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I In order to better display our fibe new
| line of
Holiday Goods
and to make it more convenient for the
trade, we have opened up a Holiday
Annex in the building first door west of
our drug store, where we now have
ready for the inspection of the public,
at suprlsingly low prices, the most com
plete assortment of Christmas goods
ever offered for sale in Holt county.
The goods are all new; no shelf worn
stock. The designs are the latest; no
chesnuta. The public is solicited to call
and inspect the stock. We have pres
ents for everybody at prices for anybody.
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A Separate Department
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For a Bran New Stock.
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The way to hare a
Merry Christinas j
Is to make others happy. Make them |
happy with suitable gifts? Our stock
answers the question; answers it fully,
perfectly. Come and see. Novelties
without limit. Such an array of dassllng
desirable gifts. Something for every
taste. Gifts that will fill your require
ments without emptying your purse.
To look through our splendid assort
ment is a pastime; to price these goods
is a pleasure; to possess them is a
privilege.
Recoipipended ^ Sai)ta daUs.
Pretty gifts! Suitable gifts! Useful gifts. Everybody is delighted
with our' holiday display—See it.
The Best of Everything for Christmas.
A very fine assortment and a variety for all tastes in fancy goods and
5 * novelties, toilet articles, notions, etc.
We Offer a Great Variety of
Appropriate presents for ladies, gentlemen and children. We can
supply an appropriate gift for old or youg, at any price.
CHRISTMAS MOHNINO.
Christmas morning, and broad daylight!
Who do yon think was here last night?
Bundled in furs from top to toe; '
I won't tell, for I think you know.
Who was it Game from cold Snowland,
Driving gaily his eight-ln-hand.
Sleigh piled up with wonderful toys?
Who was it? Tell me, girls and boys.
Who was it down the chimney crept,
While everybody soundly slept:
Filled the stockings, and tapped them all
With “Merry Christmas, one and all."
Who went back 'neath the bright starlight,
Helndeer scampering with all their might?
I won't tell, for its very olear,
If you are good, he'll come next year.
Christmas morning, and hurry away,
Cousins and aunties are waiting to-day
Waiting to weloome the big and the small,
Hark! hear them shout “Merry Christmas
to all."
NEW stock is beautiful, appropriate, desirable, complete
and within your means. You can come and see for your
' self that all this is so, without feeling the slightest obliga
tion to purchase unless you find it to your best interests. All
visitors are welcome and no questions asked. Feel free to come, one
and all. You cannot afford to miss our elegant display of new Christ
mas novelties. Never was a collection of beautiful gifts offered at lower
prices. We make it an object for all visitors to come and see us. We
do not propose to be excelled in quality, style or any other desirable
feature; neither do we propose to be undersold in a single instance. We
shall show you just the right thing you want and we shall make the
price just right. We know we can please everybody because our stock
includes a variety for all sorts of people. Babies, boys, girls, young
men, young ladies, grown ladies, middle-aged men, old ladies and old
gentlemen were all remembered when we bought our holiday stock.
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CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR ALL
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AKE IT a point to look over our Christmas gifts that are
especially adapted and designed for the little ones. Such
pleasing, well selected goods for the young you have never
n 6ffered at prices so uniformally and unmistakably low. Come
and see them. It is a sight to be remembered with pleasure. No mat
ter how much better you think you are going to do by buying your
Christmas presents somewhere else, don’t let go of your money until you
have seen our goods and learned our prices. You may think this little
speech is made wholly in our own interest, but if you take our advice
you will find there is money in it for you. If you want a present that
is just right in every way and at the same rime wish to enjoy the advan
tage of a scale of prices as low as honest goods can be sold anywhere,
come in an see our splendid hoilday line. We are making it an object
for the people to trade with us this year. We provide selections for all
kinds of people and make the prices right.
DOLLS?
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....Well, we should say! We have
over 500 of them to sell at all prices.
But we have reserved this space to
speak of one doll in particular. It is
a beauty and would sell readily any
place for $30. We are not going to
sell it—we are going to GIVE IT
AWAY, and every 50 cts. worth of
goods you buy will give you an inter
est in this grand gift, which will take
place on December 27.
