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RS?.l2fe..Nebraska is Good EnoughJg&JgS
Why go to Texas and New Mexico for $1 5 Land, when you can BUY
BETTER LAND AT HOME from $3 to $5 LESS PER ACRE
The tail end of those TexaB hot winds a plenty hot for me. Do not be misled by fanciful written articles about the Sunny South, where you 'wilJ
shake your home grown teeth out of your head nine months in the year, (how about your store teeth.) Again, I don't like the idea of paying
so many middlemen agents, etc., a commission, of 31 an acre to each, soon counts up to half the price of the land
I have done away with all middlemen and SELL DIRECT to the purchaser
And my prices prove it, J don't only say this, but will prove it to any party going west with me, that tiie prices I quote you are true, and from $1 to M
an acre cheaper than other agents quote on same quality of lands, that simply take you to some agent in the west or south.
My commission is right and I need no middlemen to take care of the boodle
A. T. WALKER, V&SLtt& Red Cloud
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3 GATHERED FROM OUR EXCHANGES
LEBANON.
(From tin Thai's.)
Mrs. lionjiiinin V. Miissoy, formerly
of this city, utteniptod suicide at her
homo in Corning, Kims., Monday eve
niiiK by vullowitiK an ounco of carbol
ic acid.
A I Hayes and wifo of (Jnide I took,
Nebr.. drove down Sunday for a short
visit with relatives and friends.
Tliad Smith plead guilty to the
charge of forgery. Sentence lias not.
been passed.
RIVliRTON
the
hoy
(From the lhview.l
Mr. and Mrs. I'eiry Bennett are
proud parents of an eight-pound
which arrived Monday morning.
A big wolf hunt took place in Wash
ington township last Saturday.
one wolf was captured.
I "rank Kim-aid. ( ha-.. lames and I 'red
Stelling indulged in a coon hunt Sat
urday night. The dogs got. .runt of
some coons on the head of Thompson
creek and followed it to the Wepubli
can river, where they niptuied two
largo coons.
on pouts, to enter business. Mr. Wright
was a member of the linn of Wright,
Wholan Bros. A- King until last week, J
when Wholan Bros, purchased his in
terest, as well as the interest of King.
II. 15. Boyd and J. W. Davis returned
from Old Mexico Monday, whoro they
have been looking over tho country.
HLUK HILL
(From the Leader!
Bruce Frame, Jacob (!o!l, dr.. ami
Misses Stella and Ethel (iilmore were
at li'od Cloud last Thursday witnessing
the football game.
(ileu Arnold returned home last week
after an absence of nearly a year, lie
was attending tlie Business college in
Bed Cloud last winter, and left there
ery suddenly without notitying his
Only parents, air. ami Airs. i'lias. .inoiii,
land it was some time hefoie they
learned of his whereabouts. Tho boy
has boon spending his time in Texas,
Louisiana and Illinois, and judging
from his looks tho trip must have
agreed with him.
"Uip Van Winklo" showed at the hall
last Saturday evening to a largo house.
Harry Heal wont down to Rod Cloud
Saturday to visit friends.
Born, last week, to Mr. and Mn. H
C. Wright, of Kosotuont, a boy.
Grandpa Korforko died yesterday
morning at tho homo of his daughter,
Mrs. O. H. Stolfrogan. Tho deceased
was eighty years old, and was among
tho very earliest .settlors here.
A number of the relatives and friends
of Mrs. Harm Van Boening. who lives
southeast, participated in it surprise on
her Wednesday evening, that day be
ing her birthday. The ladies took an
abundance of cakes with them that
were ample proof of theirgood cooking
abilities. Mr. and Mrs. Van Boening
tendered the siirprisois their house
and a n'casant evening was passed in
card playing and dancing.
on tho complaint of Miss Clow agahis
J. G. Smith, tho defendant was bound
over for trial at tho next term of court
giving bond in tho sum of JoOO.
