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VOLUME XXXLV.
RED CLOUD, NEKKASKA. MARCH 2, 1900.
NUMBER 1)
NEW
SPRING
GOODS
We are daily receiviug new Spring goods
and placing them on SALE and DISPLAY
as fast as possible. The assortments are very
large in every department, and we believe the
best values ever offered to the trade. Just at
this time we are offering the most exceptional
VALUES in
Embroideries
Insertions
and Laces
that we have ever sold. Do not fail to get
your share.
Our DRESS GOODS department is the
most complete stock you have had the pleas
nre of seeing in Red Cloud for many moons
consisting of all the NEWEST fabrics and
weaves. We can please the most exacting in
QUALITY, QUANTITY and PRICE.
Millinery
Something interesting in this department
next week. Suffice to say at this time that our
purchases are large and the department will
be in charge of the best MILLINER in the
West, MISS ELIZABETH LETTS. Miss
Letts was with us last season and gave entire
satisfaction.
TOKflURE BROS.
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A Call For Teachers.
The now school law requiring state
examinations in live essential studios
by nil toacliors whose certificates havo
expired or those holding second
grado certificates has mado the teach
er problem critical in this county. So
fow teachers are qualified to teach
next year under tho law that it will bo
impossible to supply tho schools un-1
loss thoso not qualified file intention I
to take tho examinations at an- early
date. Mrs. caster states mat tuoro
nro less than tvvonty who aro qualified
undor tho law and only six others havo
appllod for examinations thus far.
Tho situation is so critical that she
has issued a circular letter almost in
tho nature of an appeal to the teacher
to register for tho oxaminations as
soon as possible.
This failure to register by many of
tho teachers is no doubt duo to a mis.
apprehension as to tho character of
tho oxaminations. Whilo it is true
that tho questions aro supplied by tho
state board of education and the
markings aro given by that body, tho
studios themselves aro thos-i that
every competent teacher should bo up
on. Thoy aro Reading, History, Arlth
inutio, Grammar and Geography. Tho
demand for these from patrons of tho
schools has done much to shape tho
law into its present form. Mrs. Caster
states that thb opportunities for
advancement for teachers has uover
been so groat as now and right now is
the easiest timo to adjust themselves
to tho now conditions. Sho urges a
little extra application and work now
in tho flvo studies and tho result will
bo advancement both in position and
salary. There is no doubt that in tho
future salaries for teachers will bo
greater. Tho need of competent in
structors in the state is so great that
Stato Superintendent McBrieu is seek
ing in other states for teachers to 1111
tho vacancis that aro sure to bo found
whon tho school convonos in tho fall.
Those who aro contemplating sum
mer school, will bo interested in tho
following rules and nmondmonts,
which wero adopted at Geneva, in a
couferonco of county superintendents
hold thero January 25, 100G:
"All toaohors who attend a summer
school, approved by tho stato super
intendent, least six weeks, will bo
required to take examination in
"Reading" and other of tho flvo osson
tials at thoir selection with tho advico
and consent of tho county superin
tendent of tho proper county. Six
weeks or more attaudanco at such a
summer school and creditable work
done this summer in tho other three
ossontials approved by tho county
superintendent will bo takou in liou
of examination in thoso threo essen
tials. Such attendauco will not bo
taken for granted in advunco. Thero
must bo a bona fide attendance boforo
credit is given. All other grades now
hold mooting tho requirements of
rulo 10 will bo certified to tho stato
superintendent, and mado stato grades
on condition of professional work ap
proved by tho county superintendent.
1. 0. 0. F. at Cotttcs.
