VOLUME IX. MeCOOK , RED WILLOW COUNTY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY EVENING , SEPTEMBER 19 , iS9 O. UMBER 17.
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EVERY DEPARTMENT IS BEING FILLED
WITH THE
Latest and Choicest Styles ,
' AND WILL COMPRISE THE
MOST COMPLETE ASSORTMENT
IN SOOTHWESTERN NEBRASKA.
Before Purchasing Any Goods
FOR MEN OR BOYS ,
IT WILL BE TO Y.OUR INTEREST
TO SEE OUR .LINE. -
ALL GOODS 'MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES ,
Strictly One-Pri. ENGEL ,
MeCook , Neb. , Sept. 8th , 189O.
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TO TAX PAYERS.
An Unsuccessful Search in the
Indianola Courier for
the Truth.
[ Fiotn the IJnrtloy Inter-Occiin.l
"Tho people of this county , umirrstnmliiiK
Mr. Laws' triiachcry to usG. S. Bishophuvt ) ,
resented it by tiie . election of a delegation to
'
tin ; coiwess'ional convention who are oppos
cd to the return of Laws , even making it so
strong as to place usG. S. Bishop ) on the
delegation. Already has a majority ot the
djstrict spoken and Mr. Laws' name is Den
nis so far as his return to congress is concern
ed. " Courier July 24th.
"The McCook faction went tlnough the
farce of haying that Johnnie Allen could
name the state delegation and a delegation
was named for Laws. Courier July 24th. "
"A central committee has no power or right
to decide questions arising between contest
ed delegations , and the usurpation of that
power by the late state and congressional
central committees , and their decision of the
question with so'e ' reference as to how it
would atfect certain candidates , and not on
the merits ot the case , is the best evidence
that the system is wrong. " Courier August
7th.
7th.The
The Courier states that the McCook dele
gates were for Laws , also that Laws had lit
tle influence , and then affirms that the dele
gates were admitted "with sole reference as
to how it would effect certain candidates. "
"About two weeks ago Judge Cessna , the
referee in the county-seat case , made airorder
that McCook put up a good bond for $4,000
and that the county commissioners meet and
issue orders for § 400 to help pay the referee
and reporters. County clerk Koper refused
to call the commissioners together , until Mon
day when Attorney RHteuhouse came down
from McCook and ordered Koper to issue a
call. This Koper did and the commissioners
will meet on Saturday at 1 P. M. for the pur
pose of appropriating § 400 to help McCook
; et the county-seat. As yet McCook lias fail
ed to put up the bond , and it is said that they
cannot get anyone to go their security as no
one seems to covet thepleasureof paying the
expenses of this fight. " Com ier August21st
The facts are McCook paid the referee and
reporter 5400 cash. The referee and report
er asked 8400 more in cash or a bond for $4-
000 and McCook paid a second § 400 in cash.
Has the Courier ever told you these facts ?
It is not probable that the referee or Attor
ney llittenhouse ever asked the commission
ers to meet and issue an order on the county
funds , they simply wanted 8400 from defend-
antslndianola ) to pay part of the expenses.
On the day of tiie convention in Bartley , the
writer said to Commissioner Bennett , "You
know that I do not think you commissioners
examined the petition as you ought to have
done. I wish you would furnish me a state
ment of what you did do , to publish next
week. " Mr. Bennett replied , "That is the
very thing the referee is trying to learn. '
We received no statement for publication.
Then , the referee and reporter have spent
several weeics in taking testimony in order to
learn whether some of the names of the peti
tion represented legal voters or not. We be
lieve the commissioners ought to huve done
this and then published the bogus names so
that every person could know tiiat the work
was well done.
lias the Courier ever published a liue in
favor of the commissioners examining the
petition and then publishing the bogus names ?
The Courier of May Sth "thanks the com
missioners for iufusing to callucounty-seat
election upon a petition that those interested
in did not dare undertake to show them was
a lawful petition. "
Why did not the commissioners show up
the unlawful part of it ? Then every honest
person -would have thanked them for their
good work.
You will find the following in the Courier
of July 24th : "This is the element , " refer
ring to some McCook people , "that has al
ready piled up the costs in the county-seat
fight to more than one thousand dollars. "
But , granting that the petition was bogus ,
you will find nothing tending to urge the
commissioners to avoid a law suit , and to do
their duty so fairly and thoioughly and pub
licly as to put to shame every honest friend
of McCook and to silence every opponent of
ludianola.
