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The Red Cloud chief., 1885-09-18
CITY NEWS.
Ed. You've has gone west.

ED. IoUyG has gone west.
The fair grounds are now fenced.
A +. BRApBRooK has returned from
= Iowa,
MR. +. X. GUMP is on the sick list
this week.
A LARGE number citizens are going
10 the state tar this week.
W. b. FEARN WAS in Beatrice last
week, attending the reunion.
ANoTHER watermelon added to lHE
CHIEFS outfit 10y Ellsworth Thomas, of
Elm Creek.
The anti-monop. brethren have de
Oiled TO hold n county convention,
October -, 1855.
FRANK WATKINS, Of The Times, Blue
Hill, stopped over Saturday in the
capitol, enr"ute for lndianols.
c. i. II"sfoRp has zone Ia Lincoln.
where he Will have on exhibition some
inc Plymouth Rock poultry.
r. +. FERS lost his pension cerl.i-
cate. lfany one has found i, they
viii please leave it at this Office and
ohiige.
They have been e~xcavating tins week
for a cellar where Henry Cook will
put his yenecred brick store. north of
1 Ahv kaley's.
HIRAM Hicks, while at Beatrice, was
~.g,l e - .,I L., s,.i-a. -. ri.l-
pockets. The rest of Red Cloud got
ono all right.
I'M MINER has returned home from
california. While IN Utah, Jim is said
- have broken bread with the Mo-
mon Elders. How is il, JIM
TIE CHIEF wo1id suggest the name
III. III. Remsberg rs a candidate tor
I.c Office of county coroner Mr..
Iiemsberg would make a good officer.
TauxKEY & Scorr will sell seventy
Aeed of cattle on the :4th. ut their
-anch near Amboy. Terms. six months
time. See their advertisement i'll this
c..ue.
PROF. SMITH, who assisted in hold
ing the teachers institute recently. was
in Red Cloud Saturday. He has been
engaged as principal of the Guide
Rock school.
Mrs l.. NJ. PIERCE. of Medina. Ohio,
ne mother of Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Sher-
! Warren, and A. Il. Pierce. who was
| E,ported is dying, is recovering. We
sc glad 10 learn.
= III. POTTER and wife, and Chas.
hISchow and wife, and 4. Lauterbach
I'D wife, were in Lincoln this week
tending the state fair. l. III. Rust
IS also in Lincoln.
81 another place n to-day's CHEF
oe fond a call for the precinc,
? msries. Every voter should be out
ANA take part in the election and Sc
!-caon Of delegates.
Ms. c. f. Woop los, her gold watch
.sst Friday evening, but fortunately
IOcoyered 1t on Saturday morning near |
= e residence of Mr.. Z. f Ferguson.
Khere she had been attending the
Eaptist social.
THE people of Webster county are
. ANXIOUS for township organization. and
i petition will be gotten up TO submit,
tine proposition to the people at the
coming election. In ONE counties of
. state the proposition has met with
t.avor and in other counties il is no
faliy a~opreciated' How the people
would like the change IN Webster |
county, can only be found out 10y a
TRIAL Of the supervisor system. 1t will
inra.ve an expense OF something like
5000 20 make the change.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-09-18

THE W,-KE0 FiE.-T,ls NAV no.,
be J"-, exactly a proper hss:in. Of
~A., 80 are aha1; - relate. lat -,l,t a,
vi. :o-c...y remind two Rel Cal!
brave, o.. ,:..e Transaction IA: or.
Cured ira 'Ge vicinity of Indian crces
last TtI--ity evening. ~ believe
!. seems "a; ,1ue ui our Joan broker
he'd 3 cna,:,, mortgage OF some cate
belonging - q German. west O. Rel
Cloud about seven niles 1r more. agl
the ius;rImcE, having become due.
sad defiant having been made n the
payment % tie same. the tao gentle
men, armed ~iih a derTiager. snd IL
company with Constable Chamber.
sailed forth Ia search e he man wu0
oTeI the mortgage. and not God.ug
him they TOOK possession o. the s;oc.
and were driving the same - The city
tu; when tacy arrived az IrIsn Creek
tls German met them with a toa5,e
barre.ei sho, gun. sai-a - ieveled in
IN such a n - 10 make The h1vs
be-sFc t-at ne mean; business. AMI
wal.e the men tooS hSsiy leave VI .ar
vicinity tine German headed rs cattle
Tor home, where they were .Joa after
taken possession Il ~ the officer and
hls ASSISTANTS ani brought to Red
Cloud iti- said that the boys actual
y made a ml.e II 30 INCLUDING stop
pages.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-09-18
nEGI-IFr o. DID

