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The Newtown bee., 1907-06-21
REMARKABLE RESCUE.

That truth is stranger than fiction, has once more been demonstrated in the little town of Feora, Tenn., the resi- dence of c. V. Pepper. He writes :"I
 was in bed, entirely disabled with hemorrhages of the lungs and throat. Doctors failed to help me. and all hope had fled when I began taking Dr Kings New Discovery. Then instant relief came. The coughing soon ceased {; the bleeding diminished rapidly. and in three weeks I was able to go to work" Guaranteed cure for coughs and colds. Soc and $1.OO. Guaranteed by R. H.. Beers & Co. Newtown :; Betts 6 Betts, Sandy Hook; P. J. Garvin. Bethel; w. N. Noble. New Milford: E. J. Buckingham. Hunting ton; Allen Joyce, Roxbury, Station G. w. Hurlburt . & Co.,, Roxbury: J. M. Sullivan, Bedding Ridge; Connery Bros. Georgetown; w.. B. Hawley. Sherman; Honan & Soule. Gaylords- vile; Smith Bros, Cornwall Bridge Edwin H. Beardsley, New Preston George B. Frink, Falls Village; E. s. Fairchild & Son, Nichols, drug stores. Soc.
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Bethel.
THE BOROUGH AND VICINITY

Mir and Mrs Geor ge F. Shepard oi South street have been spending the week at Wheaton Seminary. Norto n. Mass, where their daughter. Miss Ruth Shepard has been attending school Miss Shepard was a member of the graduating clasls of this school
 The baccalaureate sermon to the class of 'O7 of the Bethel High school was delivered Sunday morning by Rev M. P. Bowie at St. Thomas church.
 The class of 'O9 of the Bethel High school gave play entitled Snowfall" in the K. of c. hall, Monday
 The Alumni reception to the class of 'O7 of the High school will be held Fri day evening in Nichols Opera House.
 Many Bethel people went to New Milford to attend the bi-centennial celebration.
 J. S. Mayhew attended the Bethel automobile parade at New Milford Monday, in his new machine accompan- jed by his son. He went by the way of the sand road and returned over the mountain through Middle River Dis. trict and Brookfield Center. making a severe test for an inexperienced oper- ator and a new machine.
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
Stevenson
LOCAL NOTES.

LOCAL NOTES.
 1t is expected that Presiding Elder Richards will hold services at the church next Sunday morning.
 Mrs Franklin Dring visited her sis ter in New Britain for a few days last week.
 Miss Orinda Oatman of New Haven is spending this week at c. B. French s. Irving Wells of Bridgeport is passing his vacation with his parents, MT and Mrs Henry Wells
 Austin Mcdonald has gone to Brews- ters, N. Y.. near where he has acce pt- ed a position.
 Little Lewis French of Shelton is with his grandmother, Mrs Nancy French.
 Mrs F. J. French and daughter, Marion, visited at B. N. French's in Shelton a part of last week.
 MT and Mrs Charles Smythe of Bridgeport spent last week with Mrs Charles Harang while MT Harang was with friends in Tashua.
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A FORTUNATE TEXAN.

MT E. w. Goodloe, of 1O7 St Louis street, Dallas, Tex, says: ''In the past year have become acquainted withDr Kings New Life Pills, and no laxative I ever before tried so effectu- ally disposes of malaria and bilious ness They don't grind nor gripe. Betts & Betts, Sandy Hook P. J. Gar win, Bethel; w. N. Noble, New Mil ford; E. J. Buckingham, Huntington Allen Joyce, Roxbury Station; G. w.. Hurlburt & Co.,, Roxbury; J. M. Sulli- van, Bedding Ridge; Connery Bros, Georgetown; w. B. Hawley, Sher- man; Honan & Soule, Gaylordsville !; Smith Bros, Cornwall Bridge; Edwin H. Beardsley, New Preston; George B. Frink, Falls Village; E. S. Fair child & Son, Nichols, drug stores.
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Misses Fannie and Bessie Burr have been spending few days in Bridge port visiting friends.
 MT and Mrs. F. w. Wheeler have visited MT and Mrs F. D. Clarke, Mil ford. MT and Mrs George Fessenden and Mrs Fessenden, ST.. have arrived at Fairview farm for the season.
 Miss Edna Wheeler, who has been acting as governess to the children of Louis B. Beardsley, Moose Hill, has returned to her home for the simmer vacation.
 Harmony Grange initiated class of three last week. Several from Housa- tonic attended. A special meeting will be held June 28.
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PANAMA cANAL-RRlR CANAL.

