The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF
ITEMS OF. INTEREST FROM
OVER THE STATE.
A Complete Review Of the Past Weeks
Happenings in the Tree Planters state
-succinct Summary Of the Most Inn
portant News.

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Glenn Wilson of johnson has pur-
chased an outfit and will give johnson
its second paper.
The Lincoln Traction company will
extend their line from Uni ~versity
Place to Havelock.
In a fight with tramps at Haiglcr,
one Of the gents of the road shot ID.
Benton, it is thought fatally.
Laban Colwcll, n farmer near Osce-
ola, got his arm caught in a corn she'll
er and it had to be amputated at a
point just below the elbow.
County treasurers who come in to
settle with the state have the right of
way at the auditors Office these days.
A crowd Of treasurers occupy the au-
ditor's Office every day.
The three-story stone grist mill at
Weeping Water was recently destroyed
by fire. The mill had just been re-
modelled at the cost of 50, 500, and was
just getting in working order.
Attorneys of ex-State Treasurer
BARLEY are preparing a motion for a
%rehearing which will be filed in the SUI
premc court before the expiration of
the forty days allowed for filing such
q motion.
Sol Parker, living three mi les north
west of Humboldt, while breaking q
young colt, was thrown from a cart to
which the colt was hitched into Il
barbed wire fence and almost killed.
Governor Holcomb has written to
the state exposition committee that
the scale of prices for plastering OBJ
tanning in Omaha must, under the com
mission. be paid to plasterers engaged
on the Nebraska building.
A. X. Gift Of Dawson county has re-
ported for duty as draughtsman in the
Cfice of Land Commissioner Wolfe.
Alex Schlegel will remain a short
time in order to assist Mr.. Gift in ia
miliarizing himself with the work.
Vim. Harlan, 10 years old, working
for Fred S%tahlbut, a milkman of Ne
braska City, during the absence of his
employer stole s45 in money, n gold
watch and a gold ring. He made his
escape but was later captured at Ham
burg.
Harry II. Barth OF Lincoln. chair
man of the violation committee of the
Nebraska state board of pharmacy, re-
Gently made Il trip to the western part
of the state. In several towns he
caught people selling drugs without
having a registered druggist in charge.
In each case the parties were prose-
cutcd and paid a heavy fine and costs.
1t is now generally believe at Column
bus that j, II. Clark, who disappeared
rather mysteriously about the 10th
inst. has gone to Africa to engage in
missionary work. Mr.. Clark had lived
in Columbus for the past fifteen years
and was II highly educated man. He
had read much about the missionary
work being done in Africa recently
and had frequently expressed a desire
to 90 there. lie had about $500 when
he left.
a Lincoln lady had an experience
last week which was quite amusing,
but caused several ~unfavorable com
ments to be made concerning the de-
livery of city mail. She mailed a mum
Der of invitations to u party. Some of
them were delivered the same after
noon. Others reached their destina-
ton in three days and it took two four
days to get twelve blocks from the
government building.
The beet ~raisers' association had a
called meeting in Grand island recent
ly at which 1t was decided unanimous
ly to no to accept the contract submit
ted by the OXnard company, but to in
sist on a straight price of 81 per ton
without the Hawaiian clause provid.
ing that in case of annexation the
rate be so cents less per ton. The as
ISOLATION finally resolved to raise beets
this year, Notwithstanding a telegram
was received from Mr.. Oxnard stating
that II the contract were not accepted
only n factory would he in operation
in Nebraska this year. The same con,
tract has been submitted to the farm
ers at Norfolk. 1t is believed thai
the annexation clause of the contrac,
will finally be withdrawn and hat in
that case the factory will have all the
beets needed.
Secretary Hall Of tho state banking
board believes in the efficacy Of news
papers as advertising mediums. Re
Gently the state papers contained III
item showing that a Washington man
: had written Secretary Hall TO get the
value of a bank note issued by a Teka.
| nah wild cat bank in 1857. Mr.,
Hall has since received several offer,
, from wner Of similar relies. A lady
: of Omaha sent in a s. note issued by
the old Tekanah bank in 1857, and u
citizen of Arcadia wrote and offered q
, note on an old Wisconsin bank. Sec
: rotary Hall did not intend to redeem
all the wild cat" red dog or ''blut
: pup money in the country. lie mere
, ly wanted one note issued by the ole