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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1902)
1 L- W Hi to Ui to to to to ri -ts"k Er-a-3!t?"S lTT!?TZ5Tyrxzts?t!if,. -. sSVfSn f . t rTT'v -a .-H 'WMW",qg''J "t"" tf'HWi- 1- i f-.. -. - VOLUME XXX. RED CLOUD, NE1MJASKA, MAY i, l!)Oi, NUM15E11 21 77fE BG STORE. Every Dollar That We Spend With the Printer Tells You Something to Yoor Profit. Gowespondenee. Items of Interest as Reported by Chief Reporters at Several Nearby Localities. Every price we print is printed because it is worth printing. Reconstruction period bargains now abound through various departments. The addition to our building is nearly 'completed. The first floor will be occupied with groceries and queensware de partment. The second floor with furniture. The room now used for groceries will be filled with Carpets. Rugs and house furnishings. We expect to move the carpet department in about two weeks. We find the following short length patterns in our stock. The reconstruction period prices on these few patterns selected from the stock means: 2 pieces Sultana reversible printed carpets at 25c per yard. 2 pieces extra heavy Union carpetings at 30c. 3 pieces Extra Super C. "W. Ingrains at 42 1-2C. piece all wool Ingrain, light weight, 42 1-2C. 2 pieces Extra Super all wool 55c. 3 yatterns Axminsters and Moquettes S7 1-2C Grass matting rugs, 30x50 inches, $1.10. Grass matting rugs 36x72 inches, $1.40. Special prices on Smyrna rugs, Art Squares, Lace Curtains, Portieres, Etc. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Miner - Brothers. Red Cloud, Nebraska. ? . is? Cabinet Photora PRE 13 nsi m With every Dollar Paid on Subscription. COWLES. Gooruo Hutchison uml wife wcto in Rud Cloud tho lirst of the week. Geo. Iloit and Ed Burton weio in Hud Cloud on inipoitaiit business Inst Fiitliiy. WI10 will ho tliu lirst young lady to ride in Rail l'oyei's now buggy? It is nice, indued. l.oviit, thu Iioinu buyer ot Guide Kuck, was in Cowles thu lirst of the week trying to buy lior-y . It tho heavy wind hut Saturday night caused that nice rain Sunday night, tut tho wind blow attain. Chiudu Morgan did not return to his woik at Rivorton, but wont on to Ale Cook to taKo a position in tho IS. A: M. roundhouse T. 11. Quigglo (,f Rosomont was visit ing with K1 Scott last week and was detained one day longer than expected with a sick horse. Mrs. Adauison and daughter Edith returned from Illinois last Friday. Miss Edith has been under tho doctor's euro for some weeks, but at this writing is much better. The Oreenhalgb & Bun ton linn has changed hands, Mr. Benton having sold out to Mr. Gieonluilgh's brother. Tho firm will be Greenhalgh Brothers hereafter. Nate Piatt anil Warren EtUon trnded horses "sight unseen," but Edson failed to show up with his horse, and when asked his reasons he .said he feared his wife could not drivo Piatt's horse. A very poor excuse. There is a new doctor in town, and ho says he came to stay. His name is Owens and ho conies from Lincoln, whoro he has been in tho drug business nnd has been practicing medicine for six years. He comes with a good recommendation. A very pleasant birthday party wns given at the beautiful homo of Mr. und Mrs. George Latta, near Cowles, last Monday. It being Mrs. Latin's forty ninth biithday, a number of their rela tives aud friends decided to give her n surprise. It was indeed a grand sur prise, as she was wholly unaware of it until nbout half past 10, when tho guests began to arrive in largo num bers, each bringing well tilled baskots and many handsome and useful pres ents. Tho elder ladies spent Urn fore noon in conversation in tho parlors, tho men and boys enjoyed themselves ut horseshoe