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VOLUME XX XX.
IflfiD CLOUD, NEBRASKA OCTOBER sM, iSUSS.
NUMBER 45
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jjj It it true that you are not likely to lose your jl
f. Mvings if deposited in any food bank but you 5;
J are ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN NOT to loae them $
ili when you depjoait where you have the additional jj
ty protection of the State Guaranty Law. Such t
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jjj It is aurely "food buaineaa1 to deposit where JJ-
Jf you fet absolutely guaranteed protection, in prof- !
JJ erence to placing money in a bank that guaran- ja
Wilson Tells Veteran
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ili tees nothing.
ill The State Guaranty Law is behind every dollar de-
lef posited in this bank, and when you open an account here,
let you are UN THfc SAhfc SIDE.
WEBSTER COUNTY BANK
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PresMentlal Candldatr. Says Me la
f arses SherwMa BUI, Which Re-
aabllcan Senate Eaiascalatetf.
Lincoln, Neb, Oct. 10. The attitude
of Governor Wilson on the matter of
pensions for veteraun of the civil war
braka U a great reservoir of foitllity;
the average valuation of farm land is
lens than fifty dollars per acre; why j
should farmers leave Nebraska for
Canada, the northwest or southwest in
search of opportunity?
A Yankee Answer.
Death of Robert
V. Shirey
Hubert V. Shirey, whose death In
Dcshlcr, Ohio on the 0th., was biinfly
noted In our last Unite, was for many
years ono of the must prominent fig
urea In the life of this city and county.
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When asked, "Why do you trade with
lms been much threshed over during ,rai11 order bouses!" many will answer Ue came here from York in the early
the past few weeks. Following the . "J " me question, -wny BuouiaeK,,tles aml opom,(i up the second
we oiiy or tne local meronanis, wnen bHllk of th clty Tj,,t uk was lo
they ask us more than e have to pay ' cate,i a utte (rgme building on
the mall order people?" Many farmers FourU, Avenue, near. If not on, tbs
cmuk me only reason tney are expeoteu ' slle ot lne p0iujcky building. L. P.
to ouy or tne louai meronanis is mat Albright became a partner with him,
or patriotism, and patriotism In tnls aUll eventuallv Levi Moore and Johu
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Frt m GraRd Udie
Several of the delegates from here
to the 1. 0. O. F. nud Rebekau Rrand
lodge mtfting at Line ln, luive.return-
Leditnie and report an excellent and
rpropiHuic time.- )
The membersulp of both orders show
a Hue increase for the past ,ar. The
Odd Fellows hare a niembvihlp4&ihe
state of 20,255, au increase in the past
twelve months of 2,299. I here are
330 lodtfes The ItebekaU have 234
lodges in Nebrahkii with u n nborf.ljli)
of 10,071, a giiin for the ,e i' 1' 2,238.
It was agieed to luivo a p.u- idu next
year, Hie expcnse of whliM .iro to bo
borne by the local oomm.itU"-.
A tuport to the b'lood l'"1 " I burs
day ufternoon htuted that ii Odd Fel
lows home at York had I wi-nty-three
Inmates. Of this uunibir nine ure
boys and three ure girls. The order
I litis whoso plctuie has property valued at approximately
as'bcen engaged t.g.tln SJ 00,000. The home has uluuty sleep-
In the M. E. Ing rooms. Surrounding It is a tract
of one hundred and sixty acres of laud
inquiry of an old soldier from Geneva
Governor Wilson directed thai his
ideas in this regard be made plain
tie says that his position is covered
In the following letter which was
written to the Fillmore county veteran
The communication reads:
"Iluviug indorsed the record of the
democratic house which passed Sber.
wood dollar a day pension bill, Most
liberal penstou legislation ever eu
acted. General Sherwood, author of
measure, was a union soldier with
record of more than fifty battles and
chairman of the committee on Invalid
punsiuns. His measure proposed In'
creases, based on service rather than
age, as distinguished from the Suited
way bill, which practically placed the
ninety-day men, who never saw ituoke
of battle on a par with veternus of
three rearb' service. The Sherwood!
bill gave perferenco to men of long
term service. It contained provisions
for veteruus in soldiers' homes most,
denlred by inmates. The bill Mas en-
doised by practically every Grand)
Army post, and
enlubculaleiT the
World Horu'd
ssuse Is simply a matter of sentiment.
They forget almost entirely that
patriotism, when considered from the
standpoint of fidelity to local mer
chants, Is not sentiment, but one of the
bastfonn of business judgment.
