Clearance Sale. • i In order to reduce my stock I will sell for Thirty Days at Prices That cannot be duplicated any where. Sale limited to stock on hand AfJD FOR CASH ONLY A 87.50 Rocker will go for 85.00 A 2.50 Mattress will go for 2.00 A 2 50 Bedstead will go for 2 00 A 15 00 Bedroom suit for 1125 A 50 Lamp for 20 Picture frames at half price AND SO ON ALL THROl'CH THE LINE. COME QUICKLY AND HUY AT PRICES YOU WILL NEVER AGAIN GET A CHANCE AT Hardware, Stoves and Tinware GARDEN SLEDS IN HULK, FIELD SEEDS ALFA EE A, MILLET ETC. A complete line all through and bought before tin* rise* in the market. Yours for business, E. H. WATKINSON, i,h.p city. Neb. Published from mhv h» to June Itt, ' LEU aI. NOTICE. In the District Court of Sherman County Nebraska. Wilhelmina Utnmn, Tlalnlitr vs. Frederick II. Altman, Dcfdndanl. To Frederick II Altinan, non.resident de fendant: You are hereby notified that on the 20th day of April l«Sls the above named piatulitr, Wilhelmina Altman fluid a petition against you In the District court ot Sherman county, Nebraska, the object and prayer of which are to obtain a diverse from you, and to have the cus tody of your two minor children, to- wit: Martha and Ktanr. Altman, upon the grounds that you have wilfully and ettcr ly abandoned the plaintiff without good cause for mole than two years tunned) lately preceding the tiling of said pell lion, and upon the further ground that you being or sufficient ability to provide suitable maintenance for iilntntttT and your said children have for live years Im mediately preceding the Illing of said petition grossly, wantonly and cruelly refused and neglected so to do. You are required to answer sabl petition oil or before Monday the ‘Kith day of June, IS',id Dated this loth day of May, isua. WtI.MRI.MfRA ACT MAR, My WAI.I, & W 11.1,1 A MS, ■ her Attorney A nest: John MirsMUI.i., County Clerk (seal) it v Louis It kin, Deputy. Published from May Hi to June 18 NOTICK TO N0N-RRMIDKNT9. In the District (Jonrt or Sherman Coun ty, Nebraska. Henrietta M. Ilengy, Plaintiff, vs. Mary K Pierce, John VV. Pierce, Oentral Loan uud Trust Company at'orporatlon; A I, Campbell as asl gnec or Centra) Loan and Trust Com pany, A I, Campbell us trustee, F. G lluiner g Co. Niels P Hansen, and -Hausen Ills wife, (real name unknown) and John Doe* (real name unknown) defendants, Thu above name non-resident defend ants, Central Loan and Trust Company a corporation a. L Campbell as assignee ot the central Loan and Trust company; A I. Campbell a* trustee; Mary ly. Pierce and John W. Pierce will lake notice that outlie Jth day of \prll Ik'.iff the above mimed plainutl Henrietta M. Heagy died her pet if ton In the above named court against the utmve named defend ants, the object and prayer of which arc in forcciosi a certain mortgage executed by fha above named defendants Mary H Pierce and John W. Pierce to the above name I defendant central Loan and l'rii -i company upon the south cast quar ter and lots five (0) and sis (b) ol Section i xv< nf j live (2r,) tn Township Thirteen (13) north, of Kaugc (13) west of the titb princi pal m,indian, situate 1 n Sherman county, ?fclie of .Nchrsska to secure (nelr certain promisury note tor the sum of tlOOO.OUand lion < oilaln I liree Interest cou|>oo notes (or■( ", oo each That said proinisoi y note, centpou notes and mortgage lire all and each dated the 19th day ol May l"9i and mipI promlHory note became duo ami p.iyahVoti i he first day of June |s9s and . Interest at teuper cent par annum from Hint date; and said coupon notes bc n me due and payable on and bear Inter c-i at the .