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Webster Counly'H First County Suporlntemlont nml First Tcnchcr.
Nationalities that Mncla Webster County.
First lliiml High School, DM. 85, Uohcmiuns TA,ltiBi,..
Guy Dunbar, Mildred Polnicky.
First Consolidated School, Dist. 00, Hollanders
MnuilcUcan, Paul Ilced, James leachworth.
llurnl Hii'h School, Dist, 14, Scotch Funnlo HtitchltiB, Ircno Pckr.
t a life Schoo Dlfit. 25, Irish-Ella Schneider, Stela Koor tncr.
Iturnl IIlRli School, Dist. 47, Danos-Ilazcl Schrack, Ituth Oldflcld.
Dist. 40, (lonnans Anna Ilrornmer.
Dial. :if, Swiss Nettie Drake.
Dist. 06, Noiwctfinnr Jonnlo Miner.
Dist. 41, Swedes Helen Johnson. .
Dist. 02, Kusslnns Uonnio Hlnnkenbnkor.
Dist. 30, English Grace Frishlc. r ,
Dist. 3!),French Ora Shuck.
Other Nationalities in Nebraska: - ,
Dist. 03, .Japanese Emly Walker. ,.,.
Diat. 0, Chinese Golda Hodges, May Dickcrson
The Golden Hod Slate: . , ,
Dist. 58, Nebraska Mrs. maymc wuhkohi,
Dist. 34, Nebraska's Fai
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amoiiH Men Edith Ucczloy.
Cody, the Great Pioneer.
Hryan, the Great Orator.
.1. Stcrlinp Morton, the Founder of Arbor Day.
ni. Tinounv tlm firrnt Teacher.
Dist. 41), Autumn in Nebraska Maude Shipman.
Dist. 42, Nebraska Products Ethel Peterson.
Sunbonnet Babies and Overall Hoys.
D.utnAMi- Hint
Dist. 88, Patriotic Float Kuth Householder.
Dist. 20, Our Allies Uessio Havel.
Dist. 18, Our Sailors Uuby Gob c.
Dist. 64, Hod Cross Zclla Chnnlln.
Dist. 3, Uncle Sam's Helpers Laura Hedco.
Dist 75, Food Conservation Mabel Lundy.
Other Floats: ,.,... . ,i.j nnnv A,nv
Dist 23. Some 01 uur roreiuiiiuiH, mo iiibi""7,V,"' ............
Twdvosciools whose patrons attend the Farmers' Ins tiluo hav c .not yet
,,n.in.l what thev will lenresent. As soon as their reports reach the office
the part they taku in the parade will be published.
will bo ns near
when all repor
-nronlo familial'
jn the enjoyment of it
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Tlic order of the parade
arlv as possible as minted but some changes will bo necessary
iort's are received. This preliminary report is given to make
iar with the order of the parade with the hope that this will aid
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Winter Toxirist Feres
Now AvaJl.ble
The entire scheme of Southern tourist fares becomes effective this year
October 1st. All resorts and principal cities of tno unit -oast anu tno
Southeast arc included; Florida fares include circuitous routes. With its
treat military cantonments, the Southland, during the coming winter, will be
a most interesting tourist region. t
TO CALIFORNIA: The usual winter tourist fares via all routes. The
Darlington can ticket you either via Denver, Scenic Colorado and Salt Lake,
rn through tourist sleeper service, or via Denver,' the Santa Fc "Grand Can-
,rn iine) also for the grand Coast tour including mo iNoruiwcsi.
Beautiful "Southland" publications, including the Burlington's Winter
""ourist leaflet. With its main trunk linen to the southeast, cither via Den
ver, Kansas City, St. Louis or Chicago, the Burlington is essentially the
route for southern travel.
L. W. WAKELEY, General Passenger Agent
KiQt I'.un tm Stroet, Omaha, Njbr
N. B. Bush, Ticket Agent. Red Cloud, Neb.
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A Message from the
Food Administration
United States Food Administration
Washington, D. C.
To All Active Workers
This Means YOU, Family Enioll
ment Campaign.
ittiMn Rnm la mlcriitv bur and strortc
but he is not so big and Btrong that
ho can airord to break a promise.
