7 m lutliHM. 'I'ih'3 liirnislif-d Minm ver in 2 foresting giioing con testis, Mp. Sylvester Krisbht winning Mm prizo, and each luily reei'ived a Hiiuvi'nir, in , ii n'inir.ilt'r nf Hip iwi'hsI'.ii I),.i Snla don cnok-d ihe ms r mill Chin Cx V-vyvwxvrfv TirnTTn-n o AS OPPORTUNITY WH1IIC a DttlUE I i'ivod tliHin mill witiind on no ii'lc. All I'llj lV'll til. ll'flfHlillll'lllH Vl'IJ much, oipcuiiiy im Ini'ii'i, mil tt gonllemou enj v'd washing tint ill h . if J" m m.t -r Heal Estate Farm Loans NBBHMiiMMMnMMHHHMHIWiaWMMMIHMMMHmillHIMWMHi To Renters and Others. Why work for othors whou you can do so much bettor by work ing for yourselves? Can yon rnUo from $500 to $2000? If you onti do this, got n homo of your own whllo land is yot within your roach. THE BOOM IS NOW ON and from now on land is going to advance in vahio as uovor boforo in your livos. GET A HOME QUICK and got it within tho rain bolt of Nebraska. Nebraska is good enough for us. You having monoy lying idlo in tho bank and earning you noth ing, can invest it in lands that as a matter of speculation will not you astonishing results. Seo Walkor & Bailoy for a farm horo, or tako a trip with them tho first aud third Tuesdays in each month farther west, but within tho rain bolt, whoro lands are cheap, cheaper, cheapest, nud you will probably buy, either for a homo or for investment. Our FARM LOAN DEPARTMENT offers rates and terms especially attractive. I. WALKER ft BAILEY, Red Cloud, Neb A,rtsfrtr CORRESPONDENCE E resting Itoms Gathered 3ur County Reporters WALNUT CREEK Mr. Farnham shiopod a curlund of hogs Monday. Mr. Tyler has bought a farm north f Outdo K ick. Elmer und Will Noblo are visiting at Ouiwatomu', Kansas. Mrs. Prank C uilson has neon on the ik list for thu last few days. Mr. Wnrthon now drives a line spnn at mares, which ho pin chased of Jim Henton. B irn, to Mr. and Mrf . John Sutton, January 20, a daughter. Mother and child do'iu well. Alfred Contain, who is homo from MuCook, sold his driving tiani (or 9217 and has pnrclnuod a span of horses of Mr. Tophnm. A very pleasant surpriso party was j given for Alva Stonor hist week. Re froshmeuts were served nod thu young ' people passod an enjoyable evening. A bakot stippor wis hold at N. 3 Friday evening. A good program was givon. Tlo baskets sold well. The proooeds are to he usud toward buying a boll. Tho school room has been papored and curtains havo hueu added. BEAVER CREEK 0. W. Krink and wifo wore at Am hoy Wednesday. Mr. and Mi. Ltio Smith spent Sun duy in Superior. Mr and Mrs. O. 1,. Lewis of Amb'ny were guests at tho linnm of C. V Fiink Monday. Also Mr. ami Mrs Aft Hnlrtwln of Guide K ck. Alex Mouia lias sola his farm and will have a big sale Monday, February 12 We havo not learned where Mr I j Monia oxpocts to locate Chtts. Oglovio has nought tho farm formerly owned by Biidd Norris and has commenced building on it. Kosb West bought, tho Oglovio farm. Mr. Oostorblad had a salo February 0,and everything sold woll. Ho will soon move to Guide Hock. GARFIELD Goorgo llouuhiu is seriously ill again. S. C. Mungor purcliasoil 85 acres of land last week from Kd Amack, tho purchaso price being $2125. Jack Birnos is busily engaged in building a now house on tho place lately purchased of George Amack. The cold snap tied up tho revival services at the M. E. church Sunday, hut sorvicss were commenced Monday ovening. Smiths aro nourishing. A brand now one arrived at Ohorles Smith's Saturday, which weighed 10 pounds. Mother aud son doing well. The inhabitants south of tho rivor aro in a quandary. Tho burning ques tion isHow will