The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06

certs and convention at omaha
June 20 to 24-State Stockmen's con-
vention at Alliance.
June 21 to 23-Fraternal Order Of
Eagles, state meeting at Lincoln.
Although Norfolk got a majority OF
the votes cast In county seat re.
moval contest. the county seat will
remain at Madison for another two
years at least. Norfolk polled 2.S75
votes, Madison 1854, giving Norfolk
SO per cent Of the total of the 7,459
votes. Sixty per cent was required
by law to make the change. The larg.
est vote ever cast in Madison county
prior to this was less than 1900. Mad.
ison's campaign was made upon the
issue that removal would increase
taxes. Norfolk urged its railroad cen.
ter and the fact that 1t Is the metrop.
oils of the county as reason for
changing.
Additional advances IN the prices
of farm implements have been an.
nounced by agricultural machinery
houses in this territory. Perhaps tho
most notable increase, because of its
proportions, is a raise of from to
Is per cent in the price Of farm gaso.
line tractors. Tractor manufacturers
declare that they are being utterly
ignored by steel mills. who are entire.
ly occupied with filling orders for
war munitions.
Considering the poor hay crop and
soft corn John Peterson of Stanton
county did unusually well with a
bunch of cattle he has fed for about
five months. Last November he
bought fifty-two head averaging at
that time SS7 pounds and costing
800. Last week the same bunch OF
stock averaging 1,210 pounds sold at
1910, n gain OF 323 pounds in weight
and $40 in price.
Secretary Conners OF the Grand Is
land Commercial club has received
news that Grand Island is to have
new Union Pacific depot at once. The
news was contained in letter from
flc declaring that an appropriation for
the same had been authorized and
that the architect was completing
plans and details OF them at Omaha.
Following government statement
that meat prices are 1921 per cent
higher than the last six-year average,
and probably higher than ever before.
II. c. Howe, manager of Armour &
Co., packers, said recently while In
Omaha that he believes the limit has
go down, the people will quit buying
meat.
The announcement that Hastings
soon will start eleven miles Of new
paving, that four or five new business
buildings are to start soon and that
contracts already have been left for
more than a score OF new modern
homes. has attracted scores Of labor
ers and mechanics from Nebraska
and adjoining states.
The annual convention of the Ne
braska Fraternal Order of Eagles is
scheduled to take place In Lincoln on
June 21, 20 and 23.
Word has been received in Omaha
from Savannah, Ca, Of the great in.
terest being taken there in the pro
posed Savannah to Seattle transconti.
mental highway, which 1t Is proposed
to outline and map off at big meet
ing to be held In Omaha April "a
to 25.
Gage county's fourth gopher exter.
mination club has been organized al
Filley. Thirty.six farmers residing
on the various sections OF the town.
ship were named to have charge OF
the determination work.
Twenty-Five blocks of the residence
portion of Kearney. comprising ono
paving district, will be paved this
spripg. This makes approximately
forty blocks of paving to be contract
ed for this spring.
The city of Albion IL contemplating
the construction Of a $4,000 hotel. A
subscription campaign is now on. An
Omaha concern offers to loan half the
necessary funds.
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