The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, May 02, 1918, Image 8

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UNIVERSAL MILITARY
TRAImSHG VOTES
176 Congressmen and 42 Sena
tors Are Recorded for Meas
, urc by Security League.
The National Kocinlty League an
nounces tiiitii. that It has recorded In
favor of uulcrsiil inllltiiry training
370 nieiulxiH itf tln Mntmi! of Repie
M'litulhcs and I- members (if tlio Sen
ate. Tin- liguus In tho cutmiMH which
the Lonmio Iuk been conducting Htood
3711 In tin' Mouse of Kcpic.onlu(lvos
nml .in In tin1 Hi nine- In Its Inst nn
nouiicemciit. These llgures wcie 10
iliiccd b tin retirement fioni Coiigrens
of three New I'otk representatives
who were eoiuiultteil lo universal
military training viz, Congressmen
(SrlUln, who wns elected sheriff of
KIiikb county; Murray llulbort, jip
iKilntvil dock commissioner hy Muyor
llylnn, and Congressman ltruelaicr,
elected borough president of the
Itronx. The -ud orates In the Senate
worp.re'ilueed 1y three hy-thiMlcuth of
Herjijorji ltrady of Idaho,' Newlunds of
resnu"u and Hughes of New Jurscy.
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BLADEN
.CJltemletl uindoiilrlpjtoC.h.ttPpcll
Itst'ty'ck. ,, .; ' ,;.! ,..., , .
,11. L. CoodU was In Wostetn during
tllf.WCck.OM b'tlsfllCMH. ,!',, ', ..
John' Sullivan wjifc down funu" Omi
)iad.uting'tho woclf vIkIUuk friends. .
Glen Dentin left Tuesday for Ft.
Itiloy. Ho was one of thp members of
tlio last draft. '
Amos Cutler was in IHiie 'Hill Mon
day. L. A.Siper was In Campbell Mon
day' on business.
V V. Cniwfoul tiuusacted business
in Campbell the 11 Ml of the week.
LeHtur Cutis of Lawrence, visited at
the J. L. Davis homo this wcolc.
Howani Walbiirn was a pissongcr
to Hastings Monday.
.7 A. Denton and family were In lied
Cl.mil Tuestl ly.
Oscar Cither lettirhed the Hist of
the week to his home ai Klatts niter a
pro. onged visit with his piretits, Mr.
and MrOi I. Cuther, Sr. :
Mrs. .John Cooper of Uemliii.i, Kalis.,
vltedMrs C. 1). Jennings the past
veelc
f 1XAVALE
Dr. Cook of lied Cloud, was in Iua
.ile Tuesday afternoon.
Will Tophum and family spent Tuos
day in Uod C.oud attending a htirpiisH
party given In honor of Joe Tophum,
.Sr.
t. H Joyce and family, Will Tophum
and family, Mis. S. i0. Holdiodgo and
mother, Mis, M. C. Hummel, were on
tertaiued Sunday at dinner by Guy
Darker and wife, in honor of their
dtiighteis, Alda and Mayettas birth
days. Floyd McCull returne 1 Tuesday
night front Khiishs City, wheio ho
shipped cattle Sunday.
Will Notris and Ralph Hunter (.hip
po 1 stocl; lo ICinsas City Sunday.
Dr. Nail of Uiverton, was hi Inavalc
Tuesday.
A large crowd attended oho play
gHeii at llunter'h Hall Filduy night
hi honor of the Ked Ciosj,
Mis. Floyil McCill was in Uod Cloud
Tuesday afternoon attending a sur-
pilne party on hr frtther. ,
The 1'nlou C K enjoyed a Urt5 at
John luiiledgVs Friday night. '
violin Uutltdiejn,ratltr returucd Sun-"
day . m. fiiup ('Hllforrila, where he
hfcf. u'fefen spemilnj; a coupltof qjonthj.
