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The open winter affords a chance to get that
repair work done while the weather is nLc
COME IN AND PLAN NOW
Malone-Gellatly Co.
"TALK WITH US ABOUT YOUR PLANS"
They Do It Every Day '
Every tiny omo ono linn to toll mn hnvt
much thoy luivo been hem-lltcri by I : ATONIC.
Men nrnl women, young ntiil old. eny It in tho
beat thing they over tried. It tnken the ncho
from tho Btomnch: putH health nrnl strength
thcro. It mnkea utonutcha tiwoct; it Btopsi
belching nnd heart burn. It mnkeimmnn feci
like eating nnil enjoying n biir meal with nci
nfter effects. Wo can't nay too much fur
KAT0NIC. It's o mirnclo worker. It ban
every thing licat for stomach trouble. I
never hiwltnto to recommend it to oil. O. 0.
WALKEIt. Druggist. New Market. Iu.
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UWATS THE CICGEST AID BEST SHOW WEST OF CHICltP
Austin-Hamill-Dixon Live Stock Com. Co.
Formerly Prey Bros. & Cooper Live Stock Com. Co.
So. St. Joseph, Mo.
NOTE The change is in name only. The management and working
force will remain the same. Our efforts will always be to please you.
We thank you for the courtesies extended to us in the pas! and hope
to be rememembecd with your future patronage.
WE WISH YOU A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR
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Build is NOW
Nebraska State Corn Show
ThoNcbinskn Corn Improvers' as
sociation will hold its aimuitl state
corn show in the Lincoln city auditor
liim, January 15 to IS, 11U7, tho first
four days or Organized Agriculture
Week
Tho premium list bus he en planned
with u view to attracting many exhib
itors. Three hundred dollars are to
ho olVered In cash prizes, and consider
able machinery as well as a number
of trophies are offered as premiums.
Every fanner or farmer boy in Nebras
ka is invited to enter inhibits.
Special classes will be provided for
experienced exhibitors, for exhibitors
who have never won u first 0r second
premium, mid for boys and girls under
Is yeais, Tliero will also be special
e'nsses for eastern und western Nebras
ka. Entries will consist of shelled corn,
shelled wain, sorghums, threshed
wheat and oat.s and single ear and ten
ear exhibits of com. Further infor.
million and a liee premium list may
bo obtained upon application to tho
Corn Show Committee, University
Farm, Lincoln.
rHE RED CLOUD CHIEF
Red Cloud, Nebraska.
MJBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Kntortd In tho I'ostolllco nt Ktil Cloud, Neb.
ns Btconil Class Matter
A H. McARTHUR
PUIII.IHIIKll
fUK ONLY DKMUCHATIU l'AI'KK IN
WKIJHTJIll COUNTY
New Officials in Office Today
The hour of twelve, midnight, Sun
ilny marked tho close of the old and
tho beginning of the new calendar
year
Today marked the closing of the old
and the beginning of the now county
olllciul's year. On this date those who
were victorious in the buttle of tho
billots will with nil legal solemnity as
sume the duties of their respective, of
Hues, Webster county's administration
building was the soond of much uotiv-
Ity, as there we witnessed tho trium
phant smile of the victorious candi
dates entering into tho duties of their
new olllces, mingled with just n little
sorrow and regret of those who hud
run tho race and failed to reach tho
goal.
Wo have no words of reproach for
those retiring from olllce. They have
served the people to tho best of their
ability, and wo fool that the now of
ficials have both tho ability and inten
tions of serving the people, who by
their voto placed them iu those re
sponsible positions, In a manner that
will be satisfactory to all.
Among the many now faces that will
be seen at tho Court House will bo that
of Frank Perry, county clorlc. Ho is
known to tho majority of tho people
of this county and is a man of high
character and excellent business nbllity
having already displayed tho same in
the selection of his deputy, Mr. Bert
Duckcr, a man capablo of rendering
valued service to his superior and tho
people With these two business men
in charge of tho affairs of the County
Clerk's olllco tho people are assured of
nn exacting account of tho business
transacted in this department.
