The Red Cloud chief., 1914-03-05
BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA

The Havelock y. NJ. c. A. will be
dedicated about March 1.
The MADE in Nebraska" show will
be held at L,ncolp next week.
| A farmers cooperative company
has been organized at Greeley.
| A new paper will BIO established at
Fairbury making three for that place.
The new $4,000 high school build
ing at Albion was dedicated Thurs
day.
Conway's band will be one Of the
musical attractions Of the 1914 state
fair.
Kearney will hold a special cleo
ton on the question Of Sunday base
ball
The Fremont midwinter fair scored
n success both In exhibits and attend.
ance.
Mrs. Anna Weitzker, aged 81, was
found frozen to death in snow drift
neas Florence.
Mrs. Anna Weitcki, aged 81. wan
dered from her home ut Omaha and
was found frozen to death In n snow
drift near Florence.
| ne NNUTdSku Itotei wiz
hold u meeting at the Clarke hotel at
Hastings March 3.
East Central Nebraska Teachers
association will meet at Fremont,
March 26, % and 2S.
The triennial convention OF the
Royal Neighbors Of America will be
| held In Omaha. March II To 10
Weeping Water was one of the cold
spots during the recent blizzard, the
mercury registering 80 below.
John krummack. for quarter of
century Burlington cmploye at Lin.
coin, dropped dead OF heart disease.
During the past year three firms at
Broken Bow have paid to the farmers
OF that vicinity over $155.000 for hogs.
Fire in the electric light plant at
Gibbon damaged machinery somewhat
but did not put the plant out OF ser.
vice.
A proposed bond sale for $12,500 to
build additions to the Loup City high
school was defeated by thirty-one
votes.
A national guard company was mus.
tered in at Ord last weekb by Lieuten-
ant Stoll OF the adjutant generals
office.
The municipal electric light plant at
Wymore will soon give twentyfour
hour service. Meters are now being
installed.
John st. Clair was found lying on
the floor OF his room at Omaha. nearly
frozen and famished from three days
exposure.
The Spanish war veterans at Geneva
held their annual campfire Friday
night. A dance followed the campfire
celebration.
The Butler county fair will be held
at David City September % to 25. In
elusive. Arrangements for exhibits
are being made.
Twelfth Night" will be presented
by the York high school students Al
Q the junior class play near the clos<
Of the term this spring.
Moving picture shows will be given
/, on several Sundays at Wymore. the
proceeds to be devoted to the fire de
partment building fund.
C. F.. Joyce, an iceman at Weeping
Water. has Just finished harvesting
nearly 1000 tons OF ice that will aver
age over fourteen inches thick.
The oldest farm in Nebraska IL
said to be located near Blair. 1t was
first taken by Jacob Coll in 1S47, and
is now occupied by Patrick Gillespie
Laura Mckinney. whose husband
was killed during a brawl ut street
fair in WILDER last fall. has brought
suit for 100000 damages against nine
saloons OF that place.
John Jewell OF Lincoln "came over
with his watch, a stickpin and so cents
n cash when a hold-up man tickled
ais ribs with n revolver as an induce
ment to make the transfer.
Three hundred former York resi-
dents now in California held a re
union and picnic AZ Whittier, near Los
Angeles, recently. They are members
Of the Southern California York
County association.
Saloonkeepers OF Grand Island have
applied to the city council for permits
sion to employ a special officer tc
guard against attractions OF the liquor
laws.
After being closed for several days
q on account of scarlet fever, the public
= schools OF Osceola have resumed
a work. There are no new cases around
! town SO far as known.
, Little four-year-old Emma Busick, al
/, Lincoln. was so badly burned wher
4 her clothing caught fire as she at
!, tempted to replenish the kitchen
!. stove, that her death resulted after
!, seven hours OF agony.
= One OF the biggest social events OF
n York was the annual ball and banquet
by the fire department OF that place
there being nearly 200 plates at the
banquet.
The saloon question will be voted
l. upon at Wymore at the present spring
Q election, petition to submit the ques