1 J. F. GANSCHOW , 1g
THE OLD RELIABLE
SHOE DEALER
I Carries the Largest and Finest fi
stock of seasonable goods in the ' 1 | |
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Boot and Shoe line to be found -hi fH
sfi | Southwestern Nebraska.
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p.GANSCHOW
McCOOK , NEBRASKA.
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F. D. BUKOESS ,
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McCOOK , NEBR.
Iron , Lead , and Sewer Pipe , Brass
Goods , Pumps , and BoilerTrimmings.
Agent for Halliday , Waupun , Eclipse
Windmills. Basementof the Meeker.
Phillips building.
0. L EVERIST & CO. ,
PROPRIETORS OF THE
McCook Transfer Line
BUS , BAGGAGE AND EXPRESS.
furniture vaii in the
city. Leave orders for bus calls
at Commercial hotel or at office
opposite the depot. Satisfaction
ruurtiuteed.-
Gte LO LsmlaJ m Stock Ge.
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Horses branded on let t hip or loft shouldei
P. O. address Ituper ai
hiiFi- county , nnd llont
kriro , Nebraska. Uanpe.
IStinkinjr Water and the
[ Frenchman crooks , in
Chii o county. Nebraska
! Brand us cut on mdeol
; Min < * animals on hip and
sides of Borne , or any
where on the animal
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CHICKEN NECESSITIES fi f
SOLD BY
Pratt's Poultry Food.
International Poultry Food.
Jett's Chicken Cholera Cure \
Egg Maker ,
RoupPills. . "
Ground Oyster Shells. !
Mica Crystal Grit. Ik I
Jjjjti Jayw. J gm Jujjt zgi
Burlingrton Route.
To Portland , Ore. , without change ol
cars. Through tourist sleeping cars , in
charge of special excursion managers and
accompanied by uniformed Pullman porters
ters , leave Kansas City every Thursday
morning for Portland , Ore.
They run over the Burlington Route to
Denver , D. & R. G. Ry. ( Scenic Line ) to
Ogdeii , Oregon Short Line and O R. 6 :
N. Co. to destination. A lay-over of ten
houis is made at Salt Lake City , giving
passengers all opportunity to become ac
quainted with one of the most beautiful
and interesting cities in the world.
Travelers destined to Portland or any
other Pacific northwest point should join
these weekly excursions. This the- can
do at any -point at which trains stop
There is no cheaper or more comfortable
way to make the trip. The cars have all
the conveniences of palace sleeping cars ,
lacking only their elaborate finish Second
end class tickets are accepted. Berth-
rate , Kansas City to Portland , $5.
For tickets and full in formation call at
nearest Burlington Route ticket office 01
write to J. Francis , G.P. A. , Omaha , Neb.
The farmer , the mechanic , and the bi
cycle rider are liable to unexpected cut
and bruises. DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve is the best thing to keep on hand.
It heals quickly , and is a well-known
cure for piles. A. McMillen.
MARBLE OR GRANITE MONUMENTS
All Kinds , Sizes and Prices.
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A. G. DOLE , Agent. McCook , Neb.
ALSO MUTUAL INSURANCE . , .
tARM. STOCK. AND MERCANTILE
In tiie Genii in Mutual , Omaha : Mercantile Mn-
tinl , Lincoln ; .Farmers Mutu.il , Lincoln.
Setting Out in L > ife !
Aswell as in thethick , , or ! the battle , is
a time when a man should be careful
about neat and correct dressing1. First
impressions are half the victory , v Who
has a better chance , even in looking-for
a situation , than the 3'ouiigman whose
attire is an evidence of taste , thrift and
judgment ? Young1 men who wish to
prosper should order their Suits and
Overcoats from *
M. BORN & CO. ,
The Great Chicago Merchant Tailors ,
Now over % 0 yrs. at the head of the Custom Trade.
