By F. M. K1MMELL.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
Largest Circulation in Red Willow Co.
Subscription , $1 a Year in Advance
Republican State Convention.
The Republican Electors of the several
counties of the State of Nebraska are hereby
called to meet in convention at Lincoln , Ne
braska , May 2,1900 , at 2 o'clock p. m' for the
purpose of selecting four delegates and four
alternate delegates to the National Republican
Convention , which convenes in , Philadelphia ,
June IQ , 1900 ; also to place in nomination
candidates for the following officers :
Eight Presidential Electors , Governor ,
Lieutenant-Governor , Secretary of State ,
Treasurer , Auditor of Public Accounts , At
torney-General. Commissioner of Public
Lands and Buildings , Superintendent of Pub
lic Instruction.
The basis of representation is one delegate
at large and one delegate for each 100 votes
and major fraction thereof cast for Hon. M.
B. Reese for Judge of the Supreme Court at
the election held in 1899. RedWillow county
Js entitled to eleven delegates.
It is recommended that no proxies be al
lowed , but that the delegates present cast the
full vote of the delegation. 1 he county con
ventions in the several counties held for the
purpose of selecting delegates to this conven
tion shall select the county committee and
' officers thereof. At the state convention the
state central committeemen from the odd
numbered senatorial districts will be selected
for the ensuing two years , and the new state
committee will hold its meeting at the close
of the state convention.
ORLANDO TEFFT , Chairman.
J. T. MALI.ALIEU , Secretary Pro Tern.
THE eighth annual meeting of the Ne
braska State League of Local Building
and Loan associations was held in
Schuyler , early part of this week , many
topics of interest being discussed.
EVERY day brings us word of new
combinations and tie-ups and gatherings
of the leading politicians , with the usual
rancorous and disrupting results. Won't
it do just as well if the delegates of the
people settle these matters ?
As A kicker , the Democratic party is
a screaming success. As a clog on the
wheels of progress it beats the air brake.
As a promiser it out-promises the man
who never pays his debts. But when
it comes to keeping its pledges , the rec
ord is different.
THE Hon. Frank H.Jones , who has
been New Hampshire's most distin
guished and influential Democrat , hav
ing come to the conclusion that the De
mocracy's attack of Bryanism is incur
able , has moved into the Republican
party , bag and baggage.
FLETCHER MERWIN of the Beaver
City Tribune declines to help boost
Udward Rosewater into the national
committeemauship for Nebraska , and
takes the chance of losing his immortal
soul by doing the Rosewater signed edi
torial act to the tune of a column in re
lieving his pent-up feelings concerning
the matter.
IMPORTS of foreign goods , admitted
into this country free of duty , were 50
per cent greater in value in March , 1900 ,
than in March , 1898. This increase ,
however , is chiefly in material for man
ufacturers which we do not now produce
at home. Hence , this increased impor
tation means increased activity on the
part of our manufacturers and their
employees.
IN the last two calender years , under
the Diugley tariff , we bought from Eu
rope goods worth $725,000,000. lu the
same two years we sold to Europe goods
worth $1,940,000,000. The balance of
trade in our favor was thus $1,215,000.-
ooo from Europe alone. This is the sort
of "entangling foreign alliance" that is
caused by the Republican policy of pro
tection. It is entangling to the other
fellow.
COLLIER'S WEEKLY of April 2ist , in
a labored two column editorial , seeks to
show why Colonel W. J. Bryan should
retire iu favor of Admiral George Dewey
apropos of the Democratic nomination
for the presidency. But Collier's is
wasting gray matter in putting up its
pretty argument in favor of the admiral's
candidacy. That would , indeed , be a
supreme act of superhuman abnegation
beyond the colonel's ability to conceive
of. What is the average patriot here
for , anyway ?
OUR Democratic friends are very much
afraid that the inhabitants of our new
possessions will not receive at the hands
of the administration the kind , fatherly ,
thoughtful , philanthropic care which
they bestow on the colored people of the
south. As they are experienced in such
matters , they can not understand why
the country is not willing to trust them.
They stand ready to extend the franchise
as fast as the natives can give positive
proof that they will always vote the
straight Democratic ticket , and no
sooner.
McCook Markets.
Corrected Friday morning.
Corn $ .37
Wheat 50
Oats 25
Rye 35
Hogs 4.70
Eggs 08
Butter 15
Potatoes 35
Butter fat at Creamery 16
Lear he sells pure drugs.
