? -V VOLUME 1 J When You Write A Check You write your own receipt at the sap if time, because the payee cannot tfet the money until he has written his name across the back of your check, and the check is returned to you by the bank after being paid. This is one of the many advantages of having a bank account in this strong bank, and our service costs you nothing. We do all the bookkeeping and furnish every thingall you have to do is to deposit your money, pay your bill by check and we render an accounting as often as you please. If you call upon us. we shall be glad to talk the mat ter over with you and show you why a connection with this bank will prove advantageous to you. Deposits in this Bank are protected by the Depositors' Guarantee Fund of the State of Nebraska. WEBSTER COUNTY BANK, RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA CAPITAL 825.000 Guaranteed Fabrics Are going to be harder to get than ever before I have them from a Hart Schaffner & Marx SUIT to a Sweet-Orr Overall It Is Quality First Here PAUL STOREY THE CLOTHIER T A N KS Our 2" Cypress steel bound tanks are the beft on the market. They have double the life of a galvanized iron tank and are much cheaper. THE MUME-AVERY CO. 1 i TALK WITH US AMUT TANKS" 4 Nmnapcr That Gives The News Fifty UED CLOUD, NBHKASKA, ,irXI3 13, 1 !!!. More Cash Given Away I AMlioUt.li no ineiiti in cf 'tii'.ii' i.uu" was mink' i h tin- pt omnia nt ients f ii fit? uwniiliug t.f tin weeUI. cash pt" t'". by llif progressiva uicicliaii's cf lli-rt (' mil), ii lit ill f M't'iiis to favor us Willi I bo ii- nit 1 shower nit S.iturduy ol each wceb. Nevtrtho les this does, iioMii (tiy way intei-Teio with Hair, plans or beep the uiteicstcd content I ituts at home, :ts it gooil eiowil was. pteseiit l'nr tlio event on last Saturdaj. Attoi nt'y F II Maurcr was in chaigc of ul In i'-s and made a wry good tails which was highly appi eclated by those present. A now ticket loci ptaiie bail built constructed during tlu wooU, as the ont used liming the proceeding w'oeh was not large enough to take caio of the evor increasing number of tickets. 'l'ht' ciish was awarded to I lit follow iti),r: U K McFailand, $10; Mrs Lama Klllott. S."; Mrs. II. M Dedrielc, S.I and MiUe Finkoublndcr, $'.!. The later, Mr. FinUctibinder now be lieves that SI f)U paid for a year's sub scription to Tin: CliiKr, is a good in vestment, us it few minutes previous to tlio drawing he called at our place of business ami had himself credited for another years subscription to The Chief, and in t-xchango for the tickets he received from us pulled down one of the prizes. The prizes listed for the coming Saturday, Juue 17th, will be: 1st, S."i; 2nd, s:i;';ird,$-2. A Fine Photo Play. The big ten-reel motion Picture, "The battle Ciy of Peace," showu at Orplieuin theatre on last Friday, Sat urday and Sunday, was one of the finest motion pictures evor .shown in this city. It was tecelved by u good house ou each and eveiy pciforinaueo. (v Ing to the continued bad weather during the engagement, many people fioni out of ton ii. who had reserved their seats, wete unable to attend. Music, composed especially for this pictuie, was handle I in a Hue nnu nor by the Orpheum otchestra. Many persons who witnessed the peiform htiee have been heard to say that it was well woith the price ami a little more Manager Ua-sil issiuely giving the theater goers of this community the very best obtainable In the motion pictuie line and Is descivlug of the compliments and patronage of the people. K. C. Boys Visit Red Cloud. The special train on the C. It. X (. It. H., carrying one hundred members of the Kansas City Comnierial Club, arrived in our city on Fri day of last week. The object of the trip was to become better ac quainted with the merchants of the vicinity. F W. Cowden, secietary of the local Commercial Club, had pre viously made arrangements with the auto owners of the city to furnish conveyances for the visitors, both