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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 4, 1923)
-Ah, i n o &y I RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA 4, 4-V f1N ,-M.JLJ w 'fyfi 4 rVu f THE RED CLOUD CHIEF Red Cloud, Nebraska' VUBLISUED eVeRY THURSDAY r v entered In tho FoMolllCe n tied Cloud, Nob m Hocond Ulaaa Mmttor A. B. MoAUTHUK, Editor nnd Owner Advertising Rates Foreign, per column Inch 15c Local. ' " "10 fc 12J LOCAL ITEMS OF THIRTY YEARS AGO George Harris nnd wife ret uriied la'-t rfundny from litni'olti, whole they woto married Now Yeats day J Everett Bean and wife returned from their bridal tour to Cass ooitity lust wook. It. is said tlint a new brick block will blonin with the opening of spring. Tin- Modern Woodn on of America guvo their members aod families a ll e banquet on la'-t Wednesday evening. Frank Cowdon was visiting In Logan. Kansas this week Mrs. Alf McCall loft tills week f"i the oast wheio she goes on an ovtond ed vlhlt Hugh Miner was on tlio sick list la t ucok. WonMany Prizes. A ( Sliallonlioitit r sluli l a lie 'i of ten shoit lioins at tlie SUto f .'us u Missottli, Iowa anil the A ilifi pi' i ltoyul and Iutcimitii mil stock hhnw lit. Katihiis City uml (!hioMi'rt. Ho wit- tins only Short Horn breeder at two latter shows. 111m herd woo following prizes: 8 giand championships, 10 lllfit pilzL's. till- the 7 second prizes. fi tlilrd prize.". . I fonrt.i prizes. And numerous other piiv.'-s. Tlin two year old heifer Mipreineoy whs (Iruiid Champion at. all five State fairs and American Royal show at Kansas City ard was It''scrvc (Irnuil Champion at. the Intermitioiial in Chicago. Alma ilocord. Ta Samuel Smith, non-rcsldcnt ils fendants Notice is hereby given that pursuant to tin order of altHehmeiii Issued B. V. Stewart, a just lee of the peac of Webster county, Nebraska, lu an notion pending before said justice tvhereln Ray Mountford and tllei Mnunt'ord, piutneis' doing business under the inline nnd style of Mount ford llrothers was ptnlutill's and Sam nel Hniilh defendant to recover tli Rum of $.'11.45, a writ of attachment was Issued and levied upon the follow, ing described property: Money on de posit in Peoples Hank of Red Cloud and that, mthl case whs, on the retain day of tho Himimons Issued thereto continued for trial to the 1.1 th day of January, Mil'.') at I) A. M. Hay Mountford. ) pi......!,!,, (ilcn Mountford j '""' SalfCity, H.tlf Desert. on ilie !ulf of Aden Is a spot of narron sauu wnoro a city spriie.-s uj every winter nnd almost dlsnp;nur ! the smuiuer. This place Is called It--bora. A mar' c h, liold there i'-.-winter nnd durl -i die he'at-t t f rv : iif? It heeniurs a r.t. oi' i .iiJo I:m- m tents with a i- -;ns1it: ! nf oer 10, 000. Dtii'iii; Hi- ' tie p': .v U deserted. V - . -. ' Cricket. The ourllW mention of the game of cricket Is In the writing of one .Tohii Derrick, who In'p:! wrote that "he and his fell owes dldrunue and play at cricket." Hut lir the Itudteltin llbntry ut Oxford there ttiritn old pic ture of a inonlc bowllns n Uull ,tp, an other monk, who Is about to &trll;elt, and the date of that la 200 years earlier. 1" MICK1E SAYS - f AFatER IN'tmstOWM J OROVHe V CMV OM aCQW weeM- .PER Ak.VyEK.;ftBFOt;W8Ml HKJH SPEEOr AWt3dEj ontiiiuiluia owiUMe nuflitifi TNVKMMJrM nl DlhMVJIM wn -hst CflDVICKQC urvf WiJOUJIU . r.,-.. , rr.