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boxor-llleniincrs.and nuni-
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pieces. WarrantFd 3 Yearc.
k ir % nflvc * TitiA i IP
10 UAlO your own
house before yon pn ;
otic cent. Ko other . / ; „ , ,
machine manufacture ) ' I'M / . ' /
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tJils offer. They are hitint-
Lsome. durable , and lisht-
irunning. Sane at other COB.
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circular andr C. A. WOOD & CO. ,
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cartndge. the watei.
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SOCIETY DIRECTORY.
CONGIIEGAT1ONAL. Sunday SchooTat 10
A. M. every week. Preaching services qvorv
Sunday night nt 0:30 M. T. Also , every alter
nate Sunday morning at 11 , M. T. Exceptions
to ( he above will bo noticed in locals.
GKOHOE DUXQAN , Pastor.
METHODIST. Services every Sunday at 10 :
: tO A. M. and 7 P. M. . mountain time. Sunday
School at a P. M. The services and Sunday
school will be held for the future In the new
church. All are cordially invited. Scats free.
W. S. WHEELEK , Pastor.
EPISCOPAL. Services in the Opera Hall the
first and third Sundays , morning and evening- ,
of eacb month. J. A. FULFOUTII , Hector.
CATHOLIC. Services will be held in the
church once every four weeks.
THOMAS CCLLBX , Pastor.
W. C. T. U. The W. C. T. U. will meet in the
Reading Itootn every Wedncsdav afternoon at
2 o'clock. M. T. The Bund of Hope will meet
in the Heading Koom every Saturday after
noon at 2 o'clock , mountain time.
A. O. U. W. McCook Lodge No. 61 , will meet
the first and third Mondays of each month in
the Masonic Hall. Visiting brethren cordially
invited. Du. Ii. II. DAVIS , M. W.
W. H. DAVIS , Recorder.
McCOOK LODGE A. F. A : A. M.
Regular meetings , Tuesday night on
or before full moon of uvery month.
S. L. GREEN , W. M.
F. L. McCiiACKEN , Secretary.
n LODGK K. OKP. , U.
D. Meets the first and third Wednes-
! uy evening of eacb month.
J. W. CAMl'UtfT.L , C. C.
A. M. SPALDIXO , K. U. S.
IIosu COMPANV. Reg-
Hlar iiicetinjrson the first Wednesday
Evening of each month.
H. B. AIICHIIJALD , Chief.
H. OF L. E. Brotherhood of Locomotive En
gineers. Meet first and fourth Saturdays of
each month. ' S. E. Honr , Chief.
J. C. ANDERSON , F. A. E.
.T.1C BAUNES POST G. A. R. Regular meet
ings second and lourth Monday evenings of
each month at Opera Hall.
J.-A. Wir-cox , Commander.
J. H. YAIIOEU , Adjutant.
POST-OFFICE HOURS.
Open from 7 A. M. to 8 P. M. , M. T. Oilice
will be closed thirty minutes before arrival and
departure of mails. SUNDAY , oflice will be open
from 1to - P. M. mountain time.
A. P. SIIAIIP , P. M.
B. & M. TIME TABLE.
EAST LEAVES : EAST LEAVES :
No. 2 0:30 , A.M. No. 40 5:2.- . , P. 31.
WEST LEAVES : WEST LEAVES :
Xo.39 12:50. P.M. No.l. . . . . . . . 8"iP. M.
CST'Eastbound trains run on Central Time ,
and westbound trains on Mountain Time.
Freight trains do not carry passengers.
. 1U It. WOODS , Agent.
THE COMMERCIAL HOTEL ,
Gun. E. JOHNSTON. PKOP.
.McCOOK , : : XEISHASKA.
This house has been completely renovated
and refurnished throughout , and is first-class
in every respect. Rates reasonable. 4-3(5
SPOTTS & STIMSOX.
FASTITOXAr.r.F.
BARBERS & HAIR CUTTERS.
Opposite Chicago Lumber Yard ,
: .I.\1X STI5EKT. - JfcCOOK. NKDKASKA.
ROBERT DRYSDALE ,
MERCHANT TAILOR
MAIN STKEET ,
'
McCOOK . NK1WASKA.
W. AI. SANDERSON ,
HOUSE AM ) SIGN PAINTER
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work guaranteed. Give me a call.
F/D. HJESS ,
Contractor ind Builder ,
McCOOK , NEBRASKA.
3S * " > latcriul furnished if desired.
THE RED WILLOW MILL
Is now in operation and will do
General Custom Work ,
The Mill is complete and we
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J. W. PICKLE & CO.
