The Red Cloud chief., 1898-05-06

IOOD CIlIJI.
Saloon licenses in South Omaha have
been raised from 5000 to Sl.5OO per
year.
Frank T.. Nclvcy has beer appointed
To succeed Nolncy VI. Street of Ne
braSka city as postmaster.
The preliminary hearing of Frank
Fuhlrodt. charged with burglariZing
~Blumcnthal's department store at Ere.
mont. was dismissed. there being no
convicting evidence in the case. The
fact that b%loodhounds tracked the boy
did not take very well.
Charles j. vifquain. son Of General
Victor Nifquain. has lett Lincoln for
the Klondikc region. Mr.. Nifquain
mill join his brother Blakclv, who is
at Dawson. Blakclv Nifpuain has
bought an interest in several mines.
"" reports that he paid $4,000 for II
town lot in Dawson. and that lumber
is selling there for 500 II thousand
feet.
\ twclyr-ycar-old boy named Char
ley Simccck. brother of DR.. Joseph
Simrcck. was Sutfocntcd in a grain bin
containing corn. at ID. Il. Hopkins ell
"vator at WILDER Saturday evening.
The bin is twenty-five feet above
the ground. reached by AN upright
ladder. which the boy had climbed I'm
seen by those in charge. II was not
known he was about the building nm
til the choking of the spout lei to Tie
discovery of his body.
The recent trip of the Lincoln city
council to Omaha has more significance
than was at first supposed. 1t was
made at the instance of the insurance
companies. who are inclined t. raise
the rates Of Insurance for Lincoln
property at least - per cent unless
something i done To bring up the
efficiency of the Lincoln fire depart
m"ut in tn" eyes of the insurance
men. The councilmrn while in Oma-
Ina. asked Chief lirdcll what in his
opinion was the matter here in Lin
coin 1T the time of the Davis block
iir'. The conditions were described
a> nearly a. possible and he without
hesitation said that there too few hvd-
rants in the business portion Of the
city and that the mes already EXISTING
were too small for the use Of the large
steamer.
Marching columns of the Nebraska
national guards were continually
travcrsing the streets of Lincoln We'd
nrsday on their way to Camp Alvin
Saunders. BY Thursday night at .
o'clock the last company will be in
ami Governor liOlromb photographed
the secretary of the war Tuesday night
that the Nebraska national guard we're
ready to he mustered into service. lie
requested that the mastering in take
place in Lincoln. Nebraska will claim
the credit Of being the first state in
the union to offer its national guard.
The incoming trans bearing the
troops were all decorated: the cngi-
nrcrs being especially patriotic. Trains
passing the grounds were abundantlv
decorated and the guards showed their
appreciation 10y liberal cheering. The
first colorS unfurlcd ON the grounds
were tho>r of the Omuha guards. who
marched to their places with their en-
sign flying. The color> were hailed
with cheers.
The camp j. simply ovcrrun with
visitors. they come in every way
Imaginable. The traction company is
running ears every fifteen minutes.
The roads are black with bicycles and
all kinds Of vehicles.
tI. p,.,rl- I.ttt,in IN inp,lI
long enough it is tho intention of tho
citizens To have " big demonstration
ri which time rcgimrutal color~ will
hc presented. speeches will he made
10y Generals Thayrr and Furna>. who
commanded the First and Second reg
imcnt> Nebraska volunteers in the
LAT" war. General \ma>a cobb. who
was II soldier in the McNican IL well
H. the late ii will probably he cho>'
en- to make the formal presentation
speech.
The people of Omaha made the day
of departure of the ThurSton Rifles
and Omaha Guards n grand holiday
and gave the boys y royal sent of.
Other own did likewise only ON Il
smaller scale.
~Bookkrrpcr Dan Athen of the state
exposition board has prepared the fol
lowing statement to the governor rs
required by law, showing the standing
ing of the fund appropriated for tn.
state exhibit at tho exposition.
Amount
drawn
since Total
last drawn t.
report, May |.
Salaries and wagcS.s jl9 30 s 1895 %
Furniture y tiNtrS. ........ $50 3!
supplies Il EXPENSES. - 90 I'll 3!
Construction ....... :.652 ~ -. lO5 Il
Agricultural dept. -: % a,5l7 :!
Horticultural dept. II 90 $50 81
Apiary dept ........ a 90 -" =
n. =. a.,