l _ _ _ _ _ _ , , . . _ I - ii ii in im in ii 1 1 ii i t i 1 1 _ = = = = = = = = = = = = = _ _ _ H\ § S33 Hp P JF. . 0ANSCHOW , 1 HpI TiZtf O.L.D RELIABLE g | | ( ' gj SHOE DEALER , h _ H 1 si& PP Hsds Carries the Largest and Finest ? Hi $ m stock of seasonable goods in the | | | H l I Boot and Shoe line to be found in | | | H ip Southwestern Nebraska. HJ | | Ii LiJ.F.GANSCHOWj H ] B McCOOK , NEBRASKA. 11 H 7 F. D. BUKGESS , ' H / | Plumber and j H \ Steam Fitter i HI J McCOOK , NEBR. 7 P 8 to Iron , Lead , and Sewer Pipe , Brass m H Z Goods , Pumps , and Boiler Trimmings. L H ' \ Agent for Halliday , Waupun , Eclipse \ H { 7 Windmills. Basementof the Meeker7 H I M Phillips building. P H | 0. L. EVERIST & CO. , H W PROPRIETORS OF THE m i \ ) McCook Transfer Line { H I V ' BUS , BAGGAGE AND EXPRESS. H * \ fSgPOnly furniture van iu the L' ' city. Leave orders for bus calls H k at Commercial hotel or at office Hwopposite the depot. Satisfaction RKfjh guaranteed. H ; ' . | McConnell's f f I | | Sarsaparilla | | ! \ f # dna # 1 f f Burdock f _ _ k \ # 'for the % B I # Blood. f f | J ' Now is the time to take it. Jk 1 I G asB Go. Land and jys Stock Ge Horses branded on left hip or left shoulder oMP ? P.O. address Imperial E sS ? ! Chase county , and Beat HgK &lfi StinkfnF water and the SKlSi yAll Frenchman crpeks. in wM0& $ & & 3i Chase county. Nebraska. i SS5 * * * ! * } ! Brand as cut oii6idoof wSaSfelKS * nA some animals , on hip and , * 9051 5eSEI > sides of some or any where on thp animal . _ _ . _ _ _ McCook Markets. Corrected Friday morning. Corn S - J5 Wheat "o Oats r3 Rye 32 -J7 Barley • „ • - Hogs > 3-4o @ 3-55 EgRS ° l Butter ' " 'l"rs rs Potatoes 6575 % - Children and adults tortured by burns , m W scalds , injuries , eczema , or skin diseases I 'M 1 JB may secure instant relief by using De I 'I * " T Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. It is the K M" * WbF Sreat Pile remedy. A. McMillen. Ll % DeWitt's Little Early Risers , BB L The famous little pills. . H Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria , 1 The Cost of Raising Wheat. The Tribune some weeks since print ed a number of voluntary statements from farmers of Red Willow county , of crops raised by them in 1897 ; among the number none attracted so much atten tion and called for thso much criticism as the one given b > C. P. Underwood of Danbury. So we have thought it better to give the figures upon which Mr. Un derwood based his statement : Danbury , Neb. , Feb. 1st , 1898. As requested I append herewith the cost of raising 4,627 bushels of wheat and 300 bushels of rye on the northwest quarter of section 7-1-27 , located two miles north of Danbury , Nebraska : SOWING. 176 bushels of wheat at 45c $29.20 16 bushels rye at20c 3.20 2 men drilling 13 days 18.00 Board of men at $1.50 per week. . 6.00 Feed of teams 3 50 $109 90 BREAKING STALKS. Breaking stalks 1 man 8 days 6.00 Board 1.50 Feed of team 75 HARVESTING. Heading $ 80.00 6 men 8 days 550 Boarding men 10.50 Feeding teams 5.00 $146.00 THRESHING. Machine $105.00 10 men 5 days 50.00 1 man 3 days 3 00 5 teams 5 days 37.50 Board men 5 days 20.25 Feeding teams 4.00 $219-73 Interest on cost of land $ See at 10 per cent $ 80.00 Taxes 13.00 $ 93-QQ Grand total $576.90 Net cost per bushel , 11 i-S cents. I had two men working for me by the month at $18 per month and board. After seeding was over I figured these men at $1 per day , the same as I paid other hands in the harvest field and for threshing. C. P. Underwood. These are remarkable figures and doubtless come under extraordinary cir cumstances , and cannot safely be taken as fixing the average price at which wheat can be produced in this or any other country , but they do show what has been and what can be done in this country under certain circumstances. School