By F. M. KIMMELL.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PARE
Largest Circulation in Red Willow
J. H. BAYSTON will assume charge
the Stockville Faber , next week.
TUB fusionists will hold their st
convention in Onmlm , August 22(1.
GRKAT minds often disagree : For
stance , Haveineyer and Oxnard , the
finers of sugar , see the effects of 1
tariff and trusts from very differ )
points of view , even as they effect th
own business.
THE public promptly and natura
loses interest in a newspaper that i
nounces in its initial issue that "polit
will be a secondary matter. " Good p
itics are a supreme consideration
every good citizen.
THE TRIBUNE hastens to welco
Brother J. II. Bayston into the editoi
fold. If he will promptly reform I
Stockville Faber into a republican ne'
paper , we will forgive him all of
meanness past and gone. At any ra
here's to jrou.
COLONEL PHILLIPS of the Indian
Reporter announces that he and Cole
Floyd of the Trenton Register will stu
on the same platform , this fall. Wh
fills our soul with wonderment. Jas
and Tom on the same platform ! Tlu
the worst ever.
AI.I. the fusion newspapers are calli
the fusion forces with less or mi
\
ricnl vehemence to "get togethe
.ch same would be good advice
the republicans of Red Willow coun
Successful organization of the republic
forces in this county will mean succ
} at the coming election.
COLONEL COMFORT has failed to e\
make the council of the city of Indian
believe that 25 cents per square is I
legal rate for publishing ordinances e
* At the meeting of that august body , 1
'I'veek , they allowed the Reporter's 1
at the regular rate provided by law
such cases made and provided , $ i ]
square. This is the first time on rect
{ .hat any supposedly sensible man
body of men pver took the colonel se
ousty , and they had to give it up. 1
colonel is only a joke. He knoxvs 1
about law than he does about the ne\
paper business = rjf it be possible to kn
less than nothing.
J. STERLING MORTON insists tl
' 'Intelligent competition can enter t
field against any trust on earth , exa
one which has a natural monopoly ,
successfully put its products i > pOH t
nwket with the sympathy ef consumi
on all sides. " True , they can enter ; t
conservative capital is not out looki
fof stl h expensive trouble as will fplji
the effort , And , again , natural inoiu
oUe = ate liot by any iliednb cOUHtied
ttte Standard 0i ! compnnV ftttll the suj
trust , bul hiBy be found all over 1
laud { so that over-capitalization a
'mismanagement are not so deadly
the trust as the ex-secretary of agrici
ure would have the public believe.
AT a meeting of the state central cc
mittee held in Omaha , last Friday ev
ing , it was determined to hold the in
republican state convention in Oiiia
Thursday , September 2ist , at 2 o'clo
The basis of representation was fixed
one delegate at large from each coun
one for each 100 votes or major fract
thereof cast for M. I * . Hayward for g
ernor. It was recommended that
proxies be allowed , but that the dt
gates present cast the full vote of
county ; it was also recommended tl
the new county committees be choser
the first convention , if two conventii
were to be held. The session was larg
and lead
attended 03 * committeemeu
republicans over the state , and the pi
pect is splendid for a lively , winning
campaign. C. F. Reavis of Falls C
will be temporariry chairman of
convention.
Ix 1896 the world's production of g
was $202,000,000. Next year , accord
to the estimate of the director of
mint , it will reach $400,000,000. *
United States is steadily gaining in
production of the yellow metal ,
other countries are rushing ahead of
The regularity of the production
gold from the old sources of sup
and the amazing rapidity with wb
many new mines are being oper
cannot fail to leave the free silver pec
in a state of bewilderment. Things t
knew to be true three years ago are i
proven to be figments of the imag
tion , and public office can no longer
earned by wailing about the insufficie
of the circulating medium. It is a r
awaking from a dazzling dream. ]
coin State Journal.
DANBURY.
Marietta Highland of this place was ir
ried to William P. McKinney of Menlo , K
sas , at McCook , Thursday , by the con
judge.
County Judge Bishop and C. B. Gray
McCook attended the installation of the (
cers-clcct of Boas lodge No. 185 , A. 1" . &
M. , Saturday night last. While here , at
early hour on Sunday morning , the ju <
married Alex , ' weigle and Anna C. 1 !
bridge , both of Kansas.
Ed Dennis and Vanch Plumb spent Sum
in the county seat. On Wednesday Ed dn
over again and from that point went to Lo
mont , Colo. , where he hopes to secure a pi
tion , expecting that air to prove beneficial
his annoying ailment hay fever. E.C.I la
is temporarily in charge of the lumber y
for harnett.
