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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-05-14
DIR. J. w. NOLAN.

LAGRANGE, Ga, April "A, 1908.
have just finished reading Bethany, /"
one of your books, and think it the best of
its kind that I have ever read Wishing
you much success in your great work, my
father is a reader of both your weekly and
monthly. | enjoy them very much especial
ly the Farmers Union columns and letters
from the people,
Respectfully yours,
IT, J. L. HENDRICKS.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-05-14

The man who lives simply and justly and
honorably, whether rich or poor, is good
citizen.-President Roosevelt.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-01-10
Reusy Notes From Rei9htorin9 Touns
GATHERED FROM OUR EXCHANGES

through c%arelessness, caused the acct
nent. The horse was not badly in.
jured.
Julia HART, the S-year.old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. Y. Hartt, is under
quarantine for diphtheria in franklin,
where she vas visiting her grand.
mother.
Yes, "A band has been organized in
Bloomington. j. r. Thompson, our
good natured clerk of the district
court, will be the leader.
John l.. Butterfield recently brought
to us "a small piece of black substance
which he found on his place south OF
town. It looked like coal, and tasted
like coal, and after John digs out
some more we will be able to tel
whether it burns like coal or not.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-01-10
BLUE HILL.
From the Leader)

The eight months old child of Mr..
aud Mrs. Henry Gruis died Monday
morning.
Peter MerteD, Jr., is able to be up
town again, and is at his old duties in
the furniture store.
DR.. Bartholomew of Chicago arrived
in Blue Hill the first of the week and
expects to locate permanently aud
practice his profession.
George Rose, one of the carpenters
ON the Odd Fellows building, fell last
Saturday from q scaffold and injured
his left side quite badly. No bones
we're broken, but the muscles we're
torn loose from several of his ribs.
Mrs. Geske Rose, wife of Jan Rose,
of Rosemont, passed away ut her home
after an illness covering quite a peri
cd, aged Ga years, 10 months, 0 days
She has resided in this county many
years, and her demise Is regretted by
many sincere friends.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-01-10

Henry jenkins, who received the frac.
ture by a horse falling upon him.
Will Cronp, who suffered a broken
leg a short time ago, had to have the
break reset last Saturday.
Mrs. Clifford Starbuck has been TN.
der quarantine with scarlet fever the
past ten days. She is much better at
this time.
Rex Dick and Miss Ethel Sargent
slipped down to Belleville last Thurs.
day and were quietly married at the
Hotel Republic.
]. N. Beal and J. II. Detwiler went
down to Topeka Monday night to close
up a deal by which Mr.. Beal becomes
the possessor of 400 acres of fine land
near Topeka.
The death Of Francis Coolidge, which
occurred Wednesday morning, takes
away another of Smith enters Oldest
citizens. He was born in New York
in 1914, and homesteaded in Cora
township III 1872.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-01-10
RIVERTON
(trom the Review.)

Calvin, the eldest son of George a.
Siel, is very ill with stomach trouble.
David Groat of Red Cloud was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Click
Sunday.
Someone started the new year by
stealing Al Holdredge's bird dog. This
is a bad beginning.
Mrs. Leonard Day returned Satur.
day evening from a six weeks visit
with friends in eastern Kansas.
Word was received here Wednesday
morning of the death of Freddie l.
Dickson, son Of b. w. Dickson, "A,
Clarinda, Ia, where father and son
were visiting.
4. NJ. Cooke, our former city mar
shal, started in the new year by hand
ing in his star along with his resigna
ton. Charles Morgan now. has the
star on.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-01-10
GUIDE ROCK.
From the Signal.)

Charles Gillian of Red Cloud was in
Guide Rock Tuesday interesting our
citizens in county option.
Gid Hayden is expected home from
Connecticut in a few days, where he
went to attend the funeral of "A sister.
Word comes from Lincoln that "A
successful operation was performed on
Mrs. p. w. Roland and that she will
perhaps he home tonight.
The infaut daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Norris died Thursday, January >,
and was buried i'm the Guide Rock
cemetery in the afternoon of the same
day.
August Fete was in town Monday
for the first time since last fall when
no suffered IA stroke of paralysis. Since
his wife died he has lived alone and
has had IA very serious time of late, as
any sick person does who lives alone,
We recently received "A letter from
A. Trennery, formerly pastor of the
Baptist church at this place. After
spending thre. and Il half years with
his parents in England, he returned
to Iowa and is now pastor Of the Bap
tist church at Bonaparte.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-01-10
CAMPBELL
From the Citizen.)

