By F. M. KIMMEL.L
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Subscription , $1 a Year in Advance
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
Largest Circulation in Red Willow Co.
ONK of the most sensational rumors of
the day is , that D. E. Thompson has
purchased a controlling interest in the
Omaha Bee , and the alleged fact is
quoted as corroborative evidence that
D. E. still has his good eye on that
senatorship.
THE Omaha Illustrated Dee of last
Sunday was a superb holiday issue one
of the handsomest that has ever come to
our notice in illustration , letter press
and subject matter. The Bee manage
ment is to be complimented upon this
latest effort. It was as meritorious as the
average high-class magazine in almost
every respect.
BEADING silver Republicans of Idaho
are refusing to co-operate longer with
the Democrats and Populists and are pre
paring to return to Republican ranks.
Secretary of State Patrie , who was elected
as a silver Republican in fusion with the
Democrats , has written a letter to lead
ing silver Republicans of the state saying :
"I do not see that up to date anything
has been accomplished by a coalition of
the silver Republicans with the Democ
racy except the up-building of the Dem
ocratic party and the destruction of the
Republican party in the states in which
silver Republicans were strong , " and
adds that "it would be impossible for mete
to identify myself with the Democracy
and become a Democrat. "
PEOPLE who are berating the "trusts"
and "combines , " and asserting that
they are intended to injure the interests
of the workingmen and of the country
at large , will perhaps be surprised to
know that the exportations of manu
factures of iron and steel , controlled al
most necessarily by great combinations
of capital , are this year by far the largest
in our history. The total exports of
iron and steel in the calender year 1899
will , according to the bureau of statistics
of the treasury department , exceed $100-
000,000 , an increase of nearly or quite
$20,000,000 over last year , and this in
the face of the advance in wages of
workingmeu , prices of material , and a
general improvement in the earning ca
pacity of those connected with the iron
industry.
Resolutions of Condolence.
Whereas , It has pleased the Great
Commander of the Universe to call from
the ranks here to the ranks beyond ,
Comrade William M. Irwin , and
Whereas , In the death of Comrade
Irwin the Grand Army of the Republic
loses an esteemed member , his family a
loving husband and" kind father , his
country a Io3ral citizen and the cause ol
temperance and morality a fearless ad
vocate ;
Resolved , That in the death of Com
rade Irwin we bow in humble submission
to the will of the God of Battles , and
while we mourn the loss of a comrade ,
we rejoice that in death he was triumph
ant and gained the final victory of life ,
Resolved , That the members of J. K.
Barnes Post No. 207 , of which he was a
member , wear the usual badge of mourn
ing for the period of thirty days. That
these resolutions be spread upon the
records of our post , a copy be presented
to the family of the deceased , and a copy
be furnished to each of the city papers
for publication.
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against alum *
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us an order for COAL of any
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(0 all kinds and Screen it Well , giving
(0Tf you Clean Coal at all times , as well as
i i
( iD the Best Quality.
A
CO Barnett Lumber Co.
Colorado Coal
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
REPORT FOR NOVEMBER.
Following is the report of the super
intendent to the board of education for
the month ending November 24th :
No. of boys enrolled 331
No. of girls enrolled 333
Whole No. enrolled 664
Average daily attendance 567
Per cent of attendance on enrollment. 85
Not absent during the month 244
Cases of tardiness 59
No. of visitors. „ 99
No. of non-residents 28
It may be stated that the reduction in
the attendance from that of last mouth
'may ' be attributed to the * prevalence of
the mumps and to the wet , bad weather.
BIBLE AND LORD'S PRAYER.
State Superintendent Jackson has
given it as his opinion that a public
school teacher ought not to be depiived
of reading the Bible , without written or
oral comment , or prevented from repeat
ing the Lord's prayer. This opinion was
given in reply to a letter from H. D.
Odell , director of school district No. 21 ,
r.-Gsge county. In this district Daniel
Freeman lives. Mr. Freeman has ap
plied to the district court of Gage coun
ty for a writ of mandamus to prevent
: he teacher from reading the Bible in
the school and from praying and having
the school sing from the Gospel Hymns.
The trial in the district court has been
set for December 4.
Miss Ella Leonard , principal of the
West school , went down to Orleans , this
morning , to enjoy a part of the meeting
of the Southwestern Nebraska Educa
tional association being held the closing
days of this week.
