The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1916-07-20
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DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.

vention at Hastings.
July 25.--Nebraska Republican Con
vention at Lincoln.
July 2S.29--Northeast Nebraska Ed.
torial Association Meeting at Nor.
folk.
July 30-August G.-Summer Assembly
OF the Church OF Brethren at Beat.
rice.
Arg. Z to 11--Tractor Week in Free
mont
Aug. to 10--State Press Associations
North Platte Valley excursion.
August Z to 12-Merchants' Market
Week in Omaha.
Aug 9 to 12-Frontier Days Celebra.
ton at Silver Creek.
August l0.-Second annual barbecue
at Seward.
Aug. 17.27-Seventh Day Adventists'
Conference at Hastings.
Aug. II to 20.-Biennial Nebraska
Saengerbund festival at Grand L.
land
Aug. 21.25-Mo. Valley Photographers
Association Convention at Lincoln.
Sept. 4 to 7.-Nebraska State Fair al
Lincoln.
Sept. 13.--Annual Convention State
Federation Of Labor at Fremont.
Nebraska's corn crop this year will
amount to 1SO.OO0,OO0 bushels, accord.
ing to the July forecast made by
the bureau Of crop estimates, United
States department Of agriculture.
Last year the final estimate of the
corn crop in Nebraska was $4,000,
900 bushels. The winter wheat crop
In Nebraska on the same date was
within 100000 bushels Of the final
estimate for last year. The compare
tive figures were: 1916, 65,700,000;
1915. 66,618.0O0. The oats crop on
July l was forecasted at 69,900,000
bushels compared to 70,400,000 bush
els In 1915, and the potato crop at
100000 barrels or about 22,35O,O0O
bushels compared to 11,55O,000 bush
els last year. The production Of ap
pies this year In Nebraska was es
timated July 1, at 791 900 barrels, or
about 2.350,000 bushels compared to
1857. 900 barrels in 1915.
OF special interest to employees
operating under the workmen's com.
| pensation law in Nebraska is a case
Just decided by District Judge Cos
grave in Lincoln In favor Of the Ne
braska Manufacturers Casualty assO.
citation, which had insured the defend
ant. A demand had been made by
an injured employee for s11,477 de
spite the fact that the wage percent.
age and allowance for medical atten
ton had been paid as required by
law, the plaintiff insisting that he
was entitled to compensation for per.
manent disability. The Judge held
that the case was prematurely
brought and declared in open court
that there was no excuse for litiga'
ton in such instances where the com
pensation law protects the rights OF
all without court procedure.
The progressive state committee at.
ter short executive session at Lin
coin passed a resolution approving
and endorsing the action of the ma
tional committee taken at Chicago
June 26, whereby it endorsed the
candidacy of Charles f. Hughes fol
president, and recommend to all pro
gTessives that they give him theil
support in the coming campaign. The
committee also endorsed Judge SUIT
ton Of Omaha fcs governor j. l.. Ken
nedy OF Omaha for U. S. senator, Ad
olson Waite for secretary Of state, G
w. Marsh for auditor and w. II. Rey
mold for state treasurer.
The township levies FOR Cuminl
county for the year 1916 show a re
markable increase in the amour
asked for road purposes. The lev!
this year for the entire county, out
side OF the municipalities, is 10.
mills, as against 80 mills for las
year. In the years preceding. from
the year 1899 to 1912 and 1913 tn,
levy for road purposes was from 80 I,
10 mills for the entire county.
Kearney people are somewha
alarmed over the death of BESSIE
Lemon, age 5. OF infantile paralysis
the malady which Is taking hundred
OF New York babies. This is the frs
, death from this cause in Kearney, an
, no other cases are known to exist.
, A frontier days celebration will b
| held in Silver Creek August 8, II
IL and 10.
Eleven people were injured, non
:, seriously, which Is considered remark
, able when a big truck loaded wit
. members of the Recreation club. r,
: turning from picnic ran Off tn
wooden bridge over the Platte int
y the river near Kearney.
}. The biggest wheat harvest in tn
e history of Adams county, with YIELD
/. estimated at forty bushels per acr
L has started Urgent demands for hel
e coupled with high prices, has robbie
4. the Hastings paving contractors
o half of their employees