The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1919-10-30
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All legislation enacted by the spe-
cial session of the legislature which
convened at Lincoln October 8 and adj
JOurned October II, affected Omaha
and Douglas county alone, the most
important being n bill TO provide
county commissioners power to issue
bonds to repair the court house and re-
place furniture and records destroyed
In the recent riot. without submitting
the bonds TO vote Of the people.
Other measures enacted give the city
commissioners of Omaha the right to
elect non-residents as chief of police,
Inspector Of police and patrolmen,
raises salaries and repeats the civil
service provision relating to the police.
A conference of mayors of Nebraska,
! state fair-price commissioner. chair
men and members of county fairprice
| committees and other state represcn-
tativcs are to convene at Lincoln No
vember 81 at the request Of Governor
McKelvie, to consider plans for CO.
/ operation with federal officials in the
campaign against the high cost of liv-
| niSs Shitu oiuitS AttOiutN
Palmer will represent the government
at the meeting.
Delegates from 81 farmers cooper
alive elevator associations met In
Omaha Il short time ago and formed
al organization TO be known as the Ma
and handle all kinds of grain on a
real cooperative plan. The capital
stock Of the company Is S2OOO,O00.
Only farmers cooperative elevator
associations may hold or own stock.
Tenant Nebraskans who have rent
profteering landlords are asked to re-
port their grievances to the state de-
partment of finance, division Of tax
alton, State House, Lincoln. ave want
to know the assessed value Of the
property, present rental charge and
the legal location, so we can investi-
gate" says Secretary Phil Bross.
Director General Hines Of the rail
road administration has notified state
officials that more than 1900 new
freight cars, built for eastern traffic
have been diverted to western Nebras
ka to transport surplus wheat &c
Omaha and beet sugar to eastern
points.
Schuyler may attend the convention o.
the State Teachers association II
. Omaha, November 8, 9 and Z, thu
. Board of Education will pay the rail
] road fare Of all the city teachers t
: and from Omaha.
i The legality of the action of the leg
: islature calling constitutional con
e vention Is held valid by the state SUI
preme court. The election of dele
r gates will be held November 4. TIL
I convention starts December 2.
BY vote of 50 to "a, the lowe
' house, during the special Legislative
session at Lincoln, passed resol,
tion asking Nebraska senators 1
: Washington to work for the defeat Q
the league Of nations.
. A. II. Backhaus, formerly publishe
. Of the Pierce Leader, has purchase
= an interest In the Columbus Telegram
:. and will succeed Lloyd Swain as bus
HESS VI thC pupSi'
The work Of laying concrete on tn
six-mile stretch Of federal highway b.
: tween Fremont and Ames, starte
!, after weeks of delay, is rapidly nea
= Ing completion.
y Corn huskers In Buffalo county wi
!, get eight cents bushel for their wOI
- this fall, that price having been agre'
y upon by the farm bureau members.
n One death from the dreaded inf
4. enza occurred at Omaha just the 9th
Of day. The few cases reported In Il
q. metropolis are being kept under stri
or quarantine.
or More than 5000 teachers are e
mt pected to attend the convention OF u
n Nebraska State Teachers associate
be at Omaha, November 8, 6 and z.
Nebraska beet sugar refiners ma
ut indicated their intention to abide
H. the government ruling to sell sugar
til the factory at 10 cents n pound
i'd Auburn is the only town in Nebr'
he ka so far that has completed the
ar ganization of q National Guard co
Oh pany.
nd Virtually all the soldiers station
nh ut Omaha following the disorders
IL. September % have been withdrawn
IN, Reports read ut the cd convent
Is of the Nebraska ]. o. o. II. at "
ur showed that the Odd Fellows and
Use bekah lodges In this state have
lie joyed healthy growth the past We
ny The old Jefferson county COT
house, built at Fairbury half
fury ago, was sold the other day
me $6.55O. 1t Is to be fitted up for an
rts Ing house.
icy Cattle averaged from $245 to 81,
3D. per head, and horses from 500 to y.
us at the Kirk Griggs stock sale OF
lie stein cattle and Shire horses at Il
eid trice.
A contract has been awarded for
~" construction of $4,000 sewer l
-. TEN at WILDER.
90 Adjutant General Paul has recei
'"' xvord from Washington that Nebra