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The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-21

The time for the city election, which
occurs Tuesday, April l, draws near.
Local politicians have been active for
several weeks picking out their favor.
i;cs aud framing their tickets. All
issues have been discussed pro aud
COZ. and when simmered down to the
point the question before the public is
found to be good municipal govern.
meut. 1t il an established fact that
the best men to manage local, state
or national affairs are found in the
rsuks Of the Republican party. The
government is safe when in their keep
lag. II is hoped that At the coming
election the Republicans Of Red Cloud
wilt DO themselves proud and stand
four square for the cause they love
scoring . sweeping victory over ambi
tious, seif-satisfied opponents.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-21

old settlers say they never saw the
wheat and grass look any greener %,
April LIST than 1t does at the present
time.
Arthur Fruit will move onto Sam
Johnson's farm on Walnut creek.
Mrs. Chas Davis and son wtie doing
business in Smith Center last week.
Riley Lewis sale was well attended
and his property sold we'll.
Wild blue grass and wild rye are
starting nicely along the creeks and
roadsides.
The corn crop will not consist Of 30
many acres this year as il usually does.
A wise man sometimes chan yes his
mind 10 his Of farming and in
accordance to an old saying fools never
do. And you all know when we raised
corr and sold part Of It for &c, l0c and
i21k, per bushel and had raised moth
ing more to sell, and ever hogs when
We fed IL to them we're $3.50 to " %
per hundred, under a democratic ad
ministrstion. Then 1t was easy to run
In debt, though hard to crawl out.
We had better be wise than rich, II
poverty Is the mother Of all arts. for II
is an III wind that blows nobody any
good.
The farmers certainly know from sad
experience that for success In the. fu'
ture we must depend on q mixed crop
and not be afraid Of sowing too many
acres of alfalfa, or putting out more
cane aud kafir corn than we can feed,
for each Of them and also millet. will
do we'll even In q dry season.
OCCASIONAL.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-21
BADEN.

Cy Jennings has sold his farm wesi
OF town
Real estate changing at "a lively rat,
Ia these parts.
A. p. johnson drove tn Red Cloud
Tuesday morning to take the train east.
VIM. Woodsids went 10 Campbell
after a load OF lumber.
James Lockhart received from Oma.
ha a Car load Of lumber for his new
house.
W. Il. Thorne Is hauling lumber for q
large new barn.
Joe Chevalier received . car load Of
buggies, etc, the first Of the week.
Mr.. vonderAect received a car Of
lumber from Omaha the latter part Of
last week and will Don begin to erect
. large barn on his place.
Lawrence Cox, who had been attend.
ing school at Lincoln, returned home
Monday.
Mrs. Geo. Newhouss OF Red Cloud Is
assisting her mother to get settled in
their new home 10 the Burden building.
James Saunders and James Mccoy
are arranging TO build additions to
their houses.
W. E. Thorne has moved his gallery
into the room recently vacated by 3,
L. True.
g. Il. Hicks was 10 the county sea,
last Friday On business.
Al the no license caucus SATURDAY.
evening Charles Spence and j. Moore
were nominated a. village trustees
and At the citizens caucus q. A. Es
terly and Louis Cutter we're nominated
DR.. G. +. Koehler transacted bushes.
at Blue Hill Tuesday.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-21
o OUR NEIOHBORS
LINE
Wind and dust is now in order.

Wind and dust is now in order.
The Wesleyan Methodist quarterly
meeting held ut Penny creek was not
very we'll attended on account Of the
dust storm. Rev. Bradley from Ames,
Kansas, conducted the meeting Sun.
day.
The young folks Of Walnut creek and
Penny creek dined at Frank vauDyke's
Sunday. All report = good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Galbraith were the
guests Of z. d. Hutchison Sunday.
The Fruit boys we're in Line las,
week threshing cane and millet.
Prayer meeting at Mr.. Kamiusky's
March 18th at 2 pm. A cordial invita-.
10 given to all.
Mr.. Rocher Is home from France and
reports having had a good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rocher took the train
for Arkansas on Monday, where they
20 on business.
Miss Malvina vanDyke has returned
from Q visit with her sister Mrs. Green
at NJ. Rose. Kansas.
Grsudma Fox attended the quarterly
meeting at Penny creek Sunday.
Miss Viola Wards second term Of
school closed this week.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-21

Butler keeps the Boomer hog fence
hest on earth.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-21
STATE CREEK.

