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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (July 27, 1916)
wwtnr-jfc.. K RED CLOUD. NEBRASKA, CHIEF v-WIkWW im V NEBRASKA STATE NEWS i DATES FOR COMING EVENTS. July 30-August C Summer Assembly of thu Church of Brethren at Beat rice. Arg. 7 to 11 Tractor Week la Fre mont. Aug. 7 to 10 Stato Press Association's N'jrth 1'latto Valley excursion. August 7 to 12 Merchants' Market Week In Omaha. August 7-12 1'latte Valloy district reunion at Central City. Aug 9 to 12. Frontier Days Celebra tion at Silver Creek. August 11 Harvest Home festival at Seward. Aug. 17-27 Sevonth Day Adventlsts Conlerenco at Hastings. Aug. 17 to 20. Biennial Nebraska Saengerbund festival at Grand Is land. Aug. 21-25 Mo. Valley Photographers Association Convention at Lincoln Sept. 4 to 7. Nebraska State Fair al Lincoln. Sept. 13. Annual Convention State Federation of Labor at Fremont. Sept. 13 to 15 Old Settlers' reunion at Mitchell. The total real estate valuation within the corporate limits of the cities, towns and villages of Richard son county, according to figures compiled by County Assessor Smith, Is $1,443,160. The real estate assess ment of Falls City Is greater than that of all the towns and villages combined. The township having tho the lowest assessment Is Ilarada, and the vnlue per acre Is I61.S8. The town whip having the highest assessment is Falls City, at $94.33 per acre. West Muddy is valued at $75.03 per aero. The first request from Nebraska for federal aid for building roads under the Shackleford law was by Richard .son county. The county seeks federal aid for two roads, though one of them Is only tentatively planned. The first, for which plans are already consum mated, Is to be built out of Falls City and extend about two miles across tho Nemaha river bottom above the high water line. The second tenta tive road Is for one between Ne braska City and Dunbar. Citizens of Bayard are elated over tho report that tho Great Western Sugar company Is contemplating the construction of a sugar factory In that thriving town. Ovor 50,000 acres of fine land tributary to Hayard is espe cially adapted to beet culture. Sev eral extensive Improvements nre go ing on in the place, among them thu Installation of a waterworks system. Klectrlc lights, sewerage, and drainage systems nre nlso being advocated. Glenn Perry, a prosperous Cass county farmer, was fined for alleged fast auto driving In Plattsmouth a lew days ago and was so "peeved" at the outrage that he came back at the city through a local paper, declaring that If Plattsmouth wanted tho tine or 15 worse than the merchants of tho place did the $8,000 trade which ho will have to spend this fall they wore welcome to It. Tho fine was remitted, we think. Franklin Is experiencing quite a building boom at present. A new pub lic library is being completed. Work is In progress on a new olllco for the serum plant and on a new brick blacksmith shop. Work on the addi tion to tho Methodist church la pro gressing rapidly. Franklin Is prob ably the only town of Its size in tho state that employs a playground su pervisor for tho summer months. The division of Custer county Ih again being strongly advocated and new lines have been adopted. Under the new lines Custer county will be cut into three counties. The noitheast portion will be known ns Abe county, while tho southwest will be known as Arbor county. 'No matter where the new county seats are located there will be railroad accommodations. Rumors that the Hurlington Is seri ously considering the construction of a line from North Platte to Bridge port are porsistently heard In west ern Nebraska. It Is said that several railroad employes In Bridgeport have been given the tip by their friends higher up that the building of the road Is likely to begin this fall. York has just finished six miles of newly paved streets. There are now on file with the city clerk petitions for about five miles more. Thelma, tho llttlo 5-year-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Franclsc of Franklin, lost the sight of one eye when sho stumbled and fell on a pair of scissors which she was carrying, the' point of the scissors penetrating into tho eye socket. The cost of operating tho public schools of Greater Omaha for tho year ending Juno 30 last was $1,561, 768.18. Of this sum more than half, or $840,000, was used to pay teachers' salaries, according to the report of the secretary of tho school board. Tho public buildings bill, recently reported favorably to the lower houso of congress, provides $35,000 for a building at Superior and $6,000 each for sites at Seward, O'Neill, David City