All ages can be suited. Style , fit and
workmanship are guaranteed. The
world's best looms supply the material.
The Best is always The Most Economical.
sr.nM-.ir SELECTED PITTEIINS TO OUUER mon.
CALL OS r
. JJeGROFF & CO. , McCook , Neb.
CUBA.N KUND.
J. H. BERGE , Treasurer , McCook , Neb. -
ENCLOSE ® Fijvd ) $ . . : . . . . . .
FOR CUBAN RELIEF.
NAME , . I
one wishing to contribute to the relief of the'starving Cubans should
forward their remittance to the Treasurer. Cut out and fill in the above coupon ,
and send at ouce. The money will be forwarded this week.
TIMS TABLF.
UcCOOS , 1TEB2ACEA.
LINCOLN , DENVER ,
OMAHA , HELENA ,
CHICAGO , BUTTE ,
ST. JOSEPH. PORTLAND.
KANSAS CITY , SALT LAKE CITY ,
h I' . LOUIS AND ALL SAN FRANCISCO ,
I'OINIS EAST AND AND ALL t'OlNTS
f > OUTH. WKS'l.
TRAINS LEAVE AS FOLLOWS :
CKNTRAL TI.MK.
No. 2. Vestibuled Express , daily ,
Lincoln , Omaha , St. Joe ,
Kansas City.St. Louis.Chi-
cjgo , and all points south
and cast . 6:15 A. M
No. 4. Local Express , daily , Hast- ,
incs 11:00 : P.M.
No. 6. Chicago Flyer 5:22 v. M ,
No.i4& . Freight , daily , ex. Sunday ,
Hastings and intermediate
stations 5:00 A. M.
No. 76. Freight , daily , Oxford , Hol-
drege , Hastings 6:30 A. M.
No. So. Freightdaily , 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. Local Express , daily , ar
rives at 8:051' . M
MOUNTAIN TIME.
No. i. Denver Flyer 6:20 A. M.
No. 3. Vestibuled Express , daily ,
Denver and all points in
Cob.jUtah and California , 11:40 P.M.
No.i49. Freight , daily , ex. Sunday , '
Akron and intermediatesta-
tions 6:45 : A. M.
No. 77. Freight , dailyStrattonBen
kelman , HaiglerVray and
Akron 1:50 P.M.
No. 63. Freight , dailyStrattpnBen-
kelman , HaiglerVray and
Akron 4:30 P. M.
No.i75. Accommodation , Mondays ,
Wednesdays and Fridays ,
Imperial and intermediate
stations % 6:38 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.
William Shinsel has returned to work.
L. A. Hurlburt is calling teuiporarilj- .
Mrs O. D. Keith is among the ailing
ones.
Supt. A. Campbell went up to Denver
on No. I , Wednesday.
Brakernan Ed. Beyrer is laying ofT with
a badly sprained ankle.
Mrs. E. F. Caflrey is visiting in Lin
coln and Fairmont , this week.
Brakeniati A. G. Bump was at Arapahoe -
hoe , early in the week , on business.
Switchman W. J. Crawford of Akron
took unto himself a wife , this week.
Mrs. Ed. Beyrer attended the funeral
of Mrs. F. E. Kidder at Oxford , Tues
day.
Trainmaster Web Josselyn was up from
Orleans , Wednesday , on business of h s
branch.
Trainmaster J. F. Kenyou went up to
Denver , yesterday morning , on business
of his office.
T. A. Jamison , brother-in-law of Tom
Stokes of Akron , is the iievv switchman
iu the yards here.
Asst. Supt. E. F. Highland was down
from Denver , Tuesday , between trains ,
on business of his office.
Mrs. George Beck visited her husband
at Hastings over Sunday , and part of the
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week his parents at Rivertou. "
Couductor F. M. Washburn and fam
ily returned , Monday night , from their
visit to relatives at Broinfield.
Dan Bo wen , formerly brakeman on
this division , is here on a visit to rela
tives. He may re-enter the service.