Machinery is digging the Panama Canal thousand times quicker than the shovel dug the Erie. Machinery produces the l.. & M. Paint at 50 times less cost for labor. than if made by hand.
 The l.. & M. gives the best job in the world, because L. & M. Zinc hard. ems l. & M. White Lead and makes l.. & M. Paint wear like iron for 10 or 15 years.
 It only requires gallons of this eel ebrated paint and 3 gallons of linseed moderate sized house.
 If any defect exists in l., & M. paint, will repaint house for nothing.
 Sold by Cogswell & Wetterau, Wash ington Depot; Taylor, Curtis & Co.,, Sandy Hook; 0. M. Beach, New Mil ford; Smiths Sons, West Cornwall.
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HAITERTOWN.
PERSONAL CHAT.

MT and Mrs Edward Bevans were in Bridgeport over Sunday.
 MT and Mrs John Summers and son, George, attended the New Milford eel ebration, Monday.
 George Peet of New Haven is spend ing several days with J. c. Lewis.
 MT and Mrs John Loucks of Danbury were the guests of MT and Mrs Henry Penny over Sunday.
 Botsford Peet of Seymour has visited his father B. H. Peet and family. Mrs Juliaette Platt of Bridgeport has been visiting with relatives and friends in this place. | Frank Perkins is spending a week 1T the Park City. MT and Mrs Stephen Hall were Sun day guests of Thomas Perkins anc family. Mrs Sutton and grandson of DanburJ are at J. B. Parmelee's for the sum mer.
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Twelve Pages.
HOME NEWS. OBITUARY.
MRS MARGARET BLAKE.

MRS MARGARET BLAKE.
 The funeral of Mrs Margaret Blake of Walnut Tree Hill was very largely attended, Friday morning, at Il O clock at St Roses church, where a solemn high mass was celebrated by Father Fox, assisted by Rev F. Nc Guinness as deacon and Rev w. kiernan of Bethel as sub-deacori. At the close of the service Rev Father Me Guiness paid very high and we'll de served tribute to the departed. The music by the choir was well rendered, by William Hayes and 4tThe Beautiful Land on High, ''by Miss May Harrlgan. Mrs Blake was a woman of estimable character, an exceedingly kind neigh bor and many were the expressions of regret heard on all sides when the news of her death became known. She will be greatly missed in the commit nity where she had resided for about 34 years. Her husband, Thomas Blake, died about 32 years ago and her oldest son, Michael Blake, who died in 1892. was engaged in the furniture and undertaking business in Sandy Hook up to the time of his death. She is survived by three children, Bridget, John. F., and Patrick, all of whom re- side at home They have the sympa- thy of the community in their affiic- tion The. floral pieces which were very neat ana appTOpTldIe were COi- fined to the members of the family. The pail bearers were her nephews, John Honan, Thomas Honan, Daniel Honan, John Blake, Martin Blake and John w. Blake. Funeral Director Honan had the arrangements in charge.
 Among the visitors from Newtown at New Milford's great Bi-Centennial parade, Tuesday, were: MT and Mrs H. G. Warner, Mrs Julia Hawley. John Beers, Eli B. Beers, Frederick Cham bers, Miss Alice Beers, B. B. Camp. Jesse James, Mrs Ira Wildman, MT and Mrs Hobart Fairchild, s. Ernest San ford, MT and Mrs Henry P. Mitchell. Mr and Mrs W. H. Wakeley. Patrick Cannon, Michael Cavanaugh, Michael Keating, E. S. Lowell, A. P. Smith, Miss Peck. MT and Mrs P. c. Platt, Percy Platt, Mrs George Ferris, Mrs Walter Glover, Norman Glover, George Winton, Sheriff and Mrs c. B. John son, Leroy Mitchell, Lawrence Taylor, Mrs George w. Stuart, John B. Wheel CT, Hervey Wheeler, Charles B. Gilbert,
 Mrs F. w. Andrews is spending sev eral days in Sherman and attended the New Milford Bi-Centennial.
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Stepney.
THE FESTIVE STRAWBERRY.

