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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1922)
V jwiuiuiJMii.i'MMMJi'uiJairara"M UOW 'POSSUM KSOAriSI) Ml?. FOX was running homo one night, or rnthor early one morn ing before It was lljjht, when lie stum bled over Mr. Possum. Ho dropped bis basket and run, for lie tllil not dare stop to set what bad tripped lilin. "Oil, It In you J" willed .Air. Possum. "Co'me back, Mr. Fox, anil got your basket. 1 can tell you I have no ap petite for food this morning." v "Why didn't you speak when yon saw me coming Instead of lying about like n dead possum and Hearing a fel low out of his wits?" asked Mr. Fox. "Mr. Fox, you nil don't even know the meaning of that word scare," said , llr. Possum, picking himself up and walking alongside Mr. Fox. "Tonight has been the most scnrcfulest night nfvra0K' RKN HOME eRLY I ONE riotNlNO-- I ever knew, and If you would like to hear about It, listen." he continued. , "What does the word 'sonroftilost' mean';" Inquired Mr. Fox. "It means when you are senred so you think you are dead Unit Is senre fulest," replied Mr. Possum. "I was going. about not far from n field of sweet potatoes when I heard n nolso nmt out from everywhere I looked came dogs and of cnute 1 knew there were men behind them. "I scooted under a rail fence and made for a tree mid up I went and, would you believe It, Mr. Fox, those "What sin a Name?" V v V By MILDRED MARSHALL Ftek eJoul your name; IU hbtoryt mtanlng: uhtrja N uai derictd; tlgnfficanee; tour ludty dqt end lucky Jtteil Koxxoxo:oxoxo:o! . . I ra CORNELIA1 pOUTUNATF. Is she who bears thp name of Cornelia, which through the centuries has been symbolic of all that Is beautiful and reverent In moth erhood. Not only has Cornelia a heri tage worthy of an empress, coming as she does from the distinguished old llomnn gens of Cornelius, but her memory Is Immortalized by Latin legend, which makes her the mother of the Gracchi and the heroine of one of the most beautiful tributes to moth erhood. Some etymologists endeavor to trace Cornelia back to the two words cornu belli, meaning "a war horn," but the consensus of opinion Is that she hud no existence previous to the first wom an so called, who was the daughter of Puhllus Cornelius Sclplo Afrlcanus I, and the mother or the Gracchi. She seems to hnve Inherited from her gallant wnrrlor father a spirit of pure, lofty dignity which made her the high est type of lloman motherhood. When, according to the legend, the matrons of the most fashionable circle of Itomun society were gossiping over the undent lloman equivalent for tea and exhibiting their gem collections for the edification and envy of each other, Cornelia alone had no glittering display. But, summoning slave, she Jinil her 12 beautiful children brought to her, and, laying her bands on the shoulders of the (Iracchl, proudly said: "These are my Jewels." f The great historians of ancient J Home liuvu carefully recorded the In-' cldent making Cornelia superior to all ' the noble lloiuun ladles of here time. Cornelia's popularity as a feminine name throughout Europe is day to the martyred Pope Cornelius whose relics were brought to Coinpelgne by Charles the Paid. In the Low Countries, Cor nelius becume Kcetje or sometimes Kee. Nelson Is n Dutch rendition of Cornelius. JJut though Cornelia's Jewels may have buen hr children, she had a tal Ismanle stone, the turquoise. It Is bald to protect It.i weaver from the dimmer attendant upon travelers and to bring thoih, good fortune when they see the noiyuo'jn reflected on Its nit rf, ire. Sat urday i, hev lucky duy tind one her lucky number, lb illy, signifying fore taVut, f Ucr flower. (OUfitl'.' tv ts 'WtyirtSeT Htndlcatu, Inc.) Qusen Disliked Long Ssnions. Visitor to thu Ninoy fhupei. oil' iu. Stfftud, r ot'lcii naked to look at tin "old .hour-glow." on thu pulpit. It l not "old," lur It was uot placed thure ' until Queen Victoria restored the ( impel in ISO": It Is not an "hour glics," for the Hand runs