-,, wmTfr, WE MM WWWI tf I bm M)CRnslM, iv) wis PUWOEMOa OP PtftUCW ' ITUKT t(6 7 $3S$$tt$S&$$$$$$5$$Si FATE OR CUPIID? Wri) By MILDRED TE ( by WcClure Hwipaper Syndlcat.) Kfargnret Eltlrhlge was a yecjr pretty girl everyone was agreed ns to Hint, littt when .she came to visit Aunt Mar garet Wells In Ilaynrdstnwn, it was not long before the majority of women residents nt least thud dubbed her "frivolous." "Docs nothing all day," they said, "except dress tip to look pretty nnd loll around." Daisy loved pretty clothes. There was also a dainty lavender frock painted muslin, It was called with violet (lowers, scattered quaintly over Its lavender surface. Mother had made this frock Just before the serious time of her last Illness but Daisy could not yet think calmly of those sorrow ful days days of loving self-sacrlllce Upon her part for which Aunt Mar garet was now trying to atone or to efface. "Darling," she said the day of the anticipated picnic to Morton's falls. "I wish for my sake you'd wear the lav ender imihlln; It Is so becoming nnd I want you to make u good Impression upon my friends. There's Tilly Saun ders, for Instance, a friend of my own girlhood her doctor son Is one of the finest IT nut Indeed the Unest of Hay urd's young men." Daisy laughed. Hut good naturedly Daisy wore the lavender painted frock. Aunt urged tho dark, warm cape upon her at de parture. "It may rain," she said, "ami any way It Is cnoi down at Morton's fall. You will need a wrap." And ns It often happens In this misjudging world, Mix. Saunders, glancing, fioin an upper wind"- at the very moment of Daisy's happy departure for the Kails, viewed the lavender froel;, and the sllk-llned cape contemptuously. Her son near by was preparing his medicine case for the calls of the aft ernoon. "I declare," remarked Tlllle Saun ders, "that girl from the city Is dressed to go to a picnic, as though she were going on the stage." "Hy the way," he remarked, "your friend Margaret Wells has Invited me to meet her niece at a sorlal. Hut If the niece answers your description, mother, please write for me the usual polite refusal 1 am beastly busy and you can make no mistake In saying so." Thereupon the young doctor went on his way. And Daisy, swinging her satin-lined cape, went blithely upon her way. Peggy-.lane would not he pleased with this nor pleased with that. And HeRKy-.Tnne Insisted upon going out on the lake In shell-like boats with ven turesome youths, or swimming danger ously far from shore. "She Is so reckless," Peggy-J line's mother confided to Daisy. The afternoon was not n success; Just near the supper hour came one of the sudden drenching showers. Daisy was out In It so was Peggy Jane they were far from shelter. A moment the despised visitor of Hay anlstown stood looking down at her rebellious charge. Peggy-.lane was giggling. "It Is cold here near the Kails, Isn't It, Miss KldrldgeV Queer, how cold It can be in summer time. Just because a little rain comes up." Daisy east one hasty glance at the cherished painted muslin. Mother's lingers had fashioned it the violets would run disastrously Into the lav ender ground. And Peggy-J.ine was not thtronly one who hud been warned against cold or dampness that sum mer. The trip Into the country hail been suggested ns a fortifying remedy also for Margaret after her long daya of nui'.slnu', "There!" she said, as she folded the warm cape about Peggy-.lane's recep tive llgure, "that will keep you both warm and dry. Now let's run for It." Peggy-Juno's mother was tearftill grateful. "You have saved her from nn Illness, I am sure," she said. Hut Daisy had not saved herself from Illness. It he .tin that night after Aunt Margaret lovingly lucked her lu Jied. Daisy hated to tell about the queer throbbing pain In her hack the funny little creepy chills. Hut Aunt Margaret found out and later Daisy foujJil Inysclf teUlus a kind young physician, "Ion see," site' Vxpla lard, "our old doctor at home told me I must be cart; fiil to avoid dampness, and all that. I had barely 'gotten over the (lu, when mother, was taken sick, and then" "I see," the iimtfr.stnii.dlng young pbysfclnu said. "The Kails Is a damn hole," he remurked later, "and ynu were soaked In that cold rain; hut we are jolng to nrercnt nuy serJous trouble. Yod will hnve to -take uiy word for It." Doctor Stephen mulled. Daisy took his word for It. She fell