OF A M
Are you sick and tired of trading where
you are continually told that "We
don't keep them" ?
We do ; that's our business
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Our time and money are devoted to the
EXCLUSIVE SHOE BUSINESS. We
make it a study and endeavor to give -
our customers the Best Possible Value
for their money. We have the largest
} stock and the lowest prices , and guar =
antee satisfaction.
HHBH BB B
VAHUE & PETTY , Proprietors ,
GANSCHOW'S OLD STAND. McCOOK , NEBRASKA
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With Each Purchase.
We are making reductions in our
immense stock at very low figures ,
and as an additional inducement to
the cash = buying public we will give
an admission to Ringling's Shows
with every $5.00 cash purchase.
Our stock of Men's , Boys' and Chil =
dreii's Clothing and Gents' Furnish =
ings is the largest carried by any
house between Hastings and Denver.
You'll get your money's worth and a
circus ticket in the bargain.
FRANK J. MORGAN
The Leading Clothier
H. H. TARTSCH , Manager. MENARD BLOCK
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MUSICAL. . „
SURROUNDINGS
May not make a musical genius
but they facilitate the study of music.
The smaller instruments shown
here are very much above the average
in point of quality and perfection of
finish. Even the very cheapest are
well made and produce clear , sweet
and perfect notes.
None of the instruments are ex
pensive.
We have-
Violin Outfits for $5.00
Mandolin Outfits for = 3-oo
Guitar Outfits for 6.00
Good Accordeons for = 3.00
We also carry extra cases , strings and trimmings of all kinds.
THE "BEE HIVE"
Leading * Notion House ,
COLSON & THRONE , McCOOK ,
Proprietors , NEBRASKA.
\ 4 fWORMS !
WHITE'S CREAM
VERMIFUGE ! !
Host in quantity. Best In quality.
ForiOYearsHas Led - all Worm Remedies.
JAMES F. BALLARD , St. Lqus.j !
McCONNBLL & BEKRY.
Dissolution Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the co pattncr
ship heretofore exibtinji between M. 1. . G.ifi
ney and W. C. Hulger , under the linn name o
"The McCoon Steam Laundiy , " i- . this dai
dissolved by mutual consent. All imlehtnf
ness due said firm will be paid to M. L G.iff
ney , s.he alone being authorized t" receip
for the iaine. The linn of Uaffney & I lend
ricks assumes and will piy all debts of tin
old firm.
Dated this -ist day of August , 1899. I 9 4 ! !
\V. C. ItUI.GKK ,
M. L. GAKKNKY.
CONTEST NOTICK.
Department of the Interior , United States
Land Office , McCook , Nebraska , Septeinbe !
I2th , 1899. A sufficient contest allidavit hav
mg been filed in this office by James \V. Null
contestant , against timber cultme entry No
4,005 , ma le June iSth , iSS6 , for b\V > { bl H ,
SE SW 'A of section 33 , township 2 , rangt
27V. . , by Henry Vosburgh , conlestee. in
which it is alleged that the said Henry Vos
burgh , after breaking out 5 acres , of the said
tract named m said entry and causing pail
of the same to be planted to trees , seeds 01
cuttings , wholly failed during the years 1889 ,
1890,1891,1892 and 1893 to cultivate the saiii
tract and keep in growing com'.ition 5 acres
of trees , seeds or cuttings on said tract. Thai
during said time the said Henry Vosburgli
wholly failed to care for , replant or cultivate
or cause the same to be done. 5 acrei > of said
tract to trees , seeds or cuttings. That during
the 5th , 6th and 7th years of said entry he has
failed to cultivate and keep growing 5 acres
of said tract to trees , seeds or cuttings or to
replant any portion thereof. That the said
tract is now covered with weeds , sunflowers
and wild-grass , and that said tract is fast
going back to its original , wild state. That
during the years 1896,1897 , 1898 and to the
date of filing this amended affidavit , Septem
ber 4th , 1899 , the said defendant has wholly
failed to cultivate any portion of said tract
and to keep growing 5 acres of said tract in
trees , seeds or cuttings , and that the weeds
and sunflowers are now higher than what few
tiees are on said tract , rnd that the said tract
has been wholly abandoned and no work of
any character has been done by the defend
ant or any one for him during said years 1896 ,
1897 , 1898 and to September 4th , 1899 , and
that contestant is ready to prove at such time
and place as may be named by the register
and receiver for a healing in said case , and
he therefor asks to be allowed to prove said
allegations , and that said timber culture entry
No. 4,005 may be declared cancelled and for
feited to the United States , he , the said con
testant , paying the expense of such hearing.
