The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-22
NEWS OF NEBRASKA.
SUCClNCT SUMMARY OF n
WEEKS EVENTS
Most Important Happenings OF the Past
Seven Days Briefly Mentioned All For
tions Of the state Covered A Thorough
Resume of Nebraska News.

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himself. Dependency was the cause.
r. J.. Kcnnard of Lincoln has re-
ccivcd the appointment. 10y President
Mckinley, to be receiver Of the land
Office.
James Macomb of CnsS county has
been taken to the pcnitentiarr To serve
four wears for committing AN assault
with u deadly weapon on a farmer
named Rauth. When the assault was
committed Maconb was working for
l,auth.
The regulars from FITS. Robinson
and Niobrara passed through Fremont
Monday. Arrangements were mad"
with the +. T.. a VI. '. road for their
transportation and cars were sent
west for the accommodation of the
soldiers.
II. IIclkcr. has been making his
home with his Son.in-law, Henry
Flcigcl. ten miles northwest Of Gibhon.
During the absence Of the family at
church, lie went Ia the barn and con-
mittcd suicide by shooting himself
with n shotgun. 1t is supposed the
deed was done in u temporary tit of
insanity. lie vas 90 years old.
AS Prof. /. &. Gregory of Bcnklcman
was walking down the street reading
the headlines of the latest war news.
without any warning Kenneth Me
Donald ran up to him and struck him
several times. oucc upon the nose and
once ON the jaw. The professor lost
Sotnc chickens and sent some of the
remaining feathers which hc found in
his chicken house to his assaulter. but
il appears that the joke wa, not APP
mcciated. I'm arrest, il is said, will
follow.
Fred Brand. u Fontancllc farmer. wa
seriously injured in Il runaway. He
was narrowing in the field. and while
he went after more seed left his team
in charge of his wife. The horses acted
badly and succeeded in getting away.
When they broke away Mr.. brand was
only n short distance away and ran
and caught hold Of one Of the animals.
lie was knocked down and stepped up
IN and suffered three broken ribs.
Whether he vas injured by the harrow
il not known.
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people calling for u special election 10
he held for the purpose of submitting
the question of relocating the county
seat. The commissioners rejected the
petition. giving the following rs their
reason therefor: The petition con-
tains the name Of II hundred and
thirty persons who are not resident
electors of this county. fifteen of whom
are business men of Alliance. who are
holding homcStcadS ia adjoining coun.
ties. That somc whose name, appear
or authorize their names To Ice placed
thereon and that thirty.tivc persons
who signed the petition afterwards
signed II ~rcmoustraucc and that said
petition is not signed by resident clcc.
tors equal in number to thrcr-iifths of
the votes cas-. ut the last general clcc.
ton" The petitioners were represent.
ed by attorneys Nolcman and Berry OF
Alliance, and McsSrs. VI. 4. Hall of
Montgomery and Hall Of Omaha. and
!. l. Porter of Crawford. while Hem.
ingford ATTORNEYS appcurcd for re-
monstrutors. II is a victory for Hem,
inpfrd.
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