The Red Cloud chief., 1921-01-06

cars of nice, fat cattle to the South
Omaha market from Buffalo, Wyo,
one day list week.
Mrs. George Il. Norman, wife of the
manager Of moving picture thenter
was killed when the car she was driv-
Ing collided with another machine
driven by Robert Smith.
The 1922 meeting of the Nebraska
State Teachers association will be
held at Omaha, the first week In No
vember according to the decision OF
the executive committee, which met ut
Grand Island last week
w. +. Cook, a David City restaurant
employe, was held up by two masked
highwaymen, who, after securely
binding him up, took his keys, entered
the restaurant, and carried Off the
contents of the cash drawer.
Forty-five nurses at the dormitory
Of the University hospital at Omaha
leaped or crawled i'm their night
clothes through windows to safety
when fire destroyed the building last
week. Six young women were badly
injured.
John Carter, q former resident OF
Weeping Water, was trampled to
death by wild cattle ut his ranch near
Haxtun, Colo. He had taken the cat.
tie to the pasture and when he did not
return search was made and his body
found near the gate.
]. II. Beveridge, city superintendent
of Omaha schools, will be president Of
the Nebraska State Teachers associa-
tion for the ensuing year, and other
officers are: Vice president, w. ii.
Martin, Falrbury; treasurer, John +.
Matthews, Grand I4and.
Nebraska City commissioners at
recent meeting passed an ordinance
| limiting the number of pool halls of
the city to four. This action was
caused by the application of man
from Bethany who sought to estab-
lish another parlor I'm the city.
Newly elected legislators are begin.
ming to worry over the prospect of a
place to stay when they arrive I'm Lin
coin to begin their work. Quarters
are scarce and range from $50 to $l25
month. Many Of them will find it
impossible to bring their families.
The Nebraska Farm Bureau fed
Grafton, which inaugurated an active
membership campaign on October %,
now has total membership Of ap-
proximately $4,000 In the II counties
that have been canvassed, according
to state headquarters.
The federal government is taking
care Of Charles Young, the leper VIC
tim who escaped, from confinement
near Battle Creek some time ago and
created q sensation when he stated at
Washington that he was helped to es-
cape by officers of Madison county.
w. F. ThiehoH has been appointed
general manager Of the Burlington
west Of the Missouri river, to succeed
George w. Hoidrege who resigned af-
/ ter fifty-One years. service with the
Burlington. Mr.. Thiehoff assumes his
new post January 1. He has been as
sistant general manager.
Miss Helen NJ. Davidson, former
Omaha girl, has returned from Europe
and Asia, where she engaged In social
welfare work, visiting the ruins of
ancient cities and having a thrilling
experience when fired upon by bandits
at Ephesus. Asia Minor.
Nemaha county commissioners are
of the opinion that a new survey of
the counties bordering on the Mis-.
souri, river In Nebraska will add con.
siderable territory to this state. Ac.
cOrdingly they have made arrange.
ments TO have the state engineer as.
sist County Surveyor II. G. Daugh.
erty In a survey.
Harry A. Brainerd Of Lincoln, ex.
president Of the State Press Associa-
ton and one of the Oldest printers in
the state, sustained serious injuries
when he was run down by an auto a
! few days ago. He Is still feeling the
, effects of an operation In a hospital
, where his eyesight was partially re-
stored after two years of total blind
ness,
The development OF fruit growing
will constitute one of the most i'm
portant and interesting programs OF
the week of Organized Agriculture, at
| W ihC
ka State Horticultural society has ar
ranged three-day program covering
many of the more important phases
( Of that industry.
: Alex Negonka, Indian of Genoa
5 Neb.. graduate of the Indian school!
E at Lawrence, Kas.; ChilOcco, Okla.
the ShOshone school at Washakie
e WyO.; Genoa, and Of the University o
y Nebraska, holder of a b. A. degree
{: has enlisted as private soldier TO
q duty at Fort Omaha. He speaks tel
: Indian languages, English, French
] German and Spanish fiuently. and Is al
expert carpenter and machInist.
Frank Leninger, York count!
Z farmer, sold to the York Milling com
e pany Ave thousand dollars worth o.
corn at so cents.
e Farmers around Lodge Pole ar
e aroused and mystified by the death
n | In .ua pun,hars nf cattle which hay