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RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA. DEC. 16. 1898.
NUMBER 50
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CHRISTMAS CLEARING SALE !
GROCERIES.
17 11)3. granulutcd sugar, 91.00.
1 gallon can Imperial syrup, 85o.
8 cans Lewis Lyo, 20c.
4 cans Horseshoo Lyo, SGo.
0 cans Jingo lyo, 25o.
Corn starch, por package, Oo.
Silver Gloss starch, por packago 7c.
3 packages Elnstio Starch, 18o.
Ono 41b package Gold Dust; lflo.
8 lbs Mow Yoak Buckwheat, 26c.
Flake Hominy, por pound, 2Jo.
Tea Dust, por pound, 15o.
Bulk Coffees, lOo to' 45c per pound.
Packago Corfco, per paokvge, 10c
Soda, full weight, large ilzo, Oo per pk.
New Yojk Crean cheese, 15o.
Catsup, per bottle, 8o.
Pickles, per bottle, 8c.
Magio Baking Powder, 1 pound can 8c.
13 bars Fern soap, 26c.
10 bars Santa Glaus soap, 2bc.
0 bars White Russian Soap, 25c.
7 bars Fancy Toilet Soap, 25c.
13 bars Cocoanut Oil Toilet soap, 25o.
Special Christmas Candy and Nut Prices. ,
Fresh roasted Peanuts, 8o per pound
Pecans, unpolished, large 8)0 ' "
Filberts, 10c per pound.
English Walnuts, 12o per pound.
Almonds, fanoy, 10c per pound.
Stick candy, 7o per pound.
Mixed Candy, per pound, 0o.
Regular 121c mixed candy, 8o per lb.
Crtam Bon Bons, 10c per pound.
Prints,
1500 yards Standard prints, light color
10 yards for 22o.
1000 yards Chocolate prints, 8Jo yard.
"!V ' 2000 yards fancy dress prints at 4o per
yard.
800 yards of Shirting prints at 8c per
yard.
Indigo Blues, Simpson's Blacks and
Oroya, and Reds, Oo per yard.
Special values in prints at 7c, 8o, 10c
and 12Jo per yard.
Dress Goods.
GOO yards of 54-lnoh dress flannels
which wo placo on salo at 47c per
yard. This la a valuo you cannot
duplicate in the city.
Yard wido dross flannels at 28c.
A few pattorns in novolty drets goods
in 7 yard lengths, regular 50c
for 88o: 00c goods for 47o, and 05c
goods for 52o.
Cotton dress goods 10c to 40c per yard.
Black dress goods lOo to tl.50 per yd.
35 remnants in 1 to 8 yard longths in
drens goods placed on salo at one
half regular prices. 20o goods for
10c; 80c goods for 15c.
Table Linens.
Linen finish bleached damask, 54-lnches
, wide at loo.
8 patterns 58-i nches wide. 28o per yard
Union linen and cotton at80oand40o
per yard.
All linen 60o to $1.75 per yard.
Nankins. 70o to 85.00 por dozon.
Our tab o linen sets aro verv fine. A
8x10 cloth and one dozen napkins
to match, 91.00 to W.0U.
Turkey Red Dumask 18o to 75o por yd
Underwear.
Our 80o value in men's undorwear is
good valuo. It is tho same as other
people ask 50a for.
Our 50o valuo In mon's flooco lined is
tho best ovor oiTorcd in the city.
Guaranteed tho heaviest weight..
Children's Camol Hair underwear, slzo
10 at Oo each with Oo rise por slzo.
Culldron's fleece lined underweur, size
10 at 15c with Go riso per slzo.
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HOSIERY
Children's cotton ribbed at 10c por ptatr. Thoso nro rog
i ular 12 Jo value
The Piltlo of tho Wost, regular 25o goods at 10c.
Leather Stockings, for boys and girls 25o por pair.
Our No. 1001, soft linlsb, 25c.
Ladies' blaok cotton hoso at lOo, 15o, 20o. 25o and 80c.
Ladies' .black cotton, fleece linen, extra vnluo.
Ladies cashmoro hoso at 18o, bo good valuo for 25o.
Ladios Cashmero hoso at 25o.
Ladles Cashmoro hoso at 80o.
Ladies Cashmero hi so at 60o.
Men's Cotton socks at 5o per pair. !
Mon's Cotton 15o socks, extra value lOo por pair.
Mon's all wool socks ICo per pair.
Mon's all wool socks 25o per pair.
Men's all wool socks 40o per pair.
Outing Flannel.
Our values in outing flannel tho best
tho city.
Our fancy flannelettes nt lOo aro extra
values.
Oriole Shirting Flannolsnt To por yd.
Our special at Co por yard.
Handkerchiefs.
Special Christinas clearing sale an
ladies handkorchlofs, uo to 50o
each.
Bed Spreads.
OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF
GAPES - AflD JACKETS
at Special Christmas Cloaring prices. All
fgoods marked in plain figures.
i See our tine display of novolties In
AMERICAN,
FRENCH,
GERMAN and
AUSTRIAN WARE.