Rev. Father Higgins left Tuesday for
his new charge, his departure being
coincident with the arrival of the two
new priests, Fathers Sirois and Law.
renee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alphouse Brouillette
were down from Upland yesterday on
a sad mission. Their i-year-old son,
Leopold was buried in the Catholic
cemetery here.
While some of the boys were scuf-
fling in l.. Bourdeau's saloon Wednes-
day evening, Henry Eggleston was
accidentally pushed into the glass of
the front door, badly cutting his face.
y. G. Oberg went to Omaha Monday
to take his little girl to the hospital
for treatment. Ben Arvidson went
with him. and upon returning will
bring back his son, who was recently
successfully operated upon for IA
tumor.
Fl. T.. Liudgren left on Tuesday for
Kansas City,accompauied by his father,
Charles Lindgren, who is going to that
city to consult a specialist as to the
possibility of obtaining relief for a
cancer from which which he has been
a sufferer for several years.
j. Fl. Chevalier received a telegram
Saturday morning from the comptrol'
Ter of the currency announcing the
fact that charter No 1918 had been
issued, authorizing the First National
Bank of Campbell, Neb., to begin bust
ness, which they proceeded to dc
forthwith.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-01-10

completion. 1t IL thought that ny the
first of next month it will be ready
for occupancy.
Born, to MI. and Mrs. Charles Boom
u sou.
Chas. Morey was up from Fairfield
over Sunday.
Stanley Hall went tack to Lincoln
Monday morning.
Born to Mr.. and MIRA. Fred Baker, on
New Year day. a girl.
Bernard Dutch of towles spent
Sunday here visiting friends.
Hiss Ianta Phelps left Monday
morning for Kearney, where she will
enter school.
Cloyd Greene returned to Kearney
Monday, where he is attending the
Military Academy.
w. r. Anderson went down to Red
Cloud Monday morning TO attend to
his duties as county commissioner.
Mr.. and urs. w. II. Hoffman re
turned last Friday evening from Lin
coin, where they have been visiting
the past month.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-01-10
TO Renters

| have a selected list Of ir.
rigated farms in the Basir
for rent; why not rent for {.
year or two and learn the
profits from irrigated farm
ing in the Basin, and be.
come acquainted with the
climate and desirabiiity OF
settling in that region? We
also help you homestead
irrigated lands. or to buy
them at prices that will
make you money. Millions
of dollars are now being
spent irrigating Basin lands
l1omeseekers' excursions
first and third Tuesdays OF
1908. Write ID. Glenn Dea.
yer, General Agent Land
seekers Information Blu
reau, Omaha.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-01-10
LEBANON.
(From the Argus

The price of hogs reached 1920 per
hundred here this week.
A daughter was born TO Mr.. and
Mrs. W. S. Arbuthnot, Monday even
ing, December 80.
John Wolfert shipped eight car load
of stock cattle from here Sunday. TO
Waldron, Kan. where they will be
wintered.
Frank Litell and wife received about
the incest Christmas present we have
heard of, a daughter being born to
them on December 25.
AL Lattimer received word from
Burr Oak. where his mother is being
treated for lancer, TO come at once,
and it is supposed a turn for the worse
! was taken.
Belden Viers of South Dakota is here
visiting his father. s. b. Viers, and
other relatives. His sister, Miss Grace,
who has been making her home for
some time with relatives near Empo,
ria, arrived this week and will ccom
pany her brother back to Dakota.
Charlie Myers and Arthur Hartman
gave Ed Ricketts, three or four loads OF
wood and the neighbors gathered in
and chopped it for him. The neigh
bors aud friends have done about the
right thing by this unfortunate fam
lily, as the husband and father is un
able to perform any labor.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-01-10
BLOOMINGTON
From the Advocated

The position of night operator at
this place will be dispensed with after
Sunday neXt.
Mrs. Beulah tHarman) Carpenter has
returned to her home in Columbus, o.,
after visiting with friends for the past
several months.
on the day of the wolf hunt {, S.
Horton had u horse shot in his stable.
He thinks some of the hunters,
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-01-10
SUPERIOR
From the Expressly

8. N. Reed met with an accident at
the elevator last Friday, and as a re-
suit is obliged to go around on
crutches.
Friends of Charlie Coppock are in
receipt of the announcement of his
marriage to Miss Julia Lemon in
Orange, Cal, on Christmas day.
A. +. Dahlgren is moving his ma
chinery into his new shop on East
Fourth street. Mr.. Dahlgren has built
a large, one.story brick for his shop.
Whit Goodwin, "A travelling man well
known here, committed suicide at his
home in Beatrice on Tuesday evening
December 81, by cutting his throat
with a razor.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-01-10
Peal Estate Transfers.