There is not a real American in this
mintrv who would not Unlit to make
good one of Uuclo Sam's promises.
ufi.... if..o1n Q.i i vi unvq nnvtlnnir. that
means that all his loyal sons and
daughters havo said it. The honor
and the interest of this nation arc in
the keeping of our splendid citizenry.
Hero is the proposition: Wo have
promised to "grug-stakc" the allies.
We said "You need not farm; you
fhey did not farm, but how they did
fighti
Winter is coming on. There were
few for the sewing and fewer for the
harvest. The pinch has come. In
France they are looking across the
sea and saying: "How about that
'grub-stake,' Uncle Sam; how about
that 'grub-stakel' , ,
They arc not whimpering, the
Frenchmen, they are not that kind.
hut. fhnv nrn hunirrv and if we fail
them with our "grub-stake" they will
S-T-A-U-V-E. Thousands of them
men, women and children.
Gnawing at a mere empty promise
will not help them. Nothing will
linln Ihcm but food.
It is food that will win the war!
How are we going to got it?
Wo arc going to savo it save it to
save our pals, because that is what
the allies nrc in this fight.
Wc are going to make good on
Uncle Sam's promise that ho would
furnish the "grub-stake" for this war.
The allies need more wneai, more
meat, more sugar. It Is cither
wheatlcss and meatless days for us or
whcatless and meatless months for
them. - , '
And we arc going to help every
one of us. There is no mistake about
that. We will make good' on the
"grub-stake" promise for the sake of
tlic 101KS who trusted us anu lor wio
sake of our soldiers as well. Just
remember that thev are bound for
France the land where we are send
ing, the "grub-stake."
Wc want no regrets after this war.
Wc have had ample warning of the
condition which awaits us, unless
every American citizen responds to
tho r.nll of ilutv. You and I want to
feel, wlicn tho regiments of our boys
return from the battlefields of Europe,
some of them nossibly broken, but all
victorious, thnt wc havo done our pai t
even to the last detail, and wc may
not linvo to lav unon our own con
sciences the loss, through our neglect,
INAVALE
Clarence Burgess is husking for
K. E. Hunter.
Wirt Wondcrly is husking com for
Hoy Copley this week.
Halph Grossmnn and family spent
Sunday in Hcd Cloud.
EH Strong and wife and Mrs. C. E.
Joyce autocd to Hastings last Friday.
Mrs. Eli Strong, who was sick Sun
day with tonsilitis, is a little better.
Mrs. C. A. Waldo has been suffering
with a cankered mouth but is coh
sidcrably better.
Mrs. C. E. Joyce was called home
Tuesday t& assist at "central" on ac
count of her latlicr s illness.
Mrs. Stella Kennedy and mother
and Mrs. Hoy Palmer and niece, May
etta Baikcr, autoed to Rivcrton Tues
day. Miss Hazel Ntfeblt taught Miss
Dickerson's school Monday with good
success. Miss Dickcrson was attend
ing a church convention.
Clias. Martin, and family and Geo.
DeBrunner and family of Cozad were
called here last Friday by the death
of their father, John DeBrunner.
Miss Golda Hodges was unable to
return to her school this week, altho
she is slowly recovering. pliB. Jns,
Do You Want a Farm Loan?
I have S2000 or 32300 prlvato money
to plnce in n good farm loan Will
tube second mortgngo if (list class
Also smaller nmouiitn on bund. Loans
in any ninount nmde at Iowum. tntos,
Nodelny us I ptmtipon tltloruid lands.
3tr .1 II. Hauky.
Silvey is teaching her school and from
all reports is doing an excellent job.
Frank DeBrunner and wife and
Herman DeBrunner of Colorado came
in Saturday to attend their father's
funeral Sunday. Rev. Murless
preached the funeral sermon and in
terment was made in the Rivcrton
cemetery beside other relatives.
Mrs. Jane Barker of Red Cloud
spent Thursday with her daughter,
Mrs. Hoy Palmer, and also called on
her niece, Alda Barker, who received
a broken collar bone at school Wed
nesday. Although it is ruthcr slow
and tiresome, Alda is getting along
fine. It being her right arm it will
be two or three weeks before she can
return to school.
