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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (July 31, 1919)
CI? j8? fl ,i 5 , ,, 'it" l a . . . .fiing' aiaf -SEK tES3Dt',.a -ir- -,y A Newspaper That Gives The News Firty-twi Weeks Each Year For 11.50 VOLUME 48 IJED CLOUD, NEBRASKA. .JULY 31, lil!. NUMBER ;t . inr.' ' : iinjn irt: We buy and sell all issues of Liberty and Victory Bonds at the market. If you desire to buy or sell, call on us Interest paid oh Time Deposits Deposits Guaranteed by Depositors Guarantee Fund of State of Nebraska Webster County Bank CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $35,000 Red Cloud, Nebraska- Burned by Explosion of Gas Chautauqua Program Pleases' , Henry and lieu Hanks nml sister j The lt session of the Ked Cloud Miss Lenii. iiPcomiwiUcil br Oliver De- cimittHUitua opened Friday. Mr. and Mirs and SylvesterMercierdrovc down Mrs p,,,,, u.lniliuy worc Introduced to from Campbell to attend the Clmutau-1 He Ba,eni.e the ormei. i,elK tle qua heie last Sunday, Bcfote leaving . ,,1(.tful.m ,,.,...,.. A .. ,1 ,i1H irttGr .. ---- ----- superintendent or the chtlutens flo or, tho'teturn trip they stopped nt tltu ' H.imlll g ir.tge for oil and gas. At that time tli car, a Ford sedan, was oeeu .pled by the Batiks brothers DeMars ! and Mercier. While lllltng the gasoline- tauk 01 a p.irttnent, or the .Junior Chautauqua, The opening number was the Autph ion Four, male quartette. This pro gram Included vtwul aud itisttitmoutal aeiuctUlH. readings and a cornet solo. , of the ocaupnuta of the car struck a T(l8 eveulng ptogrniu brought forth1 nntch which ignited the fumes and In -Cron Bpplauo f,0m tlio audience, I a uiomout the intorlor of the car was whloli. in ttsnlf wns nvldenea that our t.. . ... ... . I -" 7 111 U'llUeS. I'llCy SUOOeOUOU III KOtWllir ,rtnn1ft nmn.,ln.. MnJi nlu.a.u,t,ir(nln. I l!? Wl'J'lVWtWtV. Itlll WHJ , !- car Physicians wero sum-.. ,.. .,', l il,,i .,. ti.i. ri,,.,,. - I 1UL1II1 IJULII 111 11 111LDI1 Wll L.14 L 3 VSIlllll 8 1 out of the Edward Floiance, President uwai S. R. Florance, Cashier tAuu ;...,. Del C"T FraitS Gives Excellent Satisfaction in a large number o! Red Cloud homes. WE GUARANTEE THEM nniiod and the Injured boys were tak en to the Royal hotel It was found t'tat Hcniy Banks, was badiy burned on the body, hands and feet. DeMuiV burns were not of as serious a nature, they being on his left shoulder, abdomen, hand'-, feet and the -side of his head Ben Bulks es caped with slight burns on the hands, feet and thigh. At the present time , the boys are doing kh well as can be expected, and It will be beveral diys lefore they can bo removed to their homes. We Have Some Very Fine Dried Fruits Have You Tried Mrs. fff f ttc Rohrer's and Verebest VOIICC THESE ARE MEDIUM PRICED COFFEES that are gaining in popularity. Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Our Stock in AH Lines is New and Fresh WE SOLICIT YOUR TRADE and know that or groceries and service WJILL PLEASE YOU P A. WllllD ra Groceries and Qucensware ndt Ijijiini,!!::..'!';!!!;, Dresses tor Summer No matter how popular suits' or seperate skirts may be, the thin dress is the most pleasing and comfortable for the hot weather costume. Figured and striped voiles, flaxons, pongees and organdies are the favorites. In white we have plain and fancy figures; In colors we have voile, organdy, flaxon bateste and georgette. We also have the handsomest line of laces with which to trim them. Come in and let us slioiv them to you Jfe. Barbara Phares Agent gor Ladies Home Journal Patterns All Sizes in Childrens Half Sox Fire Destroys Farm House Fire entirely destroyed the farm UDrae of James Davis, who resides near Ebou, Tuesday evening at about six o'clock. The exact cati9e of the fire is unknown, it is supposed to have been caused from "a defective Hue in tlje kijtoheu la a fevAuiuntes the llames spread to the other rooms of the house aud in less than half an hour the house was entirely destroyed. Mrs. Davis nibbed into one of the rooms aud endeavored to secure some clothing and personal effects Befote she had time to accomplish ths tatlc the llames wete upon her. She was compelled to foice a screen oir the window to escape from the loom, using s line bed ling as a shiold to piotect he ftom the llauifs Slic was hurried about the face, bunds and arms Mr. D i is who was ill at th tune got out of the house before the llwncs 1 cached him. .loliu Woesuer, a neighbor, phonal his father. in eesnei of this city, who immediately drove to the 'ceuc and brought the Ibivis fmnily to the city. The will be the guests of Mr. V-esnei until aiianireiuenU can be made I'm another dwelling. I About SjOO iusuiaiice was carried on I I le house but none on its contents. I District Court Proceedings Judge W. C. Dorscy held court hero last Monday, which is likely the last term to be held here by him, as he has accepted an appointment as a member of the Supreme Court Commission, effective September 15. The following matters were dis posed of: Donald E. Cloud vs 'ilattie Or chard et al, Sale confirmed. Deed ordered to purchaser. Minnie Westfall, formerly Minnie Turner, vs John N. Turner, defend ants given 10 days to file answer. Jacob Schunk vs Siebolt Johnson, Defendant given 30 days to file amended answer. John Saladcn, Administrator of the Estate of Joseph Saladen, de ceased, Sale confirmed, deed or dered. u Anna Strieker vs William Striek er, Divoice for plaintiff, former name restored. Application of Joseph Dreher, Ad ministrator, License to sell real es tate granted. 