Of . HA j sr ( Wp ry KODAK j ! Competition ! $4,000 in Prizes 1 1 9 - 9 $2,000 in Cash. -9 4 4 4 4 4 $2,000 in Kodaks. 4 g The largest and most valunblo ij list of prices ever oflored;in a J 4 photographic competition. ; 4 4 j Como ! and let us tell you about 4 it. I 4 t 4 C- fleuthoasel - Bros., 4 S 2 Jewelers and Opticians. a 11 f; 5 Rod Cloud, Nebroska. VEER'S HAPPENINGS Tns Cuiicr liper year. Stovo repairs at W. V. Wright's. The Chief and Life ef McKinley $1.50. For anything in tho hardware lino go te Wright's. Go to Roby for chop feed. Just re ceived another car. Sen Henry Bros. nil. olsowhoro for seed corn, oats and Brain. Tho finest lino of stoves in tho valley can bo found at Wright's. Mrs. K. Kifo is visiting with friends and relatives in Kansas this week. lltvo you bought ono r those oak tanned halters for 09c, 80c 81.01? But ler keep them. Mark Parkes and wife of McCook visited here tho lirst of tho week with Wm Parkes and wife. Cliarlus Kckovor, brother of Mrs F. Bradbrook who has been visiting hero has returned to his homo in South Omaha. ivbVblfckbtfctbtilibUikfaivitJlfiilivbvitlifc- In a few days our Harness Stock will be here. This stock is going to be complete in every detail. o o Buggy, Spring Wagon I 4 1 and Farm 4 4 1 HARNESS ! 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 We have built up a good business in hardware. Our motto: 4 U WE SAVE YOU ! 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 MONEY," Applies to every thing we sell and our Harness will be no exception. Remember wc are s f- tr er ( in this to win. We t do your lMin n apo UU311lV9kJ You saqe money. We want your I trade and will 4 save you money 5 to get it. 7 pounds Nails 24c. MORHART Bros. Hardware Co. 5 r MORE OR LESS PERSONAL. The Chid and Life ( McKinley $1.50. Car load Sheridan coal at Caldwell. Coal oil, in cents a gallon at W. B. Ruby's Butler keeps tho Bloomer hog fence. Best on earth. If you want Job work of ony kind call and sea us. Thk Ciiikk and tho Tolcde Blade ono year for tl 25. Paul Popo who has been in Lincoln has returned homo. MissBollo Spamoglo left tko first of tho week for Beatrice. Horn, to Mr. and Mrs H. J Clark, on Monday, February i), 11 ten pound girl. Walter (toby is the happy father of n bouncing baby girl who arrived at his homo last Friday. Pasteur's "Blacklegine" for the pre vention of black-leg in cattln for sale by Cotting the Druggist. (io to Butler's forall kinds of harness and hardware. All goods in both lines sold at a small margin. Whon you want sails, screws, bolts, barb wire or mything else in the hard ware line call on W. W. Wright Tho Life of Wm. McKialey, by Murat Halstoad, ad The Cuiitr one year fer 81.&0, the price of the book alene. D Mr. and Mrs. Al Slab? residing south of the river in Garfield township, are tho paronts of a ten pound baby boy. Farm loans at 5 per cent interest on good improved land. C. F. Gather, oflico over Cotting's drug store, Red Cloud. Nob. Charley Whito left Saturday for Grand Island whero ho goes to nssumo his duties as a clork in the state head quarters of the A. O U. W. Mrs K L. Ely, 11 former rosidont of tliis city, wifo of Rev. Ely, died in Kan sas City on January 28th Her body was taken to Illinois from that place for interment Galushn, Weseott & Storey have re moved to their new location in the building formerly occupied by W. W. Wright and are comfortably fixed up and ready for business again. Attention Fakmkus: Hnvu you seen those html wear hand undo bar lie."") at Rutin's. He will veil you one fur $.'10. no not $.'10, hut $2(1; nor will ha tako 32G, hut $'J2; no bting your team and he will tit them on your hordes for S11J.8.T. Mrs. Jnno Huhhcll who redded in this vicinity about the year 187.rdicd a, tho homo of her dtugh'er, Mrs Mary McUardlo, near Lebanon, Kar sau, aged (58 yoars. Two sons, Frank and Edward and her