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THE RED CLOUD CHIEF
Ral Cloud, Nabraakew
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Bntered In the I'oitofltcc nt Bti (,loid, Neb.
m Second Clr Matter'
A B. McARTHUK
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THE ONLY DKMOOUATIO PAPKH IN
WKHSTKH COUNTY
We are nwarc tlmt our mayor and
city council have their IihikIs full in
preparing the culverts and streets for
large quantities of water and that the
most pressing business should lie tak
en up llrst, but hlnec we stnrtpil out
this spring to have a clean city the
wliolo Hummer thru, and since the
veed are filling some of the streets
and nlleys, wo trust that time may
noon be npared to the mowing uiachlne.
A movement is on foot for a full celo
brat I on of somo sort. The plan Is to
have fcomethitig dllTeretit, sotnellilnn
that will express t'.io individuality of
Ilcd Cloud and' surrounding country.
.Many of our folks havo a vague Ideu
that home tiling ought to he done b,nt
tho exact plan has not yet 'crysta'llzed
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mi that It can be presented (Minutely.
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The plan Is meeting uith'giiientl com-
mcndatlon and we inny expect "somi
thing to tin n up." .,-,
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Jn about four weeks the 'summer
chautauqua will be In full suing' and
it is time now to think about nttcjnil
ing. In another coluuiu wlllbe fonritl
tho Hue tip' for this year 'rook It
over carefullj. We will not say .that
tbis Is tho greatest aggregation that
ever was asseinbktl on any stage, but
wro are confident that you w'ill rJml
much in the coming attraction Unit
will please and delight you. A Chau
tauqua audience becomes nioro ami
iporcdltllcult to please as the years go
by and the management has its hands
full in finding the right taleut for the
increasing demands. TIiIh year ought
to be better than last as last year's,
was better than those that went be
i'Jtore. The State Fire Commissioner is again
warning the people of the dangers con
nected with the coming celebration.
' ppurth of, July cau&astiJe d&3
ase of explosives on the national boll
JttRfVWVl JUv'Zejift BUflng v ouruiigion ivouiejiias issqean
tnelabf Jeb?eWln!d rfttJ'imTus- wrywotou win De pleading to cUJl
mi,'A iu.1 vVi & aja-1 '"i '-.1 :c dron Bnd grown-ups -wnb" have-. fallen
V- jNje $nt war in Euro'pW.ougljtl of ten elaborately colored febignttfre?
tqcaustfusto change ourewVar osyrVtt&'i'ccnery of the Rocky mount-
Independence Day. We ought to ceMain( lac,er National Park, the Yel
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mod not to commemorate any war.
These loud sounding crackers are not
enly dangerous they spoil the whole
day for the most part and as the Fire
- Commissioner recommends, their sale
ahould be prohibited by all cities aud
towns iu the state. Loss of life, loss of
property aud loss of the peace senti
Jnent ought to bar all noise from our
txelebrattng.
Farms For City Property
Anyone wanting to' exchange their
town property tor a farm this is your
opportunity. L. 1. Albright.
Weekly Weather Forecast
Weather forecast for the week be
ginning Wednesday, June 23, '15 issued
l)j the U. S. Weather Ilureau, Wash
ington. D. C , for the Upper Missis
"Bippl Valley aud Plains States:
Bhowers are probable about Satur
day, the 20th, and again on Sunday,
the 27th. The temperature will be
ww w ins seasonal average.
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; I Special Notice to Piano Purchasers I
,Th'iSchmoner &' Mueller Piano" Manufacturing
Company's ipeciaj represenUtiv.e will be in your lo
cality, within two weeks and would be glad to see in
person anyone aesmng to purchase a strictly high grade
piano or, player piatoo at factory price.