to and from the depot. The baud, which they carried Willi them, rendered Er eral choice selections, while the gen tlemen, idoutlflod with the business Intorests of Kansas City, called on the local nieiehiiiits and distributed var ious souvenlis bearing their adver tisements. -. Child Seriously Injured. While engaged in a game of horse shoes with her older brother, Jose- 1 phlne, the seven year old daughter of ' Mr. and Mrs. I! A. .lohnson, lesiding six miles east of this city, was stiucU on tlio head by one of the shoes pitch ed by her brother, and her skull frac- ' lured. Drs. Creighton, Mitchell and lloxey were called and stopped the tlow of blood and removed the pieces ot skull which weie pressing on the brain to sucli an extent that the little girl's power of speech was etrectcd. (At the present writing, she is doing as well as can be expected, and un less further complications 'arise, she will recover. Mrs. lid Aoiaclc departed Friday for Caibondale, Illinois, where she will visit her sister, Mrs Clarence Gumtn - two Weeks Each Year For $1.50. Boosts for Good Roads A n. ei ting was lielil bt tue Chamber of Conitiit lee lust Tlmrsibi, cM'ti.ug Among the tn. my siljtt'ts dlsciissid at tills meitlng, was the malting of preparations for the holding ol the Soiilhi'tti Nebraska (bio I ibi.n's Con vention in Wed Cloud. Tins orgaijia tion ts cuiiipii-t'd of men wot king in the Intel est of establishing what is known us the lied mid White Pole Mue fiom Faiiburv to 0foui. Uy cooperating with then, Red (.loud would del ho a heiietlt, not onh by lituing a guild east ami wist load in ami out nf the city, but this load woit'd also have a tendency to give Ued Cloud llieii sluueof the transient trade. F. W. Cowden also wtnt into details concerning the meeting of the Nubias ha State Commeiclal Clubs, held i.t Omaha, May '.Mill and '.'Mb. His ie port contained many valuable sug gestions, also gave sutlleieut pioof ot what had and could be done along the line of public imptovemeuts, the main object being to "get down to brass tacks", and 'do .something instead of taking up valuable time discussing what they could do and just how it could be done. If everyone would show as much enthusiasm as Mr. Cowden, it would be but a matter a short time until this improvement is under way. It is hoped that the interest shown by those attending this meeting will continue, for Tied Cloud lias never yet attempted anything ot which they have not mado a Miccess. Mayor Damerell was present at this meeting and said the county was will ing to contribute ?-30 towards putting the road between here and the Kan sas line in first, class shape, if the citizens would contribute tlio Mtme amo'iul. County Commissioner Stor ey stated that they would be willing to do this, and a committee, composed of Messrs. .Jell' Diamond, Paul Stmvy and Dr. Damciell, weie appointed to solicit Jhe clti.i'iis to lalse till amount. At the present writing, we learn that the amount has been pledg ed. At this meeting the Chamber of Commeiee also made a donation of il't to the Ktil Cloud ISaud. the amount to be med lor thu pui chase of a tuba horn, a much ncidid instiument in this organization. The new members of the band have made considerable progress in the past few months, under the supei vision of l'rof A. A. LeKoy. who is an artist in this Hue. To Regulate Traffic The Bppearanco of three red lings on the piincipal thoroughfare of our city, tlio llrst of the week, created consider able interest among the residents of this city ami vacinity. If you have thought that they wore advertisements for an auction sale, you liavo missed your guess. Tho fact of tlio matter ist we arc beginning to adopt the ordin ances of the metropolitan cities, re garding street tn Die. The mayor and council have decided to adopt the 'safety first" methods used by our sister cities. Tlie.se Hags remind driv ers of autos and vehicles that on Jgo lug north that they are to keop to tho Fast