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VOLUME XXX.
RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA. JULY 11. 1902,
NUMBER 2(5
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Store.
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July Special
Clearing Sale !
Wrappers.
Ladies $i.oo Wrappers reduced to 7SC.
1.25 ' 98c.
1.75 " " " 1.38
Special Job of
Ladies9
Handkerchiefs!
25 dozen would sell regular at
ioc, special at 5c.
25 dozen sell regularly at 25c,
special at 15c.
Ladies9 Shirt
Waists.
$1 00 shirt waists reduced to
25
50
75.
7Sc.
9S0
1.18
1.3S
California
Canned Goods.
Gallon peeled peaches 33c.
California lemon cling peaches
i2$c, 18c and 22c per can.
California Apricots, Plums and
Pears isjc per can.
Gallon Appies 25c.
NEW WASH GOODS !
July Clearing prices at 5 c, 9c, 14c, 20 c,
to 40c.
Didities, Swisses, Ducks, Silk Ginghams, Batistes, Grenadines Mercer
ized, Tissues, Ginghams, Etc.
New Percales.
'i Simpson's silk novelties at
4c per yd.
Ladies9 Shoes.
American Girl Shoe, every
pair stamped $2.50, special
clearing prices, $1.98.
French
Zephyr
Ginghams.
Were 25c to 30c, special
out price, per yard
1&cts
close
Gomspondeuee.
Items of Interest as
Reported bv Chief
Reporters at Several
Nearby Localities.
MINER BROS
J
Mrs.
BLADEN.
Uobt. Millor's sister returned 10
bor home nt Edgar Wednesday morn-
ing.
Wash Heed returned fiom Illinois
Inst Thursday.
Mrs. Nollio Nowhouso returned to
her homo in Ked Cloud Friday.
C. E. llieks started west Friday and
returned Monday.
Mrs. Percy Urandstult returned from
Kansas Thursday, whore she had boon
(or the past two or threo months.
George Dennv and family roturueil
Monday after a several days' visit with
friends east of here.
Cbas. Sp:nce,and wife came homo
Moudajfi. iifVi8it with his brother
at Uusktn'l'j.a state.
Mr. Yager of Oquawka, Illiuois,
Bpont sovoral days with bis friend
Webster Woodsido.
Kain, rain, every day, which is hnrd
on the grain. Much of the wheat in
the shock has commenced to rot and
grow.
I). E. Crum has purchasod a now
lloubor threshing outfit which is ex
pected to bo boro in a day or two.
The funeral of Al Wilson, who was
drowned on his place, was hold Mod
day afternoon, Kov. Priestly official
ing, and a large concourse followed
the remains to their last resting plnco.
The family has tne sympathy of the
community in this ad hour of affllc
tion.
C. Chevalia drove over to liluo Hill
Monday on business,
James Saunders and wife and L. E.
Spence and wife Hpont the Fourth in
the eastern part of the state.
Frank Wholan and family visited
with her peoplo at Campbell the latter
part of tho week.
Charley Morey expects to start a
blacksmith shop in Pauline.
Mrs. Cash Keith and children of
Lincoln are visiting in this vicinity.
Eli 11. Cox was transacting business
at the county seat Saturday.
Don't bo persuaded into taking some
thing said to bo "just as good" as Mad
son Medicine Co, 'a Kooky Mountain
Tea. Thero is nothing like it. . cents,
no more, no less. C. L. Cotting.
Sorvicos at tho Methodist Kpiscop 1
church: Preaching at 11 o'clock a.m.
and 8 p.m. by tho pastor, Kov, M. P.
Dixon; Sunday school, 10 o'clock, L. P.
Albright, superintendent; Junior Ep.
worth League, 3 o'clock, Mrs. lirunor,
superintendent; Epwortb Loaguo, 7
o'clock, Mrs. Mitchell, president.
CROOKED CREEK.
Muddy, muddier, muddiest.
Wo nro getting our dally rains now,
and two at night.
Crooked creek reached her high
water mark last Monday morning.
The heavy rains and wind are doing
much damage to the wheat crop.
Thero is much wheat yet to harvest,
and the heavy rains have made it al
most impossible to gel into tho Holds
with u harvester.
James Mcintosh is running two
binders whenever the sun shines.
John lirush has seventy acres of
wheat to cut, but ho will net it cut if
anyone does.
Tho bridge at tho Tonuant school
house was impassable. Tho water ran
over tho top of tho railing Monday
morning.
Tho bridge south of Sam Smith's
eighty was washed onto Mr. Maurer's
farm.
Mr. Eugol's corn crib was blown
over tho other night for tho second
time this summer.
Bert Tennant and family were dis
turbed Saturday night while eating
their supper by tho roof blowing oil
their house. The carponters are re-rootlDg.it,,
Messrs. Maurer and Smith were res
cuing calves and bogs in a boat Mon
day morning.
The hail did some damago to the
corn and standing wheat.
Arthur Bradsbaw commenced head
ing his wheat on the Crone plaro Sat
urday afternoon, but has not been in
the Held since.
