The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-11
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John Noyak has SOIL MS quarter sec
ton farm. two miles east OF Howells.
Colfax county. to Adam Parr for $Gs
m acre.
A Dodge county farmer sold $4,000
worth OF stock of his farm and hal
enough left to go ahead without the
least inconvenience.
Norfolk and north Nebraska are pre-
pairing to put forth some stunts at
growing that will attract the attention
OF the west and the entire country.
The Beatrice public library is now
the most popular place in town. Since
moving into the new building the num-
her Of visitors has been greater than
ever before.
Colonel A. VI. Kidd. the new editor
OF the Beatrice Express, contributes a
daily poem to the columns OF the pa
per. lust the same as II Walt Mason
had not %eyaporated from the editorial
chair.
The readers Of the Ord Quiz were
startled by the announcement in glar-
ing black type, Dance at the Methodist
church next Friday evening" Follow
Ing this In small type the reader was
Informed that Enslow would speak on
dancing and It's injuries. Some OF the
preachers understand advertising much
better than some Of the merchants.
The city Of Fairbury now possesses
an excellent park site OF thirty acres
within three blocks OF the public
square. The grounds are what former
ly were occupied by the Jefferson coun-
~ agricultural society. The latter be-
came involved. however, and the prop
erty went to sheriff's sale and was bid
in by the city for $500.
Farmers in the vicinity OF Cedar
Creek are excited over a case OF pol
soning. Some unknown party entered
the barn of n farmer named Jerry
Schroeder and poisoned four OF his
horses by means Of r~ough-on-rats.
which was fed to the horses with an
quantity OF grain. There were three
other horses In the barn at the time.
but they refused to eat the fatal dose.
Roy NJ. Hansen was accidentally
shot and killed while hunting near his
home, three miles north OF Henley.
Neb. He was a married man about
90 years old, and was with his wife
stopping at the home OF his father, w.
v. Hansen, A coroner's jury was en-
paneled and after hearing the evidence
they returned a verdict of death by &C.
cidept.
Hans Beck. Of Loup City. left home
for Omaha with a car load OF cattle.
Some one visited Mr.. Bhck's farm
house and with a spade broke every
Window nYnAnt ma ftty.nnl NhA hnrA
coal stove over on the carpet with
the fire burning. took five sacks Of
flour and threw it all over the house,
cut up a good top on a buggy and
smashed things in general.
No labor troubles are looked for dur
Ing he coming season in the building
trades in Lincoln. The brick layers
n carpenters have signed up the
wage schedule for the season. No
change is made in the rates paid last
year, which were a minimum of 55
cents an hour for brick masons and
321a cents an hour for carpenters,
eight hours constituting a days work.
Last season a great many contractors
paid more than the scale.
The building committee OF the state
poaiu VI itH'ltN init anu dlttT tOnSll-
tation with members G. the athletic
board II was announced hat matters
had been so arranged that the athletic
field could be used by the various ath-
ietic teams without changing the plans
for the physics building. 1t was said
that the building may be moved q few
feet to the eastward. thus making the
distance the building laps over the
field shorter. With the building stand
ing where II was finally located, the
overlap would amount to about twenty
nine feet.
Workmen are making excellent prog
ress with the new conservatory OF
music at University Place. The con-
tractors have promised the building be-
fore April. and at the present rate It
Is believed there will be no difficulty
In getting II ready in time. The heat
ing plant is already installed.
Judge Sanborn. in the united states
court OF appeals, has decided that the
right OF the Chicago Great Western
railroad to enter Omaha from Council
Bluffs over the bridge Of the Union Pa
u,nc company is confirmed by the fed
cral court of appeals. The Great West
ern Is also given the right to use the
passenger station of the Union Pa
cific in Omaha and the use OF the tracks
Of the latter company from Council
Bluffs to South Omaha, the great pack,
Ing center.
Harry s. Vernon, aged twenty-onC
years, a Union Pacific brakeman. was
%ceriously, IL not fatally, hurt in an ac,
cident at Lodge Pole by falling from q
brake beam while trying to disconnec'
the airhose from a ear Of lumber whicl
was bein switched to a sidetrack
His left leg was cut off above the knee
and the toes of the right foot also
cut off. A physician was summoned ant
accompanied the unfortunate man te
North Platte in a special train. Yer
mons father is yardmaster at NORTH
Platte.
There Is earnest discussion at Aurora
over the liquor question. There are nc
public drinking bars, but liquor is sold
n used a great deal, being shipped
through the express company's Office
and other ways.
A glance over the list of men In Bea,