The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-22
Hebraskd HofeS

Clay Center Strawberries we're OF
the variety that took only eighteen to
ill a box.
Down in Fillmore county the as
sessed value OF dogs amounts almost
TO one-half that of diamonds, jewelry.
gold and silverware.
j. +. Stems has sold his 2iO acre
farm neal Columbus for S19, 2Uv-$SO
an acre.
A threshing machine engine went
through a small bridge about half .
mile south of Crete. and killed James
IIennessey OF Sutton, agent OF the
Northwest Thresher company of Still
water. Mimi. and injured a man from
Lincoln In the face severely. but not
dangerously. The latter was the
agents helper.
Cora Hobbs, a 12-year-old girl re-
siding at Humboldt, fell twenty feet
into a we'll while trying to draw a
bucket OF water. She was not hurt
or stunned by the fall and kept from
drowning by grasping the rope and
holding it until rescued by a neighbor
who happened to come to the well for
q bucket of water.
Mrs. w. X. Lay shot herself at the
home Of her brother. +. N. Stevenson,
Columbus. She fired the shot with
suicidal intent and the ball passed
through the lung and the physicians
think that IL passed dangerously near
the heart. The deed was committed
in q temporary 1T Of dependency. She
will probably cover
The milling plant of the Writ Mill
Ing company OF Tecumseh, Is to be
sold at public auction. Some time ago
there was a disagreement between the
partners OF the company and the mill
was shut down while the matter went
into the court. Those interested have
now reached an agreement to let the
property be sold that the same may
discontinue to lay In idleness.
While out driving and when two
miles out in the country, Mr.. and Mrs.
Erdbruegger and family met an auto
mobile. The occupants OF the machine
were coming swiftly and did not re-
duce their speed when the saw the
team coming. A collision resulted, with
a bad runaway. Mr.. and Mrs. Erd-
bruegger we're thrown from the vehicle.
the lady sustaining a broken limb. Mr..
Erdbruegger Is unable to ascertain
whose machine II was, II being evident
~ one from a distance.
Sidney was startled by the news of
an elopement In high life when Il was
reported that one VIM. Lee, a cook at
the Pacific hotel (not Sheriff Lee).
had resigned his position and departed
for the west with Miss Sickler. Sheriff
Lee was immeditely dispatched to
Cheyenne where he arrested the cou-
pie and brought them back. VIM. Lee
was charged with kidnapping and for
want OF bail was lodged in Jail, and
Miss Sickler, being under age. was
turned over to her parents.
Walter Smith, stranger, horsetrader
and junk gatherer. aged twenty-three.
died rs n result Of IN injury received
on the night OF July 4 while on his way
with W companions In a buggy to the
prescribed district. a mile and a half
from Grand Island. A collision re-
suited. A hack driven by Bert Waufe
and containing three Hastings and
three Aurora men ran into Smiths ve-
hicle. The hack was returning at mid
night from the district. The tongue
OF the hack struck Smith and one
horse jumped up in his buggy. Death
was found to be accidental by the cor
oner's jury, no blame being attachable
10 anyone. Smith has a crippled and
destitute brother there for whom those
IN the coroner's rooms at the time OF
the inquest took up a collection of
$1l. A stranger with Smith at the
tim has disappeared and tn, disap-
pearance OF about SIS from the mans
person is not explained by the evil
dence.
The WORK OF putting down a new air
lit well at the municipal waterworks
at Hastings. was started. II is to be
$50 feet deep and have a capacity of
$4,000 gallons per hour. When il is
completed Hastings will have a water
plant that can pump &C, 1000 gallons
per hour.
The huge daily mail coming to the
Epworth assembly headquarters. Lin.
coin, gives evidence both in uuantit Y
and matter of the warm favor this
years program Is finding with thinkina
men and women over the state, as tho
following excerpts from the letters full
ly attest: Mr.. J.. J.. Bailey. state sec.
tary Y, NJ. c. A.. writes: Your sou.
venir OF talent of the Epworth assem-.
bly, at hand. ! want to congratulate,
you on the same. The whole thins
presents a very acceptable prospectu,
OF your program. II certainly ough,
10 be a means of attracting the peopl,
OF Nebraska to hear such an array q
excellent talen," The pretty "Souyeni
of Talent OF the Nebraska Epwortl
assembly may be had by sending you
address on a postal to l.. O. Jones
president. Lincoln. This years assem-
bly, dates are August Sd Ia nth in
elusive. Registration OF tents will be
gain July IA.
John Kemerle, OF Elm Creek. com
mitted suicide by shooting himsel
through the head with a rife. He wa
n a German about 56 years OF age an
N had lived at Elm Creek for man
years. He was "A butcher by trade.
Henry Brown. a lad OF sevantee
HI Snnra anl IIa.ry