About "piling up the costs , " the defend-
antsIndianola ) have been notified that they
have used more words and thus incurred
greater "costs" than the plaintiffs ( McCook ) .
' Judge Cessna has made a ruling that the
petitioners in the county-seat case are the
ones that are responsible and liable and must
pay the costs in that case. This will be a
source of great consolation to many who un
wittingly signed their names to the petition
just to help McCook get the county-seat. "
Courier September 4th.
We have good authority for saying : Judge
Cessna never made such a ruling ! !
Finally , after a straightforward , honest ex
amination of the petition by honest men ,
there ought to be nothing to argue. The
names on the petition represent legal voters
or they do not , and at the right time it would
have been easy to learn the facts.
Frenchman Railroad.
The greatest encouragement to the people
of Chase.county occurred on Tuesday , Sept
9thin the filing with the county clerk of Chase
county , Nebraska , of a mortgage on the road
bed of the Kepublican Valley and Wyoming
R. II. Co. running through Hitchcock , Hayes
and Chase counties In Nebraska , and Phillips
county , Colorado. The mortgage is given by
the officers of the Kepublican Valley and
Wyoming K. K. compnny to Henry Parkham
and William J.Ladd of Boston , Mass. , and
is to secure the payment of an amount equal
to twenty thousand dollars per mile of said
road , or one million , eight hundred thousand
dollars. The mortgage recites that the mon
ey loaned on the grade shall be used to com
plete the road. This is the most substantial
proof that has yet been made ; that the.Il. It.
company intends to complete and operate
this line of road ; and the interest on this
arge sum of money amounts to one hundred
and eight thousand dollarsmnnually , or nine
housnnd dollars per month , which is more
ihau ever a railroad company can afford to
pay on idle capital. There is 110 doubt but
what the road will be completed soon. God
ipeed the day. Imperial Clirouicle.
FROM THE COUNTY SEAT.
( B7 OU3 BS3ULA3 C03ES3POOTSHS3. )
COUNTY COURT.
Samuel It. Smith vs Suntli Ward ctul ; ver
dict and judgment against defendants lor
S'JO 85 ,
Julius Normund vs.Patrick Coylejudginent ;
for 5342.77 in favor of plaintiff.
The Iiidiuiiohi Loan & Building Association
vs. John and llcbeccn Teak ; the plaintiff
makes complaint Jitfuinstdel'ondiuitsl'or 1'orc-
ubloanil unlawtul detention of a lot and dwell
ing house.
The last will and testament of Thomas Col-
fer , deceased , has been Hied for probate. .Mos
es Golfer , a brother of deceased , is named as
executor.
WJllittin C. Cole fins filled a petition prayinir
that the will of his father , Enoch H. ole , maybe
bo probated and ordered for record , and that
letters testamentary may be granted to the
petitioner.
MARIIIAGE LICENSES.
Mr. William B. Sexson. age 21. Box Elder.
Miss Hessic M. Harrison , age IV , Box Elder.
Mr. August W. Northnngel. ago 29. McCook.
Miss Louise G. Quarter , age 19 , Indianola.
The above named couple was married at lu-
dlunola , September 13th , 1890 , by Judge Keyes.
Mr. Leonard I. Meserve , age 23 , McCook.
Miss Jessie M. Wise , age 17 , McCook.
DISTRICT COURT.
915. Mary R. Leuart ys. Jacob H. Leaart ,
September 18,1890. , petition for diverse.
TKANSCH1PT OF JUDGMENTS.
September 11 , 1890. WIlcox & Fowler vs.
tfels Sorcnsou. $20.65 and costs. September
8tb , 1890.
Septembec 13 , 1890 , Samuel B. Smith vs.
Ahlra Z. Jones , 8101,75 , September 12,1890.
September 18. 1890 , A. J. Thomas vs. Nels
and Cath'erina Sorensen , $15 , September 13.
1890.
September 18,1890 , Wilcox & Fowler vs. Win.
Y.Johnson , § 22.50 , September 13 , 1890.
