The Red Cloud chief., 1908-02-14

w II. Taber and Leslie Graves are
home from a business trip To hastings.
Lloyd Bradbrook spent Sunday here
with his mother. Monday he departed
for Long Island, Kas.
Hear the prelude on Abraham Lin
coin, at the Christian church next Sun
day evening. All invited.
Stock shippers were quite active Tho
first part of the week, seventeen car
loads going to Missouri river points.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will hold their regular market
next Saturday, February %, at the
Fulton Market.
The Chief is in receipt of Il lengthy
communication from Farmers creek
which is unsigned. We do not publish
anonymous communications.
+. s. Hesket and family loaded up a
car load of goods and left for Sheridan
county, Kansas. They were accom-
panied by ''Tootle" Saladen.
The A. o. U. w. lodge held a huge
candidate occasion" at their hall Tues
day evening, Deputy Simmons having
worked faithfully in behalf of the local
lodge.
Notwithstanding the fact that it was
held in II snow storm, the sale at
Homer Thomas yesterday was largely
attended and everything sold at good
prices.
G. Il. Spence returned last evening
from Tampico, Mexico, where he had
been with a party of landseckcrs. lie
was to have met j. =. Hale and the
party who accompanied him last week,
but in some name they failed to
make connections and rs Il consequence
MIR. Spence is disappointed.
Rumors of n big business deal were
current the first of the week. Accord
ing to the report, William Wolfe, w.
A. Maynard and William Engels had
formed II stock company for the pur.
chase of the hardware and implement
, business of James Peterson. and we
understand that they have already be-
gun invoicing.
: The Modern Woodmen had an EN-
joyable time at their hall last evening.
Short speeches were made by Judge
: Edison, j. C. Saylor and &. L. Vaughan
of Guide Rock, Misses Myra Griffith
l and Ethel Kenady sang and the Citi'
zens' Concert band rendered some ex'
4 %cellent selections. Following the pro
gram n basket supper was INDUCED in
John Lockhart arrived last FRIDAY
from Meeker, Colo, and surprised his
relatives. He had been absent fol
about eighteen years and was so greatly
e changed that his mother, Grandm;
r Burden, failed to recognize him whel
, he sat down to dinner with them il
q the character of a friend Of Darrell
Burden.
There will be a valentine sociabl
4 given in the parlors of the Methods
church for the young people. One o
the leading features of the evening i
v a p~ostofiice, every one having the priv
lege of bringing their valentines ant
, posting them free of postage. Every
> thing free of charge. Don't forget TIN
date, Friday evening, Feb. Il. Conn
and have a good time. *x*
The Red Cloud ministerial union me
y Monday afternoon with Rev. j. M
4 Bates and listened TO an admirabl,
paper by Father Fitzgerald on "Th'
p Resurrection of the Flesh" 1t wa
d treated from the standpoint of scrip
ture reasO and the authority of tn,
Il early fathers OF the church, all com
q bining to show hat in the life to com
man will have his body restored L
him for a condition of more complet
happiness or misery according as h
has used his earthly opportunities. "
Our subscribers will kindly remem
Der that it is not n matter Of choic
g with us in enforcing the latest posta
ruling which is as follows: THAT t
y come under the second class postag
rates subscriptions to dailies must b
paid within three months, wEEKLIE
c WITHIN N YEAR, semi-weeklies with
h in nine months, tri-weeklies within
q six months, scmi-monthlies with
II three months and monthlies within
four months" So it is up to us t
comply rigidlY. BEGINNING the LIST @