tor IS mill utcs only. That period Is said to have been, chosen by tho queen as n protest ',:4'agalnst 'Jong sermon. Chriatlaa Set fact Ueaitor. men had lighted sticks and began limit ing for me under the tree until tho light from the sticks showed me up. "Then one of the men who hail, brought a gun- along popped It, but I dodged and went up higher. I decided to bang by my tall and make n leap from there, but what did one of those i)ion do but climb that tree and saw off the limb before I Jumped and down 1 fell bang on the ground. "Of course I played dead Possum, Injeudlug to take a chance on making my escape when the dogs began to nt tack me, but Instead of that one of the men picked me up by the tall and snapped It between the split end of a stick and hunu It over Ills shoulder. "He was kind enough to make the dogs- run ahead though, and as I opened one eye and peeked a little to see what was' going on I noticed that no one was behind the man carrying me. "But I saw little hope of escape for my poor tall was held so fast there was no chance of dropping from the stick. "Then all at once I noticed n tree with ii limb hanging over the wall we were coining to and Just as Mr. Man wns getting over dial wall I caught hold of the limb and swung up on It. "I gave such n tug that I pulled myself free from tb" stick, though for a while 1 was sure I had left my tall behind me like Bo-Peep's sheep." "Did you lose It?" aslsod Mr. Fox. "No, It is safe," replied Mr. Possum, "and so am I, but If It had been a very clear night I guess they would have caught me again. The moon went behind a cloud ami I Jumped from the tree and ran ami v. ben I heard you I thought It was one.if those dogs after iiu- again, so Fplayed dead." "you certainly did have a narrow escape and I am sii-o It Is Just what you said. Mr. Posmii i." said" Mr. Fox; "It must have been a very scareful night." "Kcnivful-et," corrected Mr. Pos sum, "If you leave off the est you do not half express my feelings." ( by McCluro Newrpaper Syndicate.) Patsy Ruth Miller fir sVSSSs'SSSSSfSSsjKjN; VWSNfNrV, As a rule It takes long hard work to get to the top in pictures. But It was easy for Patsy Ruth Miller, a beautiful seventeen-year-old "movie" star, who recently won a contract. She was visiting her parents In Cali fornia when a director saw hsr at the beach and told hsr he wanted her In a photoplay. Shs worked In that pic ture, then went to another studio, handed in her photograph and prompt, ly got another engagement. She was born In St. Louis, has dark brown hair, brown eyes and Is 5 feet 22 Inches tall. She has a vivacious man ner and keen mind that give her de cided personality. DOMT SEVlOMPWV$rVGf ORDfcWb OUT OP TOVJVi FER VJE WV4 00 THEVA JEST EX. GOOD, JEST t aEP,M k DERW SGW QUICKER.. AMD TVV VAOMEM WILL BE SPEVAY vivm ou ausmess vaevu WGHT m "WUC tOVJtt wKtr JHhI I ra i I '. ' f HUD OLOUD. NEBRASKA. CHIE! Uncommon Sense By JOHN BLAKE KEEP BRAKES IN ORDER A T Till npprouch to every danger " ous turn of a state rond is a sign which rends:. no slow. The iiutomoblllst who 1ms keen sense and good brakes heeds the warn ing. He gets around the turn with out anything happening to him. The speed maniac, or the man whose brakes are out of order, keeps right on. And we usually read of one or both In tne accident columns of the newspapers, sooner or Inter. The road we all must take Is pretty well marked with warnings, although It takes experience to read some of them. If we have the brake called will power, and keep It In trim, we have nothing to fear from the dangerous places. If our Judgment Is bad and our will power likely to give way vu never get where we are going, except In a very badly damaged condition. There Is no occasion for such great hurry that thu warning signs must bo over-run. On the road to wealth, and especial ly the road to pleasure, thu warnings are very abundant. Yet thousands and thousands of people run past them every day, with the usual disastrous results. ! There Is little enough time In thu