The Red Cloud chief., 1913-10-30


backfired and broke his wrist,
Henry Stroh was instantly killed II
the Union Pacific yards at Crane
island when he was struck by a switch
| engine.
Benjamin Andrews. an Omaha man
! dropped dead on the street n block
from his home. stricken with heart
| failure.
Ten sons and two daughters were
present AT recent reunion of the late
William Kaiser family in Saunders
county.
N. W. Bacon fell while descending
the steps at the Congregational church
at Hastings. breaking his left leg nea,
The hip.
Bert Seymour was badly burned
about the face and arms by an ex.
ploson of gasoline in his auto garage
at Remington.
NJ, Shartzer, Thomas Dunno, Martin
Swanson and George Vanosdall were
injured in an automobile accident near
Greeley Center.
There is a fight on amongst the milk
dealers In Lincoln. and consumers
stand for chance to reap some of the
benefits Of the row.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Work of
Hastings celebrated their golden wed.
ding last week. Many friends and
relatives were present.
Raymond Coffey, aged seven, fell
and broke his collarbone while having
n beginners football practice game in
the yard at his home in Hastings.
Ralph Johnson. ten years old. of
Table Rock. was accidentally shot
while he was handling revolver
which was supposed to be unloaded.
Mrs. J. c. Messick of Hastings, who
suffered ptomaine poisoning from Ice
cream last summer. is dead at her
home. following a third stroke OF
paralysis.
Winter wheat in Adams county is
said to have the rankest growth for
this season of the year in history, and
many farmers are pasturing stock in
the fields.
Thirty-fve steers in the herd OF
Kent E. Burt at Genoa were poisoned
to death by feeding on pig weed, in
which 1t Is thought prussic acid had
developed.
The question Of university consoli
1ation is one Of the live topics that is
% be taken up at the Nebraska farm.
.rs' congress in Omaha when il meets
December 9 to 12.
Harry Olsen Of Axtell. a patient at
he hospital for the insane at Ingle.
side, committed suicide by hanging
himself from a steam pipe in his room
With rope made from his bed sheets.
The shock and grief following the
tragic death Of her father, +. L. He'll.
man, usher at the state penitentiary,
who was killed by convicts on March |
IA. 1912, caused Miss Ruth T.. Heilman
% decline rapidly In health, and Wed. |
nesday night she died at the home Of |
her mother. Mrs. Mary f. Heilman, at
Lincoln.
Hastings will advertise her civic
beauty by distributing postcard views
II public and private buildings. street
scenes and other points of interest.
The half million dollar plant of the
Nebraska Cement company at Superior
s nearly completed and the officials
'xpect to meet the spring demand for
Is product
A $1,000 fire developed when the
landle OF lantern broke as George
was about to enter his
lilo near Plymouth. The burning oil
pattered over some alfalfa. 200 tons
4 which were burned, together with
he barn and other buildings.
The Broken Bow Chief is advertis.
ng for the owner OF a quilt which the
ecent cyclone left at the home of a
ubscribcr eight miles from the near
st point in its path.
Apple trees In the orchard OF A. s.
'hapman at Surprise have borne two
rops OF fruit this season--the last
ne. however. being prematurely cut
hort by the frost. II
Nebraska university gathers It's stu.
ents from over the entire world. The
itest to arrive from the other side of
he globe is Indu Prakash Banerji, a
Iindu from the University OF Cal {
utta. s
An alleged practical joker with an
exaggerated sense of humor has been
ictimizing Lincoln undertakers by
ending in fake" calls from suburban Z
istricts. I
billy" for Ave years frehorse at ;
ngine house No. at Lincoln. made ,
Is last run to fire Sunday afternoon
hen he was Instantly killed in a col, \
sion with q street car. q
Victoria Renner. 7-year.old Hast :
gs girl. was rendered totally blind
n several hours as a result OF TEN. y
orary paralysis Of the optic nerve >
hen she fell on a walk In the school =
srd at that place. .