The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-15

at WymOre for the purpose or manu-
featuring building blocks from cement.
The capital stock Of the company 10
$4,000.
While Tom Fulton, q blacksmith. was
licked him In the forehead, rendering
him unconscious. II IL feared he will
not recover from the injury.
A force Of men began making the
excavations for the new government
building at Hastings. II Ia the purpose
now to keep things moving i%ncessant-
ly until the edfce shall be completed.
A young man known AZ Conn Ed
wards, residing at Ulysses, fell from
\ r. & M. train. No. q. striking his
head against an iron water crane in
the Seward yards. His head was bad
ly cut and bruised. He will recover.
The Fremont Trust and Savings
bank OF the town of Fremont was char
tered by the state banking board. II
makes the third savings bank for FIRE.
mont. The paid Up capital stock is
SIC, 1000.
/. M. Macy. Of Norfolk. has received
q telegram announcing the accidental
death Of his son George. well known
In Nebraska, at Santa Cruz, Cal, be-
meath q train of cars. Young Macy
was working for the railroad company.
The mayor and city council Of Te-
cumseh are preparing a Sunday clos
ing ordinance which will probably be
adopted at the next meeting Of the
body. The officers have had many
complaints concerning open places OF
business on the Sabbath.
A monster catfish, weighing over 100
pounds. was captured In the Platte
river near Plattsmouth. The fish was
turned over to superintendent O'Brien
Of the state fisheries. and was taken
to that institution. where 1t will be
kept for exhibition purposes.
Eighteen years & Col. Isaac Def
fenbsugh went to Adams county with
out a dollar. He and his boys went
TO farming and gave special attention
to raising cattle and hogs. and now
own a thousand acres of Adams county
land besides hundreds of hogs, cat
tie and horses.
Neigh and other towns in the north
ern part Of the state complain of more
than the ordinary inniction of tramps.
In q few instances they have tried to
scare women into complying with their
demands for assistance, but "a a rule
they have not been particularly
troublesome.
A man named Rohrbaugh, who is
too lazy to work. walked into q res
taurant at Beatrice. and after eating
. meal. proceeded to depart without
paying for II. He said that the world
owed him q living, %whereupon the po-
lice took him TO the station. where
the world runs . boarding house of
bread and water.
Ed. Daniels Of Stanton has bees in
his garnet. Two swarms OF bees came
to his farm and established headquar-
tiers. One swarm found q hive that
suited them. but the other gained ad-
mission to the farm house and settled
" the garrett. The owner Is trying to
Mid q way to dislodge the visitors, but
so far without success.
Senator Brady, who Ia interested In
the promotion Of Independent elevators
In Nebraska. says that the farmers ele-
Vator at Albion has forced the line ele-
vators to pay from 3 to Z cents q bushel
more for grain than Ia paid In towns
where there IL no competition. Sew
eral towns In the territory adjacent to
Albion are said to be planning for In
dependent elevators.
James Lille. who has served a term
In the Kansas p%enitentiary and who
has been wanted at Beatrice since last
February for assaulting his cousin. O
boy named Benson, who lives near
Rockford. was arrested. He was taken
before Judge Inman and his ease was
continued for thirty days. He gave
bond In the sum OF 5000 for his ap-
pearance on the date Of his hearirg
Sheriff Bauman and Attorney ]. C..
Cook of Fremont arrived in York with
a warrant charging Fred Gumpert with
desertion. Gumpert met the officers at
The courthouse and agreed to contribute
$1,000 for the maintenance OF Mrs.
Gumpert and a six-months-ol child.
Gumpert has been a leading clothing
dealer In Fremont, and recently sold
his interests in the clothing business.
After losing six head Of cattle from
an unknown cause. John A. Anderson.
a ranchman near LOOMS called in n
veterinarian and held an autopsy. The
stomachs OF the dead animals were
found to be filed with gravel and sand
an indication. according to the yeter-
marian, that the animals had been
bitten by q mad dog. Two more ami
mails had to be shot, making a loss of
eight altogether :
Elmer Robbins, OF Peru. had quite an
experience with a large bull snake and
some chickens. He heard the old hen
making a great noise In the yard and
went to see what was the trouble. He
found the hen and snake engaged in
battle and q few chickens runninr
wildly about. He killed the snake and
cut 1t open, and found 1t had swallowed
v little chicks, two were still alive
and are getting along finely in spite Of
their Jonah-like experience.
The Nehawka Milling company
which will do a general milling bust,
ness at the town of Nehawka. has flee
articles Of incorporation with the sec
rotary of state. The company expect,
to make food products OF Nebrask,