The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1921-01-20
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF.
Timely News Culled From All
Parts Of the State, Reduced
for the Busy.
SCORES OF EVENTS COVERED


Comstock will have big poultry
and pet stock show the week of Janu-
airy 25th
The Episcopal church ut ArapahOe
is building new parsonage at q cost
Of 5000.
Seventeen applicants took the civil
service examination held at Hebron
last week.
The Catholic Workmen's National
Bohemian Society will convene at
Omaha January 90.
State Auditor Marsh, in q recent re-
port, places the value Of state prop.
erty at S165.O77.3S4.
Ii Is said that four women will be
candidates for the nomination for
mayor Of Bloomfield.
The Alliance packing company or
ganized last year, has been dissolved
and retired from business.
North Platte officers found an Illicit
still In operation in a tank car on the
railroad tracks at that place.
The municipal employment bureau
ut Omaha claims there are 10000 I'M
employed persons in that city.
Sam Wickline, an Omaha restaurant
man, found rare blue pearl while
opening oysters. 1t is said to be worth
$4,000.
Plans for a church costing 100000
In downtown district are being dis
cussed by the orthodox Greeks of
Omaha.
A. X. Evans Of Columbus has been
designated as candidate for entrance
examination at West Point to be held
In March.
Ross Wickershap died at Fremont
hospital from n gunshOt wood received
In a fight at NickersOn as the result
OF poker game.
A church for children only has been
established at ScOttsbluff. One hundred
and fOrty-five children attended the
opening services.
Ceresco Is to have new financial
institution to be known as the Union
State Bank. The stockholders are
principally farmers.
LOdgepOle will have Sunday night
moving picture shows begin an hour
later than usual, so as not to conflict
with church service.
At recent meeting Of the stock
Folders, 1t was decided to allow no
gambling concessions Of any nature
at the LOup Valley fair next fall.
Geneva citizens have organized a
Fifty Year" club, to which anyone
having lived in the county for fifty
years Is eligible for membership.
o. A. RystrOm of StrOmsburg was
elected president OF the Midwest I'm
plement Dealers association at the an
nual business meeting ut Omaha.
Frank Delbridge convict ut the
state prison, committed suicide by
hanging himself 10 the upper bunk In
his cell with pair of suspenders.
A crowd so big that no hall mt the
state farm would hold 1t. attended the
opening session of the Nebraska
Farm Bureau Federation at Lincoln.
Fire, thought TO be caused from de-
fective wiring, did considerable dam
age to the plant of the Register Cham
pion Printing company at Hebron last
week.
j. Ii. Parker, Beatrice pioneer,
was found dead I'm bed one day last
week, by his aged wife. 1t Is supposed
his death was the result of heart
trouble.
Rev. Henry H. Martens Of Lodgepole
was entertained by members of the
congregation, who, In honor of his 45th
birthday, presented him sack of sill
yer coins.
The municipal skating pond at
Osceola is now In operation and
,thrOnged with skaters from over the
entire county. The pond Is electrical
ly lighted.
Two hundred and seventy Webster
county farmers were entertained with
a program and oyster supper at Red
Cloud the other evening by local
farmers union.
DIR. Z. l.. Hall, president Of the Cen
trail National bank OF Lincoln, has been
elected president Of the board OF re-
gents Of the state university for the
coming biennium.
At a mass meeting at North Platte,
called by the ministerial association,
1t was decided by vote of 1876 to 10
to start legal action to bar dancing
in the school auditorium.
Elizabeth Mcclure, for over 40
years an employee of the Omaha tele-
phone company, was retired on pen.
sion January LIST.
Three baby girls, all In excellent
condition and weighing five pounds
each, were born to Mrs. Neal Mcintyre
In Nebraska City last week There are
six other children in the family, the
oldest being sixteen year of age.
"Shoot to kill, take no chances" are
the orders issued by Sheriff Condit and
Chief Of Police Bremen to officers and
members OF the police department at
Fremont, In an attempt TO clear that
community Of thugs and hold ups.
Six stills, 400 gallons of moonshine
and three men were captured by
force from the sheriff's office In raid
upon farm In the woods near Car
ter lake in Douglas county. The stills
were found I'm the hOuSe and harm hut