The Red Cloud chief., 1912-11-21
ORieF NEWS OF NEBRASKA

The Home State bank building ct
De Witt Is fast nearing completion.
Dawes county, for the first time In
twcnty.six years, is In the democratic
column.
Excavation has been started for
Fremonts new $l25,OO0 high school
building.
william Criss of Loup City. was
killed when an auto which he was driv.
ing turned turtle.
The German Lutheran churlh at De
Witt, which has Just been finished, was
dedicated Sunday.
John Uni, for twenty years custo-
dian Of the university gymnasium at
Lincoln. has resigned.
The First State Bank Of Whitman
is new financial venture for several
Grant county citizens.
The Nebraska" Plattsmouth
built boat, has started down the river
on cruise to New Orleans.
The new high school building at
Harvard was dedicated under the di.
rection OF the Boys Debating club.
Lincoln Elks are preparing for an
elaborate distribution Of Christmas
presents to the children of the city
Oscar Wilmeth, we'll known
farmer, dropped dead Of heart failure
at his home northeast Of Moorefield.
The Eagles Of Syracuse, Neb.. have
Just finished their new headquarters,
which will be dedicated November 81.
William Criss of f.oup City was
found dead under his motor car which
had overturned at corner In the
road.
The Rev. A. G. Bennett. pastor OF the
Methodist church at York, has been
appointed to the church at Salina,
Kas.
Joseph Kendall. aged IS. q resident
Of Lincoln, took his life by swallow.
ing a mixture of chloroform and car
bolic acid.
Mrs. Silas Goetz Of Central City
was badly burned when she attempted
to hurry the kitchen fire by pouring
coal oil upon 1t.
Frank Werley and Frank Adams,
two Fremont boys, ran q borrowed
car into sonsG steel hitchlng posts
and did about $500 worth Of damage.
A two weeks mission has just been
closed in the Catholic church at Al
lance given by Fathers Brady and
Monahan Of the Apostolic mission
band.
About 100 guests Of the Hotel
Terry at. Fremont were driven to the
street in their night clothes when a
small fire broke out in the rear Of the
bar room.
The largest meeting OF the Nebraska
State Teachers association ever held
came to close in Omaha Saturday
night, over $500 having registered
their attendance.
Charles C. Davis, editor Of the Falls
City News, has announced his candi.
dacy for the appointment Of postmas.
ter under the incoming administration
Of Woodrow Wilson.
The seven.year.old boy Of Joe Olson
was accidentally killed by shotgun
in his own hands while hunting with
boy companion near Herman. He
lived only fifteen minutes.
Geraldine. the little 3.year-old daugh.
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Williams Of
University Place, had the misfortune
to break both bones Of her left fore
arm by falling down an open cellar.
way.
The small son Of Peter Kwaittkow.
ski was killed when the automobile
In which the family was riding turned
turtle near Ashton. The driver OF the
machine and the boys mother were
also injured, the latter seriously.
Nearly 100 families of German.
Russian beet field workers have re-
turned to Lincoln from the beet fields
and gardens. A number yet to come
have been delayed in finishing their
contracts.
Duncan Livingston, who defeated
w. H. Mead, Fremonts veteran super.
visor, who has served for over twenty.
FIVE years on the boards of Dodge and
Saunders counties without ever be.
fore failing Of election, furnished
something Of q problem for party
workers, all Of whom were surprised.
The Presbyterians OF Auburn have
secured an evangelist and a series Of
revival meetings will be started 1T
once.
The number Of farm mortgages filed
in the Office of the register of deeds at
Beatrice during the month Of October
was fifteen. amounting to $43.167. the
number released thirteen, amounting
to $39.080.
The school board of scottsbluff will
issue bonds to the amount Of $4,000
In the near future for the purpose Of
e'aaring up indebtedness against tho
district and completing the new high
school building.
A meteor that cut q fiery. path
through the heavens above Fremont
terrorized many people. Like a huge
rocket with tail apparently hun.
drod foot 1OnO tho mofaOr aOnoar rod