Sherwood. Later these parties united
with William Ducker and Silas Garter
and erected the State Bank building,
now owned by W. T. Auld. Mr. Shirey
was cashier of tbls bank, fof a number
of years, during which he organised
Granting simply forthesaUo of argu-'i,ttvir..iitt sw,,i r.o.n .ml Trnt
ment that local merchants do ask Company, which, after doing a small
slight Inoreaso In prices ovor these business, eventually, in 1885 enlarged
askadl.ythe majl order housns, and Il8 capUal Hnd widened iu energies
eten after granting suoh a Mm beyond the territory which proved safe
statement to be true patriotism to the ror ftrh ,0Ml at UlRt lne Uuder
local dealers is Mill a matter oi gcoa
PrJf. V v. 1
appears above has'
to conduct the singing In the M. E.
revival meetings which commence
next Sunday and will continue probably
for 3 weeks. The Professor and his
talented wife ned no introduction to
the people of Red Cloud having become
well acquainted through last year's
meeting.
Evangelist II. P. Young will preach
each evening next week and Indies
tlons are for an exceptionally interest
ing meeting
Whtow'a Peaalea.
The recent ant of April 1Mb, 1108
gives to all soldiers widows a pension
912 per month. Fred Maurer. the at
torney, has all necessary blanks.
matter
sound business judgment. Such fealty
oa the part of farmers means that
their nearby village can contlune
to thrive, and remain au Important
civic center. It means that the village
stores can remaiu the center of activity
sqclnlly, aawell as of mcrohandislqg
The patron ago of the farmers lu any
Wasted Time Hunting Trouble.
"It's no tlmo ter go huntln' fer
Trouble," said Brother Williams. "Et
you'll only stay still he'll save you de
railroad fare by comuv ter whar you
is at" Atlanta Constitution.
Alpha and Omega of Sueeeaa.
"Began by pushing a wheelbarrow;
now a millionaire," is a typical Amer
ican career In a nutshell. But finished
by being "investigated" Is sometimes
the last chapter. Louisville Courier-Journal.
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Waechter's Annual Sale of
Poland China Swine
Will Be Heid in Riverton, Neb.
Saturday Nov. 9, 1912
36 head will be sold, consisting
of 14 Boars and 22 Gilts
From such sires as Ref erertflum 66623, the great prize win
ner for two seasons; J. C. Metal 61653 by Gold Metal, Dam
Midnight Belle 127713 by O. K. Price: Woodline Chief
61991 by Black Wonder 61154. and out of sows of the best
blood lines.
Write1 us for catalogue and plan to be with us sale day
A. N. Waechter & Son
Route No. 2 Riverton, Neb.
Nebraska Leads In Farm
Prosperity
The census figures revml some strik
ing ftcts about agricultural progress
in Nolruka. During tho past decade
Nebraska has leaped to fout th iu runic
in the total amount of farm property,
now being exceeded only ty Illinois,
Iowa and Texas. Iu her per capita
wealth for the people resident on the
farms, Nebraska is now second In rank
being led only by Ion a, which, has
2,425 per capita, while Nebraska has
12,360. When compared with other
states, Nebraska's farm wealth assumes
astounding proportions
The per capita wealth of the people
on the farms in the United States as a
whole is tKKT; for the great geographic
al subdivisions of the country it Is as
follows: New England, 8700; Middle
Atlantic, C529; K:tst Noith Central,
81,172; West North Onlral, 11,743;
South Atlantic, S-121; East South Cen
tral, 8310; West South Central, 1502;
Mountain States, 81,042; Pacific States,
1,530; Nebraska, 82,360.
As compared with the corn-belt
states Nebraska farmers have 8,1,465
more per oapltt than tbo-e of Ohio,
1554 more thau Illinois, 8I.1W8 more
than Indiana, 81,0 J3 more than Miss
ouri, and more than1 twice as much as
the farmers of Kansas, who can count
but 11,175 per capita, aooordlng to the
1010 census.
Nebraska farmers now have more
property than those of all New Eng
land with the addition of New Jersey,
Maryland and Virginia; during the
past ten years Nebraska farmers have
Increased their wealth 119 per cent
more than those of Ohio, 03 per cent
more than those of Indiana, 83 percent
more than Illinois, m per cent more
than Michigan, 104 per ceutqiore fhan
Wisconsin, 00 per cent more than
Minnesota, 70 per ceut more than
owa, 80 per cent more thau Missouri
aud 42 per cent more thau Kansas.
The census bureau figures the popu
lation of all towns under 2300 as "rural
population"; excluding the population
of the small towus, Nebraska had 028,
408 people on her farms in 1010; the
per capita wealth of these people act
ually on the farms of Nebraska la
83,600, or 818,000 per family of five per
sons. This is ft J, 410 per family more
than the average wealth of the United
States.
The accomplishment of tbls stupen
dous result by a little over a half mil
hia management the State bank be
came the Red Cloud National. Sub
sequently Mr. Shirey sold out his In
terests lu this bank, and with his
frleuds purchased a controlling Inter
est in the First National Bank. From
this time on Mr, ShireyVbecame the
leader of one of the factions in a bit-
CLOCKS
A New Stock of
Mantel and
Parlor Clocks.
taH.ta(Uurt Atlt vttttlt llitfnr nst ill A
Krepubllcan aenat' tt,,d tbe cmmty.