Mrp. T. H. Ellis and Charles Malen
came down from Billings , Montana , close
.of last week , and are visiting relatives.
F. E. Kidder and family returned ,
Tuesday night ou No. 5 , from Oxford ,
v here the remains of Mrs. Kidder were
interred.
Engineer C. K. Coleman and family
are now comfortably located in their
lately acquired home , the Holliday house
North Main. v
on . ,
Theinfaut child of Conrad Broonigard ,
section man at Bartley , has been seri
ously ill , this week , at this place , and he
was , summoned home by telegraph.
Mr > and Mrs. Mose Carniouy , E. M.
and Walter Cox visited the parents near
Red Cloud , close of. last week , it being
an anniversary occasion of Mr. and.Mrs.
Cox.
Mrs. J. J. Curran went down to Hast
ings , . Saturday morning , visiting with
lier husband there over Sunday , return
ing on No. 3. The children stayed at
Oxford meanwhile.
Brakeman C. H. McCarl haspurchastd
the H. G. Dixon dwelling ou Marshall
street , lately vacated by L. W. Cox. . He
is fixing it up nicely , and will have a very
cosy little home.
F. A. Thompson is in Denver running
the store house during the illness of the
storekeeper and Rufus Carlton is taking
Thompson's duties here. G. R. Snyder
has Carlton's position iu the freight of
fice. Meanwhile a man from. Hastings
is calling for Snyder , temporarily * . |
McCook Markets.
Corrected Friday morning.
Corn $ .17
Wheat 69
Oats 16
Rye 34
Barley 20
Hogs 3.20
Kges t .07
Batter . - . - 12
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Potatoes . . " . . . .65 @ .75
HEISTHEPEAELKING
HOW SAMUEL HARRIS OF CALIFORNIA
V/ON THIS TITLE.
Ho Now Control * tlio Pearl anil Fear ]
Shell Market of America ami Europe.
An Intonctlnc Tratlo With Natives of
Pacific IiilantlB.
It is not generally known that one
single merchant , a young California ! ! ,
82 years of ago , controls the pearl and
pearl shell market of America and En-
rope. This monarch of the pearl trade
is Samuel Harris.JHo operates in the
Pacific ocean , and ho has built up an
astounding commercial reputation in
the courpo of eight years. There are
plenty of cattle kings in the west and
wheat kings in the east and money
kings everywhere , hut there is only one
pearl king , and that iij Harris Thou
sands of rare , translucent gems are
brought to this country and bhipped to
Europu by his agents He deals in
mother of pearl fihills by the ton , and
the magnitude of Li.s transactions has
made the private mark of Harris
namely , u diamond UK losing a largo II
a seal of hiternutioi.ul importance and
a guarantee of genuine kingship.
Harris gathers hi.s gems exclusively
iu the Society ihlands. For eight years
ho has made thcbe pacific laud spots the
field ot his interesting business. It was
on the shores of Tahiti that first ho
earned his title of king. After repeated
transactions with the native ? whom ho
employed in pearl fishing ho stimulated
them from passivity to great activity ,
gaining their confidence and trust by
honest and reliable barter. He never
made promihcs to them that ho did not
keep. Ho paid them in full the price
which they demanded. Himself a fin
ished critic , a connoisseur , ho never
permitted them to overvalue a pile of
shells , and they grew to admire him
Ho controlled the situation at Tahiti
Ho was easily king.
It is said that Harris has been a lover
of these delicate gems siuco his boy
hood. Pearls have always been to him
the most mysterious , the most wonder
ful , the most beautiful handiwork of
nature. To him , gifted with an artistic ,
idealistio temperament , they appealed
in a romantic , poetic way. To him each
trail slncen * ! globule seemed like a tear
from the weird eyes of an earth be
witched mermaid. They were silent to
kens of the water maid's grief , she who
perhaps pined for a terrestrial lover.
