The Red Cloud chief., 1919-10-09
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Calhoun, Washington county, are pro-
crossing rapidly. The centennial of
Fort Calhoun occurs October II this
year, 100 years from the date that Q
regiment Of soldiers came.np the Mis-.
souri, river on steamboats, and landed
there. The governm, NJ has ordered
troops from Fort Omaha and Fort
Crook To participate in the celebration.
Judge Paine in the district court at
Grand Island ruled against ME county
board In the ease in which the board
had refused tn allot claims for farm
bureau, as required under the new
law. The court granted the writ of
mandamus and ruled that the board
shall Immediately meet and allow the
claims, and that II was not within the
function OF the bohrit to PASS upon the
wisdom or uBwisdom of the law.
Total casualties in the riot Mt
Omaha, the most serious in the states,
history, are: VIII Brown, negro,
lynched; Louis Young, IL; James
Hiykel, travelling salesman, white,
killed, and fifty-three injured, twenty
one OF whom were police officers.
Damage to stores broken into by the
mob and the loss of firearms. and am
munition amounts to over $4,000. . {
Farmers report that the corn yield
In Gage county this full will be heavier
than year ago. Some fields will make
as high as % and 30, bushels, while
others will not make scarcely any
thing. The average over the county
will be around 10 bushels to the acre.
Steps have been taken at Omaha to
prosecute ring leaders of the mob
that lynched VIII Brown, negro. al
legged assailant of white girl, almost
killed the mayor OF the city and
wrecked the, Douglas county court
house. State officials are to assist in
Furnishing the guilty. ...,...
BY u special election vote of 1O4 to
% the citizens of Wymore authorized
the sale of Arbor, State and Riverside
parks, the money to be used In con-
structing sewer system The pro-
posed sewer Sysrem will cost about
$4,000 - ,.',,r' . +, -7jh,,a =
II. G. McGrath" Of Ames paid sc, 900
for '8-mOnths-old porker at % sale lin
Illinois a short time ago. He has, the
valuable porker,o on his, place. now and
all Of Dodge county is. boasting of be-
ing the home of the highest priced pig
In the country.
Plans apd specifications for light
and wafer system. for venango. Per-
kins county. have been completed The
towns rapid growth has made It nee
essary to Improve the Fight and water
system. t"t.j'r, : g y,U1t
Two samples of water from the mu-
nicipal service at iTecumseh, exam
ined by the State Board ,Of Health.
were pronounced impure, The board
states the water Is, not fit for human
consumption 4a aDt ttu,-l 4
INDICATIONS, are That the wheat
acreage in the, south central part Of
the state will he about the same as last
year Farmers are losing no time in
getting the crop. In. reports say,
Agnes LOebeck, ,2Qyear-Old Omaha
girl, has reiterated that she was .absp-
lutely convinced that VIII Brown, ne
gro who was lynched, was the man
who attacked her.
Greeley Is In the midst of building
boom that promises TO surpass any
/ think like II In the history of the city.
The paving question is also gaining
much Roadway. a. ..,... .,ri
Miss Emma Meservey, of Fremont,
believed to he Nebraska's most sue
osSfnl LADY "A
posed of her herd Of "a DurOcs for
$4,000, .,,s,i. ! ,,....,., n
s According to a monthly bulletin is
sued by. Gus Flyers, chief state agent,
bntA twenty-five automobiles were
stolen in Nebraska during August. f
Wheat threshing is about half. COM
pleted I'm Chase county and so far the
yield Is running from 20 to AS bushels
| TO the acre 1900
| m According TO repnrts the Hnrd pot
ASH plant recently destroyed ny fife
Mt lakeside will be rebuilt in thefneSr
'flx3ne: 5ll Z .SG Is
"A movement to organize national
guard company at Columbus is re-
ceiying encouraging support Is
| Some wheat fields I'm Perkins county
have averaged as high as SO and ~
bushels to the ACRE, .,.',1 III
A, commercial Club, consisting 81
thirty-six memhers, was organized A.
Greeley the other day. ,4
I The 12O-acre Mohr.Harder farm
.outhSast of Scribner wssf sold Al
ret9ress sale FOR $500 san acre, \
Slosser OF Dodge being the highea'
bidder ( Fi E z .\
a Two hundred andE fifty. candidates
Fdrs+aaitiatedaiete t4s mysteries OF
the Mystic Shrine at ii Monster gath
ering of Masonsat Grand island, Dele
gates from Omahag LincofA Hastings
Alliance, Broken Bow and JSAny othsl
Nebraska ciries attended, M !:
Dissatisfaction with the, opefSssosf Y
the former state r.. hoard. of heN9
through the department OF public vd
fare under the. code bill "A sid /,
have been responsible f8fSsBr w. +
SYildpetMlsnlnes isssfPof the state
L. II. lA.N. 49,