f ti,iwKpi . ,nt'r":V",rttc,H'11 MWmi,Mlm.fc,li yjpwi a-uay3?1 'S iigyigg? amt'gjjjtej.t,yj f JTga'n-. . A -'.. w;i a. .-. wraaaffr-Trjrv jsz!'.''!11) !.. mr.'yr- M - --J " f VOLUME XXIX. RED CLOUD, NISllltASKA. DEC EM It Ell G. 1901, NUMBER 19 M ' T Where prices swing along easy lines. Tho storo Hint gives values is tho one tho public frequent. We nro wecting these conditions with tho Novembor prices wlteie you'll like them. Wo will tnnko December another banner month on FURNITURE, With vnlues thnt cannot but give a splendid forwaid swing to tho selling, nnd there's rensona in plenty stocks must bo righted ready for tho incoming furniture stock and that means special values means induce ments that you will not ignore 5 doz. Ladies Sewing Rockers, wood seat, regular price is 1.50 this sale 1.00. Cane seat, regular price is 1.75 to 2.00, this sale 1.25. 25 Sewing Chairs, wood and cane seat, 2 and 3 of a kind, former price 1.00 to 1.50 each, this sale 60 cents eachr Kitchen chairs 45c each. Large, roomy comfort rockers at 1.50 to S.00 each. Iron beds, 2.50, 3.50, 4.00, 4.50, 5.00, 6.00, 7.00 to 21.00. " 2 side boards that must be sold to make room for new patterns. One golden oak, French mirror, regular price 13.00, this sale at S.oo. One golden oak, quarter sawed, French mirror, regular $15 this sale 9.00. Folding book cases, regular 5.00 this sale 2.50. Chatauqua book cases, regular 6.00, this sale 4.00. One combination book case, regular 15.00 this sale 9.50. One combination book case, regular $20 this sale 13.00. Ten bed room suits 12.50 to 20.00. See our spec ial suite at 15.00. We are overstocked on this one pattern, hence the price. Ten wash stands, formerly sold at 4.00 to 5.50, during this sale at 3.00 each. 25 wood beds, regular 4.50 to 5.00 this sale at $3.50 each. Hall trees at 3.50 and 5.00. Dining tables 5.C0 to 21.00. This sale includes all easels, music racks, wall pockets and pictures at exactly one-half price. ROSEMONT. Peoplo nro busy hauling timber. Hev. Brir.kcmn came homo from Illi nois last Tout sdny. Miss F.ssa Coon, who is attending school at Ditto Hill, spent Thanksgiv ing at homo. Miss Pearl Nelson camo home from Liwrouco last Friday morning. Myrtle Nelson spent Thanksgiving at home. Mr. George 'Jure of Kansas City, Kansas visited with his brother and f tmily the pnst week. Bert Htower started to school Inst Monday. Mis. Curo visited our. schools last Friday. Miss TrcnaHoso visited tho Walnut Grove schools Inst Friday. Wljliu Stroh wont to Bladen last Sun day to see his ulster. Two surprlso parties wcro given in this immodiato neighborhood on Inst Friday evening. Ono at Mrs. Thad Arnold's nt which 70 woro present for Biippcrand n splendid time roported by nil. Wo also learned Hint a largo crowd attended tho patty nt Frank Hinmau's and everybody reported n lino time. Tho basket supper given by Miss Gilka Buss nt tho Walnut Giovo school bouso was a success in every particu lar. The progrnm was line. A largo amount of money was raised for tho library. Such n Inrgo crowd attended both recitation seats wero tilled and three in eveiy seat. Still Miss Buss wished for tho Hoscmont boys to be present nnd regretted that teams tveto to scarce thcte. Albeit Smith came homo Inst Thurs day to spond a few week's vacation. Kay Arnold visited with Mr. Hoos last Sunday and alio with Mr. Amos. Fred Holt, was called to Red Cloud and 11 gentleman from Blue Hill took his place for a few days. i ratJfA iSgfty&gj z. .'