ItED CKOSS CA3UM10X
STARTS WITH YlflOH.
Saturday was tlio opening day of the
campaign for members of tlio Red
Cross Society for the year 1918 and
here In North Platto it opened with
vigor and a systematic canvas. In
the down town district many ladles
wearing tlio Insignia of the lied Cross
nurso stationed themselves In the
hanks and stores, on tho street cor
ners, or walked tho streets soliciting
members, and very few of the men ap
proached declined to "glvo up'' the
dollar for their porsonal membership
and in many instances took out mem
berships for all members of their fam
ilies. Tho day was pleasant, an un
usually largo number of farmers wore
in town and few, if any of them, escap
ed tho vlliganco of the solicitors.
"Glvo you a dollai-," said a big, rug
ged middle-aged farmer to one of tho
girls, "Yes Indeed I will; tho dollar I
give you! will caso the suffering of
somo soldier boy; perhaps my own
boy, for he is now at Camp Funston."
And that farmer not only took a mem
bership for himself, but for tho mem
bers of his family, and ten to one he
will canvass his neighborhood and
get other members. That's the spirit.
You may not have a son in tho war,
but there are sons of other men and
women there who can be aided by
your donation.
Looking at the Red Cross work
from any angle one can see nothing
but good in it If there was over a
move that deserved your financial sup
port, it is the Red Cross movement.
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Classifying? Women Registrants.
Co. Supt. Gantt and Miss Bessie
Salisbury are now engaged in classify
ing tho 1300 women in Lincoln county
who signed plcdgo cards during the
registration several weeks ago. By
classifying is meant tho grouping to
fjether of those who signed for the
special service tor winch the regis
trant considered herself best fitted
When these classifications are com
pleted throughout the country the
federal government will know just
how many women there are who could
fill clerical positions, tho number of
nurses, tho number who could or
would engage In military Red Cross
work, and so down the line. Knowing
those things tho government can place
Its hands on the women it may need
for sorvico.
Turner Pleads Guilty.
Charley Turner, who was charged
with keeping and selling booze, !load
ed guilty In the district court tho lat
ter part of last week. There were
two cases against Turner, but It was
arranged that if ho would plead gull
ty in one caso and pay the court costs
in both cases, amounting to $75 or $80,
ho bo let go to "sin no more." Tho
Judge has not yet pronounced sen
tonce.
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P. L. Wagner, who lives on tho
Hershoy farm southeast, says that not
to exceed flvo per cent of his corn
would be good for seed, and tho samo
percentage will probably exist among
tho corn that stood in tho field when
the early freeze came. However, it is
believed that whore corn was ou,t and
shocked before tho freeze much of it
will do for seed. It is likely that thoro
will be a scarcity of seed corn in Lin
coln county unless those who cut and
shocked save what they have for seed
In the damage case of the Platto
Valley Irrigation District against Con
Walker and his bonding company, the
district court jury brought in a judg
ment of $3,080 for tho plaintiffs. The
case grow out of an .unfulfilled con
tract for cement work at tho head of
the canal owned by tho district. Tho
caso will be appealed to tho supremo
court.
HELP SAVE THIS LAD'S LIFE
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LEGAL NOTICE.
To Edna J. Kennlson and Kin-
nison, her husband, first and real
namo unknown:.
You aro hereby notified that Sam
hpI Hnvnlo. an ulaintiff. commenced
an action, against you as defendants,!
in tho District Court of Lincoln Coun
ty, Nebraska, on December 14, 1917,'
the object of said action bolng to!
quiet title, in tho plaintiff and against'
tho defendant, to all of Section Nine
Tnwnshln Nine (9). North of'
Range Thirty-two (32), West Cth P.
M as against clouds upon tho tltlo to
said land caused by tho recording of
tho following warranty deeds, purport
ing to convoy said lands, to-wit:
A deed made by W. B. LeVequo and
wife to T. E. Baldwin, dated and ac
irnnwindirnrt on March 8. 1912. and re
corded on October 29, 1912, In Deed
Record A 12 at pago G74 of the records
of Lincoln county, Nebraska. j
A deed mado by said T. E. Baldwin
to Finis E. Downing, dated December
17, 1912, and recorded on December
23, 1912, In Deed Record B 5 at page
11 of tho records of Lincoln County,
Nebraska.
A deed mado by said Finis E. Down
ing and wifo to tho dofondant Edna J.
Kinnison, dated October 8, 1913, and
recorded on January 3, 1914, In Deed
Record B G at page 249 of tho records
of Lincoln County Nebraska.
