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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1918)
jtMWHMinMMKWwfeT.Wir.Wr & H'U3&&mMM!mtW$&&fJM2t8&tU RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, OHIKF l.-j-iJ.tlNMW. tr M' r r f I AS TOI TOLD TO US om:x::..X'::::-xx-: Frccxc-Proof? Oat It at Cooks Is, Will UofTman nucl Eil Kry went to Blue Hill, Monday. A. II. Ilnffmiin vlsitud with lolntlves In Bliio Hill. Hominy. Orant Christy whs n passunKei" to Guide Itoclc the first of the week. A cur of Lignite Lump Contort trtu'lt S'J.75 por Jou Mulotie Gollntly. Hoy Ilivslnger spent Monday in Il:istlt)K9. Vincent i Johnston returned to Him Chester, Wyoming, Friday. 1'hillip Trout returned from McCouk, Tuesdny. Hood inotvls good service moderat prices Powell & Pope's enfe. Chaij. HeeihouHe of Campbell was in the city Tuesday. Dr. Ilalin of Hustings wns in the city Tuesday attending the oil meeting. Eyes tested, glnssos fitted. J. C. Mitchell, the Jeweler. MisscH Urnco nnd Pearl White are visiting relatives and fi lends at Lin coln. The Misses Susie Spivenz and Din Ilhen were down from Ulvertou Satur day Itoxie Weaver was a passenger to Lincoln, Monday, whero lie will spend a few days with friendo. Uev. Ueobo nccnmpatiled his (IaukIi ter to Omaha, Monday, where she will attend school. Tuesday marked the passing of the thirty-eighth milestone of H. F. God frey's journey through life. Mis. W. E Watson of Osborne, Kau bhs, Is visiting at the homo of her sis ter, Mrs. . F. Godfrey. Ernest Ncwhouso has accepted a position with a produce company at Lakeside, and loft for thnt place Sat urday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Haskins and children of Hustings were visiting with Mrs. A. Schultz, Thur&riny even ing. Bruce Eshelman returned toUilmoie City, Iowa, Saturday, after a short visit with his parents who reside south west of this city. Zero weather hits no terror for the uutoibt, if lie uses Johnston's Freeze Proof. Sold Under guarantee by Cooled Drug Store. Mis. S. U IluitweUor, who litis been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. M. A At bright, letuined to her home at St. Joe, Monday morning. Clara Kimball Young nt thuOpticum Friday, January 1 lth, In The Budge of Shame" Admission 5 and 17 cento Special orcliostiu music Uhas. Cowley, Percy and Arthui Larrick, Roscoe Brooks, Joe Denton, Conn Wilson, Chas. Marker, Olo Iver son and Ed Johnson of Bladen attend ed the oil meeting here, Tuesduj uftcr noon. Lowest rates, best terms and option aud in any amount. No inspection ex pense, ai'd absolutely no delay. Six plans to choose from. Sole agent for Trovett. Mattis & Holier. J. II. Bailey "WANTED-A good, steady, gentle, manly salesman to handle a Ward's wagon in Webster Couuty. No exper ience needed. For full particulars write promptly to Dr. Ward's Medical Company, Winona, Minnesota. Estab. ished 1850. 18 (5 Farm Loans Private mouey 1 ) vj?' 1 1 erest No delay, money here. All papers kept here and payable at homo bni.k I also make regular company tonus on nest terras to bo had. Call for mo at State Bunk.-C. F Cathor. tf jfiVr- 'iP When the Firemen Appear the icuurcd man'i first thought it one ol thankfulneu that he is to. How nbou your thought! if a fiiremsn should ap pear at your home? The Docy Before the Fire U the day (o injure. At that day may be to-morrow (or all you can know or do, It fellowi that prudence would im- pell you to ttop in our office to-day and have us issue you a policy, O. C. TEEL !lver Loiigilu of Alma was In t lu cky Wednesday morning. Rev. Pates returned Inuio Wednes day morning from Olonuiiugtou. ('has. liloom went to Lincoln Tuos diy. Hotel for Rent Imiulre D. L Dilley Inavale. 'J S John Ilyiin and Chns Ailes were pits sengors to Lincoln, Tiie-day. Rev. Reeves of Guide Rock was In the city Fild.iy. Miss Lueilo Scilvner whs n p.is'-cn-ger to Lfltiu Hill, Suturday. II. C. Gellntly is In Lincoln this week attending a Lumberman's Convention A car of Lignltn Lump Co.tl on trauk ft) 75 er tou.