nvernge life. Wo must ull work Idly If we are to get a uood lifetime's work accomplished In the working years that are allotted us. Hut we can always slow down at tbo risky corner, provided we keep our will power In condition, nnd use the Judgment that ought to be a part of our make-up. I The "too much play" turn In the road Is more dangerous than the "too ' much work" corner, but It Is well to ! slow up at both of them. ' Then the "oerlndulgence" and "Into hour" spots call for almost a halt. Head all the signs nud observe them. It is delightful to speed along thu ' road and feel that we shull get where-1 we are going In" Jig time. Hut many speeders who do not see or heed the warnings, never get where they are going at all. And when they are piled up In the hospital or the sanitarium or told by a grave-faced doctor to bid theiranil lies a lust good-by, thcV begin to see the sense In stringing these Blgns along the road, and to wish they had l(cpt their brakes in order. , (Copyright by John' Blake.) UliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMii!ii!lllg SxriDDIES SIX I f s" n . E LXJ Will M. Maupin sniiiiummimmiimiiiuimiimitmimin NOD-A-VILLE Tu THK (itialnt old town of Nod-a-Mllo, Out there In the Sundown West; Just over the crest of Slumber Hill, Where the evening shades lie cool and still. And the b'riW have gone to rest To a quaint old house on Quiet Street, Deep shaded by Sleepy Tree, While the sighing breeze sings low nnd sweet My babies three with me. Dlck-e-Dum marches with ulr sedate, And Mnrgy-ree half-past two Waddles along with a queer-toed gait, "Worried for fear that she may be late, And the dark blot out the view. But Chnrlotte May hrund-new you know She couldn't climb Slumber Hill So she rides u knee the Journey through, And the only comment she makes is "goo-goo," On the way to Nod-u-Vllle. In thu quaint old house they softly creep Ah 'the sun sinks In the west; And kneeling there In the silence deep They whisper their "lay me down to sleep," And In God's strong arms rest. 0, Nod-u-VIlle! Through all the night May angels watch o'er thee; And when the morning has dawned clear bright Scud back their faces rosy alight My babies three to me. (CopyrlKht by Will M, Mitupln.) O . , ' S ! !! I I I -!"Si ' b ia ti Hj ca o e i c"j c tj t i en t ta ts tx ts f jt I 1 BERNICE 0 a fl Dy JANE JORDAN Ui in V.-n era CD trp n C3 tTP cry trp qp cp r? cp ca cp c? C7J J UJ .-W . U . t l lS ta- . -. -. -1 k (CP, 1022. by Western Nownpaper Union.) Ciordon bated the name of Ilcrnlce. lie- had his reason. Hack In thu Im pressionable days of Infancy, Gordon had known a I.ernlce, a mischievous, splte-enjoyltig playmate who knew bow to make him wince in painful embarrassment, In tins presence of grownups, and, who later, defeated htm shamefully In athletic games. "When. I'm dead," she told him with great satisfaction, "I'll come back and haunt you." Her gipsy-black eyes had shone de lightedly over his own wide-eyed ter ror. Gordon, leaning back In n Pullman chair, fancied that Pcrnlcu wns not dead. Only thu good are said to die young; be thought It likely that the persistent and energetic young woman was now making some submissive hus band's life niNornble. So, Gordon told himself, us he stooped to pick up the card before him, which had recalled unpleasant memories. "P.ernlco" win written on this card In neat script. The detested name at least was hound td haunt him. (Quizzically he turned the card over In his hand, then bent to offer It to n young woman In the chair lu front. "Not mine," she answered coldly. Gordon laid the card on the window sill. Pack there lu thu olllco bis nerves bad been worn to edge ; be anticipated rup-nenjoynbly the long drive to the Inn, nud gratefully he drew in tne rrag he drew In the ranee of the pines, as they drove through the Inn gardens. He. had ilon'ncd ids white flannels and was crossing the lawn Inter, when a second white card nttracted his nt- j lentlon. He had determined to pass .so trilling an object by when ho turned