The Red Cloud chief., 1913-02-27
BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA


hold its regular annual banquet ON
March g.
Plans are being developed at Have
lock for the erection of Y. NJ. G. A.
building
The debate between the Pawnee and
Sterling high schools Friday night was
decided in favor of Pawnce.
The senior class at the state normal
school at Wayne has invited Helen
Keller to deliver the commencement
address.
A scorched spot on the floor of the
East school building at Fremont is
mute evidence of an attempt al in
cendiarism.
| Ethel Mckay was so badly injured
by the overturning of an auto near
Tekamah that her recovery is mat
ter of doubt
Emory Boyd, q farmer near Howe.
was severely injured by having
large cottonwood log roll over him az
he was moving it.
Albion,--Thc Rev. Mr.. Franzen. pas.
tor of the Lutheran church. has re.
signed his charge at Albion and ac.
cepted one at Randolph.
Little Vivian Bordecker, who was
badly scalded at her parents home at
Murray. after two weeks OF agony,
succumbed to her injuries.
A mass meeting was held at Blue
Springs Saturday for the purpose OF
considering the organizinG OF a lumber
and coal company at that place.
The citizens of Alliance are clamor.
ing for federal appropriation to erect
a building on ground which was pur.
chased for that purpose some time
aeo
Five hundred farmers living In Rich.
land precinct, north of Fairbury, par.
/ ticipated in "A big wolf hunt Thursday.
and succeeded in killing one large
wolf
Frank Harrison has returned to Lin.
coin from a pleasure trip OF several
weeks in Central America. He spent
most Of the time in Honduras and
Guatemala.
Herman Kctterman. twenty years
old. was electrocuted at the top Of
| 100 foot steel tower at Blair. Sunday.
/ The tower supports cables carrying
10000 volts.
! The assassin of George Hood sta.
/ tion agent at Miller, is still at large,
although large reward has been
offered by the railroad and the state
! for his capture.
An equal suffrage association has
been organized at Beatrice. The
women of the city are preparing to
take part in a statewide movement
for equal suffrage.
/ Drake University at Des Moines
went down TO defeat Thursday after.
noon before the basketball five from
the University Of Nebraska. The final
/ count was % to II.
! The womans section OF the Nebras.
ka conservation congress met Thurs
day afternoon at Lincoln and dis
cussed topics similar to those present
/ ed at the other divisions.
/ Word has been received at Ne
braska City of the death of William
/ Esser at Orient Wash, where he
went to purchase land. Mr. Esser
/ had been resident of Nebraska for
/ many years.
Little Beulah Van Camp. the four.
year.old Wymore child who was al.
! legged to be the victim nf abuse at the
hands Of her stepmother, has been
adapoted by her aunt. Mrs. Pearl
! Hicks OF Wymore.
Colonel and Mrs. James G. Elliott
celebrated the fifteenth anniversary
Of their marriage by an elaborate re-
ception at the West Point auditorium,
Colonel Elliott is postmaster at West
Point and editor Of the Republican.
Tecumseh city officials are arrang-
ing to do some experimenting near
the city in an effort to locate an ad-
ditional water supply. Springs and
wells are being tested as to the purity
OF the water, samples having been
sent TO the state university labora-
tory at Lincoln. and later test wells
will be put down.
At meeting Thursday night the
Sterling school board reelected all
the teachers for another year.
The 6-yearold child of George
Nispel at Fairbury was shot through
the thumb by the accidental dis
charge of a 22-calibre rifle with which
an older brother had been hunting.
Peru fruit growers have announced
February 10 as the date of their an
nual meeting J, X. Cooper Of the
department of horticulture. University
OF Nebraska: G. q. Marshall. secre.
tary OF the state horticultural society.
and Charles Dickinson. also Of Lin
coin. are TO be the principal speakers.
Tom Smith OF York is at Excelsior
Springs, Mo-, where he will receive
treatment for muscular rheumatism.
His condition is not regarded as dan
gerous. He will remain in Missouri
for several weeks.
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