The Red Cloud chief., 1909-04-22
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF
NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
ALL SUBJECTS TOUCHED UPON
Religious, Social, Agricultural, Polit.
icaI and Other Matters Given
Due Consideration.

nave organized a commercial club.
Work has been started clearing the
grounds recently bought by the gov
eminent as a site for the $4,000 post
office building in F%airbury.
The Burlington bridge between
David City and Columbus burned. 1t
Is supposed the fire was set by the
passenger train that passed over the
bridge a short time before.
William Dean. a college man OF Eau
Claire, Wis, is in the hospital at Lin
coin In a dangerous condition from a
self-infiicted wound. He was despond-
emit from inability to obtain employ
ment.
One man was killed and another
dangerously injured by being struck
by a Burlington train between Louis
vile n Cedar Creek. They we're
walking on the right of way when the
accident occurred.
The father of Rev. s. w. Nesbit, D
stor Of the Congregational church at
Elgin, this state, was killed In New
York by falling in front of a subway
train. He was or his way to visit his
son in Nebraska.
Or" Samuel Theure, who came to
Broken Bow a few months ago, was
placed under arrest under a warrant
alleging that he had engaged in the
practice of medicine without the
proper license.
M. w. Burger has i~naugurated a
movement to organize a farmers ele-
vator company at Crab Orchard in
Johnson county. The object is to buy
or build a farmers elevator at that
point.
Harry Martin of Grand Island,
charged with II. Hyboe, with the rob-
berry of an old named Theiler, plead
guilty in the district court and was
sentenced to five and a half years in
the state ~penitentiary.
The county assessor of Lancaster
county is this veal determined to get
all the diamonds on the assessment
roll. Tax strikers will have to keep
their sparklers hid, thus being de-
prived Of Showing off" to good ad-
vantage before the public, If they
do not want assessment figureG re-
corded against them.
An enthusiastic meeting of farm
ers was held in Wakefield to talk over
the question of Strengthening the Lo-
a Thousand of acres of land in
the Logan valley are damaged yearly
by the water overlooking and the pro-
ject of Strengthening the creek and
giving 1t a straight channel has been
under consideration for some time.
AS a preliminary to an attempt to
get a few more counties out Of
quarantine DR.. Jucknes, state veteri,
marian. and DR.. A. T. Peters of the
state farm will make a two weeks
trip beginning Thursday through
western Nebraska to lecture to the
stockmen on cattle mango and
kindred diseases.
Jesse iller. a section hand on the
Northwestern railroad, was killed
about two miles south of Blair. With
others of the section crew he was
standing near the track. waiting for a
freight train to pass. and while look
ing toward the engine a car door
swung out. striking him on the head,
crushing his skull and knocking one
eye out of the socket.
A man giving the name of Henry
NJ. Kline appeared at the Exchange
National bank in Hastings and made
a deposit of $65. Later he visited
several grocery stores, where he
made small purchases and gave a
check for IS, receiving change. Then
in the afternoon he vent to the bank
and withdrew $40. Nothing has been
heard of him since.
w. T.. Stonebarger was brought to
Kearney from Gibson by the town
marshal of that place In a most
violent state of insanity. S~tonebarger
had some trouble with a neighbor
over hogs and had brooded over it
until he went crazy. Three men we're
required to watch him in his cell, as
he insisted on throwing himself
around in al endeavor to commit
suicide by breaking his neck. Later
he was taken to the asylum at Has
tings.
A.. l.. Cayiness, president of the
Nebraska State Teachers association,
In announcing details of the next
meeting to be held In Lincoln No
vember 3, 4 n 3, asserts the list of
speakers will be n Of the strongest
ever heard at a state teachers meet
ing. Among those of national reputa-
ton who will be present are Booker
Il. Washington of Tuskogee. Ala;
Principal q. b. Morrison, st. Louis;
II. Il. Bailey, North Scituali, Mass,
and ex-President Eliot of Harvard uni
versity.
In accordance with the appropria.
ton Of 10000 for the payment of
back wolf bounty claims by the legis-
lature, the clerks in the auditors
Office are busy paying off the old
claims. The first 500 a%ggregating over
$4,000. were mailed out last week.
Irwin Wilds of Chappell was thrown
under the cars by a bucking broncho.
One of his hands was cut off and his
head badly mutilated, He will prob
ahly dia