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CONCOBD, N0.; THUHSDA, FEB 9, 1899,
Single Copy 5 Cents.
COLD WEATHER IN
I WEST.
Tlio Coldest rnicMsro nan Known In
27 Years Iowa, Wisconsin nn cl
lllliiikfM ItpiiArtod Tniim(ii!i(iiroa 1
ICaiii? from lO to 31 Decree Delow
-Zero.
Chicago, Feb. 8. Not since
1672 baa Chicago experienced
such intense cold as that which
prevailed today. I The lowest
notch reached since the establish
ment of the weather bureau in
this ciiS' was 23 below. At 11
o'clock! tonight it was 19 below,
the officials predicted thai bj rio
morrow morning the mj1y..
wo;. .i reach 25 below. JepciL,
iron points in Iowa, Wisconsin
r r ft Illinois show t omperatuies
rtM;,in from 16 to 31 degrees
below zero, the latter at La
Cro: be, Wis. There 13 ilh suf
ferii :.; in tho intci:;. towns
among: the poor people.
uitat L-oss of -Cat t So " aicJed.
Denver, Col., Feb. 8 J W
Springer, secretary of tlio Con
tinenial Land and Cattle Com
pr.ny received word from itr
Montana and Texas ranches tha.
the loss of liye stock would hv
THE
minimun temperature was 9 be
low zero and the indinatinnn n.m
for much colder weather bv
morning. A piercing wind and
tine enbw indicate a blizzard. Be
cause of the low gas pressure
there is much suffering in the poor
quarters ot the city, ! '
Seventeen Below Zeso.
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 8 The
body of a workingman about 50
years of age was found frozen
stiff in the west bottoms of
Kansas City today. At Centralia,
Mo., it wa 18 degress below zero. pamaed 0j truancy 1, visitors 2.
Colored.
THE GEADED SCHOOL.
The Report for the Month Past Some
Improvements to Be Slade Rnsrces-
tions JUaae By the Snpertntentlent.
, Central Building.1
Boys 172, girlB 167, total 339 ;
attendance ''97 per cent ; tardy 47,
punished 5, truancy 0, visitors 11'.
. Forest Hill.
Boys 49, girls 44, total 84 ; aU
tendance 95 per cent ; tardy 0, puns
ished 0, truancy 0, visitors 0.
Cannonville.
Boys 41, girls 43, total 84; at
tendance 93 per cent ; tardy 11,
BEAUTIFUL.
Laces and
Embroierdies.
Many reports of suffering to live
slock have been received.
Another Snow Ntorin in the Blonn-
! tains.
Denver, Col., Feb. 8. A enow
storm ranging in the mountains
again tied up the Colorado lines
to the west today.
Wt'nt About It?
There is a difference of opinion
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r.s to wnetner v eanesaay
night was the coldest night that
wo hayo this year. Some, 3udging
ibm water freezing in their rooms,
chim that it was while others
The best Embroidery
for 10c. ever offered;
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Boja 97,. girls 113, total 210 ; at
tendance 93 per cent ; tardy 149, fYno Int. nf T ,q rliftQ'
puniahed 22, truancy 0, visitors 10.
Witeloys 253, girls 254.
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113.
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350 367
Honor Boll,
-717.
Night G-owns to
.close cheap.
Mr.
Petty-Nina Dayyault, Floss Another 3000 Yds Ot
8ie rpunas, -units -rmuer.
Msa Lvara Leslie Rne Burley-
vcry great as a result of the lov ; think not.
and general storms and cold, l&c ; Prof. H T J Ludwigr, who is
loss, said Mr. Springer, will bjtho observer of the weather in
general throughout iho Wester
country, from Montana dowi
through Wyoming, Colorado, Ne iv
Mexico .and Texas. In some
places it will undoubtedly reach
50 per cent, and it will run
throughout the country betwocn
10 and 35 per cent. "The great
loss of cattle is bound to make
high prices during the year,'' he
says. : . !
Kiut Bdowj GronlDp Colder and a
Coal faunae I breutned.
Lexington, Ky.v Feb. 8.- A coal
famine is tiueatened throughout
Kentucky." T B Cassidy, of the
coal .agency fxjpresenting; 11
mines, save thai to his knowledge
the coal suddIv will not last
longer than 24 hours in any town
in Kentock. The mines are all
flooded and it is impossible to get
coal. Thd temperaturo in this
city is 8 below zero and it is
growing colder. Only one coal
yard has coal, and its supply is
limited.
Te Worsl to Com.
St. Paul. Feb. 8. The worst of
the almost -unprecedent. weather,
it is feared is yet to come. " The
highest the mercury reached dur
ing the day was 18 beow zero.
At 7 o'clock it was 22 below and
falliiu-. Excepting Helena, all
Nortowestern .weather bureau
points reported below zero
weather. At 7 o'clock, Helena
was 14 above, but Duluth reported
18 below, Swift Current 30; below,
Huron, Battlefield and Piincc Al
bert 26 below, and Winnipeg 34
below. ' !
No Damage to 1.1 ve Stock. j
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 8 Specials
from points in Nebraska, western
Iowa, South Dakota and Wyoming
indicate that no serious damage
to live stock has resulted from the
present cold wave. In eastern
Nebraska, JSouth Dakota and Iowa
the themometer has ranged from
lb to 30 below zero, but to the
westward
risen."
ann Mvrrifl uavvaaic. it race wai
kins.' Lizzie Proost. Artnur Black-
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wehier, Mary Boger.
