The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1916-02-17
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will be 3OxiO feet in dimensions.
At hog sale near Roca a few days
ago fifty head of Poland China sows
and gifts brought an average price oil
$46.65.
The citizens Of Trenton are arrang.
ing to entertain the meeting OF the
Republican Valley Editorial associa
ton on March 6.
The Omaha municipal auditorium
lost 1900 in the first six months OF
its operation, according to figures
furnished by the city.
The Kearney Country club has filed
articles OF incorporation with the
district clerk The club is incorporat
ed to the sum of $4,000.
AS the result of injuries sustained
when his hand became caught in
cornsheller. Emil h. Musil. a farmer
residing near GARRISON, lost his left
arm at the elbow.
Ambrose c. Epperson Of Clay Cen"
ter has announced that he will be
candidate for delegate-at-large to the
republican national convention at Chi
cago at the April primary.
Miss Anna A. Gordon, national
president of the Woman's Christian
Temperance union, will attend the
mid-cOntincntal conference of the un
ion at Lincoln March s and 9.
Seventh Day Adventists, at the
midwest conference at Lincoln, an
nounced that plans are under way to
conduct an Adventist evangelistic
campaign in Omaha next summer.
At special election held in Crof
ton just recently a proposition to ex
tend the present water system car
ried by good majority. Work vii,
he started as soon as weather per
mits.
Health Commissioner Conncll OF
Omaha announces that there are now
2l5 houses under quarantine for scar
let fever and seventy-four additional
patients at the isolation hospitals, o
total Of 2S9.
Omaha is the eighteenth city In the
| United States In postofIce money or
der business, leading such cities as
New Orleans, Baltimore and Denver
according to figures just issued by
Postmaster Wharton.
| H. II. Pease, editor Of the Beemel
Times, has announced his candidacy
for the nomination for representative
Of the Twenty.first district, subjec
to the will of the republican voters a
the primaries, April 18th, 1916.
The Nebraska Record, a monthly
paper published by George T.. Ben
schotter at Loup City, has suspended
publication. Mr. Benschotter ha:
moved his plant to Hay Springs
where he expects to publish paper.
c. w. Chambers of Table Rock be
came champion checker player o
Nebraska when he won two games
lost one and drew three In the finals
with I. T. Brooking Of Funk at Hast
ines, during the state checker tour
nament.
A movement has been started |,
Omaha to organize wireless sigma
corps. 1t Is said there are over fift!
men in the city who understand wire
less telegraphy. The use OF For
Omaha will be asked for to carry OF
operations.
r. II. Kyser of Atlanta was WHINE
Of the silver loving cup at the secon
annual show of the Southwest Nc
braska Poultry and Pet Stock assc
citation which was held at Holdreg
recently. The cup awarded was 70
the largest and best display in on
breed.
Perhaps the most unusual funera
in Nebraska's history was conducte,
in Hastings when nearly 500 peopl
attended the funeral OF J. O'Connol
aged recluse whose body had gone ur
buried for thirty months, Will
claimants fought for his $4,000
estate.
More than seven and half millio
bushels OF grain were received o
the Omaha market in January, accort
ing to the monthly report made b
Secretary Manchester of the Oman
Grain exchange. The receipts for tn
same month in 1915 were less tina
half that amount.
Eayard II. Paine, OF Grand ISLAM
has prepared his petition for one {
the nominations for district Judge an
will file the same in the near futur
There are at present three candidate
fOr the non.partisan nomination
though It is expected there will I
others.
Word has been received In Mort
Platte that the Union Pacific railroa
officials have accepted plans and sp
ciflcations for the construction OF
$4,000 station to replace the dept
burned some time ago.
Syver Backey, an old time residel
OF Brown county, but who died
month ago at North Bend, Ore, ar
who left no heirs in America. willie
his estate. consisting of about $50, 90
to the Lutheran church at Dramme
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