and Ilrokon Row. Two brothers, John nnd Adolph Buhlmann, aged 22 and 17, were drowned In tho Loup river at Monroe. Tho tragedy was witnessed by many bathers. Neither victim could swim. C. T. Courtrlght, a farmor living one mile west of Reaver City had ninety shocks of wheat burned. Tho estimated loss Is 150 bushels. Tho city of Aurora has brought suit against tho Lion Ponding company of Omaha and M. Ford, a paving con tractor for $20,000. It Is claimed In tho petition that tho contractor agreed to repair and resurface tho pavement around the square, should It fall within five years. The city alleges that tho paving has cracked and be come damaged and thnt the contrac tor has refused to fix It. A movement Is on foot to establish a consolidated high school at Rurr, Otoo county, taking In four or live of tho surrounding district. A mass mooting Is to bo hold soon at which tlmo somo professor from tho state university Is expected to lecture oti tho subject. The patrons of the dlb trlct have declared themselves in favor of consolidation. Link Record, a resident of Otoo county and aged 56 years, enjoyed his first railroad ride a few days ago. Ho has lived In that county forty years. It is given ns a reason that he had never rode on a train that he Is ono of the best horsemen In tho country nnd always kept a driving horse that was faster In his opinion and more safe than a railroad train. The Fremont Gun club has bought a tract of land adjoining the city for Its new club houso. The tract con sists of ton acres and Is Ideally locat ed. The second annual reglstere 1 shoot of the club will be held during tho Fremont dog show, September 15 and 16. The state meet will be hold In Fremont next summer. Farmers In the vicinity of Howo have Just finished putting up what Is believed to bo the greatest crop of timothy and clover hay ever grown In the southeastern Nebraska Many yields of between four and five tons to the acre are reported. The second crop of alfalfa Is ready to out. A natlonnl credit bureau, where th retailers all over the country will be nble to get Information as to the credit standing of nny of their custo mers or prospective customers who seek credit, may eventually be estab lished In Omaha. Rev. John Kuchenbecher. residing west of Beatrice, reports that u fiftcen-acro field of wheat which ho Just finished threshing averaged fifty bushels to tho acre nnd tested 62 1-2 pounds to the bushel. The Rev. W. H. Frost, rector of St. James' Eplscopnl church at Fremont, has decided to give a series of sum mer sermonettes lasting ten ininutoR during July and August, Instead of the usual half hour sermon. The Farmers' Union Cooperative Creamery nt Fremont derided nt n meeting recently to double the capa city of the plant by building a largo nddltion. Increased business Is the cause. Tho noone County Agricultural so ciety is making great preparations for the county fair in September. The Albion Commercial club Is lending as sistance In everv possible manner In the success of the enterprise. Otto Vollbrecht, n well known farmer residing near Newman Grove, has brought action In tho dlctrlct court ngalnst John Wehenkel for $5,000 damages for alleged alienation of the affections of his wife. The postolllce safe at Valley was blown wide open one night last week and more than $250 In money nnd stamps taken. No clue has been found to tho burglars. The good roads legislative platform of tho Nebraska Association of Com mercial Clubs Is now being sent broadcast throughout tho stato by the Omnha Commercial club. Charles Eckwell, tho young man living nenr Falrbury, who was stung on the neck by a poisonous Insect, died. Eckwell was stung while har vesting wheat. With tho transfer of the First Na tional bunk of Ansley to a state Insti tution Custer county is left without a national bank. The Ansley bank was tho only one in tho county. Water users of central Nebraska will meet at Kearney on August 5th to discuss means of securing release of flood waters from the Platto river. Tho plans for the now Masonic Templo nt Alliance have been accept ed and the advertising of bids for its construction have been taken up. Charles Hlatt, 41, a Plattsmouth hardware man, was Instantly killed when his nuto turned turtle a mile from that town. A new church, to cost severnl thou sand dollars, Is under construction at Eclipse, a vlllaro In Hooker county. Tho cornerstone of the now Luther an church of Albion wns laid Just re cently with npproprlato cero.nony. One of the finest speckled trout thnt has even been caught In west odn Nebraska, was caught In a stream near Chadron a few days ago. Tho fish weighs five and n half pounds and was caught