All Is quiet on our creek and the
weather fine. Some have commenced
spring work, some are hauling out
manure, some are sowing oats, and
others are narrowing alfalfa, breaking
sod, trimming hedges, orchards, u
Jas, Butler of Red Cloud is again
making improvements on his farm in
the way Of an addition to his residence
this time.
VIM. Barrett Is on the sick list this
week though was some better when last
heard from.
Mrs. Arthur Fruit has been quite
sick and is at this writing improving
very slowly.
q DR., Creighton made a flying visit to
our creek last week.
Chas. Fruit and his partner, Frank
Ryan, who are nov IT. the army, have
been heard from indirectly, when they
landed at Honolulu. They are on theil
way to Manila by this time.
l.. N. Fitzgerald, who is working TO
the Is. u NJ. X. r., vas at home u few
days last week, recreating or resting
up,
II is the general opinion OF some O
our orchard men that the peach bud
were badly injured during the coldes
part of the winter.
The rye and wheat fields can be seel
green for nearly n mile, and man,
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-21

When the votes are counted at the
coming city election, petitioners will
see how futile their efforts have been.
The man who signs a petition is not
bound to cast his vote as his signature
reads; nine times out Of ten he will
vote his sentiments at the polls. Re-
publicans OF Red Cloud are determined
to preserve their honor by electing the
men who believe in running for office
on their party ticket.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-21
CArHERTON.

The wind hath blown and a thunder
snowst0rm was the result instead OF
the wished. for rain.
Pretty cold, wasn't II!
The farmers are fearful lest their
wheat is frozen out. Volunteer
wheat has already gone by the board.
The Misses Lulu Wilson, Grace On.
slot, Grace Skjelver and Messrs. g. M.
Wilson, II. b. Payne and Roy Wilson
took in the singing at Red Cloud a
week ago.
IMr. Pierce of school district Al gives
an exhibition on Friday night, the 2lst.
Prof. Payne OF district SO has decided
not 10 have the entertainment which he
was arranging owing to humps, bad
attendance, etc.
The school at district IL has closed
and Hal Kelley OF that school comes to
GO.
A. A. Cooper and wife entertained
their friends on Wednesday, the 12,h.
A pleasant evening was spent at prog.
ressive crokinole and continuous domi.
noes.
The Rev. Priestly has been i'll, bu,
we hear IS now better.
The surprise party at Rev. H. l.
Berg's vas q success 10 spite of the
wind. II was held on Friday evening
the l4th.
The Misses Ada and Tilla Skjelvel
came out from Rcd Cloud to attsnc
the party at Rev. Berg's.
There are one or two cases Of mumpI
vet 10 western Cathertor.
Mr.. Kelso Is soon to have a sale
Lots Of people are leaving Nebraska
but they'll come back.
Emsry. Bean has moved onto BIZ
place which he bought recently o
Ezra Letner.
Hans Skjelver is getting ready I,
thresh his oats. Mr.. Tabor will do tn,
Job.
Patrick Kellett bought . load Of oat
OF r. e. Payne At 80 cents per bushel
Is that prosperity
John Pavlicek was over in the:,
parts looking for corn. He didn't fine
any. Bring a microscope next time
John.
4. Payne made a trip to Red Clou,
Tuesday, the 18th, on business.
Con Wilson traded horses again
may twice and again. This time Elme
Fogg was the nan who exchanged will
him.
We hear that g. NJ. Wilson is soon I,
own a farm over in the Norwegian
settlement. Do ell. 1T.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-21

Robert S. Carey. residing near
Beaver City. makes an affidavit to
satisfy eastern critics IN regard to his
alfalfa crop last year. on of fifty
acres Of land he threshed and sold
81 ,OiO. SO worth OF seed AM has $50
worth left. He sold and fed 100 tons OF
hay ID the same land, realizing $500 for
the hay. and making a grand total of
s,OsO SO OF the fifty acres. This is a
li:tis hard Tor the farmers back east to
swallow. bat solid facts always do
make a good mouthful.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-21

Economical housewives will lind It
to their advantage 70 read the advcr.
tisemeuts in TaE CHER. II will net
them several dollars at the end Of the
year. Tue editors OF the advertising
columns Of . nsvspaper are the men
who hold the busiuess Of . community.
Thsyisknow that it PAYS tot tell the
people what they have Tor sale. and do
not hesitate to use the proper channel
Ia which to DO II. These videawke
merchants always have what the con-
sumner wants. and quote prices that
ate easy on the pocketbook. Patreuize
the home advertiser and a v money
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-21

