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T. J. MOSHER,
DEALER IN
Groceries, Tobaccos, Cigars
&c, &c.
Vekcepan band a find line of groceries' aad
tobacco. a can he fonnd tn the xalley.
A good
urny in ' mm
I run in connection with the store, where a
fupply of frwh breid ami piea are
always kept on hand.
FRESH OYSTERS
Our facilities fur handling thif rla of roodt
jire the be-t in town. Give xnc a call, at
the old Hand.
38tf T. J. MOSHER.
.UED CLOUD.
NEBRASKA
Flour & Feed
STORE,.
CEAS. E. PUTNAM, Prop.
DEALER IN
FLOUR- FEED
Corn. Mttr Bran. Caoppa Pactfaael
GROCERIES,
Vttit the Itrd Hood f!ncery. Fe4 a Pre-
rUbm utore when ju want aaiplie for aaa r
beiut.
lliehcO market price in caib nan for arala
All kind- (loiuntrr produce taken n ezrhanr
fir !. ()..odi delivered to all arti vf town
trcu if durvn.
it'ire uib f Heed's Plow factory.
Red Cloud,
Nebraska.
Moon I Callender,
) dealers ik(
General Merchandise,
Bry - GoodH,
Groceries,
Boot A Shoes.
HATS AND CAP.
Drag, Medieiues,
Oils Tarnishes,
Paints Cte.
GLASSWARE. QI'EEXSWARE,
HARDWARE & HARNESS
ETC., ETC., ETC.
A- full line of everything kept in .a gen
eral store, al the i.ownr cash ruicis.
Rr.-pC-'tflllly,
3oon & Callender.
COWLES,
NEBRASKA
DR SHEEER,
Proprietor of the
City Drug Store.
AXD PI 'tit IK
Drugs Medrcines.
Paints Oils
and Varnishes,
A full supply of
LAMrS, L..XI- SHADES, WICKS,
com iis uxrsriESJLj;.
Patronage solicited aad thankfully receiTod.
JaV-Prewit'tion? circfully compounded")
One tlnor south f Cirhttr.V store,
RED CLOUD, NEB.
IB. L. TINKER.
(Saccewotor O". A. Brown)'
DEALER IS
Parlor, Bedrosm
4
AX1 SUTCKES.
FURNITURE,
Brackets, Chromos,
Picture Frames,.
Mattress es, Etc.
C'flSi alwar nn hand and trirnraedoB-riiort
notice, trice a low at any ia the Valley.
Repatriat of all kindi dona promptly aad
Satisfactory.
Burial Robes furnished at reasonable
rates.
RED CLOUD, - - KEB.
Harness Shop,
BY
J. L- MILLER,
Xeepa conftantly on hand a fall Line of
ITAalXESS, COLLARS, SADDLES,
HORSE-BLANKETS.
Willi's; ,COMBS, BRUSHES:
HARNESS OIIv
And everything usually kept a first
elites shop.
TWO DOORS XOia OF THE" BASIC..
EfaVMt CtA Frice Paid &c Citt
ui Fvs.
COME
For Your
LUMBER.
DRY LUMBER - SPECIALTY.
ram i.ut is th majc
Nell at latrrltM'
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REtfGLOUP JJEB.!'"
THE CHIEF.
LOCAL MATTERS.
R. v. B- R- Tie Table.
Tkinr effect Sanday. Oct. 17. 18S0.
E.iftward Parrensrr leave......
arrirm
Frcicht Iraee
r .T0 a. .
." pc p. as.
Westward itccom learea ....9 :40 a. B.
arrive 5 -J0 p. am.
EASTERN DIVISION.
Eastward Aceom. lenre.........8 0 a. as.
arrives 6-JAp.m.
Train daily except Saaday.
. W. IILDiKtMr. A. K. TnctALiv.
Superintendent. Oea'l. Maaacer.
M.R.CMU.2iT.
S. a.. at 10 a.m.. and preaehineby the Pat
tor erery Sabbath moraine awl erraint.
Prayer meeting erery TbnriKiay ereniar.
All are cordially iatited.
Live hogs arc worth $4.60 in thin
market.
Shipping tags can be had at the
Chief office.
Farms for sale or rent, inquire at
the Chief office.
Remember at Mn. McBride's ia the
place to bur hat ami Ixmncta.
Dr. Kendall's "horce book" for wale
at the Chief office at 25 cent
apiere.
Call and examine our Norwegian
Cultivator. Can't be beat, at
Sl'AKOGLE & FUKK'B.
Hat, Bonnets, Veil"., Flowers. Rib
bons Larcfi, Tien, Fichu's arc in great
variety at Mrs. McBride's.
Squire Haney, of Elm Creek left at
our office lt Friday a bunch of pie
plant; the firet we have seen this sea
son. Besley & Perkins are fully prepared
to do you a first class job, if you are in
need of a pump. They warrant their
work.
The little "Fortttna" cigar; for sale
at Sherer's is the best 5 cent cigar in
town. It beats some of the 10 cent
cigars.
Mr. Lewis Schumm, of ThomaEviHe,
called in last Friday to make arrange
ments to prove up on his claim
and to subscribe for the Chief.
Rev. Geo. Little. State Supt. Presby
terian church, will preach at the
Methodist church in Red Cloud, next
Sabbath at II o'clock, a. m.