We are not placiiig ln: local dealers as formerly,
an at,. this time, will give all special inducements to
uojr(tenns;of$6 per nioiith. guaranteeing a
saying of from one to two hundred dollars. '
" Coiildyou ask for a betterproposition antl from a
"P"0 .Jfty-. yrs success, one who .guarantees
Hfeenty-fi y.earj.Wholesale and
TCtaitaealers b Stejinway AiSonsStegerA'Sohs. Weber.
Emerson. Hardman. McPhail Lindeman. Schtnoller &
Mueller and twenty-three other well known makes.
. A :teer TMfMiMtb OmV.
Will W tt.mWflWfci
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1NAVALE
Little Not ma Waldo Is sick with the
tnump?
Mrs. lllnnt Is Improving after a few
days Illness.
Mrs. Hoy Stlckney, who lias been
quite ill Is improving.
The bridge across the creek north
of Inavalc is impassable.
Mr. Ilnby and daughter Mrs. Atwood
went to lied Cloud Tliuisday.
Talk about high water. I guess
Inavale knows a little about it now.
Mis George Hastings returned Hat
unlay morning from her visit in the
east.
The Children's Day exercises at both
churches have been postponed indefi
nitely. Roe 1'etikol taken a loud of cream
and eggs to Red Cloud Tuesday for
Mr. Rush.
Mrs. Clarence Reed and son, Kstell,
who have been laid up with the mumps
are Improving.
Monday and Tuesday the mail nud
gioceiles were taken out to the river
brldo in a boat.
Mr. J. Barker, went to lied Cloud
Monday toUrlng home, a toad of meat
for Mr. Leonard.,' ' ' j
Wlldn Uu'int'i-(iiken a load of egga to
Red Cloud' Tuesday for C. A. Waldo
and W. .Wpnderly.
Miles Putmiiiii ami family, living.
west of Inavale, had to move out on
account ot the high water.
Mr. Donald llartwell and wife
Walked to lied Cloud and back Satur
day In less than llve'hoiirs.
Mi' W. H. Cloud- was hit cm the
head by 'ii large hall stone Friday
night and quite badly Injured.
, .The crops of a number of farmers
living noi th and northeast of Inavale
were badly damaged by hall Friday
night.
Sluco Saturday about forty people
from here have been to Rl rot ton to
view tho damage caused by the high
water last week.
Their being no traltis since Friday
night, Mr.-- llurgess the postmaster,
went to Red Cloud Monday and Tues
day' to get the mail.
Last Tuesday morning Messers.
Bush and Leonard taken the train
east and Sunday evening they walked
into town from the west.
Novel Advertisement
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poster-stamps, and has lisued
lunniwr noiiuiim i ui is. nuu wie IWC
California expositions, and also two of
the heroes of the Great West, Col. V.
F. Cody (Buffalo Bill), and Cetieral
Custer. These pictures me well exe
cuted, Btid are perforated so that they
can be detached aud pasted iu albums
or aillxed to envelopes. They are be
ing distributed from nil Burlington
passenger and ticket unices.
Children In almost every community
of tho United States have taker, up
the craze with a keenness and thor
oughness that Is astonishing. In
many communities there Bre young
sters who have collections of from 500
to 1,000 different stamps.
Card oT Thanks
We desire to extend our heartfelt
thanks to all friends, members of the
lodges and churches Tor their expres
sion of sympathy and help during our
recent bereavement.
Miis. E. W. Ross
Mrs. J. A. Ronv
Mihs'Marie Ross
I y Watch Your Children
Often children do not let parents know
they are constipated. They fear aome-'
tiling dutaatef ul. . They wiQ like Rexall
Orderlies mild laxative that tastes
Uc sugar. .. Sold only by us; 10 owtc
H. E. Qrjca Drug Co.
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The County Board
Of Equalization
Red Cloud, June 15, 1915
The County Board of EqutliZitlon
mo. in regular session with all mrm
burn preient, viz: T: J. Chuplfn, W G
tUffman, Floyd McCi', Paul Storey,
Grant Shidler, J. O. Butter and J. J.
Garber.
