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The Red Cloud chief., 1918-07-18
Baden Brieflets

A. r. Larrick, |. V. Negley and
Howard Grub went to Lincoln the
first Of the week and purchased a
Minneapolis threshing outfit.
J.. f. Spenso and J. a. Denton made
a business trip to Chappoll last week.
o. +. Perry was down visiting his
parents the past week, having a lay
off from his job as brakeman on the
IS. c. & O. because of an injured
foot.
Mis-. lsla Grandstag has been TAX
ing her father. place On +. F. d. No.
, this week thereby laying off one man
for the harvest season.
o. y. Samsel and j. A. Dennis have
been shocking wheat after Office hours
the past week. These gentlemen have
set up oyer a hundred acres of wheat
in the several evenings that they la
bored.
Miss Virginia ,Wegmann made a
visit with her grandparents, DR.. and
Mrs. Wegmann of Blue Hill the past
week.
One of the victims of the Excur-
sion steamer, Columbia, which sunk
in the Illinois river last week, a Miss
Addie Sapp, was a cousin of l., Chas.,
and VIII McNair of this place.
Howard Meyer made a visit with
relatives and friends at Bruning last
week. Howard is called in the next
draft.
Fred Baker left for Madrid last
week to assist J. L. Eashtham during
harvest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Richendifer are
the proud parents of a bouncing baby
boy which arrived at their home Sat-
urday, July 9th.
Miss Nettie Mattson who is attend
ing Business College at Hastings was
down on a visit the past week.
Mrs. Ed Northway of Arlington Wis
tied at the home of Ed Rath and fam
lily last week.
Misses Grace Rakestraw and Lucille
Easterly spent most of the week visit
ing Hastings friends.
VIM. Wallace was in Hastings the
last Of the week.
A. Il. Larrick, p. H. Larrick and I
V. Negley were in Hastings Friday.
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-07-18
Hagenbcck Wel'ace Circus

In a bulletin recently put out by the
Nebraska State Board Of Agriculture
il is definitely stated that the Hagen
beck Wallace Circus which last year
showed before the grand stand at the
State Fair has again been secured and
will present an entirely new program
the last four days of the Fair, Sep
TENDER 3 to 6.
1t will be remembered that early in
the summer the Hagenbeck Wallace
Circus suffered a disastrous wreck
with the loss of a great many lives.
At first it was feared that the loss
of life among members whose services
could not be replaced. Definite assur-
ance has been sent the State Board of
Agriculture, however, that the circus
will fulfill it's engagement, the loss of
life being largely among the laborers
rather than among the skilled acts.
Thus the circus will come to the State
Fair with a good share Of it's equip
ment new and with an entire change
from the program of the proceeding
year.
Besides the circus, it is stated
there will be enough othor attractions
to require several days to take then
all in. Among these may be men.
toned the Rice-Wortham Carnival
the largest carnival in the business
the Hagenbeck- Wallace Sides Show
with their world famous menagerie
the Midway Shows, Auto Races o.
Labor Day and Horse Races all othe
days. This is the most costly AM
pretentious amusement program eve
presented at the Fair and should draN
forth a record breaking attendance.
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-07-18
Notice OF Administration.

In the County Court OF Webster county.
Nebraska.
In the matter OF the estate OF David A,
Llewellyn, deceased.
TO all persons interested in said estate.
Notice is hereby given that Mary f.. Llewel-
Ign has this day filed a petition In the county
court. praying that administration OF said
estate may he granted to Mary T.. Lleweilyn
as Administrative and that said petition will
be heard before the court on the 9th day OF
August, 1918. at the hour of 10 O'Clock. a.
m. at the county court room in the city of
Red cloud. i'll said county. when all persons
interested In said matter may appear and
show cause why the prayer of petitioner
should not be granted: and that notice of the
filing OF said petition and tie hearing there
o1, be given by publishing Il copy of this
order In the Red cloud chief, n legal weekly
newspaper printed and Of general circulation
In said county, for four consecutive weeks
prior to said day OF hearing.
Dated thI, 18th day Of july. 1913.
SEAL y. Il. RANNEY,
~ county Iud &c.
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-07-18

