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VOLUME XXXLV.
RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, .JUNE 2J), 1?)0(J.
NUMBER 20
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WENT DP IN SMOKE.
The Little Village of Inavale Almost
Wiped Out.
About half past 2 Thursday morn
ing lire was discovered in Al Strohm's
drug store tit Inuvnle, and before the
llamcs could be checked the principal
lmsincss houses of the little villuge
were laid in ruins.
Chauncey Miller, who lives some
distance north of the business section
of the town, was awakened about 2
o'clock in the morning by a strong
smell of burning wood, and arose to
see where it was coining from. How
ever, as lie could see no sign of flames
he again retired, but the smoke .soon
became so thick he arose, dressed
liimself and went down town to in
vestigate. It took but a short time to
locate the fire burning briskly in Al
Strohm's drug store. He summoned
assistance and the store was broken
open, but the lire had gained such
headway that it was impossible to
cheek it, and it quickly burned
through into Waldo &, Co.'s general
store, on the east, and from there it
spread to Sawyer & Knight's html-
ware store. To the west of the drug
store the flames were communieatnd
to the small frame building occupied
by Dr. Phillips as an olllce. An at
tempt was made to tear down this
building to prevent the spreading of
the flames to Charles Hunter's store,
but the heat of the fire was so intense
thut notning could be done, and the
building was soon in llames. Ilow
' , most of the stock was removed
rtdth the exception of perhaps a ton
of flour.
11 of the burned buildings, with
exception of that owned and oe
' d by Charles Hunter, belonged to
state of Wesley Wilson.
he losses, with the insurance, are
,ut follows: '
Charles Hunter, loss on building
and stock, about SI, 500. Insurance on
building and stock, S4,100.
Waldo it Co., general merchants,
were the heaviest losers. Their stock
was valued at SO, 500 and they carried
SI, 500 insurance. Loss, total.
The contents of Dr. Phillips' oflice
were saved.
Strohm's drug stock was valued at
SI, 500 and was insured for SI 000. The
loss was total.
The stock of Sawyer &, Knight,
hardware and harness, valued at
S3, 000, was almost entirely destroyed.
Insurance, S2000.
The buildings belonging to the Wil
son estate were valued at about S3000
and were insured for 81,500.
The origin of the fire is unknown,
though the opinion of the majority of
the people up there is that the fire
was of incendiary origin.
Charles Hunter will rebuild as soon
us the foundation of his old building
is cleared of rubbish.
Commissioner Sawyer will probably
build, but on the south side of the
street.
There is no likelihood that the
buildings belonging to the Wilson
estate will be rebuilt.
There was a strong wind blowing
from the south, and it was with the
greatest difficulty the fire was pre
vented spreading to the north. Those
who saw the fire say the corrugated
iron roofing and walls kept the sparks
from Hying, to a great extent, and
this is what enabled the workers to
confine the flames to the row of build
ings which burned. Of the five build
ings nothing is left save a pile of
warped and twisted corrugated iron
sheeting.
This is' the first serious blaze Ina
vale has experienced since the burn
ing of Jim Vance's general store some
ten years ago.
Another Fire Thursday Nl&ht.
About 0 o'clock Thursday night the
home of Fred Stoner, in the northwest
part of Inavale, was discovered to be
on fire. The fire started in the south
west corner of the house and had ap
parently been lighted from the, out
side. There was no one at home at
the time, and the blaze gained such
lieudwuy that the house could not be
saved. However, most of the furni
ture and other household goods were
gotten out. The house was formerly
owned by Mrs. (5. W. Knight of Wil
lowbrook, California.
The Tabltha Home Quarrel.
Some one is writing editorials for
the Webster County Argus, published
a1; Red Cloud, about the Tabltha home
unpleasantness in Lincoln, and these
editorials are so exrtemely absurd that
they are almost more amusing than
vicious. Yet the publication of such
articles should not be passed over with
out a word of protest from this city, '
where the alleged facts took place and
where the accused persons live.
