The Red Cloud chief., 1915-04-01
BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA

on new hlgn school building.
Aurora q. "A. RS are making efforti
to secure the 1916 encampment.
Burwell will vote on Sunday ball
and also the saloon proposition.
Shickley board OF education will ado
twelfth grade to the schools at tha
place.
Over 10000 names have been secured
10 petitions being circulated by the
Nebraska Peace Society.
The opera house at Broken Bow
caught fire from an unknown source
and was totally destroyed.
Madison celebrated the dedication OF
her new $4,000 school building last
week by an informal reception.
FIRE starting in the general store OF
Z. II. Dysart, destroyed almost block
In the business section of Union.
Hebron will cut out the time worn
nght over the liquor question at the
coming election.
Farmers around Weeping Water are
putting In their spare time dragging
the country roads.
Inc State LauDdrymens association
VIII hold its next meeting at Grand
Island in October.
Beatrice is worrying over the pros
pect OF the demotion OF her postoffics
TO the second class division.
The Hotel Rome has been designat
ed as headquarters of the press asso'
citation during its meeting at Omaha.
a Carnegie library for University
race Is now assured and construction
Will probably start within a few
months.
Prof N. A. Bengtson OF the state
university has been elected a member
OF the Association OF American Geog.
raphers
Frank Kirkpatrick. for twenty-five
years an employee OF the Rock Island
road at Fairbury. has been retired or
a pension.
Grand Island will hold referendum
vote on the question OF putting 800.
600 into the building OF a new sewer
age system.
G. e. DERRICK. the newly appointed
postmaster at Superior. has received
his commission and will take charge
the first Of April.
The fortieth anniversary OF the state
school for the blind at Nebraska City
was celebrated by a reception and pro
gram. March 10.
Secretary Ronin Of the Nebraska
Speed association says the coming
summer will see the biggest races ever
known in the state
The legislature has appropriated
xOI Am for
Tor a permanent home for dependent /.
children at Lincoln.
The nineteenth reunion OF the Scot. |
fish Rite Masons was held in Lincoln
last week. Masons were present from
the entire South Platte valley.
Adam Bax and wife. pioneers OF Ne
braska, and long time residents OF Lin.
coin. celebrated their golden wedding
at their home there last week.
The Woman's club OF Auburn has
arranged for short course in domes.
tic science to be held at the Christian
church basement in that city.
Charles Klump OF Galloway. died on
the way to hospital where he was to
an operation for an injury re-
sulting from kick by a horse.
Charles Strader OF Lincoln. has been
appointed to All the vacancy on the
state board OF agriculture caused by
the resignation OF c. II. Rudge.
Bowlers Of the state will meet at
Lincoln April to 10. Many valuable
trophies will 60 to winners in the tour.
nament which occurs on those dates.
Two hundred and fifty funerals in
the last two years is perhaps a state
record set by Rev. J. w. Hilton, pastor
of the East Lincoln Christian church.
Rev. W. II. Buss, who resigned the
passionate OF the Congregational
church at Fremont recently. has re.
and will resume his duties.
Lincoln will establish a rock pile as
} means Of protecting itself against
he impecunious tourists and hoboes
who are getting more numerous daily.
Columbus has organized choral
'ociety and will have musical festi.
'al the coming summer
The Roseland Grain Company will
build 20 900 bushel capacity elevator
o care for this years anticipated large
,rop.
The Seward commercial club has en-
ragged the State Band OF Lincoln to
urnish music for Saturday evening
concerts during the coming summer.
Nearly 700 teachers were registered
It the Southeastern Nebraska con-
'ention at Lincoln last week making
record breaking attendance for that
Mrs. Julia O'Shea dropped dead in
room at her home in Lincoln. Her
'ody was found some hours later by
Ter sister who had called to pay her
visit.
The spring meeting of the Presby.
cry OF the Nebraska City district will
e held in Tecumseh on April ~, IS
nd IA. More than 100 delegates are
expected to be in attendance.
Mrs. Phillip Sitter, a sister OF Fred