--'' TJr' nro likely (o bo "sod for aiming coffool If you know, you would bo sure-to domaud Lion Coffee which In noyor contsmlnntpd with nny Intlnffof any sort, cither ww or kIho jtixt pure, froeh, Btront,-, fragrant coltoo. The ealttlrackiuminiurM uni form quality noil f routine". for tho catpenter work. Tho road overseer of Dlst. 01 hnd better look after tho bridge near Mr. Barlow's on Cedar creek boforo somo serious accident happens. Hev E. W. Anderson failed to Ml his nppointment nt Dist. 8 Sunday on no count of tho change in the weather. Walter Noble's and F. D. Hutchison's young folks wero tho guests of Frank VanDyko Thanksiiving day. All re port a good time. Miss Malvina VanDyko was tho guest of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Parsons last Sunday. W. J Ifnskins in iiip nnd mound ngnin after n long spell of sickness. Friends received the news that Mr. Hoeher took the mail ship u. Now York for Liverpool. MINER BROS ARE YOU DEAF? fSJ i i ft ANY HEAD NOISES? mw ALL, CASES OF DEAFNESS OR HARD HEARING . ARE NOW CURABLE by our new invention. Only those born deaf nrc incurable. HEAD NOISES CEASE IMMEDIATELY. H v. Hiinkemn, pastor of the Pros-byu-imu church has lelurucd from a biiet vUit to 1111 ois where he has been visiting his invalid sister. Geo. Cure, blather of Beit Cure of Hiioemmit, has returned to his homo at Republic, Kansas. Tho party nod supper given by Mist Can io Arnold in honor of her mother Mrs.Tbnd Arnold, Inst Friday evening, was a grand success. Miss Margnret Brinkema went to Blue Hill last week to get a supply of "wooden shoes" before cold weather sets in. Our new hardware merchant Snm Arnold is not well, has a tired feeling in the morning. People chii barely recogni.o him, there U such a change, he is nearly white headed. Mr. John Coon nnd family have re moved to Kosemont and are running n laige hotel. You would bo surprised to see tho laige crowd going over thero especially on Sntuiday evenings after tho "freight train" leaves. Mr Hoy Nelson, while coining homo Inst Saturday fiom llliui Hill, fell oil' tho wagon and broke his "too." K E, Hins whibi working at a Urn last ThuiMl.iy nb'uit dnik, anil whilo try inn to get down his foot slipped nnd ho fell headlong into a envo lloth gn tloiiien are recoveiing slowly. Services ai e hold again this week by Hev. Huniinelof Blue Hill. Mrs. Thud Arnold'ssistersfrom Law renco and Nelson were hero vising her UmnkFgiving. JimmiktiikToot. lily cabc. io ijv uaru iu jnur uim.icuuh. ... ... ... . . , yearn ngo my right car lei;ati to slug, nnd tliU U-rt on KettliiK rroe, until I loot III car entirely .... . ..... I underwent n treatment lor cntarrli. lor three months without any wiccem. iohmiieu n nun. P. A. WERMAN. OF BALTIMORE. SAYS: IUI.timoiu:. Md March 30. tool, Ctntltmtn 1 - IleliiR entirely cured of deafnemi thank to jour treatment, I will now kUc yo a lull nmiory 01 my cake, io uv usrii in jimr iiiH-iniuu. Anout live yearn ngo my 1 my hearitiK In Oil car entirely lierof phyklcian. among othcre, tlieimM enilucnt ear KwclalUl of Uiiclty. who told met it only an operation could help me, nnd een that only temwrarlly, tnat the head noUe would then ceae, hut the hcarini; in tneauecieii ear woiiui ne 111-1 ii'nr.i. .,, I then Vaw jour advertisement nccidemally Inn New VorU p.irer. and ordered your treat ment. After I had used It only a few dnjn according to jour dlrectloiiH. the iioImmcii ed. and to-day, after fire , c"v. my hearitiK In the dUea.ed ear tins been entirely restored-. I thank you heartily and beg to remain Very truly our RMAN JJ0 R. nrowl m.uore, Md. Our treatment does not interfere with your unual occupation. -JS.r,a YOU CAM CURE YOURSELF AT HOME Bts.,BM INTERNATIONAL AURAL CLINIC, 596 LA SALLE AVE., CHICAGO, ILL. Theijhief will do Your Job Work. LINE. Born to Mr. and Mis. J. ('. Foulz, a son. Jos. Hocber has gone on it visit to Franco and will be gone three or four months, Tho lii-st quaiterly of tho WVsloynn Methodists will be held at Penny creek district No. 8, 011 J 1111111117 8th. W. J. Hiiskius Ion a line cow this