Arbor day falls on April ed and will
be 6ttingly observed 10 many districts
Governor Savage introduces a neT
departure in connection with thf
events OF the day. He advocates thf
planting Of a Mckinley memorial treF
wherever tree planting exercises ar
held. His suggestion is already meet
ing with approval.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-21

A dispatch says ten thousand per.
seas, mostly Americans, witnessed a
bloody bull hight in Mexico recently In
which six ferocious bulls and eight
horses were killed. 1t is II shame that
Americans will disgrace their nation.
ality by lending their support to such
heartless pas,imes, American blood
Is always stirred to a boiling point
when n downtgodden and defenseless
people is in danger, but when unpro.
tected dumb animals I placed in the
ring to be gored to death for mere
amusement. they seem to lose all sense
Ut humanity and join with ready spirit
in the sports Of heathens.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-21
REACH.

Where Is all this dust coming from!
You Nebraska fellows must be trying
to see who can kick up the most.
Sam Paytor has been in Garfield
county, Nebraska. for the past ten
days making preparations for his new
home there. He expects to start about
the middle CT next month on account
of driving about 200 head of cattle with
him.
George Ring farms the Sam Castell
place tins year.
q. b Frazier is driving from home
now, after boarding with +. l.. Smith
for ten weeks. He says it il not any
warmer than it might be these morn.
ings.
Mrs. Minnie Castell is here from Chi.
cago looking after business matters
and visiting WITT her brother and sis.
ters.
Clarence Beardslee returned last
week from Iowa where he has been Wis.
iting two Of his uncles for the past six
months. He intends working for his
father the coming summer.
Gus Nyberg says everything in .
whisper now 70 though he was afraid
Of his own voice. What's the mat ter,
Gusf
Mr. Castell has moved to his future
home near Reamsville. We are sorry
to lose so good q friend and neighbor,
but change is q Of the laws OF. nature
and We must abide by it.
Elmer Beardslee must have raised
some wheat some where for he waA
passing through here several days last
week.
J. 8. Steinshouer went as far as his
father.in.law's last week. He intends
stopping there until the weather gets
better before going to his future home
In Sheridan county. He has purchased
800 acres there for $1,000 and leased
e40 acres more for ga. II the number
of acres has anything to do with it. he
ought to make a fortune.
j. j. Frazier made a trip to Red
Cloud after garden seed and a ''few'
seed potatoes. John says a man is not
able to buy more than a ''few,"
We understand Geo. Beardslee has
reached his destination. Let us hope
that Mrs. Beardslee may ind better
health there.
There vas quite a crowl assembled
at Mrs. Davis last Tuesday evening, I,
being her youngest daughters 18Th
birthday.
Mrs. Davis made a trip to Smith
Center last week on business in refer
ence to the selling Of one eighty Of heI
farm, which was 50 stipulated in hel
husbands will that ON or directly afteI
the youngest child should become u
age one eighty should be sold and thu
proceeds divided among the heirs.
s. u. Schellenger aud son Will are t,
move down into Coffee county, Kansas
We understand that an uncle of MI
Muller is to farm the Riley Lewis fai q
the coming summer.
The little son of Fred Whittwer, VIII
! is suffering with that terrible disease
spinal-meningitis, is reported wors
, again.
James ellis was ON the sick list La
I week.
Q Remember we have a mail thre
times a week at this place.
I Duane Wolfe closed another YER
successful term of school in distrit
r No. 1873 last Friday. Mr.. Wolfe hs
" been conductor there for the last thre
years. II we had more teachers tn,
could hold one place that long v
would have better schools.
Is II seems we are To have nearly a ne
neighborhood from the number tn,
are selling out.
n U. b. Frazier reports two more weel
y OF school at the Johnson district.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-21
S45 to California and Return.

Tickets on sale April 81 to q, May 81
to June 8, August 2 to 8. Liberal
stopover arrangements and return
limits. For additional Information ask
the nearest agent, Burlington Route,
or write for a California folder to j.
Francis, General Passenger Agent,
Burlington Route, Omaha, Neb.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-21

Choice Early OHIO seed potatoes at
Miner Bros.
II you want n cheap harness remem
Der | can furnish it as cheap as any II
Jos. FoGEL
Try that poultry mea at Caldwell's.
The Life Of VIM Mckinley, 10y Murat
Halstead, and The CHIEF one year for
8 l.5O, the price OF the book alone.
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GLOBE SIGHTS.

