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EVERYTHING IN MUSIC
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THE MUSIC SHOP
LE ROY MUSIC CO.
Red Cloud, Neb.
:
Special Program and Sermon
Sunday Night 7:30 P. M.
Congregational Church
The Senior Endeavor will give a Special Program
inconnection with Sunday Night Sermon Subject;
"Success, and How It Happened."
Bring Your Bible to Church Sunday Morning
and see if the preacher knows what he is saying.
Ill Need of a Band Stand
Our estecme 1 friend, l'rof. licitoy,
iif'iniis us thai liis ninv band is male
we jrcat strides toward snivels ami
t 'i.tt the senior band is likewise inak-
Home Talent Play Program
Tin li"ino tiilunt vaudeville tci bo
given nt tlm Orpliouni theater on Fri
day, l'j'ruiiry Slid, is something on
tlroly dllti'ii'iit from the average run
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sl'Ahi-
ti'ir much progress. Souk of our loyal of home talent plays, as in tho pro-
', cl'lzons have been usking each oth- gram is to bo found n very eoinplito
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IT MI1IILS MIC W-e III MUVIMIT it IlillUI, ' iinniii t iikmi i ui CIIIUI llllllllU'll i.-i I liu
as wo nuver lienr llioin jiliiv'.'" In
answer to this quostion tlio profussor
wislies to rumiml tliese people t hut lie
and bis boys do not exactly relish tho
tilea of stationing themselves on a
street corner, when the mercury is
hovering around the 'ero murk, and
that if they did he fears that tlio audi
ence would be rather small On -ever-al
occasions they have had the oppor
tunity of hearing the boys render some
very choice selections at the local
theater and wo will venture to say
Hint these fault-iludcrs were not in
cluded in the ranks of those who
cheerfully laid down their two-bits at
the box olllce.
lie further wishes to impress on the
minds of tlio public that during the
summer months when he and the boys
aro ready and willing to entertain the
citizens with free music that, it would
be much to the credit of the town to
have a suitable baud stand, it would
not only be more-convenient for the
boys but it would also show the people
of our neighboring towns xnut our
citizens appreciated the efforts of tho
musicians.
A very suitable bund stand could be
erected on the Fourth avenue and
Webster street corner which is now
graced by the presence of the fountain.
Since the city uunuot see its way clear
to utalize this fixture, why have it oc
cupying n prominent position. The
liiind stand could be erected over this
fountain and used until such times as
the city fathers soo lit to put the fount
ain in operation.
very pre-i'iieo, there, of lVof. licKoy
and his orchestra is a guarantee Unit
you will receive your money's worth,
in music alone.
The piMi-eeds of the entertainment
is for tin- benefit of the High School
Athletic Association, and if you are in
terested in the physical wollfaro of the
present generation and those to follow,
you now have an opportunity to fur.
ther the interests of the same. Fol
lowing is tho program for the evening:
Selections LeKoy's Orchestra
Lilliputian Kntertainers .
in Dance ami Song
Five-part Photoplay
"The Murder or Maclleth"
Novelty Artists-iu the latest song hits
The Oriental WonJiir-ln I Muck Manic
Girls ASIcetch
Characters:
I'uui. .l'rcsident of Spinster's League
Kate A llackslider
Vi Who Wants To Ho
L'urcelle An Ambitious Spinster
Kdgur Holt
....Chief Plotter Against the League
Harry hoot Ills Accomplice
Janitor, Messenger Postman
Living Sours
Cup aud Hells DeWolf Hopper
Mlnstrois from tho Southland
H. S. Holcomb Dies
Harmon S. Holcomb, a brother of
Mrs. Mary Arnesop, who hud beon
making his homo with her for some
time, passed away on Monday night
after a lingering illness.
The deceased was born in Limn,
Indiana, January u", ISirt and was 74
years and 21 duys of ae. Ho wus one
of the pioneer settlers of Webster
County, a soldier in tho Union army
uuring tho civil war and was a printer
by trade, having worked on one of the
leading papers in Chicago as well as
several of the weekly publications in
this section.
lSeiug of u quiot and unasuming dis
position he won the friendship of all
with whom ho cume in contact.
Ho is survlvod by ahister, one broth
er and several other relatives. As yet
1 arrangements have not been completed
for the funeral services.
