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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1895)
V-rtn ' - - l . awa-'iiiaBSJ1 rrrr f.1V-iw''rimrmc?rwmt r .. : THE RED CLOUD CHIEF, FRIDAY, AUG. 10, 1895. A J - . V ' j THE CHIEF SWORN CUMULATION 1,300. A. C. IIOHMKK) Kdltor. Lamoit Tait, Aist. Uic.il Hilltor. In r,i'liiing I'or Slioi'N. GREAT RtDUGTION ON SHOES AND OXFORDS For tlio noxt 15 diijs wo will Roll our cntiro line 01 Uxioiub nt tlio following crcatlv reduced tiricoa: Ludies' Dongola?20) Oxfd, reducd 31.25 " " 1.25 " " .80 Tan 1.25 " " .1)0 MiBBCB' " 1.50 " " 1.05 Child's " 125 " " .90 Do) a' 42 Tan Shoes, sizes '2 5 " 1-50 Also Strootmnn's best quality Don golu, hnnd turn 4.M) nnd 5.00 chocs now JJ.50, .'1.00 shoes for 250, and many othora in proportion. Our Silver Quocn Don gola Ludies' Shoo 1 00. Remember this ia regardless of tho big ndvanco in price. A. 11. Haley. SucjcsBor to 11. &, K. pRKI) E. McKEEBY, 1. D. IMi) '(Irian mid Surgeon, City and country calls promptly ans wered. Over Cotting'a Drugstore, Ri: Cloud. ItlSIKl' JfJIMIOS. Mrs. Dr. Hall was in Rod Cloud this weok. J. II. Bradloy of McCook has moved to Red Cloud. Mayor Bontloy was in Lincoln tho first of tho weok. Henry Dioderich and wifo wero in Riverton Inst Saturday. Ernest Jonei of Guido Rock wns visit ing iu tho city this weok. Everett Dyer returned homo Monday from Sheridan, Wyoming. J. C. Wunior went to Omaha Sundny ovoning to view the stato fair grounds. Thos. Wilson and wire, of Bontrice, nro visiting relatives in tho city this week. C. Wioner roturncd Saturday from a weok's pleasure trip in tho Rocky moun tains. Mrs. Lindloy of Long Island, Kansas, is in tho city this week visiting with her daughter, Mrs. C. J. Plntt. Geo. Nowhoueo went to Dodgo City KnnFHB, last Saturday, whuro ho will on gngo iu the jowelry business. Mr. Alfred Hadoll, tho rustling mini, nger of Duokor'a Cash Dry Goods House, is in Chicago this week. Tlio Nation material hue been roplov- Incd by J. L. Greenlee, and R. T. Potter new hua it in chargo as attorney. Louis Broadstono of Superior wont through tho city Monday evening, on route to Denver on u plensuro trip. MiBB Retta Abl has been elected one f our public school touchers in tho place of Mifis Mary Nye, who resigned. O. C. Tool, who htiB been farming in Frontier county, has returned to Rad Cloud. He reports crops elegant out thoro. Tho Misses Gere of Lincoln, who have boon visiting Miss Willn Cathor in this city n fow days, roturnod homo last Monday. Max Hoonrt of Riverton, who hns boon visiting relatives in Blue Hill, Btoppod in Rod Cloud a fow days while on his way homo. Mifls Bertha Horlocker, u beautiful socioty young lady of Hastings, ia visit ing in tho city the guest of her friend Miss Jennotto Dilloy. Mies Mary N)o has been ongugod to touch in tho llustinga bcIiooIb. Tho peo glo of Hastings will find hor to bo ono of the best instructors in tho state. Protracted meetings will bo hold in tho grovo at Ponny Creek, commencing AufUBt 24th, conducted by tho Rove, Haskins, Sims and and Humrick. All aro invited. W. S. Dense, tho cntorprising pro priotor of tho lion Ton Bakery and Cafo has beon making some altorations in tho interior of his placo this week, which gives it a handsome Bnd commodious nppoarnnce. Miss Luura Romsborg, who has beon visiting nt hor homo iu this city for two or throo wooks. returned to New Mexico Tueiday ovoning, whoro sho toaches Hohool. Sho was accompanied by her uieco, Miss Floienco Romsborg. ii- nl.nm. tultnnn nnmn iinR Aiiorniv viu, raentionod as a piobublo candtdato for tho county judgship, wishes it distinct Jy undorstood that he uoltber sooka nor deeiroS that olllce; in fact, baa no dosiro to be montionod in connoction with any office, within the gift of tho people at