The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1921-01-20

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voted by the city council Of Omaha.
Samuel Jacobs, SO, oldest Odd Fell
low In Nebraska, died at Omaha last
week of illness incident to old age. Mr..
Jacobs had lived In Nebraska fifty
five years.
A red fox was captured and killed In
a circle hunt held near Adams. About
175 men Joined IN the round up. 1t Is
the first of this species seen in this
section In years.
Thirty-fve street carmen In Omaha
lave been granted permission TO carry
firearms The move was made as un
endeavOr to reduce holdups and law
lessness in that city.
Churches of Greenwood have ac-
Qrired nearly hundred new members
as the result Of largely attended re-
vival conducted by Evangelist w. ID.
Hamilton of University Place.
Oil bubbling forth I'm the creek in
the very heart of Tekamah has caused
considerable excitement among the
citizens of that place over the pros
pective finding Of new oil field.
Inability to collect on its customers
notes Is given as the reason for the
closing of the doors OF the First Ma
tional bank at Chappell. pending ac-
ton of the national bank examiner.
Beatrice citizens are petitioning for
special election TO submit a PROPOSE
ton to the voters changing from the
present commission form Of govern
ment to the old mayor and council
system.
Colorado capitalists are making ar
engagements to develop the clay de-
posits recently opened up near wy
more, and which are said to be ideal
for the manufacture of brick, tile and
pottery.
One of the last acts Of the Midwest
Implement Dealers association, before
IL closed Its convention at Omaha. was
to adopt five little Armenian orphans
and donate $500 for their support for
year
Compared with 1919 there was a
large falling Off in live stock receipts
at the packing house centers through
out the United States. This was an
parent at Omaha, but more pronounced
elsewhere.
Kappa Delta Phi, fraternity mt the
state university, has been granted q
charter of Lamba Chi Alpha. The pc.
tition was made to the convention of
the fraternity held I'm indianapolis
last week.
Mike and Bernard Tierney, who
plead guilty to charges of stealing
thirteen dozen shirts from a box car
near Valley, were sentenced to three
years In the federal penitentiary Mt
LeavenwOrth.
MIR. and Mrs. Z. ID. Hunter. of FL
wood, celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary last week in the
Masonic hall, where their silver we'd
ding anniversary was observed twenty
five years ago.
Attorney General Davis has filed a
brief In supreme court defending the
right of the juvenile court in the carry
ing out of the objects for which II was
created, to try and sentence adults
without calling In jury.
Electric light and power rates have
been boosted In Stanton from ~ and
q cents to IA and s cents, respectively.
Fifty head Of Durocs were sold at
Beaver City by J. c. Forney for $4,000,
an average of $l3O head.
During 1920 there was shipped from
Hay Springs 16O ears of cattle, 10
cars of hOgs, fifty four cars of wheat
and 100 cars of potatoes. Conservative
estimates of the value of the foregoing
shipment would be over 100000.
Mrs. Evelyn Press McElhaney, con-
victed of numbering Earl Il. Anderson
mt Alliance and sentenced to 30 wears
in the penitentiary, Ia now an inmate
OF that institution and has been as
signed to the laundry department.
X. j. Durham has been reelected
president, and Everett Buckingham re-
named vice president and general
manager of the Union Stock Yards at
Omaha. Mr.. Buckingham has been
director of the company for IS years,
nine of which he has served as vice
president and general manager.
Edwin Smith, a member of the Ne
~ WY iuSh SShOpt DdShet DsII
team, fractured his collar bone while
at practice and will be out OF the game
for several weeks. Last fall, just be-
fore the opening Of the foot ball sea-
son, young Smith fractured the same
bone and was out Of the game during
the entire season.
During 1920, the state Of Nebraska
paid $25, 533, 6O2.9O revenue to- the fed
eral government through the Omaha
internal revenue office, according to
announcement by the Office of Col
lector George l.. LOOMS. This was
an increase of over $1,3O0,OO0 since
1919, when the collections for the dis
trict totalled So, 3,604.96.
The state railway commission has
issued an order permitting the Amer
lean Railway Express Co. to increase
Its present rates In the state 1914 per
cent beginning January 10. The com
pany had asked for Is per cent in
crease.
CA. Sorensen, chairman Of the Nom