f f 1 1 H WE WILL - _ _ _ 1j I CONTINUE lip , fI t I l . M 'HAVE DECIDED t0 continue our Clearance Sale / Clothing , Dress Goods , Underwear , Blankets , Etc. , : -r until January 25. Zan Y thins have been closed out r ! r b ) but our stock is large and you will find desirable patterns to be had in our Dress Goods. department at less than half price. To further reduce our stock in the Shoe department we will soil Ladies' Fine Shoes that formerly sold for 43.00 to 44.50 per pair at 42.65 , 42.50 shoes at 42.00 Per pair. M'ien's Fine Shoes that usually sold at 43.25 to 44,00 now going at 42.65. Wool Boots and Overs , 42.00 Per pair. Watch our d I corner for barcr'ains jn everythlna. S AT THE . . . - I "P6 l L , 1 ® 8 C. L.DEGROFFr & CO. 4 I ° i r , NOBLE i i 1 f Is 'the Man Who Sells Fresh 1 AAA r GROCER.IES. vrv - I , And He Sells Them Right , Too. I When you want to buy anything in the Grocery line , tj t j Noble is the man you want to see. He keeps the very best goods and sells them at remarkably low prices. He also carries a magnificent line of Lamps , Queensware of all kinds and Crockery. His line of Hanging and Stand Lamps is undoubtedly the finest in Southwestern Nebraska , Remember the Holiday season is approaching , and no more appropriane present - ent can be imagined than a handsome Lamp or a set of Dishes. You can get them at Noble's. I - - If Oo and See i Noble He Will r RIGHT. r , . . ' ' 'rk "Cr' - - , „ sv * ' rrrusr j - 1' Nf.R . Nk dyJiri" ' it tl T.L.ME T..F1LE. GOING EAST-CENTRAL TIth-LEAVE8. No. 2 , through passenger. . . . . . . . . . 6:55 A. St. No. 4 , local passenger. . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 P. M. No. 76 , rrell ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:45 A. N No. 64 , freight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:30 A. M No. 80 , freight 10:00 A. 14 No. 148 , freight , made up horo. . . . . . 6:00 A. M. GOING WEST-MOUNTAIN TIME-LEAVES. No. 3 , through passenger . . . . . . . . .B:35 P. M. No. 6 , local pussscnger. . . . . . . . . . . . 9:15 P.111. No. 63. freight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:00 : P. 111. No. 77 , frolght. . . . . . . . 4:24 P.M. No. 149 , freight , made up hero . . , . , t1:00 A. M. IMPERIAL LiSE.-NOUNTAIN TIME. No. 175. leaves at. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 A. M. No. 176 , arrives at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:40 P. M. t 1-NnTE'-No. 63 carries passengers for Stratton , lienkelman arid Halgier. All trains run daily excepting 148,1411 and 176 which run daily except Sunday. No. 3 stops at lienkelman and Wray. No. 2 stops at Indianola , Cambridge and Ar- apahoe. No. 80 will carry passengers for Indlanola. Cambridge and Arapahne. Nos. 4.6.148.149 and 17G carry passengers for all stations. You can purchase at this office tickets to al. principal points in the United States and Can ada and baggage checked through to destina- tio11 without extra charge of transfer. Far information regarding rates , etc. call on or address C. E. MAGNER. Agnetl Sam Gilchrist was down from Akron , Monday. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Casten , Monday. Will McCarl arrived home , Sunday night , from a visit of a few weeks in Iowa. Mrs. Tom Malen is in McCook this week , visiting Tom's relatives.-Oberlin Opinion. One of L. I. Barger's children is quite ill. George Rule and S. H. Heard also have sick children in their families. The B. & M , boarding car , west of town , was robbed of nearly all its contents - tents on last Friday night , but the goods were all returned after a little chase.- Haigler News. E. H. Andrus , formerly with the Burlington , is now in the land department - ment of the Union Pacific , with headquarters - quarters at Kansas City. He won't he missed real seriously. Last Thursday was Miss Grace Row- ell's birthday anniversary , and the fact was very happily emphasized by a company - pany of the young Miss's friends who gave her a happy and complete surprise party on the evening of that day. J. P. Wolfe , who had a foot crushed off some time ago while getting off a moving train at Atlanta , and has been under the care of the B. & M. surgeon at Holdrege sincewas brought to his home this week.