-nmo late from the following ifnii . ii .pcettvely, to-wit* June, 1,1897. licet mlici 1st |si>7, June 1st isos, and there Is dim on said note coupons and mortgage nf ihisduic fl.3l7.iK)for which stun with In-j i, i— i at ten per cent per uniiiuo the I 1 i ii 11 ft prava for a decree of foreclosure and ilint said premises may be sold to sal isi v i tic aiiioant found due to plaintiff; and blither that, said defendants be burred and tone used of all right or equity of re demption they may have in said premises by virluc. ol Junior mortgages or eijuit aide lelns of whatsoever kind The plain II ft. Henrietta M. Ilea>'y la the owner and holder by assignment of the said mort gage proinlaory note, and Interest coupons: That plalntltfs mortgage was Died for record in the office of the county clerk of Sherman county, Neliraska, on the *71 Ii day of May 1891, at H o’olock, a tn., and re corded in book seventeen of mortgages at page :f*8 of Sherman county records You are required to answer said peti tlon on or before Monday, tho SO day of June, 1899. Dated this isth fay of May, 1S99. tl BNKIKfT A M. IlBAIi V, 1‘laiIltttT, Ity Wall a Williams her attys Attest; Joiik Minhiiull, County l.’terk. iseal.) By Loltb Kkin, Deputy. NOTION FOE PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior Land Office. Lincoln Nobr. I May, asfntl, IHitil. f Notice is hereby given tiiat the follow ing named settler has tiled notice of his in tention to make final proof In support of his claim, and that said proof will lie made before the County Judge of Fiber nmu county at Loup City on July 1st, 1MBB, trig: llarry B. Hweley, llomeatead Kutrv N ■ 17184. for the North west quarter «.| Section 2U, Township 13, Range Pi west. He names the following wltnesse; to to prove his cont inuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: Fred Itrewer, of Litchfield, Nebraska. ,lohn Pritchard, of •• “ Henry llooii of *• “ W, I, Cray, of “ J. W. Johnson, Register. NOTICK FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior, Land Office at Lincoln, Neb. t May SSnd, IMS), f Notice Is herctiy given that the follow, lng-named settler has filed notice of Ills intention to make final proof In sappert of fits claim, and that said proof will tie tuada before t he county Judgeof Sherman county at Loup City, Nebraska, on July 1st. lst>», viz: Thomas Chaney, Timber fliilin 717ft, for the South east quarter of section it, Township 1.1 north ot Range pi wvst, tin names the fullowng witnesses to prove his continuous resilience upon and cultivation of said land, viz: Then Me stall, of Litchfield, Nebraska Arthur Minahull.of " '• Joio-pn i atdser, of “ “ it. D. Raton, of •• ” J \V. Johnson, Register. I.KUAL NOTICK st,iu of Nebraska i > t. s The state of Neb. i it v of Slid man 1 T I ukiiowii rmn resided, owner o l of Sherman county amt stab of Ni l i i-ka to » i souih w *t qunrtei ’section ■ Township IH Range It weal. You are | hereby notified that complaint has 1 wi ll made 1 ill u- road overseer Ilf said road district I : ,t ilt. i, I, an often a. It upon the sfaite Jes ] - I real .stall and tf the same t* not tilled | I |. M.II ullately I si’ 1 libs • ed to fill the SMla I in Cm manner pr»t tde.l by law as the saute ta VII toe hr* Kit hand this SI day of Mat i ' t Idle J| MAS <• S Mo.ot Ot ei seel ltd i ,d Ip.-rot No t «q.trwtan count* Net* I,ki< t . NOTH I! 1 | % 4 fit* !H*tr o> NvU It* Ptol* f* vt4*»lt4 0*1* kt| tfc* («»l ’ .»• fftii * At*- m U ' «4 f« ♦ ftiflF VUti if Uw> *•***»■’ h Wl fM*r«t I ► . 4 J*-*I »*«? . >i fet* S*,i I »<’ t * t* 44*« f yictfci’. ' ft* ,.* ** %% it,s 1 ?A;» * ?# *•:: ? ft*# ’La % I * * tn t*>* H lli« ili « Pk«| titfc* «*f ff«r | Hit*} iuttfeVBM | Itilhri* 4#f ’ s*f imf tlMHvf \=* 4 MmuMift touMi Mtl> An tmlln Wrltrr. When Thomas Bailey Aldrich was a small salaried clerk in George W. Carleum’s hook store on Broadway, Fitz James O’Brien was in the hahit of dropping in to see him, and one day came in rather more than half seas over. Aldrich decided to take him across the street to a hotel and put him to bod. Cautiously and carefully he led , O’Brien, but before he had got half way across a friend stopped him and I asked: “Why do you want to bother! with the fellow. Let him go.” “I will not,” rented Aldrich. “He borrowed a dollar from me a few days ago, and I can't afford to let anything happen to j him.” At another time, when he was not | strictly sober, O’Brien found himself ont of funds. He wandered iuto a pub lisher’s office and asked for $25. This was refused him. Angrily seizing a placard O’Brien reversed it and made j in big letters on the blank side: "One of-’s authors. 