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fit I DAY, JANUAUY 6,
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A Letter from Eabe
. Elliott.
Onil.UO. OK, Di'l!. ilii, 1800
V. V. btintleiH, Ni'iiinhu, Nob.!
Dfiif liitMiil iinil family; A short
tnim iiltqt' I ifiit'lii'il Ukliiliuitm 1 to
ti vimI'ii letter from yon, inn) you must
I 1 1 dun tiii lor not ituswff m suottfr.
We sttenll well at pfeseiit utnl Inivt;
l en Hince we quit ('lulling. We hud
I lie li vci' itml cli 1 1 Is in tlmf uiiiiiihi but
i N no woiae here I ban It waa in Nc
liiHNka in mi early day. There in
Ij.iii'iil lo lie mukiienH of that kind
wjiero iherti is so much prairlo being
mined ovor. Outside of this uluaa of
ujkiii'M dis'i.ises are vory .ruix. We
all lilco thtt oountiy mid art well
iiii3im1. Wo think we aio in the bust
, nit of Oklahoma. The land is rougher
here than it in farther weal, bat this Is
more productive im.'l there la more
imnlall Iiimo. While th-y have a Oct-,
ter w.heat country than iv have, w
lMt-ie the corn, and a better gia'big
ountiy never was. liluo stem gras.1
giowaou the highest hills. We have
plenty of timber and that lirsi class
I in r oaa. while oak, lil.ick oak, walnut
and black hickory. We very seldom
bee any led soil; it is principally black
liiuosioi'O. Some of the land is very
lough' and lucky out it grows very line
grass- and is us good pasture hilil as
we hive. Indian lai.d can be leased
lor pasture at .." cents per ucie.
Lulu and Paul ( Argahright) urn here
tinw and Paul thinks he has gained 15
pounds since l.e came. Minnie ai d
Will (lir-voi ) were hero today rime
to eat tuikej. We had one thatdiessed
2o pounds. Minnk-'s health Is UK) per
cent OHlter than it was when hho was
in Nebiaska. She is teaching, diivis,
thiee miles and enjoys her ride every
day. Mr. Frost's aiu all well umI Mr
Fiost is improving evtry day. Wo live
thirteen miles iiom them but see them
occasionally. We will soon have a
rmlioad that will run within six miles
A hunt forty, rrmm?iV .liftilttttfs will
ha held In dlfivreiit couutlua uf the
huitniliu winter.
Debute the titiestlou as wo lnay the
foleiun fact fiiiialiifl that thuTweutieth
century will begin at midnight of JJe
ceinlitT'll, 11)00, which will Do tho i'.s
act moinetit when tho Nineteenth cen
ttlry lets go. Stale Journal.
Found Coal Again.
A-Simix City dispatch says: A mati
representing one of the big lines oper
ating in this section of tho northwest
wiii at Jackson, Neb,, today, trjtiij to
buy up the newly discovered coal
Ileitis in the iutcrtMlft of his company.
That there is much coal in that section
of Nebraska and within twelve miles
of Sioux City Is a certainty. Today a
llil:d strike was maila on the UoodfuU
low fai in. A vein of coal six feet
thick waa found at a depth of 102 feet
Samples were burned. On tho Itlley
& MuJJrido farm thiee strikes of won
dot ful coal have been made, over a
mile distant from the Cloud follow farm.
In addition some very Unu pottery clay
has been found There is excitement
over thee two discoveries That Me
braaka will have a mining town with-.
in a year seems almost certain. Miti
lag will be bi'Kiiu soon
"Working Night and Day
The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever was made is Dr King's New
Life I'll la. Every pill isiisugarcoated
globule of health that changes weakness
Milt) Kieuglli, listlessnesfl into energy,
br (in-lag into mental power. They're
wondeiiulin Ixiildiug up the health.
Only 2oc per box. Sold by keeling.
Phi' Nebiak.i Kxpeiluient Htatlon
bin just leaned -ItiHtetm No. in, tto.it
Ing of Uiiiigitilun brome grajv. It h a-dry-weal
her -gras's, Imported fiom
UtiRSila, and has boq, foaiul ndmlrably
adapted lo tho neiiilMiilvl region ol'thia
country. Tho subject matter of the
bulletin comprises (1) tost ol thegtas
on the station I at'iii. (2) teals by various
persons throughout the state, and (it)
directions for sowing and caring for
the crop. Tim bulletin may bo oh
tallied freo of cost by writing to tlio
Agricultural Experiment Station, I.J11
loln, Neb,
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(Jive inv best regard to inquiring ' twenty years
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Co , 2201 Locust S, S . Louis, Mo.
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the needv and suffering. Tho propiie
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Yoin-car is not o expensively fur
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ir It has wide vestiuuies: Piiibsch
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'toilet loom-; tables and a heating
tango. Heii.jr Hinuigly and heavilv
built, it lides Mtnoollily; it is warm in
winter and 0 ol in summer.
In chaiie of each excursion party is
an expet ienced exclusion conductor
who accompanies it right through to
Lus Angeles.
(Jars leave Omaha, St.Josoph.Lincoin
and Hastings every Thursday, arriving
ban Fiancisco following .Sunday. Los
Ange'es Monday. Onlv three iIuvh
from the Mlssulirl rivor to the Pacillc
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ut Denver and 2 hours at Sail Lako
CI-v two of tho most intorestiiiri cities
on 1 he continent.
. For fold"!- givtng full Information
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