The Red Cloud chief., 1913-06-05
BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA.

DSutiiCc IIdSleS are COuSIueTlUS tNe
| erection OF new hail.
North Loup has invoked the state
law to abate its slot machines.
West Point will celebrate the Fourth
In the good old fashioned way.
The Aurora Republican this week
was edited by the ministers OF the city.
The state convention of the Eagles
will be held at Beatrice, June 10, II
and IL.
The town Of Berlin. that was de.
stroyed by a tornado, is being rapidly
rebuilt
Secretary Of State Bryan will speak
at the Brownville homecoming picnic
in August.
William Burns, the detective, is on
the lecture course at Hastings for
next season.
Twenty blocks Of paving in the resi-.
dence district Of Beatrice Is now prac-
tically assured.
Prof. Don X. Linch OF Ansley has
been elected superintendent of Sar.
gent high school.
Ernest Galloway Of Auburn has
bought the Salem Index, and will take
charge Immediately.
Theyer county commissioners have
purchased piano for the court room
Tor convention use.
At the Kearney.Hastings ball game
at Blue Hill Sunday Lose paid admis.
sions were registered.
Daniel Sundy of Hansen was kicked
on the head by mule and seriously
but not fatally injured.
Joseph Pacyk slipped when he went
to board train at Hastings and will
lose leg in consequence.
A slight frost was reported at Gree.
ley Wednesday morning, but 1t Is
thought no damage was done.
Little Betsy Beckman OF Fremont
suffered severe injuries when an auto
struck her and knocked her down.
Teddy Rummell, fouryear.old boy
near Beaver Crossing, started blaze
with some matches and was burned to
death.
The Utica band boys gave an enter.
tainment for the benefit OF tornado
victims, at which quite q liberal sum
was raised.
The annual camp meeting Of the Ne.
braska State Holiness association will
be held this year at Epworth park,
June 20 to 20.
Some farmer boys, near Diller cap.
tured a porcupine. which Is said to be
the only one OF its species in this part
of the country.
The Albion ice plant started las.
week and is now turning out its pro.
duct The plant has capacity Of six
tons every twenty.four hours.
Vance Taught, a member OF Cozad's
ball team. was struck at the base OF
the ear by pitched ball, resulting in
internal hemorrhage and death.
A tornado struck the district near
Winnebago, cutting path 125 feet
wide, and taking up everything in its
track for a distance Of over a mile.
Farmers of Gage county are at pres
ent milking In the neighborhood OF
10000 cows. each producing on an av
erage 125 pounds Of butter fat year
Rev. w. c. Wasser delivered the
address to the graduating class Of the
York high school Sunday evening, his
theme being, "The Stewardship OF
Life"
The state association OF funeral d.
rectors will hold their twenty.eighth
annual session at Lincoln. Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday, June 10, II
and IL.
Miss Anna Marie Hansen, who was
for several years instructor In art in
Franklin academy, has been elected
to a like position in Bridgewater col
lege, Virginia.
Frank II. Krenzberg. who lives near
Odell, after voting for thirty years
and considering himself a citizen OF
the United States. has Just learned
that he is still Q subject Of the Ger.
man emperor.
The baccalaureate services at Shu.
bert were held in charge of Rev. F. e.
Day of Highland, Kan.
Four.year-old Everett Johnson, at
Burwell, had his right leg broken by
the kick OF vicious COW.
Rev. 8. Johnson, aged n, who dis.
appeared from Omaha, was located
four days later at Mead, forty.six miles
west. How he reached the place is
unknown.
A wedding Journey to Gothenburg.
Sweden, Is the experience Of Mr.. and
Mrs Arvid J. NJ. Barchlund. who left
Hastings three hours after they had
been welded.
When he caught hold Of the exposed
ends of a charged wire, Owen Howell,
lineman employed by the Auburn
Telephone company. was shocked into
Inconsistencies.
Roy Hall OF North Bend, who was
injured while braking on the Union
Pacific railroad some time ago. has
been awarded $1,000 damages for be-
ing knocked from q car by low
beam.
With a report resembling that Of