Mr. Frank Huffer, assisted by Mr. P.
II. Boner will see that every citizen's
personal and property lights aro re
spected. While neither of these gen
tlemen have, to our personal know
lodge, woo nny medals for unusual
valor, it is safe to predict that any
violators of tho law whoso presence is
desired at the tribunal of justice will
bo found there at the specified time.
As yet Frank has not announced his
menu for his guests at the county
boarding houso but wo venture to say
it will consist of three squares of Web
ster county's products seasoned with a
goodly amount of justico and liuniano
treatment.
Rev. O. W. Hummel will inform us
just what amount we will be compelled
to ontributo to the county treasur
er, in the way of real ostnto and per
sonal property tuxes. Wo fool confi
dent that a man so religiously iucllnod
will soo that each and every property
owner will pay his just share, no more
or no less If there bo any "tax dod
gers" in the community we fear that
his conscionco will not permit him to
make a false statement to one who has
served as n minister of tho gospel. No
doubt Judge Hanney will meet with n
little competition during the iiesjssoi'j
olllce days as many young people who
have been struck by cupids dart would
prefer tho blessing of a minister of the
gospel to a ceremony of a judge.
The Misses Kdlth L. McKolghnn,
ulerk of the district court, and
Gertrude L. Coon, county superinten
dent, Mr Frank J. Munday, county
attorney, and Mr. C. I). Uobinson,
county treasurer will succeed themsel
ves. They have already demonstrated
their ability to take charge of thoir
respective olllces and the people may
rost assured that thev will continuo to
give them etllcient service.
Messrs. Jus. Hubatka, John Kniggo
and Win. Thomas are the nowly elect
ed county I'oiutiiij.sioueiH and will
carry out the duties of this olllce with
out fear or favor.
Farm Loans
1 can make you a farm loan at low
est interest and best terms to be had
in tho state. Please writo mo, or call
for me at State Hank Ited Cloud. C. F
Outlier.
Will Have Department Store
Tho metropolitan cities will have
nothing on our burg when It comes to
department stores, as in the very near
future wo will have right hero in our
city one business structure that will
houso three entire sepeiato lines of
merchandise haidwarb, harness and
tiiiulng, plumbing, heating and elec
trical supplies.
Mr. (J. W. Trine informs u- that he
expects to bo located and ready for
business In tho building formerly oc
cupied by K. 1 Woosnor A: Co., Satur
day, Jmiuury G'th, as just as soon us
Mr. Weesnor lias his goods transferred
to his new quaiters, lu tho Miner
building, he will begin to move his
goods into tho former'b location. II
will be no trilling mutter to move tills
largo stock of hardware, but George
says that he has a corps of able assist
ants all lined up waiting for tho call
to duty, and if he exhibits tho same
amount of skill and good judgement
iu overseorlng this work us lie has in
other business mutters it isu safe bet
that tho goods will be on tho shelves
on time. Itoing of a kind-hearted mi
turo, tieorgc tins decided to share his
now domicile with his fellow men.
Mr. Wert Stevens, who, for the past
live yours has been iu ohurgo of the
plumbing, heating, tinning and elec
trical work at Morhurt;Hros store has
resigned his position with this firm,
purchased tho equipment und sunnlies
of lid Uunson's shop, and will bo ut
liomo to lits friends, after Juuuarv (!.
in this same building. Ills man v vears
of employment with Morhart liros., as
well as several years of experience be
fore entering their employ has ulveri
him a tlioro knowledge of this lino of
business and has also placed him in a
position to know the wants of tho
people or tins viciulty in this liue of
work. He is a younir man of Food
habits, pleasant disposition and an iu
dustrlous nature and wo feel coulideut
that nil who give him an initial order
will become regular patrons of his
shop. The Chief and his many friends
wish inrn success in his business vent
uro. Mr. J. O. llutler tho eillcient muni-
pulator of the nwl and wox-ond will
open a shop in this building nud will
satisfactorily repair all harness attire.
and If it has passed the repair stuire
will gladly dress your team in a bran
new set of hai ness, us lie is not only
going to do u general repair business
b it will also handle a line of harness
and horse goods, lie has heretofore
exhibited his skill iu this line of work,
lu the city, and tho people know he
can deliM'r the goods. Hole's hoping
fortune smiles on him.
