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With Ben Turpi n The Guy with the Funny Eyes
and a million actors-more or less
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See Ben in His Foot Ball Toggery
Also 2-reel Big V Comedy
Throbs
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PRICES
FRIDA V, DECEMBER iyth
MARY'S ANKLE
and Fourth Episode 0
THE PHANTOM FOE
$5 &,
$ kdti St h
Monday and Tuesday
Words Can't Tell the Appeal that is in
'Humoresque '
Strong men have cried and women have wept, as they were touch
ed by this piclure.
Not to see it is doing
only an injustice to
yourself.
This picture has been
brought to Red Cloud
at a Great Cost
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' HUMOR.ESQ.UE ' A PARAMOUNT AR.TCFLAFT PICTURE
THE RED CLOUD CHIEF
Red Cloud, Nebraska.
PUBLISHED EVERY THUttSDAY
Entered In the FoMotllce at ttcd Cloud. Nob
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A. B. McAllTHUR.Edttor and Owner
CORN CHEAPEST"5 COMMODITY
, IN U. S. TODAY, SAVS'FILLEY
. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 13. "Corn is
the cheapest commodity in the Uni
ted States today," according to H. C.
Filley of ho Nebraska College of Ag
riculture. "It is not only cheaper than
any other product of capital and la
bor, but cheaper than it has been
since vc havo had a well established
system of grain marketing. This
does not mean that it is selling at a
lower price per bushel measured in
money, but that a bushel of new corn
has loss purchasing power today
than had a bushel of now corn nt any
time in the past forty years."
"We sometimes think," said Pro
fessor Filley, "that the fall of 189G
established a low record in corn val
ues, but it is easy to demonstrate
that corn was relatively higher then
than it is now." Ten cents a bushel
was a common price for corn in
eastern Nebraska in 189G; country
elevators are offering from U0 cents
to 40 cents per bushel today. A com
parison of retail prices of the two
periods shows that the farmer could
purchase more with 10 cents than
than with 40 cents now.
"In 189G corn meal sold wholesale
nt about 80 cents per hundred pounds,
and retailed at but little more than 1
cent per pound; today a five-pound
Back retails at from flO to 40 cents. In
those days of 10-ccnt corn the pro
ceeds of a single bushel would buy
four pounds of beans, or nearly a
pound and a half of 7-cent bacon.
Few beans can bo purchased today
for loss thnn 10 cents per pound; ba
con retails at from 40 to CO cenFs per
pound; and prunes at from 25 to 30
cents per pound
crop in 180G with hired labor paid
nltnnt SI1 rnitw Mtn.tili ntl lmtil MH!r
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year many farmers havo paid from
$75 to $100, per month and board for
men who were less efflcient than the!
hired men of 189G.
"The man who is utilizing the pro
ceeds, of his corn crop to -pay for a
farm finds that a bushel of corn has
much less, purchasing power than had
B' bushel 'of 'corn during the 'hard'
times.' -5ood eastern Nebraska farm
land could be purchased then for
from $25 to $40 per acre. The same
past year at from $150 to $300 per
acre.
"The producer is hard it. The prices
of his products have fallen much
more rapidly and much farther than
has the price of the commodities which
he must purchase.
"Tho big cpnsumcr," said Profes
sor Filley, "is profiting little by the
farmer's present low prices and is
certain to bo injured ultimately. The
farmer can buy little of the city's
products because of his decreased
purchasing power. The present food
supply is large, but ultimately it will
decrease because fanners will not
continue to produce at a loss.
"One of the first steps in the pro
gram of the progressive fnrmcr is
to find out what it is costing him to
produce corn, wheat, oats, hogs nnd
other staples. Unprofitable crops
can then bo dropped. The Nebraska
farm bureau of federation nnd the
college of Agriculture are co-operating
in tho publication or cost of
production records. Any Nebraska
farmer can procure from his county
agent suitable blanks for such cost
records." World Herald.
ARE FARMERS GOING TO QUIT?
