I want UOOO bushels of Potatoes
at 50 cents cash at once.
KNIPPLE
ni ALL !
IN
Groceries
; AND HIS ;
Cornet and Sterling
BRANDS OF FLOUR
iARE THE ;
I
Store open till the usual hours.
I want loooo bushels of Potatoes
at 5O cents cash at once.
J. A. WILCOX & SON.
we will receive within a few clays an
elegant line of Ladies , Misses and Children's
Cloaks direct from the manufacturers ; alsc
Shawls and want you to look at u r stoch
before purchasing .
Will also receive a large stock of shoeS ,
Rubbers , etc.
Our new dress goods are now arriving.
For Hats , Caps , Ladies , Gents , and Child
ren's Underwear , Gents Furnishing Goods ,
Groceries , Flour , etc. , etc. Call on
J. A. WILCOX & SON
NEBRASKA LOAN AND BANKING GO.
OF MCCOOK , NEBRASKA.
CAPITAL - $52OOOOCX
FARM LOANS. CITY LOANS ,
LOANS MADE ON ALL KINDS OF APPROVED SECUBITY ,
P : A. WELLS , THCAS. AND MAQR.
: -iChaso National Bank , New York.
( BEFORE.
Would you "AFTER.
Increase Your Business ?
INDIANOLA ITEMS.
Rnad overseers should try Legisla
live scrapers.
That was a republican rain. N <
calamity in it.
Less than three weeks to election
work for Andrews.
A. Utter of Hartley will not leave
Red Willow county.
J. A. Carlee & Co. had four suits it
connty court Tuesday.
F. H. Selby , Cambridge's best attor
neywas here Mondaj' .
Quite a number of our people have
paid their 1892 taxes.
L. 8. Kerns has sold one quarter oi
his land for $19 per aere.
Several Indianola and Bartieyites ,
heard lion , J. M. Thurston.
Simeon Billings has sold his farm in
BondviUe precinct for $ f000QO. !
A $500 foot race here next Monday ,
also horse racing and other sports.
Banker James Beach of Hatnbury ,
Iowa , was here Monday , looking aftei
his interests in this county.
The heavy part of the democratic
party was down from McCook , Wed
nesday , viz : Hon. E. C. Ballew.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McClellan of
Imperial , were down this week closing
the deal of their farm at Bartley to A.
Utter.
Rev. James Lisle , the new Methodist
preacher , is expected on Saturday and
will preach Sunday morning at eleven
o'clock.
A. N. Reynolds , wife and daughter
expect to take a trip to Colorado to
visit , they will go with team and be gone
two weeks or more.
A. Mr. 0' Leary from the east has
bought three or four quarters of land
close to Indianola and will come in the
spring and make this his home , he has
a large family and wants to get near
school and church.
License was issued on Tuesday for
the marriage of Mr. James R. Kinghorn
and Miss Abbie E. Kimball of Box
Elder , and on Wednesday , Mr. Bain
Kinzer and Miss Nannie Devillers also
of Box Elder.
Burlington
The Evans house , Hot Springs , S.
D. , is now open for the reception of
guests. This magnificent hotel erected
at a cost of $150,000 is built of pink
sand stone , is five stories high , has
Alftntv.ItrvVito nil
cf/iom liAnt ! / * nnH mnrt-
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,
ern conveniences and is so arranged
that there are no inside rooms. It ;
completion places Hot Springs on a pai
with any similar resort in the country ,
The'Burlington route places at the dis
posal of the public a sanitarium and
health resort second to no other. Low
round trip rates to Hot Springs and
Deadwood.
The B. & M. have extended their
Wyoming division to Regis. The ex
tension reduces Che distance to Buffalo
to about 48 miles and to Sheridan to
about 55 miles , the drive to either point
being made in 9 or 10 hours. Firs' '
class stages from Regis to Sheridan anc
Buffalo , daily , and from Moorcroi't to
Sundance making connections with al
trains.
Grand Lodge & Grand Encampment
I. 0. 0. F. and State Convention ol
Daughters of Rebecca , Omaha , Oct. 18
to 22. Fare one and a third rate for
the round trip. Tickets on sale Oct.
15th to 22d.
Annual meeting of the Nebraska
Congregational association , Omaha ,
Oct. 17th to 21st. Fare one and a
third rate for the round trip. Tickets
on sale Oct. 14th to JJlst.
