! -. rf j, - 1 ."- - k -J I .' i; I, I -ti ssy 5,031 4,111 0,41 Adam3 Antelope... Buffalo Blaiuc Boon" 3,(133 Broua 2,jUi Burt 3,S0.t Butler 5.1M Cass ;,470 Cheyenne i,0l3i .NEBRASKA STATE NEW& Nebraska School Children. The school census just taken ia round numbers shows an increase ol about thirty thousand. The largest increase is mads by Douglas County. Lancaster shows an increase or 1,000. The following are the returns by counties: W B imtJMinenn afll? Keith s Kearney 8,097 KeyaPaha 1,708 Knox 3,135 Lancas tcr 13,482 Lincoln 2.458 Loup...., 533 Logan 343 Madison !... 4,349 Merrick. 3,088 Nance 1,451 Nemaha 4530 Nuckolls.. 3,391 Otoe. ....... . ,wi Pawnee 3,580 Perkins 1,218 Phelps 1,338 Pierce 1,578 Platte 5,157 Polk 3.651 Red Willow 2,803 Richardson 6.721 Saline 7,316 Sarpy 8,18 Saunders 7.703 Sioux 433 Seward 5,532 Sherman 2,252 Sheridan- 1.885 Stanton. 1,463 Tnayer 4,150 Thomas 37 Valley 2,333 Washington 4,417 G.4'11 'Wayne l-V9 :j,2ft Webster 3,655 l,l 1.101 5,860 4,143 3.732 6.438 2.SM8 SL5M1 Cherry Chase Clay Colfax Cuming Custer , Dawson Dawes Dakota l.tt! Dodge .vw3i Douglas 3.129, utindv i.ioi Filmorc 5,5 3 f Franklin ,; f Frontier 2,311 Furnas 3.4J8 - Gage 9,016, uarnetu ssc Greeley 1,628 uosper i.ajo Hall. 5,24 Hamilton. 4,77 Harlan 3,064 Hayes l.ut; Hitchcock 1,8871 Molt.. Howard GETTING READY. Preparations for the Republican National Convention. AOmt Amoaatof Work to Be Dose la a Short Space of lime Clearing; Away the Itabbiah Capacity of the Hall. WESTERN STORMS. Wind Shakes Up Both Kansas and Dakota. Chicago, June 11. Fifty men worked all day Sunday in and around the vaunted auditorium which is to bo occupied nine days hence. It looks at present like a queer place to hold a convention. The three streets on which tl:e half built structure fronts are filled with derricks, piles of bricks, blocks of granite, hoisting engines, mortar-beds and general debris. Teams hauled all day and then scarcely made a beginning on the amount, of material to bo removed. The outer walls are to the third story, and tho three front3 present the most unprepossessing appearance. The great hall, howevor, docs not come to the street line anywhere. It is the Interior Northwestern Kansas Visited by a Damac las Storm Great Injury to Crops Fatal Wind and Italn Storm la Da kota Water-Spout. Jefferson 4,!kCYork 654 MUrellaueous. The last act in a life that constituted a revolting drama occurred at tha State penitentiary the other night, when Mrs. S. J. Overton con: mitt ei suicide by cutting her throat from ear to ear with a case knife. The woman live J on the frontier in Custer County last fall, where she was the terror of ber neighborhood. Finally, after repeated threats of killing her husband, she blew out his brains with a shot-gun while he was sleeping. Her children were the only witnesses of the deed, and she was convicted on their testimony and sent to the petii:e:itiary for twanty-ave years. She had been a vicious aid unruly prisoner ever sines entering the prison. Sue quar reled wuh the female convicts, and in fits of passion toro her bedding into shreds. A committee appointed by the county commissioners of Merrick County to ex amine the books of the ex-treasurer, Colonel W. H. Webster, reported a shortage of about 55,100 in his ac counts. Colonel Webster's deputy. Otto Foster, was also found to be short $1,000. Webster ha property worth $20,000 which it is said he will turn over to the county. Whilc recently attempting to steal a ride on the track of a freight car at Kear ney Sidney Gordon, who was tramping from Colorado, lost his balance, fell and bad one foot cut off by the ti i in. Toe Nelson poit-ofllca bu.