Supt. Caviness went down to Orleans ,
Thursday , to attend the meeting of the
Southwestern Nebraska Educational
association. He is on the programme
for a paper on "Introduction of Methods
by Superinten'dents. "
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS.
Miss MAUD WOOD is assisting in the
supreme offices of the Star of Jupiter.
Miss MOLLIERYAN is expected home ,
Saturday , after a long visit at Sutton ,
this state.
E. S. SNIVELEY of the Beatrice Cream
ery Co. was here mid-week , on company
business.
MRS. WILLIAM BROWN went down tc
Hastings , this morning , on a short visit
to the home folks.
MRS. BELLE HEDLUND of the Sixth
grade spent the Thanksgiving vacation
with Holdrege friends.
MRS. N. J. HAMILTON of Morrison ,
Illinois , is in the city , guest of hei
daughter , Mrs. S. A. Moore. She will
remain all winter.
MRS. FRANK NEUBAUER returned
home , Tuesday , from Beaver City , where
she has been making the home folks
quite a long visit.
REV. WILLIAM MURPHY of Seward ,
Nebraska , was the guest of C. J. Ryan
and family , Wednesday , returning home
on the following morning.
Miss NELL BROWN of our city , Misses
Josephine and Clara Happersett of Indi-
anola spent Thanksgiving with Operatoi
Will Brown at Bloomington.
C. J. RYAN , traveling representative ol
Nye & Buchanan Co. , live stock conr
mission merchants of South Omaha ,
spent Thanksgiving day at home.
MRS. F. S. LOFTON of the South Side
is down with au attack of pneumonia.
They have been plastering their home ,
and it is thought the disease originated
from the dampness. She was taken down
while visiting a neighbor.
MRS. F. M. KIMMELL and Master
Schell returned home , last night , from
Lincoln , where they have been visiting
Treasurer and Mrs. Meserve for the past
week. Mr. Kimmell ate Thanksgiving
dinner with them in Lincoln , returning
home with the family.
Work of the High Wind.
The ice house being built at Walsh's
lake on the McManigal place , fell a vic
tim to the high wind of Wednesday night ,
all of the structure up being blown down.
The building proposed will be 60 by 80
feet as to dimensions and will hold
about i.Soo tons of ice. The lumber was
not badly used and the work of rebuild
ing is being pushed along as rapidly as
possible again.
1NDIANOLA.
C. B. McClung was a visitor to the county
seat , Wednesday.
Harlow W. Keyes had business in the city
on the west , Tuesday.
George Cramer was drawn to the county
seat , Tuesday , by business.
Misses Josephine and Clara Happersett
gave thanks awfully in Bloomington.
Miss Adlith Striff is the guest of Charlie
Lehn and wife in McCook , this week. She
is a cousin of Mrs. Lehn.
Father Barrett , our new Catholic priest ,
visited Father Hickey in McCook over night ,
Monday , returning home on Tuesday morning.
John S. Glandon was up interviewing
County Treasurer Berge about some way-
back taxes that he thought had 'been paid
long ago , Wednebday.
John Welborn , our veteran ex-sheriff , re
turned home , this morning , via McCook , from
a visit in Ashland , South Bend and Omaha ,
the first visit in a dozen years or more.
It is a matter of rejoicing with our people
that Editor Smith has recovered from his re
cent indisposition it was not expected that
his elevation to the duties and emoluments of
the tripod would go so hard with him.
Republicans of Indianola and vicinity ,
wanting a Republican county paper , should
remember THE TRIIJUNE printed at McCook.
It's the official county paper , and. covers the
news of the county more completely than any
other paper published in the county. And It
only costs what the other papers do Si a
year. Clubs with any other paper you may
want. Try it a year.
Bismarck's Iron Nerve
Was the result of his splendid health. In
domitable will and tremendous energy are
not found where stomach , liver , kidneys and
bowels are out of order. If you want these
qualities and the success they bring , use Dr.
King's New Life Pills. They develop every
power of brain and body. Only 25 cents at
McConnell & Berry's.
DANBURY.
Mr. Dow is building a new barn on his resi
dence lot in the east pait of town.
E. L. Dennis is again able to be out , after a
long seige with the typhoid fever.
David Boyer was given a warm i eception
by the Woodchoppers , last Saturday night.
The B. & M. property here is undergoing a
process of new paint , adding much to the
appearanceof the buildings.
