The Red Cloud chief., 1904-10-07
Nebraska nofes

Ducks are reported from Fremont
along the Platte in considerable num-
bers. A few hunters have made pretty
fair bags.
The Greek and the Indian arrested
on the charge Of conspiring to take the
life Of . fellow employe at Grand
Island, have had their preliminary
hearing and have been released from
custody, the evidence not being deemed
suficient to hold them.
Some people are born lucky. Take
Charles Ritzdorf. Of Maple Creek pre-
cinct, for example. Fifteen swarms of
bees have come to his place In about
half m many years and all he had to
do was to hive them and they proceed
ed to commence work for him as only
bees can.
A farm hand. 20 years OF z by
the name OF Il. II. Petcl, who has been
working for Chris Zimmerman at Pa
pillion, has disappeared and his where
abouts are unknown. IL is thought that
he IL mentally %deranged. A reward
has been offered for any information
regarding him.
The members of the Beatrice ball
team, which has disbanded. have gone
TO Lincoln. From there they visited at
their homes in various parts OF the
etate, and most Of them will enter the
state university. Captain Townsend
went to Omaha. where he has secured
q position In the Burlington oflces.
Mrs. o. w. Beckwith of Beatrice re-
ceived a telegram from her brother,
N. 8. Spencer. at Champaign. ILL.,, and
a former resident Of Beatrice. stating
that his son. Clifford, had been in
stantly killed. No particulars OF the
accident were contained In the dis
patch. The young man was 10 years
Of age.
A stranger who gave his name az
Lewis Manning applied at police head
quarters at Grand Island for atten-
dance. being in a badly crippled o n
diton. He was suffering from an in
Jury to the upper portion of the spine
which he claimed to have received by
being thrown of a moving train by
employees near Cozad.
Judge Kelligar held q short session
OF court at Beatrice. He granted three
divorces and sentenced Brent X. Neal,
alias Olney d. Smith, to one year in
the penitentiary. after which he ad-
journed court until November IA. as
far as Jury cases are concerned. Civil
cases are to be tried when both parties
interested agree as to the date.
Burglars entered the store Of Henry
Baker in Cedar Creek and stole SIC
from the safe. Mr.. Baker Ia post.
master and runs the ONCE In connec
ton with the store. The Beatrice blood
hounds were put upon the trail and fol.
lowed II a few miles south OF town
The officers are OF the opinion that the
thieves had some horses tied there
which they rode.
r. z. Grandt, Joe Birdsong and Joe
Bailey have been bound over to the
district court at Grand Island to await
trial on the charge of burglary. They
were caught ~red-handed coming on,
of the grocery store Of Ed. l.. Brown
by Ohicer Jensen. night Waterman
They had taken some foodstuffs, q lit
tie clothing belonging to attaches o.
the store and some tobacco.
Or. A. Johnson. superintendent o.
the Institution for Feeble Minded
Youth at Beatrice. finished threshint
at the state farm. and reports a yielt
of thirteen bushels of wheat. twenty
two and q half bushels OF rye ant
thirty bushels of oats to the acre. TIL,
crop was grown by the inmates. will
the help of q farmer, who superin
tended the cultivation. The corr crop
which also promises a big yield. W "a
taken care of by the inmates.
William Holfaker was acquitted II
the district court ut Nebraska City o
the charge Of shooting with intent L
kill. The Jury was out about fou'
hours. Halfoker was charged with
shooting at John Miller. . cook. VIII,
was employed In a restaurant ownet
ty the defendant.
Chief Wizard OF the Union Pacif,
secret service. and another special Of
ficer are making matters very livel!
for coal thieves at Columbus. Fourteen
were caught recently. and three CO..
plants were hled In the COUNT our
against the offenders. They entere,
. plea Of guilty and ~.~fe fined s. an,
costs each<by Judge Ratterman. TIL
-.7utsance of petty thieving has be
come almost unbesrable OF late an
there IL a strong effort being made 4
break II up II possible,
The Burlington road intends to max
some improvements on is line u
the vicinity of Wymore before col
weather sets in.
A. Il. Wisgenhorn. aged "a years
died In Omaha. He leaves eight chill
dren. his wife having passed o. befor
about twenty-five years ago. He va
president OF the Farmers and Mer
chants bank Of Ashland.
The sugar factory at Leavitt Ia
commenced operations. Beets com
menced to come In q week ago an
are arriving rapidly at present. Tn
opening this year is thirteen day
earlier than last owing to the crop ma
turing satisfactorily with the favor
able weather. The quality OF beet
tested up to the present time Ia yer
good. the sugar content running abou
Is per cent. Labor ID plentiful.
The wife Of Anderson Rouse. super
intendent OF the Cass county farm
died in the Emmanuel hospital I