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B Highest o all in Leavening Strength. Latest U. S. Gov 't Report.
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I ABSOLUTELY PURE
H I ' COLEMAN.
H By F. M. KIMMELL.
H SJ.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
K ThkhH is but small danger that the
Bi Republican party will follow the advice
E of President Cleveland and retire the
remaining greenbacks now in circulation.
The greenback is in circulation to stay
for some time to come.
TilK use of private mailing cards , of
the same weight and size of the postal
card , with a i-cent stamp affixed , is au
thorized by a bill which passed the lower
house of congress this week. Theschenu
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is approved by the postofiice department
Should the bill become a law it will g
into efTect July , next
INDIANOLA.
Lawrence McEutee was in Me-
Cook , Monday , on business.
George C. Hill and F. Vering
M 1 had business in tbe county ' s capi-
H II tal cit7 , Wednesday evening.
H | Jno. J. Lamborn bad business
H I at the county capital , Wednesday ,
H 1 goiuo fi'om there to Wilcox , on
H I bank business.
H I Jno. J. Lamborn was in Lincoln.
H | Saturday last , attending tbe meet
H li ins of the members of Sesostris
Hel temple , Nobles of tbe Mvstii
KJri Shrine.
H | If you want something eleqant and
H | fashionable , of the latest pattern ,
H < i see Sutton. He has it , and will en-
H f ) grave it for you free , while you wait ,
HI and it's the only place in town.
Hfl ASH CREEK.
Hff Poy Garter eurolled at the Ash
Hfl creek school , Tuesday.
Hff Or lie and Pearl Williams visit-
Hki ! ed Laura Neumann , Sunday.
HE AY. F. Burns and wife and
B daughter Hattie visited , last Sun-
H day , with I. E. Neel and wife.
B Mrs. C. H. Miller and Mrs.
B Slagle of South McCook visited
r H Mrs. Henry Scbamel , last Friday.
K Tbe school is preparing a Christ-
B mas programme to be rendered ,
H Thursday afternoon , Dec. 24th.
B All are invited.
H | Mrs. A. L. Miller stayed , last
B week , with her sister Hattie and
B visited the latter part of the week
H with friends on the Willow.
H Mrs. George , a widow living
B alone on her farm , built a fire in
8 her kitchen stove , last Thursday
B evening , and went out to do her
H chores , and on looking back to the
B house , saw smoke and sparks issu-
fl ing from the roof of the house. It
B was entirely consumed by fireless ,
B fully covered by § 400 insurance.
H ! Everything bought
Hl of Leach will be artis-
Hj ! tically engraved. On-
B ly finest work leaves
H our store.
Hj Dr. Z. L. Kay.
| Office , rooms 4 and 5 over Leach's
K jewelry store. Residence , room 21 ,
K Commercial hotel.
H Sutton does fancy monogram en-
B graving free. Buy your gifts from
B him. The largest , richest andgreat-
B variety.
Hjl For Rent.
Hl Dwelling house , 710 Madison street.
B [ Inquire of L. Lowman.
HS Patronize home industries , do not
Hj send to Denver for your engraving.
Hj SUTTON engraves all goods while yon
Hj wait , and does it artistically , free.
B Notwithstanding the hard times , S.M.
B Cochran & Co. are keeping a complete
Bf line of general hardware. See them be-
H B f ° re buying.
B t SUTTON , the leading jeweler , has
| H | an unapproachable display of JEW-
H ELRY , WATCHES , DIAMONDS , CUT
H * GLASS and rare and elegant wares of
B latest styles. Don't fail to see his
H | splendid stock.
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iij > a iui * < LUilW.UW'iji- [ i'nwi
M. H. Cole spent Tuesday in
W. Sharp's cornfield.
Mrs. J. W. Corner entertained
Mrs. M. H. Cole , Tuesday.
Harry Wales lost his colt , last
week. It was kicked to death.
Rev. Jacob Long ministered in
spiritual things up here , last Lord's
day. ,
C. W. Lepper has been hauling
wood through this town several
days.
J. W. Corner was slipping
shucks off corn for H. K. Bixler ,
Tuesday.
