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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1897)
? 4 rsxfjsitimniixXTivtA $UMAri "?SK . Wfc ""l?J ,& 1j"JA .' r w, j.rt-,,t(rwt V.tps,fcj(M THE KED CLOUD CHIEF, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1897. MOKE OH L.KS8 1MCUSONAL. I I Wi V-... ? t , akTkC Absolutely Pur. Celebrated for Its great lcavcnlngttrcnglh and hMllhfulne". Asiures (be food agalnat alum aud all forms ot adulteration common to the Cheap brands. ROYAL UAKINQ POWDKlt CO..NKWYORK. CITY NEWS. O. K. lopo of Blue Hill was hero this week. A bicycle club lias been organized iu this city. It. L. Tinker of McCook was in the city Tuesday. 1) wight Jones of Guide Rock was in the city Monday. Tho noxt thing for Red Cloud should be'a matrimonial club. Pabst Beer on tap at the Bohemian saloon. Alwhys fresh. Jako Maudolbauin of Hltio Hill was bore tho iirst of tho weok. Fou Sale Pure thrco-year-old cider vinegar. Mits. Uradbkook. Lumber at cost at Cowles, Neb Closing out. A. L. Hildreth, Manager. This section was visited by u good rain on Monday which did a great amount of good. J. A. McAtthur was iu McCook this week looking after a piece of land he owns in that vicinity. Mr 1. D. U. Spanogle left Weduesday evening on a visit at Denver and other points in Colorado. Mrs, Hilla Isom who lias been visit ing with Mrs. A. M. Sapp returned to her home in Iowa Tuusduy. Carl Fiuarty who some lime ago went out west for the benefit of his health is here again visiting with T. J. Auld. C, E. Wescott of Pluttsmouth is hero this wook looking after his interests in tho clothing store of Galusba & Wes cott. Bert IlatUeld and brother returned tho first of tho week from Graed Island whoro they have been at work for tho past month. Lumber Yard for sale cheap for cash or will trade for good farm lands in Webster county. A. L. Hildrktu, Manager, Cowles, Nebraska. Harry Stroup is the proud papa of a bouncing baby boy which arrived at his house last Tuesday morning Usual Nobraska woight 0J pounds. Southern Nebraska and Northern Kansa nre getting to bo tho greatest cattle feeding grounds on earth. Cat tie aro being shipped in from Canada and Oregon to eat up tho enormous crops of Nebraska and Kansas. Tho city has had a mower at work this weok cutting weeds off the streets. Now if property owners would take a little time and cut tho weeds near tho ido walks along their property tho city would present a much bettor up pearauce. Down iu Kansas thero seems to bo a ciirity of hurvest hands, and in somo unctions considerable loss has been ox purieuced for want of help, while at the sumo time u person can II nd any amount of fellows who aro spending their time wearing out patits on dry troods boxes, aud tolling others how the country ought to bo run etc., etc. Beatrice Democrat. ""Deputy Unltch States Marshal Tom llnsou who has been hero for somo time past left today with a couple of our business men for Hastings where they will have to answer to the charge of opening and appropriating to their own use mail received at tho post office here which was intended for otbor parties. As we aro unable to ob tain mill nurtieulars in rcaard to the matter we withhold tho names of tho parties. We hope they may bo able to explain themselves satisiacwniy. Awarded HIchMt Hoaorf World' Fair, OtM MWal, Midwinter Fair. Dlt ?uctr CREAM BAKING POWDirt A Jurc drape Cream of Tartar I'owJcr. 40 YEARS THE STANDARD, POWDER A HOUND TOWX. 1 Ben Mcl'ailaud Is homo from (it and Island. Tiif CuiKt- is pu'parod to do join job printing. Herb Cunuver is working for Hutch inson & Hiatt. Mrs. Harry Goble of Hastings was here this week. C. F. Cuthcr was here from Lincoln the iirst of tho week. Pabst Beer on tap at tho Bohemian Saloon. Always fresh. Pabst beer on tap at Bohemian saloon. 6 cents a glass. Miss Nellie Kaley returned Tuesday from a visit atToctiuiseh. Beer at wholesale at $2.50 pcr.keg at the South Side Sample Room. See Peterson's twine beforo you buy. He has just received a car load. Ben Ludlow returned Tuesday from a short visit to the Lincoln sanitarium, Miss Dora Ward who has boon at tending the Hastings collego is home again. Ben Ludlow this week tired u kiln of brick made especially for chimnoys and foundations. J. Nustoin, our popular cigar man, was in Blue Hill the fore part of tho weok on business. 