RoVAL
Baking Powder
'
Made from pure '
. cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum *
Alton baking powders are the greatest
menacers to health of the present day.
ROYAL BAKINQ POWDER CO. , NEW YORK.
Best Grades
Screen Doors
and
Window Screens
CYPRESS TANKS , All Sizes
. . . Coal Tar. . . |
Barnett Lumber Co.
Dennison Street
MORLAN IS THE MAN
He is Named as Candidate for Con
gress by Acclamation.
IT IS A STRONG NOMINATION
Made by a Business-LIke and Enthusi
astic Gathering of Republicans
of the Fifth District.
The Republicans of the Fifth congres
sional district met in Holdrege , Wednes
day , and did the wisest thing they could
do named W. S. Morlau of McCook for
congressman by acclamation.
Cnairman Luce of the central com
mittee called the convention to order ,
and a permanent organization was ef
fected with W. F. McCreary of Hastings
as chairman and A. C. Felt , secretary of
the central coiiiniittee , as secretary.
The contest from Dundy county wa
settled by seating the Eberhart delega
tion , and the convention at once set to
work for the serious business of the meet
ing the nomination of a Republican to
succeed R. D. Sutherland in the lowe
house of congress. A call of countie
soon demonstrated that W. S. Morlan o
McCook was the overwhelming choic
of the delegates for the nomination , anc
he was made the nominee by acclama
tion.
tion.The
The nominee responded with a brie
speech of acceptance , which made a very
favorable impression upon the delegate
and others present. Though not a flow
ery orator , the speaker soon demonstrat
ed that he is a man of unusual force
fulness and possessing an ability tha
will be most useful and valuable in the
lower house of congress.
W. L. Hague of Kearney county wa
made presidential elector , and O. A. Ab
bolt of Hall county and G. L. Day o
Nuckolls county were chosen as dele
gates to the national Republican con
vention in Philadelphia. Edward Up
dike of Harvard was made alternate for
Mr. Abbott and C. A. Luce of Republi
can City for Mr. Day.
The central committee was constitutet
as follows : Adams Mark Levy ; Chase
C. W. Meeker ; Clay J. R. Speck
Duudy L. Morse ; Frontier J. L. San
ders ; Furnas W. P. Pierce ; Gosper A
M. White ; Franklin H. M. Crane ; Har-
lan T. L. Porter ; Hayes M. J. Abbott
Hitchcock Wallace Thompson ; Kear
ney Ed Anderson ; Nuckolls Harvey
Fox , Jr. ; Perkins C. H. Beaumont
Phelps E. D. Eiusel ; Red Willow C
H. Harmau ; Webster W. L. Roby.
The convention gave Mr. Morlan the
privilege of selecting his own chairinai
and secretary.
The convention from start to finish
was characterized by an uncommon un
animity and harmony , and the impres
sion prevailed among the delegates tha
they had named the man for the emer
gency , the man who could lead the Re
publicans of the Fifth district to victory
in November and redeem the district
The esprit de corps of the delegates was
a notable feature of the convention
They were an earnest , business-like lo
of men who were there for a purpose am
who had great confidence in the man
whom they named for the office of con
gressinan. There was a feeling that the
good work thus inaugurated in the con
ventiou hall would be carried out in
action through the campaign and at the
polls.
In the evening , Hon. G M. Lambert-
son of Lincoln , a candidate for the nom
ination lo the office of governor , deliv
ered a rousing speech before a large
audience in the opera house.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Fourth and Fifth grades gave an
enjoyable entertainment in the Assem
bly-room , Tuesday evening , before
fair-sized audience.
It was Bird day as well as Arbor day
let the children not forget this fact. Be
kind and gentle to the sweet little song
sters , children , and never think for
moment of killing them.
Two fine pictures "Gleaners" by
Millet and the "Sistine Madonna" by
Raphael now adorn the walls of the
South McCook school as a result of the
entertainment lately given by the chil
dren of that school.
Arbor day , the High School base ball
team played the Oberlin boys at Cedar
Bluffs , in a successful score of 24 to 12.
On last Saturday evening , however , they
went down before the Athletic base ball
club in a painful score of 16 to 3.
Arbor day was celebrated by the sev
eral grades of the city schools in an ap
propriate manner. The programme was
short not over a half hour in rendering
after which the children were dis
missed for the day , which they enjoyed
as a holiday.
