The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1919-10-23

The Attn annual convention at Omaha
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: Rev. G. II. Il. Lewis,
Emerson, president; Charles II. Lowe.
Dakota City secretary; Joseph IT.
Miller, Surprise, treasurer; Rev. G. Il.
Weaver, Beatrice, statistical secre-
tary; X. a. White, Wobach. historian.
The session was attended by over 200
delegates.
Governor Mckelvie has named Octo-
Der u, the 61st anniversary of tbe
birth of President Theodore Roosevelt.
characterization day when all persons
III the state are urged to aid I'm re-
storing Nebraska to pre-war conditions
and use all available influence TO inn
press upon the foreigner the necessity
OF becoming citizens.
County clerks will be reouirod IN
send lists of voters to the secretary of
state OF those participating in the
coming special election for delegates
to the constitutional convention tho
same ns IN regular election. accord
ing 10 ruling of the secretary ot
state.
More than 1000 persons attended
the centennial celebration at Fort Cal.
noun. Nebraskas oldest trading most.
On October II, 1910, General Henry
Atkinson led company of 200 SOL
diers to the fort. they being the first
white troops to enter the state.
John Pesek Of Shelton won over
Jack Londos, Greek champion wrestler.
In match at Omaha. After the bout
1t was announced that n match be-
tween Joe Stecher OF Dodge and Pesck
may be staged in the metropolis With
in short time.
In less than twenty.four hours nftcr
the American Beet Sugar factory mt
Erand Island began operation gran
ulated sugar of the finest variety was
being sacked and hauled to market to
help re. eve the unprecedented scarcity
In the nation.
q. H. Gustafson. president Of the
Nebraska Farmers Union. delivered an
address along the lines of cooperation
and its advantages Mt the dedication
OF the new concrete elevator of the
Farmers Cooperative Co. at West
Point.
For showing the Nebraska admins.
tratiOn how to reOrganize the state de-.
partments under the code bill, ]. l..
Jacobs, Chicago efficiency expert,
whose rates are 500 day and ex-
penses, has filed his claim for $1,000.
| The Columbus board of education
authorized the closing of the city
schools on November 6 and Z in order
that the teachers may attend the Ne
braska teachers association convention
In Omaha at that time.
The board of education mt Beatrice
has decided to pay railway fares.
registration fees and full salaries to
its teachers who attend the Nebraska
Teachers association convention at
Omaha November 5, G, =.
Frank Il. Hamilton. 80, president Of
the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street
Railway company and head of several
other large Omaha corporations, died
suddenly while aboard n U. r. train
near Gothenburg.
During quarrel arising over the
removal of fence David A. Hancock,
well known ranch man of northern
Nebraska. shot and instantly killed
his brother, Larkin Hancock, at the
Hancock ranch near Valentine.
Raymond HARDWOOD, Fairfield High
School student, was quite badly hurt
as the result Of being hazed by class
mates. The guilty ones were brought
to trial and fined.
Theodore Liddell Of Bloomfield won
first honOrs in the annual interstate
, spelling contest held at Sioux City, la.
Contestants from four states partici-
pated.
Production of corn in Nebraska this
J. year was estimated at 169,974.OOO
u bushels in the October crop report OF
the U. s. bureau of crop estimates.
Eight cents bushel for husking
corn was agreed upon by Platte coun'
= ty farmers at meeting at Columbus
as basic price to be paid this fall.
: Business men at Norfolk have pur'
chased a 100000 lot in the city or
Z which they propose to construct
II modern hotel.
All single day cattle receipts mt the
South Omaha market were shattered
@ October Is when 33,7O0 head were
/
registered.
Orchardists In the southeastern par
OF the state are gathering the larges
; apple crop raised in the district II
!, years.
II Only nine Of the ITS hogs on exhibi
ut the state fair, which were found t.
y be infected with pneumonia, have died
'e The potato crop in the western par
n OF the state was heavily damaged b!
the recent cold snap.
Is Clarkson's new $4,000 municipa
70 electric lighting plant is now In on
Grafton.
Y, A modern and up-tO-date play
n ground has been completed mt Ulysse
j. for the little folks of the town.
Reports from the Salvation Arm
d. headquarters at Omaha are to the q
or feet that but about half of Nebraska
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