that she would tnke his word for any thing. Certain It was the young doc tor did not neglect his patient. "Just ran In again to see how she Is," he would explain to smiling Auni Margaret. When Daisy was able to take her llrst drive in his car Doctor tiu-phon gazid a(liuirlngl. ii to her inlet ejes. '"I hat was miutit.v decent of .wai," lie iviiial'ivcil perpli-xln :ly. "to wtaji jour cape around inj foal jming niece. My sinter has not forgotten the kindness, however." l Daisy .staled, uu!'o;ev!ig. "Jjj-ggy-.Iimu your niece V" she questioned which shows that fate, that mysteri ous )'Mver or Uupld. or whatever jcu chooseiTo'M'iill It, will not he cheated where two heaiu are dostluixl to beat na u-." LEAGUE OUTLINES PROGRAM OF TAX REDUCTION ' A Hastings diupatcjij, under date of December 28th, ha the following to say concerning the meeting of tho Nebraska Taxpayers' Leaguo, held In that city on last Wednesday: "A flat BlaBh of 25 per cent In all state appropriation!, nnd in sal&ries t.nd licenses including auto licenses, which arc fixed by the legislature .-.mounting to a cut of nbout $8,000, 000 ;n the platform adopted here last night by the NeJirnska taxpayers league, which besides adopting its prog-am i lclitded its officers. "The phtform demands grcatc- au 'hority for local boards, county board", school board , etc., and would bring it about by i.ubstituting the wo d 'nay' for 'shall' in all state laws which by the use of the word 'shall', tic the hands of local boards. "It is demanded that the four years' course in four of the five nor mr.l schools of the state be cut to two years, and the four years' cour o in a teachers' training college grant ing diplomat he limited to the nor m. 1 training college of tlie slt.to 'in' verity. Tho league demands the onccntration and not the diffusion of the schools. 'T'e platfo in 'row is' upon the stale nv.tching dollars with the fed jr I government for schools nnd -oni'a nnri(A.s!g that lit' ystem bo 'ilij.tsncci. "Tie cduc-tionai program of the -t tc tho platform decla-oi to hae ';,"iio to R"cd' oi the subject- cf vhletK-H, homo economics nnd nor mal tra'ni.g. "It dcclcro tint athletics should l-c fer health and r.ot district and stale championships. "Auditing of tho account.? of the st.ite univcrs'tv hy the state auditor Is asked rnd inve ligation of its ex penditure, by a committee authorized by the legislature. "Encouragement of the tho use of Vcfrnskr. gravel for mrldr.g h'gh-.-.ays, instead of paving program is -.sked, coupled with transportation idjustmcnts f-ivornHe to the use of Mobra ka's resources for road mak ing- "It U demanded tlu.t schools in lite state hould open at 0 and close at I o'clock, and tho. granting by teaches of holidays r.nd half holi- fdiys is condemned. 'School boards,' !t is declared, 'should be masters not servants of teachers.' "Fifteen counties were rcprc cntcd at the gathering by delegates, altho x number of the counties represented nre not organized and delegates, 'n the e cases were volunteers. Alto gcther about 100 we-e in attend nee "W. I. Farley, of Aurora was elected president: Peter W. Shea, Or leans, treasurer. Tlie following were elected to the executive com mittee: O. A. Williams, Neligh; W. E. Patterson, Webster county; Tien more Cony, Aurora. The cxe-utive cornm'ttec v.'U select a socrcta.y whose fir t insl: will be the organiz ing of county laguqs, lenching intc Ihe school tlMvi-Hs. A. II. Cole, of Aurora, now purchasing agent for tho state, w'll ho the choice of the committee. "F. E. Edge tor. -if Aurora, r. prime mover in tho onrsoizatinn presided at the gathering. Kv suggestion for j fin-.nc'ng the shi'' league 's to bo na with the r..i??