pitching, while tho girls took cuargo of tho kitchen and cook ing. At half past 12 o'clock tho doors between tho parlor and dining room were thrown opon and tho guests bo held a beautiful sight. Tho table was laid for twenty peoplo and was beauti fully decorated with rose, and foins, which funned a splendid contrast to tho spotless white linen with which the table was laid. The room was also handsomely decorated. Tho tables were taken care of by tho Missus Mabel Latta, Fay Hunt aud Delia Aimer. The dinner for tho older guests was over by half past 1 o'clock, and the table was quickly cleared and relaid for twoiity-onn of tho young peoplo l'hoy remained at tho table, until '-' o'clock, when they weio called to the parlor to listen to some oxcoilout mime furnished by Mi.Je.iao Buiinoltof Wy oming tud Miss Mabel Latta. T-u (f 'ittleiiioou was puur in social iutcr- cotiite, hoisclioo pitciitng mm cjutk oii. At I o'clock tho guests wcto ugaiu .summoned to tho dining room to par t . iin (if ic-it cream and cake and at 0 (?V o'clock they depaited for their homes, ($) deeluiing Ml. and Mrs. Latta a vuiy fi chinning hoM and lioto.N. STATE CREEK. Fine rains, and everything looKs won deitulli reuvid. TlioniU ileal planting of com is up and icady to work. Win. J. Scrivener now tuns ti daily milk toutelto Womcr. F. L Smith was transacting business on our cii'ok last wook. Mr. Stanley of Old Solomon was oil on our creek last week on business. Mus Myitle Fitetald, who has been on the sick list for some time, is some better A lot of alfalfa ii being sown this spiing. Tho earliest sown is up nicely and molt) is being sown since tho last rain. (Jinnies Arbucklo sold uinu of his steels to Tom Hitchcock of Womer last week, icceiviug about $10 per liea 1 for them. The ceinolery board of Mount Hopo has not been sent to tho penitentiary yet for holding its meeting in the school house. Wonder if they will lie? Huv. Campbell of tho Wesleyan Methodist church at North lirauch, held a meeting ut Penny Cieek Sunday and the repulur pastor ut Reach held services at l'leasaut Grove. Corn planting is tho order of tho day. Somo few of the "early birds" are through planting, though wo intend to bo witti them at gathering timo, and well know that our later planting will come up more evenly tiud stand more drouth. Tho high wind did some damiigo in our vicinity. Jake Williams' barn wus blown down and well scattered. Win. Barrett's barn was blown down and his buggy badly smashed. Tho roof was blown from Charles Hartott'a resi dence, aud several others report minor damages. Miss Molva Vuu Dyko was married last weok to a gentleman living near Mount Roio, Ivan., whoso naiiio wo were unable to learn. Mrs. Van Dyke, mother of tho bride, accompanied tho happy pair to thoir new home, return ing to Lebanon Saturday, whero sho was mot by her husband. Wo wish to nmko a correction in jus tice to our school board. Thoy fool a trillo hurt about our report in tho last issue to tho i fleet that thoy had closed tho school houso against everything hut believes in giving the cows plenty '.o eat. Hu says that is tho icasoti ho guts so much cream. A b.ul wind storm swept through this part of tho country last Sunday morning at nn early hour, doing con siderable damage by uprooting Hue?, moving buildings, upsetting wtigous and buggies, etc. 11. J. Sheldon says that lie has been hero twenty-two years aud Unit it was thu worst wind ho has known of. LINE Small grain is doing lincly. Samuel Shuck lost a lino cow this week. Weather lino. I'louty of rain this week. Listing corn will soon bo over for this year. Tho wolf hunt at F. U. Hutchison's hist week was a failure. I'aul Kochor is tho owner of a now bieycto of the latest