The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1919-11-13

alleged attack made on him near
Clarks, May 49, 1915 He named
twenty-three defendants i'm his petition,
many of whom are prominent In the
state.
Governor McKelvie has issued
Red Cross proclamation IN which he
appeals to the people of Nebraska to
renew their membership in the or
ganization, at least to the extent
of becoming members at the nominal
rate of 81 per year. He expressed the
wish that Nebraska show 100 per
cent membership.
A naturalization school Is to be
| started at Milligan, az soon as the re-
CURED text books can be secured. The
sessions will he held weekly on sun
day afternoon and will be devoted to
| instruction of foreigners In points nee.
essary for citizenship In the United
States. II Is Bohemian district.
Geo. W. Holdrege, manager of tile
Burlington road west of the Missouri
river, has purchased the 5,52O-ncre
| Schwabe ranch. near Chadron, the CON
sidcration being $I3S.OOO. Mr.. Hol-
drege intends To make the ranch one of
the show places in western Nebraska.
A. L. Hungerford of Crawford, while
boring for water for commercial pur-
poses, near the city, struck an artesian
well at Il depth of 800 feet. The well,
he says, flows mt the rate of 100000
gallons n day, and has II touch Of sui
phur and oil.
a rich oil strike is reported to have
been discovered In the west end OF
Banner county. The excitement IL
great In the section and all available
lands are being leased by those inter-
ested in oil developments.
One of the best entertainments OF
the kind ever held in Nebraska took
place at David City the other night
when the Commercial club invited the
men folks for miles around for
smoker at the club rooms.
The state railway commission Is adj
vised by the railroad administration
that the Burlington railroad is greatly
increasing the number of refrigerator
cars for shipping western Nebraska
potatoes to market.
In fit of anger Arthur HOLDEN,
35-year-old farmer, shot and killed his
wife at the home of his brother near
Wilcox, and then committed suicide.
The tragedy, 1t Is said, was caused by
domestic troubles.
Superior laid to rest her first world
war soldier to die ont of service when
services were held for Jack Smell who
was killed with five others when a
passenger train hit an automobile near
Hastings.
The Goth anniversary of the mar
riage of Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Stalp
of Cunning county took place Mt st.
Mary's church, West Point, Nov. 2.
Mrs. Stalp is SO years of age and his
wife is 81.
Boys and girls OF Inland and vicinity
have organized junior poultry club
and are taking course in poultry
raising by correspondence from the
college of agriculture extension service
at Lincoln.
A local company has purchased the
summer resort park at Long Pine. the
consideration being $4,000. The park
is To be enlarged and improved for
next season.
Eleven Lancaster county sportsmen
We're arrested and held to the federal
grand jury under $1,000 bond for
shooting ducks after shutdown and be-
fore sunrise.
At the special election held at York
10, III. e. O. ~ n
!. the purchase and IMPROVEMENT of the
York water works the measure was
, defeated by vote of S9T to 300.
The state banking bureau has grant
ed a charter to the Farmers and Mer-
chants bank Of Chadron. The capital
stock of the new concern Is $4,000.
Omaha Chamber of Commerce fig
ures show that the value for this year
! of Nebraska farm products is $685.
5O1.210. This breaks all records.
Mrs. q. b. Peterson of Hooper, moth
err of three little girls, aged 8, 9 and
4, died from burns received by an at
tempt to start fire with kerosene.
/, Germania hall at Stanton, scene of
! gay social functions of German sOcie.
ties before the war, was completely de.
} stroyed by fire Of undetermined origin.
( Examination for applicants to prac-
2 tice law In Nebraska, which was to be
held at Lincoln Nov. IS, has been post.
E poned to Nov. %.
Q The Nebraska Farmers congress
4 will hold a two days convention IN
Omaha, beginning December 10.
I Several towns over the state have
( reported shortage Of fuel, with poor
forecasts of relief soon.
q Music lovers Of Ogallala have insti.
r tuted movement to organize town
band.
8 Senator Thomas Bradstreet has sold
I the Blaine Horse and Mule Co., the
+ stock of the Bradstreet- Clemens Co.
| oXynars Of tho La rna harca harna o1