InSaccordance with an order received
,hi. yeel, from the chief naturaliza-
zion examiner. a; 81 Louis, the amend.
NON, to the naturalization laws ap
r,oycd Nav q. lgls. forbids the is.u.
ry,f s,s' rapers thirty dav. prior
to the primary election or any genera.
.l..riop Therefore. no papers v..I
b, t..iad from July Dist uutiI after
I'm, primary
ON November 5th the general cleo
ti.r win be held AN Naturalization.
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-07-18

Parents who have children to edu-
cate will do we'll to write for circu-
lars of the Grand Island Business
College of Grand Island, Neb.
1t is one of the largest and most
prosperous Business Colleges in the
United States and is making a spe-
cial offer to a limited number of young
people of good character who will en-
ter and prepare themselves for busin-
ness and Civil Service positions. Coco
positions arc positively guaranteed tc
graduates.
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-07-18
Threshermen's Attention

Forty-seven threshermen have sign
ed up the throshermcn's pledge. Every
thresherman thrcshing in this county
should sign up TO avoid future trouble.
T@hreshclmen must report this year
at the end Of every week the number
of bushels OF wheat thre-hed by them.
This requirement is made by the
Bureau of Markets Of the United
States Department Of Agriculture
under the Food Control Act. The re-
suits will be available to the Food Adj
mi~nistratiou and the Federal Trade
Commission a. q guide in regulatory
work, and also serve as an accurate
check on the advance wheat figures Of
the Bureau Of Crop Estimates. Each
thrcsherman that signs up will be sup
piled with a pocket memorandum
book to keep n record of bushels and
acres threshed. This book is to be
turned in at the end of the threshing
season. Each thresherman will also
be supplied with report cards. These
to be turned in at the end Of every
week.
We have recently received a number
of plans for various farm buildings
from the Agricultural Engineering de-
partment at Lincoln. The following
plans are available at the office Of the
county agent:
General Purpose Barns
Farm Residences
Sheep Yards
Sheep Grain Bunks
Pump and Hydrant connections
Granaries and corn cribs
Feed Racks
Self Feeders for Swine
Tankage Feeders
The Nebraska Hog house
Genersl Purpose Farmsteads
One and one-half story Bungalows
Sheep Shearing Pens
Sheep Hay and Grain Racks
Septic Tanks
The Iowa Farm Kitchen
Fr~ost-proof Stock watering troughS
Ice-houses ond Coolers
Ice houses and Coolers
Machine sheds
Hay Barns
Dairy Barns
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-07-18
Slipped a Cog

One, of the old.day good scouts who,
to give him due credit. has voted the
dry ticket several time., dropped in at
the Chief Office recently and in the
course of conversation waved confden-
tial and spat in our ear thusly: DO
you know, sometimes | just hunger
for the social davs-or was 1t nights
that are gone? Sometime, before this
whole.country gets on the water.wagon,
I'm going up to Kansas City and get IN.
to one of them swell joints where
Bacchus still holds sway and have a
little social time Ill take Y. and T.
with me-in my mind and sit up 10
one of those little round tables aud
have one good old jolly'social hour.
I'll say Waiter, bring bottles AMI
| glasses for three and fill them up and
drink them down You know there's
only two per cent in~toNication in beer
nowadays and then y will order mp
i n his turn, and wen repeat, aud Il.
will set 'em up aud vel repeat again
say, won't we have one great old JAM
boreey Won't the house sit up and
take notice when | talk 20 the vacatt
chairs on either side of the table:
While | empty the bottles and al
myself Only, and here his voice
faltered with a note of sadness IN it
"Y. won't really be there, Il wont
really be there, the old times Won
reslly be there, and Kansas City is st
far away and parlor coach fares are 81
high that | am afraid | won't really b,
there myself"
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-07-18
Hog Cholera