M. H. Cole took the singing
teacher home , Wednesday. Ht
lives fifteen miles away.
Great preparations are beinji
made for the Christmas tree at tin
Coleman schoolhouse , Christmtih
eve. Come , everybody in reach ,
and have a good time.
The singing class at the Cole
man school house is getting alon
tainously , and doing escellen
work. There are eighteen schol
ars and not one uses liquor of an )
kind or tobacco in .hi y form.
The Eev. E J. Vivian will
preach at the Coleman schoolhouse
on next Sabbath at 11 a. m. , fa&t
time , and at the church iu the ev
eniug , and will hold a busiuebt-
meeting at the church , Monday
morning.
Washington was first in
war , first in peace , and first
in the hearts of his country
men ; but SUTTON is first
in the jewelry business in
McCook. His large stock
proves it. His engraving is
exquisite , too , and is freer
than the gospel.
DANBURY.
Get your stockings ready for
Xmas.
J. H. Everist is threshing his
alfalfa , this wejk.
U. S. Leisure went to Kansas
City , this week , with hogs.
Ashton Bros , shipped another
car of seed to CincinnatiThursday.
O. B. Woods went to Omaha ,
this week , with two cars of stock.
Nichols broke down , Monday ,
while hulling for Henton , and will
cause a week's delay. '
Danbury Beading .Circle is pre
paring to give an enteitaiumeut
in about three weeks.
Peter Conrad , who lives a few
miles north of Lebanon , recently
had a cystic tumor removed from
his face by Dr. J. E. Hathorn of
Bartley.
Frank Barker and family have
landed here for the next year. He
has been working the past year
for Harris Bros , in the grain bins
at Atwood , Kansas.
Edward B. Stilgebouer and Vi
ola M. Pew were united in mar
riage , Wednesday of this week , at
the residence of the bride's parents
near here. They have the best
wishes of all. Bev. J. W. Davis
officiated.
Finest line of Solid
Sterling Silverware
and Novelties at C. A.
Leach's jewelry store.
Knipple must close out Entire
Stock , of QUEENSWARE before
January 1st. Everything goes
regardless of cost. You can buy
a Set of Dishes or any part of a
set or an individual piece at your j
own price. I
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LINCOLN'S RESOLVE.
It Was Made After He Had Heard Stan
ton In a Law Case.
There ib in all truly great men a mix
ture of self reliance aud of humility
two traits that are not bo contradictory
as they seem. Lincoln exhibited both
traits in a remarkable degree. His actn
showed the one , his .7ords frequently
expressed the othc.
An anecdote in McClnro's Magazine ,
in an article by Ida M. Tavbell , if wo
read it aright , brings out the secret of
this apparent contradiction. Lincoln's
humility impelled him to the exertion
which gave him his self confidence. The
anecdote narrates the first meeting of
the man who was to be president with
the mau who was to bo his secretary of
war.
war.Abraham
Abraham Lincoln and Edwin M.
Stanton were employed as qounsel on
the same side in a great patent case
which was tried in Cincinnati in 1855.
It was arranged by their clients much
to Lincoln's disappointment that Stan
ton should make the closing argument
Lincoln had prepared himself for the
effort with unusual care , but ho ac
quiesced good naturedly in tbe decision
which put him in the second place.
Stanton's argument was one of great
force , and Lincoln listened to it with
the closest attention throughout. The
narrator of the incident , Mr. Ralph
Emerson , says that Mr. Lincoln took a
long walk with him after the court had
adjourned for the day. Mr. Lincoln
was silent a long time. Then ho exclaimed -
claimed suddenly :
"Emerson , I am going home ! I am
going home to study law. "
"Why , "returnedMr. Emerson , "Mr.
Lincoln , you stand at the head of the
bar in Illinois now ! What are you talk
ing about ? "
"Ah , yes , " ho said , "I do occupy a
good position there , and I think I can
get along with the way things are done
there now. But these college trained
men , who have devoted their whole
lives to study , arc coming west , don't
you see ? And they study their cases as
we never do. They have got as far as
Cincinnati now. They will Eoon be in
Illinois. "
Another long pause ; then , stopping
and turning toward Mr. Emerson , hiB
countenance suddenly assuming that
look of strong determination which
those who knew him best sometimes
saw upon his face , he exclaimed :
"I am going home to study law ! .1
am as good as any of them , and when
they get out to Illinois I will be readj
for them ! "
How It All Came Abont.