There is no earthly reason for carry
ing this quarrel to the limit that it
has been carried by the writer for the
Argus, (lovernor Mickey is accused,
Attorney General Ilrown is accused,
the opposition faction, in the fight for
cou'rol of tlie home is called a band of
cut-throats and the "Tabitha proposi-
WHAT 15he LIGHTS
WILL COST.
To The Citizens of Red Cloud:
As inquiries are being made in regard to the new City
Light Plant, the council has taken this method of explain
ing what is contemplated in regard to cost of lights, wir
ing, el,c. The new plant will be in operation about Octo
ber 1st. All current will be sold at meter rates as follows;
COMMKKCIAL HATES.
1 to 25 Kilo-Watts at 15 ct.-l 10 O P. lump burning 17 hours at 15 cln.
20 to SO ' ' 13cts. 1 It) 13 I'm.
51 to 75 " "HlctH. 110 10 cty.
76 to 100 " " 9cts 110 " " " " ' " acts.
101 up " ' S cU.-l 1(1 ' " " " 8 cts.
RESIDENCE RATE,
i 1 to 10 Kilo Watts at 15 cts.-l 16 C. P. lamp burning 17 hour. Ht 15 cts.
11 up " " 12 cts. 1 ucis.
One kilo-watt equals 1000 watts. One 10 candle,
power lamp consumes 57 watts per hour. Meters will be
sold to the consumers at the following prices: 1 to 15
lights, SI 1.50; 15 to :i0 lights, Sl.'I.OO; IK) to 50 lights, S10.00.
Consumers not wishing to buy meters may rent meters at
'JO cents per month.
All wiring will be done by the city at a cost which is
approximately as follows: Concealed wiring. S2.00 per
opening. An opening means wires brought through the
plastering ready for fixtures to be attached. Open wiring,
81.75 per drop; this includes everything ready for the
globe. Main line switch and cut out is also included in the
above prices.
Ten per cent discount will be allowed on all monthly
light bills for cash paid the light commissioner at his office
on or before the third day of each month. All consumers
who are connected up and ready for the lights when the
plant is started will be furnished one month's light free of
charge.
During the next three or four weeks, or until material
for construction arrives, it is desired that as much of the
private wiring as possible be done and this circular is
issued to give all prospective customers an idea of the cost
of same. The Council asks the co-operation of the citizens
and urge that those intending to install light have their
wiring done early as possible and thus help avoid the rush
of work when men are busy installing the plant. Any
information will be cheerfully furnished by the engineer
or any member of the Council.
The superintendent of construction, Mr. John Martz,
will cheerfully muke individual estimates of the cost of in
stalling the lights on application.
A representative of the City will call on you in a few
days. Please be ready with your order.
C. F. CATIIER, Mayor.
tion" is pronounced "the greatest scan
dal in the nation today."
Such declarations are positively silly.
The person who is going to such non
sensical extremes for the purpose of
giving vent to anger or seeking an
I opportunity for revenge is very clear
i ly a person who should not be a par
' ticipant in a fight for the conrrol of
any institulion like the Tabitha home.
This Tabitha home upheaval is seri
ous enough, and the people of Lin
coln want to have the case probed to
the bottom in order that the truth
may be known. Hut there is nothing
in the quarrel to justify the use of
such extravagant and ill-tempered
words as are employed by the over
heated writer for the Webster County
Argus. Wednesday's Lincoln Star.
Fourth of July Rates, 19IG.
Round trip tickets may be sold at
all Jturlington route stations as fol
lows: Rate one and one third of the stan
dard first class rate from selling sta
tion to destination "Minimum rate 25
cents" for adults and 15 cents for
children. Dates of sale July 3 and -1.
Final limit July 0. J. F. Edwards.
LIGHT CONTRACT LET.
And Work Upon the Plant Will be Im
mediately Bcftun.
The city council met last Friday
afternoon and opened the bids for
furnishing the apparatus for the elec
tric light plant. Representatives of
twenty-three supply companies were
present and the competition was very
sharp. The council held an almost
continuous session until nearly mid
night Saturday and when the work
was finally completed the contracts
were divided up between five different
firms and lied Cloud had made ar
rangements for one of the best small
lighting plants to be found anywhere,
at a cost far below what other towns
have had to pay for their plants. The
total amount of the contracts for sup
plies is slightly over SI 1,888.
