By F. M. K1MMELL.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPERJ
Largest Circulation in Red Willow Co.
Subscription , $1 a Year in Advance
Republican National Ticket.
For President ,
.WILLIAM MCKINLEY of Ohio.
For Vice-President ,
THEODOKK ROOSEVELT , of New York.
Republican State Ticket.
For Governor
C. II. DIETRICH of Adams.
For Lieutenant Governor
E. A. SAVAGE of Custer.
For Secretary of State
GEORGE W. MARSH of Richardson.
For Treasurer
WILLIAM STUEFFER of Cuming.
For Auditor
AuditorCHARLES WESTON of Sheridan.
For Attorney General
FRANK N. PROUT of Gage.
For Land Commissioner
GEORGE D. FULLMER of Nuckolls.
For Superintendent of Schools
W. K. FOWLER of Washington.
Congressional Ticket.
For Congressman
W. S. MORLAN of Red Willow.
VOTE AND BE HAPPY.
The eighteen counties comprising the
Fifth congressional district of Nebraska
are among the best counties in the state.
They have been settled up by an enter
prising , thrifty , intelligent class of pee
pie. These counties have been made to
bloom and blossom by the tireless efforts
of men who worked with their hands
and brains in season and out of season
and never faltered in the face of dis
couragements. From the sod house to
the modern cottage is a far cry meas
ured in achievement , but a short time
measured in years. The splendid devel
opment of the counties in the Fifth
congressional district is due to the tire
less energy and unceasing work of men
who had no time to travel about the
country and howl "calamity. " It is
time that these men assert themselves
and repudiate the idea sent broadcast
over the country that they are filled with
discontent and being ground down. It
is time that the Fifth district be repre
sented in congress by a man typical of
the brain and brawn and energy that has
secured the development of the eight
een counties comprising the district.
Duty to the best interests of the Fifth
district demands that a man represent
ative of all that has made South-western
Nebraska desirable as a place of resi
dence , of all that has worked for the de
velopment of the community , of all
that marks the highest social and moral
development , be sent to congress to
represent the intelligent people of this
great section. W. S. Morlan is typical
of the brain and brawn and energy of
the Fifth congressional district. He has
been one among those who have wrested
the district from the wilderness and
made it fruitful and happy. He has
worked night and day , year in and year
out , for the development of the com
monwealth. In congress he will repre
sent the best interests of the district.
He will be a worker , a hustler , a per
former , a mover , and a doer. Vote for
W. S. Morlan and be happy. Beaver
City Tribune.
THE Populists will hold their senator
ial convention in Culbertson , next Fri
day. Will the Democrats capture it , too ?
PROSPERITY has shared its blessings
with the beef-raiser of the west and.
brought to him advanced prices for his
beef. In 1896 , during Democracy and
depression , beef on hoof per 100 pounds
sold for $3.25 ; in 1899 , under McKinley
and prosperity , beef on hoof per 100 ,
pounds sold for $4.65. McKinley good- !
times has reached all classes of trade. I
ft * of the' last British loan was taken
by people in the tJnited States , so that
in place of this country having to work
to pay interest to British holderr of
United States bonds , the process is reversed -
- versed and the Britisher is now compelled
to send money to this country to pay interest - 1
terest on his obligations. This is an
other condition' which Bryan promises
to change when he gets into power.
IF it had not been for Republican
"expansion" Hawaii would not have be
come a part of the union ; if Hawaii had
not become a part of the union , a Ha
waiian delegate-at-large would not have
sat in the Democratic convention and
been a member of the platform com
mittee ; if it had not been for the vote of
this Hawaiian member of the platform g ;
committee , the 16 to i plank -would have
been beaten despite the telephonic orders
from Lincoln ; if this plank had been
beaten , Bryan , according to his own
words , would have refused to run for
president. How , therefore , can Bryan
logically inveigh against expansion , in
view of the fact that he himself is a de
rivative from it ?
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THE McCook Comfort has gotten far
enough long that it now refers to what
"Democracy stands for" to the exclu
sion of what Populism stands for. The
absorption of the Populists is fast becom
ing complete.
WILWAM M. JOHNSON , president of
the New Jersey senate , has been tendered
and has accepted the position of first
assistant postmaster general recently
made vacant by the resignation of Perry
S. Heath , who enters the presidential
campaign as secretary of the Republican
national committee , and as head of the
literary bureau.