-Bertrand cor. Holdrege Citizen. The Burlington's No , 4 passenger train was held up by train robbers , last Pri- day evening , near Ottumwa , Iowa , and the express messenger robbed of a considerable - siderable sum of money. There were two men in the gang disguised as farmers - ers and they have not as yet been apprehended - hended , although a score of detectives are after them. RED CLOUD , Neb. , Jan. Io.-Special. ] Today at noon while a freight train was passing through a cut several miles west of here it crashed into the wagon of a mover who was crossing the track. The tongue and one front wheel were left attached to the team which escaped uninjured. The occupant of the wagon was thrown on the pilot where he held Ott until the train was brought to a stop. He was uninjured-Journal. Engineer T. Haley and J. Mullen of McCook are late arrivals on the Wyoming - ing division and are running out of Sheridan. , . .Ed. Parrell of McCook has concluded that farming in Red Willow - low county is not a success , and has returned - turned to railroading. He went to Sheridan - idan , Wednesday , where he has secured a position. . . . Machinist W. Lambert of Sheridan has gone to McCook. He will return to Sheridan with his family in a few days. , . .Engineer J. R. Burton of Sheridan has been transferred back to the western division and left Alliance with his family on the 6th inst. for Mc- Cook.-Alliance Grip. The railroad men of this city have organized - ganized a social club with Prank Hawks- worth as president : George Rule , secretary - retary ; John R. Roxby , treasurer. The headquarters of the club are in the A. 0. U. W. temple building , over the south store room on Main avenue , where the club now have a suite of two rooms which they are endeavoring to increase to four by securing two more rooms adjoining on the north. The memberships now almost one hundred. Quite an amount of reading material has already been provided , and more will be arranged for in the future. The club has already become a popular resort among the railroad boys. The through freight from Kansas City to Denver struck the covered wagon of a young man who was on his way to Chase county , at the narrows five miles west of town Thursday at noon. The team , a span of mules , had crossed the track and escaped with the tongue , one wheel and the wreck of the axletree and and other wheel attached to them ; the balance of the wagon was completely demolished including the trunk of the driver. His cooking utensils , provisions and feed for the team was scattered over the ground. He was thrown onto the pilot where , his fall having probably been broken by the canvass wagon cover , he clung unhurt until the train stopped and allowed the impromptu pas. senger to alight.-Red Cloud Belt. - * . . trunrI IIKn nv Au'rnoRITY.I Commissioners' Proceedings. Indlanola , .lanntry 5.11105. Hoard of county eommts + ioners niet. pnrgii- ant to ttd jnurnment , present C..1 , ttvan , .l. M. Thomas and.James C6rnlehU , ' and George W Roper , county clerk. Minutes of prevlous rnoeling rend and apprornd. On mutton the RdlOwlugclaiatswer tttid lied and allowed and clerk dlreeted to draw warrants - rants on county general rand as fnpnwR : I tit smith mdse foe Mrs Tripp. . . . . . . . . . . . $ 400 Western Exchange Co. ofico for en suet 29151 w. n. Scarraw overseer of district 41. . . . 24 tO D W Rudolph nvers + erdtstrlct 3L. . . . . 1500 R J Wagner overseer district 11. . . . . . . . . 151)0 ) And claims allowed on county bridge fund as follows : Oeorge Younger hridi o work. . . . . . . . . . . . * 300 Annual settlerneat was mode with the to- ! lowing overseers of highways ttnd certith aces wore drawn in pnvmentof halanevs as follnsvc : , / E Logue overseer dI' trint 30. . . . . . . . . . . . $ 700 w R Sparrow overseer district 41. . . . . . . . . noun Board commenced making unnnal settle. mentwith county clerk. On motion board adjourned to meet .buma- ry 7th,1835. C..1. ItY IN r'haIrman. Indlunoaa , January 7. 1505. Board met pursuant to adjournment. Full board present. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. The hoard having made ui careful exnminn- tton of the aceountq of J. B. Meserve , county treasurer , find the following to ho a true and correct account of all moneys collected , dis. hursed and remninine on hind nt the clo o of business on December 31Rr,1804 : Amount on hand.Imy1st , 1804..f4t10074 Amount since collected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,212.19 Amount dishursed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47. .7.79 Balance on hand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.094 14 The following claims wore audited turd allowed - lowed on the county general fund : T F Ityitn road work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510 OO , Wm Remington road work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00 S E linger & Co. coal for county. . . . . . . . . . 