The Red Cloud chief., 1919-11-06
A terrible tragedy occurred neor

hlmmerly or Colorado, his wife and
four children, killing all the occupants
of the car The family resided in
Shurgon, Colo, and was en- route home
from the east. All curtains on the car
were fastened down because of
heavy mist, and 1t Is presumed the
driver failed to see or hear the train.
Following meeting of the Joint Leg
islative committee, at Lincoln, ap-
pointed at the extra session to look
into the matter Of profitecring In Ne
braska, IL became known that IL was
the consensus of opinion at the gath
ering that the time has come to handle
the profiteers In this state without
gloves, and the only problem is that of
going after II in way that will count.
To this end the committee, which ia
composed OF Senators Cooper of Doug
las, Taylor of Custer, Neal of Nemaha
and Representatives Purcell of Broken
Bow, Mclaughlin of GrandfIsland and
Hardin OF Harlan county, will look
thoroughly into the matter, and will
hold another meeting later.
The Z to tie football game between
the Nebraska University and the Okla
hOma state teams at Omaha Is looked
upon by lovers of the sport I'm this state
as defeat for the Cornhuskers. as the
Nebraska squad has been conceded all
along as the stronger of the two aggre-
cations.
At the pure-bred DurOc sale of J. II.
Proett and son at the Thayer county
fair at Deshler, SOW, Milady Orion,
sold TO Proett Bros. of Alexander, for
Sl,O1O, the highest price SOW of any
breed ever sold for I'm Thayer county.
A corporation with a capital stock
of 100000 has been organized at AL
lance for the purpose of building new
homes I'm the city to care for the in
creased population. The city is short
now, it Is claimed, over 300 houses.
Mrs. A. Il. Davisson, pioneer In wom-
ans club work in Nebraska, and for
the past eight years leader of the
woman's section of the State College
OF Agriculture Extension Service, has
resigned her position.
During scufne over loaded re-
volver at Kearney, Art Meyers was
shot and instantly killed. Witnesses
say the victim was under the influ-
ence of liquor and had attempted to
run amuck.
Only returned service men who are
members of the Buffalo county post Of
the American Legion will be permit
ted to attend big banquet and cele-
bratiOn at Kearney Armistice Day, No
vember II.
The boy scouts of WahOO whose or
ganizatiOn became demoralized during
the war because of the enlistments of
It's scOutmasters, has recently been re-
organized with a membership of fifty
to begin with.
A baby international stock show
will be held Mt the State Farm, Lin
coin, the evening of Nov. IA. Follow
ing the exhibit the stock will be sent
to Chicago for the big international
| show.
Nebraska ranks third for the best
/ condition of all crops to September
l, 1919, according to report issued
| by the Omaha Chamber of Commerce.
Oklahoma and Texas outranked Ne
braska.
Suit instituted by the state against
two Lincoln wholesale houses for al
legged violation of the state antitrust
law has been dismissed by Judge Reid
Of the Lancaster county court.
| Twenty-Five discharged soldiers,
mostly Nebraskans, disabled during the
war, are enrolled in the University of
Agricultural training under federal aid
at the State Farm, Lincoln.
Deshler suffered the greatest con-
fagratiOn in the history of the city a
few days ago when fire destroyed the
big Deshler coffee mill, entailing loss
of several thousand dollars.
A drop In the price of 81 per hun
dred for hogs on stock markets means
a loss of about $S,OOO,OOO to Nebraska
raisers If applied to the annual pro.
duction Of hogs in this state.
The Salem Lutheran church at Its
October meeting decided to erect a
new church on site nearer Midland
college, work on the new structure to
begin In the spring.
At a big meeting Of advertising men
at Omaha the other day 1t was pre-
dicted that prices of clothing and
shoes will greatly advance In the next
few months.
J. ID. French, assistant State Superin
tendent of Public Instructions, has re
signed because of i'll health.
Washington reports are to the effect
that Omaha will have air mail serv
ice by next spring.
John Blazka, Cherry county farmer
was found guilty of second degree
murder, for the killing Of his wife, b.,
a Jury at Valentine.
1t is rumored that J. u. Miller, mayor
! OF Lincoln, is strongly considering thu
matter of entering the democratic pri
} maries for the democratic nomination
for governor.
Articles of Incorporation for TIT
Consolidated Electric company, CAPT