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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1902)
JtXSZJ Y -.-., jaar," ' i B MB . i3sJ3i aLPr- j-ES- . -i" t Ml -; . Tii m". H'fl " l .-"nE.- -- - BlStQl ! A!'- ,-j'Ka'r I" -"--r-VPv-ti f'Y--9w.l; HHa- r ' IS r t i hi'mt " ' "' JtkikBkfVl H5VZIH0HlHIBK.99af '-xf -'":5KS52,a?iSi23 IlK-jfiElSEw FK-Epf9&-i-i Sjesssg&g TLUME XXX. RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA. AUGUST 1, 1002, NUMBER 2! The Store, i- MINER Shirt Waists. To the woman who wishes to make every dollar count; to the woman who appreciates the neces sity of economy, and to the woman who usually makes her own waists, this sale offers oppor tunities to secure a waist at less than she can buy the cloth to make it. July Sale price of 78c to 50c. July Sale price of 98c to 63c. July Sale price of $1.38 to S7J.C. July Sale price of $1.50 to $1 .00. Other Values et $1.25, $1.50, $1.75 mnd $2.25 Wash Goods. Our July Sale on Wash Goods was productive of very heavy sales and consequently many remnants containing from 3 to 8 yards in a piece. In order to clean this stock up we will sell these short lengths: July Sale price 9 and 10c, now 6c. July Sale price 14c, now 9c. July Sale price 25c, now 18c. Calico. Commencing July 25 and con tinuing up to and including Au gugt 10th we will sell our entire stock of Standard Prints in blue, black, grays, reds and 'Fancy Prints at 4c. FURNITURE! Sewing Rockers, $1.00, $1 25 and $3.50. Kitchen Cupboards, $5.50 to 12.50. Kitchen Chairs 50c. Bedroom Suites, $14.00, 15.00, 16.00 and upward. Couches, $7.00, 9.00 to 20.00. Wood seat Dining Chairs from $1.00 upward. Cane seat Dining Chairs from 70c upward. MINER BROS. Red Cloud, Nebraska. Gorrespoodenee. Items of Interest as Reported by Chief Reporters at Several Nearby Localities. WALNUT CREEK their Soino of tin; tanners havo wheat stacked . K'jUom roads are so ninthly that ev (Hal fanners are duing their trading at Wonier. Fay Arnoson captured two swarms of bees this week. Mrs. Cole of Kaunas is visiting witli Lor parents, Mr. ami Mrs F.iriihnin. Roy Fulton sold his line driving team for a good price, to a liveryman of Hivurton. Nick Hlnnkenb.iker was trading in lied Cloud Monday and made arrange ments for a threshing machine to come and thrush his lino crop of oats. after a visit of several weeks to Wash ington and Oregon. Shu is hoartily wel comed luck. Miss Ml Null returned ot Mclaire batutdnv- Mi.ss Null has been keeping books (or the Mat lies store tinting the absence of Mrs. Mailtos. Walt Williams has gone again. Won der who will till his place. Atise Pounds has sold his farm to a banker from Campbell, Nub. Anse had desirable property. Wu are sorry to have Anse move away. Anso is a money maker and all around good neighbor. Talk about corn and oats; come to Winner and you can see world bealor s Books Given Free. LINE. Higgcst rain of the season Friday night 5 inches of rain in two hours. It washed out all of the bridges and culverts. The wind storm blew J. K. Fox's barn off the foundation. The meeting at I'leasunt Dale, dis trict No. 20, closed Sunday on account of the bad condition of the roads. Kev. D. H. Dixon of North Branch gavo a lecture on his travels in Pales tine Sunday at Pleasant Dale to a large and attentive .congregation. Friends received the sad nowa of the death of Grandma Sterner. She was one of the old settlers on west Penny creek, She has been living with her son Charles at Eniporin, Kan., where she died July 19. Will Aubushon's hotifo caved in dur ing the storm last Friday night. No one was hurt. Five swarms of bees have been caught by Win. Van Dyke at his home while they were on their way hunting for a new location. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Noble of Wal nut creek were visiting friends in Lino this week. NORTH BRANCH, KAS. Quito a bit of damage was done- to the roads by the rain Friday night. Mrs. Konworthy is now hotter. Mr. Fisuburn is quite sick with neu ralgia of the heart. There has been considerable work done in the North Branch cemetery. The Liggets have moved back on their farm. The common school coiuruenccmoot will be held here August 18. Quarterly meeting at triend church August 7, 8 and 0. Mrs. Bailey was visiting with Mrs. Tolnnd Tuesday. J. C Starkey is enjoying a visit from his parents, from Concordia. Mrs. Davis and her grandaughter, (ioldio Francis, havo returned from a visit in Wichita, Kan. Will Kirk and Will Ward of Harrison were in town Tuesday. (Jood apples are Bulling at 10 to (10 cents per bushel. Francis Jones has been quite sick, but is now belter. Will Sabin and family were visiting near (Juido Hock last week. GARFIELD. The rain SaUitday made it imposM b'o for woishipers to assemble at either the Methodist or tho Brethren Clinch last Sunday. li.'V. John Hancock canto barefoot, "wading through tltu water to lilt his appointment, bul found no audience. A few young people gathered at tlio h iino of N. B. Wagoner Sunday even hg and held a song service. Tlio singing class did not meet at tlio Brethren church Sunday evening on account of tlio bridges being on only ono bank of tlio streams, while they should havo been resting on two. (Jeorgo Ainaek had two reapers in his oat Held last Tuosday in order to got in his grain between the showers. Frank Alios and family were visiting tit his !.', o.jn-law's last