The Red Cloud chief., 1900-07-13
NEWSOFT HESTATE
Ordinary and Extraordinary
Happenings.
TIE PAST SEVEN DAYS IN DIAL.
Brief Summary of state Doings-state,
County aud Municipal News of I'm
p%ortance to oar Busy Readers
Big Items Boiled Down.

David city, Il veteran OF the late rebel
lion and sixty years old, blew off one
hand and cut open one of his legs by
the explosion of IA annon cracker
which he was at the time holding in
his hand.
Owing to the activity in the grain
trade the board of managers of the
New York produce exchange has re-
fused to grant a largely signed petit
ton asking that the exchange be closed
next Tuesday, the day before the
Fourth of July.
Chris Klcmm, n prominent farmer Of
Beaver Crossing, Neb., vas critically
injured by o%vcrturning a load of hay
on which he was riding and falling on
"a barley fork. One tine penetrated
the left lung and one the abdomen.
DIR. Doty Of this city was called and
dressed the wounds, leaving the suf-
ferer as well as could bc expected.
Very few accidents resulting from
the fourth celebration are reported.
but one hat is proving painful is that
Of Willie Mcncke, of Washington coun-
ty, Neb., who was playing with a toy
cannon, when it exploded, the powder
going into his face and eyes, DIR.
Langstaf, who was immediately
called, thinks he can save thecyes, but
The boy is suffering much pain.
During the ball game at Sterling
the Fourth on the Sterling ground the
amphithcatre went down with three
hundred people in it. No one was Sc
riously hurt although many narrow
escapes from death occurred. A large
number were bruised and scratched
and some badly cut and a large mum
Der of women tainted. After the in
jured were cared for the game proceed
I'd and resulted in "A score of Is to 5 in
favor of Tecumsch.
As the second section of No. -, on
the Burlington was between Friend
and Exeter the fireman. Mr.. Munson,
seat, which, giving away precipitated
him out, he striking on his head and
shoulders, intlicting "A very severe cut
IN the head. The engineer did not
miss him until they had run about two
miles. They ran the train back and
picked him up and brought him to this
point. still unconscious, where hi'
wounds were attended to by the com
pany's physician.
The Fourth fire broke out in Have
lock. which, for "a time, threatened I,
wipe out the town. As it was, ST.
buildings along the north side of tn
main street between and including tn
harness shop of {. q. johnson and {
Moran's meat market, were destroyed
the total loss being about Sl5 900. Til
Baker block to the west of the burnc'
district is valued at $4,000 and is un
insured. Mr.. johnson h occupic'
the upper loon for Il living Oom ant
the lower part for "a harness shop
values his property At $500. ~ is in
sured for $500, This building, Will
not completely burned down, is Il tota
loss.
A West Point, Ncb., dispatch say
West Pointers got IA big shock when
display of fireworks in Grcgory's cor
f]cctionery store window became is
nited. Skyrocllets, roman candles an
cannon crackers kept up IA fuSillade II
ten or fifteen minutes, dcmolishing u
store front and running IA portion of II
grocery and confectionery stock. I'll
building took fire, but it was o o pit
out by the bucket brigade of the ii
department. The fire started fro
|, shooting off IA target pistol, the cap
+. which ignitcd the tissue paper orni
4, ment of the window. The fire w
r then communicated to the cracker
While switching in the Grand lslal
wards, George Ketcham was run ov
y. and almost instantly killed, living b
;, five minutes after the accident. A c
had lust been loaded at the freight d
: pot and was being taken on anoth
~ track. Upon arriving ut the switch
a coupling had to be arranged. ketc
am stepped in in an unusual way,
IS face toward the coming car ana G
CINE. The coupling was made jr
where there was u frog in the tract
He happened To step into the san
re only about an inch where the IA
IS ioip. The oncoming car made n
is move back, his foo was tight a
of when the car struck the foot 1T whirl
of him about, running down the left 81
ip of the entire body, The accident "
ut at once known by the other memb'
p of the crew, one of whom was a brotl
of the unfortunate man. He was pick
up and was being taken to the OF
of the yard master, a few hundred II
ut west, dying on the way. The compa
at surgeon was Immediately called,
st by the time he arrived Ketcham v
dead.
Liabilities amounting to s466,
~, were scheduled in a petition in bal
'ev ruptcy at Chicago by James T. NJ
~ formerly in the paper business W
~a the firm of G, II. Taylor n Co.
~, assets.
nd A thunderstorm that suddenly br
upon Chicago after a day OF ton
weather, tore down the tents at