Beyond a doubt there never has been on exhibition in the
city of McCook as large and rare a line of
as we are now displaying for the Holiday trade.
"We have just opened a rich assortment of
RICKSECKER'S LUNDBORG'S
PALMER'S LAZELLE'S
And our stock embraces everything pretty in
Pert urn e Gases Gut & Plain Glass Bottles
Call and see what we have to
show you in this line.
KNIPPLE
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INDIANOLA ITEMS.
W. 11. Starr Was in Lincoln , yester
day , on business.
Duncan Bros , have built three large
cribs and have them filled with corn.
The public schools are arranging a
Christmas programme for Friday , Dec.
23d.
John D. Horrell , ex-county clerk
of Frontier county , was in our city
Thursday.
M. D. Hobbs is building a barn on
his lots , and will erect a fine dwelling
in the spring.
Dr. * . M. Brown has put two nice
show-cases in his drugstore , and has
them well filled.
0. M. Goben is repairing windows in
the court house petting ready for the
district court which will commence on
the 19th.
The replevin suit in county court , of
David Deveney vs. W. A. McCool , on
December 6 , verdict was given the de
fendant.
The paint factory was sold at
sheriif sale this week. W. R. Starr
was the purchaser , and we hope to hear
the whistle soon. t
License was issued on the 5th for
the marriage of Mr. Eugene F. Strine
of Culbcrtson , and Miss Lillic L.
Tlittsil * j-tv * rtPoi 1 t-f\n
Attorneys J , E. Kellej and j. A.
Cordeal were before the county court
Monday , and arranged to continue the
case of Moore vs. Kelley.
August Droll was down Mon
day , and met with W. T.
Hcnton and Gr.W. Roper and appraised
the homestead of Mathias Macho , de
ceased.
The Congregationalists have engaged
an evangilist and noted singer to con
duct the series of meetings at their
church commencing on Thursday eve
of this week.
The M. E. Sunday school will cele
brate Christmas with a tree at the
opera hall , on Christmas eve. The
tree for the occasion will be donated by
the Crete nursery.
Married on December 7 at the
Leland hotel in Indianola by Charles
W. Beck , county judge , Mr. John W.
Bush and Miss Cora A. Francis , both
of East Valley precinct.
Died on Dec. 3 , of congestion of the
bowels , Mrs. Mary E. Kimberling , wife
of Marion E. Kimberling and daughter
of Otto Webber. The funeral was
held on Monday at the Congregational
church.
One of the pleasant gatherings of
the week was the Bean Supper given
by the Sons of Veterans , at Masonic
hall on Monday eve last. They had
not only invited the Daughters of Vet
erans , but the old vets and their wives.
The supper consisted of beans , sand
wiches , tea , coffee , pickles , etc. , and
free to all guests , and it is needless to
say , that all present were loyal to the
sons as well as totheir country.
The annual meeting of the agricul
tural society on Saturday last was well
attended. .Report of secretary and
treasurer shows a balance on hand
after paying all expenses , and premi
ums in full , $202.97. The following
officers were elected : President , W.
S. Fitch ; vice-president , E. R. Banks ;
secretary , J. H. Berge ; treasurer , J. R.
Neil ; general superintendent , Isaac
Vandervort ; marshal , W. A. Minmear ;
directors for 2 years , J. C. Blackson ,
Stephen Belles , S. W. Stilgebouer , H.
W. Naden , H. F. Hardin , Sidney
Dodge , J. H. Horton , R. C. Catlett ,
Phoebe J. Taylor and fl. H. Pickens ;
and for 1 year to fill vacancy , J. I.
Grundy.
C. M. Noble takes pleasure in di
recting attention to his stock of goods
for the holiday season. It is the larg
est , richest and finest assortment of
china ware , glassware , lamps , etc. , ever
exhibited in McCook or in southwestern
Nebraska. Also an elegant line of
fruits , nuts and candies. Go and see
what a satisfactory and acceptable pre
sent can be secured at Noble's for a
little money.
They have already commenced elect
ing postmasters over in Iowa by popu
lar vote among the faithful democrats.
The suggestion has been made that the
plan is worthy of adoption in Nebraska ,
but there is no danger that it will be.
There are so many leaders here that a
popular election is not needed.
Carry out the McCook man's idea of
locating the Methodist college. If one
were located in McCook the other two
should be located in h 1.
We naturally conclude that this is
the age of brass when members of the
M. E. church propose building a Metho
dist seminary at McCook and ask God
to bless their efforts.
