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Clothing loots and Shoes
HATS AND) CAPS, FURNISHING
GOODS, TRUNKS AND VALISES.
All goods of latest styles and of all qualities,
at nrices which will ulcase all who are in
need of any
We respectfully iuvite
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ONE PRICE SQUARE DEALING
CLOTHING STORE.
THE ABOVE CUT REPRESENTS
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Which we liave at a GREAT EXPENSE procured for the
fitting of Spectacles to all
DISEASES OF THE EYE !
We guarantee this instrument to most perfectly
correct all deficiencies of Either Eye
each eye is tested and fitted to its own
peculiar
IT IS;
THE ONLY INSTRUMENT
In the Kepublicau Vallev that can correct the Following
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tacles to, come and have their
EYES TESTED FREE OF CHARGE
Call and see this latest invention of science.
WRIGHT: & WALIiAOE,
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Bed Cloud, Nebwii,
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I can loan money on improved f&rm I
AT 8 PER CENT.
too and you can pa7 up the dent at the
end of any year and cut off the interest
'Pay up the debt in
INSTALLMENTS
a great deal easier way than to leave
the whole amount coming due, all in a
chunk. Consult your own interest and
make your farm loans at the best
terms to yourself and you will get the
best terms in mv office.
G. W. Barker.
Bed Cloud Markets.
Winter Vneat-40.
Spring Wlieat-35&U
Corn K&lOc
Oats 12&16.
Barley 2$c.38c.
Rye 'iS.
Hogs-4.15
Cattle 3 50(34,
Butchers' stock 2 50&3.
8 Per Cent Farm Loan.
The Nebraska Farm Loan Co. will
maV-p vnn a. ln.in on vou farm at
traieht 8 ner cent and furnish the
money without any delay. Call on
them in the Bed Cloud National Bank
Building.
THE OHitefr'
Has Moved to New Quarters Just
Opposite Our Old Three Story
Print Shop.
crrr news.
Blixd Boons will be nere October 5.
uuu:s v. .aliUs: waa in uiu kuj una
week.
Sleeper's blacksmiths are on a
strike.
Brick for sale at the Chicago Lum
ber Yard.
J. W. Sherwood and sou Homer arc
in the city.
Tuia office wants a load of hay on
subscription.
We hear of more new bricks for the
spring opening.
Mrs. C. L. Cottixu is visiting in
Shellrock, Iowa.
A lot of new Jerseys just arrived at
Mrs. -Sewhouse 3
! f The reunion is over and the boys
m have returned home
H The ticoreia minstrels
l roujM)eoolc Monday night.
A ciq.vr manufactory will probably
Te located in the city soon
The sunflowers ought to be cut
down before they go to seed.
23 yards muslin, or 25 yards calico
for $1 at E. L. Willis & Co's.
Call at the First National Bank for
S per cent.' interest farm loans. Slf
Mr. Bruoaicer has rented one of the
old Moon building for a carpenter
shop.
The crossing at the various street
crossings should be filled in, now that
djrt is plentiful.
Perry & Evans go to Wells this
eek where they expect to move that
towa to Bladen.
There will be a festival at rieasant
Hill school on Saturday the 18th for
the benefit of tho minister.
axkk Miller's old store room has
been moved on the lots south of M. W.
Dickenson s commission House.
The ladies' aid society will hold a
fair at the fair grounds during the
Webster county agricultural exhibi
tion. Vashti Gardner and Blanche Feight
are putting in their time practicing
equestrienneship, They are becoming
experts.
We hope our correspondents will
furnish iib the i:ews. We want a good
live correspondent in every township
in the county.
Our merchants are getting in their
11 rmnAe nrwl trtfa rtViAni Thfl Yista
pects are good for a tremendous sale
of goods this fall.
The building boom is still going on.
Just think of eleven new brick store
rooms going up now, and ethers con
templated as soon &b spring opens.
There is a splendid prospect for the
success of the county fair. Everybody
is talking about it, and we believe i t
will be the best exhibition ever held in
the county.
