The Red Cloud chief., 1921-02-03
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF
Timely News Culled From AL
Parts of the State, Reduced
for the Busy.
SCORES OF EVENTS COVERED

The Omaha public library contains
57,S40 books. Last year the circula-
ton was $50, 103.
Material to complete the paving at
Pierce has arrived and work will begin
as soon as weather permits.
Mrs. Elizabeth IIerndon of Madison
died last week following an Illness of
more than twenty-five years.
Hearing on over 100 parole cases
will be held by the new pardon board
at the state prison February 3.
A number of schools in Gage
~ are closed on account of the small
poX and scarlet fever epidemics.
The contractors putting up the new
think 1t will be finished this year.
Miss Frances Sedlucek was killed at
Crete when she was struck by a train
while crossing the railroad track.
Forty-four head Of Duroc hogs were
sold at n sale ut Clay Center recently
at prices ranging from $50 to 500
each.
T.. M. yelling Of Crawford, Neb.,
has discovered coal In Nebraska, nc
NOlblhS " u ittttI W tie CttItldIy VA
state.
Seven business houses mt Greenwood
were burglarized Sunday night. Author
tiles have SO far found no clue to the
burglars.
The farm home Of Roy Garwood,
near Alliance, was completely destroy
cd by fire starting from an overheated
kitchen stove.
The annual convention and EXPOSE
tion of the Nebraska Retail Hardware
association will be held in Omaha
February IA.
The state Poultry show just closed
at Holdrege Is said to have been one
of the most successful exhibits ever
held by the association.
The Rev. w. w. Eyster Of Crete,
oldest living college graduate In the
United States, celebrated his ninety
ninth birthday last week.
Five hundred life insurance men of
Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota are
expected in Omaha February 10 for
an annual congress Of agents.
Il. X. DanielsOn of Osceola was
elected secretary Of the Nebraska
board Of agriculture for the fifth time
at the meeting Of the board Mt Lincoln
William Kaufman, an Alliance youth
Is in a serious condition at a Local
hospital as the result of alcoholic
poisoning due to partaking Of home
brew.
Norfolk was chosen as the place FOL
the 1921 meeting Of the Nebraski
Volunteer Firemen's association at tint
close Of the convention at York las
week.
Nebraska leads every other state II
the union In the number Of auto
mobiles In proportion to population. Ii
this state there Is n automobile t.
every 80 persons.
An oil company has been formed b.
capitalists ut Deshler, and has leases
1900 acres of land in Thayer county
expecting TO incorporate with a capita
stock of 81, COCOON.
DIR. T.. j. Stewart of Lincoln ha
been elected athletic director and hea
coach Of Clemson agricultural an
mechanical college at Clemson, Sout
Carolina.
City commissioners have decided I
submit a proposal for a $5O0,OOO hon
issue to the voters of Lincoln at til
April elections for the construction &
a municipal gas plant.
: DR.. Harold Clifford, who left Oman
: December 3, for South America to eI
gage in laboratory work Of tropic;
research, has reached British Guian
and begun his work.
An underground room beneath
8 large oats pile, with all the accessOri,
4 Of a fair sized distillery was found
n county officials while searching II
= farm of George Muller near Fremon'
John +. Ball and six sons, ne;
Chester, have just completed huskir
y 1900 bushels of corn and made Il
remarkable record of handling this b
= crop by hand, without scooping
@ single bushel of II.
Arthur j, Lynch, foreman at the FIR
l. mont light plant, was held up and 70
" bed by two masked men as he was !
turning home from work about 10 q
d The bandits emptied his pockets
money and valuables amounting
over $40.
Considerable grain is being NOV
9 on the Beatrice market just now. o
I milling firm is handling over 8
! bushels n day.
Pete Lopez pleaded guilty to I
! Staying OF Jonas Sanchez, anoth
] Mexican at McCook n few weeks az
! and was sentenced by Judge Eldrid
to thirty years In the penitentiary.
| Raymond Burleigh, aged II, I
youngest Yank" of the world W
I was married at Lincoln last week
Miss Carinne Buffum of that city. T
I bride is IS years old. The you
couple had been acquainted but I
weeks.
Mrs. Naomi Criss, who homestei
ed near Loup City in 1875, and W
has been living there ever since, d
last week.
The Nebraska i~nterscholastic m
will be held on the University athlt