M. I 1IIER AND K UN OI)lH AM KSttS. Try llio K. or 1. P. P. Hadloy, papor hanger. Carrlngo painting, P. P. Hadloy. P. P. Hadley, paititor nnd decorator. Call and eco Taylor's carpots bofore buying. Jude Sapp says ho is still in tho raco forsherllT. Cnl. Kenndy, of McCook was in tho city HiIb week. G. W. Dow and wifo nro homo from their western visit. Call on P. P. Hadloy for house, Bign and carringe painting. A complete now lino of wall pnpor nt Tnylor's at bottom prices. Smoke llic K. or I. Hgnr, the best In iliu iiiiirltct Tor Hie mon ey. Pon Sai.f. A road cart aa good as now. Apply to Edgar Cotting, at drug store. Tor a liarl I linen mitotic try Ihe K. or I. W. S. IleiiHe keep them. Rend our display nds. Thoy nro in toroBtingand prolltublo to you. Do) o & Grico. Go to tho Bon Ton bakery for lino ico crenm. Thoy still sell 40 loaves of brond for 41.00. Tin: CniK.r is under obligations to Mr. Poyton Roberta of Monmouth, 111., for fnvora. Morhart & Son's ia headquartora for binding twino. Do not fail to nee. thorn it you wunt bargaina. J. A. Baum and J. L. Kellogg, with their families, nro home from camp meeting at Doweeso. E. E. Ladd of Intivalo ia building a new duelling which would be a credit to many largor cities. Prod Sleepnr, of Dnvid City, Nebraska, is in tho city this week. Ho was former ly a resident of this city. Rov. Gcorgo Hummol organized tho tlrst Sunday Echool in Webster county nbout twentytkreo years ngo. W. S. Gnrbor will soon commenco re building the d)ko at tho mill that was washed out by tho spring freshets. Wo nro under obligations to Mr. Hum mel for Eomo lino wntermolons. Ho hns 1500 nnd they aro of tho finest kind. Wnvorly bicycles, tho best in tho world, for salo by W. W. Wright. Prices roiiBonnblo. See him if you want n bike. tf It was reported that two mon had gono insnno near Guide Rock, but wo could not tind that tbero wna any truth in tho rumor. Hon. J. S, Gilliam's name has been montinned ns a candidato for county superintendent. Mr. Gilhnin would be a strong candidato. Tho eity council ought to go nnd hide their faces for soiling tho people audi lllthy stuff nnd nal.ling it wator. It is surely cruolty to nnimnls. Como in ladicp, nnd soo my hats. I havo got a fow now Sailors, and will havo a nice lino in this month. Prices to suit tho times. Julia A. Riciiaiidhon. Chnrloy Winfroy hns ronted tho Moon block bnrn nnd is now making n spec ialty of taking caro of private horses and enrringes. Charloy does hie work nicely. John Rutlcdge, living four miloB north of Innvale. ,'on flection tifteen, has fifty ncres of corn that will go fifty bushola to the ncro. Tho corn waa planted Mny 10, nnd ia vory lino. In driving ovor Wobstor county this weok we find that tho rnin of the first of tho week has brought nut the dam aged corn in many localities wonderfully. Though coming lato it waa n great blessing. Water Commissioner McNitt is now using quick henling oils on his hands to euro tho hlistora on them that he made while shutting off tho water of individu als who failed to whack up hh por in otruntlons from tho council. Miss Mary Ann Poole of Illinois, mother of Mrs. II. HinkiiiH, of Riverton, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Uinkins, wero in Rod Cloud Saturday. Thero were representatives of four generations of tho family und thoy woro having their photographs takon, M. C. Jnokson, nn old resident of this county, died vory suddonly at his homo near Amboy on Saturday. He had boon ailing for eomo months, but no ono oven surmised that hia timo waa ao near at hand. Ho waa about Cr yeare of ago, Ho loaves many friends to mourn hia doparturo. "Going? Well, I should eay that I um. When Blanche says that Bho 1b going that moans" mo too." Ho talking about tho plnksocial to bo given Saturday