again tu pick up the small square, "llernlce," he read, with this time the added nainu of Iiarton. Then this person was not his despised play mate of old. Well, there wns relief In iluit, he would not be brought up forcibly to face her In the social sea side tun. A very beautiful girl sat watching the tennis players. She glanced up absently at Gordon then resumed her Interest in thu game. Gordon was en tranced. Palmer came up to htm amusedly. "Bewitched Gordon?" he asked, nnd sat down. "Hernlce Is u good looker, I'll admit; but you have been sitting here without blinking, your gaze fast ened on her features for the lust half hour. It wus funny. I've been watch ing you." ' "Homlcc!" muttered Gordon, "Oh, come on away," ho added disgustedly. But meeting with the beauty who therenfter tilled his thoughts' wits' un avoidable. When he passed the fair Henilce one day In the road where she stood perplexedly beside her stalled motor car, It was his part to offer assistance and hers to return the courtesy by driving him buck to the Inn. As tho day was delightful, the drive was tak en In a roundabout way. Gordon and bis divinity of the despised natno progressed quickly from chance ac quaintance to friendship. Laughingly, he told her of the haunt ing curds which had confronted him, and smilingly she agreed that they hud been her own. After bis third moonlight wulk with tho enchanting Hernlce, he was so deeply and hopelessly In love that even she secretly c'ompussloned him. She wns not quite sure whut she was going to do about It, and she took to the high rest In tiie tree, .to' think It over. This true had a protecting urin to lean against and leafy boughs to screen one. So Bernlce sat, when she suw Gordon come, looking for her, nnd In u mnnner of Bernlce of long ngo, tossed u locket out on the lawn. Cordon stooped to pick the object up. Then, standing beneath the tree, he examined It. Tho golden letters on the cover read 'Hernlce,' and Inside, beneath a child's lovely face was Inscribed, 'Bernlce the second.' The buby fnco was a sniull replica of the face of the woman that Gordon loved. Long, he stood won dering. He had seen u pretty child romping with Bernlce, out where the swings were beneath the trees, or dancing ut her sldo down tho road. He hud supposed the child to be a younger guest of the Inn. Shu had not sat at table where tho lovely one usually ate her meals In compiiny with several other women. Well, he hud been an Idiot. He was most miserable as he strode back be neath the tree. He would go, away without delay, back to the work that bad not racked or torn lilm as this tumiuer incident had done. 'Take me up," cried a childish voice; a tiny girl danced beneath nu pivndlug tiee. It was the 'little glti' "TuUe mo up, Aui.t Hernlce, 1 wuut to s!t b-.sldvi yriu," "Auni Bernlce!" Cordon stopp.d' 'hint. A bnn I inij f.ieo looked dosyn through I u'y bruudti s. "I u;n com ing down myself," aiiki thv yomn, woife mi of serene btuo eyes nnd alio came. Cordon wn Incoherent In his speech, , i ,e i,i. . ;. i :i,h litgpjtn. "Theie were only t0 name oil the roglhter Mr. and .Mrs, Barton." "M;, brother's and fclster-ln-law's; Hernlce, in; little nluce, Is called for me." Gordon drew n long brenth of relief. "Let me help you down from that tree," tie commanded, "All right." ngreed tho lovely one, Tv settled my nroblein."4 The Foul. Parade i lu- Ueil Co ml bund, ii'criiileil In linoht tun stit'nutli, under iht- leiiil'1'- - up of Prof, llet:-, .ill dif-gulM'd i.s. Hoi s," on iaiiliuon.v morning fui- i.nni-il K.sccileiil. miiMt:, in fuel cqu..l an) Hint i on have heard in the lm;.e c ties The. iollowing were the prizes warded in the -jIc Ford puruttu; iho Noisiest Ford First MiS. Wurren Thomas, pr.zc, jiic bo:; John Gruhufa cigars, donated by C. C. Howe. Second C. E Front, rize two cans tire patches, donated y L. It. Walker's Hii.ncss Sli p. Ohio: t Twins Coming In Fml. First Jno. and Geo. Coon, prize, si:; cans ''Sunny Black," tire dressing, donated by Malone Gellntly