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By F. M. KIMMELL.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
Largest Circulation in Red Willow Co.
" \VK , " writes the funny freak of the
Comfort , "understood for years that 25
cents is the legal rale , " referring to city
printing. And no other "understand
ing" con be gotten into that wooden
head without the aid of an auger. The
colonel takes himself too seriously when
he assumes to "understand" the law or
advise others as'to its meaning. Nature
has raised an insuperable barrier against
such presumption. The colonel's chilled-
steel tipped dome of thought might serve
as projectile for a one-pounder , but no
new idea need seek entrance therein. If
the colonel "understood" that the moon
is composed of green cheese , Omnipo
tence could not make him see or believe
differently by the usual methods.
JOHN NESI knows about as much as
any one need to about the ingratitude of
man. Having during the four years of
his official life well lined the pockets of
the Comfort's colonel , he little expected
the cut under the ribs delivered by the
colonel recently. It was a most ungrate
ful stab in the back , from a source least
to be expected. And the same may be
said about the rest of the court-house
gang. The poor , cold and hungry snake
has been warmed and fed and housed
and arrayed in fine linen , so to speak ,
only to bury its fangs xvith venomous in
tent , if not effect , at the most opportune
time. "Oh base , ungrateful man , what
turpitude of art can fitly barb the dart
that o'er death's portals leads thee. "
THE'McCook Comfort has discovered ,
through the aid of a "prominent Repub
lican , " that the Republicans have de
termined to make a life and death
struggle , this fall , in order that Bryan's
chances may be killed for the campaign
of 1900. In one respect the colonel is
correct : the Republicans in Red Willow
county and Nebraska will put up a fight ,
this fall , that will curl the Fusion whisk
ers ; but so far as fearing the campaign
of 1900 with Bryan as the Fusion leader ,
nothing is farther from the fact. Presi
dent McKinley has but to live to succeed
himself in the presidental chair , and
should Bryan be his opponent in 1900 , as
now seems probable , his defeat will be
far more decisive than it was in 1896. It
is a very young ai.d unsophisticated bird
that such dust as the colonel attempts to
throw will disturb or blind.
Tun autobiography of J. L. White ,
which appeared in a local contemporary ,
last week , is delightfully irrelevant , im
material and uot germane to the case , as
the lawyers say it. He was born near
somewhere , and taught school in some
state. Never lost a case ; is especially a
hully terror to the saloon interests , in
prosecuting cases against whom he has
won his spurs such as he has , ad lib.
Why not state just where he was born ;
just where he taught school ; and why
not enumerate the cases he has won , es
pecially those against saloon men. Why
not be more specific ? Why uot state , if
White is such a terror to saloonists and
the saloon interests , why the saloon men
and their especial friends are so active
and earnest in his support ? There are
other very interesting facts that we
might suggest , that would make mighty
interesting reading and an entertaining
addition to the biography given , but it
will keep until the Democrats swallow
the Populists and name him for judge.
They have been put on ice.
COLONEL MITCHEI.I , of the McCook
Comfort can "scab" a deserving and
competent woman and a crippled old
man out of a poorly paid job and draw
his cloak of utter , complete and unspeak
able self-righteousness about himself
and with the utmost complacency ex
press astonishment that THE TRIBUNE
should be so grasping and plutocratic as
to charge the city of McCook , ( which is
amply able to pay the legal rate , ) for a
legal notice one-third of the rate allowed
by law. The colonel can make for him
self a home-nest out of the profits de
rived from foreclosure notices and sher
iff's sales published at or near full legal
rates , from the publication of legal no
tices which meant the loss of homes and
farms of the poor , who were entitled to
cut rates if any one on earth is , and at
the same time can and has printed legal
notices for the city of McCook at one-
twelfth of the legal rate a price that
would shame a Chinaman and justly
entitles one who will do it to a bill ol
fare of rice and rats without a qualm ol
conscience or feeling a twinge of the
pain of the injustice and inconsistency.
