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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1888)
H / lHi t l ' l I ' - 5 ± : - I mdl uAlilA bii 'AUo D ' " ,7"- * * * cclHfcS A * Makes his bow and extends to H' 'ilVU sijV o s5W/ra-cv } Hi ( fnjWCf WjwW ( [ } * ou a cordial invitation to visit his I ls / iy at MoMILLEN's 1 ' f S Drug-Store , K SfcT555 - - / J Whom you will find everything : heart H P fesT6 ? / s eould de-ire , from Huby to Grandpa. ] ' ! * / ' / / Come and see bis immense stock of I I1SChristmas Novelties , \ \ IfesK ' A toket , fr ( , ° om il , ( > s35 oo prizo w5ui / V 'llllllilllr ' V m' ' ' ( * " , , iir purchase , and children - I ) ; mf \ \ \ , ' 1'1 cac * ' * u purchase on the $5 doll. I iffif A. McMlLLEN , Druggist. U\ ' . I fs IMsa& ffitmp. FIUDAY EVKN1XG. DKU. T.1888. > , llcuicuibcr Noble for "roecries. m Noble for superb hun < : inu ; lamps. | Ladies' johl watches at McCrackcns' I for $15 00. m. , JtS Kiesh sausage at the B. & . M. j" Meat Market. Ij Fresh oysters , in cans and in bulk at [ the City LSakery. m Everything fresh and clean in the U way of groceries at Noble ' s store. V Patent oandle bidders at the City MS Bakery. The best in the maaket. M Cash paid Fir live .stock , poultry and Ij hides at the IJ & M. Meat Market. If There is no other way. 1511y your H groceriesqoeensvvjircetc , of Noble. K All the latest things in Neckwear , V Gloves and Hosiery. The Famous. m Drop in MoOackons ' jewelry store m and see what a dollar or two will bu\ I Engineers ' anil firemen ' s time books and Settlers ' Guide * at The TlUBUNE II office. V Another lot of latest styles m Gents " If Dress Silk Hats just received at I The Famous Plumbing- all its branches prompt- i ly aed skillfully performed by F. I ) . Burgess F. L. McOaekon & Bm. are reduc ing their stock , ami making , prices JWre.i , < h. j * Ju < t received at A. Me Milieu ' s Drug ' , lar . . - . of the latest } $ tore a e : -ortuiei.t | designs hi IjA M 1' . ; h Eventlnitir desirable m Hbiin and I Fancy nanlkerchu-fs and Mufflers. An I immense line. The Famous . Jaflti the line of plain and fancy groceries. C. M Noble will fill your ever } ' want satisfactorily. j , ' L. . Buy one of those gold watches for ynurvife and make her happy Christ- jnas. Call at Me * racken ' s. j j j y ici Thc price of liberty is eternal vigilance , but Noble ' s prices on groceries are sure to catch you. j I < The celebrated Olds wagon for sale by Wv Lola ml & Morrow. Also spring , wagons , * bu < rgieseto. All very cheap. "j 'j ' ' A carload of Dakota Hard Wheat Flour just received at , 0. G Potter & Co " s. i I . This week. Leland & Morrow have re ceived a car-load of fall and uinter wheat flour. They carry the best grades. Blank honks of the very best quality at this office and at mo-t ieaiiabe ! if * prices. Call and see our goods and get \ prices. f i. If vou want nice tender beefsteak * Mxe the B. & M. Meat. Market a call. Tbe"V butcher none but the choicest of t beeves. k If you contemplate buildinir be sure ' to consult M. A. Libbee. He guaran- * tees bis work to be the best and his ) prices the lowest. Ladies , in making u ; your list , don 't frg * t the many attractive , useful and r serviceable goods we have suitable for men and boys. The Famous _ _ - . .Leland & Morrow carry a complete ) - tf CK' of comoatschop feed.and in fact of everything belonging to a first class flour and feed store. Strasser has two of the finest offices * " " ' inthe'eitv tor n-nt. Front rooms , with % ' bay windows. Call at onee if you wan 1 . " . to secure elegant , office quarters. s.-fe . . ' ' Of fine residences M A. Libbee makes | a bpecialty. Don 't , fail to see him if 3 * you intend to build Good workman- rf ship guaranteed. Prices the lowest. S" ' If you want s methinir handsome in 3 the wav of a haiisiintr lamp.eall on 0. M. | | . Noblp. He is ju t in receipt of the g large-t and finest st4ick of hanging _ _ lamps ever bnoight to southwestern NebrasKa. t : j chairs riiAiRsu chairsih Wo Wt ' have now on exhibition in our furniture | & emporium the ipudsomest and mo t el- > 3fr , egant lim-of rocking chairs ever brought fe ; v to Western Nebrask i. Call in and ex- > ' m ' * .amine them. IF' liUDW'rCIC & Tttf WRRIDOK. m ; * - rou sale , | K * ' . ' A choice bunch of feeding barrows , Wt - " . tdUso a lot of small pigs. | | x v - J. F. BLACK , ; ' , " " JT-25. iicd Willow , Jseb. ; % • ' [ • : , . . = . . - . . ' * • - , . $5,000.00 ! V/e have $5,000.00 to place on good farms during the next 20 days.J No delay if security is approved. BABCOCK & KELLEY. Hochnell Brick Upstairs. : House for Rent. Eight rooms ami cellar Two blocks from postoffiee , on the bill Four of the upstairs rooms are Furnished and rented to roomers. The furniture is for rent or sale. Apply at resilience of Rev J. W. Kimmel • $100,000.00. To loan on • leeded lauds. Mone\ advanced to make final proofs. Gilt edged loans at 9 par cent. C ) . PtVAN. 1V/AGONS ! WAGONS ! ! WAGONS ! . ' ! Hall. Cochran & Co bavejust received a largesbipiueut of the celebrated MtL iurn Tuui-er Axe Waoons. which theare ready to sell at fair prices. _ : FOR SALE. A Miller pianoone of the best make. i Inquire at McCrackens ' j.-weiry store ! - = Fresh eandie's at the City Bakery. _ Gt > to Noide for your family groceries. TDr Hail's ' llicc , over First Na tiouai bank j j _ _ . j One touch of winter makes the coal ' man giin. j 1 Bemember that Lciaini cc Morrow sell i the reliable Olds wanou. j Fresh and > moked tn-ats of all kinds at the B. & .M. Meat Market. { Go to Leland & Mormw for every thing in the flour and fed line. Our line of candies for Christmas is s the largest and finest in the city. „ " ' t Plain and colored candles for orna- . liientmg Christmas trc-sat Probst's. . The only ' complete line of UNDKIl- WEAK in McCook at The Famous. e Noble , the leading grocer , carries the o uio.