2508 John L Poul cash paid far use 01 scrapers 600 T F Godley roiul work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8lO w 0 Bond , C. D. C. judgment Wenger vs county. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3025 Wm Greenway work on road . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 W 0 Bond drawing jury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 same , postage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G ( JO And on county bridge fund : S E H Ier x:1'0 , lumbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; 335 ! Certificate drawn to : John Pool overseer district . . . . . . . . . . . . 00 Hoard contlnued examination of the county clerk's accounts during the day. Board adjourned to meet January 8 , 1895. Attest : C.J. IIYAN , Geo. W , ROPER , Chairman. County Clerk. Indianola , Nebraska , Jau. 8. Full board present. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. Annual statement of J II Ralston county superintendent was examined and approved The statement showing the : Amount received during the year..533416 Amount disbursed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32515 Balance on hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901 On 11:011011 A Kuhlman wits appointed overseer - seer of road district No. 36. The following claims were audited and al- kwed on the countygeneral fund : P A Brewer mdse for the county. . . . . . . . $ 140 Henry Crabtree bailiff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 00 W V Vickrey mdse ion SOilday. . . . . . . . . 1200 A G Dole & Son mdse for Sale Strong. . . . 604 Same , mdso for D Bradley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815 J A Wilcox & Son mdse for Rhodes , hest and Carter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2255 John E Walton work on road. . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 Mrs Luke Tulleys building for election. . 200 S C Boyer work on road. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 John Kent work on road. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 John Peakc draying for county. . . . . . . . . . 155 Andy Barbar surveying road. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1760 Same , work on road. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 Ben Kendall work on road. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000 E. McCann coal for e B Dimmitt. . . . . . . . . 3 50 S Lynn roadwork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000 E McCann coal for M Weick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 75 Julia A Fox board of Mrs Ebert. . . . . . . . . . 600 Menard Eraberling work on road. . . . . . . . . 1000 M Coyle overseeing road work. . . . . . . . . . . . 1100 Frank aoorework on road. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Same , making statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30d S Billings bailiff Dee term district court 250 J C Shumaker & Co. oil fur county. . . . . . . 2 00 Jos T Saunders work on road. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000 J N Smith work on road. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 00 C W Beck postage and express. . . . . . . . . . . 360 Wm Kreager rout ! work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . It ) U0 T J Cress mdse for Charles Harris. . . . . . . . 9 70 w V Vickrey mdse Milo Strong. . . . . . . . . . 268 J A Cass coal for Pratt and foyer. . . . . . . . 1010 E J Mitchell relief blanks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 50 L J Nlcbols work on bridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575 Harry Meyerswork on road. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000 Joseph Menard mdse for Thomas Carter 1285 Same , mdse for Mrs Mocho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 85 Same , mdso for Mrs. Rhodes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Same , mdse for George Nicholson. . . . . . . . 