Mrs. McBridc wishes to inform the
ladies waiting, that she h:is received
Iter stock of goods, and is prepared to
fill orders for all kinds of Milliner'.
Rev. Geo. 0. Yeiser will preach next
Sabbath at the Congregational church,
morning and evening:. Covenant and
meeting Saturday at Z p. in. previous.
People must discuss something; it
is the great preventitive of insanity.
All persons arc invited to discuss a
trial bottle of Dr. Marshall's Bromo
line for biliousness and the dys
pepsia. A rich man's son lives on his pap,
while a poor man's son takes Dr. Mar
shall's Bromoline for his blood and
and liver and earns his bread by the
sweat of his brow. Big bottles, are
fifty cents.
MARRIED. At the residence of the
bride's father, Mr. Joseph, graves,
near Wells, April 9th 1881s. Hy Rev.
J. T. Milner, Mr. Charles Rollison,
and Miss Jennie Graves, all of Web
ster Co. Neb.
Tekakt Wasted. A farm to rent, 5
miles from Red Cloud. 90 acres
under cultivation. Apply to J. Gaess
ler at the Bank. , 36tf
We are indebted to Mr. J. P. Bavha
for report of the proceedings of the cel
bration of the anniversary of Odd
Fellowship by the members of the fra
ternity at this place Tuesday of last
week, but we are sorry it was handed
in too late for the laet issue and would
be stale news if published this week.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will give a social, Tuesday
evening, May 10th, at the residence of
Mr. E. B. Warner. As Mr. and Blrs.
Warner are strangers among us, it is
especially desired that the occasion be
made a pleasant one by a large at
tendance. Refreshments served at
nine o'clock.
The Johnson Perry & Co., patent
flour manufactured at the Milford
Mills, and for sale by Miner Bros, and
W-B-Roby, is the best flour and
make8the nicest, lightest and best
broad that we-liave seen for a long
while. We know whereof we speak,
for our "better hair has tested it to
our entire satisfaction and with the
bost results.
We would suggest to our esteemed
'contemporary of the lower end of
town, he of the lop ears, that in view
of the fact that his naucr is almost
entasely devoted to us, with the excep
tion of the space that is occupied by
advertisements, he should issue a sup
plement each week that the lew
readters f that sweet-scented concern
might have the pleasure of reading a
i little local news oncein a while.
Talk about the frailty of women;
their inability to handle the ballot
with judgement amf discretion. Ne
braska: women .itc equal to any emer
gency.. Mrs. Baylws, wife of squire
Bayless, living at Cbwles, plowed in
forty acres of wheat the present spring
with a sulky cltfvator. Don't tell us
that Nebraska- women can't handle
.anything- that they irave a mind to
take-hold of, not oxecpting, in some
instances-,, tfieir respected husbands.
A weet qr two ago we incidentally
refercd to the fact that Hon. E. M.
Csrrtll of Hebron had started a Wom
an's Journal in Lincoln and stated
M-m. E. M..Correll was the proprietor
ies of a Millinery shop in- Hebron..
We gathered our information in re
gard' to the millinery btjwbess from an
exchange. Last week we reserved a
very pleasant letter from Mr. orrell
denying the soft impeachtnamt. We
Uke it all back and hasten to say flhat
he Mr. Correll who is conducting a
latilKnery shop in Hcbroiria- not the
wife of Hon. E. M. Correll, proprietor:
of tW Hebron Journal. It isn't the
first time our exchanges have got us
into trouble.
v -
A lively criamm took place at
the depot last Saturday Bight between
note! men ad bus drivers over the
poMession of a passenger, and several
persons was knocked down and tram
pled on and blood flowed like water. !
We object to this sort of thing. The
good name of our fair town will fall
into disrepute if this state of affairs is
allowed to cxtsL Our beloved brother
Kenney and ourself can do all the
quarreling and sparring that is neces
sary, and we call upon Supt. Camp
bell to quell the other rioters. They
are assuming the role that properly
belongs to the newspaper men, and
we wieh to enter an emphatic pro
test. For the last two years or more we
have published the commissioners
proceeding free of cost to the county;
nearly all the other work we have
done for the county has been done at
one third rates, and now we have
taken the contract to publish the
county superintendent's notice to
teachers without charge. We have
alno made the county a donation in
cash to assist it in getting a bridge
across the Republican at this place,
and have for a Dumber of years paid
in taxes nearly eight per cent on the
valuation of what little property we
have in the county. Without wishing
to seem facetious, we would suggest
that if there is any other favors that
we can do the county we hope there
will be no hesitancy in letting it be
known.
We perhaps will be pardoned for
criticising a little further, the late ac
tions of the board of county commis
sioners. We do it with no ill will or
feelings of resentment, but rather with
compassion for the weakness of hu
man nature. It is a matter of record
that the commissioners met on the
25th of of April to commence the in
vestigation of county affairs. The
minutes of that meeting show that
they did not resolve themselves into a
court of inquiry, neither did they pro
ceed to investigate as was announced
in the minutes of the previous meet
ing. They, however, "issued a sub
poena for a witness," an act for which
they arc not crimnially liable, but,
it was an act that they had no legal
authority to perform. (We have the
advice of one of the principal lawyers
on this point.)