He try Mochlcr mado a deal Saturday
with dolm Donafon by which ho traded
his house in town for tho hitter's quar
ter of laud two miles straight south of
town. Tho price given for tho farm
was Slot) house being taken as half
pay. Henry will now farm on it big
scale.
Karl Sponco, editor of tho Bladen
Enterprise, spent tho Sabbath day in
oloo proximity to tho city of Franklin
but his time being more pleasantly oc
cupied we did not have tho honor of
oven a chance to say hello.
Tuesday night parties forced their
way into O. F. Hayden'.sstoreand stole
theiefrom several boxes of cartridges
and shells. Tho thieves gained admis
sion by breaking through a window in little hope of his recovery
the rear of the store, and this at is
house breaking, which makes it a pen-
SMITH CENTER
(From tho Messongeri
A man giving his name as Jim V. t
mot with a frightful accident at t o
railroad yard hero Wednesday niou
ing which will probably cost him hi'i
life. Ho was on board tho blind bag
gage of passenger train No. (5 and hi
tho train was speeding through tow i
he undertook to jump oil'. When h i
made tho leap the corner of tho baf,
gage car struck him on tho head break
ing his skull in .several places?. Tl a
city authorities were notilled and ha
was taken to Drs. Ivolihan'soltlco whoi
his wounds woie dressed, aft1- whici
ho was taken to a room of Ed Miller
on Kansas avenue. The man will mil
give tho address of his folks further
than that they live some place in ( h
cago. Ho is about '.VI years old Th
man was still alive at the time of goin;
to press-, lint the doctors entertaiu In r.
An cNciting runaway took place hoi
FRANKLIN
i From the Scntinc-l.)
In the preliminary hearing Tue 'ay
itcntiary olfense. Certain clues
fciispicioiis are pretty strong, but
far no arrests have been made.
and
Monday. Will Smith drove his tea.
1111 til M CUT lllHIt1 till. fllltlMt ffl Itillt (111 1
j wagon load oi corn, when they bocuu e
I frightened and came down Main stroi- .
John Ciieen Smith moved out of the at a --Mil gait. They turned west i
(HJIl)E ROCK.
(From the Signal.)
There is now a prospect of a well be
ing put down soon south of t wn with
tho object of prospecting for oil, gas or
coal. All that seems to be lacking for
the start is leases on enough laud to
justify the parties in spending their
money.
Mrs. Ed Parker and son Wayne are
homo from the hospital, where an op
eration was performed on the boy, who
isgot.ting along line now.
Mrs. Myrtle Morharl came down Irom
Ked Cloud Wednesday to visit herpai-
onts I). Jones and wife.
The Snyder boys ami Beit Butler
have been hauling hogs to Bed Cloud.
CAMPBELL
(From the Citien.)
Mr. and Mis. Peter Place were called
to Red Cloud yesterday by the illness
of their daughter, Mrs. Porrjmnn.
(Jen. Firkins has decided to take a
six months vacation, and to that end
has leased tho meat market to Charley
Richardson. Possession given Monday.
Miss Nettie Bailoj was a passenger
to Ked Cloud yost onlay.
Announcement was made Saturday
of the sale of the restaurant of Emilo
Denials, the purchaser being Fied
Meyer, an old time Campbell boy who
has recently been making his homo at
Hickman. Mr. Meyer also purchased
it residence property that, known as
the Charley Itoauu place, for which he
paid SIO(H).
Cheap Lands
in the Texas Panhandle and
Pecos Valley, New Mexico.
People arc just licyinning to realize the fact that thousands of acres of the
cry best agricultural lands in the rain belt in the diked Slates are in Potter.
Ittimlall, Swisher. Male. Palmer. Bailey and several other counties in Tonus
as well as the land lying east of the mountain range in New Mcn'ico and the
Pecos Valley, where they irrigate from artesian wells, which have been lving
idle during the long years for want of knowledge of their real worth. People
arc Hocking there by the hundreds follow ing those who have preceded them
into the region and proved its worth beyond doubt. The discovery that here lie
Lands, the Equal of the Best
in the older reirioiis at one-tenth the nrice. lands as fertile and oroductlve and
much easier cultivated, is the inducement that is causing people to locate there.
