The Red Cloud chief., 1913-07-17

pastime with Beatrice folks.
Farmers around Hildreth fourd har'
vest hands scarce at $3.50 a day.
Arrangements are being made for q
harvest festival to be held in Aurora,
July 20.
Trainr1en over the state are com.
planning Of trouble caused by tramps
steal,hg rides.
Jason +. Dean Is dead at Aurora
as the result of injuries sustained In
q runaway accident.
An unknown man was struck, by a
Rock Island train and instantly killed
at Beatrice Wednesday.
Lem Simmerson. farmer near
Bladen Is dead az the result OF q
kick in the abdomen by a horse
Shubert will have an unusually
heavy peach crop this year. Some Of
the earlier varieties will soon be on
the market.
Professor Mapes has resigned ae
principal Of the verdon school, to 20
to Talmage, where he will have
higher salary.
Martin ]. Hawkins OF Keokuk. Ia,
was drowned in the large salt water
bathing pool at Capital Beach at Lin.
coin. Saturday.
Burwell citizens are making ar
rangements for grand time at theiI
first Chautauqua which begins July 20
lasting five days.
Frank Howard, restaurant proprie
tor OF Ord. committed suicide by
shooting himself in the right temple
with a revolver.
w. W. Stevens OF Falls City was
badly injured by the explosion Of O
bucket Of lime into which he was
pouring some water.
Rev. p. o. Jenson has resigned as
pastor Of the Gospel Union church in
Salem to accept the pastorate of the
church at Guide Rock.
Fremont Catholics expect during the
present year to execute their plans of
years standing for the erection of q
handsome Catholic school
Theodore Cotton, a Burlington con.
ductor. was badly beaten and cut up
by two tramps whom he attempted to
eject from his train at Dorchester.
Two men were killed and seven in.
1nred when a Missouri Pacific train
struck a gasoline car on which the
men were riding, at q point near
Brock.
No trace Of the robber who broke
into the Wells-Fargo Express office al
Hastings has been found and no clew
which might lead to his arrest dis.
covered.
A tramp loaded with LIQUOR and
armed with shot gun, caused a siege
of terror in the vicinity Of Fairbury,
until overpowered and placed in the
city Jail.
John Boughman, a farm hand EN-.
ployed near Bennett, lost a portion Of
tis right hand when cannon cracker
failed to explode and he attempted to
relight 1t.
Clay county will harvest this sum.
mer 125.404 acres Of spring wheat.
Farmers around Howe paid az high
as $3.50 day and board for help
during harvest.
. A light with guns between Rock 10.
land trainmen and tramps. took place
at Jansen. two Of the tramps being
wounded in the battle. Fifteen others
were arrested and placed in Jail.
A threshing machine belonging to
Ralph B. Reimund was destroyed by
fire at the John F. Penner farm near
Beatrice. Sparks from the engine
started the fire in the straw stack.
Sunday night small twister
passed through Beaver City. Small
buildings were moved from their
foundations and trees were twisted
of. No rain accompanied the storm.
The 6year.old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Wright at Fairbury. swal.
lowed q Fourth Of July badge and
was on the verge Of strangling when
the timely arrival OF physicians saved
her life.
The four protestant churches Of
Fairbury. embracing the Methodist,
Presbyterian, Christian and Baptist,
have arranged to hold union meetings
at the city park auditorium during
July and August.
Henry Dreith. nfty.six years old. 10
dead at Lincoln from uremia. follow. |
Ing ptomaine poisoning. His death is
attributed to some cheese which he |
ate on July I.
John H. Grissom has been appointed
postmaster at Powell, Neb, to fill the
vacancy made by the resignation Of
e. L. jenkins, who has served the |
patrons of the ONCE for many years.
The Beatrice Tennis club defeated
the Fairbury club Wednesday after.
noon on the Beatrice courts, winning
fve singles out Of six. and two doubles
out Of three. This was sociable tourn.
ment.
Hazel Levine, twelve.year.old
Lincoln girl, was badly injured by
coyote at the city park. Her hand
was mangled, the animals teeth
piercing It in several places, tearing
the flesh. Her arm was torn when
the coyote pulled 1t into the cage
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