Board called to order by the clerk
of said board. On motion Floyd Mc
Call was chosen as chairman of board
of equalization for the enduing par
in the matter of the re asseupment cf
water pipe line of the It. B. Co. and
the lots 2 and 3 In a4 of section 23,
town 2, range 11, r.bw coming on for
hearing, It waa moved and seconded
that tho hearing be set tor the 21-1
day of June, 1915, at 10 o'clock, pm.
Carried. '
in 'he matter of the 'assessment of
Ht4 13 3 10, It wai move J and seconded
that the assessment cm mid qmrferbe
and is hereby reduced fram $1918.C0
to Slf 80 00, assessedvalue. Cat tied.
1 1 i tie matter of the assessment of
thus-! of section 20, town 2, range 10,
now cctning on, for hearing and ar'j jst
merit in assessment in accordance with
surrounding (and. It was moved and
seconded, that .the assessed value on
said land for the ye,tr1915, be reduced
frpm $"IG00 00 to $1400 00, Carried.
in the matter of toe assessment o
government I6.t- G and lo'- 2 ot gov. 7 9
1 10, invas m.iv,ed;Bpd seconded that
the assessed value on said land in the
sum of $705 be reduced to $625. Cur
ried. .
In the matter of iq assessments of
(he improytmrntB on the se4 5 2 10, in
the sum of $1300, it waa moved anu
seconded that i he 'assessed value on
sa'd improvements ,be. reduced $1-10,
thereby reducing thcassessed value of
said real estate from $1795 to $1655
Carried. ' ' '
On motion the board adjourned until
June 16 h. , ,,
. June 16 the board met as above.
Now cornea Dr. Damerell before the
board and asks the board for a reduc
tio.ioi $1000 on the asstsied vulue of
his proirky on account of being' dam
agtd by tire. On motion the above
anJ foregoing reduction wbb granted.
On motion the Chicago Lumber Cu's.
Assessment of Bue Hill, Neb., for the
year 1915 was reduced jn the" sum ol
$1500, actual vaiue. O.i motion board
ao'Juurned to June 17ch.
June 17. h board met pursuant to ad
journment. Members present as above .
In the matUf of the iesesiment on
lot 9 ano'lO block 24 Ued Cloud, it wit
mwed. .and secoficiKd'thtt, the a sen
menton tai'd-lott'be and is reduced from
$710.00'to $400.00 actual value. Carritd.
v in me maiier ox inc. assessment oi
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Kept U. 16
movd-afid aecoiaed that! sniije be re
duced from $4,6d0.00 to $l,O0O.COactUbl
value. Carried.
Moved and seconded that the First
National Bank of Blue Hill, Nebraika,
be asked to appear before the Count)
Board of EqiahzatOn of Webster
County, and show cauBei' wbv $1,400 00
should not be added to its vuluaronfo
tne year lyi.-j. said matter to be heard
on Mondhy, June, 21st. Motion carried
On motion board ajjurned to June 21,
1915.
Kfu Cloud, Nkb., June 21st, 1915.
County Board of Equalization met
pursuant to adjournment, with mem
bers present as follows, viz, Storey,
Hoffman, Chaplin, Butler and Uurber.
McCall and Shidler being absent
On motion Storey was made tempor
ary Chairman of said board after which
it was moved aud seconded that said
board adjourn to meet June SUad.
