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

atlOn IN n rev Weeks.
r. A. Fetz of Mooreleld NCb.. will
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 Cnven 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 num.
her upwards of 5000 people who have
signed the pledge that they will eat
no meat for at least thirty days unless
the prices are materially decreased
within that 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 n clash.
Both engines were considerably dam.
aged.
who was injured recently by a falling
tree, died late Tuesday night. follow
ing an operation for the removal OF
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.
ters.
From the present outlook the peo-
pie Of Kearney will be 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 II. Humph-
rey and Gilmore G. Nye. both residents
of Pawnee City. started on Saturday
morning to walk to San Francisco,
Cal, via Denver, Phoenix, Los Angeles,
then up the coast to San Francisco.
i UGN SUI leu "IlllOui IL ttIl anu III
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 20 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. ard con.
gress is to be asked to amend into
the pending appropriation ordinance
such sun as may be recommended,
81 600, 600 If necessary.
The Fairfield commercial club held
It's 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. X. Ray; treasurer,
II. r. Potter; directors. Geo. w.
Cobel, +. II. Lewis and ID. II. Potter.
Plans were discussed for the work of
the coming year and it was decided 20
hold a banquet in the latter part Of
February.
The severe winter and much 10Y
has not had much effect on Polk
county real estate. At an auction OF
stock and farm implements held by
A. =. 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 neal Polk without any improve.
ments for $4,000. 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 1908 the Midwest Life made n net
gain of 33S policies for $3.50, 600 of in
surance. The greatest gain was in
20 Payment Life Policies. The in.
crease here amounted TO 1876 policies
~aggreEating 1922. 800 of insurance. The
next greatest increase was in Ordinary
Life Policies. The gain in this form
was 10l policies carrying 1854, 800 Of
insurance. The remaining gain was dis.
tributed over a number of different
forms. Few companies operating in
|, this state made as good a net gain in
lslsA VI III lh ! VI AN'bA NJ 40 NV
The Midwest Life. Write the company
at Lincoln for an agency or a sample
policy.
The body of John Oberg, the Valley
farmer who killed himself by drinking
carbolic acid, was brought to Fremont
for interment in Ridge cemetery. The
family formerly resided in Fremont. A
%coroner's jury found that MIR. Oberg's
death was accidental. He had de
ciarcd that he would drink carbolic
acid without II injuring him. Going
ont TO the barn he procured a small
quantity Of the drug in : bottle and
returning poured it into Il glass con
tanning some water and swallowed II
Mrs. Oberg was absent at the time
being at the home Of "A neighbor
' Oberg, when he was taken violently
I, III, started to search for his wife. lie
, died in Il corntield before he found
her or before help could be summoned