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FRANKLIN
(From the Sentinel.)
tho plaintiff. Tho
Guild, represented
phiintiir was II.
by L. II. Blaek-
.. , ,, , . , n,i, ,i ! lodge, and tho defendant L. E. I'aqtiin
Ross Davis dislocated u thumb and n
lujnuatiiLuu uy uurnuy iv. juuuiuni
forellngor in Wednesday's ball game
at Naponoe. t
E. A. Van Dyke brought back from
tho state fair a thoroughbred Poland
China male, which took a sweep stake
prizo last fall.
Tho bubo ball team went to tho pic
nic at Naponco Wednesday and playod
a matched gamo with a team from
Agra, losing to the jayhawkers by tho
scoro of .'I to 2.
W. 8. Gail, a former resident has
sold his property in Cody, Wyoming,
and bought a lOaoro tract of Chas.
Itoso at Hustings, and will move thoro
in tho near future.
At tho homo of tho bride's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Zulau, residing
eleven miles south of town, on Wed
nesday evening at .S o'clock, their
daughter, Miss Lucile Zulauf was
was united in marriage to Mr. I). Uur
ton Skilos, tho Rev. II. II. Meeker officiating.
Mrs. I j
Fairfield
BLUE HILL.
(From tho Leader.)
C. Williams was called to
Wednesday by a message
announcing tho serious illness of her
nephew.
Tho Carnival company ended its
btuy hero with mi act not advertised
an olopomont of tho Fortuno teller and ; Stanley,
RIVERTON
(From tholloview.)
Mr. and Mrs. Grout of Red Cloud
spont Sunday at this place with Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Harwood.
Gus Iverson heads tho list for largo
fish this year in this locality, having
hooked one tho other day that weighed
; eight and one half pounds.
Ernio Carpenter was taken ill Tues
day forenoon while sitting in front of
tho pool hall, and had to be assisted
homo. At present lie is roportod very
ill.
School opened Monday morning
with tho following teachers: O. J.
principal; Maggio Leonard,
tho Mud eater names unknown to
this paper. At last accounts thoy
wero still 'loping.
Donald N. tho throe-months old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Clino, died at
C. A. Wollman's Thursday of cholera
infantum. Tho funeral was hold at
lion.6 Friday afternoon, E. G. Rooso
conducting tho service.
assistant; Pearl O'Neal, intermediate;
Ollio Morrow, primary.
Our basket ball team wont to Repub
lican City, Wednesday morning. Tho
scoro was 13 to 3 in favor of the Re
publican club. This is tho llrst game
our girls have playod this season and
with a littlo more practice they will
bo second to none in tho valley.
air fund. It seems that the onjy placo
whore one can figure on boing abso
lutely safe is at the Sunday school pic
nic. Ray Iluntor had an oxporienco in
shooting policaus one day last week
that borders on tho marvelous. It is
reported that he took a shotgun and a
couple of loaded shells and hiked to a
pond on his 'father's 'arm whoro ho
had seen a flock of tho bipods alight
and at tho llrst flro brought down
twelve, eight of which wero killed or
wounded so that ho captured them,
and killed eloveu more beforo the flock
got awuy, making nineteen in all.
This is the most remarkable slaughter
of thoiuuoconts that has ever come
under our notice. Tho boy is only
about fourteen years old but it looks
as though ho would bo entitled to hold
tho championship for life as a pelican
hunter. The birds were fishing in the
pond, in which tho water was quite
shallow, ami their pouches wero so full
of fish that, wo suspect, they may not
have been able to tako flight readily,
and this contributed to thoir slaughter.
CORRESPONDENCE
067? MOTTO: "Satisfaction or
your money back"
combined with plain figure
prices steadily adhered to,
has brought us a constantly
growing business. Quality
first, price next. Nothing but
standard made, reputable
goods at lowest profit prices.
A ways ivilling to show our goods
and compare prices with either local
SMITH CENTER
(From the Messenger.)
John Bane of Valloy township, has
his now house almost ready to move
into. Ho lias built a $2,000 residence.
Hall Thompson has socurod a posi
tion in ono of the largo business houses
at Faii-bury as cashier, and with his
family will move thoro at once.