0. M. Calmes has romoved his restaurant to tho building recently va cated by the Bon Ton. E. .1. Ovenng has been brought out as a candidate for county superinten dent on tho republican ticket. McKinloy prosperity lias struck Friz Richardson and he has put a substan tial plank floor on n portion of Ins barn. Will Kellogg of Napoleon, Ohio, is here on a visit to his mother and sister and other friends. Ho is looking iirst rate. The Union Firo Insuranco Company is tho best mutual. Combino rlks; in installments 3 per cent. J. 11. Smith, Special Agent. Mrs. Bertha Williams was up from Red Cloud last Saturday night to at tend tho Degree of Honor banquet. Bloomington Echo. Rev. C. U. Wolden left this morning for Now York state. Mr. Weldou has made many friends whilo hero who are sorry to see him depart. Park Perry who several years ago was a member of the yard force of the B. & M. arrived in tho city this woek with his family and will mnko this his home. Tho fire department have a few bun drcd yards of new muslin which was used for covering the bowery, for sale at 4c per yard. Parties wishing to buy willseo J. W. ltunchey, chief. J. H. Smith writes combined insur anco for a term of live years at 8 per cent. On schools bouses, churches and farm property on the installment plan. Drop him a card at Red Cloud, Neb. Out of about four hundred boys who had their girls out buggy riding last Sunday only one was noticed particu larly as ho passed up and down tho street. Ho had one of those Studo baker buggies that torson sells. On next Monday, July 20th, Camp bell Bros, circus will bo in tho city. Those who have seen the show in other places and the press comments say they give a first class performance. A baloon ascension is one of the at tractions. J. L. Minor loft Thursday for the sand hill country where he will iupect some cattlo with tho the intention of buying and shipping to this point to feed. Mr. Miner lias already about four hundred head, part on grass and part on corn. A number of the young friends of Miss Emolino Wnrron treated her to a very pleasant surprlsn party on Tues day evening last. Tho party was giv en as a farewell to tho young lady who departed for Washington, Iowa, this week. Avery pleasant timo was had by those present. They must have a queer lot of freaks for city officers down at Beatrice. Last weok a woman on a refusal to pay tax on a dog was fined in polico court 12 and costs amounting to 10.80 and when sho deolined to pay tho fine wa lodged in jail. A man was also incarcerated in the city hostile for a similar offenao and declares the dog did not belong to bim. If Beatrice don't have a big damage suit she will bo lucky. Mr. J. L. Columbia was prostrated Wednesday evening by a stroke of paralysis and Is now lying at bis home near town helpless and insensible, and with no bope whatever of his recovery. Thero was no apparent cause for tho attack, as Mr. Columbia bad not over worked himself or becomo overboated as was at first reported. It was proba bly just u general breaking down of the system. Later Since putting the ubovo in typo wo learn that Mr. Columbia died at 1 o'clock p.m. Friday. At our tnuo of going to press tho arrangements for the funeral iiau not been uiadu, and wo cannot nuiinutioo the time whim It will tako plat-. (J uide Rock Signal. Twine at Peterson's for 01 per pound. Geo. 0. Yeiser left this morning for a trip east. J. 11. Brown of Cowles was iu the city this week. Undo Tommy Heed visited in Su perior Wednesday. Go to G. A. Harris, Cowles, Neb., for bats and cups at cost. Pabst Boer on tup at tho Bohemian Miloou. Always fresh. Yon can buy twino at Peterson's cheaper than anywhere. A good bicycle for sale cheap. En quiro at Bon Ton Bakery. Beer at wholesale at $3.00 per keg at tho South Sido Sample Room. Homy Harris laid a field of wheat which went thirty bushels per acre. Buckeye bludois and mowers, the best on earth for sale by Jas. Peterson. L. E. Tait visited in Lincoln, the gucNt of Alex. Beutley, tho