ovoning by tho Congregational Christian Endoavor socioty. Pink girls, pink ico cream, cako. watormolon, musk melon und lomonado. First door north of Mizor's, "Weary Johnnie" saye Joo Cumminga "objects to tho odor of Boap." Well, what of that? Our particular friend, Willcox, objects to both tho aoap and tho odor. Ab to tho can didacy for coroner, we should bo ploaaod to bo olected and it there were enough disinfectants handy wo would be pleased to set on our friend's body. hkevitie. John Pulton was iu Rod Cloud this week. 11. D. Rantiey and wifo aro in Riverton this week. C. Wioner leaves in a fow dnya for tho cast to buy goodi. Nelson Phelps presented this olllce with soiiio tlno sugar boots. Mrs. Bollo Perry of Kearney is tho guest of Mrs. V. B. Pulton this woek", E. E. Ladd'H barn, of Inavnlo was struck by lightning this wock but no particular damngo done. Lightning struck Thus. Emlgh's Iioubo this week and knocked somo plustor olT, bu no other damngo dune. Hon. C. N. Powler, congressman for Now Jersey, waa visiting with Hon. Jus. McNeny and family this weok. S. Ba)les will have plenty of sauo kraut this season, having ovor 4,000 bond on n little patuh whero ho lives. Joseph PogloVt rcBidonco near Cowles wat struck by lightning on Tuesday night and burned to tho ground. Mrs. Hottio Stubbs and daughter Mjrtlo of Porcival, Iu, aro visiting with Mr. Lewis Hummel and family thia week. By tho change in tho supervisor bh- tom tho county will save $.'10 per day when the board is iu cession aa tho now law Iaa oH ten members. D. P. Scammou brought to this ofllco n sample of red boots that ho raised in his garden ono of which weighed OJi pounds. It was rumored that n lady by tho numo f Petit was killed iu Ouido Rock this week by u horse falling on hor. Th roport could not ba confirmed. Mrs. A J Carey and giand-dnughtcr left this week for Beatrice for an extend ed visit. Mrs. Carey expects to go to tho mountains beforo roturning homo. Prof. L. S. Wilson of Dea Moines, In., has been elected superintendent, of our public school by tho board of education. Miss Lulu Potter was elected a teacher. Red Cloud hns had fow postmastoraas accommodating at Postmastor Cowdon. Prank is ahvii) a ready to caro for tho public und ninny times puta himself out to do so. Geo. W. Hummel brought in u speci men of lino ut u tins weok. Also A. J. CtiieyBomo i inety day corn, that was matured. N l.'un Phelps aomo excellent evergreen cum. ClniB. Riuhor and wife living north of Inuvalo buried thoir thrco weeks old baby last Thursduy, its death boing caused by an overdoso by of laudanum administered by tho parents. Tho republicans will put in nomina tion next Monday the winning ticket thiB fall. You can safoly bank that tho party of protection, prosperity and pro grtss will uiuko no mistakes, not evon in u county convention. Poyton Roberts, of Monmouth, III., one of the eastern land agents excursion party to Nebraska, whilo reading a nowspnpor with ono oyo,aud looking out of tho car window with tho other at tho immense growing crops, suddenly bo camo cnE6ued, and contemplates enter ing ii damngo suit against tho state of Nebraska for S'25,000. Following is tho program for the open air concert Saturday evening: M.ucli Il.ii llnr Chariot Races Owrlur' I.hliin Pictures bi'liotliscliu I. Itllu Atab.inia Cuon Holed ion r.uiclft (luNotte WaliM forest l'ark March Illwli School Culeta T. MuNitt, Leader. The list of letters remaining ut the post olllce uncalled for up to Aug, 15st, 1M)5: Coltrin, Adamson Ford, Mre. Dr. Mapes, Eflio Ranzol, J, A. Silvorman, Goo. Wilson. E. F. Tho above lotters will bo sont to tho doad lotter ofllco Aug. 20, 1895. If not called for. Fkank Cowden, Potsmaator. Elijah C Stewart, a resident of this county for ton yours, died at the resi donco