The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1919-10-23
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Taxpayers OF consolidated school
district No. 30, Hamilton county, have
died petitions with the county super
Intendent asking that the boundary
lines OF six old districts from which
1t was formed be restored. About 30
per cent of the voters have signed.
Sentiment for consolidation has cooled
materially I'm this territory since
proposition to issue 100000 bonds for
building purposes was submitted. The
bond issue was defeated by an over
wheming vote.
Howard Kennedy of Omaha, former
member of the state board of control.
was elected chairman of the new state
children's code commission, which Is
made up of fifteen persons. eight wo-
| men and seven men. who will make q
study of child welfare and home and
school surroundings In Nebraska.
The suit for writ of mandamus 10
compel Secretary of State Amsberry to
accept the petitions for n referendum
on national prohibition, appealed from
the Lancaster district court. where the
writ was allowed, will be heard by the
state supreme court during the session
starting November II.
Earl NJ. Kline Of Nebraska City was
chosen president Of the American
Legion Of Nebraska Mt the first state
convention, held at Omaha. Frank II.
Warner, Norfolk, was made vice
president. The secretary and treasurer
will be appointed by the president at
later date.
People of Gretna, especially. the
school board, were not satisfied to
wait until the last Sunday in this
month to get back to normal time. All
clocks in the town. except the post
masters and station agents were
turned back an hour October IL.
The fifth cutting OF alfalfa has just
oeen made on the site of the old city
Of Superior. The postoffice building
still stands on this spot, erected AZ
years ago out of cottonwood logs. This
Is record cutting I'm Nuckolls county.
The fiftieth anniversary of the estab-
,ishment Of the Presbyterian church at
Tekamah was observed October IL and
IL. The church was founded Oct. II,
1869. and was the first Presbyterian
church In the state north Of Omaha.
Governor McKelvte has ordered an
. investigation Of the Omaha riot to de-
termine II any public officers there
we're guilty of neglect of duty. Ralph
Wilson, Lincoln lawyer, will be ,r
, charge Of the investigation.
Twenty-Five negro prisoners taken Il
, The Nebraska penitentiary at Lncolr
FOR safe keeping after the burning OF
the Douglas county courthouse Sep
, sember %, have been returned Il
Omaha.
All grade teachers and several higf
, school teachers In Norfolk school.
, nave petitloned the board of education
q Tor higher salaries giving the cost o.
r living as the cause for their demand.
. The movement to erect a new Pres
). byterian church at Tekamah, to cos
J.. no less than $4,000, is well undo
|, way, and work on the edifice is Il
a start not later than next spring.
q A bonus Of $40 per month has beer
=. voted by the Aurora school board L
i. all teachers who complete the curren
Term in accordance with their con
n tracts.
Phil Hall Of Lincoln, formerly adjt
liant general of Nebraska and colont
Of the Nebraska National guard, ha
- been made colonel in the u. s. n
,. serves.
Steps have been taken to organize
new state-aid highway from Albio
:. east through Humphrey, Leigh, Clarf
Al BON, Howells and Fremont to Omaha.
% A great deal of interest Is bein
n taken in the Buffalo County Reta
IL Merchants Institute, which Is to b
E. held at Kearney, October q.
e. A proposition to take over tn
n privately owned water works by tn
8. city will he voted upon by the citizen
er Of York October %.
~ Contractors estimate that the r.
he construction of the Douglas count
t. court house damage by rioters wi
lg cost S565,OOO.
Mt Winter wheat is already up In mar
n fields In the southeastern part or u
s. srate and the outlook Is indeed proT
IN Using.
We Former governor Keith Neville
ne acting as coach for the North Plat
ne high school football team.
w. Lieutenant Colonel @. G. Benedi'
80 plotting plane No. 81 In the transco
30 tinental air race. Is the son OF +.
Benedict Of Hastings. this state.
N. The state normal board has awar
ed n contract for the construction
n $4,000 gymnasium Mt the Chadr
nj Normal college.
es Bids for the construction of d.
re mitory Mt the Kearney Normal and
In, science building mt the Peru Norm
m were rejected by the State Morn
ri. hoard. Lowest bids on the two hui
nv ings were S2l0,167. The board es
he mated the cost ut $4,000.
RS. Flying at an altitude of $50 feet,
Tx airplane driven by John Wambt
mt and carrying Gus Renard, dropped
,rs the earth near Wausa, killing wa
i'm burg instantly and seriously injurl
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