-t complete line of queensware in the • city. Inspect it. V Watches are the most useful thitur r for a present , and can be had for $7 OH at McCracken ' s j Don ' t for et that the C'ty-Baker. carries THE ' LINE of Christmas trie J ornaments - t What we alt waul la trifle less cor u riiptiou in polities , even if the jails do have to be enlarged. If you want a real nice HANGING \ or VASE LAMP call and see Me | Milieu ' s fine selection. A few second hand beaters suitable for store rooms. For sale very cheap at Lytle Bros. & Co. ' s _ ti { 'A thinir of beauty is a joy forever , " f and so are Prob > t ' s Christmas tree orna- nieuts. lie has an immense line. h e We are under obligations to Seere- tary Laws for a nwter of members of 0 the next legislature which meets in Lincoln on the 21st of January. n The message has a drearhopeless n st\le. calculated to give the blues to o persons who had enough confidence in tl Mr. Cle.ve'and ' to bet on his statesmann ship. v e A handsome lot of candle refi-'c.tors a for the holiday trade at the City Bak ery. Nothing like them ever seen in the city. They set ofl a Christinas tree beautifully. 7 During the year eight hundred and Ii ninety one persons were arrested for tl oifens. s in the postoffiee department. " Ami Don Dickinson points to that with v pride as "increased enViency. If the time ever comes in the history fi of this nation when the fame and pa trintism of the men who saved it are c questioned by a majority of the people , n it will cease to exist as a Republic. y ' e Thirteen thousand names , says Susan , c B Anthony , have been added to the v cause of woman suffrage in this state c Nebraska never takes a back seat even n when it comes to signing fruitless pe- a titious. , General flanison is prnvinii himself a great li > tener and an exceedingly j clo > e-inouthed student of men and a eventThe politicians get no promises \ and the newspaper correspondents no ] } interviews upon public questions. A n man who k > eps his own counsel so well , n especially when he is a fii > t class talker J and as genial and sociable a companion a as Benjamin Uariison , is pretty certain l : to prove &tong , sensilde , and self pus- | sessed in any tests to winch he may be . ' subjected. The one thing most certain v about the next admidistration is that a the president Avill run It in the fullest t sense of the word. c Ni braska couttmies in Iter pleasantest at- jnosplnrlc mood. Tile F.iiuotK lue * a liolid ty simtnuiiceaii'iit fur Its patrons , in lids i > .Mie. Put SLMluto the piihlislier'spockrtand get The Wr.EKi.v Tiiiuu.sk for one year. Preaching at the Lutheran church , next Sunday at 11 A. .M. , and 7 P. .M. , by the pastor. Methodist social , next Tlnuvday evening at resldi nee of T. J. Pate , northeast of theeity. All invited. Canon City , and other grades of soft coal , and both Pennsylvania and Colorado hard coal at Dullard's lumber yard. Biillun ! doesn't sell drugs ; but It is a can- tiou the amount of bard and soft coat he is weighing out , these chilly days. Uullaid has "the. cream" of the. coal trade. He keeps in stock a largo supply of best * grades of both hard and soft coal. Isyoiirco.il bin empty V If so consult Iiul lard , dealer in ' 'dtt-dcy diamonds" of best grades , at the Bodtrer lumber yard. Messrs. Bowcn & Lay cock have something new to relate to you ii this issue of Tin : TmnUNK which will repay a careful reading. Joel S. Kelsey will si > eur ! , next Sabbath morning i , upon "Truth and its Knowledge , " and in the evening upon "Truth and its Pow ; " er. The Citizens bank pavement on Dennison .street has been elevated a Ui\v inches to har monize ' with the Main Avenue grade , and new planks have been provided. If you are. coutciuplatiimstartiiig a new set of bonks , the first of Ihu year , it will be to your : advantage to call and inspect our stock and learn our pric < s. We can save you money. The Catholic fair in Menard's hall , Tliuis- day and Friday of last week , was in keeping with all their efforts , successful and lvmuuj erative < , as the energy and enterpiise put into them < lichly deserves. The "Magic City" is little by IHtlcexpnud- ing j into the syiiuuetiical propoitions of the blight ' and energetic little metropolis ahe is destined to become in a lew years at longest. Mossbacks , clear the way ! A common , ( .rdinary , evi ry-day , adult eel lays o ,000,000 eggs. How insignificant thy work , then , 0 , hen ? Cel. thee , and go to the eel , thou cacklcr ; consider her ways , and glut the local maiket iL needs it badly. Did you ever thii.k of it that you can get 259 envelopes printed with your name and I business l , if any , on them for the same price ! you pay for them by the shuje pack ? This is ' true. Call at thia nflicc and see samples. This week , .Messrs. Lytle Bros. & Co. re duced to grade the sidewalk along the south side of their business place and made the same regulation \ \ idth the entire length of the let. ; An improvements pedestrians will ap preciate. ' Wedding and visiting cards and anything from that up t.ia full sheet sale bill printed with dispatch , in a neat manner and at leas- onable rates at this ollice. Call and see sain- pies and juices before placing orders else- where. This item , from