The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-13
NEWSOF THE STATE
Ordinary and Extraordinary
Happenings.
THE PAST SfvfN DAYS IN DfTAll.
Brief summary OF State Doings-statc.
County and Municipal News OF I'm
portance to Our Busy Readers
Zig Items Boiled Down.

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"A number of the leading business
men Of Grand Island have signed u
call for meeting to bc held at the
council chamber for u reorganization
of the business mems club.
Mr.. Elizabeth Morrison died at the
home of her daughter. Mrs. Henry
Brenner, north of Humboldt. Ncb.. at
the advanced age of cighty-fve years.
The cause of her death was grip and
old age.
The state treasurer has issued call
for general fund a.'rants from num-
Der h5,l7I to $3.50, amounting to
s4000O The call becomes effective
April 10. During the month OF March
the board OF educational lands and
funds invested S5l 900 of the perma.
nent school fund in state warrants.
Last sunday the members of Trinity
NJ. +. church at Grand Island fooled
the people holding the mortgage
against their church in an exemplary
manner. The pastor. Rev. DR.. llodg.
etts. has for some weeks been working
hard to raise sufficient funds 10 release
the church from indebtedness and sue
ceedcd to the last necessary dollar.
The details of releasing the mortgage
and securing the paper were arranged
in time for Sundays's services ana the
mortgage was. in the presence of the
congregation. burned. II was made
the event of general rejoicing. The
various contributors were guests of
honor at the jubilee.
At Lincoln the city republican ticket
was elected yesterday. Five out of
seven councilmcn were also elected by
the republicans. being "a gain Of one
councilman for that party, The three
republican candidates for the school
board were elected by majoritics rang
ing from | 900 to 400.
A. II. Kelley. republican, was elect.
ed mayor of South Omaha. his ma jor-
ity being about 800. koutsl<i, rcpub-
lican candidate for city treasurer, is
elected. as are four ont Of six rcpubli-
can councilmen and two members of
the school board.
Ilt tllltS vi ETtIlput. IldSliilRSs anu
other larger towns are republican. In
the smaller towns the question of sa-
looms was up, and the anti-saloon
league tickets were successful at many
points.
The elevator of Walker Il Adams at
Wavcrly caught fire about half past
five o'clock Tuesday evening. The
discovery was made by Mr.. Walker,
one Of the firm. He noticed small
blaze in the floor of one of the bins
and on looking up saw that the whole
top was on fire. There was n very
stiff breeze blowing from the east and
as the elevator was situated in the
eastern part of town, the cinders,
which were very large, blew onto the
principal business blocks. the roofs
often getting on fire. and the men had
hard work To save the buildings. Git
izcns did good work. but could not
save the elevator There were 1000
bushels Of corn in the elevator and
about 1000 b, sicls in cars. The ears
were all saved. The elevator was
worth about $1,000. and there was
g.. 900 insurance in the PheniX. but no
insurance on the grain. 1t is not
known from what source the fire orig
mated, but in all probability il caught
from the machinery.
Chief of Police Partridge came upon
a uuecr-acting canine at Grand Island
Just after it had attacked two boys.
The animal was fOaming at the mouth
and acted mad As it is feared several
other dogs were bitten IA wholesale
war on promiscuous dogs is to be iuau-
gurated.
The elevator OF T. :. lIeacock, at
McCandle's Siding. four and one half
miles above Shubert, Neb., burned.
Over u. 600 bushels of grain were de-
stroyed There was $1,000 insurance
ON the building and grain. The net
loss is S.. 900. The fire started on the
roof and is supposed to have been
caused by spark from the smoke
stack.
The captured Spanish cannon loaned
to the city of Lincoln by the war de-
partment. has arrived in the city and
will be turned over to Mayor Winnett
as soon as the city council appropriates
a sufficient amount of money to pay
the freight. II was obtained from the
government through the efforts OF
Congressman Burkett, who acted on
the suggestion of Mayor Winnett The
city council has signitied its willing
ness to pay the expense bill and to ar
range for mounting it as soon as site
has been agreed upon. Sometime
ago the council appointed Messrs. {.
II. II. Gere, c. II. Morrill, and William
Mclaughlin committee to select a
location, and their report, when made,
will probably be adopted
An effort will be made to get his
tory of the gun, showing where it was
made, when it was used. and when
and where the capture was effected.
This history will be shown somewhere
on the mounting, If plans of those in