BARADA Many of our gardeners fear for the potato crop unless rain is soon forthcoming. \V. A. Cox, however, has no fear for his crop as every day his table is served with fine new potatoes averaging in size to that of an ordinary tea cup. Mrs. John ltandall and child ren returned from a week's vis it with a sister at Liberty. A large party of young people made a trip to the river Sunday afternoon. II. Q. Deuerfeldt of Spokane, Washington, visited last week with his father and other rela tives hereabouts. K. E. Butler and daughter Blanche of Hebron spent last week in this vicinity transacting business and incidentally visit ing relatives. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Butler and daughters Nellie and Em ma, with S. F. Butler spent Sun day with J. A. Vaught and wife near Stella. S. F. Butler left Monday for Lincoln, and from thence to the home of his grandson at Alliance. day and Harry Slagle spent the week end at the home of their uncle, Chas. Single near Shubert. Rev. Williams, presiding elder for this conference district, of the Evangelical church, will con duct a week of meetings at this place, commencing duly 10 and will hold quarterly conference on duly 15 and lt>. Barada and community took in circus day at Falls City last Wednesday. d. W. Warren made a business trip to Denver, Colo., this week. Mrs. W. F. Butler is on the sik list this week. 1). E. Spiekler, Buy Lichty, Herman Beaehy and families spent Sunday at the Missouri lakes. While there they rented a bungalow and will spend a week in July at that place. RULO Fred Hall is working on .Mar grave's ranch. Fred says ’tis hardly so easy as clerking in the store, especially until you get ac customed to the work. Mrs. Effie (Vainer and Miss .Maggie Pierce were Falls City visitors Wednesday. "in. Harding went to Salem Wednesday to spend a short time with his son Will's family. Henry Caverzagie and mother were Falls City visitors Wednes day of last week. Alta Gilbert was quite sick several days last week. Eddie Kermode returned last Thursday from llebron. Neb., where lie has been with a paint gang all summer. Mrs. ,T. L. MeCleary of Falls City was a Kulo business visitor last Thursday. Clarence and Olive Me Wain visited relatives in this city, the last of the week. Mrs. Joshua Murray le.t Thurs day for a prolonged visit with her daughter, Mrs. James W'iltze, at Wetmore, Kas. She was ae companied by her granddaughter, Miss Clara Kassel of Missouri. Mrs. Roily Harrison of St. Jo scph is visiting with her mother, Mrs. Aikmann. Mrs. Etta Gilbert and daughter Alice were Falls City visitors Monday afternoon. Henry Smith of Wymore was a business visitor in Rule the first of the week. I’ete Frederick and gang with their outfit car left for Doniphan to repair a bridge, the first of the week. Grandma True came down from t nion Monday for a protracted visit with her son Will and fam ily. The steel gang of Italians left Tuesday for Forteseue. They were a quiet and peaceable set of workers. Theodora Anderson, wif* an daughter returned from Kansas City Tuesday night. Mr. Ander son was not much benefitted by the trip, and after a few days rest expects to return for fur tlier treatment. 13. C. Walbridge of Fulls City was n Hulo visitor Monday fore noon . Floyd Long left for Kansas re cently where bo is working on a farm. F, K. Kulp of Wymore was transacting business here Mon day. dames Haler was a Falls City visitor, one day last week. The Catholic people are prepar ing to give a fourth of July pic uie in the park. An invitation is extended to all. Hope Ward returned from Tar kin Friday, where she has attend ed school the past year. Mrs. John McFry and little son of Quitman, Mo., visited with relatives in Hulo last week. Little Emma Ward celebrated her fifth birthday Thursday af ternoon, with a number of little companions, (lames were played in the shade on the lawn. A dainty lunch was served, and going home time found a com pany of tired but happy little many more such happy birthdays, people, who wish their hostess Mrs. Frank Brown returned the last of the week from a visit with relatives near Falls City. News came to Hulo last week uf the marriage of Miss Bessie Burk, formerly of Hulo, now a resident of La darn, Colo., to Raymond J. Engle of that place. Many friends in this community wish her happiness in her new life. Charlie Scott, wife and children of Kansas spent Saturday with relatives in Kulo. Mrs. Claud Yocum of Falls City spent a few days with rela tives here, the first of the week. Will Dorste and daughter Al ma of Fort Hazel were at the Hand concert Saturday night. Alta Gilbert was on the sick list several days last week. Eddie Kermode came home from Hebron Thursday, where he has Keen working with a paint ing gang. Mrs. Frank Drown returned from a visit to Falls City Thurs day of last week. John C. Hinkle of Forteseue visited with his son and family in Kulo last Saturday. Andy Anderson left last week for a visit with relatives at Ches ter, Nebr. Henry Majcrus, wife and little son spent Sunday with John Kan aly’s family. Win. Chestnut mid family came over from Kansas Saturday, re turning the same day. Mrs. J. L. McCleary of Falls City was a business visitor here