The base ball club pf Red Cloud is
in bad luck having been downed by
the Guide Rock club, the score, we
understand, stood about 150 to 200, or
thereabouts.
The old three story print shop has
been leased by these steam headquar
ters to two nice looking celestials who
propose to make a "washee" house out
of it. "Rats."
Rev. Geo.S. Davis will soon go toll
coaference. W e hope he wi'l be reiformed by Prof. Pickinir. for this term
turneu aa ne iiaa uwu tue muuiuui ui
much good in this community during
his year's residence here.
John Moore, cashier of the First
National Bank, is the happiest man
we presume in Red Cloud, all because
he is father of a handsome Tittle girl
of the usual weight. He will now sing
rocky-a-by baby, etc.
TnERE should be a railway com
mittee appointed who would have the
necessary enterprise to investigate the
Rock Island's moyements. We want
that road and must have it Later the
committee have been appointed.
After October first The Chief will
change its paper to a 9 column folio,
all home print. In order to make it
an lducement for subscribers to pay
arreanres we will furnish the pancr fofr
one year for $1. Come in now. Terml
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cash in advance. This chance will
hold good until January 1, 1S87.
Bishop Worthington, of this dio
cese, a fine pulpit orator by the way,
will preach at Grace (Episcopal)
Church, Tuesday evening, September
14- Bishop Worthington will visit Red
Cloud for the purpose of J036uocating
Grace Church, and will spend a day or
two in our midst. The public is cor
dially inyited to hear him.
.The old Morhart & Fulton building
is being fitted by a Mr. Waugh, of
Kansas City, and will be used for a
general merchandise store. We un
derstand that the gentleman will have
a very large stock of goods. He will
occupy the present store until the
Moon buildings are up when he will
take one of them. Glad to see the
evidence that people are coming to
wards Red Cloud, believing as they do
and we do that Bed Cloud will be a big
townioob.
PIOR-UPS.
School has opened.
Bertie Emioii is visiting in Wy
more. j. M. Walters, of Blue Hill, was in
tho city Saturday.
A brother of Mr. J. F. Winters was
in the city last week. i
Mr. Bakek, of Amboy has our
thanks for watermelons.
The democratic central committee
met in this city last Monday.
J. M. Ci'.vffin, of Guide Rock is a
candidate for county attorney.
Elder Hoops has closed his meeting
in this city and will go to Lincoln.
Mrs. Geo. A. Yodnq has returned
home accompanied by her sister Etta.
The Amboy Mills are now ready to
buy new wheat. Farmers take notice.
The public school are now opened.
The young hope fulls are therefore joy
ous. Joe Warner sold $658 worth of
his own herd the other day and has
plenty left.
Miss Eva J. King has returned to
flic city ifter a sojourn in the country
rof a couple of months
Gus Lauterbach has paid during
thft summer months to A. N. Patmor,
$100 per month for cream.
R. C. Barrows will preach at court
house hall Sunday, Sept. 12, morning
and evening. Eyorybody invited.
All members of the Y. W. C. T. U.
are requested to meet at the school
house Friday, September 17. at 3:45 p.
m.
Mr. Tankahill, of Columbus, has
been giving our people a chance to see
war scenes as enacte d during our late
war.
Don't forget that the republican
county conventon is called far the 18th
Eveiy township should havo a full del
egation. Dr. Steele, of Crete, an old friend of
Joseph Graves, was m the city Satur
day. He represents the Bankers' Asso
ciation of St. Paul, Minn.
Married, at Red Cloud, September
8, by Rev. Geo. O. Yeiser, Mr. Fred
Bill and Miss Sarah McCumber, all of
Webster county, Nebraska.
I MR. J. G. Waugh and Mr. Coleman
entertainedf& Fulton's old stand. The Chief
welcomes the gentlemen to Red Cloud.
Mr Wilhelmson's little child was
given too much lauduum the othe
day, and lor a time it was though
doubtful whether the child could uvi
or not.
JlMiss Sadie Dickerson tripped down
iron a Seward street walk the other dav
and hurt herself quite serious v. but
fortunately not so seriously but what
she is around again.
