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HIGH QUALITY ,
MERCHANDISE SOLD AT
FAIR PRICES
All the brands of goods we sell are the
best the market affords and sold under
A GUARANTEE
Our many tears ol experience enables
us to select merchandise that satisfies
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Groceries and Queensware
How Competition
Helps You
The competition that exists
among the hundreds of meat dis
tributors, large and small, means
Rivalry in Prices
Rivalry in Service
Rivalry in Economy
Rivalry in Quality
Swift & Company sells meat
at the lowest possible price, con
sistent with quality and service.
Our profit of only a fraction of a
cent a pound on all products is
evidence of keen competition.
Swift & Company must provide the
best service to your dealer or he will
buy from our competitors. This means
a supply of fine fresh meat always
on hand for you at your dealer's.
Swift & Company must keep down
manufacturing and selling costs, and
use all by-products to avoid waste, or
else lose money meeting the prices of
competitors 'who do.
Swift & Company must make its
products of the highest quality, or see
you turn to others. This means bet
ter meat for you and a greater variety
of appetizing, wholesome food.
We are as glad for this competition
as you should be. It helps to keep us
on our mettle.
Swift & Company, U.S.A.
IF ITS
Building Material
SMALL PAVING BLOCKS USED
They Are Proving Popular In Rural
Regions In Europe First Lr.ld
In New York State.
For n number of years country roads
In parts of Germany, Austria and oth
er Kuropeitn countries have been paved
with sinnll ciihcu of stone but It Is not
so generally known that small-block
jiatcineuta have been laid In the Unit
ed States. Thejr are believed to' have
been; Introduced first by J. T. McClIn
tock, county superintendent of Monroe
county, N. Y. After nu cxorlence of
ten years or so, he recommends the
use of blocks of vitrified day, meas
uring I!1! inches on each side. These
are laid on a base of gravel, macadam,
concrete or broken slajj, which is usu
ully mndo wider than the juivement
In order to support the gravel or brok
en stone laid beside the cubes to form
hard shoulders to carry vehicles that
r.wsrt
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December Weather Report
Temperature: Mean "Jit ib-i,, innxl
mum (.'! dec.', on lioth.. minimum '2'1 lav
low zero on 10th
Precipitation: Total 0 li.'i inches.
Tot at snowfiiM 0 Inelic-.
Sinnll r of tlu.i - Ucar 17, mill
el'Hl ' ''., riouilv i
i'tcMtlliut; witiil-- Mitci'iion X l!'
days
ISiiiiifnll since .Ian. I. Ill 'I Indie
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Congregational Church Notes
The pitor will x his fourth scr.
UIOII of lhi swries nil ''lli'W litxl S'isit.
nil Hih I'.irth" .Subject w.ll lit. "(Jo I'm
visit lo the tent of Aorili'im". (tnc
and heur hitn.
The pastor's lllliltf Study Class of
boys enjoyed :i social Ki;lieriiie; at the
home of Mrs. Lulu Ktdlogg hiyt Satur
day evening' This class is orgxiii.t'd
and is doing good work. They are
earnestly winking for new members
nod will welcome any boy not attend
ing elsewhere.
At the business meeting Sunday
afternoon, Mr. and Mis Claude Pierce
were received into the church hy let'er
Claude was elected Superintendent of
the Sunday School for I lie year. They
Hre warmly welcomed into our church
again
MEXICO'S MANY "LOST" MINES
Laying Vitrified Blocks.
are forced to turn out of the main
roadway. During the last year ubout
six miles of such pavement were put
down in the county.
Mr. MeCllntoel: holds that this type
of construction is desirable where a
substnntlnl base is nlrendy In place, ns
In the case of an old gravel or ma
cadam road which Is not worn out, 'or
a lm.se can lie constructed ut low cost.
The vitrified blocks are often laid by
unskilled labor, properly supervised,
with entirely satisfactory results.
Another type of small-block pave
ment was recently luld on the Morris
town turnpike in New Jersey, which
curries a heavy traffic. There Is a sec
tion of tills road ubout 1,'JOO feet long
having ii 7 per cent grade, where It
was deeided to try small granite
blocks in the hope tlmt their numerom
joints would reduce the tendency to
slip and skid on this rattier steep
slorsi. The blocks are .'I to 4-Inch cubes
and were laid on n thin foundation.
They were not laid in rows but
in curved line, forming a mosaic patr
tern, and the Joints were filled with
fine stone and a grout of Lenient and
sand.
PIONEER GOOD ROAD BUILDER
Over $120,000,000 Expended or
Pledged During Last Two Dec
ades In New York State.