1 William A. Kent vs City of Red tauqiln circuit Major A S Idbby, American Gener al Stall' Intel prcter, conveyed to his uudicuce tacts that had been unknown to the uuj -rity of our citizens 1'ie-, war com tuns, as they existed in Kurope, pupaiations for war, (Serni- any's dlbiegrtid for sacred pledges and1 treaties and the League of Nations, were discussed by the major. Dr. Arthur S l'oclc, world traveler, and lecturer, occupied the platform . during the evening. The illustrated ' lecture lews from France coupled with authentic information pi overt to be both interesting aud instructive. On Saturday afternoon the stage whs given over entirely to the fair bex, the Liberty Belles, cotcposed of seven tal ented nuhtoal artists, who rendered u program 6t music, singing, whistling and brief skctchos, suoh as had never before been presented to our people. The Flying Parson, A. J. Nielsen, fail ed to make his appearance at the ap pointed hour. Capt. Arthur Kachel was substituted His ability to imper sonate nine diQcicut characters, in the "Melting Pot" was a feat that could only be accomplished by an artist Tills, in addition to vocal and instru mental numbois by the Liberty Belli s fouhi'd the program for the evening. .Sundiij moining union services weie held in the, big tent A union choir fuinlslud the music Dr But ns of Des Muitios, selected fur the theme of his lecuue seimon, "'lho Life of Saul " The manner in which he handled this Mibject held the attention of all his list nets buiidiu afternoon's piogram ptoved to bt a taie treat fot thoie in attend ance Urns 1; Taggait oi victor fame, falily made his violin talk. Veil- f trlloijuisin. mimicry, illustrations and explanations by this laments artist held the audience spellbound during the time he occupied the stage Dr. Lyiiinn Powell's lectin e,, "Hands Across the Sea" proved to be a more interesting subject than most peoplo thought it would be His subject cov-' ere 1 circumstances anil conditions as thev exist today in the' war-stricken ' countries aeross the water, Couuti les ' that are now torn asunder by revolu- tiou, robbed of their men, thereby left In a condition whore they are practic-. ally uuable to help themselves; Ameri ca must heed their call; como,to their ( assistance, in order that thoy may again resume their place in the mer cantile and agricultural circles. Dr. Amiirtry Mars' lecture Sjinday evening exceeded tho expectations of the audience. Hlb thrilling story of his three years In Luxemburg prison, his bold escapo made tho nerves of his listenors tingle, It was inside inform ation as to what actually took place inside of German prisons. "The Old Country Fiddler'-Taggart-ngaln demonstrated that ho could "put fun into music and music into fuu" and ilddled away many happy minutes for the audience, Kwings Overseas Band arrived on the scone Monday af tot noon. It was under tho personal direction of Prof. Help Your Boy Adjust Himself to Peace Suppose you spont the past ytHir in hurdling machine gun neate or potting submarines r swooping over tho German lines in an Airplane; wouldn't tho old homo seem a little quiec, almost dall, aftr you'd baen back a few days? Quite n problem to adjust yourself to tho hum drum life of peace after gambling with death, daily, for many months. And that's the problem which faces your boy. You can help solve it. Give him The NEW EDISON "77r- Phonograph zsith a Sour That will liven up the house. That will attract a crowd of happy young folks who will make things hum. That will fill your boys evenings with so much clean, whole some pleasure that nothing can compete vitli home as an attraction. ' "" Drop in tomorrow aud t-oe our exhibits of New Ellisons In period cabinets. Each instrument, no matter at what price, is now sold in a period cabinet of exquisite beauty. There are but two exceptions; 'models for sfieolal purposes ' ' f s E. H. Newhouse Optometrist and Jeweler t ihlii ""ETCH SAVE mativxmaBtaiaaaryxaimaiKmTniiKnJijjiA Him lutmwiaamirrmacmt lj Sm'lmm Can CALUMET x J Clniwt. TYnmno-na AnnHf-nt-tnn n? An. fndnnf fn nnk nhnrl-Q TT rfn1 ' Ewlng, One of tile UOted baud lOtldOlS defendant, denied. of the nation. The program varied, a I1LIIO u uvuiy tiling i rum griiuu uimu to the very latost In music -the jazz. Dr. Alva.M. Ueitzcl, a noted lecturer, entered into tho Problems of Patriot ism in a manner that domanded the undivided attetitiou of the audiouce, It was interesting and instructive They were problems of peaco rather (Contlnuod on page D) John Copley, one of Webster county's well known citizens pas-ed away in tho Hastings hospital Wednesday evening, lie had been opetated on for appendi citis. The remains will be bt ought to tills city tills eveuing. At the pros, ent time no (Jetlniito arrangements have bfen made for the funeral A wife, four children and several bisters and brothers burvive him, BA KING PO WDER $1.00 The World's Standard Brand Why Pay More? TheF Ui Red I Cloud armers union, "NOT 1NTHK COMBINE" lUMIIMMlM f 'V