There is a demand for more food to
feed our Allies and ourselves. That
means bigger crops and more live
stock than we have ever raised be-
fore. The farmer can raise more live
stock ny preventing and curing dis
Hog cholera has caused the loss OF
millions of animals each year. at n
cost of many millions Of dollars and 1t.
therefore becomes our patriotic duty
to stop this awful waste.
According to the reports from the
County Assessors in Webster County
last year, l2.SG3 hogs died. Some
farmers claim that the serum treat
ment for cholera has been the c9use Of
the large amount OF cholera hogs in
the late years, a few figures and
facts along that line.
What is believed to'be an indication
of the efficiency Of the serum treat
ment in preventing losses Of hogs thru
the avage Of cholera il shown by the
low death rate of ~ to the 1000
among hogs in the United states in
the year ending April l, l9ls. This is
the lowest death rate among swine
recorded in this countAiu 30 years,
The reason for believing that the
low death rate was due to the use Of
serum is that 90 per cent of the hog
losses are caused 10y cholera.s
Some Of the heavy losses in the past
wears we're 1885 per cent per 1000 in
IIss7, IA per 1000 in 1897, and lis per
1000 ia lsli, years in which severe ont
breaks Of cholera occurred. Even in
wears when cholera was least preva-
lent tho normal death rate among hogs
in the past was about 80 per 1000, in
the last year meant a loss of abou,
1900, 900 head of hogs, equivalent to
the o lnption of pork and pork
products by the entire population OF
the United States in 1917 for % days
In 1914 the total loss of hogs was
1000, 900 or the equivalent of national
pork consumption in that year fol
81 days. y
HENRY Il FAUsCH, \
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-07-18
Prairie Dogs

A number of inquiries have come
from farmers in regard to the laws
and methods of exterminating prairie
dogs. The following four sections are
taken from the Statutes of Nebraska:
Prairie Dogs a Nuisance:The pres
cncc Of prairie dogs upon lands in Ne
brassa is hereby declared to be a CONF
mon nuisance, and the owner of lands
whcrcon such ~nuisances thereafter
shall inftst or occupy is hereby de-
claicd TO be a maintainer of such
nuisance.
determination: 1t Is hereby made
The imperative duty OF any land owner
20 totally eXtcrminate such prairie
dogs upon any lands owned by him by
november LIST Of each year, and if not
done on or before that date it is here
by made the duty of the overseer of
highways of the district wherein such
land is situated, and which is occupied
or infested by such prairie dogs to
proceed forthwith at any date there
after, when notified by any person or
when he shall discover that any lands
are infested or inhabited or occupied
by prairie dogs, to destroy such
animals in the most expeditions man.
ner appropriate for such purposes.
"Duties and Salary of Overseer:
Said overseer shall be paid for such
services in the carrying out Of the
provisions of this article at the rate
of three dollars per day, together with
all expenses necessarily incurred by
him for poison Or other suitable
material and apparatus for such pur-
poses used. He shall keep a correct
itemized statement of his fees and ex-
penses for services performed On each
tract of land, and by September LIST,
of each year thereafter, certify under
oath the expense incurred and services
rendered upon each tract of land to
the county clerk of the county where.
in such lands are situated.
Expenses of Overseer Entered
Against Land-Lien:- The county
clerk of said county shall enter the
sum so certified by said overseei
against the land upon which such eX'
penses were incurred and services rem.
dered, and enter the same upon the
tax list of said county, which shall bC
collected by the county treasurer q.
other taxes, and the said sum shall
be a lien upon said land on and afte'
the delivery of said tax list to sale
treasurer the same as other taxes
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-07-18
Notice OF Administration.

In the county Court Of Webster County,
Nebraska.
In the mattel Of the estate OF Alfred II.
Bright, deceased.
To all persons interested IN said estate.
Notice is hereby given that sarah T.. Bright
ha>thls day filed Il petition in the couut court
praying that administration OF said estate
may he granted TO herself ~ administrators,
ard that said petition viii be heard before
the court on the 18th day OF July, 1913, at
the hour OF 10 o'clock, n. m, at tho county
court room, In the city of Red Cloud, in said
county, when all persons interested In said
matter may appear and show cause why the
prayer OF petitioner should not be granted:
II that notice Of filing Of said petitiOn. and
the hearing thereof, he given by publishing
n copy OF this order in the Red cloud Chief
a legal weosly newspaper printed and OF
general circulation in said county, for four
consecutive weeks prior to the said day OF
hearing. y, u, RANNEI,
seal 2B-i county Judge.
Dated this 2ith day ofJune, 1918.
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-07-18
Notice 10 Creditors.

