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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1902)
nv VOLUME XXX. fc V vAv - v - COUNT THIS A BIG SAVING! lines of SEASONABLE MERCHANDISE offered at prices greatly below regular retail prices. Shirt Waists. Shirt Waists of good fashion, of exclusive designs, become unusually low priced and easy to buy. Blue and Pink, white yoke, lace Cf -v trimming, usual price $3, now ,5 A nice line in Green, Tans, Blue and Browns, usual price $2.50, now Others at 40c, 55c, 62 1-2c and 75c. and Calicoes. -4 Percales, all Standard Prints, in Reds, Blacks, j Grays, Blues, etc., at....- i mJ& We do not limit you to Quantity. MINER BROS., RED CLOUD, NEB. "WWAvA sfyJP'ksyJ VOMER, KANSAS. Stacking nnd threshing grain is tho order of tho dav. Tho steam thresh ifll aro junking short work of tho threshing here. Mrs. Ayres, Mrs. Womor and Miss Alpha Clark aro at homo again after n pleasaut visit on tho coast with rela tives and friouils. Ed Mathes and wifo woro at Smith Center Monday and Tuesday. Mllt'limmons is running a big steam hreshor near Womor. Wonder what has bocomo of tho sfttoon-to-onors? It would bo a treat to boar onb of tho genuine old croakers croak onco more. Mrs. Wykoll' is on the sick list with something Hko typhoid fever. Dr. Morrison has chargo of tho caso. Ho is very successful in all fever cases. Ansa Pounds has just threshed one of tho heaviest pieces of oats ever raised in this section. Mrs. Mathes was over tho lino in Nebraska visiting hor sister, Mrs. Will Alton. Druno Schneider wears his hat on ouo sido of his head sinco that young man camo to his homi'. Ooco more th'o pooplo of Kansas ate viulroly,i5fy J.Le statu text boi' ?ora niissVVy' Kivo J!U'S "B ll,ry clmiujvS .glycol books of tho stato of 'Kansas, fhjs jrear they have again OCTIIilMi utifMif 1 1-if" ' "" 'w. vv - Nw - Nys ,vvAw, $1.5 changed them. Kansas Is blessed with somo of tho blessedest laws of any stale in tho Union. For instance, tho ox. omplion law, where a few men pay all tho taxes; thon this populist text book 1 iw and, worst of all, tho prohibition law, whoro a man has to go dry or steal his neighbor's jug. Will Ziou is building a now grnnnry. Tho hi wiud took tho roof oil of Ans. Pounds granary and part of tho big barn roof. lUidgcs aro out and roads aro in bail condition. Tho Womer school olllcers aro look ing for a first class school teacher tho right man can get good wages. In our last wo reported tho salu of Aus Pounds farm but scorns Ans got weak kneed and payed tho party to let him keep tho farm Ans knows ho lias ono of the best farms in Smith county. Uncle Dan says that if any nico young wi low wants a good mau hois on tho mourner's bench and au appli cation would bo uonsidored at once. Dr. Morrison is in his now oflioo the doctor has a tiuo stoiu and olUcu. Kdd Mathos has added another store room for tho shoo and hat department tho Mathes aro hustlers. Makes the fires of lifo burn with a steady glow. Renews tho golden, happy days of jouth, Tniit'ri what Kooky Mountain Tea iloes. .15 cents. O. L. Cottiftg. t'" U -: V - .. - - a'Jgj RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA. AUfJUST 8, 1902, Items of Interest as Gowespondenee. ::, Nearby Localities. GUIDE ROCK. Kd llngaii has just returned fiom a visit in Decatur and Norton counties, Ivtnsns. whi'fH ho H'ib visiting his sou S uiiui'l. Hit -ays wheat is line, yield ing from '!) to 10 IiihIioIs pur acre. He siys film is imrulng up t r tin not winds 111 parts of both counties, they having had no rain fur three weeks. K S. (lurliur was .town from lied Cloud the lirst of the wool:. .Miss I. izio Stephen, niece of W. tl. Haicus, who has been visiting her undo and aunt for somo weeks, left Monday for Kossville, 111., her home. Shu was well pleased with this country. James Harris, who is well known in Webster county, has been in tho Al berta district, Canada, tor about three mouths, returning to Guide 11 ck re cently. Ho was visiting his daughter and u brother who live there, also a number of friends who moved theie from this county somo time ago. Mr. Harris seems much pleased with that part of Canada and says if ho can get Mrs. Harris to go ho will make that country his future home. Ho says it is a great stock country; also good for oats, rye, barley, wheat and all kinds of vegetables. Tbero is also plenty of fish and game. W. H. liarcus sold his residence property lust week to a Mr. Walker from South Dakota, for 