For the week ending Tuesday, Jan.
:, furnished by the Fort Abstract Co..
l.. II. Fort, Manager.
Stephen T. Spokesfeld to Jessie
VI Wetherald, lots 10, II and
10, block 25, Red Cloud, wd...S 300
Charles + Spence to Minnie
Wholmcs. lot 4, block 3, Bla-
UcH' ilOO
Hugh B Hunter to Paul ALDER,
NJ sci and 50 ne4 1929, wd. $500
John Tobler to Paul Alder, n?
mel and 81 mel 1929, qcd .... |
Edwin Mohler ct al to Ira b
Wagner 1T al, part nwi ne4
-o-l-lO, wa
Orrin II Abbey to + + Shlpman.
e2 SEA 27-l-lO, wd. ........... 400
Adolph Waterman to Jacob Burr.
sea and sci sw4 3.4-lO, wd.... 1878
John 4 Swanson to Louis Hart
man. nw4 $40. wd. ......... $500
W Frahm. treas, To Charles II
Besse, lots II and IL, blk IA.
Haley e. Jackson's add to Red
Cloud, tax deed ............ IL 10
q f S~toffregan to Anna Boentje.
lot 8 blk ;, Gruscl's subdiv 20
Blue Hill. II
Emma G Gruscl to- Anna VI 10
enje. lots | to >. blk >, Cru
sells subdiv to Blue Hill. wd.. 100
w c Frahm. treas, To Anna Bo-
enje, lot o, blk ), Grusel's sub
div Blue Hill. tax deed. ...... 20
w G Frahm. treas. To Ann 30.
c%ntien. lots q and =. blk ).
Gruzcl's subdiv TO Blue Hill,
tax deed
w { Frahm, treas, to Anna Bo-
e~nticn, lot 10, blk D. GruSel's
Subdiv to |, IL. tax deed ...... "a
Total .......... -. ........ S3jl09
Mortgages filed, S2G, 2l9.3o.
Mortgages released, Si0,633.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-01-10
PANHANDLE, TEXAS.

We are still on the road for the PANHANDLE COUNTRY with parties
who are buying land aud if You ire in position to make a small payment N i.
farm, and eay payments on the balance, come to or office and talk such a
proposition owe with us, and we are N that you will agree with u that we
have "he chance of your life to offer you.
Nice smooth land, shallow wells of good soft water, Il deep rich soil, the
most healthful place to live in the wide world, populated with the best class
of citizens that IAN be found anywhere, produces all of the cereals that grow
in any ranbel. with II rainfall of IN average of twenty four inches per year,
with 500 of school money to each child Of school X against Sl5 average
for other states. with a state where You "a get IA good school house built and
u teacher hired as on as you have seven children of school age in the dis
hict-a country destined to be me of the best fruit sections in the United
States. where winters are mild and you n work the whole year around and
where the burdens of life are made easy.
One of our Company is there now with two of II citizens to show them
the country and to sell the land, and we have the promise of IA large lot of
men for our next excursion which goes 10y special Gr OH January 81 1905.
MI. Howard Brown has just returned from the Panhandle where he
purchased 800 acres of land and is vel satisfied with the country. The last
excursion that W Q were II had one hundred and forty people on it and one
hundred and twenty eight bought land in the Panhandle.
We are looking for you to come TO or office any day to talk this over sc
you can make arrangements to z with u o IL next trip when you can have
"te time of your life
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-01-10
Don't Try Uncertain ReClpes.

1t is entirely unnecessary to expert
ment with this, that and the other
recipe. Get from your grocer, for 10
cents, a package Of "OUR-pIE" Prep
aration-Lemon. Chocolate and Gus.
tard-for making pies that are sure to
bc good. :
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-01-10
Legal Notice to Nonresident Defend
ants.

