The Red Cloud chief., 1912-03-21
BRIEF NEWS or NEBRASKA


lied woman's club.
Peter Zumbrum, gardner farmer
living near Columbus. was bitten by
log and died within thirty minutes.
Clarkson-The old commercial club
at Clark son, which has been dormant
the las. five years. has been revived.
The village council has passed an
ordinance fixing a fine of s2j on any
person conducting dance hall in
Peru.
The Farmers Elevator of Neigh
has closed up business for the year
and declared a dividend of 10 per
cent.
The Rev. Mr.. Pugsley, called the
Canadian Cyclone is holding sue.
cessful meetings at the Baptist church
ut Wayne.
The Garrison Methodist Episcopal
Sunday school has rented building
which will be used as a reading and
rest room.
William Spradling. an old resident
Of Auburn, was found dead in his
room, death having resulted from
A hard coal famine has struck Te-
cumseh. The dealers have completely
exhausted their supplies and say they
can get no more
An epidemic of chckenpox prevails
ut Oxford. No severe cases have oc.
CURED, and comparatively little other
sickness prevails.
portipc ;nt Ia,
with the Pawnee City Commercial club
for the building Of a modern iireproof
hotel for that place
Ike Bower, "A farmer living several
miles south of Fairbury, shot a large
American eagle measuring seven feet
from tip to tip of wing.
Wymore claims to have the cham.
pion egg sucker of the state-iiarry
Campbell-who ate twenty-four raw
eggs at one sitting recently.
The city of Holdrege will vote on
the liquor issue as result of petit
ton signed by eighty leading business
men presented to the city council.
While playing around a building
under construction at Omaha, Wilbur
Salem. aged fourteen. was struck on
the head by falling timber and
killed.
Driven to dependency through his
inability to find work. Alexander Bern.
STEM an 1S-year-old Omaha boy, shot
himself through the head at his home
lying instantly.
Mrs. Cyrus Black, wife Of former
State Representative Black, editor Of
the Enterprise, died at her home at
Hickman after lingering illness from
Bright's disease.
AS result of series of revival
meetings at Beatrice, in charge Of
Rev. Mr.. Lowry. 5S1 converts pro.
tessed religion. The total attendance
amounted to $4,000.
After having been without minis
te. for year, the Christian church at
/ Plattsmouth has called the Rev. A. l..
| Zink. who was pastor at Colorado
City, to the charge.
The ladies' aid society Of the First
Presbyterian church of Alliance has
church parlors and are giving a series
of suppers to derray the expense OF
the work
Special services were held at all OF
the four Protestant churches at Fair
bury, Sunday evening. for railroad
men. Special music was given. Each
minister preached special sermons on
railroad life.
Cotner university won the triangular
debate held by Doane, Bellevue and
Cotner. This is the second year con-
secutively that Cotner has won and
makes the third intercollegiate vic
tory in this line of work this year
without defeat.
Students of the Grand Island col
lege will undertake. with the assist
ance OF some experienced workmen
to build a gymnasium Of cement
blocks 60XS0 feot in dimension. Worl,
is to be commenced as soon as the
snow Is off the ground.
A petition signed by over nine hun
dred Lincoln citizens has been filed
with the board of education asking
that the teaching of German be start
ed in some of the ward schools next
tdil anu Nildt thio iliull'i bN
in connection with next years budget
The fifty Oregon trail markers or
dered by the last legislature are now
completed and will be set in place al
soon as the weather permits. An ad
ditional twenty-five markers are beini
planned and will be placed some time
during the summer. The shafts are
all alike, each one bearing the inscrip
tion. "Oregon Trail, marked by tn,
state of Nebraska, 1912"
A large power canal will be con
Structed by Lincoln capitalists on the
: Loup river in Nance and Platte coun
ties, and power stations established
at Genoa and Columbus.
Last year proved so successful Il
growers of sugar beets around Scots
Bluff that the field men for the factory
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