About thirty Oddfellows from this
placo, together with a llko numbor
from Guide Rock and a delegation
from Blue Hill, gathered at Cowles
last. Friday evening to instltuto a lodge
or that order, and tho Rod Cloud del
egation came homo in the early morn
ing fooling that thoy had enjoyed tho
bot timo in thoir lives. Aftor arriv
ing in Cowles the visitors sat down to
a spread served by tho ladles of the
Congregational church, and aftor do
ing ntnplo justice to tho iluo supper
thoy ropairod to tho ImlJ whoro tho
lodgo was to bo organized. At 7:30 tho
members present wore called to order
in Grand Lodgo session, with Grand
Master Frank P. Corrick of Cozad in
tho chair. Grand Lodgo officers wero
appointed as follows: Paul Storey,
deputy grand mastor; E. U. Overman .
grand warden; O. C Tool, grand score-1
tary; E. II. Nowhouso, grand treasurer;
F. W. Cowdon, O. D. Hedge, grand
marshal. Afcr tho lodgo was opened
tho charter members of tho now lodgo
woro presented and obligated, and
Cowlos Lodgo No. .'113 was declared
duly organized
Aftor this coremony tho ofllcors of
tho grand lodgo gave way to tho Rod
Cloud degree team, whli-h undor tho
mauagotnont of Paul Storey captain of
tho team, initiated one half of tho can
didates. Tho other half woro taken
through the sumo ceremony by tho de
gree team from Guide Roi k. Aftor
this had been done tho Red Cloud
team took all of tho candidates through
tho throo degrees necessary to making
them full fledged Oddf Hows. Tl'is
work consumed tho time until li!:.'K)
whon nil present adjourned to u mid
night diunor.
Tho following bocamo charter mem
bers of cho lodgo: T J. Chaplin, Geo.
A. Wells, Jas. MnBrldo, I. S. 1'aul, F. A.
Belliugton, H. J. Keonoy, G. G. Holt,
E. S. Lohr, O. R. Boyco, and F. A.
Good. Besids those thoro woro thirty
candidates initiatod and givon tho do
groes, making a total of f rty members
to start with. The following wero
elected ofllcors:
N. G. W. W. Poako.
V. G.-J. A. Wells.
Sesretary G. G. Hart.
Treasurer Robert Strader.
Trustees H. C. Keonoy, A. H.
Spracher, Chas. Putnam.
HelD Them Out.
Tho business men's committee nro
pushing tho coucort of tho Slayton
Jubilee singers for all they aro worth.
Thoso men secured n lyceum course
last fall at a heavy expense and thus
far havo given tho patrous excellent
ontertainmeuts. That this coucort
will bo first class is a foregone con
clusion. Several in town who. havo
heard tho Slayton's sing aro unstinted
in thoir praise of them. Tho public
should rally around tho promoters of
tho enterprise and patronize tho two
remaining numbers on tho courso as
tho committee is very considerably
bohind as yet, owing to numerous dif
ficulties that havo been in tho way.
A good hearty boost just now will
moan a good courso agaiu next winter,
but if tho people fail to iutorest them
solves in thoso last two numbers tho
committoo will not fool llko trying it
again. Tho last number of tho courso
is as yet not announced but will bo up
to tho staudard of all formor enter
tainments. Bo sure to got your tick
kots at Grico's and hoar tho Slaytous.
ovangollsts sont In thoir own carpon
tors to do tho work. Mr. Honeywell
will begin tho Borlos of mootlngs horo
about tho last weok in May, coming
from a series in one of tho hi'gor
towns on tho Pacific coast iu Washing-ton.
Brldfte Is Finished.
Tho temporary bridge across tho
river south of town was complotod on
Monday and is a structure that is safo
In ovory particular. It Is about throo
hundred foot long, reaching from tho
south bank across tho main channel
and ending on a sand bar on tho north
sido. It is built upon strong piling
and tho material is vory hoavy and
travolors aro protootod from accident
by a hoavy railing. Tho work of re
pairing tho pormanout bridgo was bo
gun on Tuesday and should bo finished
by noxt Monday. Tho county com
missionors havo boon called iu spocial
sossion noxt Tuesday to vlow tho work
and accept, If satisfactory. Goorgo
Clausou had tho contract for tho pile
bridgo.
It Works Both Ways.
Tho mail order houses nro a soro
spot in tho llfo of our local merchants
and it is right that thoy should object
to them. Tho amount of goods from
those houses unloaded at any depot,
along tho lino is something truiiifti
ous and ovory person wno has tho in
terests of our city at heart should
rocoguizo tho evil of them. But theio
is another side of tho question that is
not disoussod so much. For instance,
almost ovory flour mill throughout tho
country gets precedence- with otir
merchants over our local mill, and tho
groator part of tho flour sold hero
comes from mills that do not turn ii
dollar into local sources. And thero
aro other local illustrations. Ought
not tho rulo to work both ways?
