By F. M. KIMMELL.
OFFICIAL CITY& COUNTY PAPER.
REPUBLICAN STATE COHVENTIOH.
Tliu republican doctors of the state of Ne
braska arc requested to send dek'KHtes from
their several couuttes. to meet in convention
in the city of Lincoln , Thursday. September
Ullb.lS'.tl , lit 10 o'clock A. M. . for the purpose
of placing in nomination candidates for one
associate justice of the suprcmu court , und
two members of the board nl regents of the
state university , and to transact such other
business us may be presented to convention.
THE APPOKTIONMKNT.
Tbo several counties uro entitled to rupro-
Bentntlou as follows , beinir based upon the
vote cast for Hon. Geo. H. Hustlnns. for uttor-
ney-Rencral in 1890 , Riving : ono di'lcKiite-at-
lurgo to each county , antl ono for each 150
votes and the major traction thereof :
* No vole returned.
It is recommended that no proxies bo ad
mitted ts the convention , and that the dele
gates present be authorized to cast the full
vote of the delegation.
It is further recommended that the state
central committee select the temporary or
ganization of the convention.
WALT. M. SEELY , JOHN C. WATSON ,
Secietary. Chairman.
CAREFUL search has failed to
locate the originators of the S. R.
Smith boom for district judge.
A McCook man was accused but
he proved an alibi. The boom lias
returned to Smith's office for a
fresh start. Curtis Courier.
What is the Citizen's Alliance ,
of whom is it composed , and what
are its objects. These are the
questions that are being revolved
in the minds of the honest Inde
pendent farmers in the localities
near where there are no orgauiza-
tion of the Citizens" Alliance. It
is strange that such is the case
when to them comes of its OAVU
\ freewill the report that in our
neighbor county there has lately
/ been one of these Alliances found
ed vdtli a lawyer as president ?
This seems to be a fact and we do
not wonder that the farmer ques
tions an order that admits the
very class of men that he most of
all has been warned against. In
mentioning this matter we do so
with a clear conscience , believing
that if its principles were inaugur
ated with a view toward assisting
the Farmers' Alliance to accomp
lish its mission it is , in many cases ,
very corrupt and used as a screen
behind which hides the vilest of
fice seekers. In reviewing this
o
order , which we truly know but
little about , "we see an order spring
like magic into existence , with a
constitution fac-simile to that gov
erning the Farmers" Alliance with
but ono exception that of who is
eligible to membership. We find
it admits to membership nearly
every class not admitted into the
Farmers' Alliance. This is a mat
ter worthy of your attention. It
seems to us that in the case we
have in view that it is a shrewd
political scheme to head the Pee
ple's party off in nominating hon
est men for office this fall. It has
the appearance of being the work
of a designing man. Already the
prints of his cloven foot are seen
in Frontier county. The seed of
dissension has taken root in our
soil and unless promptly met by
the keen edge of the farmers' sickle
it will bring forth a bountiful crop
of jealousy and dissatisfaction. In
several counties in our fair state
the Farmers' Alliance has seen
signs in the Citizens' Alliance that
have brought forth a refusal to ac
cept any propositions from them.
The objects of the two bodies are
different that is very evident from
the fact that -one accepts what the
other rejects.-Maywood Standard.
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WHY HOT JUDGE COCHRAN.
From The Mayweed Standard.
The Standard refrained from ex
pressing its beliefs on the Judgeship -
ship question , and has only sub
mitted to its readers a few articles
penned by our worthy correspond
ent on the "East Side" and one or
two clippings from our exchanges.
While wo have said nothing on
this important subject we have
thought much , and now we desire
to have a word to say and have the
same right to say what -we think
is the wisest course for the people
to pursue as any paper occupying
the same position that we do. And
what we do say most certainly will
be said for Judge J. E. Cochran.
Mr. Cochran is a man not blessed
with a large store of this world's
goods and his life has not been
strewn with flowers. He was born
on a farm in Iowa and left an orph
an at the age o seven years with
no resources but his young muscle
to pull through on. He studied
law nights and was admitted to the
bar while serving in capacity of a
farm hand and school teaching.
The Judge is a member of church
and is known and held in nigh
esteem by all in his residence city
McCook. He has faithfully serv
ed the people of the 14th judicial
district as their judge for over four
years , and has made multitudes of
devout friends in rural districts.
His enemies are confined to cities
and towns and are found in the
banks , loan shops and railroad of
fices , and it can be truthfully said ,
too , that he has many enemies of
that class in the eight counties
comprising this judicial district.
We have looked the field over very
carefully to see which man should
receive our small merit and have
come to the conclusion that Mr.
