sr,iihiSl M -t(f4 iliTMfiffWW WflWBl r- 'r r 4;' j ,., K J A j KODWJ j j Competition 1 1 4 4 4 4 I $4,000 in Prizes 1 1 $2,000 in Cash. $2,000 in Kodaks. Tho largest and most valuable list of prizes ever offercd;in n photographic competition. Come in and let us tell you about it. 1 fletahoase, bs., f Jewolors and Opticians.9 I i 5 Rod Cloud, Nobroska. VEER'S HAPPENINGS Tnc (Jhikk tlper year. The Chief and Life of McKinley $1.50. Jus. Morrison was up from Superior last Friday. Go to Ho by for chop feed. Just re eived anotbor car. A. H. Gray of Norton was in tho city on business fertility. Sco Henry Bros, ad. clsowhero for seed corn, oats nnd grain. Tho snow of lust night was tho best wo havo had this year. Have you bought ono of ilioso oak tanned halters for 09c, 89c $1.04? But ler keepH them. Chas. Hobinson nnd family aru visit ing in Itlnu Hill this week, with old frionds and relatives. Wash Hoed, who has been visiting with his daughter Mrs. Geo. Nowhnuso returned to his liomu ut Campbell but Wednesday. 1 There is f-f- s- ( f- S s e- S S f S s fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr I fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr Reason in AH Things ! Hut thero is no reason why you should pay big prises for Harness, Collars and Strap Work when wo have the com plete lino that we are showing at the prices we ate making. Come in and look over this line and soo that our prices are right. WC guarantee 4 every piece just as we represent it 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 4 9 9 9 9 9 9 4 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 9 9 9 9 9 9 4 9 9 4 9 the same as in our hard ware business. fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr Speaking about Hardware Wo want to call your nt tontiou to tho fact that wo are increasing our stock every day. Now goods are arriving to bo sold on the old policy, "Save Money and Get the Best." Wc are selling a 17 inch coal bucket for 19c. We mean business. MORHART Bros. Hardware Co. 5if1'l"r1'MT'r1rif1 MORE OR LESS PERSONAL. The Chief and Life ( McKinley $1.50. Car load Sheridan coal at Caldwell, Gikl Wantko: Cook nt tho Hon Ton. Coal oil, 15 cents a gallon at W. B. Ruby's E. S. Garbor visited in Guide Hock over Sunday. Uutler keeps tho Bloomer hog fenco. Host on earth. If you want job work of ony kind call and sea us. Thk. Ciiikp nnd tho Toledo Blade one year for 81.25. Jacob Nustcin was n business visitor to Guide Rock Monday. Ernest Jones spent Sunday with his parents Mr. and Mis. Dwight Jones at Guido Hock. Pasteur's "Hlnoklegino" for the pre volition of black-leg in cattle for sale by Cotting the Druggist. Go to Butler's for all kinds of harness and hardware. All goods in both lines sold at a small margin. Georgo McCall of Guide Hock was looking after business matters in tho city tho first of tho week. August Lauterbach of Colby, Kansas was in tho city this week looking after his property interests bore. The Life of Wm. McKinley, by Murat Halstoad, aid TilR Ciiikp one year for $1.60, tho price of tho book alene. Charley Fort of Omaha spent Sun day in tho city visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Fort nnd other friends. Farm loans at 5 por cent interest on good improved land. C. F. Cathor, oHico over Cotting's drug store, Bed Cloud. Neb. Attorney J. H. Mercer has runted rooms upstairs in the new Potter build ing nnd lias moved his law oflico to tho tho new location. Miss Kant of Home, New York, h niece of tho late Do Jay Jiidsnu, ar rived in the city Wednesday, for the purpose of attending to n is affairs. Grace Episcopal service, Sunday Febmary 10. Fust Sunday in Lent. Morning prayer, litany and sermon 10.30 a. in Evening praer and er moo 7:30 p m. Sunday school 1',' in. The public is enidially invited. Foil IU.nt; -tlf see'ion of river bottom land, nil unproved mid under fence. Abundance of water. Good buildings. Two miles west of Guido Hock. Itiquiio of or address, Harry MeCoimel, Guide Kuel;, Nebr. Attkstion Faiimkus: tnvu you seen those huld wear hand undo liar ne.s nt Rutin's. He will .cll jou one for $.'10. no not 10, Inn $20; nor will he take 820, but $22; no bung your team ami lie will fit them on jour hoi.ses for $19.8.r,. Humor has it that Albright Brothers will in the near fuiuie occupy tho two north rooms in (lie Moon block with their stock of furniture and iniHie.nl in stru.noLts. Tho