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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1892)
By F. M. KIMMELL , . OFFICIAL CITY& COUNTY PAPER. $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE. ALL HOME PRINT. HON. G. M. LAMBERTSON has been honored with the appoint ment to fill the vacant assistant secretaryship in the treasury de partment for the period that will intervene between now and .the 4 of March. Sir. Lambertson doubtless appreciates the compli ment , but we doubt whether he would refuse to fill the seat in the United States senate after the 4 of March if the legislature should see fit to elect him. Bee. A STRICT party paper in dis cussing the subject of immigra tion says : " "Fortunately the mat ter has not taken the form of si party issue. " Exactly ; and why would it not be fortunate if no question affecting the country at largo took the form of a "party issue ? " What good is attained by making every question that arises a 'party issue" and discus sing it from a party standpoint ; yet this IB precisely what the regu lar orthodox party newspaper does , and meanwhile belabors the independent press for taking a non-partisan view of the particu lar subject under discussion. THE lake front in Chicago , which the court says belongs to the public and not the Illinois Central railroad , is famous for some things besides the litigaticai it has caused. It is now a reco uized branch of the business of the Chicago highwaymen to lure innocent grangers to the shore of the lake with the story that a great wreck is floating toward the beach. When the agriculturj visitor reaches the shore he is en ticed into a shell game or robbed by a more direct plan , just as the fancy of the gentleman in charge dictates. The lake front has been a source of great profit to these robbers as well as to the lawyers. ] So\v that Mr. Gould is dead any number of persons are announcing that he was all sorts of mean things and claiming that his sue- ces was due to his cold-blooded cunning. It has come out in the biographies that Gould was a very hard working man ; that , as a boy , he was used to getting up at 4 o'clock in the morning to study , while the other youth of the gen eration that is abusing him were getting their "beauty sleep. " It has also been found that he was regular and methodical in his work , and it is likely that there was not so much luck and cold bloodedness in his success as the unthinking were likely to surmise. Mr. Gould was not a proper char acter to walk up and down the pages of a Sunday school book , because his ambition was not of a high order , but such as it was he stuck to it and kept it before him early and late , and finally satisfied it. That is something to one's credit even if his ambition is not the best. WE have passed through a period of political convulsion jus as they have across the water , bii every patriotic American will re joice that none of the politica scandals and turmoils which are now amazing Europe , have then counterpart here. The change in administration has been effected in the main without corruption , and a healthy tone prevails in both official and private life. When we make improvements in our elec- incnvo Qv LllSJJD 1 V > \ JJA. J free ballot in every voting district in the laud of our political condi tion will be far in advance of any nation on the planet. Contrary to the views of a great many good people , the world is getting better and the government of the United States is steadily advancing in efficiency and integrity. Of course it may pause in its onward march now and tlien , but it is pleasant to know that temporary set backs like a , democratic victory are more of ten , caused by the restlessness aifd curiosity of OUT people than of our Public men' d whipped Maheryestef- e'e rounds. Mwta 1 * * ' * - . ,1J Sow is the Tim To buy your winter goods and the place to buy is where you can 1 STOCK Clothing , Dress Goods , Shawls everything- warm for winter wear IS NOW IN. PRICES AND QUALITY WE GUARANTEE. t WE HAVE THE STOCK AND WILL MAKE THE PRICE. : amine our stock before you buy. We carry full stock of GROCERIES. C , L. DeGROFF & CO. SUCCESSORS TO J. C. ALLEN. Yierr THR -1 > -1 9 JL. SOME of the papers of the state are making their biennial sugges tions to the members of the legis lature in regard to the abominable system of assessing in vogue in bids state. The people and the papers have pleaded loud and long ior a change , but no attention has ijeen paid to their complaints. To say that we have the worst system of assessing of any state in the union but faintly expresses it. Some countries assess at one-sixth , others at one-fourth , one-third and some at its cash value. The next egislature should pass a law mak- ng the assessments uniform all over the state. John M. Cotton , formerly of the Lin coln Vanity Fair , now with the Lincoln Newspaper Union , was in the city this morning. F. S. Schoonover was a Windsor guest , Lincoln , yesterday. Harry Thompson was registered at the Opelt , yesterday also. Charlie McConnell has arrived from Virginia , Illinois , and taken a position in his brother's drugstore. The man who fails to keep his side walk clear of snow is not a good citizen. Albert Cowan of our city was a guest at the Opelt , Lincoln , yesterday. Jay Gould's charitable bequests amount- ted to zero nary a red gave he. The Rock Island telegraphers have gone out on a strike. Established 1886. Strictly One Price. : M cms 9 Co. GIFTS * * We desire to call your especial attention to our Elegant Stock of GENTS9 FUENISHINGS , including Mufflers , Gloves , Mittens , and the Latest Effects in Tecks , Puffs , and * Four-in-Hands , of which we have a superior line for the Holiday trade. Would be pleased to have you call to inspect our stock before mak ing your Christmas purchases. NOEL Manager , Annual meeting Nebraska State Horti cultural society , Lincoln , Dec. 7 to 12. Fare one and a third rate for the round trip. Tickets on sale Dec. 7 to 12 , in clusive. Annual meeting Nebraska State Pat rons of Husbandry , Kearney , Dec. 13 to 16. Fare one and a third rate for the round trip. Tickets on sale Dec. 10 to 16. A. M. Drew of the Fair expects to be able to attend to business personally first of the week. Charlie O'Brien has been in charge during his illness. It is understood that a new Independ ent newspaper will appear at Indianola , the first of the year. v J. C. Gammill came over from Frontier county last evening. CURTIS & BATES For a Clean Shave or = An Artistic Hair Cut. * * REAR OP CITIZENS BANK. EDWARD B. SHAW , Regimental Blacksmith , HAS OPENED A BLACKSMITH : - : SHOP ON MARSHALL STREET , Opposite Milliard's lumber yard and in O'Neil's carpenter shop. / Will Cure Interfering Horses y & Contracted Hoofs or no Pay. I ALSO HAVE A FIRST-CLASS WAGON : - : MAKER. will Rive you value received or pay. Prices reasonable *