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TWENTY YEARS AGO
Items of News Found In Tho
Chiof of Twenty Ycrtrs Ago
This Week y v
A'WWW'W''W'W'W
Sam Dyor Iiiih u now oxpross wagon.
Mrs J)r. TutloyH is on tho sink list.
Mth Gov. Oarbor Iiiih roturnod from
IDonvor.
Tho Argus has purchased a now
power press.
John Parkes' children aro sick with
tho dipthoria.
Will Moshor of Norton was in tho
city last Wednesday.
Mrs. Dr. Emigh has returned from
hor visit in Kansas.
Our friend, A S. Marsh, has received
his commission as P. M.
Mrs. E L Tawiart of Auburn is vis.
iting with Mrs Winters.
W. N. Il'olmrdson is taking in tho
sights at Hot Springs, Ark.
C. W. Lnllnsh has boon insUUod as
night oporator at tho 13. it M.
Judson Dailoy.our now county olork,
will occupy tho Oarbor proporty soon.
Mosdames Howard and Warron
have returned from tholr visit in Ohio.
Honry Cook's littlo children havo all
boon quito sick, but aro slowly recov
ering. It. V Shiroy, cashior of tho Rod
Cloud National bank, was in Omaha
this wook.
Ludlow & Son, proprietors of tho
north brick yard, aro about to build a
brick Iiuuho.
Goo. A. Duckor is having his dry
goods store handsomely docoratod on
tho interior.
Tho pews havo arrived for tho M. E.
church and aro now placed in position
in that odiilco.
I). C Myers and wifo havo adopted
a three-year-old child from tho Homo
of tho Friendless
Mrs. D King, inspector for tho W.
11. C, gave a lecture in tho M. 10.
church Friday evening.
C. E. Wood has been clerking in
Ferguson & Co's. drug store this wook,
during tho absence of Mr.'JDorr.
J. H. Trimble has closed out his
restaurant and departed for more re
munerative Holds, whore people eat
more and oftenor.
Will Brown gave a spoiling exhibi
tion at his school house lust Friday
night. One of John Harbor's gills
spoiled tho school down.
M. S. Marsh has purchased tho
Waterman building in llivorton, with
tho saloon fixtures, and will probably
start a saloon there in tho spring
t- Tho funeral services of Mrs. J. G.
Alkntan will tako placo at tho resi
dence Friday afternoon at .'J o'clock,
m
Interment at Croto, Saturday at 1 p. m.
On last Saturday afternoon two
I young men, who ought to havo known
better, indulged in u froo fight, and
during tho meico one of tho combat
ants drew a knife and tried to intlict a
serious wound on his antagonist, and
had it not been for an elderly lady
rushi g between them lie probably
would havo done an act that ho would
havo boon very sorry for ton minutes
afterwards They wore finally parted
without doing each other any serious
injury.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS AT
KANSAS CITY.
TME VUEEK'S TRADE REPORTED BY
CLAY. ROBINSON & COMPANY,
GstVC GTOCK COMMISSION
MERCHANTS.
CFFI0G8 AT OHIOAQO, KANSAS OITY,
OMAHA, SIOUX OITY. ST. J08EPH
AND DENVER.
Kansas City, Nov. 21. Receipts of
cattle thus far this weok uro H5.000;
last wook 37,000; last year, 38,000.
Monday's market was slow aud irreg
ular for boof steers but pricos hold
about steady. Cows and heifers woro
unchanged Stockors and feeders sold
rather slowly but rntos woro firm.
Today's market for boof steors was ac
tivo with pricos steady to 10 cents
higher. Cows and hoifors woro sto idy
to strong; stockors and foodors lively
and firm
Tho following tablo givo pricos
now ruling.
Extra prime corn-fed steors
Good corn fed steors ,
85 15 5 Go
1 75-5 15
Ordinary corn fed steers.... 3 85-175
Choice corn fed hoifors 4 00-4 50
(Sootl com fed hoifors !t 50-4 00
Medium com fod hoifors. ... 2 50-3 50
Choice corn fod cows 3 50-4 00
Good 2 75-3 25
Medium 2 IW-2 75
('minors 150-2 25
Choice stays 4 00-4 25
Choice fed bulls 3 25 3 75
Good 2 50-3 00
Bologna bulls 1 75-2 25
Veal calves 500(5 00
Good to choice nativo or
western stockors 3 25-3 75
Fair 285-325
Common ' 2 25-2 85
Good to choice ltoavy nativo
feeders .' 3 00-4 00
Fair 3 00-3 00
Good to choice heavy brand
ed horned feeders 3 25-3 50
Fair 3 00-3 25
Common 2 50-3 00
Good to choico stock hoifors 2 50-3 00
Fair 2 25-2 50
Good to choico stock calves,
steors 3 50-4 00
Fair 350 100
Good to choico stock calves,
hoifors 300-3 50
Fair 250-300
Choico wintered grass steors
350-100
Good 3 25-3 50
Fair 3 00 3 25
Choico grass cows 2 75-3 00
Good" 2 50-2 75
Common 2 00-2 50
Recoipts of hogs thus far this wook
22,500; last wook, 27,700; last year,
Every
Niece and Nephew
of Uncle Sam
should be deeply interested in what he has said about soda
crackers, because they are the one food with which all of
them are familiar.