It took the little acorn but a few days
to become the spreading oak. Hczekiah
Reubens told his wife in confidence that
Josh Watkins said he'd like mighty
well to buy Widow Spilkins' farm.
Mrs. Reubens ran into Mrs. Blunter's
just to borrow a little baking soda , and
to make her errand less objectionable
told that Josh Watkins talked of buying
Widow Spilkins' farm , thoughtfully
adding , " 'Twonldn't suppriso mo a bit
ef he would take the widder with the
farm. "
Mrs. Blunter left her baking in the
stove while she threw her shawl over
her head and went through the back
way to Mrs. Penrup's to tell her that
Josh Watkins was going to marry
Widow Spilkins for her property and
to wonder what would become of her
children , giving it as an opinion that
"like as not the widder would have 'em
bound out. "
Mrs. Penrup could scarcely wait till
next morning , when she hitched up to
drive over and tell Mrs. Flowerty that
Josh Watkins was going to marry
Widow Spilkins just to got her property
and that those poor children of hers
were soon to bo bonnd out to any Tom ,
Dick or Harry that would take them.
She thought "J03I1 a dssignin rascal
and the widow a cruel mother. "
All this soon reached the ears of Josh
and the widow. They promptly went to
pursuing the story down , and when they
had traced the thing back to its tiny be
ginning were so sympathetically mad
that they met pretty nearly every even
ing to hold indignation meetings. It
naturally came about that they were en
gaged and just as naturally that they
were married. Then Mrs. Hezekiah
Reubens and the rest of them had the
nerve to boast that they made the
match. Detroit Free Press.
Spark Arresters.
The system of spark arrester , accord
ing to a recent writer iu Engineering ,
which is found most efficient in locomo
tives is , for coal burners , the device
known as the extended smoke box with
straight smokestack , netting , deflecting
plate and spark arrester. While no s > park
arresting arrangement is absolutely effi
cient , the degree of serviceableness of
any such mechanism depends , it is
urged , upon the care with which it is
maintained in good condition. Fine
sparks will be found to escape from such
devices even when in the best condition
and coarse sparks necessarily get egress
when anything is in a defective state ,
and while the fine sparks are not of a •
dangerous character , the coarse sparks
are. Emphasis is laid especially upon
the care which should be bestowed upon
a locomotive to prevent any portion of
the netting wearing into holes by keep
ing the front end cleaned out.
A Modern Malaprop.
Mrs. Shadmind What a wonderful
singer that new soprano is ! Of course ,
you heard her at the concert last even
ing.Mra
Mra Franklaign No ; unfortunately
I was not able to attend.
Mrs. Shadmind Indeed ! You have
no idea of what you missed. Why , she
just electrocuted the audience. Boston
Courier.
Not "What She Expected.
"Four years more , Mrs. Crossly , and
you will have your wooden wedding , "
said her friend , who was calling.
"I'm beginning to think I had it a
year ago , my dear. " Detroit Free .
Press. 1
NORTH COLEMAN.
Elour is soaring upward , which
is not welcome news in this place.
December was billed for a bad
month , but so far has been very
fine.
JamesCampbell was quite a loser
in the turnip line as they froze in
the ground.
Dorsey Shepherd of Spring
creek was in our precinctTuesday ,
buying fat cattle.
Mrs. W.H. Epperly entertaiued
Ella and Delia Cm-others and An
nie Irwiu , on Sunday.
Ada Sim merman Iihs been hav
ing some trouble with her neck ,
but it is repaired now.
Miss Cook of McCook has closed
her school in the Hunter district.
The future will probably reyeal
the cause.
The beautiful snow which fell
Oct. 29th is still with us in spots
on the unsunny sides of the can
yon batiks.
The director of the Hunter dis
trict called upon Delia Carothers
to get her to teach the school left
vacant by'Miss Cook.
