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YOU SHOULD STOP AMD CONSIDER
THIS IS A HOME ENTERPRISE
Aurelia Mining Company stock is selling fast.
Manager reports a good strike in the west drift
Work progressing nicely at the property.'
We have some stock for sale yet at 5c per
share, but at the present rate 5c stock- will soon
be gone. Those that may want some stock,
better buy during January, as the price will be
advanced to 7 cents on February 1st 1906
You can buy stock, pay one-fifth down and
t ; one-fifth per month until paid. If you are a little
j ; short of money take some stock anyway, no
2 matter how little, all will help to develope the
J enterprise.
'; J. A. THRONSON.
Holiday
j
Never was a better time to get
full value for your money than
now. Evervtnini in the line of
Holiday Groceries.
X NEBRASKA GROCERY I
I MRS. MAGGIE SHEARER, Prop.
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LA GRANDE IRON WORKS i
D. FITZGERALD.
Cmplete Machine Shops and Foundry
General Blacksmiths, We manufacture The Fitzgerald Roller Feed ,
Mill., tlie best and cheapest mill on the market Our shops are
equipped with machinery to handle any sized work, nothing too large
or nothing to small. Highest prices paid for old Iron.
SPECIAL SALE ON 'LL HOLIDAY
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I GnODS 1
I have a few heating stoves left, both coal and
wood, which I will close out at greatly reduced
prices. -
W. H. : BOHNENKAM P,
IN A I1UKRY?
THFNttALL'
Wfl. HEThOLDS
THE TRANSFER MAN
He will take that trunk to the De
pot or your home in less time than
it takes to tell it.
Day phone Red 761
Night phone Black 1792
Wagoa always at your, service
OeWitt
atfeWitt U the nm to look for whe
- k..- Uii(-k Umrmt atV6.
Witt's Witch Html Salve is th.
Oritinl 0"lT mlin. In IkX
DeWIU'ilt In. only Witch Hul Slr.
tlut Is nude Iron ths ttinAiiteraUa
Witch-Hazel
AD other ar counterf ett bae 1ml
ttkti cheap anal worth km even
ZJiiul Se Wltt l Witch Hu.IS.hr.
It a mclfle fw Pllet: Blind, Bleodlnf..
ItchinctMProlnidlnc Pike.. AlioCun,
Burnt, Brunei. Sprain LaMraMom.
SALVE
niMUS f
LCDeWltUCo., Chic.
A. T. HILL, Druggists
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Groceries
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Proprietor. -
G. E. FOWLLR
Truck and
Transfer
Wood and Coal
PHONE 1611
All orders given prompt attention
a aii oraers given prompt attention
Practical Gunsmith
Repairs Strictly Fi-stclass
Guns restocked
Keys fitted to door Lorks
WM. AGNEW
Adams Am ae . .
STRAYED There'is at my place red
at ter between one and .two years old.
branded 1 1 on rictit hip. swallow fork
on right and swallow bit on left ear.
O. W. Bartimess, on Rock Creek.
(. H: HEIR
COMMITS I
SUICIDE
New York. Jan. 8. Charles M. Meir.
formerly a trusted employe of a San
Francisco wine merchant commited sui
cide this mqrning while pn board the liner
Uarmantia. Meir was wanted in San
Francisco charted with embezzlement of
twenty thousand dollars. He was arrest
ed in Liverpool, November 8, 190S and
the state department ordered extradiction.
He was being brought home to face - the
charges in custody of Detect ve Reynolds,
who had been sent to London, for him
when he killed himself. The act of self
destruction took place just as the ship
was entering the port
-AVALRY MOUNT tU ON CXENJ
Horse, in the Native
Militia,
Char--' with heads lowered Is part
if the c . of the oxen cavalry, and at
'xctting part, too, for, the onlooker
i nirty, mnurted natives mounted on
their oxen stand at atvntion some bun-
tired feet a, t from 30 more natives
similarly mounted. At the Ktven slu
ml. says Gion Fline In the Twhnli'
World, they rush at each other, the oxen
wltu their heads lowered ' ready ; to
strike, the natives with their spears
rasped firmly and eyes fixed on the on
coming "foe." Thev Mime to a midde-
halt when about three feet apart, whet I
right-about-face and make ready for th
second 'riarge.
