The Red Cloud chief., 1898-05-06
NEWS OF NEBRASKA.
SUCCINCT SUMMARY OF A
WEEKS EVENTS
Most Important Happenings Of the Past
seven Days Briefly Mentioned All i'or-
lions of the state Covered \ Thorough
Resume OF Nebraska News.

good heavy rain visited the great
or part of Nebraska Friday night.
from n TO two inches falling in many
places.
John IIinklc. the c~ightccn-yca r.old
son of u Lincoln livcryman. was 50
badly injured 10y being dragged in II
runaway death may cnsuc.
Hiram Wclch. an old man fifty.iivc
years old. met with u serious accident
recently at Fairnont. lie walk Il
into Small's hardware st,r' and
It 'ppcd into Il trap 'o,r that had been
left open and fell into the cellar.
striking on his head and cutting u
cash several inches long. lie was
brought up unconscious.
Edward L. Philbrook. n member of
the Omaha guards. was married Tues.
day evening in Council Bluffs to Miss
Henrietta Wells of that city in antici-
patton of his departure for the seat of
war. The license was issued at =
o'clock in Council Bluffs and at $3.50 he
reported at the armory for inspection.
the ceremony having been performed
meantime.
Guy Livingston of Platt>inouth. son
of Colonel Livingston, deceased. of the
First Nebraska regiment, called at the
state house. lie has II company ready
10 be mustered into the national guard
but says he may volunteer in the III N
coin Light infantry. lie thinks of
volunteering rs Il private because he
believes that may be the only way to
go Ia Il His company was only II
few hours behind the Tccun>ch com.
pany. which was the last taken into
the guard.
The thirtccn-ycar-old son of John
'hantlin of Webster. in Dodge county.
had Il most singular aud cruel cNprri-
cncc while in the field narrowing. lie
was assaulted ny two trampS who took
it into their heads that they wanted
his lunch and were not slow to stoop
10 u low and ugly deed Ia get il. The
boy was overpowcrcd and tied down
on the harrow with the lines. the team
being still hitched Ia it. lie was dis
covered in this condition several hours
afterwards. 4 search i being made
for the miscrcants.
At the suggestion Of General Man
dcrson. II movement has been begun
in Omaha for the organization of
women's relief corps for relief work by
the ONE of America in the impend-
ing wan with Spain. in spite Of the uS-
>crtions of dispatches from Washing
ton that federal authorities have not
sanctioned the employment of women
as nurses. II is proposed to augment
the womcn'> relief corps of the Grand
Army by inviting to membership all
come desiring to engage in such
work. II is also proposed to have the
organization perfected and ready for
any work that il may he called upon
to do AT the earliest moment possible.
sunday evening - William Greene II
sentry from company l.. of the First
regiment. of Omaha was pacing his
beat at Comp Alvin Saunders. Lincoln.
X. l.. Iioulding. driving in Il carriag,
with a lady. attempted to drive past
the place from which the sentry had
orders 10 keep carriages away. The
sentry warned him and then was forced
to seize the horse by the bride.
Boulding urged him along and the
{ sentry was thrown to the ground and
l stepped ON by the horse. iniurinu him
slightly in the hip and b'ui>ing him
otherwise. The carriage was stopped
I and the uan taken before Genera
Bills. tie vas givc1 >cant courtesy
and after hc promised to pay for tn,
Z scntry's coat. which, was ruined. h,
was escorted ont Of tie grounds at tn,
point of the bayonct.
The Nebraska national guard will
bc mustered into thcScrvicr of l'ncl,
n sam at Lincoln. a~ccu'ding 10 late or
:, ders from the secretly of war. Grca,
preparations are unfr way for III,
big demonstration IN Thursday. "a,
which time the preSgtation of rcgi
i. mental and other coprS will be- made
excursions will be rG from all Ne
N bra>ka points. The companies are re-
n. cruiting to - men adj the total will
r. he something in the nc%ighborhood %
200. The troops az enjoying cam
life, though some bcPmc weary of thu
ccaselcss drilling. ionday Govcrno,
Holcomb, in company with cN.liov
: ernor Alvin S%aunder, for whom IN,
camp is named, rrviHcd the militia
which made a fine appearance. tn,
boys of Company Rof ord have
large eagle rs II masSt. while the Tc
cumsch coInpany's mkcot is MAX" ~
ugly u bull dog rs on wolld want I,
SOC. Private John lIMahcr of II com
panv, Chadron. was bit after tattoo
and will have to wih dishes for
week to square hiitclf. When tn,
: guards nave a monet for themselvc
they toss somebody. Bodies are up il
the air somewhere inhe camp all tn,
time. Visitors are nmerous. the mil
itary movements beif quite AN at
traction To the civiliS