, _ : , . - _ , , - - - - - - - - - - - r------ - . : ; a i k o ' s $ , : . FOURTEENTH YEAR. McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING , JANUARY .0 1896. NUMBER 34. i Judge Welty Will Contest. The statement made by the Journal y that Judge D. T. Welty of the Fourteenth - teenth judicial district would file his t ° oath of office and attempt to retain his seat has been verified by subsequent events. Judge Welty has filed his oath o office and Secretary of State Piper refuses to accept it , Mr. Piper will notify - x ify Judge Welty's agent in this city that records of the state canvassing board show that a gentleman named G. W. Norris was elected in the Fourteenth district , that Mr. Norris 1101(15 a certificate - cate of election and has complied with the law by filing his oath of office. In addition to this the secretary of state 3 finds that the apportionment act of I8gt provides for only one judge in that dis- trict. Taking all this into consideration the secretary of state politely declines to accept Judge Welty's oath of office. The attempted filing of his oath is understood - derstood to be simply one step in Judge Welty's effort to hold over. He is said to be preparing to commence quo wart - t rauto proceedings ir tlic supreme court to obtain possession of the office. His iM friends claim that the returns iii one p s [ ireciuct had been tampered with and that a forgery had been committed in : . the raising of a cipher to a figure 6. y Quite a stir was made over that precinct , f but when it was corrected a recount gave Norris an increase in naother precinct ° ludtoit the face of the returns he was decfailed elected. Mr. Norris is a Re- : publicanand Welty is the present PoIru- list Judge , Mr. Norris filed his oath on December 26th and Judge Welty presented - sented his last Friday.-Lincoln Journal. : { Iy1ight Have Been Serious. , Mr , and Mrs. H , M. Finity were the 'i victims of a break-down and runaway , Monday evening , over on the Driftwood , k ; iu'the neighborhood of W. F. Everist's ranch , of quite a painful sort. 1 A neck-yoke strap broke , letting the pole down on the ground. The horses began to kick and run , both occupants Y were thrown from the buggy and the vehicle onto them. Mrs. Finity was painfully , but not seriously injured , and o the buggy considerably damaged. A gentleman in the neighborhood kindly loaned a vehicle and assisted , them in getting home. Mrs. Finity is getting along nicely , and both she and her husband are congratulating themselves - selves that it is as well with them as it is. The horses got away , but did little or uo injury to themselves. Some Dissatisfaction. The agitation of the idea of orgaatz- t. . ing the iand"under the Meeker ditch in- : tb an irrigation district is bringing to tht urface some dissatisfaction and op- : / pusitiou. A s we are not fully or clearly . advised as to what such district organi- a - nation contemplates we are unable to - state the merits of either side of the question. Perhaps as the : natter progresses we may be able to learn more of the intentions - tions of the organization , and more - clearly understand just what such contemplated - templated organization meatis to those under the ditch. McCook , it will be remembered , has . . _ a cash interest of 3loooo in the ditch , + and is naturally very much interested in its successful and profitable operation. Lectures by Rev. Haywood. - On Saturday night Rev. BS. . Hay- . Food of Orleans will lecture in the Sonth McCook school house. Topic will ' " be "Education" . Sunday morning at ' L I o'clock he tivill lecture on the same : subject in the Methodist church. Sunday night he will lecture in the Methodist church on the subject "Chat- tanooga as it is Today" . All old soldiers are especially invited to hear this lec- ture. Beet Sugar Convention. Anothgr beet sugar convention is an- - : uounced to beheld in the city of Fm- . ; mont on Wednesday and Thursday , ; . February 5th and 6th. The program Svillembrace papers and addresses on . , the subject from a scientific , theoretical and practical , standpoint by able men. There will be reduced railroad rates. Lantern Class Tontght- Pro niseS to be of especial interest. New and rare pictures have been procured - ' : cured for this evening only and this will be the only opportunity to see these ea i cePtiorallY fire foreign views. The leer - r -e ture course tickets may be used , and it is hoped there will be a large attendance a of frieuds. Quo Warranto. D. T. WeltY was in the city , Wednesday - day , and it is surmised , was assisting his ; : McCook attorney , A. J. Rittenhouse , in the preparation of papers in the quo war- ranto proceedings it is said lie is to com- - meuce ia the supreme court in the Fourteenth teenth district judgeship contesf : . . , , 4 : ' Try SieConnell's Balsam for that - cough. Price 25 cents. 