The commissioners, also, in the in
nocence of their hearts and with the
sublime wisdom and forethought that
has made their deliberations famous,
so far, "resolved" that the clerk need
not furnish the Chief with a copy of
the proceedings, (!) Considering that
the Chief has been in the habit of
publishing the proceedings, or such
parts of them as we deem of interest
to the public, free of charge, the peo
ple are at a loss to know what promp
ted that "resolve," and some have
oven asked us if Mr. Tulleys is still
the board of commissioners.
Without wishing to find fault with
the honorable board of county commis
sioners, wc would suggest, and hope
that we may be pardoned for making
the suggestion, that it would perhaps
better subserve the interests of the
overburdened Lax-payers of the county
if the honorable board would take
hold of the matter brought before
them at a recent meeting in the shape
of a petition, like men, and cease to
meet as children to wrangle over petty
affairs that are of no consequence to
anybody. We might, were we so dis
posed, draw a pen picture of the aver
age tax-payers of this county living in
dugouts or sod-houses with the bare
ground for a floor, surrounded by a
number of children and patient wives,
toiling on, denying themselves and
their families all the luxuries and
many of the comforts of life that they
may may what? may pay eight per
cent taxes on the valuation of their
cow, their pigs and their scanty housc
hoUffurnittire, to be swallowed up
the Lord knows how, they certainly
do not. Yea, mortgaging their farms
and their homes that they may pay
an injust burden of taxation, shoulder
ed onto them by either a dishonest or
an inefficient administration of coun
ty affairs. But we draw the veil. We
might go farther and ask the county
commissioners to draw the veil that
has shrouded the secret workings of
the afiairs of this county for the last
seven or eight years and unmask the
grinning skeleton of fraud and deceit,
of error, and incompetency that it is
generally believed lies hidden there.
But wc will not ask it. The people to
the number of two or three hundred
have asked it. Will their request be
granted?
M.I I
Any person making the statement
that I was hired to not present the pe
tition I had in my hand for to get
signed in favor of having our county
books investigated, states a base false
hood. John Harvey.
In explination of the above we will
say that a prominent man from Ina
vale informed us that Mr. Harvey was
paid to stay away with hit petition
when the county board met the first
time to take stens in the matter of an
investigation. Our informant also
said that the petition contained about
60 names and that he thought it could
be proven that Mr. Harvey was paid
to "fail to appear." The first time we
met Mr. Harvey after the conversa
tion between eurself and the gentle
man from Inavale, wc asked him if
it was a fact that he had sold ouL He
denied the charge, and- state to ns
that the petition which he circulated
and which he intended to present to
the commissioners at fke time the
others was presented, waa-seolen from'
him by friends of the cearnty oftcers.
So much in-explination of the above
from Mr. Harvey. We- decline- Re
make comments, as we- thank the
people arc able to draw their owai con
clusions. Headquarters for stylish Millinery j
t, - .Mrs. McBaiur's.
m tVTXSTKATiOir TA2CX.
A CcmjoUamt SMi Seat Ukt Vpm
the toils OprKiL
Xftrt tf lane ef to Ceiaty Officer u
Qui to Fmteiisfs.
A Lying Editor Working in tiu Inlertd
of County Officer, and against
the Tax-Payert
Every Hvmealeadtr and Tax-Payer
thould spot the. Scoundrel and
avoid him as thry would
a Plague.
Editor Chief: I ask a space in the
columns of your paper to call the at
tention of your readers to a few facts
and to submit a few questions perti
nent to the general investigation of
county affairs, a topic made familiar
to all by a numerous and prevailing
dijeutsion during the past few
weeks.
What are the material facts thus far
known and shown ?
Has the investigation lnjcome a
farce and if so, wherefore? Some
time since a petition was circu
lated, and the same numerously and
freely signed by citizens of the county
praying the county committfinners to
appoint a committee to investigate
county affairs. It has transpired that
this petition was not originated
and signed simply by a few '"puny
politicians," as hinted by the Argus,
but rather to quote an expression used
by one of the commissioners, "There
are the names of many respectable
men as good as there are in the
county, appearing upon that petition,
and consequently we cannot very well
ignore it."
What next? Whereupon by motion
and by a vote of two to one. the com
missioners raiolvtd to inieslignle. They
would sift matters to the bottom. The
tax-payers of Webster county should
be satisfied as to the condtion of its
records finances etc., and the matter
placed at rest at last.
But they did not investigate, neither
did they organize them selves Into an
investigating committee or court of
impeachment upon that day. What
did they do ? The fact is they ad
journed until the 25th of April, saying
"that in the meantime they would
select a capable and competent man
or committee of men to assist in the
work of examination."
The 25th, of April found the county
commissioners in scs.sion. But liow?
As an investigation committee with
expert assistant ? Certainly not.
The minutes of the meeting upon
that day show, that, "board met pur
suant to adjournment, minutes of
last meeting read etc." Matters re
garding "road districts, official
j bonds, pauper acc'ts. etc.," were dis
posed of in regular order, such busi
ness then does not enter into the in
investigation of county affairs. The
minutes then show this. "The. board
then in furthcrtner of the investigation
of county affairs issued a subpoena
etc" again, "Mr. Thomas refused to
come without his fees, and the board
having control over no money that
could be used for such purposes the
matter of investigation was postponed
uutii the next regular meeting etc."
