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

scream in the good old.fashioned style
this year.
John Bergeson, a Fairbury baker.
broke his wrist while cranking UP an
automobile.
Lawrence Ledbetter, q 12year-old
10Y, was drowned near Salem, Thurs
lay morning.
Ralph Lyon Of Lyons had his leg
broken when an auto turned over. He
was q passenger In the auto.
The annual G. A. II. interstate re-
union will be held at franklin some
line during the month Of August.
Mary Helen Allensworth Of Lincoln.
aged fourteen years, won the Journal
News prize trip to Yellowstone park.
Jess Bryant was caught between q
steam shovel and a freight car in the
gravel pit at Table Rock and critically
injured.
Seniors Of the North Bend high
school gave their annual play at the
heater there. They netted $123
above all expenses. 90
The Peru senior class play. III I
Were King" was presented to an au.
1ience Of 1900 people, under the di.
lection of Ruby Page Ferguson.
For the third time Mrs. Atlanta
Cable Of Plattsmouth has been ad.
Judged insane. Over thirty years ago
'he was adjudged insane the first
line.
Friday was cleanup" day at York
md as a result much of the rubbish
which had collected in the streets, al.
'eys and lawns of the city was re.
moved.
The Fremont board Of education. at
| special meeting. voted to ask for
submission Of preliminary sketches
and estimates for a new high school
building
Word has reached Fairbury Of the
death Of Fred Myers, o former Jeffer.
son county boy, who was killed last
week in southwestern Kansas by be-
ing kicked by a horse.
J. NJ. Maher Of Fremont Is suffer.
ing from blood poisoning, the result
Of breaking an old wound during an
extra vigorous handshake with
friend whom he had not met for some
time. :"
The new city commissioners,at Ne
braska City have begun a crusade
against the dogs. All unlicensed dogs
are to be killed and the licensed ones
will have to be kept on the premises
Of the owners. .,r %
Vandals destroyed furniture and
ransacked the interior of tho Plain.
view school house near Broken Bow
and the directors have offered re-
ward Of $50 for the apprehension OF
the criminals.
Many farmers In the Harrington 10
cality took the advice Of the seed
corn special that travelled the coun.
try last spring and tested their corn
before planting. Most Of these have
good stand Of corn.
Dr. NJ Clifford Welsh. assistant
physician at the penitentiary, Thurs.
day evening severed his connection
with the institution and left for his
home at Haigler, where he will prac.
tiCe medicine.
BY vote Of 6 to 2 the Hastings city
council has refused to advance to sec.
ond reading the proposed franchise
for the Hastings Heat and Power
company, granting the company the
electric energy for power purposes.
The annual convention of the Fifth
district Christian Endeavor union will
be held in Fairbury, June 7, s and 9.
Twenty.one societies are to be repre-.
sented in this convention and the
church Of this denomination 10 max
ing extensive preparations for the
event. t., ~. -
Stromsburg is' making extensive
preparations to celebrate Midsummer
day in the regular Swedish, style
About $1,000 is being raised to be
used In securing the best Swedish
talent in the county to put on some
Swedish stunts in the way OF amuse
ments.
; Robert Lennon Of Bethany has
been elected general secretary OF the
Y. NJ. c. A. Of the Cotner university
He will be the first general secretary
Of that organization and will give hal
Of his time to the work and half tc
teaching in the commercial college o.
the university.
With the closing OF the first sectior
Of entries for the five days racing pro
gram which will feature the Nebrask.
state fair to lie held in Lincoln. Sep
tember 2 to 6. a list Of nearly 2Ot
horses has been completed. A lont
string OF fast ones" is expected be
!. fore the late closing of entries. Au
gust IL.
When the 5.year.old son Of Mr.. ant
Mrs. John Minton OF Kearney wa,
playing with an air gun the clutch o
the breech caught his finger and badl!
lacerated the member. The only rem
, edy possible was to amputate th'
' finger.