The Red Cloud chief., 1919-01-02
Complete oficial returns Of the re-

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didate. He defeated L. G. Simmons,
his democratic opponent by 2o,2S3
votes. Next to the railway commits
sioner, G. w. Marsh, for state auditor,
has the largest lead. He beat his am
tagonist by 2S,59i. G~overnor-clect Nc
Kel,ic'S plurality over Governor Me-
lille Is 23.0O2. while Senator Norris
has 2o,395 over Morchead. The total
vote in the state was 225,Tl7, which is
1000 below the rccord.brcnking vote
of the presidential election in 1916.
The eighth annual convention of the
recently at Bridgeport. was the largest
attended and the most profitable
meeting In the history of the as>ocia-
tion. While irrigation was the chief
topic of discussion, good roads came
In for u goodly share of attention and
several addresses were made on that
subject. State seed inspection and
c%crtilcatiou was indorsed and more
adequate laws for the eradication Of
insect. rodent and weed pests were
asked.
NcbraSku'S army of four minute
men closed it's work last Monday, the
Red cross Christmas roll call being
the last drive conducted. The Ncbras-
ka branch has. in over liOON address
rs, reached over I.OOO.0OO people since
October, 1917. The men will be mus.
tered out %.louuary 15-lG, when the
government will give Il certificate of
service to each chairman ami each
| speaker. and Il thcatcr certificate 10
each theater manager who has CO.
operated.
Mrs. Margaret Mau2y, former Oma-
ha nurse. who shot Or. George II.
Spear during The peace celebration in
| Lincoln. November II. was found gull
! Is of first degree murder Ivy II jury ut
! Lincoln. The verdict OF the jury de-
| signated life imprisonment.
Railroad crop experts estimate that
| more than GOO.OOO tons of alfalfa and
| -, 100000 bushels Of grain will be saved
| by Nebraska farmers this winter by
| feeding cattle on the pastures through
| out the state. Pasture conditions were
never better in the state.
The State Board of Health has in
augura,cd Il campaign for the suppress
| sion of social diseases, which requires
Il physicians report of every case to
| the state health officer and which re-
quirCS II person so registered TO re-
port regularly for treatment.
Teaching of foreign languages in
grade schools and other educational
institutions. # the parents of pupils re-
quest it, was recommended by the
the state characterization committee in
It's report to Governor Neville.
The University College of Medicine
and Hospital, Omaha, is n OF the
grandest and most useful state institu-
tons in Nebraska. DIR. Irving :. Cut
ter is the dean. assisted by an able
corps Of doctors and nurses.
1t is estimated that II 900 more per-
sons Joined the Red Cross in the last
drive than n year ago. 1t Is believed
the final total membership In his
state obtained during the Christmas
roll drive will total nearly $4,000.
Resolutions adopted at the confer
ence of health authorities of the state
mt Lincoln, putting II ban on all public
gatherings for pleasure, are aimed ut
pool halls, dances and lodge meetings.
Omaha citizens are advocating the
erection Of a new public library con-
tanning n large art gallery and an
auditorium with q seating capacity or
1000 to 5000 people.
Frank \. Peterson, county attorney
Of Lancaster county, has bcen appoint
ed assistant United States district at
torney to succeed Howard SaNton. re-
signed.
A meeting of the Nebraska Stat"
Bar association, scheduled TO he h'll
at Omaha December - and Is, has
been POSTPONED because of influenza.
The paving laid at Kearney this
wear gives the city about ten miles OF
paved streets, practically all of which
was laid in the past three years.
The power plant of the Lincoln
Traction company AT lhicolh was ST
verely damaged when n big boiler
housed in the building, exploded.
A suggestion has been made tina
| citizens Of Dodge county vote BONDS
. To erect Il memorial 10 Dodge count
> soldiers on the site Of the old county
Jail ut Fremont.
j. W. R%elnhardt, Lincoln, Insurance
! man, formerly OF David City, has beer
named deputy state auditor by Audi
tor-elect George w. Marsh.
Considerable damage was done II
the northern part of the state las
I week by Il severe sleet storm, whicl
swept over the district.
K Creighton university mt Omaha ha
been selected AS n reserve traininj
camp, according to announcement o
e the War department at Washington.
s Sixty million dollars are to be spen
n o n good roads within the state of Ne