Tho largest
XiaxlaLsr of China
over shown in tho city.
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ioo piece Dinner set in plain
white $6.50 to $10.
100 piece Diner set, decorated
$8.00 to $18.00.
All goods open stook, you can tako what
you want.
Toilet Sets 2.00 to $7.00.
Special values in glassware for this salo.
Tho largest stock of qneonswaroin tho Ro
publican valley. Trices Guaranteed
tho Lowest.
81x00 inch, full slzo, bod spread at 00c.
Marsailles, fanoy pattern, 9350.
Other grades nt 00o. 91.00,11.10,11.75,
2.00, 12.50 and 13.00.
Laee Curtains.
80x90 full slzo laco curtains at 47o per
pair.
Others to 95.00 per pair.
Ginghams.
600 yards apron chock ginghams at 4o
per yard.
1000 yards fanby dross and apron ging
hams at Go per yard.
Blankets.,
Wo call special attention to our values
in cotton blankets at 60o, 80c and
91.25 and 91 60.
Wool blankets at monoy saving prices,
$3.00 blankets at $2.40.
$3.50 blankets at $2.80.
$4.00 blankets at $3.20.
$5.00 blankets at $4.00.
$6.00 blankets a: $4.80.
$8.00 blankets at $6.40.
Tarns.
SEttllNG PGHIHES.
Tho new model, liko cut
$ 1 6.5O.
Simplicity of construction ono of many
points. Durability and oaso of op
eration in fact tho best machine
on tho market for tho price
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THE FIBLD" at $20.
Wo consider this machino tho equal o
any 930 or 840 machino on tho marf
kot. uuaranteoa lor o years.
Carpets.
Largo sales in tho carpot room during tho past
Bcason uas lett us a largo numuor ol u to 10 yard
loncrths of enrnut In nil wool, iiiilnn and cotton
ingriuiis, tapestry, brussles and moquottos. To save Invoicing wo put nttraot'
ivo .prices on thorn during this salo. Extra nil wool Incrain remnants ut 48o.
Union cotton and wool, 87o. Cotton, 25o. Tapostry,
ouu. unguis, uuajmuquoucs in ono ana two ynra longtns, uoo per paru
Another Invoice of Ingrain and Moquottos just rocolvod. .
B. B. KniUlng, 18o per skein.
Suporior knitting, 28o per skein.
Australian wool, lOo por skein.
Peerless Saxony, So por skein.
Angora wool, 12o per ball.
Ico wool 8c por ball.
Muslins.
Yard wido unbleached at2o por yard.
L. L. unbleached at 4o per yard.
L. L. best at 5o per yard.
Lonsdale and fruit of tho Loom, regu
lar 10c grade for Oo per yard.
A good bleached muslin for 8fo por yd.
Fancywork Linens.
Anothor Invoico of Stamped Linons, 6o
to 85o por pioco.
Silks for fancy work.
Men's Furnishings.
CLOSE OUT PRICES.
Mon's caps at 20o, clnso out prico,
Mon's boots at 92, closo out price.
125 pairs men's pants at 85a to 82 00 per
pair, regular 81 25 to $1.00 pants.
Men's fult hats, 81.25 hats for 00a; 82.50
hats for 81.70.
Our entire stonk of mon's nockwaro
40o ties ut 23c.
Mon's laundriud shirts, with and with
out collars attachod, 81.25 grado
for 00c, 81.00 grado for 68o.
BUYING FOR CRSH
An iron bod like cut 3ft.
Oin. to 4 it. 0 in wide
for 93.00. c
Iron, beds at 94 00, 94.50,
95.00, 90,00, 17.00, 98.00,
910.00 and 912.60.
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SIDE BOARDS
A solid oak Sido Board, quarter
sawed top, French mirror, for 914.00.
we securou two sampio stun noaras
at Bpeolal prices, Theso goods aro in
ftorfoot condition and cannot bo dun
icated at an advanco of 85. Wo
placo theso boards on sale at 910.
Wholesalers atthistimo of year get
now Bamples. Thus we secured theso.
Other values at920, 922,925 and 935.
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BED ROOM SUITES
Ono lot of 0 suites that would bo
good values at 915.00 wo
mark 912.50. Oak, 40-inch
baso drtsser, conunodo to
match, bovel German mir
ror, fanoy carved, full tlzo
bod, this sot for 919.50.
One lot of G suites, oak, pattern
plates, 40-Inch base, 915.00.
Elm suites, at 915.00.
Ash suites, swell front, top
drawer, 918.00.
Ash suits, swell front, top draw
er.Fronch Plato mirror. 925.
Ash suites, full swell dresser, largo baso 24x80, French pat
torn plate, handsomely carved, bed, elegant auito, 928.
Oak suites in gloss flnlsh, 920 and upwards.
Oak suites, piano polish, 940 nnd 945.
