The Red Cloud chief., 1914-02-05
BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA


The Wabash Grain company will
erect new elevator at that place.
Jack Neice of Hyannis broke an
arm while cranking an automobile.
August Schultz OF Germantown Is
dead from the effects OF blood poison.
ing
A number OF well-developed cases
OF smallpox have been discovered at
Salem.
Two enormous wolves were killed
in a roundup near Holmesville last
week.
There is a movement on foot for
the organization of a local Y. NJ. G. A.
at Havelock.
Mrs. John Weiland, near Madison,
suicided by hanging herself in the
barn. IL is thought she suddenly be.
came insane.
The next convention Of the State
Firemen's Association will be held at
Nebraska City.
Grand Island has received her new
fire auto truck and is testing it out
before accepting 1t.
The political situation in York
county is warming up, and candidates
are beginning to declare themselves.
The Fremont retail merchants asso.
citation is opposed to the support Of a
baseball club at that place in 1914.
Over 1900 men have attended the
religious meetings OF the Y. NJ. c. A
at Beatrice in the past three months
Burglars visited the home OF Will
liam wager at Hastings and appro
priated diamond ring valued at $125
The new music hall erected on the
campus Of the Lutheran seminary at
| Seward has been formally dedicated.
Wolves and coyotes have become
almost menace in Lincoln county,
| and a war Of determination has begun.
Bernard, the seven.yearold son OF
| u. G. Chapman, living a mile south
east OF Wymore, was drowned while
| skating.
Medill Mccormick Of Chicago will
be one Of the speakers at the bull
moose rally and banquet at Lincoln
February II.
The seven.weeks-old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Jones, living near
York. has beat all records by cutting
several teeth
Having served three terms already
as superintendent Of the BARLEY pub
lie schools, Professor Duncan has just
been reelected for fourth term.
The Utica Farmers Elevator COM
pany declared 26 per cent dividend
at its annual business meeting last
week--the largest in it's existence.
More than 300 pounds of honey and
ten swarms Of bees were secured by
the contractor In charge while tearing
down an old school building at Neigh.
The five.year.old daughter of Frank
Finney, at McCook, got kernel Of
corn in her ear, and 1t required sew.
eral hours work on the part OF a
physician before It was removed.
While George Clay. an Omaha COL
ored sport, was entertaining a num-
Der Of friends at weekend house
party, two strangers entered, held up
the company and relieved them OF six
dollars.
Moving pictures will be introduced
As a regular feature Of the Christian
church services at Hastings by the
new pastor. Rev. ]. f. Holly, who has
an up-to-date outfit of his own.
e. c. Briggs and Harry Heatfy, OF
McCook, had the rare fortune to shoot
and capture golden eagle. The bird
measured over seven feet from tip to
tip of wings, and is still alive and an
object of interest.
Wenzel Landkamer. an eleven.year-
old Powell boy, received numerous
bad burns on the face and head when
a 90 target rife that had been con-
verified into a shotgun "back-fired"
when he discharged It at a rabbit.
Wilhelm Flege, now appealing for
the third time to the supreme court
Of Nebraska from penitentiary sem
tence imposed upon him at Pender
for the killing " his sister, Louise, will
again be admitted to bail in the sum
Of $4,000.
A number OF horses have died in the
neighborhood of Mynard with what
the veterinary surgeons call cornstalk
disease. When an animal Is affected
with 1t he becomes crazed. and often
runs into any obstruction which may
be in the way. Some have been killed
In that manner.
At the second annual convention OF
Nebraska commercial club secretaries,
lust concluded at Lincoln, the follow.
ing officers were elected: A. NJ. Con.
ner of Grand Island, president; r. E.
Riley Of Fairbury, secretary-treasurer;
W. f. Written, Lincoln; w. A. Ellis,
Omaha; s. ID. Thompson, Neigh;
]. e. Tillotson, Harvard; C. O. Wertz,
Crawford. vice presidents.
The discovery Of several cases Of
measles in a school room at Hastings
resulted in a holiday for the pupils
and a thorough fumigation Of the
building.
Donald, the ten-year-old son Of DR..
and Mrs w. L. Curtis Of Fairbury,
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