The Red Cloud chief., 1916-02-10
NEWS
OF INTEREST TO ALL.

Harrison, was found frozen 10 death.
Work on $4,000 brick building
to be used as "a Wholesale groc"y
house. will start in Norfolk in short
time
Frank kits OF Holstcin has been
awarded the contract tor all concrete
bridge construction in Adams county
this year.
About 200 delegates are expected to
attend the convention OF the Nebras'
ka state Optical association In Omaha,
February 16. IL and Is
Fire damaged the Catholic church |
of Aurora to the extent of $1,000. This |
Same church was seriously damaged |
by fire just a year ago.
The lntcr.Moun,ain Railway, Light |
and Power company, which is build
Ing lines To furnish light and power
to Funk. Wilcox and llildrcth, has
been Obliged 20 stop work GA account
Of the impossibility OF securing ma
| tcral from the manufacturers.
Fire. originating In the basement oil
cafe, wrecked the interior OF the
! Brownell building, Il fourstory ana
| brick structure in the heart OF the
| Lincoln retail business district The
| total estimated loss is between $50,
900 and 100000.
rayard II. Paine, OF Grand Island,
has prepared his petition FOR one OF
the nominations for district Judge ana
| will file the same IN the near future.
There are at present three candidates
n,r the non.partisan nomination.
though It is expected there VIII be
others.
Three stock receipt records were
broken at the South Omaha STOCK
Yards last month. 4 new record was
established for month In hog re-
ccipts. A new January catts, record
was placed among the high marks
The month broke all previous records
for the number Of cars arriving ut the
stock yards.
Il. II. Purcell, president Of the Pub
lie Service club Of Broken Bow, re-
ceived telegram from President Hale
Holden of the burlington, stating that
the road will erect new and modern
station in that city, owing to the IN
adequacy of the present station. This
, matter has been under consideration
for some time.
At the recent annual meeting OF the
, fire and tornado assessment associa
ton Of Hall county and adjoininl
. counties at Grand Island the reports
hnrg hin
567 farmers, with total fire insur
4 ance Of $2,O51, 900 and total tornado
n insurance of s1,767,o00 for 541 mem
n bers.
q For the second time within thirtee
!. months the Il. B. Hord elevator
4 Monroe was destroyed by fire. IN
q orogin is unknown. When discovere
q the whole interior was burning. tn
o building contained 1000 bushels
= grain and had capacity OF twent
d thousand bushels. The total loss wa
q about 715,000
70 C. ]. Miles, former mayor OF Ha
T. tings, and president Of the defun'
10 Nebraska State league, authorized
II public statement announcing his cal
{ didacy for the republican nominatio
s for governor. This gives Hastings tw
e republican candidates for governo
Mayor Madgett having filed for II
n nomination.
In a rousng meeting at Grand
~ land delegates from many or u
-, towns outside Of Broken Bow met ar
,o pledged their untiring loyalty TO u
~ cause OF the division of Custer cou
~ ty into smaller portion OF the col
80 monwealth. While there were no fC
h nal resolutions the proposed divisi'
a., of the county was agreed upon.
or Toe Stecher OF Dodge has return
n from his triumphant eastern trip.
~ wrestled fifteen athletes In the thr
M weeks he was on the road and easl
nm defeated them all. This was Stecke
no first trip east and he was accorded
ais big reception by the sporting write
rie and the public generally. In NJ
York he was hcralded az the N
worlds champion.
cd The 2-vear-old daughter OF Mr..
on. Mrs. Albert Strain OF Un'vers
nd Place choked TO death as the res
nd OF swallowing n peanut nearly 7
dit months ago. The peanut had DC
ior removed by delicate operation
ler eral weeks ago, but the child J
been subject to violent cough
spells ever since the operation, II
while in one OF these spells that
I" died.
on Over $50 was raised among the
ice. lumbus citizens for tho fund to
the eight million suffering Jews
the war zone.
NJ Prices on horses and mules ra
high, the steady demand for them
the European war being factor.
=. a farm sale held near Tecumseh
res day recently an ordinary team
18th. draft horses brought s4l5. A team
20 20 mules was sold at $500 SINGLE "
horses went at $40 and $3.50. G
are bringing az much as $40 on