The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1919-11-13
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bandits entered the town in the early
hours OF the morning. broke into the
bank building; wrecked the vault with
nitro-glycerine, and escaped with Lib
erty bonds and war stamps to the
value of between $4,000 and $4,000.
all Of which belonged to customers of
the Institution. Some cash also was
stolen, 1t is said.
David T.. Thompson, founder of the
Lincoln Star, former American min
lister to Mexico and Brazil, railroad
owner and millionaire, was granted n
divorce from Florence Cook Thomp-
son, who was his third wife and fifty
years his junior, on grounds of cruelty,
at Los Angeles, Cal.
Earl ]. Hadsell, school teacher In
Boyd county, brought suit against
school district I'm that county for sal
airy on contract which the district
had revoked. He received judgment
against the district, and II will require
q special levy to pay the claim.
II is reported that a number of Ne
braska country newspapers are expe-
riencing n good deal of trouble secur-
ing an adequate supply OF print paper.
Several papers, 1t is said, are threat
ened with suspending publication be-
cause of the difficulty.
The Nebraska Telephone company
has asked the state railway com
mission to continue Its present ex-
change rates, expiring January /, and
the BurlesOn telephone toll rates, which
expire December !, during the year
1920.
Grant county has exceeded its quota
for the Roosevelt memorial fund by
10 per cent. II Is the first county i'm
the state to go over the top, according
to those In charge of the Roosevelt
memorial campaign in Omaha.
United States Attorney General
Palmer has notified Governor Nickel
vie that he will attempt to be present
in Lincoln November % to attend the
meeting Of the joint legislation COM
mittee to discuss profiteering.
Patton and Brande, two Fremont
young men, who are engaged in gar
dening, are exhibiting sweet potato
that weighs eight pounds. Three pota-
toes, produced in the same hill. weigh
twenty-five pounds.
The Douglas county commissioners
have signed fifty-year contract with
the Union Pacific railroad to permit the
state highway to occupy part of the
Union Pacific right of way in Douglas
county.
Louis G.. Smith, Fremont railroad
man, ran a steel silver In his thumb
nearly year ago. Blood poison re-
sulting from the seemingly incense
quential wound few days ago caus-
ed his death.
The directors of the temporary or
ganization which is pushing the $500
600 creamery project of the Farmers
union of Gage county have launched a
Today campaign for subscription
pledges.
The state labor bureau at Lincoln is
receiving many calls from farmers
throughout eastern and central Ne
braska for cornhuskers. The farmers
bushel.
1t required just two and q half hours
to select jury, hear the evidence
reach verdict, and sentence two men
to prison In the district court al
( Omaha for attempting to steal an auto
mobile.
o. G. Smith, chairman of the Ne
] hro Slya n n hoo r1 M n pri pultura was
elected president of the Farmers Ma
tiOnal congress at its annual conven
ton at Hagerstown, Md.
G. Il. Trevey has been chosen secre
tary of the children code commission
Mr.. Trevey for several years has beer
secretary of the charity organization
In Lincoln.
to restore records In the register o.
deeds office destroyed during thu
recent riot at Omaha.
Ninety days in Jail was the sentence
imposed on three men at Omaha, thu
first to be convicted for participation
In the recent riot.
Schools at Marsland were forced
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of fuel.
Dodge county is to maintain it's farm
bureau and county agent TO- anothe
year.
Many Nebraska cities and town
have adopted policy of limiting o
from one to two tons of coal to Gus
toner until the coal strike terminates
More than 100 entries of 10 pullet
each were made In the Nebraska ma
tionar egg laying contest whic
began November l at the State FarI
at Lincoln. This means that the eg
laying record of more than 1000 bird
will be carefully kept and reported b
the state.
The State Railway Commission ha
Informed the Cambridge TelephOn
company that It's action In raising rate
without permission from the commits