The Red Cloud chief., 1904-03-25
Hebraska nofes.

Two prisoners escaped from the tin
city Jail at Plattsmouth.
A new paper in Nebraska is the
Trenton Republican. +. n. Flansourg,
editor.
According to reports in Nebraska
newspapers the congressman are doing
a big seed business.
Central City Is the latest Nebraska
town to take up the matter Of estab-
lishing a canning factory.
Weeping Water will not have a sa-
loon as long as the sentiment liz as
strong against it as II is now.
The average value OF farm lands In
Otoe county. according to the assessors
listing Of bona ilde sales actually re-
corded, is S55.iS.
The Hay Springs-Alcove Telephone
company, with a capital stock of $25,-
600. has filed articles of incorporation
with the secretary Of state.
Owing to the Hood along the Platte
bottoms the stores OF the Fremont
merchants have been cleaned out OF
rubber boots and like COOS.
II a red-hot summer follows. the ice
man would rather not be anybody else.
ihe Nebraska ice crop, according to
all reports, Is unprecedented.
A committee of leading business
men Of Aurora have gone carefully
over the matter of a canning factory,
with the result that the matter will
be dropped for the present.
J. 7. Lamill. a farmer near Stanton,
during the past two years sold up
wards of $l5, 600 worth of fat hogs, be-
sides selling a number Of gifts, and
now has In his feed yards more than
500 Duroc-Jerseys.
Commenting on the disastrous dam
age by fire recently to the state capitols
OF Iowa and Wisconsin. a Wood River
DANGER of fire I'm the state house at
Lincoln II should be looked after"
Harlan county land sells readily for
$40 an acre right along. Such land Is
along the rivers and raises big alfalfa
crops TO make the cows laugh. and the
old brood SOW put on q broad smile,
and hogs So plus at that.
Corn Is in great demand at Broken
Bow. While the market price is quoted
mt only 81 cents. II Is retailing on the
streets at 40 to so cents a bushel. The
elevators get scarcely any as the local
demand exceeds the supply.
The restaurant owned by Louis
Beard on the north side of the public
square in Humboldt, was entirely de-
stroycd by fire. The fire started in
the rear Of the building and was caused
by the explosion Of a gasoline stove.
N. r. Shriner of Fremont, recovered
about eight hundred of the 1,500 sheep
swept away in the flood. The animals
had taken shelterd on a knoll which
was surrounded by water. This re-
duces Mr.. Shriner's loss to less than
$4,000.
The Hastings Country club has de-
cided to make large improvements on
It's ground this year. At a recent meet
ing OF the club II was decided to build
$350-extension to the porch, lay two
new tennis courts, improve the goli
links and TO add other field features
Also II was decided to purchase 80 acre.
more land for the use of the club. TIL,
land will he paid for from the sale o
the new stock issued.
There is a notable decrease in th'
number of public sales In Nebraska
1t indicates that the country has be
come settled up with a class of citi
, yens who are going to stay; that tn
rowing element Is o n n there ar
bright prospects for the development q
the country. There are some people sell
Ing out. but the majority OF these ar
moving into the towns, while other
have come to take their places on tn
farm and ranch.
In state papers is the familiar In
struction: Test you seed corn" An
the injunction is always valuable an
timely al this season OF the year.
Spalding can boast OF the best waite
plant OF its size in the state. The res
ervoir holds 81 .0S0 barrels of the fines
water ever taken out Of the grount
The well, having been put down {
coarse gravel. has an ~ineXhaustibl
supply Of water, and a fifteen hors
power engine thai Is attached to
pump that throws several gallons I
a stroke, can not pump II dry. I'll
mains are six inch pipes. with hydran'
at every corner, which with an abunt
HIVE VI hOo0, ihoN'o p''i'NN SsS''
OF fire protection.
The Hastings school board Is dea
ing seriously with t%ruancy. One
the members OF the board, who hs
gone to the trouble to investigate Il
records and compare the last scho
census with the present enrolment
tn city school. learned to his astonisI
ment that there are in that city at Il
present time l,027 children between Il
ages of s and IA who are out Of schot
A truancy officer has been appointe
II no more than one-half OF the 10
now out Of school are rounded up, ~
or more additional teachers will ha
to be employed.
Don't spit on the sidewalks in LII
coin. Many visitors have been arrest
for splitting OH the walk and many ha
been fined. Strangers have sougth d
missal on the ground that they did L
know the law, but many were I'm