1 r , l 1 3 . , . . . . , .r r { cs. rs r 3 rJQfrs ; ra s THE PEOPLE. W. S. MORLAN is entertaining his aged mother. MRS. B. II. DouGrASs has returned from Chicago. MR , AND MRS. B , M. l'Ris left , last night , for Missouri. DR. AND MRS. N. A. DBMAV were over from Danbury , Monday. DR. J. A. Tur.riws , the well known Red Cloud Mason , was a Ccmmercial guest , Sunday. U. J. WARREN returned , first of the week , from visiting his parents at Davenport - enport , this state. MRs. J. E. KRrrEv is home from her visit to her mother at Denver. She arrived - rived first of the week. E. L. Di3NNIs , manager for the Barnett - nett Lumber Co , at Bartley , is up for a few days helping at headquarters. GEORGU HOCI NirL went down to Lincoln , last night , on business. He expects to leave for California , Saturday. Miss BErzls MORTON of Phillipsburg , Kansas , arrived in the city last Tlnurs- day night , and is the guest of Mrs. C. E. Eldred , C. M. BROWN , the Cambridge banker with the humorous streak running through him , was a Commercial guest , Tuesday evening. J. HULANISSI returned to Chicago , first of the week , after visiting among his many friends here for a few days , on his way back to Chicago. Riv. . DAVID DONALDSON , R. 0. Adams , N. T. Hall and 0. W. Dewald were all down from Trenton , last Friday evening , between trains. J. M. AND S. D. ICrLPATRICK of Beatrice - atrice were to the city , Saturday evening last , on their way home from visiting the ranch up on the Frenchman. , SAM STRASSI R left for New Merdco , last night , in response to a telegram announcing - nouncing the serious illness of a nephew , who is in Albuquerque low with con- sumption. Riv. FR. HARR.INGTON of Orleans was the guest of the Rev. Fr. Hickey , a day or two this week. Fr. Harrington is also the editor of a Catholic paper published - lished in Orleans. B. M. FREES of Ch--tcago arrived in the city , Monday evening , on his annual , first-of-the-year business trip. Mrs. Frees accompanied him. They are the guests of George Hocknell. C. W. KNIGHTS went up to Denver , Monday night. It will be two or three weeks before his business matters here can be closed up , when he and his family - ily will move to Denver to live and engage - gage in business. Biv.V. F. CrARr of Holdrege preached - ed in the Congregational church , last night , and will occupy the pulpit this i evening. The week of prayer services in the church have been fairly well attended - ed , interesting and profitable. CaARu.s HINT ; writes from Indianapolis - olis that the works wherein he was em- ployedShave shut down for the winter , throwing him out of employment. That he will likely return to McCook in the spring if prospects are encouraging. Miss LAVAUGHN PaRrAN , the handsome - some and talented daughter of the su- perintendent of the Wyoming division , C spent part of the week in the city , guest of Miss Clara Bonnot. Miss LaVaughn is returning home from accompanying I her sister Clara to school in St. Joe. JUDGI ; WErF was in the city , Wednesday - nesday , on business relating to the contest - test he is instituting in the judgeship matter. The judge proposes to die gamely , and to make every effort to preserve - serve and maintain what he regards and t believes to be his rights in the judgeship matter. t REV. D. L. MCBRID $ was in town , Saturday , meeting his many friends. He has been holding protracted meetings - ings in the Zion hill church , Coleman precinct , but concluded the series on Wednesday. He will now conduct meet- ngs at and around Somerset up in Line coln county. There were fourteen immersions - mersions , Thursday , at Wm. Divine's , as l result of this meeting. J. W. MCKI NNA arrived home , close of last week , from his prospecting visit p to the Cripple Creek , Colorado , country. 