by an ordinary hook and line. James P. Leonard, aged 40, at Sun nyslde, Drown county, died at Has tings of injuries received when a Northwestern englno struck him while he was sleeping with his head on the rails. He had been working in the harvest fields. The village board of Dur'-.hard has called a special election to be held on August 12 for the purposo of voting on the question of Installing electric lights In the town. An effort has been set on foot to secure for Omnha the locntion of ono of tho twolvo federal banks, provided for by tho rural credits bill, recontly signed by the presldont. Flro of unknown origin wiped out a part of Taylor'H business section, causing a loss estimated nt between $10,000 to $15,000. Taylor has no flro protection. iNTOMnONAL SDiWSOIOOL Lesson ;Hr B. O. HKMiKIta Acting Director nt tnp Hundiiy 8'Iho1 Courno of tho Mood) Ulbltt Institute. CtiloiiKO ) (Copyright, I9t, Wntrrn Nwgpapor Union ) LESSON FOR JULY 0 "THE WORD OF THE CROSS." I.K880N TIi.T-t Cor 1 1. 25. Print MSt-2-2. OOL-DKN TDXT-rur tx It from mo to Klory. "V8 In tho cross of our loril Josus Christ. -Qui. 6:14. Paul's letter to the church nt Cor inth was written from the city ol Kphosus some four of live years after Puul had left Corinth. Wo have seen some of the difficulties which sur rounded this church. It was a small body of believers In a great city of four hundred thousand. It was sur rounded by nil kinds of llsccntlousncss and excess so that to maintain n Chris tian moral Ideal was dlllicult In the ex treme. That Is why this first epistle has so much to do with church govern ment nnd such questions us the mar riage relation, the conduct of public assemblies, spiritual gifts the resur rection from the dead, different fac tions, the love feasts of the rich and the poor, eating meat offered to Idols, law suits conducted before the heath en, the Lord's supper and church dlclpliue lire discussed. Puul did not himself write the letter. Sosthenes acted as his amanuensis. In this let ter Is the wonderful and Immortal love chapter (Ch. lit), and the magnificent resurrection chapter (Ch. 10). The only unity deslrahlo or possible Is that which Christ prayed for (John 17:21). This Is not a unity of 'opinion or of organization, but u unity of pur pose aud power, the working together of bellvers la harmony to attain tho great purposes of Christianity. I. The Power and Wisdom of God. (vv. lS-2.). To u sin-blinded mind thu preaching of the cross is foolishness. Even some professed Christians reject the doctrine of substitution which is found everywhere in the Bible. (Isa. 03:0; Gal. tt:13; I Cor. 0:21). If thu doctrine of thu cross Is foolishness to anyone it is to "them that perish." The Jews require u sign (v. 22) hut the cross puts them to shame (v. 27). God Is made unto us wisdom, not tho wisdom of men but the wisdom of thu Spirit. It is such preaching us this thnt Is "the power of God." It has proven itself the power of God In our lives. It will "destroy the wisdom of thu wise" nnd "bring to nothing tho understanding of the prudent" (Isa. 29:14 cf. Jer. 8:0). God Is constantly making foolish thu power and wisdom of this world. Philosophic research after the unknowable "tries to innke a God of Its own pattern but does not satisfy the longings of thu human heart," nnd God through thu foolish ness of the thing preached Is pleased to "save them which believe." T'u) performing of u miracle (Math. 12 :.".-), and the Greeks seeking after wNloin, or philosophical reasoning, is no in t'.ch for thu Christ crucified whom Paul preached. II. The Preaching and Power of Paul (vv. 2d to Ch. 2 .1'). T.ikui-4 the Rlble as a whole, we see In It God's plan anil purposo with regard to the goal of mankind. The problem was by what means this purpose could he per formed. Tho whole of the Old Testa ment Is u story of God working to this end. Then at the best time In ull his tory came Jesus, the son of God, Into the world, nnd, by his death ou thu cross nnd his resurrection, wo nre ull bound together In one, summed up In tho cross us the power and thu wisdom of God for salvation. The symbol of the cross is n common sight, yet tho great truth which it symbolizes Is often obscured by scholars, and fulls U he lived by disciples. God chooses those whom the world rejects, "tho foolish," nnd whom the world rejects ns "the weak." These ure tho ones thnt were called even in Paul's day. Tho purposo of this call Is to confound (or to put to sliumt) the wisdom of men. Tho most powerful motive In existence is thu motive of tho cross. (1) The cross Is the highest proof ami tho strongest expression of the lovo of God for man. (2) the cross was tho