And to cancol, annul and set asido
said deods, and to enjoin tho defend
ants from asserting any claim of title
or Interest in or to tho land above de
scrlbed.or any part thereof.
Vnn nrn rnnnlrAfl tn nnSWer Bald 1)0.
tition on or before tho 25th day of
January, 1918.
RAMTTF.r. TIAYNIE. Plaintiff.
American soldiers by the hundred thousand are now in Europe pre
paring to fight America's battle for liberty against the kaiser's barbarians
Some of our lads have already made the great sacrifice for you and mft.
We must support our army by Joining the Red Cross at once.
GOME AGROS
S IT'S YOUR DUTY
Remember Horrors of War-Torn Europe and
Think of Safety and Comfort Here
Then Join the Red Cross.
The good people of this community one more com
memorate the nativity of the Christ Child with nferry-mak-Ing
and gifts.
Ours Is a prosperous community. None of us Is likely to
GUffer this winter for want of food, clothing or shelter, though
high prices and certain forced economies will make us real
Ize the United States Is at war thousands of miles away. A
few of us who have given our boys to the nation may lose
them. But generally speaking, we shall feel perfectly
secure, and when we stop to think about It, we shall thank
God more or less heartily for hla blessings.
Over In France, which has a total population of about S5
000,000, probably 3,000,000 aro In the army fighting off the
Invader. About 3,000,000 more mostly women and children
are absolutely down and out. They are a part of the In
habitants of the great Industrial district devastated by the
German savages. Now theso people are homeless, hungry,
naked and sick. At least half of them have tuberculosis,
with scarcely a fighting chance for life. The whole of France
io making unheard of sacrifices to save the nation.
Poor little Belgium Is a wreck a dying wreck. Her
small army has been practically exterminated. Her boys
and old men have been shot down In cold blood by the
kaiser's heroes. Her daughters have been dragged Into
slavery worse than death. Her babies have been Impaled
on bayonets and nailed to barn doors by playful Teutonic
soldiers. About all that Is left of Belgium is her deathless
spirit.
And Serbia. Serbia Is now but a name In history. A
nation become a slaughter pen and charnel house. A people
wiped clean off the earth.
What has been said of Franco applies equally to Italy,
Roumanla and Russian Poland. ,
Europe has been a hell of suffering and grief for three '
years. What have the last three years meant to the United "
8tates7 Prosperity and peace. '
Today all stricken Europe Is uttering that age-old lamen- y
tatlon, "Out of the depths, Oh Lord, have I cried unto Thee; y
Lord hear my voice." And tho American Red Cross Is the
Instrument through which Providence Is answering the prayer. '
The Red Cross Is "over there" now, performing a labor of
mercy and paying a debt of fellowship on a scale never before
known. But It must have your help and mine In order to
carry on Its vast enterprise In the name of humanity. So
the organization Is campaigning the nation for 15,000,000
members.
Every man, woman and child In this community ought
to belong to the Red Cross. The membership fee Is 91.00.
Another dollar brings the member the Red Cross Magazine
for a year.
Every $1.00 or $2.00 membership helps Just so much to
back up our American boys In khaki helps Just so much to
take the frightful curse from the lives of millions of home
less, starving, freezing, diseased mothers and babies In dev
astated France, Serbia, Belgium, Poland and Roumanla.
The finest Christmas gift you can make Is a Red Cross
membership. Don't fall to come across by Christmas eve I
Get Ready to Ruy Bonds.
A North Plato banker who was
recently. In Omaha says ho lonrnod
that subscriptions to the ton billion
dollar government loan will bo naked
shortly after January first. From an
other source it is learned that on this
loan tho government will put out tho
drag not and catch a lot of fellows who
have been tardy in making subscrlp-
tlon to bond Issucb. It ia argued that
it tlio government has tho right to
I draft n man for military sorvico it al
so has tho right to compol a man who
has money to Invest It in government
j bonds, for in tho prosecution of war
monoy Is Just ns necessary as men.
llofofo this war Is over wo will all
bo doing a lot of things that wo nover
did beforo but which tho government
says wo must do, nnd the fellow who
compiles cheerfully will havo a bet
tor standing In tho community In
which ho lives than will tho ono who
complains nnd also a bettor standing
with the federal authorities.
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Ilear Ross Hammond toll of con
ditions on the firing lino In Franco at
tho Franklin auditorium this evening.
Tho box social announced for Dec.
14th at tho Kcnright school houso, was
postponed amtll tomorrow ovenlng. A
good program will bo rondored. AH
aro invited.
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