Fashion and Fancy , will convince any one of puritanical tendencies that the milleuiiuii is .still tar distant : "A ' case for plaiug caids is made in imitation of a pnucr hook , v.itli cedar wood , plush back j and silver clasp. " jj The injunction , "put money in thy purse , " j should certainly lie. duly considered by the I man who starts out to buy Christmas presents , - this year , for , judging from the displays of holiday goo Is already on exhibition , there will be something for everybody and a good stock ot it. ( Jive them a rest. We mean those Demo era tit ! citizens who had eaten crow , shaved ' , off halt their mustaches , trundled a wheel- | barrow > , permitted themselves to be thrown i in the river and various other foolish things i which they promised their Republican breth ren to do if Clover got left. Man born of a woman is of bat , a few day. He conieth forth as a flo vi < * . and U cut down without ; ) moment" * warning. Then the good editor forces his pen to indite an ihituary ' c that would bring tea vs.to t'ieyes of a polae. to | , withouteveii m-'iitio dug that he died owj j ( ing him a year ' s subscription. | j Now that the East Si ie iver bridge is com pleted early legal steps should be taken to vacate a road through the. Randel land , to . tin ! ! end that the traveling public be soon re- j , lieved of the nuis nice of opening and shutJ J ting the wire gates. The road through Hie bottom cm be materially improved , too , by a i little grading. \ t lJesraurantciirs and bote ! nn will be. in- j' tcrosted in the announcencu ; which conies from , the east that a new mode of cooking po-1 ' tatoes has been discovered which promises to ' c become as onpular as the famous "Saratoga • chips. " The new dainty is known as "Sliver1 thorn potatoes , " and is very much like the J ordinary dish of "hashed in cream. " ' I ci A great deal is said about wiiat newsp-ip.-rs ought to do for the people. It now and then might lie quite proper to hint that the people ought to do something for the newspaper. If j the.people would do half as nnHi for their | home papers as the papers do for them , it f would not only insure a first-class paper in - community , but would every more rapidly e advance their interests. f There is notiiing to be gained by hurling cheap sarcasm * xt the present city bistile. Its . 2\G cnticl' will remain unimpaired and the half-blown irony will fall to the earth harm less. The present structure will have to serve ' a the. purpose until a new and better and proper j building is provided and we hope this pro- j vision will be made in the early spiing. Al l suitable building will embrace all dpaf- ments of city governmeatcity offices , jail and j ' fire department. . j The startling assertion goes forth that the * . chewing gum habit is having a bad effect up on th < * eyes of ninny American maidens. The process of mastication has a secondary influ ence on the. nerves of the eve. Constant \ chewing weikeus the sight if it does not { whollv destrov it. Surely the custom of t chewing guui has notiiing to recommend it , , and there it should lie are mauv reasons why v abolished. Throw a wav your gum girls , and preserve your health , dignity and eyesight. t tIf "Should women propose marriage ? " is the question which lias closely followed the dis- . cussion of the treadb.ue topic "Is marriage. v failure ? " The" iu • stiou is nonsensical. Who doesn 't know that ever since marriage c became a custom among men and it became u-aia ! soon after there were people enough to marry wouen have done the proposing. Not that they.say the wordwhich , with the answer , make breach of promise suits possi- j hie , but they gem-rally engineer the scheme to suit tli-insolves and manage the poor , • helple ma i in a way that is aniusiug and < < interesting to the ones on the outside. To a ' : wo na'i with tict and the ones withont it : 1 ' are very rare every years a cap year and i the man doesn 't think so is very badly fooled | community. j " • > Attention , Farmers ! The Mate board of agriculture holds their annual coin cclr 'bit in Lincoln , commencing January 10th. lha" ) . and It is especially desir ed that Red Willow county be represented with a fine exhibit of corn. What is wanted is the greatest variety.in fact all the varieties known from the small "Tom Thumb Pop" to the "Mammoth Dent. " Twenty ears of each variety are wanted. Select the largest a id best developed ears of all varieties. We trust that each farmer in the county will take ivi interest hi the matter , and feel that he is especially invited to take a part in It for the benefit of the comity. After the exhibition closes the corn is to be sent to Washington , and : fr > m then : to France , to beon exhibition at : tliu Exposition and World's Fair held In thecitv of Paris for six mouths during the year ISS'J. We hope the farmers will com- ; meuce at once to select the corn and not put it off. Select it and lay it away until Dec. 2. , "i. Between thatdateaml this 1st of January bring it to the nearest station where a pl.ice. will be providetf. for it. Due notice will be given ; through the county papers , as to where it may be left in Bait ley , lndi.tuola and Mc- Cook. We want every variety , red , white , yellow , striped , calico , yellow and red , white and red , white and yellow , deep yellow , pale Yellow , squaw corn.dark , spotted , eight row- ed i , yanKee , King Phillip , Hickory King , all kinds and colors of sweet and pop corn , in fact every kind and variety of corn grown. Wm. Colkmax. The Coroner's Jury 's