ants.
In the District Court of Webster County, Ne
brasks.
Louisa Corbett, John w Corbett, Char
issa J. Gaines. Alvin Gaines, VII
liam II. Dehart. Hannah Dehart.
Thomas j. Dehart, Mary T.. Dehart.
Plaintiffs,
Levi l.. Dehart, Metis Dehsrt,
Rd!tha Bryant. Jeston Bryant. George
n. Hodge. Albert u. Hodge. Eva NJ.
Hodge, May Frances Hodge. Ida Z.
Ion. Lettie Hodge Livingston, George
livingston. Sarah NJ. Hodge Chill
vers. Ed Chilvers and Fred n.
Hodge, Defendants.
Edithn Bryant Jeston Bryant, George n.
Hodge, Albert II. Hodge. Eva NJ. Hodge, Mary
Frances Hodge, Ida +. Hodge McCsllom. vii.
liam Mccullom. Lettie Hodge Livingston. George
Livingston. sarah ". Hodge Chilvers. Ed Chill.
yers. and FRED n. Hodge, defendants, will take
notice that IN the 9TH day of January. 1908,
Gaines. Alvin 'almes, William II. Dehart. Han.
nah Dehart. Thomas J. Dehart. and Mary f. De.
hart, plaintiffs. filed their petition In the District
Court Of Webster County. Nebraska, against
which are 10 partition the following described
real estate, 10 wit: Lots seven ~. eight ~ and
nine (al, IN block seven "a, In LeDuc's addition
10 the city of Red Cloud. Webster County, Ne.
lion OH. or before the 18th day OF February, 1908.
Dated this 9th day OF January, 1905.
! LOUISA CORBETT.
John W. CORBETT.
CLARlSSA J. GAINES,
ALVIN GAINES.
WILLIAM II. DEHART,
HANNAH DfIART.
THOMAS j. DEHART,
MARY K. DEHART.
by E. L, overman, their Attorney. IS
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-01-10
Winter Excursions

Homeseehers' excursions first anc
third Tuesdays to Colorado, Wyom
ing, Big Horn Basin, Northwest.
Southwest and South; Winter
TOURIST Yates daily to Florida.
the Gull Country, the South and
Southern California. Ask Agent o,
the undersigned for rates and de
tails. J. +. EDwARps.
Ticket Agent.
l.. W. Wakeiey, G. p. A., Omaha.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-01-10
INFLAMMAToRY RHEUMATISM CURED IN
DAYS.

Morton L. Hill. OF Lebanon, Ind. says; MY
wife had I%nfammatory Rheumatism IN every
muscle and Joint; her suffering was terrible
aad her body and face were swollen almost be
yond recognition: had been In bed six weeks
ana had eight physicians, but received nc
benefit until she tried DR.. Detchon's Relief for
Rheumatism. 1t gave immediate relief and
she was able TO walk about In three days. 1 an
sure II saved her life" Sold by H.. e. Grtce
Druggist. Red Cloud.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-01-10
SMITH CENTER
From the N~essenger)

From the Nessenger)
DR.. Montgomery was called six miles
northeast of bellaire last Thursday, to
set an a rm of the 7-year-old son of
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-01-10
BLAI)EN.

The new Spence building, on the
west side of Main street, is nearing
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-01-10

In the District Court of Webster County, Ne
braska.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-01-10

iotdl '..'...... .......S3
Mortgages filed, SIG, 2l9.32.
Mortgages released, SiO,633.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-02

prove a theory of heredity, and by aiding 1t with
scientific environment to produce q breed or tall
less fox terriers. If he succeeds the small poy
with the tin can will have to hunt for new amuse-
ment. The,country debating society will have to
look for question other than tnat Of whether the
dog wags the tail the tail wags the dog. Never
theless. the question of heredty may be definitely
settled. The Isle of Man has It's taiess chicken
Strong, may be able to star the tailless dog
Professor Starr, of the University or Chicago.
touches real human interest with modern thought
He announces that the engagement ring is relic
Of barbars, the refined successor to the nose ring
placed female slaves to denote the serfdom OF
the The dress suit he characterizes as a
t'hand-me DOWN from the mediHval hunting coat
He doesn't think much Of clothes, anyhow In
fact. he has been planning to build great struct-
in which the married members of the univer-
sity faculty shall reside and which shall have
courtyard wherein their children may play without
clothes until they ten years old.
Professor Starr declares the American people are
becoming like the Indians. He has observed that
their cheekbones growing higher and that in
other ways they taking on the characteristics
Of the aborigines. Blonds disappearing. Some
of those who have heard OF his clothesless plan
for children think that he is trying to hasten the
Transformation of the white into that Of the
New-York tribune., 1908-02-02
EMOTIONS OF INSECTS.

