The Red Cloud chief., 1908-12-04
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF
NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
ALL SUBJECTS TOUCHED UPON
Religious, Social, Agricultural, Poiit
icaI and Other Matters Given
Due Consideration.

Corn around Dickens Is turning out
much better than expected.
Uncle Jake" Wolfe OF Lincoln,
well known throughout the state, is
said to be dangerously i'll at his
home.
The First National bank OF Grand
Island ia to be re-organized, becoming
much larger institution than hereto.
fore.
At the Cashiers public sale in Gage
county four head of horses sold for
S766. an average of over $191 per head,
while six cows sold for from $35 to
$45 each.
William Mason, the 11-year-old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Mason. living
west OF Tecumseh, was kicked In the
head by horse and terribly injured.
His skull was crushed.
Sherin Ehlers has offered a reward
OF 5000 for the apprehension Of David
Horner, who broke jail at Osceola. The
sheriff and his deputies are on the go
most Of the time to catch the fellow.
William Esser and John Cunmeht
killed a large gray wolf at the edge
OF Nebraska City. This is the first
that has been seen around there for
some time. It was as large as
Newfoundland dog.
Salem Lutheran church at Fremont
Is to have a new pipe organ In the
near future. It will be handsome
instrument that will cost $1,O50 at the
factory at Burlington Ia. 1t will have
$50 speaking pipes and nine stops.
George G. Boyer. who killed Her
man Perley near Bayard last August
by striking him over the head with
tamping bar, was sentenced by Judge
II. NJ Grimes to the penitentiary for
three years. A motion for new
trial was denied.
William Meinsner aged 20. was
scalded by boiling beet Juice at the
sugar factory In Grand Island. lie
was employed at the carbonation
tanks, one Of which boiled over, throw
ing the fluid about his hands and
limbs. Recovery, however, is expected.
A fire in the hay meadows on the
Manville farm, three miles east of
Fremon-, destroyed nine stacks of hay
belonging to Egberg & Thornbald.
The flames are thought to have orig.
mated from the embers of fire that
had been burning on the roadway.
| Saloma Stevens, the 11-year old
daughter of r. Stevens of Beatrice,
received serious wound in the foot
by the accidental discharge Of a %
caliber rifle In the hands of her broth.
er. The boy didn't tknow It was
loaded" and twice leveled the rife at
his sister and pulled the trigger before
II was discharged.
Considerable excitement reigned Mt
Wood River over the burning of 4
barn. Contents and building were de-
stroyed and the fire Is believed to have
been OF incendiary origin. The owner
and the renter had, on the day pre-
vious had quarrel. Dogs were put
on the scent about the building and led
to a place where man had entered
a buggy, In the roadways and then
come through wheat field. So far
there have been no arrests.
This is the law on the length Of
legislative sessions: Each session.
except special sessions, shall not be
less than sixty days. After the ex-
piration of forty days OF the session
no bills or joint resolutions of the
nature OF bills shall be introduced
unless the governor shall by special
message call the attention of the
legislature to the necessity of passing
law on the subject matter embraced
In the message. and the introduction of
bills shall be restricted thereto"
Orville Harrington, arrested In York
at the request Of Chicago officers for a
statutory crime committed In Chicago,
was released after a habeas corpus
proceeding In the county court. He
was Immediately re-arrested for be-
ing fugitive from justice and had
his hearing in the county court. He
gave bond in the sum OF $500 pend
ing the arrival OF the Chicago Off
GERS to substantiate the charges
against him and was released from
Jail.
The Merrick County Corn show held
In Central City was a most successful
AFFAIR, both from the standpoint OF at.
tendance and the quantity and quality
Of the exhibits. The exhibits were
displayed in the academy OF music.
while the speaking and other exercises
were held in the opera house. The
prize list was well competed for,
there being entries for about every
item on the list, and In the corn de.
paItment the competition was very
spirited. The prize winners will be In
Omaha at the National Corn Show.
The requisition issued by the cover.
nor OF Wyoming for the return of Sid
Scott from Lincoln to Gillette, Wyo.,
was honored. Scott is charged with
criminal intimacy with his step
daughter. His wife made the charge
against him two years ago but did not
institute proceedings till Scott left
their home near Belle Fourche and
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