3(10 James Kelley work on road. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1200 S J Stockton bailiff Dee term of D. C. . . . . 5 00 F Id Kimmell publishing proceedings. . . . 4 80 And on county bridge fund : Frank Caiit work on bridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 110 David Taft name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1360 Arthur Ladwigeame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 And certificates were drawn in favor of. .1 W Dutcuer overseer of district 20. . . . . . $ 7 00 Frank Moore overseer of district 34. . . . . . 1310 The followingofilcial bonds were examined and approved : J H Berge deputy county treasurer. .lames Junes assessor Missouri Ridgc. Charles W Roper overseer road district 21. 't'he board having made u careful examina- tlori of the accounts of George 1V Ropercoun- ty clerk , fined the following to be a true and correct statement of the fees received and disbursed by him during the year 1894 as follows - lows : Total amount of fees received.$2,95304 Total amount disbursed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,57830 Balance paid into the county treasury 404 74 Adjourned to meet January 9th , 1503. C. J. RYAN , Chairman. January 9th , 1893. Full board met pursuant to adjournment. Minutes of previous meeting read and ap- proved. Petitions of county clerk and sheriff asking for neputies and assistants read and considered - ered , and of motion same were granted , and the salaries were fixed as follows : One deputy for sheriff at 60O per annum. One deputy for county clerk at g6OO One assistantfor at $360 " Thu board having made a careful examination - tion of the accounts of E. R. Banks , sheriff , find that he has received in fees for the year 1591 $2,000.32. The board having made a careful examination - tion of the accounts of C W. Beck , county , judge , find that he has received in fees forthe year 1894 $544 a5. Soldiers' Relief commission consisting of Willis Gossard , E. Sl. Woods and Jacob Stein- metz , appeared before the board and made report or all moneys received and disbursed by them from March 18th. 1803. to January Otb , 1895. It appearing to the board that a balance of5340still remains in the bands of Jacob Steinmetz , he was directed to at once turn the same over to the county treasurer and file a receipt for the same with this board. Otherwise - wise report of said commission is approved. On motion Willis Gossard was appointed one of the Soldiers' Relief Commission to serve three years. we mrr . . - . . . ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES. The following estimate of expenses for the year 1895 was fixed as follows : County General Fund.$20,000.00 County Bridge Fund. . , . . . . 8,000,00 County Road Fund. . . . . . . . 6ooo.oo Indianola Precinct Fund. . . 200.00 North Valley Precinct Fund 000.00 Willow Grovc Precinct Fund i,5oo.oo Bartley Village Fund. . . . . . . 40o.co Soldiers' Relief Fund. . . . . . 500.00 fhe official bon l of Charles I lopt , justice of the peace for East Valley precinct , was duly approved. 1'he following claims were allowed on the county general fund : J. B. Meserve , postage and express . . . .S 27.22 G. W. Roper , recording road bonds etc. 214.45 William McCallum , mdse.for Mrs.Kripp 4.40 G. W , Roper , postage and express. . . . . 30.20 1-I. 1V. Eaton , appraising road. . . . . . . . . 3.20 C. M. Goben , appraising road. . . . . . . . . 3.20 A. C. Crabtree , appraising road. . . . . . . 3.20 Samuel Young , surveying road. . . . . . . . 3.75 E. R. Banks , sheriff'ss fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . IS1.5o W.O.I3oud , district court clerk's fees. . 24.11 STATE VS. QUADOR. Adam Grass , interpreter. . . : . . . . . . . . . . 2.00 Charles IV. Beck , fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.65 Ilenry Crabtree , constable. . . . . . . . . . . . 6.70 Charles Quador , witness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.30 Mary Quadorwitness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.30 Henry Schneider , witness. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.30 llerman Schneider , witness. . . . . . . . . . . 3.30 E. R. Banks , sheriff's fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00 Henry Schneiderwitness. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.30 IIerman Scluteider , witucss. . . . . . . . . . . 