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Furniture of Finest Quality
Always On Hand.
On February 1st. We will open up the
finest line of Carpets and
Rugs to be seen in the Valley.
Licensed Undertakers in Nebraska and Kansas.
Lady When Desired.
ALL TOE PHONES
Ed. AmaGk, Prop.
f LEADERS IN FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKING.
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While They last
20 per cent Discount
HORSEBLANKETS
AND
LAPROBES
20 per cent Discount
P. L. Hansen, Prop. S
Successor to A. C. Slaby Red Cloud, Neb.
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NAMING OF PENNSYLVANIA1
William Blnthwayt, Commissioner o'
Plantations, Suooesterl It B
Called After the Quaker.
When William 1'i'iin wiib united by
CliarloH II. to nimio the now colony
ovor tlio hoii lie proposed tlio naino
of tlio queon. Wllllum Ulathwayt, tlio
commissioner of plantatlonH, bluntly
negatived tlio proposal In tlio pros
enco of tho court, and miggested tlio
Qualtor'B own nnmo as the proper ono
for tlio vast territory that owed its
colonization and development to him.
Tho ltlng was not offended, but sided
with Ulathwayt. and l'eim hlmseir
was givwtly llatterod by tho compll
nicnt. 'Several letters on tho subject
were written by Mm to niatliwayt.
TIicbo letters were carefully pro
fcorved by Ulathwayi's descendants,
and beliiR recently put t at miction
with tho original draft by Charles II.
of PciuiBylvnnln to I'onn, brought
nearly $18,000.
Tho family name of Ulathwayt bo
came extinct through the innrrlngo of
tho solo son of the lino to n wealthy
Miss Winter, who restored tho fallen
fortunes of the Ulathwayts on condi
tion that her husband ndopted tho
namo of Winter. One of tho Winters
nccompanlcd Sir Francis Drake
around tho world as his vlcondmlrnl,
and nnollior of tho family was a vice
admiral under Drake when he des
troyed tho Armada.
Atkins
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The new
Furniture Dealers.
WILD ANIMALS AND CATNIP
Notice of Election.
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Order To Show Cause. 133
It. The County Court
State ot Neliritskii, I
Webster County. I
Notli'ti Is hereby kIvcii to thv'elvuturA i
the city of It til Cloud, KubriiNkn, Hint nt the
ciiniliii: municipal election to ho held on tho Atii ( mtnty Court held at tliv County
llrnt 'I'lu-Mlay In April, 1UII, tho -followliiK Court room In mid for wild county Monday
pnipohltlon Mill he voted upon, purNuant I Kcliruary S7 th A. I)., lllll.
to th-resolution of the mayor nnd council! I-" tlif matter il the CHlate of KIl.u
ol :ilil city un hcrlualter appears llouchlii. Dcccnsiil.
Whereas, There Is n dellclcncy of water In , On reailliiR and tiling the petition of . lames
the city mil, audit Is nccchsary to adopt) IMIouchln filed on tho JTtlutayof Kehruary
Niine means for IncrtaslUK the Mipply of ' A. !.. lllll. praylim for the examination and
ater. and allowance of his limit account of theHamo
W'heicas.Theic arc not ciiouhm alns In date, a decree of afslnmenl ol the lands be-
the city lo Mipiilx all the InliabllauU with K'UKlim to wild estate to the perMtns entitled
Lions and Leopards In the Zoo Were
as Delighted With It as Is the
Domestic Cat.
A curious Investigator nnd a few
sprigs of catnip led to an amusing
sceno at tho zoo In Cincinnati.
The tlgerB and puma scornfully re
fused to notice the herb when It was
presented to them by the keeper, but
the Hon, tho lioness nnd tho big leop
ard worn boisterous In their manifes
tations of pleasure. The Hon planted
a foot upon It, smelted It, licked It,
sprawled upon It nnd tossed It about
In wayu unbecoming his kingly dig
nity. The leopnrd picked It up In her
hugo paw, took long nnd ocstatlc
sniffs nnd rolled over and over upou.
It In the exuberance of her delight.
In her efforts to apply It to the upper
part of hor head alio performed aero-,
batlc feats of an astonishing kind.
From bin experiment the Investigator
was satisfied that love ot catnip la
not confined to the domestic branch
of the cnt family.
