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By F. M. KIMMELL.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
Largest Circulation in Red Willow Co.
Subscription , $1 a Year in Advance
Republican National Ticket.
For President ,
WILLIAM MCKINLEY of Ohio.
For Vice-President ,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT , of New York
Republican State Ticket.
For Governor
C. II. DIETRICH of Adams.
For Lieutenant Governor
E. A. SAVAGE of Custer.
tor Secretary of State
GEORGE W. MARSH of Richardson.
For Treasurer
WILLIAM STUEKFER of Cuminp.
For Auditor
AuditorCHARLES WESTON of Sheridan.
For Attorney General
FRANK N. FROUT of Gage.
For Land Commissioner
GEORGE D. FULLMER of Nuckolls.
For Superintendent of Schools
W. K. FOWLBR of Washington.
Congressional Ticket.
For Congressman
W. S. MoRLAN of Red Willow.
DICK GRKBN is willing to trade Sam
uel Randolph for Webster Davis , any
day. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE McKmley aud Roosevelt Repub
lican club of Cambridge has decided to
organire a company of Rough Riders.
They have adopted the Rough Rider as
their campaign hat.
THE war with Spain served to demon
strate something more than the military
and naval strength of the United States
It brought to light the vast resources
and wealth of this country.
SINCE Mr. Bryan beg"an to tell the
people , four years ago , that what they
wanted was more money , they have ad
ded at the rale of $11,267,500 per month
or about $433,365 for every working day
THE time when the Fifth district o
Nebraska will again be represented in
the halls of congress is not far distant
.No need of the Fusionists fighting over
who shall be the nominee. It will be
all the same whoever they put up. The
next congressman from the Fifth district
will be W. S. Morlan. Red Cloud Chief.
A LONDON cable says that "Nobody
in England ever speaks of McKinley as
anything but an uncompromising cham
pion of American ideas and policies. '
His renomination was received in Eng
land without enthusiasm and with quiet
reserve. It was different when Grover
Cleveland was nominated to head the
Democratic ticket.
SUBSCRIPTIONS received from the pop
ular loan issued in connection with our
war with Spain amounted to $1,400,000-
ooo within thirty-one days. This was
seven times as much as the amount ol
bonds offered. It was a very different
result from that accomplished under the
last Democratic administration , when
our bonds were hawked about the world
at high rates of interest.
ADLAI STEVENSON is an especially
unpalatable dose to Populists. His gold-
bug tendencies and his "war-is-a-failure"
record are particularly distasteful to
many of them , while all denounce the
turning down of Towne. And again , the
very evident purpose of the Democrats to
absorb the Populists , body , soul ant !
breeches , is another element of serious
dissatisfaction and discontent.
ON June i , 1896 , the total circulation
of money in the United States was
$1,521,564,283 , a little less than $500-
000,000 being in the form of gold and
gold certificates. On July I , 1900 , the
volume of money in the country was
$2,341,899,180 , of which $2,062,425,496
was in circulation. In four years the
enormous sum of half a billion dollars
gold has been added to the people's
money. This is in excess of all the
silver mined in the United States at a
ratio of 16 to i since 1896.
ACCORDING to the gospel of St. Mitch
ell it is all wrong for Populist county of
ficers in Red Willow county to have a
third term aud all right for a Populist
congressmen in the Fifth district to hold
the job for ever and a day. To tell the
fine distinction between tweedledee and
tweedledum is no trouble at all to the
colonel. But as Farmer Morlan "won't
do a thing" to the Fusion nominee , this
fall , the amusing inconsistency of the
Comfort is immaterial. It might save
Roderick Dhu a deal of humiliation ,
however.
THE Democratic party is divided on
the shipping question , one part favoring
subsidies and the other part favoring the
purchase of foreign ( and which means
British ) ships with which to build up an
American merchant marine. Each of
these factions have had their say in con
gress , but the chairman of the Demo
cratic national committee , who was also
chairman of the platform committee at
their recent convention , secured the in
sertion of a plank condemning the ship
subsidy bill , in order , in that indirect
way , to whip those of his party associ
ates in congress who disagree with him
into active opposition.
Your cfibice of kinds of wood at.Bul-
lard's. _
Bullard's wood is good wood.
Best Grades
O < D LARGEST STOCK
6O BEST ASSORTMENT I
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P Barnett Lumber Co.