of his sistor, Mrs. Potor Albright, August lllth, Ho was born in Ponnsyl vnniu in 'M. In tho sixtios ho took up arms in dtfonse of tho ling and sorvod liiB country well, but roceived Injuries that untlttod him for tho nctivo duties of lifo. Ho residod in Now York City after tho wnr for n uumbor of years whuro ho Hindu quito u fortune. Ho made many friends in this country who will bo sorry to boar of his death. Ho was &1 years of ago. Tho funornl ser vices occurred on Tuesday from tho rcH idonco of MrJ Potor Albright, conducted by Rev. J. A. Maxlteld. Fatty Willcox, tho junior editor of our up stairs contemporary, still insists that wo havo boon managing tho Nation. Fatty has always been u domocriit, und so bat his ancestry buck of him tor gon rations and are today, somo of whom aro drawing Bularios from tho presont administration. Wo can not dia:orn why ho should caro even if his stato inonta wore actually based on facts in stead of falsehoods. Patty ia a "republi can for rovonuo only." Tin: Chikp carea but little for tho chatteringa of its con tempornry und would not havo noticed it at this timo oxcopt to niako matters right. It is very easy to deal in personul matters und falsehoods, but Tin: Ciiiki- declines to be drawn into a nowspnpor tight excopt wo aro forced to it iu self dofense. The World' Fair Testa showed mo baking powder ao pun or dgreat la lew .fmlmg power ma the RoyaLj, An enterprising citizen of Red Cloud took timo by the forelock last full nnd prepared a largo portion of his farm by tr rough cultivation for nugnr boota. Ho j.... employment to u largo number of puuplo in tho town in weeding and culti vating nnd will clean up 82,000 not profits in a couple of months nsn roward of his pluck and foresight. Stato Jour-nul. Miss Willa Cathor, tho unusually bright young woman who has for a couplo of jearH written tho dramatic criticisms for tho Lincoln Journal, has invested hor hnrdearncd savings in tho Weekly Courier, of that city, and will aooii bo doing edltorinl work on it. Mies Cathor is ono of tho keenest and best writora in tho country, und sho id bound to win u national, if not univer sal reputation, She ia rather too much given to indiacrimintito roasting, but sho does it bo well that over) thing ia forgivon. Sho will make tho Courier a hotter paper than it over waa beforo, and tho bot In its chins in tho west, and we hope that tho ciibIi drawer may havo to bo cnlargod immediately after tho first Ibsuo under her diroction. Beatrico Express. II I ! II On Tuesday nihgt about 12 in. tho alarm of tiro rudely iiwukoncd tho sleep ing donizuiia of Rod Cloud to tho real ization that another tiro waa in progress. "To pants they cried" and down tho Blreets thoy (low to find that thojllollnnd Hotiso was on tiro, causod by u lamp ex plosion. Tho Iioubo hud several occu pants, among them "Bubo Tucker, weight .'175 pounds,, n living monument of obesity," who wlion last aeon was climbing down tho bnck stairs in a great hurry. Fortunately tho tiro department responded with its usunl nlncrity, and nit hough tho tiro fiend had nocured n good hold the boys quonched it beforo the hoiieo wna burned. The damngo was quite serious to Lundlord Hannoy who owncs tho furnituro, ns tho anmo was badly dronched. Tho insurance on tho contents was SlIHX). It was a vory cIobo call for tho building, Tiie Ciiif.p has been opportunod to give tho mon who assaulted Nightwatch Miller a fow nights ago u good roust. Tho mon deservo tho roast nil right und should havo been held to tho district court. Such lawlessness should not be condoned by any cIiibb of people. There, ia no better clans of puoplo living than railway people, und it is not right, mor ally or physically, to allow tho law und olllcora ovorriddon by n fow, to tho detri ment of tho