-iness for the quarter ended March 31 makes the follow ing creditable showiug: Receipts, $565.23; money orders sent, $1,01 S. 75; money orders pail. $1,ICS.01; number registered packages sent, 104, and number received, 67. It has been decided to erect a fine educa tional building, on the campus of Malialieu University at Bartley, as a memorial of Kev. Georgj C. Haddock. This building will be 130x73 feet, with three stories, be sides basement and attic. The boJy of an unknown man was found the other morning five miles west of Fre mont, near the railroad track, by the crew of a passing train. His skull was crushed, but whether as the result of accident or a murder the coroner's jury was unable to decide. Nebraska Citt is reaching for the mtin line of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. Mb. Morlen-, of Valentine, recently was the victim of an unfortunate acciJent. While taking his gun off his shoulder ho accidentally pulled tho trigger and tho en tire load was discharged in his leg near the ankle. As the other leg was lost some timo ago it is almost a miracle that be was able to drag himself along at nil. Never theless he succeeded in getting to his j ony, which was a little less than a mile hway, and with the courage and strength born of dire necessity- and unflinching grit, he managed to mount his pqny and rods a mile or more, where he came upon some men at worn in the adjoining vallcv. Pensions recently granted Nebraskans: Original invalid. Ferdinand Weilor, No ligh: William H. Moore, Wilsonvillc; Charles 11. Nub es, Wahoo. Tue Governor has issued positive orders to Dr. Ge.-tli, the State veterinarian, to make a tnorough examination of all the dairy herd about Omaha. It is thought that the glor.ois Fourth will be Kiore generally observed in Ne braska tn s year than ever before. Ani.'C" twi'Ive o'clock the other night during .i -:orm. lightning struck the iiouso of N. D. Juckson, at Nehgu. and completely wrecked it. The most marvelous part of tbettc-i-ient was that none of tho family, which couststc i of Mr. Jackson, his wife and three cl-iidrcn. wcro injured. About two hour- .a cr lire broks out in the ruins but was i x n..ii.shc 1 before- it had burned much. While tvcjatly out huming Mr. J. W. Daily, ot CoIuluus, wat seriously injured by his team running away. The targe barn of Orrick D. Bunting, near Davii City was struck by lighti.iag the other night and burn 3a to the ground. It contained three horses, several sets of harness and various farming implements, besides a quantity of hay. The horses were got out but every thing else lost. The barn was insured for a small sum. Some five years ago Mr. Bunting's bo ise on the same premises was burned with nil its con tents, the family barely having time to Bake their escape. As the family of Ferdinand Matthis, of Wisner, was returning from a wedding tho other day and while being ferried over the Elkhorn river, the boat capsiccd. The mother and ot:e dnught-jr were saved, but a son, a daugh'er, a granddaughter and a neighbor's boy were drowned. Br the falling or a scaffold at the new Convent of Murcr. at Omaha, the other day, Owen If or, of the firm of Park, Fow ler ft Kenaard, dealers in slate roofing, was instantly killed, and W.lliam James, a workman, injure J so that be died la a short time. At Fremont the other day Mrs. Byres Curtis was burned in a very sorioae mam aer about the face and neck and one hail'' by the explosion of a gasoline stove while he was lighting it. - Cbof prospects good. The other morning Fred Robtason, a desperado of local repute at Cottonwood, Butler County, went to the hoasacf A. 1L. Sheldon and shot him dead, and the next Hioralng returned and wita.the aisistsacw of Steve Carter took the body away and hmried it. The killing waa done ia a Hoarsely settled nelghborheei on the fron tier end wa not discovered for several Arouse married woman, Mrs. Charles (leans, auldded by taking strychnine the otoereveaisg KortB Platt3- No caMe SSShe learned. She was married last January and lived appareaUy devotoi to her husband HnlLriaCtea -JMhbWWHHHhhhhbBP The Auditorium. of a great business block with stores and offices shutting it off entirely from light on throe street sides and with only tho passage to let in air. Oa the fourth side there is a twenty-foot alley. This hall has been roofed over, and It is the only portion of the building on which any thing in that direction has been done. One branch of work on which men were engaged yesterday was building temporary passageways through the outer portion from the Btrce'. to the auditorium en trances. Iron stairways are contemplated, but