Nv request 81 m'uy "iiIleHs w. az author.
ICED 1" ;inpuiic' thc rrTnc -: J'HN J..
BAiIA - Il r1ri!dat. ;pr IA" ""lo.- ~ .'r.--
~ "' deeds of Webster cpiiuis. -shJsrt 10 TIA"
d~-',tsiGn Of ID" EcpuhlI'sn "rupty 'Dn."Hiioi
IL T.. h,sa In i.-i CLOUD. DatDh.T !. I>s5.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-09-18
FOR C0MgIs-iUEE ~.

H. request 81 numerous Ho'"Is Of il"alii
HI precinct 81 arc authorized - rnpoEu"' t"'
lam. ~ II. T.. TEUNKEY ~ 4 candidate !oTibn
office o; county somMipslouer o: webster county
subject 10 the action .! thr republican county
convention, october ]. i-s5.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-09-18
TAKE NOTICE.

AthOw & Young having Pars
chased tho stock OF goods sSrld
by n. y Sarsh. ono door noPf8 OF
tho Rcd Cloud National Blp4 Uiu
TcOpon tho store saturday srJtom-
Dor 10, and VIII have "a mr. srtoch
of goods ON hand next wosk. Ko<
monbcr th1s and ronsrvs your Or,
dcrs Tho store ~ia Horeaftor.<s-
known ns tho ChlcaHo Store n
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-09-18

Yorsas

One fine Dn-Assa boil. =. milss
oortA-xess u Rel Clad
;s4 g. l. Coraaxa.
DR. Has, hog cholera remedy f0s
sale BY T. Cusssng. - - c~ne PEI
p<sucd- E4zsiiy sssA ios ehiekeu
cooseeA-
sixty es~s and hesfsrs - sxss O
time VIII exchange ~ tssd
81 A. q. BKrgrx
Is heaStwo yssr OIL STEERS ~ SIS
ky a. W. Rsan<n~ 4 sEss~s .os1a-os2
Of Ccvs~s-
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-09-18
ZOE KY .EIEEE-

4. HWFEZl o; Blue Hi. Viii Be a caEt!
date Tor IN" p..c. of o"Uiiiv Judge "f webster
'ounty. subject 70 ih- decision %! tine T. hubilrau
EQUITY conVc..tipn. October =. I.5l.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-09-18

\ Far T,SE-On las; Friday uicht
Marvin Marsh received word from tie
Louisiana Lottery tina, his one
h2h ticket No. eio59 hal
drawn one o: the pr.acip4!
prizes, amounting to 81 .201. The or
iciual prize was $500 ard Marvin
held one-Ehh of the ticket, the
balance Of the ticket having. been
sold in various parts of :he. United
States, and We understand lha, some
fellow IN Central America held one OF
the other tickets - the same prize.
Marvin Is 70 be congratulated or IL
extremely good luck Nov. If The
lottery com psny would strike some
Door editor win $500. wha; rejoicing
there would be amons tie fraternity.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-09-18
announcements.
TuESHEGsIi

We IN. a1thor zed "a -iupcir. the maine %:
GEO BALI Il, "a candidate FOR the oalcc Of shcr
III VI W. Ter count. sobjcct fn tn: decision o:
the Republican county convention.
! II FtENAS wiJ le 4 candidate for th"
&C., " Shcrir 81 webster county,. subject 70
t3e action of The Republican, count: convention.
10 le held t-tpu-T 4. i-s5.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-09-18
Fnn CnrNIl srEyFYnR.

Ir -pcctfully announce myself a candidate 'or
rhe "-ice Of County Surveyor. subject L" the ac.
tion Of he republican county convention.
L EEIn
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-09-18
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"as !..a- t.r 'ta.e 81. H,.
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'ro wa..'a...g ID" -,.:- Iar .
Week.
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The Red Cloud chief., 1885-09-18