L. W. Thompson and wife and son
nt to Rivcrton lluirsday night o
Notice of Incorporation
Nutli'O Is hereby lvtn of the Incorporation
of the Dig Thiol Oil nnd Un Company. The
principal placooftransiu'llni; Its IiiihIiicsh lit
Itcil Cloud, Nourtuil:n. ThoKeneral nature ot
the liiiHlncaito ho transacted Ih thu prospect
ing and drllllui; for oil or other mineral and
the reflnliiK and marketing h tho same, the
construction and maliiialnance of means of
transportation and tho manufactur n and
soiling of hiich mineral and commercial pro
ductathcrcof. AUo thoacuulRtUonandliold
liiK of Mich, real eslato and IntcrcslH therein
as may bo deemed advUablo and tho utile,
conveyance or Incumbrance of the name.
Thcnuthorlcd capital stock Is S100.000 dlvld
cd In shares of 810 each, fS5,000.00 of which to
bo mibscrlbcd and paldatthecommcnccmcm
of business and tho balance as may bo deter
mined by tho Hoard of Directors. Tho com
mencement of tho corporittloii Is June I, 1917
or as soon thereafter as tho organisation Is
completed and Its termination Juno 1, IDIA
The highest amount of Indebtedness or lia
bility to which tho corporation Is at any
tlmetosubjict Itself shnll not jxeccd two
thlrdsof tho paid iii capital slock. The nf-
lairs of tho corporation aro to lie conducted
by a Hoard of nluo Directors elected by and
from thostocuholdcrsand by olllcers consist
IHKof a president, vice president, secretary
and treasurer selected by said Hoard.
Thu litis Chief Oil and Uas Co., by
f. II. To f nut
fii:o. V. HlJKlllxoN
A. II. Cltl'l:.NTKIt
W. I.. WlIIWNKIl
KntlUUT llAMKHKl.t.
W. Innks l'. rricniux.
iff him
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of a single American.
Very
truly yours,
II. S. Food Administration.
By Daniel A. Heed.
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(LADY ASSISTANT)
ALL THE PHONES RED CLOUD, NEB.
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Do not worry about the shortuRe of crops, another year is coining
Do not wait for cheaper buiUlliiK iniiterial
Do not let tho war (-cure, you
Do v u know material will Increase when Iho wnrUovcr? Iluropo
must be rebuilt Supply and demand will tabu a baud then
Do you know wo have up to date Information on nil farm buildings?
Do you want ideas on farm buildings.? V furnish thuin FRKK
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Friday evening a patriotic meet lug
wna held in the public, school building
at Lawrence, Nebraska. A splendid
musical treat was served to the people.
Orchestra, chorus and quartette. In
bpite of rain and mud, thero w.is a line
audience nml much enthusiasm. Ed
Dlcltsuti ncuompauied Mr. Beebe to
Liwreiicc. .
Mrs. Eiistatiti Nuivbaiior returned 10
her home after two week vUlt with
her daughter, Mis. Buebe.
Mr and Mrs. Curl Neubauer. Mr.
Htnl Mr.-. Claude Neubauer and Enrl
Neubauer r MeCoolc spent Sutuhiy
wltb the pastor.
The church pnoplo linvo abnut deold
el to create more Sunday School loom
by maUliig a basement or adding to
the church building.
Mr. BcoV is holdiiig a meeting this
week at Indian Creek.
.Judge Dorsey, our esteemoil jurist
will address thu people Sunday even
ing at 1:'M p. in Mr. Doihoy i it very
reliued, cultured and brilliant hpeaher
and the people of the community
should hear him.
Sunday morning wo will maUe u
study of Hags. All tho children ns
well as HdullH should attend this Ha
service.
Any creed so nurtow that it ex
cludes multitudes of tho best people
fcom Christian fellowship' is loo nar
row for Intelligent people to support.
If there is "nothing In a nnmo" why
not be satisfied with tho name Christ
ian HUd notsqunnder onergy trying to
establish unscripturnl titles.
wont
Inst week to visit with Geo. Thomp
son and family. Monday morning
thev discovered their s6n had chicken
pox mil ne i (luuiK inuuiy.
J. Barker of Red Cloud spent the
week cud with relatives and friends.
He returned Saturday morning and
his grandson, Ivan, went with him and
spent Saturday and Sunday in lied
Cloud.
John Ulrich "DeBrunner was born in
SchafFhaunen, Switzerland, .Tan. 7,
1350. and died at Inavalc. Neb.. Oct.