Business. During the month of February I will be in McCook as follows : Friday , the 4th , and Saturday , the 12th , 19th , and 26th. Any one desiring to see me will find me at my office in the court house. Special examination the 12th. I will hold examination in the school house in Indianola , Saturday , the 5th. LlI/MAN WELBORN , County Superintendent. Good House for Sale. I offer my five-room dwelling for sale on easy terms. If } 'Ou mean business call at my store. J. H. Bennett. FARM FOR RENT. Inquire of J. V. Wharton at the hard ware store of S. M. Cochran & Co. 3ts EGGS FOR SALE. S. C. Brown Leghorn eggs at 25 cents a dozen after March 1. M. C. Maxwell. The Tribune and Demorest's Family Magazine for $1.75 a year , strictly in advance. McConnell's Balsam cures coughs. McMillen's Cough Cure ; 25c. t PBM TIMS TABLU. ggj WiWJIiffrj U-COOE , KS3BA0ZA. HbBhQI LINCOLN , DENVER , OMAHA , HELENA , CHICAGO. BUTTE , ST. JOSEPH , PORTLAND. KANSAS CITY , SALT LAKE CITY , ST. LOUIS and am. SAN FRANCISCO , POINTS EAST AND AND ALL POINTS SOUTH. WKS'l. TRAINS LEAVE AS FOLLOWS : CENTRAL TIME. No. 2. Vestibuled Express , daily , Lincoln , Omaha , St , Joe , Kansas City , St. Louis.Chi- cn o , and all points south and east 6:00 a. m. No. 4. Local Express , daily , Hast ings 3:20 r. m. No. 6. Chicago Flyer 5:22 i . m. N0.148. Freight , daily , ex. Sunday , . Hastings and intermediate stations 5:00 A. M. No. 76. Freight , daily , Oxford , Hol- drege , Hastings 6:45 A.M. No. 80 , Freight , daily , Hastings and intermediate stations 7:27 A. M. No. 64. Freight , daily , Oxford , Red Cloud , St. Joe , Kansas City 4:00 A. M. No. 5. J.ocal Express , daily , ar rives at 8:40 p. M. MOUNTAIN TIME. No. 1. Denver Flyer 6:32 A.M. No. 3. Vestibuled Express , daily , Denver and all points in Colo.Utah and California , 11:40 P.M. N0.149. Freight , daily , ex. Sunday , Akron and intermediatesta- tions 6:00 a. M. No. 77. Freight , daiIyStratton,15en kelnian , Ilaigler , Wray and Akron 1:30 P. M. No. 63. Freight , dailyStrattonBen- * kelman , Ilaigler , Wray and Akron 4:20 : p. m. N0.175. Accommodation , Mondays , Wednesdays and Fridays , Imperial and intermediate stations 7:00 A. M. Sleeping , dining and reclining chair cars ( seats free ) on through trains. Tickets sold and baggage checked to any point in the United States or Canada. For information , time tables , maps and tickets , call on or write A.P.Thomson , Agent , McCook , Nebraska , or J. Francis , General Passenger Agent , Omaha , Nebraska. RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS. S. Wilburn is now making his home in Denver instead of Roggen , Colo. Thirty loads of stock were hauled off the Orleans-St. Francis line , last week. Mrs. J. E. Robison returned home to Wauneta , Monday morning , on the Im perial train. J. R. Mowbray of Lincoln , was the guest of his sister , Mrs. C. E. Pope , part of last week. The government lien on the Kansas Pacific was wiped out recently by the sale of the road. The shop and office hands were given a holiday on Tuesday , the birthday of the father of his country. Mrs. Dennis Cullen and Mrs. B. V. Haley returned , last Friday evening , from a short visit to Omaha. Operator Hall of Oxford has been trans ferred from that place to Red Cloud and Operator Young of Red Cloud to Oxford. Switchman J.R. VanHorn was up from Red Cloud , Wednesday , consulting Dr. E. H. Waters of the Burlington Relief. R. L Harris and wife returned , this week , from McCook , where they have been visiting for the past two weeks. Alliance Grip. Trainmaster J. C. Birdsell came down from Alliance , Wednesday night , being called here by the serious illness of Father Bonnot. Conductor L. M. Ferrier and wife left Monday night , for Culbertson and Be atrice , where they will visit friends for the next two weeks. Conductor