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Don't try cheap cough medi
cines. Get the best, Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral, what a
record it has, sixty years of
Cherry
Pectoral
cures! Ask your doctor if
he doesn't use it for coughs,
colds, bronchitis, and all
throat and lung troubles.
"I hnv found Unit A)t' Cherry 1'eoNirftl
1 Dm Ix-kt iiiiMllolim I cm iricrllii' for hrcm
rltltl8.liilliti'iir:i i'miibIi. nml hiirrt i'iiIiIr."
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Sft'..MV..tl(iO.
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All ilril'.'UKK
Correct nnv tontloncv to constlua
tlon with small closes of Ayer's Pills.
THE CHIEF
rKD OLOTD, NEIIItASKA.
PUBLISH BD BVBUV Pill DAY.
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Paw. C. Piiaiiks - - Kditor
Gtouoi: Ni:viiulsi: - Manager
SUUSOlllPTION KATES.
One your II 00
Ux mouth SO
lintorod hi toe poet iittico at Itcii Cloud, Noh.a
CconilclHUKioall matter.
AIlVKUTISlNli ItATKh:
rurnlMiod 011 application.
TELEPHONE, SEVEN - TWO
Tills heavy snow lias saved 11 good
many old shacks of buildings tliis
winter.
If the city authorities will only wait
long enough, the lire god will dispose
of the poker joint problem for them
So many of the Nebraska country
papers are going to all home print the
"patent inside'' trust is beginning to
lp a tr lie worried
Thoro seems to be very little incli
nation on the part of of the legisla
tore to monkey with the revenue
law. Most I'oople know a good thing
when they see it.
When tliis weather breaks there will
bo an immense amount of road build
ing to be done, and the Good Roads
association might as well begin to
prepare for the spring campaign. It.
is time to get. busy
The fraternal insurance bill requir
ing that ninety-five per cent of the
executive olllcers of fraternal insur
ance societies shall bo elected by rep.
resentativo voto lias been rccomnu tid
ed for passage in tlio Nebraska houso
It begins to look as though the light
ing of our main business street is no
longer a dream. Wo always thought
thoro wore enough publi spirited mer
clinnts in tho town t see to it, onco
their attention was called to the
matter.
It -eems probable that the legisla
ture will pa-s the law authorizing tlio
confinement in insane asylums of per
sons addicted to tho oxcessivo use of
intoxicating liquors, morphine, opium,
cocaine and like narcotics A similar
taw was pnssod in Iowa a few years
ago. hut it has never been enforced.
While it is still a little early, candi
dates for tho county oillees to bo va
cated next fall ant already beginiug
to sit up and take notice. Wo have
already noticed an increased cordiality
upcH the part of sovoral who would
offer no groin, resistance should tho
voters attempt to thrust otllco upon
them
Tho bill admitting Oklahoma and
Indian Teirltory as one state and Now
Mexico as another state was passed in
the United States senate Tuesday.
Tho clause admitting Oklahoma and
Indian torrltory providos that, no in.
toxcatiug liquors shall bo sold in tho
now statos for twonty-ono years. If
Arizona ever becomes a state it will
probably be as a part of Utah or
Nevada.
Some momber of tho legislature who
i. evidently working in tho interest of
the daily newspapers to tho detriment
of tho country press, has introduced a
bill prohibiting 0110 papor from copy
ing nows items fiom another paper
witliiti forty-eight hours nftor tlio pub
lication of said news items, without
tlio consent of tlio papor first publish
ing t 0 mime. The fool-killer is ovi
dontly absent from Lincoln just at
present.
It is about timo to begin thinking of
candidates for city olllcecs to bo voted
upon at tho spring election. It is
understood Mayor Koss will not bo a
candidate for ro election, and abo
that Councilman Frame of the First
ward will not run again. Councilman
W. It Parker would make a good suc
cessor to Mayor Koss, and II II. Rum
mer, proprietor of th Hod Cloud roller
mills, would make 11 splendid council
man to suceed Mr Frame Mr. , Hum
mer is a public 'pirited citizen and a
business man well qualified for the
position
Notes of the Legislature.
Special Correspondence.
Lincoln, Ni:ii. Feb. II lly special in
vitation tho writer accompanied tlio
senate and house committee to Kansas
penitentiary to investigate the work
ings of tlio state bindings twine plant.
Tho visit tesulted in some important
information' which may later be turn
ed to account to tho benefit of Neb.
raska. Tho committees have joined
in a strong report on tho su ject.