Said parties are hereby notified to appear ,
respond and offer evidence touching said al
legations at one o'clock , p. m. , on October
23d , 1899 , before register and receiver at U.
S. land office in McCook , Neb.
F. M. RAnir.UN , Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at McCook , Neb. Septembei
7 , 1899. Notice is hereby given that the fol-
[ owing-named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support of his
claim , and that said proof will be made before
the register or receiver of U. S. Land Uflice
at McCook , Nebraska , on Saturday. Octobet
14 , 1899 , viz : Gottlieb Fiechtner , II. E. No.
11197 for the lots numbered two (2) ( ) and three
(3) ( sec. 6 , T. 3 N , K. 30 W. lie names the
following witnesses to prove his continuous
residence upon and cultivation of , said land ,
vu : John Lorenz , Charles Welchlin , William
1'oh and John Heinlem all of McCook , Neb.
9 8 6t F. M. I\A rmiUN , Register.
NOTICE OF PUHL/CATION.
Land Office at McCook , Neb. Septembei
6 , 1899. Notice is hereby given that the fol
lowing-named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support of his
claimand that said proof will be made before
the register or receiver of U. S. Land Office
at McCook , Nebraska , on Friday , October 13
1899 , viz : Nils Swenson , II. E No. 10020 foi
the \V 'A NE M and N J < N\V tf sec. 24 , T. f
N , R30V. . He names the following witness
es to prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of , said land , viz : Andrew I' . Lar
son , McCook. Neb. , Christoffer C. Dueland
Quick , Neb. , Dorsey Shepherd and Henry C.
Shepherd , both of Osborn , Neb.
9 S 6t F. M. UAIHBUN , Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at McCook , Neb. August 16.
1899. Notice is hereby given that the _ follow
ing-named settler has hied notice of his inten
tion to make final proof in support of his
claim , and that said proof will be made before
the register or receiver of U. S. Land Office
at McCook , Nebraska , on Saturday , Octobei
7 , 1890 , viz : Joseph E. Nelms , II. E. No. I043C
for the NE K sec. 31 , T. 6 N R.27\V. lie
names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of ,
said land , viz : Milan W. Quick , William 13.
'
Whittaker , John Engstrom and Charles'Wal
lace , all of Quick. Neb.
8-iS-6ts F. M. RA'lHliUN , Register.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of an order of sale , issued from
the District Court of Red Willow county , Ne
braska , under a decree in an action wherein
Lillian M. Pitney is plaintiff and Sidney
Dodge is defendant , to me directed and de
livered , I shall offer at public sale and sell to
the highest bidder for cash , at the east door
of Menard's hall in McCook , Red Willow
county , Nebraska , on the 25th day of Septem
ber , 1899 , at the hour of I o'clock , p. m. , the
following described real estate , towit : The
east half of the northwest quarter and the
west half of the northeast quarter of section
twenty , township one , range twenty-nine , in
Red Willow county , Nebraska.
Dated this 2ist day of August , 1899.
J. R. NEEL , Sheriff.
C. II. Boyle , Plaintiff's Attorney.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of an order of sale , issued from
the District Court of Red Willow county , Ne
braska , under a decree in an action wherein
Fredric Plasmeyer is plaintiff and Julia A ,
Allen and Frank P. Allen are defendants , tc
me directed and delivered , I shall offer at
public sale and sell to the highest bidder foi
cash , at the east _ door of Menard's hall in Mc
Cook , Red Willow county , Nebraska , on the
25th clay of September , 1899 , at the hour of I
o'clock , p. m. , the following described real
estate , towit : Lot number four , block twenty-
three , Original McCook , in Red Willow coun
ty , Nebraska.
Dated this 2ist day of August , 1899.
J. R. NEEL , Sheriff.
J. E. Kelley , Plaintiffs Attorney.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of an order of sale , issued from
the district couit of Red Willow county , Ne
braska , under a decree in an action vyherein
Emma R. Reed is plaintiff , and William A.