4 He reports everything as flourishing in the great gold camp. Property and rents excessively high. Large bonuses being paid for choice locations in addi- ion to high rent. Options difficult to t b get and way up. Gold , pneumonia and bustle everywhere. And. altogether an an inspiring sightto behold. c Judge Welty Appeals. Judge Welty has paid several visits to the capital recently. He has called on Populist friend's , but the object of his coming has not been announced. It is reported that lie proposes to hold on to the office which lie now occupies , notwithstanding - withstanding the state canvassing board issued a certificate of election to Mr. Norris of , Leaver City. on the face of the returns. The report is to the effect that Judge Welty will file his oath of office , next week , at the expiration of the January - uary term. Judge Norris will have his oath of office on file at the same time , and then it is said to be Welty's plan to claim that the approval o an oath of office by the secretary of state is immaterial - terial and that by some such movement and a refusal to vacate his office Judge Norris will be forced to take the offensive - sive iu getting possession. This plan is made light of by friends of Judge Norris , They would not be surprised , however , if it is attempted , as they state that Judge Welty proposed a contest , but he did not feel able to bear the expense , so he sent out a petition for aid to Populists. This appeal was not responded to very liberally and the plan of instituting a contest was abandoned. For this reason some believe that Judge Welty rriay attempt to force Judge-elect Norris to institute a contest. Mr. Norris - ris has a certificate of election and lawyers - yers do not understand on what claim Welty could claim to hold office. Since the supreme court sustained the demurrer - rer of a , contestee without throwing any light on the question of what court has jurisdiction , there has been a dearth of political contests such as Judge Welty would have to institute.-State Journal. A Pleasant Affair. The public installation of the officers- elect of McCook Lodge No. r , Star of Jupiter , Monday evening , attracted a good sized company , and a pleasant and profitable evening was enjoyed by all present , members and guests. The pro- gramme of a literary and musical character - acter provided was rendered to the satisfaction - isfaction and entertainment of all , and the occasion was withal a pleasing and encouraging one. Quite an interest is being worked up in favor of the new order , and with returning - turning prosperity new life and vigor will doubtless come to it , and the field will be doubtless widened and broadened until it takes place with the great beneficiary - ciary orders of the state , The People are Talking. The recent trip of General Manager Holdrege , General Superintendent Cal- vert , Superintendent Campbell and others - ers over the St. Francis branch has awakened all the old talk about the e- tension of that branch on into Colorado. It is claimed that the Rock Island is doing - ing a big business and that the Burlington - ton naturally wants to put its fingers into the pie , and that the only way the Burlington can successfully compete with the Rock Island for that business is by extending the St. Francis line on nto Colorado. We hope the talk may mature into reality , and that spring may see active operations uuder way. Such a move would delight the employes of the Western division beyond measnre. More Than His Share. Little Lee Gray is having more than his share of grief , these days. He recently - cently injured one of his eyes quite painfully - fully , and has been carrying his eye in a sling , as it were. This grief was sufficient - cient for one of his tender years. But Saturday evening he had the further misfortune to fall out of a chair and to badly fracture the bones of one of his ittle arms at the wrist , so that his cup of misfortune is for the present running over. The little fellow is , however , getting on very well under professional care. A Court Calendar . Judge Welty is proceeding just a hough he expected to dispense justice from the bench of the Ionrteenth dis- rict during the next four years at least. He has issued his court calendar , which gives Red Willow county two terms of court , August 24th and December 29th. Professional Nurse. MRs. Er r.A KIrGORE-Professional , nurse. Prompt attention given to day t r night calls. Best of references given. Cal1 at Union Hotelformerly called Ar- ington. ) Farm for Sate. . well improved farm for sale. For articulars address , Is. MRS. R.J. SMITa. Centerville , Colorado. We Burn Wood 1 When we can get it. If your subscrip- ion is delinquent andyou have