The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-11
BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA

The State Historical society will
meet at Lincoln, January s to 10.
Tecumseh dry goods stores will
close at 6 o'clock in the evening un.
til March.
The state good roads association
will meet at Lincoln on Tuesday Of
nexy week.
A defective 1ue i'm the residence OF
John Pentococost at Sterling was the
cause Of a $4,000 fire.
The State Territorial Pioneers assc.
Hiation will hold their regular annual
session at Lincoln January Q.
According to Secretary Royce of the
state banking board. Nebraska has not
had bank failure for five years.
Broken Bow reversed the order OF
things New Years day-the men kept
open house and the ladies did the cali.
ing.
James Bryce, British ambassador 10
this country, will not be able to serve
as commencement orator at the Uni
versty Of Nebraska.
While out hunting rabbits Friday,
hSdi IsOi WI, Soll VI MI uil'i hlc.
Elkins Eden accidentally shot and in.
stantly killed himself
Henton Queen. at Plattsmouth. sus-
tained a loss Of nearly $1,000 whos
he set his home on fire while ,hawing
out the frozen water pipes
Seven Lincoln dental Offices were
visited by burglars between Saturday
light and the opening after New Year
More than 500 worth Of gold foil was
taken.
a section of the concrete floor IN
he second story of the new Pawnee
city court house gave way and fell
several feet, fortunately iniuring no
one.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Carmichael of
Hastings celebrated their fiftieth we'd.
ding anniversary one day last week,
nearly IA hundred guests being in at
tendance.
At the n. r. Schcrtz farm sale.
held recently near Aurora. more than
! $1,000 worth of property was sold and
all but a very few dollars was paid
over in cash.
The stockholders OF the Beatrice
/ iron Works have voted to increase the
capital stock from $4,000 to $lo0.O0q,
he additional capital to be used in
extending the work OF the institution.
After having been without pastor
| 'or several months, the Baptist church
| IF IIoldrcge has extended call to
| Rev. II. ]. Roberts Of South Bcthle.
| hem. Pa. and he has written his ac.
| ,eptanco.
&. T.. Roggs. at Hastings. narrowly
escaped serious injury when the pipes
1e was thawing out in the kitchen
range exploded. wrecking the range.
and throwing portions OF It through
the ceiling.
Professor Duncanson Of Peru Nor
NAL used carbolic acid by mistake for
witch hazel after he had shaved. and
as a result the general appearance Of
his usually classic countenance was
temporarily dsilgured.
One hundred and twenty former
students of Union college are now en-
gagged in missionary work in foreign
fields. Mission stations of the Advent.
ist church have been established in
almost every country OF the world.
James Richardson, an aged negro.
was found sick and without food or
fire, with the temperature below zero.
covered up with a pile OF rags in 4
room at Nebraska City. He was given
'ood and shelter and will possibly re-.
cover.
The villages OF Shelton and Gibbon
are wrestling with the problem Of
qIarantining a number of smallpox
patients, which developed in these
localities within the past few days.
Forty.sevcn cases are registered at
Shelton, with almost like number at
Gibbon.
The commercial club at Lincoln is
sending out letters TO the commercial
clubs throughout the state asking
them to send delegates to the annual
meeting of the good roads association.
which will be held there January 16.
Replies are coming in rapidly. and It
is thought that there will be large
attendance at the meeting.
A copy of the London Times OF June
%, 1915. giving a graphic account OF
the battle Of Waterloo, has been pre-
sented to the State Historical society
by the Rev. Father Fitzgerald of Red
Cloud, The story Of Napolcon's last
fray gives list OF British officers
killed in that engagement and con
tains an interesting recital Of the bat
tie.
Congressman MaGuire has an
nOunced the appointment OF George
chapline Of Lincoln to the naval acad
emy at Annapolis.
The deep Well which is being sunk
at Nebraska City is now down ISIS
feet and the drill has struck the hard
est rock encountered since the vel
was started.
Federal and private detectives made
general round up of the bootleggers