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By F. M. KIMMELL.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
SOME' LATE WAR NEWS.
Twenty-seven thousand troops
have left Tain pa for Cuba.
There is a rumor that three
Spanish warships have gained ad
mission into Havana harbor.
The insurgent ? are making life
merry for the Spanish forces about
Manila , and the Spanish grip on
the Philippines daily grows weak
er.
The monitor Monterey and the
collier Brutus departed for Manila ,
Tuesday afternoon. It is thought
that the Monterey will be perma-
neutls stationed in the far east.
The bombardment , this week ,
by the combined fleets of Sampson
and Schley , of the defenses of San
tiago , was the most terrific of the
war. The defenses were practical
ly destroyed and without damage
to the fleets or injury to men. The
loss of Ife on the Spanish side is
admittedly large , and one vessel ,
the ciuiser Mercedes , was sunk ,
her crew being killed. Again the
superiority of American gunners
is proven.
THE senate has passed the bill
providing for taking the twelfth
census.
THE Eugene Moore case is on
agan n Judge Holmes' court in
Lincoln. It is difficult to secure a
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THE Republicans swept the plat
ter clean in the Oregon election ,
this week. This is a Republican
year.
POSTMASTER J. W. COLE of Cul-
bertson is seriously ill with lung
'trouble and his condition has been
grave for some time.
THE daily paper that announced
that the boys in blue are "March
ing to Manila" also gives it out
cold that we are on the "Brink of
a Battle. " Such scare heads aren't
yellow but are decayed.
COLONEL L. "W. COLBY of Bea
trice can now read his title clear
to a brigadier-generalship. This
appointment was bitterly and per
sistently fought , as the general has
not a few enemies , but he is a
brave and hard fighter himself
with powerful friends and won out
in fine style.
HERO HOBSON and his seven
brave companions of the collier
Merrimac are now dividing honors
with Admiral Dewey and his
heroes of Manila bay. Their feat
of daring in sinking the collier in
the channel leading into Santiago [
harbor is eliciting the praise and
exciting the admiration of the
world. The cork has been sealed.
:
PERHAPS the most valuable feat .
ure of the Omaha exposition will
be the educational advantages we :
hope our eastern friends will util
ize to the full. It is amusingly
pathetic the ignorance in which
our eastern friends live respecting :
the west , its people , its resources ,
etc. The eastern lack of accurate
information about the true west
approaches the sublimely ridicu
lous. A superb and comprehen
sive opportunity is offered in the
exposition for the dwellers beyond
the Alleghenies to see the real
west in holiday attire. To see our
people , the results of their genius ,
skill and enterprise , to view the
products of this vast and rich west >
land. If the existing misinforma o
tion shall be replaced by an intel
ligent conception of the west , the
cost to the west shall have been
entirely compensated for. To this
end urge your eastern friends and
relatives to take advantage of the
opportunity of a lifetime to see the
Omaha exposition and the west.
The visit will be mutually bene
ficial and educational. It may be
said with equal truthfulness in this
connection that westerners are
much more accurately and broadly
acquainted with the east than are
easterners with the west. While
loyal and patriotic to the core , the
western people are less exclusively
egotistic , hence more open to
fullness and correctness of knowl A
edge about the east the land of 1C >
their birth.
Royal makes the food pure ,
\vhole5omc and delicious.
POWDER
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INDIANOLA.
Mrs. James Barnes returned to
McCook , last Friday night , after
a short visit to friends here.
Mr. Carl Dennis and Miss Nina
Doau of the county's metropolis
took in the commencement exer
cises.
Principal P. C. Cullen , Vivian
Gossard of the intermediate and
Mrs. A. C. Teel of the primary de
partments have been reelected.
The local Endeavor society will
have a delegation in attendance
upou the district meeting of Eu-
deavorers in McCook , close of this
week.
A nurnbar of McCook bicyclists
were "rained in" here , commence
ment night , and it has required
all week to replenish the village
larders.
Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Beardslee
drove down from the big town on
the west side to attend the com
mencement exercises of the In-
diauola high school.
The primary department , Mrs.
Ami Teel , teacher , gave a very in
teresting and entertaining closing
program , Friday afternoon last.
Mrs. Teel has been unanimously
reelected.
J. W. Dolau has been appoint-
eb on the committee on location of
the Catholic orphanage and home
for the aged , contemplated being
built by the Catholics of the South
Platte .country.
Misses Maud Wood and Bird
Mitchell and Messrs. John Thom
son and Arthur Wood from the
county capital witnessed our com
mencement exercises , Friday last ,
driving down and back.
George Locker and Harry Raii-
kiu were in the county seat ,
Wednesday night , in the interest
af company L , to arrange for the
admission of any volunteers from
that place before the enrollment
list should be closed.
The commencement exercises
attracted a jammed house , lasi
Friday evening , in Beardslee's
mil. Indeed a large number coulci
not secure admission to the hall ,
ivhich Avas crowded to the utmost.
k. class of nine was graduated with
he most attractive particulars and
.inder the most favorable auspices.
Che salutatory by Guy Lamborn ,
he class history by Hoi ton Long-
lecker and the valedictory of Clara
Pickering were meritorious efforts.
Che Brigade band from McCook
aptivated the audience with their
vealth of melodious , high-grade
nusic. The address by Rev. B.
3. Hay wood of Holdrege was a :
nagnificent educational oration.
j. S. Quick presented the diplo-
nas in his inimitable style. The
sxercises throughout were most
nterestiug and the several uum-
> ers of the program elicited prompt
md warm applause. Indianola t
las just excuse for the pride felt
y her people in the public schools
if the city.
Awarded
flighesV Honors World's Fair ,
OR ;
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m Ammonia , Alum or any other adulterant.
40 YEARS THE STANDARD.
It
BARTLEY.
E. E. Smith shipped a car of fat
cattle to Denver , Wednesday.
H. E. Ash is spending this week
in Bartley working in the interests
of the Buckeye people.
Another fine rain on Saturday
last , making every one feel kindly
toward his fellow men.
A. C. Walsworth of Cambridge
was doing business with E. E.
Smith here , Wednesday.
A. B. Wilson has resigned his
office as village marshal , and Jim
Stewart has been appointed.
Miss Maud Yickrey is expected
hometoday , from University Place ,
where she has been attending the
Wesleyan.
G. P. Eansom returned , Sun
day morning , from a trip to St.
Louis , where he had been with a
car of horses.
Miss Mollie Stephens came down
from Box Elder , Tuesday , to make
a visit of some length with her sis
ter , Mrs. H. P. Hodgkin.
Billy Bush is making some im
provements , this week , in the way
of a new pasture fence to supercede -
cede the old lariat method. [
Miss L. K. Clover who has been
visiting with her parents , returned
to her work in the Union Pacific
headquarters in Omaha , last week.
Mrs. W. E. Rollings and daugh
ters Winnie and Minnie attended
the graduating exercises at Indi
anola , Friday night , returning on
No.4
Mrs. Frank Enlow of Cambridge
visited here , Saturday , with her
son , Agent Enlow. She also man
ufactured him a few more of the
necessaries of life.
Miss Maud Stewart arrived , last
Saturday , from Ked Cloud , and is
making her brother Jim an ex
tended visit. She will return to
her home at Mayweed from here.
The new town board met , Mon
day evening , and there is evidence
that some improvements will soon
be made which will , in various
ways , be of great benefit to the
village.
Luther Bush and Sam Bryan
have concluded to enlist , both go
ing to Indianola. Luther counted
the telegraph poles en route that
he might be in better condition for
the march.
The Star of Jupiter banquet at
Cambridge , Saturday night , was
postponed on account of the sick
ness and death of Dr. J. H. Wals
worth , a worthy and esteemed
member of the fraternity at that
place.