In the county Court OF Webster County,
Nebraska
In the matter Of the estate OF John'W,
Tlernry, Deceased.
Creditors of said estate viii take notice
that the time limited for presentation and
filing of claims against said estate Is Novem-
Der 9Th, 1918. and for the payment OF debts is
December LIST, 1878, that | will sit at the
county court room In said county on the 9th
day OF August, 1918. to examine, hear and
allow all claims duly filed which araa first or
second lien upon said estate, and OH the nth
day Of November. I9ls. to examine, hear,
allow and adjust all claims and objections OF
general Creditorsduiy filed,
Dated this 9Th day ofJuly. A. p. 1913.
(SeaN \. u. RANNEY,
o. EnunfV In1gp.
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-07-18

Lon, lIye the Kaiser, Muy he live
anti the world has crushed him and
his system completely ana given him
Il liberal dose Of his " nasty mcdi-
cine!
81 love Bin Hohon2ollcrn as Il
brothcr-0s the brother Of n murdered
or worsc-than-murdcrcd girl loves the
guilty brute.
81 love the Kaiser rs n futhcr-as n
father of Il MANNED anu cnslavcd child
loves the master and e%uSlnvor.
al love the Kaiser as a nother-as n
mother whose home has !ccn burned,
whose husband b]utChercd ur dcpOrted,
whose family have all been scattered
20 God only knows whore and to what
fate, loves the Il guilty OF the ruin.
Il love the Kaiser rs n mUn--as Il
man who wants tic world to be free
Tor other men loves the one who
threatens the freedom of all the pres.
ent and subsequent races of the earth.
"That's how love him 7"
The above Is IA sample of GlllilGn's
henediction on the ~rcigning head Of
Prussianlsm. He Is devoting much Of
his talk this summer to the war, while
not abatlng his humor n particle. lie
will be funnier and wiser than ever.
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-07-18
Poisoned Food

The most efficient method Of eX-
termination is poisoned grain, The
animals may be destroyed at a cost Of
10 or - cents per acre.
Sulphate Of strychnine Is probably
the best and most satisfactory poison
now known for the destruction Of
prairie dogs. Care should be taken
20 procure stlychnia sulphatc, since
the ~~trychnine usually sold by drugg-
lists is insolublc in water. Experiments
have shown that il ounces of
strychnia sulphate to a bushcl Of grain
is sufficient. The strychnino should
be dissolved in p gallons Of water by
heating in a covered receptacle. When
thoroughly dissolved add the "rainand
allow 20 simmer in a closed vessel
shining occasionally, until the mois-
tune is taken up by the grain, OF the
mixture may be allowed to stand over
night to absorb the free moisture. One
gallon or sorghum should be added to
the miXture.
In distributing the poisoned grain
a half t~easpoonful for each burrow
Poison should be distributed in the
evening.
The county agent will gladly coop
crate with farmers in eXterminatint
prairie dogs.
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-07-18
Aaluatment to EnvIronment.

The great problem of every life ~
one Of adjustment To environment.
Resistance creates friction which
neuns inharmony alrl waste of
force. You cannot conquer environ
ment by blind, u%nrcAsonlng, sullen re-
sistance. Such Il course only chains
you more firmly right where you are,
II you would be free from your
present environment, first learn 10. fo'
Gus your forces on making good right
where you are. This will give you the
power which will make you free. II
viii open the way for you TO outgrow
your present environment William
h Towne in Nautilus.
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-07-18
Vice President Marshall Says:

AZ have great confidence that u
large majority of people want to do
right, ana, in their relations TO the
government, they will 10 right when.
ever put in possession Of the facts.
There is 10 place where more good
the cause than upon the Chautauqua
platform. The people who need in.
formation will be there, and, more and
mog rs the years 20 10y, persons who
can get it are awaiting themselves Of
that avenue"
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-07-18

at Is impossible for me To convey
% you my appreciation of your CO.
operation with me and my associates
In the great work of the Red Cross In
this great crisis. You certainly should
enjoy the satisfaction of contributing
% a degree which few If any can con-
tribute, and at Il time when 1t is of
vital Importance to our people and the
Vountry.
You have n very great responsible.
ny, and are certainly acquitting your
self In II way which should give you
satisfaction all your lives"
From an Address Before the Inter-
national Lyceum and Chautauqua
Association.
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-07-18
Secretary Of War Baker Says:

