On December 13th. the first Food Administration price was published and shewed that the prices then for the staple commodities should be: Sugar. 1 lb.. 9c; flour, 1 sack, $3.10; corn meal. 1 lb., 6) \c\ bread, loaf, 10c; potatoes, cwt, $2.25: creamer) butter, 53c; fresh eggs per do/., 50c.

Those who served upon the County Council of Defense were: B. K. Bushee, president; John I. Filer, vice president; Y. B. Cargill, secretary; W. T. Young, Gus Linn, O. St. Mm, James Dean. 1. E. Gall gley, and F. ( ). Baker.

The following served on the Legal Advisory Board: Judge F. J. Bellows, James V Rodman, and W. J. Ballard.

For Food Administrator. W. I. Davies w as c< nintv chairman. The Fuel Administrators were: Editor

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V. B. Cargill, chairman, with F. J. Eichenberger as assistant fuel administrator.

For the Liberty Loans, C. L. Alden was chairman. Publicity Manager, A". B. Cargill.

Red Cross Society chose for its president, Mrs. Bertha Hazhar, and for vice president, Mrs. W. S. Rodman.

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By January 3, 1918. the Kimball chapter of the Red Cross had a membership of 1013, exclusive of those who took out life membership before the drive. The result of the recent drive enabled Chairman W. S. Rodman to report for Kimball, 884 members ; for Bushnell, 127, and for Dix, 102.

The financial report showed membership reports, Kimball, $927.00 ; Bushnell, $127.00; Dix, $103.00. Balance of checks, $525.00. Supper. $4.00. Sale of goose, $26.50. or a total of $1,172.75 . In January a war savings meeting held by Harry O. Palmer of Omaha gave this work an enthusiastic launching.