The Red Cloud chief., 1908-12-25
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF
NEWS NOTES or INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
ALL SUBJECTS TOUCHED UPON
Religious, Social, Agricultural, Poiit
IcaI and Other Matters Given
Due Consideration.


has Just sold a section of land neal
his ranch for $4,000 or 500 per acre.
The Empire Hide company's ONCE
In Grand Island was robbed, thieves
getting the magnificent sum Of seven
cents.
Burglars OF late have been unusually
busy at Holdrege. A number OF
places have been entered. but at none
of them were the robbers very sue.
cessful.
The South Omaha Stock Yards as.
ISOLATION has elected the following
officers: r. J. Durham. president:
John ID. Creighton, vice president; ].
9 Sharp. secretary and treasurer; Il.
buckingham, general manager.
Work Of ~remodelIng the postoffice at
McCook has begun. The recent install.
ing Of city carriers has vaca.ed a large
number of boxes, and these have been
taken out. and delivery windows for
each carrier placed In their stead.
George Frank 6f Grad Island. a
lad Of about % years Of ase. was &C.
cidentally shot In the ankle. the dis
| charge Of the pumpgun SO shattering
the bone that amputation was neces-
sary between the ankle and knee.
The Odd Fellows of Cambridge are
making preparations to dedicate their
new $4,000 brick temple. The build
ing is nearly completed and will be
M OF the finest lodge homes In the
state.
The Nebraska Improved Live Stock
Breeders association will meet on
Thursday, January 81, in the stock
judging pavilion at the university
farm. President, Hon. George Caup-
land, Elgin. Neb.; secretary, DR.. A. T.
Peters. Lincoln. Neb.
The county beard Of Deuel. refused
saloon license to two saloons that
have been operating in Oshkosh the
past two years. The saloons of that
town have been run on the wide open
plan, and drunkenness and gambling
has given the town a tough name and
the law abiding citizens decided to
wipe the evils out.
Miss Nellie May Schlee. q former
teacher In the Lincoln schools, now
critic teacher at the state normal al
Peru, has returned from England and
Germany, where she went In Septem'
Der under the auspices of the National
Civic Federation on a tour of inspec
ton of schools. They do not compare
very favorably with American schools
IN her estimation.
The winter meeting of the Nebraska
Territorial Pioneers association will
occur January IL and 10 In connec
ton wi the annual meeting Of the
Nebraska tSate Historical society In
Lincoln. The usual pleasures OF as
sociating with fellow pioneers will be
increased at this meeting by examin
ing together early day relics assem
bled especially for the occasion.
Secretary of State Junkin has re
ceived a copy Of q proposed bill tc
guaranty bank deposits, which has
been drawn by Senator Fred H. Quin
cy Of aSlina, Kan, and which vii
be introduced in the coming session
Of the Kansas legislature. 1t provides
for q fund of 1000. 900 to be raised
from assessments against banks that
desire to participate In the fund.
A former Central City boy has the
honor Of winning one Of the fouI
prizes awarded by Miss Helen Goult
to men of the Urited States who
should memorize 500 verses from Ger
tain specified portions Of the Bible
The fortune winner Is C. e. Hun, sor
OF Walter HUFF Of Central City. and
now connected with a college at To
reka, Kas., as professor OF penman
ship.
Living for three months with Q
broken neck. J.. s. Dyche. the Clarke
citizen who was injured last Septem
Der by falling from a haystack, finally
succumber to his injury. Mr.. Dycht
was working on a haystack when he
was struck by the fork of the stacker
and knocked off, alighting on his head
His neck was broken and his spina
column injured. Since that time ht
was a helpless invalid and was par
TALLY paralyzed. and grew gradual,
weaker until the end came.
l. II. G. Jorden, superintendent of the
United States Indian warehouse a
Omaha, visited the Neigh mills fol
the purpose Of inspecting upwards O
100, 900 pounds of cornmeal, which
goes to every Indian agency ant
school In the United States. ant
makes 2S5 shipments. Mr.. Jordan
stated It was the finest meal he eve
inspected. showing that the quality o
the corn crop OF Antelope county THU
year is unsurpassed. The inspecto
for the war department will also b.
here to pass upon $4,000 pounds o
-four for different army posts.
A large deal In Merrick county lans
was consummated last week. whel
the 800 acres owned by the heirs o
the late A. Scudder In Mead township
was sold to c. Larsen of Racine, Wis,
the land bringing $12.S00 or $40 pc
acre.
William Kelley. the man arrested
few DAYS ago charged with stealing