The Red Cloud chief., 1913-12-25

Insurance on the York courthouse
has been distributed among the rep
resentatives OF eighteen companies.
Mrs. Harriet Noble. who took a
post graduate course at Peru is now
superintendent OF schools at Herman.
petition TO the county commits.
sioners is being circulated for county
ownership Of telephones in Lincoln
county.
A thief worked the city hall at ON.
aha and secured purse containing
S16 belonging to Beulah Byrd, a sten.
ographer
Mrs. Sarah Shindle. aged 76 is
dead at Bradshaw as the result OF
Injuries received in fall a few
weeks ago.
Verne Flory, a Lincoln hoy, was
wounded by stray bullet from an un
known source, while out walking with
a companion.
The Rev. Mr.. Sandahl has accepted
call as pastor Of the Swedish Lu.h.
eran church at Wahoo. He comes
from Michigan.
York county dentists have formed
a county organization and elected N.
X. Wildman. president, and f. A.
Calkins. secretary.
The little two-year-old child OF Au-
gust Kle!nschmidt at Hampton lost
two fingers by getting them caught in
a platform rocking chair.
Mrs. J. A. Phelan Is dead at her
home in Johnson as result OF in
iuries received when she fell down
the cellar steps Of her home.
Automobile bandits are worrying
the Omaha police and in ,identally
numerous citizens when business
keeps them out late at night
The blacksmith evangelist" Rev
NJ. w. Boyer, has just closed a series
Of meetings at Nemaha. at which there
were nearly fifty conversions,
The Hastings high school football
team closed the season with balance
In the treasury, with which macki-
naws and sweaters were bought.
Mrs. Blanche Clapp has brought
suit against the city of Tecumseh in
the sum Of s3079 for injuries re.
ceived when she fell on board walk.
Ten automobiles were burned in
fire that consumed the Syfert gar.
age at Ainsworth. The fire started
from an explosion in the workroom.
William Barmby. Dewitt banker,
scratched his hand with a nail and
blood poisoning resulted. which has
caused him considerable pain and
alarm.
Workmen engaged in tearing down
an old house at Fremont were routed
by a swarm OF bees that had made
the interior OF the walls their winter
headquarters.
Fremont. Superior, Fairbury, Beat.
rice and Nebraska City have asked
the Nebraska Manufacturers asso
citation to organize local associations
at those places.
At the annual election OF officers
for the York Commercial club, c. N.
Beaver was elected president: Fay
Copsey, vice-president; ]. NJ. Xii.
dow. treasurer. and T. f. Sedgwick,
secretary.
The young ladies' auxiliary society
OF the First Congregational church
at Fremont held a baby show last
week. in which there were 1875 entries.
Owing to the prevalence OF hog
cholera in the neighborhood OF Green
wood an unusually large number OF
porkers are being shipped. Most
everything fit to go on the market is
being sold
Thirteen Nebraska football players
members OF the all-victorious Corn
huskers OF 1918, were awarded honor
sweaters at the last regular monthly
session of the state university ath
letic board.
Mrs. Martha Whipple has brought
suit for 100000 against Lincoln saloon.
keepers and their bondsmen for sell.
ing liquor to her husband
The first annual show of the Mid.
Continental Poultry association will
be held In the Auditorium at Lincoln
Christmas week A number OF birds
from all parts of Nebraska, as we'll as
from several neighboring states, will
be on exhibition.
A net cash sum Of $3.50 was added
10 the Old Peoples Home fund by
the recent charity benefit program at
Hastings under the auspices of the
Woman's club.
George Howe, a rural mail carrier
who resides at Schuyler. 'is pursued
by the ink Twice his barn was
burned, and in both fires he lost
valuable horses. Two months age he
was poisoned in a mysterious man.
ner, but recovered. Recently he de.
tected a strange taste to cup OF
coffee he was drinking In his home.
doctor who examined the coffee
found 1t contained deadly poison.
Little Marie Mercer, S-year.old
Lincoln girl, fell twelve feet, landing
on hard floor, and received a com.
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