"Loe this day loitering 'Twill be
the same story tomorrow, and the
next more dilatory." "In furtJwrancr
of the investigation of count" affairs,"
The matter of the investigation was
postponed." Such is the language
used in the minutes and which shows
that the commissioners have never as
yet organized themselves into an in
vestigating board. By what authority
then do they issue subpoena's for citi
zens to appear before them and
testify? They had none, subpuma's
are not required neither are witnesses
in the investigation of records. Were
the commissioners sitting as a court
of impeachment, oral eveidence would
then ba in order. But, say the major
ity of the commissioners, "Wc wanted
s pacific charges before we commenced
proceedings." Whose business is it to
make "spacific charges" at this late
day ? The petitioners prayed for an ;
investigation, the prayer of the pcti
tion as heretofore noted was
aranted. It was within the power of
the commissioners to grant or reject.
Is it then for a majority of the com
missioners by, and acting under the
advice of clerk Tulleys to subpoma
one petitioner out of two or three hun
dred to appear and make specific
charges, after they had already retolcfd
to investigate the County records?
Thia matter hi of more importance
than a personal spite of a majority
of the commissioners and clerk Tul
leys (still more spiteful) against M. L.
Thomas. He is but one interested
alike, among the hundreds of tax-payers
of Webster county, carrying the
burden caused by loose administration
of past years. How, says he of the
Argus, the champion and color bearer
of the Court House, he who would
cause the breeze which would waft
away the cloud now hovering over the
principal occupants of that structure,
he says the investigation i a "farce,"
because a citizen irregularly summon
ed, refuses, and rightly too, to appear
and propucc evidence, make specific
charges, in fact to make out his case
before the court has convened, before
the jury ia cmpannelled, a majority of
the coratuisfiioncjs intending perhaps,
should they find soAcient evidence to
cmirid without implicating themselves
of tfceir advUer, to convene court, pass
sentence and-adjourn.
The frieads- of clerk Tulleys say,
'Can you brmg"fofth'a man who will
swear that tfcere- anytftiag wrong?"
We can- IFe say te clerk Tul
leys, "Car you bring forth-a man, not
forgetting yourself, who- will swear
that there nothing wrong from the
time vou took charge of the- clerk a
ofScc to thrr present? W3f the;
Argus man. th- standard bearer, wil
he, dare he, come forth and swear
there is nothing wrong from beginning
to end of the present nd ministration
in county affaire.
The investigation hn narrowed down
to thb. It U the Lax-payers of Webster
county in the majority against a major
ity of the county commisioncr.t clerk
Tulleys and A. J. Kenney. The tax
payers arc in the majority, the ma
nority small as it ii holds, however,
the potcer; how they have ucetl it thus
far i apparent, and how the" will use
it in the future, judging from the man
ner in which they have used it in the
past, is also apparent. Says another,
"but two hundred and fifty signed the
petition for an investigation." We
answer that by saying the number
was sufficient considering the fart
that the time of its presentment the
commissioners aunmed to grant all
it asked.
Let the commissioners organize
themselves into an itrve-tigating
board. With expert assistance and
if they then think they need witnesses
I think a lawyer will tell them if they
Mibpccna one, after they are duly or
ganized, who refuses to come, they
can punish him for contempt. Let
them organize and allow, the petition
ers to name one of the assistant, and
if needed, without subpoena's without
coaxing, without threats, and unlnised
by prejudice or practical animosity,
numerous witnesses can be furnished.
"Thus ends the investigation of which
we have heard so much of late in a
miserable farce." says the Argus. Has
it indeed ended ? Who ha1 ended it?
Thus far it is a farce, and for the
simple reason that a majority of the
lo:ird of county commissioners of
Wclwter county in the interest, and by
the advice of J. A. Tulleys have pro
longed )ie matter, adjourned from
day to day without action and by
carefully avoiding anything approach
ing an organization for investigating
purposes have at last brought upon
and given the "much talked of inves
tigation the name of a farce. It may
not always be thus.
Editor of the Chief: We hand you
the following statement relative to
the financial condition of the Bridge
fund, feeling that it will be of interest
to your readers, with the request that
you publish the sante.
Miner Bros. $50 00
Kaley Bros. 50 (X)
Jones & Magee, 50 00
Platte & Free, 50 00
Perkins & Mitchell, 50 00
Mitchell & Morhart, 50 Ou
Beslev it Perkins, 50 00
Wiggins & Son, 50 00
Samuel Garber, 5u 00
August Lauterbach, 35 00
(J. H. Potter, 35 00
Spanoglc & Funk 35 00
L. Bautn 35 00
It. It. Sherer 35 00
W. N. Richardson 35 00
Miller & Ball 35 00
Kellogg & Outhwait 30 00
J. C. Warner 25 00
A. U. Becker 25 00
E. McFnrland 25 00
T. J. Mosber 25 00
Albright ft Stroh m 25 00
I. B. Hampton 25 00
A. Cook 25 00
A. S. Maih 25 00
J. A. Tullevs 2 00
W. E. Jackson 25 00
8. Hopper 2 )u
C. E. Putnam 25 00
Ivi Monro 25 00
Rosenthal Bros. 21 00
M. B. McNitt 20 00
A. J.-Kenner 20 0
Case & McNeny 20 00
George Holland 15 00
Henry Cook 15 00
Joseph Jacobs 12 50
I. O. Martin 12 50
It. L. Tinker JO 00
Holcomb Bros. 10 00
E. H. Jones 10 00
J. S. Gilliam 10 00
I. W. Tullevs 10 00
M. R. Bentley 10 00
Carl Keuhn 10 00
Joseph Norris 5 00
M. L. Thomas 00
W. B. Roby 5 00
Ira Sleeper 8 00
G. W. Dow 5 Ou
R. B. Ward 7 50
Mathews & Hannar 10 00
Total am't. cash ree'd. 1305 50
Total amount on deposit with Smith
Bros. & Thompson, Bunkers, 11305 50
List of notes ree'd on Bridge Fund.