We would like to hear a sermon
from the text , "Behold how good
and how pleasant it is for brethren
to dwell together iu unity" .
Eggs have gone skyward , but
hens are rebellious and lay but
little. However , they are singing
and making merry and probably
will do better eventually.
"We appreciate The Tribune in
trying to assist the farmers in their
line by publishing articles telling
them what will likely make a crop.
Keep it before the people.
I. B. Stryker planted striped
corn and yellow corn side by side
giving both the same cultivation ,
but was surprised to find the
striped corn more than twice as
productive as the yellow corn.
Joe Saunders and his mother ,
Mrs. Schoonover are now cosily
settled in their new Nebraska brick
mansion. Their many friends re
joice with them that are in our
midst again and that thev are so
comf01 tabv ! situated.
The lords of creation are still
rustling in their corn. It is quite
a siege for two or three to husk
from two to three hundred acres.
1,000 bushels from that amount of
land is about the way with the
crop. The ears are small but good
and solid.
Thomas Ryan is drilling , pros
pecting for coal south of this local
ity. We hear that some are pros
pecting for gold on the Willow.
If this portion of the Lord's foot
stool contains any treasures they
will doubtless be revealed to wait
ing hearts.
Friday last being a lovely day ,
the ladies responded to Annie Ir
win's request and visited her school.
The afternoon was evidently en
joyed by all guests , teacher and
pupils. It has seldom been our
lot to be present at an entertain
ment where everything passed off
so enjoyably from beginning to
end as did this one. The school is
small but wide awake. They have
made rapid progress within the
last year.
Z F. D. BUKGESS , 2
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Steam Fitter \
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J IronLeadSewer 7
j Pipe , Brass Goods , Z
\ Pumps and Boiler Z
Trimmings. Agent i
J for HallidayWau-
3 pun , Eclipse Wind 9
J Mills. In Meeker 7
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IChristmas Presents | ' ( I
§ j MeMlLLEN § | 1
N j eHAS THE LATEST NOVELTIES /A-gJa Nj i iS j |
1 Celluloid § Leather Goods , | J
1 Venetian f Bohemian Ware. I j I
y ] = = lfl LARGE LINE OFtE fc ' / B
H DOLLS , TOYS , ALBUMS , M M
H BOOKS AND BOOKLETS. | |
cl We can please you in Quality and Price. pO H
j ! A. MeMlLLEN , Druggist , McCOOK. 8 } M
$ $ $ never would &o
so far before. Let C
A. Leach show you
what they will go.
The old way of delivering messages by post
boys compared with the modern telephone ,
illustrates the old tedious methods of "break
ing" colds compared with their almost instan
taneous cure by One Minute Cough Cure. A.
McMillen , Druggist.
Knipple has some
fine Apples at 75 cts.
a bushel. Get some
before all are gone.
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"Excuse me" , observed the man in specta
cles , "but 1 am a surgeon , and that is not where
the liver is" . "Never you mind where his liver
is" , retorted the other. "If it was in his big toe
or his left ear DeWitt's Little Early Risers
would reach it and shake it for him. On that
you can bet your gig-lamps" . A. McMillen ,
Druggist.
A new line of Cellu
loid Toilet Set , Cellu
loid Mirrors and Eb
ony Brush sets at
McConneli/s.
The length of life may be increased by less
ening its dangers. The majority of people die
from lung troubles 1 hese mav be averted
by promptly using One Minute Cough Cure.
A. McMillen , Druggist.
Leach , good goods ,
prices right , no mis
representation.
The old lady was right when she said the
child might die if they waited for the doctor.
She saved the little one's life with a few doses
of One Minute Cough Cure. She had used it
for croup before. A. McMillen , Druggist.
The price is No consideration with
Knipple. Queensware goes at BELOW
C3ST until January 1st , to close out
stock. Unequaled opportunity to buy
a Holiday gift for small money.
DeWitt's Colic & Cholera Cure ,
Pleasant , Quick Results , Safe to take.
SHERIFFS SALE.
