The Red Cloud chief., 1913-04-03
BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA.

ed at Fairbury.
Lushton was visited by a disastrous
fire last week.
State Yeoman conclave will be held
at Lincoln next week.
The Cortland creamery will expand
and Increase its capital stock.
Democrats at York have decided not
TO put ticket In the field this spring.
Fremont will vote on the Sunday
baseball proposition at the spring elec.
tion.
Some localities in the state are be.
coming overrun with wolves and
coyotes.
Miss Kate Beechler killed large
gray wolf with an ak on a ranch near
Galloway.
The estimated property loss in the
state from Sundays tornado will
reach near s7,0oo,000.
Efforts are being made by York
business men to land the state tennis
tournament this summer.
The socialists Of Fairbury are max.
Ing an active campaign for the munich.
pal election to be held April 1.
More than an inch of rain fell in
less than an hour at Grand Island.
Many easements were flooded.
Frank Tinchner, nominated on the
citizens ticket for mayor of Fairbury.
has declined to Yake the race.
Fremont has passed new hack and
taxi fare ordinance, fixing the maxi.
mum at so cents within the city limits.
A sale of blooded cattle at Fairbury
was declared off by the state veteri.
marian on account OF tuberculosis In
the herd.
Beatrice poultry fanciers have re.
organized the Southeastern Nebraska
Poultry association which flourished
a few years ago.
The Northwest Nebraska Teachers
association meeting will be held in
Chadron on Friday and Saturday,
March 2S and 20.
The twentieth annual session Of the
Nebraska Educational association
opened at Beatrice with an enrolment
of over 800 teachers.
The Greenwood school board at
recent meeting reelected Prof. f. ID.
Lehman as principal of the high
school for the coming year.
election on Sunday baseball at Kear.
ney has been withdrawn. as public
sentiment seemed to oppose 1t.
A. Alberts, farmer living near
Cortland, was seriously injured by get
ting caught in belt wheel while saw
ing wood with gasoline engine.
Sheriff Kerwin Of Leavitt is at
Fremont hospital with badly mangled
foot as a result OF the accidental dis
charge of the shotgun he was carry.
ing.
The employees Of the Nebraska divi.
sion Of the Rock Island railroad held
safety first" meeting in the divi-
sion superintendent's Office at Fair.
bury.
The Bradshaw Monitor announces
that It will open its columns to all
outside advertising II its merchants
do not better patronize their home
paper.
Editor Smith of the Elwood Bul.
letin was compelled to take an en-
forced vacation Of a few weeks on
account Of a bum finger-he had It
amputated.
The Gage county breeders of pure
bred swine offer $500 in prizes to the
boys and girls Of Gage county who
produce the most pounds Of pork from
one litter Of pigs.
J. A. Edgerton. at one time promi.
nent in Nebraska populistic circles.
has been appointed purchasing agent
for the postofflce department under
the new administration.
Six hundred and ninety.eight Ne.
braska state banks reporting at the
close Of business on February 15 show
that the resources of the state since
March 16, 1912, have increased $685..
259. and the deposits have increased
$6,232,959 In the same time.
Plans and specifications for the new
$500 school house at Albion are now
complete. It will be an imposing look.
Ing structure and as up.to.date as can
be made.
At meeting OF the Dreshler Com.
mercial club, e. j. Mitchell was
elected president: A. B. Ude, vice.
president, and H. Harms. secretary
treasurer.
Charles Bette OF Albion was 20
years old Monday and has worked at
his shoe making business for fifty-six
years. He Is an old pioneer. says he
is In good health, and can do as much
work as ever.
Stockmen report bO little loss of
live stock in Butler county in the re-
cent blizzard.
Socialists Of Fairbury have placed a
full ticket in the field for the approach.
ing city election.
The WahoO board of education has
been considering plans for the erec.
tion OF the two new school buildings
for which bonds were voted a few
weeks ago.
II IA ronOrtod that tho Cir M rior otoHn