agent whereby atonement was made for sin. (3) Tho cross shows us tho terrible evils of sin nnd the de mand of such a sacrifice ns God's boh in order to save us from it. (4) It shows us that God wunts us to eomo to him nnd to bo saved, nnd that thero Is Joy in heaven over every repentant sinner. (0) It siiows tho supreme val ue of right und duty in thnt Christ went to tho cross at tho terrible cost of his life. (0) It shows the value of the human soul. (7) From the cross, through the resurrection and tho over living Saviour, God has given us tho fullness of the Spirit to inspire nnd transform. We are nothing In ourselves, nnd God has made Christ unto us "wisdom nnd righteousness," that is, God's righteousness Is provided for us in Christ (I Cor. 5:21; Rom. 5:1; Phil. 3:0 It. V.); also snnctlficntlon nnd redemption, that Is, we are separated from thu world unto God and In hint wo nre redeemed from sin and its con sequences. Thero Is left no room for glorying in ourselves. This wns tho preaching upon which Paul depended, not upon rhetoric nor pWlosophy nor urgument with which to con let and convert men. DOES MILLIONAIRE RIDE ON ONE DIME Actor Scatters Money in Wild Taxi Trip, but It's the 10, 20, 30 Kind. Chicago. "Seven minutes to tho Ln Salle I" Ityt the title to n George Cohan play but nn order barked at a taxicabby nt Clark street and North avenue by u svelte elegant of light and mllllonalry demeanor. "I'm a millionaire tonight, old top, If you make the La Salle In seven," said the fare, scattering some more bills from the window. " 'Ow can I make time if you keep my mind behind me on the road?" com plained the cabbytoxcr. "Just lightening ballast, my boy," said the fare cheerily. "This wad of -TTn aga Never Hit More Than One Rail of a Car Track. dough mlgtit retard us two seconds two precious ticks of time." As lie let another roll stream back the chauffeur built a house on Luke Shore drive with the tip he was going to get, and gave the bus more gas. They never hit more than one rail of any car track mid usually the Jump took them half wuy down the next block. "Six minutes an' forty seconds 1" shouted the tuxlcabby us they warped up to thu La Salle curb. "Fine!" approved the millionaire. "Here's n lot of stage money for you. I am the actor, Adolph Welter of 534 North Clark street and somu actor, too, eh, boy?" After his arrest the police found a dime In the actor's pocket. MAIMS SON TO STOP PLAY Lad Preferred to Shoot Marbles In a Game to Washing the Family Dishes. St. Louis. Anton Skrlvnn of Uni versity City, a baker, admitted he had cut a deep gash between tho first und second fingers on the right hand of his son John, twelve years old, to pre vent him from playing marbles. Tho father was arrested by Chief of Police John Willmaun of University City und tin information charging fel oniously wounding was Issued by As sistant Prosecuting Attorney F. W. Brooks of Clayton. He was returned to University City nnd a warrant Issued against him. The cut was three-quarters of un Inch long. The boy tied up his hand nnd went to the Barter school, where he is a pupil. The boy neglected t wash the dishes so us to play, the father said. MAN AMPUTATES OWN F001 Saves Self From Death In Ma chlnery, Puts on Tourniquet and Goes to Hospital. Redwood City, Cnl. By amputating his left foot with a pncketkulfe, L. II. i Heck of Berkeley, Cnl., president of the South Bay Shell company, saved himself the other day from being druwn Into the machinery of a dredge which he was operating. After releasing himself, ho applied a tourniquet nnd then directed his transportation by luiiuch und handcar to this city. When Beck's foot caught in the re volving machinery tho workers on; tho dredge lost their heads. Finding himself being dragged slowly into the machinery, Beck realized, he said, that his only chance was to help himself, the workmen seemingly being unublo to help him. ALLIGATOR WRECKS A TRAIN Lying Upon the Tracks It Derailed Cars and One Man Was Killed. Richmond, Va. Derailment of a train by an alligator lying across tho tracks near Tela, Honduras, caused the death of Henry Klnnrd Smith, civil engineer, son of the lute Bishop Coke Smith of the Southern Method ist church, according to Information received lately by Mr. Smith's relatives hero from Robert Lansing, secretary of state. Tho accident occurred March 25, As n precaution ngulust bubonic plngue the body cannot ho re moved from Honduras until after the luoso of four years. , ...... i -i i -i 1 1. i KC Baking Powder Passed by the Board of Censors 1st Tho manufacturer with tho rigid tests of tho laboratory and factory. 2nd The wholesale grocer with his high standing and desire to handle only reliable goods. 