Michael Fisher $5 00
A. L. Walter 5 00
J. T. Stone 5 t
P. Lane S (
Cvrus H. Francis 5 I
chas. Davis
W. G. Arbuckle
Phiueas S. Fan
C. W. Fisk
Merit Gusyer
August Piertsofl
D. S. Helvern
Geo. Mountford
II. Steffen
S. N. Potter
Geo. Fraycr
Thos. Horesnafc
A. Acbaugh
Wm. Gates
Elen E. Shuts
H. M. Wetmoro
James Simpson
Thomas Hudcrburg
R. W Bullock
James McCartney
Jos. W. Boganrief
S. J. Campbell
David Lutz
Hellen Lutz
Total am't. in notes $230 00
Subscription to be paid in work
J. R. Wilcox $10 00
Jos. W. Warren 10 00
Edwin Smith o 00
Albert Cu turnings 5 00
E. H. Leader 12 50
J. H. Kellogg 6 00
A. Kaley 5 00
Total amount, $53 50
Time subscriptions unpaid.
Frederick Newhouse $35 00
E. A. Hall 5 00
Alfred McCall J3 00
Silas McCall JO 00
Peter Marsdcn 5 00
O. McCall 20 00
VauDayke L Sawdy 25 00
Total -IJ05 q
Respectfully,
Q.CCxsz,
C, W. Kaley,
J. L. Mixer,
B. D. Jokes,
J. C. Wafjc ee.
OSAGE ORANGE SEED
Mitchell & Morhart have for -ale
snpply of osagc seed at a very reasomv
oie price: 1 nose woo comcin
i .
rofPtnr.heIschould rive them a'thc Post-OrSce and i xt ficjore you,
call. " .5-"' .- i'fje a'. ly B 34Nrs
Stile lcx.
Ed. Chief: Since the bridges over
the Republican river have bcrn
washed out, the subject of rebuilding
has become a matter of thought, and a
disctiNMon of viul importance among
the people nud the prev of tin
county. Truly n worthy one indeed,
and a great one, conidering the
time and especially the financial con
dition of the county and this district
as well a- the prospect of the future.
I think, it ought to be one -such to
every one who feels, or hn. a home in
the county. Prompted by these im
prsions ami the reception of a jmii
tion of Guide- Rock precinct for an
election to vote bond. for u bridge at
this place to the board of county com-
mLMimifH t . - nr,"r .... !.... ....
., . .; , , ... r ; v ""
oil uiu idiii uay oi .imy iur me pur
pose of voting on tlie proposition to j
empower the board to isue bonds on
Guide Rock precinct t the amount
Lstte?
of$5,00-alsotolcvey a tax in addi- j Oti Rral Estate, in WehMcr and ad-l
lion to other taxes? on the Lix.ible joining louutics at the vcrv hot rtftes ,
proptrt v of said Guide Rrock precinct, Lh dl pay c cry fanner ho ihinU of j
ralliu-m to pav the inu-rcst accruing' "-1"-: '. ) Ttf J",
:,, . " making nrungcinenl with an v other,
.iiinii;iii on .-am oontis, also an
ilvlltllirll ;Lliiriiii.t .at.Y. i.n !! r,i..i -
..........IT T 1 1 . 1 . .
the experatron of five year .-utlicient
I to pay an espial portion of the princi
pal of the same until tln;y are paid
in a .-pecitied time.
This course ap-iears to be a risky
pfece of bn-dne-s, because taxes now
are 7 per cent, and will be for a con
siderable time to-come, owinj- to the
indebtedness of tho county. The
question, if the precinct or district
could not pay the interest on a one
thousand dollar school bond for over
three year-, are they better able to
pay said back interest together with
the principal in addition to five thou
sand dollar bonds, and interest to
getfcer with all other taxes the next
ten year- to come "'
But . hy the mum and silence ever
since the petition was presented, wail
ing only to be voted ou in the affini
tive, at the time mentioned. I there
nothing more to say about it, or has
the project been made plain enough for
the people to understand all :Uout the
matter? Several weeks have already
passed and the election wi!l be at
hand and not a word is seen in the
press- in explination, either for or
against it. You will therefore ex
cuse the frankness of one of the tax
payer readers of so valuable a jouniHl
as yours in laying these lines before
the people, wishing rather some one
eNc had done it. better able than the
writer of this, who has an equal inter'
est in the bridge concerned- and ic
knowledce its necessity. But how to
gst it otherwise without bond-? say
some. Before answering thi. I
would like to hear this question sol
ved, why was the relinquishment nfthe
press and guarantee of the Bridge
Company rs bond '' And the dintiitct is
to be bonded for a bridge, for which
no bonds will be given? I think it
would be well to be a little careful
about voting such responsibility.
