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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1906)
Viite&3teft4a2tetefc t&&t1(&&Xti(??i4!GW: I Subscription THE RED CLOUD CHIEF Eight Pages All Home Prirvt SI a Year in Advaunce '&!)fflatV&?!&&f3f3i. WSl&WWX'&WFWbSiSiSt! V VOLUME XXXLV. RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, JUXE 15, 1J)0(. NUMBER iM 1 T tfWSKSWi it IV ft L'i ) iif h 1$. Ms- I;1' & , If "l p wi" m u j IF I': MEETINGS SUCCESSFUL. Attended By Larftc Audiences. Excel lent Interest. Over One Hundred Converts. The second week of the evangelistic meetings has passed tnitl interest has "been increasing steadily. Up to time of going to press nlout 12.1 eonverts i-liave been secured and each evening large numbers are expressing an inter crest in their personal welfare. Mr. Honeywell has been unsparing in his denunciation of sin, both in the church and out of it, but the opposition of those who felt he was aiming his re marks at them has given way to inter est. The work of Mr. Bilhorn with the chorus has been the best ever seen in lied (.'loud and he has won the ad miration of all lovers of music who have seen his work. It has been sug gested by a large number that they would like very much to hear the cho rus give a sacred concert under his leadership after the meetings have closed. It was not until Friday evening that an invitation to make a decision was given and several responded at once. It is in the work done with eonverts in these after meetings that thu best estimate of these men can be formed. Their dealings with converts is filled with a sweetness of spirit that belies the adverse opinions expressed of them. They make very clear the step they are asking their hearers to take and lead them to a decision before leaving them. The meeting for the young people on Saturday afternon was productive of the largest results thus far. Over fifty of the boys and girls of the var ious Sunday schools in the city decided to begin the christian life. I'his meet ing was Jargely attchdj'd b,v country people and several of them were among the converts. The music and sermon was greatly appreciated by these people who find it hard to get to town during the week. On Sunday morning a large congre gation listened to a strong ser mon on the otlice and work of the Holy Spirit. The evangelist impressed on his audience the a'bsolute necessity of Divine cooperation in christian work if one would be successful, and urged that they seek the endueinent of pow er from the Holy Spirit. The after noon meeting for men only was at tended by over three hundred who lis tened carefully to an earnest plea from the evangelist for a clean moral life. As a mark of their appreciation of the sermon the men voted unani mously for' another meeting for men next Sunday aftornoon at the same hour. A meeting for women only was nem m ino uapusi enurcn at inesame hour, presided over by the wives of the local pastors The Sunday evening meeting was the largest and most interesting held thus far. Fullyltwelve hundred peo- pie were seated in the tabernacle and a large number listened throughout the service who were on the outside. The sermon was strongly denuncin- tory, but was so full of truth that the audience could not rightfully com-. crowd, and he will take personal plain even though hit hard. A great charge of the police force. Tents will deal of personal work was done dur- j be laid out in the streets with board ing the after meeting and as a result - iloors. Itooths will all be connected thiry-six went down to the front seats, with city sewers and the best sanitary and pledged themsleves to begin the arrangements made. The mayor says christian life. They were instructed that Hillings will be able to care for "by the workers and nearly all of them 10.000 people at tiny one time, signed cards expressing a preference I Sheridan has also advised the Bur among the local churches. Thpsewho ingUm that complete arrangements thus expressed a preference were giv- IU. b ,jn mu(le to t , f tl en over to the care of the church of their choice where they will be re ceived into church fellowship. The chorus hole a rehearsal on Mon- day evening and as a result appeared on Tuesday evening considerably in- ereased in numbers and with several new features as a result of their prac- tice. Among them was a comb con- cert. As a result of this a number of parents have filed a grievance against Mr. Bllhorn. declaring that they can- not keep a comb in tho house. The children have all caught the fever. Tuesday evening was an oil' night in point of attendance but the interest was excellent and several conversions resulted from the meeting. The same was true of the meetings on Wodnes dag and Thursday evenings. There will be services tonight and tomorrow night, and on Sunday three meetings will be held at the same hours as last Sunday. ALL READY FOR BIG CROWD. Burlington and Northwest Towns Pre pared to Handle People Look ing for Homes. The government has made all ar rangements for the registration for the lands of the Crow agenev, which will be drawn .Inly 2 at Hillings. The reg istration dates are .lune 11 to 28 at Sheridan and Hillings, and the Hurling ton has offered exceptionally low rates to those wishing to take a chance in Uncle Sam's big lottery. The rates from