The Red Cloud chief., 1913-05-22

OF Nebraska CITY. was found dead on
the floor Of his room Sunday.
The Fifth congressional district OF
insurgent Woodmen held a business
session at Hastings last week
Game wardens are said to have de.
stroyed number Of seincs. nets and
Illegal lines in the river near Wymore,
Members OF the Elks lodge from
various places over the state met In
Lincoln for the first annual state con,
vcntion.
There Is talk Of closing down the
| Paddock hotel at Hastings. AT one
time one Of the leading hostelries OF
| the state.
May II has been designated cleanup
I day. and towns over the state will
clean up the garbage accumulation OF
| the winter
Colonel J. II. Presson, recording
clerk in Governor Morehead's office
will make the Memorial day address
at Geneva.
vhe business men Of Polk have or.
ganized a commercial club. Almost
every business enterprise in the vii.
Iage is represented.
The grand chapter of the Eastern
Star Nebraska jurisdiction, Is In ses.
sion at Omaha. with about 700 dele
gates in attendance.
Socialists OF Omaha have secured
sufficient signatures to submit the
seven .for-a-quarter street railway fare
question to the voters.
Meetings at the Church OF Christ.
at Albion. under the leadership OF
Boil and Jorgenson. are progressing
with sermons and singing.
George l.. Williams Of Hastings will
attend the worlds auadrennial confer.
cnce OF Adventists to be held at Wash
ington, ID. c.. May Is to June 8.
The Canadian club OF Omaha will
hold It's annual Empire day banquet
May %. Empire day was formerly
known as the birthday Of Queen Vic.
toria.
Seward will clean It's streets, con.
duct its own restoration and provide
for its homeless out Of Its own pocket
according to statement issued by
Mayor Calder.
w. +. Travis of Shubert Is the vic
tim Of an air rife shot. The shot was
imbedded behind the ear and medical
assistance was necessary. making 1t Q
painful wound.
Prof. J. M. showalter who has had
charge Of the science department in
the Beatrice high school for the past
two years. has been chosen principal
Of the high school at Norfolk.
There Is widespread epidemic Of
measles at Albion and in the country.
As usual, II does not seem to hurt the
children much. but some Of the grown
people are reported as quite Ill.
A. NJ. Shubert, treasurer Of the East
ern Nebraska Fruit Growers' associa-
ton, reports that the organization ID
thriving and that new applications for
membership are being received daily.
Thirteen persons died In Beatrice
In the month of April. according to
the mortality record kept by the city
clerk. There was one suicide, three
deaths from heart failure: one from in
juries received in an accident and one
from cancer. During the same month
there was twenty-one births.
County Treasurer Charles Johnson
has called in all Of the outstanding
Otoe county warrants. some 100000,
thus clearing the county Of any hoat.
ing debt.
DIETRICH Clossen, an aged recluse
who lived in little dug.out half a mile
north of the military academy at Lin
coin for twenty years. was found dead
In his home.
Crop and weather reports for the
past week issued Monday by the Bur.
lington and Northwestern railroads up.
hold the belief that the conditions are
better than ever in the history Of Ne
braska.
Ar automobile exploded near Thay.
er. badly frightening the occupants
and giving them a hard fight to save
the car.
| The totM enrolment OF pupils in
the public schools OF Hastings is 1872,
a considerable increase over previous
| years.
Prof Hardy W. Campbell. Burling.
ton farm demonstrator, will farm six
| tcfdCIc W Hi0
ods close to Hemingford this summer.
He says that section Is well adapted
to his methods of soil culture and ex.
poets to show the farmers how they
can more than double their yields.
A gasoline explosion at the home Of
Mrs. Reuben Burnell at Nebraska
City started fire that destroyed the
house and its contents.
Hastings college museum received
boost when A. A. Brookings. the tax.
idermist at Inland, announced that he
would donate his large collection OF
stuffed birds and wild animals to the
| college.
District No. 8 OF the Royal High.
landers elected Frank H. Higgins OF
Nebraska City and M. M. Morrissey OF
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