Weather Summary for 1916
The following is tho complete sum
mary for the year 1010:
Temporature: Highest 10(5 degrees
on Aug. :ird. Dales of 100 degrees or
more: July 1(5, 100; July IS, 101, July
3, 100; Aug. 3, lOli; Aug. 1, lot; Aug.
5th, 100; Aug. 0, 101.
Lowest 31 deg. below zero on Deo
31st. Dates of below zero: Jan. 12,
13 below; Jan. 1:1.17 below; .Tun. 11 0
below; Jun. 10, 1 below: Jan. 27, 4 be
low; Jan. 38th and 20th :i below; Jan.
HO and 31, 1 below; Feb. 1st, 15 below;
Feb. 2, 12 below; Feb. 3rd, 2 below;
Feb. (5th, 1 below, Feb. 7th, 1 below;
Nov. 11th, 3 below; Dec. Ill, 8 beiow;
Dec. llth, 5 below; Dec. 18, 12 below;
Deo. 2oth, l) below; Deo. 21, 21 below;
Dec. 22, tl bolow; Dec 33, 3 below; Dec.
37, 1 below; Dec. 33th, 1 bolow; Deo.
3l)th, below; Dec UOth, 1 below,
(iroutest daily range 53 dog. on May 8,
least variation J deg. on Nov. 13th,
mean for tho year 51 deg.
Precipitation: Total 17.00 inches
Mean 35 37 inches. Wettest mouth,
Juno with 5.11 inches; Driest month,
November with 0.03; Groatest fall In
31 hours, 1.71 Inches on Aug. llth.
Number of days with .01 inch or more
70.
Number of days clear 223. partly
cloudy 51, cloudy 80.
Thunderstorms 33.
Snowfall 311 inches
Prevailing wind direction N W 118
days. Frosts: Lust pi spring May 1st,
first in fall Sept. 15th nnd 30th.
Chas. S. Ludlow. Observer.
Public Sale
Having sold my farm I will sell nt
Public Auction on the sumo b miles
north and 3 west of Ued Cloud, 5 miles
west and 2 miles north of Cowles, 8
miles south and 2 miles east of Bladen,
commencing at 10 o'clock, on Thursday
Jan. 11, 1017. 01 head of stock consist
ing of 7 head of horses, 31 head of cat
tle, 12 head of hogs, farm mGohinerj',
etc (1. imOMMKU, owner.
Lunch on tho grounds. Col, J. II,
Fdllnger, Auctioneer, W. A. Sherwood,
Clerk.
FOR SALE
Thorobrcd Scotch Collie
Pups Sire and Dam aro
registered, A. K. C New
York, N. Y.
AT. K. QUIGLEY
Box 446. Red Cloud, Nebr.
Council Proceedings
The city council met in regular se.s
ion Tuesday evening with Mayor Dam
ercll piesidlng und tho Counellmi'ii
were all present.
Minutes of November 7. S, and 3.Vh
also December 5th and 0th read and
upprovod
ltcpoitof S. l Floruiiee tend und
ordeied pluced on tile.
II S Foe appealed on behalf of the
bund and asked for an iippioprititinti
of SKH). L'pnn motion tho siune was
grunted and the clerk Instructed to
diuw wan nut for the same.
Tho matter of light of way for sew
erage through Iilock 21 lted Cloud
wus taken up und on motion by Salad
en and seconded by Hamilton that the
proposition as presented by George
Trine, Mary S. Creighton and Albert
Holverson be accepted and Clerk be
instructed to have sumo executed and
recorded, Motion carried.