Uncle Sam has given out figures showing that soda
crackers are richer in nutriment and body-building elements',
properly proportioned, than any food made from flour.
This is saying much for common soda crackers, and
much more for Uneeda BlSCUlt, because they are
soda crackers of the best quality. They arc baked bettci
more scientifically. They are packed better more cleanly.
The damp, dus"t andodor proof package retains all the good
ness and nutriment of the wheat, all the freshness of the best
baking, all the purity of the cleanest bakeries.
Your Uncle Sam has shown what food he thinks best
for his people. His people have shown that they think
Uneeda BfSCUit the best of that food, nearly
400,000,000 packages having already been consumed.
Uneeda Biscuit
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
20,j;(X). Monday' market was ionorally
steady although tho closo wis week
and today stoitdy to fie lowor rites pro
vailed with bulk of sales froii $1.70 to
4.80; top ?1 82.
Receipts of sheep thus far
are i'200; last wook 17,I00;
5200. Prices havo hold full
killing grades but feeders
oils week
st year
Heady on
ivo boon
dull. Wo (uote choice hubs, 8(5 75
to 7.00; choice yearlings, SBC. to B 80.
choice wothors, 5.40 to 5.8 ; choice
ewes, 8-1.75 to 5 00.
Powder Accident.
Dow Kaloy,sonof BortKal
ly burned his hand last
y.severo
Saturday while playing with some loosi powder
Grown persons cannot bo to) carutul
about leaving loaded shotg .11 shells
lying around where children can get
hold of them,
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Are Yeu Usln& Allen's Foot-Ease?
Shako into your shoos Alliu's Foot
Ease, a powder. It euros Corns, Bun
ions, Painful, Smarting, Hot, Swollen
foot. At all druggists aud shoo stores,
25o.
Kicked by a Colt.
R. 13. Kumtnor, propriotor of tho
Rod Cloud Mills, rocoivod a kick in
the thigh Sunday from a' colt, which
confined him to his bod tho first of
tho weok
Order to Show Cause.
IN THE COUNTY COUi.T.
Stnto of Nebraska, I
Wchntcr County, f
At a county rourt held nt tho county court
room In anil (or said county, November I,
A. 1). 1805.
In the matter of tho estate of Tliomim
Howard deceased.
On rewlliin and filing tho petition of V. A.
Howard tiled on thu 4th day of November A. I).
HK).r, praying for the examination and allow
niiru of hlH Haul nrrount of the sitme (Into, an
order dlHlrllmtlm: the residue of mild estate to
tho person entitled thereto ami thereupon im I
ontiT (luciinriiiK mm rroin runner tinmen ami
service In Ills Mild 01H c an ndunulHtrat r.
Ordered, that Moudav. tho 271 h dav of Novem
ber, A I) l!M),r. at 1 o'clock p. m ,Ih iiKHiKticd for
heiirltiK Mild petition when all pernoiiH Interest
ed In Mild mutter may appear at a county court
to bu held In mid for Mild county and show
rauso why prayer of petitioner should not be
Hr 11 tiled; and that notice of the pendency of
Mild petition and the hearing thcieof bo kIvcii
to till persoiiR interested In mid mntl-r. by pub
lishing a copy of this order In the Itcd Cloud
Chief, a weekly newspaper printed In km Id
coii'ity. for three consecutive weeks prior to
Mild day of hearing.
(Skai.) A. II. Kkknbv.
novSI County -tidse.
Legal Notice.
Charles S. Norrls.
I'liilntlff,
VH.
ClmrlesL. Snylornnd
U vim A. ItOKH
Defendant).
In the District Court
of Webster County.
NebniMka.
