The Red Cloud chief., 1913-07-31
BRIEF NEWS OF NEeRAskA

sion this week.
The fair at Galloway will be held
September 16 to 10, inclusive.
August 6 and Z are the dates set for
the State Saengerfest at Lincoln.
The Sons Of Herman held their an
nual session at Pender last week.
Beatrice will enforce the ordinance
prohibiting bicycling on the sidewalk.
The thirteenth annual picnic of the
old settlers of Barneston will be held
August 20 and 21.
A car load of chickens was shipped
by farmers around Valentine to New
York City one day last week
Owing to lack of Jail facilities at
Beatrice. female transgressors are
sent to the county Jail at Lincoln.
Dorchester on August will vote on
the establishment Of municipal light
and water plant and new city park.
A postofiice has been established at
Sunnyside, Brown county, Nebraska,
with Carol A. Mayfield as postmaster.
Miss Mary Bunton, a Pawnee City
school teacher, Is dead as the result
Of heat prostration and acute indiges.
ton.
A steam calliope belonging to a
wild west show was destroyed by
fire in the Burlington yards at Ali.
ance.
Oliver Souder a clerk in a Beatrice
store was badly cut by pieces of glass
when pop bottle exploded in his
hands.
The Fairbury park board is putting
electroliers in the park. and the drive.
ways and auto course are being coated
with oil.
Deshler has organized a baseball
association, will hire salaried players
and will attempt to schedule some
good games.
Wheat that weighs sixty-six pounds
to the bushel-a record likely never
exceeded in this state-is reported in
Pawnee county.
Frank Tobin. an actor, deranged by
the heat, shot himself, and died from
the effects few days later in an
Omaha hospital.
August Welding. 60 years OF age.
was drowned while in swimming at
Meadow. It is thought heart trouble
was responsible.
Eward Culver, an aged man, was
fatally injured when he was struck by
street car as he attempted to cross
the street at Lincoln.
Levi Eds ice house at North Platte
was set on . fire by lightning and
burned to the ground. 1t contained
over 1000 tons OF ice.
r. f. Arthur, manager OF the farm.
ers' elevator at Hoag. reports that he
had handled over 10000 bushels of
new wheat this season.
Miss Cora Owens, a teacher in the
Geneva public school. was severely
burned by a gasoline explosion while
cleaning pair Of gloves.
The laying Of the cornerstone Of the
new auditorium being built by the
Woman's Improvement club at Valen.
tine TOOK place Friday afternoon.
The Rev. John Doane. who died at
San Diego, Cal, last week, was pas.
tor for nearly four years OF the First
Congregational church at Fremont.
Two sets Of twins and In the neigh.
borhood Of 120 other babies are ex.
pected to be entered in the eugenics
exhibition to be held at the state fair
in September.
Entries for harness races for the
Nebraska state fair close August II.
Already more than dozen states are
represented in the speed program
which promises to be exceptionally
strong this year.
Uneasiness prevails among Jeffer.
son county farmers over the long con.
tinued dry weather. Unless rain
comes soon It is predicted that early
corn will be total failure.
One Of party Of tourists" who was
shot In battle with trainmen who
were attempting to put them of a
freight at Jensen. has brought suit
against the road for $10,50O damages.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Nelson Of Up
land celebrated their nftieth wedding
anniversary last week.
Blue river fishermen near Alexan.
dria have recently caught q number
Of twenty-five pound fish,
The three year old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Crabtree at Fairbury, was
30 badly scalded by falling onto vat
Of boiling paste that his recovery is
doubtful.
While Rev. John Smith Of Salem
was initiating the tires on his auto one
Of them exploded. cutting his face and
head SO badly that several stitches
were necessary.
Dave Milligan OF Norfolk lost an ear
when his auto dashed through fence
as the result of bursted tSe.
c. NJ. Rohrbaugh has been installed
as pastor Of the Presbyterian churches
at Seward. Staplehurst and Tamora.
c. E. Coffey, an elevator man at
Aurora, saved his life by the prompt
use OF pocket knife in cutting his
clothes loose when he got caught in
the shafting