State Treasurer Meserve has donated
the school library a valuable list of mag
azines in practically complete files : The
Arena and the Cosmopolitan for ' 95 and
96 , the Munsey and McClure for ' 96 ,
ind the North American Review for ' 81-
86 , inclusive.
The entertainments given by the
members of the Sixth , Seventh and
Eighth grades , last month , have each
ind all borne fruit in several works of
irt which now adorn the walls of the
rarious grade rooms : The Sixth grade
iias the "Horse Fair" and the "Return
jf the Mayflower. " The Seventh grade
Durchased a fine portrait of Admiral
Dewey and the "Sower. " The Seventh
jrade secured the "Angelus" and "Read-
ng from Homer. "
W. C. T. U. COLUMN.
MRS. MINNIE FINITY , Press Supt.
"For God , Home and Native Land. "
Norway has recently enacted a law
forbidiug the sale of tobacco to youths
under sixteen years of age without
signed orders from adults. Tourists who
offer cigarettes to youths render them
selves liable to prosecution , while the
police are empowered to confiscate the
pipes , cigars and cigarettes of youths
who smoke in public streets , a fine for
the offense being likewise imposed , which
may be any where between two shillings
and five pounds.
A physician of high standing in New
York City was recently compelled to
place his son , a young man of twenty-
five years , in the insane ward of a hos
pital because he had become incurably
insane from the use of cigarettes. All the
little life left is concentrated in the ef
fort to secure the deadly cigarettes. The
young man began smoking when a little
boy at school , and as the habit grew up
on him the number increased to 500
cigarettes daily.
Nicotine makes its artificial demands
upon the system. Then the stomach is
drawn into the piracy ; the lungs are
sacrificed ; the nerves are shattered ; the
strength is stolen ; the intellect is sub
verted from the service of a lofty purpose
to the debasing end of feeding the de
stroyer. Home nurture , education and
legislation must come to the rescue. All
that ought to be done is not done until
all that can be done is done , and that
which ought to be done can be done.
The no-license sentiment is certainly
setting in Nebraska. The recent elec
tions gave us more "dry" towns than
ever before. Among them North Bend
the first time in twelve years ; Aurora
has been wet for three years ; Tecumseh ,
Lexington , Weeping Water , Holdrege ,
Minden , Firth , Gothenburg , Cozad ,
Miller , Tekamah , Humbolt , Rising City ,
Bradshaw , Edgar , Helm , Table Rock ,
Pawnee City , Crab Orchard , Broken Bow ,
while at Stromsburg , Bloomington and
St. Paul it is a tie. Meanwhile the W.
C. T. U. will recognize that it is not its
mission to look for immediate results
done , but will keep pegging away on its
campaign of temperance education , do
ing the work today that someone may
reap tomorrow.
Do You Have Fifty Cents ?
If you have , will tell you how to get
the most for your money. The SemiWeekly -
Weekly State Journal , published at Lin
coln , wants several thousand new sub
scribers and as a special inducement
will mail the paper twice a week from
now until the end of this year for only
50 cents. Two papers each week with
all the news of the world , through the
great presidential campaign and the
campaign in this state for two United
States senators and the state ticket.
Never in your life have you been offered
so much reading matter for 50 cents.
Send in your money right now , because
the sooner you send it in the more pa
pers you pet for your money. Address ,
Nebraska State Journal , Lincoln , Neb.
Advertised Letters.
The following letters were advertised
by the McCook postoffice on April 22d :
C. J. Brown , Minda Cackler ,
David Harder , Mrs. Bane Kenzer ,
Harry Stamas , Irvie Thomas.
In calling for any of these letters , please
say that they are advertised.
F. M. KIMMEI.II , Postmaster.
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flesh. What shall I do ?
Your doctor says take care of tlp
yourself and take plain cod-liver tlP'
oil , but you can't take it. Only P'L
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long. It is so rich it upsets the tt
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It is very palatable and easily si
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steadily , si
there is very little doubt about
your recovery.
There are hypophosphites in it ;
they give strength and tone up the as
nervous system while the cod-liver ycm
oil feeds and nourishes. m
5OC. and $1.00 , all druggists.
SCOTT & BOWNE , ChcmbtsT New York. -
Nearly every person needs a tonic medicine
t this time of year to brace up and invigorate
ic nervous system , to cleanse the bowels ,
ver and kidneys. Herbine is the best and PO
afest remedy to do this , as it will cure con- he
tipation , regulate the liver and enrich the ne
lood. Price , 50 cents. A. McMillen
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CITY CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS.
