Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-26
,NebrnsiSa News Notes.

Nebraska News Notes.
Fullerton Is suffering from epidemic
of petty thievery.
The business men of BARLEY have Or
ganized a new bank.
Nick Maher of Emerson lost one OF his
fingers in a feed grinder
new paper called the Bimetalist has
been started at Nebraska City.
A prairie fire north and west of Pierce
last week did considerable damage.
Antelope county farmers report that their
alfalfa fields came through the winter all
right.
Some one broke into the High school room
at Gordon and stole a quantity of pencils
and supplies
Peter PETIT of Wayne was thrown from
a disc harrow and had cash about twelve
inches long cut in his leg
Henry Seigert, a young farmer living
near Wisner, was killed one day last week
by horse which he was riding falling upon
him.
A young son of Arthur Connor who lives
southwest OF North Platte, got tangled up
in a harrow and had his left leg broken
between the hip and knee.
Last Thursday the Neigh creamery shipped
1850 pounds of butter being the output for
one week. This is considerable more than
for a like period last year.
Owen Bros. of Stanton last Friday shipped
in 2SS head of Texas hogs, and while they
were In town circus wouldn't have been
in 1t as a point of attraction.
Judge Sedgwick was taken sick while
holding court in Seward and was obliged
to adjourn court and go home. He was
able to hold court in York last week.
Ed Owens, jr., of Saunders county, was
knocked down and out" by tramp one
evening last week while walking along the
road. All the tramp got was pocketknife.
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kill rat and one of them made a jab at
the varmint with a pitchfork. The fork
struck Ed Norton on the foot and ran clear
through it.
A. ~ Reed shot crane at his place,
three and half miles northeast of Central
City, Monday, measuring even eight feet
from tip to tip of it's wings.
Harvey Rebuck and Sherman Reser of
Auburn had rich find in young wolves
Tuesday. The day being a little too wet
to cut stalks, they went wolf hunting and
found a nest of nine young grey wolves
about two weeks old.
Farming will be carried on extensively
on the Cody ranch, at North Platte, this
year. Manager Goodman has in 300 acres
of wheat, barley and oats, and will plant
800 acres of corn. There are over 1000 acres
of alfalfa growing on the ranch.
hired man. stranger in the vicinity
who had been working for Mr.. Cutler, west
of Davenport for about week. got up
Wednesday night and took $35 in money
a gold watch and some other jewelry
amounting to 800 in all, and decamped.
Joseph Herrod of North Platte has lost
several head of cattle on his farm south of
town by a disease which appears in the
shape of running sores on the hind legs,
followed by dropping off of the hoofs and
later by the death of the animal. So far
no remedy has been found for the disease.
office inspector, while inspecting the land
office at O'Neill last Tuesday, received a
telegram requesting him to send in his res
ignation, to take effect April 20. Mr.. Car
michael left for his home in Virginia Fri
day morning.
Will Mcdonald of North Platte unearthed
on his premises this morning an old car
fridge shell, a relic of the explosion of the
government magazine which occurred nearly
twenty-one years ago. This magazine stood
on the block now occupied by Messrs Nc
Donald and Slack and at the time OF the
explosion, which was caused by fire, there
were stored in the building 10000 cartridges
and 500 siX-pound shells.
C. j. Anderson and NJ. b. Huffman OF Ne
ligh went west the first OF last week on the
Union Pacific road to examine herd consist
ing OF 5000 head of black cattle which they
contemplate purchasing, most OF the stock
being grades, They expected to be absent
from thence northwest into Idaho. In the
event OF a purchase it has not yet been de-
cided whether the cattle will be driven
through to this state or shipped by rail.
In the latter event the freight charges alone
would be upwards of $4,000, while the
amount involved in the transaction will ap-
proximate 100000
Last Sunday was truly hot day to the
residents OF the country north and east of
the Calamus and Loup rivers in Loup and
Garfield counties. a prairie fire having swept
that country that day. The fire originated
up toward the head OF the Calamus, and swept
Loup county north OF the Calamus and Gar
field county north and east of the Loup
The fire was driven by high northwest
wind and had an abundance of fuel to feed
1t, but happily done no more serious dam
age than 10 destroy large quantities OF hay.
stable or two and considerable timber
The meager losses are accounted for by the
reason OF the fire coming as 1t did In the
daytime and being preceded by great vol
umes OF smoke.