Dennison Street
NEWSPAPERMEN are largely respon
sible for the sentiment among many people
ple that "Newspapermen have no ( finan
cial ) rights the public is bound to re
spect. "
The Climate of Hot Springs. {
The climate of Hot Springs is unlilji
that of any other part of South Dakota
unlike even those nearby portions of the
Black Hills , where one would suppose
the atmospheric conditions would be
precisely the same. The days are invar
iably bright ; the nights cool ; suddet
changes infrequent. And there is sc
little humidity one might be pardoned
for saying there is none.
The air is singularly pure. It tempts
you to stay out doors all day long. II
sends you to bed tired and sleepy , bnl
happy. It rouses you in the morning
refreshed , invigorated , ready for the do
ings of the day. It sends the blooc
hurrying through your veins. It makes
you hungry ; eager to climb mountains
to walk ; to bathe ; to dance ; to'do every
thing and anything that is good for you
Next to the wonderful healing waters , il
is the one thing that , more than anj
other , makes the weak strong and the
strong stronger.
During July and August the Burlington
Route will run several cheap excursions
to Hot Springs.
The rate is one fare , plus $2.00
for the round trip. Tickets bear libera
return limit and the Burlington's service
to the Black Hills is unrivalled.
Call on the local ticket agent of the
B. & M. R. R. R. and let him tell you
what it will cost you to make the trip
and when the special rates will be in
effect.
Beautifully illustrated advertising mat
ter descriptive of the Black Hills mailed
on request. J. FRANCIS ,
General Passenger Agent ,
Omaha , Neb.
Card of Thanks.
We , the relatives of Mrs. Lettie Me-
Mauigal , desire in this way to express
our heartfelt thanks to the many friends
and neighbors who so kindly assisted us
in the hour of sickness and death.
MR. JOHN MCMANIGAL ,
MRS. E. LAWRENCE ,
MR. AND MRS. V. MCMANIGAL ,
MRS. DORA JCHNSTON.
McCook Markets.
Corrected Friday morning.
Corn $ .47
Wheat 50
Oats 40
Rye . ' 36
Hogs 4.30
Eggs 08
Butter 13
New Potatoes 70
Butter fat at Creamery 14
Colorado Excursions.
Low rates , Thursday , August 2 ; one
fare plus $2 for the round trip. Denver ,
Colorado Springs , Pueblo , Glenwood
Springs , Salt Lake City and Ogden. Re
turn limit Oct 31. See the local ticket
agent of the Burlington Route. Beauti
fully illustrated book descriptive of Col
orado mailed on receipt of six cents in
stamps. J. FRANCIS ,
Gen'l Pass. Ag't , Omaha , Neb.
During the month of July , I will sell
Eldorado Castor Oil at 25 cents a gallon.
A.
You will like it Bullard's stove wood.
CITY CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS.
BAPTIST Preaching' at u. Union
services in the Methodist church at 8.
GEO. SCOTT , Pastor pro tern.
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. HlCKEY , Pastor.
CHRISTIAN Bible-school at 10 a. m.
Preaching at n. Morning subject , "The
Body of Christ. " Union service in the
Methodist church at 8.
J. W. WAI.KER , Pastor.
CONGREGATIONAL. Sunday-school at
10. Preaching at ii. Union meeting at
Methodist church at S. Prayer-meeting ,
Wednesday evening at 8. Morning sub
ject , "Singleness of Heart. "
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. in.
Friday evening lecture at 8:00 : o'clock.
Holy communion the first Sunday in
each month. HOWARD STOY , Rector.
METHODIST Sunday-school at 10 a.m.
Preaching at n. Class at 12. Junior
League at 3:00. : Epworth League at 7.
oUnion service at S. Sermon by W. E.
Hardaway. Quarterly conference , Mon
day evening at 8. All are welcome.
Prayer and Bible-study on Wednesday
evening at S. Morning subject , "New
Departure. " Lord's Supper at the close
of the morning service.
J. A. BADCON , Pastor.
During the union church services the
young people's societies of the city will
also hold union services , which will be
gin promptly at 7:15.
Rev. G. W. Sheafor is now "supply
ing" a Denver pulpit. It is likely that
he will "supply" the McCook Baptist
church pulpit a while in September.
His friends here will be pleased to wel
come him.
Ices and cake were served on the lawn
of the Episcopal rectory , last night , by
the ladies of the guild. The grounds
were illuminated by lanterns etc. , and
the scene was quite attractive. The la
dies received a liberal patronage.
ADDITIONAL RAILROAD NEWS.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Bunting , first of the week.
Master Mechanic J. P. Reardon in
forms us that within a short time the
new Burlington machine shops will be
ready for business. He says they will
be larger and better ones than the shops
at McCook and will employ more men.