Co. Fattest Man Coming In Ford First Gluts. Gumcy, one pair Lee Unionalls, donated by W. G. Hamilton, Second C. E. Frost, prize ?2 in trade donated by P. A. Wullbrnndt. Fattest Woman In Ford First Mrs. Wnrien Thomas prize, one salad dish, daunted by P. A. Wull brnndt. Second Mrs. Ratlijon, prfre, one pair comfort slip, ers, d mated by Frank Smith. Oldest Ford First Irwin Schnibor, prize, a 3 shirt, donated by Cowden-Kaley. Sec ond 0.irs. Gumcy, prize Rose Grease Gun, dotntcd by P.Iorhavt Bros. M Kt Dilapidated Ford Fint Mert Houleting, prize, one ' am, donated by J. E. Yost & Son. occord Mm. W&rrcn Thomas, nr'ze, rnc can La Rcsta Cigars, donated by '.I. Ludlow. Prettiest Girl Dr'ving Ford i(irst Catherine Norris, prize, pa-r ' f sill: gloves donated by Burba a I "nv""-.. Second Klsie Jcrn'icrg. r ze, one b x Twin Compact, donated b C. L. Cotting. Fl'ippcr Driving Vovd First F.ancis Huff or, prize a silk ! ''CTrf, donated by It. I Weesner. Tccond E titer Hicks, prize, $1.50 w-orth of bread tickets, donated by II. Xcue berg. Girl With Reddest Heir First Irma Mitchell, prize, cushion jewel bo::, donated by J. C. Mitchell. Best Equipped Ford First Cliester Roberts,- prize, auto dash board clock, donated by J. C. Mitchell. Second Glen Mountford. one jardiniere, donated by C. S. Romine. Muddiest Ford First James Miner, prize, wndt Fcrd, donated by H. E. Hall. Second Mert Houleting, prize, $2 Muffler donated by Cowdcn-Kdey. Oldest Couple Driving Ford First Mr. and Mrs. Rathjcn, prize, $3 worth of groceries, donated by the United Grcccry Store. Mother Bringing Largest Family Of Child. en In Ford First Mrs. Hou cling, prize, sew ins rocker, donated by Johnson-Gra ham. Ford Coming Greatest Distance To Attend Armistice Day First Mrs. Carol Ailes, prize, 50 lb sack Red Cloud Flour, .donated hv Red Cloud Roller Mills. Second J L. Krout, prize, one percolator, dona: ed by Geo. Trine. Noisiest Load Of Boosters First Edna Oummings, prize, one scoop end-gate, donated by Jas. Pet erson. Second C. E Fr-flt, prize, one box of cigars, donated by the Rovil Hotel. Largest Load Of Peopls Coming Ths Greatest Distance To Red Cloud First Mert Houtelintr, prize, one bushel basket Dellcia apples, donated by F. G. Turnure & Son. Men's Barrel Race With Ford First Chester Roberts, prize, one flnsh light, donated by E. S. Garber. Second James Miner, prize, half soles and heels, donated by Henry Welsch. Ladies' Slow Driving Race First Mrs. Be&rdsloy, prize, one bottle perfume, donated by Gricc & Grimes. Second Marjorio Stunkard, prize 2 lb Vox of candy donated by Palace Bakery. 1 w will f?M'. -nV. A W SIlEKH',i'. "ALK N tice is hereby g ven, ihttt under ami by virtue ol uit On.or of Sale, s sied trom the otMce of Uuri Mcnlil lun Cleik ni tne District Loutt of tl.o KKh J..(icial Df trA.t, within and for Wohtcr county, Nebraska, upon a decree in mi action pending, therein, whc;e n James W. Auld is Plaintiff, and against Cha.lcs B. SJtcv.ard et til, uelentlants. I shall offer lor Mile at public vendue, to the hiir.iest bidt.cr lor cash in hand, at the south door a' tne Uourt hout c, at Red Cloud, in said Webster c unty, Nebraska, (thut be ing the build.ng whCiC.n tho last term of said court was holdcn) on the 4th day of December, A. D 11)22 at 2 o'clock P. M of said day, the follow ing de.-cribed properly, to-it: "Tho South West Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Scct'on ten, and lot s x. section ten, also lot.i seven and eight in section ten, except tne pices of land .described as follows: C m mencing at tho northeast corner of said lot seven, thence south two hun dred feet, thence west to the Republi can river, thence in a North easterly direction along theright bank of the Rq Mican river to the place of be ginning; Also except as folic ws; Commencing at the Northwest co tier of na d lot eight, thence south two hundred feet, thence ca3t to the Re publican river, thence in n northwest ciiy direction ;long tho rjrhl bank if the Republican river to place of Ss glnning. Also excepting a pa.