week by getting on the alfalfa Will Campbell is plnstei.ing Labon Aubmhon't limine this week. Fred Bond will build a new barn on bis ranch. J E Fox took the contract GUIDE ROCK. J. C. Foul., N. Peters and others south of tho tirer are losing their hogs witli cholera. I. M K iland formerly of Guide Hook wo are informed, has gone into tho grocery business at Palmyra, Neb. Quite a number from heto attended tho Odd Fellows doings at Superior Tuesday night F. C. Smith was up from lioatrlco on business with Colvin & Batons Wed nesday. H. S. Pioudlit is exooeted down from Denver about the first of iho year. A Mr. Hoborts of Heaver City, iSeti rosku has been stopping here for sev eral dajs past. Tho Hodges brothers woro nt Supe rior Sunday, called there by tho death of a sister-in-law. A horse buyct in town Tuesday, a coon. County Surveyor Frank Kuehn was in town Monday. Wm. Hall roturned Saturday from Dos Moines, where ho has been work- log at carpentering. H. K. Morris was over from Jewell county, Kansas, Saturday. Lano Collins was over from North Branch and (. D. Collins who went to Colorado for his wife's health and after her death went cast was with him. I. B. Colvin was at the county soat on business Monday. C. P. Norris returned Friday fiom Norton county, Kansas, where ho has been visitiug a son and daughter. Moore's hi ick is nearly done. Who will be tho next to build a In Ick? J 1). Anderson of SlillwaU r precinct got his hand mashed iu n fonder shred der whilo at work in Guide Hock Mon day. Florence. Guy wont north with her brother Frank to Hev. Blnckwoll's to attend tho wedding of Mr. Blackwell's daughter to n man from Air, John Wooden. Colvin & Barcus bad a buyer for res idence property Tuesday from Nuckolls county, Nebraska. Land buyers from tho eastern part of Nebraska and westorn part of Iowa are silning arounil with Colvin & Bar cus pretty lively of Into. Let tho good work goon.; Wm. Guy nnd others from Guldo Hock nic courting tnls wook nt KU Cloud. Still the protracted meolingcontinues nt tho M. K. church with a good Interest, WOMER, KANSAS. Since the last great battle in tho Phil ippines thero has not been such n tight as came oil nt this plaoo last Wednes day. It seems somo girl wouldn't go to n party with n Nebraska fellow nnd another Nebraska fellow was accused of being tho cause of tho trouble, so they camo over Io Womor to light it out on the famous battle grounds. Of com so tho Womerites are n llttlo sporty nnd agreed to hold tho spotigo nnd see fair play. When time was called one of tho noble Nebraskans said tho other Nebraskan was a some kind of a lyo, not Lewis lye, but a d d Iyer, and that seemed to bo the signal to start those noble young Nebraskans in ono of tho bloodiest battles ever fought on the Womer battlegrounds. A fow scratches1 on the faces of tho two noblo youug men and the solemn word of enough brought tho light to a close. Come again boys tho t jwn is yours. Miss Grace Zion and Annie Williams wero homo from Franklin, Nebraska, schools to spond Thanksgiving. Aus. Pounds is having his corn Bhred ded. Tho Fiult boys are doing tho work. They do a good job and their charges are reasonable. Ivl Mathes made n trip to Smith Cen ter Tuesday. I'M is a busy man these days. Wonder what Mr. Whoatloy is at Womer so much for? John is quite a favorite with tho girls and don't be surprised if you hear of John walking oil with some ono. Hev. Atmitstead preached nt Womer Sunday to an appreciative audience on the subject of Prophesies. The Sunday Bchool is doing tine. The hall Is tilled every Sunday. Tho mill is doing well. There nro loads of ground feed going from tho mill every day. Mrs. Will Watson was away on a visit to her parents for several days but is again nt homo. B. T. Hing is moving his