-MHloue Gellntly. Mr. and Mis, Lou Wilmot went to Lincoln, Monday, to visit relatives. R. A. Simpson of liluo Hill, was ot lending to business matters inthlsclty Tuesday. Lloyd Turner went to Has ings Wed iK'Hiluy morning to visit his mother, Roy, who isMn a hoipitul lit that place Misses Marie Ilnrwoori and Etlnn Arnold were pitsscugcis to Oiiiuhu, Saturday. Jack Wisoearver went to Lincoln, Tuesday morning to attend a Farmers Union meeting. Miss Florence Johnston, who has been visiting with her mother, Mis, CI m-a Johnston, left Friday morning to resume her school duties near helium Mr. Car Owner, you won't have to worry about your rndiator freezing if you use Johiibton's Freeze Proof. For sale at Cook's Drug Store, Mr. and Mrs. A N Dclph and sons, Harry and Lynn, uutued tuCump Fuus ton, Kansas, Saturday, to spend Sun day with their sou unci brother, David Marion Sluwson, of Camp Fuu?ton, Kansas, is visiting relatives in tins ol'.y. He accompanied his paiotitb homo from that place Monday. At the Orpheutn SuturdHy, January 1','lu the two great comedians, Kulb and Dill iu "The Three Puts." Mut inee 42:3d, G uud 17 cents. Night show 7:30 ndm, G and 17 cents, Ruehel F. Cockrul, widow of Fruucir Cockrull has been granted a widow's peusiod of 825 per mouth, by tho Unit ed States Pension Department. Fred Mtiurer was her attorney. Mr. and Mis Dick Vipond, who re side north-east of this city, are rejoic ing over the arrival of an eight pound baby girl. Prof. Fred Miller leceived a telegiam Weduesdny stating that he was faoun to report for duty at the University ot California, so the baud will hold their llnal conceit next Sunday atteruuon .it I ). m. Royal Neighbor Kensington will be held at the home of neighbor HmziI Saladeii on Wednesday, January 10, 2 to ,r o'clock. She will be assisted by neighbor Maude Ren fro. All Royul .Veighbois ate cordially invite 1 to at tend. The Missionary Society of the United Christian Church had a pleasant in d profitable meeting nt the home of Mm. C. J. Pope on Friday, Jan. lth Topic for study, "Tho Armenian Question.'' Fifteen ladles were present. Farmers Hold Meeting A general meeting of the eight locals of the FiiMiieis Union was held ut the c nirt house on Monday evening. Near ly every member was present. .It vus decided that Red Cloud should be t! c general headquarters of the Union, Jack Wlscearvcr, Tom Schwartz nnd Chas. Blum were selected as delegates to attend the state cotiTention nt Lin coin. Tho constitution nnd by-laws were di awn up, adopted nnd ordered printed Mnny other mntters of importance were bi ought up for discussion. Notice President Eshelman of the Fur mint' Union wishes to announco thnt there is no foudntion to the rumor circulat ed thnt the Fat mors' Uniou is connect ed with the opening of tho new store in Red Cloud, to bo conducted by J. E Butler uleo if io installs n bell phono that he will not receive the patronage of members of the Union. Government Suggests One Delivery a Day One delivery to each home each day is what tho Government wants re tailors of foodstuffs to make. This in formation came from John II. Schae fer, President of tho National Retail Grocers' Association to Gurdon W. Wattles, Federal Food Administrator for Nebraska, through H. L. Himea of Fremont. "Deliveries may be made over the samo routo oftener than once a day, but delivery to each customer should bo limited to one," urges the advices. No Juice Today Mi-chaiiieal iioultlc, said to be di c to kiiiiiv, wind Mini a woin-oiit. smoke htiioli eaii-fil a Miudcu shut down of thr- ell.t i'ir pin ti t this Hit the eoiiii li,iii umdIiIiii-, which Iks Curt- if our -im'i In- i'i ip , out of couimNsinn 0 i lni! eiips lor iiiimv iiitMiestiug ht ic i- on the hunk At I Ills, I tin i-lev i-uili Iioiim wm mi iiuatiiu to speed up o ii- isiuiptisitor I'liough to have this e py pin I -to l po nnd piloted iu this w elts 1U" lleu-ntier, we will be prepared Inr hueln'iiiemeueies Safely First. School Board Proceedings Red Cloud, Nebr. Jnnuary 7, 1918. Board met iu regular session. Mem bers present Blackledgo, Wccsner, Cross, Beezly nnd Pope. Minutes of previous meeting read nnd approved. The following bills were rend and ni lowed: I) II Knowllon & Co $ a GO Vocational Supply Co 1 72 Tho Educational Supply Co H r0 The Manual Aits Co 10 47 Omaha School Supply Co 112 f0 E WStuvens '. 