The Red Cloud chief., 1921-08-18
.CORNHUSKER ITEMS
News of All Kinds Gathered From
Various Points Throughout
Nebraska.

potatoes this year on the Chicago
market, according to an announcement
by the bureau Of markets and crop
estimates. The potatoes are Of prac-
tically the samc kind ana raised under
similar conditions, but the difference In
quality IL mainly attributed TO a new
manner Of grading now used in the
commercial potato districts of Ne.
braska.
Zen Grimm, n farmer living near
shelton, claims to have discovered OIL
on his place. A few weeks ago Mr..
Griffin Ind II well drilled on his farm,
expecting to get some good water.
h water was oily so he attached n
gnsOlcne pump to the rigging ~ tie
hope tina. good water would soon come
through. He pumped several days but
the water output continued to he oily.
Stockholders OF the Nye-Schneider-
Fowler Grain company, in annual SEES
sion accepted unanimously the terms
Of Omaha and Chicago bankers re-
qnircd for needed loans e save the
company from possible bankruptcy.
iibHh T'Nl'I, II'NlU'IlI NlU EtfltTHI
manager and largest stakeholder, re-
signed according to previous agree.
mcnt.
Merchants Fall Week gathering Is
expected to bring 1000, or more Of the
merchants of Nebraska, Iowa and
South Dakota 10 Omaha. The dates
are August 20 Ia September =. The
local committee has prepared n SPLEEN
did program OF entertainment for the
visitors. There will be dinners, cx-
curSions and thCatcr parties.
The most destructive hailstorm in
years has Just visited Cheyenne and
Kimball counties. Some late wheat
was destroyed and corn stripped. A
twlstcr accompanied the hail. and
some buildings were unroofcd west Of
Sidney.
Windows Of nearby houses .ycrc
shattered when the 175.pound air
tank Of the Manhattan oil station ut
Grand Island exploded. All the win
dows In the station were broken. The
explosion was heard for miles.
INV NhNNil-I'H li''S 'l' " lll' WE
events Of the year will he held Mt Ak
Snr-Een Field. Omaha. September H.
II. a big field Of The fastest horses
In the country Is being entered
Charles. Trimblc is secretary.
Plans are being completed for m
%ncronautic fctc Ia he held In conncc
ton with the fall festival. Miss Elsie
Allen, wing walker and stunt artist
has been engaged and will enter tho
competition for performers.
The 1G-ycar-old son Of Mrs. Free
Huffman Of near Albion, lost his liz,
near the city, while diving In the
Beaver river with n party Of boys
His neck was broken 10y striking hi
head M n sand bar.
Floyd Cook, s, son Of Mr., and Mrs
John Cook, Of Beatrice. was electro
cutcd when he came In contact will
one Of the guide wires Of the Ecatric,
Electric company which had hccom,
charged.
The Omaha city council has fxc,
the annual tax levy nj 90 mills, IN,
same Ms last wear. Tho total levy 10
schools and all other purposes vii
bring n revenue Of S2,3i0,Oo0.
Certain Lincoln druggists announce,
n return 10 the old-timc l0-cent soda
hotel rates was announced n week ng,
by Lincoln hotels.
The barn and silo on the farm ownc
by William Rogers, two miles west q
Albion, n destroyed by fire durin
a sever electrical storm,
The Community-Ccmmerce club q
Mindcn Is organizing n band. Dan l
Doyle has been selected rs ban,
master.
Methodist OF Wauncta are raising
$4,000 fund for constructing n lars
new church, which will he built
brick.
A big Frontier Roundup and Sl,oo
prize pumpkin" show, Is 10 he stage
at Holdrige ON September *, 10 an
II.
The recent hail storm which was q
compaSied by n high wind caused gre;
damage In the vicinity Of Broken BoN
A steel amphitheator Is being erects
on the county fair grounds at Albio
II will seat 5000.
Mason city will hold a three-ds
Homecoming celebration, August 3
3
: The Rock Island and Northwestel
? railroads, through their attorneys ha'
notified W. q, Osborne, state tax col
Q missioner, that they will appeal 10 Il
supreme court for \ change in tax val
. alton placed On them by the sta
n board Of equalization. Railroads,
hearings before the board, demand,
$ that their valuation be reduced IL =
} cent. the same as valuation on far
property was reduced. The board I
fused Ia comply with the request
Contagious diseases IN Nebraska !
ported 10 the state department
, health during July number 80 N