The Red Cloud chief., 1911-10-19
BRIEF NEWS or NEBRASKA.


at Exeter.
Fremont schools will observe No
vember as fire day.
The Odd Fellows home at York was
dedicated Wednesday.
Beaver City wants electric lights,
and meeting has been called to dis
cuss the matter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf Hedlund of Au-
rora. celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary Saturday.
The fifty-fifth session of the grand
lodge Of Nebraska. I. o. o. f., will be
held In Lincoln next year.
Russell Deerson, an 11.year.old Elk.
horn boy, fell from a high tree Sun
day forenoon and broke his neck.
Lester Meyers. seven years Of age.
was struck by U. p. passenger train
at Central City, and instantly killed.
The fifth annual Sunset social of
the Methodist church of Hastings will
be held on Friday afternoon, Octobe,
"a.
Miss Lola Lamphear, while out nut.
ting with a crowd of young people
| near Elmwood. fell and broke her right
arm.
Burglars invaded Broken Bow Mon.
day night, and got away with numer.
Gus valuables and q small amount of
| cash.
The German Lutherans at Moore.
Held have bought ground and will
erect q new church building this fall
and winter.
Oscar Lieut., an old resident of Wa.
hoo. died Wednesday. after lying un.
conscious for two weeks following q
stroke of paralysis.
Frank Potter Of Kansas. lost a leg
by the accidental discharge Of a shot.
gun when his auto overturned on q
hunting trip near Anthony, Kas.
At railway bond election held Sat.
urday, Tekamah voted $4,000 bonds
to aid In the construction OF the ON.
aha, Sioux City & Northwestern rail.
road.
Walter Hopewell of Tekamah, had
narrow escape when the auto he was
driving, with four friends, went into
ditch at a street car crossing at
Omaha.
II the wishes and ambitions OF some
Of Beatrices public spirited citizens
are realized, that place will have q
real. sure 'nough "Coney Island" next
summer.
Ben Brown, a strikebreaker employ.
ed at the Union Pacific shops at Oma.
ha, was found dead on his cot at the
shops. His death is attributed to nat.
ural causes.
After being without q minister for
several weeks. the Methodist congre.
cation at Howe has secured the ser.
vices Of the Rev. Chenoweth from Uni.
versity Place.
Chase Emerson, who held up q res.
taurant at Lincoln Wednesday, and
was captured few minutes later, has
been placed under $1,000 bond to await
preliminary trial.
The German Day celebration at Lin.
coin. Wednesday and Thursday, was
marked success in very particular, |
and 1t Is more than probable It will
become an annual event.
Sunday evening a number Of farm.
ers who were in York attending
church. had overcoats and robes stol.
en- from their rigs while they were at
worship and no trace of the thief has
yet been found.
Gage county's permanent road fund |
may be augmented by $4,000 II the !
efforts Of the county attorney to com.
pei the estate Of the late William
Scully to pay that sum on Inheritance
tax are successful.
Sixty automobiles. decorated with |
every variety Of American flowers,
forming the main body of the German
day floral parade at Lincoln Wednes
day. passed through four miles OF |
streets banked on each side with large
crowds.
The stockholders Of the Pickrell
Farmers Elevator company met in an
nual session Monday and elected ofii.
GERS. The manager made very fiat
tering report. showing that over 15O,- !
900 bushels Of grain had been handled
during the past six months at a profit
of $1,000. A dividend OF 20 per cent
was declared.
VIII Pierson, rural mail carrier at
Sterling. had very narrow escape
Friday morning. He was crossing the
bottom land which was badly flooded
by the recent rain and in trying to
cross culvert which was covered
with water in some way missed 1t and
was swept down the current at rapid
rate. Mr.. Pierson fell from the cart
he was driving in, but by unusual
presence Of mind saved his life.
Otto r. Marks has been appointed
postmaster at Winslow, Dodge county,
Neb., vice w, E. Kaufman, resigned.
Joe Parker. 19year.old Hastings
boy, fell from q moving train at Te-
kamah and lost foot just above the
ankle. The other foot was SO badly