The Red Cloud chief., 1919-09-25

| The 1910 football schedule of the
Nebraska University, just given out. is
/ as follows: October 4, Iowa at Iowa
City; October IL. Minnesota at Mime
apolis; October Is, Notre Dame at Lin
| coin; October % Oklahoma at Omaha:
November !, Ames at Lincoln; Noyem-
DER y, Missouri at Columbia Noyem-
per 10, Kansas at Lincoln; November
%. Syracuse mt Lincoln.
"A syndicate of eastern capitalists
mas taken over the Farmers CLAW
PRODUCTS company plants at Telta-
man, ana reports are that the largest
ana most modern brick and tile plant
IN the west will be erected near the
site of the present factories next
spring
The new electric light plant at Null
zen Is nearing completion and citizcus
OF the town are looking forward to n
! more efficient lighting system than IL
mas ever mad. The old plant. which
was privately owned, burned down
last winter.
FIRE of unknown origin DESTROYED
| the lumber-yard of Nyc-Schncitlrr-
! Fowler company, and completely gut
! ted the Northwestern railroad STA
! ton mt Hastings. The loss at the
lumber yard Is estimated mt $50 600
and the railroad station at $4,000
BY vote of two to one delegates to
the Methodist Episcopal conference Mt
| University Place, Lincoln suburb. de-
feated proposal to establish new
boundaries for the conference, so as TO
| apportion larger number of delegates
to the western Nebraska meeting.
Victor i. Wilson. who resigned
from the Nebraska railway commits
| sion. Will enter the practice of com
mercial laws I'm Lincoln after October
l, when his resignation becomes eff
| fective.
| Rumors in the northwestern part Of
the state are to the effect that the
Hord potash plant which was de-
stroyed by fire at Lakeside will not be
rebuilt, due to the uncertain condi-
tion of the markets.
| Hog prices at the South Omaha
market dropped more than SO hun
dred during the past week. Bottom
price, SIS hundred, was the lowest
on the market i'm the past two years.
The plant Of the American Potash
company at Antioch, one OF the larg-
est in western Nebraska, resumed OPP
erations after having been closed
nearly year.
From Washington comes the report
that the government equalization board
has arranged to have 10000 tons of
sugar shipped into Nebraska to re-
lieve the present shortage.
Enrolment I'm public school through
out the state this fall far exceeds that
of year ago. In some cities and
towns the increase in attendance ex-
ceeds 10 per cent
A new school building, an addition
to the electric plant and n new NUM-
cipal ice plant are improvements con-
templated for Plainview in the imme-
date futures.
Lincoln has been receiving but one
fourth its normal supply Of sugar dur
ing the past few weeks. A good many
other towns in the state are in the
same boat.
The State Railway Commission has
ruled that airplanes used in carrying
passengers are common carriers and
are under its jurisdiction as to rates
and service.
Members of the faculty of the Mid
land college at Fremont anticipate a
very successful school year. The
college opened Sept. 10 with an en-
rOllment of $50.
Warren Pershing. 1Oyear-od son Of
General Pershing, is back at home in
Lincoln, after having spent two
months overseas with his illustriOus
father
The annual convention of the State
Association of County Commissioners,
Supervisors and County Clerks will
be held at Omaha December 2 to 4.
A Minnesota non-partisan league
leader, ii. Il. CASTOR, has brought suit
against the Lincoln Daily Star for
libel He asks for $4,000 damages.
The postoifice at Tate, Pawnec
county, has been ordered discontinued
because no one can be found who
wishes to serve rs postmaster.
With the opening of the school term
y last Wednesday the Nebraska Cniver'
sity began the 5lst year of its exist
: ence.
Guide signs for tourists over the
= observation-disclosures highway across
i Nebraska have been renewed.
The Beatrice volunteer fire depart
: ment recently celebrated the burning
t of the mortgage on its building
Blue Springs new school building
Q contract for which has just been let
8 will cost $5l,15l.
A movement is on foot TO erect q
n building at Aurora, suitable for use as
an auditorium.