Sunday evening , between the hours of 5 <
7 o'clock , occurred one of the most destri
ive hail , water and wind storms that has e
visited this section of the country. In the i
ter part of the afternoon a small cloud \
seen to form in the north , gathering up v
fast and moving to the south ; it seemed
commence about 8 miles north and cast
here and drifted in a southwesterly direct
until it had passed town and ggne about
miles south , then it came back in a northwt
erly course about 5 miles , which left a tn
like the shape of a new moon or half cin
extending west of town only about i mile ,
gling northwest and east almost to Leban
The hail from whence it first started , trave
south to the Kansas line , and laid from
inch to 15 feet high where it drifted , cult
everything in its path to the ground , and
the live stock was driven to the far ends
the pastures and back as the storm turn
The farmers along the valley were the he ;
losers of stock : S. R. Messner lost about
head of hogs and 7 fat cattle and about
head of stock cattle. W.T. Ilenton's loss \
about 130 head of hogs , 15 fat cattle and
horses , which is the heaviest loss sustained
any one person. W. A. Minniear lost ab
30 head of hogs. Others along the creek 1
several head of cattle and hogs , together w
all their alfalfa and rough feed. The hail <
rain were simply tremendous in amount i
force ; the hail drove the stock to the ere
and the water being so full of ice , the st <
were unable to swim across , where they 01
narily did , so were drowned. It is hard
estimate how much rain fell or the total 1
to the farmers : all their crops are gone i
all the hay land was cut down as if a m :
moth mower had done the work. To <
( Thursday ) one will find large drifts of ice
Mr. Ilenton's place 4 to 8 feet high along
creek where it washed down from the upla
The bottom land was flooded with water :
all the fences were washed out.
The cloud seemed to sway back and fo
and the hail storm lasted about one lie
Stones as large as goose eggs fell in plac
but generally they would average about
size of a nickel in diameter. The clouds 1 :
a whirling motion and the stoim was the n
thing to a cyclone near Jud Remingto
place , northeast of town. Mr. Reining !
says that some of his fruit trees were torn
by the roots and blown away , and the plas
m part of his two-story frame house v
shaken off and the shutters and window lig
were torn off and broken in. Others along
that part of the path had their cribs and oil
small buildings blown down.
' 1 he only crops left are those from a ra
west of town and on , and from Lebanon ec
There is a patch or two for a mile or so
this tract where the hail did not hurt the cc
crop so much but that it will come out a
probably make something. The wheat
this tract will not be worth cutting. Probal
about one-fifth of the farmers had hail ins
ance on their wheat , which will help tin
out in a certain extent , bin they \\fll Us
lo harvest , this season.
INDfANOLA.
) , G. DO'D ' visited Indianola friends , Sund
To celebrate or not to celbrate , that is 1
turning question.
D. J. Fitzgerald and better hall were visit
of the state of McCook , Monday.
Mrs. Bass , nee Anna Barton , spent Tuc c
with Mrs. W. R. Starr in the west end town
S. R. Smith and wife were in the cou
seat looking after some business matti
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Dole of the county s
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.Villis G
sard , Tuesday.
A large delegation of Indianola Masons
tended the funeral of "Buckskin" Murphy
Lebanon , Sunday.
Ilolton Longnecker went down to Oma
close of last week , to consult an oculist ab
Ins eyes. From Omaha he went to Peru n
mal school to attend the summer sessior
school.
County Supt. Welborn left , last Friday ,
Colorado , in company with her brother Fl (
now out from New York city on a little rec
ation and business combined. Mrs.Velb <
will join them later.
Charles Lehn and wife were down fr
McCook. Sunday , visiting relatives. On tl
return home they got into the flood of wr
near McCook , and for a half mile or so , tl
horses waded through the muddy flood b (
deep , no land being visible from the ri
bridge to Randel's hill.
Colonel Phillips should give the city comer
or town pump the street numbers of t
"hole-in-the-wall" that leaks stimulants a :
hours and of that gambling joint wherein
seductive picture cards allure , referred to
last week's Reporter. Or , peradventure ,
names of the operators themselves. If
colonel wants to provide the fireworks , he -
have a "Warm Time in the Old Town" alir
any time he may select.
RECENTLY a preacher in Maine was gi
a coat of tar and feathers for assuming
throw out a hint from the pulpit that ha
was not as warm a climate as our forefatl
were taught to believe. Tins affords a gr
object lesson. It teaches us that while th ;
a land of religious liberty , no man ordai
to preach the gospel has any right to mist
liberty for license. If he proposes to pre
heretical doctrines he must clothe himseli
the garb of a heretic. Journal.
