The Red Cloud chief., 1921-03-24
NEWS Of STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings in Nebraska
Given in Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

All OIL wen is being sunk on the
Hamilton farm near Blue Springs.
Mrs. I. T.. Pallet of Galloway died
suddenly mt Il hospital in Grand Island
Inc Buffalo county fair will be held
az kearney August 30 to September
The district convention of the state
kiwanis clubs will he held in Omaha
April H.
Levels are being taken for Arapa.
hoes first paving project and sew
age system.
The Ord schools are arranging an
extensive exhibit Of school and in
dustrial work.
Miss Helen Tracy of Pawnee City
is dead Of blood poisoning caused by a
carbuncle on the lip.
Drs. j. Jones and II. G. Gresham
nave been appointed members of the
pension board at Hastings.
Rev. w. c. Kelley of the NJ. +.
church at Geneva has accepted call
to the passionate at Cambridge.
Fifteen automobiles were wholly or
partially destroyed In fire mt Omaha,
originating in clothes closet.
Revival meetings are in progress mt
the Christian church at Burwcll under
leadership Of Rev. A. =. Reeves.
Rev. w. Z. HierOnymus, A. H.. Co
IumDus, o., has accepted the call to
the presidency of Hebron academy.
The site for the new city hall at
Ord Is still up i'm the air. a number
of locations are under consideration.
chief of the Hastings fire department,
committed suicide by taking poison.
Albert Roberts, II - year old Wy
more lad, had his right leg broken,
when he was thrown from his horse
Fire caused by defective wiring
damaged the First NJ. Il. church mt
Chadron to the extent of several hun.
dred dollars.
a roundup Of Gage county automo-
lille owners who have failed to take
out their 1921 licenses is being made
by state agents.
Citizens of the Hastings neighbor.
hood have organized the Adams coun-
ty agricultural society, and will have
a fair the coming fall.
The question Of Il municipal swim.
ming pool, which has been agitated for
some time by the Ord Community club,
Is still before the people.
The Ainsley city council will not
grant license to an open pool hall.
consequently there are several such
places I'm town run as clubs.
l.. "A. Morris of Aurora burned his
hand severely when can of roof
cement he was opening caught on fire
from spontaneous combustion.
Three Upland youths who spent the
night In Jail at Mlnden pleaded guilty
to the charge Of selling liquor and
paid fines of 500 and costs each.
The 5Oth anniversary of the found
ing OF the First Congregational church
at Crete was celebrated last week by
banquet in the church basement.
broken knee cap was sustained
by Henry Dickman of Plymouth, when
his horse ran away and kicked him
through the dash board Of his buggy.
Maurice Wilson, Pawnee City high
school student, was badly burned on
the hands and about the face when
the gasoline tank in his automobile eX-
ploded.
The home Of william J. Duffin,
three miles west OF Greeley. burned
to the ground, the fire starting from
lard rendering in the oven of the kitch-
en- range.
Owing to prevalence of small poY
In that place, the Wymore city health
authorities have recommended to the
school board that all school children
be vaccinated.
The pool hall at Harrison, operated
by Frank Berbower, was entered by
burglars and the cash register robbed
of $50. All of jewelry on punch
board card was also taken.
At the declamatory contest in the
McCook high school, eleven pupils took
part. Miss Agnes Duncan was chosen
to represent McCoOk high in the dis
trict contest in Arapahoe.
Mrs. Wallace Pitt, residing near
Harrison, recently gave birth to her
eighteenth child. This was the first
girl, the remainder being boys. Eleven
are living. Mrs. Pitt holds the
record family In western Nebraska.
John Berg, farmer living near
Florence, was shot and instantly killed
when he walked into gun trap which
he had set in his hen coop.
From the funds of the Ravenna Red
Cross and Canteen Workers that place
will he presented with large bronze
tablet, with the names of all world war
men who enlisted from there.
The Grand Island chamber of COM
merce has made appropriation for the
purchase of loving cup to be given to
the American Legion basketball team
winning the state championship in the
state contest to be held in that city
March 81 and %.
Osceola is taking under considera-
tion the ACCESSIBILITY of installing
municipal electric light and ice plant
Two hundred fires I'm Nebraska dur
Ing December and January cost two
lives and did nearly $250O0O worth of
damage, according TO the March bu.
letin of State Fire Marshal c. Il. Hart.