IFrom the Atchison Globe.l
You can't see yourself getting old,
but young people can
An Atehison man who has a girl II
years old, wants to trade her for girl
three years old.
The rich have their cares and occupa-
tons, the same as the poor; one is, to
keep a Panama hat white.
When you get the reins in your hands
a lot Of things appear in the road you
hadn't noticed before
Ever notice that most bar keepers are
young men? The old fellows tire Of the
jokes that go with the business.
A farmer. who is tired Of having his
horses scared by automobiles, will shoot
rife balls through the rubber tires.
This is the time OF the year that the
average man, if his wife would let him,
would sell all the stoves in the house
for bath tub.
If you hope to prosper, you will find
it necessary to work as usual during
hot weather That is. unless you are
imposing on some one.
You win hear mothers discuss for
hours remedies for their babies with
the measles, but does one ever suggest
remedy for a baby who is ia love?
rs this inquired an idle man today.
and who evidently wanted to make the
most Of his opportunity TO be Disagree
able, hot enough for you2"
An Atchison woman made a warm
spot on Commercial street this afternoon
by holding her dress skirt very high
and exposing a pair of very bright red
stockings.
The best thing that can happen to a
man over So is to find a chance to make
money and improve it, for il is at time
when he viii have enough sense to save.
The Young Things these days expect
a five-pound box Of candy. though those
we used to know were pleased with
candy heart with an appropriate motto
on it.
An Atchison man will give up his lob
and look for oe in another town to
escape from q woman old enough to be
his mother, but active enough to chase
him hard
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POOR CASE AGAINST GHENT
Prosecution Finds Little Evidence to
Support Bigamy Charge.

The preliminary hearing of Byron w
Client, who is charged with bigamy,
was called in city court today and the
evidence Of the prosecution and part
Of the defense taken. Client. within a
week Of the time his wife secured a df-
vorce, went to st. Joe. Mo- and there
married Mrs. Irene Frisbee after which
they both returned to Topeka. After
ward they went to Colorado, where
Client was arrested two weeks ago and
brought back to face the charge of
bigany. Mrs. Client No. 2 soon follow
ed him, and has been living with the
family Of Carl Won Wolff, an old Ger
man painter who lives at 2037 West
street.
Mr.. Won Wolff's daughter. who has
been employed by Mrs. F'risbee-Ghent
for several years as housekeeper and
companion, went to Colorado with Client
and his second wife. but did not re-
turn with them, and as she was a valu-
able witness in the case Deputy County
Attorney A1cNary went to Colorado last
week to take her deposition in the case
The deposition and REORGANIZATION
We're not admitted as testimony by
Judge McCabe, and the witnesses for
the prosecution made a very slim case
against Client in their inning this
morning. 70 convict Client, the state
VIII have to prove that he lived with
Mrs. Frisbee- Client in Kansas as his
wife The case was continued until to-
morrow morning at 2.
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LOCAL MENTION.

A chapter Of the Native Sons Of Kansas
was organized at Holton last night.
Gov. Stanley has gone to Winfield to at
tend the Third district Republican conven-
ton
Henry Vesper, the baker, was arrested
city limits. He was hned S h police court
and appealed, wishing to test the ordf-
nance.
buekskin pcny was stolen this morning
camped near the city park. The pony IS
described as having q white strip in its
lace and being shod all round. boy
about 16 years old is suspected of the theft
A party Of boys made a disturbance at
the Cumberland Presbyterian church in
Potwin last night where a social was be-
ing held They stole the ice cream pro-
vided for the occasion and acted in such
an objectionable manner that an officer
was summoned to ueu them. Detective
Lucas went out and kept things quiet
during the remainder of the evening.
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crops and other measures of prosperity
it was customary to return thanks to
the Creator of all, but the custom has
gone out OF fashion, at least it has done
30 among Pennsylvania Republican pol
lticians. The platform adopted by the
state convention declares that the
country has prospered and Pennsylvania
with her great agricultural and indus
trial interests has derived a just meas
ure of the benefits. For this we make
acknowledgment to the wisdom and en-
ergy of our United States senators and
representatives in congress" Is Provi-
dence no longer to have any standing
except in Democratic states2
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AT WINFIELD.
BallOting Begins at the Congress
siOnaI Convention.