Cochran is the one for the people
to put to the front this fall. You
ask why ? Because he has proven
his determination to stand between
the oppressed farmer and the mort
gage holder as far as the law will
permit , he has satisfactorily con
vinced us that he cannot be made
a tool for the railroads , and his
competency as a Judge stands
unchallenged. These three reasons
alone are enough to convince the
people that he is worthy a reuom-
ination for the office of Judge at
their hands this fall. We have
the authority from Mr. Cochran
himself to announce his position
on the Cincinnati platform , and it
is all that could be desired. He
will cheerfully take the stump in
their interest and those nominated
upon them if he is perrnited to do
so. This is enough to convince
the fair minded that he is all right
. . . . . . .
rmrl V.TP. liplip.vA IIP.will TPP.P.IVP.
reward for standing by the pledges
made two years ago. As before
said we have carefully viewed the
position , and we find the resolu
tions passed by the Eed Willow
Co. Alliance very questionable as
to their purposes. It has the ap
pearance of being a scheme to put
Mr. Cochran out of the way in
order to admit some weak man
who can be bent to the will of the
railroads and bankers. One thins1
5
is certain and that is that some
one has an ax to grind , and we
frankly assert that it is a very poor
way to do and very suggestive of
being the work of some person or
persons not deserving. When we
see the old party papers , such as
the Culbertson Sun ( Hep. ) de
nounce Mr. Cochrau we are more
than ever convinced that he is the
man for the People this fall. He
is truthfully not a member of the
Independent party but in the
words of our congressman , W. A.
McKeighan , "I earnestly hope to
see the Independents call their
own conventions and nominate
competent men for Judges regard
less of their parties , " and in re
gard to Judge Cochran working
against McKeighan last fall we
know it is untrue even though it
was so stated in an article run in
State Alliance. With these facts
we ask the people if they cannot
conscientiously stand by a man
who has nobly stood by them , and
is being persecuted by their ene
mies for what he has done for
them. The time is near at hand
when we shall say who shall occu
py the office of district judge and
we must decide whether it shall
be a tried and trustworthy man ,
an incompetent man or a design
ing man disguised in a mask of
some unprotected order. Which
shall it be ? In all honestness , fair
ness and justice to ourselves and
the worthy man , should we not be
found working for the man that is
ready to pledge himself to do all
he can to elevate tjie oppressed.
Honor to Whom Honor is Due.
The political cauldron seems to
be somewhat agitated in this dis
trict concerning some available
person whose asperations seem to
indicate to the people his fitness
for the responsible and arduous
duties of district judge. Like "Pe
ter's net" of olden time the four
corners of the great political drag
net of the district have been lifted ,
giving a central impulse to the as
piring legal luminaries , until now ,
in emulation of Peter's wonderful
catch , we in like manner behold a
tumultuous mass , composed of all
manner of creatures and creeping
things. The result thus far is far
from satisfactory. There is , how
ever , only one judge's office to fill
and there can only be one man
elected to fill the same. The qual
ifications of the man must be broad
and ample for the full require
ments of the office. The person
chosen must bo a man of principle ,
tried and true , in full touch und
sympathy with the people wh'o , re
posing confidence in his integrity ,
shall call him to sit in judgment
among them.
A record made is an earnest of a
record to be made , or , in other
Avords , a man trusted , tried- , and
found true , is a safe person to trust
again , and among the legion of
names thus far mentioned for the
office only one mentioned seems to
have a record at all. That one is
the present incumbent J. E. Coch
ran. He has a record , and al
though the ethical differences of
political questions seem to distract
the attention of the masses , and
while the combined system of
clans and cliques , Shylocks and
mouey-mongerSjStands fully array
ed in a white heat of antagonism
against his re-election , still the re
cord made is a matter of current
history that will constantly appeal
to the people with whom his lot
has been cast , whose burdens have
been lightened and whose financi
al entailmeuts and difficulties have
been either mitigated or set aside
by judicial decree , until a smiling
Providence has brought relief.
We refer in brief to the lenient
ruling in the foreclosure cases ,
wherein somthing like four hund
red actions in foreclosure were de
layed and time secured to adjust
the debt through the medium of a
bountiful crop. This stringent
ruling in favor of the farmers re
sulted in the saving of over twen
ty-five thousand dollars in court
and attorney .fees alone , besides
the resulting distress incident to
such legal proceedings. With such
rfifiord of vigorous and snartan-
> i.
like integrity concerning the wel
fare of the people , what more need
be said ? Judge Cochran stands to
day the avoAved standard bearer of
the people , the exponent of right
and justice for the masses. To be
sure , the rnoiieycrats , a few shys
ter lawyers and a horde of quassi
politicians , who fondly imagine
that the only thing lacking to save
the country is a chance to shine
before the people in his place , are
against him , and will seek to de
feat him , but the idea is fallacious
one , for as sure as the ides of No
vember shall witness the choice of
the people , just so surely shall the
- aside all minor niat-
-
layiuoaside
people ,
{ r „ -i . ° -e4 , . , . . . .
