The Red Cloud chief., 1916-07-27
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DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.

rice.
Arg to 11--Tractor Week In Ere
mont.
Aug. Z to l0-State Press Associations
North Platte Valley excursion.
august to 12-Merchants' Market
Week in Omaha.
August 7.12-Platte Valley district
reunion at Central City.
Aug to 12.-Frontier Days Celebra-
ton at Silver Creek.
August 11-Harvest Home festival at
Seward.
Aug l7-27-Seventh Day Adventists
Conference at Hastings.
Aug. II to 20.--Biennial Nebraska
Saengerbund festival at Grand Is
land.
Aug. 21.25-Mo. Valley Photographers
Association Convention at Lincoln
Sept to 7.-Nebraska State Fair al
Lincoln.
Sept. 13.--Annual Convention State
Federation of Labor at Fremont.
Sept IL to 15-Old Settlers reunion
at Mitchell.
The total real estate valuation
within the corporate limits of the
cities. towns and villages Of Richard.
son county, according to figures
compiled by County Assessor Smith,
is S4.443 ,160. The real estate assess.
ment of Falls City is greater than
that of all the towns and villages
combined. The township having the
the lowest assessment is Barada. and
the value per acre is s61SS. The town.
ship having the highest assessment Is
Falls City, at $94.33 per acre West
Muddy is valued at $75.O3 per acre.
The first request from Nebraska for
federal aid for building roads under
the Shackleford law was by Richard.
son county. The county seeks federal
aid for two roads, though one of them
Is only tentatively planned. The first.
for which plans are already consum.
mated, is to be built out of Falls City
and extend about two miles across
the Nemaha river bottom above the
high water line The second tenta.
tive road Is for one between Ne
braska City and Dunbar.
Citizens of Bayard are elated over
the report that the Great Western
Sugar company Is contemplating the
construction of sugar factory in that
thriving town. Over $4,000 acres of
fine land tributary to Bayard is espe
cially adapted to beet culture. Sew
Inn 70
ing on in the place, among them the
installation Of waterworks system.
Electric lights, sewerage and drainage
systems are also being advocated.
Glenn Perry. prosperous Cass
county farmer. was fined for alleged
fast auto driving in Plattsmouth a
few days ago and was so 'peeved" at
the outrage that he came back at the
city through local paper, declaring
that II PlattsmOuth wanted the fine or
IS worse than the merchants of the
place did the $4,000 trade which he
welcome to it. The fine was RENTED.
We think.
Franklin Is experiencing quite a
building boom at present. A new pub.
lie library is being completed Work
Is in progress on new Office for the
serum plant and on new brick
blacksmith shop. Work on the addi
ton to the Methodist church is pro-
crossing rapidly. Franklin Is prob.
ably the only town of its size in the
state that employs playground su.
pervisor for the summer months.
The division of Custer county Is
again being strongly advocated and
new lines have been adopted. Under
the new lines Custer county will be
cut into three counties. The northeast
portion will be known as Abe county,
while the southwest will be known as
Arbor county. No matter where the
new county seats are located there
will be railroad accommodations.
Rumors that the Burlington is seri.
ously considering the construction Of
a line from North Platte to Bridge.
port are persistently heard in west
ern Nebraska. II Is said that several
railroad employees in Bridgeport have
Deen given llt UP ny tueii ilitHuS
higher up that the building of the
road is likely to begin this fall
York has just finished six miles OF
newly paved streets. There are now
on file with the city clerk petitions
for about five miles more.
Thelma, the little 5-year-olG daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Franchises
OF Franklin, lost the sight of one eye
when she stumbled and fell on a pair
Of scissors which she was carrying.
the point Of the scissors penetrating
into the eye socket
The cost OF operating the public
schools Of Greater Omaha for the
year ending June 30 last was 1851.
76S.1S. or this sum more than half OF
$4,000. was used to pay teachers
salaries, according to the report o1
the secretary of the school board.
The public buildings BILL recently