Clus. Hunte'r ha a force of ipn'rc
ptiiliitf his eUvatov. ,'''
Will Mitchell inov(l ,romi 4r-'
iiold hoirse the firht of the fftlf, li)t
tke Ohwp. Hnuter proptj. jnrtV 9
AVP.
HartwH'a.
E.yrjon njoyU I Ik t(naprtyiipp
lrtoj;riiiii)J at 0 ML. K .jhtrclt
rfumlity morniiiir.
Nttice f Hnrif
Ib thHittrl l)i pltfl.oS Carl.Cwua.
pieatO,flii"'ii conntr Court -aJ WthataT
("oinity, St)ric.
TfiT'Mtat rirMebranka, T all J'rrtuu U
trrrttil In hhM nttntr, crailltor aud lielr
talce uotli-c. tliat Mt Cone tout nied her jf
tlllon kIIi-kIiik lliul Cnrl Cuur died lutentate In
Websler Comity, Nelirntka on ir about the
ml Any ol October, IVUXIkIiik r rooliluul aud
luhahllnnt ol Webster Count), Nebraska
nml the ownir t tho lollnwlnedt scribed rrl
ehtato, tO'ivIt: The imdlvltled oac lialt later
r lu the Kiiitli hult o( the nouthenl tpur
ter ol MctUm llltctii i&), tnithl) two.
rant'f nine, Ktv lute a hi hoIu anil
only hctrN at Inn the lollunliiK uniiii'il
pircons. to-wll: .Mne Cone, lil4 mirvlv.
Iim HpoiiM' liartou ( one ami ICenneJIi
Coau htK muik ami Until Couu his ilumh
ter. That pitlthmer has an uiulUMitt tTo
thlnlHlateriil hi Mid real estate in litr own
rluhtaud as litlr ol hahl deeiiliut ami pray
Inn lor a dierii harrlnu chilmii; that Kitd ihr
ecileat died latistute; that no applliulloo (ur
administration lm Ikcii mailu ami the ?
t He ol bald diced) nt has not Ikcii minimis
tcrcd lu the State ol SriinuKa. and Unit tin
luliKiithiM ul said diicdeiit hk licuin Bit
torlh hull ip dviTc l to Ihj the owner In
( i i-lttipli ul the alu'S Iid'iIIhsI it il ektftlt
1 - ' i II t i ii I'M nt t7i I
Passing of John f.icGuirc
John MoUnlre of lit v i ton, imm! In
hlsoteinal icwahI Apiil 21t" ' Hio bt
ICil.iibuth linpl nl in Omiha
Mr Mud til re was in tin- plmmorolnss
of olllons, having bouu " former roi
dent of Smith County, Kuisiih, for
neiu ly thirty yeais, and at death, Mill
the owner of tlio farm near Kivciton,
wlieic he settled In tlio spilng of $W,
and was an nutlvo fanner until some
eight or ten yeais ago.
He was bom lit .lava Contie, Wyo.
tiling Co , New York, August, 1( IHIO,
living alinotit iiinu years over the ul
lulled I lireo score and leu, Uaily In
the Civil War ho enlisted in Co A.,
First New York Dragoons and nerved
until th'i close of (ho war, lecelving an
hotiorable discharge ul Hluilra, Now
York. He was tlio second of nine
chtldiou and but two In others survive,
one being Mr .1. U. Mcdulro of this
city.
L'unoral fertices wore held at the
Cathoho church, IUvcrton, Tue'd.iy
moriilug and interment was iniulo in
the Oomotcry there. "
CouncilProceedings
-.
Mayor Damcivll called a spccinl
mecU'rip of the city council at 10.30
Tucmiay.inpr'ninK'for tljfe' purposd tif
oigahiing' the new coiindll and irt
tcndlnB to other business matters. The
vacanqy caused by the death of Coun
cilman Koontz was flll'erfby-".th6 ap-
pointri'icnt 'of C. R.'Hcrsc,- which 'was?
