The Red Cloud chief., 1918-07-11
SHORT STATE NOTES
News Of Nebraska Told In
Condensed Form

efS nduule Cne WHeut crop.
Several school districts in Gage
county voted to issue $4,000 worth of
bonds to build u consolidated school
house at Filley.
Refining plants to cost in the neigh
borhood of $8OOO,00O are in course of
construction in the potash districts Of
western Nebraska.
A large amount of grain was de-
stroyed by fire when lightning struck
the Farmers Grain Elevator at Scotia.
The elevator, which burned to the
ground, will be rebuilt.
A summer school to train boys and
girls In stenography to replace men
I'm war has been organized by the wo-
mans council of defense of three
townships In Gage county.
Fire of an unknown origin partially
destroyed the building occupied by the
Custer County Republican at Broken
Bow. The plant Of the Republican
was severely damaged.
Speaker Champ Clark Of the lower
house of congress, II is said, will speak
nt the meeting of the democratic state
convention at Hastings, July 20. II
congress Is not In session then.
Sugar sales by wholesalers to re-
tailers hereafter shall be limited to
not more than two weeks supply,
according to ruling promulgated by
the food administration for Nebraska.
The worlds record price for heavy
beef cattle, selling on the open mar
ket. was established ut the South
Omaha market when 33 steers, ship
ped by Elmer Graham of Creston.
this state, sold for S1S.25 per hundred.
The Holdrege commercial club has
been organized into squads and Is help
ing in the harvest fields in the com
munity. Labor is very scarce in
Phelps county and neither the state
nor the government has been able to
meet the demand for harvest help.
A circular has been sent to local au-
thorities by the State Council of De-
fense advising them not to permit or
ganiZations that prOmulgate alleged
dlsloyal or unpatriotic literature and
propaganda to hold meetings. 1t is
presumably aimed at the Nonpartisnn
league, which the council recently
asked to leave the state.
Nebraska's campaign for War Saw
ings societies had a whlrlwind finish
last Friday. Rallies and meetings
were held all over the state in COM
munity centers and business houses.
High hopes are held out by leaders Of
tho movement that the 10000 War
Savings Societies Nebraska was called
upon to form have been perfected.
According to an announcement OF
the state food administration, Nebras-
ka had In its elevators throughout the
state on June %, 3,4O4,S15 bushels of
cereals of all kinds. The totals do not
include Omaha or South Omaha. Corn
was the greatest In total with 1905
274 bushels in storage; oats came
next, 1,80S894 bushels; wheat was
third on the list, 149,274 bushels; bar
ley fourth. 11S,OS7 bushels, and rye
fifth, 2S,667 bushels.
New sugar regulations, which be
came effective July I, are the most
drastic yet promulated by the food
administration. They provide that oil
retail grocers must keep check on
their customers and sell sugar only to
the amount Of three pounds per month
for each member Of the family. Ev.
cry grocer Is expected to know the
number Of individuals in the families
who buy from him. Under the ma
tional rules each consumer will be
permitted to use three pounds Of su.
gar per month. but the Nebraska food
administration has made an appeal to
people Of this state to use only
two pounds per month per individual
This does not apply to sugar to be
used for canning and preserving. -Four
new 'classlfications are added under
the rules, and Include the essentials
and less essential manufacturers, max.
ing six classlfications In all. The new
classes are wholesalers retailers, pub.
Tic eating places and bakers. Every
distributor and user of sugar, with the
sole exception of the consumer, car
buy sugar only upon presentation OF
q certificate issued by the federal food
administration for Nebraska. With Il
few exceptions, these certificates must
he secured from the Omaha Office OF
the administration.
The state council Of defense is send
Ing letters to all county superintend
ents advising them to examine all Eng
lish language text books to see they
are thoroughly American in thell
teachings.
Women are driving Ford cars, used
to pull binders in the harvest fields OF
Gage county. The plan is proving sue
cessful.
The army casualty list of June q
reported Corporal Joseph +. Palmer OF
Broken Bow as having died Of wounds
In France.
Second Lieutenant Robert ii. Flans