1 am starving. ” Ty ing a string to the card, O'Brien placed it around his neck and paraded up and down the street, to the great amuse ment of a large crowd. He was of course requested to desist, but nothing stopped his mad course until u $5 lull was presented to him as a compromise. —Sau Francisco Argonaut. Th« D«vil Tree. The devil, dragon or octopus tree, as it is variously called in the different stories told of it, is one of those travel ers’ myths which by dint of repetition have worked their way into public be lief. The man eating or devil tree is, according to the story, a huge plant somewhat resembling a palm, save that the central fronds are provided with sharp teeth, which, when the leaves are folded over toward the center, grasp with a death grip the man or animal unfortunate enough to be inclosed with in. In some of the stories this tree is also provided with long arms, which reach out und seize unwary travelers, raise their bodies in the air and drop them into the center of the circle of devouring leaves. It is hardly necessary to say that there is no such tree and thnt the story has its origin in the dangers of travers ing a tropical thicket, where travelers havo received serious injuries from fall ing over vines and among thorny plants, where men are frequently attacked and killed by serpents. The devil tree is lo cated by vurious story tellers in Borneo, in Sumatra and in the forest recesses of other tropical islands, and whenever inquiry is made for it it is to bo found somewhere else.—St. Louis Globe-lJem ocrut. A Panama Hat. “The life of u panama hat—that is, 1 if it is a good one to start with,” re marked au admirer of that style of bead | gear, “compares somewhat with the life of the owner of it. One can run through either in a hurry or hung on for a long time if it is desired. If care fully kept, a pauama hut should last all the way from 10 to 40 years. I kuow a gentleman who resides in east Washington who has owned and steadi ly worn daring the summer months a panama hat for nearly 40 years. It has been bleached every couple of years since and retrimmod and relined, and it is today to all intents and purposes as good as when 1 first saw it 80 years ago. “I know of another panama bat, now worn by a physician in this city, which bas had almost as long a life. Long be fore he got it his father wore it. I know dozens of thorn which have been in use from 10 to 20 years. The lining wears out, but the body of the hat keeps good. Of course care has to be used to keep them such a long time, bnt the panama itself is almost indestructible. The original cost of the bats that I refer to was not exorbitant, none of them cost ing over $14.”—Washington Star. Stronger Thau Oak. Foot bridges in Morocco that are used for heavy truffle have been the subject Of much couoern to the engineers. Elm planks on oak striugpieces were the ma terials employed, but those wore out so rapidly that a return to the old style of building was proposed. This consisted of cables made from the fiber of the aloe. These cables are plaited and twist ed from fiber and are nearly two inches thick and 8 % inches wide. They are saturated with tar and firmly nailed to oak plankiDg. The ends are fastened by iron straps. These cables make most ad mirable foot put hs. They are snffloiently elastic to be pleasant under the feet, and experience has demonstrated that they are far more durable than any ma terial heretofore applied for this pur pose. _ Held Up. Miwt Greener—And bo yon were in the train that wan held up by robben? Wasn't you just frightened to death? Mis* Whiting—You’ll hardly believe it, but I wasn't frightened a bit. The (act is, when they came into the car and ordered us to hold up our hands, 1 thought it wus going to be a lecture on palmistry, and I didn't find out differ ant until it was all over.