The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-09-02
NEBRASKA HAPPENINGS.
STATE NEWS AND NOTES IN CON,
pENsEo FORM.

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carriers at Benson, Bertrand. Leigh,
Lincoln, McCook and Randolph, Neb.
Kearney business men are pushing
the corn exposition In Buffalo county
and expect to hold their preliminary
show in October. A paid secretary
has been engaged.
BY vote of ia to l43 the special
election held at North Platte. pro.
viding for the issuing of 100000 in
bonds for a waterworks plant, was
carried. There was much rejoicing
over the result,
The sum OF $1OO.75 has already
been subscribed for the benefit of the
orphan children of Joseph Richardson
who was Stayed last week near Doni.
phan. The father left home for the
children but this was encumbered
with a 5000 mortgage. This amount
will be raised by popular subscription.
The apple crop around Fremont is
larger than IL has been in years and
farmers are regretting the scarcity OF
cider presses. Apples have been sold
a bushel the last few days and farm.
ers complain that they are unable to
dispose Of their supply at that low
price.
John Shively, who was seriously
hurt year ago last June in a tor.
nado, was dangerously injured while
working on a barn on the farm of
Joe Mcdonald, six miles east of &c.
neva. He fell from near the top OF
the building, breaking his shoulder
and three ribs. He was also inter.
nally injured.
VIII Prowett, Jr., aged twenty one,
OF Fullerton. has been in the Philip.
pines since last November. He has
been engaged in the treasury depart.
ment at $1,000 per annum Word was
received this week that he has al.
ready been promoted to the govern.
ment bank with an increase of $500
per annum in salary.
Representatives of the labor and
fraternal organizations OF Farbury
held meeting and took the initiatory
steps for big picnic to be held in
Fairbury on Labor day, Monday, Sep.
TENDER 6. Officers were elected and
correspondence was at once sent out
Tor speakers of statewide reputation
IN both labor and fraternal circles.
LOOMS. the first station west OF
Holdrege on the Cheyenne branch of
the Burlington road, Is now an incor-
porated village, the county board at
It's meeting this week having granted
the petition of its citizens asking for
incorporation. The first trustees.
upon the request of the petitioners.
were named as follows: Charles C.
Youngquist, p. A. Brudine, w. E.
Camel, +. +. Young and A. G.. John.
son. Loomis has a population OF 200.
a party of young folks from
Dorchester, while on their way to
the river to spend the afternoon, met
an automobile In a draw and the
horses became frightened. broke the
tugs and tongue, and pulled the driver
from the seat and dragged him up an
embankment The young man man.
aged to keep hold Of the lines and
the horses were stopped. The driver
or the machine failed, it is said. TO
sound his horn as he came around the
curve. The boy was slightly injured
The Midwest Life OF Lincoln offers
good commission contrac. to agents
TO represent II locally. This is what
Bests Insurance Reports. Life, 1909
edition, says about The Midwest Life:
Its rolicy contracts are liberal and
fair. II writes both participating and
participating policies. The cost
or management Is extremely moderate
Tor a new company, and the net cost
OF insurance is low The investments
are of good character and yield
good return"
The taxpayers OF Phelps county arc
to have the privilege of saying by
their votes whether or not they want !
to bond the county in the sum G;
100000 for the purpose OF building |
new courthouse, the board Of su.
pervisors at their meeting this week |
submitting the proposition Petitions |
containing the requisite number O, |
signers were presented. and this |
coupled with the report of the recent
grand jury that the present wooden
building was unsafe and inadequate
for the present needs of the county,
has brought about the desired submis,
sion. The board and county clerk
recently visited various other county
seats in the state and upon their
return 1t was decided that a 100000
building should be built. II Is not
anticipated that much opposition will
appear against the proposition, as
Phelps county doesn't owe a dollar
and has money in the treasury. This,
with an $4,000 government building
across the street from 1t, will add
much to Holdrege's goodly number OF
handsome buildings.
With assets amounting to $9,S6O
and liabilities of only s432.55, Charles
Green Rainbow, an Indian pollce-