Was Worth The Price
The "lllrth of a Nation", presented
at the Orpheum on lust Thursday Aud
.Friday was one of the finest entertain
ments we have ever had the pleasure
, of witnessing. The four performances
y Real Estate Iransfcrs.
Compiled by B. V. Stewart, Attor
n ey and Hooded Abstracter.
American Central Inv. Co. to Ar
thur (5. Uatner, wd, nw 19-1-11,
sw!i 0, n w. and nw 1 5 in
4 Vi G
William Uoll to. laoob Oo'.l Sr.,
'wd, e'i nJS mvj;f'.!ii l-tt :slC0
Charles A. McGinulsto Kdgar II.
Mctilniiis, qcd, (! lut, lots .1, 1,
blk '2, Ricliardhou's Add to lied
Cloud 1
August Hroseh to Hussel W.
Shields, wd, se II.'S.J 10 and
nK no4 4-310 12000
Katie Siebrass to A. F Siebrass,
wd, lots 1, 3, .'!, lSusch Sub Dlv.
Hohrors Add Ulue Hill. 3500
lSenjiiinin F. Mizer to Wm. J.
Klrkpatriok, wd, 40.1 acres COOOO
Viola A, Dayton to Kdgur Bonn,
wd, la'int. cj swi 18 and ueJi
nwk-, 191-9
Dorthu Jookcl to Kdg.tr Bean, wd,
Mint, oi swH 18 and nof
swj..i 19-1-9 2100
Alex ltiicklcs to J. D. Buckle,
wd, w'jjse.U i:j.3-11 1333
It W. Cluwson to Charles lllo
buum, wd, lot 10. Blk. 1, Cox's
Add Hludon 3000
Loulsu Ailcs to Mindeu I). Cop- .
len, wd, lots 10, 11, 13, Blk. 25,
Ked Cloud 1910
J.T. Beltman to W. H. Lee, wd,
lots .1. G, Blk. 4, Inuvnle 2500
Russell W. Shields to Thomas
McClure, wd, soj-.f 331-10, njtf
neK 1 3-10
2400
were given to packed houses, the lost B Qi Caldwell to A. II. Hoffman-,
show on L-riday night drawing such a, Rfro's d. Inta 13 to ir.. blk. 0.
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180C0
Ifit-im r.nilril illflf npmi cifirwllnt. nrn '
UtJV UIUMU VI...V l,l.t4 dVUIlUIIj IUUU
in the theatre was at a premium.
While the price of admission whs
above the average, the quality of tho
show was ulso above the average, nnd
was well worth the price. As yet wo
lmvo not heard of any one that lias re
greted tho amount paid to see this
grand picture play.
The symphony orchostra which whs '
Iflnl iifltwl t,i tlilci aliriit- Irinmt .wl.l.wl '
the finishing touches to each perform
manco, as the muunor in which they
rendered the music, especially written
for the pictures, wus nothing short of
mnrvclous.
Tho managers of the Orpheum aro to
be complimented on their success in
securing such a high olttss entertainment.
Farm Loans
Piatt's Add Ked Cloud
Albert M. Slmorson to William
H. Patterson, qcd, n4 nwf 9-4-12
Albert M. Slmerson to Walter
Karl Patterson, qcd, sj nwj
9-1-12
Thomas Madura to Itussoll W.
Shields, wd, sM sej 3-4-0, lots
33 to .'id, blk. MBluo Hill
Lucian A. Haskins to Sophia G.
Huskins, wd, lots 9 to 10, blk.
5, Garner's. Add Ked Cloud....
Junnii Uoso to Kmil Wilhelms,
wd, lot 5, blk 8, Kosemoiit. . . .
Mortgage Hied W8J05 00
MortguKes released 802,77.1 00
1310
8800
20C0
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Garber aro the
proud parents of a ten pound baby
irl whleli was born Wednesday.
Tho thermometer registered 20 de
grees below zero this morning and tho
I have tho cheapest rates and best
'nnttmi tlm ututn tvltlt Lonaiml ilno
, to choose from. Sole ugeut for Tre-1 00ftl men aml P'wrs are holding
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BIG FEBRUARY
Clean-up Sale
OUR CLEAR AWAY
OF WINTER GOODS
BEGINS
Saturday Morning
FEB. 3
AND ENDS SATURDAY
NIGHT, FEBRUARY 10
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