: - : E * TlIK pt * , .1 • i judicial cilbtriute wt i i > -t. . > . -itms u > : ' have unfortunately fallen under the \ * banc of the Democrat's ponderous pen , t for reasons it were difBcuit to ascertain f from its stated position. The bill , I which Las passed the senate by a large f _ majority , simply adds three more dis- r tricts , making thirteen in all , while our - sister state of Kansas has twenty-five f . . . . . . districts. The Kansas district joining , us on the south , has but ten counties therein , two more thati the bill gives , us , and a bill is now pending in the [ Kansas legislature to make two dis- | ' tricts of the same , the judge claiming ; t the district to be too large for one | f jud'cVt The Democrat's opposition seems [ ' . to be chiefly based , if we apprehend it i i aright , upon its four that the bill will : make to be filled " ! places by "political . " This hasten * to i f chumps. point , we I J a&mre our fearful contemporary , is baseless and unnecessary. Good legal II talent is more plentiful than may be supposed. We will refer to one or two : ! i VLB. Likes of Culbertson is repre If sen ted as a good jurist , and as enjoying if a lucrative practice. A fact which is | confidently stated as being true in the | [ case of 3L M. House of Hitchcock , as j well as of the Furnas county men who f aspire to tlie judicial robe. if J. E. Cochran of this city stands well j and is highly endorsed by the bars of | almost the entire district. He has been [ [ interested and retained in most of the j ! important cases in the county during ; [ the past three years. Also having as- | [ sistedin the trial of the most import- | [ ant case in the history of Hitchcock i , county. While Mr. Cochran is our first choice and seems to be that of the profession and of the leading men of f the district , regardless of party , we are i not so selfish as to think that no one I else could 611 the place. But in addi- | l tion to his being the choice of people and attorneys , he is a life-long republi can , and a Nebraskan of sixteen years , having first set his stakes in York , in 1S7L. These men respect Judge Gaslinj but in the event of the formation of a new district , there are a number of attor neys here , esteemed and worthy in the profession , who certainly will not appre ciate being styled "political chumps" because of no graver offense than aspir ing to the judgeship of the new district. Tile citizens of Oxford rose up in the full dignity of their might , last week , and. cleaned the gamblers out of that burg , bag and baggage. * = = = = = Thk McCoor. Tribune is booming J. E. Cochran , formerly of this city , for judge of a new district up there. Cochran is a good man. Oberlin Eye. It suggests itself to us that the con tinued assaults upon Thomas of the late Holdrege Republican , are not well taken or indicative of the manliest qualities. Mark is entitled to a breath ing : spell until he can get upon his feet again. The friends who have been urging Bl B. Likes. E > q. , of Culbertson , for the new district judgeship , are evidently unaware of the statutory provision which requires a residence of three years in the state to constitute an eli gible candidate. Mr. Likes , we believe * has not resided in Nebraska a twelve- aonthr during this continuous sojourn , although , a longer resident some years ' 'I since. I , . A Magnificent List of Premiums. o Among : rite many valuable premiums of- fet&d tals year to the subscribers of the Weekly Bx we note three valuable SO-acre tracts of Bond , , one of them located In Ilall eueary , Nek , fc Improved , and Includes a & * & * * ; weh , an elegant grove , etc The oth er euro are located In. Howard comity , Neb. , aad. Waodbary county , Iowa. A complete Ifinaesota Chizt Thresher with , horse power , ami Empire Harvester and Binder , a Grand FSaoo , several Baggies and Wagons , and a large mint her af other valuable and useful Agrfrrwttmat and Farm Implements and Household Articles , a large assortment of Blooded. Stock , amounting hi all to over $ itSfiQQJJO , wBl also be awarded at the Bee's Spot distribution which takes place on Jfcxaea. 