The county ha a guarantee for a
bridge. There is al.-o a surplus fund
in the treasury of several thousand
dollars voted for and in taxes paid for
the purpose to build bridges at Ina
vale and Guide Rock. The former
stands, the latter is no more. No doubt
the Inavule people will be great ful
enough to leave their part of said fund
to help in aiding the reconstruction
of one thoroughfare. Now, by apply
ing these two sources to the assistance
of the R. If. Co:, who own an interest
as well as a depot in the bridge and
county, to the generous help by sub
scription in labor and money of thoe
immediately interested, as well as
others, no doubt tu could have the
missing link again in a s:ifer and not
eo risky a way.
Let thoe enterprising petitioners
stop a moment to consider the impor
tance of their action before voting.
According to past experience
there is no prospect for building the
bridge until next winter, as the re
mains niust be gathered, a large por
tion shipped for repairing; there is no
doubt the majority of the voters would
have time and rather labor or aist
best they can, than plunging them
selves heedlessly in debt. Another
question for the county commisiou
crs to look at the signatures- of those
enterprising petitioners as whether the
signers are of the producing, or of tho
speculative cla? of voters, and tax
payers, who, instead of calling a pub
lic meeting for the purpo-eof arguing
the measure properly, used personal
influence.
The location of a bridge is also a
matter of the highest importance and
should be well considered before
building. What natural advantages
gave impulse to build
mS
structure now gone ?
Nature furnished just one section
below, rock lottom and an island for
foundation and protection, wiry was
it not chosen.
A Reader asp Tax-pa ver.
Guide Rock Neb. May 2d, 1S8I.
Robv is
accnt
for the celebrate!
Milford flour.' he ha a lanre supply of ,
both grades on h.md. Tlie pooret j
grnde of thl. flour is superior to the
bestRradeof flour rent out by other1
T. - r 1 - A l-. 1 I
manufacturer?. Call at Robv and ,
..!- .it ....- :; v.u.
il .. ..JV, 11. Hit CSWJ IMVV llll,
sweet, anu xvinte nreao:. 3btl !
"Wait for the wajosi," and go
Mrs. McBride's for a new hat.
to
HONEY TO LOAH!
Money to prove up with on final re
ceipt, or on deeded land a.t S xcr cenL,
nd IJirl ttor emit. eitnTnisiirn. or at
jlM.t..f.. I.k wM. ..!., nA r.T-m9 T I
Jso. R. Wrtxcox.
Orfice next door to Oiicf office. Sfcf I
CEOWN!
Xot tii-s rowa of Kin-, nor tne
a : uro-ivn oi vwij, uuv iuc vi -u ..--..- j mtt. rnu ' iTSr -!..T,
I Maa-hine, tke latt and U-t nucmnca 5 7Si ut.
i .t. ,r.Arl-.r it !1 r.ar vou to call at , 'jTtZZJZZzL , saMaek .- '
NOTICE.
Notice i hereby given, (hat the
partnership heretofore existing be
tween the undersigned, under the firm
name of Smith Bro t Tbonmm w
this tUy divtolc) on account of the
expiration of time for hich said
partnership w fleeted. n.l that
Smith Nrtw who are to succeed to the
business of aid firm. il! iwumo all
liabilities of the aiuc
Red Cloud Ntb. May 2d, l,sj
"Sxrrn Ilia.
M B. Tiiovrw..
In continuing the bnnne5 t the
old und w Km to Mn' B tA Hir
cutotner ml frwml that th emne
liWral potrrv ill bfuWnrd in the
futtm a in tin p.wt ur-lisll 1H j,tc
pnrcd at all mm to extend ample o
conuiUMlattous to the legitimate w.tnL
of nil branch.' of businr mn (tl
justified in aiciting cimttmiAnve of
"r patronage Smith Bites
-yn
Money To Loan
au-jpnrlv.
! N(i OTfutniii . llu Lirrinpp..nn
' utOUs delay no dealing with eastern
commiioii no fee for maktn;; or!
recording paHr or taking Ackmwl-j
cdgeincuti. no advance or semi-an
nual interest and no interest until
money is actunlly in baud.
Calf upon or address.
R. A Sivti-so..
3Stf Uin Broker. Bine Hill. Neb
nRFTnFN "T !
w w w m mm m ,
Cre-cent was fo.iled May Hth I $75.
D.iiue, first Saui'isou, -ired by a Thor-1
oughbred imported Norman, weight
1450 pounds Will Mnnd at the prem-!
ie-of the owner, on section IG town
2 range y. near Thoinnsille, four days
of each veek, ami Fridays of each
week six mile- north of owner's fHnn.
at Dixon's blacksmith shop, and at
Blue Hill on Saturday.
Tkums. S (X) to insure -ingle
mare. Two mares. $15 Suule ser
vice, $4 Parties am requested to be ,
prompt in attendance ou tand No j
resiioiHibihty for accident, but care
will be taken to avoid them.
.15 K W Siiiki.it
Filial Proof Notices.
Ur.d tfltf 11 IlliN-mlDBlonNtk. April:!, tsst, I
Xi,t,7i1' t,,rir flTr.? lhVi.ilLi .wl",rUt '
i-uip final utrr thervuf titfnrr lh cl-rk f,
I)it.ruri in Vttr county at hi Ti- In
Bed Clou J Nfb. on -aturvUr M r. lsJ. !.