THE FESTIVE STRAWBERRY.
 There will be festival in the Me tn odist church parlors on Tuesday even ing. June 27. given by the young ladies for the benefit of the village park. Strawberries and cream and country cake. An interesting program of speaking and music to make the even ing pleasant to all. Worthy object-so please come.
 Mrs Mary Turney and Mrs Henry Nichols have spent a few days in New Haven guests of Mrs Frank Hodge.
 Mrs c. B. Wheeler and Mrs Winton, who have been in Springfield. Mass, have returned to their home here.
 MT and Mrs Skinner of Bridgeport have been entertained at MT Hinck- ley's.
 MT and Mrs A. L. Stewart of Bridge port have been guests of Ernest Northrop.
 Rev Robert Duncan started for Sa- vonna, N. Y., on Monday morning for a four weeks vacation.
 Rev MT Pegg will preach in the Methodist church on Sunday and hold
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Greenfield Hill.
PERSONAL CHAT.

Mrs Edward Brotherton of Cross Highway has visited at her old home
 Mrs Frank Warren of Greenfield has been a guest of Mrs Mary Lockwood
 Miss M. M. Burr has entertained Mrs Sarah Seymour of Burr street.
 Mrs H. E. Dowd and daughter at tended the Nichols wedding in Strat- field Saturday night.
 Mrs l.. King has spent few days in Cross Highway as a guest of Mrs
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Minnie Brotherton. Mrs w. E...Nichols entertained com pany from Bridgeport on Sunday.
 Mrs Arthur Bulkley and son and Miss Charlotte B. Bradley were recent guests of Mrs Robert Barmore at Black Rock.
 It is reported that the Wakeman place has been sold to Mir Craik.
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The class of 1905 of Vassar College held it's second reunion and supper at the college on Tuesday evening of last week. Among the many interesting announcements made on this occasion was that of the marriage engagement of Miss Edith w.. Ganong, eldest daughter of MT and Mrs w. A. Ga nong, of Lake MahOpac, to Wallace N. Mitchell of Newtown,s Conn. Miss Ganopg is also a graduate of Drew Putnam County (N. Y. ), Courier.
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Communion service in the morning. Miss Bertha Tucker of Roxbury has visited Mrs Henry Petit.
 Henry Seeley entertained MT and Mrs Gaines of Hartford and Mrs and MT Clymer of New Jersey over Sun- day.
 School meeting will held on Sa tur- day evening at o'clock.
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MONROE.

MISS WALES-MR PROUDMAN.
 Cards are out for the marriage of Miss Ethel J. Wales of this place to Ernest D. Proudman on Wednesday, June 26, at 1 80 o'clock at the Congre- gational church at this place.
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Sunday, June 23, 2 :15 p. m. at Christ church, Tashua, in commemoration of the Nativity of St John the Baptist.
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For guns, rifles and sporting goods call on Dan D. Smith, A Fairfield av- enue, Bridgeport, opposite Polls tf1eater
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When in Waterbury trad ng you can get toOthSome dinner at small price at Callendar's Half Dime Lunch on South Main street.
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Long Hill.

OF INTEREST TO MASONS.
 Washington Lodge F. & A. M. o1 Monroe will attend divine service or
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Bedding.
CHURCH
CONGREGATIONAL
 NOTES

NOTES.
 The Children's Day service at the Congregational church, Bedding, which was postponed last Sunday on account of the illness of the pastor, will be held on Sunday morning, June g. A most cordial invitation is extended to friends of the Sunday school to be pres ent.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-21
RIVERTON
From the Review.)

Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Fulton and their
daughter Erma returned Wednesday
evening from the St. Joe hospital
where the latter was operated on re-
Gently for appendicitis.
Sunday morning about l o'clock
some unknown person made an at.
temp to break into the telephone
central but was unsuccessful.
Last Friday Albert Euell got his
right hand in a feed grinder mangling
it badly. DR.. II. B. Myers was called
and he deemed it necessary to ampu-
tate his thumb and three fingers leav
ing but the little finger. Albert is an
orphanboy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-21
GUIDE ROCK
From the Signal.)

(FrOm the Slgnal.)
The Rebekah's of Guide Rock who
attended the 10Th District meeting at
Red Cloud June 6, have nothing but
words of praise to speak in favor of
Red Cloud and her citizens who extern
ded to them a warm greeting on that
day.
Lightning struck a couple of tele
phone poles east of town Sunday, dam.
aging them considerably.
The editor received six varieties of
melon seeds from Mrs. I. b. Hampton,
of Hampton, Okla. The seeds will be
planted and any dod gasted old geezer
that gets In that melon patch will get
it where Willie got the slipper.
South and east side farmers tell us
that instructions are forming under
the river bridge that should be re.
moved. Two or three old trees have
lodged and are forming islands that
will make things serious when the ice
breaks up next spring.
Frank Yetter is laid.up with a sore
hand, as the result of getting it | Q
tween a handspike and a heavy ham
mer.
The crew of train 10 evidently be
came weary of a pair of DRINKS Satur
day evening aud put them off here.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-21
BLUE HILL.
From the Leader.)

Mr.. and Mrs. Claas Rose and Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Gushing left yesterday
for Europe to spend the summer.
DR.. E. p. Condor of Omaha was here
Wednesday assisting DR.. Thompson
operate on two patients. Mrs. William
Koon, seven miles southwest, was OPP
Grated on for infiammatory troubles,
and Miss Stella Klein for appendicitis.
Both are getting along very we'll.
w. A. Speedy was in Blue Hill a few
hours the fore part of the week on his
way to Hildreth making dates for the
season as high diver and balloonist.
r. A. Simpson has purchased the
business lot of W. II. Snyder on Gage
street. This gives him a frontage of
A feet at the corner of Gage and Lib
erty and it is an ideal site for a good
building.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-21
LEBANON.
(From the Argus

The friends aud neIg hbors Of
Mrs. Pete Burgess to the number of
forty-two surprised that couple by
going in On them Sunday, that being
the thirty-ninth birthday of Mrs. Bur
CESS.
Norton has secured the services of
the Lebanon band for their Fourth of
July celebrat on.
Mrs. and Mrs. II. l.. Skaggs started
Sunday morning for their sold Ken
lucky Home"
Ny. Z. G. Glenn returned from Elk
celsior Springs, Missouri, Monday
evening, where he had tuken Mrs
Glenn for treatment.
Work of filing the standpipe com
menced Tuesday. The city now owns
a big we'll with twenty feet of water in
IL, and all think there will be an ample
supply for sometime to come.
Ed Ricketts,, whose home is in Salem,
suffered a stroke of paralysis ike first
OF the week, and at this writing little
hopes are entertained for his recovery,
Report reaches us that Chas. Myres
of Logan township is losing his hogs.
twenty-seven head dying during a day
and a night.
j. j. Timberlake lost a fine brood
mare Thursday. The cause was indi
gestion, which Veterinary Hobbs says
is the trouble in most of his cases now
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part of the state by the Synod now
in session.
A party from Red Cloud came down
Monday and bought a ticket to James
town, Va, claiming that he saved S.
by so doing.
David Evans, who had hi' foot
crushed at the round house here re-
Gently. and went to the hospital, will
soon have the injured member ampu-
tated.
Probably you think it's a fb, but
counting by the twenty-five foot lots,
there are 40 two story bricks in Sup
erior.
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embroidered TRUTH.
Mara Twain on His Own Reputation
For veracity,