RoVAL
Baking Powdei
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum *
Alum baking powders are the greatest
menacers to nealth of the present day.
ROVAL BAKING POWDER CO. , NEW YORK.
BARTLEY.
S. Grisell lias moved into his new house.
Rev. Foutch is rebuilding his barn , t
week.
C. W. Keys and family of Cambridge w
visitors here , Sunday.
The rainfall here , Sunday evening ;
night , was two and a half inches.
"Freem" Utter was down from McCo
Tuesday , looking after matters of interest.
The improvements on Dr. Hathorn's n
dence property are well under way , this we
A. E. Crosby is adding a new porch to
residence and otherwise improving the sai
Guy Curlee and E. O. Scott wheeled do
from the west end city , Saturday evening , :
"rubbernecked" at the tornado wreckage.
Rev. Ends of the Christian church resign
last Sunday , the same to take effect when
salary is paid in full. He left for his home
May wood , Wednesday.
Miss Sadie Hamilton returned , close of 1
week , from Alma , being a delegate fromt1
local chapter to the district Epworth Leaj
convention which met there.
The specials to the 15ee and State Jour
so graphically describing Friday night's I
nado must have been written by a man lal
ing under a heavy attack of delirium-wi
jams.
John Jones thinks the only thing that sa >
his garden from being plowed over ag ;
Friday night , was the fact that the w :
couldn't find the plow. At any rate he say
plowed some furrows as it was.
The following is the teacher coips of
Bartley schools for the ensuing year : I'm
pal , F. C. Hendee of Dorchester , Nebras
intermediate , Miss Kiltie Stangland of J
Cook ; primary , Miss Clara Happersett of
dianola.
A number from hare attended the rededi
tion services at Dry Creek church , last Si
day afternoon. The brethren out there lu
made extensive improvements and alteratic
upon their place of worship and now hav
very attractive edifice.
The rearrangement of the upstairs rooms
the Bank block for lodge purposes is co
pleted , and as soon as the painters and paj
liangers have finished their work Bartley w
have some of the most pretentious and cc
cement lodge rooms in this section of t
: ountry.
A. 15. WiliOn returned , Monday , from 1
auting in the "Centennial" state. The "p
; on" intended bringing Pike's Peak home
\ souvenir of his \isit , hut the greedy 11
roads wanted to charge him for excess b ;
jage. Ho says he'll get an irngiUiou < .lit <
next time ,
A couple of the sports wheeled up to In
anola , Sunday , and got rained in , and cai
home on the morning freight , leaving th
steel steeds to be called for later. Some :
unkind enough to intimate that they wi
hocked with the landlord as a uuarantee
Ejood faith.
1 will stop here for passengeis at
k , the morning of the Fourth , and
extra carrying coaches will leave McCc
after the fireworks are over , thus providi
accommodations for those who remain ui
after the festivities are concluded. Go
McCook and celebrate !
It is told of "Tony" Deitsch that after I
stoim , Friday night , his better half urged li
to get up and ascertain what damage 1 :
been done , but "Tony" vehemently proles' '
as he pulled the sheet over his head , "I
much , by gosht ! Ef I got to die I radii
would die in bed , by gosht ! " And he did
get up , either.
The hail and rain storm , Sunday e\em
did much damage in some localities. At i
McKillip ranch , east of town , all the windc
in the north and east sides of the house w
broken out and the weather-boarding ba <
splintered , and some of their cattle kill
M. Weimkirch lost three hogs and so
chickens together with a lot of broken git
All the glass in the north side of J. Rilch :
house was broken , the screens thoroug
punctured , and in addition a goodly share
his hen crop took the hail route to the haj
scratching grounds where there are no won
to "shoo" them. Among others who got
where milady wears her beads were Chai
Hopt , J. W. Hoppe , C. F. Shafer , Jack Fi
Jim Bailey , Bob Fisher , and "others too
merous to mention" as it reads on the s
bills. Excepting a few broken glass and
injury to gardens and fruit , the damage
town was slight. Thanks to an industrn
gopher , A. B. Wilson caught a cellar full
rain water , but he had a chance to play ei
as the next day was washday.
