The Red Cloud chief., 1918-11-07

| to his crown when he won the sweep
| stakes prize for states at the 1nternn-
| tlonal Soil Products exposition In
Kansas City. To win the trophy he
had TO compete with the states of
Kansas, Missouri, Texas, Minnesota,
South Dakota and Florida and two
Canadian provinces.
| There is some talk by state educa-
tors of eliminating the Christmas and
spring vacations, and continuing school
on Saturdays, for the time lost during
! the quarantine period. Some such ac'
ton, IL is snld, IL necessary In order TO
| complete the required amount OF
school work as early as possible to re-
| lease students for work on the farms.
Reports reaching state health au.
! ihorlties at Lincoln show that the In
fluenza epidemic over Nebraska Is
subsiding. From the time the disease
appeared In Nebraska up to the last
of October total Of about 10000
cases had been reported TO the state
board of health.
1t is reported that II oil Is not found
soon In paying quantities in the Ban
ner county oil well. which Is already
down over 5000 feet, work on II new
well in the vicinity will be started, as
promoters Of the project have faith In
the presence OF oil In the county.
The newly formed Farmers Union
Potato Growers association of Sheri.
dan county is making big shipments
of spuds from Gordon, Hay Springs,
Rushville, Clinton and Sedan and Mt
each point has storage facilities for
10 or 20 cars.
The Dodge County War Service
league, organized for the purpose Of
raising and distributing all war funds
with the exception OF Liberty loans,
win start drive on November IL to
raise $4,000, which is expected to
last a year.
A bank is not required to pay GER
tfcate Of deposit until the time ex-
pires for which the deposit was made,
according to an opinion by Attorney
General Reed made in answer to an
inquiry from the American State bank
Of Sutherland.
Distribution of the 1918 home food
cards for Nebraska has been postpon-
ed by State Food Director Wattles I'M
I'll December l, owing to the influenza
epidemic. In Nebraska $4,000 cards
will be distributed by school children.
The state railway commission has
made known that 1t will not insist that
Nebraska telephone companies violate
Director General Burleson's order pro-
viding there shall be no phone con-
struction except for war emergencies.
Word has reached Fremont Of the
arrival Of the Tooth Signal battalion,
composed Of Fremont and Schuyler
boys, in France. The battalion has
been stationed Mt Camp Cody for sew
eral months past.
Sheridan county oversubscribed her
quota Of the Fourth Liberty loan more
than S200,OO0. The county's quota was
1925 900. Subscriptions totalled SI25,-
600. This is about S75 for, every man,
woman and child in the county.
Scootts Bluff county won first prize
for the best county exhibit, best coli
lection OF cereals. and best collection
Of fruit and vegetables shown by n
county ut the International Soil Prod
ucts Exhibition at Kansas City
A Burlington passenger train struck
COW in the vicinity Of Seward the
other day, resulting in the eng ne,
baggage, mail and express cars going
into the ditch. No one was hurt.
A Holsteln COW owned by Gage
county farmer recently gave 50 quarts
of milk day for period of one
week, during which time 81 pounds OF
butter were made from the cream.
So far the state asylum for the In.
sane at Hastings has not had case OF
the "llu," due, II is said to the strin-
gent regulations imposed by Superin-
tendent Fast.
December 3 to 3 are the dates set
for the twenty-fourth annual conven-
ton OF the county officers OF Ncbras-
kn. The convention will be held at
tiHNllllSS.
Union Pacific crop experts say Ne.
braska winter wheat acreage will be
20 per cent greater than last year.
and the quality Of the product will he
better.
The large potato flour mill which is
being built Mt Gordon is expected to
use up all undergrade potatoes raised
In sheridan and adjoining counties.
Madison county oversubscribed Its
Fourth Liberty Loan quota by approx
lmately $4,000. Final subscriptions,
fully settled for, total $l.SSl,750.
An organization Of potato growers
has been formed In Scottsbluff county.
The crop in the county Is exception
ally good This year.
Ono man was killed and four injur-