The Red Cloud chief., 1912-06-27
BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA

mysteriously disappeared from his
home near Lorton.,
Tecumseh Is experiencing a short
age in water. the old well on Clay
street being about dry.
J. w. Billings Of Beatrice was run
over and seriously injured by an auto
mobile on the streets OF Omaha.
The old settlers association will
hold a picnic In York Saturday, Aug.
ust 10. II present plans are carried
out.
The junior normal at Alma has an
attendance Of 140 teachers and in
cludcs many prominent educators OF
the state.
Deshler is arranging to make an au'
tomobile trip Thursday. June %,
boosting for the big Fourth OF July
celebration.
The German Lutheran society OF
the Nebraska and Kansas district
held q celebration called a volkfest at
Hebron Sunday.
The annual meeting OF the Nebras.
ka Methodist Episcopal church will be
held at Beatrice this year, beginning
September II.
Henry Waltemath. q prominent
business man of North Platte, broke
his right arm in attempting to crank
his automobile.
The Fullerton Electric Light and
Power company has Just completed
new Ice manufacturing plant with .
capacity OF ten tons per day.
Work has been commenced on the
temporary bridge that Is to span the
Platte river south of Fremont until
the permanent structure can be built.
This Is the coolest June experienced
in Nebraska for some years. Notwith
standing the low temperature. vegeta,
tion seems to be making good head
way.
~ c. Haines, the Jockey who was
seriously injured In the five-eighths
mile running race at the old settlers
picnic at Palmyra. died Saturday
morning
Wild animals are not extinct In
Nemaha county, as Is evidenced by
the fact that the county clerk has is.
j
the county this spring.
The Women's Civic Improvement
club at Fullerton Is improving a part
Of the public school grounds for
park. Flowers have been planted and
seats will be arranged.
A. A. Wick. an employe at the Bur.
lington round house at Alliance, lost
his right hand under the wheel Of an
engine Wednesday. He was doing
some repair work on the engine when
It was started suddenly.
Two preachers at Table Rock. Revs.
Wimberly and Young, have been noti.
Ned by an anonymous letter that un.
less they discontinue their fight on
the saloon they will be shot,
The Nebraska association Of work.
ers for the blind are In session at
College View. Delegates from various
parts Of the state will meet to par.
ticipate in the question which will be
discussed.
Children's day exercises at Howe
were held at the Methodist church,
Sunday. The Rev. Chenoweth Of Uni.
versity Place had charge of the pro.
gram. About fifty children took part
In the exercises.
The Rosalie water plant IL well un.
der way. The we'll has just been com.
pleted to q depth OF 161 feet and 10
considered by experts to insure excel.
lent water and an inexhaustible sup.
ply.
Miss Charlotte Lowe, instructor at
the state normal school of Kearney,
who went to Ballantine, Wyo.. ON q
vacation. was seriously injured at that
place when she was thrown from Q
horse.
Hungry, worn out and well nigh dis.
couraged. family consisting Of
mother, father and little girl, reached
Lincoln Friday after walking nearly
200 miles. The party started from
Goodland. Kan, with Lincoln a. their
objective point
BY actual count It takes 5,400 Lin.
coin flies to weigh an ounce. This
figure was reached Saturday. after
some careful work on the part of Art
Haysel, sanitary inspector OF the
health department. who has charge of
counting the flies In the swat" cam.
paign which started this week.
The Nebraska chiropractic college 10
the name OF an organization formed
in Lincoln for the purpose Of equip
ping and operating colleges and In.
firmaries. Articles Of incorporation
have been fled with the secretary Of
state.
The state Sherifs' association will
meet in Lincoln on July ., and Sheriff
Hyers expects practically every sheriff
in the state to be present. On the
evening OF the 9th the Commercial
club will tender the visitors a ban.
Quet.
John Peters. vice president Of the
First National bank, died at his home