—iioatuu Tran ■cript _________ r null Mir II t oad of Mroad. Eum|s-au nations vary very gteatly in their eoii-uoiptton of bread. The |t<.itest Hour eater in the world is the I runehman, who consumes ucarly two i minis a day, tw 105 |siumU a y«ar ‘ht • ttufmon* quantity, p iu panel with the seeiutug niggardly 55 j- und« a year eaten by I tie S andinavuit, umrlu the Uiduettoe of climatic ctaniltluBM tat loud.—M. Louis 1‘usl IMspati h i'ackagi* weighing up h> ft piwuts ami it,, touring not m r» ttiau live twt t ate now iraii»| vied by ihe t'na k i it., • (is II cents to any past of granite 1 :*• large si telegraph iltUe in the w > Id is the guneial poetuflkw bsiMtaf, I. inma. o««r 1,000 operators W ing tSB i tw •«4. ' THE COLONEL’S STORY. How Jim Ad kin* W*nt to Wm,Got Barfed and Wa#» H«*«arrootod. “Talking about war times,” said tho old colonel, "did any of yon ever hear the story of .Tim Adkins?” “No.” “Well, I’m surprised. Everybody In tho settlement knew it. Jim was a no ’connt sort of a fellow, and the old man was anxious to get rid of him, so when the war broke out. and they were look ing around for men the old man gave him away. ” “Gave him away?” “Yes. Jim waH in the hayloft, and they were about to leave without him wlu ti the old man wiukud and pointed to the barn. “That was enough, and they got him and marched him to the front. “The old man was sorry after Jim was gone and his conscience hurt him bad. But he hoped for the best, until one day lie got a message that told him Jim bad Ijocu killed and buried on the battlefield. “Then he packed his grip and started right off to bring Jim’s body home, if possible, for the grief stricken mother would have nothing else uud made life miserable for him with her reproachea “He went to Virginia, and was there informed that it would he Impossible to remove the body. So ho stood over the spot where it was buried and wept for three days. Tbnu he went sadly home. “And, lo and behold, the first man he met as he neared bis gate was Jim —safe, sound and right side up with oare I “It was some time before the old man conld say a word, but when he fonnd it wub really Jim—in flesh and blixxl—that they hod got Jim mixed op with some other AdkinB, and he hadn’t been killed at all, the old man was hot! Ho slowly divested himself of bis coat, then rolled up his sleeves and made for him I It was the liveliest scrap you over saw—the old man on top, ana tho two of ’em wallowing in the dust I “It took tho old lady and the threo girls and two stout darkies to pull tho old man off. “He never did explain why he did it, and Jim didn’t aHk any questions, but tho next morning he told his mother that while his furlough wasn’t out still ho know his country noeded him and he couldn’t stand to stay at home under those circumstances, so he left his blessing for the old man and took the first train for the front. ”—Atlanta Con stitution. HE WAS A HUMBUG. Hi* Wife Was I>l«KU*t«d When She Learn ed tlut Author of the Article. Scribbler lmil come borne from the office in the evening quite “played out,” because of the output of his pen and brain that day. He was lying on the couch iu the sitting room after supper, when Mrs. Scribbler, who had been reading a magazine, said: “See here, George Scribbler, here is something that fits yon to a T, and 1 want you to read it" “What’s it about?” “It's about these funny kind of men who must have everything just so in their homes, no matter how hard it makes it for < ‘ hers. You know that you are one of the i . imiest men alive. Every rug uud chair und book must be exactly iu its plnce, uud a little dust sets yon to scolding. You must have a clean napkin every meal, and you oannot eat if there is a tiny spot ou the tablecloth, aud everything must bo served just