move, if made, will be a good one for them, us their pre' ent location U to sin-ill too display one third of their largo stock. Keep in .nind the Juhilee Singers at the opera house Mmeli 10 Fred Em erson Brooks, I Im California poet, says of Arthur Payne, the lirst buss of the. jubilee singers, "To tiud a better voice than is posepd by Arthur Pn no it would be neeesjiiry to scour the United State.". He lias both volume and sweet ness, ti ixl the twn qualities nromiely found together in a lums voice " "I toll 3011 wimi nitt ,hw nbtt is the best iivo cent cigar in town. If you enn't, gfi. it take n B'ue Front Both nre of the same stock." Low rntes northwest via Burlington Route. To Billings, Montana, $15 00; Cady, Wyoming, $10 75; Helena nnd Butto, 120 00; Spokane, Washington, 823.50; Portland, Taeoma, Seattle and Rossland, B. C, $23 00. Above rates will be in effect eveiy day in March and April from Missouri river termi nals nnd from neaiiy all stations on B & M. R. R, A wonderful opportu nity to visit the nerthwest. Tho Big Horn Basin of Wyoming Ls a country of great resources and now undevelop ed. It has just been made accessible by a now line of tho Burlington Route, nnd pments many attractions to the homeseeker Folder on Big Horn Ba sin free on i quest. For tickets, rntes, or additional luiormatiou apply to noarest agent, Burlington Route, or write to J. Francis, Genera! Passenger Agent, Omaha, Nebr. sfLBIIBU LOCALLY For sale bills call at this oflico. The Chief and Life of McKinley $1 50. If you want seed corn see W. B. Roby. For hardware of all kinds seo Wright & Popo Bros. Mrs. Nellio Mooro of Dentior is visit ing in tho city. Albert Knutson is around again nfter a severe illness. George W. Lindsey is filling his ico houses tliis week. Lafe Herburgor has returned from a trip to Hastings. Attorney Overman was in Omaha tho first of the week. Edward Plait departed Wednesday for a sojourn in Ghicngo. Mrs. Gross who has been teaching nt Blue Hill has returned homo. Morris Weiss who formerly rosldcd hero hns returned to tho city. The Homo Art Club will meet with Mrs. Geo. Ilndell on next Wednesday afternoon. Wm. Benso has moved to his new location nnd will soon ba ready for business. G. W. Francis is mourning tho loss of f 10 which was taken from his home ono night this week. Frank E. Kiper and Maggio Uolvor son were united in marriagoon tho 13th by Judgo Edson. Tne Homo Art Club was very pleas antly entertained by Mrs. D. J. Myers on Wednesday afterneon. When you want a good buggy see Wright & Pope Bros. They have jest received a carload of them. Mrs. A. Clark of Oxford, a former old resident of this city was here this week visiting with old friends. Ralph Snnuer nnd Anno Hubacek of this county were married by Ed. Hilton justice of tho poaco on tho 11th. Will Kent recently sold four hogs which averaged 140 pounds apiece. Not so bad for 11 short corn year. Tho danco given at tho now restaur ant building of Wm. Benso last Friday evening was a pleasant occasion. Tho Lndies Aid Society will givo tin entertainment at tho opera house in the near future for tho benefit of the church. Trees and small fruits. L. II. Rust says if you want anything in the nur sery lino lot him know whnt yon want and you buy of a dealer. A Twenty Yeari Life Policy 'In an Old Line Company is the best kind of life insurance. 'The cash value of the policy nt the; end of the period is more than you have paid. 'Fire, Lightning, Tornado and Life Insurance) kin the best Old Lino or Mutual1 Companies. ryfjyfiyrffjrrjfirrrtJffi. O. C. Teel, Agt., Rkd Cloud, Nkiihaska. A very pleasant surprise party wns given nt tho residence of D. J Myers last Friday evening, tho occasion bo ing Mrs. Myers birthday. A very pleasant time is reported. Another chango was mado in the management of tho Nation this week, whereby J. II. Walsh retires from the Arm and A.C. Hosmor nssumos his plncn. The now firm, Halo & Co,, has our best wishes for success. I havo buyers for both farm aid pas ture land. If you have land for sale please list it with me at once. No chargo if I do not get you a buyer. Also farm loans at lowest rate with op tion. O. F. Catiikb, Red Cloud, Neb. No. GO, the morning freight east runs now on Wednesday, Friday and Sun day, and her departing time is 6:80. Tho boys who want to go fishing nt Am boy on Sunday the coming summen can get an early start. Tho Rod