Miss Fannie Little Ollie Blunie,
Jennie Coltrane, Mary Lilly Sherrill,
Willie Yates.
Miss Pauline Means Clarence
Stiefel, Saro Goodman
i Miss Frances HlllVerqielilume,
Annie Hudson, Annie Sherrill, Mag
gie Wilson, John Boss
! Miss Addie Strieker Dora Burk
head, Adeline Morrison, Nettie
Mr. Hahioton Furr. who lives Kkin3. Florence Paul .
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onlv a few miles lrom Locust Miss Mary iouis narria ueane
Level, in Stanly County, spent Bdl, John Sears, Julia Barrow,
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Wednosdav nkht here on his Nellie Herring, Carrie 1 etrea, L.uciie
wav to Charlottes He had in a Pitts.
c.n Hn7n Wdfl. Mies Moilie uoason mannia
ivlnVh- were onaa-edNit that place Orowell, Annie Cooke, Maggia Men.
HcsaTs thathe and Ms brotlier ax,' van iulCn.f, ojuui u,-
had killed thf m since Monday
bis part of the State and who is
nipped with the best of ther-
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morneterei, teiepnones us iue
temperature during the night
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camo qown to it aeeress.
SfaTCUteeli Doaen Birds lor Market.
36 inch Percale for
pc jrardvworth
10 cents. ! 1
WELTS. :
Cannon & Fetzer
Company
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Was yery large and John Bull
thought i t was preit3P s trpng.
when he placed it on iLa tale
of the Brieish lion. Her.Iwavs
dressed his feet in th.:, -1 t
style of the period aud ii n
were hlive todav he -7ri
surely be weariig a .
Stacy Adams Shoe.
They are made of the beat mu
terial obtainable; flexible, easy
and comfortable, aTid will out
wear any other shoe cn the
market. We . are showing
them in Tan, Willow, Calf.
Vici Kid and Pat. Bnameiin
sizes from 5 to We are
selling them at 5. Stand
j?om feet in our shoes.
II i PARKS k SI
mornin:
He gets ninety cents
per dozen for tnem.
Around the Depot.
For ihejconveLiience of unloadujg
Btocls here, a stock pen is being bailtj
nn this Eid-i of the railroad some
distance above the bridge.
Prcpaiaiiona u.re being made to &p
t)iv the cement on the walks arour.d
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next to the station, under the pros
j cling root.
Hauda are at work blasting out
the reck near the baggage room tor
the ronveriience of wagons loading
a that room.
Fifty-eight eatirely new settees
hrtve been put in both waiting rooms.
All are' Qdabed in hard oil, and
eqnipped with nicely nickled arms
QslaY Kay Patterson for piiat two
months.
fiiis8 Ora Hoover Ernma I Wine-
cort:.
Miss Lena Leslie Grover Creech,
Pirik Martin, Oella McEach-rn.
I Colored School.
E Greeley Johnny Murphy,
wliie Widenhouse.
knnie E Keid Mary Melchor,
Fi;leddie Turner.
LuluV Jenkens Ida Alexander,
Annie Mnrphv. Sarah Wall, John
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Notes.
This ends the fifth rr.oAh .
1 wi.b we miffijt have less tardi
C3
Pry gettingnp sooner. Boys
arid girls who are i: the habit of
being tardy at soh'ooaie likely to
be tardy in bnamesa and lose a jib
or fail of Baccesa. School 19 bubi
spring
STYL
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YEAR
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Prices
ness.
in which he ia engaeed .
tha j temperature has
Coldest oT the Winter.
" Indianapbils, lud., Feb. 8.-f-Xhu
coldest weather of the winter
Fresh Lot
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FINE CAKES AND CANDIES
have just come in, so
now you just come in
fcnd see them.
THEY ABE SOMETHING
NICE.
Ervin & Morrison
GROCERY
Col. Carr lnlts the Tobacco Bosiness
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Uol. J a uarr nas severea nis ness.
codnection with the Blacswll DurL a handsome terreatial giotie has
ham Tobacco Company. He will recently been parchased foi Tise in
ive his attention to other interests the echoole.
Improvements are soon to be made
to add to the comfort of Miss Lit-1
tie's room
The eighth a: d ninth grades have
interesting xercies every Friday .
Pupils are preparing music for
next Saturday's program j
O . S . C .
Just in and more to follow. If we can't please you' in style
and price then you don't need a
y Carria
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rorn $3.50 to $30.00. ;
Furniture and House Furnishiugs more than ever. We
be ught before the advance. Can save you money every
time. Another car load of chairs at close-out prices on the
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vf&y. We want your trade. If you give us a chance we will
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have it. Call and see us. We are yours to serve, -, '
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Penned for L.ile.
Private James Eilie, of Co. I,
Third N. U. Rfgiment, was found
guilty of mnrder by courtmartial at
Macon, Ga , and ia eentenced to the
niteutiary of ForV Leavenworth,
Ky., for hf?.
Nobody need have Neuralgia. Get Dr. Miles'
j Can give you anything you want from a Pauper Wood Case to a
Copper Innedjof Metallic good enough for Jay Gould. j
andsomest Funeral Car
In the State
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