Louisiana
CATTLE !
tein .Does Not Affect ii.
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FOR SALE BY
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,
SOLE AGENTS.
BEGGS' CHEREY COUGH SYEUP
a jiprfect succrss. " is what we hear on all
idos by those who have used it and It ml it a
-rtain euro for ciiuyhs. colds and all bronchial
oubles. For ale by M. A. Spaidinjr and S. L.
AHY OWE
need of a ; rood liniment , please call at our
oroanil jretu l.ottle of nERn'sTiKii'iuAj.Oir , .
ic of the most perfect medicines over pro-
iced , ami warranted to cure scalds , burns ,
uises , etc..and relieve pain of all kinds. For
! e by M. A. SpuMing nnd S. L. Greon.
W. O. T. U.
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I To THE EDITOR : Last week , an ap
peal was published to the friends of re
form. This week T wish to address the
reformers , those who have assumed this
exalted p9sition before God and men.
What manner of men and women'ought
we to be in all holy conversation and"
godliness , that we may be an example
to those who believe not , and that they
may be won by our kindness and chaste
conversation , coupled with fear and hu
mility. It is a sublime position to
strive for right and justice in behalf of
our fellow man against cruel wrong and
oppression , often fortified with ancient
usage and the socialand religious opin
ions and laws of man. The exalted po
sition of a true reformer should be borne
with wisdom and purity of heart , and
nowhere is the virtue of patience more
necessaiy. The evil that is to be rooted
up and revealed in its deformity is al
most always deep.-rooted and imbedded
in the habits and opinions of men.
The reform cannot be thorough until
the convictions and conscience and will
of men can be won to its support and
this must be u labor of love and patience
and of hope. It needs the 'entire con
secration of heart and life , and above all ,
.a sublime faith in Him who has promis
ed to lead us on to victory. A faith
that is born of the conviction that God
reigns , and that where God reigns peace
and right will prevail. And here let
me say to the Keform Club and WVC.
T. U. , "Be not weary in well doing. "
If your work does not seem to be appre
ciated , be assured that you are engaged
in the grandest work that can engage
men or angels. You are doing what
you can to forward the work which
brought the Son of God from heaven to
inaugurate : that of binding up the brok
en hearted ; preaching the glad tidings
of peace to the meek , and proclaiming
liberty to the captives. This work ITe
has left for his followers to carry for
ward until he comes again : and blessed
is that servant whom his master shall
find watching and waiting. God has the
power to do this work himself and in a
tnr.niont to cut-off all evil-doers and in
augurate a reign of righteousness ; but
he has condescended to make us his co-
workers in this grandest of all reforms
and has assured us if we labor and suf
fer with him , we shall also reignwith
him in glory. Is not tins-incentive suf
ficient to keep us faithful unto death ?
Then let us take courage and renew our
labor day 1) } ' day and remember that the
husbandman after he has sown his seed
hath need to wait for the early and
latter rain. So we must remember that
after we have performed our work in
faithfulness that God will in his own
time and way give the increase. I can
not close this article without saying a
warning word against the sin of intoler
ance , that sin which so easily besets
moral reformers. It is the weakness of
strong , positive , but undisciplined na
tures. They have strong instincts for
reformatory measures. They Inve pow
erful instincts to assail the sins of men
and a high regard for the supreme obli
gations of truth and right and thus if
not softened and sanctified by grace is
apt to lead to the opposite sin of self-
righteousness and bigotry. Every great
moral reform of our day has been dark
ened by this spirit. Even in some of
our Prohibition conventions some of the
leaders have shown an intemperance of
intolerance that is humilitating to the
friends of this great movement. It is
a noble virtue that leads us to respect
the conscientious convictions of others.
To urge men to fidelity to truth and
righteousness is a gp.'at and noble work.
But let us be careful to not retard the
work by showing an intolerance towards
the honest convictions of those who dif
fer from us. W. C. T. V.
Ax attempt is being made to have a
convention of newspaper paragraphers
meet somewhere on the seashore next
summer. The convention will proba-
) ly pass a law prohibiting the use of
"chestnuts"more than ten years of
nge. Topics.
IT is currently reported that Morse
of the Register has not changed his
inen tince his entree into the field of
journalistic possibilities at Trenton.
Hence the constant waving of the dirty
shirt by his contemps.
Some one lias lijjured out that life is like
larness because it contains "traces" of care ,
lines"of. trouble , ' 'bits' ' of good fortune ,
breeches" of ijooil manners and "bridled"
ongues , and every one has a "tug" to pull
lirniigcli a severe cold milesstliey takel'Iiaiu-
Mjrlahf s Cough Remedy. Best buy a bottle
icforeyougetstrapped. Sold bvM. A. Spalil- Ii
ngniunvilley& Walker.
