The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1918-11-14
CONTINUE TO SAVE.
State Food Controller Says conserva-
tlon Must Go On " Peace comes
i To Distribute Home Cards.

conservation Of foods must be con-
tinued for a year or more after the
war has ended, and perhaps on an
even more intensive scale. Besides
contracting to surely the allies with
2,0O0,000 tons Of meats and fats we
are to furnish them with 1O,OOOWO
tons Of breadstufrs, he says. New
home cards will be distributed shortly
TO 100000 Nebraska homes. Sug-
gestions and rules for conserving
foodstuffs are given on the new cards
and IL they are followed the food ad-
will be able 10 keep faith with our al
lies and everybody at home will have
enough.
The State Railway commissions or
der granting the Nebraska Telephone
company permission to incfeasc its
toll charges % per cent and rental
charges 10 per cent, affects approXl-
mately eighty thousand subscribers
north of the Platte river. The rinse
will give the company an additional
revenue of S425OOO per annum and
was granted as an emergency measure
for n period OF six months. The toll
increase went into effect on Nov. ].
The rental increase will be- come eff
fective Dec. I.
The Nebraska Federation OF Wom-
ems Clubs will hold its twenty.third
state convention In Lincoln, Nov. ID
%. guests OF the following women's
clubs Of Lincoln: Lincoln Woman's
Club, Century Club. Tuesday Review
Club. Outlook Club, Sorosis Fort
nightly Club and w. =. X. G. The
convention was originally scheduled
for Fairbury, Oct. 1918, but was
called off on account Of the quar-
entine.
The Hamilton Grocery Company OF
Alliance was one of the winners in
the window display contest OF the
Cnrnation MIX Products Company.
This contest was participated in by
thousands Of dealers throughout the
United States and Canada and reflects
great credit upon the enterprise OF
the Nebraska concern.
Funds In three departments OF the
state are Overdrawn TO the amount
OF 1888, 71509, an increase Of $780,
b41.0O over last month, according to
the monthly report OF the state treas
urer. These three funds are the uni
versity activities. state normal and
state cid bridge funds.
The Nebraska State Teachers asso-
cations annual convention Is to be
held at Omaha December % to 90
while the schools are closed for the
Christmas holidays. 1t was planned to
hold the convention last week, but II
was postponed because Of the Spanish
Influenza epidemic.
According to reports reaching Immi-
grafton Expert Howard for the Bur
lington railroad at Omaha, n great
deal Of the corn being harvested In
Nebraska Is being husked by women,
and they are receiving from Z to 8
cents bushel, the same as paid to
men.
Edward Peterson, Omaha railroad
construction contractor, has offered
his personal services and more than
100000 worth of equipment to the
government to do reconstruction work
In France now or after the war.
The government has issued n state
ment calling up the public to send all
Christmas gifts which have to be
transported by express or mail before
December 3. In order to avoid con-
gestion OF transportation facilities.
Business men at Edgar. dissatisfied
with the advance in telephone rates,
are contemplating organizing coun-
ty.owned and operated telephone ex-
change, ms provided by a law enacted
by the state legislature in 1913.
Omaha, 1t is claimed. produces twice
a. much butter annually as any other
city In the union, For the year ending
June 30. 1918. the Nebraska metropolis
manufactured 25,70O,O00 pounds Of
butter.
Valley, Douglas county with n
population Of 800 boasts OF having
sent nlnety-four men to war, forty
two Of whom are in serdce in France.
The new Zion Evang. Lutheran
church at Chappell is now completed,
and services in the new structure will
be held in the near future.
Poultry demonstration farms are 70
he established by the extension serv
ice Of tho state university soon in six
counties. Flocks have been selected
In Saunders and Gnge counties, md
one will soon he designated in Ian
caster, Clay, Saline and Cass counties
Holidays will be cut at the state uni,
versty at Lincoln to make up time
lost by the closing on account of in
iiuen2a. Christmas and Thanksgiving
vacations will be eliminated and ia,
spring recess will be limited to q
week.
The state hog cholera serum plan
NJ 4 ir N la, "a.