The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-18

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the charge of conducting n sporting
house. The fine was $50 and costs,
making a total Of about S12j.
Geo. A. Howard. Of Willow Lake. s.
D.. Cicd ut his fathers, Rufus Howard,
in Firth last Saturday, aged forty-six
years. Mr.. Howard has been in
failing health for more than II year
The Franklin creamery has been
completed and is now in active opera
ton. The creamery is owned by Uask-
ell & Bosworth of Beatrice. and the
cream is to be shipped to Lincoln,
where the butter is made.
The boys and young men by the
score used sidewalks in Lincoln for
skating during the sleety wea Their.
The icincss of the walks and paved
streets made "a passablc rink. Mcssen-
ger boys went about their business on
skates.
Sheriff Mcnckc has procured n pair
of bloodhounds to be used for the pur-
pose of tracking criminals of Washing
ton and adjoining counties. If the
dogs are properly trained tits predicted
there will be some lively times in soine
quarters.
The Louis Bradford Lumber com
pany of Omaha has Incorporated with
u capital stock of 500. 900. Elijah NJ.
hughes and William Smith have in
c~orporated the Smith Irrigation Canal
company with headquarters at Bur-
we'll. The capital stock is 81 900.
j. J. Kelley, jr., Of O'Neill was acct
dcntally killed while out hunting.
Deceased and another young man vent
out hunting about . o'clock the other
day and shortly after starting they
Kelley was found by another young
man lying dead on one side of n wire
fence, the shotgun on the other. 1t is
supposed while drawing the gun
through the fence it was accidentally
discharged, killing him instantly, as
he was cold when found.
Mrs. S~chulenbcrg, of Falls City. who
lived alone, was discovered lying dead
in her kitchen by Mrs. Weber II neigh
Dor who frequently visited her. No
one had seen Mrs. Schulenberg for sew
cral days when Mrs. May had called
and found her just ready to bake bread,
but death must have ovcrtakcn her
very shortly after Mrs. Mays visit. a.
the dough was not worked ont. Mrs.
S%chulenbcrg is the mother of u large
family, all of whom are married. She
had ample means, but lived alone from
preference.
Chief of Police Setback. of Columbus
recently received II long letter from
Mrs. Emma V. Craven. ZOOS South Ne.
braska street. Marion, Ind. She is
hunting for her husband, James II.
Craven, whom she says is most likely
travelling under an assumed name
and who left home last August to max,
his fortune with "a photograph. Sh,
claims that the family have fallea heii
to n small amount of money. but thai
she cannot get it until James can be
shown up. From the description it i.
thought that he was in Columbus abou,
the middle of last December.
Governor Holcomb has issued a proc
lamation quarantinibg certain local.
ties ON account of Texas fcvep. The
southern line of Kansas is a part 81
the boundry line between the infected
and uninfcctcd district rs fixed b,
government authorities. one chang,
is made by the proclamation in regula
finn anp.,.i,.r In, ID, ,,t, ti., 20 ,,t.1. ;,t.
this state from the quarantined region
Rule eight Is changed 50 as to dcsignat,
the stock yards at which southern
cattle may be unloaded for feeding
The rule now reads: Cattle from tn,
scheduled district may. while in tran
sit through this state, b. unloaded fol
the necessary time required for feeding
and watering at the stock yards II
South Omaha. Lincoln and Aurora il
said state, only in pens and feedin,
yards set apart for the exclusive use q
such cattle" Cattle coming into tn,
state in violation of these rules shall
he held in quarantine ut the risk of In,
owner or consignor for ninety days o
until otherwise disposed of accordin,
to law.
Henry Williams of Sargent hu
written the board of transportation L
ask when the u. n NJ. charter on
roadbed i'm his section of the COUNT
expires. This letter raises an interest
ing point. Mr.. Williams says the B
4 VI. built the roadbed in 1887 through
that part of the country, but has no
put down n track. Mr.. Williams de
clarcs the u. Il NJ. already has othe
lines in the surrounding country an
will not lay II track on the %unoccupie
roadbcd until they are compelled to d
so. He complains because the farmer
are obliged tn go n long way to Il raj
road. Whether the board has juri'
diction oven such cases will he ~rcferre
to Secretary j. W. Edgcrton for II
opinion, he being the lawyer membc
. of the board of secretaries. Secretar
Laws finds a precedent which occurre
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