The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1918-11-21
A raise in freight rates, amounting

I'm n communication sent TO the state
railway commission. Mr.. McAdoo
Is of the opinion that there should be
a more uniform rate In sections where
conditions are substantially Identical.
The state railway commission fails to
see much I'm the proposition of Mr..
McAdoo and comes back with n long
communication which ends as follows;
"The general unsettled condition of
the freight rates in eastern trunk line
territory and in the State Of Nebraska
I'm particular and the exceedingly alb
normal business conditions at the
present time, leads us 10 the conclus-
ion that this is not nm opportunc time
to make radical changes In the class
freight schedules, and we would there
fore he opposed to an attempt at this
time. to standardze class rates for the
whole western territory"
\ large silver trophy, given by the
national Iolstcin-Friesan association,
has become the permanent property OF
the University OF Nebraska, according
TO the announcement of Prof. j. III.
Frnndsen, head OF the dairy depart
ment of the college of agriculture.
The trophy has been won four times
by dairy judging teams Of the Ne
braskn college of agriculture, or twice
as often as it has been captured by
any other institution.
The November | crop report issued
by the Nebraska Board of Agriculture
gives the state an average yield or IL
bushels of corn per acre, making the
preliminary production estimate 49,
O5G,OOO bushels, compared to 24o,-
100000 bushels last year and the ten
year average of 175 223,OOO bushels.
At the auction sale of the First Ma
tional bank stocks at Superior, the
notes not paid brought over $1,000
and reports indicate another dividend
to be paid, making about one-third all
told to the depositors. This is the
largest bank failure In southern Ne
braska since about four years ago.
John Thompson who. 1t Is alleged.
twice within month succeeded In
cashng bogus checks on Fremont mer-
chants pleaded guilty in district court
and was sentenced to serve one year
in the state penitentiary.
Robert G. Channer, publisher OF the
Newman Grove Reporter for the past
two years, and one of the towns fore
most boosters, died suddenly last
week. All Newman Grove mourns the
loss of their esteemed citizen.
Governor-elect Samuel McKelvic has
temporarily escaped the horde Of Of
fee seekers, who swarmed to his head
quarters at Lincoln the day after
election by leaving on u ten.days' bus
mess trip in the east.
The school at Shubert, Richardson
county, has already had four weeks
vacation, and now it is deemed eX-
pedient not to begin school for ut
least two more weeks on account Of
the influenza.
Walter w. Head, Omaha banker,
has been appointed Nebraska chairman
for the Red Cross Christmas member
ship drive, by Frank w. Judson, state
director, who will manage the Central
division campaign.
1t Is estimated that more than 15O,-
600 persons participated in peace
demonstration at Omaha, following
news that Germany had surrendered
to the allies and the United States.
ScOttsbluff sugar refineries fear they
will have to close for lack of men to
run the plants. They are appealing
to Federal State Director George j.
Kieffner, at Omaha. for help.
Norfolk has clamped the closing lid
down again because OF the second Sc
we're outbreak OF influenza. Three
deaths occurred from the disease in q
single day last week.
An epidemic of influenza has broker
out In the state Hospital for Insane
ut Norfolk. More than forty patients
are isolated and several deaths have
occurred.
Lincoln may be put on the coast Il
coast air mail route after the war As
sistant Postmaster General G. l.. Con
nor has notified Mayor J. Il. Miller.
Complete unofficial returns from tn
recent election in Douglas county Ind
cate that only one democrat Is clecte'
state senator and one representative.
The Beatrice city commissioner
have again put the han on public gath
erings, churches, clubs, etc, on nc
count of the influenza.
Owing to an Aiming spread of IN
fluenza, rigid quarantine on gather
ings Of all kinds has been proclaimet
mt Broken Bow.
Pawnec county's service flag is nov
floating from pole 60 feet high II
Pawnee City, The flag bears AS stars
Gage county republicans elected ey
cry republican county officer ut tn
recent election for the first time Il
many years,
Fifteen government physicians ar