3.30 Charles Quador , witness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.30 Mary Quador , witness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.30 Barnett Lumber Co. , coal for county. . . 5.65 C. J. Ryan , services as commissioner. . 32.20 Samuel Youngservicesas commissioner 2.S5 J. M. 'I'homas , services as commissioner 35.64 James Carmichael , services as comui'cr 18.50 STATE vs. 1ENNETI' . N. 0. Bond , district court clerk's fee. . 2.53 J. E. Kelley , justice of the peace. . . . . . . 5.90 J. 11. Dwyer , constable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.35 C. Walker , witness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.to M. Traniback , ssitness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.10 Amelia Ileine , witness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.10 John Purdywitness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.10 Rhoda Bennett , witness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.10 Mrs. Sleinie , witness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.10 David Jackson , witness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.10 The county treasurer having designated the First National Lank of McCook , the Citizens Bank of McCook , the State Bank of Indiano- la , the Bani : of Bartley , and State Bank of Lebanon as the banks in which to deposit the county moneys , the board on motion approved the bands of said banks. ORDINANCE No. 61. AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABI.Isti AND REGU- I.ATE WATER PRESSURE FOR USE IN TIlE CITY OF McCooK , NEBRASKA , FOR FIRE AND LAWN PURPOSES , AND TO PROVIDE A I'ENALTY FOI : THE VOI.ATION OF TILE SAME. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council - cil of the City of McCook : Section I. The Lincoln Land Company having entered into a contract with the City of McCook , to furnish an adequate supply of water for use in thirty fire hydrants , for which the City of McCook have agreed agreed to pay , annually , in advance the sum of $150.00 , in equal payments. quarterly , in advance , and said corpurauuu having entered into a further contract with said city on behalf of the citizens of said city , whereby said corporation is to furnish to said citizens , upon application for and the payment of the water rates specified in said contract , an adequate supply of wader for domestic use , irrigation of lots and other purposes , said Lincoln Land Company , its assigns and legal representatives are required to keep in its stand-pipe in said city , at all times , not less than sixty feet of water , and that all fire hydrants be connected with said stand-pipe so that water will flow at once for use in case of fire. Section 2. The Chief of Police shall provide - ide a gauge , at some convenient place , at the expense of the city , that will register the nun- beret feet of waterrn the stand-pipe aforesaid , and he shall take a register of the water contained - tained therein at least twice during each : day and night ; he shall record the same in a book kept for that purpose , giving accurately the measurement , and the time when it was taken. A report shall be made giving the measurements - ments of the water to the City Council al its last meeting ir. each month , and the book. con- taming the measurements of water shall at all times be open for the inspection of the Mayor and Council. Provided that to case said gauge shows less than sixty feet of water in said stand-pipe , the officer taking said gauge shall leave a notice to that effect at the office of the superintendent of the said water works , within one hour. Section 3. Before allowing any bill for the payment of water the Council shall examine the report aforesaid and should it appear that fhe stand-pipe has not contained the requisite number otpfeet of water , in allowing an such bill the Council shall dduct from aid bill one day's pay for each day's failure aforesaid , and a failure for any part of a day shall constitute a day's failure. Section 4. That in the measurement of sprinklers and nozzles under the contract aforesaid , they shall make such measurement at an tie upon notice to chairman of the water committee of the Council and the part applying for lawnsprinkler's , on premises - ises where used ansuch uremnt be I based on the minimum amount of water kept J