the wood ring us in a load or two. t Try McConneiPs Balsam for that ough. Price 25 cents. „ THE CHURCHES. c2 % s a' hrs3c fisss c Pastor Badcon of the Methodist church immersed Mr. and Mrs. Amuck , Sunday , in the Republican river. The Congregational Sunday school held its annual election , last Sunday. and retained in office most of the old officers. George Leach is the new sec- retary. SOCIAL-The ladies of the Dorcas society - ciety of the Congregational church will hold a social in the church on Wednesday - day evening next. There will be a short programme. You are all cordially invited - ted to attend. CONGRIiGATIONAL-Sermon this evening - ning by Rev. V. F. Clark of Holdrege. Saturday evening subject , "A Prodigal" . Sunday morning-Communion and the reception of member. Evening topic , "Life" , a chalk talk. Endeavor topic , "Ambition" ; leader , Edna Dixon. You vill be welcomed at all these services. HART I , . PRESTON , Pastor. MarIIODiST-Sunday school at ten. Preaching at eleven. Junior league at three. Epworth league at seven , W. A Mitchell , leader. Rev. B. S. Haywood of Orleans will preach , morning and eve- ning. In the evening he will lecture on "Chattanooga and Neighboring Battle- fields" . Old soldiers are especially in- vited. You are all cordially invited to all the services. Prayer and Bible study on Wednesday evening at eight o'clock. J. A. BADCON , Pastor. BAPTIST-All services in McConnell halt. Bible school at to a , tit. Preach. ing at II a , m , and 8 p , m. B. YP.13. . at q p , m. ; subject , "Faint Not" . You will be cordially welcomed to all services. Owing to the now crowded condition of the hail , the Primary department of the Bible school will shortly move into the two rooms adjacent , lately occupied by Dr.7.L.Eay. They will be fitted up especially for this rapidly growing department - partment with every convenience for profitable and pleasant sessions. G. P. FUsoi , Pastor. Epworth League Concert. On Tuesday evening , January r4th , a concert will be given in the Methodist - dist church , under auspices of the Ep- worth League. The concert will commence - mence promptly at 8 o'clock. The following - lowing excellent programme will be rendered : PART I1 ST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . League Flute solo-with . . . . . . . . . . . . Smith Song of Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . Junior League Piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yarger Trio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eva and Pearl Mitchell and Tessie DeLong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Badcon Trio. . . . . . . . . . . . Luella Thompson , Minnie Berry and Alberta Davis Recitation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edna Yarger Solo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Blanche McCarl Trio. . . . . Eva and Pearl Mitchell and Tessie DeLong Nano solo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Frank Brown Bass solo. . . . . . . . . .Knud Stangeland 4andolin solo-with piano..Clyde Stoltz Duet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hannah Stangeland and Mrs. Frank Brown Baritone solo- with piano. . . . . . . F. A Pennell Lady Quartette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mrs. H. P. Waite , Miss Hannah Stangeland , Miss Mary Watson , Mrs. Frank Brown Violin solo-with piano. . . . . . . . Mabel Wilcox Male Quartette. . . . .T. E. McCarl. C. H. McCarl , G. R. Johnson and C. W. Britt Piano solo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bertha Boyle Admission for adults will be r5c Children - dren to C. L. 0. T. M. Public Enstallation. On Thursday evening of next week the Lady Maccabees will publicly install : heir officers-elect. The public is cordially - ally invited to witness the same , which gill commence promptly at 8 o'clock. after the ceremonies the following pro. gramme will be rendered : Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mrs. J. F. Kenyon INSTALLATION WITH BR ! ! . ! . . SOIo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M1.S5 Ellington Wilson P.ecitation. . . . . . .Mr. J , F. Forbes Duet. . . . . . . . .Miss Wilson and 1lr. KimmelE Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Wm. Valentine Solo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. F. M. Kimmell Miss Hattie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . An Important Position. By the recent retirement of Paul Morton - ton from the