The Red Cloud chief., 1912-09-05
DRieP NEWS or NEBRASKA

The business men Of Tilden have
arranged for q harvest festival Sep
tember 3, 1, s and 6.
Over 100 teachers were in attend.
ance at the Furnas county teachers
institute at Beaver City.
The third annual Mcpherson county
fair will be held at Flats three days
beginning September 1S.
John Schwartz, q rural mail carrier.
was struck by train near Beatrice,
and died In q hospital next day.
Commencing Labor Day, September
3, Arapahoe will have weeks car.
nival under auspices Of the band.
Clarence Kelley was hit by pitched
ball in an amateur game at Syracuse
and his lower jawbone was dislocated.
A feature of this years Auburn
chautauqua was a grand gold medal
contest in which Louis Chard was the
winner.
The Nebraska State bank. newly
organized corporation at Ord. has
started the erection Of Z new and
modern home
A number Of large Nos. 1000 and
1900 engines have been received at
Fairbury for freight service on the
Nebraska division.
The body Of James Casey. who was
drowned at Ponca when he drove on
the end of bridge has been recov.
cred from Ponca creek.
The firemen's tournament at Har.
ward was attended by one Of the big.
gest crowds ever entertained by the
people of that place.
The Burlington station Office at
York was robbed Of s4s.5O by one
who appeared to be thoroughly &C.
quainted with the arrangements of the
office.
Mrs. Charles Boslough of York died
very suddenly while doing the family
washing Monday morning. Heart dis.
ease is supposed to have been the
cause OF her death.
Several new houses are being
erected at Sterling this summer. The
ones being built at present are all
two-story with not less than eight
rooms and modern.
Frances. the two-year-old daughter
Of MIR. and Mrs. Sardoze, residing on
the Star ranch near Lakeside. while
playing about stock watering tank
lell in and was drowned:
Forty automobiles carrying over
:wo hundred people. including the mill.
tary band. left Geneva to boost the
Fullerton county fair, which will be
acid there September 9 to 13.
Milton Gettemy, cook at the Mar.
row Gauge cafe at Beatrice, was over.
come by heat while at work Tuesday
noon. dying at 1870. He had resided
In that city for twenty-five years.
Fire at North Bend Saturday did
damage Of $4,000 and for time
threatened the business part Of town.
The district convention Of the w.
n. C. will be held at York on October
10.
Miss Grace Ernst. daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. c. ]. Ernst, Of Omaha, has
received an announcement Of her ap
pointment as scientific assistant. de.
partment Of agriculture. Washington.
D. c.
The three.day carnival and home
produce exhibit Just ended at Table
Rock was success In every way.
There was something in the way Of
entertainment going on constantly to
amuse the people and all was free.
Immediately following the state fair
at Lincoln. the county fairs will be-
gin to occupy the boards in their re.
spective sections. With unusual crops.
the displays promise to be unusually
large and for the same reason the
patronage will be heavy.
Fremont. - The First Methodist
church board has voted unanimously
to request the return Of Rev. F. NJ.
sisson to Fremont at the approach
ing conference at Madison. The board
decided to create the Office CT per.
manent deaconess In the Fremont
church. and Miss Ryan OF Omaha was
chosen to fill it.
With only 81 and a railroad ticket
in her possession. Miss Bessie Prater
Of Clearwater. Neb.. Travelled from
Portland. Ore, to Fremont.
According to the plans of the new
superintendent of the Kearney school.
Roy e. Cochran, Nebraska is to have
new state civil government, one that
will be up.to-date and will embrace
the new features that have been in.
jected into the legislation and the
period since the former texts on that
subject have been written. He is to
be the author Of the new text book
having made a special study Of civil
government and American history.
West Point will vote on a $4,000
bond issue for an extension Of the
sewerage system. September II.
Although his wagon was ground Ia
kindling wood, Newton Mapes of Hast
ings and his team miraculously es.
capped death when his outfit was hit
by train on the Northwestern.
The board Of supervisors Of Hall
county has fixed the levy fol
the ensuing year at 10 $40 mills