The Red Cloud chief., 1913-02-13
BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA

Oue uuHuTeu anu twenty-five peOplo
attended the Mason City farmers in.
,titute.
The grand lodge OF Catholic Work
men closed four days session at
Plattsmouth
s. r. Benbrook, former Wymore
man, died recently of Bright's disease
at Atlanta, Ga.
The fourth annual session Of the
Carleton farmers institute was
marked success.
Andrew Tuckson, living near Oga
lalla, lost fifty.two head Of cattle In
one night from anthrax.
There will be q special election In
Oxford for the purpose Of voting bonds
for installing electric light.
Robert Kyd, pioneer resident Of
Beatrice, slipped and fell on the side.
walk. breaking his hip bone.
A movement for a Young Mems
Christian association Is being agitated
at North Bend with good prospects.
The receipts of the Carnival" given
by the students for the benefit Of the
Peru Athletic association were 1858.
The total balance in all funds OF
the state increased from $566, ,429. De.
cember 1, to s6l5,3S4 on January 81.
Sam Billingslee, while cuttinb tim.
Der near Lexington, was killed when
tree fell upon him, crushing his
lead.
Work has been discontinued on
Fremont's high school building and
will probably not be resumed until
spring.
The Peru farmers institute occurs
February 10 to 13. An exhibit OF
farm and household products will be
a feature.
Rev. ]. w. Sapp and L.'C. Oberlies
Of Lincoln have been conducting a re-
vival meeting at Nemaha and had
good success.
Hastings Woman's club gave a ban.
quet in celebration Of its seventh
birthday. at which nearly $50 men,
bers were seated.
The board OF trustees OF the Chris
tian church at Kearney has fixed the
date of dedication OF their new sanctu
ary for March 9.
Richardson county added another
resource to her record when c. NJ
Lee shipped a carload Of goats from
his ranch near Fargo.
A movement has been started for
the erection Of an opera house II
Hastings. possibly combined opera
house and Office building.
Fremont hack line owners will fight
an attempt on the part Of taxi owners
to secure a raise by ordinance from
25 cents to 80 cents for fares in the
city.
The students Of the Wahoo schools
have obtained permission from the
city authorities to food the baseball
park and convert It into q skating
pond.
A package Of odiferous skunk skins,
claimed to be perfume" was present.
ed at the Schuyler postofice to be
mailed by parcel post. 1t wasn't
scent"
Four students Of the Beatrice high
school have been suspended for hang.
ing up a banner in the high school
auditorium, contrary to the orders Of
the principal
William Grew, an employe OF the
Burlington at Alliance, died suddenly
Of hemorrhage of the stomach.
thought to have been brought on by
Meavy lifting.
Arrangements have been made by
the Nebraska Fire Prevention associa.
ton to inspect Alliance on February
1S; Crawford on February 10, and
Chadron on February 20.
Adjutant General p. L. Hall. jr.,
proposes a camp Of instruction for
officers of the Nebraska national
guard, to be held near Lincoln. prob
ably in May or June Of this year.
Preparations are actively being
made for the commencement Of build.
Ing operations on the new English
Lutheran church at West Point as
soon as the weather will permit.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop ]. H. Then OF
Lincoln addressed a good sized audi.
ence Mt the Paddock theater at Bea.
trice on the subject. "An American
Sovereign"
A civil service examination will be
held in Beatrice, March 1, to examine
applicants for the position of post.
master OF Barneston, to succeed the
late Mr.. Huddart.
The Peru village board has EN-.
ployed Sur, eyor Sturtevant Of Hol.
drege to draft plans for Peru's water
works system. The proposition will
be voted upon at the regular spring
election in April.
DR.. Wilduran, while playing basket
ball at York, collided with Rollin
Fountain in such manner that he
received a broken jaw bone
Howard/Bartram was found uncon.
scious in the yard at the home Of A.
Wilkinson in Beatrice. and died soon
after. Death was caused by apoplexy.
He was sixty-five years of age and was
unmarried