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HERE IS YOUR
OPPORTUNITY !
A Large Shipment of LADIES SUMMER
UNDERWEAR and STRAW HATS which we
ordered lost Fall for our 10c store business
have just arrived and not desiring to carry
these lines in sour present store same will
be closed out at less than wholesale prices.
On Sale Saturday, May 15th
Mens, Boys, Ladies and Childrens genuine Mexican O'Oi
weave Straw Hats, 50c, 60c, 75c values, choice of lot O 7C
Ladies Bleached Ribbed Union Suits, sizes 34, 36, A
38, 40, $1.00 values at, each . . ftCC
Ladies Gauze Vests, all sizes, at . . . , 19c
Boys Mesh Union Suits ,. . 39c
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Bun Reed was in St. Joe Monday.
Buy Itrcnd ut Powell and Topes..
See Cottiug's new line of sprint; wall
pnper.
L. A. Graves is visiting1 friends ;n
the city."
F. W. Cowdcn spent Thursday In1
Hasting?.
Rev. Scliaal spent Saturday In
Guide Rock.
Will Robertson went to Omaha Fri
day morning.
Allen Tulleys of Lincoln is in the
city this week.
Mrs. Christy Patmorc spent Thurs
day in Hastings. i
Mrs. George Kailey spent Satur
day in Hastings.
Attorney F. J. Munday was in
Guide Rock Monday.
Frank Gaston spent Sunday with
his wife at Hastings.
Mrs. Al Holvcrson spent Friday
with relatives at Blue Hill.
Mrs. A. II. Kccney of Denver is the
guest of Dr. Nellie Maurer.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Starr spent
Friday with, relatives at Lincoln. '
Mr. and Mrs. W. D.'Edson spent
Friday morning in Guide Rock.
P. M. Whitehead wds visiting
friends in the city this week.
Miss Ethel Hilton spent "the .week
end with her parents at Hardy.
Mrs. Dave Britton returned home
Friday evening from Guide Rock.
Col. Cecil Mathews of Blue Hill
made this office a fraternal call Tues
day afternoon.
Mrs. Carrol Ailes of Denver arrived
in the city Monday to visit her moth
er, Mrs. Clara Shcrer.
Mrs. Glen Fearn returned homo
Tuesday from Hastings where she hnd
been visiting rclaitves.
Miss Thclma Lamborn returned
home Thursdny from Ayr where she
hnd been visiting her sister.
Miss Eunice Hoffman returned
home. Saturday from Blue Hill where
she had been teaching school.
Miss Noln Thompson returned vo
Lincoln Tuesday after spending a few
days with Mrs. Lydia Hoffman.
Mrs. Jnmes Peterson left Tuesday
morning for Rimcrsburg, Pennsylva
nia, where she will visit relatives.
The Watts Construction Co., has re
ceived several new auto trucks and
they expect to haul asphalt with them.
FREE With every 'M x Hand 30.x
3)6 inch Fisk casing wo will give An
kolutei.y Frek one 81.50 tiro tool.
Frame & Smith Bros. Co,
ORPHEUM
Friday and Saturday
TOM MIX
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Desert
Love
Also a Mack Sennet
Comedy
SPEED
Firt show Saturday 7t30j 2nd 9;!5
Admission 25c and 10c
EGE
Red
Cloud
Ernest Loseko wnsdowu from lnnvnlo
Tuesday.
W. II. Roscncrnns spent Tuesday in
Blue Hill.
C. W. Malone spent Tliursduy in
Hastings.
Father Fitzgerald spent Tucschy
in Hustings.
Attorney H. G. Caldwell spent Tues
day in Hastings.
C. L. Crnbill shipped a car of cattle
to Kansas City Tuesday.
Miss Allison Cowdcn nrrived home
Saturday from California.
Miss Belle McCallum went to Kan
sas City Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Win Foster of Franklin visited
friends in the city this week.
Dr. and Mrs. II. O. Halm of Hast
ings spent Tuesday in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. II. J. Biekeron spout
Sunday with her folks nt Orleans.
Mrs. Mary Sanderson of Omaha is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Andrew Sala
den. Bishop Bcechcr, of Hastings was in
the city Sunday and held confirmation
services.
Mrs. Hensman of Hastings is visit
ing at tile homo of Mi and Mrs.
Jacob Petersen.
Miss Minnie Traut of McCook spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Phil Traut.
The paving gang is laying the con
crete curbing on North Webster
street this week.
Mrs. I. N. Sunbcrry and family of
Salina, Kansas, are visiting with Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Cramer.