2o, 1017, aged 67 years, 9 months and
US days. lie united witn the L,utn
cran chinch at 10 years of age. lie
was united in marriage to Miss
Vcrnoilta Schuhli Jan. 21, 1871. To
this union were born two children, one
dying in infancy and Herman Henry
DeBrunner now a resident of Gray-
lin, Colo. The wife passed to tho
great beyond August 1874. He was
united in .marriage to Miss Margar
etta C. Meyers Dec. 2, 187H. To this
union were born nine children, five of
whom preceded their father to eter
nity. He is survived by his wife and
four of these children,' Mrs. Lena
Wessel of Willard Colo., Mrs. Frances
Martin and George C. DeBrunner of
Cozad, Nebr. and Frank H. DeBrunner
of Graylin, Colo., and eleven grandchildren.
Notice o? Probate.
In The County Court of Webster county
Nebraska.
.State of Nebraska, I .
W.tlnt.iM I'.itt.tli f nS.
To all perhous luleristed In tho estate ol
.1. C. ThlenuiU, Deceased:
T.MCr.Norui:, that a polltlon.hasbeen tiled
praying that the authenticated Instrument
'llledlu this eotirt on tho:Jrd day of October,
HUT, purportlm; to-be the Wort will and testa
ment otsnld deceased, tuny bo prove d and al
lowed and recorded is the last will and testa
incut of J. tt'.c.Thli'rinnn, deceased; thai said
Instrument be admitted to prolate, and
tho administration of said estate be grant
ed to Wayne Tlilcrmnn, A. !'. l'leual, and
H. .1. Ilurkhardt, as executors.
It Is hereby ordered by tho court, that all
persons Interested In said estate appear ai
the County Court to bu held In and for said
county on the '2Gih day of October IU17, at
ten o'clock u. m., to show causc,"lt any there
be, why tho prayer of the petitioners should
not be crautid, and that notice of tho pend
ency of said petition and tho hcarhiK thereof
boKtvcn toall persons Interested In said
matter by publishing a copy of this order In
tho lied Cloud Chief, a,' loijal weekly news
paper printed In said county for three con
secutive weeks prior to Raid day of hearing.
Witness my hand and tliescal of said court
this 3rd day of October, A. I)., 1017.
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Seal. County Juditn
Some 1m?ji
facls-vou'wani
iohnowaboutj
right now !
Your dollar today buys
less bread, less meat,
less clothes than ever
tfefore, but your eec
fricdollarbuysMORE. And you can make it
buy stWmoreby using
Edison
Mazda Lamps
For MAZDA Lamps give
three times as much light
as carbon lamps without
increasing tho amount of
current used.
Complete line carried in ztock
at all times at right pripes
For wiring and any things
in the electrical line, see
S. STEVENS
Plumbing - l leallng - Electrical Work
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Legal Notice
IF YOU WANT A
POTEflT OR A iMARKER
Made Right, Lettered
Hight Rnd Epeeted Right
SEE
OVERlflG BROS. & -GO.
Makers of ArtlstlclMonumcnts
Red Cloud,
Beefless and Wheatless
Days Observed in Omaha
More tlian five hupdrcrt loynl Ne
brasUnns (lathered In Omaha Inst Fri
day to attend tho state wide conference
of food ofllolals. Addresses cmpuoslz
ItiK the necessity of oonsurvatlon,were
made by Senator 0. M. Hitolieoek,
Food Administrator Wnttles, Congress
man Slonn, S. It. MoKclvIe, and tleorge
Con ilia.
More Iho ii one hundred twenty-live
rchtnuriint keepers nnd thirty hotel
men of Omuhiihuve pledged themselves
to observe beef loss iind wheatlessdays.
Tuesday h beefless day In the metropo
lis, and Wednus lay Is wlicatlens day.
If these days aro observed thrbiiKi.
out the state, enough exportable food
will be saved to feed nr bojs In Iho
trenches.
" BLADEN
Joe Rhen whs in llildreth over Sun.
tiny
Mis. Finnic Wliclun was h Campbell
visitor Srtturdny.
O'car Cather was n Kearney visitor
the llrst of the week.
Mrs. Herman LliuUren wns a llust
Inge visitor Tuesday.
Howard, Kiilpli mid Dnrrel llogato
of Blue Hill visited lelutivos hero Sun'
day.
Mr and Mr. J. M. Paris of Hastings
visited at the K. M. Letuer homo Sim-
dny.