Winfield. Kan. June 1.-THE resolu-
tons committee of the Congressional
convention has reported. The resolu-
tons mourn the death of Mckinley. en-
dorse Roosevelt the state administra-
ton, Republican members Of congress-
and especially endorse the action OF
Roosevelt against trusts.
1t asks for liberal pension policy, puffs
the army, tells how the Republican party
freed Cuba and pledges the candidate for
congress 10 work for the benefit Of the
wage earners.
The .frst ballot resulted as follows;
Ergenbright ...- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81
Wheatley .............- .........-.....-.-.- 81
Campbell .-.-...... .-.........-....-...... y
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it's house. and perhaps not a bit more
obstinate. To tell the truth, It Is the
Rigsret that gives us chilli The
Rigsret is composed of persons APP
pointed by the Landsthing and the reg
ular members OF the Hoiesteret, thus
giving the Landsthing another slap at
you in case you square the Rigsdag.
Here you begin to feel a sense OF con-
fusion. You have worked, say, on the
Landsthing and the Folkething until
the RIgsdag seems safe, when sudden
ly the Rigsret comes along and throws
you down. What is worse in such
case is that you win never know wheth-
er the blow came from the Landsthing
or the Hoiesteret. Which, naturally,
muddles you again. Nevertheless, al
though this is not all. and notwith-
standing the fact that the Statsraadet
has to be settled with before the Incl
dent is closed. we still hope that the
sale Of the islands will be negotiated.
Something tells US that the Statsraadet
and the Rigsdag are well disposed, and
that the Hoiesteret can be fixed if only
the other members Of the Rigsret viii
listen to reason. Anyhow. this is the
way it looks to US. If any one can
make more of it. we shall be glad to
hear from him.
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CHANCES ON THE DANIsH
PURCHASE.
TFrom the washington Postl

IFrom the Washington Postl
We have not yet entirely abandoned
hope as regards the purchase Of the
Danish West Indies. OF course, to the
ignorant outsider the situation seems
complicated. but then again things are
not always as bad as they look When
they tell us that a matter has to go be-
fore the Rigsdag and to receive the ap-
prevail of both.the Landsthing and the
Folkething, we at first experience a
sense Of gloomy apprehension. On the
other hand, how do we know that the
I-andsthing and the Folkething win dis
agree and so throw us out of the Rigs
dag altogether We do not know it.
as a matter Of fact. Then, why repine?
Why, indeed To tell the truth. after
thinking it all over. we should never
have thought of repining at any stage
Of the game if there were only the Rigs
dag to consider. Rigsdag is a tough
little word. but. after ALL it is only the
name of the Landsthing and Folkething
when they come together. Something
lie our congress, with its senate and
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News.1
Men and ROSTERS sometimes lose their
heads by growing too soon
Only a mean man enjoys seeing an
other mans wife smoke a cigarette.
You can bottle up the truth for a
time, but it eventually pops the cork.
You may succeed in convincing a man
against his WILL but what's the use?
When It comes to adversely or pros
perity the average man prefers ruin by
the latter route.
One-half the world knows more about
how the other half lives than it is will
ing to confess.
But few girls would refuse to share a
young mans lot if it happened to be
worth $1,000 q front foot
When man is sick he wonders
if there is another man on earth capable
Of continuing MS business in case ne
shuffles or
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auAKER RFFLEcrroNs.

From the Philadelphia Record.1
Enter the June bride.
The mother tongue is not strictly con-
fined to the mother-in-Iaw.
When it comes to the apple Of dis
cord, man usually gets the core.
Some people consider poverty no dis
grace so long as they can borrow.
It is well enough to seek the truth if
you can tell it when you find it.
1t IS a mistake to infer that the peo-
pie who send regrets" are all liars.
It takes two to make a quarrel, and
generally five or six to patch it up.
A girl doesn't believe a fellow is SER
iously in love unless he acts foolishly.
A woman is never satisfied until she
rufhes mans temper, just to see how
he will act.
Lots of men who never accomplish
anything take it out in Dragging about
their ancestors.
Wireless telegraphy would cease to be
a nine-days' wonder if we could only
get wireless politics.
Wigg-.Did you ever read The Sor-
trouble enough of my own
Harduppe-"Did you ever strike
Strike Closefit? Why, that fellow
wouldn't give up If lightning struck
him"
What's in a name? A Manayunk man
married girl Tor her money, and, al
though her name was Rose, he discov-
cred that she didn't have a cent to her
name.
Il wish no pay for this poem" re-
marked the long-haired individual Il
submit it as a compliment" Then per
nit me to return the compliment" re-
piled the editor
Muggins-"How have you mana ed
to keep that cooklady of yours so Iong?'
Buggins-"Ohi I'm foxy Every once in
a while I make a bluff at trying to dis
charge her. and then she makes up her
mind to stay just for spite"