'confiuncd. Thp oath of office was
auministcicd to fttr. ncssc ami to
Messrs Time and Hamilton who wx'ie
chofon at the election last month.
The following appointments were
made by the mayor and confirmed by
the council:' '
A. 15. Saladcn, pi evident of council
Dr. Homy Cook, health physician
l IJ. Doner, city marshal
J. A. Diadfoid, supt. liglit, and
water dcpl.
0. C. 'IVcl, bookkeeper water and
'iKl't dep't.
Mefasrs. Hamilton and Tiine, com
mittee on supplies
Mcsbi't. Hcsso and Saladcn, com
mittee on rmance
Messrs. Trine and Hamilton, com
milteo on buildings
Messrs. Saladen and ltossc, commit
tee on walks
Messis. Tiine and Hamilton com
mittee on .sticets and alleys
Mayor and council, advisory com
mittee. ' The marshal's salary was fixed at
:jU5 per month, and the superintend
ents at $125 per month for first six
months, the .superintendent to be ic-
liuncu alter six monlliH tit u price to
be airrced upon if satisfactorv. The
M.ln.v f llw. I,i,l.-l-,.ni,m. -,. fivn.l (
$25. per month.
Tlic .$500 bond of the city cleik and'
the $10,000 bond of the city ticasuiei
wcie appioved. The clerk lepoitcd
the oath of the city engineer piopeilv
filed.
The matter of lcdcoming paving
wan ants as funds come in was laid
ovpr until the nest icgular meeting.
The following licenses wcie gi ant
ed, the fees having been paid:
Powell & lliikner, pool hall and
bowling alley, 3 tables, 2 alleys.
Fred W. Kuehn. pool hall, 6 tables.
K. H. Cilbert, pool hall, G tables.
A new schedule of light lates was
adopted, as follows:
Commercial
1 to 25 k.w. 1 t cents
20 to GO k. w. 12 cents
51 to 75 k. v, 10 cents
7G to 125 k. -w. 9 cents
126 to 500 k. w. 8 cents
500 to 3000- 7 cents
" Residence
1 to 20 k. w. 14 cents
21 to 50 k. w. 12 cents
51 to, 100 k. w. . H, cents
Apttfe 100 V. n. . 10 cent's
Tlia vfAt,er wtea weje raised t
ntlV.'tWeei-vice cfcit:e ?J.50 per
((Uki-tev p)un 25 centft per thousand
TUe. oivliaiuica laiaiiJr tlttt ratf.s was
joiaprfd'puWlstn'ed ih ta Red QUnti
Uier; . .
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l.,Ua-r-"iM. fauliaa'a kaaaaa4
a karror or aaat!" Julia "No; akt la
Moat kya1tyMarrla4l." Judja.
Canvanlent to Have Around.
One of the moil convenient people
In tuli world la Homebody you can
blame. Mauuheiter Union,
KODAKS
Better Kodak Finishing
And Developing. .:.
A Full Line of Supplies
HOLLS I)BVBLOP13l)-'10c
MAIL YOUR ORDER TO US
tevens S5r,
Dr. R. V. Nicholson
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II E D OLOUD, HEBltASKA, CHIEF
anmx-iu:iwJ mmrrniet ii:7 iw w miwMiwii
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FWAR
Says Dr. McElroy, Educational
Director of National Se
curity League.
Dy DR. ROBERT M. McELROY.
Educational Director of the National
Security League.
Why does Anieiicn II 'lit Oennnny?
Our Ideals aiu tlinatened with do;
structlon, and wo must ll(,ht to ina'lii
. . tain llten'i. We
'J3 uro lighting for
i . i. . ' i... ..:... ..a
II U IIIIUIUIIIL'IIUII
t h o u g h t (("the1
d r e a in a, t ft c'
Ideals, tju aspira
tion.?, which ''o-'
liy,nr,i, seething
In lie vast poly
i' lot commiinltv
.wiilch wVcafi'lnoi
iiihcJr SfutWof
:iwicR. .vm iff
r.,:.,?:,iiffl,rt
tXllll U lU ll&tlk-
. Intr for. wo Amur-
ur, It. Il. mciro in inianm ii ui
'-.- vHVi3'.J.sh( blood.