official directory of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Co. to become third vice president and traffic manager of the Santa Fe , the boys in the general offices at Denver all got a raise , and among them J. Floyd Welborn , at one time to the First National bank of our city , was elevated to the important posi- ion of Assistant General Sales Agent o : C the fuel department , upon which he is to be congratulated. To Create an Irrigation District. We hear some talk that an effort will be made in the not distant future to organize - ganize an irrigation district of the land under the Meeker ditch. Such a course C w ould of coarse , among other things , ighten and equalize the burden of main- tainance , which now falls pretty heavily upon those who now receive wafter from he ditch. McConnell's Balsam cures coughs. Price 25 Cents. . House to rent. Inquire of W. 0 , Nor vat , McConnell's Balsam cures coughs. Price 25 cents. Try McConnell's Balsam for that cough. Price 25 cents. A free coinage of fine weather would make Nebraskans all millionaires. Some are a little nervous about the ice crop. Idle fears. There will be plenty of ice weather yet. A three-year-old child of John Washa of Hayes county died on the 29th , and was buried on the rst. Tim Hannan's dray team took a sprint up west Deunison street , Tuesday morning - ing , without doing any damage , how- ever. L. W , McConnell and wife of McCook Spent New Year day with Mr- and Mrs. George H. Butler-Cambridge halei- tioscope. The county commissioners have been in session , this week , checking up the old officers and becoming acquainted with the new. The Lady Maccabees are preparing for a public installation to take place on nest Thursday evening with enjoyable particulars. Tsn TRIBQNR , last week , contained an amount of exclusive local and county news. It has such news every week in the round year. It is a habit we have. Tait TRtrwNr is under obligation to Mrs. Cora B. Kelly for a copyof the midwinter - winter edition of the Los Angeles ( Cal , ) Times , asuperb and profusely illustrated number of 40 pages , setting forth the peerless glories of southern California , "You can get the Best Ifour in the city at McKeuna's at the following low prices. Thoroughbread Fancy Patent , sack , r.oo Straight Patent , per sack. . . . . . . . . . . Whitebread , per sack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c a Every sack warranted. The "walking delegate fake" of the Police Gazette of New York was in evidence - dence here , last Saturday , on his way to Denver. He is walking from New York to Denver and return on a r,5oo wager , and has until May to accomplish the journey. He started without a penny in pocket. adJa.z ° v r.I : j , xj : 2s nfj d aca Cr4 THE SCHOOLS , The Wednesday Evening club held no meeting , this week. Robert Gunn was promoted from the 7th to the 8th grade. No charges were made in the special work department , this week. Several new pupils were enrolled in the school , at the beginning of the terns. Prof. Bartlett of .he University gill lecture at the Lantern class , some night in February. Owing to the crowded condition of the Assembly room , the Sixth grade have been excluded therefrom. Miss Ella Allison arrived home on Saturday night , from Chicago , where she visited a sister during the holiday vacatiox. Two pupils , Frank Purvis and Albert Thorgrimson took advantage of the flue ice. Friday of last week , and skated to Indianola and back. Priiss LaVaughn Phelan , daughter of superintendent Phelan of the Wyoming division , and formerly a pupil here , visited - ited the schools on Thursday- Favorable to Mctook. The supreme court gave the county seat removal case another whirl , Thursday - day morning , rendering a decision in favor of McCook , in allowing her motion to strike out certain portions of Indiano- la's answer , which alleged fraud etc. This apparently throws the case back to the canvass and finding , and apparently leaves the way open to an early removal , the county seat to McCook , and the final and forever settlement of this unhappy - happy contest. The New 6fficrats Of P-ed Willow county assumed their respective offices , Thursday morning. Treasurer Meser 's deputyis J.H.Berge. lerk Green's deputy is J. A. Hammond , CDistrict District Clerk Boatman's deputy is J. H. Bayston , SheriffNeel'sdeputy is C. J. Ryan. Judge Smith , Superintendent Carnahan and Commissioner Bollescom- r plete the list. r McConnefl's Balsam cures coughs. I Price 25 cents. - - - - ! ! BY THE VtTAY. 