A. P. Bonnet has been laying off part of the week , on account of the illness of his father. Conductor V. H. Solliday has been on his run mean while. The new blacksmith shop adds two fires more to the capacity of the shop and provides for space for additional fires as they may be needed , all of which is pleasing to the old veteran of that de partment , John Roxby. Dennis Cullen has just received a White Plymouth Rock cock which scores 94 1-4 points from Squthwick & Bartley , Friend , of the Hawkins strain , which he will n-iate with a half dozen pullets that score 93 points , and he expects to have some fine birds in due time. A traveling man by the name of Cran- dell , who travels for a Lincoln jewelry house , fell over a spittoon in a way car , close of last week , and quite badly sprained his ankle. He did not wait un til the train had stopped before getting up to go out of the car and when it did stop with a sudden bump he was thrown over the spittoon with the result above described. He left for Lincoln , Sunday afternoon , on No. 6 The largest locomotive in the world has recently been built for the Great Northern railroad for use on the moun tain division of the road in hauling heavy trains. Its proportions and dimensions are far and away beyond anything in the line of locomotives ever constructed. A few of its dimensions are : Cylinders 21x34 inches , giving the longest stroke ever used on a locomotive ; the steam pressure is 210 pounds ; the weight of the engine is 212,750 pounds , and with the tender is 308,750 pounds ; horse power is 2,640 ; drawbar pull is 23 tons ; hauling capacity is 7,700 tons on a level , although in a recent test the engine hauled 1.070 tons up a grade of 87 feet to the mile , upon which was a 4 degree curve ; the boiler is of immense size and capacity. Its outside diameter is 78 inches in the smallest ring and 87 1-8 inches at the largest part. * -hiiwimii pKii 11 > . . . ! . .ii Awarded HighesV Honors World's Fair , DR vWtfi w CREAM BAKING POWDER MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free from Ammonia , Alum or any other adulterant. 40 YEARS THE STANDARD. Conductor Tim Foley has Conductor Bonnot's run for the present. Mrs. O. D. Keith went down to Hast ings , Wednesday , on a visit to friends. Brakeman Mack Wayson is on the sick-list with a painfully ulcerated tooth. C. J. Snell returned home , first of the week , after a short absence from the city on a visit. Brakeman George Pearce is now in charge of a crew on the western end of this division. Mrs. W. H. Brown went down to Hastings , Saturday last , on a short visit to her mother. Oscar Yarger expects to be able to re sume the agency at Heartwell.next week , as his health is quite restored. Conductor and Mrs. Frank Kendlen were in Hastings , Wednesday , and at tended a blow-out of the Elks. Miss Minnie Green , daughter of Agent Green at Culbertson , was down on Mon day evening to hear the concert. Brakeman G. C. Mason has been promoted meted to a conductorship on the Chey enne line , and left for there on No. 4 , Wednesday. Conductor George Willetts went up to Denver , last night , to bring the wife and family down. They will occupy ' the J. H. Bennett house. Brakeman Emil Farmen of the Hast- ings-Oberlin run is on the sick-list , and Brakeman L. M. Best of McCook is down there now in his place. Assist. Supt. Highland came down from Denver , Thursday afternoon , to confer with headquarters officials over some prospective changes in the time card of the division. L. E. Gilcrest , Mose Carmony , B. L. McCarl , G. W. Connor , Albert O'Neil , G. R. Johnson and H. P. Sutton were duck-hunting in the neighborhood of Bartley , Wednesday , and succeeded in bagging some game. Brakeman B. C Monpleasure accom panied Mrs. Monpleasure to Denver , Monday night , where she