Tho Kansas factory was established
for two reasons: To light tho twine
trust and to provide labor for state
prisoners at something that would
not. coino into competition with other
labor in the state. When the mutter
was taken up by the Kansas legislature
a few yeais ago the agents of tlio trust
were very active, but they did not
succeed in preventing the establish
ment of the factory. The lir.st twino
was made in I'.MK), but was not market
ed until the following year The factory
machinery and building cost $1-1,000
and the state provided a fund of 1."0,-
000 to do business on. That fund has
since grown to 6:218,000 by reason of
prollts in the factory, without further
appropriation.
Tlio factory made l,o:.0,000 p Minds
of twino in 1!M)1, 1,100,000 in 1002, 1,700,
000 in lOtt'i, and t,r00,000 in 1001. This
was marketed direct to the farmers in
most cases, at a price of from three to
live cents per pound less than the
price paid the trust by tho Nebraska
grain raisers. It resulted in cutting
tho price of trust twine in Kansas to
a cent and a hall or two cents less than
paid in Nebraska. The resultant sav
ing on the eight millions of twine used
in Kansas is immense. In Nebraska,
which uses nearly seven million
pounds, the over-charge runs into
hundreds of thousands of dollars, as
compared with tho competition prico
in Kansas.
The oiliciais there find that they can
manufacture twine at an expense of
kssthan i) cents per pound, and this is
figuring the prison labor at 50 cents
per man per day. coal at W.00 per ton,
and all salaries of superintendent, ex
perts and guards for that department.
In Nebraska at tho present timo tlio
labor of the prisoners is contracted
out to private parties at 12 cents per
day, and the state furnished all the
heat, power, buildings and guards
And the goods manufactured comes
into direct competition with Nebraska
labor and industries, tho actual con
sumer, however, getting absolutely no
beiietit, from the cheap labor of tho
prison.
To sum up: The Kansas twino
factory is making a net profit of 820,
(XX) per year, is saving now at least
$70,000 per year to tho farmers on its
product, and $100,000 per your more
on tho trust product, because of tho
competition. Tho pcoplo of Kansas,
farmers, business men, newspaper men
and officials unite in declaring tlio
factory a great success, and tho Neb
raska legisators who visited tho factory
were also thoroughly convinced. Tholr
report, which has beon framed by
Senator Cady, gives tho ma ter in do.
tail, and is a papor 0f much interest
to Nebraska farmers. With this in
formation the advisability of making
the investment on bohalf of tho stato
is left to tho legislature.
Tho project is of course receiving
tho hostility of tho twino trust in this
state, and of tho private, contractor at
at tlio peuitontiary who is getting
laboreiH at -12 cents a day with heat
and poAor and rent furnished free.
Tho people of tho stato, after ihoy
have read tho full roport of tho com-
( mitteo will have an opportunity to
judge th" matter tor tnomselvos. 1
1 A. IIajuuson.
Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialist
Coming
lr Warrick of Hustings, lato of 1 ho
Htltintnro Ky, Kur, Nose, and Throat
II spitttl, will meet pationts at Koval
Motel Saturday, Fobuinrv 18 Kyes
csted and glasses pr.iperlj lilted. feblO
"Hard Hitting and Shoot True."
Thftt U thflDnUntftl xprAlrint ftnnrf.mMi In Alt jwttnnanf
thjrlnl In mmmrndlni'nur firrnrmii. Kqulpt wit n
"HTMKNH" tnfn. If ynti point thowcaiwu rlitht, you
cannot help Mlllnir tho mirk I
We tnanuftttnni complete line of:
RIFLES, from $3 to $150
PISTOLS, from $2.50 to $jo
SHOTGUNS, from $7.50 to $35
Senilfor llluMratril ritilotfilrwrihlni: entire output, lilntd
on nootlnfr. ammunition, itc
Ask your dealer for our product
and insist on getting them.
It I. Int. of fun but will malio joti Uilnk hnnl while trjlnc
It. Renil 4 trDtlnttnmn fnronr Int-rnlon. Illlle 1'unlc.
J. STEVENS ARMS & TOOL CO.,
lNO.Ilox WiM
C'lilroppo I'hIIn, Mnns., V. N.A.
FIRE GETS INJTS WORK.
Three Fires in Two Days the Record
. for Red Cloud Tills Week.