Sunday. II' IA untr IMmhI Frank Ailes went to the novftMy I" ""l''1' t0 lllJ' '" ll an- i.i. .. Ill IJ Ull 'JVK stock of RrfrA'iii'3 to last through other wet spell. All tho small creeks soo'ti became mighty rushing torrents, carrying away any loose light tirtlulos which had been loft on low ground near them nearly all the bridges in the town at o tendered impassable or ll mled avvaj entirely. It is estimated that mur than live iiu'hos of water fell lietwoon th.i hours of one and three a in. Jasper Smith is oil' again after n ing viiit with his parent-!. Last Saturday morning this. section of tlio country c.peiioiiood the heav iest elocti in and rain storm known to oldest settlers Mr. Iliiw was visiting his pupils on fool last Monday on account of the roads being in such bad condition. Will Fisher started to Bed Cloud last Saturday, but gavo it up and went to North Branch, Kan. Half Rates, Lincoln and Return, for the Nebraska Epworth Assembly Tickets on sale August 5 to 0, ,unl August 1-; return limit August 15 Among the distinguished speakers will bo (Joneral Fitzhugh Leo, U. S. A ; Bishop F.arl Crau-iloii, l'ortland, Ore.; Former President John of Uo P.uiw university; Ciiarlos A. Crane, D.1J , Boston; Kjv. C. F. Aked, Liverpool, England. Splendid musical features by the Kalllr B y Choir, Twentieth Cen tury (juariet, Hesperian Male (J-inrtcl and Inipoi nil Handbell Bnigcrs. Many educational advantages will be oilercd during the assembly. For tickets and additional information ask the Bur lington agent. It's Cool in Colorado. July 1 to lil, August 1 to ll.'ja.Sl.ilO, ill, September 1 to 10. On the above days tho Burlington will soil round trip tickets to Colorado nt extraordinary low rates. It's cool in Colorado all summer long, ami thorn are hundreds ol resorts in the Bookies where one 'may escape from the heal ot tho plains and spend an alltogether delightful vacation. A card to J. Francis, (iunotal Passenger Agent, Omaha, Neb. will bring you a good supply of Colorado booklets that will help you plan your trip. Makes tho tires of life burn with a steady glow. Renews tho golden, happy days of youth. TntU's what Rocky Mountain Tea does. li' cents. C. L. Colling. CROOKED CREEK. Threshing is progressing slowly on account of tho rains, an 1 tho farmers can not put their grain on tho market after they got it thrashed, in its present condition. There was a surprise party at Mrs. Hedge's Monday nip lit, at which a very pleasant time was had and four free. o;s full ot ice cream disappeared. Mr. Wallin returned homo from Lin coln Sunday night, where he has been for a couple of moiitns Mr Kessel, tho present owner of the old Po o place, moved out from Bed Cloud Monday and is living in tho house- with his tenant, Mr. Abbey. Charley Crabill is working for Fd Dickson. Mr. Kessel attended iho Boron sale Tuesday. Mr. Abbey is helping Mr. Jtirboo put up his alfalfa. Miss Annio Jarboo returned to bur homo ai L'ivowcII, Kau., and Mrs. J. K. Jarbuo accompanied Iht for a fow days' vi-it. WOMER, KANSAS Weather fun, crops of sin; II grain about all harvested and blacking and threshing are the order of iho day. We hear a good deal of talk of pota toes rotting in tho ground in dillcrcut localities bul in this pari of the vine yanl they are line. (Jeo. Lehr is at Womer again after several weeks' stay at Agra, where ho had charge of tho Womer Bros, eieam ory. Ho will soon be in the fiout rank with the best of the butter makers. Uncle Han is at hoiim again after an extended visit to Bed Cloud, Kansas City, Hummer, Inavale, and Cora. Mts. Ben Buigaid's sister was visit ing at Winner last week. Mt. Carter, on old time friend of lid Mathes is at Womer this week. Mrs, IM M athes is nt homo again COWLES. More high water Sunday. Threshing is slow work on account of so much rain. Some of tlio wheat is in pretty bad shapo. John Oreenhalgli and bride arrived Sunday morning and, judging from tho way our peaceful slumbers wore disturbed at a Into hour Monday night, the boys did u it forget them. An interesting baseball game was played on tho homo diamond last Tues day between Cowles and Blue Hill. Score, 11 to 1 in favor o! Cowles. Tho boys have boon doing a good deal of work on their ball grounds and now have a good diamond, now suits and are ready to "play ball." Bail Morgan made a business trip to Bed Cloud last Tuesday. Uncle David Paul has been ipule sick, but is bolter nl this wiitiug. There is plenty of woik in this vicin ity, threshing, working mads, building bridges, etc. A good many from town attended the I! icn sale on Tuesday . DRY CREEK. StnokiiiL' wheat is tlio order of the day in thtsu paid. Little Bessie Burdiok is real sick at pros-nut with something akin to cholera inn bus. II trace Mor-io bought a lino single driving hor.so at B iron Bros.' sale. Work hands are scarce. Mr. Burdiok his an immigrant hired. Mr. Sheldon purchased iwoll ic cows n tlio sale paying $75 tor the two. Born, to Mr. and Mrs.. Lyman Jlisig, J.ily'i'.t, a girl. Clarence Cox and wife attended tho ball game at Cowles Tuesday. Corn looks well, though it was badly blown down in tho storm Friday night. DolSal'uloii cul n leg from ono of his dogs while mowing one day last week. He had to kill tho dog, Commencing, Saturday, Jane 21st. Below we give a partial list of the books we have on hand at present. 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