BANKER A. C. SHALLENBERGER of
Alma , Democrat , was nominated as the
fusion candidate for congressman at Hol-
drege.yesterday morning at five o'clock ,
on the 46th ballot. Congressman Suther
land retired from his impregnable kopje
after the 4ist ballot and the Democrats
easily took the undefended stronghold.
My countrymen , what a surrender !
THE Democratic national platform
condemns "the ill-concealed Republican
alliance with England , " while at the
same time opposing the passage of the
ship subsidy bill , which seeks to take
from British ships the 65 per cent of
American foreign carrying they now
enjoy to give it to American ships in
stead. It is singular that every British
ship-owner and ship-builder hopes for
the success of the Democrats if there ex
ists an "ill-concealed Republican alli
ance with England. "
IT 'S no trouble at all for the Demo
cratic tail to wag the Populist dog. Wit-
nesseth , the nomination of Banker A. C.
Shallenberger of Alma , for congressman
at Holdrege , yesterday morning. The
withdrawal from the contest of Con
gressman Sutherland after the 4ist bal
lot with the united Populist convention
standing by him , and the virtual surren
der of the Populist convention to the
Democrats by the capitulation of the
the Populist's only leader , are matters for
the serious consideration of the dog.
The election of W. S. Morlau will how
ever , relieve both the tail and the dog of
any post-election pain.
IN the face of the great danger of
overconfidence there is one compensat
ing advantage the Republicans every
where are united. There is no factional
difference anywhere in national politics ,
a fact perfectly attested by the unanim
ity with which the nominations were af
fected and the platform adopted at Phil
adelphia. There is no factional quarrel
in any state. This condition , it is true ,
may be possible. For the time at least
it adds still further to the feeling of
overconfidence. On the other hand , a
later result is almost sure to be that the
full vote will come out in harmony and
enthusiasm for the regularly nominated
candidates and the accepted statements
of policy. The great hope of Republican
success throughout the country is that
he various committees and the various i
voters for themselves will see promptly
and thoroughly into the real issues ; will
not be mistaken about them , will not
try to substitute pretended principles for
real ones , will not be frightened by
bogie talk , but will be on their guard
against the real dangers of the wide
spread Populist onslaught upon expan
sion ( and with it , prosperity , ) upon a
,
solid and patriotic devotion to the courts
ind to law and order which also mean
f
prosperity. t
COURT-HOUSE NEWS.
COUNTY COURT.
Marriage licenses as follows have been
ssued from the county court since our
ast report :
Robert E. Parker and Lulu Wills , both
> f McCook.
Charles Van Pelt and Mary Gibson ,
: oth of Danbury.
Lee F. Williams and Florence Star-
) uck , both of McCook.
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Why Think
Of sending away for a sewing machine ,
vhen S. M. Cochran & Co. do and will
neet any competition on earth , quality '
onsidered. See their machines and
et their prices and terms first , and you
rill buy of reliable home business men.
* hey are here , too , to make good their
uaranty.
It is not a debatable question but one B
f privilege to patronize Everist , Marsh BM BB
: Co. , when in quest of the best the B
larket affords in the meat line. They
re prompt and accommodating in the
argain. Phone 12. ti
Republican Senatorial Convention.
The Republican electors of the Twenty
Ninth Senatorial district are requested to send
delegates from their respective counties to
meet in convention in the city of McCook ,
Nebraska , Thursday , September 13,1900 , at 8
o'clock , p. m. , for the purpose of placing in
nomination a candidate for the office of state
senator and for the transaction of such other
business as may properly come before the
convention.
The several counties are entitled to repre
sentation as follows :
Chase 4 Dundy 4
Frontier 10 Furnas 14
Gosper 5 Hayes 4
Hitchcock 5 Red Willow n
The apportionment being based on the vote
cast for Hon. M. B. Reese for supreme judge
in 1899 , giving each county one delegate at
large and one delegate for each lee votes and
major fraction thereof.
It is recommended that no proxies be ad
mitted to the convention , but that the dele
gates present be authorized to cast the full
vote of the county they represent.
McCook , Nebraska , August ifth , 1900.
F. M. RATHBUN , Chairman.
F. M. KIMMELL , Secretary.
Republican County Convention.
