The Red Cloud chief., 1897-12-10
Monday. December u.

Monday, December u.
Bloomington business men are put
ting in telephones.
A general snow storm ragged through
out the state last Friday. Thc fall
was heavy in some portions.
At Harrington Friday. Frank Ankc-
ny was found guilty Of the charge of
bastardy preferred against hin by
Miss Violet Rawhauser.
Homer Neal and Joseph Wittcnney-
er,.two citizens of Burt county were
recently arrested charged with steal
ing wheat and selling IL in Oakland.
Blanch Hildebrand, the missing pros
ccuting witness in the case Of state v.
Hildcbrand for incest, has not yet
been located. The ease has been CON
tinucd.
James Lindille, who was recently ar
rested ut the instigation OF the father
Of Charles Carpenter on the charge of
murder, wa bound over 10 the dis;ric.
court.
Chancellor Mclean OF the state uni.
versity bunqucted the football eleven
of 90, the management, the secoiid
eleven and members of the athletic
board last Friday night in celebration
Of the winning OF the p%ennant of the
interstate collegiate association.
Last Friday at st. Edwards n war
rant was issued for the arrest of John
Bushnell, who came there from Column
bus some six weeks ago, charged with
assault md battery upon Frank
stephens, n lad of seventeen. Up TO
this morning the marshal has been
unable to find Bushnell, although it is
quite certain that he is hiding some
where in st. Edwards.
Street Commissioner L. L. Lindsey
has received evidence that Church
Howe has arrived at Palermo, Italy,
where he will serve his country as
counsel, The evidence was in the
form of n bulky newspaper which bore
this upon the wrapper. "Asscssore dis
Lavori Pubblici, Signor !" l. Lindsey,
Lincoln. Ncb., Stati Until d'Amcrica. y
I'm 40 such n thing said Lindsay,
as he hurried away toward "a banana
stand in search of an interpreter who
might be able TO tell what Church
Howe had been saying about him,
DIR. Galbraith Of st. Joseph's hospital,
Omaha. has unearthed n novel case of
appendicitis. 1t is that of Fred kuhns
a laboring man who has been under
treatment at the hospital. kuhns
was suffering such agony that he
could not remain quite a moment.
lie could not sit down or stand up.
and simply wullowed about On the
floor. TWAS observed hat the cause OF
his suffering was strangulatcd hernia
and during the operation found nee
essary the discovery was made that ho
was also suffering with appendicitis,
The operation was therefore extended
to the appendix, and when the latter
was removed IL was found to contain
five bird shot, u of which lad he
come cncysted. After their remova
the patient recovered in nine days.
Hc had never been wounded in the
abdomen and IL is said hat u wound
, that would have deposited the slIot'
where found would have necessarily
have proven fatal. The only con
~clusion was that he had swallowed thu
leaden pellets while eating game.
The report Of Mrs, Myra T.. Ohm
stead emp Logged by the legislativ
investigating committee to check owe
, accounts AT the industrial home 10
, women ut Milford, contained an az
count of "a voucher for SllO. 40 that ha
been paid twice by the state. I'll
vouchers were issued during tn
!. administration Of Mrs Esther Perky
superintendent of the home, now do
. ceased. Tho vouchers went throug'
the regular course. apparently, passin
/, through the hands OF state officers
' warrants were drawn for both and tn
: warrants were paid 10y the stat
$ treasurer, This happened severe
@ years ago, ID. Lenore Perky, daugl
. ter Of Mrs. Esther Perky, has institute
< an investigation. Attorneys called a
the state house Friday last in he
a behalf and announced that they bt
I licvcd one OF the vouchers was
> forgery. Both vouchers had bee
/. photographed in order that compar
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