The Red Cloud chief., 1913-03-06
BRIEF NEWS or NEBRASKA

+. B. Willatt and son Will build ana
operate an ice plant in Albion.
About twelve inches of snow has
fallen at Geneva during the past
week.
A suffragist club has been organized
at Nehawka with roster of sixty
three.
The Y. NJ. G. A. state convention
will be held at Lincoln, March 13
to 16.
Smallpox has broken out among the
prisoners In the Gage county Jail at
Beatrice.
Six wolves we're killed on a round'
up that covered sixteen square miles
near Adams.
Adam Colman, jeweler at Diller,
was found dead of heart disease in his
place OF business.
Farmers near that place have or
ganized the Wymore Elevator, Lum
Der and Coal company.
Chief of Police William Often Of
North Platte had his wrist broken
while attempting to crank an auto.
Walter Tice. living near Fairmont.
who had his left arm badly mangled
in a corn shelter, died from his in
juries.
J. Frank Cadman, one OF the oldest
citizens of Lincoln. fell dead while
shoveling snow from the walk In from.
of his home.
The first auto delivery truck ever
installed at West Point was put in use
last week by the proprietors OF de
partment store.
Mrs. Jennie Wildman celebrated
the ninety.ffth anniversary of her
birth last week. She is the Oldest
woman in York county.
A miniature TON Thumb" wedding
was given by little people Of Fair.
bury last week. The little folks are
under ten years OF age.
William Danton, 75 years old died
Sunday afternoon at his home at Lin.
coin from where, one week before,
his wife, Mrs. Mary Ann Dalton, was
buried.
Word has been received at Ne.
braska City OF the death Of William
Esser at Orient, Wash, where he
went to purchase land. Mr.. Esser
had been a resident of Nebraska for
many years.
Seniors at the Ohiowa high school
will not have to present their senior
orations before a public gathering this
year. as in former. years. A written
treatise approved by the instructors
will suffice.
Clarence Mickey nephew OF
former Governor Mickey. accidentally
shot and killed himself while hunting
rabbits near Osceola. A charge OF
buckshot entered his left breast and
he died instantly.
Louis Janek near Garrison, saw q
large wolf eating the carcass Of a calf
that had been dragged out by straw.
stack. Janek walked up behind the
stack then stepped out within twenty
feet of the wolf and shot it.
Senator r.. F.. Placek of Saunders
county is confined at his hotel at Lin.
coin by severe case Of pneumonia.
He was taken Ill Wednesday morning
following a. hurried trip which he
made to Minneapolis during the week
end recess.
Tests OF seed corn in the labora-
tory of the agricultural department OF
the normal at Peru show that not all
corn is fit for seed Many OF the
tests ran from 40 to 20 per cent good
some testing 80 per cent strong, corn
lon nd
Without having ever experienced an
illness of any nature before in the
! ninety.four years OF her life. Mrs
Anna Lind was taken Ill with severe
cold last week and died at the home
OF her daughter. Mrs. Il. f. Boden
College View, Sunday morning.
James Gion. a lad fifteen years oi
age, of Galloway. holds the record as
successful trapper among the boys
During the winter, besides attending
school, he has trapped 2o2 muskrats
two skunks. three civet cats, two
weasels, three rabbits and two wilt
ducks.
Arnold Martin Of Table Rock has
accepted the position of county dem
onstrator for Thurston county, witt
headquarters at Walthill.
Six hundred people living in th'
vicinity Of Bower, six miles north o
Fairbury, held big wolf hunt Thurs
day and covered territory nearly 81,
miles square. Five large prairie
wolves were shot
The mysterious disappearance o
Mrs. Leslie Close from her home a
Pawnee City has caused the officer
there and her relatives and friend
great deal OF worry and still tn
mystery does not clear.
The bond issue for $4,000 electri
light and $4,000 for water works e,
, tension at Hildreth was voted on an
carried, S5 to IS and 81 to II, respe'
, lively.
Grippe, influenza and pneumoni