The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-04
Hebrssks Hofes.

hand caught in a o shredder and his
fingers torn to pieces, and then blood
poisoning caused his death. ,
Farmers who have winter wheat
growing in Dodge county are OF the
opinion that unless there should be
some snow, the crop will be light.
The Wausa Gazette says 1t knows
Of many instances where the price or
land has within the past four years
increased from one-third to one-half.
Nebraska City thieves are cleaning
out honest peoples cellars. In some
cases more than a wagon load OF meat.
vegetables and canned fruit has been
taken.
The contract for a cold storage build
ing at the institute for feeble minded
youth at Beatrice was awarded to
Louis Werner of Beatrice, his bid be-
ing 1891.
During the month Of January Sheriff
WyckOffff of Saline county. gathered
10 dozens OF eggs laid by IS hens. He
had as chickens Matched and has 20
hens setting.
Nebraska cities and towns are antici-
pating an active building season. Many
of them are reporting contracts for
such work as soon as the weather
permits 1t TO begin.
The Beatrice Express announces that
its department under the head OF TOO
Late to Classify" which has appeared
on the editorial page for eleven ,ars,
will be discontinued.
A new organization in Omaha is
called the Christian Volunteer War
riors. IL is said to be commanded by
generals. colonels, captains, etc, and
to be equipped with all sorts of flags,
drums and other war material.
The pay roll OF the city government
OF Kearncy has been materially short
ened. The council has abolished the
salaries of the mayor, members OF the
council and sewer inspector. and cut
of 5000 from the city attorneys salary.
A vicious dog attacked n lady Mt
Fremont. The sheriff happened to be
near and interposed, whereupon the
beast attacked him. TIE emptied his re-
volver at the beast and never touched
him.
The blooded stock sale on the farm OF
auuTcW tfOlutI near OH was OHt
Of the most successful sales ever con-
Quoted in Dodge county. The receipts
we're upwards OF SIS, 900, possibly $751;
400. The attendance was large. buyers
being present from different parts Of
tho state.
Frederick Riggert Of Fremont has n
family horse 20 years old. He thought
II humane TO end the animals life, and
&c turned him over to a man for that
purpose. The latter, however, sold Il
TO q horse trader. Then Riggert re-
plevined the animal. and will see that
II is not abused.
An old smokestack standing on the
site OF an abandoned distillery Is a
queer place to find a store OF sailed
meat, nice hams and bacon, but that
Is exactly what has Just been found at
Nebraska City. The meat had been
stolen and planted there. and now
the authorities are trying to find par
ties whose taste for meat Is SO much
stronger than their regard for the law.
County Surveyor Edquist of Douglas
county has almost completed his plans
and notes for the protection OF the
west bank of the Missouri river be-
tween the waterworks at Omaha and
the point where the river turns abrupt
ly to the south. He estimates that per-
manent protection can not be provided
for less than $3.50, 900. At present the
owners OF the land are figuring on an
expenditure of Sc, 200 for fascines which
will be built at intervals along the
bank for the purpose OF throwing the
r~A -, srya 81 1~,.. A. -tt- -
the stream. The company which has
offered to dc the work for the foregoing
sum believes that this protection is all
that will be required. But Mr.. EdQuist
thinks that the fascines will give c 'ly
temporary protection.
The Burlington carpenter shops at
Havelock have turned out the first
batch OF ement signal posts, and they
will be used to replace the old ones
made OF wood. This il an experiment
as none Of the cement posts have as
yet been put in place. Iron standards
will replace the old ones of wood. and
the bases will be nodded from crushed
rock and cement. II those Just mad,
prove successful. all the whistlinf
posts and crossing marks will be con.
structed from the same material.
Three wagon loads of books wer,
hauled to the state house and ther
hauled away again. They were copies
OF the Cobbey statutes which were or
dered by act OF the last Legislature. TIL,
supreme court had given a decision IL
the injunction suit instituted by Mr.
Stonebraker to prevent the secretar,
OF state and auditor from ~purchasin,
the books OF the ground that the vol
umes could not be legally given {,
members of the legislature. The lowe
cour granted an Injunction and tn,
supreme court reversed the Judgment
Acting on the order of Mr.. Cobbey tn,
printer hauled the books to the stat,
house for delivery. Nobody would re
ceive them for the reason that the su!
Is not finished and can not be until tn,
plaintiff has been allowed forty day,
In which to fls a motion for a new
trial.
The gray wolves are becoming s,
bold near Riverside. Cheyenne county
that they como down the river vale,
and kill cattle right In front yards