The Red Cloud chief., 1916-07-06

lion dollars over 1918. or total of
S2,2996GO. Ioup township leads IN tho
number of cattle with 1.523, while
Wood River comes next with 6j62. The
average value OF cattle per head ~
$2I1j. In 1910 the assessment records
showed that the county had Ni.3lo head
of all kinds, with u value Of S2,oin,d6
The Nebraska StockgroWcrs assoc
citation, which held it's annual convene
ton in Alliance just recently. voted TO
so to Valentine next year and re-
elected all the officers President Gra-
ham stated that more members of the
assoC'ytiOu were in attendance at tho
meeting this year than in any one or
recent years. The change of meeting
place Is due to a desire on the part
of the executive committee to enlist
now members in the association,
Harry Rcnncr, who lives SIX miles
northeast of Lynch was struck by
lightning while sitting on his front
porch during a thunderstorm and in
stantly killed His wife, sitting near
him. was burned a little and her body
shocked Her hearing was affected
and for several hours her mind wan
dcrcd She held little chicken in her
hand and II was killed.
The establishment OF n branch OF
the department of labor at Omaha Is
| being urged upon Secretary Wilson
by Louis Patti of Omaha and Repro
sentative IObcCk. an action that would
/ hn ant mi
ton and deportation cases. disputes OF
labor controversies, etc.
The Nebraska state association OF
sheriffs. which met at Hastings last
week, went on record fayoring u
statute making automobile stealing
rs serious an offcnse az horse steal.
ing and requiring garage proprictors
to keep records of all cars coming
| into their places of business
Editor j. Grady Butler of the Waco
Star. mysteriously disappeared from
| his home on the evening of July 6 and
nothing has been heard from him
since. The directors Of the CONNER
cial club have arranged with Mrs But
Ter for the continuance of the publica-
ton of the paper.
Fifteen states OF the union have
poured new population In Omaha in
the last three months, as shown by
figures compiled from a careful sur
vey OF this situation being made by
the bureau OF publicity. In the three
months Omaha gained 1872 families OF
52S people.
Military training in the high school
at Hastings was proposed to the school
board Of the city recently by A. NJ.
Clark member OF the board. AL
though no definite action was taken,
II was the general sentiment that the
matter must be considered seriously.
The Kearney Commercial club has
gone on record favoring the increase
OF pay of the Cmilitiamen and also
favored the raising Of funds with
which TO defray cost Of living OF the
Kearney members OF the national
guard.
Several hundred dollars were raised
by citizens OF Hastings last week for
the dependent wives and children Of
border to- aid Uncle Sam I'm the Mexi-
can difficulties.
Sixty-two diamond rings. 10 the
value of about 81 900. were stolen from
the r.. Hallett jewclry store at Lincoln
recently. Police and members OF the
firm are at loss as to how the theft
was accomplished.
,.,.t n,Ntt .I al oil -
$40, 900 has been organized at Plymouth
for the purpose OF obtaining electric
lights for the town. Beatrice or Fair
bury will furnish the current.
r. q. Willis of Omaha who has
owned n number Of newspapers In tho
different parts OF the state during the
last thirty years, has purchased the
Brady indicator.
Russell Williams. former editor OF
the Haskins Headlight, has accepted a
position as manager of the farmers
elevator at Winside.
Mr. Harvey /. Nye has purchased
the Pilger Herald from W. C. Mont
gomery. He took possession on July
first.
The Superior hospital Is being en-
larged and a new X-ray machine and
other apparatus are being installed.
The Northeast Nebraska Editorial
association will hold It's next meeting
at Norfolk, July % and 20.
The proposition for the building OF a
sewerage system at Emerson is being
urged by citizens OF that place.
A campaign has commenced for an
endowment fund OF 100000 for York
college.
On Monday, June &c the corner
stone Of the new postoffice building al
Aurora was laid The ceremony was
presided over by Grand Master Vielc
OF the Nebraska Masons. All Ma
sonic lodges in the western part OF the
state were represented.
The village board of Laurel has LEI
the contract for new single action
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