Charles I.. Saylor, defendant, will tako notice
that on tho SKlrd day of November A. I). HMifi.
plalntltV herein tiled his petition in the DlxlrlU
Court of Wfter Couutv. Nebraska, HKiiiust
Raid defeiidimts, tho object and prayer of
which aro to unlet tho title to tho South Half 10'
the South Went Quarter of Section 13. Town.
ship 2. HaiiKo 10. West of tho Ml; V M. In Web-
hut County. NcbrnHkn, In plalntltr and to re.
novo n cloud from plaintlfT'K tltlo to suit! abovo
described laud by reason of an assignment of a
contract to said hinds. Issued by tho Mate of
Nebraska and assigned by defendant Charles
I.. Saylor, to defendant Kvini A. Itoss nnd re
corded In tho otllco of tho Commissioner of
Public Lands & ilulldlUK" of the State of Ne
braska in the name of defendant Kvan a, lions.
You are required to answer said petition on
or before the 1st day or January. A. I). UK 0,
-CliAiu.KH S. Nonms.
Uy K V. Overman and Iicrnard McNcuy, his
AttornoyH. declfi
at
CONCEIT OF THE SOMALI.
He I-'eelM He Im About the Mont Per
fect Man In the World.
Perhaps tho most remarkable charac
teristic of the natives of Somaliland Is
their unbounded, preposterous conceit.
Englishmen who know their language
havo been appalled by It. When wa-i
terlug his camel or his horse the Somali
encourages the animal to drink by
chanting to It In a monotone. It Is at
such moments of extemporary effusion
that the man shines In all his glory.
The subject matter may be the experi
ences of the day's march, the virtues
of the animal beside him, the charms
of his latest wife or his own prowess In
some bloodless tribal raid. Uy great
good fortune the following literal trans
latlon of one of these chants or songs
came Into m.v possession, and I Insert
It without any comment:
"Will you see a man? Then behold
mo! 1 am a Somali, as perfect In slzo
and form as Adam was after God had
breathed Into him his Immortal soul.
Look how beautiful my curly lmlr is
and how majestic I look when wrapped
from head to foot In my snow white
or Jungle colored tobe, although there
be sometimes only one pie (u small
piece of money) tied to It. My houso
Is the desert, and I am born a freo
man, free as the wind! I know nei
ther king nor mnster. I am us Adam
was my own master aud king. In tho
Jungle I tend my camels aud sheep.
My only labor Is to watch them feed.
In my kcrrler my wife, my dear slave,
docs all the manual work, while tend
ing my offspring, and woe to her If Bho
forgets to prepare my evening meal.
The Jedal (whip) shall then have Its
turn to make her remember for next
day. In such 11 state Is any man hap
pier than I?" Golden Penny.
Many Crime Acroitn ISiirIInIi Ilorder to
Have the Knot Tied.
A recent writer on the departed glo
ries of the original Gretna Green In
Scotland has this to say of the "priests"
who did the marrying for the hurrying,
anxious persons who came to them
from across the Knglish border: "The
men who took up the trade of marry
ing had often been previously engaged
In some other occupation. Some were
stoneinasous, some were weavers and
many were border Idlers and poachers.
Among these last It Is possible that a
blacksmith may at some time have
taken to joining hands Instead of Iron,
but no one of the calling ever rose to
fame In the marriage line."
Joseph Paisley, who llrst made the
marriage trade "hum," Is described as
nothing better than a drunken free
booter. Hut he was etiual to this In
cident: "On one occasion his services
were required simultaneously by two
couples, both In a desperate hurry, and
after the ceremony it was discovered
1 "u, 0 a irimiiK 11
brides and bridegroo
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Ctl. AW Oil, Stlltl J. .
that, by a trilling mistake, the wrong
ooius had been unit
alsley contentedly,
'Jest sort yersels.' "
Eventually the "Gretna priests" be
came so numerous, competition so
keen, that they waited on the English
border for the arrival of "customers."
None of them obtained a reputation for
riches, nor were they able to retire on
their earnings, but died In harness.
The usual prlco for celebrating a mar
riage was half a crown (3SMs cents), but
ono poor couple got off for sixpence,
and a still poorer couple for 2Vi pence.
Chicago News.
WANGKANG CEREMONIES.
How the Chinese Attract smd Them
Destroy Kvll Spirits.
Recently the Chinese residents of the
Straits Settlements had a great proces
sion, called "wangkang," to get rid of
a largo accumulation of evil spirits,
says a writer in tho Chicago News.
Ceremonies of this sort are held by
tho Chinese about ouco In fifteen years.
The plan Is to construct a richly deco
rated Junk, fill It with dainty eatables,
money, live animals, lncenso and other
tempting things and then to take It
about the city with music uud appro
priate singing and great pomp gener
ally. This causes the evil spirits to como
out to see what Is going ou. Heboid
lug the splendid junk uud Its rare con
tents, they crowd inside. Demons of
sickness aro especlully sought for and
snared.