-t of lot eight descr bod as f How.-, Com lneiiiing at thu soutlicist corne:' oflit eight, thence west eight and ninetv three hundredths chains, thence north in a l"no parallel to the north and south half section line of section ten to the river, thence in a s atth easterly direction alcrg bank of sa'd river about nine rhains thence south on half section lino cf section ten, to , place cf beginning, nnd the east hah" of the s 'uthwest quarter of section ton, c.jcept as described as follows:',- Commencing at south east corner of the south west quarter, thence west eight nnd ninety-three hundredths chains, thence north to the half rec ti n line of section ten. h cd oast eight nd -ninety-t' ree .. i' d rdths chairs ti the nortl'.e st cr- f said southwest quarter of .c 'ion ten, . thence south to the nlaco of beginning,, also that part of tho noith 'west .quarter of section f'fteen d?scribei cs follows: C mmencing af a point eight : nd ninety-three hundredth ' chains west of the northca t corner of the said north west quarto-, thence south twentv three and sixty four hundredths cha'ns to a stake thence west eight-four rods, seven rnks thence south twenty-six r mIs, eighteen links to a rork corner, '''"nee west, twenty rod , thence in a southwester ly direction to the southwest corner of said quarter, thence north one hun dred and sixty reds to the north line of said section fifteen, thence cast along to north line to the place of be ginning, all in township numbered one, (1) North, in range numbered eleven (11) west of the sixth P. M. containing 263 acres. Also an undivided one half interest in the southwest nuarter, and the north half of the south half of the southeast quarter and the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of ( section sixteen all in township cne north, range 11 west, of the sixth P. M. in Webster County, Nebraska. Given under mv hand this 31st day of October. A. D. 1022. FRANK HUFFER, Sheriff. Orvillo Simpson will take notice that on October 20, 1922. Branson W. x Stewart, a Justice of the Peace of Roil Cloud. Webstc County, Nebras ka, issued i.n order of attachment for tho sum of S71.10, in an action Penn ine beforn him. wherein W. G. Ham'l- ton Clothin" Company is plaintiff and Orville Simpson is detenctant, mat property of the defendant consisting of: One roan marc, 7 years old, wire cut in right front leg. and, money duo defendant from the Chicago, Burling ton and Quincv Railroad Company, hns been attached under said order. You are rcauircd tn smwer said ac tion on or'oefore December 4, 1922 at ten o'clock a. m. W. G. HAMILTON CLOTHING CO. Plaintiff. Notice of Administration In the County Court of Websler County, Nebraska In the matter of the estate of John C. Wilson deceased. To all Persona Interested in said Estate Notice is hereby glvon that Mary C. Wilson, bus this day filed n petition in the couuty court, pray.lug that admin istration of said estate may be granted to herself as administratrix, and that said petition will be hoard before the court on tho 21th day of November, .1922. at the hour of 10 o'clock A. M., at the county court room iu the city ot Ited Cloud, In said county, when all persons interested in said matter may appear and show cause why the prayer of petitioner should not bo granted; uud that ooiico of tho filing- of suld petition, and tho hearing thereof, be given by publishing a copy of this order in thu lied Cloud Chief,' a legal weokiy newspaper printed and of tfen. eiMl niruulation iu suid county, for tliiHtf eoiiseeittivo vi"'Us prior to hu.d day of liKHMiig YlHifd tli'o. 7'b day ot Noveml i- , 1922. ' A. D. KAXJU'A. A truo copy. County. Jo, 'e. 1 1 -4- tf Congregational Church Notes Sunday School 10 a, m. M mliig Soi vied 11 a. in. Evening Service 7:30 p. m. Rev. H. H."Twcedy from Clay Center, Nubr., will preach ut both sorvloes. The members are urgently requested tn ftttnnd and tbo nublic la cordially lluvlted V 'M4M.vl t JT . l;l . l" $ - MH ....A . .VauMv " yxMyJ- j -it,-UI - T i" f'tV