Twenty yearn into Xew York cm
inrked upon its pulley of state aid for
Hie construction, maintenance and re
pair of state, county mid township
highways. Since that time approxi
mately UO.000 of the total mileage, es
timated to exceed 80,000, have been
unproved.
As u pioneer in the good roads move
ment, the Kniplre state has always oc
cupied first rank. Over $120,000,000
has been expeidrd or pledged during
the last two riptides for highway construction.
CONVICTS BUILD GOOD ROADS
Prison Camps No Longer In Experi
mental SUrje in Oklahoma
Accepted Institution.
In Oklahoma prison road camps are
no longiM In tile experimental stage,
says the National Committee on Pris
ons and Prison Labor. They have
become an accepted institution In the
state. In the central and southwest
sections prisoners are building the
Owi rk jail; In the southeast, they are
grading the .Jeffersor. highway, and In
other dlst rifts they are assisting in the
local good road movement.
Illinois In Earnest
The state of Illinois will put to its
niters nt the IMS election the (pies
lion of Issuing fWMK-O.OOO In highway
iionds, the Interest mid retiring fund
for whlck is to be provided for by an
increase In the. motor vehldo registra
tion fees.
Operators and Prospectors Driven
From Their Work by Threats and
Depredations of Yaquis.
Many of the lost mines of Mexico
were the result of depredations of the
Ynqul Indians. They killed or drove
prospectors from the country and ob
literated marks of the workings. Thus
iniiiiy mines, with great possibilities,
Were lost.
One of the mini's of the Kstrcll.i
del Norte Mining company was lost
for Jinny years. The only clue to Its
location wu- found on an old Jesuit
map, which s.tld it could be seen by
looking from a church door. The
church was found and the laud dug
up as far as could be seen from the
door, but no trace of the mine was
found. Later, after the search was
discontinued, u wull that bail bet u
built at a date later than the map,
fell down and exposed another door
Men with field glasses, looking froti
this door, discovered the old mine.
Many of the churches of Mexico
that cause the world to wonder, br
cause of their architecture and price
less ornaments, owe their existence to
mines. The Itaroyecu church, built In
ITOH, was built from the wealth de
rived from the Mluu Grande mine, In
Karoyccn mountain. Prior fto 18o0 the
walls were lined with sheets of pure
silver from the mine. The candela
bra, the altar rails and other parts of
the sanctuary were of silver, and the
altar vessels wen; of pure gold.
f Go'd Beating Is Ancient Art.
Pedestrians walking through Arch
street ne.ir Summer street are often
puz.lcd by a constant Milieu pounding
almost under their feet. Many are
the questions asked of the men who
do business in that vicinity, snys the
I'ostou Clobe.
A similar noise probably was heard
lu Kgypt more than 'J.rKX) years before
the advent of the Christian em and
the Greeks are known to have been
engaged lu making noUes very like It
In 1400 It. O.
For the pounding Is made by gold
heaters, who are beating gold Into thin
sheets, much s it was done centuries
ago by the Chinese ami the Kgyptluns.
It is one of the most unique trades
carried on lu Itoston and the men who
do the pounding are, many of them,
veterans of many years; some of them
have done it ami nothing else during
all their entire business lives.
GROWTH OF HOSPITAL IDEA
Drainage and Foundation.
Dualling!' and a good foundation nre
flie first cot nldoratlnnw In Improving n
i-oiid with n bard Mirl'nce. The best
miss hie fmn.d Ulon ts u good earth
,'oatl with u low crown.
Value of Such Institutions in American
Eyes Is Shown by Their As
tounding Growth.
Figures lu a recent otllclal report to
the United Slates department of la
bor show the astounding growth of the
hospltul Idea in this country during
the last half-ceutiiry. In IS'.'t less
than 50 years ago there were In the
United States only HS hospitals; to
day there are nearly 9,100 an In
crease of nearly 11,000 per cent In the
number of Institutions. In 18";t the
total capacity of the then-exlstlitg hos
pitals was .To, 4.":i ; today the hospitals
of the country have a total capacity
of approximately StW.OOO beds an In
crease of user 1,000 per cent. The
amount of money at present Invested
lu these institutions Is roughly esti
mated at nearly .Sl'.OOO.OOO.OOO ; the an
nual I'Npedllure for supplies, equip
ment, upkeep and new construction I
said to be about $"."0,000,000.
There Is much that Is gratifying In
these enormous totals, says an editori
al u the Modern Hospital. Certain
ly, no stronger testimony could be ad
duced to show that the people of the
Pulled Slates are thoroughly convert
ed to the hospital Id- p.; do not
menu to be d prl.ul of the benefits of
!ioi p'.'u! 'i "i
HAIR
Dy IICLA FORRESTER.
