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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1921)
v t i.w :i it i ,; - MM STAtfE J&ItM BUREAU NQTES With millions of children and wo men in Europe, China and the Near East going days and weeks without sufficient food and the death tool from starvation growing rapidly, II. I). Lute, secretary of tho Nebraska fed eration, hns suggested that a "Miss a Meal" campaign bo launched in tho state. Tho. idea is to give up one meal a week and turn over the money from this meal to tho relief organi zations. Tho idea has been favor ably received in Lincoln nnd letters have been mailed to the Commercial Clubs over tho state. C. II. Gustafson of Lincoln, chair man of the grain marketing Commit tee of Seventeen, who explained the TH rruiiwiiwimmnimivtJLiMJlMVBiam Brinfe 1 0111 Hart. ess wfHTOTum Fogel Bldg. With the beginning of spring work on the farm comes additional demands on your equipment. Inspect vour harness, and for the best of repair work give me n trial. Red Cloud Nebraska T" J. 0. BIO LEI .-Jn.rT.ji..j.-laTTrBrrg3a3IJgn3JUJLILIJL,lll.llJlllJllll WWMW.V.V.V.VAViV.V.VAVV.V.V.V.V.VA'.VAV.V Mrs. Ed. Amack I. T. Amack i A mack & Amack proposed plan to farmers In eight Btates during the past two weeks, was nt the state capitol last weekend nnd reported that all of tho 25 leading grain producing stales in the coun try had unanimously endorsed the National Sales Agency, " the non profit, non-capital stock corporation to handle the market of grain. Seven delegates from Nebraska will meet with 100 representatives on April G to either reject or accept the plan. Carl N. Vrooman, former assistant secretary of agriculture and Director of the (Sift-Corn project of tho Amer ican Farm Bureau federation, was in Lincoln last week where he explained the details of the project to repre sentatives from the state federation and several county farm bureaus. He said that 40 oars of corn a day were being sent to tho starving children of Europe and tiic Near East. D. Burr Jones, t-tatc representative of this re- lif wnrj:, attended me meeting, is'c bra.ka's quota in the campaign flrP-flfit& rv.'tf &"'? ' ifi irpii urn Mi, nil ,iijiD JI)l.liM it .tmw-t federation to represent them hearing before the State Hallway Commission. This was on March 11. On March 21 the Commission ruled that the telephone company must start to improve its lines immediate ly and have them in serviceable con dition by July 1. C. II. Hyde of Oklahoma, member of tho Committee of Seventeen who helped to explain the grain market ing plan to the farmers of this state, is a native Ncbraskan. He made his homo in this state for several years and attended Doahe college nt Crete. His parents are still residents of Ciny county. lie visited them for Fovcral hours while ho was ytill in tho state. aFalFOR SALE Progressive Straw berry plants. $1.25 Frank Vnvricka. per hundred. Mr. and Mr.,. Funk returned to their home at Superior Saturday morning after spending a few days with Mrs. Hummel. BOARD OF EDUCATION MET ON MONDAY Tho Board of Education met in regular session on Monday evening with all members present and after the minutes of the March meeting were read and approved the fol lowing tmis were read and allowed: When J. R. Howard, president of the Amcriran Farm Bureau federa tion, pent out n request to all uni versities and state colleges asking them to start course1? in co-oncrativc to marketing to take care ol growing C. L. Cotting I Grice & Grimes Mrs. C. F. McNeil and children Wissrins .,.. . ,. n , , . , ilurnure ic Son went to McCook Sunday evening af. Maloi.c-Gellntly tor visiting with her sister, Mrs. J. Hansen Laundry !ZZII S. L. Thomas and family. L. L. Pierce L Chief Mrs. Ralph Shcpnrdson returned to Geo. W. Brown her home nt McCook Thursday even-. J'011 I3ooj$, c- ing after spending a week with lier aiS?IIlffii Co". parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Dickon-1 Gen.' Biological' Supply son. ' ; ' D. Appleton & Co. ...... ' j Scott, Foresmnn Co., . . C. C. McConkey returned to Grand American Book Co. ... raise three and one half million bush- need-, he did not realize that els of corn is five. hundred thousand bushels. I UNDERTAKING BOTH PHONES RED CLOUD, NEB I. T. AMACK-PHONE 1ND. 76M I VjUWfMXfMfffS.m.nSS.mmmfS.mfffMMn'fm9J'fffXJffffJWV rmiiraiM Lumber Today I liliiuilu lulllillUuUilUillUl I Pla The lowest priced construction material in the world. Buy it. Over no sets of government harness were ordered through the state fed eration the first few days after the proposition was secured with a sell ing agency. This means that the har ness can still bo sold "for $10.75 a set as the federation agreed