ters or opinion < iucl politics , join in
again returning for another term
J. E. Cochran as district judge , of
whom it ever has been said he
was a just judge. Curtis Courier.
as the rural districts
are arrayed against the towns , or
the towns arrayed against the rural
districts , the mutual interests of
both are seriously impnired. It is
a condition that has no legitimate
cause for existence. Neither lo
cality can thrive and prosper in
dependent of the other , and it is
only ignorant boors and restless
malcontents on either side who
seeks to disturb social and busi
ness currents on whose surface the
well being of all would otherwise
harmoniously float. "
THE United States Government
pay the railroad companies § 21- ,
000,000 to $24,000,000 per year
for transportation of the mails.
The estimated cost for the present
year is $23,000,000. In the past ,
however , the estimates have fallen
short of the actual amount from
$1,000,000 to $2,000,000.
NEBRASKA has fourteen inhabit
ants to the square mile , and can
support 75 or 100 or 230 as well
as New York or Massachusetts.
JONAS ENGEL , Manager.
WE ARE MAKING
REDDCfl
IN PRICES ON ALL
SUMMER
STOCK.
This Includes
Boys Waists ,
Straw Hats ,
Thin Underwear ,
And
Negligee Shirts ,
THE FAMOUS ,
July 24 , 1891.
An oriental proverb runs as follows :
The man who knows something and \\l\o
knows that he knows something is a
happy man ; the man who knows noth
ing , ana who knows that he knows noth
ing , is comparatively happy ; the man
who knows nothing , but who doesn't
know that he knows nothing , is a wretch
ed fool.
CONGREGATIONAL SERVICES Sun
day school , 10:30 : ; morning service , 11 :
30 , A. M. ; evening service at 8:30 : :
Wednesday evening , prayer meeting at
8:30 : , Thursday evening , young people's
choral society at 7 ; Friday evening ,
teachers' meeting at 8:30.
\Ye make a specialty of office sup
plies such as type writing papers , let
ter copying books , filing cases , etc. , at
THE TRIBUNE Stationery Department.
Make Noble your family grocer and
many other blessings will fall to your
lot , besides having the best groceries on
your table that the market affords.
Groceries , fruits , confectioneries and
the like must be fresh and clean to be
desirable. Knipple makes a specialty
of these points.
All repair work promptly down by
S. M. Cochran & Co. Their new tin
ner makes a specialty of repairing gas
oline stoves.
Parties wishing 500 pound lots of
flour will save money by calling on
POTTER & EASTERDAY.
An elegant line of perfumes , toilet
articles , etc. , at
CHENERY'S CITY DRUG STORE.
Crete flour has no superior and but
few equals. Knipple has just received
an entire car load of it.
Kapke , The Tailor , guarantees you
the lowest prices and the most stylish
and elegant clothing.
White and Figured Windsor Tics
all the rage at the Eagle Clothing
Store.
Corn meal.
POTTER & EASTERDAY.
Knipple has just received a car load
of the celebrated Crete Mills flour.
Before painting your house consult
Chenery at the City Drug Store.
McMillen , .Prescription Druggist.
Family Groceries at Noble's.
CIRCUS EAGLE
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GREAT : -BARGAINS : !
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Summer Dress Goods.
CHALLIES , LAWNiU WHITE GOODS ,
Parasols , damaged by rain , from 25C up.
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Clothing & Furnishing Goods.
White Shirts , damaged by rain , $ .SO
Pereaile Shirts , dsmaged by rain , .SO
Pereaile Shirts , with collars and cuffs , .76
Pereaile Shirts , witn collars and cuffs , . l.OO
White Vests from - - $1.OO up
Linen Coats and Vests from - l.OO up.
Selling Linen Goods - VERY CHEAP.
COME AND SKE1 US.
L. LOWMAN & SON.
W. 0. BULLABD & CO.
-toj-
LIME , HARD
CEMENT , AND
DOORS , LUIY1B
BLINDS.LUIY1B SOFT
BLINDS. COAL.
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RED CEDAR AND OAK POSTS.
. J" . WARRR3M , Manager.
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H. KAPKE , The Leader ,
PRIGES AND II ? STYLISH WOKK ,
Calls attention to the fact that lie lias just received an
other shipment of the latest , most stylish spring goods , and
that he is prepared to make them up in the most stylish mode
and at the lowest figures. Call and see for yourself.
WM. M.ANDERSON
PROPRIETOR.
TRANSFER.
M9Cook , Neb ,