The Red Cloud chief., 1911-12-28
BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA

NiSSpiC ilcut Vldut'
A movement is on foot to organize q
Y. NJ. G. A. at Kearney.
The West Point farmers institute
will be held January 81 and Febru
ary 1.
Mrs. Robert Blodgett Of Dewitt died
suddenly in Missouri while visiting
with relatives.
The Oakland commercial club has
inaugurated a series OF monthly smok
ers and luncheons.
Saturday was Red Cross Seal day"
In Fairbury and about 100 young
ladies from the high school sold seals
on the streets.
The new high school building was
dedicated at Nebraska city Friday.
Chancellor Avery OF the state univer'
sity made the principal address.
The humanitarian slogan, do your
shopping early" has not aroused tho
people of the city to unusual activity
In Christmas buying. according to Lin
coin merchants.
Fremont school authorities are de,
termined to see that the law pro,
hibiting the sale of tobacco to- mln'
ors is enforced. and number Of ar
rests have been made.
Hog cholera which has been play.
ing havoc with many splendid herds
in Jefferson county is dying out. Tho
epidemic. while II prevailed, was uD
usually fatal this year.
Tho circuit court at Bloomington,
has denied II writ Of mandamus asked
by the city Of Franklin to compel tho
county board to call special election
for n county seat location.
Christmas decorations in the show
window of the Numeyer store Mt De,
witt caught on fire and considerable
damage was done to the stock ana
building before II could be put out.
A mysterious epidemic has broken
out In Lincoln which the doctors are
as yet undecided whether to catalogue
as la grippe, ptomaine poisoning, or
the result of the use of polluted water.
Four tramps were overcome by
gasoline fumes In Burlington pump
house at Benkleman, Neb. Two ara
dead and the others are dangerously
Ill.,
An automobile stolen four months
ago at Kansas City has Just been 10.
Gated at Stella where It had been
placed in storage by two men who
were to call for II later, but failed to
do so.
The Ashland bridge across the
Platte river connecting Saunders and
Sarpy counties. was opened to traffic
Saturday. The structure Ia 900 feet
long and one Of the best bridges In
the state.
University Place claims that no
other town Of 1000 population car
boast Of having only one store where
cigars are sold and having no bill
lard halls or bowling alleys or pic
ture shows.
Mrs. Dorothy M. Frazier of Lincolr
will receive $1,000 from the Burling
ton railroad for the death of her hus
band. Ernest M. Frazier. an express
man. who was killed In the Indianola
wreck. May 20 last.
The proposed school of forestry to
be located at Nebraska City, which,
met with some public discussion some
time ago. may be revived and an at.
tempt made to get an appropriation
for It.
At the seventh annual convention oi
the Nebraska State Association oil
County Commissioners, Supervisors
and Clerks, just closed at Grand
Island. Lincoln was chosen as the next
meeting place.
Foreman Eridtpn of Valparaiso was
fatally injured near there when he
jumped from car Of flaming gasoline
which was being propelled at the rate
Of thirty-hve or forty miles an hour
In front Of hand car.
Peter M. Plamondon. driver and
owner OF the automobile which Wed
nesday noon struck and killed Mrs
Eliza J. Edmiston at Lincoln. ha.
been exonerated from all blame II
connection with the accident by th,
cor0ner's Jury.
The Boys. Agricultural club ana tn,
Girls Domestic Science club of Gags
county. will hold their NTH annua
contest at the court house December
27. There will be exhibits in sewing
baking, manual training. corn. po
tatoes and regular school work.
The body of John d. Troyer wal
found In the Blue river above the
power cOmpany's dam at Milford. HI
had but q short time before rowet
across the river with q companion
and whether his" death was due tG
accident or suicide does not seen
| certain.
Six-year.old Helen Davey. at Tecum
sch. was badly injured when she
stepped in the way of an axe In the
hands of a boy cutting kindling, re-
ceiving the force Of the blow In the
face. The jaw bone was broken and
several teeth knocked out.