WHEN Sparks said that allegations
of frauds in surveys in Nebraska threw
a cloud over the titles to all homesteads"
in Nebraska he exposed the densest ig
norance of the art of surveying. In lo
cating these homestead and other claims
re-surveys were made by competent lo
cal surveyors. As a matter ol fact , had
the government never run any line ex
cept to define townships , there would
have arisen little difficulty and less con
fusion. County and professional sur
veyors could have run out the inside
lines and defined the tracts of land just
awell as the government surveyors did
it. Each particular quarter section
would have been specifically located
just as it actually existed , the surveys
would all have agreed just as they do
now and there would have no cloud on
any title But when the work of. a
dozen different men , some officially done
and other unofficially , all agree with the
"fraudulent" ' government surveys the
circumstances set Sparks down as the
most monumental ass of modern Amer
ican manufacture. lie knows no more
about practical surveying than a pig
does about roller skating , while his ef
forts to shine as an expert are far more
ridiculous flian would be the antics of a
porker on the treacherous wheels.
Topics.
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The superb niul costly premiums which the
I5ee otters to-the patrons of its weekly this
year , is unrivalled. Tho aggregate value of
premiums is $43,127.00. They comprise two
eighty acre farms in Iowa and Knnsas , and
one forty acre farm in Nebraska ; funning : ma
chinery and implements , atnon which are one
J. I. Case thresher with fiMiorse power , com
plete ; one new McCormick steel liarvoste :
and binder : one six-hole seared inountaii
sheller and hoi-he power ; and more than
farm millscorn-shellers and plows , varying ii
value from S8.00 to $ l"t each. There are nut-
sical instruments , in'cludingone Kmcrsou up
right grand piano , worth * SOO.O ( ) , live stock
household goods , silverware , cutlery , guns
knives , books , etc.
The award of premium * will be made Satur
day , March Kith , IN5 ! ! , by a committee selcctei :
by the subscribers , who.may lie present at the
distribution.
There will positively be no postponement
A premium worth at retail , at least one dol
lar , is guaranteed to every subscriber who re
mits two dollars before the 13th of March.
This is neither a new nor expcrimcnta
scheme , but will be our sixth successive an
mini premium dMribtitioii. the llrtit bavin ; ,
taken j.'lace s-i the whiterof 'K7 < t-ls 0.
While it may seem incredible that we car
afford to furnish a metropolitan weekly for
two dollars a year , give to every subscriber 11
premium worth at least one dollar , and to in
clude uinoiurthe.se premiums several hundred
articles valued at from Jive dollars to one
thousand dollars each , we arc in condition tc
honestly carry out every promise- obliga
tion which we assume and still derive lair re
turns from the paper. Nearly all the large
premiums were secured in exchange for ad
vertising. The most costly articles we have-
traded torso far as to involve only a compar
atively small outlay in cash. For instance
our lands were bought of the.J. if Case Thresh
ing Machine Company and they takeout ? 1,000
of the purchase price in advertising. The
same is true of the Case threshing machine ,
for which we pay less than one-fourth of the
retail price in cash and balance in advertising.
Many other machines we have on this list are
purchased without paying out any money.
The minor premiums , such as books , albums ,
cutlery , plated spoons , etc. , are bought in very
large quantities at wholesale prices and with
liberal discounts. The margin between what
we pay out for premiums , postage and inci
dental expenses is large enough to leave us a
fair subscription price for the paper. Our
list contains the names of thousands of sub
scribers who have patronixed us for many
years. They attest that we have kept faith
with our patrons and enjoy their full confi
deuce. We could not afford to do otherwise.
The Bee is now in its fifteenth year , and its
founder and editor during all these years ? is
also the principal proprietor , lie has a repu
tation at stake , and could not be a party to a
disreputable or fraudulent scheme without
being ruined , and destroying his paper which
now occupies the front rank in western
journalism.
The subscription price of the Weekly liee
with premium is two dollars peranuutii.
Direct your remittance by money order or
registered letter to "The Ilec Publishing- . , "
Omaha , Nebraska , who will forward a num
bered premium receipt which will be register
ed in our premium book. Kach subscriber
should also give explicit directions a to post-
ollice address.
CITY = - : BAKERY.
A , PROBST & BRO ,
R OPRTETORS.
WE KKEP ON HAND
BREAD , PIES & CAKES , ;
GRAHAM BREAD.