Although a great number of turkeys were
shipped from here about a week ago , there
were plenty left for Thanksgiving day.
John Earnhardt , an employe of the B. iM. . ,
and family , who have been living here this
summer , moved to Lebanon last Wednesday ,
where he will work this winter.
Our little village is suffering much from the
decrease in population caused by the newly-
made wives taken from here during the last
week. Another one of our esteemed young
ladies of this place , Miss Laura Dowler , was
married at the home of her parents , last Sun
day , at the hour of 2 p. m. , to Mr. J. Golden
of Guide Rock , Nebraska. They left on Mon
day's train for the groom's home , where they
will locate and begin housekeeping. Their
many friends wish them good success for the
future.
Story of a Slave.
To be bound hand and foot for years by the
chains of disease is the worst form of slavery.
George D. Williams of Manchester , Mich. ,
tells how such a slave was made free. He
says : "My wife has been so helpless for five
years that she could not turn over in bed
alone. After using two bottles of Electric
Bitters she is wonderfully improved and able
to do her own work. " This supreme remedy
for female diseases quickly cures nervousness ,
sleeplessness , melancholy , headache , back
ache , fainting and dizzy spells. This miracle
working medicine is a godsend to weak , sick
ly , run down people. Every bottle guaranteed.
Only 50 cents at McConnell & Berry's.
PROSPECT PARK.
And Thursday was turkey-day.
John Sly has about finished husking corn.
Clifford Dunham started for Kansas on
Wednesday.
Essie Dunham and Julia Sly spent Thanks
giving at Indianola.
Revival services will commence at the
school-house , Sunday.
The late weather has beerfpretty hard on
the school-marms who have had far to travel
to their schools.
"I was nearly dead with dyspepsia , tried
doctors , visited mineral springs , and grew
worse. I used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. That
cured me. " It digests what you eat. Cures
indigestion , sour stomach ; heartburn and all
forms of dyspepsia. D. W. Loar.
BOX ELDER.
Report of Box Elder school for the month
ending November 24th : Number of boys en
rolled 13. Number of girls enrolled 9. Aver
age attendance 18. Per cent of punctuality
go. Those receiving honor cards for perfect
attendance and punctuality are : Dorothy
Doyle , Bessie Doyle. Those perfect in at
tendance but not in punctuality are : Gertie
Doyle , Bacil Doyle , Lee Doyle , Daisy Doyle.
Stella Oakley , Ethel Oakley , Harry Oakley ,
O. N. Blair , teacher.
1 you have been putting : off the purchase of your winter i
I f wrap until the setting : in of such weather as would com
pel you , let us give a word of warning. Don't delay longer.
The buying has been goiii } ; on
briskly right along and any furlher
waiting will be risky. Notwith
standing the difficulty of keeping
the " .sellers" of the season on hand
constantly , we have succeeded un
usually well , but after December
is > t your chance grows rapidly less.
LADIES' JACKETS
at 5300 , 5375 , S400 , 55,00 , 55.75 ,
S6 75,38 25 , 10 oo. Our S5 oo Hea
ver Jackets are excellent value , be
ing thick , warm , dressy and stylish.
We also give you a splendid Houcle
Jacket , lined throughout with good metallic striped linings , for $ $ oo. Cut shows
a fur-trimmed Jacket at 8.25.
LADIES' CAPES
from 52 25 to Siooo. At $500 we give you a fine Crushed
Plush trimmed with Thibet fur. Also a very long , fur trimmed Plush cape , $ $ oo.
GIRLS'
JACKETS
We call your attention to the
SPLENDID Girl's Jacket shown in the cut ;
made of good , thick woolen
VALUES cloth as good as Ladies' Jackets
are made of ; with a shoulder
in Fur Collarettes Muffs
, ,
cape of entirely new pattern ;
Children's Fur Setts , Fascinators trimmed with tinsel and Sou
tache braid ; sizes 4 to 12 years :
and Hoods Lined Kid Mittens ,
, price , § 3.75 for any size. An
Silk and Yarn Mittens , Dress other kind is of red cloth with L >
black and white braids and
Skirts and Petticoats , Flannel
large fancy buttons , $3.35. An
Shirt Waists , Etc. Etc. other is of medium blue cloth ,
shoulder cape.fancy brauls$3 35-
Another , handsomely braided
MEN'S and fur trimmed 4.00. An
other 81.95. Another $ i 25.
