The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1918-10-17
SHORT STATE NOTES
News Of Nebraska Told In
Condensed Form

parance at both the Lincoln hospital
for the insane and the state peniten-
tiary.
Since the new potash plant began
operation at Antioch II total OF about
700 tons of potash a day is being pro-
duced in Nebraska.
Box Butte county's potato crop this
year Is estimated at about 100000
bushels, or an average of about 100
bushels to the acre.
Figures compiled by the State Pub
llcity Bureau show that Nebraska will
raise enough sugar beets this year to
produce 1200OO,O0 pounds of sugar.
The sugar campaign has been start
ed In factories Of western Nebraska
and owing to the splendid beet crop,
It probably will continue for about
four months.
Several cases of sickness have de-
veloped in and near Edgar recently
which were thought to be Spanish in
fluenza, but investigation proved that
the cases were smallpox.
The session of the grand lodge OF
the Degree of Honor, scheduled TO
meet at Hastings last week, has been
postponed indefinitely on account of
the epidemic of Spanish influenza.
A. II. Backhaus, for the past fifteen
years editor of the Pierce Leader, has
retired from the newspaper game. He
has disposed of the paper to w. Ii.
Brown, well known newspaper man.
Following the death of Lawson
Sheldon, IS, son of former Governor
Sheldon of Nebraska, at the Students
Army Training Camp, at the State
University ut Lincoln, from Spanish
influenza, the camp was placed under
quarantine.
The Nebraska State convention Of
held at Omaha Oct. 5 to 10, has been
postponed for one month as the result
of precautions taken by Omaha health
officials to prevent an epidemic of
| Spanish influenza.
If plans of the University of Nebras-
ka Extension Service do not go wrong
every county in the state will have a
sorghum mill next year. The industry
has been revived in several counties
this year and in all cases the demand
for the product is far in excess of the
supply.
In reply to an inquiry from Govern
or Neville regarding Nebraskans In
Uncle Sans service, G. A. Nlppell Of
| Niobrara, reported to the governor
| that he had five sons in the service
two in France and three in this coun-
try, and that he was rejected because
of his age.
| A. ID. Scott editor of the Edgar SUM-
has received letter through the mail
written by pro-German accusing him
| and the associate editor, DR.. Cacter-
line, of publishing articles against Ger
many and threatening both men with
! personal violence if the practice Is
continued.
Spanish influenza has made its APP
pearance In many counties in Ne
braska and drastic measures have al
ready been taken in scores of cities
and towns to halt the spread Of the
disease. While the situation in some
parts of the state Is serious, health au-
thorities say there Is no cause for
alarm. A number OF deaths have al
ready resulted from the malady. In
the vicinity of Geneva, where the dis
ease first made its appearance in the
state, three deaths have occurred A
large number of cases have been re-
ported in Dodge county in the neigh
borhood Of North Bend. Both Lincoln
and Omaha are in the grip Of the dis.
ease. In n further effort to curb the
spread of the epidemic, Surgeon. Gen
eral Blue Of the public health service
ut Washington suggested to all state
health officers that schools and places
of amuscments be closed and pubic
meetings be discontinued in all places
where the malady becomes prevalent
All chapters Of the American Rec
Cross have been notified to co-opcrat,
with state and local health authorities
and to freely use its accumulated hos
pital supplies to fight the epidemic.
The Nebraska Telephone compan,
has made application to the state rail
way commission, asking for 20 Ne
cent increase in revenues. Whether
this will be straight increase OIL
both toll and exchange charges is no
known.
After celebrating five hours a iur,
{ at Norfolk which heard the case o
the Rev. William Windolph, pastor o
!. the Catholic church at Creighton VIII,
{ was charged with making dlSloya
Z statements, disagreed and was dis
charged.
Women in a number Of Nebra,k
counties, and especially in Hamilton
=. Lancaster, Howard and Butler, ar
a doing splendid work In the Fourt
h Liberty Loan campaign.