The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-28

braska veterinary medical association
a held in Lincoln, Tuesday, Januar,
rs. II was well attended.
The general merchandise store OF d
w. Murcock at Oconee, a small villag,
about nine miles west Of Columbus
was burned TO the ground. IL was tn,
only store in the little place and j,
quite N blow.
Loren ID. Whclpley, Fremont's oldcs'
dealer in boots, shoes and carpets, re
Gently made an assignment in favor o.
the First National bank, and his sister
Miss Whelpley. The bank held 9
mortgage on the boots and shoes anC
Miss Whelpley one On the carpets
James Linville. who on the night oi
August 2s, shot and killed Henry Car.
pcnter in a drunken row at Goodwin,
and who was captured in Condo. S. D.,
in November and brought to Dakota
City for trial. was declared a free man
by u jury Of his countrymcn, they sus-
tanning his plea of self defense.
President Dole Of Hawaii when he
passed through Omaha on his way &c
Washington was extencd n royal wei.
to the exposition city by the municipal
officers headed by Mayor Moores. II
wa the first 70. nal official welcome
he and his party had received since
they landed.
In police court at Norfolk a man
calling himself A.. G. Clark pleaded
guilty to forging and passing a check.
IL bore the name of c. 4. %IIaase, for
whom Clark worked for n time. He
had check books Of n Norfolk and
Madison bank and is thought to be an
old offender.
The first joint meeting of the annual
sessions of the state swine breeders
and the improved stock breeders
associations was held recently in Lin
coin. The interest in the topics up for
discussion was great. The visitors
were banqueted by the Lancaster
breeders at the Capital hotel.
Under the management of Mr.. Mars
den, formerly with the Della Pringle
company, Trilby was produced in
Grand Island at the Licderkranz hall
by "a home talent company. The
characters were all well performed.
that of Svcngali being especially good,
o. X. Nicmann taking this important
role.
IL is now generally believe at Colum
bus that j, Il. Clark, who disappeared
rather mystcriously 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 a highly educated man. He
had read much about the missionary
work being done in Africa recently
and had frequently expressed a desire
to go there. He had about $500 when
he left.
c. +. Maher of Grand Island. walked
into the police station at Sacramento.
CAL, the other day, asking TO bc locked
up. He said he WAS a travelling sales
man for Armour & Co.; that he had
been drinking heavily and having been
entrusted by his employers with u
large sum OF money had squandcred il.
He was sen back TO Nebraska in
charge of an officer to answer TO the
charge of embezzlcment preferred by
the Armour company.
At a recent athletic exhibition nv
the Omaha Turnverein Dan Baldwin,
the Sampson of the police force. gave
a strong man exhibition in which, by
means OF a platform across his breast
and leaning with his hands behind
him upon the floor nc held up "a plank
upon which were seated or standing
twenty OF the big athletes present,
and he held them there while a snap
shot artist secured al impression. A
professional strong man named Geiske
participated in the program, but Bald
win outdid his best efforts.
Frank Il. johnson formerly manag-
ing agent of the Midland State bank
of Omaha, and VIM. II. Johnson, its
cashier were arrested on complaint of
VIM. McKenna, one of the dcpositors
who lost money by reason of its fail
nre two years ago, who charges that
they did feloniously permit, connive,
encourage and receive for deposit in
said bank a certain deposit In money,
currency, bank bills, drafts and credits
Of and in the sum of S475.65 the same
being the property of William j. Nc
kenna. The two Johnsons were taken
into custody and gave bail in the sum
of 81 900 each to appear for preliminary
hearing in police court. A warrant
was also issued for c. A, Sharp, presi-
dent of the bank, but he was not In
the city.
The governor and the state auditor
nave filed their answer in district court
to the petition of Otto W. Helbig, who
sued for "a writ of mandamus TO compel
the state officials TO recognize his
claim for labor at the compensation of
s25 per day for examining the books in
the Office OF state treasurer. The juris-
diction of the district court in the case
is denied. 1t is stated that Hclbig's
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