Cloud Fire Department nil! celebrate Washington's birthday Sat urday, February 22d, by giving one of their enjoyable dances. If you appre ciate the work done by the boys in sav ing your propei ty come out and help them. Minor Brothers this week purchased of Aug Lauterbach of Colby, Kansas, his brick building which joins them on tho north, payintr therefor $3,800 The building will be made longer and usod for tho grocery department. An arch will be cut througu giving more room to tho banking department. Ovr people have been having a good time sleighing tho past few days. It is soldom they ate given such a good op portunity. Fredetick C. Brooks nnd Miss Iiurn N Mitchell, both of Guide Rock were united in marriage by Rev. Ed. Wolf on February 10th. Tho movrment which has been start ed in this oily to boroandliud out what underlies this portion of tho state should bo pushed. An oil well or n coal mino would bo a big tblagfor Rod Cloud. F. W. Cowden and wife roturnod the foro part of tho week from Chicago where Mr. Cowden purchased the now spring and summer stock nt clothing for thn Cowdon-Knloy Clothing Co Ho tills year bought an extra large and extra tine stock which will bo on dis play at their storo in tho near future. Tho stato papers of Sunday contained the announcement that Senntor Diet rich had sent in to tho president the name of T. C. Hacker for potmater. Mr Hacker has been n painstaking and obliging oillcial nnd wo doubt if the nnming of nny one other man in tin community would bo balled by tho pal ronsof tho oflico with such universal and gumtino satisfaction. Tho following from Louis Suderborg, of Longmnnt, Colorado, endorses the idea of putting down a test holo for a try for mineral. ( "I soo in your paper that T. J. Ward is' trying to organlzo a company to drill for oil or coal. This is a stop in tho right direction and tho business man as well as thetarmeis should givo this thoir support as it will help all of thorn. Wo havo tho oil ex citomont out hero in full blast. Just think of it. land soiling for WOO to 1500 an acre that is not worth fifty cents, (that is without wator.) Now if they do go 1,000 foot and do not strike any thing keep a going. If you want any support from mo pleaso let me know." Mrs. Viola Roselln Myers, wifo of Isaac Myers, residing near Iuavalo, a very much respected lady and pioneer resident of this county pnssed quietly awny at her Into home 011 last Saturday, February 8th, after a protracted illness. Viola Hosselln Palmor was born on May -till, 1848, in Rochester, Bonne county, Ohio. Site moved with her patents to Iowa in 180, and from there to lnavale in 1870, nnd at tho time of iior death was frt yeais, 0 months nnd 1 days old. She loaves a husband and three children, one son, and two daiiKhters, nnd tin ou biotheis to mourn her departure. Tho funeral icrvices wore lield nt the icsidence on Sunday anil were conducted by Rev. Hecso of the Christian chinch. PUBLIC SALE, l'lio undesigned will sell nt his resi dence four mid ouo-lialf miles not lb and one-half mile oubL of Red Cloud and one milo sou'.li nod three, miles west of Cowles, on Friday, Fobruaiy 21st, commencing at 10 o'clock a.m. tho following to wit: 83 Head ok Cattlk, consisting of 2G head of calves steers and hoifers, 10 aro nbout yearlings and 7 will bo year lings in May or Juno. Fivo good milk cows, 2 threo years old will bo fresh in a few days, 3 two years old, one frith in a few days and ono with calf, 1 four years old, fresh in a few days, 1 five years old fresh now, 1 full blood Dur ham bull two years old. 8 Hea Hoiisks, consisting of two bay mares, ono eight years ld and one ten years old with foal, and ono sorrej gelding eleven years old. Also 85 bushels seed oats, 8 bushels of millet seed, one nenrly new 0-shovel steel beam Ohio riding cultivator, one walking cultivator, ono 10-inch walk ing plow, one Eagle walking lister, ono nearly now 3 section steel lever drag, ono good feed grinder, one wagon and hay rack, one lumber wagon, one good top buggy, one Buckoye mowing ma chine, ono liny buck, one grind static ono harvester, one set of work harness, ono water tank, about 100 fenco posts, some slat fencing, and other articles too numerous to mention. Tkkms ok Sai.k Nino months time will be given on 11 sums over SO, pur chaser giving note with approved se curity bearing ton por cent interest. All sums under 95.cash. On nil sums over $" a discount of 5 per cent will bo given for cash. Aktiiuk Buausiiaw. Col. C. L. Winkhky, Auctioneer, C. B. Ohonk, Clerk. Lot us speak of man as we Und him, And censure only what we can see, Remembering that no one can bo per feot, Unless he uses Rocky Mountain Tea. C. L. Cottiig. a To Cure a Cold in One Day Tako Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure, E. W. Grovo's signature is on each box. 25c. Shake Into Your Sheet, Allen's Foot Easo. It rests the feet. Curos corns, bunions, ingrowing nnils, swoolen and sweating feot. At nl druggists nnd shoo stores 20c. Ask today. 