George I3u,zell and wife loft for En
glisli, Indiana, Tuesday night, in ro
Hponso to a telegram announcing the
death of Mrs. Buzzoll's mother.
W. P. Weaver, convicted of adultry
was sentenced to six months in tho
county jail, and to pay a fluo of 8o00,
to bo couflnod in jail until tho fine was
paid.
Jako Hawkins was prancing around
towu with his thumbs in his arm holes
of his vest caused us to bo a little in
quisitive last. Friday evening. Ed
Rhoades with his dray team had just
mot defeat at the hands of his gontlo
cluck and handsome team of sorrels
for $23, in a close pulling match.
L BANON.
(F.wiu the Times.)
Robert Cherry foil from a ladder in
ono of tho elevators this morning and
sprained his right wrist quite badly
besides receiving moro bruises.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wadloy returned
from Colorado Friday morning. Mr.
Wadloy purchased 118 head of cattle
while thoro which ho will feed this
fall and wintor.
Married, Thursday, Soptember 0, at
high noon at tho homo of tho groom,
occurred tho woddiug of Mr. Lewis H.
Maco and Miss Edna Ray, Rev. H. T.
McUrow oflioiating.
Married, at Rod Cloud, Nob., on
Thursday, September, 0, I'JOO Mr. Mar
tiu McCarty and Miss Minnie Mauoly.
Immediately after tho coromouy was
performed tho bride aud groom start
ed ou thoir honeymoon to Denver.
SUPERIOR
(From the .Journal.)
Tho Shipping Association shipped
two cars of hogs to St. .Too Monday.
Mrs. Mary Felt entertained a num
ber of her lady friends yesterday
afternoon in honor of Miss Moo of
Chicago.
Zelma
Johnston
Catchadal aud Mildred
went to Concordia this
morning to rosumo thoir school work
at Nazareth Academy.
Henry Fox, Jr., was called to 1) wight,
111., Monday, in response to a telegram
tolling of tho sorious illness of his
father, Henry Fox, Sr. Deatli came
Tuesday morning ootoro Air. fox ar
rived.
Frank has bought tho lease of tho
brick livery barn from M. Anderson,
Messrs. Andorson it Larson havo dis
solved partnership. Mr. Larson is
going onto tho farm and Mr. Anderson
has joined his brother in tho North
llvory barn. Frank is going to run a
feed barn.
CAMPBELL
(From the Citizen.)
R. W. Harper was taken violently
ill with lead poisoning on Thursday of
last week, while at J. ('. Woolever's
place northwest of town, whore ho was
working.
An alarm of flro was given Sunday
afternoon, smoke being seen Issuing
from an outbuildim: to tho rear of
BuptUte Laporto's residence. The
llro was extinguished, however, beforo
tho arrival of tho hose cart, there be
ing a full tub of water handy and a
number of willing men to use it.
Frank Karnes wont to Beatrice Sat
urday, returning homo Monday even
ing, bringing his boy Jay, who was re
cently seut to that city to enter au
institution of learning. Tho father,
it seems, dropped in on his son some
what unexpectedly, and finding him
onjoying a tlshing trip, decided to
bring homo aud allow him to graduate
tills fall in tho cornfield.
Interesting Items Gathered
by Our County R-cportors
GARFIELD
Mrs. Cora Reed is visiting with her
parents this week.
George King has built an addition to
his house, and is ready to have it
plastered.
Miss Maggie Daugherty is assisting
Mrs. Emma Smith to put up peaches
this week.
A brother-in-law of James MeiVord
arrived here Wednesday from Illinois
for a short visit.
Charles Amuck', formerly of Garfield,
now of Guide Rock, lias a new boy to
help him harvest his large corn crop.
Mrs. Kellogg from Ohio, who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Itcauchamp, left for her home Wed
nesday morning.
Lylu Lippincott and new found wife
from Topeka, Kansas, arrived at his
father's home, late last Saturday night
for a honeymoon visit.
This time it is a young daughter,
which the stork left at the home of
L. L. Dellart, and Mr. Dellart steps
higher than ever before.