wo get to tho bub while tho bridge is being repaired? ' LESTER M'. nnd Mis. Homer Bakor wero in our villnge hist week Mr.. Fred Barber is slowly recover ing from a serious illness. A. II. Saliulon sold a horse this week to tho horse buyer in lied Cloud. Joe Sihulon nnd family spent Inst wei lc with relatives in our vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Lewis took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Frink Mon day. Boyd Harrington went to Sr. Joe last week, nnd is making a visit at Pawnee City on his return homo. Saturday night, the Kightoon club met with Mr nnd Mrs. Clnronco Cox. nnd the gentlemen entertained tho Calumet is the only High Grade Powder offered to the consumer at a Moderate Price It should not be confused with, the cheap, low grade powders on the one hand, nor the high priced trust powders on the other. IA BLADEN Mrs. J. W. Divis visited wirh Mrs. Wayne lined Wednesday. Mo. howls Wolfe's paronts of Iowa are visiting her this wet k Fred Andrews left Mondny f r a visit with his parents in Oklahoma J I). Tiavelpiece has returned from a month's visit in Pennsylvania "Grandma" Cox had tho misfortune to fall nnd break her collar bone. K'trn McCoy returned from the west Monday. Ho expects to spond tho sum mer hero. Mr. and Mrs. Watson of Inavalc were visiting at tho homo of J. W. Mc Coy Wednesday. Mr and Mrs. Hortnnn Fois and Mrs. Byrd Kilo drovo down to Red Cloud Wednesday. J H McCnllum shipped two cars of caltlo to St. Joseph Tuesday. Ho ac companied them. Mr. IiOtnor is hauling lumber to erect a now dwelling on Ids place, which ho purchased of Mr. Styro. "Grandma" Moore, who has been sick for tho past four months, died at her homo in this city February 3, 1900, aged G8 yoars. Funeral services were hold iti the Baptist church Sunday at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Wilson of tho M. E church, after which the re mains wore laid to rest in tho Plain view comotory. She leaves a husband, four daughters and two sons, nil of whom were present at tho funeral, to mourn her loss. E STOCK MARKETS Al KAHSflS CITY. 705 G WEEK'S TRADE REPORTED BY CLAY, ROBINSON A COMPANY, (L!VC STOCK COMMISSION MEROHANTS. 7P:CSS AT OHIOAQO, KAN8A8 CITY, OMAHA, 8IOUX CITY. 8T. 0O8EPH AND DENVER. Kansas City, Fob. 0. Rocoipts of cattlo thus far this week aro 28,800; last week, 20,400; last year, 10,700. On Monday tho market for boof steers opened slow and heavy weights wore mostly 10 cents lower with light and handy grados nearly steady. Cows and hoifors wore steady to strong feeders and stockors firm. Beof stoors wero in liberal supply today and whilo choico light and handy weights sold steady, plain modium and heavy stock was negleotod and dropped 10 cents. Cows and hoifors wore scarco and steady; host stockors and foodors Arm; others 10 to 15 cents off. Tho following tnblo givos prices now ruling. Extra prime corn-fed stoors. .85 10-0 GO Good corn fed stoors -1 00-5 10 Ordinary corn fed steers.... 4 00-4 00 Choice corn fed hoifors 4 00-fi 00 Wood com fod hoifors .T G0-1 00 Modium corn fod hoifors. ... 2 75 !J 10 Choico corn fod cows ', 50-4 00 Good :$ 00-iJ 50 Medium 2 50-3 00 C 'minors 1 ftO -2 25 Choico staif s .' 75-4 00 Choico fod bulls '. 5('-4 00 Good 275-.'J25 Bologna bulls 2 25-2 75 Veal calvos 5 50-7 '5 Good to choico nativo or western stockors 3 75-4 45 Pair 340-375 Common 3 00-3 40 Good to choico heavy nativo foodors 3 75-4 50 Pair .3 25-3 75 Good to choico heavy braud- od horned foodors 3 25-4 00 Fair 300-325 Common 2 50-3 00 Good to choico stock hoifors 2 75-3 00 Pair 225-2 75 Good to choico stock calves, stoors 375-150 Fair 325 375 i Good to choico stock calvos, nonors ;i z.