Whii havo vru l(i common1 to ciuibo
us to rlsiMin'lioVTi'll it ft : Vbrnniilti lni
phKe ilnd prepare 'iii'dlo fot'ii ltvTrmo
cnuseV It would be easy to formulate
tlio cliur.ictirisUu dreams. oC tlie.uyus-
n a a.r-i ". 'm TT' .t ' t, t ..7' ;r
slnn, the ItaWun, ...tho ,i;olun, ),y
Scotch, the IrisJi or lln rorluwcs. ,It,
w.ould be possible to oiteli tluvglcimo
ItlealNin w.hlih has gln tojtlm Kricbc
the glorious title of thu '.HfrtvA'athuu','
Hut none of these would sulllvo. .)V
must take a cross section of tUL of
them, and a doen more, to formulate)
the Ideals which couim1 In common,
through them all after they, have been
united into what we call America. For
It Is common Ideals whldi have Hans
formed the men and women of all these
races and kindreds and tongues Into
our nation, which .s'ands today facing
the grim fact of war. a war to.w1)b;Ji,
no man dare call them In the name, of
race, or language, or p:clous allegi
ance. World Cltlzmship.
The President has placed our Inter
vention In this war upon a plane of
ldealiMii to which every eitl.en, of
whateer nice, uiuj rally whhout his-
Ing hold upon the best tr.idltloiis of
Hie land fioni which his forefathers
have come. It is not the call of a nnr
low nationalbm, but the call of world
clti'enshlp.
Our entiutico Into this war lr,no coji
eexsum u uie aceurseu konikm ol lorjjo
"" "'""" "' W1MI """' " '"";
SelleS, I. Ill hlle IlKolVCll (to qllole tltO
oft iiuoteil words of our President)
that "thi world must be made safe for
democracy and lt.s peace planned
iiion the trusted h.isls of political lib
erty." We scorn tlio idea that "might
Is right," but we are willing to take
our pari In polking the world against
the niadmeu who act upon thut doc
tilne "How High Your Ideals?"
Histoid will not ask us or any oilier
nation, "How big was your army?" but
"How high were jour ide.il.sY" Not
"How Mist jour navy?" but "What was
your devotion to duty?" Not "How
pilckly could you inoblll.e?" but
"What thought have you contributed
toward the betterment of mankind?"
To those questions (icrmituy can an
Rwer, "I contributed to tine world tha
lilt of representation," for, on Montta
lultu tll us, tlio rtprriciitatlv 14ia
waa "horn in thf foreatx of Ornaany."
Ska will tiaTt to coiifaaa, howafar, that
ska caat it uut, a uaad lufaat.Ju or
dar lo uiak nuiiu fr lh thraaa f
taa giaal, black Idol, lullilarjr aawar,
aaa today Aiuarlca aad.tiar. alllaa ara
wanilaf In raalallaaa caluiitua, carry
lag (hat ftfanilthig baiic ta ha ham,
WHAT THE VICTORY OH FCAT
f AMANY A T
" KVftflY AUtmiOAk
;t-j,iu. it0ftit iam
. rmi ipftifiWp. to
taa ?4aMaart SicaVtla l.ttinVa. i-
aft) t raH:lHaai ''kraailk. 4km-
-Ham.
aat taa Uarataa jaar aaiaa.t iaaa
a a "alaoa la raaaaa" la Uia aarl;'
aallaA af'tae aaaalM waaaa aall It
eeteta so that larmaua may raolaea
tklaa that-bava haau.astanalaata4.