A bug expert of the University OF chicago mas
discovered that potato bugs never love- ana that
the little insect bearing the romantic name OF
ladybug never dies of broken heart After CIV
ing these scientific deductions from eleven years
of constant study of bugs the professor told the
zoology section of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science that he had succeeded
in increasing the length OF stripes on potato and
other bugs, had made the stripes grow crosswise.
and in some cases had caused the stripes 10 dsap-
pear altogether.
The fact that potato bugs and ladybuSs do not
love is an important discovery. 1t proves, for one
thing. that man need not worry about the spread
of the divorce evil to that part OF the universe
inhabited by those little creatures. Perhaps 1t is
because they have no hearts that their stomachs
large.
DR. Siebel. of Chicago, is the reported discoverer
OF the fact that the human body is a storage bat
terry. His experiments prove that electricity stored
in the muscular structure Of the body can be re-
leased and made TO do work. The conversion Of
inexpensive energy-producing and Ufe-givng quail
would result, he said. would of vast
Industrial and humanitarian value where oxygen
IS difficult obtain. The doctor did not particular
ize, but there are those who suspect that he is
may sit down beside his wifes washing machine
his muscles to flow toward the crank, run the ma
chine without moving q hand.
For great achievements, however. DR.. Siebels
theory is nothing compared with that of Frederick
Gardner also of Chicago. Mr.. Gardner reports that
the human brain is a self-eXerting dynamo as well
as storage battery, of "cerebro-magneto cleo
New-York tribune., 1908-02-02
GENIUS INGENIOUSLY EXPLAINED.

THE wireless telegraph will perhaps not be quite
perfected" says Mr.. Gardner, when will be
able 10 use. ct least OF us. brains as
transmitting and receiving Instruments for tho
transmission Of messages. It may be that the
genius already gets his impetus and majority Of
his thoughts from the outside his brain. being
better constructed and more volurninous than the
average. acting the receiving instrument Of
thoughts originated by others thinking along the
same line SIS he"
Professor Strong, of the University of Chicago.
is the scientist who discovered the tailless dog He
found whole litter OF puppies IN Jacksonville, H.
which he believes will become the prosenitors Of
the dog Of the future. Some of the puppies had
short tails, while others had tail at all. Tho
professor bought the whole litter. and now has
them the university where he 10 endeavorins to
New-York tribune., 1908-02-02
RIVALS PHILOSOPHERS STONE.

Events proved, however, that the thought mill in
Illinois was grinding overtime 1t recently
announced that Professor Herbert n. Mccoy, of
the same university, had effected the transmutation
\ OF certain metals For thousands OF years the
wizards of chemistry had tried TO change the So
called elements into the other. One after
another they gave up, concluding that the ee-
ments were irnmutable Professor Mccoy did not
experiment with the chemicals his predecessors
had used. He turned that mysterious thing
called radun and its action on the atom. Reveal
ing his discoveries before the Chicago meeting OF
the American Association for the Advancement of
Science, he talked about the atom just as If IL
were as big baseball and as easily captured
and manipulated a grounder right off the bat
Chicago stststicians inclined TO think
that a great amount Of cerebral energy has gone
to waste over the subject Of b,rnetallsm. What q
blow tt might have been TO Mr.. Bryan, for in
stance. II he had succeeded In accomplishing free
New-York tribune., 1908-02-02

gether with many stein. this signal victory or
Gne United States over the German srmy.-Ths
0eakmaa- fax TaAkSAx1
New-York tribune., 1908-02-02
CHICAGO. NOT BOSTON,
THE MODERN ATHENS
CL4IInS TO BE THE Brain
OF THE EARTH.
Il To7cn Of Tdilless Dogs, LOCeless
Potato Bugs and Modern
4lchemisfs.

Did you ever hear of the brain Of the earth or
the tailless dog2 If it is perhaps because
YOU co not live in Chicago
The big town the west shore of Lake Mich
lsan long ago began 10 pose a city OF marvels
Once its pride centred in its mammoth packing
houses Then it transferred its pride the tower
ing skyscraper As It grew rich and powerful. fol-
lowing economic law, il found time for and turned
70 higher things II arrests attention to-day with
n claim 10 being the brain Of the EARTH the
Of original ideas which set naught the lore of
the ancients and which premise TO move the scien
tific, the governmental and all other limbs Of the
lasgard Old World in new directions.
The validity Of this claim may not be admitted
by other American cities but there is gain
saying the fact that startling discoveries are being
announced almost every day in Chicago.
Professor jacques Loeb. Of the University OF
Chicago instituted what is characterized
the Chicago Renaissance He artifcially fertilized
the eggs Of the urchin and therefrom produced
the live urchin itself. The professor was called
away chair in the University of California
For a time IL looked as if he was 10 have no sue
cessor be field Of discovery