The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-23
kEWSOFT HESTATF
Ordinary and Extraordinary
Happenings.
THE PAST StvtN DAYS IN DIAL.
brief Summary OF state Doings-statc'
County and Municipal News Of I'm
p%ortance To Our Busy Readers
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The thrcc-story brick building Mt
1911 Farnan street, Omaha, occupied
by the Omaha Tent and Awning com
pany, was totally destroyed by lire,
The stock OF SCHNEIDER & Mueller ON
the west and that OF the Nebraska Seed
company on the east were seriously
damaged by smoke and water. The
total losses will foot mp about s5o. 900.
A. X. Griffith Of Lincoln, Ncb., sus-
tanned the loss OF n carload Of cattle in
u very peculiar way. lie shipped for
ty-cight young animals in II large u
to Silver Creek, Neb., owe the Union
Pacific. When the train was about a
mile from Valparaiso u spark form the
engine in some manue became lodged
in the bedding Of the u causing IL to
flame up rapidly. The forward por-
ton Of the car was blazing before the
accident was discovered and the train
was brought to n stop. The cattle
penned in the ear became frantic and
those near the fire were burned while
many Of those at the other end and eS-
pccially in the middle of the car we're
injured by the wild efforts Of the ami
mails To escape. When the trainmcn
opened the door of the ear the cattle
jumped out and almost without an cX-
,eption all that jumped were injured
20 they had to be killed.
j. y. Hokc. n stockman on the Levi
Ranch twelve miles north Of Aims
worth, lost nineteen head OF cattle
from dry murrain.
Everett I%Iaughton Of Tecumseh, Ncb.
was somewhat injured while Mt work
with n steel laying gang on the u
lington road. lie was working on u
Hat car, was crowded off and falling
lit on his head ON II pile Of ties. Quite
a scalp wound was inflicted.
Charles NJ. Conoyer, sr., who resides
at PA Pierce street, Omaha, ran against
a bump in tho street while riding u bi
cycle near Tenth and Hickory streets
and was thrown to the ground witt
such violence that his right leg wa
broken I'm two places.
In the case at Omaha of the stat'
against the Omaha National bank an,
!. ii. Willard for the collection q
5000. 900. Judge Baker has decided II
favor of the defendants, as he did whei
the ease was originally tried by hin
prior TO appeal to the supreme court.
A great deal Of interest is manifesto
n the Harris Blenkiron murder trial
|, which commenced Tuesday Mt Hart
ington. Editor Harris appeared !
court, accompanied by his brother an
three attorneys. He quivcred rs tn
information was read charging hin
, with murder in the first degree, bu
pleaded not guilty. The regular pan,
IF iurymen was exhausted and anothe
has been ordered summoned.
The idea of a Woodman hall is bein.
talked of all over the jurisdiction a
The present time. There is talk q
Woodman halls in both Omaha an
Lincoln at the present time. A join
committee representing the five hi
amps of Lincoln are arranging a hi
ball in the new auditorium for tn
purpose of starting q "nestcgg" fun'
, having for its object the securing of
Woodman hall. The ball will bc give
: ON the evening of April 4, and prom
), iscs To be the most successful frateI
nal affair ever attempted in the cap
, tai city.