We open our doors to the Holiday Trade with the firm determination
to make this
THE BEST CHRISTMAS UP TO
Are you coming in for your share? This season is certainly the
GIFT MAKERS' GREAT OPPORTUNITY
The presents were never nicer and never so cheap.
Suitable Gifts for Old and Young
EVERYBODY'S WANTS SUPPLIED*
The field for selection is the widest; the prices are the lowest. You can’t help
being pleased when you see our beautiful holiday stocky which is as com
plete as it is handsome and fully equipped to meet all your wants.
COMB AND 5EB US BEFORE YOU PURCHASE.
The
Annex
HERSHISER & GILLIGAN
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CHN’L OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
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STATE.
Governor.Silas Holooml
Lieutenant Governor..J. E .Harrli
Secretary of State.Wm. F. Portei
State Treasurer.John B. Meservi
State Auditor.John F. Cornel
Attorney General.C. J. Smythi
Com. Lands and Buildings.J. V. wolf<
Supt. Public Instruction ...... .W. H. Jacksui
BEGENT8 STATE UNIVERSITY.
Ohas. H. Gere, Lincoln: Leavitt Burnham
Omaha: J. M. Hiatt, Alma; E. P. Holmes
Pierce; J. T. Haiiaieu, Kearney; H. J. Hull
Edgar.
Representatives First District, J. B. Strode
Second, H. D. Meroer, Third. S. Maxwell
Fonrth, W, L. Stark, Fifth, R. D. Sutherland
Sixth, W. L. Green.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Senators—W. V. Allen, of Madison; Johi
M. Thurston, of Omaha.
JUDICIARY.
Chief Justloe...A.M. Post
Associates...T.O. Harrison and T. L.Norval!
FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Judge.M. P. Klnkaid, of O’Neill
Heporter.J. J. King of O'Neill
Judge.W. H. Westover, of Rushvllle
..'bn Maher, of Rushvllle.
LAND ONE ICES.
o’Ifni
Register. . .8. J. Weekes.
Uecelver.R. H. Jenness,
COUNTY.
Clerk of the District Court ... .Johu Sklrvlng
Deputy...O. M. Oollloe
Treasurer.,.J. F. Mullen
Deputy... .Sam Howard
Clerk.,...BlllUethea
Deputy.1..H.Mike McCarthy
Sheriff.Chas Hamilton
Deputy....Chas O’Neill
Supt. of Sohools.W. K. Jackson
Assistant.Mrs. W. R. Jackson
Coroner.Dr. True blood
surveyor.'....M. F. Norton
Attorney. ..W .R. Butler
SUPERVISORS.
FIRST DISTRICT.
Cleveland, Sand Creek, Dustin, Saratoga,
Bock Falls and Ploasantvlew :J. A. Robertson
SECOND DISTRICT.
Shields, Paddock, Scott, Steel Creek, Wll
owdale and Iowa—J. H. Hopkins.
THIRD DISTRICT.
Grattan and O’Neill—Mosses Campbell.
rODRTH DISTRICT.
Ewing, Verdigris and Deloit—L. 0. Combs
rilTH DISTRICT,
Chambers, Conler, Lake, McClure and
Inman—8. L. Conger.
SIXTH DISTRICT.
_Swan, Wyoming, Fairview, Francis. Green
Valley, Sheridan and Emmet—0. W. Moss.
SEVENTH DISTBICT.
Atkinson and Stuart— W. N. Coats.
OUT OF O'NEILL.
Supervisor. E. J. Hack; Justloes, K. H.
Benedict and 8. M Wagers; Constables, Ed.
HoBrlde and Perkins Brooks.
_ OOCNCILMEN—VIRST WARD.
For two years.—D. B. Cronin. For one
year—0. W. Hagensluk.
SECOND WARD.
tor two years—Alexander Harlow. For
one year—W. T. Evans.
THIRD WARD.
For two years—Charles Davis. For one
year—E. J. Mack.
citt orricsRS.
Mayor, H. E. Murphy; Clerk, N. Martin;
Treasurer, John McHugh; City Engineer
John Horrlsky; Police Judge, H. Kautzman;
Chief of Police, P. J. Blgllu; Attorney,
Ihos. Oarlou; Weighmaster, D. Stannard.
GRATTAN TOWNSHIP.