to se cure fiO orders at this price. Those who have received the harness say it U highly satisfactory. Several county farm bureaus plan to secure a set for inspection by their farmers. Checks for tho harness must accom pany tho order to the state office. At Rising City tho farmers have been receiving poor telephone servioe for several years. As soon as the farm bureau was organized in the county several members got together nnd secured Fred Dcweoso of tho le gal service department of the state "Quality" Job Printing it & Frees mmmmmmmammmmmammmi mmmammmmsmm The Margin of Safety is leprMsuiituil by llio amount of insurance you curry Don't lull yourself into u fancier! security. Because lire ha uover touched yoli it doesn't follow that you're iiniiuuio Tom uto'v -no today, if you Imve lime ntid you hotter (Ind time ooine to thy ollh'o (Hi 1 we'll write a piHey o-i your house, furniture, ijre or merchandise. -LAl'BR MAY BE TOO LAI'h- C. TEEL R.elirab!e Insurance Island Wednesday after W. M. Welch Mfg. 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No braska had seen this need year.i ago According to II. C. Pillev, head of i tho rural economics department of Nebraska university, courses in co operative marketing were offered as far back ns 1914. In 1920 a two year course was arranged to train men who wished to become manager' of co-operative enterprises. Informa tion about this work hns been sent to nil rtatcs between the Pacific and Atlantic upon request. Farm Bureau Notes HEREFORD BREEDERS MEETING The Hereford breeders of Webster county will meet in the court room Saturday, April 9th at 2 o'clock p. m. The purpose of this meeting is to form a Hereford Association that will promote tho Hereford industry in the county. IUilcs and rgeulation will be drawn for Hereford Calf Club at tly's meeting. Mr. M. B. l'osson, Ex tension Specialist, in Animal Hus bandry, will give a talk nnd help with the organization. RANKED WHEAT GROWERS All farmers raising Kanrcd wheat are invited to attend a meeting on Friday, April 1G at 2 o'clock p. m. in the court room of the court house. Mr. P. II. Stewart of Lincoln. Ex tension Specialist in Field Crops and Sales will explain this year's plan and method of Pure Seed Inspection nnd Certification. Kanred wheat growers who expect to sell their wheat for seed will want to have their seed certified. TOWNSHIP MEETINGS Three Township meetings were hold tho past week. Geo. Boomer of Lincoln. Extension Specialist in Mar keting was here nnd gave a talk on marketing at there meetings. Guide Rock Township adopted a' program of work on hogs with C. W. Johnston as project leader. I en farmers present signed up for "Pure Bred Sires Only" and six farmers for Accredited Free Tuberculosis test ing. Glenwood Township adopted a .wheat; urogram of work with Earl flfmtibek us project leader. Twofarm- irft will have their cattle tested for tuberculosis and six farmers signed ip for "Pure Bred Sires Only." TOWNSHIP MEETINGS 'NEXT WEEK Pleasant Hill Township, Tuesday night, April 12th at School District No. 30. H. Gould, speaker. Oak Creek Wednesday night, April 13th at School District No. 77, H. Gould, speaker. Batin Township Thursday night, April 11th at Bohemian Hall, P. II. Stewart, speaker- Stillwater Township, Friday night, April 15th at School District No. 83, P. II. Stewart, speaker. Every farmer in the town ship should attend these meetings. PIG CLUB All bovs joining Sow and Litter Club or Pig Club should attend a meeting held nt tho court room on Saturday, April 10 at 2 o'clock p. m. This will be a county wide meeting and any boys or girls interested should bo sure to attend. HOLSTEIN BREEDERS ORGANIZE Tho Holstcin breeders of Webster countv met and organized a Holstcin Breeders Association. Wm. Starke elected president, E. W. Loeskc, vico iirpsiilent. C. II. Miner, chosen as secretary and treasurer. Webster countv will have a Holstcin Calf Club with ten members and from this club will come the Dniry Stock Judg inc Ttnnm nf throe members who will go to the State Fair and compete with teams from other counties. Webstar countv is the third county to pcrfc.-t a Holstcin Breeders' Association. With a live organization in tho coun ty, watch tin Holstcin industry im prove nnd gio".'. ' HENRY R. FAUSCH. . County Agricultural Agent. mnvnimr "" ""- -,. TV.!l.t! .... I -, 1- n- !t- spending several week, hero with his tcornullKed to look in ti and . mnttei daughter, Mrs. family. Rich Lippincott Mrs. J. D. Cathcr and daughter departed Mondny evening for their homo at Holyoke, Colorado, after spending several weck3 hero witlv her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Garbcr. The following slupped stock to Kansas City Sunday: Delanoy Bro., one car of hogs, Ed Gordon one car of cattle, Fred Gordon one car of cat tle and A. B. Crabill one car of hogs. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Sherman re ceived word Thursday stating that the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hiatt of Los Angeles, California, had passed away in that city after being operated on for appendicitis. The Degree of Honor mot Tuesday afternoon and initiated two now mem bers. A large attendance whs present nnd after Indue closed they were en. leitained by the Second division of which Mrs Doiu EcUlor Is chiiinnnn and Mrs Mary Huffcr nsM-tnnt A three course lunch n urvrd and nil pioMMii reported as having h (,'ood time. WAS THERE, BUT NOT VISIBLE A. E. F. Veterana Who Served In France Will Probably Quickly See Point of Little Joke. It was evening at the edge of n little French village the only thing visible nhnve the "mini. The inen deeply dis gusted, had been called out for "re treat." At tlr.' command "ltlj:ht dress!" there was much lloundorim; about before the line slowly oscillated into n semblance of stralghtness. The company commander, suspicious of A. W. O. L.'s, watched closely as the cor porals reported their miikuR Sud denly he Interrupted, "lteport your (quad again, corporal!" he com manded. "Twenty-fourth squad present," enmo the answer. "What do you mean by reporting all present, Judson?" shouted the captain. "You've only three men In the front rank." "No, sir," retorted the corporal In tones of extreme weariness. "That vacancy Is 'Shorty Meggs.' He's In a mud hole." Judge. PECULIAR "G00D-LUCK" SIGN All this is service in the truest sense of the word, cordial, interested, and with out cost E. H. Newhouse AT s s SA V '. S J? .. .cCPj ,.' .O jF -o., ".."? Si. r .v - Statumont o! Ownership, Etc. Rtatoincrtt ot ownership, innntigmnent, dr. dilation, etc., required ly tho net of f'onRrcRs of August 21. 1012. of tho Hod Cloud Chief pu blished weekly at Hod Cloud, N'ol-aM:i, for April l.littl. Kdltor, I'uhllshcr and Owner: A. H. Mc Arthur, Heil Cloud, Notir. Known landhold ers, mortKngcs, none. (Sinned): A. II. MeArthur. Subscribed and sworn to before mo UiIh 4th day of April, littl. (Seal) K. 11. Kloranco, Notary Public. Filled Wash White With Joy, but There Are People Who Would Hardly See It That Way. Carl Emll .Tunck. the Chicago mil lionaire Importer, said at a sanger fest : "Only an Incurable optimist like my Wash White could regard Germany's future as promising nnd hopeful. "I met Wash tho other day with n big raw gash In his forehead. " 'What does that gash mean, Washington V 1 asked. "'Whnt does It mean?' grinned Wash. 'Why, Mr. .Tunck, It means good luck, dat's what It means. I prayed do Lawd last night to gimme n good-luck sign and do fust t'Ing dls mawnln' when I opened do stable do', de mule Lazarus up wld his hoof and fotch mo a kick In do face. Dnr's luck fo' you, Mr. Junck n boss shoe In yo' face befo' breakfast. Golly, but I hopes do luck keeps up do same fo' de rest o' de year.' " of tr.niliiif' the Afmeulliirp farm for tho Miner tract of land for athletic purpose and instructed to report their lmdings to the Hoard. Miss ,Tocphino Davis of Rivcrlon was employed ns principal of the grade school at a salary of SHOO per year and Miss Simmons of York was elected supervisor of music at a salary of SI 00 per month. II. N. Eshclman was elected prin cipal of the Senior High School at a salary of $1000 per year. COUNTY COMMISslioNnKS MET ON TUESDAY Red Cloud, Ncbr., April Gth Tho County Commissioners met pursuant to adjournment at 11 o'clock a. m. with all members present. The following petition was presen ted to the Board and the Clerk was instructed to sprea'd the same on the Commissioner Record. PETITION AND OBLIGATION We the undersigned residents and tax payers of Road District No. Gib hereby register our objection to Chas. C. Borcn filling the olllcc of Overseer of Highways of said Road District for the reason that he resides in the village of Cowles, Nebraska. We further hereby promise to refund to said Chas. C. Boron the sum of five dollnrs which has been expended by him in securing bond to qualify for said office. A. J. Guy, Alfred Manley, A. L. Reeve, Will Norris, C. S. Norris, Roy Wolf, Albert Schultz, Abort Nelson, J. N. Hutcliins, E. E. Simmons, Fred S. Vance. By roquet of Mr. Borcn his resig nation as Road Overseer of District No. Gz was accepted by the Board. The bonds of the following Road Overseers were accepted by tho Board: Harm Hopper, District No. 1; L. A. Meyer. District No. 12z', Henry John, District No. 12. A petition was presented to the Board nsking tlint Cathcrton Precinct bo divided