The Red Cloud chief., 1913-03-20

killing of Roy ,uEt has been dis
missed
Ten horses were burned to death IN
fire that destroyed the Link-Turner
livery barn at Scribner Saturday
morning.
Neigh has voted bonds in the sum
OF 100000 for new high school build
ing. The proposition carried by sixty
six majority.
Baptist church at North Platte. the
resignation OF Rev. X. u. Favoright
was accepted.
Over one hundred delegates were
In attendance at the state convention
Of the Woodmen of the World at Bea.
trice last week
A mems federated brotherhood with
membership Of forty on the charter,
has been organized by the Christian
church at Diller.
II. Y. McCloskey sold a quarter sec
tion Of Jefferson county land near
Fairbury to Joseph McCord for a con.
sideration of $4,000.
The Monarch Bridge company OF
Falls City has been awarded the con.
tract for the bridge building in Otoe
county for the coming year.
r. r. Dunwoody of Auburn, an aged
and infrm veteran Of the civil war,
ATTEMPTED to stop a runaway team and
was knocked down and run over.
A move has been launched in York
to organize country club. Present
plans contemplate the purchase Of a
forty-acre tract southeast of the city.
A movement has been put on foot
by the Kearney Commercial club TO
secure for that city the meeting of the
Nebraska Educational association
next year.
Robbers who have been entering
Lincoln business houses at will re
Gently, broke into the Shamp Imple.
ment company's building for the third
time within a week
A mail pouch containing registered
mail from Omaha to Denver was
stolen from the depot platform at
North Platte and was later found
empty in an adjacent yard.
The county Jail at Beatrice. which
has been Guarantined on account OF
smallpox for the past two weeks, viii,
be fumigated. The prisoner suffering
from the disease has fully recovered
At a recent meeting of the stock
holders of the King Alfalfa mills of
Nebraska City, whose plant was de-
, stroyed by fire during the winter, II
was decided to wind up the affairs
Of the association.
A young man by the name OF
Meyers was struck on the head with a
club by an unknown man Sunday
evening as he was leaving the Chris
tian church at Beatrice with two
young women. His assailant escaped
The members OF Company ID, Ne
braska national guard. at Hastings.
were entertained at banquet given
by the winning side of the member.
ship contest which closed that week
Fifteen new members were enlisted
'and Captain Lovell's team won from
Captain Arnold's.
The Rev. H. w. Cox Of Denver has
been called by the Baptist churches
OF Oxford and Winsonville and has &C.
cepted the call.
Reports from along the Platte indi
cate that ducks are plentiful this year
and many hunters are planning to try
their skill at the birds.
Church Howe was nominated by ac-
clamaticn for mayor of Auburn. Until
recently he was United States consul
at Manchester. England
The question who will be the next
postmaster at Farnam will be left to
the decision of the patrons Of the
Office at a special election.
The pupils of the Diller high school
under the direction of the principal.
Miss Darle NJ. Taylor, presented the
four-act drama, THE Noble Outcast," /"
in the city hall.
The Platte river was out OF its
banks Monday between Fremont and
Mercer, flowing over a mile wide in
places. Great chunks OF ice were
being carried down stream.
The board OF supervisors at Beatrice
is making plans for the construction
of good dirt roads In the county, II the
bill passes the legislature providing
that the Inheritance tax money can be
used for this purpose.
While lifting his baby brother from
bed, the three.year.old son Of Heinrich
Bauer of Hastings fell with the infant,
sustaining a fracture Of the hip.
Several lemons, one of them measur-
ing thirteen inches in circumference
and nine inches through from stem to
tip. were raised in the greenhouse Of
the state orthopedic hospital at Lin
coin.
The new $35,000 First Christian
church of Kearney was fittingly dedi-
ceted Sunday with an all-day service,
in charge Of the pastor, the Rev, Mr..
Zlnk. and the Rev. Mr.. Snively Of Bea.
trice.