water, and lliu uinouul'.of money rcipilrcd
for Mich purposes can not be proldcd by
tin- ordinary icwiinc of the elt : there
fore? he It
Itihohed. I'liat the follnwlim pniposltlnu
hi Mibiultted to the oters of Hie city at the
next eltitloii for city olllccts: j
Shall the Maor and city Council of Itcd
Cloud. NcliiiihKn. he authorised to Issue the
coupon bonds of s;ililll,. lo be ilcnoml
natid "The Venter KMcuslou llouds of the
City of Itcd Cloud." In the amount of ttl.000
(six thousand dollars'. In denominations of
I 'he 'I I mull cd Dollais each, payable to
bearer, and to heroine due twenty yeuis
afterdate, but paahlc at any time niter
the expiration of ten j cars, tit the option of
Kihlclt.x. ami hearing not to exceed'.') per
cent Interest, payable heiiil-aniuially, and to
U'lhiitil theda of their Issuance. Inteiest
and principal of said IhhuIs to be payable at
the fiscal aucuc of the .State of Nebraska
In the City ol New ork. said bonds to be
sold (or not less than par value, and the
proccids thereof to lie used by tald clt) for
the purpose of extcndlnu. eiilnrulnu and tin-
provlnc Its sjMciii of walei works as the
needs of said clt.i ami Us inhabitants mil)
reiilie: and
Hhall the Mn.wir and citj t nuneii of said
city annually le the ncccssai) tax upon
all the taxable propel t ultliln said cll .
In addition to all other taxes authorized by
law, to pay the Interest on said bonds as the
same In conns due. ami to pro Mr a sinklim
fund for the payment of the piluclpiil of
said bonds.
Thcchis. is Instructed lo pilul upon the
regular ballots:
Vole for tine
I'or Matcrexli iiklou Ixiuds and taxis I I
Aualiist water extension bonds and
taxes
The city cleik Is Instructed to publish the
aboi e proposition ami the notice of election
In the lit il Cloud Chief, a newspaper of kph
eral circulation In said city, at least twenty
days bcfoie said election, and post millers
therm! at each of the pnllluu plaeislusald
city tluilni: the da. of election.
C. II. Poi -it ii. Mayor.
-l.l II. t . I I M.CIClk.
to the Manic, and there upon an order dls
chari(lut; him fiom further burden mid ser
lce In his said olllce as administrator.
)iitiKiii:ii. 'Ihal Tuesday the'JIth day of
vi nrcli A. I., lull, nt one o'clock p. in.,
Isasslmicd for heariui; eild ietitluii, when all
persons interested In until matter may appear
at a County Court to he ht'ltl In and for said
county and show cause why prajer of peti
tioner should not be Kranteil; and that notice
of tho pendency of said petition and tho hear
ing thereof lie Klvcu to nil persons Interested
In said matter, by publishing a copy of this
order in tho Ited Cloud Chief, n weekly news
paper printed In said county, for three con
secutive weeks prior to said day of hearing.
Ink 1.1 I. V. KitsoN
County .Indue.
' Approaching a Walled City.
After the drab outskirts of Plsn, tho
Mn rem nui nnd the dyked road, I gain
ed Casclnn, a walled, nrcaded town at
tho limit of tho Vlco PIbuho, gray
within a red husk of walls, Inexhausti
bly picturesque; then cntno I'onte
dera, walled again and with each n
thrill. That is a thing j'ou may count
upon that flutter of expectancy and
its full rewind whenever you approach
n walled town by road. Uy road, ob
serve, but not otherwise. Seen thus,
the wall must be negotiated: you must
pass through tho gates with other
wayfarers. A walled city is like a
veiled bride. What is ono about to
cmbrnco? There aro no gradatlonB,
no straggling lino of suburbs to water
down tho type beforo you reach the
heart. The truth Is flashed upon you,
plump and plain. You leave tho fields,
you clear tho gates hero Is Casclna,
here Pontedera for good or 111. From
Hewlett's "The Koad In Tuscany."
If you need anything in the line of
Furniture, Rugs, Carpets, Lino
leum, Picture Frames, Window
Shades, Lace Curtains and the cele
brated Kirsch Sash and Curtain
Rods in any finish.
Undertaking a Specialty.
We are in shape
and will sa ve you
money.
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ATKINS & BARBER
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FIRE
INSURANCE
POLICY
Order to Show Cause.
MWeb"iS?:! '"''he County Court
Ar a County Court held at the County
Court loom In and (or said county 1'rlday,
February 10th A. I)., mil.
In Him matter of thcestate of Thomas II.
iJiilUKle Decvased.
hi rcadliiKUiid llllim the petition of An
diew.l. Macellled on the lUlh day ol l'el)-
ruary A. P.. lllll, pra.lnn for the exiiiulun
tloiiaudallouauceof his Until account of the
same dale, an ordLrdlhtrlhutlui; the reslduo
of personal estate and there upon an order
tllxclinrglui: him from further burden and
serlcclii his said olllce as admliiUtrator
with Will aniicxi.l.
ullDKItlM), Unit Tuesday the Till day
of March . I. lllll, at one o'clock p. in., is
iisslMiicd lor hearing said petition when all
persons lutei cstcd In said matter may ap
pear at a County Court to he held In and for
said County nnd show cause wily prayer ol
petitioner should not he Kranteil; and that
notice of the pendencj of said petition and
the heailni; thereof bo Riven to nil ptrhons
Interested In said matter, by puhlUhliu; n
copy of this order In the Ked Cloud Chief, a
weekly iicwtpar pi luted In snld county,
lor tluco consecutive, weeks prior to said day
of hcariut;.
