The Red Cloud chief., 1920-07-22
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF
Timely News Culled From AL
Parts of the State, Reduced
for the Busy.
SCORES OF EVENTS COVERED


T.. Il. Fike, who, while receiver Of the
defunct Valparaiso State bank early
this year, organized and became cash
Ter OF the Nebraska State Bank of
Valparaiso, which took over part of
the assets Of the old institution, was
arrested the other day on a charge Of
advancing the date OF a $4,000 de-
posit In a report to the state banking
board.
Governor McKelvie has again saved
the lives Of Alison B. Cole and Vincent
Grnmmer, murderers Of Mrs. Lulu
vogt, in Howard county In 1918. who
were to die In the electric chair at
the state prison at Lincoln July 8, by
granting stay Of execution until
August 6. Mandamus action pending
I'm the United States circuit court Of
appeals in behalf OF Grammer was re-
sponsible for deferring the execution.
The webworm, which has been caus-
ing damage to Colorado crops, has
been reported to be injuring the Ne
braska corn crop In four counties. ac-
cording to Prof. NJ. II. Swenk, state
entomolOgist at Lincoln. It's appear
ance was first reported In Sarpy cOun-
ty June 90. Immediately thereafter
reports OF its damage came from But
Ter, Seward and Lancaster counties.
II. d. Strunk OF McCook, who has
looked over perhaps more wheat fields
| in southwestern Nebraska than any
other person in the world, reports that
| the wheat yield I'm the district will
exceed by far that Of last year, which
was sixteen bushels to the acre. The
crop this year, he says, is virtually
free from black rust
The July 1 crop report issued by
U. s. bureau Of crop estimates and the
state department Of agriculture, fore
casts a production Of all wheat I'm Ne
braska this year of 57.222, 600 bushels,
as compared with 6O,875,0OO bushels
in 1919
A vein OF coal has been discovered
on the Theodore ROOs farm, near Tai
mage. 1t Is estimated that the vein Is
about six feet In thickness and is
found at depth of about $50 feet from
the surface of the ground.
Cass County Commissioners have ap.
proved a petition authorizing incorpO-
ration Of the village of Nehawka, a
town centrally located In Cass county,
which will become a city of the second
class.
Citizens of David City, BellewOod
Octavia and Garrison raised fund of
$2,1OO for Mrs. Boiling, wife of the
Rev. William J. Boiling, who, with his
daughter, Juanita, were drowned In the
Platte river.
Alliance city officials and chamber
Of commerce members are highly indig
nant over the census bureau report
giving the city a population Of only
4,591. They claim Alliance has easily
5000 people.
After editing the North Platte Semi
weekly Tribune for thirty-siX years
Ira L. Bare sold his interest In the
paper to Wilson Tout, for thirteer
years superintendent of the NOrtl
Platte schools.
A new pest known as the Harlequin
cabbage bug has appeared in severa
Nebraska counties, and is doing muci
damage. Last year 1t destroyed fif
teen acres of cabbage for one grower
In Dundy county.
Col. Chas. j. Bills, prominent In re
publican politics Of Nebraska ant
widely known as banker, died o
heart disease at his home at Lincoln.
Late wheat In Hamilton county 4
said to have been hard hit by blacl
rust. Some farmers report that thei
wheat will not be worth cutting.
Fire destroyed the electric ligh
plant at Clatonia, entailing n loss o
$4,000 and leaving the village In dark
ness. 1t will be rebuilt.
Reports have reached Superior tina
grasshoppers have damaged sma
grain quite badly along the Republ
can river In Kansas.
The first load of new wheat maj
keted at Beatrice brought $3.50 pc
bushel, and tested SO pounds to til
bushel.
A severe hail storm damaged crop
| III stiC NNiiity VI ANoiAoths 'oS
Wakefield and Beemer.
The j. Il. Phelan 4,5OO acre ranc
near Alliance, was sold last week. tn
consideration being, 1t is said, $27 pe
acre.
Miss Alice f. Thompson of Nil
neapolis, Minn., has been selecte
home demonstration agent Of Saul
ders county.
Rev. william J. Boiling, pastor
the First Baptist church at David Cii
and his daughter Wauneta, IA yeal
old, were drowned while wading In II
Platte river, near Oc,avia. The
bodies were recovered mile fro
where the accident occurred.
Ralph Bess, 1G-year-Old Stanton In
lost his life by drowning while swir
ming in the klkhOrn river at th'
point.
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