Dos forge; ;ha: Ee now bare 1900
year Cd sppie tree. ?. Re: and over
consisting o. - different varieties %
sFpies Please examine our s;oc.
before 5uy.a. elsewhere.
LcTExAS = EAsA-
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-09-18
Corn and 0.s Na..o,

h'1''" .fwili take corn aad
"''' 10 ,ksIst,ge fnr br K. All per.
N'. "r4g 10 make tie exchange.
A1.n them At their yards north
y Rcd Cloud. IN
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a. +. Ayes and wife. OF Tennessee
are again in Nebraska after an absence
of about one:year. They will remain
III Nebraska about " months.
ROBERT GIVE and Mrs. Lima NJ
Frost, were united in marriage bv Rev
Geo. Yeiser. on the I4th of Scptcmbcr,
1855, all of Osborne count Kas.
5. A. LEAGUE and d. 7. Shecks. Old
vets. ut present resi- tents of Hitchcock
county took Ia the sights OF Red Cloud
While homcwari bound from The Re
union.
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The Red Cloud chief., 1885-09-18
Lumber LUMBER


The Trader Lrmbsr Company are
moving the Reel & iisHisy stock &c
lumber. which they purchased a week
or so ago. on "a Their nss grounds on
Fourth Avenue, where shsr have
erected new she'd lime asi coal
houses. etc. and wii heace,nfih 10
ready 20 give yosi extremely los Gg-
ures IN humber. buit,iiux material. esssI
etc They wiil put IN q large suack a
coal. ard have alrvsfy o. car io4ds 81
lumber on the read for 'hs nea ysri.
See the Trader i1miser %. before
yea place yngr orders. fsF they are
and 10 gis. yoa figures sBas siIl pay
IS 70 hgy Of them. D0at bur else.
= ere until you see the
TgADrzs Lraggg Co
New goods are arriving das!Y At the
Golden Eagle. and are marked ~ such
lgr h<uros that Done assi ~ xssy
dissatisfied
~ you an IN neei a booss 90 ahoes
20 10 the Golden Eagle. sni yDu can
ssve from Ia % - per cent, and get the
ihe celebrated seix make.
sixty en.s and hsissu for sale op
time Wal eIchzn-s for lsei
ST. 4. L. BsCxER
A large invoice 81 fresh paints js..
received whirh viil be Gid a. bg.tom
prices >, Perzossn K Coz.
For Sale.
One spsn ~ sork ho-e.. ADD on~ span
of younx aors. fnlasrs az sns o;
ice. s-ts.
60 20 e. A. oxen soy cheap xsndov
shade. and sal paper. He hs. marked
las gods down 20 = ysry Iow figure
end to bound 81 sci them. Sc him.
Opposite Nasshia
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-09-18

Nsw goods are arriving ias.Y At TIE
Golden Eagle. and are marked as such
Nv hguFss tina; none seed go xsay
dissatisfied
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

Some two years ago L received a boy
(Lona White) into the Orphans Home.
near Macon, from Columbus. He was
one of the poorest creatures l have ever
seen-nothing but skin and bone
crippled and deformed by Scrofula,
which had attended him from his birth
About eighteen months ago | common
ced giving him Swift's Specific. After
seveI III bottles had been taken and no
visible result to be seen, l began to de.
spair, but continued the medicine. AT
last signs of improvement became APP
parent, and from that date to the pres
emf there has been constant improve
ment in both body and mind. He is
now about fourteen years old, and is
one of the brightest boys 1 have ever
known. honestly believe that he will
ultimately Outgrow the effects of this
loathsome disease under the influence
of Swift's Specific.
The two cases of e~rysipelas which
were treated some two years ago with
S. S. S. show no symptoms of return OF
the disease. l.. B. PAYNE.
Sup't Orphans Home, SO. Ga. Conf.
Macon, Ga. Nov. l, 1884.
Treatiae on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer s,
Atlanta, Ga.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05
Help the Rural Democratic
Press.
Cbiaanc Haro16


A great many ofice-seekers are edi-
tors of Democratic newspapers in
small towns. Providing they are men
of good character and are competentto
perform the duties Of the positions to
which they aspire, as most of them
are, they should be given a respectful
hearing.
The Republican press in this coun-
try has been made strong by the party
taking care Of its rural editors. There
has been g premium OH printing Re
publican newspapers, and they have
multiplied and prospercd. Demo-
cratic weeklies have had great diff
Guilty in maintaining themselves
With no patronage OF any kind they
have dWindled i'll number until now
there are throughout the West, three
Republican weekly papers to che
Democratic. Whenever there is o
post-ofice paying anything there is a
Republican weekly. The assistance
of this great mass of newspapers has
been very beneficial to the party. They
have been powerful III circulating
campaign material and in afousing
public interest. In return they have
been made rich by Office and patron
age, while their Democratic Compel
itors have starved.
Ii the Democratic party would con-
tinue in power it must do sCmrthing
toward building up its rural press
The editor-postma>ter scheme has
worked we'll with the Republican,, US
the numerous wcl!-fed county editors
of The faith attest. Let the Democrats
try it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05
The DAYTON Journals a little sore