1 dacata Your Ilowol With CMcaret. Candy Cathnrtto. euro constipation fororer. Wo. 80- 1(0. 0.O. fall, druggists retuad money, 400 lbs, good coal nt Hoby'd for $1.00, INAVALE Tho backbone of winter is very rnuah m it nenrs the tall. Tho exodus from Innvnlo is to bo very largo this spring. Somn aro go ing to Montana, some to Alberta, Can ada, soino to eastern Kansas, sainn to tho Stato of Washington and some to thn married state. Henry Simons nnd Wesley Wilson came out. nn the 2d of Febtuary, saw their shadows and returned and it will be six weeks until we can plant corn now. Proai.iing Eldor Pearson of thn M, E. church was in Inavalo visiting on Tuea. day of this week having come to hold the quarterly conference which was put over two weeks ago on account of stormy weather. Chns. Smelser sold Ills tino residenco property hero in town this week to Wm. Carpenter. Chns. will turn tho elnvatorovor to strango and uncouth hands and seek n fortune in Montana in tho early spring, "Charley what got thn onions" hns been making lifo mlserablo for some of tho grocory clorks in'lown tho past few days. Oliver Hedge and his sister Miss Lnura were Inavalo visitors laBt Sun day and Mondny. Oliver likes to mingle with the lnavale "lobsters" ns he calls 'em. Ho says it makes him fool like ho bad boon elected sheriff and bad charge of the jail. Not nenrly as much sickness is re ported around Inavalo nnd vicinity an a few months ago. Speaking of sick ness howover it is strango but nover tho less truo that thero has been moro deaths in the neighborhood in the past two yeats than in tho 29 years of its ox istenco previously. Mrs. Rosolla Myers died last Sat 11 r day and on Sunday she was laid to rest in the oomotery nt Rod Cloud followed by n largo number of old frionds and neighbors. Mrs. Myers was ono of tho pioncors of Wobstor county coming in an early day and working hard to build it. nice home, only to bnve to leave it after it was completed and well furnished. She loaves one child, a girl, a husband nnd tin en brnthors to mourn tier departure as well us a great many (tear friends. Ono by ou the old settlers are going until in n few sb rt years 110110 wilt be left who lived here with tho buffalo in early days. m GUIDE ROCK. Tho snow is disappearing fnst und leaving the wheat in Hue shape. It is reported that Mr. Jess Garrison and a Mr. Doty are going to Washing ton soon to look up 11 locution for time families. Tho reporter has it that Mr. F. C. Brooks was married Inst night, Mrs. Orn Ogilvio returned Monday from a visit with her sister Mrs. Dew Thompson nt Blua Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Proudfit havo returned from their trip to South Dakotn, nnd report it ns extremely cold there. Mr. Proudfit states that every limo ho goes away from Guido Rock and returns he thinks more and better of old Webster county. Mr. John Ogilvie from Kansas was in Guido Rock thi week doing laud business with Colvin & Barcus. The new dray owned by Ed Hagan seems to be doing quite a business. Robert Mann, from noar Bostwick, bought 200 head of hogs of Harry Mo Cormal this week and shipped them to Kansas City. Isaac Crow, who has boen quito poorly for some timo is roportod Bomo 1 0 tor. Protracted meetings nro going on nt the Baptist church this wet-k, and we learn that the minister, Mr. Thompson is quite nn able speaker. The now millinery storo which ro cently came from Superior nnd located in Guide Rock has opened up in lino shapo, nnd aro well ploascd with their location, Mrs. Wm, Guy is on tho sick list. Ji ronio Vanco of Guide Hock receiv ed the appointment for commissioner for tho old soldiers for this district. A good man for tho place. Geo Garbor is moving today in the Alva Minor property To the Farmers. Don't gut caught napping