For veracity.
l am used to having my statements
discounted. My mother began it before
l was seven years old. Yet all through
my life my facts have had a substra-
tum of truth, and therefore they were
not without ~preciOusness. Any person
who Is familiar with me knows how to
strike my average and therefore knows
how TO get ut the jewel of any fact OF
mine and dig 1t out Of its blue clay
matrix. My mother knew that art.
When l was seven or eight or ten or
twelve years Old-along there-a neigh
Dor said to her:
do you ever believe anything that
that boy says?"
My mother said:
HE is the w%ellspring Of truth, but
you can't bring up the whole well with
n bucket" And she added: Il know
his average. therefore he never de-
ceives Inc. / discount him 30 per cent
for embroidery, and what is left is
perfect and priceless truth without a
flaw in it anywhere."-Mark Twain's
Autobiography in North American Re-
view.
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His Old Letters.

A Wall street business man showed
a visitor a bundle of old letters that
he was taking home from his office to
burn In his furnace. 81 wasn't always
so particular about these useless bust
ness letters" he said, until l learned
that the women cleaners were sorting
them out OF the massachusetts and SELL
Ing them to certain firms which make
a business of furnishing lists of names
for various purposes, mostly to specu-
lative concerns. Then l concluded
that I owed 1t to my clients to protect
them from the nuisance that follows
getting ones name on a mailing list
New York Sun.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-21
The Fighting Lemminq.

If the jennings powers were pro.
portioned to his pluck, the lemming
would make things lively for the
hunter. 1t attacks with reckless fury
the harmless passerby. One of these
creatures, smaller than a rat, will as
sail without a second thought a couple
OF human beings weighing 100 pounds
apiece. 1t will spring to ones knees,
barking and biting, ana In purblind
fury fall back 'all ends up" to the
earth, only to new the attack again
and again. One day while one lem
ming was flying at me another from
beyond n small stream Joined in the
demonstration and presently swan
across to get to close quarters. l was
not quite ure that the first fall into
the water was not accidental, but
hardly think so. since once there it
came straight to the charge.-"Wild
Norway"
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Most Nearly Perfect vucuum,

1t was Professor Dewar's achieve
ment In liquefying hydrogen that led
to the discovery of an easy method Of
obtaining an almost perfect vacuum,
and that In a single minute. When a
glass tube filed with air and closed
at II end has Its open end dipped into
a cup Of liquid hydrogen, the intense
cold condenses the air into a kind Of
snow that settles to the bottom. II.
then, the upper part of the tube, from
which the solidliied air has fallen. Is
removed by heating and cooling 1t off
1t becomes n chamber so free
from air that 1t Is difficult to force an
electric current through it.-New York
Herald.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-21
BLADEN
From the Enterprise)

The I. 0. o. F., picnic celebrating the
first anniversary of the organization
of the lodge at this place, which was
held yesterday, was, to say the least,
one of the greatest and most enjoyable
occasions that has ever been held in
Bladen.
Quite a number of improvements
are soon to be made in the way of new
and substantial street crossings, side
walks, etc.
Last Friday morning. while in swim
ming with several other boys, Lester
Boyd of this place came near drown
ing.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Walker Richison have
taken charge of Glenwood and North
Bladen telephone central office.
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PIONEER COURT INCIDENTS.
Free and Easy Manners In Early I'LL
nois Trials.

noiS IrIaIs.
Most of the early Illinois court
houses were log built, but in some dis
tricts. says the author of Lincoln, the
Lawyer" the sessions were held In the
barrooms of taverns, and the absence
of all Formally in the proceedings Is
best illustrated by the fact that in the
circuit court of Washington county,
held by Judge John Reynolds, the sher-
if usually heralded his honor by sing
ing out, "Come in, boys! Our John is
a-goin' to hold court" to which cordial
invitation those having business with
the law responded.
Another sheriff in Union county made
laudable efforts to meet the require
ments of the occasion by shouting out
this singular announcements: "Oh, yes!
Oh, yes! oh. yes! The honorable judge
is now %openedv
In one case a judge who desired to
display his learning instructed the jury
very fully, laying down the law with
authority. but the jurors, after DELHI
Grating some hours, found themselves
unable to agree. Finally the foreman
rose and asked for additional instruc-
lions.
Judge. this ere is the difficulty" he
explained. THE jury want to know If
that thar what you told us was rally
the law, or on'y jist your notion
Youths Companion.
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BLOOMINGTON
(From the Advocate)

