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RED CLOUD, KEKUASIvA. PKl!. i), 15)00,
NUMUER 0
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THE - BIO - STOgB 1
Combining many lines of merchandise under the &$
same roof and management, our extra facilities for fj
handling merchandise in large quantities, our expcri- war
enced bupers, BUYING and SELLING for CASH, gjj
and our large and ever increasing business, enables sjs
us to sell merchandise on a smaller margin than mer- M
cnants running single lines and doing credit business.
We sell you high quality goods at prices asked by W
competitors for inferior grades. We guarantee sat- A
isfaction or money refunded. 5j
Dress Goods. m
On our cantor table wo have placed a number of ra
pieces of dross Roods which have sold regularly for IDs ii)
to 30c. Wo nre closing these goods out at special fed
prices in order to make room for new goods. (M
Regular 15c goods at 9c. M
Regular 20c goods at ia$c. M
Regular 25c goods at 18c. P
Regular 30c goods at 22c. m
A large display of Black Dress Goods, Henriettas. H
Serges, Cvshmeres, Imported Novelties, Crepons and K
Broadcloths C5
Beautify the homo. Get one of our carpets. We
carry the largest stock of carpets in the Republican
valley. All carpets can be made day of sale. We
guarantee fit as per measurements given us.
Cotton Ingrains at 25c, former prico 40c.
Union Ingrains at 35c, former price 50c.
Cotton Warp, wool filling at 50c.
Two patterns all wool carpet at 42Jc.
Extra Super all wool at 70c.
Special values in Brussels and Moquettes.
Our large'show room full of goods, puichased be
foro thn raise in price. .Furniture purchased in carload
lots direct from the factory. BOUGH1 AND SOLD
FOB CASH.
Iron Beds
Cupbobrds
Lounges
Bedroom Suites
Dining Tables
Dining Chairs
Rocking Chairs
Chiflloners
Wood Beds
Kitchen Chairs
COc each.
Novelties in Shelves, Wall-pnckut Mirrots, etc.
Windo,w Shadiest
The best values in all cloth shades, with and with
out fringe, complete with spiing rollers, ten colors at
HOC to 60c.
Queensware.
We have open stock patterns that we havo sold
very low on. We have decided to closn them out and
replace with new patterns. In face of the advance in
this line, the following numbers are exceptional values.
Brown Print Pattern, 100 piece set, regular price
10.00. special prico 16.00.
Blueprint pattern, Knglisu ware, 100-piece set,
regular price 110.00, special prico 17.00.
American Filled-in and Gold Traced patterns, 100
piece sets, regular price S13 50, special price $9 50
Special values in 0 and 10-piecu toilet sets, glass
ware, and 100-pioco Sronstone dinner set.
BUILDING A CITY.
$3 25 to $18 00
3 50 to
8 00 to
19 00 to
5 00 to
1 00 to
1 25 to
G 85 to
2 50 to
9 00
13 00
40 00
15 00
2 50
12 00
1G 00
10 00
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GROCERIES.
The most up-to-dato grocery store in town. Our rudi in this
department has doubled dm lug the past year Highest quality and
lowest piicooiir standaid. A few of out tegular puces, eoiiipaui
them.
14 bars Magnot soap -5c
11 cats Santa Claus soap 25o
4 cakes Toilet soap. 5c
1 can Salmon Oc
Corn or Gloss Starch 3o
Lemon extract, 2 0.9 .. 4c
Vanilla extract, 2 ozs. 4c
Mixed candy .... . 5c
Stick candy 7
Mixed nuts
Extra Fancy Pniiies, 3 lb
Boston Baked Beans
Canned Pumpkin
Uuocatt Jam
Star tobacco, per pound
5 cans Lye for
lib can Baking Powder, war
ranted... . 30c
10c
1:5c
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25c
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Good Bulk Coffee, guaranteed better than package coffee at 10c, 12)
Get a sample package of Winslow, Rand & Watson's celebrated
coffees. The Unest on the market.
Special valuss in Bottle Pickles, Chow Chow, Onions, Catsup.
etc We recently purchased a large ordt r of these goods at a special
price. Guaranteed tb'o best. We place them on sale at 10c.
1 gallon pail syrup 35c.