To t etching It. seems as though
me two corps must of a certainty g
rasning Into each other, and this I
what sometimes does happen In th .
;arly drills. These accidents never r
tult In serious mishaps, however. a 1
imld great yelling of natives, soundln
oucies. snortlBE and stamnlne : i
en the cavalry Is always hroucht hi
mo position ana oraer la once ' mou
wrought out of rhaos. . - ;
The oxen are neither alnw nnraWnti
'rightened and th6y have proved most
intelligent, learning their part i ant
iial life with remarkable rapidity
aklng to It as naturally as a n . a
eteran charger. They are pov.e- -easts
and possess great fortln '
jnduiance. Lacking fear lu U-.
dvanclng with great speed upon an .v.
jsing army, their horna pointing
vard. they would crcto m.t i
among norse cavalry.
WORK OF THEIMAw'.' 7li'.
Story of How It Spolle' a'
Feast for a ComiJ ri '
, Slnera. .
"Speaking about the imajrlnai -ontrolling
ones appetite." riu h
he waiter In the Forty-secoud .
hop house, relates the New Vol
lobe, "reminds me of a lltt!e tnr
cnl thit occurred down here tf
ther ei-enincr. A party of s.x f
ne of tij thter came In and
!cre1 a sort crab supper. Wbeii tl
ueer looking objects cam our. ua i :
:ly mounted on brown tr.aat. the o?
-f ber;an to ut up the rich Haws hi
'at hem. with n rellBh. I guess ih
vould have consumed them all, ar.
Iled for more, hid there not b"en
oker along. This Joker speared o
f the crabs with his fork and holts
rig it aloft said, with a twinkle li
a is eye:
(" 'Gee. I have to shut my eyca mhe.
t eat soft cral.s.'
"'Why so?" asked one of his com
p.ons.
Because they look so much liki
"rled spiders ;
Then tha others noticed the
iig simHi-lty between a Kift'r-'-
;ud a apldo' nd lost the'.r appetite..'
SHE WHO HESITATES LOSEC
Thr fMrl Who Is Slow to Dedd. TJpoi
Proposal of Kirrlntrs Some
timet Gets Left
Wtw m a PhlledelDhte nr' who h
learned that so far as a t.ro a.i is coi
rerned ho or eh who hesitates is los
Aav ne Phlladclnhla Record. A ver
eligible and estimable young man ha
long been making It evident that bis at
tenlions to btr were serious, and th
ther evening be made a Iprmal dot
aratinn. She could not even nut tut
ard tha orthodox ruse aLout the sun
Jennrs. of the t rofwal.
Blng of a rathef vaclllaflnsr turn r
mind, she said she could not give him
derided answer. "I l. not at all r.
that I love you." the girl declared; "ye
must rive me time to think about It '
Considerably taken abu t bv what h
rons.dered hor lark of decUlon of chn
cier the young man jf"reed to wall
eek for her 3oa! derision. ('
So the wooed but not t won fra'df :
ent to her bed that ni-! i ponder
eply. About U o'clock fhe was awa
ed to rrr.v trlevratn whifh re-! '
mt need not mind about dei iinn ib, ;
latter until next neel rve touuu i'
;irl who said 'ym' u - ,l" ",
. . KOUOfliOROR
I At the close of the school month of
January. February 2d. and at the close
of each school month thereafter, an honor
roll will be published consisting of two
pupils from each grade. The first honor
on this roll will be determined as follows
the pupil must be present every day of
the month, not tardy once, highest grade
in deportment and highest in scholarship.
