The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-04-01
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF
NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
ALL SUBJECTS TOUCHED UPON
Religious, Social, Agricultural, Polit'
icaI and Other Matters Given
Due Consider alton.

up all alOnB tHe NeDraSka line
The city of Lincoln has won it's dol
lar gas suit.
High water in Sheridan county de-
stroyed number of bridges.
Work on the new opera house at
Beatrice will be started April /.
Fire at McCook destroyed Gannis'
general merchandise store.
A new bank is scheduled for Red
Cloud with capital stock of $4,000
paid up.
WIN. Nightengale, Omaha, aged rs,
quit by the carboic route. He had
of late been much addicted to drink.
John Roby of Hall county shot at a
cat, killing the same. but the bullet
sped on and likewise took the life of
colt
Mrs. Nj. NJ Falk. resident of West
Beatrice, gave birth to triplets. all
boys. They weigh 8, and pounds,
respectively.
Stella, the 6-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs G. d. Richie of Mitchell,
was run over and instantly killed by
a car in the switch yards.
Miss Rachel Fairchild has been re-
elected superintendent of the schools
at Spencer, with substantial increase
In salary.
Mr.. Kingsburry, the well-known
horseman of Auburn, has moved to
Nebraska City with his large string
of fast horses and will train them on
the new track at the city park.
Work has been begun on the laying
of the brick of the first story of the
postoffice building at Grand Island,
the foundation and basement being
complete.
The man held in Valentine for MUIR
der, named Storey, appeared before
the county Judge and waived prelimi.
nary and was bound over to district
court without BAIL
Herbert, the 12.year-old son Of Geo.
Helmick, living two miles south of
Stella, shot himself in the foot with
22-caliber rifle with which he was
playing.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. VanLeer arrived
in Tecumseh from Sheridan, Wyo.,
with the remains OF their 4-year-old
son, where he was drowned In at
tempting to secure his hat when It
was blown into the stream.
The Grand Island Banking company.
one Of the oldest as also one Of the
strongest state banks in Nebraska,
has decided to nationalize. II has a
capital Of 100000, a surplus Of $780,
900. and deposits of nearly 100000.
All things are ready for the county
convention of Sunday school workers
OF Custer county, to begin on April
i21 and to run until the evening Of the
22d. The session will be held In the
Presbyterian church in Broken Bow.
Alva A. Randall. son of A. p. Ran
dali of Clay Center, died at their
farm home six miles southeast OF Clay
Center, as a result of an injury re-
ceived by being thrown from horse
in December. Deceased was 20 years
| of age.
An Ell Reno (Okla) paper is author
ity for the statement that a number
| of well-known Nebraskans have To-
Gated in that city and expect to do
| business on a large scale. They have
organized the Conservative Loan com
| pany.
Ben Grandstaff, hauling hay for S
| p. Alderman, near 'Bassett, with a
four-horse pony team, has the record
of hauling the largest load of hay In
that vicinity. He had load weigh
ing 1850 pounds. The net hay
weighed 1910 pounds.
| nriAy ~ N q
celebrated their sixtieth wedding an
niversary, all of their children being
| present to help celebrate the day
They were married in Pennsylvania
and came to Nebraska thirty years
ago
Mrs Peter Sanders OF Grand Island
the wife of painter, old-time resi-
dents of the city, committed suicide
by shooting herself in the mouth
Mrs. Sanders has been in poor health
for several years and despondenc!
was the cause of the act.
Peru claims the oldest notary pub
lie in point of service of any Nebras
ka city or town. Mr.. ID. c. Cole o
that place received his first commits
sion four years before Nebraska wa
made a state and he has kept II IL
force continuously since that time.
A jury in district court of Washing
ton county rendered a verdict in favo
of Flossie Plotorff. girl of IA years
against William Wilson, a merchan
of Arlington, for $4,000 and costs
The girl was driving a horse on he
way to school. when Wilson attempt
ed to pass her with his automobile o.
a high and narrow grade. The hors
scared and threw her out, injurin
her
Victor Lang, a well known Beatric
man. who recently disposed OF hi
business. and was preparing to tax
trip to his old home In Austri
when he discovered that he was nc
an American citizen. He was prepa
ing to make out an application fo
passports.
Unfair discrimination against tn