ex actly so or you get grumpy. Now, is not that true?” “A uiau likes to see things in order in his own house, ” said Scribbler. “Of course he does, and I try to keep things in order, hut I defy any woman to maintain t ho degree of order yon ex pect with four or flvo children in the house. Now, this article refers to just such unreasonable, fussy men as yon are, und it is not ono bit too severe even when it says that they are small spirit ed aud lacking in true manliness. I do wish that you would read the article.” “I don’t need to, ” replied Scribbler, sitting up to stretch aud groan. “I’d like to know why yon do not need to read it, George Scribbler?” “Because—well, the faot is, my dear, I wrote that article myself.”—Denver Post. “For Valor." A little story that appeared not long ago iu a Spanish comic paper is sent to us by correspondent to show how Span iards thought of their navy before ths present event* A Spanish admiral touching at some foreign port in the natural course of events calls on the governor of the local fort, and on the return call the governor sees the one lit tle guu of the Spauiah man-of-war ran out to Are a return salute, but at the critical moment the Spanish admiral rushes up and throws the gun, carriage and all, iuto the sea. “What!” exclaims the distinguished visitor. “Why do you throw your gov ernment ’s guns ovi r!«oard?” *’Because, ’’ replies the admiral, “if the gnu had gone off, it would have blown this whole ship to pieces! That nc-tui* another lc' oration for mel“ “How’s that?” “For my our age in saving this ship from duMtruotion."—Loudon Newa Met t Wrote* I,lee, Lull* >1 Lely (at Atlautio City—Why mn't eiiuethiuK ihaie for that ablp in diilriv.*’ Why dmi't aotue of you— Life herei i hurriedly)- -We hav* mul ftio urew a Iluo to is u »Jiute, muut ht iud I. »d> —Of all thuigel Went they waiting f a formal lu*ltutiua>— New Yurt W . kly 4 1 eete Me# Uriel. A Oklio-a* <4 40 year* old. whom mutter ttill i! vg«l htiu dally, nbad k mi taw day tu the omupaay at (titadt Why ih> y-'O p' ' aahedoaa. ** Aim, thorn* are not a* they amd In bal'* he Uue aletL ** line |mjt woman'• am it >M (-attolar n«*ry day - lloamhali, Wmda Til KUK IS ONLY ON! CLlFTon, A Kent. Anyone sendhiK a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether mi Invention Is probably patentable. Communica tions strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldest iieoney for seem line patents. Patents taken through Muitn A to. receive »pi tut notice, without charge, In tlie Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Lamest olr culatlon of any solentittc Journal. Terms, *:i a year: four months, »L Sold by all newsdealers. MUNNSCo.36"™"-*’New York branch «Hike. U26 V Ht„ WashlUKtun, ll. C. \ ? ’ k will '! ' ■ r I, , If i u ,U t *aiU| 1-f nvd I ■ >u t *11 I it*' l’F» - ur 1 I Ml. «>» I i in i M>*J i ’«»»-■ *»* . „»* Vi . I X i* < lixf*. i ' »« ‘ f t, III it f U I irol • • t. I ‘ " 1 L i, t. na i f*> • \ •#*£, t^uuumi t» *rt i u> <>•»«» * . ni . U- fi < r «'*(« fi ''■*l I 5, \t.ur-. r • MawI »'• i [ if l' 'Hi f. > »l " * \ i X .1 ! - . i, x 11 |l tltt, Xii, f -*e* -w -m ■ xr •»« linn I *l>« |*U» I It*' 1 » » • 1 "«* I* * 1 (■ I S ‘ " • |1«|.' > M * y'( | i | . •* . *i III ► ■ * «ll l. * III gi \» |i I ■ ill*‘\ V SPECIAL FEATURES Colonial People Birds, Animals... Products, homes Pain's Fireworks . Art Exhibit, Me OPENS AT OMAHA, NEBRASKA, JULY 1st, I thanicai F.xhib CLOSES OCTOBER 31st, 1399- $ Midway vi V Godfrey s British ?KSos.!.B.XC.E" Will Eclipse Last Year. | Military Band.... 4(5 The chove greatly redueed rate has been ma le by the I'NION PACIFIC to California point* Through Tourist* Sllepers. ((Dicker time than any other rices. For ticket* and full information cull on \V I>. Cluton, Agent NOTICE. We will stand the "tr illion ‘ Hill Mae.” i he cunning season at the barn of B. T. Snyder, in Loup City, B.JT. Snyukr, N. H. Thompson. S110K1 HOKN BI LLS. Three red yearling* eligible to regis