Wood faamo bod springs for wood or Iron bods, 91.40.
Other grades 91,75, 92, 83.60, 83.25 and 85.
KITCHEN SAFES, 94 25 to 97.50, all full slzo.
LOUNGES AND SOFAS
A hardwood fraino volour covered couoh for 90.
Other Grades at 97.50, 99.00, 913.00, 915.00, 920.00.
Bod Lounges at 88.00, 912.00 and 915.00.
BOOK OASES-
Combiuation book cases 912.50 to 925.00.
Library book cases 913 50 and 915.00.
Book Cases, 92.00 to 97.00.
A largo lino of MIRRORS, PICTURES. FANCY JARDINER
STANDS, INDIAN STOOLS, ETO.
EASLES. SCREENS, UMBRELLA RACKS. HAT RACKS,
SHELVES and NOVELTIES IN CANE GOODS.
CHAIRS AND ROCKERS
Tho largest lino of rockers ovor shown in tho city, Our
lino of 93.00 and 93.50 rookors are speoial values.
Others from 91.40 to 915.00 oaoh.
Cano seat, hard wood dining chairs 80o oaoh.
Other grades at OOo, 91, 91.15, 91.25, 91.45, 91.75 and 92.
Largo comfort rockers at 93.00.
Special prices on sets.
DINING TABLES
yOak, 0 ft.. 42x43 box top, 8 inch turned logs, 94.75.
Samo in Ash nt 94.25.
MINER BROS., RED CLOUD, NEBRKSKK
Little
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Stuff Which Almost Escaped
Public Through Circlmnea.
Why don't you put a few asuas oft
thoso ioy places on your front walk.
Ashes prevent slipping, and will thui
prevent solos from ascending upwards.
Also prevents disagrooablo language
which generally rosults from suoh slip
pory placos. Tho Guido Rock Signal
says Red Cloud has a blgsonsation, but
you must go away from homo to get
such nows. This woathor is tho male
ingot somo mon, principally tho lo
and ooal mon, Tho cold nap Is about
tho longost In our oxporionoo of Ne
braska winters, Somo of our secret
sociotico nro considering tho subject of
public Installations. This Is tho tlm
of year whon tho plump little quail
says to tho toast, "I'm onto you." One
man, who don't know a thing about it
says we will imvo a storm during the
holidays.-Somo morohants try to get
a sampio of everything In their store it
tho show window. If thero Isn't room
In tho windows, walks in front are gen
orally appropriated. Tho small boy
and tho suiunoy olub are quite promi
nent features around our city at pres
ent. Tho broom factory has moved, t
tho Gulllford building. You shouldn't
bollevo all you hear th&so days. Tht
gossips and. scandal mongors aro out ia
forco and woo unto be who Incurs the
enmity of thoso classos. Don't tell all.
tho rumors you hear, for the truth.
If a nowspiipof published all the ra
mors handod in it would have few sub
suribers and numoroun libol suits.
Tho tltno for swearing off will soon be
hero. Tbo toy stores arojoaded to the
iuuz.Io this year. Tho ico harvest still
continues and tho quality gots better
every day. Evoryono who has a suit
able placo is putting up ico this year.
That lira boll tower looks liko It needed
a Hag polo or cupalo on top to com
ploto It, With tho first thaw some
back alloys, In placos, will produco a
sower gas smell, but as long as cold,
woathor lasts slop will freozo. If the
rumor starters don't let up we will
havo to start a rumor column t
keep up with tho timos. If wo should
partios mentioning rumors will be men
ioned as respomiblo for tho truthful
hobs of tho samo. How would your
namo look in print as responsible fcr
some of thoso stories you havo been
tolling about your noigbbor.
"Changed HU Mind."
Somo time ago a local real estate'
agent of this city was given per
mission to sell the old corner building
belonging to M. Stern of Chicago and
tho prico to bo taken for tho same was
agreed upon. In duo time tho agent
found a purchaser, the building was
sold and tho monoy paid down. The
tamo day a bill of salo of tho property
was sent to tho owner in Chicago, to
sign nnd roturn, but although u couple
.if wni.ln iifnnt. Iiv nrithlnr wnl lmnrfi
from tho ownor of tho property. Tit'il
week tho party who toad purohasojl
property bogan to toar it dow?C.r,
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nuiu ui iiiu jitiiiiuui iu ,
rooms, wuuu uiu owner, a
on tho scono and stopped
going any farther. Ho ga;
that his wifo would not co;
salo and that ho bad cbangj&
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got tho chango that is con
for selling tho property.
the caso Is that tuts oia irmM'
nulsanco and ought to btjr ..'tnn'ed
by tbo council and ordered -wmi down,,
as somo day it will collapse and may
bo tho moans of killing some one
Whon buildings such as this one get fa.
such adelapidatod condition that they- ,
aro a menace to lifo and an eyesoro to
tho city, tho counoil ought to have (t Ibi
their power to have' them torn doifi . '
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