11,600. Mr. Walker expects to move to Guide Hock in September. Manuel Peters is building an addi tion to tho house of Lew Ely, in the west part of town. W. A. Uarcus was down from Blue Hill Sunday visiting bis father and mother. He is kept pretty busy at the Blue Hill creamery. A crowd of young folks went out Saturday night t J Andrew Guy's to a social. All report n line time. Mr. Cnrlin, who has been away for several months nt work, camo homo sick, but is now able to be around on the streets. Hairy McCormal took n change of venuo iu liis suit with Mr. Leggett of North Branch. Tho tiiitl was sot for Wednesday at Hed Cloud. Alfalfa hay is the heaviest in this part ever known. Tho thiid crop is now ready to cut and is making two tons per aero. Somo funnel s aiu talking of an aver ago of fifty bushels of corn per acre, and should the weather bo favorablo thiough August they will not bo dis appointed. Wo believe in Webster and Jewell counties. Tho now furnituro store of tho Mont gomery boys is getting ready for busi ness. They received a full car of fur nituro this week. They will open jtiBt north of tho meat market. Colvin & Marcus sold tho Bird land west of town last week to Mrs. Camp boll for 82,000. They still have more land for sale at a bargain. Mr. M, Lamb and Mr. Morrison from North Uronsh woro over Monday. Mr. Lamb is talking of starting a hardwaro storo in North Brnnch. Pearloy Koland and wifo started for tho eastern part of tho stato for a visit with Mr. Ho I ami's parents. Thoy ex pect to stop at Lincoln two days. A. J Hayes left Tuesday morning for Sulphur Springs for tho benefit of his health. Wo hope ho may bo greatly boufited by the trip. BLADEN. H.'cclved loo Into for latl week's Issue. A daughter of Frank Bollom, of Oug, is tho guest of Editor Spcnco, Elmer Pashby celebrated his 20th birthday by entortaing citito a number of young folks. W. Koilh, M. D., of Fail Held, Nob , was homo a couple of days last wook. Air, Hammond surprised his many friends by dropping in on them Tues - r day. Some nine years ago he sold his farm southeast of this phico ami re moved to Hitchcock county and this is the tirst visit he and his wifo have Hindu their many friends in this vicin ity. Mr. ll.immond will leave iu a few days for Illinois, but his wifo wil. re main bote for seveial weeks. Mr Him iiiotul thinks he did well by making the change ami mowing up with the country. C. E. Hicks received a car load of lumber recently. Mr. Crum received his thresher last Thursday evening. It camo in on tho passenger. Chovalier, tho implement man, went east Monday morning. W. W. Day of Lincoln is hero in tho interest of the Hankers' Life. Geo. Spickcral and wifo have gone to Sidney, Nob., to spend a few weeks with his brother. Charles Hartman and wifo went to Hastings the first of this week. Mrs. J. L. Grnndstafr was a passen ger east Wednesday morning. Dr. Naultis wa3 down from Hastings last Tbundny looking after somo pa tients. Percy GrandstafT has moved back to his farm. Win, Staloy and family went to Sew ard county last week, whero he has secured work. Miss Bessie Lee of Lawrence was visiting with friends here. William Strieker met with quite a painful accident last week. He bad a pipe in his mouth and was working around his team. One of tho horses threw its bead (.round to drive oil a fly and accidentally struck tho pipe, driving tho stem through the tonsil and otherwise injuring tho throat. C. E. Hicks made a business trip to the western part of tho stato. SheritT McArthur made a business trip to this village last Saturday. 11. II. Watson lost one of his carriage horses. It fell dead in tho harness whilo ho was hauling wheat to markot. C. A. Easterly and Airs. J. C. Crom left Wednesday evening for California. NORTH BRANCH, KAS This is tiuo weather for com. Airs. Fred Konworthy's health is jiiit about the same. Mr. Doornail went to Red Cloud Tuesday. Opal, infaut daughter of J. E. and Edna Fisburn, is quite sick. Airs, Simpson of Loveland, Col., is visiting her father, Air. Collins of this place. Airs. Alaggio AlcAlains and sons Lloyd und Glen spent Sunday at Air. Toland's. Airs. L. D. Huynolds of Alontrosn was a pleasant caller at Air. Camp bell's Wednesday. A week ago Wodnesday, whilo Alma Watt and Delia Haskins wero return ing homo from a party at Mrs. Cooper's, their horso becamo fright ened, ran away and threw Delia into a wiro fenco, almost severing her hand from her arm. She is getting along iinoly under tho care of