The Republican electors of Red Willow
county , Nebraska , are hereby requested to
send delegates from their respective pre
cincts to meet in convention in the city of
McCook , Nebraska , on Thursday , September
aoth , 1900 , at two o'clock p. m. , for the pur
pose of placing in nomination candidates for
representative of the 65th district , county at
torney and commissioner of the ist district.
The several precincts of the county are en
titled to the following representation , the ap
portionment being based upon the vote cast
for the Hon. George W. Norris for judge of
It is recommended that no proxies be ad
mitted to the convention , and that primaries
be held in the various precincts on Saturday ,
September ifth. C. F. BABCOCK ,
C. B. GRAY , Secretary. Chairman.
Willow Grove Primaries.
FIRST PRECINCT FIRST WARD.
Primary election for this voting precinct
will be held m the Commercial hotel sample-
room , Saturday evening , September I5th ,
1900 , at 7:30 o'clock , for the purpose of elect
ing twelve delegates to the county conven
tion , September 2oth. A. BARNETT ,
Committeeman.
SECOND I'RECINCT FIRST WARD.
Primary election for this voting precinct
will be held in C. F. Babcock's office , Satur
day evening , September I5th , 1900 , at 7:30
o'clock , for the purpose of electing nine dele
gates to the county convention , September :
zoth. C. B. GRAY , Committeeman. 1
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FIRST PRECINC1 SECOND WARD.
:
Primary election for this voting precinct
will be held in the city hall , Saturday evening ,
September I5th , 1900 , at 73o o'clock , for the
purpose of electing eight delegates to the
: ounty convention , September 20th. c :
F. M. RATHBUN , Committeeman.e
SECOND I'RECINCT SECOND WARD. T
Primary election for this voting precinct
vill be held in H. II. Berry's office , Saturday a
ivening , September ifth , 1900 , at 7:30 o'clock , ;
or the purpose of electing seven delegates to tl
he county convention , September 20th. :
R. B. CARLTON , Committeeman.
Advertised Letters.
The following letters were advertised
> y the McCook post-office , August igth :
5eo Metzer , J. F. Thompson , T '
ohn Ross , J. R. Kennedy , Tcl
> . B. Stone , F. B. Tatham , clP
larry D. Lister , Mrs. Marie MeSzer , P
Jr. France McDonald. c
In calling for any of these letters , please s ;
ay that they are advertised.
F. M. KIMMEI.I. , Postmaster. c ,
McCook Markets. e
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Corrected Friday morning , "i
'orn $ .40 TV
Pheat 50
> ats 40
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togs 4.60 B
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utter 15 tr
Few Potatoes 40 d !
utter fat at Creamery 14 firM :
Loar's Vegetable Pills cure constipa- fn
on and headache ; they are guaranteed. til
IRISH TURNS AND TWISTS.
The tJncon cIou Humor Thai Crop *
Oat In the Green Isle.
The author of "Irish Life and Char
acter" says truly that one has only
to mix with an Irish crowd to hear
many a laughable expression , quite In
nocently uttered. As the Duite and
Duchess of York -were leaving Dublin
In 1807 , amid enthusiastic cheering , an
old woman remarked :
"Ah ! Isn't It the fine reception
they're gettin , golu away ? "
In 1892 Dublin university celebrated
Its tercentenary , and crowds of vis
itors were attracted to the city. Two
laborers , rejoiced at the general pros
perity , expressed their feelings.
"Well , Tim , " said one , "thlm tar-
clntlnarles does a dale for the thrade
of Dublin , and no mistake. "
"Oh , falx they do ! " said the other.
"And whin , with the blessln of God ,
we get home rule , sure we can have as
manny of thlm as we plase. "
An old woman , seeing a man pulling
a young calf roughly along the road ,
exclaimed :
"Oh , you bla'guard ! That's no way
to thrate a fellow crather. "
"Sure , " said a laborer to a young
lady who was urging him to send his
children to school , "I'd do anything for
such a sweet , glutlemanly lady as
yourself. "
Again , the laborers on a large estate
decided that It would be more con
venient for them If they could be paid
every week instead of every fortnight.
One of their number \vas sent to place
their proposition before the land agent ,
and this was his statement :
"If you please , sir , It's me desire ,
and It Is also Ivery other man's desire ,
that tve resave out fortnight's pay
Ivery week. "
An exasperated sergeant , drilling a
squad of recruits , called to them at
last :
"Halt ! " Just come over here , all of
ye , and look at yourselves. It's a fine
line ye're keepin , Isn't It ? "
JUST A BIT OF LIFE.