CATHOLIC Mass at 8 o'clock a. m.
High mass and sermon at 10:30 , a. m. ,
with choir. Sunday school at 2:30 p. m.
All are cordially welcome.
REV. J. W. HICKEY , Pastor.
CHRISTIAN Bible-school at 10 a. ui.
Preaching services at n a. m. and 8 p.
m. Elder J. R. Speck will preach both
morning and evening.
J. W. WALKER , Pastor.
CONGREGATIONAL Sunday-school at
10. Preaching at n. Y. P.S C E at 7.
Preaching at 8. Morning subject , "The
Call From Appalachian America. "
Evening theme , "Life as Opportunity. "
All are welcome.
W. J. TURNER , Pastor.
EPISCOPAL Sunday morning at 11:00
o'clock , Morning Prayer and Litany.
Sunday evening at 8:00 o'clock , Evening
Prayer. Sunday-school at 10:00 a. m.
Friday evening lecture at 8:00 : o'clock.
Holy communion the first Sunday in
each mouth.
HOWARD STOY , Rector.
BAPTIST Sunday-school at 10 a. m.
Preaching at n a. in. and 8 p. m. B. Y.
P. U. at 7. Prayer-meeting , Wednesday
evening at 8. Rev. E. A. Russell of Ord ,
Neb. , will preach morning and evening
and atZionHill church in the afternoon.
Dent fail to hear Mr. Russell.
GEO. SCOTT , Pastor pro tern.
METHODIST Sunday-school at 10 a.m.
Preaching at II. Class at 12. No Junior
League until June ist. Epworth League
at 7. Preaching at 8. Morning subject ,
"True Refuge From Fear. " Evening
subject , "The Brightest of Days in Mc
Cook. " All are welcome.
J. A. BADCON , Pastor.
Rev. J. A. Badcon will depart , Mon
day evening on 6 , for Chicago , to attend
the general conference of the Methodist
church.
Rev.J. A. Badcon went up to Wray ,
Colorado , Thursday afternoon , to ad
dress an I. O O. F. gathering at that
place four lodges having a joint meet
ing there , last night.
The Methodist church will be closed
for repairs , next week , and no services
will be held during the week or on next
Sunday. It is proposed to repaper and
repaint the interior of the edifice.
Rev. E. A. Russell of Ord , Nebraska ,
Sunday-school missionary for Nebraska ,
Colorado and Wyoming , representing
the American Baptist Publication Soci
ety , will preach morning and evening ,
Sunday , April 2gth ; also at Zion Hill
church in the afternoon of the same day.
Mr. Russell has been over thirty years
in this work. If you want to hear a
good , live , up to-date talk on Sunday-
schools and Sunday-school work , hear
him.
Burlington Route.
Sunday , April agth , important changes
will be made in the running time of the
following Burlington trains :
No. 6 , Denver to Omaha and Chicago.
No. 14 , Oxford to St. Joseph and St.
Louis.
No. 17 , Kansas City and St. Joseph to
Oxford and Denver.
No. 41 , St. Joseph and Lincoln to the
Black Hills , Montana , Washington and
Oregon.
No. 42 , Billings to Lincoln , Omaha ,
St. Joseph , Kansas City and St. Louis.
No. 43 , Lincoln to Alliance and Edge-
mont.
See nearest Burlington ticket agent
and get details of the new schedules.
This will prevent the possibility of miss
ing trains.
J. FRANCIS , G. P. A , Omaha , Neb.
It's the patterns that tell and the prices
that sell our wall paper.
MCCONNELL & BERRY.
Now in stock a large display of hose
and fixtures at F. D. Burgess * .
Hose repairs for 5 cents at S. M. Cochran -
ran & Co 's.
Don't forget Loar's is the place.
Tribune Clubbing List.
For convenience of readers of THE TRIB
UNE , we have made arrangements with the
following newspapers and perodicals whereby
we can supply them in combination with THE
TRIBUNE at the following very low prices :
PUBLICATION. PRICE.
Detroit Free Press i oo $ i 50
Leslie's Weekly. 4 oo 3 oo
Prairie Farmer i oo 175
Chicago Inter-Ocean i oo i 35
Cincinnati Enquirer. I oo 150
New-York Tribune. oo i 25
Demorest's Magazine oo 175
Toledo Blade oo 125
Nebraska Farmer oo 150
q\va Homestead oo 145
Lincoln Journal oo 175
Campbell's Soil-Culture oo 150
New-York World oo i 65
DmahaBee i oo 150
Cosmopolitan Magazine I oo i 80
5t. Louis Republic i oo 175
Kansas City Star 25 115
Nebraska Dairyman and Up-
to-Date Farmer 50 125
Kansas City Journal , weekly. 25 115
Kansas City Journal , daily. . . 4 oo 4 20
We are prepared to fill orders for any other
japers published , at reduced rates.
