg some time ago, has been
sent TO the insane asylum.
+. a. GARDENER shot and killed
Richard Halcom near Greeley Center the
other night. They we're farm hands
and there are conflicting stories as to
the cause of the trouble.
in the vicinity Of Wood River oats
will average forty bushels per acre and
fall wheat thirty to ~forty-five. The
hay crop Is lighter than average. Corn
Is maturing all right with an average
crop.
UPoN awakening the other morning
Mr.. and Mrs. james White. of McCool
Junction, found hat their month-old
babe, In bed with them. had died dur
ing the night The child was appar-
emily In good health.
The candidates on the several state
and congressional tickets have been
very slow in complying with the pro-
visions of the new ballot law which
provides that n certificate of nominal
ton must he filed with the secretary Of
state.
EMANUEL Fisr, deputy treasurer of
Adams county, has been acquitted of
the charge of embezzlement. He was
indicted for aiding and abetting Treas
urer Paul in spiriting away s54. 600 of
the county's money during Paul's two
terms in office.
The Society Of the United States
Military Telegraph corps and the Old
Time photographers association began
their annual reunion at Omaha on the
18th. The military society is composed
IF the survivors of the army telegraph
service to the number OF 800.
THE other day Rev. Harrington and
wife. an elderly couple from Stroins-
burg travelling t o W~ilsonvi,le by car
riage, were run into near ~Inavale by
In intoxicated man.. The rig was over
turned and almost completely demol.
ished and the old gentleman was prob.
ably fatally injured.
THE school year at the normal school
at Peru opened with a very encouraging
outlook for IA prosperous year. The
first days enrolment was larger than
for several years past. Over 800 have
already entered. The graduating class
is the largest in the history of the in
stitution, while the other classes in the
normal course fall but little short in
! proportion.
THE first sugar beets were taken to
the Oxnard sugar factory ut Grand
Island on the 14th. A superintendent
of the company said that the crop was
much better this year than in 1891 and
1890. The climatic conditions have, on
tho whole, been more favorable, and
the appearance of an insect, which did
not make q visitation in the former
years, seems not to have caused much
damage.
! THE other evening IN east-bound
local freight train broke in two near
Gibbon and the rear portion of the train
collided with the part attached to the
engine. james Leonard, Of Wood
River, who was in the cupola of the
caboose, was thrown by the conclusion
through the glass lookout and received
a dangerous cut on the jaw and neck
about six inches in length. The cut
severed several arteries of the neck,
just missing the jugular vein.
THE August report of the operations
of the state oil inspection department
has been made up and shows the fol
lowing: Number of barrels of oil in.
spectcd in the First district, 1885; gas.
oline, COG; Second district, oil, 2,6i6:
gasoline, 2,6G3; Third district, oil, 0s4;
gasoline, 1,464; Fourth district, oil, 27s:
gasoline. 35; Fifth district, oil. sos; gas.
oline, 1917; total number of barrels in.
spected during the month, 1906; total
fees received. 81, 1870. 80. During the
!, month Of July the department inspect.
ed 10, 40s barrels.
. RECEIVER MILLER, Of the defunct
state bank ut Crete, has entered upor
: the discharge of his duties and promises
, soon to unravel the tangled affairs OF
the institution. The liabilities Of the
bank consist of mounts due ~depositors
: OF these amounts there are due 500, OBS.
II. To balance this amount the asset
foot up to over 500, 900, divided rs fol
lows: Bills receivable, sSS, S57. 03; real
:. estate, SIC, 1000; furniture and fixtures
81 $500. There are also other asseti
which will swell the mount. Cashie,
Stevens, whose disappearance caused
: the suspension Of the bank, is still miss
ing and his whereabouts a mystery.
g AT the recent state fair at Lincoll
S the committee on county exhibit
awarded prizes as follows: Burt, first
Kearney, second; Dundy, third; Doug
r las, fourth; Gage, fifth; Red Willow
Q sixth; Hitchcock, seventh; Hayes
h eighth; Perkins, ninth; Madison, tentl
Box Butte, eleventh; Sioux, twelfth
q Harlan, thirteenth. The Murphy triI
lets, of Fremont, w boys and IA CIR
T. named respectively Leander, Leroy an