with these wouidbe cattle buyers that aro riding over the country looking for snaps, but bring your cattle here to Red Cloud to the B. & M. stock yards. Then you can get all the buyers upon them in cluding the butchers. Meantime we will make you a bid upon them, and if anyono buys them higher than we bid, you are euro t get the strength of the ruarkor. We are shipping nearly a load of stock n day and it is impossible for us to ride tho country. It coats money to ride the country and we are willing to givo this oxpenso to you in tho price of your cattle. Wo buy any. thing that wears hair in tho shapo of cattle nnd hogs, nny day and every day. You cau bring ono head ot 100 head. Tho moro you bring tho highor price wo can pay; gives us a chance to sort. Now don't get caught napping in tho couutry. Mokhart & Guttek, tho every day high buyors. BLADEN. B, Loo of Lawrence wns in this town over Sunday on his wny to Hastings wl.h a loud of poullty, Bruce Lnruntz of Cheyonne, Wyom ing is spending n few days in tho vicin ity with friends. J R. Wnrner and family who has been In tho employ of J. I). Trevnl piece loaded a car thn ilrst of tho week and returned to bis old home in Illinois whoro he will engage iu farming. Arlio Davis who has boon working on a fruit farm in California camo homo the lirst of the wook and declares ho has found no better country than Nebraska. ' J. Ji. Grandstaff and W. W. Keith left last week for n trip through Ten uosseo with tho view of making some Investments in tho sunny south. W. II. Hoffman reports that ho has sold his stock of grocories to Wash Roed. Dr. Swigart has moved with his fnni ily to Hastings. V. S. Hull loft Tuesday morning for a ttip with the lumberman's excursion for Now Orleans and other southoin points. Rev. Hummel of Blue' Hill llllod the M. E. pulpit Sunday morning and oven ing. Several united with tho church after tho ovoning sormon. Quito a number of our people at tended the meetings out at Harmony school house tho past wook. Grandma Harding passed away Sat urdny morning nbout 0 o'clock. Thn funeral was held Sunday afternoon at the home of her daughter Mrs. J. A. Williams, whoro they worn living at the timo of her death, Rev. Hummel preaching tho sormon. Sho was laid to rest in the Plaiaview cometory. Four sons nnd two daughters woro at hqr bodslde when she died, two child ren being unablo to got hero. Friday was Valentino day with thn scholars in Miss McOrnckon'rf room. INAVALE. Whnt is n lobster, some kind of a tish? Well, if you had boon to the salo and seen our jag yesterday you would havo thought Hint it wns a whole school or fish. Mrs. Jessie Walter who bus been vis iting Mr. and Mrs. Wolcoti for tho rnst few days roturned to her lmmo at Wil sonvilln Wednesday evening. Our neighbors over the river on Wnl nut aro having all kinds of fun over a little scl ool M'rnp ami well perhaps wo had better not say anything, for ln avale is not quiet 011 the school ques tion just at uieseut, hut we will tell you all about it next week. Mr. Alhertou's sale Tliuisday was well attended and good prices on goods were lealized iiispltoof the had wen thor. Chns. Smelser has sold his town prop erly heio to Win. Carpenter and will move to Montana soon. Mr. Broouitiuid and Mr. Knight ex pect to start for Alberta, Canada, in a couple of weeks. Wo nro very sorry to loso so many of our good people and hope that parlies taking their places wfll be ns well liked as they havo boen. The party at Mr. Oimstoad's was largely attonded and all enjoyed them selves immensely, but that is nothing new for we always do havo a good time at Lew's. lnavale has been greatly stirred up lately over a reappearance of kissing bugs. Elmer Simons, Earl Paul acd Dan Garber all claim to be victims of thoir attack, and Mr. Lndd verities their statements by docluring that ho hns seen two or three in ono evening. m m Tho Farmers' Institute of Ccwlos will hold a session nt the A. O, U. W. hall Saturday "afternoon, Feb. 22d, 1002, nt ono o'clock sharp, with the following program: Whom A il. Spraclier. lfnlfu -E. L. Fnwontt. Poultry Mrs. A. T. Vance und Mis. A.C. Bon. Fruits nnd Gardening Win. Good. Strawberries 11. L. Hopkins. Cum of Young Cattle C. A. Latlum. Milk r. A. Good. Flowers Mr. J. D. Stoiey. Music furnished by Cowles Orches tra. C E Putnam, Secy. H. B Thompson, Pros. 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