The Red Cloud chief., 1913-08-14
BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA

lese.
The Tecumseh Milling company Is
going to be reorganized and incorpor.
ated.
Madison has bought a sprinkler and
will attempt to keep the streets free
OF dust.
A harvest home picnic will be held
in the park in Garrison, August 16
and 16.
Burglars and safe blowers have been
at work in Nebraska City during the
past week.
Thirty green fruit trains from the
south have passed through Fairbury
the past week.
Charley Kinsley. Lincoln lad, was
bitten by rattlesnake while in Salt
creek bathing.
The Hamilton county teachers in
stitute will convene in Aurora Mon
day, August II.
August 20 has been settled upon as
the date for Havelocks annual gala
day celebration.
Eight prairie schooners" passed
through Madison one day last week en-
route to Wyoming.
Fremont signal corps are becoming
quite proficient with the aeroplane at.
tached to that body.
John kautz, so years old. committed
suicide by taking acid in the city
Jail at Beatrice.
The saengerbund sessions just
closed at Lincoln will hold its next
session at Council Bluffs.
George Brenton was instantly killed
at Neigh when wagon loaded with
brick passed over his body.
The building and grounds OF the Ne.
braska school Of agriculture at Curtis
will be dedicated August 15.
The convention Of the German.
American alliance Of Nebraska will be
held at Lincoln October IA.
Henry Neibauer Of Paul, who was
badly injured in an auto wreck some
time since. is slowly recovering.
Ainsworth's first chautauqua Just
closed Is said to have been a grand
success financially and otherwise.
Norfolk's first big fall festival will
be held September II. Is. 10 and 20.
Hereafter 1t is to be an annual event.
Paul OHarra has arrived at Hast.
ings, having ridden on a motorcycle
the entire distance from Greenville,
8. c.
The city Of Wisner has let the con.
tracts for extensive improvements to
the present electric lighting system Of
the town.
r. b. Wahlquist has been appoint.
ed postmaster at Hastings. He held
that position under the Cleveland ad.
ministration.
The committee in charge Of financ.
ing the big four" fair at Fremont
have sufficient funds to warrant its
complete success.
The Logrolling association. dormant
for five years, has been revived, and
will hold the annual picnic at Blair.
Thursday. August 81.
Albert Tibbetts of Hastings had his
foot badly mangled when the jack he
was using In repairing an auto slipped
out Of place, the machine catching him
as 1t fell.
William Workman and wife had a
narrow escape from death when their
auto went dead on a railroad crossing
and was struck by fast freight near
Seward.
Louis Westermann, for twenty-three
years a resident of Lincoln. Is dead at
his home In that place. He was sew
enty-five years Of age. Heart failure
Ia believed to have been the cause OF
death.
In transferring a threshing engine
across the Missouri river at Moore.
head island by means OF ferry boat
the boat sprang leak and sank with
its cargo. The engine belonged tc
Dixon brothers. and they are making
an effort to recover 1t.
Paul Barrett, three-year.old boy
was bitten by a monkey at Antelope
park at Lincoln, and blood poison is
feared.
DR.. Frederick Cook. the Arctic ex.
plorer. delivered a lecture and told of
his dash to the pole. at the Nebraska
City chautauqua last week.
nTdCo pootu, IfyedT'Oiu SlTi near
Broken Bow. was dangerously wound
ed when q .32 calibre revolver was dis.
charged as she was examining 1t.
Tetanus, resulting from running q
splinter into her foot, caused the death
OF little Rose Zamunski at South ON.
aha.
The state association OF rural mail
carriers of Nebraska will be held at
Norfolk September I.
Martin Brott, one OF the very first
settlers OF Tecumseh, celebrated the
eighty.second anniversary Of his birth
last week by inviting all his old sol.
der friends to his home to partake Of
an elaborate mess"
Mrs. Emma Brinton OF Beatrice aud
Mrs. Emma Reese Of Wymore have
been granted SIS a month each toward
the care and maintenance OF their
children. This Is the first action taken
under the "mOther's pension act" in