-4 uu Pair 275-325 Choico wintered grass stoors 350-4 50 Good 3 25-3 50 Pair 3 00-3 25 Choico grass cows 2 75-3 25 Good- 250-750 Common 2 00-5 25 Rocoipts of hogs thus far this week aro 25,000; last week 53.500; last year, 10,500. M onday's market opened 5 cents lowor but closed with tho loss regainod. Today's trado was weak to 5 cents lowor, bulk of sales from .5.53 to 5.G5; top $5.72. Rocoipts of shoep so far this wook are 18,500; last week, 23,700; last year, 10,800. Monday's murkot was steady for sheep; lambs 10 to 15 conts lowor. Trado todny was weak to 10 cents lowor. Wo quoto choico Iambs $7 to for you to get a new WATCH or WATCH CASE at POF1T CUTTING PRICES. We have made some Slashes in Prices of Our Watches and if you want case, get it now, money by doing Newhouse Bros., Jewelers and Opticians. 7.15; choice yearlings $0.10 to G.25; choico wethors, ?5.05 to 5.75: choice ewes; 85.10 to 5.25. Drinks Carbolic Acid. Pender, Neb., K . G. Adolph J. Hanilta, farmer and ocockman, resid ing Just east of Pender, died after taking a drink of carbolic acid, which ho mistook for brandy. Public Land Grafter Sentenced. Omaha, Feb. 5. Harry Welch, ono of tho men who pleaded guilty to con spiracy with tho Rov. George O. Ware J to defraud tho government by illegal land entries, was sentenced in the United States district court to six months' imprisonment on each of the two counts against him, the sentence to run concurrently, and to pay a fa of $150. - INFLAMMATORY RHEUMATISM CURED IN 3 DAYS Morton L. Hill, of Lebanon, Inil., gays; "Mr wife had Inflammatory Rheumatism In every aukcla mncl Joint; her suffering was terrible aud her body and face were swollen almost bo. youd recognition; had been In bed nix week! and had eight physicians, but received no benefit until she tried tho Mystic euro fer RheumatlBm. It gave immediate relief and she was able to walk about In threo dava. I am sure It saved her life." Bold by II. 'fi. Qriee. Druggist, Red Cloud. Publication of Summons. To James H. Kldd, Mrs. .Tnmes II Klild, Rob ert M. Cochran. Mrs. Robert M. Cochrun. Wil liam Outhwaite, He rbert A. Tuber, I). C. Ke ly, llrsi real name unknown, aud James Pitcher, non-resident defendants: You are hereby notified that tho C'ty of Red Cl'iud. In Wobster county. Nebraska, as plntn till', lias Moil Its petition and cninineuredaii tloti In thodUtrlct court of said Webstor coiintv ngaliiKtyou and other defendants, the object anil prayer of which are to extend thu corporato limits of said city by the annexation of cirtaln loiillgiinu territory thereto no that the cor porate limits as extended mid the corporation boiiuilHry line shall bo as follows and Include nil tho territory then In. to wli : Ilegliiiilni! at tho corner of tortious l.tf. 11 mill 12. In tow.i Miii 1. north, ran. o 11. west of tho sixth l M.. In Webster county. Nebraska, running thence1 wen on sain hectiou lino ntiwecii Hum f-ee.tlons 'J aud 11, ltiO rods tn the iiuarter section corner; thenco north on the half section Hue In the center of said tectlon ii, to tho quarter section corner between said section ! and section ai. In township 2. range 11; thenco ;west on said section Hue between snltl tedious 2 and 3f. 6.TU foot; thence north, at right angles, to tho half fectlon lino running enst and west, through tho center of said section 3.r; theme east at right angles In said half section lino and tho ex tension thereof In section CM a distance In said section 30 of 1341 7 feet to a point therein; to wit: tho northeast