~ Inn constantly facing the splen-
did results Of the work done by the
C~hautnuquas In this country In Great
ing and sustaining n sound patriotic
public feeling, and I'm carrying for
ward the great national enterprises
which the government is necessarily
bringing To the attention of our peo-
ple; and | want you to know that as
an officer Of the government | not only
appreciate the Importance of the lee
ture platform as Il means of commu,
alcation and expansion, but also appre-
aiate the work which you and your AS
sociation are dolns as "A contribution
20 our national cause
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no place to 60, or nothing worth while
to do. But tomorrow evening she
would be able to stay up, and possibly
to go to- the dance, too. The thought
alone was consoling to him, and in idle
dreams he spent the evening until lock-
ing up time arrived.
Jennie rested all day, and finally
yielding to Toms coaxing, she agreed
to takeaa short stroll along the beach
after supper.
Was 1t to be wondered at that Dan
Cupid completed his errand in that.
one evening? What more powerful
weapons could there be than the "sil-.
very moon," combined with the
enchanting "sad sea waves to work
successfully on two loving hearts.
Just as soon as I finish medical
school," added Tom, land how glad L
am this is my last year."
Arm In arm they returned to the
"Castle Mona" Jennie too happy for
words, and Tom convinced that he
had won the sweetest. girl in the whole
world.
When Jennie returned to her home
how surprised were her friends to see
a sparkling diamond on the third
finger Of her left hand, for as Beth
explained to her acquaintance that
was the morning that "the early bird
caught the worm.'
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swim an inch nearer the shore. To
scream would be IF no use as there
was not soul on the whole beach, so
courageously she fought the waves,
still hoping to be able to make some
progress. To. her. great surprise and
relief she could now see the form of
someone in the distance Fastening to-
ward her. Oh! thought Jennie, will
they ever get here?
Tom Hurd, clerk at the "Castle
Mona" had been watching the ''early
bird" and now, convinced that she
was in distress, ran down the beach
and hastily seized the life-saving boat,
dragged it into the water. Rowing out
as quickly as possible, he was just in
time to rescue the PROSTATE form from
sinking. Others had now gathered
round the shore ready to receive them,
with all things necessary to make the
victim as comfortable as possible. Tom
deposited his burden in the great warm
blankets and hastily they carried her
to the hotel.
Poor Jennie, too exhausted to speak,
soon found herself resting comfort
ably in her own bed, while Beth, eyes
brimming over with tears, lamented
the fact that she had fallen asleep
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the EARLY BIRD
BY ELIZABETH NOLAN.

1918, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)

Copyright, 1913, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)
"Get up, for goodness sake, Beth
Moore. This is the third time I've call
ed you. You said we should 20 in
bathing every morning before break
fast, and here a whole week of our
vacation is near gone and we have
not been in the water once"
"All right" groaned Beth, as she
sleepily rubbed her eyes. "rll get
right up. You go ahead and Til be
down in a minute
Snow, be sure" said Jennie, as she
ran downstairs, out onto the beach and
to the waters edge, where she COM
fortably seated herself to await Beth's
arrival.
The two girls had planned months
past for this big vacation-the first
two weeks Of August. Hunting through
vacation books and time tables they
finally had settled upon Salisbury
Beach. Of course, the bathing was to
be their greatest amusement as both
were expert swimmers. Quite con-
trary to their plans, however, dane
ing and bowling had occupied most
of their time up to the first weeks
end.
Jennie waited for nearly half an
hour and then decided that Beth must
have turned over, only to fall asleep,
on the other side, as she had so often
done before. Knowing that 1t must be
near breakfast time she thought she
would take one plunge before return
ing. At first the water seemed icy cold.
but after q few minutes she was wish
ing that she had longer to stay, the
water was so invigorating. Just one
more good swim and then she would
go and dress for breakfast, she said to
herself. But alas! 1t was one swim
too many for Jennie Dever. Carried
out by the mighty waves and held by
the strong undertow, she could not
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again almost Immediately after Jen.

again almost Immediately after Jen.
ME left her.
"How nice that fellow was who res
cued you. I've seen him around here
all week." continued Beth. II think
he must be employed here" Gaining
no reply from Jennie she did not en-
thuse further over the hero Of the day.
Noticing that Jennie was doing she
quietly took a magazine and tried to
interest herself in it. Presently
gentle knock on the door announced
the arrival Of Miss White, the pro phi
etress, with breakfast for the two girls.
"Gracious," said Beth, show kind of
you. I had completely forgotten that
it was past eating time" 4
Jennie reused herself sufficiently to
take few sips of coffee while Beth
fairly devoured the delicious corn muf-
fins.
A good sound sleep greatly improved
Jennie, and the afternoon found her
seated in an easy chair on the spacious
veranda, while Tom Hurd occupied the
chair by her side.
After supper that evening Jennie re-
tired quite early, and Tom found HIM
self wondering how he had spent other
evenings. Tonight there seemed to be