in said stand-pipe ; and no charge for excess shall be made until so measured. Section 5. In case of any fire and upon the ringing of the fire bell , all the private hydrants shall be closed and remain closed while the fire is in progress. And any person who shall violate any of the provisions and requirements of this section shall he deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $25.00 and stand committed to the city jail until such fine and costs are paid. Passed and approved this 14th day of January - ary , iS95. J. E. KELLEY , Mayor. % . J. WILCOX , City Clerk. ( SEAL. ] GOOD ADVICE. We advise you to use Oregon Kidney Tea because we know it will cure you. It ms the only remedy that will positively cure kidney and bladdr troubles f any kind , and a tril will rove the most convincing argument of its merit. You can buy trial size packages at any drug store for 2" cnts. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castor' . We Burn Wood When we can get it. If your subscription - tion is delinquent and you have the wood bring us in a load or two. Fifteen ( i5) cents will buy a box of nice writing paper at this office , containing - taining 24 sheets of paper and 24 envel- ope. j'You can grow fat on those lean hogs' backs at Brewer's meat market. f r Best Fancy Patent flour at $ I.oo per sack , $1.95 per hundred , at Knipple's. I Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. . I'sa , . . , PUBLICATION NOTICE. James C. Kane and Mrs. James C. Kane , his wife , whose christian name is to the plaintiff unknown , defendants , will take notice - tice ( lint Winnie D. Stoddard , plaintiff herein , has filed her petition in the district court of Red Willow county , Nebraska , against said defendants , the- object and pryer of which are to foreclose a certain mortgage executed March tst , 1S93 , b e the tle- fcnclant James C. Kane one I'age ' 1. Francis and by hint assigned to the above named plaintiff u Ion the following described real estate , o-wit : the south half of the south- cast quarter of section number thirty , in township - ship number four , north , of range number twenty-ninewest of the 6th P. M. , Red 11'il- low county , state of Nebraska , to secure their seven promissory notes , one note for $300 , due March 1st , i'9 and six coupon interest notes of . 't5 each , the first note of said series of six interest coupon notes maturing September - ember 1st , 1593 , and one note maturing every six months thereafter until the maturity of the last note of said series of ten notes maturing March 1st , iS96 ; and there is now due the plaintiff on said notes and mortgage the sum of $345 , with interest thereon at the rate of ten per cent per annum on $15 thereof froth September 1st , : S93 , on $ ts thereof from March lst,1894 , and on $315 thereof from September - ember 1st , 1894 , and plaintiff prays for a decree - cree that defendants be required to pay the samte or that said 1Ircmiles amy be sod to satisfy the amount found due and costs of suit. You are required to answer said petition - tion on or before the ISth day of February , 1895. Dated this 7th day of January , 1895. 1VINNw. I ) . 5'ront'ARD , By W. S. MORLAN , Plaintiff. : -II-4t ller Attorney. - - - NOTICE OF ATPACuM. . : ' ' . John R. Burton will take notice that on December 14th , 159.1 , J. E. Kelley , a justice of the peace iii and for \Villow Grove precinct , ltecl Willow county , Nebraska , issuean order - der of attachment or the sun : of filteen dollars - lars , in an action pending before him wherein E. I \Vaters and ' . . I. . Kay are plaintiffs and John R. L'urton is defendant. l'ropertyof the defendant , consisting of rat Duey due , m the hands of the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company , garnishee , has been attached - tached under said order. Said cause was continued to February 9th , i95 at co o'clock a. in. Dated at McCook , Nebraska , December 2.1111 , :591. E. 11. WA 1F.us AND % . L. Knv. i 1-1I-4t Plaintiffs. STOCKItol.DERS' MEETING. Notices is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of The JicCook Irrigation and Water Power Company will be held at the secretary's office in McCook , 0n Wednesday , February 6th , 1895 , for the purpose - pose of electing directors and transactingsuch other business as may come before said meeting. CuArr.EsA. iIANNA , CnARLFS I1. MEEKER , President. Secretary. I-1I-4t NOTICE. Theannual meeting of the McCook investment - ment Company for the election of officers and tlic transaction of any business that may collie before it will be held in the office of Dr. Kay on Tuesday evening , January 15th , 1895 , at S o'clock , p. In. , central time. 1VM. M. ANDERSON , Jan. 4th , : & . r-4-215. Secretary. Notice of Dissolution. Notice is hereby Piveu that the dairy firma of Carson & West has this day been dissolved , by mutual consent , Mr.Vest retiring. The business will be continued by Carson & Taylor - lor , who will collect all money due and pay all debts of the firm of Carson & West Dated , McCook Neb. , Dec. 20 , 1894. ANOREw CARSON. Dec. 21.6ts. T. h. WEST. SPECIMEN CASES. S. II. Clifford , New Cassel , Wisconsin , was troubled with neuralgia and rheumatism , his stomach was disordered , his liver was affected to an alarming degree , appetite fell away , and he was terribly reduced in flesh and strength. Three bottles of Electric bitters cured hum. 2 Edwaid Shepherd , h arrisburg , Illinois had a , , running sore on , .ms leg of S years' standing. ' Used three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes of Bucklin's Arnica Salve , and his leg is sound and well. John Speaker , Catawba , Ohio , had five large fever sores on his leg. Doctors said be was incurable. One bottle of Electric Bitters and one box of Bvcklin's Arnica Salve cured him entirely. Sold at McMilien's drugstore. A IIOUSEIIOLD 'FREAsURE. D. W. Fuller of Canajoharie , New York , says that he always keeps Dr. King's New Discovery in the house , and his family has always found the very best results follow its use ; that he would not be without it if procur- able. G. A. Dpkeman , druggist , Catskill , New York , says that Dr. King's ( ew Disc3v- era is undoubtedly the best cough : remedy ; that he has used t in his family for et Et 'ears. and it has never failed to dall that is claimed for it. Why not try a remedy so long tried and trusted. rial ottles freat ' drug store. Regular size 50C and SI. BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE The best salve in the world for cuts , bruises , sores , ulcers , salt rheum , fever sores. totter , chapped hands , chilblains , corns and all skin eruptions , and positively cures piles or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 5 cts. per box. For sale by McMillen. I've a secret in my heart , Sweet Mane , A tale I would impart , Sweet Marie. If you'd even fairer he You must always use Parks' Tea , The improvement } 'oil will see , Sweet Marie. Sold by McMillen. The American beauty owes her prestige more to a clear complexion than to any other attribute. A cup of Parks' will enable an and one to possess tis. It clears the skin removepimples and that sallow , muddy look. Panes tea isuse by Thousands of ladies far the complexion. Without being a cathartic - tic it cures constipation. Sold by McMillen. I'arks' sure cure is a sure specific in all diseases - eases of the liver and kidneys. L'y removing the uric acid in the blood it cures rheumatism. S. B. Basfor of Carthage. S. I ) . , says : "I believe - lieve Parks' sure cure excels all other medicines - cines for rheumatism and urinary troubles. " Sold by McMillen. Parks' tea clears the complexion. Mrs. N. Meyette of LeRoy , N. Y. , says : I have used Parks' tea and find t the best remedy I have ever tried. " Sold ; y McMillen. A cup of Parks' tea at night moves the bowels in the morning without pain or dis- comfort. It is a great health giver and blood purifier. Sold by McMillen. Parks cough syrup cures coughs , colds and consumption. Mrs. Catherine Black of I.e Roy , N. V. , says : "I took one bottle of I'arks' cough syrup. It acted like magic. Stopped my cough and I am perfectly well now. " Sold by McMillen. Captain Sweeney , U. S : A. , San Diego , Cal. , say's. . "Shiloh s Catarrh Remedy is the first medicine I ever found that s ould do me any good. " Price 50c. Sold by McConnell. Shiloh's Cure is sold on a guarantee. it cures incipient consumption. It is the best cough cure. Only one cent a dose. 25 cts. , 50 cts , $ i.co. Sold by McConnell & Co. Shiloh's Cure , the great cough anti croup cure , is in great demand. Pocket size contains twenty-five doses , only 25 cts. Children love it. Sold by McConnell. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. s I -