The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-26
nebraskd Hofes.

Shelton will have a harvest festival
She second week in September.
A trace Of frost was reported by
carly risers In the Elkhorp valley near
Stanton.
Wallace Merchant of Mitchell found
a porcupine on the creek near that
place. The fretful %porcupine Is not
common in Nebraska.
A telephone wal at Emerson is CIV
ing the citizens the advantage OF free
service on two systems. They hope the
war will be perpetual.
This years improvements at Cam
bridge have amounted to sixteen thou
sand dollars SO far, and several new
buildings are in immediate prospect.
The directors of the York county
fur are corresponding with the ex-
outlaw, Frank James, with a view to
having him to act as starter for the
races.
Congressman J. Adam Bede Of Min
nesota, noted as n OF the wits OF
congress, has been visiting his old
home in Nebraska. He used to work
on the Hebron Journal.
Burglars broke into four residences
in Nebraska City and secured about
SIS in money, a gold watch and several
other articles of value. The homes OF
DIR. A. p. CHM. Peter Freese. j. N.
Squires and G. Il. Bickel were entered
by robbers cutting out the screen In
the doors or windows.
Louis Figg OF Bellevue was taken
to the Douglas county jail by Sheriff
McE}voy. Last winter Figg was ar
rested and fined for not sending his
children to school AZ required by law.
and not paying the fine was taken to
Jail. He will spend the next sixteen
days in the Jail, working for Sarpy
county at the rate of 50 per day.
Burglars entered the home Of Mrs.
Dixie Reiber at Nebraska City and tore
I'D almost everything that there was
in It In search OF money. 1t Is o
known what was taken for the lady Is
in the hospital where she has under
gone a surgical operation. The police
have not be able to locate any clue to
the parties that have been guilty OF
burglarizing the many houses that
have been entered there recently.
Max Spahr. who was ent to the PEN
itentiary from Norfolk for a three
year term to pay the penalty for cut
ting tho throat OF a negro from ear
to ear with intent to kill and rob, after
having been paroled by Governor
Mickey, escaped from his parole and
has been returned to the ~penitentiary
by Sheriff Clements Of Madison, hav-
ing been located in Pennsylvania
through the agency OF a, sweetheart.
There Is talk Of Beatrice having an
electric railroad. The matter was
brought up before the council at It's
last meeting and a franchise asked for.
The promoters Of the enterprise are
interested in the Chautauqua and the
difficulty experienced In getting back
and forth from the grounds during the
late assembly has convinced them that
there must be SO; @ better means than
c%arryalls provided or the Chautauqua
NIL fall of In attendance.
Mrs. Jacob Shaw miracuously es.
capped a serious injury at her home In
Beatrice. She had been cooking by a
gasoline stove. when from some caus
The flame was extinguished. She no
ticed this some time later. and sup
posing that the fluid had become ex
hausted. she filed the car and pro
ceeded to light the fire. An explosion
took place which threw her to thu
floor. bruising her quite severely. bu'
fortunately not burning her.
Gold has been discovered within
three miles Of Columbus and the lant
has been leased and preparations hav'
been made to thoroughly prospect tn,
place. The gold was discovered on tn,
farm of Gotlieb Klause. a German. VIII,
lives on the south bank Of the Platt'
river in Butler county. Just at pres
ent Mr.. Klause has refused all offer
to sell his land and will await full de
velopments. The prospectors CLAIM
they have discovered evidence OF al
oil deposit near the same locality.
That the Union Pacific Railroa,
company Is planning to do something
In or about Norfolk within the nea
future is evidenced by another visit O
officials to the city. They came silent
ly and went away In the same way
They looked around. but no ono know
what for. Whether II Is the exten
sion of the line north from Norfolk [
tho Rosebud country. or the connectin
Of the Yankton and Norfolk possibilit.
is an ~unsolved puzzle. Railroad people
hON'NSi, aSiSC tudt tHtlc Will Ut cOlIlt
thing doing.
A far reaching cattle quarantine wi
soon be established upon the territor
Of the northwest. beginning either 6
Oakdale or at O'Neill and runnin
west. The exact line Las not yet bee
determined. United States Veterina
ian White is now inspecting with
view to determining the boundar
There will be several more feder
veterinarians In Norfolk during Il
coming fall and winter. to take char,
OF the stock covered by this quaral
tine. The quarantine on horses. viii,
iiL extend over the Rosebud reserv
ton. and through several counties
northern Nebraska. is being constant
diminished as tho disease with viii,
they were afflicted Is being rapid
stamped out.
Five miles of aerial cable were r
ceived by the Home Telephone col
pany of Beatrice and will soon
strung. Work on the Independent sy