Are farmers going to quit, on ac
count of the treatment they have re
ceived in the last few months? Some
of them have already quit, forced out
of business by the big drop in 'the
prices of grain and live stock. 'What
shall the young man do who has! just
a good start or who is jusfrabOitf to
start farming? Whatr shall tfieMeh
ant do who must pay high rent with
grain and live stock bringing 'bottom'
prices? What shall the owner ,of
high priced lands do in order to ob
tain returns on his investment? The
future outlook of farming as, it
looks to the young man, as it looks
to the renter, as it looks to the owner
of high-priced land will be one of
the important subjects discussed at
tho meetings of organized farmers in
Lincoln January 3 to 7. More than
a score of organizations of farmers,
live stock raisers and other producers
are billed to meet during the first
week in January. With farmers
aroused all over the land, these meet
ings will bo watched far and wide.
Sentiment here expressed will indi
cate the future attitude of Nebraska
farmers, and what farmers do in Ne
braska farmers will do everywhere.
Those meetings will be of national
impotance and ne fnrmcr can afford
to miss them. One day will be de
voted to a general meeting of all or
ganizations, at which men ow nation
al repute will be heard. Secretary of
Agriculture E. T. Meredith, Gover
nor Henry J. Allen of Kansas, Henry
Wnllace of Wallaces' Farmer, and
other big men are on tho program.
NE15RARKA LOOMS UP IHG AT
SHOW
The Nebraska College of Agricul
ture again made a splendid showing
at the International Live Stock Ex
position at Chicago. Stock exhibited
by tho College won three champion
ships, six first prizes, and a largo
number of lesser plncings, bringing
to the slate a total of $1,03G in cash
premiums. Tho College's judging
If tho farmer's wife wished to nur-1 ttnim was second in a field of twenty
chase a now dress with the proceeds , H'K live-stock states and Canada, de
of 10-ccnt corn, she could buy good Anting such states as Illinois, Iowa,
calico nt 5 cents a yard, and cheaper , Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Kan
grndes for as low as 3 cents. The
price today is more than four times
as high.
In 189G a hundred bushels of 10
ccnt corn would buy a hard-finish,
all-wool worsted suit of substantial
make. One hundred bushels of 40
cent corn will not buy n suit today
that will givo tho weaver hotter ser
vice than did tho $10 suit of 189G and
.most suits sold at that price arc
mado from loosely woven cloth con
taining a high percentage of rcwork-
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sas, Ohio, Texas and the Dakotas.
Out of eleven student judging teams
which tho College has sent to the big
international show in tho last thir
teen years, it has led all states once,
been second four times and was third
once. The people of Nebraska can
well bo proud of thoir College of Ag
riculture. It is making a fine record.
DEGREE OF HONOR
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was considered in full dress unless she
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The Degree of Honor lodge met in
regular session in tho I. O. O. F.
hall, on Tuesday afternoon, with a
goodly number present. Tho follow
ing officers wove elected:
Past Chief of Honor Mrs. W. Throck
morton Chief of Honor Mrs. E. Welsch
Lady of Honor Mrs. Fannie Smith
Chief of Ceremony Mrs. Mary Huffcr
Financier Mrs. Ida Cummings
Treasurer Mrs. M. A. Mercer
Usher Mrs. Richardson
Assistant Usher Mrs. Corn Wolfe
Inside Watch Mrs. D. G. Rritton
Outside Watch Mrs. A. N. Delph
Advisor to Chief of Honor Mrs.
Myra Slaby
First Maid of Honor Miss Ella
Strclt
Second Maid of Honor Mrs. Ling
strum Musician Mrs. M. A. Mercer.
After tho initiation of three new
members and tho rc-instatement of
two' members a hot timo lunch was
sjorved. Theyytai.twoJ
wl&3 from Tuesday.
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If men and women aire not employed, they
cannot consume. If people dont consume,
the farmer cannot sell his crops, the mer
chant his stock, and the manufacturer his
product.
Men and women cannot be employed unless you keep
on buying.
By not buying what you need, you prevent the con
sumption of things, on which you depend for your
own living.
So keep on buying now that prices are downdon't wait.
Waiting means less work all down the line, in the factories, rail
roads, banks, retail and wholesals stores, etc.
Waiting only means unemployment; unemployment means less
consumption of the products of farm and factory and general
business stagnation.
Which means bread-lines.
You can't sell your crops or your labor to the "bread-line" man.
Keep on buying what you need now.
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