daughter Mary survive her. Keep in mind the Jubilee Singers nt tho opera house March 10 Fred Em erson Brooks, the California poet, says of Arthur Pay no, the first bass of the jubilee singers, "To find a hotter voice than is possessed by Arthur Payne tt would be necessary to scour the United States. He has both volume and sweet ness, and these two qualities are rarely found together In a bass voice " W S Bense, our popular restaur anter, has kept a force of men busy this wook romodoling and arranging the interior of his store room which ho oxpects to occupy in tho near futuro Tho now furniture and fixtures will nil bo of polished oak, and it is needless to say that when completed tho placo will bo as lino 11 ono as nny town cau boast of. "I toll you what the ,New Cuba U the best five cent cigar in town. Ifjou can't get it tnke a Bute Front Both are of the same stock " Low rates northwest via Burlincton Route. To Billings, Montana, $15 00; Cady, Wyoming, $10 7.1; Helena and Butte, $20 00; Spokane, Washington, $23. SO; Portland, Taeoma, Seattle and Rossland, B. C, $25 00. Ahnvo 1 sites will bo in effect every day in March and April from Missouri river termi nnl8 and from nearly all stations on B & M. R. R. A wonderful opportu nity to visit the nerthwest, Tho Big Horn Basin of Wyoming is a eonntry of great resources and now undevulop' ed, It has just been made accessible by a now line of the Burlington Route, and presents tunny attractions to tho liomei,"Aer Folder on Big Horn Ba sin free on h quest.. Foi tickets, much, or additional information apply to nearest agent, Burlington Route, or write to J. r'ninois, General Passenger Agiut, Omaha, Nebr. t , m I x . jm vyojBKal LOCALLY For sale bills call at tnis oflico. The Chief and Life of McKinley $1 50. If you want seed corn see W. B. Roby. Frank Nelson is building nn addition to his house. Mrs. Moranvillo Ten I to Guido Rock the first of tho week. Elmor Crono visit d over Sunday with friends in linstings. F. Bradbrook roturned the lirst of the week from a trip to Blue Hill. Mrs. S. R. Mi Britlo made a business trip to Beatrice tho lirst of tho week. Rev. C. L. Hamilton left the first of tho week for a trip to Humboldt, this state. Mrs, Sophia Graves who has been visiting with friends in tho west has returned homo. O. B. Crono who has beon visiting in Iowa for several weeks returned home Thursday evoning. Mrs. C. II Kaloy left Tuesday morn ing for a visit with friends and relatives atSedalia, Missouri. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Hamp ton, on Mondny, February 8, n boy of usual Nebraska weight. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Alloc, residents of Garfield township, on Sunday, February 2, an elovon and ono half pound boy.. Miss Dora Ward who has been here several weeks visiting with her parents Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Ward has returned to her home at Omaha. Everett Dyer of Denver arrived in the city tho lirst of tho weok to visit with his parents and on account of tho serious illness of his father. A Twenty Yeari Life Policy 'In an Old Line Company is the best kind of life insurance. 'The cash value of the pulicy at the, end of the period is mote titan you hnvo pa d. 'Fire, Lightning, Tornado and Life Insurance, In the best. Old Line or Mutual' Companies. O. C. Teel, Agt.,! Rkd Cloud, Kkiikaska. I havo buyers for both farm and pas ture land. If you havo land for sale please list it with me at once. No charge if I An not get you a buyer Also farm loans at lowest rate with ep tion. C. F. CATmcn, Red Cloud, Neb. Tho disngreeublu weather did not Keep a fair audienco from attouding the concert given at lite Congregational church by the Franklin Academy Glee Club and their efforts were given gon erous applause after every number on tneir program. McCook Republican. T J. Ward who Is acting