The volunteer flro department of
Red Cloud was given a cliauco this
week to show what it could do when
the town was threatened with destruc
tion, and they demonstrated that they
were competent to cope witli any ordi
naiy blaze.
Tho water work-, plant 11U0 perform
e 1 its share of the work well, consid
ering the extremely cold weather we
have been experiencing, although tlio
stiindpipe was almost completely emp
tied and it was with tlio greatest difll
culty that tlio water pressure was kept
up to tlio required amount.
The two principal fires this week
seemed to have a particular grudge
against tho poker players.
Monday's Fire. i
About 11 o'clock Monday forenoon I
fire broko out in tho two story framo
building occupied by S R Spokes
field's feed store and Mrs. Spokosfleld's
millinery store. Tho fire was discov-'
erod by ,Joo Herburger, who gave tho
alarm. Tho olunteer firemen ro
sponded promptly and in a very short
time had three streams of water play
iin.' on tho burning building.
Tho flro started in the room occu
pied by Enoch Um-ksdalo and J. P.
.Jackson Both had boon up lato the
night before, and Jackson had just
built a flro in tho room, leaving a live
gallon can of coal oil silting near tlio
stove Tho oil can became ovorhoated
and exploded, and in their attempts to
extinguish tho blaze Ilarksdalo was
sovorely burned about tho arms and
face.
Tho blaze quickly spread to the
space between tlio roof and the ceiling
and it was witli tlio greatest difficulty
that the lire was confined to that part'
of tho building and finally extinguish
ed. Asido from the holes cut, in tho
roof and walls by tho llromon the dam
ago to the building was slight. In the
room adjoining that occupied by Jack
son and liarksdalo wero stored E. M.
Cronos household goods, which wore
badly damaged by water. Mr. and
Mrs Spokosfield succeeded in getting
tlio greater part of their goods out of
tho building before the water was
turned on.
It is said thoro was a poker game
conducted in one of the rooms on the
second floor.
The building was owned by Charley
Potter and tho loss was covered by in
surance Tuesday's Blaze.
About il o clock Tuesday afternoon
tho upper story of tho framo building
occupied by C. W. Bushee's saloon
was discovered to bo on fire, and the
firemen responded promptly to tho
alarm. The flro had gained consider
able headway and did much more dam
age than tho flro on Monday. Tho
roof of tho building was burned bo-
yond repair and the upper part of tho
building, one of tho rooms of which
was devoted to the festivo game of
poker, another used as 11 storage room
by Mr. llusheo and tho front room
used for 11 storngo room by H. W.
Gulliford, was completely gutted by
tho flames.
During tho progress of tho flro 0110
of tho brick chimneys on tho building
fell, carrying with it a section of tho
floor Most of tho perishable goods
had been romovod and tho fixtures of
tho saloon wore but slightly damaged
by tho water.
Tho flro started from a defeotivo fluo
and spread botwoou the coiliim and
j tho roof to tho front room, whoro it
ato through the ceiling and, dropping
to tlio tloor, set it afire.
Tlio building is owuod by Joe Mo-
wVV
IT'S SNOWING NOW, but tomorrow the
sun may be shining and we'll have a
"thaw." Then remember that you'll find all
kinds of
Rubber
hereRubber Boots. Sandals, Arctics, (Ger
man Socks,, Sheepskin Pac's, etc. A new,
fresh line of
RAIN Ng COATS m;
Slickers. Slicker Suits, Rubber Coats. Mean
while, if you want any 1 leavy Weight Suits,
Overcoats or any
Winter Goods
1 will save you from one-fourth to one-half
your money. Not many Suits or Overcoats
left the sale look nearly all of them off but
you may have what's left at your own price.
Cash? Yes, but not much.
PAIL STOREY
Clellaud of Inavale and is said to have
been insured for $700.
Too much credit can not be given
the volunteer liremeu for their good
work.
The Third Fire.
Shortly after the Are atUushee'shad
beon extinguished flro was iiscovered
iu tho roof of James Lasley's house
It is thought the blaze was caused Ity
a defective flue. Tho damage was
slight, and the blaze was put out with
out calling out the department.
Red Cloud Sends Rabbits.
Prom the World Herald.
As the rusult of an article printed iu
last Thursday's World-Herald the Sal
vation Army people will soon recoivo
another installment of rabbits to be
given away. J. II. Ellingor of Red
Cloud read tho story of tho rabbits
sent to tlio Salvation Army last week
by I)r Walker of Liberty, and imme
diately organized a rabbit hunt to sup
ply the army witli more rabbits. Tho
hunt, ho writes, was to take place near
Hed Cloud Tuesday, and the rubbits
are to be sent immediately to the Sal
vation Army headquarters at Omaha.
