The Red Cloud chief., 1916-06-22
ALL OVER NEBRASKA
DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.
eroRT NEWS ITEMS

June ~ 29--lntCrnational Auctoncers
Association Convention at Omaha.
July 3i.5-Mid Summer Race Meet at
Koarney.
July s to State Golf Tournament
at Omaha.
July 10l112-Northwcstcrn Hotel
Mems Association Convention ut
Omaha.
July loll.l2-Missouri valley Ncteri.
nary association convention nj
Omaha.
July II To 22-Nebraska State Tennis
Tournament at Wayne.
July 20 Nebraska Democratic con
vention at Hastings.
Aug. ! to ll-Tractor Week In Ere.
mont
Aug. To 10 State Press Association
North Platte Valley excursion.
August I0.-Second annual barbecue
at Seward
Aug l1.27- seventh Day Advcntis,s
Conference at Hastings.
Aug 2l.25- Mo Valley Photographers
Association Convention at Lincoln.
Jay Burns OF Omaha. president OF
the National Master Bakers associa-
ton. urged the Transmissippi Master
Bakers convention in Omaha recent.
ly, To raise a 100000 fund and begin
an immediate propaganda to prepare
the public for rise in price Of bread
He predicted that bread must rise In
price in the next few months.
Tckamah poultry raLers report
that hundreds of their little chickens
have been killed this spring by the
"bluejay." 1t is said they kill IA good
many by striking the chick on the
head then devouring the brain. Many
| owners Of chickens are now preparing
to kill off the bluejays before all
| spring chickens are destroyed.
Eleven women's organizations and
every fraternal order in Hastings have
promised to participate in the Fourth
OF July parade which members Of the
committee declare will be the longest
and most attractive ever held In cen
trail Nebraska. Every town In the
county will assist in the celebration.
The Mystic Workers OF the World
have chosen Omaha for their next bi
ennial convention. 1913. There are
six lodges in Omaha. and as the mem
bership is principally In the west, g
large convention, perhaps GOO to zoo
delegates, lasting week. is antici
pated.
Prof. John N. O'Brien Of Creighton
university, Omaha, was elected prcsi
dent of the Nebraska State Pharma
ceutical association at the closing SEES
sion Of the state convention at Hast
ings North Platte was selected owe
Lincoln and Beatrice as the mex
meeting place.
Fifty thousand copies Of pam
phlet containing prohibition campaign
songs have been obtained by the stat,
Woman's Christian Temperance unioi
for distribution to "dry" workers owe
the state. The Nebraska Dry FEEDER
alton is furnishing free plate matte
on liquor traffic to state newspapers
Several school districts in the vi
entity Of Auburn are contemplating
the establishment OF rural hig,
school. Fred Parker, one OF Nemah;
county's best known citizens. has re
signed his place on the Clifford schoo
district board to assist in the under
taking.
The French government has place,
an order for the purchase Of 1000
horses with South Omaha hors
dealer. II Is a rush order, and II 4
desired that It be filled not later tina,
August l. The horses to be bough
are for the cavalry and artillery ser,
ice.
The returns OF the realty schedule
submitted to the Gage county boar
OF equalization show the averag
value OF Gage county farm lands t
be sG3.27 per acre. The total acr,
age OF Gage county farm lands Is 33i
1896. and the total value OF tn
same s33,S37,292.
S20833 per acre was the price pal
for 240-acre farm, located betwee
Stella and Humboldt, in Richardso
county, belonging to NJ. w. HARDING
Reports are that crops in Kearne
county never looked better. One @
the largest crops Of alfalfa Is nov
being put up. Corn, although small
Is coming along fine.
l Omaha was selected as their NEE
ing place in 1917 by the National +,
neral Directors association, at II
annual session in Hastings.
A severe haiIstorm and cloudburs
did considerable damage to CROWN
crops in Brown county. The waite
washed out several bridges. covere
up the corn in the lister burrows an
drowned several hogs. The hail dan
: aged small grain badly.
The village board OF Laurel has L
the contract for new single actic
, triple pump for the waterworks
. partment. II will be capable
pumping 400 gallons a minute and WI
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