for a mini her of interested citizens is in corres pondence with tirms in the east who ai e in the business of il( up well boring, with tho purpose of ascertaining the cost of sinking a hole to the depth of 1,000 feet or more in this vicinity. The purpose in going down h to see if oil, coal, gas or an artesian How of watei cannot ho found It is said that indi cations are good for the linding of both coal and oil and perhaps on sinking the hole other mineral substance ol value may be found. Oilier places in tho state have already taken the matter up and are making picpuratiou.s to sink test holes. Tho recent discover ii"Mf oil in different portions of th country has added new zeal to the it ri del taking and the boring for oil has goiter, down in this day and age to a business proposition. Wo hope to see our moneyed men and property own ers take a lively interest in tho matter and see to it that tho project is a go. RELIEVE THE EYE. POND'S EXTRACT Reduced one-half with pure soft water, applied frequently with dropper or eye cup, will remove congestion and Instantly relieve pain and Inflam mation. CAUTION I Avoid dangeroui, irrl. tatlng Witch Hazel preparations, rep resented to ba "the aameaa" POND'S EXTRACT, which eatlly sour and generally contain "wood alcohol," a deadly potion. The franklin Academy Glee club will give one of their popular musical entertainments at tho Congregational church Friday evening, Febiuary Mth. They como highly recommended. Its musical director, Prof G. II. Allor, is director of tho Academy school ef mu slo. Ho was the baritone of tho fa mous Adelphian Quartette. Ihcircon- cort will bo both vocal and instrumen tal. Admission '25c. Tickets on sale at (trice's drug store, Wednesday, Fob ruary 13. No extra chargo for re served scats. Iho program follows: TART OK. "On Gallant Compaaj" Alter OlecClub. I'lano Holo-'Totocco Hrllllant" .... ton Weber MlMSItTena, "I'm a Pilgrim" Marsten Glee Clab, Hail So1a-"I.et Alt Ubo;" l.cach Mr. Kllcr. "Utile rewtet" t'ik Giro Cub. Violin Solo - H'lcctcd Mr. feck. "Nallle (Ira)" arr. Aller Gleo Club. taut two (l)eierltlve.) Stcambont rldo down the Mlliltl, Tho start.-(inlet run -Steamboat "Inclilenm. Tho itop. Start - Chnllcnjo. lloat race. Kxplo- olon. I'AiiT TiniRi (IllnMratcd) "014 Kentucky Homo"...... - -I'oitu Mlif Stevens and Club. "Daddj"- Dcarond Mr. Alter. "Tentlnt Tonight" arranged Mr. Wllllaini and Club. The Flag without a Mala" White Olee Club. Notic. Tfce tonne la thli part of tho program are tlluitrated by aterlaptlcon vlewa. Wo will havo to again tell some of our subscribers tho stoty of tho farnior and tho wheat and it has a moral. Unco there was a farmer who was lucky and raised some 2,000 bushels of wheat. He lived up near Uluo Hill whom they were blcssod with rain. Down in tho southern portion they had no rain and so had no wheat. But this man who raised tbo wheat was a kind hearted and obliging cuss and ho lot his up. lucky neighbors havo from ono to live bushels, until sumo 1.G00 bushels was gone, telling them thoy could pay it back at tho sanio pi Ice, $1 per bushel, which it was then selling for. The next yeartho farmers in the south part raised good crops and plenty of wheat, butilu generous farmer lot his wheat by chinch bug and dry weather. The men who had borrowed tho wheat did ml kit w of his ill luck, but some few who always made it a point to look after their obligations both gt eat and small went and paid their due. Many for got about tho small matter and others knowing that they only owed a dollar1 Hi' t vi) kept putting it off until some favorable opportunity came and this man was in soie distress for money when if they had all paid lie would havo had $1,(500. The newspaper mnn is in many respects liko the generous farmer, he has a thousand or fifteen hundred dollars out in sums from HO cents to $5 ami the