The Red Cloud chief., 1904-04-29
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mencemcnt exercises held at the Oliver
theatre.
The new Y. NJ. G.. A. building csm-
pleted at Chadron, Neb.. has been dedi-
Gated. Governor Mickey was invited
to deliver an address nj the exercises.
The Dewitt Telephone company has
increased It's capital stock to $40, 900
and will make extensive improvements
Ia It's Dewitt exchange. The amended
articleS have been Rled.
II looks as If n saloon at Ord will
have to close. The proprietor died and
there seems TO be no legal way In
which the administrator OF the estate
can 60 on with the saloon.
The report OF the superintendent OF
the kearney reform school, fled with
the secretary OF state shows a total
cr"ollmcnt at the school for the month
OF March OF 1876. The total nrmber OF
inmates at the end of the month was
151.
The Security State bank OF Wash
ing,on, whose application for a charter
was approved by the state banking
board. has filed its articles OF incor-
poration with the secretary OF state.
The capital stock is $4,000 and the
paid-up capital. $ 5000.
"A Woman's Honor" a comedy dra-
ma. was presented at the North opera
house at Columbus. under the auspices
of company X. First Nebraska nation
al guard. The players were home tai
ent under direction Of II. Z. Porter OF
Kansas city. Mo.
TIL excavation for the foundation OF
the administration building at the Nor
folk asylum has been completed by the
contractors and the laying of the foun-
dations will be commenced at once.
state Architect Tyler will superintend
tho construction.
Fremont residents are congratulating
themselves upon the enforcement Of
the ordinance prohibiting chickens
from running at large. A citizen vas
prosecuted and fined under the ordi-
nance with the result that people gen
orally are combining their poultry.
In order that instruction in the new
drill manual may be had. the officers
school OF instruction of the national
buard will be postponed from May ! to
some time the latter part of June. The
postponement liz made at the request
Of IA number of officers of the guard.
The North Platte Electric Light and
Power company OF Colorado has decid-
ed to do business in Nebraska. Articles
have been filed with the secretary OF
state. The principal place Of business
Is in Denver. and the capital stock is
placed at 100000. The company OPP
crates It's plants by power obtained
from the North Platte river.
The commissioner of public lands
and buildings and his deputy have held
the following auction Of school land
leases: Holt county at O'NHill and
Hayes county at Hayes Center, Brown
county at Ainsworth and Hitchcock
county at Trenton, Cherry county a,
Valentine. Sheridan county at Rush
vile. Dawes county at Chadron. Sioux
county at Harrison.
A ne.' company has been organized
to prospect for oil in Nebraska. The
capital stock is $50, 900. and II Is as.
serted that the company will prospect
the northwestern section OF the state
where indications of oil are to be-
found. The concern will he known as
the Omaha Petroleum company and
the articles OF incorporation are flet
with the secretary of state.
The city OF Omaha will continue tC
fight the cases brought In the district
court OF Douglas county against prop
'rty holders who refuse to pay tn,
paving taxes assessed against then
In several OF the city pa wing districts
A number OF the cases have been an
pealed by the city from the distric
court To the supreme court and nov
are pending. Additional ones are bein,
hled. The decisions In most instance
have been against the city In the lowe
court.
TT secretary OF the state board n
irrigation Is busy reviewing proc.
OF applications for water rights file
last summer. The proofs are require
To specify the improvements made b
the applicants,
Melvin ID. Williams. assistant or
gineer OF the United States geologici
survey. has placed blanks In the hand
OF farmers in the North Platte vale
who use water for irrigation, that the
may report the amount of water use
on the land. the crops raised. the tin
OF water used and other matters Of iii
nature. which will be used In survc
york for the irrigation dams to
constructed by the government In w.
oming and extending into western n,
braska.
The manufacturers and jobbers
Lincoln have formed an associatio
which will mean q long step forwaI
for the business interests OF l.incoi
The organization vas effected at
meeting at the Commercial club, wht
fifty signed the roll Of m%embershi
The object Of the association is 10 s
out into the state to make an aggre
sive campaign to secure a larger pr,
portion Of the wholesale trade of Il
country mrchants and to adverti
Lincoln o thoroughly as a Who'll
sale center.
The state department OF oil inspe
ton has realized a profit of $7S5. 3s 4
the state during the month Of Marc
The report Of Inspector Church for d
month shows that the receipts amour
ed TO S1,677.50. the expenses to 1882.