That was a bright idea of one of the
McCook committee that McUook want
ed the Methodist seminary so that it
might reform the town. Our idea is
that the influence would be all exerted
the other wav.
If the Methodist church has any in
terest in McCook we suggest that it
send about twenty-five evangelists up
there and see what can be done along
the line of reform before they try to
establish a young educational institu
tion along the line of Christian work.
As long as McCook stands it will be
a saloon town with gamblers and pros
titutes forming one of its chief attrac
tions. Will the Methodists select
such a place to build her seminary and
educate the boys and girls "and young
men and women of the church , or the
children of the friends of the church.
As a Methodist , believing in the
grand mission of the youngest and
second largest church in the world , we
want to say that McCook is the last
place in Western Nebraska for a
Methodist seminary. In the first
place the institution would not benefit
McCook financially or otherwise ; in
the second place McCook could not
benefit the seminary financially or
otherwise. Saloons will always flour
ish in McCook , but a Methodist insti
tution never.
There were'three contestants for the
Wesleyan seminary , viz : Bartley , Mc
Cook and Orleans. We hope Bartley
will get it. She is entitled to it. It
is a better town for an institution of
the kind than either of the other places.
McCook is a prosperous little city and
all that , in fact it is the town of south
western Nebraska and will doubtless
continue as such and at no distant day
be considerable of a city. But it is
the last place in western Nebraska to
locate a Methodist seminary. Outeide
of the immoral atmosphere of McCook ,
the expenses both for the institution
itself and the students would be twice
over what they would be at Bartley.
Box Elder Blossoms.
Miss Ida Hauxwell is very sick.
Corn buskers are in demand in these
parts.
James Oakley has purchased the
James Piper place.
James Kinghorn and wife have been
visiting their son a few days.
The boys are reaping a good harvest ,
working the roads nowadays.
A change in commissioners seems to
change the looks of the roads.
A. HaHxwell and Co. are doing a
rushing business , shelling corn.
The people of Box Elder gave a
pound party to the pastor on Thursday
night.
Mr. J. B. Teas has sold his farm to
Chas. Masters. J. B. will move to
Lincoln.
It. E. Moore purchased fifty acres of
sod corn for a hundred dollars of Bogle
last week.
James Pinkerton is building a new
frame house on his father's place , you
can guess at the rest.
SLICK.
Fruit , ink , blood or other stains
should be removed before the clothes
are wet in suds. Tea , coffee , wine and
nearly all fruit stains can be taken out
with clear boiling water , if not , they
will yield to borax , ammonia , chloride
of lime , or the fumes of burning sul
phur matches , held under them.
Fresh ink stains can often be removed
by covering them with salt , dampening ,
and allowing them to remain several
hours , if they cannot , soak them in
warm milk or vinegar and water. Soak
old ink stains in turpentine or in a
weak solution of citric or oxalic acid.
If the latter is used , wash in ammonia
and water , to neutralize the acid , and
rinse in two clear waters. A solution
of oxalic acid will remove iron rust.
Saturate blood stains- with kerosene ,
then rub in tepid water and with soap
Children Cry forPitcher7s _ Castoria.
Free ! Free !
In order to increase our cash trade we
will give away the following- of presents
to our cash customers ,
FREEFREE ! !
1 Gold Watch , worth $100.00
1 Gold Watch , worth 75.00
1 Gold Watch , worth 50.00
1 Lady's Gold Watch , worth 75.00
2 Silver Watches at $25 each 5O.OO
6 Magnificent Oil Paintings at $25,15O.OO
0 Magnificent Oil Paintings at $25 , 90.0O
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 go them
one better. Call and examine these pres
ents and price our goods before buying.
. C. LaTourette.
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FALL EX.
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I wish to announce the arrival of my
Fall and winter Stock of
CLOTHING ,
GM1S FURNISHING GOODS ,
HATS AND CAPS.
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C. W. KNIGHTS , PROPRIETOR.
K. D. BURQB1SS ,
PLUMBERfSTEAM FITTER
NOBTH WAIN ATE. . McCOOE , NEB.
Stock of Iron , Lead and Sewer Pipe , Brass Goods ,
Pumps , and Boiler Trimmings. Agent for HaUiday ,
Eclipse and Waupun Wind Mills.
KALSTEBT , THE LEASING TAILOR ,
Has just received a fine stock of
FALL AND WINTER SUIT-
lNGS. Call and see him , two
doors south of the Famous ,
while the assortment is com j !
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