Alliance Grip. 'We will wager a cookie
thatj. P. is wearing a cullender for a
skull cap.
Some Choice Offerings.
I wish to say to my friends and patrons
that I have for sale some choice O. I. C.
pigs of May farrow , S to 10 weeks old ,
for $10 each. They are simply good at
both ends out of Perfection blood and
stand right up on their feet. Also.B. P.
Rock chickens and Bronze turkeys.
Come aud see me or write your wants.
J. H. WARFIELD ,
Box 238. McCook , Nebr.
COURT-HOUSE NEWS.
COUNTY COURT.
License to marry was granted Clarence
Hamilton and Leota Hosier , both of Mc
Cook , Tuesday , and the couple was duly
united in wedlock by the county judge
on the same day.
C. W. Thomas , Hattie Thomas and
Blanche Hamilton were before the coun
ty judge , early Thursday morning , and
pleaded guilty to a charge of living and
cohabiting together in a state of fornica
tion. Thomas was fined $25 and costs ,
and Miss Hamilton was fined $5 and
costs. A. M. Davis , who was taken in :
company with Miss Hamilton in a room
over the Palace saloon , succeeded in es
caping on a pretext , and has not since
been apprehended.
The windows of the second story of
the court-house have been "screened , "
: his week. There were too many flies
on tlie countr officers.
Advertised Letters.
The following letters were advertised
by the McCook post-office on July 22d :
C. C. Smith , Chas. M. Tracy.
In calling for any of these letters , please
say that they are advertised.
F. M. KIMJIELL , Postmaster.
BlLL'S"OVEfr A CENTURY OLD
They Show Tea to Have Been a Cam-
brldKC Student's Favorite Drink.
There Is a bill for groceries , etc. , fur
nished for nil undergraduate at Cain-
bridge in the year 1788. The bill con
tains one or two items of furniture.
Apparently the undergraduate took
over rooms already furnished at a val
uation , and certain articles had to be
bought new , such us a hearth brush , o.
pall , a mop and a "Holland gotch. "
One knows not what this means , but
It cost 2 shillings 9 pence (43 ( cents ) .
The undergraduate would seem at
first sight to have consumed tea In a
most reckless manner. On Oct. 24 he
Is charged 2 shillings for Hyson and 1
shilling 0 pence for Congo. On Nov.
1 he is charged 2 shillings for tea and
on the same day , which looks odd , G
shillings G pence for tea. On the 9th
of the month he buys a new teapot , the
old one , one supposes , worn out with
hard service. However , this tea lasts
him till the end of the term , so that
his tea costs him for the two months
no more than 11 shillings , or $2.75 , and
as the price of tea at this time varied
from 8 shillings to about 23 shillings
we may conclude that he got through
no more than a pound during the term.
In other words , this young man took
for breakfast a slight repast of weak
tea and bread and butter. Dinner was
then served at 12 , so that breakfast
was only what the Indians call a
"chota hazri. " On sugar he spent 4
shillings , which means six pounds at
8 pence a pound. On candles he spent
24 shillings Sl/2 pence , or about 3 shil
lings a week. He burned wax candles ,
mold candles and "wax twist. " Salt
was a shilling a packet. On two occa
sions he bought sand. Was , then , the
floor of his room sanded ? It would
seem so. St. Louis Republic.
SOME COVETED SCRAWLS.
Rare Antosrrnphs For Which Im
mense I'rlccs Have Been Paid.
The most prized autographs In the
world .are those of Shakespeare. On
ly seven are claimed to exist , three
signatures to his will ( each with a
different spelling ) , two to conveyances
of property , one in the folio edition of
his plays ( doubtful ) and one in a Tudor
translation of Montaigne. This last i3
In the British museum and cost over
3,000 guineas.
One thousand guineas was the price
given by the late Mr. Alfred Morri
son of Carlton House terrace for an
autograph letter written by Marie
Stuart to the archbishop of Guise.
This and two other letters ( one to the
pope and the other to the king of
France ) were written by the unfortu
nate queen of Scots on the morning of
her execution. The letter to the French
king was destroyed during the days of
the terror , while that to the pope Is
still preserved at the Vatican.
The well known bookseller Bernard
Quaritch gave 1,000 for an autograph
of Columbus , which was exhibited at
'
the World's fair at Chicago. A Chicago
cage autograph dealer is said to have
offered to give $100,000 , or over 20-
000 , for a genuine autograph of
Shakespeare if brought to him within
a year of making his offer. It was a
safe bluff , for since the tragic fate of
Chatterton no forger has cared to
tackle the quaint scrawl of the Bard of
Avon. Collier's Weekly.