VineF Bros., Red Cloud, Neb.
City Dray and Express Line.
E, lvt. ROSS, PROP,
Goods Delivered to any part of the city.
Charges as low as the Lowest
IMICITYBAGENTSIFOR ADAAS EXPRESS CO.
IIClOSESD TELEPHONE NO. 62.
Small Industries Which are Lost Sight of in
a Vain Attempt to Secure Something
More Elaborate
Considerable has been said about the
upbuilding of cities, and the vat Sous
things which would bo the most bono
tidal to a community, but as a general
rule the lesser things which would ben
elit a city of the size of lied Cloud arc
lost sight of in a vain attempt to secure
a greater industry, which, in reality
would not be as beneficial to the city
and the farming community atljacont
to it as would a smaller industry of a
different character. This has boon
true in tho case of this city on more
than one occasion. In times past pro
mulgators of various industries havo
como among us and interested us with
their schemes for erecting new Indus
tries and have received all kinds of en
couragement, but as yet the city stands
without one of the industries. The
sentiment has been in times past, and
is still to a certain extent, that ano'.har
railroad or two was the only thing
that would help us oat, and the effort
to build up tho city hns been almost
wholly upon that line. In this we have
como to the conclusion our mistake
was made. What we need is enter
prises which will develop tho agricul
tural resources of our country, and in
a country as thickly populated as this
one is at present the construction of
another railroad is not going to (level
op our agricultural resources to any
great extent. Another mistaken idea
l that a railroad could be induced
to build to Bed Cloud while in
its present condition. What induce
ments havo we to offer a new road to
come to this town. It may be truo that
another 1 ailroad would bonciit some,
tho business men and slock shippeis,
but how would it benelit the agrictil
tuial class? This is tho class that this
city has to depend upon for its success
and the establishment of industries
that will furnish a homo demand for
tho products of tho farm will do moic
towaid the upbuilding of this city than
n dozen laihoada. Lot us change our
tactics for a while and see what tho re
sult will bo. Instead of looking for in
dustries which will cost f 1 om 1.10,000
to $250,000 and to operate which every
thing will have to bo shipped in, le', us
look for and build up industiies which
will cost from 11,000 to 910,000 and
which will afford a market for the ag
riculture of the country. No town can
prosper unless the community upon
which tho town is dependent tor its
support is prospcious, and the more
prosperous tho community tho 111010
pr sperous tho town. The ti uth is the
people of this town havo boon too much
addicted to tho habit of trying to so
cut 0 industries that would make a big
nitnu for tho town, but in icality would
bo of no benelit to the agricultuial
community. In all of thepo efforts the
result has been failuio. Now let us
begin anew Lot us commence to
build up our city and community by
building up the foundation. The foun
dation of this community U itsngiicul
tural intorestM After this, the main
and at present tho only tesourco of
our country has been taised to tho
highnst possible standard of wealth
production by the erection of Indus
tries which will create a homo market
for the products of tho farm, then there
will be plenty of tinio to establish in
dustries which will afford a market for
tho products of other parts of the
world. And when this timo cornea it
will bo found that other industries,
and even railroads, will.be looking to
ward Red Cloud and seeking a loca
tion without having to bo induced.
You ask, some of you, how could wo
do this? Wo answer there aro sovotal
industries which could bo built and
opotatod at u pi out by our own com
munity and business mon that would
bring about good results. For instauco
a canning factory. Wo ventuio the as
suitlon that thcie inn twelve businisu
men in thW town who could each sub
soiibo stock to tho amount of $500 for
tho pin pose of en cling a en lining fac
tory wuie they inclined to do ho, and
by foiiuing a .ti,'k company opeiato it
successful mid at a piolit of from tun
to twenty per cent ou the mouey in
vested. A canning factory would cre
ate a murkct for an unlimited amount
of farm produce such as tomatoes.
sweet corn, beans, peas, pumpkins,
squashes, cabbage, fuilts of all kinds,
otc, nnd thu tcsult would bo that land
which is now gi owing fiom 1110 to
?12 worth of coin per acre per ear
would bo convened into Holds of stuff
which would be suitable for canning
and which would pay Iho laisor fiom
fTK) to $300 per acic. This increase in
tho wealth pioducthMi of the land
would call forth moic help for its tend
ing and marketing. Tho factory itself
would requite tho employment of a
large number of hands tho year round.
