The Red Cloud chief., 1916-06-22

| Through the efforts Of the executive
committee Of the Nebraska Press AZ.
sociation. a special train of pullmans
will leave Grand Island on August !
and during the week will cover the
| greater part of western and northwest
crn Nebraska stops will be made at
many Of the cities on route and the
principal sessions Of the association
will he held at Scottsblun and Gcring,
August 10.
Several weeks ago the Department
of Commerce at Washington wrote the
public service club Of Broken Bow ap.
prising them, vi the scarcity of paper In
the country and asked their coopCra.
ton in the matter. The municipal
committee Of the club took hold of the
matter, looked up a dealer who would
handle the waste paper and now the
Boy Scouts Of the city have taken up
the task of cleaning the street Of
waste paper and selling II for the ben.
eft Of their local organization
The committee in charge Of Min.
den's fall festival has announced
program for ,hc occasion, which IL to
be held the week OF September Is.
The program consists of n county ten
mis- tournament Baseball tourna
mcnt, tractor demonstration, tug
of war. live stock exhibits, street
parades and scores OF other at
fractions The streets Of the city Will
he specially lighted and decorated
with corn taking "A most prominent
place In the decorations.
Traces of the hoof and mouth dis.
ease are reported to have been found
in a herd Of cattle of Chas. X. liarrod
near Giltncr. Mr.. Howard IL one of
Nebraska's biggest cattle feeders. II
Ia said he will probably lose about 200
cattle AZ the result Of the malady.
Seven OF tho fastest. best known
and most skillful automobile drivers
in the world. Dario Resta, Ralph De
Palma, Ira Vail. Tommy Milton. viii.
bur D'Alene. Arthur Dcvlin and G.. w.
Thompson. have signed contracts to
participate In the gasoline classic
which will be held In Omaha July Is.
Fremont's proposed $4,000 hotel,
according to plans adopted by the
committee In charge of the 9roject, Is
to he six stories instead of five, as
was first planned. II will have every
modern convenience, including a con.
vention hall. which will seat 400.
The Nebraska Bankers association
is to hold It's annual convention in
,, Omaha some time in October. This
was decided by the associations ex.
ecutivc council In session at Omaha q
few days ago
The Hastings baseball association
which managed the State league team
!. there has turned over to the Chamber
+. Of Commerce the balance Of $2G6 and
r the stands. club house and Other
I equipment at the ball park.
According to the reports Of the pre-
J. cinct assessors there are 1,4l2 auto
n mobiles owned I'm Gage county. the
e total value of the cars being $iS9.9SO
4 or less than $3.50 per car.
r T.. J. Fentiman. an extensive stock
= man and feeder of Jefferson and Gag,
r counties marketed ninety.iive head OF
. cattle recently which brought him the
= sum OF s9,71O.
z Osceola is preparing to hold the
D only Fourth Of July celebration In
a Polk county. Judge Sutton Of Omaha
: is to be the orator OF the day.
] Crop conditions in Dawes county
: are reported as excellent. Wheat Il
coming along nicely and corn is stand
q ing up well.
0 Ray G.. Langford OF North Platte
e was elected president OF the Nebras
s ka Association Of Elks at their an
n nual convention in Omaha.
I II. C. McCulley has sold the Spring
:. viw Herald to f. G. Pelletir, for
merly publisher OF the Wewela, 8. ID.
s Record.
q Fremont's new city directory, Jus
q issued, contains eighty.twO more
o names than the 1914 directory. an,
3 gives the city a population of 14.5S5
: The IIobson saloon building at An
y burn has been converted into a gar
age, making six establishments 70
housing automobiles In the city.
Two new paving districts have bee
n established in Seward and work vii
s. commence soon.
y AS result Of the recent heav
II rains, many bridges have been wasl
" ed out in Dawes county.
J. The Nebraska w. c. T. U. CONVEX
ton will be held in Omaha Septen
T. Der 18 to 20.
+ A movement IL on foot at Shuber
IS to establish an electric lighting plan
In the village.
It The Missouri river at Omaha claim
q ed two more victims few days agC
'r when Carl Jacobsen, IL years old, an
ID his brother, 8. were carried out int
ID the swift current. The older DO
n went down In an attempt to save hi
younger brother
et Records at police headquarters sho'