first cf tho WCOK. Mrs. V. H. Solliday who bus been visiting friends here left for her homo at McCook Sunday. Tho Orange Judd Furmor aud the American Agriculturalist Almanac to gether with Tho Chikk for 81.85. Mrs. E. E. Eversou who has been visitltighero with tho family ot J. W. Warren has returned to her home. C. L. Colting, solo agent, will refund your money if not satisfied after using ouo bottlo of Dr. Formers famous medi cine. Will Brewer, who for some time past has been express agent at tho de pot, left Sutttiday morning for Kansas City. Miss Emolino Warren left Thursday for asojourii witli friends in Iowa. MUs Mabel Howird accompanied her ns far as Kearney. Why try to harvest your crop of small grain with an old binder when Jas. Peterson sells now ones as cheap as he does now. Campbell Bros, show will bo hero I next Monday July 20th. Popular prices of 10 aud 20 cents will bo charged for admission. Will Yoisor, who has been braking on tho St. Francis branch of tho B. & M. came down from Republican Satur day and is visiting at home. Miss Snclling of Clay Center, Ibis state, has bdon appointed as assistant principal of tho high schools caused by tbo resignation of Edward Overing. Tho American Agriculturist Almanac a book which treats on hundreds of subjects, The Orange Judd Farmer, one of the best farm papers published and The Cnisr all one year for IL85. C. Wiener starts east Saturday light Mr. Freymark will accompany him and together buy the fall and winter stock for Freymark &Co. Mr. Wiener will remain cast and he will be on tbo constant lookout for bargains. List of letters remaining uncalled for at the po8toffico at Rod Cloud, Neb rnska, for the week ending July 22d, 1807. S. G. Dickerson, Mrs. J. T. Robinson, These letters will bo sent to the dead letter office August 0, if not called for before. Frank W. Cowdkn, P. M. Don't use bill heads or statements in which you have to writo your own name. Get them printed in an tip-to- dato style. There is nothing which will make your customers think you aro of tho disposition to bo penurious so much as this. If you aro stingy in one way what reason in thero to bo liovo that you wont bo iu other ways. Got your printing done right at the Ciukk office Keep Up Your Scott's Emulsion in Summer-time jjWhat are your resources for the summer? Have you an abundance of health stowed away for the long, hot, deplet ing days, or does summer find you low in vitality, run down, losing flesh, and weak? Scott's Emulsion of Cod-liver Oil will give you the proper reserve force, because ft builds up the system on a solid foundation. A tonic may stimulate; Scott's Emulsion not only "boosts it sustains. It is a wise precaution always to have at least a small bottle of Scotf EmuUon in the house. Unopened, it will keep indtfln fcety. Tightly corked, after using, kept in a cool place, It will remain sweet for weeks. For sale by all druggists at 50 Cents and $1.00 Stephen's Famous Hog Remedy for the euro of Hog and Chicken Cholcr Preventative to all dlsoasos. Try it. Sold only by C. L. Cottlng, THB DRUQF1ST. A Subscriber Says No. "Mr. Editor: In your isauoof July 0 you published an articlo from tho Rod Cloud Chiof entitled 'Have our Merchants Degenerated?' This art! closays this is a question that can bo answered yes. TiiKlng this articlo as roforring to McCook aud I nay no. This articlo goes on to say that several years ago this town nud its merchants' names wore household words; that tho inerohunts advertised and the news, papers were crowded for space, but to day tho newspaper man must get down ou his knees for what few advertise ments lie gets. Now, Mr. Editor, (also tho editors of other papers,) I usk If you aro not ull to blame for this to n great big extent? There is hardly n publication but what you will sec tho following notice among the personal Items, Mrs. und Mrs. havo been In Lincoln or Denver (which ever tho caso may be) two or three days shop, ping. Now, then, the public at largo who do not know all thero is to this denl, believe that thoro is something wrong with tho merchant at homo: you do not go so fur us to say thesosamo people ridu on passes and that their