And yet this is the self-same Pharisee
who attempts to pose as the exponent ol
reform , as the friend of the laboring
man , as the leader of Fusion purity and
justice and truth ; this is one kodak shol
at the presumptuous ignoramus who has
mendaciously libeled others for a legiti
mate and legal act , which his caddish
ness and pig-headedness made him dc
for less than actual cost to a printer whc
pays better than starvation wages.
Republican Judicial Convention.
The Republican electors of the I4th
Judicial District of Nebraska are re.
quested to send delegates from their
respective counties to meet in convention
in the city of McCook , Nebr. , on
Wednesday the 27th day of September ,
1899 , at 8 o'clock p. ui.f for the purpose
of placing in nomination a candidate for
the office of District Judge , and to trans
act such other business as may come
before the convention.
The several counties comprising the
district are entitled to representation as
follows , the apportionment being based
on the vote cast for Hon. M. L. Hayward
for governor in 1898 , giving each county
one delegate at large and one for each
ice votes and major fraction thereof to-
wit :
It is recommended that no proxies be
admitted , but that delegates present be
authorized to cast the entire vote of the
delegation of the county which they
represent. C. E. HOPPING ,
F. N. MERWIN , Sec'y. Chairman.
WHEN recourse is had to the vile and
disgusting language and innuendo of the
pimp of the brothel , this paper must be
counted out. Hence no reference is or
can he made thereto.
A Letter--Important.
McCook , Neb. , Aug. n , 1899.
To all our friends and customers who
received cotton seed from us in the
spring time with which to experiment ,
we wish to say that the time is now heie
when we should learn with what meas
ure of success you have met. We are
anxious to hear from you all at your
earliest convenience , not only for our
own information , but that we may be
able to give this desired knowledge to
others. It will be a matter of valuable
information to Nebraska , if a profitable
measure of success can be secured in the
raising of cotton in this state. So please
let us have your reports , one and all.
Remember , there is a prize worth while ,
to the one bringing in the best sample
of cotton grown in Red Willow county.
S. M. COCHRAN & CO. ,
McCook , Nebraska.
An Arapahoe Tragedy.
Some time , last evening , at Arapahoe ,
James Bloodworth shot his sweetheart ,
Miss Grace Cooper , step-daughter of
fames Murray , through the temple , and
then turned the weapon on himself with
fatal results. It is not thought that
Miss Cooper can live. The victims were
not found until an early hour , this morn
ing , when the dead body of the man and
the mortally wounded girl were discov
ered in an unoccupied building. As
they had made previous unsuccessful
attempts , it is one of the theories that
they committed the deed by mutual con
sent. The community is horrified by
the terrible act.
A later word states that they shot
themselves on the steps of the school
house , early.this morning , Bloodworth
dying instantly , and that Miss Cooper is
dying. They left a note stating they
had killed themselves.
The Saturday Night Treat.
Following is the programme for the
street concert by the K. P. band , tomor
row evening. Begins at nine o'clock.
PROGRAMME.
" " Santelman
March "Admiral Dewey"
Overture "Tancred" Rossini
Intermezzo "Love's Dream After the.Ball"
Czibulka
Descriptive "Village Life in the Olden
Time Le Thiere
PART II.
Waltz "Venus Reigen" Gungl
Cornet Solo "Belle of the West".Liberati
A. P. ELY.
Descriptive Paraphrase "Rocked in the
Cradle of the Deep"
Lovenberg-Laurendeau
Overture" "American" Catlin
The Song of a Satisfied Customer.
Get your goods and please the clerk
WThere all the house is cleansed from dirt ,
Where most good is done with cash
And attaches are never rash ,
Where the clerks are always clean and neat ,
Give Evenst & Marsh your order for meat.
If you want to get your meat
Where everything is clean and neat ,
Where all goods will stand the test ,
Trade with Marsh & Everist.
Go where the crowd all seem * to go ,
Where clerks wear aprons white as snow ,
Where the proprietors are not so slow ,
Where the ties of friendship grow ,
Where wind and dust don't seem to blow ,
Order of Everist , Marsh & Co.