of thu maiker, and on going south, to thu opposite Hide, also that souaie coiners must be turned at the end of each block, and not any place .in the block as heretofore. If di Ivors , wish to remain in the good graces of the city maislial tiiey will bear these . facts in mind, and thereby avoid a re- ' in Ifimml. A New Postmistress Tho many friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs, Iloltou C. I.etson, have received cards announcing the arrival of a nine pound daughter, at the Let son home in this city on Monday, June l'Jth, Jesephluo Richards is the name selected by tlio proud and happy par ents for the new member of the house household, and "Daddy" Letsou In forms us that she ts a flue healthy youngster, and that both mother and baby aro doing flue. HRyjy"' f VrJiY'7' lmHIH HCvQsvSnI mSAZA. kL. -&M ' ' &Mm r mp 0-' sSixm rv ; rijv x-r mLf&'ji iVvv- 'yvr-wV v GIVE THEM THE PRESENT THEY LIKE! DON'T LET THEIR HONEY MOON BE CLOUDED BY REMEMBRANCES OF UNSUITABLE GIFTS. JEWELRY IS ALWAYS LIKED AND IS ALWAYS SUITABLE. WHEN YOU BUY OUR SUPERB JEWELRY, YOU ARE CERTAIN TO HAVE THE RIGHT QUALITY AND STYLE, AS WELL AS THE RIGHT PRESENT AND THE RIGHT PRICE. WE MAKE "QUALITY" RIGHT: THEN THE PRICE RIGHT. E. H. NEWHOUSE Jowoler and Optomttrlt t I3f C. B. & Q. Watch Inspector Flag Day Observed. Flag Day was llttingly obsoived In our city jestorday, and all honors pos sible, shown Old (ilory. Tho business houses and residences weie diaped in the National Colors, consisting of Hags, bunting, ete The mojurlty of the business houses weie closed from 'JslO to 3:00 p. m A large ciowd assembled at tlio cor ner of Fouith Ae , mid Webster Htieol at two o'clock, where the band render ..l ...1 .!.., .... I.!.. U..I....I 1.... ...wl II. . ' i-u nil iiii ifM inki; tr.viLiijii, uiiii iiiu line of march was formed, composed of the (; A. K , W. U. V., Camp Fire (Jlrls, Hed Cloud Hand, Chamber of Com meiee, School Children and many citi zens. This body thou marched to the Washington school, where Mayor Dam erell, master of ceremonies opened the program of the day by announcing a selection by the band. This was fol lowed by tho invocation by Kev. Hum mel, leading of the liovornor's Pro clamation by Attorney II. S. Foe, rais ing of Uld Glory by S. IS. Kl.er and a short address by K. J. Overlng, jr. The march was resumed to the court house, where tho program consisted of a prayer by Itev. C. L. Myers, vocal selection by the male uuartclt, com- I posed of Messrs. Oush, Walker, Friday j unci Thomas, and an address by Attor . ney F. .1. Munday. I They then inarched to the coiner of l Fourth Ave, and Webster stieet where , Kev. Fitgerald oll'ered a prayer and ; the band played "America" tlio entile crowd joining in the singing. Meeting of City Fathers. I The city council met in an adjouru .cd i.ession on Friday evening with KoouU, llHtuilton, Saladen and Stev 'em present Tho purpose of tlio meeting was to examine tho bids sub mitted, for the erection of a concrete fuel oil storage tank at the power house. Tlio Malone Avery Co. were awarded tho contract, their bid being , the lowett submitted, and iu accor dance with specifications. This com pany agreed to wait six months after completion of the tank before tiling claim, and should the tank be fouud ' defective in any way during this time, to repair the same and stand half the lo$8 of oil by leakage. S'-tto Historical Society NUMHEIt J5 Make 0WfW"XIVIIl,V1Ilv " m&mwam ,. a LV . U ' 1 R. P. Weesner & Co. l V A Spottt Coiturre McCall Patterm No. 7JJ3-7-7I. two i the many ntrf dtitf,ni lor July The striped and plain linens and some of the washable sports materials are of these models. We arc showing the new Ox ford stripes and striped Gabardines, as well as the plain linens and other spoils materials. NECKWEAR The New Ones Just Received A very pretty assortment of NEW COLLARS. Every one a good one. Ask to see them. R. P. Weesner &Co. m i IV ',, M II fey 'U' Pitt I .'!' a r ii J