The Red Cloud chief., 1898-11-11

church oi OOWies Will giVe n Inanks-
giving supper Thursday evening, No.
vember cath. Fresh oysters. chicken
pie and a general supper will be served.
A cordial invitation Is extended to all
Late reports on the state ticket Of
Nebraska indicate that the fusion
forces have carried the day by q small
majority, but the republicans who
hoped for better things have no doubt
captui ed the legislature and have the
solace Of knowing that Kansas has
shaken the grip Of populism from that
fair state and that there are others.
In the county the results show that
White was beaten for representative,
McNitt for county attorney and j. w
Runchey for commissioner. G. f..
Hicks carried the county for float rep.
resentative and having also carried
Adams was elected by over 100. Isaac |
Shepardson for senator carried this
county but was defeated In Franklin
and Nuckolls.
Uncle Levi Moore who has been one
Of the county's oldest and most respect
ed citizens passed away on last Sunday
at his late home In this city. His de-
mise takes from our midst q man who
has done much toward the upbuilding
of our city and his loss will be sincerely |
regretted. He wa born June "a, 1918,
at Pocahontas, Virginia, and was 80
years, 4 months and IL days old at the
time Of his death. He subsequently |
resided In Illinois and Iowa coming to
Red Cloud in 1873. The funeral ser.
vices were held from his late residence
on Monday morning, being conducted
by Rev. /. w. Edison and Rev. Geo. D.
Yeiser and was largely attended by
old friends and %neighbors after which
the remains were laid to rest in Red
Cloud cemetery. The heartfelt sympa.
thy Of many friends goes out to the
wife in this hour OF sorrow.
One OF the most remarkable lecture
now before the American public Is DIR,
- ~ OOuh uiiOu ttIty w Spts
Ingersoll, "Did Mar Make God or Did
God Make Mans" Judging from the
associated press accounts as well as
from the lengthy and ilattoring notices
given this lecture by the metropolitan
press, we infer that nc reply to Col.
Ingersoll has ever met with the uni
versal favor that has been accorded
this production. We copy the follow.
ing editorial from the Chicago Inter.
Ocean: "Dr. j. p. ID. Johns, ex.presi-
dent of Depauw University made a
great point in the courtesy with which
he treated the great agnostic, in his
reply at Steinway hall last night. Mere
abuse Of Col. Ingersoll counts for no
more than Col. Ingersoll's tongue lash.
ings against the Christian religion, but
the colonel Is disarmed when an OPP
ponent meets him in the spirit OF fair.
ness and &C urtesy." DIR. John will dc.
liver this great lecture in this city on
the v ming Of Saturday, November 10,
at the opera house.
Some culprits with malice afore.
thought deliberately entered the rear
portion Of our sanctum sanctorium,
known as the band room, on last Mon
day night between the hours of ten and
twelve o'clock and extracted, "swiped,"
purloined, or "~cabbaged onto" twenty.
four bottles Of "election elixir" belong
ing to some Of good populist friends
of Red Cloud township, which had
been stored there by them for safe
keeping as they did not wish to take it
home. Impregnable though the cache
was thought to be, some person or per.
sons (who had no doubt been told on
the quiet to be around on Tuesday and
get some Of i) entered our peaceful
haven after the melodious strains OF
band practice had ceased, and at one
terrible blow shattered, not the bottles,
but all the bright visions OF q good
time on election day built up by the
purchasers of the elixir. Such Is life,
Man buildeth up great hopes only to be
met by bitter disappointments. Now
we have no grudge against these
midnight marauders who woult
commit such a ~dastardly crime on tn,
eve of election and will solemnly prom
Use not to prosecute them II they viii
only return those bottles, empty OF
otherwise, but otherwise preferred
We also hate to be accused Of smackinl
our lips yer something we didn't hav,
a chance to smack over. Anyone de
string storage hereafter on boxev
} labeled Crackers" will be compelle,
! tn furnish n guard tn watch them.