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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1906)
V3gl6JlSi!fiftifegiiYiV3Yiftift3 VSSnSrainl cKlXvlfijKSilGaut fli xarammrtt' THE RED CLOUD CHIEF Subscription I $1 a Year I in Advance Eight Pages All Home Print amweTm7wiv Knw&wx2PMPH!xst!yi!X3imK VOLUME XXXIV. RED CLOUD, NBUKASKA, MARCH 510, 1!MM. NTJMllEIt Ui t to EXCURSIONS nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Leaves Red Cloud Tuesday, April 3, at 7 a. m., $29.55 round trip to Sunny El Rito Valley, New Mexico. Now only $40 per acre Will soon be worth $WO Romembor, $10 pays for lnnd and porpotual Water Right fully paid. No crop failuros. No drowning out of crops. No drouth. No oyolonos. Title porfoct. Warranty Deed at any time. You aro not obliged to live on this land to obtain title. Remember this land is now only $10 per aero, ono-ilfth cash, balance live equal aunual payments, interest G por cent per annum. You can buy 40 or moro acres. Wo also hnvo 10 aero tracts adjoining town for llfty dollars por aoro on tho samo terms. It is especially adapted to fruit raising. Thirty years without a failure. Also Alfalfa, Sugar Beets, Potatoes and Grains. Canal now completed which will irrigate over 8.000 acres. Note extracts from some of the pooplo who have purchased laud: Wm. Davis, Barclay, Kansas, says. "I find your proposition bettor than represented in your prospectus." S. Van Wheeler, St. FrancK Kansas, says: "Tho laud is capable of produc ing large crops of all kinds and is ono of the best fruit districts in Now Mex ico." M. F. Pitt, Winflold, Kansas, says: I liked it so much that I bought GO acres more than I intended." W. P. Hall, Golden City, Mo., says: "I liked the land so woll that I took 10 acres moro than I had intended." Goo. Rex, Cherokee, Kansas, says: "I did not suppose there was any such tract of land in New Moxico unoccu piod. I think this tho finest valley I ovor saw." (He was roliovod of asth ma within 18 hours.) J. R. Ball. Golnon City, Mo.: "Thoro were eight in our party and all bought more than thep expected. Dr. T. II. Sutherland, prosidont Col orado Stato Dontul Association, Den ver, says: "1 found tho laud beauti fully situated, soil rich and product ive. I found all varieties of fruits growing in great abundance. I can not refrain from mentioning tho cli mate air dry, puro and stimulating. Tho locality is most delightful and productive." 40,000 acres Finest Irrigated Land LJ D DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD bond issue. W. 11. Cramer, citizens' candidate for councilman in Mm Second ward, is another retired fanner who has re cently moved to town and, while a good man personally and a successful farmer, those who believo in liberal appropriations for public improve ments will undoubtedly voto for tho Republican candidate, Charley Robin son, who is one of our foremost bus! noss inon, ox-county treasurer and a "booster" for tho town. As to tho oillcos of city clork, city treasurer and mombors of tho school board, no bettor soloctions could bo made than tho Republican candidates. HOW IT WORKS IN HASTINGS. Who Is to Blame? Last Saturday ovoning Rod Cloud was treated to tho spoctaolo of a quar- Municipal Ownership of Lights a Good Thing for That Town. One week from next Monday we will again voto upon the question whether or not wo shall havo an electric, light; plant owned and controlled by tho city. A privato letter received in this city from J. W. Lyman, commissioner ol" tho water, light and Rowor department, of Hastings, gives tho following facts concerning tho succohs of municipal ownership in Hastings: "Municipal ownership is a gool thing if properly manuged. This city voted 20,000 bonds in 1001. Lash April wo owed on theso bonds $f,(XK). Today wo havo a plant furnishing 11,000 incandescent lamps, 75 street; fnf nf rnnrifT hnva tMitirrlm t tuttx frnm ir, to 10 years, in' a beastly state of ; 'Khts, (0 commercial arcs, .TO motors intoxication. Tho youngest ono in The Burlington railroad will make low rates Will refund car fare to all who buy land ot us. during March and April. Or if you want a good farm in this county, I can fit you out. I have sold over $40,000 worth ol property in this county within the last few months. I am "still in the ring" for business. If you have anything to sell or trade, no matter where it is, I can ht you out. MONEY LOTS OF" IT TO LOAN on the best terms that can be made. Write or call on me at once for full particulars. Address J. P. HALE, the Real Estate Man RED CLOUD, I School Notes G. W. DUDLEY, SOrT. Goorgo W. Berge will deliver tho commencement address on tho night of May 30. Mr. Berge delivered tho addross of welcome before tho Stato 'Pitwtltm.o' A oorwttij f (r l.it-t Tntttim.t """""" (inouuiBwuu ii.-ju intuitu, j . His speech was very pleasing. lie has not yet announced his subject, but has prondsod to give a popular addross. Tho Stato University has an army of professors who aro anxious to fill com meucomout dates. However, few col logo professors can deliver a real ora tion. In fact, they usually use a man uscript. Some of tho soniors who aro intend ing to teach aro expecting to attend tho Holdrogo Junior Normal School a part of tho summer in order to meet tho requirements of tho now law. If our high school had ono moro teacher, this normal instruction could bo given to tho pupils in the junior and senior yoars along with their regular work. Tho stato school department had ruled that only schools of twelve grades, having not loss than four teauhors in tho high school, will bo given credit for this work. W. K. Fowlor, ox-stato superintend ent, called at tho high school Wednes day. Ho now represents Dodd, Mead & Co.'s International Encyclopaedia. .Mr. Fowler is tho man who, moro than any other ono man, is responsible for tho Kearney Stato Normal. Mr. Pow lor was also oll'erod tho