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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (June 20, 1918)
KSD 0Ljfr.1T,' MKBlAtSKA, OHISC Ml. H R ."v iT ? - r - V. "i t i VI w Iv 1 fc if ft !' I Bargain in Small Ranch And Wheat Land Wo have just listed 010 acres 12 miles southeast of Whitman, Hooker county. Nebraska, 250 acres of valley land, balance tfood pasture, there are now 60 acres oC corn, 10 acres of alfalfa and from 100 to 100 tons of prairie hay; house, barn, largo cattle shed, well, wind mill and numer ous other buildings; also included in the price and ijoes with the place, there are 40 head of cattle. 10 head of horses, farm machinery, harness, saddles, buggies, wagons, cream separator and household furniture, everything ready to move right into, owner can now make S100 per month on cream alone. Wc are now offering this subject to prior sales, for 50000 on the following terms: S2000 cash; balance in nine equal annual payments with.O per cent interest. This price includes the land clear of incumbrance and all the personal property mentioned above. We have just listed 4000 acres of line wheat land in Elbert county, Colorado, priced at from 525 to S30 per acre. This land will all be planted to wheat this fall and one forth of the wheat delivered to market goes with the place at the above price. This land is located about 75 miles southeast of Denver and the same distance northeast of Colorado Springs. We have also a few good tracts of irrigated land left; this is located north of Denver and cast of Boulder, where GO busheld of wheat and 18 to 20 tons of sugar beets is grown. Temrs: One tenth down, balance in ten equal payments, also sold on crop payment plan. See Us and fix dates to see any of this land HUTCHISON k SALADEN Red Clomd, Nebraska CTsacwas&atfr'iaxwzKsnsi wssss. ski HanBHreSKjwss. - BOa2SErR3iCftX2B?S2XrayraM The Mew Toirist Rates SEASON OF 1915 ninttrtt. oils of round trip Summer Tourist fare generally in ollVct to .Mountain I'ci.ni.s from C'titru! an I I2istru N'.'brishi. 13-jt rutci fr.jtu tiny partieulir tmvn will be furnished on npi!Uitlon to tho undersigned. TO SJO Lull A It UHJRT.s Illustrative SmnuiPi- Tourist fare would bo, Denver ,..S0.0o c'olnrntlo Sprinvfe. l.Mlte's tVuk region , 'J-J.Oii Uoclcj Mountain Nutionai.K-.te9 1'ark, Colo., (Including auto) , '4'i.w rti rnruijACK mu.s hruion-. To Hot Hot Springs H I) 31.0,") I lead wo nl and Lead ' 85. M rv LUG UOltX MOUNTAIN'S: To tha Slieridun-Munchostor IpcallT R80O Tiiurtmpnlls tot Springs. Owl Cre-oh M juutnlns, via Denver 1I.H TOCALIKOUN'IA: To Sun I'rauolseo anil Los Angeles, direel routes 7'2 Cw Tti YIJLLOWSTONK PAUU: All expense tour. including rail, niitninobllo Pari; tout's nnd hotels via Cody, Oanliner or Yellowstone U8.I0 .Same tour, for pGinitineut camps : S7.IO TOULACIT.li N'ATION'AL PARK U.io TIIRKK PARKS uX oN'H TlCICblT: fl.irNngtfii touts to Yellowstone ( i (ilaoier include aKo Hie rnulo via Denver an l CoiiM.tl Yoinlng-liiiliiiu main line, with Rocky Mountnin Vitlotiul ite& Pailc u.ung:i le reached via Lovolaiul, Colo. WW 5 Auto Hearse - Horse Hearse ED. AMACK i 3; i i UNDERTAKING (LADY ASSISTANT) Phone, Ind. Store 1 58, Res, 93 RED CLOUD, NEB. aw paEzssaMWJSfseacsecsEi We solicit a share of your patronage during 1918 Isaac Thomas is having a hard time if it with rhuuiuntlsm and has been or it with rheumatism and has been ,-esold over and over Hgain at tho Vul souQned ts his room the past three entlno lted Cross sale until It brought TTOeks. Isaac says tie is iiko an out automobile, as soon as hugotsonc thing patched up somethlni; elso needs re galrs and he has It nil to do over. Ho visited the dentist In Hastings Wed aesday. Illaden Enterprise. i i n - i . - , i r 1 1 aMHaHBHiHHHMHMini Inavale Items' ' - roaTK - swracwKKisfcaisEHa ISttXJSSSCXZZZSXl L. W. Wakeley, General Passenger Agent loot Kurnuin St. Omaha. N'ebr N. B. Bush, Ticket Agent. Red