Finally young Harris took a pleasure
voyage to the distant Society isles and
saw what made his euthupiastic eyes
bulge in their sockets. He saw native
children playing along the sands with
the richest pearls ho had ever seen ; ho
saw the native belles passing by with
ropes of pearly gems about their throats ,
such treasures as would have made a
society queen turn pale with envy. Then
Harris made his first business trip to
Tahiti , and ho took with him § 3,000
worth of merchandise. His burden con
sisted mainly of tobacco , knives , rope ,
fishhooks and articles of clothing.
These were luxuries to the native Tahi
ti te , and the pearl trader brought back
that j'car iu exchange for his nierchau-
cli e fully § 40,000 worth of pearls and
pearl shells. Ho did not consider it a
bad bargain , and ho has been back very
year since.
Formerly only the lowest grade pearls
were brought to the American market.
The finer ones were retained abroad and
rarely ever found their way this side of
the water. Harris has turned the tables
and now brings to the San Francisco
market the most perfect pearls found
auywhere. The perfect stones are orient
and of translucent whiteness or glim
mering iridescence. They are finely
symmetrical iu form , and the best are
gener.illy pear shaped , like a falling
htar. The hunt for these beauties of the
deep goes on incessantly. The same ex
citement and uncertainty attend -the
fishing as surround the tireless chase
for gold or the determined digging in a
diamond mine.
There is the same labor and the oft.
repeated disappointment. Now and then
a great surprise is brought up by the
fearless ; pearl diver. That compensates
for all the rest. Lately.it was an im-
meuso black pearl , the handsomest of
its kind ever snatched from the fathom
less ocean. Harris brought it on his last
recent voyage to San Francisco. After
carelul examiiif.tion it was found to be
absolutely perfect , having a weight of
six carats It is valued iu the London
market at 1 " 50
Since Ib'.U Harris has revolutionized
the truda in pe.irl shells. Only one
grade ever fouu.l its way to the manu
facturers of pearl shell ornaments and
gewgaws It was generally shell that
was thin , flaky and colorless and sold
for § b'00 a ton This energetic young
pearl kiug now exports four different
grades or varieties , ranging in value
from S600 to § 1,200 a ton.
All shells are purchased in bulk from
the native fishers. They bring dow.u
their hauls of shell to the young king's
schooner as it lies m port , fretting rest
lessly against the side of the rude piers.
They bring down their find here for the
king's inspection. He sits iu stale and
passes juJgmeut. Harris can tell at a
glance what a pile of shells is worth
He is an expert at determining value ,
and he is a shrewd buyer as well and
has never permitted the native experts
to outdistance him in judgment. When
a pile of shells is dropped before him ,
he picks up one or two and runs his
arm carelessly through the heap and in
a moment can determine the grade , for
the natives are clever at assortment. I\o
uncommon shells are ever found among
the poor ones. They have not learned
yet the trick of deception by mingling
the good and the bad. Chicago Times-
Herald.
Ingratitude.
One of the passengers from the
wrecked steamer Kaniernka who was
saved by pigs swimming ashore with a
life line ate bacon for breakfast as soon
as he arrived at Sydney.Exchange. .
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Make your Parcliases for Spring-
now , while the assortment ,
Ml
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Authorized Capital , $100,000.
Capital and Surplus , $6OOOO
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GEO. HOCKNELL , President. B. M. FREES , V. Pres.
W. F. LAV/SON , Cashier. F. A. PENllELL , Ass'i Cash.
A. CAMPBELL , Director. FRANK HARRIS , Director.
V. FRANKLIN , PRESIDENT. A. C. EBERT , CASHIER.
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IIf Paid Up Capital , $50,000. Surplus , § 5.000
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DIRECTORS =
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V. FRANKLIN , W.F.McFARLAND , A. C. EBERT ,
H. T. CHURCH , OSCAR CALLIHAN , C. H. WILLARD.