The Red Willow Cattle Co., sold
sixty head of caUle in this city Satur
day. Think they would have done
batter had they hired a good good auc
tioneer at Red Cloud.
In all probability Dr. Schenck will
receive the nomination for county
representative t the -coming county
convention. The doctor would make
a good representative.
The Red Cloud and Amboy mills are
now furnishing our farmers with a
splendid market for their wheat.
These two mills grind more wheat
than any mills west of Omaha.
Frank R. Gump is a candidate for
county attorney. Mr. Gump has been
a resident of Red Cloud for a number
of years mid there is no doubt but
wh'at he could fill the office with credit
to himself and constituency.
The editoi of the Omaha Herald had
better attend to his own business and
take care of its own base ball club,
which has not won a game in a year,
rather than pay se much attention to
the Red Cloud base ball club.
For tlie absence of tl e Pastor of the
Methodist Church of the this city Jast
sabbath evening Rev, Geo, O. Yeiser,
filled the pulpit to the satisfaction and
profit ef that congrpgation Mr. Davij
was assisting Rev G.' W. Hummel in
his camp meeting.
A piece of frail humanity in the
shape of a female who was staying in
the city for a few days was notified to
leave town. She didn't go, and as a
consequence the city marshal put her
in the city hostile, and on Monday
she was fired out of the city.
It does not seem possible that such
rowdyism as was manifested at the
opera house Monday night could be
brought out. The horribb whistling,
stamping, etc., prior to the commence
ment of the sho.v, was simply very
much out of place in a respectable
audience. Such conduct should not
be tolerated.
The total enrollment, we are. in-
ot scnooi so lar is
b'M, or iio more
than the number enrolled last term.
Who says Red Cloud is not growing
rapidly. Or the same basis that Hast
ings claims 0000 population, i. e one
voter to every fire children, Red
Cloud would have a population of
nearly 4000.
Rev G. S. Davis of this city who has
been preaching each alternate Sabbath
for some weeks at a School south east
ofCatherton and whose expese have
been paid by the congreatir n promptly
was recently presented with a purse of
nearly $30. lie rinds among his sup
porter such substantial families as
those of Messrs Fuller, Cramer,- Reed
Rust, Cowley, McCallum and others of
that V'cinity.
L us Monday nignt a auy passing by
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Mizer s store during the ram storm
fell into the cellar excavated for the
new buildings. Luckily she was not
injured any more than getting her
apparel begrimed with mud. The noxt
morning His Honor, Mayor Tinker,
issued an order that a railing be erect
ed to prevent the weary pedestrians
from sliding down hill in the summer,
"gentle Annie."
Railroad news is scarce this week,
and ;t is very difficult to procure any
definite facts in regard to the course of
the Rock Island road. A Red Cloud
gentleman in conversation said that
the road was expected to make a "Y"
at Nelson, one-line going southwest
and the other going northwest, but
only one to be built at present. We
hear that they are about to submit a
proposition to Red Cloud and Webster
county, and if such is the case the
road will not come here for seme time,
if at all. We hope thia will not prove
so.-Jftttfen (ftafafo.
TID-BITS.
John Murray has gouo to Iowa.
D. M. Platt has returned home.
Mrs. Newhouse is visiting in Oma
ha. Call at the First National Bank for
8 per cent, interest farm loans. 3tf
Grr your truck ready for the fair.
Eyery body 'should have something on
exhibition.
The Red Cloud Mills are now ready
to buy new wheat. Farmers will find
it a ready market. 6tf
Mr. Platt received word Wednes
day that his wife's father had died at
White Water, Wis.
A hull for sale, 3 years old. A No. 1
Inquire of A. O. Berg, Red Cloud, or
on nis farm south of the river. 6w2
Mrs. C. S. Humphrey ot Indianola
daughter of R.K Orchord is visiting
her parents at Invale this week.
The school teachers now cry "rats"
when they think about drinking the
water out of the school house well.
