The Red Cloud chief., 1897-12-31
NEBRASKA In BRIEF
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
OVER THE STATE.
A Complete Review Of the Fast Weeks
Happenings In the Tree Planters state
-succinct Summary Of the Most I'm.
portant News.

Mrs. Frame, Folk of Omaha was
fatally burned by the explosion of "a
lamp.
John Richcl, an Old jcwclcr was
found dead in his bed. Cause of death
unknown.
The bondsmcn of Henry Bolln. OK
city treasurer of Omaha, have asked
for Il new trial.
The business mems Paternity OF Fro
mont has decided to cooperate with
the board of trade in the matter of
raising the necessary bonds to secure
The sugar factory.
Acknowledgement Smyth has filed a
demurrer to the petition of the Home
for the Friendlcss in the supreme
court. The home asks that salaries
and claims be paid by the state author
tiles.
Two Lincoln policemen arc in trou-
BILE. Patrolman Nash was invited to
hand in his star on the charge of be-
ing intoxicated, and Officer Ide will
have to account to the excise board for
his connection with a lady Of scrap
ping proclivities.
The ice season is pretty well on at
Milford. A force of men with teams
have been busy the past few days
scraping the snow off the ice and p. II.
Cooper will arrive from Lincoln with
the necessary men and equipment to
begin regular work. The ice is now
twelve inches thick.
Charley Emery, a well known early
settler Of Nebraska and Kansas. died
at Beatrice recently. He was in sew
eral battles with the Indians near old
Fort kcarney, when the old Overland
stage company was doing business,
and carries many scars to his grave.
Nearly all real old settlers knew him.
and his exploits dot the pages of many
standard histories of the west.
Miss Eliza Doom, "A maiden lady who
lives by herself on Eleventh street. in
Nebraska City, vas found by Constable
Davis lying by the side of the house.
She was taken into the house and a
physician called, when it was found
that she had been stricken by paraly-
sis and one whole side was afflicted.
She was unable to talk. She died
shortly after being found.
DR.. Gilbert j. Robertson. n vetcri.
nary living or Tenth street in Beatrice
while returning from the country was
slugged as he was driving into his
barn and robbed of about $40 in cash.
Neighbors were attracted by his cries
and after taking him into the house
had great difficulty in restraining him
from doing violence to those around
him. lie has been unconscious most
of the time and it is reported is in q
serious condition.
Two men with faces BACKED entered
q house in the burnt district at Ne,
braska City, kept by Sadie Jennings,
and ut the muzzlcs of pistols compelled
three of the inmates to hold up THEN
hands, after which they were bound
hands and feet. The landlady was
compelled to give up S64, after which
the men went to another room, whcr,
IA mar was sleeping. and he was com
pelllcd to give up SOS. The men wen,
out, a wagon came for them and they
disappeared. 1t was one of the mos,
daring robbcries ever perpctratcd in
the city, and there is no clue to tn,
thieves.
An exciting chase was caused by the
req of an affrightened lady custo
incr in BENEFITS department store al
Omaha and resulted in the capture OF
a pickpocket and the recovery of @
pocketbook containing 50. AS the
woman screamed n man was seen
elbowing his way toward the door,
and when she said he had herpursc /;
dozen started in pursuit. lie was
seized just as he got out the door
fought like a tiger and did not desis,
until his clothing was nearly torn of
his back, when he forked over tn,
purse to the police and said his nam,
was George Adams and that he hat
just arrived from Chicago.
Governor Holcomb has received sew
eral responses from governors of trans
Mississippi states relative to the con
struction Of an arch of states over tn,
entrance to the exposition ground al
Omaha. 1t is proposed to have cach
state furnish a piece of stone on which
is to be carved the state Goa of arms
Samples of stone have been asked fol
and an architect is to select suitabl,
pieces. Governor Jones of Arkansa.
writes: ut will afford me great pleas
ure to comply with this request at the
earliest moment practicable. Although
our legislature failed TO make any ap
preparation for your exposition, l shall
endeavor to have Arkansas properly
represented there" Governor Well,
of Utah has referred the proposition I,
l.. w Shuirtliff, who is chairman o.
the commission having in hand the
matter of the Utah exhibit, with tn,
request that he give the matter hi
immediate attention. Governor Cul
berson Of Texas has referred the matter
to the proper person.
An elderly man named Crawford