The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1914-01-01
BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA

| SluD mas Dbeu organ
lied at Cortland.
A. l.. Lynch, former resident O
York, is dead at Boulder Colo.
Z. l.. johnson will sink well 70,
lrrigating purposes near Hastings.
Nearly $50 persons were converted
at the revival services just closed al
Albion
An effort Is being made to perfect
a good roads organization for York
county
Arthur Dern, Fremont boy, was
run over by a train at Lowden, Iowa
and instantly killed.
Mrs. Henry Bitter of Fairbury fell
on an icy walk and fractured her
right hip in two places.
Rabbits have increased to such an
extent that they have become a pes,
10 Adams county farmers.
The David City volunteer fire de
partment will give its annual ball
Wednesday, December 81"
The Ainsworth Light and Power
company has commenced laying the
foundation for its new building.
Business men of Cortland rendered
a smoker to their farmer friends and
patrons at which nearly 500 were
guests.
Mrs. Harriet Noble. who took
post graduate course at Peru. is now
superintendent of schools at Herman.
Depositors of the defunct First
National bank at Sutton will possibly
get settlement OF 40 cents on the
dollar.
Mrs. Sarah Shindlc, aged rs is
dead at Bradshaw as the result of
injuries received in fall few
weeks ago.
The Rev. Mr. Sandahl has accepted
call as pastor of the Swedish Luth.
eran church at Wahoo He comes
from Michigan
pack of greyhounds attacked
Clara. the 4.yearold daughter of A.
X. Dobesh near Ansley, and seri.
ously injured her.
About 120 teamsters in the coal
yards at Lincoln went on strike Mon.
day, but the differences were adjusted
and they returned to work Tuesday.
Fire breaking out in the general
store OF j. II. Arends & Company at
Syracuse. damaged stock and build
ing to the extent of s35 900 or $4,000
Mrs. Blanche Clapp has brough.
suit against the city of Tecumseh ir
the sum of 5000 for injuries re-
ceived when she fell on board walk.
Miss Carrie Jewell, missionary
from Foo Chow, China. occupied the
pulpit OF the VI. f.. church at Peru,
sunday, and gave an interesting talk.
Ten automobiles were burned in
fire that consumed the Syfert gar
age at Ainsworth. The fire started
from an explosion in the workroom.
William Barmby. Dewitt banker.
scratched his hand with a nail and
blood poisoning resulted, which has
caused him considerable pain and
alarm.
Lawrence King, a well.to-do young
man, committed suicide by hanging !
himself in cattle barn on his |
fathers farm near Edgar. III health
is supposed to have been responsible.
The eleven-months.old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hall was scalded TO
death at their home in Round Valley,
when plug came out of washing
letting the contents, boiling
hot. splash over her.
An overdose of headache tablets
came near resulting fatally to Mrs.
viii Buraup of Tecumseh, who was
'ound unconscious by her daughter,
who hastily summoned a physician.
She is now thought out of danger.
Dick George, near Fairbury, nearly
ost an arm in circular saw. which
lie was operating. cutting stove wood.
j. c. Mitchell, driving an oil wagon
It Hastings. was thrown from the
'eat and severely injured by the
wheels passing over his head and
houlders.
A total OF 1929 hotels, restaurants.
coming houses and apartment houses
AVE thus far received licenses to op.
rate under the new state hotel law.
n the neighborhood Of $500 instim.
ions of this character are yet to regis.
er with the state
j. A. Moore, n deputy pure food in.
pector was painfully burned while
making a test Of gasoline at the plant ,
I the Standard Oil Company in Ne
raska City,
Workmen engaged in tearing down {
n Old house ar Fremont We're routed
y swarm OF bees that had made
he Interior OF the walls their winter
,
David City had two fire alarms {
lrned in within fifteen hours. The !
esidence OF John Howard took fire c
riday evening and the residence of 7
nil Harper took fire Saturday morn. '
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Fremont, Superior, Fairbury, Beat.
&c and Nebraska City have asked
lie Nebraska Manufacturers asso-
alton to organize local associations o
those places. 4