The Red Cloud chief., 1920-08-26
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF.
Timely News Culled From All
Parts Of the State, Reduced
for the Busy.
SCORES OF EVENTS COVERED

OF me STATE agricultural department
says The yield was placed at $780,.
900 bushels compared to 54.997 900 in
1919 decrease Of 2,631, 600 bushels.
Damage from rust was estimated to
be ut least Is per cent and possibly
20 per cent. Spring wheat lost twenty
five points during July due to the raw
ages OF black rust, the report states.
Production is estimated at 4,421 900 as
against 5,87S,0OO last year. q reduction
Of / ,257 900 bushels.
A big three-day reunion for ex.
service men is to he held at Omaha
September 1, 2 and 3. 1t is expected
that 10000 former soldiers and sailors
from Nebraska and surrounding states
will attend. The program will con
sist OF athletic events, followed by n
barbecue on the closing day. The
American Legion. under whose aus
pices the reunion is TO be held, is MAX
Ing preparations to care for the WIS.,
itors.
special federal grand jury to in
vestigate complaints of Nebraska farm.
more than $50000,OOO by fake stock
companies will probably be called as
the outcome of the Missouri Valley
Cattle and Loan company's receiver
ship hearing, before Federal Judge
WOodrough at Omaha.
Relatives Of Mrs. Otto Koehn of
Norfolk, who died Aug. 3, following an
injury In Hastings caused by n pole
projecting from a truck belonging to
the city, have brought suit against the
City of Hastings for $lS2,O5O because
of her death.
Ord's prospects for new hotel were
shattered the other day when a repre-
sentative of the firm planning to build
Ia new hostelry in the city announced
that the plan had been dropped at
least for the present.
Nebraskans who travel within the
state will not be affected by the new
Increase in rates ordered by the inter
state commerce commission, but will
pay the rate set by the state railway
commission.
Ord has not grown great deal in
the past ten years, federal census
figures recently announced, showing
the city now has. 2.143 people, com
pared with 1000 in 1910, a gain of 90
per cent.
There are 1SS national banks cper
nting In Nebraska, with total o
100000 deposit accounts, one for abou
every four men, women and children il
the population.
Kanred wheat is proving popular IL
Gage. county. Last year one carloa,
was distributed for seed; this year al
ready eight carloads have been sol,
to farmers In the district.
Extension of Sunday schools int,
rural districts will be discussed at tn
convention OF Nebraska, Iowa an,
South Dakota Sunday school mission
aries at Fremont September Is.
DIR. COndra, state geoogist, who in
spected the oil well being drilled nea
Riverton, stated that prospect for OF
in the district were the best in tn
state.
The laying of the cornerstone of tn
new Brown county hospital at Aims
worth September IL will be cOnducte
by the local Masonic lodge.
Central City folks are looking 70,
ward to a grand time September !
and 16 when the fall festival and bal
becue will be held in the city
; The Good Samaritan hospital q
Kearney, a Catholic institution, is I
ibe enlarged by the addition Of a ne,
$2OO,OOO building.
Because the ordinance under whic
he was working has not been enforce,
City Manager Rayburn Of ChadrOn r,
signed his position.
Winter wheat in Valley county
the poorest II has been In years, but
Is believed that macaroni wheat
much better.
Contract has been let for the col
struction of a complete sewer systel
at Oshkosh
Local chapters of the League {
Women Voters have been organized ,
Bloomfield and O'Neill.
Arrangements have been made I,
an automobile show In connection wit
the fall festival at York Septemb,
20 to 26.
DR.. l.. s. Fields and Mrs. MINI
DeyO, practical nurse, of Omaha, ar
Fl, w. Alexander, 10, of Hays Cente
were bound over to the district cou
at Omaha for alleged completely in Il
death Of Miss Ruth Aver, 20 wi
died at the home of Mrs. Deyo folio,
ing an illegal operation, said to ha'
been performed by DIR. Fields. III
death of the girl has created quite
sensation In the metropolis.
James Coleman and his nged mot
err, Mrs. Katherine Coleman, we
crushed to death when a Burlingt,
train hit their Ford car at Creston.
A se9ere hail storm In the vicinity
Bassett killed many calves and hu
dreds of wild ducks and prair
chicken.
Complaint that action Of the Fe