all Hurliugton stations wcot of the Missouri river to Killings and Sheridan will be one fare for the round trip, with a maximum of 820, which will make the rate from Omaha Kansas City and Denver much less than a fare for the round trip, From all points east of the Missouri river and from Kansas and the southwest tho rate will 75 pcr cent of the onc way rate, with a minimum of 830. The tickets will be sold June 10 to 20 in clusive, with a return limit until July 10. All lodging places will be listed and committees at each town will meet the excursionists. The mayor of Billings has wired General Passenger Agent Wakeley of the Hurliugton that everything will bo done to take care of the registration crowds for registration. Every avail able room will be arranged for. while necessary cots and bedding and tents will be secured from Fort Maclvenzie to accommodate a small army. Fine camping grounds will be prepared, Hotels and eating houses are stocking up and will be prepared to take care of all that come. The police force is taking measures to eliminate all undo- sirable elements, such as thugs and gamblers. The Chamber of Commerce and city council are taking vigorous measures to insure registration visitors a safe and comfortable time at Slieri- dan. -illlllllVfiittiHHHiiMilu lHHllllllllM-gk " jimw h 7 vLHHIIKLLillLlllllllH I. E. HONEYWELL. ODD FELLOWS AT BLADEN. New LoiUo Instituted In That City Wednesday Evening On Wednesday the degree team of Hen Adhen lodge, I. O. O. I', of this city went to Hladen to institute a lodge of the order in that thriving lit tle town. Those who went from lied Cloud were: Grand Guardian Paul Storey, who acted as grand masteraud instituted the lodge; C. F. McKeighan, Hert Person, George Hutchison, E. H. Nowhouse, W. K. Geer, E. Welseh, C. II. Hale, Irving Cummings, Dr. Raines. E. U. Overman, (). C. Teel, 1). W. Turnure, Walter Gurney. George Overing, 2s. II. Morrison, Charley Grout, Dick Uunehey, Wilbur Hamil ton ane P. C. Phares. There were also present a delega tion of twenty-seven members of the Campbell lodge, about fifteen from lllue Hill, and representatives of the Upland and Cowles lodges. The visitors were handsomely en tertained by the brothers of Hladen, who paid the expenses of the trip and, following the work of the first degree, regaled their guests with' a midnight lunch that would have done credit to a much larger town. The new lodge starts out with a very promising future. Besides the ten men who were already members of the order and were admitted by card, twenty-three applicants were also initiated, and it was nearly half past three when the new lodge was finally organized, its officers installed, and the tired and sleepy Odd Fellows retired for a few hours' rest. The officers of the new lodge are: Past Grand Joe Denton. Noble Grand O. H. Wright, Vice Grand L. II. Feis. Secretary Will Bennett. Treasurer A. It- Itudd. Trustees Win. Lumpcrc, K, L oiuan, Will Stryker. Sol- SUICIDE AT R0SEM0NT. Stephen Green Ends His Life by Hang ing Wednesday Konilnft. Stephen Green, uged about 55 or 00, committed suicide Wednesday morn- ing by hanging himself, at the home of his brother-in-law, Elmer Schermer- horn, near Hosemont. Sometime ago Mr. Green sold his farm, which ad- joined that of Mr. Schermerhorn, for 87,000, and removed with his family to Stratton, Neb. Ho become dissat- isficd with his new home and of late has been brooding over the matter. A couple of weeks ago ho came to Rose- mont for a visit with his brother-in- law, Elmer Schermerhorn, and, though he appeared to worry some over hav ing made the mistake of selling his land here and investing the money in property farther west, no one had any thought of his taking his own life. Mr. Green is survived by his wife and ten children. TO GET MORE WATER. Plans Adopted Which It Is Hoped Will Be Surxeosful. At a special meeting held last even ing the city council accepted the prop osition of C. II. Potter, II. E. Orice and others by which they agree to carry out a plan which they hope will give the city a sufficient water supply. The plan is something in the nature of that suggested by Joe Hums, though instead of going north across the creek the new plan will be to go northwest from the south well. There is already a line of tiling extending out about 300 feet. This will be lowered to the level of the bottom ofi, ... , . . , , .'.." .. .. about ton days before its failure. The the south well, and a chain of small wells will be put down extending to the northwest, all of them connected, until a good supply of water is se cured. Mr. potter and Mr. Orice have agreed to superintend the work, with out pay, and see that the city gets a fair deal. The work which has been done un der the direction of T. .1. Ward has been abandoned, at least for the pres ent, and it is not likely it will have to be resumed. Boftus Insurance Contracts, Insurance Deputy John L. Pierce has discovered what he believes to be bo gus contracts for insurance against damage by lightning, issued by men who, erect lijththingVods on buildings; Mr. Pierce said: "Tlie attention of the insurance de partment has been called several times recently to the work of two lightning rod companies, who Imivc been doing business quite extensively among the farmers of Nebraska, and particularly in tho vicinity