FUR OVERCOATS . . .
and Duck Coats and We Solicit
Ulsters ; also Duck Vests and
Your Trade.
.
Pants
at money-saving prices.
Per GEO. E. THOMPSON.
Postoffice in Same Building : . . . . . . . . McCOOK , NEBRASKA
ONE PRICE - : - PLAIN FIGURES - : - CASH ONLY
Election day has passed away ,
And Willie's won the tin ;
Some politicians smoked cigars ,
Some drank a little gin ;
Our customers drank water
And claimed 'twas rather thin ,
But the tender , juicy meat we sell
Caused them to loudly grin.
So everybody , great and small ,
Come in and see our goods this fall ;
Tho1 we may fail , we'll surely try
To merit confidence while you buy ,
For all our goods will stand the test ,
Game , beef , pork , mutton and the rest ;
And the poultry is the very best
At the market of Marsh & Everisr.
Susan B. Anthony asserts that there is some
thing worse than polygamy , an assertion
which all of her old maid sisters in the land
will sadly back up.
Mrs. R. Churchill , Berlin , Vt. , says , "Our
baby was covered with running sores. De
Witt's Witch Hazel Salve cured her. " A
specific for piles and skin diseases. Biware
of worthless counterfeit ; . D. W. Loar.
The East is all stirred up over a case of
fatal hazing at Princeton college. Fatal foot
balling has become so common at colleges ,
however , that it attracts but little attention.
J. B. Clark , Peoria , 111. , says , "Surgeons
wanted to operate on me for piles , but I cure 1
them with DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. " It
is infallible for piles and skin diseases. Be
ware of counterfeits. D. W. Loar.
An Oregan old maid set a bear trap and
caught a man in it. The promulgation of this
fact will no doubt throw the bear trap manu
facturers of the land into a new era of pros
perity.
Mr. J. Sheer , Sedaha , Mo. , saved his child's
life by One Minute Cough Cure. Doctors
had given her up to die with croup. It's an
infallible cure for coughs , cold , grippe , pneu
monia , bronchitis and throat and lung troub
les. Relieves at once. D. W. Loar.
That same old veteran eagle that measures
six feet , two and a quarter inches from tip to
tip , is again being ruthlessly slaughtered all
over the land.
It takes but a minute to overcome tickling
in the throat and to stop a cough by the use of
One Minute Cough Cure. This remedy quick
ly cures all forms of throat and lung troubles.
Harmless and pleasant to take. It prevents
consumption. A famous specific for grippe
and its after effects. D. W. Loar.
An Indiana jury has awarded 55 against a
mob for lynching a prisoner. A trust is sadly
needed in that line of business to run prices
up to a decent figure.
Miss Anna E. Gunning , Tyre , Mich. , says ,
"I suffered a long time From dyspepsia ; lost
flesh and became very weak. Kodol Dyspep-1
sia Cure completely cured me. " It digests
what you eat and cures all forms of stomach
trouble. It never fails to give immediate re
lief in the worst cases. D.V. . Loar.
Prevented a Tragedy.
Timely information given Mrs. George Long
of New Straitsville , Ohio , prevented a dread
ful tragedy and saved two lives. A frightful
cough had long kept her awake every night.
She had tried many remedies and doctors but
steadily grew worse until urged to try Dr.
King's New Discovery. One bottle wholly
cured her , and she writes this marvelous med
icine also cured Mr. Long of a severe attack
of pneumonia. Such cures are positive proof
of the matchless merit of this grand remedy
for curing all throat , chest and lung troubles.
Only 500 and Si. Every bottle guaranteed.
Trial bottles free at McConnell & Berry's.
Schley shouldn't kick against being sent
away down into Soutji American waters. The
hostile powers that be might have given him
command of a Missouri river dredging cruiser.
ALL THE CREW GREW FAT.
rrf < IIcniient of the Company of the
Good lirkAnn. .
The German bark Zion , which ar
rived at this port Sunday from Fowcy ,
England , brought a rather peculiar
cargo. It consisted of 1,800 casks of
china clay , but in addition there were
on board 300 casks of arsenic. This
part of the cargo had a remarkable ef
fect on the crew. The fact that arsenic
as well as strychnine helps the forma
tion of adipose tissue when taken into
'he human system in minute particles
is well known , and both drugs have
become favorite tonics for convales
cents. On board the Zion the men
slept near the large array of barrels
containing the drug. They were stor
ed in the hold , near the forecastle and
partially exposed to the rays of the
sun , which streamed in through the
open hatch. When only about a week
out from port one of the crew men
tioned to his messmates that a peculiar
and indescribable odor was coming
from the casks containing the drug.
