The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-31
LOCALLY.

The city schools open up mex Mon
day.
Ralph Foe visited in Norton, Kansas,
this week.
DR.. Walden Of Rivertou was here
Wednesday.
Landlord Reeves of Guide Rock was
here this week.
Miss lone Albright is visiting in Be.
atrice this week.
Miss Nellie West left this morning to
resume her school duties at Falls City.
John Cline who has been living at
Falls City has returned to Red Cloud.
Amos Cowdcn Of Superior spent the
first of the week here visiting with his
parents.
Myra Griffith is helping in the post.
office during the absence of Miss Clara
Mcmillan,
Henry Ludlow and wife Of Campbell
are here this week visiting relatives
and friends.
+. V. Taylor and wife returned Sun.
day night from a several weeks trip to
Salt Lake City, Utah.
The work of excavating the cellar
for +. McFarland's new store building
was commenced this week.
Geo. Coon and wife returned Sunday
night from a trip to the cities Of the
far west Of several weeks duration.
Mrs. Davis who has been visiting
here for several months with her sister
Mrs. Geo W. Lindsey left Wednesday
for a visit with relatives at Albert Lea,
Minnesota.
G. ID. Morse of the Up.to.Date Mill.
merry store arrived here this morning
after an extended buying trip in the
large cities of the east and will open up
his new line of millinery the first of
the week.
Will Deidrick, the deaf and dumb
son of Harvey Deidrick who has been
! working on Miners ranch for some
time, had the misfortune Wednesday
to get tangled in one of the ropes of the
patent stacker, and was thrown a dis.
lance of fifteen or twenty feet. He
sustained quite sever injury about the
face and shoulder and was also injured
internally. He is reported as getting
along very well at this writing.
On Sunday morning about two an
Cbas Moranville received a blow owe
the left side Of the head from a club or
a sandbag which came very neal end
ing his days. He had been doc torinp
a sick horse at G. NJ. Smiths livery
barn all night and had just started tC
make a trip to his residence to see thai
everything was all right at home. HI
went out of the res end OF the barr
and had not gone more than three Of
four steps when he received the blow
just how long he was unconsciou'
after receiving the blow is not known
but when he did recover he was 81
weak from loss Of blood that he coult
scarcely drag himself to his residence
one.half a block, and where he stayel
alone Until morning, owing to the fac
that himself and wife had been stop
ping at the residence of her parent
during the absence Of her mother, Mrs
j. II. Smith. Here he was found 10y
his wife in the morning scarcely abb,
to move, and afraid to attempt to walk
for fear OF falling on the street. Medi
cal assistance was summoned and the
wound dressed. An examination dis
closed that the blow extended from
the top Of the head down across thu
forehead and the end Of the club Of
sandbag striking in the eye and frac
turing the skull just above the eye
The eve is cut and also badly bruised
and he will probably lose the sight o
it. The deed was evidently done 70
the purpose of robbery, as all the nor
ey he had on his person, about 80 ii
silver, was taken. MIR. Moranville i
at present getting along as well II
could be expected, but will no dou
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