presidency of this school, but refused becauso of 1 bittor opposition by two members of I tho stato board. j Miss Thompson was out of school 1 for a time last week with alight attack 1 of mumps. Miss Norma Richardson , substituted during her abseuce. WHICH SHALL IT BE? Only eight of ovory hundred boys in this country ever attend high school. Teachers' World. Northwestern University of Chicago has prohibited foot ball for five yoars. Shaw, an eminent authority on school hygiene, assorts that each pupil should havo fifteen feet of floor spaco and two hundred cubic foot of air spaco. One of our rooms affords only ton foot of floor spaco and one hundred twenty-five cubic feet of air space per pupil. Two other rooms also fall con sidorably bolow Shaw's requirements. Noxt week fs vacation. Stella Hofl'olbower has been com pelled to leave school for tho rest of the year on account of trouble with her eyes. She hopes to return next year. To Cure Cold a In One Day. Tako Laxativo Bromo quiuino tab lots. Druggists rofuud money if it fails to ouro. E. W. Grove's signature , is on each box. 125 cents. Another "Hampton" Administration, 1 or a Business Government? I Tho voters will bo called upon next J Tuesday to decido what kind of ad ministration the city is to havo for tho I ensuing yoar. Neither ticket can bo ! supported as a whole, from a business I standpoint. Tho city has barely ro , covered from tho experiment of elect ing a retired farmer for mayor four 1 years ago, during whoso term thoro , wore fewor improvements mado' and moro debts piled up than at any tlmo I in tho city's history. I ho Republican city tickot is mado up of businoss men, with tho oxcop tionofL. A. Haskius, ' candidate for councllmon in tho First ward. Wlillo Mr. Haskius is tho regular nominoo, it is doubtful if ho will rocolvo tho sup port of half of tho Republican voters , in tho First ward, his conversion from Populism being of too receut date, and, although a successful farmer, his ideas of tho needs of tho city will hardly moot with tho approval of tho majority or voters. Tho citizens' can didate Henry Dloderioh is an exper ienced businoss man and his views on city mattors aro in lino with thoso who favor public improvements. . Charles Cather's record as a member ol 1110 ouy council is an tuo recom mendation ho needs for tho oflico of ' mayor. Ho is "right" on tho question of lights and othor public improve ments, while wo understand tho op- position candidate Is opposod to tho from 1 to lf horHopowor, and a plant; valuod atSOTj.OOO. Last fall wo instal led another new machine costing; $10,000. Our revenue runs l,&00 11 month on an average Tho street; lights cost to run about 92,500 a year, which is not figured as an earning, as they aro froe. Any information as to tho rates, expense, etc., 1 can givo you will ho glad to do so at any time." ir $20,000 whs .snlliciont for tho city of Hastings to make a beginning, cer tainly iJ10,0('0 should bo an amnio amount, for a city tho size of Red Cloud. Without issuing more bonds-, Hastings has built her plant up until it is now valuod at (13,000. With propor management there is no reason why Red ('loud should not make u showing comparatively as good. Vote for tho bonds. tho bunch was so drunk that ho had to bo taken to his homo. Who is to blamo for this condition of affairs? Early In tho evening theso boys wore scon in an alloy In tho rear of ' ono of tho saloons, drinking and using tho vilest of language. They had a pint and a half of whisky, which they drank boforo leaving tho spot nquan tity sufllciont to cause Intoxication in tho worst "old toper." It is hardly probablo that any ' saloonkeeper would assume tho risk of selling liquor to theso boys, and it is probable tho "boo.o" was proourod for thorn by somo older person. An effort is being mado to find out whero the boys got their liquor and tho guilty party will bo prosecuted to tho full extent of tho law, as ho should bo. Somo mouths ago qui to n stir was raised by threatened prosecutions of 1 parties for obtaining liquor for men Property Owners Will Be Required t who were barred from getting it fori Swear to Assessments. themselves, and an ordinance was Co,mt A R , fl passed covering tho offeiiBO. Tho ,,,, 5nu, ,,,, .,.. (u..jiuni;(uuniu bin; iuj'iiijr ina -m ui r i-xj MUST COMPLY WITH THE LAW. "crime" of carrying liquor to"1 a con firmed "old soak" is not so gravo as , requiro overy person who lists pro- DIIITV tCt UM'nill tit Mm Lfnfnmnnf T. as that of procuring liquor for young tho t (, lt IlMCMon , b boys, and no effort should bo spared thm. lnx n thh of , to put a stop to tho practice. ' consequence many who havo been m fc i. . . . . onargou witli making lalso return havo been ablo to dodgo tho penalty on tho ground that thoy were not re quired to swear to tho statements made to tho assessor. Deputy assessors will not be allowed to write the word "none" on tho schedules whore a man has no prop erly. Each person assessed will havo to write "npno" himself, as required by the law, in tho space opposite tho item in the schedule. This, will dis pose of the claims "I never wrote it," "That is not' my writing, ' etc., which many havo been ablo to make in tho past when caught in tho act of male ipg falso statements rogardhfg prop erty which they own. BUSINESS COLLEGE NOTES. Tho dobato of last Friday ovoning was decidod in favor of tho alllrma tlvo. Arthur Dlotrick of Pawneo City, brother of our principal, gavo us a pleasant call Monday. Tho spelling school was postponed until tonight on account of tlio show. Tho high school was challenged for a dobato, but they did not seo lit to accept. A club-swinging class has boon or ganized. Frank Boal ha.? quit school. Home Made Have your cake, muffins, and tea bis cuit home-made. They will be fresher, cleaner, more tasty and wholesome. 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