The Dayton Journals a little sore
over the candidacy of Mr.. L. G..
Gould, of the Eaton Democrat, for
Internal Revenue Collector; calls
him a "rural rooster" 1t was all
right with the Journal when "rural
rooster" Williams, then Editor of the
Eaton Register, held the position.
But what worries the Journal is the
fact that the Register, with "rural
rooster" Williams at its head, could
not maintain the old time Republi,
can majority of Preble County, and
that Mr.. Gould is credited with be
ing the one man, of all others, in
Preble County, who was instrument
tai in reducing that majority to al
most nothing, and making Preble
an extremely doubtful county.-Ger-
mantoWn Press.
B%ilibickham is worried to know
that the droppings from the Reve.
nue. office of this District, that fol
many years has been a great source
of support to the journal office, is
about TO slip away from him and
under Democratic rule be placed
where it properly belongs. That
what's the matter. Don't fret your
self, Billy. Fourteen years at tina.
teat onght to satisfy you.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05
Boston Globe.

Allen o. Myers, in a "Pickaway'
letter in the Cincinnati Enquirer,
tells the unauthorized truth regard
ing the proposed Legislative junket
to New Orleans:
1t transpires that a majority OF
the members of the House and Sen
ate of both parties signed a pledge
during the summer to vote $4,000
to some IL to spend at the New
Orleans show. There is only a, pros
pective deficiency of 81, 5000 900 fac
ing the Democrats in the legislature,
and if they try hard they may swell
the amount to $4,000. 900 and if the
Scott tax must be paid back it will be
$1,000, 600. This is Il pleasant out
look for a great party. It is very
easy by a careless vote to squander
other peoples money, but woe to the
careless when the day Of reckoning
comes! BY fearless and %judicious
action this Legislature can complete
it's labors without a dollars def
cheney; but if it continues as it has
begun nothing in heaven or On the
earth or under the earth can tell
where it will land,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

settlement is to Ohio what Plymouth
is to Massachusetts. April 7, 1888, a
centennial celebration, participated
in by every resident of Ohio, should
be celebrated. We are glad to inform
our readers that a movement is now
inaugurated at Columbus, under the
auspices of the State Archaeological
and Historical Society, that will bring
this matter to a successful issue.
That Association has prepared, and
is now sending to all parts of Ohio, a
circular fully explaining its action.
The Society is DESTROYS of securing
the names and addresses of all persons
Interested in historical questions, and
of all societies who may nave for their
objects the advancement of the anti
quarian and civil history of Ohio.
All such who apply to Mr.. A. A. Ora
ham, Secretary of the State Society,
will receive full information.
The circular issued by the State AS
ISOLATION says, among other things:
"In 1887 was passed the famous or
dinance guaranteeing freedom forever
to the great Northwest; of which Ohio
forms an integral part, and which wa:
the first State organized under tina
Constitution of Liberty Younger
States in the territory northwes o
the river Ohio are moving in the mat
ter of a centennial celebration of tina
important event. Shall not and should
not, Ohio take the lead? One year af
ter this ordinance was passed, a banC
of pioneers came down the Ohio, il
the sMayfower', anchored their vesse
near the mouth of the Muskinguu
river, and here, April nh, 1888, wa
made the first permanent settlement
of our State. The centennial of thi
event will soon occur. Shall not
proper celebration perpetuate it
memory"
"There will be held in the city O
Columbus, in the State Capitol, durin!
the second week Of March, beginnin!
Thursday, the 18th, a convention o
all those interested in the history o
Ohio, and who may wish to join o
cooperate with such an Association
We wish to see at this convention rep
resentatives from every part of Ohio
"The objects of the Association ma,
be briefly outlined as follows:
81. To bring together all those in
terested in these questions.
go. To hold stated meetings for tn
advancement of these and kindre,
subjects by all laudablo efforts OIL it
part.
SO. To collect and arrange relist
and to publish material relating to tn
archaeological and civil history c
Ohio.
81. To maintain a depository c
archaeological and historical relics; t
| preserve manuscripts, pamphlet
papers, books, paintings, and all othe
: historical material and to do sue
: other acts as may tend to enhance til
: study Of history"
We are satisfied u people wi
/, take an interest in these questions {
l interest to all. We shall be glad o
. our part to aid the movement TO th
f extent of our ability.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05
The beauties of u Protective
Tariff ExeInplified. e.

