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RED OLOUD, NEBRASKA, OHIEF Aonvnamn N. A. PLATT PHONE IND. 65 Our Moio Cleanliness, Quality, Service, Price STAPLE FANCY V. GROCERIES Folgers Coffees, Teas, Extracts and Spices Frontier and Acropolis Canned Goods Itens Crackers and Cookies r&!o Lowneys Chocolates Hastings Bread Fresh Daily Highest Prices Paid for Your Produce Cash or Trade Give us a chance to supply your watn. Your trade appreciated. Courteous treatment to all. Rest room in store come in and make yourself at home. t-:"::"::"H:::-M":"::Mx:::::. y v Overman is homo fiom AS TOLD TO US x::x:":X"::m::::X"::" Wnrren button was a Cowles visitor I Monday. I i Tho rond to success is pnved with (id vet Using. g X. B. Corner is absent on a business trip to Omaha. I. II. IJniley went to Trenton Wed nesday on business. Eyes tested, glasses fitted. J. C. Mitchell, the Jeweler. Mrs. Wni. Dourer is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Koby at Nelson. Mr. Theo Seyler. of Alma, , is the1 guest of his daughter Mrs. V. Hetzman Attorney Stewart is at Lincoln on n combined business and pleasnre trip. Mrs. Elizabeth Trine of lilue Hill, is visiting her son, O. W. Trine and fund- Mrs. CM. Ege left Monday for a visit with relatives in Lincoln and York. Harness rcpaititig and hulf-solcing, in basement under Ege's store. 1'. L. Han-i:.v. Ott Miss Mabel Luudy linsgone to spend the summer vacation at her home In Bethany. The meeting of the V. C. T. U. will he held June 12th at the home of Mrs. Ada Walker. Attorney E G. Caldwell and family are entertaining Dr. Caldwell of Slater, Mo., a brother Mrs. Cutis. Gilliam and daughter, Mrs. Clias. Walters and children are vibiting daughters in Liucoln. Miss Ethel Waller of Cowles, is In the city this week visiting her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Hailey. Paul Xowhonse went to Lakeside, Neb., Monday where he has accepted a position with one of the potash pio ducing companies Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Eshelman ot Itcattie, Kansas, and Mr. and Mrs, 1 V. Negley of Bladen, were- guests at the Thomas-Eshelman wedding. Our enterprising dry goods merchant ,M. A. Albright availed himself of op portunity to take a short vacation this weekvisiting western Nebraska and Kanias. 0. R. Rakestraw, well-known busi ness man of Bladen, was In lied Cloud Tuesday lining up political fence. In earlier years Mr. Rakestraw was a teacher but later turned to hotel kihI restaurant linos end is at present en gaged in tho latter. Feller went Into drg store In Kan has, this week and said, "Gimme a nicklu's worth of cucumber seed and a dollar's worth of Perry Davis' Pain; Killer." Wise Is tho man who lookethj into tho morrow for unto hln misfor tune Is a stranger On Friday evening, June 7th, thera will be an loo cream social hold at tho, home of I.on Wllmots, 2 miles south and 3 west of Red Cloud, for tho pur pose of organizing a Ited Cross Auxllary Everyone is cordially invited to uomo and holp the Red Cross movement. Mary I'Ickford, tho evening star of the film firmament, outshines tho bril liancy of every past cinema achieve ment In her newest Artcraft Picture, "Stella Maris." adapted from William J. Locke's popular novel by Frances Marlon. In this screen play there are two Mnry Plckford's, or to lie exact, Mary Pick ford in twodillVreitt charac ters of twtrenic cunt rast This is the lirbt tiuio that 'Our Mary"' lias over experii'ticpd the iVcling nl co-starring with herself. Hint that she enjoys . novi-ltj i M'iilent To be shown at the Orphi'iitu. Saturday, .hum 8th, M it t In.... it !t .ij,i..L' .i I iiilclmi llldii.l .. ..-. .,.,. .vi, Iiii4ini. .".tun. 2Co. piun war tax. Night S o'clock, admission 15 and 25c, plus war tax. I Miss E Na-hville. MNs Edith Ilonman is visiting in Hastings. Earl Hall transacted business at Cowles Monday. Mrs. C. (J. Green visited relatives In Superior over Sunday. Good mealsgood service moderate prices Powell & Pope's cafe. Attorney Haincr from Lincoln, was a District Court nttendant Monday. T. E. Ryan Wfc .Saturday morning for the training camp at Dallas, TeNas. Clnyton Holmes, who has been farm In? in Colorado for some time past, Is home. John Corbett was called to Arthur Illinois Mouday by the death of his mother. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Mcintosh nreentcr mining Carl Morrison, a nephew, and his wife. Beatrix McAllister went to Beatrice, Neb . Monday where she will visit her grandmother. Mrs. Geo Cramer nnd children, from Wood! nil, Kan , are guests at the Roy Cramer home. Mrs. J. Ileauchanip who has been vistting relatives here, has returned to her home at Guide Rook. C F. Guild, vice-president of the First National Bank of Blue Hill, was in Bed Cloud Tuesday. Misses Muriel Eggleston an Siebiass of Blue Hill, were here Saturday taking teachers examinations. Mrs. Joseph Hewott returned from Republican City Monday, where she has been visiting her parents. Lillie and Virginia Goodwin, guests of the J. P. Hansen family, have re turned to their home In Superior. The Degree of Honor Kensington held at the home of Mrs. Grace Top ham, netted S10 for tho benefit of Red Cross fund. County Engineer Overlng wont to Geneva Monday, where he was engag il3 in assisting the city engineers in local surveying. Ground has been broken and wnik commenced for n new home on Web ster street opposite tho high school Cash Scrivnor will erect a residence there. Mr. and Mrs A. fl. Carpenter and son Claronce; Harvey Merrill and M. A. Albright returned last night from an auto trip to Shelton, McCook and oth er western isourasKa points f Geo. Hutchinson, of tho firm of Hutchinson & Saladen, whose adver tisement appears in anothor column, returned from Bouldsr, Colo , Sunday, having just closed on 80-acre sale near that place. Mrs. Ed Glvens 'arrived from Hast ings Monday joining liar husband who Is in chnrgo of the Farmers Indepen dent telophone wires, and tho family Is now comrortnbly installed in tho residence portion of the telephona central olllce building on Webster street. Dr. Robert S. Mitchell hab removed to his now offices in theKaley building whero ho has installed thej latest equipment X-Ray machine nnd other accessories for general practice of medicine and surgery. Officio hours 10 to 12, 1 to .1. Lady assistant at your sci vice. Phone Independent 18l). Summary of weathor bureau report for month of May at Red Cloud is as follows: Mean temperature 01, lowest temperature May 1st. ril, hlcln-st May l.'ith !), total precipitation fi.n'i inches. c;leui- I'J davs, partly cloudy 7 days, cloudy r. days: Unlit fIOvt ir tB(. thutidt-r stmins T; prevailing wind S. W 0 days. limnmll Mnue Jan. 1st. iucluillnif hied and melted siunv 10:Gti iuuhes Cii.ii. S.' Ludlow, Co-operative Observer. Answered Summons Ihe Mntoi has called nnollu i pin ned M-ft ei. A II Bright n patsrd onward at hl- henu' neui Aml"j Mini, day evening. A native of Shropshire, England, ! born January 1't, 1 :,!, Fred Bright, as he was best known, cMtne to Cuiiudti In lH'ii and five years later removed to this country where with courage and skill the family fought their way against poverty, sickias hiid ifuath. until success rewarded the efforts of the survivors. In March, 1SD'. he was mairied to Miss Sarah C. Metcalf. Three sous, Lewis (now with the army in France) Finleyand Edward: and two daughters, Helen and Mabel weic born to them. A model husbaud and father, a good neighbor, an industrious citizen, he enjoyed the respect and confidence of all who knew him. Funeral serices were held yester day afternoon at the Christian church, Rev. J. L. Beebe, pastor, and inter ment was in Red Cloud cemetery. A Rousing Open-Air Meeting Piivate Andrews, of Gen. Pershing's army, arrived on the evening train Tuesday, as previously -chedule I. He was met at the depot by the "Ilmne Guard"." the mayor, city olllcials. old so'.diers and citizens and escorted into the city, afterward giving a de tailed and interesting story of his six mouths in the trenches. Mayor Dam erell, County Attorney Munday, and Hon. (ieo. Jackson, speaker of the Bouse of Beprc-entatlves of Lincoln, made appropriato addresses. The great open air meeting was closed with patriotic music by a selected choir. A Fable New Drug Firm