J..M W, lltTLr.
b't! entry X 3M tor tin- u'h-atl uirtr f
frtlicn 'j: luirn 1 north rancr 11 wrt.hd uiniM
th folluwiut at hi wttnei.r to Tn riiUiiu.
u rni.lruro uikid auil rulliralion faiil Inct
it !3viJ AmJrrxin John 'lKm -kI lltira-!
m.l uti.l Uillrrl! H'l.ln all ..f ltm.1 tl. n I N.. '
"f-J""- S- bWUZKR. Hc.uttr j
LandOrrieearilMmiotton N-h. April. n. 10'
Xotie I. herrbr B vrn that lh- fulluwln
naium ipiticr ux nict n'ir ..f hi inttiilnn to
make nnal rool tn luiiixirt r nWcHtm. anl
rurc final rn.ry thereof. If..r- tl KiMrr r
ltevrirar at lllm.inlnton Vrli nn S.InrJjr
JUI) Vt& 1M1.
' ''
Jih beor.
n II. S. No W fr lh Ut Nn. 7
i.Aand Lot 1 m. lon 1 N. ran
Prrrnirtio
and .-. in (rc.Aand Lot I rot.
2 V and nuinr tli- lullowtnx ai Lit witHf'"
to prove hu reildcnce and rulllfAtlon of tM
irnct i, Je,.re Pelr. Adlh finh.
Nathan Aycr and Alltn A?er. alt of itlvcr
ton Neb
arril-JSjunei S. W. SWITZEIl. ItfjtUtrr,
Land Officaat IJIoomlruton Nrt. April :!,!sl. j
Notlca ia hrrrhr lirrn thai the following-
name! settler ba filrd not If of hii intention to
make Anal uroof In taiii.rt of hU claim and -
eurr final entry tbrrit befvri Jaw . Tulle
Clcri it fourt in u cbiter euuuly Nab. al bit
olltcr in itrd Cloud Nl. on Sa.urday July 2nd. !
urn. J
VlLLUM It. 8TKit.tr. I
ll'l.-i.V.. ,.-. I....I..U IFI- ... m.... I
8 ortb rancc 10 watt and nama tha lnlIoln
a hit witlietca to prova rontinuotif ratldane
on and eultiration of tali tr:t tit: hMwrd
11. Kreney. William Cnuck. Uric lb Frarw
uf Cowlt Nab , and Marvin I.. Thomaj of H!
Cloud Nab.
.... i ";.....' s u avi-im-it n.-t.i...
'..iji.i.. w. .-M.... . .. i
Land Office at Elootainctoo Neb. April. 23. 1M1
A'oiiee If hcrehr flren that iht totlowina
natnrl etlier ha filed notiea of hi Intention!
to niakr nnal prool la nppfrtx hl rlala. anj
erur final entry lhrr.i. befrr Uerk of tha
uitirici inonoi n toiifr couniy at nil one in
K.d Cloud. N.b on Hatardar Jul 2. 1M1.
ix:
Jiiif. Traaxa.
ii a miry .'o. at', ioi mc . n , eeriion .
town north rna 11 we.t. and name, the W-
JIM tntry No.JW. foi the N " V, etion
I'witif at hii ttiinrMti to pro cuuraaou ,
reJcneen and culll Tallin of aiiJ Iraet vit:
Alonto Tobin. llaly llatapbry, KUharl
Levlttnd Lawrnc Tobla all ol Dlua Hill
Nabratka.
apritajun: 8. W. SWrTZKR.Ittfiitar.
Land Ofte at lUonminvton Nab. April 23. II)
Notice la berrby aireB that tha follntttnt i
named "att'ar haa filed notice f bit intenU'.ti to .
make final prof in tuprrt of bla claim and '
run Uttal entrr thereof befole tha dark of tha
District Court In tbtarrjnty 5eb.. at hi
nCe in Red Uoaa B Ttaday Jaly tlh.
1H1. rix:
Acacar Hcb.
ifdentry 5.S3J furlhati W '. tctlti 11
tfjwn - north roa 9 weat. aad name the
followinc aj bU w llnM. to pro fa continnom
reaidanco on and cultiratJvn f tail trvl vitt
Itena.Ict Leortauaar. Jhn Lettr. John
Hahin and Aiiaxtab XuMr, all or (jaida
Hock Neb.
amlt3JBO2 8.W. STVIT7.KK. RetUtw.
Land Office at flloomlbfton Neb. April T.. ttsQ.
Nnlirc ii hereby firn that the foljowio
named aettler bao Clel notice f hit la'eotion to .
make Ada! proof in aapport of hi etaiw.arxl - I
cur final eutry thereof hef.rJawee A.Tal-
layi clerk of eoart ia Wabeur oaaty. at bU
ce ia Red Qod Neb., on Taeaday Jaly
StUlMl. Tic
Jftzr Wo Acsat.
H'd entrr So. 4I2 for the 5 K li i
town I north nnst II tt aavl auaee the P
lowing aa hit wltstee to prore eoatiatioa
reaideatcoon andeatiiTatiwtiof rUd tract tIk
Looia S. Lfatraoa. Japib C AaltUsl. John
Rvtliaioa aad Chart as IWIIiaaoa ail ef Wellt
Neb.