Cloud, Neb. 5 PL ATT FREES i Tl i reso L'ho service ling that was sold nnd jnn.. wus muohascd throe tlmos by Mr. Shaw, a printer who works on the Searchlight, and In the throe ,pur chases he paid S35, When ,you(;flnd a printer that isn't patriotic, show him to us. The Stockman, Woodlako. Tliu homo guards meet e'tory Wed. iicsdny fttid'yiitiirduy night nt 8 o'clock. Let us til) trv to be preiiiit Mr. ami Mis ('. II Itures. visited at the home ol N'rs dune Farley un day. uite a number of Hip young follis went bathing lust Kiidnv evening in the oltl swimming hole cast of town. Mr. iintl Mis U. Ii. Htinter ami on Rbboit spent suntlay at Tail .Saunders l-ador Itreault met with quite an aeeiilent last Fiiduy iifteuinon. While sharpening a peg for the vveeder he riui the knife tilatle full length In his arm. I)r Mitchell of He 1 Cloud is at tending the c ist.. War seems to bo tho main .subject ol . tliu day. Let us all hope nnd pray I that the Hun Horde may Mion he! crushed never to r'ne iwalli; that pence on earth may -non be established and that all nations may dwell together in unity until time shall be no more Most of tho fanners me planning for harvest. Mrs iMidoie Ureault and little daughter pent hiit week with friend and relatives near Campbell. Oiundpa Rtitledge lh on the sick list Joe Tophum and wife spent Sunday with Mrs. Topham's parents, Mr and Mrs. Bert Leonard. Mr. nnd Mi.s. Chas Uenlcle, Mr. and Mrs. Wui, Cloud and Mr. and Mrs. (ieo Jorgerson were all Hod Cloud shoppers Satuiday. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph StlcUuey of Kuslchi wero visiting Mr. Stlckuey's folks at Inavalo. Mr. and Mrs. C A. Waldo and family spent Sunday at the home of Wui N'orrls. Mis Inez Strleltllu was .sewing for Mrs Hert Leuard the ilrst of the week Cljdu Pitney was In Red Cloud on busines-j Monday. A lady was in Inavale Wednesday and Thursday of this week demon- Lstratlug fruit and vegetable canning. The W. C. T. U. ladies met at Mi. Riitletlge'a hiat Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Hi Dunn sold the remainder f her stock of goods hist Friday am! they will bo shipped to Chicago, Sunday School every Sunday nt lO.:ir p. in. Kveiybody welcune. Miss Ih'ssie Rutle Ige was Hsslstiiik.' Mis 11 ii Hunter with her Iimu-i 1 vvoik last week. .Mrs. isiiiii Dlsley, who has been quite iick with typhoid fever, U much 'in pro veil at this writing. Fred Arnold and Frank Kinu Wvio ftonthofUed Cloyd Saturday loBlang after the furmet'H cuttle O. N' Wattheii autocd to Red Cloud last Saturday. Little Pw'nrl Mitchell was i.lelok last Sunday and M mday. Mrs Win. Ronkel spoilt last l'uos day with lior daughter, Mrs. c. P. Con loy. R. K Hunler, M.il Fnrnani and lsa lor Hiemilr woio llil Clou 1 e-iUor Tuolay nioi'idtijf. Mr. lluiiuuol of UiviTti'.i una seun ou our htret-ta M milny. Mrs. Chrlt .lii(jor.son gavo a party in honor of lnr grandson. Clur Marrow It being his rlt'tli lirthlay Mlto u crowd of little folks were puM-nt. All wero -ervetl with Ice cream ami ctUi, which the little folks greatly enjoytd Mr. and Mrs Clivs. Hunter spent Tuesd.iy in Hasting-,. Mr. an I Mrs. Chas. llenklrt spent Monday evening at the O. II. UnrKOiS home. Mi. and Mrs. John Burgi-s 4)f Red Ciouil, spout Tue-day'and W.-.lnesday with their s.in, C. II. UuigMi and family. The Junior Red Cro's inii at tho Red Cross room last Friday afternoon It wits sure nice to see so many little tollcs Iiitenste I. Mis Null from Uiverton. is visiting at tlu h.uno of C K. Kthrlght this week. Fred AinoUl lef; .Suiul.'