I. W. Kiinos,.
cal. County. I lutei!.
Contemplation as a Part of Life.
We are In such haste to be doing,
to be writing, to be gathering gear, to
make our volco audlblo a moment In
the derisive silence of eternity, that
we forget the one thing, of which
these are but tho parts namely, to
live. We fall in lovo, we drink hard,
wo run to nnd fro upon the earth
like frightened sheep. And now you
are to nsk yourself If, when nil la
done, you would not have been better
to sit by the fire at home, nnd be
happy, thinking, lo sit still and con
template to remember tho faces of
women without desire, to be pleased
with the great needs of men without
tavy, to be everything and every
where In sympathy Is not this to
know both wisdom and virtue and to
dwell with happiness? From Robert
LouIb Stevonion's "Walking Tours."
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The home Grocery
P. A. Wullbrandt, Prop.
Don't Delay Ordering
a lire lnaurancc policy from ub a
single day. Fire isn't Rolnp to
stay away because you arc not in
sured. In fact, it beoms to pick
out the man foolish enough to bo
without
A FIRE INSURANCE POLICY.
llnvo us issue you u policy to-day.
Don't hesitate about tlio mntter.
Tho lire llotul may linve your
house down on tlio list for u visit
this very night.
MARK WHAT I SAY
O. C TEEL9
Reliable Insurance.
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verything
IN .
atables
Is Your Farm on
the MARKET?
we want a com
plete list of Web-
ster County Lands
for sale.
DAN GARBER & CO.
Red Cloud CHIEF Office.
See The Chief for-up-date
Job Work.
CHICHESTER SPILLS
DIAMOND
LADTRS I
A'.1! .0,u.r.JL,,',,tll for CHI-CHKS-TRR'S
Gold tiirlalllc
Kibliun.
Oruffittit
DIAMOND nitAND I'U.I.S, for twent
ytiirs rcRarucu D9 tirti,&nH-st, AHvnyj Kel
Prlmltlye Life Saving.
Expedients tor saving life and limb
among tho poor are many and original.
"Why do you stretch your clothes
line so close to the wall?" said a now
customor who had poked hor head
through tho washerwoman's back win
dow to boo what kind of a place she
had to dry the clothes In. "Tho things
will Hop against the Bhlo of the hoitso
and get dirty."
"Oh, mlfis. that ropo aln l for the
clothes," said tho woman. "It Ib for
tho bnby to fall on in caso ho tumbles
out of tho window."
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;ij UlCClllllllwbb buyers should demand Absolute Cleanliness.
i) You cannot buy Groceries in a dirty, ill-kept place and bo sure o
ii pure goods Clcanliness'nnil snnltntion are our hobbies. : : : :
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1 carry a coir- cte line of strictly fresh Groceries,
and my prices are such that it will pay you to do
your buying in this line of us. Only the first-class
brands of canned and package goods carried.
All staple Groceries in bulk at Bed-rock Prices.
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TAKB NO OTHER, lluf of your T
nil ik fur 'lll.rilfM.TF.lt H V
One Way, Anyway.
My little son, who was just over two
yeara old, ono day whllo at dinner
used bin lingers Instead of a spoon,
and the following-dialogue eiiHued:
leather Don't do that again, sonny.
Son--Mo will.
Father Well, dot let me see you.
Son Shut 'ou eyea den.
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SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS
EVERYWHERE $$!&
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Reminder of Trouble.
"I thought you told mo a sea voy
ase would take my mind off my
troublenV' said the unlucky motorist.
"DIdn.'t ur
"No. ,Vho llfo preservers strung
aong the rail of tho ship looked ex
actly like automobile tiros."
&HVoW Swift's Premium 7v
CMBAlAX Hams or SM-
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Ely's Cream Balm
This Romody Is a Spooifla,
Suro to Clvo satisfaction.
GIVES REMCF AT ONCE.
It eloanson, soothes, Iu'hIm, and protects the
diseased inoinbmno. It euro Cutnrrh and
drives away n Cold in tlio Head i
Hestoren tin
io Senses of Tusto and Rmell.
IJnsy to two. Coutnlui no iigurlous drugs.
Applied 'into tho nostrils and absorbed.
Largo Sizi fit) conts nt Druggists or by
mull V jL'rial'BlMi 10 conts by mail. I
ELY GROWERS. 56 Warren St.. New York.
Read the adds in the Chief
FOR SALK UY
YOST & BUTLER
The 4th Avenue Meat Market
Wk
Fresh and Salt Meats of All Kinds
Wm. Koon
Red Cloud, Nebr.
Widow's Pension.
Tho recent act of April. 10th. I00d
gives to all soldiers widows a penulon
or S12 per month. rYotl Manrer, the
tt rnov. has till neuossary blanks.
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