just now steps are being knocked to gether from rough plank to answer the purposes of next week. The plan of the interior is that of a big theater and nothing else. Auditorium is the Chicago name for it The parquet or pit is reserved for delegates, and, by the way, they will sit in the regular slam-down theater chair. The floor rises as it recedes from the bald-beads' row, and the alter nates sit in the parquet circle. Then there are three galleries or circles to hold the spectators, although there is donbt about the third being made ready in time. Newspaper correspondents will sit where the fiddlers usually work their elbows. The officers will perform their parts on a stage. The only essential difference in the Auditorium f ronVa theater is the gallery built around the back of the stage, which precludes the use of scenery. At present the interior of the ball is a scene of vast and cumbrous confusion. Everything has been thrown down there awaiting progress on the other and more exposed portions. The builder promises to cart the miscellaneous collection outside In time for the decorator to hide the bare boards above and urouad with stripes of red, white and blue Tho decoration be gins to-day. Thore has been some talking about the capacity of this Auditorium. Hound num bers rather exaggerated have been used. Mr. Clarkson, the .Iowa member of the Na tional Committee, who is dovoting bis time to tho arrangements for tho convention, has made a careful count. He says there will be scats for 7,272 people, and no more, and this will not leave any standing room. Still, with this smaller number by a third than the seats at St. Louis, the citizens of Chicago who con tributed will fare a great deal hotter than the subscribers to the St. Louis fund did. In St. Louis the citizens' committee re ceived SOO tickets, and then, by hard grumbling, they got 6J0 more from Mr. Barnum. The Chicago committee will have 2,000 to start with for their contribut ors and probably more-. This is done by limiting delegates to something less than a pocketful. Each delegate is-to have just four tickets. Three of the tickets will give gen eral admission and one will be a press ticket. The latter arrangement is some thing new, and is made to give tho dele gate an opportunity to inks care of the country newspaper men. The alternate gets oie ticket, and that is the one admit ting him to bis place in the convention. GOVERNMENT No Great CROP REPORT. That of Last Changes From Month's. Washington", June 9. The following is the crop report issued by tho Department ofAgricullUre: VTbere was some reduction in seeding in ttil winter wheat area m some States, though the average breadth of all wuslrat sliightly reduced. In tho East and South there was no material loss of area from freezing, but in several Western States It was considerable. The apparent reduc tion of breadth of winter whoat, as com pared with that of last year was abont 1,750,000 acres. The percentage of reduc tion for the entire winter wheat region is placed at 7.2 per cent. It is IS in Illi nois, 14 lc.Ohio, lo in Michigan and 9 in In diana. This is in comp.irion with the re duced area harvested last year. 'There has been an increase of area of spring wheat in Dakota aud In the ter ritories further west but a decrease in Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota, making an average decrease for the spring wheat region of 1 er cent. The area in wheat Is slightly b.-low 60,030 000 acres. There is slight local change of condition of winter wheat, some improvement in New York and Pennsylvania and marked decline ia Missouri and minor changes of status elsewhere, making the average 78.8 anutatT&liaMay. The loss by overflow of tha,Mi isrippl in Illinois offsets in part jfehe' Mproreawat in other counties. Ia OUo,Indtana, Michigan and Kansas the average is nearly the same as ia May. 