.y far a few- nays pleasure in uiiiisui ouy, Use More Milk The Dcnaitment of Dairy Hus bandry of the University of Nebraska heartily endorses Food Administrator Hoover's statement urcinjr tho use of more milk. Mr. Hoover emnhasiz'es that milk is one of the mos,t important ' an excellent louse powder. Dust the food sources. It is indispensiblo in fowl thoroly with this powder. An children's diet and should be continued , other effective way of controlling lice as long as possible. Recent discov- is by the use or sodium lluonde. '1 His erics .show it to be especially rich in can he purchased at any drug store, properties that alone make' growth Apply by spraying tho toosts and possible. Further, the statement says: walls of the chicken house with a mix "For the purpose of stimulating ture of ono part kerosene to three growth, and especially in children, limits creosote, crcolin or zenoleum. butterfat and other constituents of. New University Department milk have no substitutes. Therefore, every parent owes lo himself and to his family the duty of providing vc- quisite amounts of milk, butter cheese and other products." Cost of Tractor Fuels The use of low grade fuels, such as kerosene or distillate, reduce fuel cost in operating tractors very materially, according to'.'tests conductcdi.by,,the Agricultural Engincqring Department of the .University of .Nebraska.1 Tract ors must bo dosigncd ,for these fuels in order to operate on them efficiently. Bladen Brieflets Memorial nerviccs were hold at the Opera llou.n last Sunday In commoni' ration of Lieut. G P Cither, who was killed In ac'ion oil the western fiont dining thr. Inst week in May. Lieut, father is the Ilrst Web'ter county man t lose his if hi France and the lift N'ebraka ollleer to be killed in action, tho one other Nebraska ollleer lost his life from woui.ds several month? hko. The LltSut. was also the Ilrst Webster uoitnty man Heroes seas going over In Juno 11)17. A Inter from Cloyd Gteen some where in France which was received by hli lather a few days airo states that lie ln been promoted to the rank - of Sergeant. S.H. Ureeiie left lust fall j opposite them they very quickly or fur Vancouver where he was enlisted ' iranized an attack to test the mettle of III the Ihiirlnoering Coips lie wn--formerly a Cutlet in Kearney Mllltaiy Academy and a Illation High School irraduate. The Chautauqua will begin June 2i and continue until July 3rd. After noon and erenliur smbluus with n fore noon -t'ssioii for the Junior Chautau qiias. Mis. P. . Stylor left last week fi-r Spi ingle, S D., to visit relatives. Mii. II. K. Mosi was in Hastings Saturday. Daniel Dexter vKlted Hasting friends Saturday nnd Sunday. James Burden and family of Red Cloud, autoetl up last Sunday. Mls lh'rnice Rlchison of Kdgar, visited lelatives hero the last of the week. C. G. Hiiiderup was down from Miu den on business last Siturday. Miss Opal Doutoti visited C.OmpI.ell friends Monday evcnln'. Harry Robinson wm in from Lin coln the last of the week. Joe Skidlant was a vhilor at the Joe itcnereaux home last Suit da v. C. W. Dlckluon nnd family left last week for Marshall, Okln.. where Hick will asslt hi biother In the hat vest field. Use English Entirely Tho Nebraska State Council of De fense today made public tho follow ins proclamation: The Nebraska State Council of De fense hereby invites the co-operation , over two month and only seven killed of all people of Nebiaaka in the cf- and two wounded is not had. I have fort to make English (the language. also lost two from disease and two by of the country) the s-ole medium of i accident. instruction in schools, private or. pub- There is a lot of book work con lie, alio language to bo geneially used noctcd with regimental and battalion in speeches and conversation in pub-i administration besides the oiderlics, lie places To Ihla end nothing but the runner.'', cooks, supply and mess ser Innguago of tho country should bo gcants, etc. There must bo telephone lu-cd on railroad trains, street cars, on land telcgiaph men signallers of var tho telephone ami other methods of ' ious kind.?. These are under tho dir public communication. All sermons oction of a lieutenant and arc known and public speeches Miould bo ox- 'ns tho Signal platoon and have ehaige cluslvely in the English