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VOLUME 48
RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, FEBURARY G, HU!.
NUMBER G
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Don't Hide Your Money at Home
IF eerybody did, it would kill business as sutcly at
i( everybody stopped work.
Let your money work for you in an intcreit li-arinfj
certificate of depojiteof this bank. Wc pay -l per cl.
Depositors guaranteed by Depositors
Guaranty Fund of Slate of Nebraska
Webster County Bank
Edward Flounce, President
S. R. Florance, Casliicr
Red Cloud, Ncbr.
February U, 1919.
Hoard met in-uy?uhir session, with
all members indent, Wocsncr pre
siding The minutes of the previous moot
ing were read and approved.
The following bills were read and
allowed:
$
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Get YOUR GROCERY Supplies of
Wullbrandt
Choice Candies,
Canned Goods
Full Supply of Pecans
All Kinds of Nuts
Fresh Cookies
Fine Apples
Everything in Groceries
and Queensware
A Few Pieces of Fine Hand-Dainted China
Clins. Harioll . ..
Wm. Weehner . .
Malono-dellatly
K. S. Garber
Hansen Laundry
f J rice & Grimes
Morhart Hro.s.
K. W. Stevens . .
Geo, V. Trine
Tito McMillan Co, .
American Hook Co. . ...
C. II. Congdow
University I'ttb. Co
Titos. Charles Co. .
Current Events
Nebr. School Supply House
W. M. Welsch Jlf,'. Co
Upon the recommendation of Super
intendent Whitehead that a truant
olliccr be appointed, it was moved and
seconded tltat Weesner and Ilcrrick
bo a committee of two. duly author
ized to employ a truant officer to com
pel delinquent pupils to attend school.
Board adjourned.
C. J. POPE, Secy.
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Hold Annual Meeting
The Fanner's Union Co-openttlve
Association met In nntnial session in
the Kullofw building lnst Thursday'
and proceeded to trnnsact tho business
appertaining to snob meetings after n '
short year of success. j
Tiic Association started early hist
spring and the reports at their Hist
annual meeting weie most encourng-1
Ing.
II. Crowi-ll was elected president,
Chits. Pbaies secretary.! iTiisiuer, J
D. Wlscrnrver, chairman Uuaid of 1)1
reotots. reelots.
The satisfactory gio.vth of the Asso
ciation induces eonsidenttlon of buger
quartets mid a hotter location in the
near futpre.
Levi Yost Retires
Everything
w
Ususually Found
At a
First Class
Furniture Store
City Council Transactions
Mayor Damerell being absent,
President A. It. Saladcn convened the
Council in regular session last night,
with all members present.
At the personal request of a um
ber of business men the Occupation
Ordinance was amended to raise the
fee for peddlers and street sale of
merchandise to 50.00 per day and on
Merry-Go-Hounds to 2.50 per day
for two weeks and 5.00 per day there
after.
On the personal complaint of Mrs.
MeFarland as regards the heights to
which her water bill had soared, Pres
ident of tho Council, appointed a com
mittee of one to go with Superintend
ent Bradford, investigate and adjust
the matter.
Tho report of S. R. Florance was
read and ordered placed on file, after
which tho notice of injury to W. A.
Kent was read to tho Council nnd also
placed on file.
In order to secure an extra 5 per
cent discount on purchases of oil from
the National Refining Co. by permit
ting ca.sh to accompany the order, the
city treasurer was instructed to honor
the order of the company and chargo
same to tho Electric Light Cash Fund.
The city engineer was instructed to
take up with C. B. & Q. officials tip
matter of draining tho lower cndVf
town of flood waters.
City Treasurer was instructed to
transfer 30.00 from the Electric
Light Cash Fund to tho Electric Levy
Fund and cancel the "500.00 warrant
registered against tho Electric Levy
Fund.
Tito following claims were read and
allowed:
Beginning with Satin day. Fobutnry
t, tho Fourth Avenue me tit mnrkot,
for tho past several months, conduct
ed by Yost Bros., will henceforth be
I. K. Yoitifc Son, tho junior member
of tho firm boing Harry Yost, who but!
recently returned, and assumed hi 4
former duties nt the block, aftor ser
vice overseas. Levi Yost) tho retiring
member of tho old firm, owing to health
conditions, is compelled to seek out
door employment, and will shortly
move onto a farm near Quldo Rock. J.
B Yos.t AjSon comprise a team too well
known to requite further comment nt
our hands, and while all will regret
the departure of Levi YOit and family
yet the personal of the new fltm will
meet with the approval of all. Com
Ad ' ' "
Farm Bureau Notes
Plan or Wot k for 1019-The follow,
iug ptojeets wero adopted at tho Fnrtn
Buieati meeting and will bo worked
out in Webster County tho coining
year by tho Farm Bureau through the
county ugent and the Extension Sur.
vico
Major Pi ojee's Blackleg, out smut
treatment, prairie dog eradication.
