The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-03
NEBRASKA HAPPENINGS.
State News and Notes IN Condensed
Form.

X. A. FetZ Of MoOreIeIu NED, VIII
assume control of the Mead Advocate
next Monday. Lewis King being the
present editor.
A grand jury has been summoned
for the February term Of the district
court, which Ccnvenes in Seward on
February Il.
William Ostcrman Of Arlington has
Just let a contract for "A two-story
steel front structure to be erected on
the site Of the Star livery barn at
Fourth and Main streets.
Omaha's anti-meat eaters now mum
Der upwards of 5000 people who have
signed the pledge that they will eat
no meat for at least thirty days unless
the prices arc materially decreased
within hat time.
A Union Pacific work train with
twenty cars figured in a collision with
a freight train three miles west OF
Odessa Wednesday. The freight crew.
owing to heavy fog. could not see the
work train in time to prevent a clash.
Both engines were considerably dam.
aged.
Yates Adams, the Pickrell farmer
who was injured recently by a falling
tree. died late Tuesday night, follow
ing an operation for the removal or
a small piece of skull. Two blood clots
were also removed. The deceased
was thirty years of age and Is sur.
vived by the widow and two daugh.
tiers.
From the present outlook the peo-
pie OF Kearney will he treated with
an exceptional low price on ice dur
ing the next summer. A local ice
company, dealing entirely in natural
ice, has lowered the price to twenty
five cents per hundred pounds. and
this has brought the artificial ice
| plants price down to 80 cents per
hundred pounds.
Two young men, Marcus r. Humph-
rey and Gilmore G. Nye, both residents
" Pawnee city, started on Saturday
morning to walk to San Francisco,
Cal, via Denver. Phoenix, Los Angeles,
then up the coast to San Francisco.
They started without a cent and no
baggage. They wore white hats. tan
walking shoes and serge coats.
officers of the engineering corps OF
the army are to be asked at once to
come 10 Omaha TO make estimates Of
the mount OF money needed perman-
emily to protect the river banks in the
vicinity of Omaha from the enroach-
ments of the Missouri river and con.
gress Is to be asked to amend into
the pending appropriation ordinance
such sum as may be recommended,
81, 900, ZOO If necessary.
The Fairfield commercial club held
its annual meeting Wednesday even
ing and elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: President T. p.
Shively: vice-president. A. ID. Baum;
secretary, DR.. A. r. Ray; treasurer,
II. r. Potter; directors. Geo. w.
Cobel, f.. II. Lewis and ID. II. Potter,
Plans we're discussed for the work OF
the coming year and it was decided TO
hold a banquet in the latter part OF
February.
The severe winter and much snow
has not had much effect on Polk
county real estate. At an auction OF
stock and farm implements held by
A. y. Under one mile from Stroms.
burg, he offered his 100 acre farm for
sale, which was bought by Louis Beck.
man. living west of town, for $l13 per
acre. There was another half section
sold near Polk. without any improve
ments for $32 1000. Land is being listed
at from 1925 TO $50 per acre. Some
of this same land could have been
bought ten years ago for from $50 to
$50 per acre.
In 1909 the Midwest Life made a net
gain OF 33S policies for $3.50, 600 of in
surancC. The greatest gain was il
20 Payment Life Policies. The in
crease here amounted 10 1876 policies
~aggreSating 1922, 800 of insurance. The
next greatest increase was in Ordinary
Life Policies. The gain in this form
vas 10l policies carrying 1854 500 OF
insurance. The remaining gain was dis
tributed over a number OF differen'
forms. Few companies operating IL
this state made as good a net gain in
Insurance in force in Nebraska as die
The Midwest Life. Write the compan!
at Lincoln for an agency or a sample
policy.
The body of John Oberg, the Vale.
farmer VINO killed himself by drinking
carbolic acid, was brought to Fremon
for interment In Ridge cemetery. Tit
family formerly resided in Fremont.
%coroner's jury found that MIR. Oberg'
death was accidental. He had de
clared that he would drink carboli
acid without II injuring him. Coin
ont 10 the barn he procured a small
quantity Of the drug in : bottle an,
returning poured it into Il glass COZ
tanning some water and swallowed Il
Mrs. Oberg was absent at the tim,
being at the home of a neighbol
= Oberg, when he was taken violentl
=, III, started to search for his wife.
y died in a corniield before he foun
her or before help could be summoned
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