DANBURY.
Mrs. George F. Godown was the guest of
McCook friends , this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Havens were McCook vis
itors on business and pleasure , Saturday last.
They do say that Ed Lister would not ser
iously object to being the Fusion nominee for
sheriff himself.
Miss Myrtle Cochrane has been visiting old
Franklin schoolmates at Culbertson and Mc
Cook , this week. At the latter place she was
the guest of Miss Erninie Rathbun.
COURT HOUSE NEWS.
DISTRICT COURT.
Cases filed in district court :
W. W. Webster vs. Ollie Webster ;
divorce.
Thomas Malen vs Bessie Malen ; di
vorce.
James W. Leisure vs. Dav.id H. Ritten-
house ; equity.
RoVAL
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum *
Alum baking powders are the greatest
menacers to health of the present day.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO. , NEW YORK.
BARTLEY.
D.V. . Bush had business in the county seat ,
Tuesday.
A. G. Dole and Harry of McCook visited
friends here , Sunday.
C. W. Ilodgkin was a business pilgrim to
the county capital , Tuesday.
"Freem" Utter was down from McCook ,
Sunday , looking up his interests here.
J.H.Stephens and Miss Nellie of Box Elder
weie guests of II. P. Ilodgkin and wife , first
of the week.
Mrs. C. W. Ilodgkin and Mrs. E. E. Smith
and children went up to Denver , Thursday of
last week , for a fortnight's outing.
Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Ransom departed , Fri
day of last week , for Colorado. They are at
present sojourning in Fort Morgan.
A two-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. John
Long died , last Saturday , and was buried on
Monday in Dry Creek cemetery. Rev. Foutch
conducted the services.
At the meeting of the wise men who run the
town , Monday evening , J. A. Curlee was ever
lastingly honored with the appointment of
village marshal. And the evil-doer will make
no mistake by keeping in the clear , hencefor
ward.
County Attorney Starr was down from the
west end city , Wednesday , looking up matters
in connection with some of the drunken rows
of recent date. Had the village council
shown any interest the offenders would have
been hauled up and assessed a few fines for
disorderly conduct , if nothing more.
S.C. Wolf went up to the county seat , Tues
day evening , in the pursuit of knowledge. He
wants to know if he has a license to remain
on the earth , or if he must get off to accom
modate the drunken toughs who persist in
making life for him anything but "one grand ,
sweet song , " as Grover Cleveland would say.
Thursday evening of last week , Ike Bee-
son , George Chadd and Sam Bryan took an
overdose of the stuff that enthuses and then
proceeded to precipitate chaos in S. C. Wolf's
restaurant. Whereat Silas waxed wroth and
smote his breast , declaring by the whiskers of
Mohammet that he would have the whole
push disciplined. Then Chadd suddenly re
called the fact that for many moons he had
been owing a visit to his brother at Arapahoe.
and started forthwith to cancel the debt. The
roar Silas made finally brought the county at
torney on the scene , and he took Ike and Sam
to task in his fatherly way and asked them if
they really wanted to be arrested. They de
murred so lie dismissed them with the ad
monition that they mustn't do it any more till
they got some more enthusiasm. This inter
esting narrative will be continued when the
next jug of ecstasy arrives.
INDIANOLA.
II. W. Keyes had business in the seat of
county affairs , Monday.
Willis Gossard was the guest of McCook
relatives and friends , Saturday last.
II. M. Gilbert and Joe Malcolm were Sun
day visitors of the county's metropolis.
Clark McClung was up to hear the band
concert at McCook , last Saturday night.
C. H. Russell was in McCook , Tuesday ,
looking after collections in that vicinity.
W. A. Whitney and daughter were pilgrims
to the city on the west , Tuesday of this week ,
having some business there.
S.R. Smith was in the county seat , Monday ,
to see about that judicial delegation and other
matters. Mrs. Smith accompanied him.