The second honor will have the above
qualifications except that he will be
second in scholarship. This will not fav
or the bright enes necessarily as often
the brightest will be tardy or absent
which will render them not eligible to the
honor roll, and thus the others will come
Into line for the honor.- Watch for this
roll on Feb. 6.
MAT UYt WO YEARS
Th. chances for living a full century are
excellent in the case of Mrs. Jennie Dun
can, of Haynesvilla. Me., now ?0 years
old. She writes: "Electric Bitters cured
me of Chronic Dyspepsia of SO years
standing, and made me feel as well and
strong as a young girl." Electric Bitters
cure Stomach and Liver diseases. Blood
disorders. General Debility and bodily
weakness. Sold on a guarantee at
Nswlih Druo Co.'s drug store. Price only
60.
WOULD REMAIN TERRITORY
Arisona Proteata Vigorously Aralna
- th. Plan to OnmMiu w4k -
, Hew Msxloo.
The annual report of the governor ol
Arizona, to the secretary of the tnterloi
says the territorial population has in
creased until It Is now between 16fi,C(K
and 170,000.
;Th. report expresses a desire on th
part of the people of Arlsona for state -hood,
but says that "finding themielu
confronted with a plan . to unite the;'
territory with New Mexico, the peop
t Arlsona have protested vlgorousl:
and will continue to do so until th(
have defeated this repugnant schen i
They would desire that their common
wealth remain a territory Indefinite
rather than to be Joined with New liex
Ico."
Th. governor adds his belief that t
merger would not, be acceptable to tn
mass of the people of either territory.
The report says the floating Indebted
ness of Arlsona, which on June 80, 19 -was
192.341, has been wiped out and .
balance of (20,894 remained In the r
era! fund at the close of the last li .
year. The taxable property in the tr
rltory has gained (1.981.606 during t
year. Th. total taxable property
the varlohs counties Is $45,009 645. But'
staritlal progress In other directions I
reported. .
HORSE IS DYJMO OF CRIEF
Philadelphia Anlmrl Has Lost All In
terest in Life since His Mas
ter's Death.
"Old Monk," a patrol hors. of th
Twentieth and FeJeral streets atatioi
II Philadelphia, la dying with grl
over the loss of his master, Jan:
Thornton. If ever a horse mourn
ibe loss of a friend, that horse .
Monk. The men around the stab
have noticed the actions of the o;
horse aluce Thornton's death, over
month ago, and claim that he has al
solulely lost all s.gus of Interest I
life. He will hardly eat and ca,.noi l
persuaded or driven Into ; doing ai ,
kind of work.
"W. are careful of the old fellow.'
axld one of the patiol crew. "We k.i
bim hardly any work at all to do, (
we Ilk. the old burse. 1 tell vo n
body could ill-treu such a good ho
ar he la, but be certainly did love
Jimmlo.
"MonV raps on th. floor of his st-
every morning at the exau b.. ;
Ihornton died. He never was a 1,
horse, but now he Is so languid I:,
he doesn't want to work or si ep l
eat"
Many believe the old horse Is dvlnc
of a broaeu faeart
LOYAL INDIANS CET CASK
Government Pays Patriotic Creeka fo:
Prouerty Lost While Fight
ing; for Vorth.
After more than 40 years of waltlrr
for the payment of the money of tl..
"loyal Creek" claim, citizens of thi
Creek Nation who Inst pruerty curlni
the civil war while they were fijhtli i
with the northern army, or their helrt
began to receive sunu lrom the toveru
ment ranslna trum a Itw ceuii u.
to several thousand dollars.
Th. amount dlitributed to rlalmanV
In MusKuke. I. T.. was 112. Bun. 1 h
blghe't amount received by an India
was Z2Ub b!. wnich was paid to Mooaei
na Harkey. a full-blood, living at Tulns
I. T. There were eight claimants wli
drew sums over H.OOO. and the rn'nlj
eat check paid out was for Ave dollars.