language but 'of all communication from tho front where there aio old people who can- lino back. not understand the English language Trench warfare calls for now weap and it is deemed necessary to give ons one of which i the Stokes Mortar. religious Instruction in foioign tongue, all publicity should be noided 'n such insttuction. For the goneial wclfaio of the country and tho harmonious condi- ,i. 4i ii. .1 ... nun. ui uiu Miwio i iiu Mogan in u.ry Webratka community should bo "If you are an American citizen speak the language of the country." In tho.pliments. This is our Infant artillery fulfillment of this plan great patience . . i and "caro should be cxoicibed antl re sort to harsh measures should bo discouraged by every good citizen. The educational piocess will go a long way toward convincing men generally that to ask that all public comnnini- cations bo limited to the language of tho country ii a perfectly reasonable request, at least during the period of this war, and a request which, if gen eially adhered to, will accomplish good resirlts for everyone concemtd. To Kill Lice and Mites Tho Dopaitmcnt of Poultry Hus bandry of the University of Nebraska oilers tho following methods of fight ing lice and mites: Mix ono part zenoleum, crcolin or creosote and three parts gasoline. Stir in enough plaster of Paris to take up tho solu tion. Spread tho paste out away from . the sun and let dry. Ihis will make To meet tho demands of Nebraska farmers, a new department has been j established in tho University of No-, braska, known as the Depattment of I Rural Economics. It will study such problems as farm management, mark eting, taxation and tenantry. The plans of tho department includo a largo field of extension work. An agent in marketing will bo ono of tho work ers in tho field. Among other duties, tho department is authorized to re ceive complaints against railroad freight service. These complaints are forwarded to Washington. From the Front The Chief, not being in receipt of a letter from any of the boys from this immediate vicinity, lepiints a vcty in tcie'ting letter wiitten by Lieut. Wal ter II. Ncad, of Fianklin, publinhctl in the Sentinel and giving a graphic pen pictiue of life at the front. Somewhere in France. Dear Friend: J Just a few lines to let you know that Franklin is and has been rep- resented on the firing line for some time past. In fact we were the second national guaid division to get lo Fiance and we found our place on the line in due time. When the Germans found out that there were Americans tho newcomers. It was in tho caily morning hours that they laid down their ban age, liffed it to advance, but found a counter barrage on their own lines and so lowered their own again and again lifted it for the attach but were not able to gain a footing in our lines. Few found their wny in but they teemed to lemember that thov had foi gotten something and went back after it. Our baptism by fire was cosily so far as men aio concerned but it i. quite enough to say that we are Amer ican soldiers and yield no ground to tho wiemy. My own company lost seven men and one Stokes Mortar, a largo shell 220 m. m., making a direct hit on the piece nd taking tho whole ciew. The other crew near them wero so aggressive in their counter barrage that none of tho enemy entered tho lines on that sector. Officers who were in a position to observe say that they threw a perfect "Wall of fire on the Gorman first lino trench" and when they found there was no ono coming they applied their energy to tho 2nd. Tho French officers decorated my lieutenant, who was in charge, with a Croix-de-Guorrc and accoul ing to the custom of the French tho platoon is privileged to carry a Croix-de-Guorrc banner on the march. We have been in the lino almost continuously since Fcbruray 26, and have had only two men wounded since the big laid. Life in the lino is not as bad a3 most people