O. D. Mosher was up to the county capital ,
Tuesday , to take notes of the political situa
tion. It is hinted that he did not discover
any serious indications that Colonel Com
fort's anti-third term campaign had borne any
encouraging fruit.
RED WILLOW.
Jacob Randel is hauling rock for a new
granary.
Miss Edna Dixon of McCook is a guest at
the Longnecker home , this week.
The new telephone line passes through here
now. Giving the workmen dinners has given
some of the housewives plenty to do.
Mrs. Carmichael , an old-time resident oi
this neighborhood , together with Mrs. Neel ,
spent Wednesday with Mrs. Everett Moore.
We are able to testify to the good quality oi
the ice cream served them.
The insurance agents are about here mak
ing out policies and securing future widows
against failure to procure second husbands ,
That is what the men say , but it looks like a
good thing to protect one's family in case ol
death.
The new elevator begins to loom up , but foi
a booming town there is a painful want of ac
tivity in most ways. No depot or stock yards
are yet in sight , and not a sign of the sanitar
ium. Wichita , Kansas , had a large popula
tion in much less time.
LEBANON.
Mrs. Porter , who lives just southeast ol
town , was a county seat visitor , Wednesday.
R. P. High and Bruce Cumming hied then :
over to the seat of county affairs , Monday , tc
get a few political pointers and the lay of the
land , so to write.
COLEMAN.
S. D. McClain is hauling wheat to town.
Bert Wales was in town , Wednesday , with
a load of wheat.
Plowing has commenced and the soil is in
excellent condition.
Fritz Buhr was in McCcok , Thursday , with
a wagon load of cabbage.
J. W. Corner is hauling off his old wheat to
make room for the new crop.
Bert and Harry Wales have rented the W.
O. Norval farm for next year.
Henrich Oellerich was in town with two
loads of old wheat , Wednesday.
W. M. Sharp was rattling out his 140 acres
of wheat , the fore part of the week.
Mrs. Carothers and Ella brought out a sack
of apples , Tuesday. Dumplin's ? Yes.
K. Traphagan started up his thresher , this
week , making the fifth machine in this pre
cinct.
The hoppers , or most of them , have "jumped
their board bills" up here , and "skipped out"
for parts unknown.
II. B. Wales was in town , Tuesday , with a
load of corn. He has a few hundred bushels
to sell now , as he is sure of a crop , this year.
A gentleman from Iowa was looking over
this precinct , Tuesday. Uncle William was
along to call his attention to various objects
of interest along-the route.
Uncle Billy , with an Illinois faimer , was
driving over this precinct , Saturday. About
the noon hour they enjoyed the hospitality of
Mrs. J. N. Smith and daughter Delia.
Not long since we received a letter from
Massachusetts , in which the writer requested
us to collect some Indian relics off the prairie
and send them to him. A writer from New
York asked : "Do the Indians give you very
much bother out there now ? " An Iowa man
wrote : "Do you have any schools or are your
children growing up in ignorance ? 1 suppose
you don't go 'round much and don't know
what is going on only just in your neighbor
hood. " This week an Iowa man was here
and told us he had lived in Benton county
thirty-one years. Vinton is the county seat ,
and when we asked him how large it was he
replied , "I don't know ; I was never in Vin
ton. " Last June we drove over the country
with a man from Ida county , Iowa. In going
into McCook , he asked , "What is that great
big thing , standing up so high there ? I have
seen several since I left home. I never saw
one till 1 started out here , and I would like to
know what the thing is and what it is for. " It
was the standpipe he was enquiring about.
We have settled down to the conviction that
alfalfa is not alone m its greenness , and that
this country has no monopoly on verdancy.
SOUTH SIDE.
Corn is doing well.
People are beginning to talk politics.
Roy Barnes is helping John Randall.
W. F. Esher , Jr. , visited in South Side , Sun
day.
Capt. W. J. Evans finished threshing , Mon
day noon.
Linford Fitch has been helping B. C. Bow
man , this week.