Finding. At request of relatives of the deceased , the remains ' of Bert L. Johnson , the man killed in thu McCook jards , Monday night of last week , were exhumed and a coroner 's inquest was held in due form , Tuesday morning of this week. Quite a number of witnesses were examined , most of the morning being consumed i in the investigation. Below we give j the finding of the jury , which speaks f or itself : thi : VKKDICT. STATE OK .VEimSKA. . I mn wim.ovv county , f At art Inquisition itolilen itt MoC'ook. in .said couniy. on ilie4th ilnyol Oecemlicr.A. I ) . I83S , bi'liitciiic. c T Hi-ewer , coroner ot f > nM conn- ty. upon 'he body of llcrt lolmsnti. Iyhnr < lei < l. ti . \ the jurors wliose mimes aic hereto sub- scril'eil. i thcsidU jniors upOu theirotnli ilos iy : Thii : iho ileceiised. Ilert I , Johnson , on the liili dtiyotNovemi'er ISS8 at aboiitluM.I' : M . .M T , einne t-i his death hy bis foot heing caught \ in iifiojr ot'tlic It & M. rtulroinl.tu I lie Mcroi.k Mitel , mid run over mill killi-il while eni | lo > cd in j llie capneit \ of su'ilt'hiniin amiard nias'Gr hy said company ; and 've. thesniil jurors , do find. i I ii nil the evidence priuliiccd. that siml lror was not piopcrly lijueketl or covered , wlieretiy we nuach gross nejrlisrence on the pun J of ilie ruilrund company. In tesrimoiiv whereof , the said jurors have hereuiuo set .ihoir hands , the day and year aforesaid. A. McMn.r.cN , 1 A. R. Lyti.i : . | GKO. K..IOHVSTON. f-lIro's- , ' M. K HiiitNKit , | l" . II Quay. J Attkst : C. T. Hickwuk. I'oiMtier. An Unsurpassed Market. For new , seasonable , down to bed rock goods the MeCo.ik market lias never been api proached in Western Nebraska. What is . true of the past is equally true of the present. It will pay any one that is fond of the beatiti- , fui to come to town ami feast the eyes with . the rare , the practical , the useful , the beauti- fill j goods our merchants have selected for their ( customers in the leading marts of the country. And at no season of the year is there t so great , so bewildering variety for the purchaser ( as just before the holidays , when men's hearts wax warm and memories of happy childhood's hours reign supreme , Each year seems to bean improvement upon its predecessor , and each year new and start- ling novelties astonish the eye , delight the ear and soothe the senses. The season of 1SSS , just fairly opened in McCook , is far < ahead of any we have yet had and we extend to all of our readers a cordial invitation to come , see , select and purchase. There is no one in the county , come from what part of it he will , who cannot upon the purchase of a reasonable bill of goods not only save his car rare but a big day's wages beside. Try it , on and you will be entirely convinced. A Narrow Escape. , About midnight Sunday , the MeEntee House on West Dennison street was discover- e I to be on fire , the smoke issuing in dense clouds from the basement of the building lo cating the trouble in the laundry. Great exl l citenient prevailed among the guests and emi ployes for the time , the house being quickly vacated without particular attention being * paid to the order of going. The fire depart- ' ment arrived on the scene in due time , and the fire was confined to the basement and i finally extinguished. The indications are i unmistakable that tlie fire was of incendiary origin. To the factthattheflaniessmoulder- ed from absence of diaught the salvation of the house and perhaps some of the guests are due , as kerosene ! was plentilully used and in c places best calculated to cut off safe retreat from the house. Mr. McEnteesustaiiisa loss l of § 300 or3400 , mostly in tableand bed linen ; * besides the inteiior of the house was consulc ably smoked. As it is , we have a fortunate " escape to chronicle. Too severe punishment is ; inconceivable for the party or pai tics guilty * of an offense so fiendish. 1v Another Gay Evening Party. l On the evening of Tuesday of this week , i Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Brown were "at home * ' to a large company of their young friends throughout the "Sty. The enfeitain- lneut ] was in the nature of a progressive eu chre pirty , ( refreshments beingan enjoyable t fe dure , ) and the affair was : i thoioughly de- i lectable one , absorbing the undivided attena lion of the gathering until a late hour. Mi's , v E A. Leach carried away the laurels of vic tory ; Mr. A. S. Ibii t receiving the booby after j close and heroic contest. Hereto is append- ed a a LIST OF OUnSTS PKESKST. , Mi : axi M.is 15. It. Davis , A. S. Hart. C. P. j 'tinker. .I.C. Hinlsell. G. G. Potter , F. M ICim- , men. : W. V. Law-son ChusV. . Knights. K. O. c \e\vmiii' , W. M. Anrici&'U. C. H. llietrien. E. j \ l.eacli. ' .E. Kellcv. Mas Z U. Kay , W. .1. ( Hills , sniiiu 1 Strasser , Mo < es Erin.ui. Miss Mary Myors mid .Mr W. E Mullen. An Entire Solar Eclipse. j New Year's day. 1SS ! ) , will be ushered in with more than the customary eclat. In ad dition to the. usual terresti d attractions of turkey and trimmings , the celestial feature of the day will be a total eclipse of the sun , t visible mainly on the Pacific coast , but partial 'J throughout the entire United States. A total eelips. ' of the sun , visible in the United * States is an mut-ai il occurrence , ami through- " out the West , Ca'ifornia , Dakota and Nebras " ki the path in which the. phase of totality \ will b.i visib'e. is not more than 1-0 miles wide. As though gotten specially \ for the ; occasion , the eclipse vill strike our western t coast-line about