It was not long after their attention
had been called to it that they noticed
the same thing , and , strange to say ,
noticed it all the more forcibly a week
later. Several of the German tars ne-
came aware of the fact that they -.vere
filling out their clothes to a much
greater extent than when they shipped.
Many others , as days went by , became
abnormally stout , in vast contrast to
the former slim appearance which
many of them presented before the
land was left. One man gained , it is
said , twenty-five pounds. Others were
affected to a less extent. But the ag
gregate weight put on by the entire
crew was little less than 400 pounds.
Several of the sailors are known here ,
and they are said to be scarcely rec
ognizable when contrasted with the old
days. The entire sudden taking on of
avoirdupois is attributed to vapor ,
which , generated by the action of fhe
sun on the casks , was inhaled hy the
seamen as they slept , and acted in
precisely the same manner as a tonic
in a prescription. Capt. Hammes. who
slept aft in the vessel , entirely removed
from the arsenic , dr 3s not show any
effect of the inhalition. Philadelphia
Times.
Bertlllon System In Turkey. j
The Turkish government has adopted - i
ed the Bertillon system of measuring |
as a means of identifying criminals ; I
quarters for carrying it into operation '
have been made ready in the prison !
of Stamboul , and at the government's- '
request a French functionary sent I
to set the system into operation.
K isy 3Ioney.
"You see , " said the gentleman in the
bald wig , "I made him a bet that he
could not stand on his head. "Did you
win it ? " asked the gentleman with the
green whiskers. "Naw. He won it ,
hands down. " Cincinnati Enquirer.
CHINESE BLACKMAILING.
Ileuvy Kxartlons 011 a ItaUroail Ofll'-l.il
at I'ekliif , ' .
A curious instance , and by no means
a flattering one , of Chinese methods
of government has just been supplied
by the arrival of Sheng Taotai from
S inghai , says a Pekin dispatch to the
St. James Gazette. This gentleman
holds several important posts , and
among others has the appointment of
director of railways. He is also the
administrator of the Chinese tele
graphs and has an excellent reputa
tion among foreigners for his toler
ance and open-mindedness. Recently
he was called here by command of
the emperor to confer about the sev
eral reforms which his majesty was
so eager o adopt. The chief officials
of Pekin hailed his advent with de
light , as it at last gave th'jia the op
portunity of a "squeeze , " which had
been quite impossible while Siieng was
so far distant from Shanghai. Thf
modus operand ! is quite a usual and
an every-day one and deserves notice.
The gates of Pekin are farmed out to
high officials , chiefly princes of royal
blood. All merchandise is examined
and is passed on payment of a small
tax. But when an official like Sheng
comes in , from whom they are desir
ous of exacting a good round sum ,
the procedure is altered. In this par
ticular case Sheng was given to un
derstand that contraband articles r
would be found in his luggage unless
he satisfied the farmers of the gate.
I believe I am correct in saying that
Sheng did not even attempt to dispute
or haggle , but resignedly asked what
amount was required. The answer
was 30,000 taels. This was paid or
promised , and Sheng proceeded on his
journey , probably glad at having got
off so cheaply. But against all prece
dent and custom , he was stopped at
the inner gate , and did not get off un
der 20,000 taels. So altogether this
unfortunate official , called to the capi
tal by the emperor's order , had to pay
over $6,350 before he was allowed to
go to his duties.
Growth of the Human Hair.
Authorities differ as to the rate of
growth of the human hair , and it is
said to be very dissimilar in different
individuals. The most usually ac
cepted calculation gives six and one-
half inches per annum. A man's hair ,
allowed to grow to its extreme length ,
rarely exceeds twelve or fourteen
inches , while that of a woman will
grow , in rare instances , to seventy
inches or seventy-five inches , though
the average does not exceed twenty-
five to thirty inches.
Getting ; Pointers from the Empregg.
"I've got to stop my paper. " "What's
the trouble ? " "Why , there's no living
with my wife since she commenced
reading how that Chinese empress was
carryin' on. "