W. S. Fitch has been gathering his summer
apples , this week.
It is rumored that M. C. Maxwell has sold
his place south of town.
Urilla Fitch and Florence visited in Pros
pect Park , Wednesday , guests of Minta Sly.
Mrs.W.'N. Cratty and her daughter , Martha
Shears , were visitors in the metropolis , first of
the week.
There was a good meeting of the Endeavor
society , Sunday evening ; Florence Johnston
was the leader.
Misses Minnie and Mae Whittaker started
for Colorado Springs , a few days since , for a
month's outing.
Misses Lenner and Pearl Roberson were
the guests of Urilla and Geneva Fitch , Tues
day of this week.
It is rumored that there are chicken thieves
in the country , and it will be well to "keep
tab" on the hennery after this.
Frank Cain and wife and daughter Lulu
were among the guests of the South Side Un
ion Endeavor , Sunday evening.
Frank Fitch and Roy Dutton attended
church in McCook , Sunday , and listened to
one of Rev. Ketman's splendid sermons.
C. T. Eller , one of the leading farmers of
Pleasant Ridge , was in South Side , early in
the week , having some blacksmilhing done.
Willard Dutton reports things looking fine
in the Platte valley ; he also says there is
plenty of work , as they are putting up hay at
present.
"If the coat fits , put it on. " Several of the
young men of McCook found the coat fitted
( in regard to the girls of South Side ) so they
put it on.
BOX ELDER.
Mrs. E. J. Vivian is visiting friends at Box
Elder , this week.
J. II. Stephens and Miss Nellie are visiting
in Bartley , this week.
I. W. Spaulding is entertaining his brother.
Ed Spaulding of Wyoming , this week.
On account of threatening weather , Rev.
Matson's lecture for Monday evening was
postponed.
Mrs. M. E. Piper returned home , Tuesday ,
from Salt Lake City , where she has been
making a long visit.
The threshing machine is again heard in
our neighborhood. Several farmers are
threshing out of the shock.
There has been some road work done near
the store , the last week , which is greatly to
the advantage of the public.
One of the happiest social events at Box
Elder in some time was the ice cream party
given by Wm. Walter on the lawn atj. H.
Stephens' , last Saturday evening. The lawn
was decorated with ( lags and Japanese lan
terns. About forty guests were present. The
evening was spent in music , games , croquet ,
and a most enjoyable time all around.
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REASON
why anybody should
fail to have the ben
efit of our clearing
sale prices. . . Many
have already taken
advantage of them
and have saved more
than the retailer's
profit.
NEARLY 200 CORSETS
yet to select from. All sizes from 18 to 30 all lengths of
waist all colors such makes as ROYAL WORCESTER ,
DR. WARNER'S , C-B's and P. D.'s all prices , now from
23c up to $1.39. See last week's paper for list or , still bet
ter , see the corsets !
SHIRT WAISTS
have disappeared not mysteriously , for there was never
better reason for waists selling ! they sold well at their regu
lar prices , but at the reductions they have not stood ' 'upon
the order of their going. " Only about 40 now left.
SUriHER UNDERWEAR
can't long be kept when the profits and more are given to the
purchaser ! Some very desirable and attractive goods still
obtainable at less than wholesale prices !
REMEMBER ; that we save you money on everything- needed in our line.
From ic to 2c on all cotton staples such as PRINTS , MUSLINS ,
CAMBRICS , SHIRTINGS , etc. , etc.
Hest 2-busiiel Grain Hags piece
or quantity - - 150
Boys' Brownie Overalls good
ones - - 230
Men's stout Ulue Denim Overalls - - - 390
Men's stout Blue Denim Jumpers - - - 390
Men's stout Working Shirts ample sizes - - 290
Men's Seamless , Ribbed
Top Kockford Sox - 40
Gingham Sun Bonnets - - - . - ioc
We Solicit Your Trade ,
Postoffice Per
in same Building. GEO. E. THOMPSON.
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