Jimmy and the Baby.
Jimmy's mother kept cows and sold
milk. Jimmy himself had nothing to
do with the cows , though sometimes
he used to carry the milk pail to his
mother's customers. The customers
nil liked Jimmy , with his round , frec
kled face and bashful grin , and they
used to ask him how business was , for ,
although Jimmy was only 13 years old ,
he had a business , ne made coffins
baby coffins and sold them to the un
dertaker. They were nice pine coffins ,
with all the edges carefully joined.
Jimmy received 50 cents for each one.
One day Jimmy stopped at the house
of one of his mother's customers to
leave some milk. A little boy met him
at the door.
"We've got a new baby ! " said the
little boy. "Would you like to see it ? '
Jimmy nodded. The little boy's aunt
laughingly led Jimmy to the cradle
where the new baby was. Jimmy
gazed at the Infant for some time
speechless with admiration or some
such emotion.
"What do you think of it , Jimmy ? '
asked the aunt.
Jimmy grinned.
"I guess I'll have to make a nice lit
tle coffin when I go home , " he said.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Boers Great Pioneers.
The Boer is the ideal pioneer. From
the days of the great trek , in 1837 , and
even before that he opened up coun
tries hitherto unexplored by a white
man. A great deal of fuss has been
made of mighty travelers , English and
foreign , who have traversed Africa , to
the vast pecuniary benefit of their pub
lishers and with no small meed of fame
to themselves , but there was scarcely
Dne of the old voortrekkers and hunt-
jrs of the forties and fifties who did
lot accomplish feats of endurance ,
pluck and lengthy travel which were
en times as trying. London Mail.
Successive "Waves.
The following waif Is going the
ounds of the state press : We are told
if a young lady in a neighboring town
vho waved her hand at a stranger , and
n three days they were married. Two
lays later the young lady waved a
latiron at her husband , and the next
ivening he came home waving a di-
'orce. Nashville Banner.
Spanish Are Charitable.
The Spanish are among the most
haritable people on earth. Without a
ioor tax , Spanish communities of 50-
00 self supporters feed a pauper pop-
ilation of 5,0 < X ) or more.
It Spreads
The news of our
"END OF SEASON"
clearing sale spreads
daily and rapidly.
Every bundle and
package that goes
out of our doors is
many-tongued and
vociferous with bar
gain news. Neighbor - =
bor tells neighbor ,
and every reference
to a dry goods pur
chase brings u p
mention of our store
and our startling
clearing prices. We know this because of the
gathering momentum of the sale. Each day
overtops the preceding day's sales.
We are Determined
that every piece , garment ,
yard and item of Summer Goods
SHALL GO !
We have for this lime of the sea
son an unusually large number of
SHIRT WAISTS , WRAPPERS , SUM
MER UNDERWEAR , PIECES OF
LAWNSDIMITIES , PIQUES , SWISS
ES and other WASH GOODS , SUM
MER NECKWEAR , SILK MITTS and
GLOVES , etc. , I
All of which to I
the last item '
MUST GO ! i
See last week's pa
per and remember
that new , bright , styl
ish goods and gar
ments are not bought
every day at less than
factory prices.
-We solicit your trade-
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ONE PRICE PLAIN FIGURES CASH ONLY
Postofflce Per
in same Building. GEO. E. THOMPSON. McCOOK , NEB.
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Are always to be found in the big storein.the [ First National $
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OUR STORE IS CROWDED WITH FRESH ,
NEW GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
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Dress Goods
Organdies , Lawns , Dimities , Percales , Prints , Calicos , and everything ®
in this line that could be desired. Prices the lowest possible for the ft
grade of goods offered.
TRIMMING SILKS , BRAIDS , LACES. EfC.
Rugs
A fine new lot of Rugs and Carpets have just been added to the already
large stock. *
Summer Underwear §
An immense line of this seasonable article for Men , Women and &
Children. ft
Shoes &
Our Shoe stock is large and the assortment good. See it for anything $
in Hen's , Boys' , Ladies' or Children's Shoes. ft
Parasols J >
Everything from a handsome and dainty sun-shade to a good.durable $
umbrella ; and at prices that are winners.
Groceries
We keep our Groceries on the move and our stock is always fresh. |
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"Xerer Sleeps. " II I
Honest John
Farm produce as good as * * §
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