The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1918-12-12
INCLUDE STATE UNITS
Men OF the Old Fourth and Sixth
Nebraska to Return With the
Thirty.fourth Division.

ScNcfaI units 81 NcbraSKa gOarOS-
men will be included in the four army
divisions and parts of eight others
scheduled for an early return home
from France by General Pershlng
These troops, General March AN
nounced Mt Washington, will total
3.4J1 officers and 1868 men. The
Nebraska contingents include the
Firth field artillery. formerly the 4th
Nebraska regiment; 59th field artil-
lery. including men from this state;
1O3th ammunition train, n part Of the
old sixth Nebraska. and the 10Th en-.
gneer. another unit of the Lucky
Sixth. All the Nebraska units slated
for carly convoy from France are
part of the saith division.
In the opinion of Rate Expert y. q.
Powell of the Nebraska railway COM
mission, the rate schedule proposed
by Director General McAdoo. and
which the commission declined To APP
prove. would place heavy burden
upon shippers of this state and would
give Chicago. 81. Louis and the other
big Wholesale centers outside or Ne
braska more favorable rates for reach
Ing the retail trade in this territory
tlan the iobbers " Omaha Lincoln,
Grand Island. Norfolk and other Ne
braska towns. From II to Is per
cent increase over freight rates now
IN effect in Nebraska, which in them
selves are uniformly - per cent
above the rates charged up TO late
July. would be involved in the Nc
Adoo scale, Mr.. Powell figures.
Nebraska tenants on the lwWo
acres OF land owned by heirs OF the
late Lord William Skully are plan
ming n collective strike If rents are
raised. as threatened. This increase
will amount to from 30 to 100 per
cent to present rental An organiza-
tion OF o25 tenants, living on 10000
ucres OF the Skully land in Nuct"'iS
county, has been formed. Other coun-
~ organizations will follow.
For the third time the date for the
dedication of the new Dodge county
courthouse has been set by the
county board of supervisors. Dec NJ
her 81 Is now the time selected TO
formally dedicate the building.
Nebraska's road building program
for 1919 calls for 752 miles to cost
81 $4,000. OF which the federal gov
eminent pays half and state and local
authorities pay half. according to
State Engineer Johnson.
One thousand mules, owned by the
Italian government, will spend the
winter in Fremont. As the Italian
government does not need them now,
they will be kept in Nebraska ana
shipped next spring.
The state supreme court has ruled
that the suffrage referendum now
being held up In the Lancaster coun-
Is district court, may be submitted az
the next state election, If the petition
Is found sufficient.
When the government edict closing
all brewerles and malt beverage plants
became effective Nov. 30, TO save
grain, four big plants In Omaha, val
ued mt SGOOO,OOO, and employing LON
persons, shut down.
Fire believed to have been cauSeo
by n defective flue completely destroy
ed the modern rural school at Buda
Buffalo county, entailng loss OF
about $1,000.
Decentralization Of the students ar
my training camp at the University
of Nebraska Mt Lincoln, which started
the first Of the month. will be com
! pleted about Dec. 26.
Miss Annie King, one Of the wealth
lest young woman in western Nebras
ka, has sold her interest In the Kin;
and Murray ranch, near Alliance, 10
$4,000.
The run Of hogs at the Sout
Omaha market during the past mont
was 2S9, 4S7 head. or $1,000 head nor
than during November a year ago
Douglas county plans to float
good roads bond issue of S2WO,Ooo L
$1,000, 900, with which to pave ever
road leading out Of Omaha.
After having been at standstlll 10
more than a year, work has been re
sumed on Kearney's new hotel build
ing.
All restrictions on the sale ana MS
of sugar have been withdrawn by I'll
state food administration.
BUSINESS men of Alliance have form
ed an association having for its pul
pose the furthering of the "own you
home" movement. A fund has bee
raised for the purpose Of advancin
money to people who desire to col
struct homes.
Miss May Pershing, sister Of Gel
eral John J. Pershing, will christie
the American ship which Lincoln hi
the privilege Of naming as the resu
of the clty's record in the Fourth Ill
-, io,n Tho vessel will he name