Supervisor, K. J. Hayes; Trearurer. Barney
MoOreevy; Clerk, J. Sullivan; Assessor Ben
Job ring: Justloes, M. Castello and Obas.
Wilcox; Constables, John Uorriskv and Ed.
MoUrlde; Hoad overseer dist. SB, Allen Brown
(list. Mo. 4 John Kurlght.
SOLDIERS’ RELIEF COMNIS8ION.
Kegular meeting first Monday In Febru
ary of each year, and at suoh other times as
I Is deemed neoessary. Hobt. Gallagher, Page,
chairman; Wm. Bowen, O'Neill, secretary;
II. H. Clark Atkinson.
WT.PAT1UCK>8 CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Services ever; Sabbath at 1U:3U o’cleok.
Verv Kev. Cassidy, Postor. Sabbath aehooJ
uumedlatel; following services.
Af JtTHOOIST CHUltCH. Sunday
LEA services—Preaching 10:30 a. k. and 3:01)
p. M. Class No. 1 0:30 A. M. Class No. 2 (Ep
worth League) 7:00 p. m. Class No. 8 (Child
rens) 3:00 p. M. Mind-week services—General
prayer meeting Thursday 7:30 P. u. All will
be inode welcome, especially strangers.
fa. T. OEOliGK, Pastor.
1 < A. It. POST, NO. 86. Tne Gen. John
O'Neill Post, No. 30, Department of Ne
ooaska G. A. it., will meet the first and third
Saturday evening of each month In Masonic
hall O’Neill 8. J. Smub, Com.
L’LKHOKN VALLEY LODGE, 1. O. O.
aj F. Meets every Wednesday evening in
Odd Fellows’ hall. Visiting brothers cordially
invited to attend.
W. H. Mason. N. G. 0. L. Bkioht, Sec.
CtJ-ARFIKLO CHAPTER, B. A. M
Cl Meets on first and third Thursday of each
month in Masonic hall.
W. J. Donas Sea j. c. Haunish, B, P
KOPP.—HELMET LODGE, U. D.
. Convention eveir Monday at 8 o'clock p.
Fellows’ nail. Visiting brethern
oordlally invited.
_ _ „ Arthur Ooykrndali,, 0, C,
E. J. Mack, K. of B. and 8.
VICTIMS OP A BAD HABIT.
Men Whoso Absent-Mindedness Leads
Them Into Stormy Paths.
The abMBt-minded men are hope*
less cases. One of them played one
of his old tricks the other day. He
was walking down fifth avenue states
the Hew York Tribune when he saw
some one coming toward him whose
face seemed to be familiar. His own
story best explains the situation.
“I was consoloue” he said, “that I
knew the man very well, but I was
■thinking of something and his ap
proach did not make a clearly defined
impresblon on my brain. I was also
conscious that when he saw me he
gave a start and took a step toward
me with his hand outstretched. And
yet all that did not reoall me suffi
ciently from, my thoughts to enable
me to realise dearly just what was
hnppenlng. I said, in an absent way,
■How do you doP’ and walked on as if
I were in the habit of seeing him every
day or as if I were only slightly ac
quainted with him. Even in that
minute I was awake to the fact that
there was a queer light in his face and
that he returned my bow very stiffly.
"It was not until I had gone a
couple of squares down the avenue
that it flashed into my mind that the
man was one of my oldest and most
intimate friends, whom 1 had not seen
in several years, and that when he
had started to greet me cordially I
had worse than 'cut? him by giving
him a cold bow. T then, as a man
will do turned to hurry back after
him, but of course he was gone. ”
Here is another extreme case which
seems Improbable but for the truth
of which the writer can vouch. A
New Yorker who made a trip to Cal
ifornia was met at the pier in Oakland
by a man, who rushed up to him and
wrung bis hand heartily.
"How do you de Will?" cried the
stranger with delight "I heard you
were coming and I thought you
would like to have me meet you.”
The New Yorker looked at the
other man in blank astonishment
•Tm afraid." he said, 'that there
is some mistake. I do not seem to
know you.”
“Well." said the other with a
laugh, ‘you are a cool fellow to joke
in that way. But how long are you
going to atay out here? I want you
to come to our house.”
"But my dear sir," declared the
New York man earnestly, “I don't
know you. I never saw you before
I can’t imagine what you oan mean."
