The Red Cloud chief., 1913-02-06
sRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA

A farmers elevator is practically
assured for Schuyler in the near
future.
The dates for the farmers institute
In Burt county will be February 18
and 10.
The new Methodist Episcopal
church at North Bend was dedicated
Sunday.
Contractors have commenced tear.
ing down the old Dawson county
court house.
The grand lodge Of Catholic Work
men closed a four days session at
Plattsmouth.
Jerry" Simpson Of Fairbury has in.
vented and perfected an "air cooled"
gasoline engine.
J. Ward. professor Of the Ogalalls
high school. has purchased q lumber
yard at Arcadia.
The state convention Of the Order
OF Eagles will be held at Beatrice,
June 10, IL and IL.
The new Congregational church at
York will be ready for dedication
early in the spring.
Four cars Of mules have been
shipped to southern markets from
Howe the past winter.
Bernice Martin. a nine-year-old girl
Of Madison, has her heart located on
the right side of her body.
A young son of Peter Schmidt got
caught on a shaft at the Shell Valley
mill and narrowly escaped with his
life.
Continued lack Of moisture is caus-
ing some alarm over the state, farm.
ers claiming 1t Is endangering the
wheat crop.
There Is considerable disQuietude
prevailing among Jefferson county
farmers and live stock feeders over
the scarcity of corn.
The York County Poultry associa.
ton held its annual exhibit last week.
The entries were larger than was OF.
pected by the officials.
The Odell Farmers Elevator com.
pany has taken one hundred member.
ships In the Gage County Crop I'm.
provement association.
Mrs. Margaret Kynett. aged 76. 10
dead at University Place as the re-
suit Of burns received from an explo-
sion while using gasoline.
The Elks lodge Of Fairbury is pre-
pairing to put on a home talent play
at the opera house, February 3. There
will be thirty in the chorus.
Three masked men entered a gam
bling room at Omaha and held up the
players at a poker table, securing up.
wards of $500 in money and jewelry.
Rev. J. Fl. Address of the Congrega-
tional church of Weeping Water has
resigned to accept call to the Con.
gregational church OF Sheridan. Wyo.
Miss Alice NJ. Burley, who has been
critic teacher in Grand Island college,
will begin work in a similar position
in the normal training department in
Peru.
Mrs. Estella Trook was fatally
burned by an explosion of kerosene
with which she was starting fire in
the kitchen stove at her home at Lin.
coin.
Warden Fenton Of the state peni.
tentiary, who was operated on for
appendicitis, Is reported much i'm.
proved and the outlook for his recov.
| cry good.
Sheriff Beall had the Lexington
blOOdhounds at Ogalalla Thursday on
a hunt for parties who have been
stealing provisions from outbuildings
Of residents.
Following dance which lasted un.
til 4 o'clock in the morning. the
Woodmen's hall at Irvington caught
fire and was burned to the ground.
Only few chairs were saved.
The village of Marquette Is lust
completing new electric light and
water plant. Bonds were voted last
year for $4,000 and of this sum $4,000
Is for the lighting system. and the re.
mainder for the water plant.
One Of the biggest land sales ever
made in Gage county was consumated
Tuesday when the Heye p. Parde
estate of $50 acres was sold for $52,.
$40 to five residents Of the county.
The land averaged s93.s2 an acre.
The Agricultural club of the state
university. representing the student
body of the college Of agriculture has
passed resolutions favoring the re-
moval of the state university.
The Bancroft city council has en-.
Tered into contract with the Winters
Gas company for lighting the streets
for term Of years. The poles are
now being erected.
Nels Johnson, a farmer of Fremont,
has received an order from his son
Ben. who Is the manager OF a $4,000.
acre ranch In Argentina, near Buenos
Ayres. for 500 bushels Of wheat to be
used as seed
County Superintendent Jackson has
arranged for Hamilton county read.
Ing contest for pupils in the rural