the location of the great Lick f observatory , where wry e ! ibor.ite prepara- j c tions are being made for observations. The t point of contact in the far west will be short- < Iy after noon. * s i c It is rumored that Colonel Micbat-I Adams ' „ of the Democrat will at mi early date produce t athrillingpoeinlet , from life , entitled , "Tinee ] Merrie Cocktails. " The frame workof Mike 's i grerdest effort , ] ) erhapswas laid with appro- < piiate ceremonies on Tuesday moiuing of present week. * < r J urn ii imi ! mw i PERSONALS. Squire W. W Fisher s dov/n rrom Wauueta Mis. U. S. Haywood of HuiiKelin iin was the guest of Mrs. Stipt. Nettleton. Saturday. Edirar Howard , tho prodding genius o < * tho Henkeliiiau Democrat was a Commercial K"e.st , Tuesduy. Mrs. Poller of N'orth Bend and Mrs. Smith , of Fremont wot'j tho guests of Mr. mid Mm. II. A. Nells , last week. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. McUrldc. Mrs. and Miss GofisofOhurHu , Kansas , wero the guests or F. a. Wuuucr. the first r the week. Amos Dresser. Jr. , was in the city , Monday cveulny , in ihu interests of Murder , Lubu & Co. . the welMuio'vn type founders. Mr. and Mrs. C. Canlbi'd or Harvard , this state ! , arrived In tho city , last week , on a visit of ' a week or two to Mr. and Mrs.V. . S. Perry. Miss Sarah Marr. who was called to Culliert son by the illness or tier father , returned to the city , Monday , leaving her parent much better. Itcv. Klniinel and family wero the recipients of , a barrel of apples , this week. A donation from former parishioners in Nemaha count } , Nebraska. Lumiin X. Howe was in from Trinidad.Polo , over ( Sunday , to see Ins family and shake hands with his numerous and warm trlcuds in the " .Magic City. Cashier Brown of the First National went up to Dundy county , Wednesday morning , on a business trip wnich will delay his return until to-morrow. Mr C.F.Iialicnclc.amlMr. B. D. McConneU , of Minneapolis , Minn. , spent nonuple of days up in Hayes county , the middle or tiie week , on loan business. Miss f.title llalicnckof Cambridge spent Sun day in ihu city , guest of Mr and Mrs. i ; . F. Ilabcek L'oiiiuii. upon the uiuht train. Siitur d.iy , and returning home on Sunday evening's passenger. < Inn lie Wat kins of ilto Indianola Times , who gracijfully'carries the rcpulaunu of lieinjr the hands uiestueuspiiperuniu in the county. Hindu a Imsiuess trip to the commercial cen tre ' , Tuesday. Messrs. T. G. Bees. J. A. Wilcox. Dr. S. L. Green i mid K. E I.owman go down to Beatrice. Tuesday of next week , to attend the grand coupler i meeting of Nebraska Masons to be held ] in that city. Allen Bnrtlu ) , Mallalien's indefatigable busi ness manager , was a city visitor , yesterday He I reports Hartley as prospering nicely , her trade ) growing , mid work on the canal progres sing faatisiactorily. John S. Hughes , a prominent Hayes county gentleman , had business at "headquarters , " Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Mc Cook is • headquarters" for everything in Southwestern Nebraska. Mr. J. F. Callen of the Omaha Engraving Co. was in ihu city. Tuesday , tryinirto work up an ill ust i at ed boom paper on McCook. None- eeiving sulllcinnt encouragement , however , he i dropped the matter for the. present. T. .1. Floyd , ( ) . S. Torrey. A. A. McCoy and Charlie Moore , all of Trenton , were city visit ors , Wednesday. McCoy and Moore were here on contest Inisiuvss liufore the local otllcc , Floyd ] am' Torrey on matters of a general nu- turo. Mr. and Mrs. E. .7. Scott gave a party , Mon day afternoon , in celebration of the tenth an niversary , of their eldest son , Willie. Twent > - si.v of Muster Willie's \ouiu : friends were present and participated in a very enjoyable nir.iir. Charlie Johnson , Hie new ynrdtnan. and a former employe of the McCook jurd , received bis | initiation , thcother night , in tho degreeo- a pinched linger that will lay him oir a few diys. : His glove caught on a sliver and held Ins I hand. Little Jessie Johnson lias a painfully lacer ated , face the result of a bite from an usily dispositioned dog that would hetter subserve the public welfare under the daisies. Although tlio wound is an ugly one , no bad effectB are ut present anticipated. .Mr. M. L. Thomas of the Benkelman Pioneer uas a business visitor at these headquarters. Tuesday. j M. L. is another of the "profesh. * * who would enjoy a "tat take" at the govern ment crib , snj as register or receiver of the .McCook U. S. land ofliec. Miss Freda Wnhlquist returned to Hastings last Suturdav morning , alter a delightful visit of a few weeks to friends in McCook. Mr. C. ' ! . Wahlquist of the democrat accompanied his sister , returning to his newspaper work here , the early part of the week. Mr. Potter , a Icadimr stenographer mid ris ing joung barrister ol Omaha , spent Satindtt } ' in the city elo inx up some business matters with Reporter tniston with w hum he has I'm m- cd a co-partnership in the law husmcts. Mr. Potter returned east on theevening passenger. Mr. George Mncknell and family have min ed into one of Ihe Colfcr residences on East Lode ) stieet. where they nill remain until their elegant suite of live rooms over the new First National lunik building are ready for oc cupancy. They continue to board at the Com inereial. Mr.E D. Mcl. 