Fruit Prospects.
Thero has boon considerable concern
of late about tho fruit crop because of
tho unusually warm weather through-! clutching tho stom botweon his teeth.
His Pipe Blew Up.
At nsalo which was hold southwest
of Rlvorton last week an incident oc
curred which illustrates tho careless
noss with which ammunition is some
times carried iu tho pockets. During
tho salov Frank Isott started to
indulge in a smoko and tilled his pipe
for that purpose In a fow minutes
tho pipo bowl burst with a sharp to
port, leaving tho astonished smoker
out tho stato. In vlow of this foot a
statomont issued by prominent mem
bers of tho stato horticultural society
is of special interest to local fruit
growers. The statomont is to tho of-1
feet that tho warm weather has not.
caused enough of swelling of buds to
causo fruit to bo iu danger and that
peaches could withstand a froozo of
fifteen degrees bolow zt.ro in thoir
present condition. E. F. Stephens of
tho Creto Nursery says that tho pros
pect for a bumper fruit crop is bettor
now than it has beon at any timo for
twenty years past. Tho chango of
weathor during this week has caused
bud swelling to bo ontiroly checked
nnd only adds joy to tho heart of tho
lovers of Nebraska fruit.
Will Build Tabernacle.
At a meotiug of tho oxecutivo com
mittee that is planning for tho com
ing evangelistic meetings the plans
wero consummated for building a
tabernacle 0-1x100 foot for tho uso of
tho evangelists. This was tho con
elusion reached aftor receiving u lot
tor from Mr. Houoywoll urging iu
strong terms tho securing of u taber
nacle rather than a tent. Arrange
ments havo beon mado to rent the
lumber from tho local yards, and tho
building will bo constructed by a
local carpontor, assisted by contribut
ed labor By this means tho expouso
will bo kopt down and no opportunity
will bo givon for any such grafting as
has occurred in other towns whoro tho
Ho iusists that somobody shot at him
and hit tho pipe, but those who saw it
say that it was. evidently tho work of u
'22 calibre cartridgo that was mixed into
his tobacco.
9100.010 Surplus.
Secretary Galusha was in attondanco
at a meeting of tho Grand lodgo of tho
A. O. U. W. at Grand Island last week
and has givon out a bit of nows that
will be of interest to members of that
organization in Red Cloud. It will bo
romombered that last July n reserve
fund was created, to moot spocial
drafts unon tho funds of tho ordor,
and Mr. Galusha stated that this fund
had already grown to $100,000. Half
of tho amount has beon loanod on
farm mortgages nnd tho balance is
seeking investment. Mr. Galusha
said that tho bulauce had boon offered
to sovoral banks but thoy had refused
it because they had money of tlioir
own in thoir vaults that could not bo
loanod bocauso of surplus of ready
monoy. This is a condition such as
Nebraska has not known boforo iu its
history.
Brown for t. S. Senator.
Attornoy Gouorat Norris Brown H
cast his gauntlet into tho political
arena as a candidato for United Stated
senator to succeed Senator Millard.
Ho buruod his bridges bohind him
last Saturday by stating that ho
would not stand for roolection to hiu
present ofUco and has sought tho en
dorsomont of tho Stuto Press associa
tion to his campaign for U. S. Senator.
This will bo of intorost to Webster
county republicans, who havo stood
squarely behind him during his incum
bonoy in his present office, and will bo
glud to soo him get tho nomination.
May Lose His Left.
Tho roport reached town this week
that Frank Kincaid, who suffered it
broken log as tho result of having hid
horse fall on him, may have to lose
tho limb. Complications havo arisen
in his progress toward healing that
may necessitate tho amputation of tho
injured mombor. Mr. -Kincaid Uvea
south of Inavale and a large circlo of
friends unite in expressing thoir hopo
that tho oporutiou may not bo necessary.
Good looks bring happiness. Friondu
cure more for us whon wo meet them
with a clean, smiling (ace, bright eyes
sparkling with health, which comes by
inking Hollister's Rocky Mountain
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