The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-22

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| broken into and looted of goods and
icwclry Ia the value Of $500.
The articles stolen from II. Blumcn-
thal's department store at Fremont
were discovered in Il vacant building.
The burglars have not yet been apprc-
hcndcd.
The new pumping apparatus for
Mindcn's now system of watcrworks
is nearing completion. and when IL is
in working order Mindcn will have
one Of the best systems in the state.
II is the ncw air lift system.
Governor IIolcomb, in n carefully
written answer. refused to recognize
the jurisdiction Of the supreme court
over the coordinate branch of the gov
c%rnracnt. the executive, in the matter
of the mandamus of Victor Roscwatcr.
state Treasurer Ncscrvc has issued
q call for s53. 900 of general fund war
rants. making a total ofs63. 600 for the
month of April. The total issue of
warrants for April amounted to S3j 900.
The call becomes effective April %.
To countcract the feeling that has
been occaSioncd by the allowing of the
81. 200 advertising contract to the Bee.
the exposition management has dccid-
| ed to erect u building exclusively for
the press. This action was practical
ly demanded by the state press asso.
citation.
The soldiers from ~. Crook, Omaha.
have one south. The command com
prisrd something owe so men and
thirty officers. About twenty or thirty
deserted. The wives and S~wccthcartS
of the soldiers were present to bid them
goodbye. Many of the partings were
pathetic.
The Beatrice Chauiauqun assembly
has been declared off for this year.
There are several reasons for this de-
| cision. the principal one being the fear
that the Trans Mississippi exposition
might cut down the attendance To such
an extent the association would bc
confronted with a deficit.
The house on the Colonel Dukc farm
northeast of tcrcsco was completely
destroyed by fire. The farm was occu-
pied 10y Albert Basel, a renter, who
succeeded i'm saving the greater por-
ton of his household goods. The or.
igin Of the fire i supposed to have
been from a defective fiuc.
The town of Gordon was thrown in
Ia commotion the other day over some
promiscmous shooting by Taylor Pal
mcr. He was chased by the constable.
who succeeded in capturing him. His
fun cost him SO. In former days such
an event would scarcely have caused Il
ripple of excitement or attracted the
notice of the authorities.
state superintendent Jackson will
cndcavor To interest all the schools IN
the state using the source method
study of history to join in a special cN
hibit of their work. N'braska wa'
one of the first states in the union t.
use the source method in the study al
history. There are over 100 public ano
private schools using the method.
superintendent Jackson has made ont
It list of these schools and proposes tC
arrange for special exhibit if possible
The first consignment Of the year
supple, for the Nebraska national
guard have been received from ST
Louis. The shipment consists of i.3Ot
caps Of the regulation style, trousers
lcgginS. chcvrons and stripes. There
were twenty boxes. The balance al
the $1,000 worth of equipments viii
arrive in "A few days from philadclphi;
and Rock Island. The Nebraska ma
tioual guard is allowed to draw an
nually $4,000 worth of supplies from
the government.
Peter johnson and 4. FolSton wcr,
taken before the county insanity com
mission IA, Wahoo and adiudgcd insan,
and will bc Scnt To the asylum as 500
aS permits can bc obtained. Mr.. John
son is a bachelor farmer about tift.
: wears old, living in the vicinity q
Weston. and labors under the halluci
: nation that parties have designs on hi
property. MIR. FOlston is about thirt
: wears old, u cooper by trade. and ha
> lived with his wife and little hoy i
that city for some years, A f.,
= months ago he had Il stroke of paralysi
y and the disease has progressed tn sue
! Il stage as to injurc his mind. Nj
y Folston realizes his condition and d'
: sireS expert treatment. lie is Il mcu
Il Der of the Modern Woodmcn and tn
: members are caring for him.
II William Weston. an itincratc hor'
"a trader hailing from Kansas. died 4
n the hospital in Fremont recently fro'
n the effects of poison. lie arrived
d Fremont with his family Il few day
i before his death. He had Il bunch
r horses with him and went into cam
2 in holdings pasture just west of tt
~ city. \ member of the family came
=. town for some whisky and here can
& the trouble. During the night d
rs ceased got mp q get a drink and |
M stnul ~ ppttiup the whisky holt