subscribers think the amount owed is small and makes no difference. It is up to them to point a moral to this story. PUBLIC SALE. The undersigned will soil at public auction at his farm two miles north and throo and ono half miles west of Rod Cloud, and two miles north and threo and ono half miles oast of Inn vale, on Friday, February 14th, com mencing at ton o'clock a m , the fol lowing described proporty to wit: Sixty eight head of stock, consisting of nino head of horses, described as follows: One span of bay gold lugs nino years old, ono gray maro oight yoars old, one gray gelding nino yearn old, ono dun gelding nino yoars old, one dun maro twolvo yoarfc old, ono gray maro pony live yoars old, ono bay colt coming two yoars old, ono spring colt. Thirty-two bond of cattle, consisting tiftoon cows, somo aro fresh and somo soon will bo, ono full blood short horn bull, ton calvos coming ono year old and six young calves. Twonty-nino head of hogs consisting of elovon full blood Poland t hina sows, 0110 Poland China boar and sov enteen barrows. Also, sovonty llvo chickens nnd tur keys, ono Dooring bindor, ono Deoring mowor, ono Dempster press drill, one gang plow, ono stirring plow, ono U-seotlon stool harrow, ono corn plant er, two combination corn cultivators, ono lumber wugon with tight bed, ono truck wagon with rack on, ono rond wagon, threo sots work harness, three sets fly nets, ono saddle, ono complete blacksmith outfit, ono grind stono, and othor articles too numerous to mention. Terms of Milo -A crodit of oight months will bo given on all sums over $10, purchusor giving noto with up proved security, bearng ton porcont intorost from dato of sale. Sums of $10 and under cash Five por cont off for cush on all sums ovor $10. No proporty to bo removed until sottlod for. Lunch stand on tho ground. Ed. Frt. C. L. Winfbev, Auctioneer. O. J.Poi'E, Clork. 1 1 " Let us speak of man as wo Uud him, I And censor only what wo can see, Remembering that no one can bo per fect, Unless ha uses Rocky Mountain Tea -C. I,. Cottitg. 100 lbs. good coal at Robj'a for $1,00 BLADEN. Too cold for muuli news this week. Mr. Currant of Illldreth was trans acting business in the village Tuesday. Dr. Swlgart was a passenger to Blue Hill Tuesday morning. Wash Reed who has beon spending a few days with his brother AI left the tirst of this week for Rod Cloud. A sister of Mrs John Lulr. who has beon visiting hero returned to her home in Kansas the lirst of tho weok. C. K. llloks roturned from Lincoln and is at his old place nf busino s. Wm. Woedsldn and family who havo beon living in Illinois tho past ten years returned to their old homo one milo south of town and will try Nebraska again. Wo are glad to welcomo those penplo back again. S.J. Wheeler drove to Hastings Wed nesday. Hindoo was visited by a lire last Thursday night. About ono o'clock theory of lire was heard. Tho poo. plo hastened out to Uud tho moat mar ket all ablaze. Tho only thing to bo done was to save tho other buildings an! nil effort was diteeted in that way. Fortunately thero was scarcely any wind, what little brner.o thero was com ing from tbo west, which carriod tho smoko and flames to the east. Had thero beon a wind in eitter tho north or south other buildings would havo beon consumed. Tho building belong ed"to V. S. Hall and was valued at 1190 with no insurance. Clarence May who occupied the building as a meat market lust about 1200 on stock and tools with no insurance. GUIDE ROCK. Slcighridlng is tho order of tho day. Fred Watt has his ico house filled. Ico is reported fourteen inches thick. Irvin Christio did not swear whon ho got buried in tho snow drift but ho called for help. Wm. Guy came to his rescuo in due time. Ask Charley llrdgcs how ho likes Kd. Hagan. His wifo does not liko to hnvo the carriage turned over so far f 1 0111 a good lire, though wo