The Red Cloud chief., 1920-07-22

by hailstOrms last week indicates that
reports Of widespread serious damage
were erroneous, and that the loss will
be comparatively small. few far
mers suffered partial losses. Western
Nebraska crops look better than at
any time for fifteen years, according
to old residents.
According to letter received by
Governor McKelvie from two of the
three Judges of the United States cir
cult court for the Nebraska district,
no definite information regarding when
| the decision will be handed down in
the case of Allen Vincent Grammer
can be given, and 1t seems likely he
and Cole will again secure stay of
execution for the murder Of Mrs
I Voigt.
Accounts Of the Farmers State bank
at Page have been found irregular and
the institution has been closed. Eu-
gene Smith, president of the bank, was
found dead with his head submerged
In barrel In a pasture near his home
two weeks ago. State officials have
taken charge of the banks affairs.
Jul w. Grau, u, and Oscar Yoos,
~, who robbed the bank of Waterloo
of $3.50 and were captured shortly
after by n posse of farmers and towns.
people, pleaded guilty in the district
court at Omaha and were sentenced 10
serve from three to fifteen years In the
state prison.
Uniform clothing of MILDLY blouse
and plain skirt is demanded for girl
high school pupils In a petition signed
by 800 women and five men presented
to The kearney board of education.
Teachers were also criticised In the
petition for wearing party dresses In
the class room.
custer county people want the pro.
posed route Of the Black Hills, Loup
River and Omaha Highway branch
changed so that 1t will run from Grand
Island to Ravenna, Litchfield, Mason
City, Ansley. Sargent, Taylor, HarrOp,
Aksarben and Long Pine.
The alfalfa and other grass crops
In Nebraska are better than ever in
history. crop experts say, while cher
ries are abundant with fair crop of
apples indicated. Potatoes and sugar
beets are better than normal.
On September 81 voters Of Cass
county, at a special election, will pass
on a proposition to bond the county In
the sum of $4,000 to repair the cour,
house at PlatsmOuth, in fact to keep
: 1t from falling to pieces.
Corporal Charles Carpenter, a for.
mer Beatrice boy and member of the
U. s. army Of occupation, is in that
city visiting relatives. He was wound.
ed three times and gassed once or
the western front during the war.
As a result Of the cOndemning OF
4, the school building at Clatonia. Gage
! county, by the state fire warden. the
board OF education Mt that place is now
considering plans for the erection OF
. a new structure.
a Populations announced by the cen
! sus bureau at Washington during the
. past week included Alliance with
4.951, an increase OF 47.9 per rent
since 1910; and Superior with 2,719, al
increase Of 29.1 in the same period.
More than 700 calls for harves
l hand, In Nebraska were received n
the. federal emplOyemnt bureau Al
Omaha In the course of two days dur
ing the past week, and but 175 mer
: were furnished.
y Governor McKelvie has appointed
e VIII c. Israel, editor of the Havelocl
n Post. to the vacancy of sanitary trus
h tee for Lancaster county, caused b,
the death OF Kent Cunningham.
n Sixteen claims for state insurance
4 on account of hail have been filed wit
h the county clerk Mt Geneva by Fill
+ more county farmers for losses sus
r tained this year.
a special election will be held n
O'Neill August 2 to vote $4,000 IL
I, bonds for the extension Of the city wa
. ter system and the building Of nev
$50 600 gallon water tower.
Drilling for oil Is to be resumed III
- teen miles northeast Of ChadrOn. Thi
Is close to where well was recent
lr drilled, but which had been capped fO
some time.
It A bond issue Of $4,000 for waite
# works was carried by sixteen vote
& more than were necessary by Davi
City voters at a special election.
It Wheat I'm jefferson county is ave-
II aging from 20 to 80 bushels to til
j. acre and dealers are contracting fC
the crop at $3.50 per bushel.
r A. F. Ackerman, receiver Of TIL
er American State bank at Aurora, whic
le went under recently, Is paying of d.
pOsitOrs Of the bank.
)s Contract has been granted for tw
e, miles Of asphalt paving at Osceola,
be laid this summer.
n Kearney has a population Of 7,70
ne according to census records. This Is
er gain Of 1900 people, or PAP per cer
In the past ten years.
n Roy Padgett Of Powell was Instant
ed killed when the car in which he WI
n riding tumbled into fifteen foot ditC