A Pathetic Incident of the Patvn-
Hhops In the Metropolis.
Sneaking Into a small shop In an ob-
Bcure and poverty ridden locality , the
nfan who "went broke" at the races
was realizing on a superfluous article
of jewelry. A woman so poor and
pinched in feature , so marked with
care and desperation that It made him
feel sick to look at her , was holding
something under her shawl and waitIng -
Ing nervously until he should have fin
ished his transaction.
"Walt on her. She seems to be in a
hurry , " he said to the man behind the
counter , and at the word of permission
a carpenter's plane was produced from
the shelter of the shawl.
"How much do you want ? " queried
the unmoved pawnbroker monotonous
ly.
"Fifty cents , " replied the woman ,
with a gulping In her throat and an
eager look in her eyes. She clutched
the money tightly and ran into another
creature , poor -herself , but bearing
her troubles In duller fashion. She
had a baby's cloak , never costly and
much worn , on which she 'wanted to
borrow money , the same sum as the
other woman had asked for.
The man who had been offering a
diamond felt uncomfortable. "There ,
give me $50. The stone's worth four
times as much. " And , seizing the mon-
sy , he hurried after the woman who
had just left the shop. He was not
ijiven to acts of charity , and he felt
awkward , the more so as the woman
shrank from him as he accosted her.
"I beg your pardon , " he began , "but
here's $3 I have no use for. Perhaps
FOU"
"No , no ! " she cried , drawing further
from him.
"For your child. " he said gently.
"My child is dead ! " cried the woman ,
svith a queer sob , and fled into the
labyrinth of alleys and byways that
shelters so much wretchedness. New
STork Times.
Cnrlons Mexican Laws.
They have some very curious crimi
lal laws In Mexico. For instance , it is
wice as much of an offense to rnuti
ate the face of a woman as that of t
nan. The law seems to be based on
he idea that a woman's best possession
!
sion is her beauty and that to mar it
lees her a great injury.
There is another curious law. If a
) erson should be wounded iu an en-
ounter , the punishment to the offend-
sr is fixed by the number of days his
ictim has to stay in the hospital or ,
mder a doctor's care. A line is fixed
it 40 days in the way of a general divi-
ion. If the injured man occupies more
han 40 days in his recovery , the pen-
lty doubles up.
An Impiulciit Frnnd.
An impudent fraud was perpetrated
ipon a Manchester bank by one of its
ustoniers , who opened an account
rith some few hundreds of pounds ,
'he man , after a few weeks , drew two
hecks , each within a pound or so of
Is balance , and , selecting a busy day ,
resented himself at one end of the
ouuter , while an accomplice , when he
EIW that his friend's check had been ei
ashed , Immediately presented his own
j a cashier at the other end. Doth
ishlers referred the checks -to the
idger clerk , who , thinking the same
ishier had asked him twice , said
right" to both checks. The thieves
ere never caught.
Jfye's Introduction.
When James Whitcouib Riley and
ill Nyc traveled together giving a
ant entertainment , the humorist had
eat fun with the poet. Once , In In-
educing Riley and himself to an au-
ence , Nye remarked , "I will appear Bi.r
st and speak until I get tired , then
r. Riley will succeed me and read
om his own works until you get ,
, " Sic
red.
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GRASSHOPPERS
Goods
Sold at
"Grasshopper
Prices"
for the
Next
Few
Weeks.
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ONEST JOHN
It Helped "Win Battles.
Twenty-nine officers and men wrote from
the front to say that for scratches , bruises ,
cuts , wounds , sore feet and stiff joints ,
Bucklens's Arnica Salve is the best in the
world. Same for burns , skin eruptions , and
piles. 25cts a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold
by McConnell & Berry , druggists.
A Kansas woman celebrates her wooden
wedding every year on the claim that she
married a blockhead.
That Throbbing Headache.
Would quickly leave you , if you used Dr.
King's New Life Pills. Thousands of suffer
ers have proved their matchless merit for
sick and nervous headaches. They make
pure biood and build up your health. Only
25 cents. Money back il not cured. Sold by
McConnell & Berry , druggists.
The war correspondents in China can now
return and'resume their former duties as cam
paign liars.