The country produce would go broad
cast and the people of this community
would have tho monoy for it, divided
among the producers, tho stockholders
and tho factory employes. Tho em
ployesofjlho factory would have to livo
and wear clothes as would alss the
producer and bis hired men. Thus in
directly the business man would be
doubly benefitted by tho industry by
receiving a dividend on the capital
stock ho has subscribed, and also an
additional profit from the larger sales
of goods in whatever business ho may
be. There aro sovoral other industries
which would be beneiicial to our city
and alto to tho community among
which might be mentioned a Hour and
grist mill to grind our production of
wheat and put it on the maiket, a
sorghum mill to encourage tho produc
tion of sugar cane, a distillery or two
to work up the surplus coru und ryo,
a starch factory, oat meal factory, and
wo could pnumorate several others
which would bo beneficial. Business
men, capitalists, producers ai.d citi
zens genet ally havo monoy which they
wish to invest, and why not invest It
in these industries which will diiectly
benefit tho town and community. Asia
rulo they havo mado a success of their
various businesses and wo can see no
reason why ti stock company of suc
cessful business men should not con
struct and opeiato a canning factory
successfully. Don't wait for some
promoter fiom the east to como
and show you. When you established
your own business you did not require
tho services of n piomoter to show you
how and you havo no moro uso for 0110
now than you did then.
How's Thl?
We offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case of catarrh-tbat caunot.be
curod byiilall's Catarrh Cure.
V. J..CnENicv & Co., Props.,
Toledo, Ohio.
We the uudorslgned, have known F
J. Cheney for tho last 15 years, and be
litvo him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and liuanclally
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
Wkst iSeTuuax,
Wholesale Diuggists, Toledo, Ohio
Wamiino, Kinnan A: Maiivin,
Wholesale Diuggists, Toledo, Ohio
Hall's Catari h Cure is taken inlet nal
ly, acting diiectly upon tho blood nnd
mucous sui faces of the system. Prico
75o por bottle. Sold by all diuggists.
Testimonials free.
Hall's Family Pills nto tho best.
A good story is told 011 a Kansas
mm who was naturally inclined to bo
lazy, that in order to savo himself in
convenience, when bo had his house ru
modeled, he included an automatic
bath tub. Tho tub was so arranged
that he could lie in bed, and bv push
ing a button, a door opened and the
bath tub would glide from the next
room to his bedside, and thon all ho
would havo to do was to roll over into
the tub and take his morning hath.
Tho other day ho was showing a party
of his gentleman friends over tho
house and when he came to tho room
ho said, "Lot wo show you my auto
matic bath tub." Ho pushed the but
ton. There was a scream and thu bath
tub catnu sailing into thu room vitli
his wifo in it. She now takes her bath
in tho wash pan. Ex.
Examination Notice.
Regular examinations for persons
dosinng to teach in Wohstor county
are held in thu supeiinteiidont's office
nt Bed Cloud, the thiid Saturday in
oach month.
Bva J. Cab, County Supt.
IVORY SOAP PASTE.
In fifteen minutes, with only a cake of Ivory Soap and water,
you can make a better cleansing paste than you can buy.
Ivory Soap Paste will take spots from clothing ; and will clean
carpets, rugs, kid gloves, slippers, patent, enamel, russet leather and
canvas shoes, leather belts, painted wood-work and furniture. Th
special value of Ivory Soap in this form arises from the fact that it
can be used with a damp sponge or cloth to cleanse many articles
that cannot be washed because they will not stand the free applica
tion of water.
DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING -To on pint of bolllnr wUf 44 on art! onj-Wf ouacM
(iw-qiurttr ol Um mall tlu cak) of Irocy Soap cut Into thavlnf-.. t-otl v ttjuU Hr.JMtopto
oroufhly dltolv4. Retaov from th r an cool la conrtnUnt 4Mm (ntrtMa). It r tmp wM
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OBITUARY.
Uov. William Britton died Febiuary
!id, 1900, aged 7! yenis, 7 months and
7 days.