other bos, in thut mannor. Thero ia no cxcubo for it, and thero could not havo been any cxcubo for tho act. Minor may nnvo neon nnsty, no doubt waF, but that would not givo tho mon who clubbed him tho right to do so, There is altogether too much disregard for officers of tho lnw. Wo muy havo beon mistaken in tho mutter, but from what wo can lenrn of tho facta 810 was u vory light fine for ao culpnblo olTonsc. On Inst Sundny morning lightning struck II. G. Sawyer's barn nt Inavule killing four tlno horses and eonously shocking Mr. Sawyer and his hirod man. Tho bolt struck the barn on the west side, followed tho rafters until it roachod the oast fiido and then passod down the joist killing tho horses and knocking tho two mon down. Mr. Sawyor was taken out doors and rovivod, but for a fow minutes it waa thought that life waa extinct. Tho other man wna not ao aor ioualy injured. Ono of tho teams bo longed to an emigrant who thought it was going to rain. Ho dravo his team into the barn, unhitched tho tonm nnd tied them in tho stall und stnrted for tho blacksmith shop which ho had not reuched when tho lightning struck. Ho hurried back mid found hia team killed nnd tho men in bad condition. In a fow minutoa more Dr. McKeoby arrived, and gavo medical aid. We aro plousod to note that tho men uro gotling along nicely. It wna a vory closo call. Charloy Potter n fow yeara ago visited in California. It ia said of him thut ho wnlksd fifty miloa one day supposing that ho was going to u neighboring cump but ho took a circuitous routo, Innding at night ut tho samo pluco ho had left in tho morning without recognizing the plnco. Charloy halloed, "Can I stay hore all night, colonol?" Tho answer enmo back, "Don't know why yer cau't, yor staid hore Inst night." It ia said of Chnrloy thut his prnyors thut evening woro much strongor than usual. Tho noxt day ho took tho highway, and com ing to Trinity river, u mountuin stream, vory rapid nnd very deop, ho disrohod, tied his clothes on a horse and was about to ford the stream. Tho horso didn't want to tako n bath nnd hung buck, With u good pursuader and a few invoctives Charloy lampoonod tho beast und in a sudden frenzy plunged into tho curront, leaving Chnrloy on tho bank disrobed. Thore ho was in n protty fix, no clothos on, no friends in eight, the horso on tho othor side of tho stroam, What to do he didn't know. Tho stroam no couiunt swim, i'or ton noura it ia Bald by our informant, Charley moan dorod up and down tho banks of tho rippling waters, trying to discovor somo method of crossing. Aftor searching tho stroam for miles oaoh way ho found a log and at lust his clothes und ho wero unitod. Charley said to a friend a littlo later that it waa a "baro" accident that he found tho log, Our reporter haa Blnoe left California, but oft times takos a great smile at Charley's expense, Just Received Another Car or tii it rivi: FLOUR You are all talking about, and wi'l be sold at prices less than anyone in tne city can sell the same Grades. Don't fail to come and get our prices before making your purchase. We are always glad prices and save money we can B. 1IAILROAD NOTES. E. Hanson of McCook was at tho B. & M. Wednesday night. Mrs. A. Conovor returned homo from Grand Islund Wednesday. A stock oxtra of thirteen cars of sheep wont east Wednesday morning, bound for Chicago, D. P. McPurlund wub in Oxford Tucb duy night. Tho spoclal train of custom land ngonta passed through Wednesday ovon ing. Thoy stopped for supper at tho B. & M.. aftor which thoy ictt for Hast ings. Evorett Dyer, who haa boon braking on u pnssenger truin in Shoridan, Wyo., roturned homo Tuosdny night. I 111 II .