The Red Cloud chief., 1892-05-06

giving the shipper the benefit OF the
through rate from the original shipping
point to the final destination, with no
intermediary charges. Prominent MEM
bers of the state board of transportation
are of the opinion that this action of
the Missouri Pacific will eventually
bring the same concessions from roads
running into Chicago.
Miscellaneous.
RANDOLPH has voted $1,000 in bonds
to sink an arteSian well.
THE Farmers Grain e Live Stock
Co., of Dishler, has decided not to sell
its elevator, but has changed managers.
DURING a late storm lightning struck
the residence of Anton Kewbie at
Plattsmouth and burned it to the ground.
Several other houses were struck.
A LIVERY stable at Silver Creek
burned tie other night and thirteen
horses, several head of cattle and a
number of carriages were consumed.
FIRE destroyed Fuller's livery barn at
David City the other night. Twenty
one horses We're consumed. The total
loss will exceed IS coo: insurance, So, 10o.
DR. F. +. Brown, of Syracuse, came
near being asphyXiated in his Office the
other morning from gas escaping from
a new gasoline stove he was using.
He was discovered in fainting condi-
ton.
THE residence of Judge Hoyt, at Papil-
lion, was struck by lightning the other
evening and badly damaged. The judge
was the only member of the family at
stunned.
j. J. Immersion, who located ut Lib
erty about twenty-five years ago and
who was the owner of the land on
which Liberty is located, died at his
home in that place recently aged seven
ty years.
Mrs. ROBERT DOUGHTY committed
suicide at Taylor the other day by TAX
ing strychnine. She was about % years
of age and the mother of two children.
No reason could be given for her action
further than an hereditary tendency to
temporary insanity coupled with de-
spOndency.
RECENTLY a state bureau of immigra-
tion was organized at Lincoln. The OBJ
ject of the organization is to induce ag-
ricultural and industrial immigration to
the state; to secure manufacturing en-
terprises; encourage the investment of
capital, and otherwise further the in
terests of the state.
NEAR Taylor the other morning
Joseph Propbst committed suicide by
shooting himself. Prophst was young
man addicted to drink and nearly died
last fall with delirum tremens. During
that sickness he made stubborn effort
to starve himself and for twenty-three
days refused nourishment.
ABAD accident took place on the Mis-
souri, Pacific road near Nebraska City
several days ago. A passenger train
was ditched and the fireman. Charles
Myers, scalded to death. Engineer Mike
Allen was badly scalded and it was be-
lieved he would die Both the men lived
in Kansas City, where they have fami
lies.
On the aad Representative Bryan asked
the house committee on appropriations
to grant hearing to committee of the
Grand Army of the Republic posts of
Nebraska in opposition to the appropria-
ton of 500, 900 for the entertainment of
the members of the Grand Army of the
Republic at the encampment at Wash
ington, and a hearing will be accorded.
As AN example showing what can be
accomplished in Nebraska in one season
by industry and good management the
case of a farmer in Fillmore county is
given by the Fairmount Signal In
1890 his mortgage indebtedness was
s.. 600. his crops failed and he ran be-
hind $3.50. Last year from the sale OF
grain raised on his farm he paid his
mortgage debt and all his expenses, had
his cattle and hogs left, 1000 bushels of
corn in the crib and money on hand.
A MEETING of delegates from the Ne
braska Butter and Egg Dealers associ-
alton was held in Fremont the other
day. The meeting was for conference
with representatives of the eastern as
sociation. embracing Michigan, Indiana,
Ohio and New York. The object of this
conference was to discuss matters of
mutual interest, the principal one of
which was with reference to railroad
rates. 1t is desired to get the same
rates on shipments as are now made to
the dressed beef men.
GREAT preparations are being made
at Omaha for the convention OF the
Nebraska State Business Mems associa-
tion which convenes in that city on the
evening of June IA. Each local branch
is entitled to one delegate for every
ten members and one for every fraction
thereof. The presidents of the local
branches are delegates at large by
virtue of their office. Towns that do
not have local branches are entitled to
one delegate. which delegate will be
entitled to all privileges of the floor ex-
cept to vote.
DrRING the recent storm the roof OF
| the sod-school house at Butka, Loup
county. caved in. Sch 'ol was in ses-
sion. but the presence OF mind OF the
teacher in ordering the scholars to drop
over towards the wall probably pre-
vented loss OF life.
| w n. HENDERSON, former highly
resnected citizen of Omaha, was recent
lv arrested in Philadelphia on the
CHARGE of forgery to the amount OF s4o.-
Ooo. as lead of the Henderson Loan &
Tr,st Co. of Omaha. The alleged