Ho was boiu .nine UOili, 1820, in
Berkley county, Viiginia, 1 raiding in
that locality dining his bo hood days
On December 2(lth, 1848, ho was united
in mat lingo to Miss Susannah Dally
and lived in tho loimer vicinity. He
embraced religion at thu ago of twenty
one and at twenty-nine years Of ngo
he began his ministerial cuiecr and
moved to Ohio in 1852. His Hist Held
of labar as pastor was Lily Chape)
Ohio, residing in this locality until the
year 1802, whe 1 he moved to Iowa.
Hero he was pastor if Bloomfleld Cir
cuit in 18G5 and 1800 and pastor of Mel
rose Citcuit in 1807. His companion
by the lirst union departed this lifo
May 3d, 1870, being burled at Bethel
Chapel, Davis county, Iowa. Ten
children were born of this union of
whom seven ato now living. He was
married to the present companion
July 7th, 1872 at Bloonifiuld, Iowa, they
living theio until 1873, when thoy
moved to Wttynu county, Iowa. From
thoiothoy moved to (Jieon Bay Cir
cuit in the year 1880 and in 1881 moved
to Webster county, Nobiasku, whoio
ho has lived over since. Four children
were boru to this family of which tin eo
are now living. Having mado his
homo with the Methodist church In his
former lifo ho still identilied himself
with the same church, moving on his
farm as a' located preacher. Hero he
has lived for the past nineteen years as
an honorable christian. During all
these years he has always peen found
a faithful attendant at the House of
God; always willing to work for the
Maktor. Preaching occasionally at
different appointments; and then again
in tho church work we find him at dif
ferent timet as clasi leader, Sunday
school superintendent, Sunday school
teacher. He always said bo wanted to
be at work. Ono of his mottoes was:
"1 would rather wear out than rust
out," und ho said that when ever the
Lord gets mo where ht has no more
active woik for mo to do I want him to
call mo homo Two wishes in particu
lar ho had Tho lirst, that the Lord
might lot him woik in his vineyard un
til tho last, houi ; which was granted
in that ho wiih permitted to attend a
three weeks series of meeting at Kukloy
in which lie took an active in tot est.
Meetings only closed 0110 week befoto
his death. Tho second wish was that
as ho had become attached to the peo
ple of Kcklay and vicinity, ho hoped
tho good Loid Mould permit him to end
his days and bo buried in Kckley neigh
borhood. After a brief attack the
btittlu tin end of lifo was devoted and
tho bereaved family, f 1 lends nnn com
munity weto left to mom 11 for one they
had learned to lovo The family have
tho sympathy of all and the blosscd
assurance to feel and know that over
thu rivor the loved one is watching,
waiting and beckoning us home
For driving out dull, billions feeling
strengthening the appotile and in
creasing tho capacity of tho body for
work, Prickly Ash Bitters is a golden
remedy. Sold by C. L. Cotting.
I ItOW NtfGES
ON
iBoots Shoes.!
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3 Gall .and See Them. I
Having purchnsed at a low prico a
stock of boots and shoes consist
ing of all styles of footwear made
from 1800 up to thu present time
will soli them at a gieat reduction.
158 pairs Ladies Low shoes, sizos 2
to 4. 50c ocr nair.
25 pairs boys' low shoes, sizes 1 to 4
4 at ouo per pair.
J 31 pairs of men's low shees, sizos 5
I to 11 at 75o to $1.50 per pair.
01 pairs of men's light shoes, laco or
J congress, sizes 6 t 1 1, OOc por pr.
i 70 pairs of ladies' cloth top shoes,
1 sizes 2 to 4, at 30o per pair.
J 17 pairs ladies' leather top shoes,
2 sizes 1i to 4, 40c per pair.
25 pairs children's lace shoes, peb
J bie goat, at 40o per pair.
4 41 pairs of baby shoes, laco, size 1
to 8, at lOo per pair.
J 08 pairs ladles button S. C. band
j turns and wolts, sizes 2 to 41, at
81.00 to 11.60 per pair.
J 03 pairs ladies shoes, button nnd
4 laco, A, B, C, Dand K lasts, latest
J stylos, sizos 2 to 5. at $1.25 to $1.50.
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