The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1918-10-17

eli this year.
After n campaign of one and half
days, Burt county went cover the top
in the Fourth Liberty loan drive. The
countys quota Is $070,0O0
Prospecting for oil in the vicinity Of
Potter Is to begin about Nov. /. At
least one well will be drilled by the
company backing the project.
Much agitation Is manifest In Sher-
idan county over the question Of coun-
~ division. Petitions are being circu-
lated for vote on the proposition. :
Plans are already under way for re-
constructing the National Potash COM
pany plant, which was destroyed by
fire at Antioch, with loss of about
500. 900.
Nebraska's football team went down
to defeat before the Iowa eleven at
Lincoln by n score of IL To o. II was
the first game of the Cornhuslier team
has lost to Iowa since 1890.
Nearly G,OOOOOO bushels Of grain
were received in Omaha In September
IAN increase of nearly $3.50 600 BUSH
els over the receipts for the CORE.
spending month Of last year.
The Custer County Council of De-
Tense has been petitloned by the Far
mers' Grain and Live Stock associa-
ton for permission to construct ten
thousand bushel elevator at Comstock.
State University authorities are con
sidcrinG the reopening of the serum
plant at the state farm near Lincoln.
which furnished virus to farmers at
cost until the last legislature failed to
make the necessary appropriation to
maintain II.
A Crete automobile dealer in order
to live up to recommendations laid
down by the government as q war ne
ccssity, has notified his patrons that
he will close his garage on Sundays;
will rent no cars for JOY riding and
will sell no high priced pleasure cars
until after the war Is won.
Two Nebraska enlisted men, Ed
ward Kelly of Maxwell and G. |.
Johnson Of Raglan are reported to
have lost their lives when the Amer
lean patrol boat Tampa was sunk
near England by German U-boat.
More than 100 persons aboard the
vessel persisted, reports say.
Call has been made upon Nebraska
for 400 Glass I, Group A, men OF
grammar school education. and who
have some aptitude for and some cX-
pcrience as truck drivers and repair
ers, tractor operators and wagoners.
These men are to he sent to the State
University at Lincoln for instruction
in such trades.
When the upper branch of congress
refused to sanction the woman suf-
frage amendment to the federal con-
Stitution, which had previously been
approved by the house, our two sena-
measure, and Hitchcock, democrat,
against 1t.
Governor Neville has issued n proc
lamation calling the next general cleo
ton for Tuesday, Nov. 5. The procla-
nation does not include the PROPOSE
ton for recall of the partial woman
suffrage law enacted by the last legis-
lature which has been in the courts,
and thus women will be able to vote
for all but constitutional offices.
The State Hallway Commission has
asked for an injunction in the federal
court at Lincoln, alleging that the act
of congress authorizing the president
to take over telephone companies con-
fers no authority whatsoever to in-
itiate rates for services by telephone
companies. The suit IS intended to
test the right of the postmaster gen.
eral to establish charges for intra-
state service for telephone companies.
Arrangements have been made to
have DR. Anna Howard Shaw, the
noted suffragette, and member of the
National Council of Defense, speak in
Omaha, November 6-S, before the Ne
braska State Teachers convention.
| The musical failures secured for the
meeting are Nine. Helen Stanley, the
prima donna soprano, and Jacques
| Thibaud. the noted French soldier vio-
| linist. These notabes will appear
| only once in Nebraska this season.
The first ballot to reach n soldier
| and be returned Of those sent out by
the secretary of state for the general
| election, going across the water, was
received by Secretary of State Pool
| from Lloyd Il. Meyer, who formerly
! lived ot Ainsworth. He Is q musician
on the battleshlp Ohio. The secretary
of state has mailed abroad 3,73o en-
velopes containing the ballots. PROP
ably 10000 ballots will be mailed ou'
to soldiers of Nebraska In the U. y.
Hebron is the first town Of thu
state to report to Washington on IT.
home garden project. Twenty-sevel
boys and girls completed the garden
project this year. The twenty'seveI
boys and girls received total o.
1904 % for their garden produce. Eaci