will enter a hospital. Brakeman F. D. Griffith went down to the Hastiugs-Oberlin line from here to take his place in the meanwhile. Attention , Sportsmen ! The Nebraska game laws provide , in section five , as follows : It shall be unlawful for any person , at any time of the 3Tear , by the aid or use of any swivel-gun , punt-gun , big gun , or any other than the common shoulder gun , or by the aid or use or any raft , punt boat , sneak boat or other boat , to catch , kill or destroy , or to pursue after with intent to catch , kill , wound , or de- stroj' , upon any waters , bays , rivers , marshes , mud flats , or any cover to which wild fowl resort within the state of Ne braska , any wild goose or brant , wild mallard duck , wood duck , teal duck , shoveller or spoon-bill duck , blue-bill or scaup duck , canvass-back duck , red-head duck , wigeon or bald-pate duck , gadwall orgray duck , dusky or black duck , buffle- headed or butter-ball duck , pin or sprigtail - tail duck , ruddy or turkey-tail duck , or other wild duck , or to destroy or disturb the eggs of any of the birds above named , and it shall also be unlawful for any per son at any time of the year to dig , build , or construct any blind , hiding place , or structure in the bed of any river , stream , or lake with intent to catch , kill , wound , or destroy any of said birds , or at any time of the year to shoot or shoot at any of said birds by wading in any river , stream , or lake , or by standing in the bed thereof , or to shoot or shoot at any of said birds from any such blind , hiding place , or structure , and any person violating lating any of the provisions of this sec tion shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor meaner , and on conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than twenty-five (25) ) dollars , nor more than fifty (50) ( ) dollars for each offense. Pay Your Delinquency. In view of the better times , and higher prices for grain etc. , the publisher ex pects those indebted to The Tribune for subscription to make good their de linquencies at once. During the con tinued hard times and failures no effort was made to force the collection of sub scription accounts , but now that the con ditions have changed greatly for the bet ter it is expected that these delinquencies will be promptly paid up. Statements will be sent out to all in arrears and with the expectation that all will appreciate our past indulgence and respond at once. The Publisher. 9 < * * lAfll , - . , „ . . . . > . ' . . r II . ! f 1 1 1 1 ' ' t J Sfl 1 if GOODS RECEIVED I rr I ii New Dress Goods , f § I S New Laces , J I if New Embroideries M I II I I H New Line of Men ' s Clothing , jf I H New Line of Hats end Gaps m I 5 3 sip I ggg In Fact , Nice New Goods for Every De- II &jj partment. § | § j II 3 3 # $ I ffiSi I i&M ake your Purchases for Spring' gjgg 5SJ3 now , while the assort- § 88 I jjgwj ment is complete. gjtg $ m $ 1 I M W 1 Pp AT THE . . . HE m \ wasii if 1 H 4 ttargaui g I &i § mi m J2&3 a L. DeGROFF & GO. § fi _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ < * _ _ i II FWnational - \ m I U jf BANKT ] j § I Ifi Authorized Capital , $100,000. | | H S Capital and Surplus , $60,000 K H jXj GEO. HOCKNELL , President. B. M. FREES , V. Pres. g | H . . . . . . , , ' R l H fW | W. F. LAWSON Cashier. F. A. PEHHELL Ass't Cash. Pp A. CAMPBELL , Director. FRANK HARRIS , Director. | f § H m j _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ js # # H i : V. FRANKLIN , President. A. C. EBERT. Cashier. ? ? _ | 1 CITIZENS BANKs I # tt H # OF McCOOK , NEB. # M # # Hi # Paid Up Capital , $50,000. Surplus , $5,000 # I H f DIRECTORS i _ 1- * | # it M ? . , . . , . . , f H J V. FRANKLIN W.F.McFARLAND A. C. EBERT | . . . . . If H. T. CHURCH , OSCAR CALLIHAN , C. H. WILLARD. _ H M . HH