THE TRIBUNE , McCook , Neb.
A Sample of I'cinlnlno Wit.
Lady Blessingtou , who was accordeu
.he name of the "gorgeous" when
Mnce Louis Napoleon , the last em-
eror ' of the French , was in exile in
.ondon , was remarkably courteous to
lim , extending her hospitality in the
nest lavish way. After his accession
o the throne of France she was in
Jaris for a season , and somewhat nat-
irally looked forward to an invitation
the Tiiileries. Time passed and none
ame. But at a sumptuous ball given
ilsewhere the emperor passed in full
plendor of his triumph. Catching
ight of his benefactress , he smiled and
.sked : "Ah , Lady Blessington ! You
emain in Paris for a time ? " "Yes ,
ire , " said she ; "and you ? "
The Boston GIrL
"Were you out in all that rain ? "
sked the Clifton girl. "No , " said the
oung woman from Boston , "Iwas
lerely in the portion of the rain that
escended in my immediate vicinity. "
-Cincinnati Enquirer.
One Found of Honey.
It Is estimated that to collect one
ound of honey from clover 62,000,000
eads of clover must be deprived of
ectar , and 3,750,000 visits from bees
iust ba made. I
The Thomp =
son Dry Goods
As the season advances we are
increasingly active in Wash
Fabrics. In no former season
has our assortment equalled
that now shown. Our line In
cludes Ginghams , Piques , Per
cales , Dimities , Dotted Swisses ,
Mulls , P. K. Welts , Indla.LInons ,
Nainsooks , Marsailles , Batistes ,
Black Crepons , Etc.
Prices ranging from 5c to 35c
per yard.
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Best quality Shirting Prints , per yard " $ > a *
Best quality Fancy Dress Prints , per yard ° 5
Simpsons and Pacific Cotton Foulards ° °
Wide German blue calico ° 9
Cotton Coverts loc. and
Good yard-wide unbleached muslin
Other qualities S'A , W , and 5c.
Ladies Percale Wrappers 2.00 , $1.50 , $1.00,750. , SGC.
Ladies' Shirt Waists $2.50 , 2.00 , 51.50 , $1.25. Sl.oo , 75c. , 500. , 400.
Ladies' Wash Dress Skirts $1.65 , $ l 35$125 , S1-00
Ladies' Figured Black Mohair Skirts , factory made S JoS
Ladies' All Wool Black Worsted Skirts , our own make § 2 50 and up
Good quality light weight Outing Flannel , per yard S .04
Men's 6.00 fine Worsted Pants , now ' . 425
75 pairs dark , small checks and stripes , regular value $6.00 , now 3-69
Boys' combination Brownie Waists and Pants , per suit 5 °
Ladits' silk string Ties , also satin , each 10
Ladies' long soft bobinet wash Ties , lace ends . ' .25
Largest line of Belt Ribbons and Belt Buckles.
Natural handle fast black Umbrellas -0 $ '
Other qualities from $ $ oo down , Merceri/ed Specials.
Shirt Waist Silks , per yard 25c. to $1.50
Black Dress Silks Soc. , ooc. , $1.00 and $1.25
Men's summer Underwear 25c. , 35c. , 5oc. , and $1.00
Sun Bonnets , ruffles , canvas stiffening , draw string 25c.
Plain Gingham Sun Bonnets I5c.
Best 4-ply Carpet Warps i8c. for white , 20c. for colors
We save you 10 per cent , to 25 per cent.
Per
GEO. E. THOMPSON.
ONE PRICE PLAIN FIGURES CASH ONLY
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busy store in
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Block
desires to call public attention
to the fact that his superb
Ready-Made Clothing . .
NEW Ladies' & Children's Shoes
STOCK
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is unequalled in Southwestern
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, new ,
fresh and complete.
CARPETS AND
He challenges all competition in
variety , richness , and price.
JOHN H. GRANNIS
PRODUCE TAKEN IN NATIONAL
BANK BUILDING
EXCHANGE FOR GOODS.
McCOOK , NEBRASKA