under stand thero was no damage douo to any of tho party. Mrs. R. S. I'roudllt arrived in Guldo Roek Monday and Mr. and Mrs. I'roud llt drove over to Superior to take tho tram for .'f.tkota to attend the funeral of Mrs. Ashinnn, Mrs. l'rotidlit's sister and daughter of Wm. Sabin. Miss Pearl Hagan took ehaigeof her Nchnol Monday in Iho Fisher district, the smallpox cases all being reported well and the quarantine Hags hauled down. Guide Rock has not had any cases of smallpox Tho people aro thankful for a complete miss. The snow is reported by the Farmers to bo linn on the winter whoat. Thero is a largo acreage sown in this part. Archio Campbell west'of Guido Rot k is quito poorly. Mrs. Campbell is go ing to havo a salo of stock soon. Mr. Holt, says ash bark is almost as good as corn fodder tor miilos although it Is pretty hard on tho young ash tr es. Low Watt's favoritologlgot poisoned. Colvir & llarcus aro expecting cor tain land buyers in tbo near future. I. B. Colvin is contemplating tho purchaso ef a fine black Porcheron borso. Wo understand tho one ho is figuring for is registered both in Ger many and America and weighs 21C0 pounds. It is rumored that wo are to have a brick or two on Main street in tl e noar futuro, Honry Hubbard went to Suporior to. day to attend the board of pension ex aminers. Jerome Vance is expecting somo old f 1 lends from Iowa soon. C. T. Di kiuson of Red Cloud was in town looking after tho interest of tho Cedar Rapids Supply Co. Wo un derstand he sold a threshing machine to tho Parson Bros, north of town. LINE. Wintor woathor in earnost this woek nnd wind. Fred Bond and slstor havo returuod to thoir formor homo near Cowlos, whero thoy will llvo in tho futuro. Born, to Mr. nnd Mrs. James Kctigle, 011 January Itfth, 11 daughter. Jamos.Beauchump has moved in tho houso recently vacatod by Hy Boyco. Mrs. Sutherland of Bostwick is vis iting lior paronts Mr and Mrs. Wildey this wook, Blancho Aubushon is on tho sick list this wook. Eddie Aubushon spent a fow days visiting his brothor, Labon Aubushon, near Woraor, Kansas, this wook. Johu and Paul Rochor aro busy chopping cord wood, whilo Mr. Rochor is visiting his folks in Franco. Mrs. Rochor was tho guost of Wm VanDyko this wook. Tho farmers aro busy filling thoir ico housob this woek. Friends roceivod tho news from II. II. Haskinsfrom Ft Collins, Colorado, Ho was getting from throo to four dol. lars per day for working on tho irriga tion ditch, Tho CmuF and Chicago InU r Ocoan no year for $1.25. PEOPLE OF THE GLOBE IaterMtlng Information Furnlahed bj tb) Laat Census Maa la PaaUU1ara i VrlarM Ooaatriee Aeoaratdr Aar taUaart CVtaaajira for Matter aad for Worst. Thera are now In the world 1,E12,.133, 000 people. The total Is that of the lat est ceniiiH figures In olvlilzcil countries nnd of accepted estlniatea for countries where there arc no ceaisns statistics. Twenty-five yoara ago tho cstinwitea for half explored regions were uniform ly too high. They are now based on In formation, and are more reliable. In the meantime, more care linn been taken in the collrctlon of population statistics in Kurope and America, and comparlmiiiH are possible to nhow the Actual changes for better or ivoraa, B.iya the Chicago Inter Ocean. Austria-Hungary reporta a popula tion of 4rt,W)0,S33 In 1831, against a pop ulation or 11.24.1,000 in 1831, a gain of 6.(i.1ft,8:i5. Belgium, with it dense pop illation, has C7.1.S 1 1 more people than ten jenrs ago, or a total of 0,744,531.'