The incorporated th m, H. E. Giice Drug Co., has been dissolved, II. E Giico disposing of his interest to Mr. E. L. Grimes, well-known in this com munity and for many years associated with the Grice Company. Mr. F. J. Gricc remains in tho now firm, which will be known as Grlcoifc Grimes, drug gists.' The change took placo June 1st and continued prosperity should bcac corded this popular store. Mr. H. E Grice will go to his farm ranch in Col orado at an early date. F. W. Cowden, of tho Cowden-Kaley Clothing Co , has returned from n business trip to Kansas. m Registration High Considerably more than the estimat ed number registered at the county clerk's ofiiee yesterday- a total ot 3 In tliN connection it is appropriate to call attention to the arduous and patriotic labor of Messrs Perry, Huf fer and Mucker whose freely given ser vice on the Board of Registration, Ex emption, etc entitles them to special recognition by the public. Draft Calls Tho local Board lias received draft call for 12 men to go to Camp Funston and 12 for Ft Rellly, to go some time"! during tho live dayb commencing June 21th. There Is also call for six volunteers from Webster county to go into the meshanlcal training course. These must report at Lincoln on or befote June Kith. OlH- chicfhi plante a Cll09t valley, ward, .i and tin from t.i home- ., and liK rnhK Year- cabins ' sanded sooth. full of that th. mi a t in.' ,i iiot .1 s , mi, ilel III' It . lS tt III ! I i e and held i-mn,. 1 t ( ,i, plain Ijing within a fertile ftenard, long yeais n'ter. ly and attractive i-,y grt w t'd upon this plain e.. pie nnd near assemble)'. Im it pi c-percd wheto the Jml an ardors foinierly planned 'ammmmKammmmmmmmsmMmammmniM and to where' tempoi boudoi gnash i shoes n Yea. Congregational Church Notes Rev. Geo M. Mitchell filled the pul pit last Sunday. Sunday, May !)th Sunday School nt in A M.; Children's Day program at 11 o'clock. Evening service as usual at 8 o'clock. Tho public Is cordially Invited to all services. Again Postponed Word was received this morning that the R. R Commission, owing to preai. uro of other Important business has again postponed tho hearing In the Telephone controversy. Tuosday, June 18th is now tho day. On the Road to Recovery His many friends will be delighted to know that Arthur Gilbert, at Camp Cody, N. Mex. who has been 111 with pneumonia is fairly on the road to recovery. Eat mil, drink nt Powell ,V Pope's Cafe. tf N, E. Harvey ot Jnavalo was a Red Cloud visitor Wednesday.. Farmers.' Union mooting at Kellogg Ball ovory Thursday night at 8:.l0. tf "Miss S. McDowoB is visiting her sir tors, Mosdames Hnlfer and Davis at Axtoll, Kansas. Attornoy II. S. Foe went to Lincoln Monday on professional business in tho Supremo Court, Mrs. C. A. Menial; returned home Monday evening, from St. Elizaboth hospltnl at Lincoln. Mrs. E. E. Butler of Smith Centor, Kansas, is hero visltiug her parents, Mr. and Mrs. It B. Leggett. ismmI and the city grew from 1 stately lesidi-nces from Meets to pavements Fot. mis an attractive place ninl ini'-e. fnt.il it entile to pass vere none mote fair to look upon at l nany not its equal Hide . as however, one spot near the ecu i of the city a little below the genua! level, an I when the rain, which Wcndcth allkofupon tha lust and the it usf. came. It aceiminlnti.il In this ii-elou and mingling with the du- rnanie became mud In th- lnys of the long 'kirt many a fair la! forced to wallow, yea. to wallow . u-n as a duck wallows, through Mns mire, on her hoinewiud journey- did long for some good flshern to assist her out of the mini iMor for her profane words 'id' feelings tnik'ht be relieved ! until in the see.usion of if could weep ami wall and th over soiled skirts, smenred 'plashed skirts )'ii among the- masculine was there i ith ami anguish, for many were the lulls of expense created solely by the i- iddj muddlncss of this mud. At la- the Fathers of the City met in soldi convention and decided that someth 11 must be done townrd mak ing bad 'ftter. Long they dellborat ed, mi), sunt afar for wise men who might r --escribe remedy. These came, looked -agely upon tho