The Red Cloud chief., 1919-10-09


3. ductor at North Platte, narrowly
escaped being lynched at Grand Island
where he was spirited for safe keep
! ing. daughter of the sheriff of Hall
county learned that n crowd of en-
ragged men were on the way to the jail
to lynch the negro. She informed her
father who called his deputies and In
1high-powered automobile took their
prisoner to the state penitentiary at
| Lincoln.
| FIRE OF unknown origin DESTROYED
the entire milling plant Of the Platte
valley Milling company at Gothen-
burg, and for time threatened to de-
str0y the ,town. Tho buildings burned
included the power plant, Office. mill
anu elevator. the ,1atter l. containing
$4,000 bushels of wheat. The total
loss Is placed at 100000, partly in
sured.
q rIa.i, g., ,,'-r,. t,rt ,rI
| considerable friction exists between
American and German Subscribers Of
| the Northern Telephone comprny In
\ the vicinity Of Crefghfoni due. IL is
silid' To the Foreigners using itrir ma
/ tive tongue over the lines. Threats
have been made by many patrons to
| nave tpeir phones removed, unless the
Germans discontinue the practice. g.,
Governor McKelvie has. announced
the appointment Of Mrs. Einily p.
! Hornbergcr of LINCOLN as director OF
the child welfare bureau, provided for
/ by an act of the last Legislature. Mrs.
Hornberger was Juvenile court officer
and superintendent Of the detention
home In Lincoln for eight years,
! The passing Of IAN, airplaie over
Fremont about midnight every might
for the past few weeks has aroused
Sheriff Condit to the belief that the
machine is engaged in boot!egging,
and he is planning TO hire plane to
make an air raid. ''
The Douglas county court house.
which was damaged to the extent OF
more than "A half million dollars by
the mob that hung and burned viii
Brown. negro, was built i'm 1910 at a
cost of S1,O0O,O00. Work on repairing
the structure is to start at once. ,,....
One man, r. Il. Pharris, was killed,
and three others We're injured when a
locomotive boiler, used for stationary
engine purposes, exploded in the
Northwestern rOundhOuse at Norfolk.
The rOundhOuse was wrecked.
The Dan Cahill 2,56Oacre ranch in
Wheeler county, bought three years
ago for SOB ah acre was sold the other
day for $50 per acre, making the own
eraprofit of approximately $1OoOOO.
? Governor McKelvie, through the sec.
rotary Of state, mt Washington, has .ex.
tended an invitation to the king and
queen of Belgium TO-, visit Nebraska
curing their stay in the United, States.
| Twenty-Five negro prisoners in, the
Douglas county Jail were taken to the
penitentiary at Lincoln for safe
Keeping, following the riot ana lynch.
ing at Omaha. . '.'i'' q '3''i'" Sc o..
The most serious sugar shortage In
the history Of Adams county was re-
lieved. by the arrival at Hastings Of
500 bags of the sweetness from Cali
fornja. 49,. .,..., ,.,.....,. Fl.
! Elks of Beatrice closed a deal for
the purchase of the old auditorium
building on North Fifth street, which
they expect to put In shape for per!
manent home. 60 O.. -, 3w'~ -.
Miss Ester KrOger has been made
secretary Of the Kearney Commercial
club, being the, first woman. to hold
such position in the organization,
A number of prominent Lincoln
politicians got together, the other day
and organized club to boost Maj.
Gen. Leonard Wood for president
Because of the 0yercrOwded cOndi-
ton of the consolidated school at We
mango, Perkins county, IA bigger and
better structure Is to be erected.
| ThedfOrd village voted $4,000 for
water bends by a majority vote Of
Q to l.. This win be a big improve
ment for the village. '''' -
"A new sixty-roOm hotel, ID cost
about Sl5O.OOO, lis to Ne built at
ChadrOn. The Ihostelry. will be mod
ern. In every detail. .tis.rf ihr.
| When all reports are ip It is he
lieyed Nebraska's quota for the Sal
walton Army home service fund will
be reached.
"A factory for the manufacture of
concrete sewer, drainage and water
pipes is totbe established at -Tecuni-
\ Seh.l , -
a, The 40-acre. Chapman orchard near
Table Rock promises to yield 5000
Bushels Of apples This year
"oTRe sum of $4,000 is To be raised
by the assessment Ilah at Stribner 70
install sewer system. p5'i'yi ! ia 81
Several, live wires at Sutherland
have started, a movement to organize
a band,
W. s. Ridsell, former state IRE COM
missioner, died at Lincoln. !'''
Washington advises are to the ef-
4 feet that King Albert and Queen Marie
of Belgium will visit Omaha on their
trip to- the west. The date of their
visit was announced as October pa.
y A. contract has bsen,let for the build
ing of n rOad from, the railroad sta.