The Red Cloud chief., 1921-11-03

| Loyal Harmon, b, was awarded Judge
ment of $4,000 in federal court at Lin
coin against Nemaha county. The suit
was for $4,000 for the death of Loyal
Harmon, son Of Burch Harmon of Au-
burn, who was drowned near that place
May 81, 1920. Burch Harmon, his wife
and son, were driving to Auburn fol-
lowing cloudburst and their machine
was overturned in a lateral to n drain
age ditch which was out of it's banks.
Burch Harmon, the father, now has
"a suit for $25,OO0 pending in Nemaha
county district court. He seeks to coll
leg damages for the shock and injuries
to himself.
The ID. A. Il. OF North Platte pro-
poses to protect the cid nagstaff stone.
the only remaining evidence Of Fort
McIherson, which was located twenty
miles east of that city, enclosing IL
with an iron fence. This marker lies
near the roadway, no one pays atten-
tion TO 1t and were it removed, the last
'estige of the old fort would dsap-
pear. In the early history Of Lincoln
county, Fort Mcpherson played an inn
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there guarded the wayfarcrs on the
old California trail and protected the
ranches of the early day cattlemen.
1t has cost S2,437 ,S55.23 to administer
the affairs of the state of Nebraska the
last three months, according to n sum.
mary made public by Secretary Phil
bross or the state department of
finance. The biggest item for the
quarter Is salaries ANA wages, which
amount to SSH,3S452. The next larg.
est is SI73,G6i.IS for highway improve
ments. Office expenses, rental and
travelling expenses amount TO S1G4.-
GJa %
one-fourth of the total permanent
population of Kearney, compared with
the last census, is engaged I'm learning
or iinparting the Same. A canvass of
the schools completed here shows that
total OF 1893 Kearneyites attend
school. being an increase of 4S3 pupils
over last year. This figure does not
include out-of-town students attending
the kearney teachers college or the
kearney Military academy. The total
student body here during the course
or year will exceed 1000.
Nebraska Is i'll prepared for n gen.
eral rail strike at the present time, of
hcials of the Lincoln chamber of com.
merce declared. Very little coal has
peeh laid In, dealers and consumers
having depended on freight reductions
In the near future. The same appljes
10 food and provisions. Live stock can
be cared for through long period due
10 immense stocks of corn and alfalfa
still on the farms.
According to physicians of Gering
there Is no epidemic or contagion in
the city and the report that a myster-
ious maiady has caused n score or
more OF deaths among Gering res
ldents with hundreds Of people af.
fiicted Is absolutely without founda-
ton.
Ihere does not appear to be
scarcity Of cornhuskers I'm Gage coun.
ty at the present time. Farmers are
paying and 31s cents. and they
say that Is the limit to the prevailing
low prices for corn.
Fire caused by defective flue
damaged the De Soto school house TO
considerable extent. The building was
erected in 1913 on the site of the one
destroyed by tornado I'm 1913.
The outlook for winter wheat
around WymOre is the poorest i'm
years. Seed that has been planted ia
drying up and blowing away, farmers
say; no more Is being planted on
account of drouth
Model record books for city and
town schools will be sent TO county
and city superintendent in short
time, according to letters written to
these officials by state superintendent
Of schools.
Contract has been let for a S22,575
church building at Dawson to be
erected for the United Evangelical
church. The contract calls for com.
pletiOn before May Is.
number of cases Of influenza sim.
ilar TO those which caused the epidemic
three years ago, have been reported
near Galloway. There have been no
deaths.
Congressman Evans has nominated
Leonard ii. Smith principal and Har.
low McCord as alternate. both of TIL.
den. to the naval academy at Anna
polls.
About November l two companies OF
the Sixth infantry will be added to the
army strength at Fort Crook, the gov.
ernment post just south of Omaha.
Platte county has voted 100000
bonds for the completion of the new
court house now under construction
That they may be better prepared
for walking their beats, an order has
gone out to Omaha policeman to have
their feet manicured once a week.
Officials of Johnson county have
notified the attorney general at Lin
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