22& of this year. Erery sa&criber sending la SiOO before that day for one year's subscription to the Weekly Bee , wilt receive one of these pre- rafenaw There witt be w > postponement , and as the Usut J short , would advbe all persons to sen t nx their subscriptions at once. JUdrtsxi att remittances to The Bee Pub- \ & &BZ C& . Omaha , Xeb. fy The latest and most accurate * teht3kx state maps for sale at The Tamuanc atfee. I Red Willow Co. Teachers' Association. kwday. 11it. . .V.s'-o < , Iatipn opened by President 0. M. f'barto. - The .Validation then listened to a very In- t < - rtiht paper from .Miss J. Blackburn sub- t "Kti.in'tte | of the School-room. " ' Htfknrd then opened the discussion ! • subject , "Tho teacher's general i - - .it reading , and its influence- the S'Upils , " followed by Clias. Byrkit , Jliss J. Blackbuni and U. 31. Charles. Adjourned. FWDAY EVENING , 7:30. The program for Friday evening was car ried out as follows : Association met at the M. E. church , al 7:30 P. M. , and was called to order by Presi dent C. M. Charles. Jlusic Prayer , by ltev Taylor of lndianola. Music The audience then listened to an able and interesting lecture from Rev. Joel S. Kelsey , of JlcCook , on the subject , u3IIisic as an Element of Popular Instruction. " After music , followed by remarks from C. M. Taylor , the Association was dismissed by Elder Johnson of lndianola. SATURDAY , 10 A. SI. Association called to order by President C. M. Charles. After the opening exercises , a motion was made , that we take up the program for the morning. After some discussion the motion lost , and after reading of minutes of previ ous meetings , the subject which had been passed Friday were taken up. The subject of Penmanship was taken up and discussion opened by Mr. Anderson ol McCook , followed by Messrs. Heckartl and Byrkit , and Misses Murphy and McNamara. Motion made aud carried that a committee be appointed to examine specimens of pen manship , and Prof. Smith , Mrs. C. L. Nettle ton and Misses McNamara and Phillips , were appointed. Mr. Chas. Byrkit opened a very interesting discussion upon the subject , "What position should teachers take in regard to the use ol tobacco , " followed by Superintendet Wheel er , Messrs. Heckartl , Peterman , Dolan , Quick and Bev. Taylor. Adjournment. 2:30 p. 31. Association opened by President C. M. Charles. Motion made and carried , that the subject , "Opening Exercises , " be taken up and open ed by Prof. Webster , Supt. Wheeler being absent. Prof. "Webster then mado some very interesting remarks , followed by Mrs. Xettletou , both strongly advocating the reading of moral lessons. Best Method of Teaching Grammar , Prof. Smith. 3Iotion made and carried , that we tender to Rev. Joel S. Kelsey , a vote of thanks for hLs able and interesting lecture. By motion , That we return a vote of thanks to the boys and girls , young men and women , for their specimens of penmanship , and hope they may be successful in their ef forts to acquire an education. Motion made and carried , That we bring at our next meeting , specimens of map drawing of the map of Nebraska. Motion made and carried , That next meet ing be held at McCook. Adjoumeth REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. FEUIHJAKY 17. William Hotze to Georpe E. Craig W. D. , W.54 N. W. H and W. V S. W. % 31-2-27. $200. United States to Mary E. Ingraham K. It. , S. E. i 10-2-20. S200. J.H. Goodrich to E. S. Hill W.D. , block 3 and lots 1 and 2. block 2 , Goodrich's addition to lndianola. $32o.I I EBRUAItV 19. J.H.Goodrich to Charles Knowels W.D. , lots 5 and 8. block 1. Goodrich's add'n. $105. J. T. Burkholder to C. W. Kaight W. D. , lots 3 and 4. block 6 , McCook. So00. Joseph SIcGee to G. B. Morgan W. D. , N.E.H 2C1-27. S.1S00. Henry Marshall to Lincoln Land Co. W. D. . N.EH S. E. 19-1-27. $272.50. E. L. Ijjycock to Sadlo Bates W. D „ W. y. S.W.K , S. JiN.W.U 33-3-30. $1,000. E. L. Laycock to Mattio J. Anderson W. D. , N. W. a S.E. X. and N. E. J S.W.t 33-3-30. $ G00. Mattie