The Red Cloud chief., 1914-07-30
BRIEF Nsws OF NssaAskA

Nebraska ranks fourth In the value
OF rye, potatoes and dairy cattle.
The state nsh commissioners will
seine the lake at Thayer and restock
It.
A tractor and farm machinery dem
onstration will be held at Fremont
next month.
Six tons OF fsh have been depos.
tied In the lake at Curtis by the state
fish commissioners.
An aged man. identity unknown,
was killed by train on the Elkhorn
river bridge. near Fremont.
The date OF Harvard's fall festival
has been changed from August IL
and 13 to August 10 and 20.
Threshers were compelled to aban.
don work at Howe for several days on
account Of shortage of cars.
Louis Mugford dropped dead at
Capital Beach. at Lincoln, where he
was employed as a caretaker.
Nemaha commissioners will macad.
amize the county road for a consider
able distance east Of Auburn.
The new pipe organ for the Catholic
church at Columbus has just been in.
stalled at cost of over $4,000
Seven horses were burned to death
in fire that destroyed the barn of
Mrs. Fred Both. near Fremont
Seven horses were burned to death
In fire which destroyed the barn Of
Ed. Wilkerson near Cedar Bluffs.
William p. Fried, ex-mayor OF Ere
mont and a prominent citizens and
pioneer Of Nebraska, died last week.
A stalk Of corn grown on the Thomp
son farm near College View measures
thirteen feet six inches from end t.
end
Miss Marie LAMBERT OF Beatrice
has been elected principal of the
Holmesville schools for the COMING
year
There are 1,64O automobiles in Ian
caster county, having a total value OF
$1.l51,990 and an average value OF
$7024O
Ras Rasmussen. Grand Island
business man, was found dead in his
barn. supposedly stricken with heart
trouble.
George Thomas, the newly appointed
postmaster at Seward, has received his
commission and assumed charge Of
the Office.
John Winslow, a farmer near Cedar
Bluffs, had an oat yield Of 73 bushels
to the acre, the largest ever made in
that section.
The service Of laying the corner
stone of the new Webster county court
house will be held in Red Cloud Thurs
day. July 30.
The Lincoln Commercial club IL
already making reservations OF rooms
for parties over the state who intend
to visit the state fair.
The census just completed at ALI
ance shows a gain of 1000 over the
census taken in 1910. The town has
population OF $500
Mrs. o. A. Hubbard. a pioneer Of
Lancaster county. celebrated her nine
tieth birthday last week at the home
Of her son in Lincoln.
The fourteen months old child Of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Lange of Scribner
was choked to death on a kernel Of
popcorn from box Of crackerjack
Five unsuccessful attempts were
made to burn the Goodman hotel at
Fremont. In each instance the fire
had been started in bed mattresses.
The committee in charge is already
ut work on the program for the Lin
coin German days set for this fall.
possibly about the middle OF October
BECAUSE her granddaughter. Oma
Rausch, nine. injured her fingers in a
pulley at Stella Mrs. Elizabeth Gerdes
Of Humboldt has presented her with q
check for $1,000
There will be an equal suffrage day
at the state fair this fall, on which day
there will be held spectacular celebra-
tions and suffrage programs in Lin
coin and at the fair grounds. Wednes-
day, September 9. was dedicated to the
cause Of equal suffrage by action Of
the state fair board.
George Fritz. u German laborer, was
overcome by heat at Lincoln, Thurs
day. and is in serious condition at a
| hospital
The Lincoln Commercial club Will
reserve rooms over the city for state
fair visitors who apply for them and
will see that no advance in price Is
made for the week
Frank Clason and Henry Schmal-
kins were probably fatally injured
when traction engine which they
were running dropped into a canal,
through broken bridge near Stam-
ford. The engine dropped twenty feet
when the planks gave way.
r. B. II. Bell. rector Of Kearney Mill
tary academy, has announced his resig.
nation as head OF that school to take
effect September 1.
The travelling mems picnic at Capt.
tai Beach at Lincoln. under auspices
Of the state u. c. T. and r. p. A.,
took place last week and was attend
ed by "bagmen' from all over the
state.
| The Nebraska national guard will,