The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-29
Nebraska Hofes

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ed with acetylene gas.
r. v. Kost. travelling freight agent
for the Burlington, was in Fremont
making arrangements for his road 10
put on a special merchandise car be-
tween Chicago and Fremont.
Burglars effected an entrance 20 the
residence Of NJ. G. Cassin OF Colum-
bus. They were discovered before
they had secured much and are now
in jail and will answer to O charge OF
burglary.
The Auburn Investment company.
organized TO build a public hall at
Auburn to cost $4,000, has been in
c~orporated. The incorporators In
Of Auburn.
]. b. Hoover, who died . few days
ago at Nemaha, was one OF the old
est settlers in that locality. He as
sisted in laying out the townsi,e OF
Nemaha In 1856. having settled there
two years earlier.
u. 9. Tyn, OF Dodge county. has In
vented a machine for cutting ant hills
out of hay land. Presumably IL Is
effective also in cutting down the
mounds made by gophers. n which II
will prove doubly valuable.
Both season and reserved seats for
the Epvorth assembly are now on sale
IN Lincoln. Copies OF the Souvenir oil
Talent" in wrappers ready to mail to
your friends out In the state can be
had at Epworth headquarters.
William Myers now owns q farm OF
his own in Holt county. He was a
renter In the vicinity OF Exeter for
fourteen years and accumulated
enough to buy . farm two years ago.
In the two years he has made more
money than he did as a renter in four
teen years.
The Buzzard Roost Ranch company
of Buzzard Roost p~ostoflee. Dawson
county, will be the name OF m OF the
largest cattle companies In the west.
The concern las been organized by
]. y. Cotton OF Kansas City, Mo: j.
l.. Burkhalter and l.. r. Westman OF
Calesburg, III.
Mrs. Rose whiting. an insane pa
tient who was sem to the asylum
about six months ago. was picked up
BY the police while wandering about
fI8tISuDutu Ia III AppAASuliy Nchicut-
ed condition. The unfortunate woman
was ordered taken back to the hos
pitai, as the insanity board found no
record Of her parole or discharge from
that institution.
Charlie Byen, Q farmer. who lives
Ave miles east OF York, has had no
end OF hard luck this spring, and to
cap the climax his wife had to be
brought to Lincoln for Q surgical op-
Grafton. He In a hard worker. but
got behind with his farm work. A
dozen OF his neighbors the other day
on their own motion turned In and
ploved Byers corn.
The assessors returns show the peo'
pie Of Dodge county have 662 piano.
and $50 organs In their homes. Al
there are only 1.1s0 stands OF bees. thu
figures. according to the Fremont Tri
bune. show that the musicians arr
buster than the bees.
George Winslow, a liveryman o
Columbus. has the officers looking 70
q horse and buggy which he hired 4
q stranger. The man said he wante'
TO drive around the city a couple O
hours. He has not since been hear
of. except that the rig was seen abou
two miles west OF town.
Alex Wallace. OF Gordon. 10 year
old, was drowned at the mill race q
Atkinson. After supper he, with tw
or three others. went out for q swim
The water being higher than hereto
fore and getting into q swift current
IN q few moments he was beyond hell
The boys who were with him mad
heroic efforts 10 rescue. but were VI
able to save him.
A. P%arkhurst. q retail meat man {
Grand Island. received q letter ordel
Ing him to place $500 In a box at III
rear OF his store or the writer woul
blow his head of. He received III
letter two hours after the time whic
he was to have placed the money thel
and found his head still on straigh
The police have the letter. II Is co,
sidered either as a joke or the VOL
Of some m half-witted.
Uncle" Peter Fithian, OF Sterlin
presented the editor OF the Sun with
potato vine Ave feet nine inches Ion
He claims TO have a whole field
them.
A new business college will open
Fairbury In the fall.
The ~l0-year-old son OF Mrs. Geor
Hitler, who lives near Lewiston. W
shot and killed by the accidental d
charge Of a shotgun. The boy h
gone to the field with his two old
brothers to see them start the bind
He was seated on the machine hold
the gun with one hand over the mi
sic. when In some manner the &
slipped OF It's resting place and v
discharged. The contents tore throu
his hand and struck him In the I,
near the chin. passed upward q
found Judgment In the brain. A ply
elan was hastily summoned. but
injury was fatal and the boy diet
few hours later.
The greatest pleasure and enjoym
Of the Epworth assembly at Line
IL doubtless had by those who beco
part OF the great camp at Epwo
park. 1t Is q very pleasing change
quit the home for nine days for I
life. II is not only an innovation,
a tonic which builds the body as Y