goods aro ull deadheaded in, which Is tho caso nine times out of ten. Those very same people who go away from homo to do shopping aro people who make their living off of tho degenerat ed merchant and who should bo tbo very last to go away from homo for anythiug; instead of that thoy will tell their neighbors what they can buy this aud that at in tho city, not only when at their own homes, but when they happen to meet ono another In tbo store of one of these degenoruted mer chants. "Again, the article says, that a paper tilled up with advertisements, when sent away from home gives the idea that tbo town is full of busiuoss. Again what will the peraoas say who receive the paper when they read about this one and that going away to do their shopping? Thero is something wrong some where will be their answer. "There is still another featuro to this question. When one of these poor de generated merchants wishes to advor tiso in tho homo paper he must pay for tho same, which is perfectly right Still by giving tho people freo notices of their going to this city or that city you are simply giving the merchants of thoso cities free advertising which they aro not entitled to, as they never benefit tliosmall towns one cent iu any way, shape or manner. Thoro are several ways to look at this question and which could bu prolonged long enough to till a wholo paper. Now, then, Mr. Editors, when giving pub licity to thoso small items of porsonal notice stop and consider is this tho way that I would that others should do unto mo." The above articlo npppcarcd In tho McCook Tribune of last weok. Wo did not Hiipposo that our articlo would bo noticed aud commented on as far away as McCook. We notico that the writer of the above articlo is a believer in homo industry which strikes us favorably for wo believe that way nlso. Thero is ono difference; botweonMc Cook papers and Red Cloud in the fact that it is very seldom, if over, that we make porsonal items mention ing tho fact that persons havo gono to the city shopping. Red Cloud hasn't got the pull In the way of passes that McCook has therefore our people aro not in a position where they can afford to go to the city to do their shopping. If we understand the matter there is a reason for McCook people buying away from home and that is that prices of goods are outrageously high In that place and we understand that Red Cloud gets lots of trade from there on account "f the big difference in price. As wo said in our articlo the mer chants havo degenerated and tho Mc Cook Tribune (which by tho way Is one of lb j best papers in tbo state) has had to coiuu down from nu-nll-honie print paper tilled to overflowing with ud yeitisomonts, to u patent sheet with poor piitioimgo Thero is no doubt but what the ponplo of Red Cloud ami other towns semi uway foi I In of goods a 1 iiftttiMini'fr puy u muelior' Miner Commencing July 23d and continuing the rest of the month we will sell AT REDUCED PRICES all our stock of Summer & Wash Goods To make room for the new fall and winter stock. The largest stock of goods ever brought to this city. Patasols at Wholesale Cost. Children9 s Tan We carry the Celebrated Leather Stockings for Children. Hen's, Iiadie's and Always Fresh Groceries on hand. Lowest prices. Highest price paid for Produce. Give us a call and be convinced. MINER L more than thoy can got tho samo for at homo but it is not always tho peo ple's fault. Tho big merchant In the big cities go after trade. They have the best advertisements in the paper they can got aud thoso uds appeal to the public and the consequence is they get the business. The merchant in the small town probably doesn't advertise at all and thinks "everybody knows him and knows what he soils and that he has no money to waste in telling people what tboy already know. "Take tho furnituro business for Instance. Tho dealer in the small down does not advertise; tho dealer in Omaha and Lincoln does, and he givos prices too. The prospective buyer seos these prices, and sends away for a chair or other piece of furniture which he might have bought at home if tho mer chant hud only advertised and given prices. When "A Subscriber" gets