Grant Shidler is erecting a com
modious dwelling. It will be 28 feet
square when completed, and will be a
great improvement to his place.
Ira Waggoner and J. V. Smith
bought a new corn Harvester from Red
last Saturday, and are putting in the
time between showers eliding corn.
Uev. G. W. Hummel has been re-appointed
to the Ash creek M. i5. church
appointment anil will preach for the
Ash Creek church people during the
coming conference year.
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Chicago
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ses.
Newhoise Bros.,
Jewelers and Opticians. B. & M. Watch Inspectors
t ""TSS?
Here Is Relief for Women.
Mother Gray, a nurso in Now York,
discovored an aromatic pleasant herb
cure for women's ills, called Austral
ian-Leaf. It is the only
monthly regulator. Cures
weaknesses and backache,
bladder and urinary troubles,
druggists or by mail 30 cents.
certain
female
Sample
free. Address, Tho Mother Gray Co.,
LoRoy, Now York.
LOW RATES TO OMAHA
Via the Burllnftton Route for the
Sar-Bcn Festivities,
October 2 to G inclusive tho Burling
ton will sell tickets to Omaha and re
turn at practically half rates. Tho
Carnival this year will bo a marked
improvement over all previous years.
In addition to a big street carnival
overy day, there will bo a llower
parade, October 2nd; a gorgeous elec
trical parade, Wednesday evening,
Oct. .Ird; a daylight parade, Oct. 4th.
and tho Ak Sar-Ben Ball Oct. 5th
Ask tho agent for details.
this ofllce, and that said proposed
amendment is submitted to the quali
fied voters of the state of Nebraska,
for their adoption or rejection at tlic
general election to be held on Tuesday
the 0th day of November, A. D. looo.
In testimony whereof, I have here
unto set mv hand ami ;ittlv..i !.,
kidney, great seal of the state of Nebraska.
At all i nnu "t Lincoln this 24th dav ol
.inly, Hi the year of our Lord One
thousand Nine Hundred and Six, of
the Independence of the United State.,
tho One Hundred and Thirty-second,
and of this state the Fortieth.
A. GALL'S 1 1 A,
0:ai.) Secretary of State,
Ak-
Wantcd-precinct.
-A correspondent in every
BLOOM1NGTON
(From the Advocate.)
Pearl Schegg was thrown from a
horse last Tuesday night whilo out
riding and quite badly shaken up.
John Styles, tho man who traded for
the Commercial hotel, has arrived
with his family and is now in posses
sion of tho building.
Last Tuesday night Arbio Kendall
packed his dross suit, put on his best
smllo and stolo away to Hastings,
whore last evening ho was joined in
holy wedlock to Miss Mary Colo of
that city.
A caso of forciblo ontry aud detain
er was tried before Judgo Losoy last
Monday aud a judgment rendered for
Not a Wet Wood.
Though willow grows In wot plnces,
t Is naturally ono of the dryest woods.
It contnlna only 2G per cent, water.
Jak contains 34 per cent.
GUIDE ROCK
(From the News Letter.)
Wm. Sawyer has been got ting the
material ou tho ground this week for a
neat littlo brick residence which ho
will build on tho lots north of his own
home. The now building will bo 2Gx2G.
On Wednesday evening, September
12th, at tho resldouce of the bride's
parents north of Guide Rock, Mr.
Clarence Reovo and Miss Katie Bragg
wero united in marriage, Rev. J. M.
Steoloy ofllciatiug.
Wo note with rogrot that soveral of
tho people of this violuty who visited
Lincoln during tho state fair wore so
unfortunate as to bo relieved of thoir
money by pickpockets. Mr. C P. Nor.
ris lost $10 in this way, and J. M. Stan
ley also contributed $15 to tho fresh
Subscribe for the
Chief Now.
Born Gamblers.