For the above occasions , passengers
paying full fare going will be returned
at one third fare ( unless otherwise
noted above ) on presentation of certifi
cate signed by the proper officer of the
meeting on guarantee that there has
been an attendance of one hundred or
more who have paid full fare on the
going trip.
Order of Hearing.
STATE OF NEBRASKA , IBS.
RED WILLOW COUNTY , f
In the matter of the estate of Smith Gordon ,
deceased.
On reading : , filing and recording petition
and final account or Ma tell a Gordon , adminis
tratrix of the estate of said Smith Gordon , de
ceased , filed October 6th , 1892. Praying thnt
her said final account be allowed and she dis
charged as administratrix of said estate.
Ordered that Saturday , November 5th , 1802 , at
one o'clock p.m. . Is assigned for hearing said
petition when all persons interested in said
matter may appear at the county court held
"n and for said county , and show cause why
he prayer of petitioner should not bo grant
ed. And that notice of the pendency of said
petition and the bearing thereof be given to
all persons interested in said matter by pub
lishing a copy of this order In THE McCooK
TniutiNE , n weekly newspaper printed in said
iounty , for three successive weeks prior to
laid day of Iiearinp.
Dated October 8th. 1892.
CHARLES W. BK.CK , County Judge.
Sewing machine repairs at Fade &
Son's.
CONGREGATIONAL REPORTS ,
Topic * of General Interest Ilefore the
Church- ! Triennial Council.
MixNKAi'ous , Minn. , Oct. 13. Th <
triennial Congregational council mel
in this city to-day The report of the
secretary shows that the number oi
churches is now l.JiQO. There are nc
churches in Delaware or in Alaska.
The membership of the church ia
now SJA.OOO. the East having 30li,000 ,
the interior 100.000 and the West 54.-
000. The Sunday schools reach now a
total enrollment of 625,975. There
arc now 2'J'Jt young1 people's societies ,
145.000 members. The contributions
in three years wereSl.174,172 on av
erage per member per annum of 813.55.
It was an increase over the previous
triennium of 8138,800.
The committee on Sabbath observ
ance notes the fact of an increasing
disregard for any proper observance
of the Sabbath. Excursions , theaters ,
concert halls , free exhibitions , base
ball , passenger traffic , drinking
saloons and the Sunday news
paper all are classed togeth
er and come in for their share
of criticism. The closing of the
world's fair on the Sabbath is consid
ered at length. Had the fair been
opened on Sunday it would have re
sulted in apalling demoralization of
the Sabbath observance.
ASSAULTED BY A NEGRO.
Scdalla Again Comes to the Front With
a Colored Fiend.
SEDALIA , Mo. , Oct. 13. At noon to
day , while MissFannieGruber , daugh
ter of reputable and prominent people
ple , was alone in the family residence ,
a negro knocked at the door and
asked for food. Finding the
young lady alone the negro forced his
way into the house and assaulted
Miss Gruber. The young lady's
screams finally frightened the negro ,
who fled after robbing the house
of a small amount of money. He
was pursued and captured by a mount
ed policeman and is strongly guarded ,
as lynching is threatened.
Kansas City Catholics'Celebrate.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Oct. 13. The
Catholics of Kansas City to
day celebrated the four hun
dredth anniversary of the dis
covery of America by special and elab
orate religious ceremonies in the
different churches throughout the
city. The celebration concluded
this evening by a grand parade com
posed of companies of marching men ,
floats and beautiful and grotesque
features typical of the life and deeds
of Columbus.
3Iurdercd by liurglars.
ST. Louis , Mo. , Oct. 13. Josephine
Simmons , aged 19 , daughter of Frank
Simmons , head engineer at Griefedick's
brewery , was murdered last evening in
the kitchen of her parents' home ,
ffer throat was cut from ear to
ear. The house had apparently been
entered by burglars , who finding the
jirl alone , attempted a criminal as
sault and killed her that she might
not disclose their identity.
Indiana's Law May Stand.
INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , Oct. 13. Attor
ney General Smith this morning re
ceived this telegram : "Judge Downey
of the circuit court of Dearborn and
) hio counties at Lawrenceburg has
refused to grant an alternative writ of
mandamus in the apportionment suit
in f.lif
' * * * - * * An * * * W.AV * A-rwt.it W&XJ. VT&I.WUAU 141 u.
The effect of this action is favorable
; o the sustaining of the present law.
St. Louis Hemocratlc Nominees.
