The Red Cloud chief., 1919-03-27
NEBRASKA INCIDENTS
BOILED To A few LINES
Occurrences over the c~ornhusker
State chronicled In Paragraph
Form for the Busy
Reader.

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ties alleging that her husband died of
alcoholism, and that the defendants
furnished the liquor that caused dis
ease and death, was awarded Il YER.
dict for $500 against three Dixon
county saloon keepers by Il jury at
Norfolk. All the other were acquit-
ted.
Farmers OF Box Butte county are
going to make some real improve
ments on their places this year, If
loans they are obtaining from the
federal farm loan bank is any cri-
terlon. During II single week farm
ers of the county borrowed $1l 900
from Uncle Sam through the county
agent.
John Ham. road house proprietor
of near Grand Island, waS made to
kiss the American flag and To head n
parade through the principal streets
ot Grand Island by indignant citizens
rs The result of his threatening II re-.
turned soldier with a shotgun, after
q discussion of prO-GcrmaniSm.
A jury investigating the death Of
Mrs. Francisco Blazka on the Blazka
farm near Ellsworth. Cherry county,
found that she anne to her death as
the result of a severe beating with II
heavy harness tug with I'm iron cock
eye at one end, 10y her husband. Josef
BlaHka.
Wayne citizens are determined that
the city'S streets will be paved this
season. A resolution urging such ac-
ton was adopted ut II mass meeting.
as well as Il proposal for the so-callcd
city ma mayer form of municipal CIV.
eIument.
Lincoln one have not prepared
tn take advantage of their new right
to suffrage to the extent that mem
hcrs of the suffrage association have
deemed desirable, according to the
registration list ut the city CLERKS
office.
George III. Smidt, 50. wealthy Ger
man farmer, who owns 500 acres of
Adams county land, four of whose
eight sons were taken in the draft,
was fined 500 on Il disloyUlty charge
Ut Lincoln by Federal judge Munger.
Seven attacks and attempted as
saultS on white women by negroes o..
cured in Omaha and vicinity during
the past few weeks, and people of the
metropolis are considerably wrought
up over the O%utragcS.
Keith county citizens are setting
the pace in Nebraska in the agitation
for better state roads. Some big i'm.
provemcnts on the county'S highways
are expected this summer.
The new st. Patrick's Parochial
s"hoOl ut McCook was dedicated with
appropriate ceremony. A large gath
ering from the surrounding communi-
~ attended the affair.
That both Fort Omaha and Fort
Crock will he retained us balloon
school posts is indicated by advices 10
the Omaha Chamber of Commerce
from Washington.
Bankers Of Butter county have
agreed to loan money TO boys and
girls of the county who wish to n
gage in the business of raising pigs
this summer.
The peoples caucus at Broken Row
put up Il municipal ticket, headed 10y
&. +. Tooley for mayor. The resolution
adopted called for sewerage and
street paving.
The motor truck company operating
between Lincoln and Table Rock
plans 10 extend its lines into all parts
of the state in time.
Red Cross workers of Omaha have
knitted a total Of 45,42S garments
since August 1917, according to lead
ers of the movement.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska
plans a speaking tour over the nation
as the administrations spokesman
for the league of nations.
Indications are that farmers of Box
Butte and other northwestern coun-
ties will plant the usual size potato
crop this season.
Captain Griffith A. Demay of In
dianoln has been awarded the British
military cross for ~gallantry In the
war.
j. Il. IIaase was elected mayor of
Norfolk by n narrow margin over
Matt Shafler, r., the women's candi-
date.
Farmers OF the Liberty vicinity
have organized to make war on
gophers the coming season.
Gage county Is making an effort to
retain it's tuberculosis expert even
though congress did not provide funds
for his salary and expenses.
Douglas county commissioners are
considering the ACCESSIBILITY of build
Ing an ice plant to supply ice TO the
court house, county hospital and
other county institutions.
The annual inter-high school stock
Judging contest will be held at the
State Farm near Lincoln. March %.
High schools from all parts of the
state are planning to send teams.
Dean Hancock, chaplain of Nebras-
ka University base hospital No. 40,
who returned to Omaha from France