The Red Cloud chief., 1920-01-29
C0RNHUSKER ITEMS
News of All Kinds Gathered From
Various Points Throughout
Nebraska.
Of INTEREST TO ALL READERS


tro'innn q. w. Rogers were shot and
almost instantly Killed by two Niexi.
cans whom they attempted to arrest
Ihe tragedy occurred in Nick Chires
po"I halI, where the men had been
traced by the officers whom they re.
sisted ana opened fire ON before other
"'clilhntS m the place were aware of
any trouble. one of the m,lrdorers
was captured.
Jobh"rs. retailers and consumers IN
western Nebraska have been placcd on
Sughr fhiiohs by the Grpnt Western
S'snr Company. City customers nre
hiilited Ia 10 cents worth at time and
rurnI patrons to S1.OO worth. Jobbers
are limited Ia the amount they pur-
c'ised last year Shipment Of sncl:
sugar ny people in the district Ia
friends ana relatives in the pnstern
end "f the state is believed to have
rrccipitated the action.
Allen V. Graminer AMI Alison r.
'oio. VINO were sentenced to bp clpc-
troctlted M the state penitcntiary Mt
Lincoln January rs for The murder of
Mrs. Lulu Nogt in Howard county I'm
E'i'' were granted II stay until
Johnnry W. following the granting Of
an appeal to the circuit court by Fed
rral Judge Munger. Attorneys for the
condemned men expressed the belief
That many months would elapse before
they would be executed. IF at all.
Ray \. Lower. former cashier of the
state bank nj Valparaiso, which was
closed recently by the State Banking
BOARD. pleaded not guilty when he was
hrlalgncd ~ Wahoo on II charge OF
making fraudulent returns on the con-
dillon of the bank to the state banking
department.
Members Of the newly formed or
gahizaiion for the aboishment of
capital punishment in Nebraska stated
at Lincoln that no effort would be
made To obtain clemency for Gram,ner
ana Cole, under death sentence at the
state prison for the murder of Mrs
Nogt In Howard county in 1917.
John NJ. Matzen. Fremont. newly
appointed state superintendent of
schools. has filed his $4,000 bond and
assumed office Matzen, for fourteen
years superintendent of Dodge county.
was appointed by Governor McKelvie
TO fill the vacancy caused by the death
Of w. III. ClemmOns.
The big drop I'm the eastern hay
market has reached the shippng point
markets OF Holt and Rock counties.
the big hay producers Of the state. The
best hay only is bringing SIG on the
cars and much of It is selling for SO
and Sl2 ton.
Constitutional prohibition which went
into effect throughout the United
States January II, had little effect in
Nebraska because this state had been
preparing for II since May /, 1917
when Nebraska went into the "dry
column"
custer county claims the oldest liv-
ing white man In this country. He Is
Thomas Norris ana lives with Charles
w. Mytton. eight miles northeast of
Ansley. Mr. Morris was 12G years old
January II.
The Oklahoma oil syndicate now
engaged In leasing the oil privileges on
lands around Erna at the head of the
cedar, In Garfield county, will begin
prospecting In March according To re-
ports.
Frank Dovel, a Stella buyer shipped
three cars of horses and mules from
the district to Kansas City. represent
ing distribution OF at least $4,000
TO farmers for their surplus stock.
RumOrs I'm financial circles at Lin
coin have ii that prospects for con
struction Of an interurban railway be-
tween Omaha and Lincoln are brighter
than ever before.
4 contract for the erection of Il $2J,-
600 nurses home To he erected by the
Mennonite hospital ASSOCIATION at
Beatrice, has been awarded to local
contractors.
children were suddenly taken sick in
an Omaha public school with n malady
said by physicians 10 resemble in
iluenZa.
The week Of Februa " 23 to 2S has
lreen designated us Merchants Market
Week N Omaha. \ most elaborate
p ogram has been arranged
Of O'Neill will be paved this spring
Expenditure of more than 100000
for Il new municipal light plant aud ex-
tension of the mnnv water plant, n
sewer system and paved streets Is plan
ned for Spencer this year
The board education AT Beatrice
has raised the salaries of school teach
ers 20 to - per cent for the remainder
Of the school year
The educational committee Of the
Lincoln Commercial club asked the
board of education to incur 100000
deficit to give a $500 bonus To each Of
the 800 teachers In the Lincoln public
schools
Tint the minimum salary for Ne
braska school teachers should be
81 900 was the conclusion drawn from
the data tabulated by Lulu II. Writ,
dean Of women Of the normal school
at Kearney, following an extensive in
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