Motion mudo by Sitliulen and second
ed by Kooutz that the claims of Hern
urd Custer nud Lou Baker for damages
claimed against tho city be laid over.
Motion curried.
The bond of tho Elkhom Construct
ion Co., for S2o,884.7(J was presouted
and on motion samo was accepted sub
ject to npprovnl of tho Engineers.
J. W. Auld appeared and submitted
a proposition from W.T. Auld to do
nate tho sum of 820,000 for the pur
pose of building a public library nud
furnishing site and books provided the
City pUSSed a resolution nr nnllnnnm.
obligating itself to raise 81000 per year
by taxation to maintain same. Motion
made by Hamilton nnd seconded by
Saladon that tho proposition be no
cepted. Motion carried.
The following cluims were allowed:
Guy Zeigler gun 00
W. A. Patten ;,o 00
Harry Huffer 7r, 00
S. II Floranco 201 75
0 C.Teel 43 20
P. II. Boner 05 00
Mayer Coal Co. -. r.O 30
A. B. McArthur 1150
Fred Eddy 3 r,0
Jas. Mcintosh 48 00
Geo. Overiug 4 oO
Pope Bros 24 98
Sunderland Supply Co 17 78
Mutual Oil Co 28 00
Medruw Co .313
Mid West Elec. Co 41 25
Natl. Refining Co 272 41
Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co.... 200 00
C F. McKeighun 30 45
Malone Gellatly Co "H 00
1 11. Holmes .'( 10
M01 hurt Bros 18 01
Ued Cloud Baud Io0 ()0
Treasurer's Statement
Jan. 2, 1917.
Mayor and City Council, Citv Ited
Cloud, Neb:
Gci.t emeu:
I submit herewith statement cover
ing receipts uud disbursements of my
olllce for tho period from Dec. 5 to
Jan. 2 1917.
Occupation Fund
Amount on hand Dec. 5-10.? 112.71
Disbursements 13S.17
Balance 4.51
Water Fund
Amount on hand Dec 5 $ 50 89
No receipts or disbursements ....
Balnnco 50.80
Water Levy Fund
Amount on hand Dec. 5th. . . .$ 53 79
Receipts 300 00
353.70
Disbursements 350.00
Balance 3.79
Oenernl Fund
Amount on hand Dec. "nth ....3 18.12
Receipts 700.00
718 12
Disbursements 371.00
Balance 3 17 . 12
Electric Light Fund
Amount on hand Dec. 5th ...51003.(57
Receipts 1005. 13
2180.10
Disbursements 715.17
Balance 31 173 03
Electric Light Levy Fund
Amount on hand Dec. 5th 131 . 11
Receipts 500.00
031. II
Disbursements 3oo. 00
Balance 331.41
Firemen's Fund
Amount on hand Dec 5th.... $ ill. CO
Receipts 40.00
Balance 15 1, do
Sewer Boud Fund
(310,000 Issue)
Amount on hand Dec, 5 0ISG.05
Disbursements 2185.0(1
Buluncc 1301 .05
Recapitulation
Occupation Fuud 3 1.51
Water Fund 50 80
Wator Levy Fund 3.70
General 317.12
Electric Light Fuud 1473.03
Electric Light Levy Fund 331.41
Firemen's Fund 151. oo
Sewer 1301,95
Total 0008.23
Registered war't outstanding S759.80.
S. R. Flornnco, City Treasurer.
BLADEN
Fred Morey visited relatives in De-wec-elhis
week.
Ertil Loekhurt returned from Hick
man, Friday night.
Cy Jennings loturnod home from
Chester Monday evening.
Cashier Ashinorc, of the State Bank,
transacted business ill Hustings Mon
day. Chas. Riggins left for Ft. Laramie,
Wyo Monday for a visit with Ills par
ents. Ed I)ole and family visited at the
home of J R. Hoi 11 the latter part of
the week.