The contract for the engine went to
the Atlas Engine Co., of Indianapolis,
and calls.for a 150 horse-power Corliss
engine. The Westinghouse Electric
Co., will furnish the generator and
other electric apparatus. Korsmeyer
& Co. of Lincoln will furnish the wir
ing, while the Nebraska Telephone
Co. will supply the poles. In each
case the bids accepted were the lowest
offered.
While some members of the council
were favorable to the gas producer
power system, it was thought the sys
tem was too much in the nature of an
experiment and the old reliable steam
engine was finally adopted.
The plan udopted for placing the
lights will give a street light at every
street intersection in the city. Of late
years the incandescent lamp has been
so perfected that it makes an ideal
street light for residence districts.
A 32-candle-powcr incandescent
street light will be placed at every
street intersection in the city. If In
the future it should be found that
these lights are unsatisfactory they
can be changed to arc lights. In the
business district the streets will be
lighted with a half dozen arc. lights.
Work on the plant will . be immedi
ately begun and it is thought the sys
tem will be in operation inside of
ninety days. Itcforc that time rolls
around the water problem will have
been solved, and lied Cloud will be in
better shape, so far as water and light
are concerned, than it has been in the
past.
Got Away With the Cash.
Frank Waugh, cook, and Clrover See,
waiter at Hense's restaurant, jumped
town Friday night and took with them
a pocketbook containing S32 belong
ing to Hans Nicholson, the baker.
These two worthies are of the rov
ing elas4 that seldom stay long in one
place and make it a point to do up
everyone with whom, they come in
contact. Ilesides the money which
the stole from Nicholson, both had
taken advantage of the confiding and
trustful nature of "Hilly" llense and
secured n portion of their wages in ad
vance. Waugh and See were arrested at
Holdrege Tuesday and were brought
to Hod Cloud Wednesday morning by
Sheriff Hedge. They wore arraigned
before Judge Heed Wednesday after
noon, on a charge of petty larceny,
but the jury disagreed. They wore
tried again Thursday, and the jury re
turned a verdict of guilty and they
were sentenced to ten days in jail.
Strohm Aftaln Arrested.
Sheriff Hedge and Marshal Kinsel
made a quick trip to Inavale Wednes
day evening and again arrested Al
Strohm, the Inavale druggist, who
has been giving the officers so much
trouble of late. The charge against
Strohm is the same old thing illegal
selling of liquor. He was arraigned
before Judge Edson Wednesday even
ing and was put under S1000 bond to
appear for preliminary examination
next Tuesday. M. II. Farnham put
up the req'uired security and Strohm
was released. Sheriff Hedge brought
back with him a wagon load of the
wet goods with which Strohm was
want to quench the thirst of the dry
ones at Inavale. The raid netted a
barrel and a couple boxes of bottled
beer, a barrel or two of bottled malt
and a barrel of whisky, the latter hav
ing been concealed in a largo box in
the cob shed at Strohm's home.
The people of Inavale are evidently
determined that Strohm shall either
quit business or quit the town.
Assessment Flfturcs.
County Assessor Richard Turner has
completed his abstract of the assess
ment of Webster county. Lack of
space and time prevents our giving a
detailed analysis of the assessment
this week, but for the benefit of our
readers we give a few of the import
ant items.
The total assessed valuation of the
county is S3,200,012, an increase of
S188,000 over last j'ear. The personal
property assessed valuation is SI, 550,
334; real estate value, gl, 507,285. On
the busis of the assessed valuation
being one-fifth of the actual value,
this would make the total actual value
of property in Webster county S10.348,
210. The assessors' returns show the
following number of animals and
bushels of corn and wheat, with their
assessed valuation: Horses, lu.00,1,
value S108.400; cattle 30,072, value
S158,0ll; sheep 157, value SI 35; hogs,
41.501, value 502,387; wheat, 104,030
bushels, value 11,000; corn, 883,518,
value, S5 1,000.
A Correction.