corner of binlth & Mooie's addition to Red cloud; (honco south, at right auglCH In the cast line of said Smith & Moore's addition and the extension thereof, to tho south line of said section So and on to tho south lino of the street known as Fourth Ave nue: thence west In tho south linn of said street on the south sldo of said section 36 to n point 1M feet east of tho northeast comer of block 33 of Hie originnl town of Red Cloud, according to the recorded plat thereof; thenco south at right angles, parallel with tho west lino of said section 1, to u point In tho north lino of Kulcy &,lncksou's addition to Red Cloud, according to the rccoulcd plat thorcof; thenco cai-t at right angles, In said north Hue to tho north east corner of said addition; thenco south, at right angles, to tho south lluoot said section 1; thenco west In mil south Hue of section 1 to thu southwest corner of said section 1. tho placo of beginning You aro required to an swer Mild petition on or boforo Monday, March 12 lOOfi "hated February 1. lPOfi. THE 1'ITV F RED CLOUD, Plaintiff. Uy L. 11. Ulacklcdgo, Its Attorney. feb23 Sheriff's Sale. Notice Is hereby given, that under aud by virtue of 8ii aider of salo Issued from tho olllceofOeo V. lliiichhon. Clerk of tho Dls trlct Court of the Tenth Judicial District, with in and for Webster county. Nebraska, upon n decree In an action ponding therein, wherein Ett E, Deweeso Is plalutllt. and agnlnst I.ucy nulliford and Hugh W OulHford. defendants, I shall nirur for salo at public vendue, to tho highest bidder for cash In hand, nt tho enst door of tho Court Ilou-o, ni Red Cloud. In said Webster county, Nebruska. ttlnit being tho building wherein the last term of said court was bullion), on the nth day of March, A. I), lixiu. at oiii) o'clock p. in. of said day, the fol lowing described property, to wit: Lots one to twenty-four (except lots 7, H, 0 nnd 10) in bin- k ono of UtilHford'H addition to Red Cloud, Nebraska, Given under my hand this 31st day of Janu ary, a. n iooti. O D. HEDGE, Sheriff. J, R, Moicer, Plaintiff's Attorney. mcb2 a watch or a new for you will save so. B. & M. Watch Inspectors A Great Fire You will have if you try some of that Good Coal Sold by Saunders Bros. The popular Lumber and Coal men of Rod Cloud. To ephone CO will got it. Schmidt i Wiseeaf yep PROPRIETORS OF THE Fourth Avenue Peat Jfeket Wholesale nnd rotnil Frosh and Cured Ments, and everything kept in a first class moat market. Man ufacturers of IjIkIj Kiado Sausage and Strictly Puro Lard. Highest market pricos paid for Live Stock, Poultry, Hides, Pelts aud Tallow. To the Farmers Out of CO Insurance Companies doing business in Webstor County tho Gooman of Free port pays ono-third of tho taxes and has over 000 policies in force. Tho Farmers' Mutual of Nobraska is tho largest Mutual in tho state, with over three quarters of a million dollars in surance in Wobstor county. for Good Insurance Call on O. C. TEEL, Red Cloud. RHEUMATISM CURED IN A DAY. Mystic Cure for Khenmatlsm and Neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days. Its action upon the system Is remarkabto and mysterious, It removes at onco the catiso aud ,the disease Jm mediately disappears. The first dose greallv benefits. 76 conts audtl (Ji Scld bv H if Gnce Druggist. Rod Cloud ' ' You will not find beauty in rougo poi ir complexion whitewash. True honuty comes to them only that tnko Hollistor'a llocky Mountain Ton. It is a wonderful tonic and heautifier 36 cents, tea or tablets. C. L. Cotting. I " mmmmam 4i 'I -! k wMMw)ft ' xwivwvensaam IgT g W wrrw-TMi WfWyoin-' .r.T