BaySjnac S. W. dWITZKR. Retietar.
ti.-j run.-t Bt.tnv Val ! Sd. laai
Notice : Sertby firee that tha foll'rarUt;
oataevl eettier naa bicci notice i n iihiihi i
make inaV pfoof iavsppcrtof hUtlaito. a-t
ncvii hjwi T. . I t" i
.' :. nj r14at VK a dataidaa Jaly ST-a.
WI. VIK I
H,3 laV . V-v a - -waBF -
i ian caaaTr. t
a fair .10. in wr uf rrau-tm Tini ,
ection to8 Hrti rae . aexi aaqe
rM Wiotriog aa hk witatsr to pro fa coatiaa
o rMidtnee apoa ad ealtiatJo of nH trct.
:- !.eie Wlk John I!iaaairbra- 0ea
.lya&4 Mattl? Baa ker. all ot Taosaerille.
leoraaia.
muhueO S. W. SWITZKR. Ri.tar.
Vrtitt af UI ef ut Zrtrty.
Xollte Ir hereby r'rrir tkat o Tkoraday tW
irtSX1
TOit. .T..f U.r )(..! ! tSu rnb'tft Ol W
''".r." w. '.' '' - ---- ..
county Nelnrka. at 19oVi-k ia t! vrtsoej..
L-J?&2iZ "2i&
i lanudT TtrrittrL ia ""e
mm- "-"--. .-e" . . erfl t
im ,rn iM, ji-at att 3 IU.
ril
lr to bK..daaa eur.
lfi thu ike Kb day of At..
V. tWJ.t
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hit. . watts. k
STtt
JaaUca atlUe r-c-
LEGAL JOTICF.
wan im stri jnukeJeitit
rthdar ofAtnJ.A V. 1
,A V. J". aaa e -
ra aad Se WeUrfar xsr
am anier of aticaat J-r,
Jtiti.-iol tbrai
the hs of t.atr tot djallan aavj Sf'
ri.fe. ImmrnU mm mrArr
ia aa artioa pesdia ae tore .'' Tl: j
J lUaa M. Kb ia tAi&uMU "AitlMsa Strata M
detaadaat- id ea f1?'! t -TlSZZZ
f J- A. V. m at oVlrk a av.
- -- " mr.. a Vn.-r
by Clsx M Mw. A ft-
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rTJCI 70.ieA.-w j
at -aadiiatu tor t- " O ynMt7t,
f5!?. STw efirdjr 1 uk t
tlJJrlLTJ.t j
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A. A- rre-
r-rfrt - i
I?Mrejrt
ljA.fcjiv w -" - ' .
The Proof of the
Puddingisinthe
Eating."
Yon have onlv to call
on us and wc can easi
ly convince you that wc
do sell
HARDWARE
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A IlttlC li I'.I.A tllC
f. , , .
SO-CailCd u lied rOCK pn-
w
I ces advertised bv other
fi
irms.
Besley & Perkins.
MlnJti
KMIGH HiCOS.
MEAT MARKET
RFD CLOID. NUB.
Tk thelrnt r r?h m -!, JUf
flnij f!hii I K llo iki tti
krt oflonii. waji n htJ
4rshup two jure tk uf shrr'i 4i4 !'
HONEST FRED!
utoj the A'l right Horse
Will wfnnd thiennu at Red O. u I
at 'st cat rate, jj f MS) toinm
inch msre. Tn mares flf, no mum.
.,, i,w,l,v ihe .mnri.nnor STuO.v.rl.
Kor the mison, $5 00: -suigk- erUe
This hor-e uccN nl t. ! km.. .
to le ailuitieil He htu been a. kn '
edged by ninny gMl ludge to Ik- t;.
'"""ill kinds of i tai"
M.rn tt-, , ,,on eubt ut llr-
150 pounds. U.'iiuliful Bay, inn..
"'d """" P"H "(: hh l"4rriije .
le-l o nil n Kino its a ki'leit imi v
1 1 mMi.l linL . ill. Imti nt.11.
M ,,,u "lM ,"' ni1" ,,,ln Bl T,U
t rilttS 1 lltll lUltlier llottei Hill I
I found at the ( lutinuri-iai iMrii
I r t. .1 . .1
' - be eeli at the lrni
Jos. lo'le Slate t'touk. lUn
ttrctfUB
listl k'i-
i ln.lViile O Mrt'alt Ifnrirv l2orVk
, l. ,, , ' " -,,,l l,M",r .'"
t Ih' ker farill Htlil ItlilNtoll i Ut It
nvaie, iiisii :u n-i t N'tui .Utile
premio of Lew Smith and Ben l'
t'
- nier, (Suide Riwk. Kim creek
no!'
u,,.l Uel (loliI miil
The owner hsi oiltm! thu .l,i
'(.'apt Smith " belli); thrt fiuiloll !
Smith Jack, toruit'fly of CSmti K- .
Shown the bent st'k in the .jiH.
D I.1T7.. l'r'ipn toe
Aiiiniioa Sniitr. of Iot: !
Hie line Stallion kn inn a T i.
the property of !.vil Il-H4tb i i
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nnd Hiittirdny of each wek at UtiiI
Rock, Mond.tys nnd Tusly f ri U
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week, inl nt Amboj W etJnrLi alii
Tlltirdas
hi
To.r"
If a fine hore. Immiu: of lVrehiros
Ginadian nnd Hlueher I-rj;n .
beautiful dnppb buy. txt-n u
high, neifcht, l.'HK ikuu1
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