The Red Cloud chief., 1913-05-08
BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA.

A new bank, to be started by X. A.
Harvey, has been assured to Ohiowa
people.
The State woman's Suffrage society
will open organization headquarters al
Lincoln.
Wheat around Salem gives prospect
OF the best crop that has been raised
for years.
Bishop Beecher confirmed a large
class at the Episcopal church at AL.
lance Sunday.
York county's fruit prospects are
better at present than for many prior
years at this season.
The Odd Fellows at York celebrated
the ninety.fourth anniversary of the
birth of the order Monday.
Heart failure caused the sudden
death of Perry Emery. a Gage county
pioneer, at his home in Beatrice.
A book agent has been working the
citizens of Hemmingford for dollar
each on bogus subscription deal
A little child of Ed Wittwer, near
Salem, fell from n disk and was run
over, cutting his face and leg badly.
The demand for dwelling houses at
Salem Is far In excess of the supply
and real estate prices are increasing
Work on the new $4,000 German
Lutheran high shool and business col.
lege at Deshler Is progressing rapidly.
j. A. Gee has been appointed by
Governor Morehead as fire warden.
for Albion. Mr.. Gee is a veteran fire.
man.
DanGelions seem to be mobilizing
on the statehouse grounds at Lincoln,
making all kinds Of trouble for the
janitors.
Ed McComas. 81 years old. was so
badly trampled by a herd of cattle
near Auburn that his life is de-
SPARED o.
The York Gas company has made a
voluntary cut in the price and con-
sumers will now get gas for $3.50 per
thousand feet.
Governor Morehead has been asked
to name date during the present
month for statewide observance of
cleanup day"
August Meyer Of Deshler was badly
Injured when he got caught in the
drive belt Of an engine he was using
to run corn shelter.
Burglars entered the California
Plume company's store at Lincoln,
Wednesday night. and carried away
about $4,000 worth of plumes.
X. r. Truax, superintendent Of the
Shelby schools. has been elected SUI.
perintendent Of the Kimball county
high school for the coming year.
The York Woman's club held the
last meeting of the year Monday
afternoon and gave a dinner to the
members which was largely attended.
A number of enterprising citizens
OF Albion got busy and set out string
Of maple trees along the parking for
several blocks. including the two
blocks occupied as school grounds.
Tuesday April 90. was good roads"
day in Diller. All the business houses
were closed for the day and practic-
ally the entire male population Joined
with the farmers OF the surrounding
territory and worked two miles Of
road.
The committee in charge Of enter.
tainment for the Nebraska state voun-
teer fire association tournament. to be
held in Alliance June 25. 26. and o.
has completed its program. About
$4,000 in prizes have already been ar
ranged for.
Tho do M lob
miles west Of Kimball. will get its
first real test this spring and summer.
Most of the land to be irrigated will
be cultivated this year and in a short
time sufficient water will be stored to
meet all demands.
Prof. Hardy w. Campbell. Burling.
| ton farm demonstration, will farm six
| ten-acre tracts according to his meth.
DDS close to Hemingford this summer.
He says that section Is we'll adapted
| to his methods OF soil culture and ex.
| poets to show the farmers how they
can more than double their yields.
The record price for land in Burt
county was made when twenty acres,
unimproved on the Miller estate near
Oakland was sold for $270 an acre.
Fred Wagner Of Louisville has
brought suit against couple OF
neighbors for $4,000. alleging libelous
statements regarding his character.
State Inspector A. NJ. Voss. after
an inspection OF the Bladen schools,
reported to the board of education
that the work being done in the
schools Is up to the standard re-
quired by the state university and
that Bladen will be an accredited
school hereafter.
A Jail delivery at Fremont was frus.
trated by the timely discovery of. a
lot OF tools. keys and saws some OF
the prisoners had managed to accum.
ulate.
Hebron schools have started a cam.
paign among the children to interest
| than In n ha1pipp kaon tho tOwn c1aau