The Red Cloud chief., 1918-08-15

Miss Josephine Castor Is home from
Napouec.
Frank Richardson anne in from
Cheyenne to visit his family the last
ptrt Of the week.
Mrs. Nellie Castor, who has been
visiting her brother VIM West and
f,mily at Naponee, returned home last
week.
Womcn's Relief Corps will meet
Saturday afternoon at 2;30 o'clock.
Every member be present for a bust
ness meeting.
There is a report that Mrs. Fred
Schultz was quite severely injured in
an aato accident out toward Cowles
last Friday evening, on the way home
from Hastings.
DR.. Warrick, the specialist, Will
meet Eye, ear, Nose and Throat pa
%tients. and those needing glasses tit
ted, at Dr.. Dammerell's, Wednesday,
August 81. Hours . to q. 33.l
j. Z Elliott, who is in charge Of
the Farmers Union Elevator here, is
now listed among the happy folks On
account of the arrival of his wife who
came in from Des Moines, Iowa, to
make Jim's home seem like home.
The eastern farmers have learned
from experience that it pays to stack
grain. There is q little more labor
involved but the safety from injury
by unexpected rains more than offsets
this cost. q,
Curtis Friday now amember Of Uncle
Sans Aviation Corp, visited here this
week. Curtis was formerly the oblig-
ing clerk in Cuttings drug store, and
enlisted about a year ago. You would
hardly know the stalwart "birdman,
now. ' !
There will be a patriotic meeting
at the Pawnee Union Church in Paw.
nee township over. in Smith county
next Sunday afternoon at $3.50 p. nj,
conducted by Rev. f. NJ. Rice, pastbr
of the Christian Church a. Smith
Center. ~
Ifithe local news sections of"the
Chief strike you as some what brief
this week please consieer politics as
responsible. This is the last issue
preceding the pFia airy electitn,iahd
our political patrons draw heavily on
the Chiefs columns and the editors
time. Note. that We are not regret.
ting about it. 80 '''h I
Mr. j. \. Thompson, Mr. viii Neatly
and his brother, came in from Parsons
Kansas, AMI were visiting relatives
and friends in Red Cloud Tuesday and
Wednesday, Mr.. Thompson is a cousin
of our neighbor farmer G. w Shannon.
The visitors report the corn prospects
as u~nfavorable in Kansas. They left
for Hastings Wednesday evening.
Last year six auto loads from one
neighborhood in Gage county came tc
the Thayer County Fair for one day
and stayed for three days. This yeal
twenty care are coming for the en-,
tire four days from that neighbor
hood. They enjoyed the shady park
pure drinking water and excellen
program. Four Big Days ant
Nights, August 27-30.
Lee Derour, who is a candidate fol
Commissioner Of the 5th District, wa
in Red Cloud the last of the week lool
ing over the political ground ant
shaking hands with many friends. MI
DeTour is too well known to need an
Introduction here, having been a resi-
dent of Webster county for 46 years
His life has been mainly devoted t.
agricultural interests, though he wa
at one time in the official circle, a
county clerk. He is democratic ant
American, and qualified to fill tn,
office he seeks. For many years he ha
resided at Guide Rock, and has a larg,
circle of friends who would rejoice I,
see him win at the primaries mex
Tuesday.
The subject next to be considered b,
the 4-minute n en- is "Mobilizing Amer
ica's Man Power"
The dates aud speakers are