A. B. Wilson and lady drove to
Indianola , Friday evening , to at
tend the commencement exercises.
Some of the more skeptical are in
clined to believe Austin had other
business and drove to the county
seat , but this is discredited by the
Bartley board of strategy.
It is now time for you to re
member your relatives in Omaha.
If you cao trace it back that you
bave any , no matter how distant ,
you should make it a point to call
Dii them , assuring them you had
always remembered them , but
souldn't spare the time to come to
see them until this year. Be sure
to eat three square meals a day [
ivhile with them. They will be
Dverjoyed to see you although
they never heard of you before , :
kt the end of your two weeks' stay
it the exposition you will pat the
pug dog on the head , promise lit-
le Willie you will send him a tame
[ ndian for a pet , assure dear little
krny you will remember her next
Dhristmas and , bidding your dear
relatives an affectionate goodby ,
eturn to your western home until
mother Trans-Mississippi Exposi
tion occurs at Omaha.
NORTH COLEMAN.
The whooping cough is in our
nidst.
G. H. Siuimermau shelled corn
ast week.
The first potato bug of summer
irrived last Sunday.
The rains continue and farm
vork progresses slowly in conse-
[ ueuce.
Bessie McBride , daughter of D.
J. McBride , died Sunday last , at
ler home in Lincoln precinct ,
c
frontier county , of quick consump-
ion.
Early corn planted April 14 , is
perfect stand. Some are still t ]
ilanting field corn. Alfalfa is 11
dooming , rye blossomed , fall 6
rheat heading , poetry from Pleas- 6ti 6n
nt Ridge scarce , wild grass never ti
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to suit all tastes and to fit all I
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sizes a great variety.
HATS Straw , Crash , Fur
and Wool.
All at Popular and Lowest
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COLEMAN.
Sam Johns lost two hogs by heat.
Geo. Howell has planted 400
sweet potato plants.
"W. H. Cole took two loads of
hogs to market this week.
Mud ? Yes , it is pretty muddy ,
but we like a change occasionally.
On Thursday of last week , about
four inches of water fell up here
in less than two hours.
Shorty Smith was down to the
show , Tuesday , and didn't follow
the baud wagon off , either.
Quite a few from up here went
to McCook , Tuesday , on business
and incidentally to see the donkey
stand on its head.
The oth of June makes nineteen
years since Uncle Billy first drove
aver this township , and August 1st
makes sixty years since his arrival
Dn this mundane sphere.
The "biggest show on earth" for
) ig crops rain has been giving
tree performances up here. These
jntertainmeuts have lasted a whole
lay and night at a single perform-
xuce , still the interest never lagged
is the results would lead to wealth
md happiness. A unanimous vote
) f thanks to the proprietor of the
'biggest show on earth. "
CEDAR BLUFFS.
Come to Cedar Bluffs for war
nstr actions.
B. F. Jeukeus is building an ad-
lition to his store.
We are'having plenty of rain
lown this way at present.
I. J. Peck and wife ha\o a new
firl baby at their house.
Mrs. Geo. Aver is down to Ox-
tt
brd visiting her sick brother.
Small grain looks nice and corn
ooks well but is not growing very
ast.
ast.J.
J. "W. Minor went down to Kau-
as City with two car loads of
took.
Farmers in this part of the
ountry intend to make alfalfa hay
s soon as it gets dry enough.
THE supreme court has affirmed
be decision of the district court
a the Bartley. case , and the ex-
tate treasurer will at once com-
lence serving his sentence of
tventy years in the state peniten-
iary.
THE time to buy and make
your selection is now , while
the assortment remains good.
Note the fact.
SPECIAL Prices on Men's ,
Boys' and Children's Suits. In
order to reduce our stock in
this department we are making
ing- these special low prices.
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At Brewer's Old Stand.
I FRESH AND SALT MEATS
Fish , Oysters , Celery , Pickles.
keep everything [ usually to $
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and respectfully solicit yourjpatronage.
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