'ouuell , of Minneapolis , .Minn . agent of the Dakota Loan & Trust Co. . of which B.it > cock& Kelleyare local agents , spent the week in the city aed surrounding country in the interests of that company , nhich has a large amount of money placed in Western Ne braskti realty. Capt. K O. Phillips was in the city , n few hi ins on Mouthix ulieriiocn , Mhiieou his u.u to Denver to bring a < Iiat ! > rstone contractor to a realizing se'ie of the fact that work on the L.nci.lu Land -.Meeker building is iteid i.i ehecK by his dUnin delivering the stone as per contract. Cap. will con viucejiiim if it is i witniu the range of possibilities. Reporter and Mrs. O. O. Gaston departed , Monday m iriting. for the. city of Omaha , u heie Mr.Gustou will enguge ; n business with , Mr. Potter , in the law. Tin : L'kiiiu.ne e.x- prcssts the desire ol manj lnends in McCook in wishing them success and lehciiy in their new home. A. is. Gibbs. of .Arapahoe , suc ceeds Mr. Gil-ton as icpiirier tor the eleventh judicial district. Mr. Gibbsussumimr the duties of his new position on Monday of this week , j j MAP-3IAG3 3. M ) : ntOK AI > Ald Hichaid Ltimb. ucnrD.uibnry , .Mr. Charles C. Monroeaml Mrs. Louisa G . Adams , both of Lebanon Neb. IJ. S. Cooley ollici.itiug. Tiik last act in the election of a president of the United States wilt take place on the second ; Ttiesdaj in .January. On that date tile elector- : al college of each state meets .it its state eapij j tot. The electors cist their vote for pres dent j and vice-president. Ttie vote is read , cettiti d j and sealed , ami thr"e copies are prepm-d. one j to he taken to Washington by a special im-i- j senger and one sent by unit The secretnr ; , | ot" stale likewise tecei.i s a copy t. be phe-ed j in Cue archives of tli'j .state. The business of [ the college has become mechanic I an F pi r- fuuetory The electors aro no l-enrer free > o chouse whom they think proper person * for ; the high office ns was intended by th fathers • of the republic. They tire mere machines "in- ! ! siructed" delegates to reg'sfer the nation's choice. For all practical purposes the elector al college soiiid in ; abolished. The people , by thoir votes on November G. set their seal for president and vice president , and theelectnral college is simply a riirviv.u of an obsoiiuc' custom. ! i It may be a little late , but Grandfather's hat was u geuulno Benny Ut , t - rV * -i % > - r t * t . ' il i > ytjt * Tv . " . n ' . . , ijWT " - ' THE RAILROAD. i The Klllclul ii.xe In kepi btightivUh servlco , just now. Knghieer Frank Uhler was over from thu "Suutlower" line , > estenbiy. t It Is rumored that a few of tho old men wl.l , ! • • titer the company's service Willi tho begin ning of now year. "Fatti"iillott'd : connection with tho com pany , as freight man , " has becu ruthlessly severed , this week. Quite a number of conductors havo been I e mil of ihu puHBCiiKCi : service , this week , cloven In all on ths : division , we uiiderstiind. Sweeney Muiisnn's "ling" camein from Ak- roii.tlie otherilny.wlth Its "uose"somcwhatde moralized In a slight collision in thu Akron yards with an incoming freight ihut was not under perfcctcoutrol. The Hastings Democrat says that several Bock Island olllchils were In that town last week looking up a route to the northwest from Nelson , the present terminus of their Hoe. "It is impossible to ascertain iwnet'y ' wine the > intend to do. " continues Ihe Democrat , "but wo have it from unquestionable author- ! ty that they will build Into Hastings newt spring. " There arrived in St. Louis , tho other day. n locomoMvu engine that knot ks all precon ceived Ideas of that kind of uicclmiii-uu into a cocked lint. It Is double-ended , both ends being exactly alike ; the cab , smokestack.ttc. in Hie middle , and in fact the whole thlngistu rn licit unlike an ordinary locomotive as Is pes sible lo Imagine. It litisnttained tlicrcmaiki * . ble speed of ten miles in live ui.ii'iio . n < • is claimed can Urun all ibiv at the rate of a mile a minute. Ir w.is tmdt ut the Grant Locoino ti\e Wotks. Pattei-son. New Jrr-cyinulaeotn- piin > with Slll.ODJ.tWJ capital is to lie oig-uilzed to buiiu more like it. Collision atiiastixos. IIastincs Neb. , Dec. 5. Special Telegram to the Bee ] About ! l o ' clock , tins inuru.ii , ii rut her serious accident happened tin It. < .V M. yards at this place. Ky some iiusiiinbr stiindiiig of signals the switch engine t-o Hded with the engineol incoming freight train.Im-Ui tiemg iiinL'r n rull head ol steam. It icsi.lted in the total wreck ot both engines. Tnccii in c-rs ol both and one of the lireiuen jumped in time to stive theuisclves fiotn serious injury , but ( lie llremuu on the snitch cmMtif , W II Nolan , remained on his engine and was catighi between the locomotive and tender by one ol the levers , which penetrated his body. He la lor twenty miuiues in thu scalding steam tie- forc he could be released. At this hour he is living , but his rccoveiy is sc.uecly possible. Tin : xoitTUWKSTiuf. It is t likeil of now in cert a • > railway cirrles. sajs an Omiilia paper , thai the Fremont , Iliu horn and Missouri Vaile.i i ranroad ( the North wesiern * s Nebraska liiejeoiiti"aipiitese.\tenii ing its line wesiwanl Iiom > Listings to Denver. next season. The route , it is said , nearly par allels the Burlington. Leaving theui it takes a shootout through Ke.iraey a id Piclps conn ties , splitting the territory icjrth ol .Minden and 11 ddredgeatnlboiiih of thu I'l.nti : . It will cross the Biiruuiitou at Bertr.iud end pass through Houicridie , tuckvillo and Hayes Ceutie. and w.ll be the most direct line from these points to Denver. There is little doubt that the North we.Oern has a louring for a Cob - rado line and ibis looksas though they menu to liavcit. If built , this will make another line to Omaha as well as to Chicago , and will be a good thing lor Denver. KW ItUI.KS OF'TIIK ItOAO. I. Gu iiieui'd atv e.vpecte i to keep thuir whis lies coiistanri > wet. Two trams going tho auio way on lh . same iracK are not allowed to race tosee which wdl get there Urst. 3 O.dy two trains are allowed to run into each other on same track at full speed. Three trains doing this will be subjected to severe oiliji.il , censure. 