The Red Cloud chief., 1904-07-01
Nebraska Hofes

Two former citizens of Lyons ar,
how practicing medicine in Belfast
Ireland.
Sheriff Cass. OF Fairbury, arrested
a young nan named Chick Reynolds
on the charge of selling liquor withou,
license. He will have his examination
IN county court.
j. G. Cockrell and Ross whitney Of
Springfield have been fined $40 and
costs each for seining fish. contrary
to the fish and game laws. Both plead
guilty to the charges and paid theii
fines.
James Mahaffa. a horse thief, broke
jail at Ogallala. He Is % years OF age
8 feet 10 inches high, weighs $50 pounds
n has scar on right side OF face. A
reward Of 500 is offered for his ar.
rest.
Henry James, a young a employed
rs plasterer's tender on the new high
school building. at Fairbury. fell from
a scaffold and was badly injured. sus-
tanning n broken arm and a severe
wound Of the hips.
The value of the real and personal
property returned by the assessors for
1904 In Seward county Is S4.S25, 0G0. The
figures show that the value of the
property returned this year is 49, ass ,022
more than last year.
Martin J. Gayhart. Montrose pre-.
cinct. Sioux county, has fled an ap.
plication with the state board OF irriga.
ton for water from Antelope creek for
irrigation purposes. He intends ia
build q ditch one and one-half miles
long.
Silas f. Hall. seventy years OF age.
died very suddenly at his home In
South Park, a suburb of P%lattsmouth.
A few minutes before his death he had
been working In the garden. and was
suddenly stricken while seated near his
home. The deceased came to Nebras.
ka in 1884, and for sixteen years was
engaged in the hardware business in
Plattsmouth. He leaves q wife and
eight grown children.
The J%acksonian club OF Nebraska has
perfected arrangements for a special
train over the Wabash railroad. leav.
ing Omaha at $50 p. m. July 4th, ar.
irving In st. Louis Union station early
next morning, stopping at worlds fair
station. This train will consist OF
coaches, chair cars, and sleepers. and
1t is anticipated that the Jacksonians
and their friends will have the larges,
delegations from this section leaving
Omaha on the above date.
Will Dame Is minus something less
than half the skin Of his face conse.
Quent to a little explosion on board OF
one OF Uncle Sans mail cars between
Fremont and Cheyenne. He was boil.
ing coffee on the stove in a can, and
in some way the vessel got clogged up.
About the time the mail clerks gath.
cred around to see what was the mat.
ter with 1t, the steam got the better OF
the soldering along one side and came
putting out with q bang. Danes face
happened to be where the steam was
hottest. ,-A.-.
Dick Taylor, a Fremont colored boy
who returned from the Philippines In
February bringing with him a Filipino
girl for a bride, has Just received the
trunk in which the pair shipped theii
'wardrobes and a number OF curiosities
from Manila to Aferica. Taylor wrote
several letters to the authorities a
NoShihStoh ahu IL IHlllpDlIltS III HI
effort to locate his lost treasures. ant
then consulted an attorney. No ex
PLANTATION Is given as to where thu
lost trunk had been.
"A Missouri Pacific freight crew hat
a lively experience with a wild stee'
in the Plattsmouth yards. In som,
manner the animal kicked down tn,
door of the stock car in which II wa.
being transported and was out on tn,
ground before the trouble was notice,
by the train crew. Considerable diff
ficulty was experienced in %preventin,
the other animals from getting out, an,
II required some heroic work on tn,
part OF the crew before the escape,
animal was finally recaptured an,
placed back In the car.
Burglars are having their own wa,
in n section OF the state for a shor
time at least. Robbers entered the post
office at the small station Of Hadal
five miles west Of Norfolk, and secure,
IS. Then they stole a bunch of eigh
horses and fed. At 3 o'clock in tn
morning. a burglar who broke into
Norfolk home, fed up North Tent
street, and was chased by Night Office
Pilger. who fired three ineffective bul
let's at the fugitive and failed to Ian
him.
An execution was issued in distric
SQUIRT, at P~lattsmouthf against the Chi
:ago, Rock Island and Pacific railroa
company to enforce the collection OF
Judgment for 81, s so held by Williar
A. Spore. an administrators Of the es
tate Of Henry j. Hennings. decease,
This action was taken because OF tn
defendant company's failure to file II
record OF appeal In the supreme coul
within the time prescribed by law. NJ
Jennings death was the result of a
accident which occurred at a Rock Is
and crossing near Murdoch just min
years ago. Since then the present su
q been tried three times In the di.
irict court OF Cass county. Unless III
Judgment is paid the sheriff will be r,
1uired to attach the company's prof.
erty In Cass county under the order {
the court.
Mrs. Myrom Collaffer Of Norfoll
discovered that her house had been er
tered and robbed of quite an amour