Motion carried. ,
Juue 22nd. Board met as per above
adjournment with members present as
above
In the matter of the assessment of
10,891 feet of pipe line extending from
Red Cloud to the Springs (Uup.vn as
tbe Maurer Springe) and three acres
of land around said springs, jctiown as
lots S and 3 as shown by Surveyor's
map on file in the County Clerk's office
of Webster County In the Sonjii West
quarter of section '23 town 2 range ,11,
came on to-be- heardIi. ill Blackledga
appeared iu behalf of tha Vblcago,
Burljngton & Qulnoy Railroad Com.
pany and County Attorney. J. Mun
day, in behalf ot thiConnty. After
evidence waa adduced and argument of
oounsal, it was moved and' seconded,
that the said, above described property
be and is herabj ordered aeaeaaed..br
the County Assessor for the yekfa 19f
and 1U1S. Carried. , ! r,
, The Chicago. Burlington &iQulncjr
Railroad Company qbjects and ezoepta
to the decision of the board herein' and
gives notice of appeal to the 'district
conrt. ' ' , v ,-'Jejf:
On motion C J. McCallum'a schedule
ot asseasment for the year pf 1915 was
and. is 'transferred from' the city of Red
Cloud to 'Garfield preeiaet. " v . ,
On motion-the Aaseaeor's . boots and
flies for the1 assessment of al jjaajind
personal property-as presented ?'&
Assessor for the year 1915 be accepted
d Approved.
On motion Board adjonrsed to mejai'
X call of Clerk. ,)
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ISt.Vff to loan oil Kraal emie
Hail and Flood Sweeps
. Republican Valley
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the llrst ward, east of the Agricultural
Karrn, considerable cement walks were
washed nuay.
The county commissioners went
over part of the county on Monday to
Kct a line on the damage dune by the
stoim to the rcwiN and bridges. They
estimate that it will take iu the nelgli
boi hood of about one bundled 'lions
and dollars to replace and ivpnlr the
bridges 'tloue. The river bridge south
of town still stands, but the center
piers have settled consldeiable.
Hail did several thousand dollars
wot Hi of damage to plate glass fronts
In the business district of Superior
and lloldrcic. At the latter place, It
is repoi ted that hall fell which meas
ured eleven inches in circumfeience.
At (Julde Uoclt h severe hail storm
mowed donn till small grain iu a strip
een miles wide, dlrectlv Iioithof the
city. Com will have to 'he ruplaiited.
Near'y oveiy farm house in the district
had every wimiotv Icnnulcecl out, and
most of the buildings will have to be
leshlngled. Some live stock was hill
ed and fin in implements ven washed
fiom farms and down tho creelc to tho
liver. The home of Will Hagan was
struck by lightning and totally wreck
ed. Several families irr the bottoms
in tMst Guide Buck were forced to
move out, and nearly all cellars were
tilled with water.
At al out .'I o'clock S.iturdav n oi-nlnir
lilvertun and vicinity was visited by
the most teirlHc and damaging lain
stoini in its history. In the midst ol
the clow ii our, which lasted for nioie
than an hour, the peals of tho Ihebell
rose above the slot in and thunder, and
though the Hie, which was caused bv
an explod'rr'g lamp iu the basement of
the hotel, was extinguished befoie tire
volunteer lire depaitmeut arrived, had
the the department not been called
out probably a dozen lives iu the town
would have been lost.
Thompson cieek rose very rapidly
and when ut the Usual high water
mark, a bi east of water three or lour,
teet high, came rolling down, sweep
ing all' in iu puth Tue bridge ut
lllveitou was swept nway in an instant
and the railroad bridge wrecked befoie
tho eyes of numerous spectators, tho
basement of the hotel was tilled to the
ceiling, the creek cut across the north
side of towu a half mile wide, tilling
the basement of the school house three
feet above grouud, aud the basement
of the Congregational chuich and
about forty residences were Hooded
from oue to four feet deep on the tlrst
floors. Had not the rail road grade
cut out west of the depot the whole
town would probably have lo-n llooj
ed and half of it swept away. Thomp
son creek has changed its channel iu
numerous places along its course tak
ing out all the bridges and doing much
damage to the adjacent lauds At the
Klverton bridge tue creek channel Is
now. doubled iu width and the current
Is shaving the edge or Mill street
ileal ly thtr-full-le'ifglh of trie-street i
On 'Mill 'itvectAtheL old Put Fuller
barn wa'ca.rrAed Aivay, all, tbe Jowar
residences flooded arjd tile' Clfas. Mor
gan bOuseOVeiCoffjbe fouudauou? '
North ot the' State Bank., alooir, the
west side of .Gold r treat fpr.mqrothuu,
Imlf n. mllA. Miirl .tukrnllaV- uiliti' tTc
,B', . W?v .uciparaijer wun ine
Icrtek along the east.baulf, or eighteen
for 'more barn.'b'ht'three "remain and
theeou eaoWeud' ot the strttti-cn
Llghent laud. At the bend of thj
creek back ot the II. B. Sell residence
at tbe upper end of Gold street, tbe
creek ha-, left the cement mill dam
standing high and dry and has moved
its olmutiri some two hundred feet
eastwaid, taking all the land lu its
path, and seriously threatening three
or four iell6iices.
