The Red Cloud chief., 1920-03-04

tloh system etWeen the west Point.
Hooper and Scribner crowd, when
started In 1918 when the roperty az
the West Point company was sold TO
the Hooper Electric Light & Power
Co., was revived last week when n
prominent West Point man was
charged with cutting wires near
Hooper. "A live wire was included in
those cut. Tho guilty parties are said
to have wen to Scrlbner, where they
were given protection. Hooper officials
recovered the wire by serving Il war;
rant of attachment or the mayor and
marshal at Scribner.
Former Congressman G.. " Pollard.
OF Nchawka, has filed for the vcpub-
llcAn nomination for the "govprnorship.
with the filing Of Mr.. Pollard. Judge
a.. l.. sutton of Omaha Is cypectcJ TO
refuse to run, in return for Mr.. Pol
lards withdrawal from the race two
years ago In favor Of Judge sutton.
Governor Mckelrie and Adam McMInl-
len OF Wymore also have filed for the
republican nomination.
At the annual convention of the
state Threshers' association at Linz
coin plans were laid to obtain n sub
stantial increase In membership In the
organization during 1920. There are
G,O00 men engaged in the business I'm
the state and more county organiza.
ton work will lie done this year with
a view to increasing interc t in both
county and state.
Condensed milk, butter, flour and
bread have reduced in price i'm nearly
all parts of Nebraska. according to
Mrs. Charles G. Ryan, director of the
state economy campaign. She says
the united moral efforts Of the women
of Nebraska to reduce the cost of liv-
ing already Is bringing down the price
of many articles of necessity.
The state board Of control has noti.
fled the Odd Fellows lodge of Nebras-
ka that II will abandon the custodian
farm for women at York, near the 7.
D. o.. +. home, IL the organization will
finance n new farm for fallen women
In some other part Of the state. The
lodge objects to the location of the In.
stitution near its home.
james III. Hanley, federal prohibit.
ton commissioners for Nebraska, sta
toned at Omaha, declared that Ne
braska druggists who obtain permits
to sell liquor for medicinal nos
need have little fear of threatened
prosecution by state Anti-Leacue of
ficials.
Councilman Danley Of Chadron has
asked Mayor Miller Of Lincoln for a
copy of the an%ti-chilmmy ordinance in
vogue at the capital city, because. IL
Is said, many young folks Mt the
Dawes county metropolis are afflicted
with the dance malady.
This state undertook its first ex.
tensive construction of highways itself
without the aid or assistance of pri-
waite contractors VIXEN 1t entered into
contract with the county board of Holt
county to construct forty-one miles OF
highway for the county.
The controversy at Columbus as to
whether the new court house Is to be
placed on the north side or south side
Of the city was intensified last week,
when Platte Center started a move
ment to move the county seat to that
town.
Governor McKelvie has notified Ne
braska representatives in congress
that he is in favor Of the request Of
American Legion for $50 per month
bonus for soldiers and nurses, based
or period of wal service.
Attorney General Davis has an.
nounced he will fight to the last ditch
to enforce Nebraska's dry law IL Fed
eras Prohibition Director Hanley per-
mits the sale OF liquor in this state for
medicinal purposes.
April 3 Is the date set for the an
nual state high school stock Judging
contest ut the college Of agriculture ut
Lincoln. 1t is expected that at least
twenty-five high schools will be repre-
scented.
Robbers entered the Bethel Baptist
church at Omaha the other night and
carried Off n ~l00-pound safe. They
were rewarded, however, with only
$40, the contens Of value In the
safe.
Mrs. Charles Dietrich, state presi-
dent OF the Nebraska WOmen's Suf-
frage association, announced that the
organization will hold its March con-
NcntiOn in Olnahn
The Rev. Titus Lowe, pastor of the
First Methodist church OF Omaha, an
nOunced he will he a candidate for
delegate Mt large to the republican ma
tlOnal convention at Chicago.
From Lincoln comes he report that
Nebraska farmers plan to organize a
100000 cooperative company for the
purpose Of publishing n state daily
newspaper.
Preparations are all complete for
Omaha Automobile show, which will
be held March l to 9.
Over 500 Nebraska ministers, repre-
/. senting practically every evangelical
church organization In Nebraska, at
t tended a three days conference In
Lincoln last week in connection with
. the Interchurch World Movement.