1 Now that our excitement about the Venezuelan boundary question has subsided - sided a little , it is worth while to ask ourselves if we Americans are not altogether - gether too ready to entertain hatred for the mother country. Politicians continually - ually play upon our feeling of enmity for England , and questions that should be settled by judgments free from feel- mg of any sort are made to appear questions of national selfishness. This is not patriotism any mote than greed in the individual is a proper care for self. The English have too great a corn- „ mou heritage for them to cherish other than friendly feclingsand more than that , the world's future is in their hands , and the highest interests of humanity in all quarters of the glove demand that England - gland and the United States be a unit in sympathy and iii common effort for a finer humanity. Y v T In this present case the United States is quite probably in the right , but it is folly to stir up the war feeling. over the matter. Very justly can we claim the right or privilege of exercising a protectorate - torate over our weaker American neighbors - bors , but the feeling of brotherhood that should exist between peoples having the same language and literature and a corn- tnon history ought to keep us front any thought of war. Surely we should think that the two foremost nations of the world may he trusted to understand each other and recognize each other's rights without blows. W 0 d Did you ever think that a valuable part of the small boy's education is the "lickings" he receives at the hands of his elder school fellows. When Tommy comes home with red eyes and bleeding nose and files complaint against Johnnie Smith for wounding his feelings with a skate strap , don't feel called upon to speak coldly to Johnnie's father on the street next day. You have some knowledge - edge of the uses of adversity , and you should not begrudge the profit of a little bitter experience to your offspring. You should remember , too , that you can not deal with your young hopeful half so effectively as can some one of his mates. They know what he needs better than you do. Give the boy a chance. ! ' V' V 19 The launching of another monthly inaguzine , the New Bohemian , at Cincinnati - cinnati , is rather significant just now. Perhaps I should have said rather that the name of the new periodical is thesig- nific ant thing , since it takes an expert to keep track of magazine ventures nowad- ays. We have become accustomed to think of bohemiantsm as something quite apart from the literary cult in America , where Longfellow and Emerson and hosts of others have made us think scholarship and culture the things of worth. And , lo ! Here comes an editor who flaunts in our faces his hope to succeed by an appeal - peal to our love of the sensational- And as if that was not enough the New Bo- heutian advertises itself as a magazine for the home. Can free life and free love and jollity that reeks not of the morrow - row nor cares for yesterday be gilded by g enius and the charm of art into something - thing fine and holy ? Who knows ? V V V Y I a m concerned in learning that the electrical transmission of power is applied - plied to the threshing of grain in Sweden. How does it happen that they are so far ahead of us up there in the far north. Should not our rivers also be made to save the poor horse , especially - pecially in drought years when he can not get enough to eat Could we not plow with the waste energy of a spring freshet ? Betterstihl , might we not save up the excess of power in our eptemher gales till the time for listing corn iii April ? Nature is prodigal to us out Item , as we must admit when we remember that force and not matter is the important - tant thing always. Who can say that the taming of the lightning is not an herculean task in comparison with the taming of the winds ? t i1 " t F _ LS AND DIMES. r Good writing paper ten cents a quire at this office. McConnell's Balsam cures coughs. Price 23 cents. : Try McConnell's Balsam for that cough. Price 25 cents. Fifteen (15) ( ) cents will buy a box of nice writing paper at this office , containing - taining 24 sheets of paper and 24 envel- opes. lb. Japan Tea , the very best. . . . . . .45 lb , of Choice Japan Tea , . . . . . . . . . .35 y gal. Maple Syrup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . At MCIUN'NA'S. f i i Y. . . i