John Sehriuer had barely moved bis
two tlueshiiig separators, two engiues,
a corn shelter, automobile and other
micbiiery from his imrn and sheds
when the bindings all went down the
Hood. J. D. Fulton 1 st his barn and
sheds aud a crib of 1,000 bushels of ear
corn. The Que new concrete residence
of J. K. Morris was Hooded to nix In
ches deep in the parlor. The new
concrete residence of Milo Moore, just
above, escaped with the basement lull.
Of twenty oue houses on Gold street,
north of the Methodist church, not
one escaped the Hood. More than half
tbe adjacent real estate to each resi
dence lias been torn away, aud all the
properties badly damaged, some total
ly wrecked
In South Rlverton the houses were
similarly flooded but most of these
escaped the current. The most seri
ous loser of all is W F. Jennings. He
ancl his family escaped with nothing
save what they have on their backs.
Iu l'Jli Mr Juiiuiugn purchased about
seven acres of land in South Rlverton,
fronting on the crck, and had erected
of cement blocks one of the finest two
story residences ot the town. Mr..
Jennings and his wife were visiting a
brothar,tn Bladen over Friday. His
property waa caught In the current of
the flood, sthe residence was 'washed
flat to the ground, tbe out buildings
were all floated away aud the land
practically-destroyed. Mr. Jennings
tradv after. a previous flood,' moved, iJlV
blacksmith shop from tbe bridge to
Higher ground. ' '
At this writing the full extent of the
storm has not been determined. A
sohooLhouBe three miles abova town
waa floated1 away,, and considerable
slock i reported lnt.-A very-sever
hall storm sklrted.Rlfertoc'a few miles
to the north, .devastating a, strip of
country about tpree miles wide- apcl1
many mllsn length. The Republican
rUrer rstt f above high water 'mark
Ut thitpoinr. ' - -i :,
- Tbe-rn cm t debated Question Is "How
much .rain fell?. -Gene Hunter was-l
potty v inat tpere waa x isenee pa
he had eaugnfctbet tench jpstraigtft
edged cokTng.veeMl 6 rncheablgrJT'J.
A. WlUU-a farmer two miles southeast
of town.-caught-a half bushel feed
bucket, with un-Inch .-straight sides
full of water. Pete Ivsrson, one mile
north of town reports that ai dip'plng
tank sitting' In the clear at .bis place,
wjth, three straight sides twentjplx
Inches deep, and one side flaring waa
filled to overflowing. Numerous reli
able reports have comedo of -tan inch
asulk ouckets .having, fbefa tlUed to
twerftawitt'. AaUsokiWnk-oTfwerrt tbg
wst:Uat)le WfomaUaei, boaHng. a
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THE PRICE MUST BE LOW WHEN WE BUV:
AND THE PRICE IS LOW WHEN WE SELL.
WE BID FOR BUSINESS WITH SNAPPIER.
BETTER GOODS FOR LESS MONEV. THAT'S WHY
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"OUR CORN SPECIAL"
For the Benefit of the Farmers We Are Repeating
Our Offer of One Week Ago And On
Friday and Saturday
June 25th and 26th
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