into two Road Districts. Said division to bo made through the center of said precinct from north to south, the west half of said precinct to be Road District No, 15 and the cast half Road District No. 15 VL. On motion made and carried W. E. Lambrccht was nppointed as Road Overseer of District No. 15V& and John Stcen for District No. 15. In tho matter of A. C. Hale who. had paid his taxes on the S. E. of section 15-2-12 under protest after due consideration of the complaint tho Board decided to leave Mr. Halo's assessment the same as placed on tho tax books for 1920. On Motion made and carried Wm. Blobaum was appointed Road Ovev seer of District No. 7M:. Bert Leonard of Inavale appeared before the Board asking the permis sion to play Sundny base ball in Ina vale Precinct. On motion of Crowell nnd seconded by Stumphcnhorst tho following resolution was made and passed : Resolved: That tho playing of Sun day base ball bo permitted in Ina vaic Precinct said games to be con ducted in accordance with House Roll No. 200 passed by the 1919 Leg islature of Nebraska. No further business appearing tho Board adio,mncd to the call of tho Countv Clerk. B. F. PERRY, County Clerk. FARM LOANS Farm loans made at lowest inter est rates on cither improved or un improved lands. Absolutely no delay. No expense for examination. J. H. BAILEY. Will Hayes autoed to Esbon, Kan sas, Sunday afternoon, ho being call ed there on account of the sickness of his son, John, who has been work ing there for several weeks. Will Nebraska Save 20,000 Lives? .Jv' tf . v .& s- jf U r. jyj ft&. ft- .t ,'JKjMZ S C',K . ,s' Jo" 'riO ," .?. yp- . .VA" t- X tf- d- . r s s x a x x 1 f Vine 1- -JHViSs' 't ."., V March Weather Report i t Temperature: Menu 17 deg., maxi mum 83 deg. on IS and 19th, minimum 10 deg. on 2ath. Preolpitation: Total 0.33 inches. Number of days Clear 22, partly plainly 3, cloudy 0 Date" of frost-killing 23th. Datos .of Sleet 0th, Thunderstorm 20th. vPrevailiug wind Direction S W 9 days. Ralufull slneo Jan. 1st, 0 07 inch, Chas. S. Ludlow, Observer. Notico The man who took tho wrong ovor coat lost Sunday evening at tho Metho- l). church can get his own at Cottlng's .-.- i nrn t,ore. , ., sw ..... Will Nebraska save 20.000 lives? This Is tho question that will have to bo answered. Nebraska has been assigned thv task by tho National Relief commit teo of saving this number of persona from dying of starvation In China, by furnishing $200,000. Ten dollars will savo a life. Omaha's quota In this drive is $75, 000, and from present Indications, tho metropolis of tho state will go over tho top as In past drives. Attention Is now centered on tho state. Tho eyes of tho national com mitteo aro dlrect'ed toward this stnte with much hopo, becauso of Its won Ucrful showing In past drives. At a recent meeting of tho state workers in Omaha, Dr. J. P. Con nolly, who recently retunvod "from China, made tho following state ment: "Wo do net reallzo how ter rible the condition- aio In China, nnd wo should help China bc'auso China is tho real ally of tho United States Tho Chlheso' are genulno friends of tho Americans, nnd In any trouble Ihoy would stand by us. There ate it present more than 3CO.000-O00 Chlnes'o, bo you can Imaglno what a powor they would bo In caso wo needed their 'help. Wo hnvo an op, portunlty to provo to them con clusively that wo aro tholr friunda. Tho real test of friendship cornea when A-man, needs he)8c-.Chfna. pur, friend, Is asking America, Its friend, for holp. It's tho test. Wo must help. "Looking at this from tho humano standpoint. Whllo wo ha-vo plenty for food, thousands aro dying dally of starvation in China. In tho famlne-strlcken district, roots and dried leaves aro being sold at a pre mium; wholo families aro commit ting suicide; girl members of house holds aro being sold by tholr parents for Immoral purposes; children aro balng sold Into slavory." The drive Is being cnrrled on un der tho direction of I. W. Cnrpentor, president of'tho Carpenter Paper company of Oinahn. "I volunteered to take up this work," said Mr. Car ranter, "because I, had read of tho terrible condition in China, and tho p'.e:-. of tho suffering people touched my heart. It Is tho duty ot overy God-fearing man and woman to do their share in relieving the suffoi Ing In the orient. In I he oyes of God. thoro is no race, no creed, no color when a peoplo Is sufforlng. I know that Nebraska will do her utmost In Joining with tho other states of tho union In helping these people. Thpro is nn old Chlneso saying, 'Within tho four seas,, nil men aro brothers."' ","', ! .Contributions "should -be mailed to W. Dale ClaTk, vice president of the ,Qmaha National bank. , . - "1 V5SP