. Dcnmnrk mIiows a gain In ten years of Sna.ion. Switzerland of 330,003. In the same ten yvarn Bolivia, on the western continent, has gained 00,000 in popula tion and Brazil 3,107,000, while Uru Rimy hna increased from 43(1,145 to 000,000. Among the great power of the world France has Increased in pop ulation in ten years from 38,342,048 to 38,041,333; Gfcriiuiny from 40,428,470 to 50,345,014; (Ireat Britain from 38,104, 975 to 41,454,213; the United Statee from 02,810.289 to 70,304,730. Tho Russian oinplre tins on its 8,600, 305 square miles of territory a popula tion of 128,032,173; the whole British empire has an area of 11,553,538 square tulles and a population of 330,000,000; Germany nnd colonic or drcndcncle have an area of 1,237,333 Mjtiarc mile and a population of 71,032,014; France and dnpenclencies an area of 4,371,848 wpiare miles and a imputation of 94, 781,183; .In pun nnd Formosa 101,108 sqttnre. tnllrs nnd a population of 40, 358,237; the United States, Including Porto llieo, the Philippines nnd Guam, has an area of 3,725,310 square, miles and a population of 85,207,013. The N'etherlandH nnd colonies have an area of 730,100 wpiarc miles and a population of 34.030,000. Included in tho French colonies are 1,081,000 Mpiare mllen of the Sahara region. The Chi nese empire Is ijlven nn area of 4,234. 310 square miles nnd n papulation of 303,080,000, anil the Turkish empire nn nrea of 1,115,010 square miles and a population of 24,331 000. t. Including tributary state", i:et (, ,) the Sou dan, an nrea of 2,510 ono Mpiare iiiJIes and.i population of 111,2:11,000. Mexico hns increased In population in six years front 12,13t..".73 to 1:1.570.. 545; Italy in 20 years from 28,153.028 to 32,4 19,75 1; AtiHtrnlia in ten years from 3,183,237 to 3,777,221; Canada from -1,833,253 to 3,338,h83. The noticeable increase in Canada linn been In British Columbia, Mani toba and the territories, where the ratio of increase is about the wttne ni in Alaakn. Mexico shows about tho same ratio of increase as Argentina, not so large as that of Brazl), but larger than that of Australia. GARFIELD. Tho ground hog had a good chanco to soo his shadow on tho second of February. f . J. Smith harvostod ico last woek. He is now proparod to koop cool next July. A. B. Wiggins has sold his farm to Frank Kuohn and has rontod tho farm of II. O. Wolf. Mr. Wolf will movo to Rod Cloud. N. p. Campboll put up ico last woek. Loonard Muugor sold u span of hors es last Friday to Lovltt A Kllpatrick of Guido Rock for $210. Jaspor Smith sold his pony to B. F. Rood last wook, Mrs Josio Smith is it little bottor at tills writing and hopes 111 o now enter tained that she will recover. Sho has beon sick four weeks Mr. Anif.o filled his ico houso with frozon wntor .whilo it was too cold to do anything but handle ico. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Alien on February 2d, an elovon and ono half pound boy. Mother uud child doing woll, but tho boy doesn't tulk much yet. Mrs. Emma Smith is taking caro of tho latest edition of her grandchild family which put in uu nppoarauco on ground hog day. To the Farmers. Don't get caught napping with thesu wouldbu cnttlo buyers that aro riding over tho country looking for snaps, but bring your cattle hero to Red Cloud to tho B. & M. stock yards. Then you can got all tho buyers upon them in cluding tho butchers. Moantimo wo will make you n bid upon them, and if anyono buys them highor than we bid, you aro sure to get the strength of tho marker. Wo aro shipping nearly a load of stock a day and it is impossiblo for ua to rido tho country. It costs moooy to rido tho country and wo are willing to givo this expense to you in tho prico of your cattle. Wo buy any thing that wears hair in tbo sliapo of cattlo und hogs, any day and every day. You can bring ono head or 100 head. Tbo more you bring tho higher prico wo can pay, gives us a chanco to sort. Now don't got caught napping I in tho country. Moiuiaict & Cuttek, iuu uvury uay uigu uuyers. iwgir-- - r hi MSweaaBSKBaMismP';" sSsSaE'i: tsc; fcafrri, Jr-ffi,- "iUisfey'1"''' " '.. t '--.'- hf 1 ah I- - iat)nrM.ft-v irtswr"1 LBSSSSSSSSSSSMBSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSISSSSM ii ii i y a V " sji