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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.
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Balance
9319.20
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