The Red Cloud chief., 1913-11-27

over by a street car and instantly
killed near Krug park at Omaha.
Miss Anna Rogers is dead at Lin.
coin hospital. as a result Of injuries
received in a runaway some weeks
ago.
The new electrolier lighting system
for the business section OF Grand
Island is now installed and In opera
ton.
Joshua A. Wood. aged so, dropped
dead from chair in an Omaha barber
shop. Heart failure was the cause of
DEATH
Michael Kroeger. an old resident OF
Gage county, was so badly injured by
fall from wagon that death re-
suited.
Preparations are being made at Lin.
coin TO take part in the Tooth anniver.
sary Of the signing of the peace treaty
at Client
Fire. supposed to have been caused
by the explosion Of cook stove, de.
stroyed the home OF Mart Ford at
Beatrice. with all it's contents.
According to statement by Presi
dent McGinnis Of the state dairy.
mems association, butter will be con.
siderably cheaper before spring.
The price of milk In Fremont has
been raised from to cents a quart
and the creameries are paying IA cents
a gallon instead of 12 as heretofore.
Beet harvest in the North Platte val
ley is at an end. and It Is said to be
the finest crop Of the sugar producing
vegetable ever grown in that section.
George A. Wilmeth, Lincoln man.
was killed when negro knocked him
down with such force that the fall on
the concrete walk fractured his skull
A snake was dug out Of his winter
quarters five feet under ground by
workmen excavating the basement OF
the new Christian church at Brown.
vile.
Richard Lopeska OF Ohiowa was
rendered unconscious and possibly
seriously injured when his coat got
caught In the fywheel of a gasoline
engine.
Two cars OF fish, mostly bass. crap
pie and cat. have been distributed
among the lakes and streams Of Ne.
braska along the line of the North.
western railway in the Elkhorn valley.
William Sears Poppleton. one of the
best known men in Omaha, was found
sitting at his desk in his office dead.
with bullet hole in the corner of his
right eye and a pistol on the floor be.
tween his feet, Saturday night. The
coroner returned verdict OF acci.
dental death.
A district meeting OF the Odd Eel.
lows was held at Odell Tuesday even.
ing, which was attended by about 300
members Of the order. Blue Springs
lodge carried of first honors in the
competitive drill.
of English at the state university.
and we'll known over the state, was
found dead in his room at the Flat
iron building at Omaha. Death re-
suited from heart trouble.
J. c. Harrington of Hough. Neb..
who shot himself in the head with q
pistol at the union station at Omaha
on the night OF November 9. died er
st. Joseph's hospital ten days later
without regaining consciousness.
H. Thostesen Of Broken Bow has
Just completed and presented to the
public school Of that place a miniature
sod house. absolutely perfect in detail
and construction. including paneled
doors and glazed windows. 1t Is q
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particular. even to the stairway.
Superior merchants will hold Q
Market Day" December 3. when
articles of merchandise ranging in
value from So to $35 will be given
| away to their customers. Governor
| Morehead OF Nebraska and Governor
| Hodges of Kansas have been asked to
speak.
Seventy-hve per cent Of the resi-
dents Of West Beatrice profess Chris.
tianity. according to the ministerial
association, which Is taking religious
census of the city.
Alleged theft and sale Of national
guard property from the Lincoln com.
pany resulted in a suddenly called
court martial at that place, the first
in thirty years in this state, It Ia said
The explosion Of can OF stove
polish which she was using to blacken
cook stove set fire to the clothing
Of Mrs. John Henen Of Nemaha. and
she was severely burned before the
flames could be extinguished.
| Members of the Truman family. rep
resenting four generations, attended
the golden wedding anniversary OF
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Truman at Lincoln
last week.
In connection with the annual corn
show, which will be held In Central
City the second week Of December. a
short course in agriculture and do
mestic science will be given.
Albert Herman Hauptman, one OF
the oldest pioneers of Nebraska City.
10 dead at his home, where he has re-
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