A number of enterprising capital
lists Of the Pacific coast inaugurated
the movement to build the Atchison,
Topeka q Santa Fe r. r. Later Jay
Gould was induced to take hold OF
the enterprise and build and operate
the road. 1t was seen that the peo-
pie of the Pacific coast produced
many articles in active demand in
Mexico, while Mexico produced
much that was needed at the North.
The road was pushed to speedy com
pletion connecting with the Mexican
Central to the city of Mexico, when
it was discovered that the high pro.
~tective tariff on goods imported into
the United States from Mexico and
the high tariff on imports by the
laws Of Mexico cut off almost al
traffic between the two countries.
Application was at once made tc
Congress for O modification of the
tariff so far as Mexico was concerned
and the reciprocity treaty with thai
country which provides for virtua'
free trade between the two countries
was the result, and in CONSCIENCE O
which an active and profitable bust
ness is carried on OYER the line O
said roads greatly to the advantage
Of both countries. And so it is il
our traffic with other lands. If The
United States are to find a foreign
market for our surplus supplies, the
Chinese wall we have built around
us by the high tariff must be tori
down, and we must invite and seek
the trade with all countries on The
best and most favorable basis.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05

Many of, the Republican sheets
that resorted to the meanest defam
alton OF the President elect, during
the canvas, now say: at does rot
lie in Cleveland's power to make a
success of Democracy" It does lie
in Cleyeland's power TO show that O
return Of his party to power means
a return to q business like conduct
of public affairs and RELOCATION to the
rear Of the Cormorants who have fat.
tened and become wealthy from mea.
gre salaries in public place and that
the simple fact that e. hummer is q
Democrat will not entitle him to get
his arm into she public treasury to
the elbow. If he succeeds in doing
that the success of his party for a
generation to come is assured. Re.
p~ublicanism has proven itself DOW
erless to deal with public plunderers,
and that is the reason it hiss been laid
on the public shelf.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05
Gold and Silver.

The contest between the East as
against the West and South com
bined over the silver question, has
been settled by a large non-partizdn
vote in favor Of the West and South,
showing to Wall street that their
DAYS of financial dictation are ended,
and the West and South have be
come tired of feeding the good old
COWS to be MIXED by Wall street and
foreign bankers. AS the bulk of all
the material wealth is produced west
and south ofthe Alleghanies, includ-
ing both gold and silver, they now
give notice to whom "It may concern
that they propose to regulate and
control the value of all their own
products, for not only their own but
the general good.
The relative quantity of gold and
silver it set down by Hugh Nc
Cullough, Secretary of the Treasury.
in his report to Congress on the Isl
of December last. is gold and bullion
$610,000,O 900; silver coin and bullion
1862, 900, 900, or a surplus of $34S,
O0O, 600 of gold over silver. If Nc
Cullough's statements are true as te
the quantity of gold and silver coir
and bullion in the United States
how is it possible for the So cents
in silver to d~epreciate the 100 cent:
in gold, as that ratio is their relative
condition? If the East don't wan
the venerable dollar of our dadies,'
send them West and South, we are
glad to get them, and all the fault tt
be found in the progressive Yves
and South is there's not enough o
them. Give us more of them.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-05
A Just Judicial Decision.

Judge Devens, of the Massachu-
sets supreme bench, has just hand
ed down an opinion that may have
an interest outside of the state
whose special act he was interpreting.
The statute referred to allows a mar
ried woman to hold as her separate
property ARTICLES necessary for her
personal use, acquired by gift from
her husband" Under this law a wo-
man claimed exemption for a piano
thus obtained, and the learned judge
decided the point in her favor.
The reputation of the jurist will
give much force to his Interpretation
Of the law, and the logic Of his rea,
soning is unassailable. "Articles
necessary for personal use," he says,
"must include articles the use of
which is attended with pleasure and
enjoyment, as books, music or must
cal instruments" This is probably
a liberal construction, but in most
cases it would be regarded as a just
M But Judge Devens doesen't rest
on that alone.
The piano he says might be used
as a means Of education, or perhaps
of obtaining a livelihood. This is
the reason that will meet with the
most general popular endorsement.
In this state sewing-machines are ex-
empt from levy under statute and the
decision ofJudge Devens simply puts
the piano in the anne category with
the sewing machine, when both are
employed to accomplish the same
end.