15y virtue of an order of sale issued from the
district court of Red Willow county.Nebraska ,
under a decree , in an action wherein The Mc
Cook Co-Operative Building and Savings asso
ciation is plaintiff and William H. Davis et al.
are defendants , to me directed and delivered ,
I shall expose to public sale and sell to the
highest bidder for cash , at the door of the city
hall , in the city of McCook , Red willow coun
ty , Nebraska , on Monday , December 21,1896 ,
at the hour of one o'clock , p. m. , the following
described real estate , to-wit : Lot six in block
two , First addition to McCook , Red willow
county , Nebraska. Dated November 19,1896.
J. R. Nkel , Sheriff.
w. S. Morlan. Attorney. Nov.20-5t.
Try that 15 cent box S
paper a t The Tribune v H
office. Worth 25 cts. ' jM
Also cheaper gri < l < * s. 'S
Absolutely pure , periectly harmless , and invariably - H
variably reliable are the qualities of ( ) n < - M in- H
ute Cough Cure. It never fads in colds.o iui > M
and lung troubles. Children like it In-causc it T H
is pleasant to take and it helps them. A. Mc M
Milieu , Druggist. H
Leach would like to < S
have you inspect his , H
stock , which you will • 9
find is very complete. |
Mr. C. M. Dixon , a well known merchant of H
Pleasant Ridgf , Fulton Co. , I'a. , lias a liitlc H
girl who is frequently threatened with cm up , H
but when the first symptoms appear , his wile M
gives her Chamberlain's Cou h Remedy , which |
always affords her prompt relief. I lie 25 aud H
50 cent sizes for sale by L. W. McConnt.il & H
Co , Druggists. H
A package of per'V
fume makes a suit afl
ble present for old or V
young. McConnell. ifc fl
Co. have a nice line. m
Soothing , and not irritating , strengthening , Vl B
and not weakening , small but effecti\e such / / / l
are the qualities of DeWitt's Little Early " 1
Risers , the famous little pills. A. McMi.Ien , '
Druggist. fl
Useful and durable , m
presents for all occa- J T J
sions at Leach's. < = *
To cure all old sores , to heal an indolent 1
ulcer , or to speedily cure piles you need sim jU
ply apply DeWitt's Witch Ha/el Salve accord
mg to directions. Its magic-like action will m
surprise you. A. McMillen , Druggist. M
Until January 1st , Knipple will sell I
you anything- and everything- Queens- M
ware line at UNHEARD-OF PRICES. An %
unsurpassable opportunity to buy a Set of "
Dishes , sort up broken sets , or get an odd < - M
or fancy piece for a song- . M
One Minute Cough Cure , cures. 1
That is what it was made for.
HOW TO PREVENT PNEUMONIA. %
At this time of the year a cold is very easily /A
contracted , and if left to run its course without M
the aid of some reliable cough medicine is lia- I
ble to result in that dread diseasepneumonia.
We know of no better remedy to cure a cou h - •
or cold than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. fl
We have used it quite extensively and it has M
always given entire satisfaction. Olagah , Ind. A
Ter. Chief. This is the only remedy that is ] H
known to be a certain preventive of pneumo H
nia. Among the many thousands who have 9
used it for colds and la grippe , we have never fl
yet learned of a single case having resulted in
pneumonia. Persons who have weak lungs or fl
have reason to fear an attack of pneumonia H
should keep the remedy at hand. The 25 and fl
50 cent sizes for sale by L. W. McConndl & fl
Co. , Druggists. .JH
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III EVERYBODY IS INTERESTED. Sffl I
gJ J B&fl'he season for presents and present- pj § fl
§ f jf making is at hand. Our store offers as many gfe 9
S 3 pretty , useful articles for presents as any other. - § 5 |
pg * Tg Szippose a lady has a hat , would she fisrS fl
* fejj refuse another ? Wouldn't an evening hat , a 5 55 jH
* 3S fetchinS walking , a jaunty wheel hat , be as ac = Sfe 1
< 25j ceptable as a mantle ornament ? s t * ' .fl
ggjg Vg&We have pretty hats , caps , and hoods SJ&J fl
SJiH for the little folks , too. ( Prices lower than ever. § ? S ' fl
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