4. Wnen a passenger car rolls down the em baukineut , passengers are requested to keep their seats and not sp.t tooaceu juicu on the lloor. 5. Passengers in a hurry are not allowed to walk ahead o. the train , as it causes engineers unnecessary alarm. G. In the event of a siuaaliup passenger * tire required to get out 1 rum among the rums as soon as possible. 7. Persons killed Will be furnished with re spectable burial by agents appointed for that purjitise. 8. Passengers must not complain if their car. in the hurry of business , is sometimes lelt on a bideirack tor .i day or two , or is coupled be- tween two liog or cattle cars ui dot weatiier. as live stock must not bo delayed at such times under any circumstanci s. J. No unnecessary delays at e permitted : pus- sengers are lequcMcd to keep their seats and not get excited incase the train runs off the tracrf , as tht > conductor iias instructions to keep ruiiunig right amng till it runs on again. 10. Trunks stolen will tie recovered by their owners us soon as possible. II. No conductor is abowed togo off without his train. Ii. hcase the brakes give out , lh" train will be stopped by throwing los on the track. 1-j Trains starting off without the engineer do so ut their own risk. 14. Farmers along the route who have con 3 Killed hy the engine will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the h.w. t 15. The Callerroil.keiosene lamp is not Used a on this rimdtichrukcuiitu ! is expected to keep i the stove so red hut that no bghts will be nec essary. Jj. ( Our bridges ate thoroughly tested by the section men belore the passage of each tram. , livery section boss is require I to jump forci- tily on the ties halfway bci.icen the p.ers ol every < bridge on his section and see that the stringers : are sound. 17. In case ol trees , boulders or land-slides : across : tiie track , engineers will : emeinter c that i trains h. . .e the right of way , and go I ; ahead with all steam on. , IS. In ease of iva-sli-aits. engineers should . a not i attempt to jump the oiusUi 'xcept at i highest spe ° d. III. Passengers must keep ear windows shut , as the company will not be responsible lor * anyone ' slew I < • > t of an oji-u window while I iru.ii is on eur ts. S \ Officers Elect. ! At the animal election , ! a-t nigitt. the fol t lowing i.llici i.s wmehos.cn by King ; Cyius , Chapter No. :55 : , of tnis city : . E. E. Low man. M. E. II. P. s V. 11. Pi ck , ot Treiiiou , King. W. C. liulhiul , ticrtb.- . " : S. il. I'oh in , I'leasttrer. . ] T. E. McCrackcii. fcecretan * . installation of Ihe officers-elect will take place on the first Thursday of January , with apnropriate eeremonv. ' s A TEN CENT SOCIAL. \ \ The ladit.s of the Metltodist church \ \ ill : t hold their next social at the residence of Mr. j T. .1. I'ate , northeast of the city limits , on j Tnur.daj eveiiimr next. Sandwiches , cake a and : coJtee will be served. A cordial invita- , l lion is i-xtt ntled to all. Those soimr will j t meet at residence of J. IL . Ludwick where' ' j conveyances will be in readiness to carry a 1 , s In col charge. ! , j DISTRICT COURT. ' i tr The neeenl.erX ) . i.vsj term of District Court i of Bed Willow county is adjourned to Decern- ! . berinth , 1SSS S o'clock. P. M. . at which time j ' jurors are rcquesteu to appear instead of sec- Jf otid day or term. J. F. CociiiCAN , Judge. McCook. Nr-l. . . Nov. 20tli. 1SSS. Operations on tiie Hartley canal are proi i pressing ; rapidly , this line weather. About . ' two miles of ditching ate already finished. j • Si i | lAM NtS 2 Sg # & * ' " * J ffa WIRE Mm * % + fep&kr ' 'Zl cuts , common - 3feSTta rt n For Sale by A. McMllleu. DOES IT PAY To present tho ad vantages agriculturally of lids coitu'y through thu medium of an exhibi tion l or Turin produco nt state rubs ? Two years ago. wo attended the Inwu state fair with farm produce | which wo placed on exhibition In thu name , an I Tor the heiudlt. or Bed Willow coun ty. Tliut.lii connection with some othor adver tising we did. was tho causo of Inducing set tlers to locale In this county whose combined eaplial aggregated $10 000 ; while many others located I | n adjoining counties. Through tho' ' ! Intluo'iee of those local iug In this county. , others havo enme. One year ago , we attended , tho Illinois state fair with itn exhibit that at tracted ttioro attention than agricultural and vegetable hulls combined. One morning , wo shouldered a beet weighing nearly thirty pounds ' and walked around agricultural and vegetable halls , in the presence of so vera I hundred people , and on entering vegetable hall we met some of the olllcer s of tho stnto hoard , who said. "Well , Nebneika Is going to wipe us out clean , this year , yTr\nt" Wo re plied ' , "We wore scut lienfor I hut purpose and will do our best toward It. " Becently wo met i a man who said , "I attended tho IIIU iinw fair , last year , and saw your exhibition vhich attracted more attention tliitu agricult ural and vegetable hulls combined. " Ho Is now bvnig In this county. Within twenty lays after our return from tho fair , ngentfj -tent out from Illinois were here looking over the county. The