'The acreage of barley is nearly .the same as last year. New York and Wiscon sin are credited with an increase of 1 per cent, Minnesota 3, Dakota with 10; Iowa, Missouri and California report a small re duction. The condition of barley averages 88.8. It is only S i in California.' The area of rye is practically the same as last year. Condition 1CP. All For Love. Hoston, Can., June 12. Joseph Beck, man, a Bohemian tailor, aged forty-seven-committed suicide by hanging himself Sunday morning. He bad been on a spreej aad was arrested Satarday night. He let a letter explaining that he loved a widow and wanted her or death. srhuibana. tk to mam aow at I" cml-offleiaUy tated ia Paris that XKM are I ,H0Vr a Iteidse EnflMd has signed theSuezoanal eonven- mrk rw ' ToPEKA,Knn.,Juns S. Secretary Mohler of the State Board of Agriculture, who has jnst returned from his home in Osborne County, gives the following account of the terrible hall and wind storms last Friday and Saturday nights which visited Rooks County and passed through Osborne, Mitchell, Cloud and Ottawa Counties be fore they expended their force: "Tho storm began," said Mr. Mohler, "in the east ern part of Hooks County, passing directly east through the South Solomon valley, de stroying crops over a territory averaging six miles in width. The wheat and rye crops were in most places destroyed for a distance of over one hundred miles. Many of the farmers whoso crops were thus damaged have, where possible, cut their wheat and rye for hay. This hail storm was the most destructive which ever vis ited that section of tho State. Between seven and eight o'clock on Saturday even mg a terrific wind storm, or, more proper ly, a tornado, accompanied by a tremen dttus rainfall, passed over about the same section of country, doing immense dam age in the destruction of buildings. In Corinth township, in which I reside, two school houses and four barns were en tirely demolished, a large number of wind mills were blown down and many dwelling houses were unroofed. Similar damage was done in Mitchell aud Cloud Counties. As far as I have been able to learn but one life was lost, that of a child, which was crushed in the ruins of a building at Be loit A wealthy farmer named McKaskey, near Cawker City, Mitchell County, on the evening of the storm bad gone to church with his wife, leaving his two daughters alone in the house. When the storm broke upon them the girlslfelt the house moving from its foundation, and in the excitment of the occasion, while trying to extinguish the lamp, it overturned and exploded, setting fire to the bouse. The girls rushed out of doors in the terrible wind and rain storm, and throwing them selves flat on the prairio in the drenching rain, remained there until tho storm died away and witnessed the destruction of their home by the elements. The fine barn and outbuildings were also destroyed." Mr. Mohler stated that these were only a few of the many instances of damage done by this storm which have never been re ported. Fobt Yates, Dak., June 1L The great est tempest ever known in this part of Dakota passed over this point at two o'clock Saturday morning. Houses were blown down, fences lifted up and hurled through space for miles, trees torn up by weir roots and borne along for sev eral rods and Indian tepees picked up and landed no one knows where. The wind came np while people at the Fort and in vicinity were sleeping, and the first intima tion they had was the removal of their roo.from over their heads by the storm king. With the wind came the heaviest thunder and the most vivid lightning ever seen here. Ten minutes after the storm broke it began to rain in torrents, keeping it up for more than an hour and causing immense damage by washouts in new-made gardens and wheat and corn fields. Several persons wore killed by the lightning and falling debris. These 60 far identified are Shell King, the chlcbratcl Ind:ai chief, and his son. A farmer living two miles south of here whoss name could not be learned, was found dead in his field, half a mile from the point at which his lioue was located. The building had been completely wrecked, and it is supprsed the uum h td been car ried to the point w!:cre hr was found by the tempest. One t-iile of hi.s head was c ruLc i. Mattio Da:i;trov ki, a girl of thirteen, living at a settlement six milci south, li::s not been seen su c? the storm struck tha: point, aud