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A'l out to (Jlendale on thfl
triln V, "i,:vd ran over In her mind,
the d-ilKlilful siiriul.se bhe would
spring on olive. It had been hard to,
keep ii-oin phoning hr at the station,
but Just one glimpse of her face wh"ti '
she opened the door would be worth
It nil. I
It had been nearly four months since
Bhe had left (Jlendale. Pofore that
there had been lvo years of life spent '
there wilh Olive after her early widow
hood. Neither of them ever qult
"d what a relief that widow-,
nil been after Chester's dellb-!
'illjlng and worrying every one
niully half sick.
o nlunyg snld fdie was Iglad
Useful Asset.
Poet "I sent you some verses about
three weeks ago. What have you done
with them?" Editor "I'm holding
them. Kvery little while lately I get
thinking that we are not getting out an
good n paper as we ought, nnd then 1
take those verses and ee how much
worso tho sheet might be, mid that
makes me cheerful ugnlu!"
com
hoc' en
lu om
thtrc were no children wkcre tltere
kd been no real lore. S tk ytrs
hd psMied realfully ulil Wiaifretf's
appointment at Washington and sii
had gone away.
Lewis had been the only person wh
bjected.
".She needs you here. She's depend
ent on youc companionship," answered
Lewis doggedly. "And it Isn't right or
necessnry for you to get out and hus
tle, Win."
"But I want to," protested Winifred.
"I love It here, but I wnut to do some
thing else, be somebody, can't you un
derstand?" But he had kept his own point of
lew, and only Danny seemed to get
her idea rightly. Danny was nearer
her own are. nnvw.iv. Hint nut nt nil t
like his cousin.
"You know what Chester says about
you, Win," he told her te.-islngly. "Saya
any girl with red hair Is totally unre
liable and prone to tempera mental At.
la your lialr very red?"
"It Is a chestnut," answered Wini
fred calmly. "If Lewis doesn't like it
he inny glance In the opposite direc
tion whenever he Is In my vicinity.
Do you blame me for going. Dan?"
"1 do not." he sang out cordially.
"I'm going away injself. Government
avlailon service after the war. Fln
ntulV. Mnyb I'll drop In on you nt
Washington "oiue day and say hello.'
He had dropped lu, too, several
times, and it had seemed as if two or
three mouths of service had set the
hoy up as no other training could have
done. He was better looking than
Chester, nnd more companionable, she
decided. Then he hud gone awny to
one of the southern stations, nnd Win
ifred found herself lonely.
Olive had only mentioned him once
In her letters to her. He had been
transferred, and might go to some of
the islands.
As the train drew up to the llttln
tone station, Winifred leaned for
ward from the platform, wishing sud
denly some one was there to meet. her.
She took one of the little Jitney cara
up to the bungalow.
She sent the ear buck at the curb
and wont up the veranda steps.
She sat down on the top step to pon
der on Just what window would bn
the best to break Into, when there
came the hum of a motor on the street
and a car caiue swinging leisurely
long. Someone was leaning hack nt
the wheel singing. She knew Dan'a
voice Instantly, and sent out a glad
hall to him.
"Great Scott! why don't you let peo
ple know you're coining?" he exclaim
ed Joyfully, ns he bounded up the itepn
to her side. "The honeymoon pair hav
been on their way two days now. Qllv
didn't ant to tell you for fear It
would disturb your plans In thn
spring."
"Is Olive married?" she demanded.
He nodded with a trln of amuse
ment at her manner. ,
"We nil said you'd be wild. Thnfn
why we didn't tell you. She's married
old Chester, dies was sweet on you
last year, wnsn't he. Win' Did you
throw him down? I'll )t you did.
Anyway, they're happily married und
gone South. The bungalow Is yours.
Better come home to mother, though,
end be warmed up. The furnace has
been out two days."
But Winifred felt distinctly offend
ed. "No I shall go straight back to
Washington," she said coldly. If Olive
nnd Chester did not care to notify her
of their wedding she would not stay
In Glrndale nt all.
"They're not going to live here. I'm
folng to," said Dan deliberately. "I've
always liked this place. Don't yott
remember, Win, nnd Chester's going to
stny South awhile and then live In
town, so I've taken over the bunga
low." "For n clubhouse?" asked Winifred.
"For self and wife," he told her. "I'm
twenty-three In .lune, Win, and It's
time I settled down.
"1 never dared to show you how
,innch I en red for you. Win," he pro
tested, "not with Chester and all tho
i.'der fellows hanging around last
year. You seemed way out of reach
to me, but now It's different. You
know how well I've been doing, and
don't I honestly seem ever so much
older to you?"
