The Red Cloud chief., 1909-01-08
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF
NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
ALL SUBJECTS TOUCHED UPON
Religious, Social, Agricultural, PoIit
ical and Other Matters Given
Due Consideration.

Ex-senator Millard of Omaha ha!
purchased a $4,000 residence.
Reports have reached Miller from
the outside that bank was robbed al
that place, but these reports are
wrong. There has been no bank rob
berry there.
Central City is preparing to make q
strong bid for the proposed Odd Eel
lows home which Is TO be located
somewhere in the state soon after the
first OF February.
over $4,000 has been raised in the
$4,000 fund for the purchase of an
abandoned convent property at Hast
ings for a girls academy, which the
Dominican sisters propose TO establish
IN the property is decided to them.
As result OF the wholesale bur.
glaries In Fremont. the police are
rounding up undesirable" citizens,
and deporting them. under penalties
of vagrancy charges upon their being
seen again in the city.
Fred Mailer, Cunning county
farmer, has invented an improved
ploy which has many valuable points
over the ordinary plow. A company
will be organized at West Point for
It's manufacture.
Governor Sheldon has commuted
! the sentence of J ID. Adkins OF Omaha
from five years to three years, sly
months and eighteen days. which re-
! leases him December 81 Adkins was
sentenced for statutory assault. He
Is Ga years old.
Prof. George Darlington. county
superintendent of public instruction
OF Nemaha county who was candi-
date before the primaries for the
cfiice of state superintendent has
rendered his resignat. on to take
effect on the first OF January. and will
move to Lincoln.
While out hunting about one mile
north of Plattsmouth w. ID. Messer.
smith heard the report of gun and
soon after saw large gray wolf.
which one OF the other hunters had
partially filled with shot, jumped the
fence, and make straight line for
him. "Posy" fired and the wild ami.
NAL feel dead.
o. w. Brandt. a brakeman on a
southbound Burlington freight. was
killed near the coal chute i'm the Bur-
lington yards al Oakland while coupl.
ing cars. The first attempt to couple
the train failed and in adjusting the
couplings for second attempt I'm
some way Brandt was caught between
them. the coupling penetrating his
abdomen, mangling him terribly.
On complaint filed by Miss Blanche
Udey. Bert Haynes was arrested on
the charge Of assault. Both parties
are well known in Neigh. The prelim-
mary hearing was held before County
Judge Nelson and when all the evi-
dence had been heard, the Judge
bound the young man over to the dis
trict court in the sum OF $500.
John Innerman. from a ranch south
or Johnstown. was in Ainsworth to get
some medicine for his horses. He
says there Is disease among the |
horses In his neighborhood resembl- |
ing swamp fever. which is puzzle |
to all. A horse will be walking along |
apparently all right, and shortly, the |
ears Will commence to droop and i'm |
few hours the animal Is dead
A housebreaker entered the home |
of Frank Moore at Miller, betraying
his presence by a light. and was dir
covered by Moore as he returned |
home at late hour. Citizens sur
rounded the house to prevent escape
and the sheriff was telephoned for
On his arrival 1t was discovered that
the thief had outwitted the watchers
and escaped. No booty was secured.
DR.. X Koonz, n well known dentist
OF Alliance, was arrested at Bridge
port on complaint charging him with
assault upon young woman patient.
The charges are of most revolving |
The victim Is in critical
condition. The offensc was commit
ted In the dentists operating room in
a public rooming house. II IL charged
that the young woman was drugged
The state railway commission will
have general round up with tele-
phone officers from all over the state |
on January 10, for the purpose OF
gathering lot Of miscellaneous in
with reference to some of
the details OF the telephone business,
the service rendered by them. meth.
DDS OF classification OF subscribers
and system of accounting.
Secretary of State Junkin has re-
ceived letter from the Union Pa.
cifc railroad regarding that $4,000
Zee supposed to be due the state from
The railroad on account OF the adop
lion and amendments to the articles
of incorporation of the road, which
under the law must be f1led with the {
secretary, The railroad has the mat
er under consideration and its deca.
sion in the matter will be known a
shortly.
City Clerk Bratton and City Attor.
ley Button OF Hastings, are preparing
measure for submission to the legis- a
ature providing for registration of n
IOterS I'm Hastinga and athar citias, of H