Miss Mary Christian will teach the
kindergarten grade of the Rivcrton
public schools next year.
Father Fitzgerald went to Empor
ia, Kansas, Friday morning to attend
the funeral of a friend.
Jus. Tanquary is one of the now
switchmen in the local yards, having
went to work Thursday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Robinson of
Superior spent Sunday with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Robinson.
Rev. I. W. Edson returned to
Juniata Friday after spending a few
days with his son, W. D. Edson and
wife.
Frank Gaston has purchased one
of the Albright residences in the west
part of the city and will move into
the same.
M. S. Finch returned home Thurs
day evening from Tulsa, Oklahoma,
where he purchased a new cable for
use at the oil well.
M. E. Herzog, -"salesman for the
Gaston Music Co,, has rented the
house formerly occupied by Sam Ilea
ton and will move his family into the
same.
George arid Bye Shepherdson, J. E.
Morris, George Acnup and several
others wore down from Riverton Sunday-afternoon
attending tho ball
game. The many fronds of Mrs. Will Hunt
arc indeed pleaded to lunrn iliut bq
was nwsird'id an Overland automobile
in tho contest held by the Hustings
Trllniuo.
Dr. Warrick, Tho Speeinllst, will
ineot eye, oar, nnsu and throat patients
and those needing glasses tilted at Dr
Dmni'rell'h ollleo Wednesday, 'May 20.
Hours '.' to 0,
The following Khlpped stock Sunday:
Deluney Bros., two .eats of hogs to
Kansas City; Win, CYiihill, two cars of
hog-, to St Joe; B. F. Reed, one car ot
ct'le to St .Too. ty
Miss Margaret Dickson went to
Stromsburg Thursday morning to take
up her work in tho central office at
that place, she having been transfer
red there for a while.
Iu order to find out tho condition
of the wheat fields, Mr. I.arrick took
a trip last week to Upland; Campbell
and tho surrounding country and he
states that about fifteen per cent of
the wheat is killed-instead of forty
per cent as some stated.
Republican County Conven
tion Held Here Tuesday
The Republican Com ty Convention
wub held at the court house Tuesday,
tho same being called to order by tho
temporary chairman, Ja. R, (illluim.
Later lhiiiiiuiel Peters was elected
chairman ami II. S. Foe secretary
F.aeh picemct then elected one dele
gate to seivc on a committee on resolu.
tions and one delegate ok a committee
for the selection of delegates to the state
cDiivention,
A number of le-olutions erc tub
niltted and unanimously adopted by
the conwntion.
The following delegates to tho htato
convention were elected: B. ,1. Peter
son. H. Schmidt, Fred (ledge, .las. S.
GUham, A..I. Bragg, .1. 11. Elllngor.
Ira Wagoner, Dick lloppuii and Jco,
Warren.
The alternates are: Otto Slcjelver
Jr., Jake Goll, K. S. Fltz, J. II. GUIs
dorf, Hugh Hunter, W. C. Hamilton,
Fred Turnure, Geo. Atnack and W. H
Lectsch.
Interesting talks were made by W.
J.Vance,.! S. tillham. 1-2. J. Overing
nnd lni Wagoner.
Death Calls Marie Strobl
Mrs Marie Strobl, one of tho coun
ty's aged and most highly respected
citizens, residing north of the city,
passed to her ctci nal roward on last
Friday morning at eight o'clock. Sev
eral months ago she underwent an
operation In a Lincoln hospital, but
since that time had been unable to re
gain her normal health
Mario Dolezal was born In Czccho
hlavia, Bohemia, March 'ir, 1S."S She
was united In marriage with Joseph
Kubat In iSS.'l. This union was bless
ed with four children, Joseph and Von
cle Kubat and Mrs .Marie Miller, the
other dying In Infancy. Her husband
passed away In 1802. In 18!1 she was
united iu marriage with Mike Strobl.
Sitrce that time she has proven heiself
to be a loving and conjuuial helpmate
and an affectionate mother to his three
sous, Frank, Mike and Joe Strobl and
one daughter, Mrs. Mary Polnlckv,
who wltli one brother residing iu her
native country, and a nelce at Ralston,
are left to mourn her demise. Mr,
Strobl answering the summons of his
Master a few mouths ago.
Funeral 'services were conducted
from her late homo Tuesday afternoon,
Rev. J. L. Beebo iu charge. Inter
ment was madu iu the Red Cloud ceme
tery. THE CLOSE OF SCHOOL
Next week marks the close of an
other successful school year, the bac
calaureate sermon being delivered -on
Sunday evening, from the Bessc audi
torium, by Rev. Bruce N. Eshclman.
