Grand Island Independent
Wednesda, January 6, 1886

Wm. Axt, about 18 years of age, a nephew of our well-known citizen Wm. Axt, died this morning between 5 and 6 o'clock. He was only 3 months in this country, a compositer by trade, and an industious young man, who during his short stay had saved money enough to send his father, who lives in Saxony, a Christmas present of about $35. He died of lung fever.

A team belonging to the Anglo American Cattle company, and driven by D. C. Crawford, became unhitched while standing near Hurford's store this morning. They started to run away, going south on Spruce street to Second, east on Second to Locust, and when rounding the corner near the Citizens National Bank dashed against a buffy belonging to Walter Peterson, who had just stepped from the vehicle into his place of business. The carriage was totally wrecked, three of the wheels, the reach and axles being splintered.

Lester Rice was reframing an old picture yesterday, on the back of which he found pasted a clipping from the Rock Island, Ill. Advertiser of 1856. It ran as follows: "At a 4th of July celebraton held at Charleston, S. C., the following toast was delivered with all the honor: "The Union," may it be dissolved, and Hon. P.S. Brooks be the next President of the Southern Republic."
    The deputy sheriff took out J. W. Myers, a prisoner in the county jail, for an airing, and to do some work shoveling snow about the court house. Myers meandered among the snow drifts, and while the deputy was otherwise engaged he made good his escape.

The escaped convict was under $500 bonds for his appearance at the next term of court, chared with raising a bank check from $44.50 to 54.50.

Too much care cannot be observed in hitching teams on the principal streets. But a short time since one farmer was killed instantly, and two or three others have narrowly escaped serious accidents through such negligence. The team which came dashing around Locust and Third streets this morning, had they been few minutes sooner would no doubt have injured Mr. Peterson, who had just stepped from his vehicle as they dashed against and entirely demolished it. Such negligence is culpable, and the ordinance requiring more care in this respect shoud be strictly enforced.

An Omaha commercial man, whose name it is unneccessary to give her, as he makes no misrepresentation of the article he is selling, imparted the information that he had disposed of considerable butterine to certain dealers in Grand Island who were passing it off on their unsuspection customers as genuine creamery butter. There is no law preventing the sale of oleomargarine, but a stringent one requiring that dealers shall make no misrepresentations regarding the article they are handling, and we would publish the names of parties guilty of such violation of the law, but were unable to secure them from the gentleman above referred to.

P. G. Reynard has a setter dog - one that sits behind the stove and makes himself a useless ornament. The actual amount of pricipal invested in the pup was $3. Last night he chewed the fronts out of a pair of $5 shoes, toyed with a $4 hat, until there was nothing left but the rim, and sharpened his teeth on a $20 overcoat, which now resembles a tramps cast off night-shirt. He has now about $35 hard cash interest in the canine, but will donate the whole outfit to any charitable institution that makes immediate application at his drug store.