-ig of a fund cf 'jTiO in each counf.." tti;UUNT.T(KV i'UEPARES J'"0K HIG HL'SINKSS "The liurlingtni ha just placed an order with the Haldw'n Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, for s'xty fast freight (Mikitdo) locomotives of the very latest type. These engines will be similar to a I t of 30 delivered a short time back and which proved highly satisfactory. The order calls for delivery early this coming spring and amounts to approx'mately $3,180,000," eaid E.P. Bracken, vice president, this morning. "In addition t 'the above," said Mr. Urackon, "the Burlington has just received 2,Q00 ro conditioned steel coal cars, GOO new- automobile car.', 500 reconditioned biw: cars, and ha3 just let a contract for the re conditioning of 200 refrigerator crs." ELECT DELEGATES At a called mooting of the Farm ers Union Local 1922, hold in lied Oloud, Dccomhcr 30, the following were elected delegate ? to tlie quar terl. county comeut'on t bo held in Guldo Hock January 0th: M. II. Coiner, W. J. Haskh., A. J. G.J-nt. J. B. Saladeu, Geo. Hofrolbowcr, W. H. Thomas, C. J. While, II. Dowon I). B. fttunkard and August Brlnlc man. C. A.fPRIUCE, Socy. Rilph-Nowhouse went to Hastings Sunday availing to loin ue Stalin? WARDS OFF EVIL1 Japanese Amagatsu Supposed to Bear Child's Misfortunes. Strange Contrivance Is Implicitly B- lleved to Guard a Baby From Life's Early Dangors. The Japanese amagatsu Is a doll made to bear the misfortunes that might befall the child, and Is carried around hy the baby until It Is three yours old. It Is made on a frame. This Is covered with gloss silk with the face and neck wrinkled to suggest longerlty. Ejes and mouth are marked and the thin, curled locks painted black with povvdeied Ink. The earn are not Indicated. A writing, the rit ual of the cleansing ceremony, Is In closed In the head. The arms nre formed of a piece of wood tied cross wise and covered with gloss silk with red paper at the ends. Tlie body con sists of two pieces nt? baiiiooo, each wrapped and covered with gloss silk and tied with two paper cords. Below these cords It is wrapped with paper, around which Is tied a girdle of lere monliil paper cords, inl.uhikl. Anoth er uilsuililkl pusses over the shoulders und through the belt. Helow the belt the body 13 pasted with red paper fold ed backward over the feet. The lln Mied doll is wrapped thickly with brocade or silk, which is covered in turn with a white silk garment with a pattern displaying the slork, tormise, pine," bamboo and treasures printed In gold or silver. According to ancient usae. Stewart Culin writes In A.da Mtu-nziue, the aiiiar.'.tsu was s nt to a woman a month before lor confinement. It was a custom for an old person to make the uiiiagatMi, revolving Instruc tions fioin a teacher and then sending It to a Huildhlsi temple to lie prayed over in order that It might Insure health and longevity. After the pray er it was put Into u box, which was placed on a stand, and, a day of good omen being selected, It was sent to tho woman by the priest. Kor the llrst hundred days both the parents and the baby wore white clothes, but on the bundled and llrst day they changed them for colored garments. Clothes .similar to those worn by the child were put on the amagatsu and this correspondence was kept up until the child wr.s the or seven years old. The garments put llrst on the amagat su might b- worn afterward by the child. In the ea-o of a boy after the ceremonies of adolescence, geinhuku. a lucky day being selected the atna gatpu might l)i returned to the tem ple with a present of money as a tok en of gratitude for Its protection or the child. Sometimes, however. It was kept until after the boy was married and then It was placed with the ama gatsu of the bride. After the mar riage a table of food was offered to the two amagatsu. Fair Exchange. The Woman knows a young artist who Is getting along remarkably web. &he still does not command big prices, but she has recently given nn exhibi tion of her work, and has had much praise. Hut the other day she came to see tlie Woman, wearing a magnifi cent fur coat. "Von did do well !" the Woman ex claimed. "You'll never guess how I got this coat," the young artist said, "and so I'll t II you. "An old man came to the exhibition and then lie came again. The second time he came carrying a big bundle, lie said he sold lur and thi- was the best coat he had, anil he wondered it I'd exchange It for that seascape of mine. He thought he was making a torrllle bargain. 