After the junk has been sufficiently
paraded bo that It Is chock full of de
mons, It Is burned and the evil spirits
perish. Formerly the Junk was set
adrift on the ocean, but sometimes It
was stranded on some island or other,
causing great suffering to tho Inhab
itants thus exposed to tho uttacks of
the marooned spirits. So now the Junk
Is burned at the closo of each ceremony
of tho sort.
Tho Chinese In the vicinity of Singa
pore spent about $10,000 In getting rid
of their demons this fall.
Failure.
"Oh, George, I don't think that now'
safety razor of yours amounts to any
thing at all."
"Why not, dear?"
"Hecauso I tried to use It today, and
I couldn't do anything with It."
"What were you trying to do with
It?"
"I was only trying to sharpen a pen
cil, and It wouldn't cut a bit." Mil
waukee Sentinel.
Schmidt 1 WiseearveF
PHOIMIIKTOIIS OF TUB
Fourth Avenvie
IHeat Market
Wholesale and retail Fieh and
Cured Meats, and everything kept
in a first class meat market. Man
ufacturers of high griulo Sausage
and Strictly Pure Lard. Highest
market prices paid for Live Stock,
Poultry, Hides, Pelts and Tallow.
To the
Farmers
Out of 50 Insurance Companies
doing business in Webster
County tho Gocman of Free
port pays ouo-third of tho taxes
and has over COO policies in
force. Tho Farmers' Mutual of
Nebraska is tho largest Mutual
in tho state, with over three
quarters of a million dollars in
euranco in Webster county.
For Good Insurance
Call on
O. C. TEEL,
Rod Cloud.
I.
FARM LOANS
I am well prepared
to make Farm Loans
in Webster, Smith and
Jewell counties at low
est rates, either for five
or ten years, with best
of options.
Loans safely and
carefully made for par
ties having private
funds.
J. H. BAILEY,
RED CLOUD,
NEBRASKA
mi'HlH
WI0H
nrmi
Tho difference between Hitting and Mlssln? Ii thedlf
(Terence beloeen an Accurate ami an Inaccurate Arm.
Chuote wltely llrlmlnatel Oct a STHVF.NSI
Forty years of etjierlenceli behind our IriiJ and
frex'td line of
IlIFLKK, l'ISTOLS, SHOTGUNS
ICIIIH TOlCHCOpCB, KlC.
Ask mir dealer andlntUt
nntlieSTIiVKNS. If)ou
cannot obtain, n e ship ill.
red, fxfrtssfrtf,iui,on
receipt cfc.iulou price,
bend 41 In tam for 14(1
luge catativ iletcrihlng
the entire Si RVKNS line,
l'rofusely Illustrated. and
cntalni xlnt on Shoot
Ini;, Ammunition, lite.
llrautlful three-color Aluminum Dancer will be fop
uarded for locent In lumps.
J. STEVENS AltMS AND TOOL CO.,
I' i). Hot a6
ClIKOrr.K l'AI.LS, MASS..U S, A,
60 YEARS'
EXPERIENCE
Trade Marks
Designs
CoPVRiaHTB Ac.
Anyono tending a sketch and description mar
quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an
Intention Is probably patentable. Communica
tions utrlctlr conddontlal. HANDBOOK on Patents
sent free. Oldest agency for securing: patents.
Patents taken through Mann A Co. recelro
tptcUU notice, without chargo, In tho
Scientific American.
A handsomely Illustrated weekly.
T.-rfrAjir. cir
culation of any scicntlDo journal. Terms, W a
year: four moiittis.lt. Bold brail newsdealers.
MUNN&Co.36'8. New York
Branch Offlco, 5 F Bt, Washington, D. C.
IjmTjra
Notice of Tax Sale.
Notlo Ih hcroby nlvon Unit the tmtleri.lRneil
on tin.1 Iltli ilny nf .Mnrrh. U0. iiiirchiiKod of tho
couutv treasurer of Webster coiintv. Nt'lirnskii.
nt prlvnto mile the following ilfr-rrllipil lot hold
for lU'lliMiuuut (uxor, for the M'ttr WJ, ruiI dt
tinted In lleil cloud I.ot twunt ouu ('.') in
block iM) of the nrluliml town now rliv of lied
Cloud. L'bsttr futility. Niurnkn, tnxe'd In llio
mum' n' .lohn t. YeUcr. Tliu lmve imint-d
jxTbon nnd nil other whui'liilin ti it lnivre-t In
tho huovj In ml will tnko notlco Unit the time of
redemption or Mild hind troni mi mx khIu will
expire on tho iMh diu of Mnre)i. ma. nfttr
whlfh I tnnv apply tor 11 tax deed for all of thu
iibovit land Mint Ik not redeemed
Dated title- :tith day of Uetoher IOC.
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