W alhn et al. are defendants , to me directed
and delivered , 1 shall offer at public sale , and
sell to the highest bidder for cash , at the east
door of Menard's hall , in McCook , Red Wil
low county , Nebraska , on the2d day of October ,
1899 , at the hour of I o'clock , p.m. , the follow
ing described real estate , to-wit : Lots num
ber 8 , Q , 10 and II in section number 19 , in
township numbers north , range 28 west of the
6th p. m. , in Red Willow county , Nebraska.
Dated this 30th day of August , 1809.
J. R. NKEL , Sheriff.
J. E. Kelley , Plaintiff's Attorney.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of an order of sale , issued from
the district court of Red Willow county , Ne
braska , Bunder a decree in an action wherein
James G. Johnson is plaintiff , and Alexander
W. Campbell et al. are defendants , to me di
rected and delivered , I shall offer at public
sale and sell to the highest bidder for cash , at
the east front door of Menard's hall , in Mc
Cook , Red Willow county , Nebraska , on the
2d day of October , 1899 , at the hour of I
o'clock p. m. , the following described real es-
: ate , to-wit : The southeast quarter of the
northeast quarter and the northeast quarter
of the southeast quarter of section fifteen , in
township four north , range twenty-nine west
> f the 6th p. m. , in Red Willow county , Ne
braska.
Dated this 30th day of August , 1899.
J. R. NEEI . Sheriff.
W. S. Morlan , Attorney for Plaintiff.
MILLING 00 ,
OUR BRANDS :
" 91 Patent , "
"Anchor Brand , "
"Pride of McCook , "
"Whole Wheat Health Flour. "
SOLD BY *
C. L. D2GROFF & CO. ,
JOSEPH MENARD ,
J. A. WILCOX & SON ,
JANES McADAMS ,
H. H. TROTH ,
C. UHRICH & CO. ,
JOHN GRANNIS and
JOHN SCHMIDT.
C. L. Miller uses " 91 Patent" exclus
ively for making : bread.
\Ve are informed that some merchants
who do not sell our flour , are selling flour
from other mills and calling it McCook
flour , or just as good as McCook flour.
DON'T BE DECEIVED.
The famous " 91 1'atent" can only be
found in the above-named stores , and un
der the same brand that we have used
since 1891.
THE McCOOK MILLING CO.
The Lincoln Street Fair.
Spend the week beginning September
18 at Lincoln if you want to see the b'g/
jjest thing in tbe way of street fairs evci
held in tbe west
Everything is free tbe agricultural
exhibits , the cattle , hog and horse ex
hibits , tlie band concerts , the p.trades ,
theatrical perionnancfs , balloon ascen
sions and fireworks. For six solid days
you can fairly revel in fun. You can
see hundreds of odd and interesting
things every one of them without H
cent of cost.
Extraordinarily low rates via the Bur
lington Route , September 18 , 19 , 20 and
21. See the local ticket agent.
J FRANCIS , General Passenger Agent ,
Omaha , Neb.
MICA lightens the
'AXLE ' shortens load
the
CREASE road.
helps the team. Saves \vear and
expense. Sold every where.
HADE BY
STANDARD OIL CO.
C. H. BOYLE ,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
McCook , Nebraska.
Room 3 , Meeker-Phillips Bldgf , Upstairs
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JOHN E. KELLEY ,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
McCooK. NEBRASKA.
JS Agent of Lincoln Land Co. Office--
Rear of First National bank.
McCOOK STJRGICAL HOSPITAL ,
Dr. W. V. GAGE.
McCook , - - - Nebraska.
Office and Hospital over First National Bank
Office hours at residence , 701 Marshall Ave.
before 9 a. m. and after 6 p. m.
SF'Massage given in appropriate cases ,
Miss ANNETTA BALL ,
McCook Surgical Hospital.
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SOLE MANUFACTURERS.
SOLD BY
THE THOMPSON D , G. CO. ,
McCOOK , NEBRASKA.
See large advertisement elsewhere.
I
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NEW GOODS
Are now arriving * daily.
The assortment is larger and
better than eyor before. We
never were better prepared
to supply your wants in . . . .
Dress Goods ,
Notions ,
Ladies' Suits ,
Waists , Skirts ,
Capes , Jackets ,
Fur Collarettes.
Men's ' , Boys' '
and Children's
Clothing , Hats
and Caps , Blank
ets. . Underwear ,
Shoes , Groceries.
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that Our Prices are always
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CHICKENS ,
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Give Your Order
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Dealers in Live Stock Cash Paid for Hides
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in it S S S cures the worst cases of Scrofula. < ancer. Eczema. Rheumatism ,
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