The Red Cloud chief., 1918-12-05
AMENDMENTS CARRIED
Election Returns Show Proposal
Against Alien Voting and
Convention Adopted.

Returns from ~ Of the % counties
Of the state show that both the con-
stitutional amendment to deprive
aliens OF the voting privilege and the
proposal 10 call q constitution conven-
ton carried at the recent election by
snfe majoritics. In these counties
the alien amendment received 1O3,347
votes. while the constitutional con-
veption question received 1O2,O5s.
In order to insure the adoption
Of the amendments, on the vote
shown above in these counties the
affirmative vote would have TO be
about 1880. The alien amend
ment has received $500 more than
necessary. while the other amendment
has $500 more than required to carry
II. II Is not believed that the Il
counties remaining will make any
difference TO the result.
A great amount of interest was Mt
tracted to cattle thieving case at
Ainsworth which resulted In one
man being bound over to the district
court on $4,000 bonds. 1t Is estimated
that as many as three or four car
loads Of stolen cattle have been ship
ned out OF Brown county In the past
six months.
Lincoln hns been designated one OF
the ten cities in the Tenth federal re-
ssrye district as a winner Of the privi-
lege Of naming a ship turned out by
the U. S. shipping board. The Nebrns-
In capital city won the honor by Its
great record In the Fourth Liberty
loan.
Additional names OF men lost on the
transport Otranto, which was sunk In
q collision in British waters last Octo-
Der. made public by the War depart
ment, include: Henry Fulsos. Bradish.
Boone county; Robert Hiland. Omaha.
and Michael Zuerlein, Humphrey.
The sum Of $525,OO0 WINS the total
subscribed by the United War Fund,
b. Omaha. or more than 30 per cent
ever the city's quota. Omaha stands
smons the highest cities In the coun-
Sry IN the total sub scriptions 10 the
drive.
Prof. Fiiiey, head Of the department
q rural economies Of the University
II Nebraska, has issued an appeal 10
cooperative elevators In Nebraska to
install small mills for grinding whole
wheat Aour and whole corn meal.
At . meeting Of Nebraska food ad-
nsinistrators at Omaha. . resolution to
donate the $1-year salary Of 1875 county
controllers and heads Of committees
- Q gift to State Administrator Wat
Siss. was unanimously adopted.
Reconstruction In all branches Of
business will be the principal subject
taken up by members Of the Nebraska
Manufacturers association ut their
annual convention at Omaha, Decem-
Der 1914.
J. w. McKissick Of Beatrice, for
merly member Of the legislature,
was chosen grand master Of the Ne
braska grand lodge I. o. o. +. at the
recent session IN Lincoln.
County Commissioner A. r. velte OF
Hebron, was elected to Office by 6OO
majority three days after his death or
influenza, at the November election.
Straight republican votes cast were
responsible.
The work at the Fort Omaha and
Fort Crook Balloon school will con-
tinue this winter, according to orders
received by Maj. p. ID. Van Nostrand,
executive officer.
Two hundred Nebraska farmers at
tended the sixteenth annual conven-
ton Of the Nebraska Farmers Co
operative Grain and Live Stock asso-
citation at Omaha.
The next session Of the Nebraska
Odd Fellows and the Rebekahs will be
held in York, according to action ia.
ken by the two societies at the recent
session at Lincoln.
C. w. Pugsley, secretary Of Organ
ICED Agriculture. announced the week
Of Organized Agriculture In Nebraska
will he held Mt Lincoln january 20
90 25.
Thirty thousand school children In
Omaha contributed at an average OF
more than 81 each to the united war
work campaign.
More than 1900 Odd Fellows and
200 Rebekahs attended the recent
grand lodge sessions Of the Nebraska
order AT Lincoln.
To nominate and elect judges Of the
Nebraska supreme court by districts
instead OF from the state at large Is
che object Of bill which will he In
PRODUCED In the coming legislature by
Senator John II. Cordial OF Red VIII
low county.
Twenty-four potato growers, dealers
and government and state experts viii
be among the speakers at the second
annual convention OF tho Nebraska
State Potato Improvement associa
tion, at Scottsbluff, December 4,