ST. Louis , Mo. , Oct. 13. The Demo
crats of this city in convention yester
day nominated the following ticket :
Circuit judge , Leroy B. Valliant ; sher-
ff , Patrick Staed ; judge of the crim-
nal court , Henry L. Edmunds ; circuit
attorney. Benjamin F. Clark ; assist
ant circuit attorney , Jesse McDonald ;
public administrator , Gus. V. R.
Mechin ; coroner , Dr. J. G. Parrish.
Icavcnivorlh Catholics Out In Hosts.
LEAVEJTVYORTII , Kan. , Get. 13. The
Catholic societies of the city , the
different congregations , children of
the parochial schools , a cletatchment
of soldiers from Fort Leavenworth and
200 veterans from the soldiers' home
joined in the observance of Columbus
day here. Fully 2,000 people partici
pated in the street parade.
The Western Union All .Right.
-3W YORK , Oct. 13. The report of
the Western Union telegraph company
for the year ended June 30 will
show : Eevenues , § 23,700,000 ; expenses ,
§ 16,300,000 ; profits , § 7,400,000 ; sur
plus Sll.i1.,741 ; total surplus , § 18,817-
941 ; deductive , § 4.308,607. Interest
on bonds , § 891,245. Sinking funds ,
§ 40,000 ; net surplus , § 13,576,988.
Attempt to Kill the Czar.
PARIS , Oct 13. The Dix Neuvieme
Siecle alleges that an attempt has
been made to assassinate the czar by
blowing up his train with a dynamite
bomb , and that five people were killed
and fourteen injured by the ex
plosion.
The Kansas Academy of Science.
ATCIIISOX , Kan. , Oct. 13. The acade
my of science of Kansas will hold its
twenty-fifth annual convention in
Atchison this week , commencing to
night. It is expected that fifty dele
gates will be present.
Jfo Fight for a Judgeship.
NEW YORK , Oct. 1 3. The Democratic
state committee met to-day at the
Hoffman house and indorsed the Re
publican nomination of Judge Charles
F. Andrews for the court of appeals.
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
The Porno hotel , Sacramento , Cal. ,
was destroyed by fire.
R. T. Evans , of Cuba , Mo..was killed
by a train at Alvo , Neb.
Fire in Lockport , N. Y. , destroyed
Chester's and Johnson's- flour mills.
Loss about § 150,000.
Governor Eagle of Arkansas is so
much improved that he expects to re-
burn to Little Rock within a week.
Eight hundred bales of cotton in
the hold of the British steamship
Knutsfbrd , at Galveston , Tex. , were
destroyed by fire.
L. B. Sides has been suspended from
office as city collector of Little Rock ,
Ark. It is thought he is short be-
iween § 1,000 andSoo
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FreeI Free !
In order to increase our cash trade we ,
will give away the following-list of presents
to our cash customers ,
FREEFREE ! !
1 Gold Watch , worth $100.0O
1 Gold Watch , worth 75.00
1 Gold Watch , worth 50.0O
1 Lady's Gold Watch , worth 75.0O
2 Silver Watches at $25 each 50.0O
6 Magnificent Oil Paintings at $25,15O.OO
6 Magnificent Oil Painting's at $25 , 90.00
100 Books , standard works of English
and American fiction , bound in
cloth and gold , at $2 - 200.0O
118 PRESENTS WORTH $790.00
We carry the largest stock of
Hardware , Stoves , Tinware , Harness ,
Saddles , House Furnishing Goods ,
in Red willow county.
And we meet all competition and g-o them
one better. Call and examine these pres
ents and price our g-oocls before buying * .
W. C. LaTourette.
FALL
I wish to announce tlie arrival of my
Fall and Winter Stock of
CLOTHING ,
BESIS FURHISH1HG GOODS , ; i
HATS AND CAPS.
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Eagle House ,
C. W. KNIGHTS , PROPRIETOR.
F. D. BUR.QE1SS ,
PLUMBERSTEAM FITTER
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NOETH MAIN AYE. . McCOOK , NEB.
Stock of Iron , Lead and Sewer Pipe , Brass Goods ,
Pumps , and Boiler Trimmings. Agent for Halliday ,
Eclipse and Wanpun Wind Mills.
40 TO 2000 ACRE TRACTS ,
S5 TO S15 PER ACRR.
ZsTSend stamp for Price List and Descriptioe
Circular of Southwestern Nebraska to
AND STOCK RANCHES. S. H. COLVIN , McCook/erf muaa Co. , Neb.