II. II. Albright of limning was n
Sunday visitor lit the V J. Meyer
home.
Mr. nnd .Mrs .Tno. Hall or Lawrence
were visitors nt the V. S. Htdl home
Stiuduy.
Louis Wolf loft Tuesday for Oalc
land, town, where ho will shuck corn
this tall.
Mrs. II. , I. Crawford returned toltuv
ennn Monday after u week's visit with
her sou, Frank.
Miss Mngglo Feterson whs down from
llnstiugs visiting her sister, Mra. Jno.
McCallum, Sunday.
V. J. Meyer and family spent tho
past week visiting relatives and friends
In nnd near Bruulug.
George Wlddershictn wns a paascu
ger to Rockwell, Iowa, Tuesday where
ho will visit relatives a few weeks.
.1. I). Crans, defendant will taki-uotlie that
on tliolSthilny of October 1917. C. K. lllgln
iMHlinni, plalntiir lllctl liU petition In tho
District Court of Webster County, Nebraska
ngaltiRt said clcfrndcnt, the object and pray
it of which Is to obtain Judgment against
said defendant In tho sum of 181.10
and Interest thereon at 8 per cent pcrnnnum
from October 8, 11)17 upon a certain promis
sory note for the principal sum of 910.00
ilnted J uly y, llili!, and due October 9, 1012, and
nn which there lias beon paid various
nmounlH, totaling In tho agcrc-gate $381.12
tiiiN Ing n balance of 5181.10 due this plnlntltr
.So part of t-nld Inst named amount tins been
paid and Is still duo and owing this plalntlil'
That In connection wltlisnld petition lllol
In the District Court of Webster County. Ne.
braska, was also filed as a part of tho hamo
proceeding an atlldavlt for tho purposo of
hccurluguu attachment against said defcu.
(Htnton the giotiiul that holsu lion resident
of Webster County, Nebraska and has no per
sonul property In Webster County. Nebraska
subject to execution ir attachment but has
real estnto In said county which Is subject
to execution and attachment.
You are required to answer said petition
and attachment proceeding tm or beforo tho
:ird day of December 1917.
r. n. iiniiNiioTiiAM.by n. G.C.VI.DWKM.
Ills Attorney.
iWherv the
Firemen Appear
the insured mn first thought is one of
thankfulness that he is so. How abou
your thoughts if a fiiieman should ap-i
pear at your heme?
The DaLy
Before the Fire
U the day to insuie. As that day may
be to-morrow for alt you can know or
do, it fellows that prudence would !m
pell you to stop In our office to-day and
have us issue you a policy,
O. C. TEEL
R.elieJble Insurance
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To and from All Trains
Baggage Transferee! Promptly
Th0
Hamilton -Cathtr
Clothing Co.
SaKOMts M Pan! Starijr
Everything a Mam
or Boy Weara
Rid Cloud Nebranhm
Nebraska
Tk.CnilCAT HOME EXPECT YOU
IIIV ruhnwro TELL 'EM
Quality PrmtingThe Chief
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Exhilarating Burisut; Vpdeviiia
fliiAliijriFlllsdltlirritlGlrlt.FiiBnTCIePi,Brilii
tavlput, bllllaal tsiale tiilrotmint
LADES' IIME MATINEE EVERY WEEKBAY
Cvaryborfy Oon Ah Anybody
UWMI THE IIMEIT IB HITtlNff Will OF CHICAM
Kansas Pickups
8mlth County
Ott Pqtpraon is driving a new Ford.
Johu llarnes is visiting In Missouri.
A. V. Upp is quite Blolt nt tills writ
In j,'.
Mrs. Ethel Upp visited Mm. E. E.
Spttrrior Monthly.
V, M. Urown Is at Excelsior SprliiRfi
tukliiK ttoaltncnt for stomach trouble.
Loo Atibott, nnd family vlsltod iho
.John Groihs family lu'iirLcbnnonSun
day'.
Mrs. E. E Spurrier Is quite slch at
this writing. Dr. Uonry Dyhes Is tho
attending physician,
Oilolu has oruitnlzcd a Methodist
olass at Oriolo school house. Rev. Vic
tor Graut Is ptistor.
13, E. Spurrier returned homo Fri
day moining from Kansas City whoro
lie hud been visiting hl brother, Hurry,
the past weeU.
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