past fall , we attended thd Iowa I sta'e lair with an exhibition , which wa.s viewed by thousands with general admlratjon. Many , utter careful inspection , s lid. "Well , in i sidle of all reports of hot winds and drouth . ve hear much of. this Is convincing evidence ! indisputable , that Bed Willow county has not suttVied intieh. " During our short stay there , .ve heard more of hot winds ami drouth than ve hear ol here in a year There is n wide spread belief that the soil lu in this country Is mostly sand , and that the crops are. quite fre quently , dried up by h > t wite's or drouth , and luring the winter blinding hh//.urds prevail , S .me parties from Audubon couniy. Iowa , were heie and repeatedly expressed surprise and , u-.tonishuient at the richness of the soil mil , absence of sand. They said I hey expe-tod to tlml the prairies almost bare and mostly s.ittd They * took a sample of the top soil and iil o. s > iiie two feet deep lo show their Iowa friends They said , "Vou have much to con- t-nd with , as the belief is prevalent In our count-y that your pr.tlriiM are nothing much , 'iiitstunl hills.A man traveling in Linn and oth er counties in Iowa recently , reported that lie I veil near .McCook. Nebraska , and that there iv II In thousands of 'ten-- , o.it there , with not an earof corn on ihe stalk , im It was dried up. " Tiie ] best way to effectually counteract the in- lliioncesofsuch t reports Into exhibit mir pro ; , luce. Since our return from ihe Iowa fair , „ otnu lifieen or twenty have come to thi't country lo see for themselves. They wero highly ' pleased with Ibis country. Some have 'liuight. and others ivlll come mid buy. One man. iilterdrivingoui it few : nnes.said. "Therc is jusr as good corn here tin In Iown. anil the J llui'St html I ever saw 1 inn ptitisllcd. I w II go bindand sell us boom as I can mid come here i to live. " W.M. CobBMAW. Got His Money. Some time aio Mr. A. .1. Rand , the loan . broker , loaned one N. J. Tiiornley seventy- live dollars takinj ; a chattel morljragc ; on a team • as security. A day or two afterward the t fact developed tliatTliornley hail skipped out taking the team with him. Mr. Kind made i some search ami sent wottl to the vari ous sherilTs thiuiuhout the state and .1 por tion | of Kansas giving : a tlescriiition of the mail , ami team. The fore part tu last week lie reeciml word from the sheriff at Ojrallala . to come up as his man was in si-ht. Taking deputy sheriff Starbttek with him , Mr. Hand went to Ogall.da , only to find his bird had llown. ' However he hail left S'J25.00 in the hands ' of Ihe sheriff to co ' ver expenses and pay 1 the debt. Tiiornley jinked anil rbchtly too I , that he had best not see Mr. Hand , in fact I did not caieahout renewing his acquaint ance v. it Ii him. After pay iug ; the reward awl expenses , Mr. Kind returned home about six dollars short in his account with Tiiornley. , Courier. "What's the Matter" With Ibillaid's filling your oider for hard or soft coal ? "He ' s all ritrlit. * ' So is ins large stock of coal. So are his figures. Give him a trial order. : CARD OF THANKS. We desire to e\pi • - ) • > our thanks and grati tude to all the kind fiiemts for tin ir helpful assistance and sympathy in our kite hereave/ meiit. Mis. a.vd .Miss. c. A. Wakd. Teachers ' Examination. The regular teae.a-is " examination will b < ! held at tie ; school house in lndi.tuola , Satur , day , IJcc. loth. Mus C. L. XnTTLKTON. Co. Stipt. Last Sunday nigiit , wliuc leiurnuu from attentlin-r i s i vices nt the Cyngregat'.o.inl churcn. E. .J. Hall was run down ha reclc- 9 less driver , at the corner of Madison ami Den- H uisoii. attd quite painfully injured , lccciiiit H . badly sprained arm , besides being otherwise H hruist d. The careless .feint , it appears , drove H across the corner of the lot. in the dark'iess , H at ' a lapid speed , and entirely regardless of H pedesti bins * rights. Mr. Hall was par' . .illy I stunned , and as tiu dr.ver coot mi * d on lf.s H way unmindful of : h- avk'ciit , ! . . * . . ! > : . * H means of knowing who i > respomiibic lor 1 s fl injuries , which wi.i disable him tor v ue ; H time. It is perhaps lotiuapjiropiiati tovu- H gest here that then ; is too much mpiti : in < l H particularly caielos driving in theeity lor the H safety of life ami ii. ib and a wholesome exfl autie ! | ! might be made almost any day to the public advantage. The Schoolnia ' am is th * iuIHiixstxr of ta ! * I'epublie. She takes the little b.mtiin frh fl from the home nest , f till of nis pouts ami p'S- ; H sioiis ; ungovernableHtewretch. ! v. ' ios , > oau B mother often admits slm > , cndto seb nd jnir- H pusely toget rid of him. Tin * sclioobni ' aiu H takes a wholccirload of thesi * little ruutrchistc. H half of whom singly and alone cannot be H handled by their respective p ireiits. a.i I > \\z \ H at once puts them in the way of Incoming B useful ; am ! upright cttiz * ns. At what e\'P'n.sf H of patience , toil and soulwe.irin. s. D > trot H ima iiieslm is over co iipen.aled by thtt salary H she receive- . H At the M. E.octal , next week , the blind- I folded person wio will draw the best horse B on a blac v board , adding ; th * p * r.s m ' s suna- 9 tore to the representatiou , will receive gra'u- itotts supper. besides tureisbim ; not a iitt'e H amusement for the specta tors. I'edestrian- apjirecinte Ciiief I'u ' i.e ' s H work of rcpiiicisig the sidewalks and cnis .s- ings ; distu bed duritiv ; the late grading of H Main Avenue. TheieLsairreatiinptoveine t fl in a.i > c .ianceand convenience. HI