September 18,1890 , Huddleston Lumber Co.
vs. W. H. Ackerman , 46.44. September 17,1890.
September 18 , 1890. Charles B. Hoag vs.
James McClung , $20.75 , September 16,1890.
Land Office Circular.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ,
GENERAL LAND OFFICE ,
x WASHINGTON , D. C. , Sept. 5,1890.
REGISTERS AND RECEIVERS ,
United States Land Offices. "
GENTLEMEN :
I am directed by the Honorable Secretary of
he Interior , by lette'r of September 4th , 1890 ,
, o call your attention to the attached copy of
hat portion of the act of Congress , approved
August 30,1890 , which repeals so much of the
ict of October 2 , 1SS8 (23 Stat. 520) , as with-
rnws the hinds in the arid regions of the Uni-
ed States from entry , occupation and settle-
nent , with the exception that reservoir sites
icretotore located or selected shall remain
egregatcdand reserved from entry or settle
ment until otherwise provided by law , and
eservoir sites hercalterloeated orselectcd on
public lands shall in like manner be reserved
fiom the date of the location or selection. The
circulars of this oflicc of August o , IbSO , and
August 9. 3b90. arc hereby rescinded.
Entries validated by this act will be acted
upon in regular order , and all patents issued
on entries made subsequent to this act and on
entries so validated , west of the one hundredth
meridian , will contain a clause reserving the
right of was * for ditches and canals construct
ed by authority of the United States.
Tour particular attention is called to that
portion of the law which restricts the acquire
ment of title under the land laws to o5o acres
in the aggregate.
You will require from all applicants to file
or enter under any of the land laws of the Uni
ted States , an ailidavi t showing that since Aug
ust 30,1890 , they had not filed upon or entered ,
under said laws , a quantity of land which
would make , with the tracts applied for , more
than li'-M acres. Or , provided the party should
claim by virtue of the exception as to settlers
prior to the act of August 30,1890 , you will re
quire an affidavit establishing the fact.
As soon as practicable a blank form of affi
davit will be furnished you.
Very respectfully ,
LEWIS A. GHOFF , Commissioner.
For topographic surveys in various portions
of the United States , three hundred and tweu-
ty-flve thousand dollars , one-half of which sum
shall be expended west of the one hundredth
meridian ; and so much of the act of October
second , eighteen hundred and eighty-eight ,
entitled "An act making appropriations for
sundry civil expenses ot the Government for
the fiscal j'ear ending June thirtieth , eighteen
hundred and eighty-nine , and for other pur
poses , " as provides tor the withdrawal of the
public lands from entry , occupation and settle
ment , is hereby repealed , and all entries made
or claims Initiated in good faith and valid but
for said act , shall be recognized and may be
perfected In the same manner as if said Jaw
had not been enacted , except that reservoir
sites heretofore located or selected shall re
main segregated and reserved from entry or
settlement as provided by said act. until other
wise provided by law , and reservoir sites here
after located or selected on public lands shall
In like manner be reserved from the date of
the location or selection thereof.
No person who shall , after the passage of
this act. enter upon any of the public lands
with a view to occupation , entry or settlement
under any of the land laws shall be permitted
to acquire title to more than three hundred
and twenty acres in the averegate. under all
of said laws , but this limitation shall not oper
ate to curtail the rteht of any person who has
heretofore made entry or settlementon the
public lands , or whose occupation , entry or
settlement-Is validated by this act : PROVIDED ,
That in all patents for lands hereafter taken
up under any of the land laws of the United
States or on entries or claims validated by this
act. west of the one hundredth meridian it
shall be expressed that there is reserved from
the lands in said patent described , a right of
way thereon for ditches or canals constructed
by the authority of the United States.
A Pair Full.
The moon rose full at eleven o'clock
And sailed o'er tower and hall ;
But he was so full at the self-same time
He couldn't rise at all.
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Don't go to bed suffering from sick head
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phreys' Specific No. 10 affords a mild , natural
and permanent euro.
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I am she wing very choice styles in Ladies'
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Advance styles for early falJ now ready.
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Gents' Furnishing Goods
4 large and varied assortment of Neckwear , Hosiery ,
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Attention , Farmers.
We are closing out our en
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meats at cost. . ' isixt nowii
the time to secure rare bar
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sold at once.
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