The Red Cloud chief., 1908-12-04
Nebraska Notes

Nebraska Notes
Ponca citizens pulled off wolf hunt
On Thanksgiving day.
Rev. Mr.. Guernsey pastor OF the
Baptist church at Wymore. has ten
dered his resignation, to take effect
December 1.
George w. Hawke, one OF the Oldest
and best known residents of Nebraska
City, died last week. He was born
near Malvern, Carroll county, Ohio.
There will be meeting of the Com.
mercial club In Hastings to consider
proposition for the establishment OF a
Catholic girls academy in that city.
Within few days all trains be-
tween North Platte and Sidney will
be dispatched by telephone. This will
be the first attempt of the kind on the
Union Pacific.
The Merrick County Corn Show.
held in Central City, was most sue
.cessful affair, both from the stand
point of attendance and the quantity
and quality of the exhibits.
Every member of the Custer County
bar, regardless of party, Is petitioning
Governor Sheldon to appoint J. r.
Dean of Broken Bow to one of the
vacancies on the supreme bench.
Near Cushing, Howard county, Will
liam Johnson was riding a wild horse,
which was suddenly scared, throwing
Mr.. Johnson, who In falling fractured
hfc ck,.I1 In, haA hA
died soon after.
The government, says a Valentine
dispatch. Is paying the Rosebud
Indians $150,000. The payment began
some time Friday and will continue
until about the 25th, Each Indian re-
ceives $29.75 this time.
While burning rubbish, Miss Sophie
Muelich, q well known young woman
OF Schuyler, had her dress catch fire.
She was badly burned on her arms
and body. Her dress was almost com.
pletely burned off her back.
Herman +. Limback, who committed
suicide in the Commercial hotel at
Wathena, Kan, was former resident
OF Beatrice, having been engaged In
the mercantile business in that city in
1885 before removing to Lincoln.
The preliminary hearing in the mur.
der case of the State of Nebraska VS..
Emery Matthews, charged with killing
David Fisher on the night of Novem-
ber z, was held at the court house In
Lexington. and the defendant was held
to the district court in a bond OF
$2,500
Charles Grote, q well-khown farmer
living twelve miles northeast OF Hunt
ley, was killed by vicious bull. He
leaves a wife and nine children. A
desperate fight had evidently ensued,
as Mr.. Grote had carried wagon rod
with him, and 1t was near him when
he was found dead. II was badly bent.
This Is the second accident of this
kind in the county In the last six
months.
While the Burlington train was
standing at the station of Milford at
noon, and while the station agent was
on the depot platform, someone broke
In the door of q station Office and
took $50 In mney. After the train had
gone the loss was discovered and the
train was met at Seward by the sheriff,
who searched the passengers, but none
was found with the money In his pos.
session.
A man was found dead in the under.
growth along the north channel OF the
Platte river, about quarter of mile
northeast OF where the main bridge
crosses the main river at Gothenburg.
The body was that of a Japanese
laborer, who must have been mur-
dered and hauled to the spot and
thrown into the underground. where
few people ever go. unless for wild
grapes or plums.
In the case of the State against
Ragan, charged with assaultlng Rev.
Frank Miller of Lincoln on the streets
of Utica last March the jury at Sew
ard returned verdict OF guilty and
Judge Good will sentence Ragan at
the next session OF the court, Decem-
ber 3.
The Nance county farmers institute
will convene In Fullerton December 3
and 4. TO promote interest In the
event the merchants Of the city, under
the auspices OF the Commercial club,
are offering prizes for various corn sx-
hibits. The instructors of the institute
VIII act as judges.