The syiteuiatlc daatruction af civil
ians In Belgium, northarii rrauca, Pa
laud, Serbia, and the actual aaslara
uietit of the survivors proves It the
frequently boasted Oeriiiau "pulley of
blood and Iron" and tha "Hyrun of
Hate," which bus become a national
hymn, proclaims It.
Fiom the rudlmental condition of
niieleiit barbarism, a .spiritual develop
ment was possible ; from the accom
plished Inhumanity of Priissiaulsiu, a
more rlld Inhumanity only Is possible.
A (lermnn victory would mean tho
blight of what wo call civilization and
the elimination of what wu believe di
vine Mil man, What wo believe In,
whnt wo cherish, what wo are, would
bo annihilated by the essenco of Prus
phuilsm; our world would be destroyed
by Prusslc acid.
MO
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Treasurer' btatement
Mayor ami (Ity Council, City
Cloud, Neb:
Gentlemen:
J submit herewith statement cove
lug rcetlpt and dlslnirnenicnth of my i
olllee for tlio period from April
,PIH to Apiil 27. 1!)1S
Occupation Fund
Amount on hand Apiil 2 1!M3.
Ituceipts
l)ibiiisPinelll-i
Overdiaft
Witer Fund
Amount on hand April 2 ,s..
No iceefpts or disbiir-ioments
R.tlauce
Water Levy Fund ,
iiiuuitt on hand Apiil 2 .... 9 1 To
No receipts or Disbursements.
Ilalanco 75
dcneral Fund
Amount on baud April ii 2.1i). 00
Disbursements J14 23
Overdraft
HU'Ctrle Mghf Fund
17.-..10
AiiKiuM on hand April 2.
Ueceipls
,S 81(1 01
. 001 .12
ri
18.143
. 701 55
(Jisbursemeiits
7- ,
UHtutice ,.... .-.-. .-.$104,1 .88,
Klectrio Light1 Lovy- Fund
Avwniiton hand April 2 71 r0
No receipts or Disbursements
t 1 J
IlaTance ; 71 5(J
Soner Fund '
Auuuuit on liand Apiil 2 $ 73 oO.
'Sfi Receipts pr.Wsbursoinent ,. ,
Ralance , 7S 50
4 Paving Fund , ,
Amount on hand Apt il -j f 7(i() 111
Recfcipts:.' t7 1 U
IT'tl r,o
Disbtuseinoiils '. ir r.o
llalance i719 01
Llbiaiy Fund
Ri coipts S :i0 00
Disbursements 1, 00
Il.tlaiuv ir, oO
Fit emeu's Fund
Aiuuiitit on htuid April u' ? 2o0 do
Receipts 25 00
H.ilmce -y.) CO
Recapitulation
, 'tvupat.on Mitul (overdraft) ..
' Water Fund
l.x .... . - . -.
3 11
73
1 7.1
17.1 10
10C1 SS
7L 50
78 SO
1710 01
Water Levy.,
tieneial Fund ( iverdraft)..
Rlectilc Light Fund
Rlectriu hlght Levy Fund..
Sewer Fund
I'uvhiK Fund
Libra i. Fund 23.10.
Fii enien's Fund 2.H GO
Total :i22ti 73
RegisteicdiWarrantsl Outstanding
Occupation Fund .100 0o
Water Levy I'lind 20120
Ceneial Fuud 4L'l 00
K. L. Levy 1M8 10
Sewer Fund 310 11
Paving 1353s '.Hi
Total SI004-J 8
S. il. Fi.onvNti:, Uily Tieas
I submit herewith statement cover
ing receipts and disbursements of tuy
olllee for tho period from April 'lii, 101"
to Apiil 28, 1018.
Occupation Fund
Amt on hand April US '17 S 771 31
lieceipta , $ .1035 2.1
IlS'-'O .VJ
:i82 70
a il
2tJ-'M
Disbur.emeiits
Overdraft M
Water Fuud
Amt ou baud April 2$ 17. . . .
Ke'caipts ...,.,.. .
