The Red Cloud chief., 1916-07-13

All went well for while. but one day
after the COW had lain down the calves
went up to her, one on either side.
When the COW got up the calves were
hung one on each side OF her, and
were dead when found.
Charles T.. Tanning has been nom.
mated by President Wilson to sue.
ceed John G. Wharton as postmaster
at Omaha. Mr.. flaming Is well
known in Omaha. having been In the
contracting business for a number of
years. He never held Office here, hut
has been on the county and state
democratic central committee. and
was elected delegate to a democratic
national convention.
A banquet in Fremont given to lead
Ing stockholders In the new hotel re-
solved itself into an effort In behalf
OF additional funds and $4,000 was
subscribed. II is proposed now to ex.
pend S232. ZOO for the new hotel and
It's equipment With the additional
100000. the total subscriptions now
amount to about $4,000.
Madsky a. Co, Of Omaha, were the
low bidders on the new hotel to bc
erected in Fremont by the Fremont
Hotel company The Omaha firm Of
fered TO do the work for sl3l 900. Five
other firms submitted figures, the
highest mark being sl5l,ljO. This
does not include heating and plumbing.
The Nebraska short Ship racing
circuit will open its fall meeting on
September 13 at Geneva. The sea.
sons dates follow: Geneva. Septom.
bcr l3, II and l5 September 10. 20
and q at Nelson; September &c. 81.
2S and % at Beatrice. and October 3.
and at Pawnee City
The Plattsmouth city council has
authorized the mayor and city clerk
to advertise for bids for paving. the
estimated cost OF which is placed at
$3o,OOi.7S. They also instructed the
mayor to employ two more police for
looking after the speeding OF auto
mobilists in the city.
The Omaha Laundry Owners club
at meeting recently held voted to
observe the legal holidays as follows:
New Years, one.half day: Decoration
day. one.half day: Fourth OF July. all
day: Labor day. one-half day; Thanks.
giving day. one-half day; Christmas.
all day.
Representatives Of the Burlington
were in Tecumseh last week and had
blue prints Of the proposed new depot
for the city. The railroad company
will ask the city TO close one or two
streets to vehicle traffic near the site
OF the new station.
The wheat harvest is we'll under
headway in Pawnee county. II IL OF
excellent quality and II is predicted
there will be an average OF from
twenty-five to thirty.five bushels per
acre. Wages are from $3.50 to 50 per
day.
In the new Ross, Cowgirl & Hart
hardware building. now being erected
at Central City, a feature will he a
huge elevator. large enough to carry
a motor truck to any floor, thus elm.
mating the extra handling Of goods.
When Mrs. Anton Syitak OF Howell
attempted to put to fight a swarm Of
bees with a shotgun, she was unaware
Of her son standing near the hive ard
the discharge from the gun struck
him squarely, killing him instantly
The second annual German.Ameri.
can Volksfest Of the Otoe county
Verband will be held In Syracuse
Thursday, August "a. according to the
decision Of the Verband at its meet.
ing at Dunbar, June 20.
A party OF men from Ansley recently
visited Mr.. Morris, living in Clear
Creek valley, who Ia said to he over
100 years old and may be the oldest
man in the United States. He Is blind
and talks but very little.
Chairman Scott of the Gage county
republican central committee has call.
ed the county convention for July %
at Beatrice to select delegates to the
state convention. which is to be held
at Lincoln, July 25.
The Omaha building department re-.
ports that building operations for the
first six months OF this year were
$3,3l2,S47. as against $2,45S.430 for
the first half Of last year,
Nebraska socialists will hold their
state convention in Omaha July %.
II Is expected that at least $50 dele
gates will be in attendance from all
parts of the state.
Miss Ollie Miller OF Superior cut
her left thumb entirely Off when a
butcher knife with which she was cut
ting the head off of chicken slipped.
The village board OF Laurel has let
the contract for new single action
triple pump for the waterworks de.
partment. II will he capable OF
pumping 400 gallons minute and will
be operated from the electric light
engine.
The Citizens National bank OF Da.
vid City Is now located in temporary
quarters, where it will remain until