Mr. Jarboo's cream wagon has to
gather cream on one side of tho creek
one day and on the other tbo next, on
account of washouts.
Tho farmers aro busy resetting their
wheat shocks, when it is so they can't
get in the fields to cut.
Tho corn is not growing much this
kind of weather, but tbo weeds are.
Mr. Tennant, Sr., had some cattle
coino near drowning Monday morn
ing. William Uenkel and another Rontle-
man from Inavalo aro cutting Mrs.
Wallin's wheat, as Mr. Wallin h still ia
Lincoln.
NORTH BRANCH, KAS
More rain than wo kuow what to do
with.
Tho Fourth is over, but we had lire
works that night anyway, if the wind
did blow.
Charley llaworth bought a calf from
Mr. Stryker.
Clay and Charley McMalns started
Tuesday morning to work in tho har
vest fields up north of Guide Koek.
Ojla Lamb left for Wichita last Fri
day. Mrs. Pearson is still hero visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Win, Kivott,
Most all of tbo peoplo from hero
celebrated at Red Cloud.
Louisa Toland is visiting her sister
Lucy, who is working for Mr. Kossler
iu lied Otoud,
Miss Blanche Jones of Wichita is
visiting her many relatives in this
vicinity.
Mrs. Mageio AfcMains spent tho
Fourth with Mrs. Toland.
Sam Baylos of McCook is visiting his
sister, Mrs. Frunk Watt of Maplo
Grovo.
Freddio Watt is spending a few days
with hiB parents prior to his going
back to Omaha.
Tho commencement for tbo common
school graduates who took the exam
ination at North Branch will bo held
thero sometime tho last of July,
Tho nornmlites aro all homo again
and report tbo best normal evor bold
In this county, They also report the
Books
examinations pretty hard iu some
branches. Among tho entertainments
which they onj yod were Blind Boono'.s
musical conceit and Byron W King's
lecture. Mr .King is president of tho
Pittsburg tl'a.) School of Oratory.
REACH
Another linn rain Saturday night.
Everybody is in a rush to gut over
their corn, as so mo of it breaUs now.
Some of the farmers report their
wheat in the shock spoiling on ac
count of the wet weather.
James Tato of Hennessey, Ok. T., is
visiting with his sister, Mrs. Solomo 11
Fruitier and otlior relatives for 11 few
days, and will then go out into Colo
rado to visit onu of ills daughters.
A son and daughter of Henry Smith
are visiting relatives juid frionds in
our neighborhood this weok.
Nearly everybody around hero cele
brated tho Fourth at Kod Cloud
Last week was tho timo to play ball,
as it whs too wot to do anything in tho
field. Remember, wo ntways play every
day that it is (00 wet to do anything
else.
Elmer Boardsloo and wife took their
little girl to tho doctor Friday to have
her jiws lanced. Sho has bean sudor-
ing with mump.- -
Wo notico that Ed Carpor is hob
bling around on crutches on account
of an Injured periosteum of tho tivia
bono of his rijlit leg.
We will have a daily mail nt this
placo after July 9 It comes by way
of Esbon.
Chas. Myors of Lebanon has been
visiting bis cousin, Bon Boardsloo, and
also took in tho celebration nt Ked
Cloud.
Will Frazior sold a lino load of hay
to George Fellon last Thursday.
Given
Free.
Tho
DRY CREEK.
Wo have bad too much rain
creek has boon all out of banks.
Tho rivor is the highest in years. It
camo up to Morgan Davis' house, so ho
pulled up and wont to his sistor's, on
tho hill.
Much of Mr. Beaton's wheat was
washed down tho crook.
Thero was a washout on the railroad
betweon Amboy and Hod Cloud and no
train passed for two days.
Mrs. Docker has been very 111 for tho
past week, confined to her bod most of
tho timo.
Tho crops in the country are tho
nicest for years. Everything looks lino.
Nod Hurd has some very fine oats.
They aro fi foot high and some have
over 100 grains to the head.
' Elm crook was up around the mill
Monday.
Somo of our neighbors have their
wheat all cut, and some have just be
gun. WALNUT CREEK.
Kain every day now. It is feared
the small grain will bo spoiled in the
shock.
Tho roads aro almost Impassable on
tbo bottom and many of tho culverts
are washed away.
Joo Vaughan of Sumner county,
Kansas, sou of James Vaughan, one
our pioneer homesteaders, hat been
visiting relatives and frionds.
Tom Blaukenbaker lost a horse in
tho high water. 1 11 attempting to swim
tho crcok it was supposed the animal
failed to mako the landing and, as the
banks aro stcop, was carried down
stream by tho current and drowned.
Fay Arneson has succeeded in find
ing and hiving three swanm of bees
within tho last few wunkg.
Mrs. Burnett of McCook is visiting
with her sister, Mrs. Tom Jones,
Many tons of alfalfa hay will be
ruinod by the high water.
Commencing,
Saturday,
Jane 21st.
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Tlio Fortunes of NIkcI . Scott
Ivnnlioo Scott
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HtntUKO Hecreta A. Conan Doyle
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