15 J pounds light brown sugar, $1.
13 pounds granulated sugar for $1 at
E. L. Willis & Co's cash bargain house;
Rev. D. Jones will preach at the
Congregational Church next Sabbath at
the usual hours a lull attendance is desired-
The Ladies Baptist H. M. Society
will have a Rag social at the residence
of Rev. G. O. Yeiser, Tuesday evening
SeDt 14.
The ladies' aid society meets Friday
at Mrs. D. C. Myers' promptly at 2 p.
m. All members are requested to be
present.
Bead Willis & Co '8 new advertise
ment on first page. The gentleman is
offering extrem ely low bargains. Call
and see him.
D. Hazen, of Painesviile, Ohio, a
brother to Mrs. J. O. Chambcrlin. of
Inavalc, was a pleasant caller at these
steam headquarters this week.
A fine assortment of lisle thread
hosiery. Call and seo them. We have
also received a fine line of all kinds of
ladies' goods at Mrs. Newhouse's.
The law firm ofChaney & Bentlcy
has been dissolved by mutual consent.
Mr. Chaney retains the old offices and
will continue the praetico of the law
T. J. Mosher will move to the city
He has let the contract for a brick
house and will move in soon. Our
good brother can't live happily in the
suburbs.
in, t'ESDAY, Sept. 14, Bishop Worthing
' 4on will visit this city to consecrate
G Grace Episcopal Church. Service,
sermon and communion at 10:30 a. m.
All are invited.
Sam West may be a very fine Judge,
but he has a felon on his hands now
that he can not send up, although we
nave heard him intimate that ho would
like to seo it in in blue blazes just
the banie.
Married, on September 1, at the
bride's home in Warren county. Illi
nois, Mr. Frank O. Slater, of Webster
county, Nebraska, and Miss Nerva E.
Cling. The bride and groom left fcr
their future home in Nebraska on the
7th.
The Red Cloua people don't want
our trade, or why should they shut up
all the good roads from here to their
town. We can't pull loads of grain
through draws and over hills. We will
soon have elevators and stores at
BJaden and then the grass can grow on
the ridge road to Red Cloud. Bladen
Correspondent Blue Hill Times.
That is where you are off ag-iin. Red
Cloud wants the trade of all, and will
have it if selling goods cheaper than
any city west ot Lincoln wil1 do it. As
far as fencing up the roads are con
cerned the attempt has been made by
eastern parties who own the land, but
our people propose to fight the matter.
Report of school, district 14, for the
month ending September 3. Whole
number enrolled, 33; those who have
not whispered during the month, Ida
Lea, Harah A'etcalt, Mary Alclntosn
and Aucust Moede: those not tardy.
Sarah Metcalf, Eddie Metcalf, and
Frank Mcintosh. Mertie Mcintosh
was not absent during the month.
Ollie Bean, Teacher.
Notice.
All real estate in Webster county on
which the 1S85 tax is not paid, will be
advertised for sale the first week in
October. M. B. McNitt,
County Treasurer.
Cows forlSale.
I have t cows and a 3 year old three-
fourths Durham Bull for sale.
6t4 H. Rundell, Cowles, Neb.
Prunes. 20 pounds for $1; peaches,
20 pounds for $1; apples. 20 pounds for
f 1, at the-tr reat uasn mrgain iisuse
E. L. Willis Jb Co.
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Might Get Sedgwick a Place, Too.
Between the five-leggf d hog and the
double-headed calf in the avenue dime
museum there is a snug and cozy
niche that would fit Editor Cutting as
nicely as if it had been made to ordf r
from accurate measurements. Wash
ington Republican.
Absolutely Pure.
Thistowder never varies. Marvel ot pure
streaxth and whotesonieneM wore economical
tbaa the ordinary kinds, andcannt be sold In
coapettion wlta the nulUtudes of low test abort
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Our immense new stock has arrived. Great
bargains in the following.
Novelty Combination
Beaded Wool Suits,
Embroidered Wool Suits,
Fine Dress Goods.
Tricots and
Medium Dress Goods.
Cheap Dress Goods.
Gloves, Flannels, Blanket
Hosiery and Underwear
We are Prepared to give you Lower Prices
Larger Assortments and Better
Grades than any house
in the
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