J. Anderson to Sadie Bates W. D. , same land. $ S00. A. P. Day toO. & K. It. It. Co. It. W. D. , S. } J N. E. H and N. ii S. E. J 18-1-20. $17n. United States to Martha J.Dillon R.It. , E. } S. W. . . J-i 27-2-29. $100. Same to OD.Bacon R.R. , S.E.U 20-3-30. $200. FEBRUARY 21. Jacob Fischer to William Fischer W. D. , N. W. i 2S-4-21S. 1 ° 00. Same tosameETH N.W.JJ andN. & S.W. & 334-26. $1,000. A. M. Shumaker to F. L. Brown W. D. . lot 12 , block 9 , lot 6 and 18 , block 1G. McCook. $1.00. J. W. Dolan to O. & K. R. R. It. W. D. , W. y2 S. E. U 9-1-2G. $ T5.00. United States to N" . O. Wickwire R. R. , S. y. S. W.ij , and N. W. & S. Vf.H and S. W.y N.W. 1 23-2-33. . . - - $200.00. Hiram C. Rider to Jacob Steinmetz W. D. , lots 5 and 6 , block 10 , West McCook. * 120. James H.Goodrich. Jr. , toAlbey A.Hardy W. D. . lot 4. block 1 , Goodrich's addition to lndianola. $33. Charles H. Listen to Alonzo Beaman , W. D. . E. : S. W. X 23-4-27. $400. United States to Isabelle E. Johnson R. R. , S. W. h. S. E.14. SH S. W. X and N. W. 1 S. W. U. 17-4-29. $200. Same to Benjamin Barber R. R. , N. E. U 23-1-27. $200. Same to Horace Lavallene Patent , S. 14 N. E. Ji and lots 2 and 3.44-27. j5amo to William H. Kilpatrick Patent , N. W. Jt 14-1-29. The following telegram was received at this office just as we go to press : Nearly the whole business portion of Neb raska City consumed by the fire fiend , and Are still rasring. Lincoln has sent engine and hose. Water gave out and could not cotrol the flames. Opera House and Odd Fellows block already gone. Itch , Mamre , and Scratches of every kind cured in 30 Minutes by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. A sure cure and perfectly harmless. Warranted by S. L. Green , Druggist , McCook. 960 Acres of Land to Rent. 320 acres on the Driftwood , 50 acres under cultivation. 320 acres , 12 miles south of McCook , G5 acres under culti vation , house and well. 1G0 acres on the Frenchman , house and well. 1G0 acres adjoining the Akron , Colo. , town- site , 25 acres broke. Will rent from 1 to 3 years. Geo. E. Johnston , McCook , Neb. FARM LOANS. o Cash Down. No Delay. _ o No need of waiting to send off appli cations. Money paid over as soon as papers are completed. Call on or ad- iress , Red Willow Co. Bank , 43-tf lndianola , Neb. Try the Commercial House , when ' n McCook , just once ! a EDUCATIONAL COLUMN. LOUIE STAKBUCK , Emtok. ELVA HUNT , Assistant. The Lincoln city schools have adopted the savings bank system. Trof. II. It. Edwards , principal of the Tal- mage schools , called Monday. * If you are told to do a tiling and mean to do It really , never let it be by halves. Do it fully , freely. The type writer was Invented at Milwau kee , Wis. , in 1807 , by C. Latham Sholes , Samuel W. Soule and Carlos Glidden. Age and its Infirmatives are .the causes of the approaching retirement of President Tickard , from the Iowa State University. The exercises of Division No. 2 were de livered iu a very pleasing manner , last Fri day afternoon. The room was filled with an appreciative audience. The electrical wheel which was furnished 'by the board , broken by two members of the high school , was repaired at their own ex pense , and is now again in use. Miss. Bertha Davis has been elected news editress for the ensuing month. Her duty is to collect all interesting items of news and place them on the bulletin board each morn ing. . On the lGth of this month , the Senate of New * ork passed a bill allowing women to vote in municipal elections , and on the same day , Kansas passed a bill allowing the same right. ' Senator Palmer of Michigan is going to be supported for the next presidency by all the women. They can't vote , but they have be gun the campaign by writing fifty letters a day to him. The youngest teacher in the country is supposed to be Mary Duke , of Clanton , Ala. , not yet seven years old. She has started an infant school and charges 10 cents a month for teaching A B. C. Heading circles are now doing regular work , with much profit A uniform report system has been introduced to bring teachers