it is bo'.ieved she was blown into the -iver ant drowned. Search is being made fur the body. The loss in this vicinity will amount to many thousands. Tat among tbe Indians is especially severe, us hundreds of taem had every ttiinjr they hail swept away by the winds. At Gr;:nd Porks it has been raining incessantly for forty-eljjht hours. Hooding cellars in the business portion of the city, and rendering t!ie streets im passable. To add to the general demoral ization a sewer burt en Demurs avenue, flooding basements to tuo depth of five feet, and destroy. ng furniture and perish able goods. At St. Thomas lightning toro uwny the side of G. B. Walker' rcslJeoce and struck the Christian elevator. Tti-j latter was burned to the ground, together with about 3,000 bushels of wheat. The St. Thomas Lumber Company s.v-d a portion of its property. The loss oa i he olevator is about $10,000. Vixita, L T., June 11. A waterspout burst over the district of Armtiz yester day morning, flooding the entire section. All tbe bridges on tbe Bigund Little Cabin rivers wcro washed away. The Missouri, Kansas & Texas road los -s three wooden bridges and one iron bridge, also several miles of tracx near Blue Jacket station. m MN ROBBER& Miscreants Attempt to Rob aa Express Train Near ClacinaaU They are Defeated by the Bravery of the Engineer aa Fireman The Baggageman Fatally Wounded. Cincinnati, June 9. A little af tor ted o'clock last night Amerioan Express Mes senger J. H. Zimmerman and Baggage master Joo Ketcbum were alone together hi tho express and baggage ear of the Cin cinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis & Chi cago railway train due here at eleven o'clock city time, when Zimmerman, as the tram left Delbi, a station twelve niiles west or here, called Ketchum's attention to tramps that he saw through tho glass window of tha car door leading to the front platform next to tho locomotive tender, and both arose and went toward the door. When within ten feet of it the tramp began tiring through the glass window and Kotchum fell, shot in four places, two balls entering his abdomen, one his breast and one his left shoulder. Zimmerman tried to draw his pistol, but it stuck in his hip pocket and ho retreated to the rear plat form of the car, where he met the con ductor and the latter pulled the bell rope ana stopped tue train. While this was gcing on one of the tramps climbed on tbe tender, where he was met by the engineer and fireman and knocked stiff by two blows from a monkey wrench. Tbe engineer and fireman then rolled him off the tender while the train was at full speed. Before be was thrown over board, however, a second robber attempted to climb in tbe tender, but weakened and dodged back at the sight of the prostrate form of bis companion. Before the train stopped more than one robber was seen to jump off and disappear in the darkness. All of them woro masks completely covering their faces. 'f James Freeman Clarke Dead B03TON, June 9. Rev. James Free man Clarke, tbe well known Unitarian di vine, died last night at his residence in Jamaica Plains, aged seventy-eight yearn, Although he had been in poor health tor two years or more his condition was Hot considered dangerous until within a few weeks. His death resulted from a Complf. cation of diseases. Dr. Clarke was born to Hanover, N. H., April 4, 1810. He gradu ated at Harvard College in IS29, and at the Cambridge Divinity School in 183a Be. sides being pastor of several prominent cnurcues, air. uiarite was author of nu merous theological works. i i An Awfol Parent. Waterloo, Iowa, June 1L In Hate) Green township, seventeen miles from Montlcello, last Wednesday an old man, Mr. Kothbaker, who was working In a stone quarry, undertook to whip his boy, a lad of twelve, but was prevented by fel low workmen. In the evening tbe old man again tried to whip the boy, when tho Ioc ter ran. The father caught him, knocked him down and cut his head off with an axe. Up to last night tbe old man was still at large. Fatal Scanoldla- Accident. Oxaha, Neb., June 9. By the falling ef a scaffold yesterday afternoon at the new Convent of Mercy. Owen Ifor, of