The Red Cloud chief., 1913-06-12
BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA.


Nearly 5000 people attended the
first opcnair band concert at Hastings.
Funeral directors OF the state will
convene ut Lincoln, June 10. IL and IL.
Norfolk Is considering tho adyisa'
bility Of purchasing an automobile fire
truck.
The state Sunday school convention
will be held at Lincoln. Juno II, Is
and 10.
Bishop Then confirmed class OF
over 100 at the Catholic church al
Wahoo. recently.
Dog poisoncrs are killing on the
the ours the go by.
Lightning struck the elevator at
Scotia. Monday. destroying the struc
ture and its contents.
4 carnival company opened at Val
entinc Tuesday and the city was
crowded all the week
The Rebekah lodge OF York initiat
ed twelve new members Into that
| order Tuesday evening.
Musicians of Fairbury Will hold
their annual picnic at Beatrice the
second sunday III NUGSt
The hitching post question. which
has been agitating Fremont, will likely
be settled by a compromise.
| Great damage to wheat fields In the
vicinity of Fremont Is thought to have
been caused by the Hcssian fly.
Four cars OF hogs were shipped out
OF Dcshlcr one day last week, for
which over $4,000 was paid out.
The Thayer county institute will be
held at the court house In Hebron
during the chautauqua, August IL
to IS.
The graduating class OF the Ere.
mont high school has set limit OF
five dollars on the cost of graduating
frocks.
Mrs. John Gilmore was burned to
death at Broken Bow while trying &c
I'll gasoline stove which she sup
posed empty
While trying to subduc fractions
pony, Postmaster Jules Haumont OF
Broken Bow was seriously injured
about the head and body.
w. G. Parker. a Young Mems Chris
tian association swimming expert. has
launched swimming school at the
Fremont associations natatorium.
The Methodist. Presbyterian and
Christian churches Of Plattsmouth
have begun n revival campaign which
will last during the month Of June.
While the little son of ]. II. Grimes
OF Galloway was riding pony he was
thrown from the animals back and re-
ceived a fracture OF the arm at the
elbow.
From June IL to % a chautauqua
! commissioners have granted permis
sion to hold the chautauqua at the
Charles park.
: According to the latest report OF thu
federal land Office. there are S32,75t
acres Of Nebraska land still subject Il
entry Much OF this is In the sand
hill region Of the state.
According to decision OF the Hast.
ings board of education teachers oi
the city schools are not allowed to nc
cept gifts at the hands of pupils dur
Ing the services In the schools.
Prof. T. c. Tillotson OF Abilene
Kan. has been elected supervisor oi
music in the schools Of Beatrice tC
succeed Prof. l.. F.. Stoddard. resigned
Fred Losee was found dead In O
barn yard at his home near Hastings
ESQ pounds. and 1t is thought, over ex
ertion in the heat caused his death.
Marguerite Mclaughlin, n six.year
old girl near Marsland, died from the
effects OF blow in the head, caused
by venturing too close to a board hel
! brother was swinging at arms length
The Farmers Creamery company OF
Hemingford is taxed to its capacity al
.. ready in the season. Owing to the
heavy run OF cream 1t Is necessary tC
operate the creamery Sunday to keeE
up.
Open air band concerts will be
given at Hastings weekly during the
summer.
Postmasters Of the state will gather
at Lincoln next week for their annual
convention.
Mrs. Henry Shaffer Of Humboldt
while disking for her husband. was
thrown from the plow as II ran over a
stump, and sustained several severe
.. cuts.
Grading the roads OF Gage county
using the inheritance tax funds made
available by bill passed by the last
legislature, is being pushed rapidly In
all parts OF the county.
The Rev. Charles r. Scoville, who
rocentIy conducted the big revival I'm
Lincoln, Is now at work in Nemaha
county.
Fruit growers OF southeast Nebras
ka are apprehensive that help to gath
er their immense apple crop Is going
to be hard to secure.
Mail carriers on the two rura
routes out OF Deshler have purchased
: automobiles and are making their de
, liveries OF mail with them.
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