101 Hi Jns Mcintosh 15 60 JnsA Uurdcn 30 GricePiUjjCo 11 GO T O llarwood 00 Commercial Advertiser CO Red Cloud Chief 5 G5 On motion the Board decided to charge n lee of $2 0,) per semester in the Commercial Department to main tain expense of typewriters, etc. This is to apply only to students beyond school n go or non-residents. In the matter of the request of Miss Storey for copies of the Review of Re views und Literary Digest for tho class in Civics, this was referred to the com mittee on text books nnd supplies, Cross, Ilerrick aud Pope. In the matter of hiring another jani tor or extra help for the janitor of the Washington School, same wns referred to the committee on teachers and em ployees, Wcesncr, Cross and Pope. The request of Alice L. Coombs, teacher of the second grade, for leave of absence for the remainder of the school year was granted. No further business. Board -nd jottrn cd to meet at call of president. C. J. PorE, Secretary. INAVALE Chns. Olmsted luft Monday for Beatrice- after several lUys visit bote Mrs. 3. E Iloliredge is assisting ut t io new central this week. Mis Nellie lluutor spent Thursday in Huntings. Bert Leonard has a foico of mm p Utiug up leu this week. Misses Inez, aud Silva Strickland were up ft om Red Cloud Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Watson return to Hastings Monday after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hunter. Hi Dunn left Saturday night Demlng. Now Moxlco, to vlblt for his brother. Will Tophatu and wife, Mrs. L. W. Thompson and sou, nnd Aldn Darker imtoed to Red Cloud, Monday. Several joung couples enjoyed n pleasant evening nt .Mike Kennedy's Saturday evening. The neighbors of Dou Cloud install ed n telephone this week for his use during his illness. He was reported a litt'o better this week. Mr. El,hridgo left Monday for his home nt Cook, Nebraska, nfter n few days visit with his son, Charles Eth ridgo and wife. BLADEN Myrtle Koou took the train to Cook, Mondny to take up her school work. Walter Robinson was in Lincoln this week. Elmer Garner made a business trip to Lincoln this week. Mrs. Wm. Wegmnnu was in Illtio Hill Tuesday. Lcnora Hagol returned Monday to Lincoln where she is attending school. Mrs. V. M. Bottom visited relatives In Edgnr thlsj.veek. Mr nnd Mrs. Just Travolpieco left . Monday, for Curtis to-visit relatives, j Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Morey were in . Edgar tho middlt of tho week. iiir. nun Airs, .loiin uoom made n v'.slt to Duweese, Tuesday. Mrs. O. D. Samsol visited relatives iu Kansas City this week. Mrs. A. W. Gil man of Lynch, visited A. . Cox and family this week. C. F. Durham of Lincoln transacted business in town Wednesday evenlug. G. P. Gather, Sr made a visit to Kearney the middle of the week. Clara aud Clarence Smith of Omaha, visited at the C. C. Stoat home this week. Jos, Alexander and II. II. Hendricks left for Ft. Morgan, Colorado, Monday to look after thcir'real estate interests. M. E. Farley has returned to bis home at Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Commissioners Proceedings Red Cloud, Nebr. Jan. 8, 1918. This being th first Statute Meeting of the year the Bonrd met nt 1 p. m. with nil members present. Meeting called to order by county clerk. It wns moved by AlcCall nnd seconded by lluhnlka that Grant Shidlcr act ns chairman or tho Board for the year l'J.8. Motion carried On motion the following estimate of expenses for Webster county for the year litis were mnde and ndoptcd. County estimate of expenses for 1018. Insane including old account due state COCO 00 Soldiers Relief 300 0J Poor , 2(0000 Assessors and Deputies H200 00 County Attorney 1200 00 County Doard and Board or Equalization H7C0 00 Books and Stationary 1000 00 District Court BL0J 00 County Superintendent .... 2000 00 Bluden Fair Asso 800 00 Incidentals R WOO 00 County Highway Commis-. . sions Mid County Agent .... 2G00 00 Elections 11000 00 Bridges C0COO CO Roads 30000 00 Total 10J 7C0 Tlie following committees were ap pointed by Chairman Shidlcr for the ensuing year. Bridge Committee, Dist. No. 1 Kuigge, McCall, Shidlcr; No 2 Hubatkn, Knigge, Thomas; No, 3, .McCall, Thomas, Shid lcr; No. -I, Thomns, Hubatkn, McCall; No 5, Shidlcr, Kuigge, Hubatkn. 