Australia has Mrthstains besides
those that are so sore a point with
some leading families. All told, the
convict population numbered only a
few thousands. In 1S51 the population
of the whole Commonwealth was only
403,88. Then gold was discovered and
in ten years there was a leap to 1,153,
973. Everybody knew somebody who
had made a sudden "pile." Every
body hoped to do It himself. Nor was
It only tho new Immigrants who had
these Ideals. Even thoso who had
come out a few years before, and had
been quite satisfied with a pastoral or
agrlcultuial life, even thoso loft the
slow ploy In the furrow. To-day a
judge speaks of the national curse of
gambling. Wo got It Into our blood
fifty years ago; wo weio born of gam
blers. Sydney Bulletin.
The Surgeon's Nightmare.
Two natientB who called In com
pany upon a noted surgeon found him
bemoaning a twinge of palu In his
right forefinger. Tho callers smiled.
"Great Scott, doctor!" exclaimed one,
"you don't mean to say that a pain
in the finger bothers a man so used
to scenes of suffering as yourself?"
"It certainly does," tho surgeon an
swered, with a worried look. "How
do I know that It isn't tho first symp
tom of blood poisoning? That is tho
nightmare of iho surgeon. No mat
tor how careful ho may be, he Is
liable to contract poisoning In operat
ing and that kind of poisoning is of
tho most virulent type. Any time" a
surgeon is complaining about a pain
In tho hand, sympathize with him, for
Proposed Constitutional Amendment.
The following proposed amendment
to the constitution of the State of Ne
braska, as hereinafter set forth in full,
is submitted to the electors of the
State of Nebraska, to be voted upon
at the general election to be held
Tuesday, November ti, A. I). UtOO
lie it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Nebraska:
Section 1. That at the general elec
tion for state and Legislative ollicers
to be held on I uesday, succeeding the
the first Monday in November, 11)00,
the following provision be proposed
and submitted to the electors of the
State as an amendment to the consti
tution. Section 2. There shall be a State
Railway Commission, consisting of
three members, who shall be first
elected at the general election in 1000,
whose terms of otlice. except those
chosen at the first election under this
provision, shall be six years, and
whose compensation shall be fixed by
the Legislature.
Of the throe commissioners first
elected, the one receiving the highest
number of votes, shall hold his olllce
for six years, the next highest four
year, and the lowest two years. The
powers and duties of such com
mission shall include regulation
of rates, service and the gen
eral control of common carriers,
as the legislature may provide by
law. But in the absence of specific
legislation, the commission shall ex
ercise the powers and perform the du
ties enumerated in this provision.
Section 3. That at said election in
the year 1000, on the ballot of each
elector voting thereat, there shall be
printed or written the words: "For
Constitutional Amendment, with ref
erence to State Hallway Commission"
And "Against Constitutional Amend
ment, With Reference to State Hail
way Commission." And if, u majority
of all votes east at said election, shall
be for such amendment, the same shall
be deemed to be adopted.
I, A. Galusha, secretary of state of
the state of Nebraska, do hereby cer
tify thai the foregoing proposed
amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Nebraska is a true and cor
rect conv of the original enrolled and
engrossed bill, as passed by the
ninth session ol me Jogisia-
Niss Jessie Wert
INSTRUCTOR OF
Piano, Oip and Voice
Studio at Mrs. Josio Moran
ville's, two blocks oast of
school house. Phoho 204.
DR. W. S. SMITH
OSTEOPATH
LINDSBYj BLOC K
Red .CI011&
Neb.
I HAVE
Six Companies
Soo policies represent
ing over $2,000,000 in
surance in Webster
county. Now is the
time to get
Band Wagon.
in the
lit iiiu ilium, Duimiiuiu UH iuiii, jur i Twentv-nint
no is uuiufc oumu imiu ttoauiu. ( ture 0f the state of JNein-aslta, as ap
Phlladolphla Record. pL.arb from Mlid original bill on llle in
o.c.
Insurance and Notary.
nTi011185 Couutry, No. 30;
Boll, No. 98.
A Certain Cure fer Chilblains.
Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot
Ease, a powder. It cures chilblains
frostbites, damp, sweating, ewollen
foot. At all druggists and shoe store
25 cents. Sample free. Address
Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y.
To Cure Cold a In One Day.
Tako Laxative Bromo quinine tab
lets. Druggists refund money if it
fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature
is on each box. 20 cents.
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