3rd-Tho retail grocer who desires to handle only those brands ho knows will please his customers. 4th The food officials with their rigid laws for tho purity and wholcsomcncss of food products. 5th And most important, you, the housewife with your desire for purity efficiency and per feet satisfaction. ? ASK YOUR GROCER 25 Ounces for (More than a pound and a half for a quarter) BOTH MASTER AND SERVANT Canoe a True Friend of Man, Only Calling for Expert Handling In Its Management. The canoe Is as old as time, and has never wandered very far from the primitive Idea, says a writer In AH Out doors, Allen-hearted, it takes Its place la the busy water world of today, a sign of barbarian supremacy of line. Man has turned to It In his extreme need, and bus found It In one form or another at the far North, on the equa tor and In the southern seas, and It bus given him, In return for 'proper management, the stuiich-henrted com. radeshlp asked of It at any Imperiled moment. Itlghtly handled, the canoe is perfectly safe. The light draft and the buoyant resultant upward rise to the seas, und the perpetual demand of perfect poise make It a thing for the liner Intelligence, mid keep you alive to the need of the moment. An old and picturesque character who had ca noed on ninny waters', said that he hud fared well ou all voyages until his canoe had "scented a rapid," aud then no man could hold her. Breaking loose from ull spirit of control, she was olT nfter that falling water, even taking a daisy field cross lots In her tumultuous race. His fabulous story holds a grain of truth. Knch canoe you handle has Its own temperament, and there must needs he a period of adjustment between you. First of nil, show that you have no fear, for theru Is a heady willfulness oftentimes In that beautiful curve of tho bow, something of the iiiiliiinl na ture that needs a quick understand ing and a short curb of powct. Just Like Swine. Little Lemuel Sny, paw, what does It mean when u man takes the lion's share? 1'aw It's a polite wuy people have of Insinuating that he Is acting like a hog, sou. Leisure Is the few seconds' rest a man gets at home while his wlfo Is hunting up something else for him to do. A package of New Post Totsties provides servings for ten people a delicious breakfast dish com flakes .with new form and new flavour. New Post Toasties are known by tiny bubbles raised on each flake by the quick, intense heat of the new process of manufacture. They bear the full, true flavour of prime, white Indian com, not found in com flakes of the past; and they are not "chaffy" in the package; and they don't mush down when milk or cream is added, like ordinary com flakes. Try some dry a good way to test the flavour, but they are usually served with rich milk or cream New Post Toasties Sold by Grocers everywhere. 1 - HE SELLS IT 25 TALES LIKED BY STRATHC0NA Great Scotchman Highly Pleased by Anecdotes That Dealt With the Country of His Birth. Lord Strathcona was fond of stories of his Scottish countrymen . One that pleased him highly I have heard often repeat, says Mr. Heckles Wlllson, In "The Life of Lord .Strathcona und Mount ltoyal." A Scot was once boasting thnt Scotch apples were far better than thu Canadian variety. "Iteallyl" exclaimed his friend, "you can't mean that!" "I do mean It," was the response; "hut I must premeese that for my aln taste I prefer them soor und hard." One story told of his nutlvu town delighted him, although he professed Incredulity. The superintendent of tho Forres Sabbiith school had prepared a list of questions for tho Junior cluss: Name the strongest man; the wisest mini; the meekest num. Only one child, u cynical little elf sho was, an swered correctly: Samson, Solomon, Moses. All tho others wrote or print ed opposite the queries tho name of the hero of their hearts Lord Str&th comi. There might bo stronger nnd wiser and meeker men, but thu Junior class was not "acquainted wl' 'em." Youth's Companion. Druggist's Hard Luck. An amateur poultrymnn received a shipment of fancy perfumo atomizers for the holldny trade. After ho had tried a fow on his friends nnd had arranged the stock on the shelves ho went home to say good night to his hens nnd to gnthcr what eggs had been laid during tho day. He reached Into ono nest nnd felt fur, which turned out to bo fur of a genuine willow pussy in the full flush and vigor of young pussyhood. He says lie didn't mind his experi ence in the chicken coop half so much ns ho does tho foolish comments of business acquaintances who keep talk ing about "fuunul atomizers." India has 24,605,000 acres In cotton. fl ; j I i . -a t &M1 ?