Tuesday afternoon was to be class
day with its school prophesy, history,
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Trine, and tho salutatorian, Miss Sec. ?,. Saul bonds shall be payable
Edvthc Zeiss, but on account of the' to the purchaser or his order at the
auditorium not having been completed office of the County I reasuror of
earlier it of course was impossible to, Webster countv, Nebraska,
give the three school operettas, which Sec. .1. Saul bonds shall be offer
were arranged for last fall, any soon- fd for sale and be sold to the highest
or and now, since tho operettas aic' "ler therefor, provided that no
coming so late, it is found necesary to bonds shall be sold for less than the
cancel the class day program, because par value thereof with the accumulu
it does not give the Seniors time to. ted interest.
prepare the work and so they will put' I ho proceeds of said boms sha 1
in the time on the class play and otji- ho used for the payment of the costs
er commencement preparations. of Paving District No. 2.
Wednesday evening the class play Passed and adopted May 12. 120.
will be given and Thursday evening is (SEAL) ED AMACK,
Commencement, with District Judiro Attest: Mayor
Harry S. Dungan as the orator for
the occasion, when tho following will
be presented with their -diplomas:
Clifford D. Bradshnw, Gcsina Boom,
Irene Buckles, Bernard C. -Burden,
Lynn H. Bush, Alentha O. Campbell,
Isa May Chaplin, Ethel P. Coon, Dor
ris L. Envcart. Sumner B. Eshclman,
Paul A. Throne, Elma Van Dyke,
Josephine Frisbie, Elta JL Fry, Mar -
vin J. Harris, Lucille C. Hurwood,
iuurrisun lucvuiiKuy, ivuy iiiuuiiuuiu,
E. Corrine Neuerberg, Earl W. Pat-
ten, Mary Marjorie Stunkard, Blanche
M. Shcrer, Verna Trine, Keua M.
York and Edythe J. Zehs.
Mrs Alex Smoker received word this
morning that her father, Mr. McMullen
who resides at Com timid. Kan,, was
struck by lightning, yesterday, deuth
resulting inMuutly. v
FOR SALE -I model 10 touring, 1
model 17 touring, 1 model 17 Sedan
Ford; 1 Ford with 1 ton truck attach
ment; 2 Uulck fclxcs; I 1'nige ix; I
Mitchell six; 2 now Ford 1 ton trirokf.
TliisH'curs are nll'iu good repair ami
priced to sell. You aro tnklng no
clmnce. Frunio .t Smith Bro9. Co.
A t-ppcirtl session of the city council
was hell Wodnosday ufternonn, ut
which tiniQ 1 ordinances weie pnssc 1.
throe of which provide for tno issuing
of bonds for paving districts Nos, '', '.
nnd I, and the side of same. Tlin
fourth is an ordinance to doflnn and
punish offenses relating to tho streets
of the city. They are published in an
other cplumn of this Issue.
Bert Stuuknid and Charles Steward
attended tho pmebred Shorthorn
onttlo sales of W. B. I'rilcli.nd Avoca,
lowanndthe Hopley Stock Fniin nt
Atlantic, Iowa. Tho sales drew a large
orowd of cattle breeders unci boiiio veiy
high prices were recorded. Tho Prlteh
arc! offeiing nfortyfour head frolling
for a total of'311800 KiiavoiaKoof SlOTtl
per head Tho day following the
Pilchard cule the Hopley Slock Farm
bold hixtythree head of home hied and
Imported Scotch Shorthorns for a total
of SlU'lWft an average of S17 I per head.
Charles Steward tt lengthened the
Wnodburn herd bj the purchase of a
'lytmr old Seotuli hflfer with a vlilto
bull calf nt toot and rebrnd to the
uraud chamnlnn l;ut) ,l)ulu (luihi'i.
Mr, Stunkard also pmclmiicd a Sei)tcli
cow bled to the auiuu liull.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Tho School Board met, in regular
session on .May 3rd at tho Commer
cial Club Rooms, but having no quor
um they adjourned to meet May Hli,
at which time nil members were pres
ent, with Wcesncr presiding.
The minutes of the April 5th meet
ing were rend and approved.
ilic following bills weio read and
allowed:
M. A. Albright .
$ 3.f'2
G.r.o
37.71!
Red Cloud Chief.
Pope Bros
Turnure & Sou - 1.S0'
I!nn."n Laundry -....-.1. ..
E. W. Stow
i: .' Gurliar ..
