The Red Cloud chief., 1914-06-25
BRIEF NEWS OF NEsRAskA

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served at many places over the state
last Sunday.
Mrs. Nicholas Henrecy was serious
ly injured when thrown from . buggy
ear Hastings. Fl,
The board Of Cotner university has
decided to employ an athletic coach
for next eason
Registration figures for the univer.
sity summer session far exceed those
Of any former year.
Over 5000 visitors attended the an
nual convention Of state stock growers
at Alliance last week.
Roy Fox, a school teacher, was held
up at Fairbury and robbed Of a watch
and articles of jewelry.
Thomas Finnegan was held up by
footpads nea Falls City, and shot in
the arm when he put up a fight.
Omaha is to have an ordinance pro-
hibiting movies" in any of the resi-.
Dental sections Of the city.
One hundred and fifty.six Fremont
people own diamonds valued at SIT 900
as shown by the assessment roll.
More than 5000 has been subscribed
toward the establishment of a public
playground at Hastings this summer,
Johnson county apple growers are
seriously worried over an insect that
Is destroying the buds in the orchards.
"Chick" Shedd, once prominent in
state university football circles, died
at Kenwood, Fla, last week Of malarial
fever.
Rev. A. L. Brombaugh. pastor Of the
vesta Christian church. has accepted
a call to the pastorate Of the church al
Firth.
Walter Henry, twenty-five years old,
committed suicide at the family home
a West Point, while temporarily
insane.
Kenneth Greene Of Inland will prob
ably lose the sight of one eye, the ball
Of which was penetrated by a sharp
pointed knife.
John Foster sustained injuries that
necessitated the amputation Of his left
leg when he fell under the wheels OF
a train at Salem.
Twenty members of the university
Y. M. c. A. are spending vacation al
the western college conference In
Estes Park, Colo.
Rev. r. B. Favoright. who has been
filling a .pastorate at North Bend, has
received a call from the First Baptist
church at Beatrice.
Tommy Shrive, a s~ix-year-old Lin.
coin boy. was seriously hurt when he
was struck by an auto as he was
coasting on a walk.
Wesley Beeson, q local air man, will
make an ascent In an aeroplane of his
own construction at the Fillmore
county fair this fall.
Sunday baseball 10 again agitating
the minds Of the residents Of Syracuse
and . petition has been circulated
calling. for an election.
The university teachers bureau 10
receiving many calls from over the
state for instructors In various de-
partments Of the schools.
Merit Written, Q 12-yearold Te-
cumseh boy. had both arms broken
when he fell from Q trapeze on which
be was doing some acrobatic stunts.
Recent heavy rains killed the pine
seedlings sent out by forestry students
Of the university. and they will be re-
placed by seeds from eastern
nurseries.
Miss Esther L. Stock, one Of Kear.
ney's leading young business women.
ls the first woman in Buffalo county
to file for ONCE. She is seeking the
nomination for registrar Of deeds.
Water from the Jordan river,
brought to Fremont by q resident of
that place on returning from a tour
Of the holy land, was used in baptis-
NAL services at several local churches.
A number Of infants we're baptized.
The Security State bank Of Curtis.
with $50. 900 capital, has secured q
charter from the state banking board.
The postofice at Hoag; a little town
eight miles northwest Of Beatrice.
which was discontinued some time
ago. Is to be reopened.
In a test Of strength at Geneva,
Professor LIE Roy had the bones Of his
right arm broken with a snap that was
heard fifty feet away.
Mrs. John Slama of Lincoln SUI.
fered q sever case Of ptomaine poison.
ing 40 the result of drinking the milk
from an over-ripe cocoanut.
Nate Carey wal arrested at Pail.
SADIE. charged with setting fire to the
Burlington hotel at Falls City. which
was destroyed q few days ago.
Mrs. Karl Mellow. heal Loup City,
was painfully burned about the face
when a bottle of carbolic acid explod.
ed. throwing the liquid over her.
Old's jewelry store at Hemingford
was b~urglarized and watches and jew
elry worth over $500 stolen.
william Adair Of North Platte wal
seriously injured when his automobile
turned turtle near Big Springs.
F~our-year-old Nellie Eridia of Kear
ney was fatally burned when her clio.
thing was set or ire from lighted
matches with which abe waa MIA wing