the firm of Park, Fowler & Kennard, dealers ia tlate roofing, was instantly killed, and William James, a workman on the bulldV ing, injured so that he died in a short time. R. V.Shirey, Pres. Henry Clarke, Vice-Pres. Jso. K. Suirett, Casuiesf Howard B. Cather, Assistant Cashier FIRST NATIONAL BAnK, Red Cloud, Nebraska. CAPITAL, - $75,000 Transact a general banking business, buy and sell county warrants, also county, precinct and school district bonds. Buy and sell foreign exchange DIRECTORS: Jas. 3IcXeny. J. A.Tulleys, G. W. Lindsev. Jl. T. Shirny. John R. Shirey. E. F. Highland. Henry Clarke, A. J. Kennpy. - Furniture, Furniture New stock and almost at your own figure. Come and get bargains. F. V. TAYLOR, Opposite First National bank and Post Office. Special attention given to undertaking. ied CL0KD paaejOTc pc J. W. Sherwood, Fresidenr. W. E. Jackson, Vice-President. L. P. Albright, Cashier. 1 A. Beacby, Assistant Cashier, Capital $50,000 Special Attention Given Collection DIRECTORS J.W.Sherwood. II. Sherwood L. P. Albright. Levi Moore, W. E. Jackson. Buy and sell Exchange Make collections and do a 3eneral BankingBusiness. Interest allowed on rnie deposits M,?vh. :-!.. ?.j ir-iT: ,-- tv. -! 'Lvr- " "-t frV -. -. nsi. ..-!-w.3-, - m, HBHBBBBBBBBBflHBHtffl JHBbjH HI u4HhV THE TRALERS LUMBER CO.. WILL MAKE MlMoari Democrat. Skdalu, Ma, May IS. Tho DemocraCle State convention met la this city yestet day and elected E. L. Martin, at Kansas City; John O'Day, of Spnnglie la ; D. W. Carruth. of St. Louia, and Na: Dryden, ol Lincoln County, delegates to iko Stations! convention ai St. Loui. The r solutions strongly indorse Picmuo it Ciore'intf. LOOK Gaaeral .MtwriUau. TTasiiixotox, June 11. General Hheridan yesterday pasced a comparatively comfort able and rvsif.il day. Dr. Pepper arrived hero from Philadelphia about six o'clock last evening aud after consultation with lr. Lincoln aud tbe regular at tendant doctors the following bul letin was iMieJ: Seven p. m. General SbcriJau's condiuon continues at least as favorublo as -it his been for three days paitt. His respiration Is still irregular; bis pulo slower anJ expectora tions less. The bean's action is improved; the nervous force holds out well aad bis mind is clear. There is not at present in dications of any serious complications impending. Bis appearance is better aad be expresses himself 'aa feellajr hopeful af recovery. International Types. Kansas Citt, Mo., Jnno 1L Tha thirty sixth annual convemion ef the Interna tional Typographical Unioa began It ses sion this morning at tho Boaid of Trade Hall. William Aimisou, tbe International president, presided, and after prayer by Rev. Jesse B. Young of the Grand Avenue M.E. Church, Mayor Kuupr was Intro duced and made a speech if welcome to tbe visiting delegates. President Aimlson re sponded and the preliminary business of the convention was transacted. m m A Fepalar CaarfKlat. Grant Citt, Ma, June 12. Hen. A. J Btreeter was hang in effigy at Hheridan ia this county last night, not because of bis candidacy lor tho office of Presideat oa the Labor ticket but because be refused to give a strip of land fifteen feet wide and a few rods losg for a public highway which wan petitioned for by nearly every turn r t- coin- HERE. When traveling; north, east, south or west, make yourself comfortable by pat ronizing a strictly first clnss line. The Chicngo, Kansas A Nebra.-k:i Railway. "Itock L-lanJ Route." This thoroughfare is the people's favor ite, because it is reliable, safe and pleasant and with its limited ilycr to Chicago, and connection with nil the fast trains to St. Louis make it universally popular, and the ronte which all well-posted travelers t:ike. Its passenger traww were built es- pieiiy ior tins line by tSie i'unman P!:tce Car Co.. which 13 a guarantee that they are as perfect and complete in evorv detail as the best taste and nirwt thorough experience can suggt, ard no convenience for tbe comfort ami sorytce of the traveling public hus been overlooked. In addition to its regular passenger equipmenf, there is in service a line of superb reclining hair cars; no pains or expense having been spared to make these cars the mnt restful ano comfort-assuring ?e- 'liHes of their class in America. HoJiIer.