C. F. Evans . . ..
JI. II. N'cwhousc ..
Morhart Urn
Board adjourned sine die.
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Pursuant to adjournment of "old
Board the organization of the new
Board resulted as follows:
Piesidcnt Dr. Hoxsey.
Vice President E. J. Overlng, Jr.
Secretary C. J. Pope.
Credentials and oath of ofifco of E,
.j. uvering, memner elect, were re
ceived and placed on file.
On motion of Ovcring, seconded by
Sherwood it was decided to accept
the offer of tho Episcopal church for
the four school lots, 'south of tho
church for a consideration of $500.00
and the payment of paving tax by
the purchaser.
On motion of Pope, seconded by
tirimes, Joe llnrta was retained as
janitor of the Washington building
for the full yenr at $90.00 per month
for the vacation months and $100.00
per month for tho regular school
year.
No further business Buu'd adjourn
ed to meet Monday, JunPrth.
C. J. POPE, Secy.
AN ORDINANCE TO ISSUE DIS
TRICT PAVING BONDS OF DIS
TRICT NO. 2 AND PROVIDE
FOR THEIR SALE.
Be It Enacted by the Mayor and
City Council of the City of Red
Cloud, Nebraska:
Sec. 1. The clerk of the City is
hereby authorized and directed to
procure bonds of the City of Red
Gloud to be called District Paving
Bonds of District No. 2.
Each of said bonds shall be of the
denomination of $500.00, and shall
have semi-annual interest coupons
attached thereto at the rate of kk
per cent per annum.
Said bonds shall be dated on the
First day of June, 11)20, and one
twentieth of said bonds shall be pay
able each year thereafter with the
option to pay $500.00 or any multiple
thereof at anv interest paying date
Sec. 2. Said bonds shall be signed
in behalf of the City by tho Mayor
and attested by the City Clerk under
the seal of the City. The total
amount of bonds issued under this or-
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O. C. TEEL, Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 0.1
AN ORDINANCE TO DEFINE AND
PUNISH OFFENSES RELATING
TO THE STREETS OF THE CITY.
Be It Enacted by -the Mayor and
the City Council of the City of Red
nimnl
I gec j. Any person operating a
tractor engine, or other engine with
lugs upon tno streets ami puns m
.streets paved with concrete, asphalt,
or asphalt and concrete combined
shall be fined in any sum not less
thnn $100.00 and in addition thereto
to the damages sustained.
Sec. 2. Any person who operates
an automobile or otner engine whiiw
the City Limits with the engines un
mufllcd or the cut outs unclosed shall
be fined in a sum not less thnn $1.00
nor more than $25.00.
Sec. 3. Any person who allows
his automboile'to stand on tho ?ticets
of the city outside of the portion of
tho center of Webster street and along
tho curb on all other streets shall bo
fined in any sum not exceeding $10.00.
Sec. 4. Any person washing, clean
ing or repairing automobile or other
vehicles on tho paved streets or pav
ed alleys of the city shall be fined in
any sum not exceeding $10.00.
Sec. 5. Any person who empties
refuse, tlop waters, ashes, or other
garbage on the streets of tho city; oi
who stores garbage, empty or filled
barrels of oil or other material on tho
streets of tho city and any implement
dealer, hardware man or otner mei
chant, who permits any of his ma
chinery, or other merchandise to re
main upon the streets or sidewalks
of the city shall he fined for each of
fense in a sum not to exceed $5.00.
Sec. G. Tliis ordinance shall bo in
force and effect on and after, its pas
sago and adoption according to law.
Passed and adopted -May 12, 1920.
(SEAL) ED AMACK,
Attest: Mayor
O. C. TEEL, Clerk
FARM LOANS
If you want a farm loan and it is
nn exceptionally good ono I can make
It for you if closed soon at an at
tractive rate of interest.
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OIL COOK STOVES
A FDORENCE is a triple blessing
- bakes, cooki and roasts and does it
oabiiy aim ai tne same units, ino asnts,
no smoke, no fires to poke, no dampers to
regulate. No wicks, no valves. Burns
kerosene.
Come in and see how simply this oil
stove works; how the intensely hot blue
flame means more heat and less care. Let "
us show you why the Florence Portable
Oven with its baker's arch assures even
baking, tempting pastries and well
browned roasts.
More Heat Less Care
GEO. W. TRINE
Authorized Sales Agent
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than our splendid line of Ladies
Wrist Watches, Fine Watches
for Men, Beautiful LaValiers
and Ellegant Gold Jewelry.
Our fine stock will make your
worry over buying a delight
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