The Red Cloud chief., 1916-07-27


tractor for 100000. II Is claimed in
the petition that the contractor
agreed to repair and resurface the
pavement around the square should IL
fail within FIVE years. The city alleges
that the paving has cracked and be-
come damaged and that the contrac.
tor has refused to fix 1t.
A movement is on foot to establish
consolidated high school at Burr.
Otoe county. taking in four or five OF
the surrounding district. mass
meeting is to be held soon at which
time some professor from the state
university Is expected to lecture on
the subject. The patrons Of the dis.
trict have declared themselves In
favor Of consolidation.
Link Record. resident Of Otoe
county and aged Sc years, enjoyed his
first railroad ride a few days ago. He
has lived in that county forty years
II Ia given as reason that he had
never rode on train that he Is one
Of the best horsemen in the country
and always kept driving horse that
was faster in his opinion and more
safe than a railroad train.
The Fremont Gun club has bought
tract OF land adjoining the city for
its new club house. The tract con-
sists Of ten acres and is ideally locat-
ed. The second annual registered
shoot of the club will be held during
the Fremont dog show. September Is
and 16. The state meet will be held
in Fremont next summer
Farmers in the vicinity OF Howe
have just finished putting up what is
believed to be the greatest crop OF
timothy and clover hay ever grown
in the southeastern Nebraska Many
yields of between four and FIVE tons
TO the acre are reported. The second
crop OF alfalfa is ready to cut
A national credit bureau, where the
retailers all over the country will be
able to get Information as to the
credit standing of any of their custo.
mers or prospective customers who
seek credit. may eventually be estab.
lished in Omaha.
west of Beatrice. reports that
fifteen-acre field Of wheat which he
just finished threshing averaged ffty
bushels to the acre and tested SO 1.2
pounds to the bushel.
The Rev. w II. Frost, rector Of st.
James Episcopal church at Fremont,
has decided to give series OF sum.
mer sermonettes lasting ten minutes
during July and August, instead of
the usual half hour sermon.
The Farmers Union Cooperative
Creamery at Fremont decided at a
| meeting recently to double the capa.
city of the plant by building large
| cause.
The Boone County Agricultural so.
| ciety Is making great preparations for
| the county fair In September. The
| Albion Commercial club Is lending as
sistance in every possible manner in
the success Of the enterprise.
Otto VOilbrecht, well known
farmer residing near Newman Grove
has brought action in the dictrict
court against John Wehenkel for
| $1,000 damages FOR alleged alienation
| OF the affections OF his wife
The postofiice safe at Valley was
blown wide open one night last week
and more than $3.50 in money and
stamps taken No clue has been found
to the burglars.
The good roads legislative platform
Of the Nebraska Association OF Com.
mercial Clubs is now being sent
broadcast throughout the state by the
Omaha Commercial club.
Charles EckwelI, the young man
on the neck by poisonous insect
died. Eckwell was stung while har-
vesting wheat.
With the transfer Of the First Ma.
tional bank OF Ansley to state insti.
tuition Custer county is left without a
national bank. The Ansley bank was
the only one in the county.
Water users Of central Nebraska
will meet at Kearney on August 9Th
to discuss means Of securing release
Of food waters from the Platte river
The plans for the new Masonic
Temple at Alliance have been accept
ed and the advertising OF bids for Its
construction have been taken up.
Charles Hiatt. A, a Plattsmouth
hardware man, was instantly killed
when his auto turned turtle a mile
from that town.
A new church, to cost several thou.
sand dollars. is under construction at
Eclipse. a VILLAGE in Hooker county
The cornerstone OF the new Luther
On church OF Albion was laid just re.
Gently with appropriate ceremony.
One Of the finest speckled trout
that has even been caught in west.
edn Nebraska. was caught in a stream
near Chadron a few days ago. The
fish weighs Ave and half pounds
and was caught by an ordinary hook
| and line