The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-20
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The ladies' or wayne nave circulated
a petition asking that card games be
put on the rejected list in the future.
d. w. Cook. OF Beatrice. shipped
four carloads Of fat cattle to the Kan
sas City market. The animals aver
aged 1900 pounds each.
Joseph Stolepart has been found
guilty at Bassett. Ncb., Of illegal vot-
ing, and was fined $50 for the offense
by County Judge Olson.
K. d. Hail, an employe Of the Bur-
lington shops at Alliance, became VIC
Iently insane and was taken to the
asylum at Lincoln by Sheriff Reed.
The Columbus Times has been COM
bined with the Journal. Col. Will Il.
Dale, long editor OF the former, hav-
ing sold out 10 the proprietor OF the
latter.
The average price Of all farm lands
sold in Colfax county during 1903 was
S54 an acre. The land is to be assessed
at $50 an acre, more than twice as
much as formerly.
Assessor Beechel has already found
in Columbus enough diamonds TO build
a tiara for the king Of Dahomey. Last
year there was not enough to make a
decent present to a sweet girl gradu-
ate.
The editor of the Indianola Independ-
ent il a farmer and has all the trou-
hies that are incident to a farmers
life. For example: I'VE had to turn
our hand from the Job press and the
pen this week for two or three days
and follow the harrow. Our man got
L .~.lu .rl tkn hantc had IN ha nlQnt-
ed. whether the council fix the side
walks or not"
A baby jumper or exerciser has been
patented by a Lincoln man. the COM
pany having been organized to dis
nose of the same from Lincoln along
the same line as the collapsing chicken
oop which is manufacturede In that
city in large quantities. The Lincoln
articles are to be exploited by the
endless chain method. and have the
advantage Of being saleable articles.
The growth OF the fruit and potato
industry in southeastern Nebraska has
resulted in the location Of a new bar
rel factory at Auburn. A carload oil
slaves and heads has been received and
the operation Of the factory Is to begin
at once. There is a good demand In
that part Of the state for fruit pack
ages, and the local demand Is expected
to absorb the entire output OF the
factory.
John Hamlin. one of Nebraska's old
est citizens. died at his home. 26l7
Charles street. Omaha. in his ninety
second year. Mr.. Hamlin came to Ne
braska in 1854, locating at Nebraska
City. where he resided most Of the time
since up to fifteen years ago when
he moved to Omaha. He was the old
est Odd Fellow In Nebraska, and q
past grand master of the grand lodge.
The Odd Fellows had charge of the
funeral.
]. d. Fentimnn, a farmer living west
Of Plattsomuth, has been missing
spring pigs for some time very mys-
teriously. A few days ago he noticed
an eagle circling over his feed yard
and decided that II was responsible
for the disappearance OF more than a
doben fine young porkers. Charley
Fleishman succeeded in shooting IT..
It was a fine specimen OF the bald
Vagle, and measured IS Inches from
tip to tip.
Just to illustrate the energy that
northwestern Nebraska air develops In
man and beast the Gordon Journal
rays: Last week when the Terry
family were getting ready to come to
town they put some fresh hay In their
wagon and %unnoticed by them q hen
got into the wagon to make her nest.
BY the time they arrived in town she
had laid an egg. The northwestern Ne
braska hen. like the people there, is
an industrial animal"
In a runaway at Alliance Adam Dill
.ng. a rancher north Of town, sustained
q broken arm and was rendered uncon-
ecious for several hours. His team raj
into a telegraph pole with such force
that the pole was broken of about hal
the distance up.
One OF the clerks who had beer
working late forgot to close the oute'
door Of the First National bank. a
Columbus. The alarm is so adjusted
that the vault must be closed at
certain hour or there will be somethin,
doing. At II o'clock on this night al
the gongs and bells In the entire sys
TEN commenced an awful clatter. 4
crowd of men soon c~ongregated, an,
noting the open DOR of the vaul
thought a sure enough bank robber,
must be taking place, The discover,
of the truth averted n battle.
Southwestern Nebraska is developin.
O few bonanza farmers, and may b
giving ideas along that line to Cali
fornia in the course of time. Edwar
Edwards of Cambridge is putting 4
his corn with -four listers drawns by
traction engine. A similar method ha
been used on the Watson ranch q
kearney. but without marked success.
The Nebraska State Medical assoc.
alton closed its session in Omaha b
electing officers for the coming year
The association selected Beatrice a
the next place for holding its annu;
meeting.
A daughter Of John Hellar OF Su
ton. aged Is, committed suicide /
shooting herself through the heart.
parental correction Is the only know
cause fur the action.
Campbell Bros circus seems to
trailed by a little of hard luck ear
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