"Oh. if that’s the case" was the re
ply In tones of indignation, *‘I *will not
trouble you. 'But just to refresh your
very remarkable memory I propose to
tell you that I know you. I am your
couBin, George-. We were boys
together, we went to sohool together,
and you haven’t changed in appear
ance, and I do not think that I have
Good day. sir," and he, started to
walk away in disgust, but the New
Yorker ran after him. offering a thou
sand apologlea He is a man who
cannot remember even faces.
STORY OP A MAD DOO*3 BITE.
Honr a Tonne Woman Odea*toned n Croat
Deal of Excitement.
“The girl had been bitten by a mad
dog,” said the business woman, “and
had neglected to have the wound
cauterized, although it waa much in
flamed and the marks oi the animal’s
teeth showed plainly. Her grand
mother tried the old-fashioned reme
dies; they put milk poultices and
things on it, and the girl came to the
office regularly and went on with her
work.
‘ One day, about two weeks after
the accident, she came to my desk.
Her eyes were glittering with fever,
her face burning, and her features
seemed swollen. She threw herself
against me with a cry of despair.
[ “ Tm sick;’ she gasped. *1 must
give up, I’m burning up with fever,
and my throat—I—I—can’t swallow.’
“I looked at her, and my heart
stood stilL She read my thoughts.
*1 know.' she said, *1 know, but help
me to be calm until I get home I
am holding myself together by a su
preme effort Help me and don’t be
frightened. I’ve felt this coming on
for three dayn’
“The band sho laid UDonmv shoul
aer tremmea visioiy; sue spoke wua
an evident effort
"I went down stairs and coiled (or
a cab wrapped her up. put her in
and followed. It was a long ride up
town and she huddled together over
in one corner as if she could not en
dure to he touched. I tried to talk a
little, and to treat the matter lightly,
but I assure you that this ride was
the most terrible experience of my
life. Every moment I expected that
she would fasten her teeth in ma
"We reached her home she was
put to bed and a lot of dootors sum
moned.
"She had (and recovered from),
not hydrophobia but a very severe
case of diphtheria!”
There was an audible silence and
then a general sigh of relief.
A Snalce In Armor.
While gathering flowers in the
woods a farmer recently stirred up a
snake, which he attempted to kill
with a stone. Contact of the stone
with the snake's body gave back a
metallic sound, and thereupon he
hammered the reptile upon the head
until it was dead. He then discovered
that two-thirds of the snake’s body
was incased In a .section of gas pipe
one luoh In diameter. Whether the
snake had crawled into the pipe when
young and grown fast or was wearing
it for self-protection is a conundrum.
Hard to Kill.
Carp Is known to be hard to kill,
but one sent to Pendleton from Port
land. Ora, lately beats the record.
It had traveled all the way from Port,
land on ice and there were bruises on
Its head, showing that an attempt had
been made there to take its Ilia but
when the box was opened this •fresh
< fish" was found to be moving around
as though accustomed to such trifles.
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!•,— TmOahHIi. NamaPapar.
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Umf BrvU
MOTHER!
and about which such
Mother’s
There is no
word so full
of meaning
tender ana
holy recollections cluster as that
of “ Mother ”—she who watched
over our helpless infancy and guid
ed our first tottering step. Yet
the life of every Expectant Moth
er is beset with danger and all ef
fort should be made to avoid it.
so assists nature
in the change tak
ing place that
pi ■ ■ the Expectant
EVlAllfl Mother isena
| I IHIIII bled to look for
■ ■ ■will* ward without
dread, suffering or gloomy fore
bodings, to the hour when she
experiences the joy of Matherhoed.
Its use insures safety to the lives
of both Mother and Child, and she
is found stronger after than before
confinement—in short, it "makes
Childbirth natural and easy,” as
so many have said. Don’t be
persuaded to use anything but
MOTHER'S FRIEND
“ My wife suffered more in ten min
utes with either of her other two chil
dren than she did altogether with her
last, having previously used four bot
tles of ‘Mother’s Friend.* It is a
blessing to any one expecting to be
come a MOTHER,” says a oustomer.
Hirdusox Hals, Carmi, Illinois.
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of price. Write for book containing ttittnoolhli
and valuable information for all Mother*, free,
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