"akes Made on Order ,
ROOM
n connection whore you can sot police , sand
wiches , pies , etc.nt all hours.
am * * ( * *
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ii McCOOK , NEBRASKA. rn !
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. 5 5 J. A. TAYLOR , Druggist.
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DEALERS IN
Sash , Doors , Blinds , Lime , Cement ,
HARDAND SOFT COAL.
-YARDS AT-
Bertrand , Elwooa.Oxford , Edison , Arapahoe.Cambridge , Indianola , McCook.Culbert-
son. Stratton. Trenton and Benkelman in Neb. Yuma and Akron in Colo.
CHEAPEST AND BEST
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Power , Simplicity , Durability.
EMlmntes made of Mill ami I'ltnip complete upon npplicntfnn.
liven' Mill Warranted. Send for Catalogue.
THE WOODMANSE
Tliitinillis a. "solid uhiMT * and flic best st-lf-rcKUlator made. The
WuiNliiiiiiiM > Xn. . I'liiii ] ) i tin1 1 > c t MiiEle acting force pump in tin ;
market. Will work invclN from 10 to Ut't ' ) feet In depth , and ha * hack
attachment * to fi.rcc water into elevated tMit * . Can be u-ud ) > y hand
or windmill. 1'arttes conteinplatin ; ; tinrrrctic.ii nf u Windmill will
consult their host Interctts liy calling at my Homestead. lj < j jnlli s X. W.
of Mi-Cook , oral H. .Johns-tonX . " . mile < S. K. . and at Ilinvitt - Market
Garden. P. K. of McCoolr. anil examine the workinfrof the Woodmanse.
W. M. IRWIN , Agent ,
Woodmanse Windmill Co. , Freeport , 111.
T >
FE H
C. A. NETTLETON , Prop.
of Fee
COKX SHELLED AND GROUND , IJOLTED , ETC.
2. BLOCKS EAST OF RUSSELL-S BARN ,
McCOOK - - NEBRASKA.
STOCK DIRECTORY.
KTLPATKICK BROTHERS.
( Successors to E. 1) . Webster. )
As
Horses branded on left hip or left shoulder.
P. O. address. Estolle.
Hayes county , and Ueat-
, rice. Neb. Kanjjc. Stink-
Sinjr Water and Krench-
pnian creeks. Chase Co. ,
I Nebraska.
, Hraml as cut on side of
some animals , on hip and
sides of some , or any
where on the animal.
PAXTOX"CATTLE co.
J. 15. MKSKHVK , General Manager.
Postoflice addres . Me-
Cook , Xeb. Kanch : At
k prinCanyon on the
I Frenchman Hirer. Chase
Iconnty. Nebraska.
I Stock branded as above :
jalso 717 on left side ; 7
.on thcrixlithipund
Txse * * * * *
he rijrht shoulder ; Lonlet'tshouldorand X
) n left jaw. Half imdcr-crnp left ear , anrl
qtjarc-crop riyrht ear.
SPUINGCREEK CATTJ.E CO.
.7. D. V.'KMiois.v. Vice President and Supt.
P. O. address. Indiano
la , Nebraska.
It an go : Republican ;
\ alley , east of Dry
[ Creek , and near head of
iSprinjr Creek , in Chase !
county , Nebraska.
EATOX J3ROS. & CO.
P. O. addres. .McCool : .
Xebniska. ISan o.south
Tattle branded on left
hip. Also. ] fj. 5. A ! ini1
T7 ' '
11 brands on left hip. i
Horses branded the
same on left shoulder.
STOKKS & TROTH.
P.O. address.Currico.
Hayes eoitnty.Xeb.
' Uanjre : Hed Willow
I creek , above Carrico
Stock branded as
above AI o run the
lazy CM brand.
CHURCH.
I'ostollice.Osborn. Neb.
Kanjye : Hed Willow
icreek. in S. W. corner of
'Frontier ' county.
Cattle branded OLD
I on right side. Also , an
[ over crop on rfcrht ear
and muter crop on left.
A-o. ! run O bratd on rijtht shoulder.
Horses branded 8 on rl ht shoulder.
FKKJLM31UCK
PoslolHce address , Mc-
r'ook. Nobniska.
It a neb : Four miles
MHItllWf-t Of McC 00k ,
; in -Driftwood. .
Stock branded AJ on
the Ictt hip.
JOFIX F. BLACK ,
ttreoder of IJUMIOVED SHEEP
Dciatie , Meri
no and South
down Person
al inspection
and corres
pondence so
licited.
Addirss him
at Ked Willow
Nebraska. .1
M'