She. wood blll.-phe loCKlge When the farmers i of the m0HS1,4t1),stlRat,(1( 01. Jt
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was tho wntch factory nnUrprls(,
tho subject of-ono of
the most. l)lt tor con troverhlcK that on
E. H. Newhouse
C. B.&Q. Watch Inspector
mo niosperous the vlllngers
prosperous The residilitt of tho
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lurei'h, u ii ti uuniiii ueiiei- na:iiviija,
maintain their ta-hoolh to u lil'li point
of etlicieuoy, consider local political
conditions iu the sumo honest light
that results in ctllcleiit towushlp ami
county ollioiiils being chosen
gaged public intorent. The falluro of
this entei prise combined with had
crops culminating in the fallui'ti of
10UI), brought disaster and ruin In tho
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uuiimiuuiiy. xt is iiio anijiiii(f iiuim,
as well as the social center, for thu
agriaulluiist. The farmer Is not only
ab)e to dispose of his products iu a uou
veulent mauuer, but local dealers are
th ouos who pay him cash for his
wares. The village is the seat of the
post office whence the rural mall is dis
patched to the home of tbe farmer.
The local banker advances the farmer
cash to tide him over, or extends a
Urger loan when he desires to buy ad
ditional land or make improvements.
The local physician is within easy call,
when the farmer or a member of his
family Is stricken. The village black
smith is' ready to shoe the farmer's
horses on a moment' notice. The
hardware and the implement dealers
are prepared with emergency repairs
for machinery, when the farmer wants
such repairs and wauts them quickly.
Even the local dentist is more than
eager to use bis forceps on an aching
tooth. Now, do the mall order houses
afford any of these conveniences?
When a farmer once begins on a new
method of supplying his wants, quit
ting hlssupport to the local Merchants,
and starts sending his money to tbe
mall order merchants In the large
cities, he is delivering a harder blow to
himself than to anyone else. Take
the village and tbe village merchants
away from any farming community
and tbe farmer's prosperity will drop
a large per ceut. The value of his laud
will decrease aud his .convenient
methods of marketing will be a thing
of memory otily. Any honest-minded
farmer, who is epjoying prosperity,
will admit that his prosperity In a large
measure is due to the fact thata thriv
ing village is located near by. Why
then destroy this old to prosperity?
When the soil tiller, by his own acts,
does things which tond to destroy or
mar the commercial welfare of bis
nearest village he lsdreotly beginning
a method that will undermine his own
prosperity.
common result of all enter
prise In those days. With the ruin of
these companies, Mr. Shirny's partici
pation In the affalrs'of this community
came to un end. For a time the feel
ing was very bitter against him, and
men did not hesitate to accuse him of
crimes of which he was Innocent. The
people have learned to consider with
more leniency the misfortunes of those
who were ruined by an over confidence
In the prosperity of a country which
was singularly slow to make its pro
mlses good.
Mr. Shirey was a member of the
Board of Supevlsora when the county
was under township organisation, and
one of the active members in securing
the building of the present bridge
across the Republican, the first Iron or
steel bridge of tbe county, Mr.Hbirey
was also a prominent Mason belong
ing to the chapter and commandery.
Ue built the house now owned by Mr.
Caldwell on Cedar Street, where he
made his borne after his marriage to
Miss Bolcomb, daughter of Buford
Holoorab, one of Red Cloud's early
hardware merchants.
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Red Ctoud Bargain
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Tho. second
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Rnd Cloud biu-gtiu day
luii-i litioir scheduled to take place neit
Wednesday, October HO. A large array
of seasonable ttluruhnmlipe Is offered by
over twenty of Ited Cloud' live business
limine, eitch of which offers one or more
articles ut a specinl, low price for the
one day only. '
The following is u partial list of the
articles offered:
Shoes' Heating stoves
Trimed hats Hull umbrellas
Hairbrushes Dross goods
Combs Hard coal stoves
Box stationery Cement
Children's suits ClothiugAlteratlone
Children's hats Plush wool robes
Buggy whips Silverware I
Wagons Runges
Table linen' Family group photos
Towels Toweling
Soap Buggies
Boys' and children's Overcoats
Chocolate candy aud creams
Letter heads
and other articles. A complete and de
tailed list of the bargains may be se
cured from auy of the business houses
taking part. It will pay you to cornea
long way to attend this bargain offering.
Remember the day, Weduesday, Oct.
00. Advertisement.
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Man's Hartf Let.
Oee, but it's tough to have to tall
a bright, pretty, attractive, fasdaatlag
girl, th fervor of whose proposals
shews how uadrina bar affectloa Is,
Hon people oa tbe farms of Nebraska ' that yea caa oaly he a hretaar U bar!
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Tesb show Dr. Price's
Baking Powder to be most
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purity and healthtnlness
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