Twenty Years Ago.
(Continued from First Page.)
Atwood. both of whom are well known
in this city.
F. Bradbrook, the photographer,
has secured the noruicos of Ii F. Lewis
of Mora's gallery, 707 Broadway, Now
York, for two weeks only.
Representatives Kaloy and Now
comer are doing excellent work and
will doubtless make a record which
will be an honor to themselves and a
pleasure to thoir constitutonts.
Noktiieast Smith Farmers aro busy
gathering corn.... Carl Gust lost a
lino calf from blackleg.. .Goorgo
Hummoll, R. Dedrick and Win Van
Dyke wero the guests of Harvey
Morrill Faiday.
Guide Rock-G. R. Chanoy is in town
on legal business.... Wm Shuman
died Friday morning after a long ill
ness.... Tho jolly bridge builders have
gone ...Tho meetings at tho M. E.
church have closed, resulting iu the
acquisition of somo thirty new mom
bors Blue Hill Tho markets aro improv
ing and so is business .... Mr, Russoll
has opened a restaurant in tho Korbos
building ...Tho Odd Follows of this
plai'o report u pleasant trip to Rod
Cloud.... Dr. Rood has arrived from
Liberty and will proceod to heal tho
Hick....F A Watkius of tho Times is
soon to leavo for Iudianola.
Inavale Frank Holoonib is visiting
his mother and other members of his
family at Inavale Ho is from Har
lan, Iowa .... Arnio Bang lias dopartod
Footwear
15he
CLOTHIER
for parts unknown. Ho leaves several
creditors to mourn his loss.... A
gent I' man from Lincoln was hero last
Saturday n gbt looking up a location
for a drug store ...C. P. Hinker has
gone to McCook, where he will go into
business.. ..At tho spoiling match nt,
East Inavale last Wednesday evening
Mrs, A. C. Halo was the last to givo
up.
Local tiraln Market.
(Furnished by J. P. Uelaney )
Thursday, Feb 2.
Wheat yie
Old Corn
Ear Corn 32c
New shelled corn ,'Wc
Outs 22c
Iljo G2c
The Price of a 5.00 Hat is the
interest on $100 for a year. The
price of a GORDON Hat is the
interest on $60.00.
Men who wear 5.00 hats
understand interest charges and
They are the men who know
Style.
Pretty good business to free
$40 of your capital and get a
better hat, isn't it?
GORDON Hats $3.00.
In the District Court ef Webster Centy.
Nebraska.
J. (). Unmet. I'liilntllf,
VI
Cliurlos L. Sftylor and
Maeulo M. Savlnr.
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LKOAI. KOTIOK,
UcfL-iiiInntR. j
Charles L Sivylor and MaBKle M. Savior, de
fondant, will take notice that on the and dor
or January. A.). I00T.. tho plaintiff hIihI hla
petition In tho dUtrlct court o Wbt,ter couuty!
Nebrahka. the ot.jeet nnd prayer of which are
to recover the sum of W(X) tipou a certain
promlfKoiyiiolii dated October mil. Ym ai id
due fourteen mouths after date, toRetlior w h
Inn-rest on the name at 0 per cont from date
r veu by tho defendant to Mtie i pin ml"; and
at the name lime II t-d h,i affidavit for a tach
ineiil and an allblavlt aKalut.t Alex Monla
Charles NorrlB and the llauk of (JiiWo KockaH
Kitnlshces. fllntlff allocs in sa aflhlavit
ntfrtliiNt wild KarnlMi.en, among oZr H
tlmthald KarnMiecH thm-ln i amed havi i S
erty nd money In their . osKebHlun bcloricluK to
yon the mi d defendau h herein. Tlmt.o, a d
i!id day of Jnniinry. A I). iSKm, the clerk of thi
dlMrlct court of Mild .ounty of WebMer on
raid HffldRVit ot ulMlnilir for n Hturhmont
IrmiimI mi unlerof miuGhm.nt for the lii rn d no
on Mid pro .issory roie. prim Ipal , ,i merest
mid coaiH ..f Milt. You nru rc.i iliv I to anawor
' I' m rdt-r of ulincliiiBiil and unr.fi
Mice proms and cmihu of nctlun of the i.laint
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