The Red Cloud chief., 1918-06-20
BANK DEPOSITS LESS
Quarterly Report Of State Board
Shows Part Nebraskans Have Played
In Supporting War Drivea

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light In the quarterly report Of Secre-
tary Tooley of the state banking
board. The report shows that deposits
I'm the 900 state banks Of Nebraska
have decreased since the date of the
last call, February rs, nearly S24,5OO,-
600 while loans have increased S1O,-
coo, 900. It II the first time in recent
years that deposits have failed to
show n gain, and Secretary Tooley
said undoubtedly Il could he account.
ed for IN the fact that large numbers
Of depositors have withdrawn funds
In order to support the governments
war program. In spite Of the decrease
the deposits are still S18, OOO. 900 above
what they were a year ago at this
time.
In reply TO the recent call Of the
state defense council that the official
leaders Of the Nonpartisan league
cease their activities In Nebraska un.
I'll the end of the war. heads Of the
organization have made known that
they are preparing to import a large
corps Of professional a~gitators who
will endeavor TO put n little more
spirit In the campaign for members in
this state.
Until the end Of nc present critical
wheat shortage, the opening OF new
commercial bakeries will not be per-
mitted, according to ar announcement
Of the state food administration. Any
one intending to open n bakery Is re.
quested not to apply for a license be-
fore August l..
Land owners in the vicinity Of
Wood Lake, Cherry County. have been
granted permission TO drain the lake
by the state drainage board, in order
to raise war crops. The lake Is a
famous fishing resort and will he re.
duced In area from about 5000 acres
70 800 acres.
The department Of agriculture nj
Washington is giving a Nebraska
made formula of grasshopper poison
countrywide circulation. To make it
take twenty-five pounds Of bran, n
pound Of arsenic or paris green, n
half gallon Of molasses and six
lemons.
The Cunning county board Of super.
visors has gone on record as being
opposed to the holding of any meet.
ings In the county which are calcu.
lated to promote discord and disor.
der and which are not in sympathy
with the war.
The Antelope County Council Of De.
Tense was one Of the first bodies in
the state to call for registration OF oil
citizens for farm work, preparatory to
meeting any emergency that would re-
Quire extra farm labor. Registration
was held Mt Neigh.
Nebraska G. A. II. members who are
going to the national e~ncampment OF
tho Grand Army Of the Republic at
Portland in August will be able to pur-
chase tickets good for 60 days from
date Of sale. Usual stopover privileges
will be granted.
There are 1,195 tracts Of land In Ne
braska upon which the federal land
bank Of Omaha holds mortgage, nc.
cording to Secretary Bernecker Of the
| State Board Of Assessment. The
amounts held by the bank amount to
$4.4o1, SAC.
Governor Neville has received or
ders from the War Department Mt
Washington to mobolize 1000 drafted
men from this state, June "a, for mil
itary service. This Is the largest de-
mand made on Nebraska since the be-
ginning Of the war.
Work Is TO start on the new Luth-
eran hospital at Beatrice In n Few
days. The structure Is to cost $12o,'
600. Contractors agree to have the
hospital completed In eight months.
As O as It can ~legltimately be
lone the name Of the town Berlin,
Otoe county, will be changed to Otoe.
The city council has voted in favor OF
tho change.
The democratic state committee
passed n resolution at a meeting AT
Lincoln asking Governor Neville to
stand as a candidate for reelection.
The consolidated school in the
LEW lNlbh hlNlil'l iSH N't'llNN i'''
for the erection Of q $4,000 modern
building.
Bids were opened and the contract
awarded for nm additional unit for the
municipal light plant at Syracuse.
The executive committee of the Ne
braska Non-Partlsan league Mt {
meeting at Lincoln, voted not TO entel
the primaries in August, but intlmat
ed that an active part would be takei
In the November election.
w. II. Bowman, Gage county, re
ports that during the last few week
four sets of calves have arrived n
his place. All are living and doinl
well.
A modern country school building
to cost about $4,000 Is to be erecte'
four miles northwest of Bancroft.
While %excavating for the founda
ton OF a vault for the Stockmal