Lyman Eastman and j. NJ. Pollard,
two of the board of supervisors who
are here this week, went to Franklin
last Wednesday night and met with an
an accident that nearly put them out
of commission. In crossing Center
Greek bridge the tongue of the buggy
came down and the team started to
run pulling Mr.. Eastman out onto his
hips, and since that time he has hardly
been able to move.
Pat Schobel's driving horse got
scared at the washed out approach to
the bridge northwest of town Monday
and backed up turning the buggy over
and putting it out of business.
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Notice Of Bond Sale,

Scaled proposals will be received by J. ".
Fort, Secretary OF the School Board. unit July
18th, 1907, at ~ NJ, for the purchase of S25, 600
school Bonds o, the School District Of tn L..y
OF Red cloud. Webster County. Nebraska. voted
April End. 1907. Bonds are In denomination of
s5Uo each, dated June LIST. 1907, bearing Az per
cent per annum. maturing June list. 1927, and
optional after 5 years. Bonds issued pursuant
to section 1899, Cobbey's 1913 Annotated stat.
utes of Nebraska.
Bids must be accompanied by certified check
for 1900. payable TO the City Treasurer. The.
Board reserves the right to reject any and ALI
lids.
Dated June 2lst. 1907, Red Cloud. Ne, as a..
DIX. X. F. RAlNES, presiuent
l.. II. FORT, Secretary. junS
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CAMPBELL
(From the Citizen.)

Nrom n Citizen.)
Bault & Thibodeau have finished
putting In a cement crossing with con
crete culverts, for the city, between
Davis carpenter shop and Wm. Mathe-
ney's residence.
Last Friday Emma Hundt, the 10
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Au-
gust Hundt sonth Of town, was opera
ted on for appendicitis by DR.. Swats-
lander, assisted by a specialist from
Hastings. The operation was entirely
successful. =
The Campbell Roller Mills this
week received their new bleacher and
dynamo, and the boys with the assis-
lance of their brother w. &. Reich
stein,ha, 9 been putting the machinery
into place. The latter is a millwright
from the ground up, and when he has
pronounced the work good it won't
need any immediate fixing. The mill
will soon have its W electric lights
from the new power, and in all respects
be up-to. date and modern.
Jack Aultz is firmly convinced tn. t
Friday is in reality an unlucky day,
and last Friday was the worst in the
almanac. A bunch Of the boys went to
the river on the date mentioned, os
tensibly to fish, and Jack was one of
them. While d. H. Clark, who a his
side partner, got out to open a gate.
Jack drove through. Just inside the
pasture was an innocent little mud
hole, about the size of the b. & NJ. de
pot lawn, and it was therefore a little
matter of surprise to the careful drive
when the team stopped out of sight in
1t. Jack kept the buggy afoat, how
ever, until the singletree broke, when
he took the high dive so sudden and
his head struck bottom so hard that he
had little opportunity to enjoy the APP
plause Of his audience. 1t was ce.-
tainly aneat performance. The end Of
Jacks troubles were not reached. how
ever, for the boys tipped the buggy
over coming home Moreover, we don't
believe they caught any fish-lestwise
we didn't see any.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-21
FRANKLIN
[From the S~entinel.l

The flood Thursday did considerable
damage by filling the cellars under the
business houses along the west side of
Nebraska avenue.
What came near being one of the
most fatal accidents of the year alarm
ed our citizens early Friday morning
when "A group of men were observed
carrying Tom Glow home on a stretch
er. While working around the horse
b elonging to Mr.. Cate and stalled in
his barn he received a kick just a little
below and to the right of the heart
which knocked him across the barn