piobably think it. I do not recommend it as a summer outing or anything on that order but' witli JS50 men on the line steadily fori 'A wicked niulo to say the least. Wo have our own little Engineer company to take caro of our own work . Very useful and very busy. Mil 1 1 IT more are sam to ue tanus anti i 1, ., . . ., uonw more are macninc guns on tne other side so we have a little method 'of our own of icturning tlieir com-i consisting oi a uattory ol young cannon. With piopor care and plenty of fresh milk and a little oats they might giow into real siege guns, but at present they aio small but vicious. Just now we are handling two sep- :nato kitchens diawing rations for and feeding ff7 men. Food is carried to H lot of these men in tho trenches, i others come to tlieir meals bv shifts and so it goes. Really great sport when overything goes nicely. Resides tho barrage, patiol antl raid of tho boche we have to contenil also with attacks of collies, rats and straw fleas. It is said that the men sleep with their clothes on to keep them away from tho rats. One man wrote homo 'that ho lost a pair of shoes and could not find them for several days. Ono night ho woke up and saw a rat wearing them anil so got them back. Franklin is sending quite a few men but not enough yet. Every man should como who is able and any mnn who claims exemption on any grounds other than physical disability or tho caro of aged persons or small children should have a coat of yellow paint. If they know what I know and then would not volunteer they are not good citizens. Sincerely, Walter H.Nead, 1st. 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Hcore of his ubcrilers hnvemndo 31 ti on n 100 invehttnent nnd up wind by following hi advice. I)n not buy in any company until you write him about it he "knows who is leli'tbie ami tlmse who ate net Wrie DunVor Iliiu'.streei'siigcncies in liilllnu? as to wliiuthfy tlnnU of O'tl Man lliurisaiul liiivmartcibla liil'orniatlon to invetur- O. it. Miner Man:i'iT Iir .. Di-arlorl.M. P. t; Vtttrnmri In I'liara C. H. Miner Serum Co. pii-iin'i i.r.-.- Anti. Hog Cholera Serum Rr.d Cloud, Ribraskn ivtr,. r nimno t nr i:ni.nco ,mui.i ii, vim .,!"'""' . L. i'u VctLrlnnt Llctusn No. 45 KODAKS Better Kodak Finishing And Developing. .:. A Full Line of Supplies KOLLS DEVELOPED-10o , WAIL YOUR ORDER TO l)S Stevens Bros. E. S. Garber Wall Paper, Paints, Oils and Varnish PICTURE FRAMING (Work Guaranteed) Electrical Goods of all Kinds Will Wire Your House And Furnish You the Fixtures Notice of Probate, 1 11 The County court ol Webster County Nebraska. State ol Nebraska, i weiistcr louiiiy, i hS. To all persons Intcrcstcil In the osta'o ot John W. Tloruej-, licceaseil: T.v k K Noth 1:, that a petition has been tiled praylnt; that tho Instrument it led in this court tin tho 10th day of .luno, 1318, purport Ins; to bo tho last will and tcntainent of said docciiKcd, niny bo proved and allowed and re corded as tho last will and tcstamont of John W. Tlcruoy. deceased; that said Instrument bo admitted to probate, and tho admlnlstrat. Inn of said cstato bo (ranted to K. J. Over Inland H. t. Caldwell. It Is hereby ordered by tho court, that all persons Interested In said estate appear at tho County court to bu hold In and for said county on tho nth day of July 11)18, at ten o'clock a. in,, to show causo, if any there 1)0. why the prayer of tho petitioner should nt bo granted, ami that uotW'o of iho pend ency of said potltlon and tho hearing thereof be given to all persons Interested tu said matter by publishing a copy of this order In tho Hod Cloud CJhtof, a legal weekly news paper printed In said county for (our con secutlvo weeks prior to said day of hearing. Witness my hand and thosoal of said court this 10th day of Juno, A. I) 1U1R. 2- CA. I). IlANNliV, Soal.J County Judgo K. a. Caldwell, Attornoy for Kstato V- , X. V -' "MV&rnttsrm:. . r -awatg-attc IvrTMowft, l" yy r w