situation, chnrgeil a fee therefor, and collecting the smue iu duo course returned to their respective domain. Tlioa.'vico thoy left behind, being duly considered and having been well and properly paid for, was deemed good an'l sutllclent, and it was ordored that octlon thereon be commenced All of which a little bird whispered to nie, and If tho details are not abso lutely c rrect little does it matter for tho City Fathers were actuated by a good sp 'it and were truly looking for a bcttei'uetit of conditions Straih'litway mechanics and artisan, workeisof stone and cement, were as semble' together with implements of steel and wood and Vehicles ot the one wheel type, nnd were bet at woik And it came to pass after a time that th ir labors were rewarded, and a wonderful "tniefute in on in cut a repnca in miniature ol the great Keokuk dam. yea. even a resemblance to the world. famed canal of Panama, appi'.ired. With rounded basin, with ciiiumI curbing, with arches, with bridges, with sluice", mid but for tile fact that there was no fountain one would have taken it to be a fountain. And the City Fatliets looked upon it and said it was good. Yea, they did approve thereof. Thereupon, the aitisuns, they that had labored thereon, collected their fees and departed, delighted. I!ut, hIiis, when again the rains came and mingling with the dust, were once mote, also many times more, called mud, the dykes, dams turns, subways ami Imsln filled and overflowed; did foiMiuth ovorllow even as of yore, up on th)- walks ami the grass, and the land- adjacent. And, as of yore, play ed lnivoc with shoes and socks and litigetio In general Yea even as bad or w .ise than before it was; the neigh bors being forced to bcrapo their walks with scrapers good and plenty; to place planks for bridgu purposes ami to sue their grassy lawns trod upon by strange and muddy feot, Mi-rcliants who dealt iu footwear and .u mysterious boxes labeled "J-in-1" did rejoice secretly, but the City Fathers smote their foreheads and cried "Woe are we," and saw their good intentions (lying iu the wind and goinu to make pavement In a locality historically noted for heat. And tho wise men wero tallied, neither could they find rcmody, Fntil one day thero enmo a simple philosopher who, pausing on his way, noted the trouble. "Forsooth," Biilth he, ''whero there Is an ill there is a remedy," and went aside nnd consideied. gravely nirl with gravity. After which" he advised with thoClty I Fathers and did say to them, "Get men or a man and have dug a ditch? to the i'ii-t dig It with the lower end not so high ns tho upper; and deep and wide- and long Do yo ab I havo said, and your trouble will cease. Bellove me th' Is truo. If It wero not so I would not have told you.'' And having spoken he departed; say. ing ii" more; neither did lie ask any feo. MoimI'1 It Is unnecessary. N.ic by Editor Tho author of tllis fable .- unknown. Bo is n stranger, and a stranger is unknown See? Al so his name is Browne which Is an other reason for being miknown. Wero It Perry Davis, or Cartor, or Winslow, or even Pinkhain, this would not havo been thus. 'fSS3t Kool Klothes Season Has Arrived We are Headquarters for Summer Wearing Apporel Underwear 25c to $2.00 Silk and Silk Nixed Dress Shirts $2 to $6 Wash Ties 25c Silk Ties 25c to $1 Big Line Mens Dress Straw Hats 50c to $6 Special Large Showing Panamas Dorit Forget the Advantage of Buying GOOD SUITS Look to the Future Cowden-Kaley Clothing Company "Always Reliable" i Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Co. "i GEO. J. WARREN. Manager A Plain Talk to Oust Subscribers You probably expect the best tele phone service and the best business treatment. Fair criticism oE our service and business methods is sincerely in vited. We try to accord you the same equitable and( considerate treatment as is rendered to customers in all well managed private business. To the end that we may give you the very best service known to telephone practice, we have altered our equip ment and improved our operating methods to accord to the most ad vanced methods in use any where. 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