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VOLUME XXXLV.
RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, FEBRUARY 16, 190(J.
NUMBER 7
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Yesjndeed, Neighbor
Wo can soil you lnnd in tho Western pint of Nebraska
or Kansas that is Huo for grazing purposes, and can boll it
cheap, too.
But for general farming wo would recommend buying
olthor hor- or some locality whoro ouo would bo equally ns
sure, at least, of raising a good crop each year. If ono has
tho necessary capital to buy a farm horo wo would bo glad
to sell him ono, and havo a number listed that are cheap.
But if not, wo havo a choico proposition in tho way of irri
gated lands in tho famouo Arkansas Valley in Southeastern
Colorado, in tho neighborhood of tho oll known Rocky
ford country, that can bo sold ou easy terms of 10 por cent
cash at timo of purchaso and the balance divided into seven
aunual payments at G por cent interest. Tho laud and
wator are sold together, tho water being sold as a perpetual
wator right.
Tho soil is rich and doop, climate mild, drinking water
soft and pure, market for ovorythiuggood, excellent schools
and churches, and a lino now boot sugar factory already
erected, besides anothor now railroad and sugar factory
will b orectod this yoar. Tho ono just finished cost a mil
lion aud a quarter dollars.
Tho first thing to bo considered in deciding on a loca
tion in an irrigated country is tho wator supply. Tho Amity
and Buffalo canals are among tho earliest priorities on tho
Arkansas river. Tho Amity Land Co. has spoilt millions of
dollars in rebuilding and strengthening theso canals and
placing at all points of dangor indestructible concreto
structures, and also in constructing rosorvolrs of enormous
size to supplement ihoir How of water. This has been done,
not only as an iusuranco that tho wator supply cannot fail,
but in order to make absolutely certain a supply of wator
at such times as tho crops may demand. Theso resorvoira
contain enough wator to irrigato all of tho lands under the
Amity canal with no rainfall and supposing that tho wator
supply from tho river tailed entirely. Tho priority of a
canal gives it its wator without respect to its location on
tho river, and thoro aro proper state ollicials who divide tho
water in tho river uVcording to tho priority rights which
each canal has.
Every man wo havo taken out to view this proposition
thinks it is a good one: talk to them. Remember, wo havo
viowod tho reservoirs oursolvos and find thoro is absolutely
no question but that the water system is tho best in tho
United Statos and that if you buy any of this land under
tho ditch you will get all tho water needed to mature tho
crops. Come in and wo will oxglaiu further.
Our special cur from Suporior out and return on tho Oth
and 20th of February, leaves thoro at 8 o'clock promptly.
Tho reduced faro will bo 810 for tho puind trip for these
two trips, but after that dato will more than likely bo
higher. Romember, if you make tho trip with us and fool
wo havo misrepresented tho conditions and you are not
satisfied it is as advertised, wo will refund your fare.
For further information call on or address the
NEW FRIENDS FOR CONVICT.
Red
Com
Investment Co
Red Cloud Neb.
B. F. MIZER, President.
A. B. SELLARS, Sec.-Troas.
D. J. MYERS, Vice President.
E. S. GARBER, Trav. Rep.
THIS IS 15he MACHINE
with which wo can sow a sole ou a welt-sowed Shoo in flvo minutes.
Better and more even stitcues than hand work. Como in and see it.
HENRY DIEDERICH,
15e
shoe: man
P rosfMjets of His Receiving Money a
Maftnct.
(State Journal.)
Apparently popular, though a con
vict, is the condition in which Clins.
Campbell of tho Nebraska state peni
tentiary finds himself. Ho is receiv
ing letters from all over tho country
written by persons who claim friend
ship and acquaintance. Tho report
published widely that Campboll was
soon to receive all or a portion 825,000
for correctly naming in advauco tho
numbor of admissions to tho St.
Louis fair may havo something to do
with the sudden incroaso in tho con
vict's mail, but it is daily growing
largor. Tho writors sot forth all sorts
of pretexts to claim acquaintance
with tho prisouor aud to gontly hint
that thoy ar in ueod of something
that money will buy.
A woman living in Nebraska wrote
to ask tho convict not to forgot to
send her that now hat which sho
alleged ho had promised her. "It is
surprising how many friends tho man
has," said Warden Boemer after ho
had looked over somo of tho letters.
In regard to Campbell's expected re-
receipt of $25,000 or any part of it ho
is as much in tho dark as anyone.
Many believe ho will havo timo to
grow much grayer than ho is now bo
fore ho gets any of it. Thus far tho
only promise he has mado is an offer
of one-fourth of tho prize- money to
his lawyer, tho agreement being word
ed so tho prisoner will not bo bound
to pay ono fourth of any money ro
celved until ho first recoivos somo
money with which to pay it. Tho
prisoner was formerly a urain dealor
in Webster county aud ho put this
clause in tho agreement so that ho
might not run any risk of coming out
of prison owing his attorney. Mr.
Campboll, while in business ns a grain
dealer, forged a chock for $2,000 and
Mr. Ferguson of Lincoln of tho Fergu
son Elevator company had to stand
tho loss. When Campbell was arrest
ed ho promised to make tho amount
good as soon as ho received his ox
pectod prize from St. Louis. His pros
ecutor had no faith in any such good
luck and proceeded with tho caso and
Campboll was sentenced to servo ono
3 ear in tho ponitentiary. His time
will expire September 18. Tho prison
officials predict that if ho gets his
prize money ho will bo mot at tho oxit
of tho penitentiary by tho woman who
wants tho hat and othors who havo
written him of thoir fondest regards.
was ordered stricken from tho rolls.
Tho committee appointed to sottlo
with tho county treasurer reported
that they found tho books to corros
pond with tho treasurer's semi-annual
report.