' Oirl la Master Marine.
Havinc oaasnd an eximlnailnn h-
fore tb. local United States sleamsli.
Inspectors, Miss Jane Morgan, diu'l
ter of Randall Morgan, of Phil 'do
phla. Is now entitled to rnnk as a "ma
ter mariner" and comnlacd ber father'
ateam yacht Vyaturus. Her llmn-
reads "for all ocean," and ah. v,uj
command an oeeaa liner as well.
Tha Church M.litant ' ,
In Jersey City Rev. Mr. RcuMr
gaged a saloonkeeper and former cr.ai.
pton pugilist to tcicn boxing to mep
bers of the Buiiday school. . Cod. It' '
come handy, says the New York Ttl .
cram. Faith and works nm-hi n .
hand In hand, or band In glove, raiht:
STODDARD
Sash and Doors V
Lumber,
Lath,
Shingles,
Mouldings, Etc.
All Gooc' Material conus from our Yard
FOR WINTER WASHING
. Our new machinery and additional help will enable us to do'fami
washing CHEAPER. QUICKER and feETTER than you can do it
lly
yourself. We call for and deliver
w .u wui. uive us a trial and ysu willnotbe Bothered"
through the winter with family washing. ,. : ; . , v
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STEAM
HONE
La Grvnle,
La QranJc
ESTABLISHED"! 887
Capital Stock, Surplus and undivided profits $160,03000 j
Deposits , i . ... 640,00000
. OFFICERS AND DlftBCTORS
GEORGE PALMER, Prhsidknt. ; f: Ul M. BERRY, Vict PrksibertJ
". F. L. MEYERS. Cashier.
GEORGE L CLEAVER, Assistant. Cashier. '". i '
. ' W. L BRENHOLTS, Assistant Cashier.
J. M. BERRY. F. M. BYRK1T. ( A.' B. CONLEY,
, . t,,C, C. PENINQTON, ' F. J. HOLMES. .
The Good Old Standby.
Nothing like a nice cut of juicy corned
beef with cabbage or saeur-kraut once
in a while! We can offer most of the
time whole or half rounds, if you can
use so much, or whatever quantity you
require, of well fed and carefully corn
ed beef-tender, "tasly" and wholesome.
If you're in tha notion today, 'phone us
th. order and we'll have the meat
around in no time. i
Grandy& Russell
WOOD SAW I
Your wood sawed with steam 2
saw at 40 cants a cord, if you
haaa ten cord or over, under .
. ten cord only 60 cents per J
cord. I come when I promise
. and satisfaction gusranteed .
DROP ME A POSTAL I
J. S. VANDORf Y, :
FOR SALE8 year old jersey bull, for
particulars enquire of J. W.. McAlitter
or of th. farm of Mrs. Lindsay, north of
Island City.
LUABER CO. ,
your laundry quickly and make special- I
B.c. " ,
LAUNDRY
Main 7
,Orejjcn.
National, Banlj
i :
IS
a fine art unless you can trust youi
butcher. It will b. worth om
whije to give us a trial order if you art?
looking for a thoroughly "rel'able market
where you can be sure of finding a pleas-'
ing variety of first-class meat and poultr
We can surely interest 'you with out
prices. . i
lfahr& Company
Notice
Notice is hereby given that the partner;
shipexisting between J. A. Clarity & Beij
Brown known under tha firm name a.
J. A. Garity & Company has been, dis.'
solved. All parties knowing themtelve
indebted to the above named firm wi
please call at their oflice andsettl befor
January 1st, 1906, as all accounts muj
be settled by that time. I
, J. A.Oamr
Sen pnow
Centennial Hotel
Under new management . f
Board and Room $8 per week, cat
Meals 28 eta. Special ' rates fnmir.1
Monthly patrons. , No. M17 AcUms A
Phone No. 1161.
Mr s. W. E. Murchison, proptietrew
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