Minor Projects Improved Live
Stock Association, Boys Calf Clubs,
Boys Pig' Club, Students Judging
Team, Farm Record Bjoks, Hog Bis-oii'-es.
titlos, Sheep, Poultry, County
Fair, Farmeia Institute, Tours, IJ.i'ry
Ing. I'm in Loans.
()' bur Projects Other proj efs may
bu worked out in communities as local
projects where the demand Is for
Mich. Tho above named pi ojeuts cover
the entire county.
Hi.niiv U Fai'm it,
County Agituultuial Agent.
ROY SATTLEY
Furniture and Undertakin g
J. A. Bradford
W. A. Patten
A . C I ark
Leo McArthur
P. II. Fcarn... L...
S. R. Florance
O. C. Tcel
C. V. McKcighan
P. II. Boner
Amorican Ins. Co.
E. S. Garber
G rant Christy
JoTin dlarljly,.
C. T. Dickinson
Malono Gellatly Co..
Morhart Bros. .
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Weather During January
U. S. Weather Observer Clias. S.
Ludlow's report shows the average
precipitation for January the past
ten years to be A of an inch, like
wise that last month was the lowest
in ten years, with January 1912, next
lowest, with .10 of an inch. This
January was also reported to hava
been the warmest in ten years and
likewise contained tho most clear
days. Tho report shows the mean
temperature to have been 40 degres;
maximum, Cl degrees; date 29th;
minimum temperature 18 degrees be
low; date 3rd; total precipitation,
nni- n I
110 I . 4(ol cnniufnll ii-nnn' mimlinv
ln - ( bltlli:, VWV14 ailU1lli.il, VtMVVl .M...ww
rm Mlof (,ay clear 25 Partly cloudy, 3;
cloudy, 3; prevailing wind direction,
north west for 12 days.
Red Cloud Auto Co
Peterson Garage J .
Mayer Coal Co.
Nut'l Refining Co
Mid West Electric Co
Badenhousor Co
C. R. Lewis
M. McConkoy .. ,. .
Mountfoul & Sihcrt
Farmer's Co-Opcr. Ass'n ....
Transfer E. Lt. Levy Fund....
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OVER-ACIDITY
of the storftach has upset many
night's left. If your stomach U acid
disturbed, dissolve two or three
Ki MC1DS
on tho tongue before retiring and eiS
fov refreshing sleep. The purity and
Ucodncssa of Ki-molcb cu'arnnteod by
SCOTT fsROWNS
MkKOta OP ECOTT3 unnLSioii
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Put On Your Slippers
You're In For The Night"
Tough luck, old pal, when your wife says this,
but it won't be bad at all when you get that
New Edison Diamond Phonograph
You won't want to go out then.
We'll lend you one for FREE home trial. It
won't cost you a cent and no obligation to buy.
-EASY TERMS TOOV
Enjoy It As You Pay For It
I
E. H. Newhouse
Optometrist and Jeweler
-OTT.
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Some of the conveniences
electricity brings
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How many times have you re
solved to have electricity in your
home "some day?'.' Nov you
can afford it.
Not only have special rates for wir
ing been arranged for this campaign
but the three-fold economy of EDISON
MAZDA Lamps which give three
times as much light as old-style car
bon lamps will help you pay the cost.
And the whole family will enjoy the
benefit of electric service that makes
possible innumerable comforts and con
veniences such as, the electric toaster;
flatiron, table grill and vacuum cleaner.
Let us explain the saving you ean mako
by having your house wired now.
B.W. STEVENS
Plumbing" 'Heating Everything Electrical
Tho Tunis-Mississippi Rend just
tnont Congress in Omaha, Febrtuiry
18-20, will (,'lvo the business nion nnd
farmers of S'J states West of the Miss
isslppl nti untiMiiil opportunity to de
velopo a plan of action and create the
mticliinory to carry it out at Washing
ton and elsewhere.
The Nebnihkn Retail Clothors Asso
ciation will hold its annual convention
In Onmlin, February 11.13. The-Mons
Apparel Club of Nebraska ineeU iu
conjunction,
The farmers Equity Union, a nation,
al organidtion, will hold its annual
convention at Omaha, February 12-13
An interstate oonferonee of Rotary
Clubs representing Iowa, Nebraska,
South Dakota and Wyoming, will bo
hold in Omalia, February lii 17.
Tho Nebraska Manufacturers Asso
ciation will hold its annual couvoutlou
hi Omaha Fobruary 17.
The NebiHslta Conferonco of Credit:
Men will hold Its annual convention !u
Otnaliu February 18.
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