The Red Cloud chief., 1912-05-16
BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA

and broke her arm.
Fremont has been chosen as the
next meeting place of the state asso-
citation of commercial clubs.
While making repairs on windmill
near Douglas, $. II. Carpenter got
caught in the gear, jerking his thumb
off.
Someone with an unuucnchablo
thirst broke into "a warehouse at
Plattsmouth and carried away fifteen
cases Of beer.
Nebraska Wesleyan defeated the
University OF Omaha Tuesday even.
ing In the first annual debate ut Uni.
vorsity Place.
Andrew B. Huckins. of Nebraska
City, well known throughout the coun.
try as II temperance evangelist. died
suddenly in ST. Louis.
Rev. Canon Burgess, for thirty eight
years rector of st. Luke's Episcopal
church at Plattsmouth, has resigned
on account of III health.
The chautauqua at Wisner Is
scheduled to meet In that city OH
July %. the week before the circuit
race meet at West Point.
Oscar Scverson OF Hamilton county.
who was hit on the head by n flying
timber during the recent storm. is
dead from injuries received.
Dan V. Stephens has resigned as a
member of the board of education Of
Fremont and James A. Donahue has
been elected to fill the vacancy
Wilbur +. Bryant has been appoint
cd county Judge ut Harrington. in
place OF NJ. II. Dodge. who has been
confined to his bed for six months.
Directors of the Fremont fire de-
partment have fixed May % as the
date for the annual banquet and dance
Of the members and their families and
friends.
Extensive preparations are being
made by the committees In charge to
make the q. A. II. reunion at Beatrice
one OF the most interesting ever held
In the state.
The new science hall OF the state
normal at Wayne Is completed and
will be in use during the summer
term. 1t, will be formally dedicated
July 2 by Governor Aldrich.
Fremont's dog show. which opened
Wednesday. with 3OS entries, will rank
on a par with those Of Omaha and
Denver in points Of size, and ahead OF
the Sioux City and Des Moines shows.
Harry Hogbohn, aged 30, bill post!
er in the employ Of circus. fell from
hiQ ffOlHinu uhi1o NJ uork NJ Nnrth
Platte and sustained injuries from
which he died at the county hospital.
William Volk was drowned In tho
Platte river near Cullom Sunday
morning and his body was recovered
an hour later. He was fishing and
got beyond his depth while seining
for bait.
The explosion Of an incubator lamp
In the chicken house on the Merrick
county poor farm resulted in tho burn.
ing up OF two brooders and q chicken
house with about $50 little chicks and
l50 old chickens.
The boy scouts athletic exhibition.
given ut the opera house at Bancroft.
Is said to have been one of the best
entertainments ever given there, and
many Of the stunts would have done
credit to professional.
The village Of Dodge has voted
bonds for new modern school house,
which will be erected during the sum.
mer and be ready for occupancy in
the fall. The structure, exclusive CT
the site. will cost $4,000.
It has now been definitely decided
that the corner stone OF Merrick
county's new $4,000 court house at
Central City will be laid on May 20.
and that the ceremonies attending the
event will be in charge Of members
Of the Masonic order.
The largest mortgage ever recorded
In Gage county was filed In the regis.
ter Of deeds Office at Beatrice by the
Equitable Trust company of New York
City. 1t was for 100000. 900 and GOV.
ers the entire property Of the Union
Pacific railway company.
One Of the first big conventions
this summer will be that OF the Ne.
braska State Postmasters' ass0cia.
lion, which meets at Lincoln June.
IL. IL and 13. Postmasters from all
over the state will be In attendance
and the largest attendance in years 10
expected.
A movement 10 being made to OK.
lend the CORPORATE limits OF Union,
which. II carried out, will materially
improve the condition of the village.
Many improvements are under way.
such as new cement walks and cross.
'ngs. grading streets and keeping
them fioated and dragged following
each rain.
Edward N. Ritchey. . student at
the state normal school OF Kearney.
was successful In receiving an ap.
pointment to the insular school ser.
vice OF the Philippine islands. and is
on his way to report for duty.
Teams of six men each. represent.
ing Omaha and Lincoln, will play