The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-22
Nebraska nofes

Norfolk Ia greatly pleased at lts sue
tess IN securing the next meeting OF
he North Nebraska Teachers associa-
Jon.
The Alliance postofice has been adj
vanted from third to second class. the
receipts for the past year having
reached s ,13G.75
The Solomon Manufacturing COM
pany of Omaha has incorporated with
a capital stock OF $1,000. II controls
patented devices.
The Bank OF Holbrook, capital $6,-
600. has been incorporated by Samuel
Patterson. G.. M. Brown, A. M. Keys,
r. +. Patterson and f. Brown.
The state bank OF Holbrook. which
was approved by the state banking
board. has fled articles OF ~incorpora-
ton With the secretary OF state. me
capital stock is $4,000.
The certificate Of nomination OF u. J.
Burkett as congressman from the F1rst
district has teen filed with the secre-
tary of state. Mr.. Burkett's certificate
was the second TO be filed.
Editor Dundas OF the Auburn
Granger recently celebrated his third
of a century of married bliss and his
puarter of a ccntury's work In the
treadmill Of the newspaper business.
The Farmers Business association OF
the town of Campbell has incorporated
with a capital stock Of $1,000 and will
purchase and sell grain, live stock,
lumber, coal, Irvine and other supplies
used on the farm.
notwithstanding Omaha's fire de-
partment Is to be materially strength
cred and improved by the installation
of new machinery and the o%rganiZa-
ton OF new companies. the fire insur-
snce rates show no disposition to come
town.
The press now used to print the Co
lumbus Journal Is one which was used
by Il. Rosewater for the first issues OF
the Omaha Daily Bee, which was es-
tablished in 1871. The press today,
like most Of the machinery made In
those days. seems to be as good as new,
and turns out as clear a print as any
Of the latest inventions.
Fairfield local papers note the splen-
did record of q Nebraska young man,
Archie Hopper, Of that place. who has
1ust won the honor OF valedictorian or
his class Of two hundred at the dental
school Of the Northwestern university
at Chicago. He was n OF twelve TO
compete for the place and among the
twelve he stood highest.
One Of the oldest landmarks in Loup
county Is gone, the old cedar log house
built by Jacob Stroll twenty-seven
years ago when that was an morgan
lied territory, having recently been re-
moved. Mr.. Stroll was the first set
tier il Stroll precinct, there being nc
settlement west of him nearer than the
Black Hills when he went to that sec
ton.
Judge Irving F. Baxter, the new
United States district attorney for th'
district of Nebraska, was taken arOunt
through the federal building at OMAHA
by Attorney w. s. Summers, the retir
ing official, and introduced to TIT
heads of the various departments, MI
Summers bespeaking for his successo
the same courtesy and kindly treat
ment that had bee naccorded himself.
The United States civil service com
mission will hold an examination a
Grand Island, Lincoln and Omahs
May 3 and 4, for junior craftsman
ordnance department at large. The eS
animation Is open only to men,. tn
position to be filled Is at the Roc
island arsenal, at 5000 a year. an
other similar vacancies as they ma
occur. The examination will be !
mathematics, practical calculation
drawing and educational training an
experience. The applicants must |
twenty years Of age or over.
According to The new city director
Omaha's population has increased p
co6 since 1900, when the census shove
the population to be l02. bE5 The d
rectory s figures are l2i,9Sl. n gain
2.037 over the figures of 1903, when Il
population showed a gain over that
1902. as given by the directory, ct 2,01
So that, according to the director
that ,ity is continuing on its cnwa
march.
]. p. Taylor, Burlington roadmast
at Central City, was taken to Lince
In q special car and taken to the sa'
tarium, where injuries recently
ceived will be treated, Mr.. Taylor v
riding in q way car and at Arcl
station, near Central City, the way
was bumped so violently that he v
thrown. His hip q injured.
Taylor Is an old man, and his sery
with the Burlington extends over
term of thirty years.
The Union Pacific has appealed
the United States supreme court II
the decision of the federal court
appeals, granting the Chicago Gil
Western the right to use the bridge
terminals Of the former road. The
cision against the Union Pacific
rendered at St. Louis. 1t involves
right of railroads entering Omaha Il
the east to use the Missouri r
bridge, the Union depot and OF
terminal facilities under the law n
ing grants to Pacific railroads.
In its answer to the injunction
ceedings brought by the Omaha G.
Exchange, the Chicago e. Northw
ern declares that its Chicago lin
via Blair and not Omaha, and all
that there are no cereal mills and
dustries at Omaha such as are requ
10 make a grain market.
In six days Louis Kovar, OF How