4'oor Form Committee, Hubatkn, Knigge, Thomas. Committees to check county ofNcers, county treasurer's office, Knigge, Hu batkn, Thomas. All other county of fices, Shidlcr and McCall. Motion made nnd carried that $100 be allowed to the six papers of the couuty for publishing commissioners proceedings for the year 1818, same to be divided equally among the six pa pers. Also thnt the publishing of the de linquent tnx list be given to the Blue Hill Leader and Commercial Advertis er, same to be published at one half the legal rate. Treasurer's Scmi-Aunual Statements to be published by the Guide Rock Signal and Red Cloud Chief, same to be published at one half the legal rate. There being no bids filed for print ing and stationery, each officer was in structed to buy their necessary sup plier in the open maiket whcie cwr they cau to the county's advantage. Repot-is of the following road over seers weio filed and approved by the Uotifij W. A. Ciary, Lew Aubushon, J. W Hamilton, II. J. Saunders, August Lumpmau, Gcihard Sehrocr, Steve Sehutte, Onno Meents, II. U. Feis. Resignation of .1. C. Ueur as con tuble of Red Cloud City was present ed mid accepted. D. It. Burden was appointed to till unexpired term of J. C. Hear. Bond ot I). II. llurden lllcd and approved by Hoard, The county supeiiiitendent was in structed to limit her visits to each, -chool to one visit this year except in c.iso of an extreme necessity. Iu the matter of assessment of Lizzie Dice the county assessor was instruct ed to strike the item of SloO otY the bunks on lot 32, Patmore's Addition. The following claims woro audited and allowed and ulerk instructed to diaw warrants on the respective funds iu payment of same. Fiauk Huirer $280 07 F. O Turnure nnd Son 39 81 C. L Cotting 17 00 Geitrtido L Coon 370 11 c.g Pitney ?...::.. 'in no Powell & Pope. ....'I t 55 Chris Ony 1) 00 tico. H. Overlng 10C Co Pope Bros 30 40 Edith L. McKelglinu 30 00 Oowles Farmer's Institute M 00 Board ndjonrned to February 13, PJI8. ' h. F. Fi:im , ' Clerk. Report .of .the Women's Red Cross Auxiliary for December. The monthly meeting of the Women's Red Cross Auxiliary was held at the court house Monday after noon. The names of Mrs. Dcssio Sherwood nnd Mrs. Mario Mizcr were added to the purchasing committee. Mrs. Lois Cowdcn was put on the finnnco committee. The resignation of Mrs. Wm. H. Thomas as treasurer was ac cepted nnd Mrs. Frank Cowdcn was elected to take Iter place. The following articles were shipped during tho month: 27 sweaters, 8 mufflers, 24 pair socks, 21 bath robes, 3 helmets, 7. suits pajamas, 32 bed shirts, 12 nightingales, 24 handker chiefs, 5 pair wristlets, 42 pair bed socks, 4 hot water bag covers, 15 op erating towels, 930 surgical dressings. Treasurer's report: On hand Dec. 1 $340.50 Membership fees 8.00 Dec. subscriptions, donations.. 160.00 Electric Wiring IF you want your home Store or garage wired let me furnish you an estimate on the job, complete. Everything : Electrical Our prices are right, workmanship the best and material guaranteed. We order any special fixtures you want and install them satisfactorily. Let us figure on your next job E. W. STEVENS Why don't You buy her the Best Range? The most important part of home equipment is the cooking range. Look at the range your wife or mother is using. Ask her if she is perfectly satisfied with it. Then come and sec us. We will show you The Walls Are TL SOUTH 1 llC MALLEABLE 3-Ply All-Ways I TRINE Closing Harness and Leather Goods Having decided to retire from business I am offer my ENTIRE STOCK of harness, collars, halters and all kinds of strap work and repairs for harness also trunks, suit cases, traveling bags and pocket books at CUT PRICES. I have about 25 sets of FARM HARNESS that I will offer at last years prices and TEN PER CENT OFF until sold, also ten per cent off on leather collars. Now is the time to supply wants for spring work on the farm at MONEY SAVING PRICES. I also have a few gallons of strictly pure Ncatsfoot oil for $1.50 gal. JOE FOGEL We solicit a share of your patronage during ipi8 The Oven Is Air-Tight BEND Range Preferable Your Hard wareDealer Out Sale OF RED CLOUD iTm-'jmnjrnj! iBiL.iiinif ' WfflfHfWiy ,TkEnilfCAT HOME EXPECT YOU 1 IM rULRSro tell em all about "MUUU? FM t0,ftil7M VISIT 'ExUbratiigEarlMMt; ViifaviM Kvrybo4y Any " a visit with Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Thome Total Expenses . $516.05 ..195.85 PLATT& mms Mr6,i8.-MyBrcltWlsor of St- Jottpb, llted at tha J. R. Horn home Wed- Reliable Insureovc I neAday. , . , . ... .. Balance 9319.20 k i SfjEUia. t. t ? 01 tv4