of Platts mouth and York. "These companies, through agents, succeed in securing most of their busi ness by giving the party, whose build ings they rod, what, on its face, pur ports to be a contract of guaranty, but which the agent represents as an in surance policy, insuring the farmers' buildings for five years against dam age by lightning, to an amount not exceeding 8.100. "One of these contracts was recent ly submitted to this department with the Request to be informed if it was a good policy of insurance against light ning. An examination of the docu ment showed that it not only was not an insurance policy, but that it was a fake as far as being a guarantee agree ment is concerned, and that it was not a valid binding contract which could be enforced by law. "The two companies that have been complained of as conducting their operations in this way are, Kedburn, Hunter & Co., of Chicago, and Cole Bros., Lightning Rod Company of St. Louis. State Journal Juno 3. Sued (For Libel. According to the following from last night's Lincoln Star the Red Cloud Argus, which has been publishing a scries of articles rcfiecting upon the management of the Tabltha hoine, and Miss Cora Garber, who is credited with writing the articles, are made defendants in a big damage suit: A libel suit, alleging damages to the extent of 8r0,000 was this afternoon filed against three publications and a half dozen Lincoln people. The mana gers of tho Tabitha home are the plaintiffs. Among the defendants are the Liu coin Journal, Sunday Journal, the Evening News, the Red Cloud Argus, the Rev. Samuel Zane Ratten, Miss Cora Garber, Mrs. W. Pomerene, Miss Sarah Harris, Dr. Inez Philbriek.C. E. Prevey and one or two others. SETTLED AT LAST. Suit Aftalnst Moon Estate Finally Com promised. At a meeting of the eily council last Friday night it was decided to accept the proposition of Paul S. Moon, trustee of the estate of John W. Moon, to pay the city S.U'.IO in sett lenient of the ease of the city against the Moon estate. This is one of the eases that has been pending in the courts for several years, in which the city has been endeavoring to recover from tho old Fanner -, Merchants Hanking Co. and its stockholders the proceeds of the electric light bonds voted hy the city in IMia. In ISIKI the city voted SC000 of bonds for the purpose of aiding the lied Cloud Electric Light Co. upon an agreement that at the end of ten years the plant should become the property of the city. The bonds were sold and the pro- iii1u littixuU.nl In Mn I.' .C- M limit. Electric Light Co. failed, the bank failed and until now the city has fail ed to realize anything on the deposit of 80000. John W. Mhon, one of the stock holders of the hank, gave a trust deed to secure the depositors to the extent of his statutory liability, but claimed it had never been delivered and was of no force. The city in 1890 commenced a suit against Moon to foreclose this tniht deed and the. case has been tried twice in the district court and twice in the supreme court. Two opinions have been delivered by Judge Adams, each time in favor of the city, and five opinions were delivered on the first appeal by the various members of the supremo court. On the .last-apjieiil-tlSjavever, the opinion of the supreme court was unanimous in favor of the city and then the Moon estate con eluded to pay up. The supreme court sometime ago decided the case of the city against John O. Yeiscr involving the title to the F. v, M. bank building in favor of the city, and the building will sjon be sold to pav the balance of the city's claim. These two cases have been pending in the courts for nearly eight years and the city is to be congratulated on the outcome of the litigation. Tin; city has been hampered by several ad ministrations hostile to the litigation and at one time it looked as though the city would never recover a dollar of the claim. Attorney McNony, who has had charge of the litigation for the city, deserves great credit for the persever ence with which he has fought for the city's interest and is to be congratu lated upon the successful outcome of the suit. FIshlnft Ikeese. A subscriber asks: "Has the Ne braska legislature passed a law requir ing the payment of 81 for Mie privi lege of fishing in the Republican river? When docs the law take effect?" Non-residents of the state of Nehra ka are required to pay a license fee of 810 for the privilege of hunting and fishing in the state, or 82 for the privi lege of fishing alone. Residents of the state are required to pay a licens..; fee of 81 for which they are allowed the privilege, of hunting or fishing in y county outside that in which they ! iVe. No license is required fur hunt- j, or fishing in the county in which you live, during the open season for fish and game. The law went into elt'cct April I. HM):.. Ilamlll-Mcrtcn. Peter .1. Morten and .Miss Metta N. Ilamill were married last evening at 8:110 o'clock at the home of the bride, Mrs. Ilamill, 1200 T street, llev. P. M. On officiating. The newly married couple will make their home in Lin coln. State Journal, June 10. Mr. Morten is the well known undertaker of Blue Hill. Miss Ilamill was for merly a music teacher at Hlue Hill. Both young people have a host of friends who will join ui in extending best wishes. t t : 'i" &"!'t '