imptoved pattern. Mr. Jackson reports having plonty of sweet potato plants for his own use. Mrs. V. H. Scrivener attocded tho U. I), quarterly mooting at Dutch Flat Sunday. Mr. Uocher, our locnl gardener, has planted four acres to sweet potatoes this spring. Elmer Noblo and Mr. Uoynolds of Walnut Crook woro visiting friends in Lino Sunday. Grandma Sodorlln is laid up with rhomatism this week and is under tho doctor's caro. Tho wind storm Saturday night de stroyed L. Aubushon's windmill and unroofed his barn. Mrs. William Van Dyo spont a weok visiting at Montrose, Kau., and reports plonty of rain there. L. Aubushan sold twolvo hoad of yearling steers to a buyer from liost wick for 1125 per hundred. Allen Carpenter spout a few Mays with friends at Frauktin this wook and reports tho crops looking lino. W. J. Haskins and S. Shuck havo taken tho contract to haul milk to tho Hod Cloud creamery for tho farmers. day school, and now say wo uro wol somo to uso it for Memorial day or any other mooting or Sunday school. There will bo momorial sorvicos at Mount Hopo on Sunday, May 23, at .'1 o'clock. Judge Edson of llod Cloud has promised to bo present and deliver an address. Everybody should turn out, as it is expected wo will have a good meeting, and will probably havo public decoration afterward. All are invited to bring Ibwers and tako an active pait. (to J) CROOKED CREEK. Fine Uain Sunday night. Corn is coming up nicely. Yanco Sorgonson is pluming corn for Mrs. Walliu. Clias. Gurnoy shipped a bunch of lino cattle Tuesday. Mr. Schloiser's son who has boon sick for uoiiio time is able to bo out again. The wind Satin day night badly dam aged tho wind mills of (Jus Routs and Ed Sialou. l Abbey has a line prospect for a good crop of wheat and oats on the old 1'opo place J. W. Wallm is la Lincoln a house uu his property there, peels to bo gono nil summer. J. R. Moiso says tho rain iniflitwas tho best thoy huvo bis putt of Hie neighborhood. John llaviil has a new milk tank mid mill; home. John is selling lots of cream this summer to the Rod Cloud cieainery. The wheat is heading out awful close to tlie gnmud this year It will have t ) do a gieat deal of stretching to get hill enough to bind. Mr. Hrush is enlarging his pasture by fenciug iu moro grass land. John REACH. Most of tho wheat around hero has beon listed iu corn. Mrs. A. Hartman was visiting at Mrsi John Fraior's Monday. Henry Smith and son passed through hero on thoir way to Lobanou Satur day. Tho boys enjoyed u lino game of ball horo Sutuiduy, the- score standing 5 to 8. ' Luo Shook of the Cora ball toam was over and played with the boys Saturday. Wo understand that the Red Cloud baseball boys tiro to play hero next Fiiday. A lino ruin Wednesday and again Sunday night, but it camo too late for most of the wheat. Wm. Smith went to Salina Sunday as a witness iu tho mail case that origi nated at this place. Quito a nuuibor of tho young pooplo gathoied at Mr. Uurgard's to celebrate- ' Miss Blanche's birthday. Theio was a social gutharing at Elmer Heurdsleo's last Tuesday night til which dancing was indulged in. J Wo aro to havo Children's day exor cises at tho church the third Sunday in j June, iu tho ovoiuug. Everybody in vited. building He ex-Sunday had iu DRY CREEK. ii Crops uro doing lino, especially o Ji'ii Auothor lino rain of uu inch foil lust Sunday night. ' Elmor Minus .spent Sunday with his patents on Elm Crock. Mrs. Nellie ltiisur called on Mrs Emick one day lust weok. Oicur Emick bought a horso from John Gulhtnith this weok. A now boy arrived at tho house of Mr. Huidiok lust Thursday. Mr. and Mrs A. Deckor spoilt Suu- CONTINUED ON I'AOE 8.J i I ' w m ' e n e h.j i 4 m ii'' a '-$ mm PK tiflSsw&samM IW- Lmm&-nt