In correction to Mr. R. J. Skoen
wish to correct an error in our last lKt winter up to the 11th day of Jan
week's issue concerning the judgment j uur at whleh Umu ,M7,uit "Ild w,m
in the Lippincott road case. While in
his original claim for (Immures .Mr.
Skeen asko.l for S3 .200. be fll.,.i .....
ceptance of the appraisers' allowance
of S340. The petitioners were not sat-
isficd with the allowance, and th,.
county commissioners reduced it to
S200. In our item last week It W11H
made to appear that Mr. Skeen was
asking for more than the appraisers
allowed, which was not the case.
While he feels that the damage suffer
ed by him is far in excess of the
amount allowed by the appraisers, lie
was willing to uccept the estimate.
REVIVAL MELTINGS CLOSE.
Their Larfte Audiences. Generous Of
ferings. Over 200 Converts.
The evangelistic meetings conduct
ed during tin month by Evangelists
Honeywell and llilhorn closed on Sun
day with throe, big meetings in the
tabernacle and when the last strains
of the hymn "(Jod be with you till we
meet again" sounded through tin;
building and the final benediction was
spoken on Sunday evening the lnrgo.
audience went to their homes saying
that the meetings were the best ever
hold in Hod Cloud. The evangelists
labored faithfully, and while thoy did
not try to please and many found fault
with their methods, they loft behind
them results that will make for the
pcimaucnt betterment of the commun
ity. Much of this good, however, is
due to the cooperation of the local
pastors who were tireless in their ef
forts in soul winning, and large credit,
should also be given to the laymen in
the various churches, who entered into
every part of the campaign with a
unity of purpose and earnest persist
ency that demands success.
During the closing Sabbath services
enthusiasm ran high. Every utter
ance of the speaker which especially
caught the audience was applauded,
while the solos of Mr. llilhorn caused
tlie people to demand an encore both
morning and evening. The chorus
also received its full measure of appre
ciation. This applause in a religious
service, while it may bo offensive to
some whoso ideas of propriety in wor
ship have coine down from their child
hood, is nevertheless due a preacher
or evangelist just as much as a politi
cal or other platform speaker if he
says things worthy of applause. The
man behind the pulpU has always had
the hardest task of any public speaker
just because lie has been denied ' these
tokens of appreciation.
Hot perhaps the best token of appre
ciation given the evangelist was the
generous offering made by the people
during the Sunday services. Hew
Hice had charge of the financial affairs
of the day and when the cash and
pledges had been counted it was found
that tlie people had given S428 of their
money as an evidence that they appre
ciated the efforts put forth to help
them. The current expenses of the
meetings were met by an offering the
previous Sunday and altogether near
ly SI, 000 was given by those interested
in making the meetings a success.
Dttch of the. churches interested re
ceived considerable accessions to its
membership as a result of the work,
and organizations in other towns were
also benefited by having converts
turn to them for a church home. Add
to this the large impetus given to
those already working in these
churches, the better knowledge of
methods gained, and it is easy to see
that Red Cloud has been benefited in
a very permanent manner by the work
of the evangelists.
"Baldv" In Trouble Again.
Deputy Sheriff Art Walrath of Frank
lin county came down to Hcd Clhud
yesterday with a warrant for the ar
rest of "Maldy" Vest, on the charge of
forgery. The crime for which " llaldy"
was arrested was the alleged raising
of a check for 82.00 to S10.I10. The
charge is preferred by Hugh L. Dun
can, a farmer living aboul 4 1-2 miles
northwest of Riverton. Duncan
claims that Vest was working for him
given u uuecK ior c.uw in iiiavineiii lor
his work. "Raldy'' claims that he was
I working near (Snide Rock at the time
tllu nUeKel cr,l,MJ w,,s on"il- The
"''"-rant is made out for "John" Vest,
' ind as "Haldy's" name is "William"
' tmnu nm' bu fcomo mlstftke- WIS
j tken U Hloomington last night.
Bulletin.
Forepaugh & Sells Hros. circus at
Hastings, July 13, Rate one and a
third for round trip, Tickets on sale
July 13, good returning July 14.
J. F. EmvAitKS, Agent.