1 did, too." Chlciu Journal. Australia a Slow Grower. The population of Australia In creased from 4.ri7H,S0S In' 1011 to B.rilO.CLM) at the end of 101. according to a report recently lfsuod by the com monwealth statistician. This Is a yearly Increase of 1.27 per cent. Dur ing the ten year period the excts of births over deaths accounted for 780,442 of the increase, aad tke ex cess of arrivals over departures to only H9,ttlft, or 16 per cent of the total.' Unless sotue marked Influx f Im migration occurs, such as th gstd rnstt of the '50s, It Is estlnatei last at tke present rate of Increase It will take SS years fat4 tht pspalatlafc t reaclf 10.00Q.QO. and Gt years Tar it to reach 34,000,000. HrehMf. .. ' Modern Brass. Mrs. JoScUhns Dauirts said at a iln aer party In WasblaKtoa : "I asked a Mttio boy tke otaer day if bis msther had goao to a csrtala daace. Ue said she ktri, and I went "'What klad of a drs did slid wear?' " 'A lung, shurt droM,' said lie. "'Oh, nonseusn!' said I, 'A drfus can't be long and short both. What do you mean, child V "'I nieini,' said tho little boy sturdily, 'that it was long In the waist and short ut lheiip and bottom."' Gundny School Hymns. "Mrtliiiiia." bogged Hetty, "do sing that utitmuohllo sou-; agnln pleaso." "Automobile song?'' her mother asked. "I don't know any luitonmlille BOB." "ftli yet,-, you do," tho child respond ed, positively: "we slag It at Sunday sajtuol. Yuu know 1J that oao akoHt (owe koate Waau" prrtrtNArV.AJWVAiVAN ' Phone Ind! 3 on 90, Bell 174. Mrs. Ed I UNDERTAKING ; BOTH PHONES RED CLOUD, NEB I I. T. AMACK - PHONE IND. 32M - vWJWAV.V .v.v -----". ! Place Yoot- Coal Orders Now rr-Ti as lee maione' vMrrmcmcrsrad KVtxwfftsvseesrmtrtnuLOttjwtkVMiruA icfctrncwruaggy tfcuvjxusua. .-Avras3im,a'iAwivri & TTl?rTTL7 jFLimv u u in ART NELSON, who lias been in the employ of E. V. Stevens, for the past four years, has resigned his position, and knowing him personally as being a man well qualified for Plumbing, Heating and EIectricalWork have decided to give him floor-room in my store where the trade will receive courteous treatment and his piices will be reasonable. GEORGE TRINE, HARDWARE Our Printing is Attractively Done Clean cut and snappy. We know just how to handle type to get the most attractive "display and the best results. Need stationery - - bill heads - - Book lets - - hand bills of any kind? Phone us. Double quick service - - A No. I quality, No job too large or too small for "us to print. Eoi The Red Cloud Chief How Aftout Harness! . i;m naeot any catalogao prlca on anything In the harness line Dou't let Bowsone tall you that you ean saTe money by sending away-, come In and look my stock o? er. I can save you some mony. Bring In jour old oaes aad gat them fixed up and oiled fcfora Spring. LEE R. Hurnvf an Dr.WMMcBridc okntibt OVEB STATE BANK Red Cloud Nebraska Dr.R. VB Nicholson DENTIST Red Caaa-, NibrMtk Residence, Bell 241 5 Amack - '.V. l ally Co, i - Brrr'1'Skr,Ii'Ti,Tril'Ti ,uvn i 1 WALKER afstry rx The Martin tT Wety Is represented, by tba amount of insurance you carry. Doa'tlull yourself into a fancied security. Because Are has never touched you it doosn't follow that you're Immune Tomorrow no today, if you have time and you better 11 nil time oomo to tho ollluo hiii we'll wriio a policy on your house, furniture, store or merehnndiso. -LA I Ell M Y BE TOO LATE- O. C. 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