- ol first cluf s ticket can occupy p.its in these curs frp A colored porer accompanies each car r admio-i--r to the wants of the patrons, which male's them especially desirable for !al: h anil children traveling without p-i-ort. In fact, the C. K. 4 X. i the Great Free Keolinini: Chair Cur Line west of the Missouri river. When you ir-iwl. to be absolutely comfortable, take the Chicago. Kansas & Nebraska Railway. "Kook Island Route." Pull nin's l'n lace ah-e'ing Cars on all night trains. HSr fffif m POSITIVELY Lower than any yard in the world. IV S EMIGH DENTIST. RED CLOUD NEBRASKA. Fine office work a Specialty Laughing Gas always on hand Geo. O. EAI STeiaer & Co.. W 'W A W W ih h is, JL 3St AGENTS- 30 GCO acres Lan! for Sale. Improved Parm3, tpimprovecl Lands. Business Houses, tteyiences and Tow nltOta mUMM ' V.VACOUAIKTXB WITH THE CEOORAPHY OP TH MUCH V5Z JL IHFOJttlATtOM FROM A STUI COUNTRY WILL 03? F THIS MAP OF THE OFFICE OF THB SMITH BROS LOAN AND TRUST CO: To tho Farmers of Webster Coun ty and Northern Kansas. Beatrice, Neb., Jlay 15th, '3S. Having arranged with Mr. R. K. Stowe, of Red Cloud, Neb., to assume the agency of this Company at that place, I take this method of re fe ring you to him for information npou any point concerning the mortgage nego tiated by us upon yonr place, and wocld suggest, that if more conven ient to you, payments of interest may be made to him Would also refer you to Mr. Stowe for any additional loan, if desired; upon your place, or renewal at maturity, and can aasure you that he will at all times be able to quote you the lowest rates, and moat favorable terms. Very respectfully, J. E-. P"--tT Pres. y o i j.--- - mi p. hl, v .r wnrrrf1 'j.t i v ,-...-. m m CHICAGO, ROCK I5IAND & PACIFIC R'Y. Its central position sad close connion with Eaatem lanes at Chicasc ard caatinnooa lines at terminal points WVt, Ncrthwost and Soathweet, nuke it the true mid-link ia that transconticntapudn of etoel vrhica unites the Atlantic andPaeiae. Its main Hweandsranchtfaclnde Chicago, Jollet, Ottawa. La Salle. Peoria, Genesee, Xoline and Sock Vad, in Illinois; Davenport, aCoscatine. "Washington, Fairfield, Ottunws0ooBWestXibertr.Io77aCity,Ies2rofnes, rarliannla, Winterset, Atlantic, Kicville, Audubon, Harlan, Gnthrie Centra iuauKmcu0JWiiaiswa: uanitcTrm ri-i. I S?r -- u lTslAM :& f tt . " -i H HUbE'JIl F A V 3 ssssl and Atchisl ainnesota: i many otaer losparous towns and damt. It mimn flr- vouus ir auuixs o ana ztp ncuc voast ana intenaedlate places, vta. all transfers In Union Dejts. Fast Trains off fino OAT COACnz eleaantDnrorO CAS3,aisriirBtPTjrLT.sTAsTPAIfcACB SXZZPXsTO CAM. anddJitneea Chicago, St. Joseph teh json and Xansas City) reetralBTOST TSQ CHAIBtCAB,eeetsFXB holders eg tarenskflrat class ticaaea. SKI fiaaas; 2Cnneaxolis and St Paul, in acertowb a.:d Sioux Pails, in Bakcts. n-d n THE CHICAGO, ICN8AS & NEBRASKA RT eSMATpM IMJUWKOWTD Ixtends west aad southwest qn XansasClty aad tft. Joseph to Pairbary, JTelson, Horton. Topefca. fMssHPsssM Heriaston, Hntchinsoa, Wichita. Caldwell, , aad all ! s J pJ mjM points ia sontlMmXelsaaka, interior Kaaeas sjutheraad. S a mm Jtattre passenger eqnipmeat of the celebrated Pullman iisliaHlsl auaalmcture. Solidry Bal lasted track off heavy steel BSSHsBBaaaaaaV rafl. Iron andstcne bridges All safety appliances and mfcra tisiswisjiieiili Osiiairnllrms well bmlt stations, veieruy, csre.-ny, ouarc ana j THE FAMGL. ALBERT LEA ROUTE i nvvorisTbetween GUasi 3tock Ialaad, strhlsos. Kansas City, as Is the nvTiSybetween OiaaiXock Xdsad, Atehisaa.Xaasas City, and Sia aewpoiia ana . x-biu. w pw xmxm wo au xiortasra Baauaer xesens. its Watertownlkanch traverses thnostprodaettva lands of the great "wheat and I nsirnTTnnrjTT nTnnrwf nKussssa. fSTStiiBUL facilities to travel mjnami TmAipfr yecse, ana voaocu jwus. um iienpm, AieaisoB, . worm, m ansa a mty, aimwin pu Jrami. For Tisketa. stars. Foldersr say dasixaa in apply to any Coupon Tkket'Ve in the TJnitod ! b RT. !fMf E. A. 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