farm build ings from hia farm 011 the divide to the ono on the creek. B. T. lias a line farm. Miss Hetla Womer is visiting at home this weok. A school friond from Franklin is at home with Miss itotta. BltVAN. Kansas is soon to have throj of tho largest chicken farms in tho world. PONDS EXTRACT oothei Tired Muicletj Removes 8ort nets and Stltfneifc Don't take tho weak, watery Witch lUiel preparations, repreaented to b "the lame a" POND'8 EXTRACT, which eaaltr tour and reoerally con tain "wood alcohol," a deadly potion. Abuse of Malts. Tho Nebraska State Journal of last Saturday says: "Lloyd It. Hunter of Guide Hock, Nebraska, seventeen years of ago, found himself in serious trouble this morning before Judge Mttngrr in the United Stales distiiot court, charg ed with sending ob-ceiio inailerthrotigh the malls. Hunter' father Is one of the wealthiest residents of Guide Hock. He is said to bo uottli about $100,000. Forsomu lime Hun'er lias been having trouble with 0110 of bis neighbors- Through the iuiluonco of the two quar reling families tho neighborhood has boon split into factious. Seveinl days ago young Hunter found a comic val entine. Tho iden piesented In the pic ture pleased him and ho toro off the original verses nnd ndded somo of his own. This ho mailed to the ueignbor. Complaint was madu at oneo to tho Utiited States attorney. On his plea of guilty the judge released young Hunter on his own recognizance anil tho father and sou roturned homo tills afternoon.' They aro to bo established at Abilene, Salina and Emporia by tho Armour Packing Company. Thero is some alk of organizing a third regiment of the Nobtnska militia with a full batallion in Omaha. Thero aro divers and sundry young sters in this town which must not bo called "iipotloss town" by aty moans who need sending to tho reform school to havo 1 heir morals renovated . Stops the Cough and Work off the Cold Laxative Bromo Quinino Tablets euros n cold in one day. No cure, no pay 25 cents. Tho Ciiikk and Chicago Inter Ocean ono year for $1.25. Another tourist excursion to Califor nia. To accommodate the Increasing travel to California, the Burlington Hntitn has added to its seivlco another weekly excursion, in tourist, cars, per sonally conducted. The Burlington's through car service to California is iih follows: Standard sleopors, dally, Omaha, Lincoln, Hustings and Oxford to San Francisco, connecting nt latter city with fast train for Los Angeles. Tourist sleepors, personnllv conducted, overy Thursday and Suturday,' Omaha, Lincoln, Fairmont, Hastings and Hold rege to San Frnnciico, t-vory Wednes day and Thursday, Kansas City, St. Joseph, Wymore, Superior and Oxford to San Francisco and Los Angeles. All thoso cars run via Denver and Salt Lake City, passing the grand panorama of tho Kockles by daylight. If you're going to California, you will bo Inter ested in our new 40-pngo folder, "Cal ifornia Tours, 100l-'02." It Is free. J. Fkanois, General Passenger' Agent, Omaha, Nebraska. Used by the ladies of fashion all ovor tho world. It's without doubt tho greatest beiuitllior evor offered Ameri can women. .Tie. Mado only by Mad ison .ttiiliclno Co, 0. L. Cutting. rVVf D scard that light Milliliter robe ai.d get one of Butleis Fall and Winter Bobes. WEItlt BOUGHT is BftltFSOkDJ Our large and varied CHRISTMAS - STOCK r was bought for cash which brings the LOWEST PRICES obtainable, and we are selling on that basis. We have all the most popular copyright books over 150 of them that we can sell you as cheap as you can send away and get them. We cannot enumerate the many articles in stock. We invite you to come in and look us, over. CHAS. L. COTTING, THE DRUGGIST. Red Cloud. Nehr. , '- .vwy.0ft . ..ir J ' -"- --T - rj&t&topf m'Hifcfa.. w im wtiwJUi -rWw-i. 14. K. &i