Uiaburtawtula
Bala act
We)ar Lefy Fund
Aut ou haqd Anril 17....
Rt1at!i j
2597 5t
'53G J
0U Oi
2.'D to
is03
Ho
U!ttbitiaHMt.
Kalaaca
Gsnsral t'ttud
Auitou hand April 2S '17.,
Keueipts....
H :i a4
4700 oo
4843 34
.11118 fi3
Disburseiuants,
i a
Overdraft
175 10
Hlectrio Llkhi Vund
Amt on hand April 28 '17 &01 71
UecwiptH 11704 77
18G20 48
U.'.S-J (50
DihburSeiuents.,
Ualaiice
ii
10111 3
Ele'ctrio Light Levy Fund
Amt on hand April 2s '17 all ()8
Receipts MG0 OU
1.170 08
Dlsbtiihements 1007 U'2
Italuucti
71 .10
Fireman' 1'uijd
Amt on lumd April SS 'IT. ,
170
-wu,wjTwrinsjr-iwtR3p
i.,i rn ".raw rt m -i -3 k
uun Prv vt 14
M, MSPtSiSmeB'Gi
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fL.ommere raiv t.
i M) 11,; .
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-77. M I Wi
73 - A , A AMI
9k '
Jfi
V$ I Jlfltsier top of the corset
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Warners figi Brassieres
:insure this sweep offline and- "blot- out"
the break one othervyisewould.,find.
They arc well-made, prettily ..'designed and '' v'
tiimmed, and as strongly guaraneeaaf, tlje ,. ,-.1',;
.t t il .
celebrated Warner s
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$3,000,0000019
In Liberty Bonds will be offered in the
Third Liberty Loan Campaign
Nebraska's Quota $31,942,800
Are you doing your share while our boys are of
fering their lives?
If a free America is worth fighting for, it is
your patriotic duty to lend your money and your
credit .0 our Government. The whole Nation must
take part. -
Our boys in France are appealing to us to fur
nish them in great abundance with the arms, the am
munition and the supplies which will make an early
victory possible.
If we are not to prolong the slaughter or suf
fering, if we are not to risk defeat, if we do not
want an inconclusive peace, we must act quickly.
We must put forth our every effort NOW
Nebraska Liberty Loan Committee
Sewer Hondh
Amt on hand April '.'3 17. .. 2213
Receipts 15402
17(i7.r 87
Disbursements l"r7.1 87
Sewer Fund
lieceipta .y....
361 0U
78 50
Diibursaments.
aaataaas
llalance.
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Paving Fund
Kecaipta...,
1734 SO
19 rr
1717
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UlAburfcanieuts..
Salaace..
Lilrai7 Iftiud
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lirLariu ... irmti
OMiltarataatuts
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' rtecaplUtlatjoa
Occnpatlou Kund-Ofarlraft.
WatarlHiud
Water Lavy Fnud
General ITnn.d-Overdr.ift
R, L Fund
Ii). L. Lavy Fund
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1
17.1
1043
71
78
1711
2.1.1
23
Sewer fc'und.
Paving Fuud
i aaa
I !
Library Fund
Firemen's Fuud
Total
Registered warrants
April 28 '17, none.
Registered warrants
April 28. '17, Jl0,O12b2.
3'.'20 73
outstanding
outstanding
Man Wanted
For co operation in putting on cam
paign for Sale of eastern Colmado
lands. A large tract of choice laud
owned under deed by reliable and
thoroughly equipped Nebraska men.
Yott need pot bo oxporlenei !, but must
Im) u''i " , . I . a s ' 'n
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WI
orsei
The contour from
shoulder to knee is
important. There
should be no break,
but an easy sweep
k of line over the
straight down the
hips.
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Firemen seis)f
the xmattd ajui'i list aVaadat aae at
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be to-morrow (or all you cia kaow r
do, it (eDoWk tht prudence would itn
pell you lo top in our oSce to-dy and
Lave ut inue you a policy,
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