"A(," snld Winifred gravely, her
(bin on one hand. "You've grown, too,
Dan."
"Let's not go straight home," he
,lei(ded, "It's a wonderful night. Let's
take a whirl down along the shore
rond. Win and then I'll bring you bock
to mother and we'll tell her. It Is yes,
Isn't it?"
"Aren't you nfriild to marry a girl
v.lfh led hair?". Winifred asked, Dan
rose and helped her down the steps,
"I'll tell you when we're lu the
cor,' ht warned.
(Copyright, 191V, McPlure Newspaper Syn-.dlentej.
Farm Bureau Notes
I COUNTY AC.ENT CONTKKKNCH
I The County Aent Conference and
the Meetings of Organized Agricul
ture will be held at Lincoln, January
14 to 2JJ.
FOCI! KINDS OF HULLS
The fir.st i tho crub bull, promis
cuously bred,
The bull that was always best, knock
ed on tho head.
The i:oxt is the grade bull, half bad
ami half good,
And the bad is enough to corrupt hhi
good blood.
The third is poor pure-bred, of merit
but slight,
Just a pure-bred scrub, if you numed
him aright.
The best kind of bull, now linik what
I tell,
Is bred for production und appear
ance us well.
As workmen arc known by the tools
at their side,
So farmers take rank by the bulls
they provide.
In which cluss are you? Arc you tied
to a scrub
That is fit for naught el.e but an old
sausage tub?
Are you using a grade in the foolish
belief
That halfway is getting you some
where? In brief
Is your bull called a pure-bred yet
with nothing' to show
That his ancestors knew how to rako
in tho dough?
Is your herd bull n bull of the very
best brand
Wlto lifts you the mortgage he iinil.1
on vour land?
UENIIY R. FAUSCH,
County Agricultural Agent.
LEGAL NOTRE.
W. ii. fit I., n :u :iinl ' r c ii'inn- unknot n'
.mil Mis. W . i, Pn l, , r. .il no I true iiajiicon-
kiiuun i m ur N. Wiiiimy as iisMmue of
l' iipli's imllilliii; a I. mm sm l.'itlun (or tlto
in in lit ut lisir. ctlhu "-tar N W'tillimy
anil lr. Oscar N. Wliliucj. Ids wife, real
ami true ntiiue util.nouii: l'xiik- II11II1II114
l.iiilli .V s,,itis Asocl:illnn; the In Irs, tevi
.scei. Iitfutccs, I'er-Minal u piet iilnllvo Mini
all iilliur persons Intcroliit In the estate of
W. ii. I'tck. ttirc.is,..!: the In Irs. ilu Isci-H,
tt-scnii 1 1. piTi"n:il teprcM ntatlves ami all
other piTMiiiK liiten-tiil In the estate of
Dsiar V I1I1111 .ilici'HM !: I.ois .",. C. 7. anil
K 111 lluiek I. of siucrjty's dilltlon to llluo
Dill. Webster County. Nebraska; anil all
ocrnniH 1 lulmliiu any Interest of any Icliitl In
.sulil leal enlateor any part thereof, anil each
of them, ill re inland,, will lake notice (bat on
the llltli day of December, llllf), Allen A.
Itnnks. a ptulntlt) lllullicr petition In tlto
DUtrli'M ourtof Webster County, Nebraska,
HKalnst said ilefeuilanlH. ami each of them,
Hie ohjtct anil prayer ol which Habl petition
and action nre I have nalil plaintiff foiuiil
und decreed lo be the owner lu lee rlmpleol
thn follonliit; described real estate low It:
Loin.', ti. 7 amis, lu llloek I, of mii ey's Addi
tion lo llluu IIIII.MVeWer County, Nebras
ka, and lo liao tho Court Und ami dieriM
that Kaldplalutlll. and her grantors and tho
persons under unit UiioukIi whom plulutltr
clalinx, liutt-bic.il In the actual, open, visible,
notorious, excliihUe, and aderse possession
and occupancy o( nald premises for moro
Ihan ten eais last past and to exclude xald
ilcleiuiniili. and each of them, from any
liKht, title. Interest orclalm In, to or upon
said pitmlbemuid for Koncral eitiluhle re
lief In favor nt nalil plalutltl nmlagalmit Mid
ilufendnuti. and each of iheni. In reftrineo
toauld laud.
lUalniild defendant, and each of them,
arcreiulreUoanTWirh:ildpttllb,ii and ap
peal lu lalil union nu or before the auili d.cv
of latiuury. IWO. Alke A. Il.inks. I'lmuthr
Stiner KooJaugh. Au'yi.,
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