When it comes to hard luck stories , Bart
as a municipality is fast arriving at a st ;
where it can put up the worst ever. We
up against it , sure. As if it were not enoi
that we are surrounded with the wrecks
boom days , and have but recently lost our I
depot , a tornado sneaked into town , early 1
Saturday morning , and wrecked the la
brick building known as college hall , t ;
losing to the town the only place it affon
for the accommodation of large gatherir
After a brisk straight wind accompanied
a little rain , about ten o'clock in the eveni
the a'r became still and the citizens reti
only to be awakened about 1:30 by the trem
bling of their houses and a terrible rush and
roar of wind. It was all over in a few min
utes and there were very few who knew that
until the following
any damage had been wrought
lowing morning. The twister came from the
southeast and seemed to be traveling at quite
a distance above the ground , and it is prob
ably owing to this fact that any of the busi
ness part of tow n is standing today. It struck
college hall on the southeast corner and all of
the hall proper was torn away to a level with
t'le second floor. The lumber and tin roof
were thrown over the front into the street
and huge masses of brick smashed the awn
ings , glass fronts and sidewalk below. The
general merchandise and drug stocks of G.
W. Jones and F. A. Walsworth , who occupied
the storerooms below , suffered no damage.
Mr. Walsworth was asleep in the building
and could not escape until some of the wreck
age had been cleared away from his doors by
persons outside. The goods were moved into
other quarters , Saturday evening. Daniel
Mangus' large barn was carried completely
away and the stables of Rev. Foutch and John
Jones were also destroyed. Others suffered
the destruction of chimneys and awnings.
As the hall was used by the M. E. church as a
place of worship , it sustained considerable
damage in the loss of chairs , organ , etc.
PLEASANT RIOGE ,
We have had plenty of rain and no hail up
to the present.
We had an enjoyable visit with Mrs.WiJ.iim
Byfieltl , last week.
Corn is looking fine , and there are but few
grasshoppers as yet.
E. W. Harris is heading rye for Jeff. Bailey
over in Hitchcock county.
J. M. Baldwin says he has lo quit writing
poetry , because he can't find a word to rhyme
with mud. We suggest that he try spud.
Some of the events at that school meeting
made us feel like saying , "Behold how pleas
ant a thing it is for brethren to dwell together
in unity. " |
We had an interesting meeting in our school
district , Monday evening. Twenty-one people-
were present , seventeen of these were voters.
Mrs. E. May Starbuck was elecled director ,
and by a unanimous vote. The district rec
ommends that the board hire Miss Bertha E.
Lincoln to teach the ensuing term of eight
months school.
About 35 of Clyde C. Starbuck'b friends
met at the home of his mother , the evening of
the 22d instant , to celebrate his I7th birthday.
Ice cream was served , games were played ,
hearts were captured and altogether the even
ing was pronounced an enjoyable one , all in
departing wishing Clyde many happy returns.
This is the war record of the Kerns family :
Michael Kerns fought in the war of the revo
lution ; Ins son Jonathan fought in the war of
1812 ; his son Michael fought in the Mexican
war ; his son Louis fought in the war of the
rebellion , and his two sons , Edward R. and
Carl B. belonged to the Third Nebraska , and
s > ay they are ready at a moment's notice to go
again. This is a good fighting record and we
think this family is entitled to be called pat
riotic.
CELEBRATE IN McCOOK
thtt Imt-tliiiK niftropolK of tin ; Kciml'licMii valley.
M ) programme of t'liturtiiiinwnts including Oration , Concerts , Kaccs anil Sport- ,
Fin-works Etc. , Etc. Make ow of tin- bright , K > oil-natiircil rrowtl that will Katlior lii-rii
of .McCook to vMt and ci-lelirato.
from every town anil precinct within twi-iitj-li\i > inilt-s
You are Cordially Invited
to niako our fctoiv jour headquarters on that day.
'alonu the children , meet the ri"-t of the family lions Ml jour neighbors they can
linil jou at ThoinponV ' tore , prepare to make joun-elf at home. In CHMjou ha\e tiny
wants in the Dry Goods line > ou will Hud hero the \er > items nut needed nil th -
Fourth , such as
FANS , SILK MITTS , HAIR PINS , POMPADOUR and SIDE COMBS , BOWS
and STOCK COLLARS , NECK RIBBONS , HAIR RIBBONS , HANDKERCHIEFS ,
KID GLOVES ( fitted on ) , SHIRT WAISTS AND WASH SKIRTS ( fitted on ) ,
CHILDREN'S MULL HATS , WASHABLE WHITE LEATHER BELTS , VEILS
and VEILINGS , PERFUMERIES , HAIR NETS , PARASOLS and UMBRELLAS ,
Etc. , Etc. ,
BESIDES
the best assortment of GENERAL and FANCY DRY GOODS In Southwestern
Nebraska. Cordially ,
In Meeker Bldgf. Per McCOOK NEB.
Adj. County Offices. GEO. E. THOMPSON. ,
ONE PRICE PLAIN FIGURES CASH ONLY
O T- ± hem
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