The Red Cloud chief., 1912-02-01

4. X. veterans in their annual encamp
ment. May 81 to 80.
Mrs. G. B. Smith. aged so, for thirt!
years a resident of Gage county, is
dead at Crab orchard.
EyChancellor Huntington OF Wcs
leyan university was a teacher in
1917 and Is still teaching.
J. +. Wilson of White Cloud kas.,
has been called TO the pastorate Of
the Christian church at Salem.
A farmers independent lumber and
coal company has been organized at
Greenwood. with a capital Of $5O.OO0.
Pupils of the Lincoln grade schools
in the typhoid zone will be supplied
with boiled water for drinking pur
poses.
The Geneva city council has adopted
a system of clock registration with
nine stations for the night watchman
of that place.
In order 10 assist i'm the men and
religion forward movement. the Liza
coin ministerial union will hold week.
ly meetings.
The Rev. MIR. Arnold, pastor Of the
United Brethren church Of York. Is
very i'll with pneumonia. and il Is
thought he cannot recover.
The commission form of govern.
mont carried at the special election
held for the purpose Of voting on it al
Nebraska City by majority Of 106.
The leap year ball given by the
young ladies of Newman Grove was a
success. and several young men are
wearing serious cast Of countcnance.
Little Donald Klumb. aged . years
was badly scalded when he knocked
kettle of boiling water off the kitchen
range at his parents home at Aurora
Two hundred and fifty men took
part in the wolf hunt in IA scope OF
country northwest of Unadilla They
rounded up nine wolves, killing six OF
them.
Mrs. Lillian Pete, Of Liberty. was
burned to death in Selma. La, where
she was exhibiting trained animals
with a circus. She will be buried at
Beatrice.
The rest rooms, which have been
maintained for the accommodation Of
farmers wives coming to Fairbury to
do shopping. have been closed owing
to the lack of funds.
Mrs Elsie Beauchamp. 81 years old
was stricken with heart failure while
seated at a piano at the home Of her
sister at Dunning. and died before as.
sistance reached her.
The business men of Holdregc
through the Commercial club, are tax.
ing an active interest in seeing that
the farmers of Phelps county make ii
test of seed corn before planting.
Harry Seltz of De Soto captured the
sweepstakes in his exhibit of ten ears
of white corn at the corn show which
was held in connection with the state
corn improvers' association at Lincoln
Irwin Irons, the thirteen-year-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. f. Irons. living
near Douglas, committed suicide
Wednesday by shooting himself
through the head with a thirty-two
calibre rifle.
An iron horseshoe bearing in crude
letters the sentence, my peace l give
unto YOU" was found in load NJ!
sand used in the Commercial club
building in Lincoln. the sand having
come from the pits near Louisville
Neb.
While the dozen members OF the
choir at Holy Trinity church at Lin.
coin were conducting devotional cx.
ercises Sunday, thief went through
the wraps left in the cloak room and
extracted what money had been left
in the garments.
Sufficient subscribers have been Sc.
cured to assure the erection OF a 200.
crypt mausoleum in Aurora. and the
city council has voted plot OF ground
in the sOuth end Of the cemetery for
the building. which will be built next
spring at a cost Of 100000.
The athletic association Of the Fair.
bury high school has presented 4
sweater to each member Of the 1911
team. The sweaters are bright red,
with large yellow "F" on the front.
Several merchants in Auburn re.
Gently held piano contest as a trade
stimulator, with the result that some
of the merchants who were not in the
deal are threatening prosecution,
charging violation OF the statute rela-
tive to free gifts.
Social workers at Hastings inter-
ested in the national movement for
opening the peoples buildings for the
use OF all things Of public interest are
pushing vigorously plans for weekly
or bi-weekly free public meetings in
the high school building.
Wynore sportsmen predict the best
! local duck hunting for this spring
known for years, all kinds OF birds
| having bee reported already.
The wife and son of Clark Perkins
who have been very sick with typhoid
| fever since moving TO Aurora fror,
I lincoln three weeks ago, are improv.
ing very slowly and are not yet ou'
Of danger.