The Red Cloud chief., 1920-05-06

eastern as well rs western Nebraska.
because Of the continued rains. reports
say.
Dr. Calvin II. French of New Yorl,
mas accepted the presidency of Hast.
lhgs college To succeed Il. Il. Cronp.
who resigned recently.
stock losses i'm the II country of
western Nebraska, as the result of fine
recent storms, were the heaviest I'm
many years, reports say.
TN May II vOtprs of Scottsblufr will
pass on II proposition to bond the elf Y
10 the sum of 100000 for the purnos
ol constructing new school buildings
The twcnty.story American STATE
fhhk building To be erected at Omaha,
WIZ he the largest structure between
chicago and Seattle, it is said.
IN II fight over the location of tbo
ne" county court house between Co.
'uilous II Platte Center, Columbus
was selected by a majority of l.5OO.
delayed by the spring rains i'm tl,ei,
painting of seed potatoes. Holt comfy
TURNER'S are guarding their cellars with
>'I"'SuhS against possible tllrrts. nc.
corning I" reports from O'Npill.
Mrs. Elizabeth Donovon. 81 vcars
o'd' "i Geneva, is probably the oldest
woman voter in Nebraska To east u
N"te at the recent primary election.
she went TO the polls unasSistrd.
III" Omaha. Lincoln and Beatrice
ihtcrurbnn will have its line extended
" University Place, II suburb of
''hcolil' to Omaha, during 1921, nc.
cordihg to reports from Lincoln.
Lancaster county farmers report
mat many fields of wheat have been
badly damaged by the cary spriuy
winds. Where it was not damaged nv
the winds prospects for a good cron
are excellent.
The Lincoln county Agricultural rs.
so'iation is moving the fair buildings
over to The grounds leased by the asso.
'la'ioh AT North Platte. They arc
planning 10 double their grandstand
seating capacity.
The p%ostoflice appropriation bill
which authorizes establishment of IN,
.rahScohiinental air mail route from
New YORK To san Francisco by WAY
"i omaha, has received the official sig.
nature of President Wilson.
SIN thousand head # sheep and 800
mead of cattle We're frozen To death in
bliHIards which swept western Ne.
priiSka while they were being shipped
back To Wyoming after w%inlcring I'm
Holt county, according to reports.
Attorneys for q. w. Langley of
Cortland, found guilty of murder in
lhe second degree for staying Justice
chris Pfeiffcr and sentenced to ~
years in the Nebraska p]pnitentiary.
have dropped the case and Langley
must serve his sentence.
Funeral services over the remains of
Silas \. Holcomb. former governor of
Nebraska. member Of the state su.
prcme court and state board of ION.
troll, were held ut Broken Bow. Judge
Holcolnb died AZ the home of II daugh.
ter at E"llingham, Wash. He was GO
years old.
According To railroad error reports
Nebraska soil is in splendid condition
Tor planting, and the winter whea, j.
practically made, providing the usual
warm weather follows. Rurlingtou OK.
prrtS estimate winter wheat. based ON
II fun crop, ut 90 per cent in eastern
portion, 80 per IN in the central Dor.
ton, 80 per ccnt in the south and
southeastern portion and Is per cent
III the South-central and southwestern
portion.
y movement is well under way i'm
Nebraska Ia erect on the campus of the
STATE University ut Lincoln II $1,000
600 structure aS II state memorial 10
III" GO,OOO Nebraska soldiers who
Fought in the world war. veterans of
III" civil war, the Spanish American
ana the Mexican wars and those who
the Indians in the early DAYS,
Inc regents of the university have an
the site and the organiza.
1ion for collecting the necessary mon.
ey has been perfected and the drive is
making good Roadway.
\ considerable stir has been created
IN Lincoln and especially among state
over Lieutenant Governor Bar.
pardoning Ray Sandwich. 20,
ol Lincoln, sentenced To the state pen.
.ll"htiary for two years on June 10.
1918, for receiving stolen automobiles.
liArrowS' action was caused, il is said,
because the prisoner turned states cvi.
dencc, for which he was promised
'lemency by the prosecuting attorney
and which was denied 10y the district
ludg" who sentenced him. Governor
Mckelric was in Chicago AT the time
ANA BarrowS was acting governor.
Motion pictures have been introduced
the First Presbyterian church at
Paul.
The department of public works will
start out three gangs of prisoners from
state p~enitentiary for road work,
next week. The men will be assigned
to work at TecumSch. in Seward coun.
~, and ut Table Rock.