last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. l’liil lloran are the liappy parents of a little son, who arrived Saturday morning. Si Bunker of Missouri was a Rulo business visitor last Satur day. Steve and Joe Miles Jr., of Falls City were Rulo visitors last Friday. A1 Moore of Council Bluffs, la., came Friday for a visit with rel atives and friends in this vicinity. Leuorc Gilbert spent a couple of days last week with relatives west of town. Mrs. Hawley of Falls City is spending the week with her bro ther, Phil, lloran and family. Worth Anderson and family of near Hiawatha spent Sunday witi! relatives in Rulo. Milton Easter, wife and little daughter of Fortecue sspent Sun day with relatives in Rulo. Mr. Ford and family returned Sunday from the western part of Nebraska, where they moved in the spring. They say everything burned up and they moved hack as work was very scarce at this time. The Rulo baseball team went to Verdon to play ball Sunday. The score was 4 to 6 in favor of our boys. Mr, and Mrs. Charles Tagnay of b alls < ity were in Rulo Tues day to attend the wedding of the latter *8 sister. Rev, Bernard Sproll left Tu«« day night for a serpral day's stay in Lincoln. Dr. Shepherd made a profes sional trip to Missouri, Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Less Leedes, and Mrs. Todge MeKeiver attended the < Vonin-McCTealen wedding at this place Tuesday. Hoy Williams was a business visitor to Missouri the first of the week. Tony Asher of Reserve was in town last Saturday. Henderson Alexander of Mis souri was a Hulo visitor Monday morning. WILLIAMSVILLE Miss Ida Niemoeller of New York City is visiting relatives at this place. Jesse Dunn left Tuesday for Adams, Nebr., where lie is start ing a studio. - N. A. Arnold and family were in Falls City on business last Thursday. Rimer Butler of Hebron, Nebr. came down to visit bis friends last week. Rd. Duerfeldt of Omaha is visiting his brother, G. W. Duer feldt of this place. I. A. Dunn was a Falls City visitor last week. Mrs. Anna Reinke was a Falls City visitor last week. Henry Duerfeldt of Montana is visiting with relatives here. Mrs. T. A. Dunn went to Adams Nebr., and from there will go to Lincoln. Miss Katie was on the sick list last week. Miss Ethel Dunn spent Sunday in Barada. VERDON Mrs. George Fogle visited Mrs. Hubert Goolsby Saturday. Grandpa Snell is suffering from heart trouble at present. Frank Dietrich and daughter spent Thursday in the country, the guests of Alvin Dietrich and family. Messrs. Herbert Cullens and Will Sloan made a pleasure trip to Humboldt in the latter’s auto, Saturday afternoon. Lloyd, the little son of Mr. and .Mrs, Alvin Dietrich, has been quite sick, but is better at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. ,1. H. Nussbaum left the latter part of the week for an extended visit with rel atives at various parts in Iowa. Miss Lola Goolsby is the guest of Mrs. Adams in Falls City at the present time. Mrs. F. A, Harden is home from a recent visit with Mrs. J. II. Himes of Falls City. Misses Mable Nussbaum and Alice Nombalais came down from Lincoln last week for a visit with the former’s parents. Miss dosie Birdslcy, who has been visiting relatives here the past week, has returned to her home at Falls City. Little Neal Sloan .who had the misfortune of getting his limb broken a short time ago. is at present getting along nicely. George Lum and son Harry re turned home Monday afternoon from a trip to Fairbury. The Verdon baseball team played the Humboldt team Sat urday. The score was 17 to 14 in favor of Verdon. "Will Otto was at the market in Kansas City last week with a car of cattle and two cars of Hogs. Miss Kathrine Meliza arrived Monday from Lincoln for a visit with her parents. Will Crouch enjoyed a visit from his daughter, Mrs. Mable Hays of Oklahoma City, recent ly Misses Olive Shafer and Blanch Houtz returned to their school duties at Peru Monday morning. Clarence Nussbaujn of Omaha, who is here visiting, accompanied Messrs. C. M. and A. >1. Heinzel mann to the counts seat one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Weber left Tuesday for St. Joe where they will visit friends a few days be fore returning to their home at Bloomington. 111. Mrs. Earl Salloway of Naravi sa, New Mexico, visited her sis ter, Mrs. Alvin Kroli last week. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Tyson and little daughter left Monday af ternoon for their home at El in wood, Nehr,, after a brief visit here with Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Robb. SHUBERT NEWS Mrs. Dr. Baker and daughter from San Francisco, California, arrived here last week for a visit with their daughter and sister Mrs. Conrad Race and family. Mrs. Baker was formerly a rcsi dent of this place and lias many friends here who are more than glad to see her. >1. Colglazier came down from Peru last week and spent a few days with his son and family. Frank Mullen was a business visitor at Borwnsville, Wednes day. The Children day program at the M. E. church Sunday even ing was a good success; the chil dren all did fine, and a large crowd was present. Ruth Reasoner of Unadilla is here visiting with her grandma, Mrs. Leslie. Mrs. Roy Edwards is now en tertaining a friend from Unadil la. Gerald Chester arrived from Oklahoma last week. He will visit relatives here for some time. Mr. and Mrs. .J. 1*. King at tended the funeral of a relative at Humboldt last week. G. S. Hutchings and family were county seat visitors Friday. The Degree team of the Re becca lodge went to Salem Fri day evening and helped to ini tiate ten members for the lodge at that place, A .jolly good time was enjoyed by all. Miss Nellie Harper entertain ed a relative from Auburn last week. Win. Grown was employed in the country last week, painting. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Shulenberg visited relatives at Falls City one day last week. dake Girdsiey, Chas. Shulen berg and Frank Watton with their respective families of Falls City, were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Shulen berg of Barada Sunday. J. F. Shubert was a Falls City visitor last, week. Richard Goolsby and family spent Saturday evening here with friends. Mrs. Karle Lilly was called to Stella Sunday night by the death of her mother, Mrs. Hill. HUMBOLDT Elsie Davis spent a part of the week with her sister, Mrs. Ilay Hicks, in Pawnee City. Will Reynolds of Beaver City, visited Humboldt relatives during the week, and while here dispos ed of his interests in the sale pavilion to .1. Miles of Dawson. Arthur Freeman has returned from Oklahoma City, where he has had employment for several weeks. John Lanipe and Henry Kuper, two prominent stockmen of this locality, this week received a con signment of thoroughbred Short horn cattle, bred by Bellows Bros., of Maryville, Mo. Word was received here last week of the death of Christopher Harding at his home in Belvidere. III. Air. Harding is well known to Humboldt residents, having visited here frequently in the past. Col. M. NY. Harding, the well known auctioneer of this county, is a son of the deceased, and was at the bedside of his father when death occurred. O. Al. Linn and wife returned the last of the week from Lin coln. where they had been in at tendance at the marriage of the former* neice, Miss Florence Perrin to Air. Leroy Mathew* of Albarta. Canada. Soon* twenty-five auto loads left Tuesday morning to boost for Humboldt's Fourth of July cele bration. Airs, C. Bucrstctta of Tecum to .« — - to^-<' iwrjMai.nb sell. Arrived Friday for a visit j with her son, A. J. Buerstetta and family. She was accompanied by her little nephew, Frank More hart. Mrs. Helen Power lias return ed to her home in Omaha, after a pleasant visit with her parents. Mr, and Mrs. Joel Reid, also other relatives and friends. Mrs. Ray Gist is entertaining her mother Mrs. E. A. Tucker of Los Angeles, California. Mrs. E. D. Wood returned from a visit with Mrs. Emma lluegge in Falls City, Thursday. Mills Lauderbaeh has recently been entertaining his mother, Mrs. II. A. Lauderbaeh, of Ma harka, Kas. Will Clift and family of Have lock, visited with their Humboldt relatives, the first of the week. Chester Power of Kansas City was called here the latter part of the week by the illness of his father, ('has. Power. Mrs. T. B. Kimball of Defiance, Iowa, who has been a guest of Mrs. das. Scott, went to Salem Thursday to visit friends. Mrs. M. R. Wilson was called to Benedict Thursday by the serious illness of a relative. Landlord Richards was in Lib erty on business Thursday. Mrs. Thus. Beasley returned Wednesday to her home in Table Rock after a visit with her friend, Mrs. <«. Van Winkle. Zoe Nims is in Kansas City visiting her sister, Mrs. Della Saunders. Funeral services were held Thursday over the remains of Julius K. Wanrow. Mr. Wanrow had been in failing health for many months and the day prior to his death had returned from a St. Joseph hospital, where he had been informed that he was suffering from cancer of the stomach. Mr. Wanrow came to this country from Germany in 1871 and since 1880 has been a resident of this locality. Deceas ed was sixty-eight, years of age. iie is survived by a widow, eight children and a brother, August Wanrow, all residents of this community. Clms. Crawford has returned from Canada, where lie has had employment for several months. Some sixty odd owners of autos in Humboldt and vicinity have signed to participate in the parade on the Fourth of July. Mrs. Bert Morehart stopped off in the city Saturday for a brief visit with her bold her, Amborse Buerstetta. Mrs. Morehart was enorute to her home in Red Cloud, having been in Chicago where she recently underwent a surgical operation. The lady will he better remembered by our people as Mabel Buerstetta, a teacher in our city school for a number of years. Mesdaines S. E. Davis, Gardner McKee and S. M. Bhilpot enter tained the ladies of the Bresby terian church at a kensington at tin* church parlors ou Tuesday af ternoon. Kdith Stout of Beatrice, a for mer Humboldt girl, is visiting friends in the city. POWDER Absolutely Pure The only baking powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar No Alum, No Lime Phosphate RICHARDSON COUNTY ABSTRACT CO., 1610 Stone St., Falls City, Nebraska. 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Call r write for leaflets .describing any tour you expect to make. KVHflMBNj D. CLEM DEAVER, Immigration Agen 1004 Farram Street. Omaha. Nebraska