The Red Cloud chief., 1921-11-03
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF
Timely News Culled From All
Parts of the State, Reduced
for the Busy.

Farmers or this state will be asked
to relieve any unemployment situa-
ton which may exist i'm Nebraska this
winter, according to plan worked
out by Governor McKelvie which was
made known in an open letter to
secretary Hoover of the United
states Department of Commerce. The
governor stated that he intended call.
ing on farmers to give unemployed
men board and lodging free this win.
ter and that in payment they can
do odd jobs for the farmer.
Nebraska's state school system. ex-
elusive OF higher institutions of
learning, cost S2j,253,51S to operate
for the year ending in July, 1921, ac-
cording to compilations issued by
State Superintendent Matzen Over
half OF this sum. Sl4,O60,7O1, went to
wages Of the 14,15S teachers employed.
With total school enrolment of 3l4,.
soi pupils, cost of education for the
year was SS002 q child.
Numerous state bank failures in
the past year have cut the state
guarantee fund almost S3,OOO.OOO. A
year and Il half ago, records show,
there was S2,600,0OO I'm the state fund.
Since that time S1,1OOOOO has been
added through assessments, making Il
total of S3,70OOO0.
II. &. Bassctt, state potato inspector
for the ScOttsblufr district. reported So
cars of potatoes shipped from Bay
ard up to October 20 most of them
to the eastern part of the state, tho
some were consigned to Iowa, Kan
sas ana Missouri.
5uffalo county farmers are not
planning to use corn for fuel as re-
ported i'm other parts of the state, hut
Instead are cultivatirg the friendship
OF their banker, borrowing money to
buy cattle and other live stock and
"hogging down" their surplus corn.
An indication OF the progressive
ness of the people of Deshler is the
fact that all Of the 400 telephone
users in the city are shareholders in
the Deshlcr Telephone company,
which is completing new stucco
building with latest improvements.
Voters of Platte county favored q
100000 bond issue for the compile
ton of the $350,O0O court house by
almost three to one. The build
ing has been under construction
for n year and will be completed
next spring.
The overseas unit of Telegraph Bat
talon 4OS, made up largely of Ne
braska men will hold its second an
nual reunion in Omaha, November 4-5.
IL. j. Mooney, Omaha Is local man.
ager. This will bring about $50 dele
gates to the city.
Custer county farmers who have
been testing corn for fuel report that
1t Is almost equal to coal in heat
value and much cheaper. From
present indications many farmers will
burn corn during this winter.
A room has been secured in the
court house at Sidney where dona-
tions OF shoes and clothing will be
received and systematic distribution
made to the poor of Cheyenne county
by the Red Cross.
Members of the American Legion in
Nebraska have opened campaign
for the election of Earl Cline. Ne
braska City, as national commander
of the legion at the annual conyen-
tion in Kansas City.
Frank L. O'RourS of Gordon has
been employed by the commercial
ciuD or the city to assist in the find
Ing of market for the immense crop
OF potatoes raised In Sheridan county
this year.
Orville DOak, ten, son Of George
Doak, Fremont, is missing from his
home. He failed to report at the
school and no trace has been found of
MIN. Searching parties have failed to
locate the youngster.
The campaign looking to raising
money TO fnaEce the International
Aero congress to be held in Omaha,
November 80 is progressing rapidly.
Work on the flying field in the north
part OF the city is about completed.
The Chamber of Commerce at Beat
rice has voted $3.50 to support poultry
show TO held at that place soon.
Beatrice business men are raising
1und TO insure the entry of local
team In the proposed state league.
The Nebraska cement plant at SUI
perior resumed operations after a two
months shutdown.
Contract has been awarded for a
$1,000 sewerage disposal plant at
Deshler.
An airplane carrying an auto chassis
and propelled by two sIx.cyllnder
motors is being contracted by +. L.
Long, an automobile mechanic at Ran
dalph. He says the idea Is all his
own.
The new ST. Paul High school build
Ing was dedicated before crowd of
over 700 residents of Howard county
The program consisted of open house
all day while school was In session.
with music and speeches in the even
ing.