- M Old people saiTer muoh from disorders ot the kidneys or nrinary organs, and are nlways grntlfled at tho wonderful effect of Dr. J. 11. MoLaan's Livor and Kidney Balm. A renewod stimulus waa giyon to tho bcot sugar industry in Nebraska thia season by tho fact that whorovor boots worn grown last yoar, It was demon strated boyond doubt that they aro hot ter nblo to withstand drouth than nny other farm product, and whilo tho crop was naturally reducod considerably by tho unusual dry wouther, thoro waa oft en a very fair tonnago of boots side by side with othor crops that wero u total fuiluro. Por thia reason, coupled with tho bonoficial oiTocts ot tho stato bounty bill, which onubled tho manufacturers to pay ti uniform prico of 85 por ton, tho first of May found both tho Norfolk and Grand Islund factories closing thoir hooka with thoir full complement of 1,000 acres each all contracted by furm era nnd u record of ovor a thousand acres moro rofuBod by each place. Plunting bocran iu good souson and with I eos damngo than in ptoviouB yeara from blowing of soil, Thoro was a lack ot misturo in tho luttor part ot May, but fortunately beforo tho situation became vory serious, tho copious rains ot Juno brought tho crop out of its only critical situation thia season and started tho plants growing ut a very rapid rato, so I that now tho crop ia in u thriving condi tion. Whilo too much crodit cannot bo given to tho favorubla weather that has provailod, it would be unjust to tho farmers theniBelvoB to ovorlook the fact that tho good caro thut hue, as a rule, beon taken in tho cultivation or tho crop is in a largo mousuro directly repor.siblo for the oxcollent rosulta tho:i tar ob tained, for certainly thoy h( navor dono as good average work, and tho har- voat must surely eonvinco them that extra tonnage amply rewards extra I """ to quote you all the F. Mizer. I IIIUIIGII NOTES. UAITIBTNOTKH. Tho young peoplo of tho church aro industriously ut work preparing for tho mimical and social to bo givon noxt Tnosday ovoning at tho church. Subject for Sunday morning aormon: Tho Divino Teacher. Evoning sermon: Our Country nnd tho School Toncher. M, E. NOTKS. Mra. Mary Ioham of Hastings, who apont two yeara in India, will spend noxt Sabbath in Red Cloud, addressing the congregation tho congregation both morning and ovoning. Tho Women's Foreign Missionary so cioty count themsolvcB happy in pro aonticg to the congregation ono of their own nutubor, qualified by graco and cul ture to spoak on so commanding a sub joct as that of world wide missions. Married at tho M. E. parsonage at Red Cloud, Nebraska, August 13, Mr. J. R. Taylor of Hastings and Miss A. L. Lipni)cr ot Lawrence. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor will mako their home in Has tings. Rov, W. B. Aloxandor, our presiding older will hold our 4th quarterly meeting on Monday evening the 20th inBt., at which time ho hopes to meet all tho of ficiary and membership ot tho church. Robt. Martin conductod the Epworth devotional meeting last Subbath oven ing. Rov. Mnttox of the Christian church proached n good sermon in our pulpit last Subbath ovoning. Rov. R. Pearson of Suporior, will oc cupy tho pulpit one week from noxt Sabbath, that being tho occasion ot our fourth und Inst quurtorly mooting. Eighteen or twenty of our peoplo at' tondud tho Downcse camp mooting. Tho Hastings District Longuo convon tion wna a decided auccces. Mrs. Iflhum will bo entertained by Mrs. Lot8on. The lndiea ot tho M. E. church aro cordially invited to nttond u reception at tho residence of Mrs. LotBon, in honor of Mrs. Mary Ishnm, roturnud mission ary from India, Saturday uftornoon at 4 o'clock. Awarded Highest Honors Work!' DR ji CREAM BAKING POWDffi MOST PERFECT MADE WaSLVS-oK A puie Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. vWfc J l YEARS THB STANDAW i. IH!t I ,1'J . P J ! l i I preaont. ' VM "T fj II it- ""wwpin