Dr. O. F. Alor anvillo. Air. Fennol nnd family of Burr Oak visited ut Air. Toland's Sunday. Remember tho 'Frionds quarterly meeting Satuiday and Sunday, the common school commencement exer cises tho lilth and tho Method!! camp meeting, beginning the 15th. Wedding bolls expected to ring any d.iy this week. No rest in town nor three and one-half miles cast of town. A crowd of hellers can bo obtained at either end of tho lino on short notice, Several of tho teaeheis of this place havo schools for tho coining year. L. C. Stanley will teach in district 138, T. "W. Cllr.o in distric 111), FTLTKing hns the Fuller school, Mao Stanley the Walnut bcIhioI, Lucy 'Poland tho Prni- , rlo r lower school, Eva Colvin tho Put ney school, Emma 'Poland tho Falrview school and Stella Turner tho Ash , Creek school. Air. Z M Hidley got his foot badly scalded whilo emptying a boiler of wash water. Airs, Toland, who has boon sulToring for a year from enlargement cf the livet, is getting much hotter. Her many friend-" have ll toiled her with ll iwcrs and fruits all during tho sum mer. The Beatrice Creamery Co. opened a skimming station at this place the llrst of the month. 11. H.Towiiseiid has chargo of the station. Mr i. Esther Francis of Highland spent last week with hor sister, Miss Maggio Francis of this place. STATE CREEK. Tho weather is extra nico and tho small grain will all bo iu the stack iu n few days. Air. Wm. Barrett, who has been sick for some time, is but littlo hotter. P. S. Fair has been a convalescent tor some iimo, is still bothered with a rheumatic leg. Samuel Mountford's, hand, which was pierced with a pitchfork, is heal- ing. Tho big rains did over $1,000 worth of damago in Logan township, across tho lino in Smith county. Iloads and bridges wcro washed out, and other damage done. Geo. McMurray has an old leaning tree on tho creek which caught three bridges. Itis estimated that corn in this neigh borbood will make from 40 to 00 bushels to tho acre. Oats will not make as much as at tint anticipated, though they will go from SO to 50 to tho acre. Millet looks fine and will soon do to cut. Somo of tho alfalfa that was not cut was washed down tho creeks and draws, though it can all bo cut nnd will probably make two tons to the acre. Corn is all tassoled and silked, and tho earliest is iu roasting ears. Potatoes never woro hotter. Somo havo commenced fall plowing for wheat. Saturday was annual school election day in Kuisas. LINE. Weather warm and dry. Airs S. C. Shuck was thrown from a buggy, injuring hor right arm and loft shoulder, while coining homo from town last Friday. Airs. Joo iCochor is vary sick and un - dor tho doctor's caro. Airs. S. Shuck received a crate of tino peaches from her mother in Oklahoma. William Van Dyko is now living at Montrose, Kan , with Airs. L. D. Ray nobis and Mrs, A. J. Croon. Viola Ward will toach tho Penny creek school, district No. 8, tho coming year and and Grace Kellogg will teach indJAn-ictUi). V.fctont&MAskins is visiting in lino thisweokW AlrsVL. D?ftynolds visited relatives in Li nl last weok, after a trip to Lin coin, ami reports tho swampy land ful 1 of water and somo bad track owing to the heavy rainfall. Charloy Anderson and best girl spent Sunday at F. D. Hutchinsjn. W. I. Haskins und f.tmily spent Sun day at Clark Stovous. Frionds rocoivod word that Frank Martin of Garfield has purchased land in Montanu Airs. Alartin nnd family went to join hor husband in their now home. Tho Wosleyan Methodist fourth quarterly meeting will bo hold at Pleasant Dale school house, District !!D, August 17. Stops the Cough and Works off the Cold Laxative liromo-Quinino Tablots euros a cold in ono day. No euro, no pay 25 cents, NUMBER HO Books Given Free. Commencing, Saturday, Jane 21st. Below we give a partial list of the books we have on hand at present. Arabian Nights (9) Now nnd Revised Edition Tho Fortunes of Nigel .. Scott lvanhoo ....................................... Scott Ilcyond tho City (3) A. Conan Doylo Strange Sccret............A. Conan Dojlo All Sorts and Conditions of Men . . Ilent and Itlco Jet...... ............................................ .Kdwards Knight Krratit I.ynll llcppo tho Conscript Anthony Trollope Chicot tho Jester Dumnfi Countess do Cliarny..................Duinfts Lovo nnd Llbcrty.................-..I)umas Tho CoiiBcrlpt ... Diimn Vlcomto do llrKClomiu...... .Uitnmi CoiiMiclo Sand Tho Conntcfcs of HudolslntJt. 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