try. Bred and raised and for sale by— Sami ri. M< ' lki.i.an. North Loup, Neb HA1LKOM) l’ALACKS. The new Palace (sleeping (Jar*. built specially for tin* I N10N I'At'IKl* .anil recently pm in service on llicir famous fa*t trains to Colorado, L'tali. < 'all or nla and Oregati point*, are the finest e vei tiii ncd out. Throughout i tie 1111»■ lor the draping*, wood work and decoration* are In the most artistic .tvle, and the convenien ce* vastly superior to anything ever seen before. Tin-' ■ t-„rs are attached to the Union I’aeitb- fust trains, which make Quicker time to all Western points than trains of ant other lilies. Picket*, and p-sci vstiori* can he oh tamed by calling oil or addressing W. I >. tTipton, Agent, ... • A word to the wist-i* aultlciani" and a word from the wise should ha sutll cient, but you a*k who are the wise* Those ivii.ikuow . Plie t hmini rl.tin’s Cough Kemedy git - - belter sat Infliction than ant other . Ill tile Ill'll get lie ll t- been III lilt- drug ; btisine** ii UlMin. Kt for t *elte t eais; ll * •• Id h dr* - of 111 'Ities of ||i|s re. I melt and M*• diet or cough modi ; Ciin • n o of e-Mnc t, w lilt'll show* C< II . chiMi • it that • li nn'»i Iain's I* the in st I satisfaction n* ill- people, ill I l* I lie 1 t-'st. I'i»r *i t t tleinl ..it li o hi ui.in*111»\ itoi rn 1 m B t n g- .. Home ml-i* < mh d ; tug > >* t- n i i *p - *• • to 1 i v h M >t Ilia li- turn III! tl. I I i*i ' I 11 1 li 'turn • If -t fb |1 It- turn t: tliii i III h Ik IH M.t »e 1* li- tine I \unti u [• lit, ll tl M It M H LK'IAI, NOTICE. Stale of Nebraska i •s * The Slate of Neb. County of Sherman I To unknown non resilient defendant owners of the following described real estate situate in Hoad District No. I of Sherman county, and state of Nebraska to wit North west quarter of Section - - Township Pi, Range II west. You are hereby notified thut complaint has been made to me a^ Hoad Overseer of said road district that there is an open well upon the allow described real estate and if the same Is not filled up immediately. I shall proceed to dll the sumi In the manm r provided by law. us tint ame Is dangerous to stock. < liven under my hand this tglrd day of May, IttH). Frit/, Juiianhon. Road Overseer of Hoad District No. I Sherman county Neb. LEOAL NOTICE. State of Nebraska t -s. s. The State of Neb. County of Sherman l Vo Unknown non-resident owner of the fol low iag described real estate situate In road dl.triet No. I of Sherman county and State of Nebraska, to-w south east quarter. Section 31 Township Id Range It wrest You are lierebi notitb il that complaint has been made to me as road overseer of said road district that there is an .pen well upon the above des cribed real estate and if the same is not filled up Immediately i shall proceed to (ill the same in the manner provided by law. as the same is dangerous for stock. , Cur r«»W, Agent V' TIVI AO I I' ITSIKS WANT FO KVKltV *• »wh«r«> for T)m» story of tbe Philippines* \ Muru! IfiiNtftott. u'liiinittnlntinl by th**Onv eminent us «im * i..I IIistorUirt to tli« War In puriment Tin- ImmiU wmm written In army • III' I ’ y fit* W < ♦ < ii« f1 M rr i! in tin* looMpit.il at Honolulu 1 tun ricao t n-ru fics at Morula i |lo iri * nt equips with Awutnal **♦ * * >>• ' f the Olympia with Pew^f * • * * • f ♦•ait > ut ih* fall of Mam Iu II t i if ' (• ft* llritnfol of or twin**) pit •u> *»is»ki i t»\ >«*rut photuwtai»li« rw on * to -t» » l 4 ipn.l, l«<>« |irb*» lliif ptuf t t*r * * p* i i'fwlll wiv«*n Hr«*p all 1 . i • »r l ** h- Outlit free Ail* « M * I \m li. NERVITA nuisiM < 'urea Impotvftcjr, Night KmU«ion«anU wasting dlnihfs, all effect a of self* Iumi»<*, or rk(cM ami Iim)I'•* \ m nc tank1 >»11• t Imiitlor. Ilmuf th roluk to jw’ilr k* and r * - t*it* I!if of atI ’■ vi ! fttto | with « rltlrn 8M »' ti »••»'! >» nr nr i >hmI III*' in* * •» S*’wJ fwr cirs;ui4r A«Mrv ». NERVITA Vt&lCAL m Clinton A «».*. A , CHiCHC< *i» ulM ND.MIL HKDS I »U|> < ll) \» III