The portion of Tonus mentioned is Known as the "shallow water district.'' and .
hotel hist week into the Uose house In
lecciitly leasod. A few of the boat dor
who wne with him are .still taking
meals with him in his new- location.
Court stieet and plunged into Pin Mm
.singer's horse and bugiry iud in
'north oi Kirk patiiek's store. inu;rii.
! the li'iiso some and demolishing tl.
i buggy. The team was .stopped at tic.
I'he big llres at Ax toll and Exeter corner with no further damage lou.
1 have put an insurance company out of
Commission and a petition has
I been tiled for tho appointment of
a receiver, it is the National Mutual
, Fire Insurance Co. of Omaha. Their
risks in Axtell wore very heavy.
About nil the doctors in the count -
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jiuiH' nircii iu-iu una nech as u:i-5s-t
in tho Mays malpractice case.
Court convened Monday luurmnv
The docket is a short one and will I
about finished up this week.
good water may be obtained at depths ranging from y; to l(li) feet. The alti
Hide is I imiii feci, and this is conducive to the mild and bencllcial climate w ith
uincii the southern plains are blessed, N ou can plow the whole vear around
if von choose. The soil is a rich loam. This land grows from
BLADEN
i From tho Entorprise.i
This vicinity was grieved to learn of
tho death of N. H. .Moore, father of our
townsman, Jake Moore, at 7:Xt o'clock
Thursday morninu. Mr. Moore has
boon very sick for some time and little
hopes of his recovery were entertained.
Ho was 71 years, 'J months and "20 days
old at his death, ito leavessiN children
two boys and four girls -to mourn
his departure, beside a large number of
friends.
Oliver Wright; departed Monday
morning for Clibbon, Xebr., whoro ho
40 to 50 bu. of Corn,
50 to 60 bii. of Kaffir torn,
25 to 40 bu. of Wheat,
6 to 10 tons of Alfalfa,
( otton. Millet. Sorghum. Npple.s. Peaches, drapes and all Kinds of small fruit,
Irish Potatoes etc. Almost all kinds of garden stntl' grown with little care.
This is probably one of the best countries on earth for hog raising, and no hog
disease has ever been known there. There arc good school ami church privi
leges, good live towns, and good railroads.
Some of the land is sold on ten years' time, with reasonable cash payment.
Deferred payments draw from il to S per cent, band from S'.l up.
Come and go with our excursion party, which will leave Bed Cloud
Tuesday, Dec. 17th
and return possibly within a week. However, if yon desire, you can spend a
month on the trip and stoji at any point either coming or going. Kxeursious
will be on the tlrst and third Tuesihivs of each month, for by going on these
days we can have the advantage of tne low rates and special trains made up of
Pullman cars. If you feel interested call and we will give you more informa
tion regarding this html.
Wo are in a position to sell you some of the best agricultural laudsin west
ern Kansas and eastern Colorado at prices ranging from S.'i t f'.,S per acre.
Call for list.
The Red Cloud Investment Go.
Potter Block, Red Cloud, Nebr.
I. H. HOLMES. Pres.
D. J. MYERS, Vice Pres.
4. B. SELLARS, Sec.-Treas.
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First, because they look so Rood, and
then, because they wear so well and last
so long. That's the
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and we guarantee that there isn't a
better made wagon in the whole
world. It's right to the last detail. All
lumber used i.s air seasoned; all iron
and steel tested and inspected. Come
in and let us show you what a real
ly good wagon is.
Wo have some Studebaker
boohs for friends who call.
Get one. It is north reading.
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SAY, HISTER!
Do you know that it will pay YOU, as
well as US, to buy your Huilding Ma
terial aud Goal at ouryards? Not ouly
that our prices average lower, or at
least as low, aa those of our competit
ors, but because we take especial care
of aud proteot all can be classed as
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