The Red Cloud chief., 1917-08-30

evening after visit with relatives
here.
Mrs. w. y. Richardson and daugh hter,
Miss Marguerite, left Wednesday for
Boulder where they will spend a few
weeks.
l have some private money to loan
oHcity property, also can furnish you
low rates on farm loans. b. w.
Stewart
Rev. Druliner returned home Mon
day from New Carlyle, Indiana, where
he accompanied the remains Of his
father tor burial.
j. II. Bailey returned home sunday
evening from Excelsior Springs, Mis-
souri,, where he had taken his wife for
medical treatment.
Carl Hedge and sister, Miss Laura,
returned. home Saturday from Chey-
enne where they had been visiting
their brother, Aaron.
Mrs. II. NJ. Tompkins returned to
her home at Kearney Monday morning
after visit at the home of her daugh.
ter Mrs. G. NJ. Phillips.
James Etherton, Walter Sanderson
and Henry Clawson left Sunday for
Sheridan, Wyoming where they will
work in the machine shops.
| Mrs. Alice Hosmer returned home
the last of the week from an extended
visit with relatives near st. Joe, Mis-
souri,, and at Des Moines, Iowa.
Mrs. Jas. Burden returned home
from st. Joe Tuesday morning where
she purchased "a fall and winter stock
of millinery goods for her store.
Midshipman Allan Blackledge of the
U. 5. Naval Academy at Annapolis,
Maryland, is visiting his parents, At
torney and Mrs. L. Ii. Blackledge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Patrick, who had
been visiting her father, DR.. Henry
Cook, left Monday for Nebraska City
to visit relatives before returning to
| their nolne at Omana.
| fOn Monday morning while burning
out the exhaust on the oil engine at
the power house, Harry Huffer had the
misfortune to have can of kerosene
explode which burned his hands con.
siderably.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alf Mccall aud son,
Robert, returned home this morning
from Vancouver, Washington, where
they had been visiting their son, Ienas,
Who is stationed ut the army barracks
at that city.
Dramatic. Reading of Booth Tarking-
ton's"Seventeen" story of youth and
summertime by a recognized artist at
the Orpheum Thursday evening, Sept.
9th. Special music by the orchestra.
Adm. Is and % cents. g.
At the Orpheum Theatre, Saturday,
Sept. 1st., Roscoe FATTY" Arbuckles
In 1.-THE Rough House." one Bray Car
toon, one Travelogue and one Picto.
graph. Matinee 2:3c adm. and lOc.
Night adm. 10 and 15c.
l. On Tuesday the appellate board at
Lincoln turned down the following
ahree young men from this county who
asked exemptions on account Of agri.
cultural reasons: Antoine Pavelika
Lincoln Mudd and Charles Albert
Johnson.
Mrs. Ida Squires and Miss Georgia
Scott of Cowles will give two-piano
program assisted by Mrs, Gellatly, so.
prano, at the Orpheum Theatre, Mon.
day evening September tenth. The
proceeds will be used for the purchase
of Red Cross supplies for the Women's S
Red Cross Auxiliary of the Webster
County Chapter.
The benefit given by the Women's
Red Cross Auxiliary on Monday even.
ing was we'll attended and each one OF
the little tots taking part aud also the
tS0dng people carried out the parts as.
lsigned to them in very fine manner.
ISeventy.seven dollars were taken in,
which will be used by the Auxiliary to
purchase supplies.
Norton and Curtis Steward, sons OF
Charles Steward, who resides south
west of this city on the Woodburn
Stock Farm, have been busy this sum
mer getting seven head OF Shorthorn
cattle and nine Poland China hogs in
shape which they will exhibit at the
State Fair next week This stock Is
all young stuff and we hope that the
boys may BRING home several ribbons
Many exchanges coming to our desk
announce the various fact that the
various ighboring cities are forming
companies of Home Defense Guards
As yet nothing has been done along
this line in this city. What are VIC