and superintendents into closer relation. Success to such work. We are glad to inform the public that our school received 12 volumes of Liternational Encyclopedia , last Friday. We are very grateful to the School Board for furnishing us with so many useful articles. Minnesota is polyglot. Ten languages- English , German , Norwegian , Swedish , Bo hemian , French , Finn , Polish , Italian and Chinese , are spoken here. The governor's last message was printed in eacli of them. The Chinese claim to be the inventors of the compass which they assert was used 5624 B. C. The first compasses are said to have been in the form of little images of men , with one hand pointing to the south. The storm which occurred on Thursday of last-week , was not so severe here as farther west. The wind damaged the sciiool house to the extent of tearing off the roofing of the northwest comer , and blinds from the west side. Miss Katie Simpson , one of our pupils , who has been attending school here , depart ed , Saturday afternoon , for her home at Whitfield , Kansas. She was accompanied to the depot by a few of her many school mates and teachers. We regret the absence of such pupils as Katie , and she will be miss ed from her accustomed place. The following citizens visited the school Friday afternoon : Mrs. Alter , Hattie Kim ball , T. E. McCracken , M. Yager , C. W. Da vis , Lona Woods , J. F. Collins , 11. W. Keyes , T. M. Helm , L'Eoy Allen , J. D. Turner , F. L. McCracken , Oscar Hurd , J. F. Ganschow , F. M. Crane , J. A. Lee , Mr. and Mrs. Dauchy , Misses Flora Shaw , Josie Menard , Mayme Hunt , Kate Williams , Flora Hamm , Ina Starbuck , Nellie Bodabaugh , Allie Stevens and Mabel M. Meserve. Teacher "Why , Freddie , just from home and crying 1 What's the matter ? Has your father been punishing youV" Pupil , ( drying his eyes ) "It's all your fault , Mr. Kodman. " Teacher "My fault ? What do you mean ? " Pupil "Why you told me it was a poor rule that didn't work both ways. So when I went home , I took pa's new two-foot rule that doubles upon a hinge , and I bent it back till it worked bothways. . Then pa said I had broken the joint , and he went and got his stick. But it's all your fault. THE GREATEST MEX A VOTE SHOWING TILE POPULAK BKITISH ESTI3IATE OP LIVING NOTABLES. A prize was recently offered by the editor of Cassell's Saturday Journal , for" the best list of the twelve greatest living men. The result was decided by the votes of the com petitors , and , as the poll was exceptionally heavy , the following catalogue of the distin- guished'names that headed it may be of gen eral interest. It should be stated that Mr. Gladstone's same found a place in about 90 per cent , of the voting papers. The figures show the number of votes given to each ce lebrity : 1. Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone 32,644 2. Princo Von Bismarck 32,245 3. Baron Tennyson 23,061 4. F. deLesseps 19,776 5. General Viscount Wolsely 17,952 0. Marquis of Salisbury 17,592 7. Count VonMoltze 13,968 8. Bight Hon. John Bright 13,741 9. Lord Randolph Churchill 13,117 10. JohnRuskin 12.3S9 11. Henrylrving 10,560 12. H. M.Stanley 10,141 13. Louis Pasteur 10.110 14. T.H.Huxley 9.10S 15. Rev. C. H. Spurgeon 8.232 16. The Emperor of Germany 7,800 17. T.A.Edison 6,648 18. Rov. H. W.Beecher 5,295 19. Grover Cleveland 5,280 20. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales 4,981 21. Sir J. E.Millais 4,885 22. Charles Gaunod 4,680 23. C.S. Parnell - - 4,512 24. Right Hon. J. Chamberlain 4,200 25. Tho Czar of Russia 4,162 26. Sir Arthur Sullivnn 3,612 27. His Holiness , the Pope 3,744 28. Marquis of Hartington 2,552 29. Sir Frederick Leighton 3A' 4 30. Jules Grevy 3,133 31. Sir General Frederick Roberts 3.070 32. Cardinal Manning 2,821 33. EarlofDufferin 2.659 34. JohnTyndall 2.592 35. Cardinal Newman 2,437 36. Baron Rothchild 3.256 .37. Oliver Wendell Holmes 1.837 38. Canon Farrar 1,704 39. Archbishop Benson 1.560 40. Robert Browning 1.183 No other distinguished man received a thousand votes , Wo were favored with an excellent ad dress by Rev. D. F..Bodabaugh , on Tuesday afternoon , Feb. 22nd. We can only give a brief synopsis of the Interesting-effort : "A nation's laws aie a piopliesy of its success. A nation is known by the protection it af fords its youth. A nation is honored for the capabilities it places within tho reach of its youth. The earliest colleges established were at Harvard and Yale , founded by the philanthropy of John Harvard and Elihu Yale , and maintained by the wisdom and patriotism of the colonist. Each state pro vides amply for the education of its youth by maintaining public schools , normal schools , colleges and universities. In addi tion the different denominations are power ful auxiliaries for the dissemination of knowledge. The world is at the feet of the student. Education makes man better , it raises him to a higher plane. Education is the unfolding of all the faculties of man and the training of them to right action. " We should have been glad had there been a full attendance , to tho end that many might have been profited by the words so fitly spoken. Try the Commercial House , when in McCook , just once ! NOTICE TO ASSESSORS. County Clerk's Okfice , I lndianola. Neb. , Feb. 23,1887. f NOTICE is hereby given thut a meeting of tho Assessors of Red Willow county will be hold ut the County Clerk's ollico on Tuesday , March 15th , 1H87. tor the purpose of consulta tion in regard to the value of tho various kinds and classes of property to bo assessed. 3-39 C. D. Ckameh , County Clerk. NOTICE. The Spring Creek Cattle Company , by a vote of all Its stockholders , have this day closed business. Any unsettled accounts should be presented at once to George Hock- nell , McCook , Neb. January 24th , 1887. Geo. Hockneli , , B. M. Fuees , Sec'y. President. FINAL PE00F NOTICES. Land Office at McCook , Neb. , I February 23d , 1887. ( Notice is hereby given that tho following- named settler has filed notice of her intention to make final proof in support of her claim , and that said proof will be mado belorc Regis ter or Receiver at McCook , Neb. , on Friday , April 8th , 1887 , viz : SarahM. Ncttleton. ( form erly Sarah M. Hartley , ) on Homestead Entry 369 , for the north y southwest H and west % southeast H of section 15. township 2 , range 30 west. Sho names the following witnesses to prove her continuous residence upon , and cul tivation of , said land , viz : Daniel Clements , George Frederick , Joseph Newcomb and Rich ard M. Williams , all of McCook , Neb. S. P. HAKT. Register. Land Office at McCook , Neb. , I February 9th , 1887. ( Notice is hereby given that tho following- named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim , and that 6iiid proof will bo made before Regis ter or Receiver at McCook , Neb. , on Monday , April 11th. 18S7 , viz : Charles Wentz , on Home stead Entry 2377 , for the southeast quarter of section 12 , town. 2 , range 2 * . west He names the following witnesses to prove his continu ous residence upon , and cultivation of , said land , viz : Charles Ebcrt , Henry Voges , Her man Bey and Herman Schumaker , all of Mc Cook , Neb. S. P. HART , Register. Land Office at McCook , Neb. , I February 3d , 1887. ) Notice is hereby given that the following- named settler has filed notice of her intention to make final proof in support of her claim , and that said proof will be made before Regis ter or Receiver at McCook , Neb. , on Friday , March Hth , 1887 , viz : Gertrude A. Coleman on Homestead No. 3056. for the southeast U sec tion 12 , town. 4 , north , range 31 , west. She names the following witnesses to prove her continuous residence upon , and cultivation of , said land , viz : Archibald B. Davis , Baxter J.Davis , John N. Smith and Esroui Rother- mel , all of McCook , Neb.S. . S. P. HART , Register. Land Office at McCook. Neb. , i January 29th , 1887. f Notice is hereby given that the following- named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim , and that said proof will be made before Regis ter or Receiver at McCook. Neb. , on Monday , March 14th , 18S7 , viz : William S. Hamilton , on Homestead 2497 , for the northeast H sec tion 28 , town. 3 , range 29 , west. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon , and cultivation of. said land , viz : Silas H. Colvin. Charles Hinman , Ed ward Hinman and William Doyle , all of Mc Cook , Neb. S. P. HART , Register. Land Office at McCook , Neb. , i January 28th , 1887. f Notice is hereby given that the following- named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim , and that said proof will be made before Reg ister or Receiver at McCook. Neb. , on Friday , March 11th , 1887. viz : John H. Everton Home stead 3012 , for the south 'A northwest U and north Vz southwest J { . section 27 , town 3 , range 29 , west. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon , and cultivation of , said land , viz : W. S. Hamilton , William Doyle , Richard Johnston and Silas H. Colvin , all of McCook , Neb. S. P. HART , Register. Land Office at McCook , Neb. , I January 26th. 1887. f Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim , and that said proof will be made before Regis ter or Receiver at McCook , Neb. , on Friday , March 11th , 1887 , viz : Fred. Benjamin , on Homestead Entry 3943 , for the north 54 north east a section 31 , west Vt northwest H section 3i , town. 2 , range 29 west. He names the fol lowing witnesses to prove his continuous resi dence upon , and cultivation of , said land , viz : E. J. Henderson , Stephen Hopkins. W. A. De- May and George Reed , all of McCook , Neb. 35. S. P. HART , Register. Land Office at McCook , Neb. , i .lanuary 24th , 1887 t Notice is hereby given that the following- named settler-has filed notice of her intention to make final proof in support of her claim , and that said proof will be made before Regis ter or Receiver at McCook , Neb. , on Tuesday , March 8th , 1887. viz : Emma M. Carter , on Pre emption D. S. 3747 , for the southeast H south easti , section 17. town. 4 , range 29 , west. She names the following witnesses to prove her continuous residence upon , and cultivation of , said land , viz : William Y. Johnson , John M. Henderson , Samuel D. McClain and Mi chael Dooley , all of McCook , Neb. S. P. HART , Register. HcCOOK , NEBEASKA. I desire to inform the public that I have received my stock of Spring and Summer Suit ings , and that I am prepared to do work in the merchant tailoring line in a satisfactory manner. I guarantee a nice fit in all cases. Call and he con vinced. First door north of Commercial Hotel , Main Ave. HE Files CLOTHING CO. _ * i | * ' - * ' - ' - - * FOR SPRING 1887. j We are now receiving a large and complete stock | l f t H OF TllJi : { ' Latest Sis111 iil Is , j Which in point of Quantity , Quality and Price , will m compare favorably with any House west of f.I Chicago. { = REMEMBER = 1 All goods are marked ' m in Plain Figures , and sold at Strictly One Pkice. fl We continue to give Ten per cent , discount on all • ' OVE&COATS I and other heavy Winter Goods until March 15th. ' fifl We have just received a line of " Vk- M Dress , Brmng Working Gloves , I in Kid , Dog-Skin , Goat and Buck-Skin. < CALL AND SEE STYLES AND PRICES. J TEE FAMOUS CLOTHING CD. | JONAS ENGEL , Manager. 'j ' McCOOK , NEB. , FEB. 16th , 1887. < ? \ J ! , j | FRESH BREAD j ; I DELIVERED EVERY DAY FREE OF CHARGE. \ < 5 . : o : I J IPIESCAKESCAXDIESNUTS I i * - - - - - j -OYSTERS-CIDER-CIGARS- \ . | - - - - \ - TOBACCOETCETCI I | : o : _ | J I LUNCH ROOM IN CONNECTION , j \ l Cakes Made to Order. St. Paul Patent Flour. i | { m m | ! j A. PROBST & BRO. | . * " ] THE REASON WHY. j Q. Why is it that everybody gets his clothes made by L. / \ \ Bernheimer ? A. Because he always keeps a large assortment of the * j best imported and domestic goods on hand , and he never 4 fails to give entire satisfaction in every particular. These , < ire the reasons why we advise all who want anything in the : Merchant Tailoring line to call on ( \ ; L. BEKNHEIMER , j [ : 3mzENSBA BDi ° LDiNa. The Merchant Tailor. > \ \ The Howard Lumber Co. * ; | WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN U | | Limber & Coal , $ MeCOOK , NEBRASKA. j' [ i :