his next week's Tribune suppose ho takes a note on a slip of paper and sees how ninny of McCook's merchants are trying to draw trado by an advertisement aud then count thoso who do not ndvertlso. It will tako a ileal smaller piece of pa per to write down thoso who do not aud thoso who do aud it is tho same here, Ono thing more and wo aro done. Let your home paper accept an outside ad and boo how quick there is a roar from tho home morcliunt even tho ono who does not bolievo ad verting pays but still tho samo mer chant will patronize an outside printer for his printing and thinks it is all right. Patronize your home news papers. They aro a reflector of the town aud by their prosperity tbo town is sized up by strangers. Tbey Won't Mis. In visiting numerous Nebraska towns during tho past weok, ono most com mendable feature was observed in the matter of public improvements about tbo court house squares. There are but few grounds in tho state upon which court houses stand that are not well supplied with nice thrifty growing trees, whloh add more to the appear ance of the ground than any improve ment that can be made. In our court bouse yard here trees were planted and started nicely, but since alfalfa was sown in the yard many have died, and will contlnuo .to die, until the alfalfa Is plowed up. We append the opinion of tho sccrotary of agriculture on sowing alfalfa among trees: "Don't sow alfalfa in tin orchard, or among trees, and especially In a young orchard. Wherever it ha been tried it Iihm proven (tituutroiis to tho orchard. Alfalfa Is a strong root growing plant and great drinker, It will nbsorb' the moUtiiio from the ground and rob lief f nourishment, and eventually kid tin) orchard " -Alma Record. Bros. Hose, ioc a pair. Children's Shoes. - BROS. Not An Idle Rumor. A local contemporary intimates in an article last week that the talk of an In stitution selling "budgo" Just outside of tho city limits is only a "rumor" and as suoh may havo no foundation. We havo nevor been nskod by pnyone to "roast" the proprietor of this place and merely spoke of the matter be-, causo we believed it to be a wrong deal tomakoonoman pay alleeasrof MOO or 11,000 to run a liqaor house and then allow another om to ran free, and because we believe it- hi a paper's duty to speak out against sueh wrong doing. We had known of this matter some little time for it was more or less toWH.talk, aad where there Is smoke there is liable to be some fire, but we said nothing until we noticed a young man on the depot platform (who is not of age) who had on a pretty good "jag" and who virtually admitted that be ob tained his "jag" at this place, and if tbo young man understands thosacrod ness of a legal oath ho would make a good witness nnd there aro others. Tub Ciiikf don't stop at "rumors" thank you. He Was a Pop. A laughable incident is told by a county ofllcer who with a companion started out to appraiso somo land over in Walnut creek precinct. Not know ing exactly where the land was situ ated they drove up to a house to In quire, but found no ono at homo, As they were driving away they noticed a roan coming across tbo field, and. thinking tbeyjcould get the desired in formation drove to meet him. They asked him if be lived at the house they bad just left, and ho said yes, that he and his brothers wore batching there. On boing asked which section tho land was in he said ho didn't know. They asked him If ho knew where the man lived who owned the land they wished to appraiso, and he told them he did. He was asked what was the section la which the land lay and be didn't know. The county officer, wishing to Ind an other appraiser, asked him if he was freeholder and received the following intelligent answer: "I am a pop." Quarterly Meeting Rev. W. B. Alexander will preach in the Methodist Cburcb, Saturday evening at 8:15 and conduct the quarterly conference Ho will also preaoh Sunday morning at 10:80 and administer tho sacrament. The pastor Will preach on Sunday ovouing. Everybody welcome. Ueor hold at tho South Side Sample Room in quantity from ono keg to ouo million. L In In la ft - 1 l t 1 fl t v. n LI r 's 1 4 x i t r i s m ni . : m ,m t 'A