The Red Cloud chief., 1913-07-10
BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA

the $4,000 Methodist church at
Macon.
Farm Demonstration Licbers Is urg.
alfalfa.
Omaha's truant officer says mothers
should be trained and suggests u
special school,
Grand Island has been selected for
the next meeting Of the state drug
gists' association.
The army worm has invaded York
county and is playing havoc with somo
| OF the alfalfa fields.
Fremont will spare no pains to make
the fall festival in September the best
she has yet pulled off.
George II. Reynolds. prominent
resident of Fremont since 1875. is dead
at his home in that place.
| The swine exhibits at the state fair
this fall will break all records, accord.
ing to present indications.
| Fred Ruhs, southeast Of IIildreth.
lost seven head OF milk cows by light.
ming. He had no insurance.
Wheat harvest has begun In York
county and the shocks stand pretty
thick whore the grain has been cut
About 100 horses have been entered
for the circuit races which will be
held in Beatrice, July Is. 16 and II.
While engaged in loading II piano
Mt Tecumsch, NJ. II. Smith n freight
handler, had his leg and foot crushed.
The state tennis tournament will be
held at Lincoln, August s to o. Some
OF the best players in the state will
be present.
r. o. Allen. Of York has purchased
the Bradshaw Monitor. l.. ID. Beltzer,
the former owner. was forced by Ill
health to retire.
Dogs have become so numerous In
Albion that the mayor has served no.
tice that the ordinance against dogs
will be enforced.
The wheat harvest in jefferson
county is at a standstill owing to the
heavy rain that visited that county the
first of the week.
The Deshler Light and Power com.
pany Is arranging to enlarge its plant
and extend transmission lines to other
towns in Thayer county.
Fishermen at Fairbury are catching
channel cat weighing as high as TWEEN.
ty.eight pounds, at least Fairbury pa.
pers give them that credit.
An opcn.air meeting will be held at
Hastings, July 16, in celebration Of
the Inauguration of the statewide
campaign for woman suffrage.
The schools at the institute for
feeble minded youths at Beatrice
closed Friday evening with a program,
OF music and recitations by the pupils
Ellert Cramer, the three-year-old
son Of Richard Cramer, living near
Filley, had his right leg cut of by
a moving machine when he fell In
front of 1t.
, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Holtus cele
brated their fiftieth wedding anniver
, sary last week. on the farm on which
, they have lived for forty-five years
, near Johnson.
Thirteen months old Donald Burke
, Of Clay Center died ut a Lincoln hos
, pital last week, after suffering fol
, ten days from a chicken bone which
, had lodged in his trachea.
, A coroner's inquest found that Har
a Yy Heilman who met his death II
, an auto smash-up near Gretna, wal
= killed accidentally and no blame II
attached to anyone connected with thu
l affair.
While repairing a well in Kenesav
Q a big pipe wrench which he was using
slipped from its hold breaking Rich
ard Beals right leg just above th'
! ankle. He hoped. to a doctor severa
, blocks distant, uhassisted, and th
!, fractured limb was reduced.
r Tuesdays traffic. is to be free ove
!. the Burlington bridge across the rive
8 at Nebraska City. The merchant
3 have perfected an organization ant
I will pay the fares Of all persons whit
D cross the bridge that day, coming t
, do their trading.
I Three-yearold Paul Prettygrov
D started bonfire In closet at hi
o parents home at Oxford. but tn
!. united efforts OF the neighbors finall,
< saved It from destruction.
0 The Missouri river is cutting ava
+ the banks both above and below Ne
r braska City. In several instances
}. has cut twenty and forty acres off O
the farms on either side OF the river.
|. The Beatrice Tennis club defeate
d the Fairbury club Wednesday after
n noon on the Beatrice courts. wInnini
|. five singles out Of six, and two double
O out of three. This was sociable tourr
ment.
Small grain around Galloway I
n showing the effects of the continue
y extreme heat.
a A count kept by the carriers OF tn
.. postoffice OF York for the the wee
ending June IA, shows that there wer
1891 pieces of mail delivered and a
r average Of 1883 places at which ma
= was delivered
:. Robert Ralston was badly injure
a Wednesday evening at the Beatric