The Red Cloud chief., 1911-09-07
BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA.

Ihe old settlers picnic or Jenerson
county will be held September IA.
The York public schools are
scheduled to open Monday. Septem.
ber I.
Work on the high school building
destroyed by the storm at Hebron 10
progressing rapidly.
Mrs. J. c. Messick OF Hastings is
dangerously III from ptomaine poison
ing fro meating ice cream.
The Grand Island Canning com
pany has begun operations in putting
up the seasons crop OF sweet corn.
The citizens Of Steinauer will vote
on issuing bonds in the sum Of 37,50d
for the installation Of a water works
system.
Phil Brust, a Nebraska City car
penter. walked through a big plate
glass window. completely demolishins
1t and cutting himself badly.
William Brockelmeyer. a well.knowi.
pioneer OF Lincoln, was found dead IN
his room at the Capital hotel, pre-.
sumably from heart trouble.
Every child in the Havelock schools
ia to have an individual towel every
time he washes his hands at schoo'
during the coming school year.
G. M. Davis. a printer, met a hor.
rible death at Columbus, .Neb.. by
having both legs and one Of his arms
cut of In the Union Pacific yards.
w. W. Dye. an old soldier at Fair
bury. 50 years old, has returned from
visit to his old home in virginia.
bringing with him a bride IS years Of
age. ,....
The Woman's club at Lincoln Is
making efforts to secure a chapter
house for that place. A banquet was
rendered some OF the national officers
Saturday night. I,
Harry B. Hunsicker. the real estate
man whose neck was broken on Aui
gust IL. when he dove in shallow
water at CORTLAND Beach. died after
two weeks suffering.
As Grand Island officers. were about
to arrest a man answering the de.
scription OF e. e. Hesse. wanted for,
murder at Tecumseh. he fed to d corn
field. where all trace of him was lost.
Germans in large numbers from
over the. state assembled in Lincoln
Sunday to assist the members OF the
Kreigerverein in the ceremony OF
dedicating the German and American
flags. - '.a i'.'. ..I '.. ....
During the recent wind and rain
storm by actual count 773i sparrows
were killed at the. lumber yard OF
J. A. Sire at Dewitt. The sparrows
when picked up filled two bushe'
baskets. '|'''.''
John NJ. Persinger. county clerk OF
Merrick county. enjoys the distinction
Of being a candidate for reelection
on, four different tickets. the repub'
lic9n. democratic. peoples independ
ent and prohibition. N"f',' - ,
Each year the children Of Nebraska
City are taken to Lincoln to see the
sights, and attend the state fair. All
children that cannot pay their fare
ARE given tickets from fund collect
ed for that purpose. ''' .
d. Hawksworth, Familiarity known
braska, prominently connected with
the Burlington railroad and a veteran
Of the civil war, passed away at
Plattsmouth. Friday. '.'. '
The funeral services over the re.
mains Of the late Judge Joseph T..
Cobbey were held from the home in
Beatrice and were perhaps the most
largely attended services OF like ma.
tufe eyer held in that place.
City Dog Catcher Randall at Lin.
coin has captured 1897 dogs since he
began his war on untaxed dogs. !Of
this number but 175 we're redeemed.
Fifteen hundred dog taxes have been
taken out during this time. ID! -.
Through the efforts Of the Rev. r
| d. Eubank a Christian church has
been organized at Coburg and a house
Of worship built. The church will
seat $50 people and will be dedicated
within few weeks. as soon as the
pews and other fixtures arrive.
| The eighten.months.old baby OF Mr.
and Mrs. Lester Johnson, near Table
Rock, was scalded by pulling the
plug from washing machine which
had been filled with boiling water.
The child was a mass of burns from
head to foot. >
| One OF the big features of the fall
festival to be held at Hastings during
the week OF October TO 16 will be a
band contest, open to the state, when
II Is expected a number OF bands will
compete for the cash prizes offered
by the board of governors or vt:
lNuoc-Smada. ~,alSth..
Lillian Christensen. the ten.year.
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Law.
renee Christensen, near Valentine
was dragged to death by horse.
A drunken Indian at Valentine
Tcadsed considerable excitement by
! iassoing a travelling man and taking
several shots at his victim, all OF
which, however. went wide OF the
mark.
The volunteer firemen OF Wymore
have taken over the old city hall In