The Red Cloud chief., 1912-12-19
sKiEF News or NEBRASKA


Kearney's baseball fair was Q sue
cess. receipts averaging over $500
night.
The Exeter Poultry association will
hold its annual exhibition January 2,
3 and 4.
Twenty-one horses were burned to
death in q fire In o livery barn at
Petersburg.
Sheriffs of Nebraska will hold their
cember II and rs.
Mrs. Kate Bright Of Johnson fell
from porch and broke her right arm
and dslocated her wrist.
The German-Americans of York
have organized a society for the pro-
motion of social functions.
Robert Raines of Auburn was found
dead near his wagon where he had
been unloading some heavy wood.
The Citizens company Of McCook is
a new company that has bought out
the old gas company of that town.
John Meier was caught in the fly
wheel OF O gasoline engine near
Grand Island and badly bruised up.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sydney Rutledge of Pender was
found dead in bed. the result Of suf.
location.
Frank Donnelly, q Lincoln fireman,
was found lying on the floor near his
bed. unconscious from stroke OF
paralysis.
With large exhibit OF birds, the
annual show of the Dodge County
Poultry association opened Tuesday
at Fremont
Fremont grain men say that little
grain Is moving. The farmers have
slowed II away in their cribs waiting
for better prices.
The annual meeting Of the State
Historical society and Territorial
Pioneers will be held January IA, 15
and 16 in Lincoln.
The Deshler Light and Power com.
pany expects to have the system Of
boulevard lights in operation by the
middle Of the week
An acetylene gas plant in the store
Of ]. w. Modesitt Of Aida exploded,
completely wrecking the basement in
which It was stored.
Fifty young Greeks, employees OF
the South Omaha packing houses
have gone to Greece. occupying o
special car to Chicago.
The water supply system for the
city Of Dewitt Is now complete. The
pressure Is obtained from . tank or
q steel tower 100 feet high.
The mid.winter exhibit conducted
opened Saturday night at the univer.
sity art gallery in Lincoln.
st. Peters Lutheran church at
Deshler celebrated its twenty-fifth an.
niversary Sunday with special song
services and a mission fest.
Former students Of the state univer.
sity have organized a club at Seward
for the development Of good fellowship
and loyalty to their alma mater.
The Elkhorn Construction company
Of Fremont is actively engaged in
prosecuting the work on the new
sewerage system at West Point.
Little Marjorie Carr. aged three
years. was seriously injured by a
runaway horse which struck her as
she was crossing street at Lincoln.
Edgar Van Wrinkle, the Tecumseh
young man who suffered a fractured
skull when ball bat slipped from
the hands Of playmate. will recover.
The high school leaders confer
ence opened in Beatrice, Saturday,
with delegates from nearly all repre-
sentative high schools south Of the
Platte.
Judge B. F. Good Of Lincoln has
received word that his son. Paul F.
Good, a senior Of Amherst, has passed
an examination for the Rhodes schol-
arshlp at Oxford.
The city commissioners have issued
an order to abolish the punch boards
and other gambling devices which are
pool halls Of Beatrice.
Johnson is agitating an electric
lighting system.
The Beatrice Electric company has
asked the council of Blue Springs for
franchise extending twenty-five
years.
Shortage in the corn crop com.
PEELED the Kearney Cooperative Grain
and Live Stock association to cease
its business at that place until next
fall.
At his second trial at Benkelman.
James Jones. Jr.. was acquitted of the
murder Of Joseph Rowley In Chase
county, In 1909. He plead self.de-
tense.
Bennett Duet. after an absence Of
seventeen years. has returned to Hum.
boldt. where he will begin suit for q
share In the estate Of an uncle who
died there recently.
Mrs. Herbert Shearon, who was
seriously injured In q runaway. is in
precarious condition at her homo
llear Fairbury. Mrs. Shearon has