The Red Cloud chief., 1911-10-12
BRIEF NEWS OF NEeRAskA.

| The johnson county fair just closed,
was one of the most successful in its
history.
| The new commercial club at Dav-
export Is making plans to hold win.
ter fair.
| Carl r. Peterson has been appointed
mail carried and Edith Peterson sub,
stitute at Bertrand.
The university report for the nrst
week shows 2,O51 registered, an in
crease over last year.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. l.. Evans OF Shu.
bert recently celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary.
| Westerville is proud of the fact
that a man III years old Is an In.
habitant Of that place.
| Earl Luther, working on q ranch
near Broken Bow, will lose an eye as
the result Of corncob fight.
Yeggmen blew up the safe in the
Farmers State bank at Wabash, Neb.,
and escaped with the contents.
| Work on the new Lutheran orphans
home at Stromsburg has begun and
will be pushed as rapidly as possible.
T. e. Henry. a Northwestern brake.
man, was fatally injured under the
wheels Of freight train at Fremont.
Hastings will be q lively place
from october 9th to 14th, when the
Central Nebraska fall festival will be
in progress.
| John Wayt, for some time railroad
agent at Pickrell, has disappeared.
and numerous townsmen are anxious
to locate him.
| Frank Collier was dangerously and
perhaps fatally injured when he got
tangled up in the lines Of runaway
team at Alliance.
| The Nebraska federation Of
women's clubs will hold it's seven.
teenth annual convention at Hol.
drege. october 9 to IL.
| j. w. Ault, near Woodlawn. has
succeeded in raising quite a crop Of
cotton, the seeds OF which he secured
during a recent visit to Oklahoma.
ST. Luke's Methodist Episcopal
church at David City gave a reception
to Rev. J. r. Gettys and family on
their return to David City for the
fourth year.
The body Of George Jarrels, a bach.
elor AZ years old, was discovered in
his shanty at Syracuse. His skull
was crushed in and his throat was
cut completely across.
The wheels of the sugar factory at
Scots Bluff have begun revolving for
the grind Of 1911. The beet crop is
better than expected. being about 10
per cent OF normal crop.
Rev. C. G. Grassmueck and wife Of
Osceola celebrated their silver wed.
ding last week. and friends from all
over the county gathered to wish
them many happy returns.
The Normalite, q school publica.
ton issued by the student body at
Peru. started on its sixth year under
most favorable circumstances. with
an advance subscription Of over 600.
Small worms in great numbers ap.
peared in the wheat field Of Wilbur
Hiatt. northwest Of Odell. and after
working twenty.four hours in the
field. destroyed about one-third Of II.
The annual Merrick county corn
show, an event which is always
looked forward to with interest, has
been set for November Is and 16, this
year. As usual, it will be held in
Central City.
Bishop Then Of the Catholic do
cese Of Lincoln will speak in Omaha
the night Of October ~, the occasion
being a meeting of the fourth degree
OF the Knights of Columbus. His sub
ject will be "Our Heritage. Our Be.
quest"
The spire OF the Tecumseh Pres.
byterian church was struck by light.
} ming during recent storm and the
shingles badly torn therefrom, but
the building did not catch fire. The
lightning struck In many places in
, the city.
VIII sudman was instantly killed
and Charley Hudson seriously In
. jured at Chappell when the auto In
} which they were riding skidded or
the wet ground. throwing them Out
and running over them.
, The first demonstration OF the real
I work of the wireless telegraph ir
, Tekamah occurred last week, being
{ carried out for the government by 9
: squad of soldiers from Fort Crook
y Neb., under the direction Of Sergeant
3 Eaton. The atmosphere was very
/. clear and conversation was carried
on with the station at Key West, Fla
Anselmo has started the buildinf
Z OF a water works system which wher
, completed will compare favorabl!
{ with any In the state.
Rev. e. NJ. Furbion, who has jus
;. been returned to the M. Il. pastorat'
;, at Hebron, was rendered reception
8 by the congregation and friends.
8 Jefferson county farmers are busil!
r engaged In sowing their winter wheat
9 An unusually large acreage Is beinl