Miss Lollie I.oekhurt visited friends
and relatives nt Red Cloud during va
cation. John Boom and family visited over
Sunday with S L. Tine uud wife at
Deiveose..
Miss Dorothy Koon spent Christmas
vacation with her sister, Mrs. N. J.
Thomas, of Cowles.
Miss Retta Goodwin returned to
Hustings Friday aftor 11 weeks visit at
tlio.homo of S. M. Hall.
The Bladen Athletic club defeated
tho High School team Friday eveniug
to the tune of 30 to 17. The club plays
Lawrence here Wednesday night
Miss Junnita Marymee returned
home Monday evening from Hastings
where she has been visiting nt the
homo of her sister, Mrs. Cole, the past
week.
Chicken thieves are suid to be active
in nnd around Bludou; four purties re
port large losses nnd the aggregate loss
Is somewhere near four hundred nnd
fifty fowls.
KANSAS PICKUPS
(From Sniltli County)
We wish tho Chief nnd its friends a
prosperous New Year.
Mrs. Addie Lendorbrandtund family
took dinner nt the Jerry Dunn home
Monduy.;
Mr. and Mrs J. C. Peterson and son,
Otto, visited with E. E. Spurriers New
Years day.
Ray Slouiker nnd wife were Sunday
visitors with their uncle, Elmer Spurr
ier and family.
Enrl.'Abbottund Miss Melbn Spurrier
attended the lecture over at Women
Thuisday evening.
Miss Noia Dunn, who has beeu nt
Lincoln, Nebraska for the last two
years, is home on a visit.
F. M. Brown and family wore Now
Year s day visitors at Smith Center nt
the home of Fred Hooper's.
Miss Ethel Million returned to her
work iu the Lebanon Post Olllco after
a few days visit with home folks.
Austin Spurrier und family ot Bun
Oak came up New Yeais and spent the
day with nis brother, E E. Spurrier.
Christmas is over and the Christmas
bells have ccusVd to chime but we can
heur the chiming of wedding bells in
Oriole vicinity.
We understand thnt T. S. Spurrier
and wife, who are now residing in
Lebanon, intend to move bnck on the
farm the first of March.
Leo Abbott and family ate Now
Year's dinner with Mr. nud Mrs. Iloyt
Lull near Esbon. Mrs. Lull is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abbott.
1NAVALE
Fred Arnold is having his corn shell
ed this week.
Grandma Waldo is visiting her son
C. A. Waldo nnd fnnilly.
The C. W. B. M. Society mot nt the
Christian church, Thursday.
Harry Myers left Sunduy morning
for Kansas, City to join his mother.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Eli Strong ntc dinner
with Mr. nnd Mis. Art Myers, Moudny.
Clyde Pitney und family returned
Sunday morning from a trip to Colo
rado. Miss Blanch Barker has accepted a
position us housekeeper for Mrs. Hi
Dunn.
Mr. and Mrs. Walt Hastings' baby
who has been quite sick is somewhat
better.
Mr. and Mrs. Joyce of Alma spent
Sunday with their son, C. E. Joyce
and family.
Mrs. L. W. Thompson and son speut
Sunday und Monduy with Geo. Thomp
son's at Riverton.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Bert Leonard spent
Sunday with Mr. uud Mrs. Joe Top
ham ut Red Cloud.
Mesdames Harvey nnd Ralph Klter
of Canada aro visiting their sister,
Mrs. Glenn Olmsted.
Mr. and Mrs. llnrold Wilson enmo
up from Red Cloud, Sunday night, to
visit ut tho Burgess home.
A number of poople from Innvale at
tended the funoral services of Pat
Kennedy at Red Cloud, Tuesday.
Glen Olmsted nnd family returned
Sunday from the country where they
had been caring for Clyde Pltnoy'e
stock.
A large crowd nttendod the services
at tho Christian church Sunday even
ing. Earl Burwoll plnyod an nccom
pnulmenton his violin which the audi
ence appreciated. "