Adjourned.
Fob. I), 1900.
Board mot pursuant to adjourn
ment. Members all present.
Tho committee appointed to settle
with tho county clerk, county judge,
district clerk, county superintendent
ond sherlir reported that thoy found
tho books to correspond with tho
semi-annual report.
On motion tho troasuror was in
structed to sell hu lots 12, 111 and 11,
block 0, Rohror add to Bluo Hill, for
delinquent taxes.
On motion tho troasuror was ill
s' ru 'tod to soil lot 0, block 2; lots G
aud 7; block 3; lots 2, .1, 0 aud 7, block
1; lots (5 aud 7 block 5; lots 1 aud 2
block 0; lots .'1, 5 and 7, block 11 in
Bluo Hill; lots land 2, 0 to 12, block
5; lots .1, and 15 to 18, 21 aud 22, block
0, Rohror add to Bluo Hill; also lots 1
to 1 and 7 to 12, in block 8, Rohror add
to Bluo Hill; and lots 10 to 20, block 7,
in Red Cloud for delinquent taxes.
Tho commit tea on road potition of
W. J. Lippiucott and othors concluded
to lay roport over till next meeting.
Adjourned.
A "Pulllnft" Mutch.
About 200 men and boys gathered at
the Starke ranch Monday afternoon
to witness a pulling contest between a
span of mules belonging to tho Starke
boys aud a team of mares owned by
James Doylo. A farm wagon was
loadod with grain, tho wheels locked
with a chain, and then a half dozen or
moro heavy men added thoir weight to
tho load. Tho mares succeeded in
moving tho load a fow inches, but tho
mules woro unablo to budge it, and
tho mares were given tho decision.
After tho contest, Juke Ellinger
hitched his hoavy toam to tho loud
and movod it with oaso, as did also a
toam of mules belonging to Will Robinson.
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Deaths and Funerals.
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Commissioners' Proceedings.
Red Cloud, Fob. 5, 190G.
Tho board of county commissioners
mot pursuant to adjournment. Pres
ent, Sawyer, Anderson, Overman and
Chaplin.
On motion James Peterson wos in
structed to placo a now tin roof on tho
clork's office.
On motion tho chairman appointed
the following committee to sottlo with
tho outgoing ofilcors: Overman, An
derson and Chaplin to settle with tho
treasurer; Sawyer and Richard to sot
tlo with county clork, county judge,
district clerk, county superintendent
and sheriff.
Adjourned.
Fob. 8.
Board mot pursuant to adjourn
ment. Members all prosont.
On motion it was decided to order
1G oak piling IJ2 foot long to uso in
raising tho bridge.
Ou motion tho commissioners
agreed to furnish tho mutorial for a
temporary bridgo across tho river
whilo old bridgo is being repaired, and
commissioners Richard and Ovorman
woro appointed a committoo to secure
such material.
On motion tho county clork was in
structed to purchaso a typewriter for
tho county suporintoudout.
In tho matter of tho road potition of
William J. Lippiucott aud othors,
chairman appointed Andorson, Chap
lin and Sawyer a committoo to view
and roport
In tho matter of tho doublo assess
ment of Mrs. M. J. Greonhalgh 91.30
Mrs. John Waftoner.
Mrs. A una Wagoner, wifo of John
Wagoner of Smith county, died Tues
day, after a very brief illness. Sho
was born September 28, 18.")7, in
Franklin county, Indiana, and was an
old resident of this part of tho coun
try. Funeral sorvicos woro hold at
tho homo Thursday morning, con
ducted by Rev. O. E. Davis, and inter
inont was in tho Wagoner cemetery,
near hor homo.
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i School Notes $
(I. W. DUDM'.Y, SlU'T.
Miss Perkins and Miss Sherman
visited tho Superior soli ols Wediu
day. Owing to tho prevalence of
mumps and measles attendance in (ho .
rooms of those two teachers has been
very light for tho last fow days. Tho
number of pupils has ranged from two
to fifteen.
Tho attendance in Miss Kills' room
is much bettor than it was last week.
There aro still somo howovcr, who
havo not yet recovered from tho
measles or mumps.
Tho attendance in tho south ward
has boon uffectod but little by tho
epidomio.
Tho regents of tho stato of New
York at their annual mooting in Juno
100.), decided to isuo diplomas to
high school graduates, based on per
centage Those diplomas will bo
based on grades of about 00, about 85
and about 75. A student whose grade
is as low as (10 will receive a diploma
based on his percentage. This system
of awarding diplomas will apply to all
pupils in Now York, who enter high
school ou or after Sept. 1005. Lhe aim
of this plan is to make high school
education more available to the stu
dent of less than average ability.
Previous to 1005 tho Now York .state
high school graduated only Uiomo pu
pils whoso average was m per cent or
above. Thoso who fell below were
not graduated. In the 1005 meeting tho
regents agreed that if 75 tho lowest
passing grado sots tho miniuum stan
dard of scholarship, it is too low. If 75
is tho minimum grade at which stu
dents will bo promoted, it is too high;
for such a basis of promotion will ex
clude tho student of loss ability who
is legally entitled to a high school
education. As a cousoquenco, tho
plan of awarding diplomas, based ou
grados, was adopted. Uuloss our high
school adopts plaus similar to the
abovo, thoro is dangor of driving out
tho pupil of only modiocro ability.
This wo havo no legal right to do. for
tho high school is supported by taxes
levied upon all alike. Further, tho
dull, backward student is tho ono who
most needs mental training. Many of
tho bright ones can educate thorn
solves. In tho faco of this condition,
tho action of tho Now York state re
gents is particularly timoly.
That Settle's It.
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