You assume no risk when you buy Cham
berlain's Colic , Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy. McConnell & Berry will refund you. .
noney if you are not satisfied after using it
It is everywhere admitted to be the mos
successful remedy in use for bowel complaint :
and the only one that never fails. It is pleas
ant , safe and reliable.
An Indiana man has assessed the value o
3. stolen kiss at SSoo. The bewitching I lee
; ier girls must handle only the choicest good
in that line.
Plump cheeks , flushed with the soft glow o
iealth , and a pure complexion make al
ivomen beautiful. Herbine imparts strength
ind vitality to the system , and the rosy hue o
lealtlii to the cheeks. Price , 50 cents. A
McMillen.
Perfect womanhood depends on perfect
lealth. Nature's rarest gift of physical beauty
: omes to all who use Rocky Mountain Tea
i5c. Ask your druggist.
Since her election as city attorney of Pal-
nyra , Mo. , Miss May Anderson has probably
est all desire to spell her name Mae.
Intestinal infection , appendicitis and all af-
ections of the bowels , liver and kidneys pre-
ented by taking genuine Rocky Mountain
ea , made by Madison Medicine Co. Ask
our druggist.
Extreme hot weather is a great tax upon
I.e digestive power of babies ; when puny
nd feeble they should be given a dose of
. . , , tes,9ream Vermifuge- Price , 25 cents.
L..McMilIen.
A man named Holder recently married
Iiss Close in Poughkeepsie , N. V. , and in
le heading of the marriage notice an irrever-
nt editor advised the groom to Holder-Close.
The Philippine natives run pell-mell ,
At the sound of our Yankee yell ,
But , oh , what a gait they'll have , maybe ,
After taking Rocky Mountain Tea.
Ask your druggist.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are famous
ttle pills for liver and bowel troubles
ever gripe. D. W. Loar.
The wife of the Chinese minister at Wash-
gton says they have no flirtations in China ,
ow heathenish !
A gentleman recently cured of dyspepsia
ive the following appropriate rendering of
urns' famous blessing : "Some have meat
id can not eat , and some have none that
ant it ; but we have meat and we can eat
odol Dyspepsia Cure be thanked. " This
eparation will digest what you eat. It con-
intlv relieves and radically cures indigestion
id all stomach disorders. D. W. Loar.
A Minister's Good Work.
"I had a severe attack of bilious colic , got
a bottle of Chamberlin's Colic , Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy , took two doses and was
entirely cured , " says Rev. A. A. Power , of
Emporia , Kans. "My neighbor across the
street was sick for over a week , had two or
three bottles of medicine from the doctor.
He used them for three or four days without
relief , then called in another doctor who
treated him for some days and gave him no
relief , so discharged him. I went over to see
him the next morning. He said his bowels
were in a terrible fix , that they had been run
ning off so long that it was almost bloody flux.
I asked him if he had tried Chamberlain's ,
Colic , Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and he
said , 'No. ' I went home and brought him my
bottle and gave him one dose ; told him to
take another dose in fifteen or twenty minutes
if he did not find relief , but he took no more
and was entirely cured. " For sale by Mc
Connell & Berry , druggists.
Collis P. Huntington left 557,000,000 behind
him. "What shall it profit a man if he gain
the whole world and lose his own soul ? "
"Through the month5 of June and July our
baby was teething and took a running off o
the bowels and sickness of the stomach , " says.
O. P. M. Holiday , of Deming , Ind. "His
bowels would move from five to eight times a
day. I had a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in the house
and gave him four drops in a teaspoonful of
water and he got better at once. " Sold by
McConnell & Berry , druggists.
The name of the Chinese consul in New-
York is Tchowtsechi. The name looks un
pronounceable , but it is quite easily mastered
by persons who are suffering from hay fever.
For digestive weakness , nervousness , pain = Y
m the side , flatulence , duzinesss , wakefulness -
ness , headache and other annoying accomp
animents of costiveness , IJerbir.e is a prompt
and unequalled remedy. Price , so cents. A.
McMillen.
An eastern writer claims that women are
fast losing the art of conversation. Their
volume of talk , however , shows no apprecia
ble shrinkage.
"My baby was terribly sick with the diar
rhoea , says J. II. Doak , of \ \ illiam ? , Oregon.
\\e were unable to cure him with the doc
tors assistance , and as a last resort we tried
Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and Diarrhoea
Kemedy. I am happy to say it gate imrned-
larterellef and a complete cure. " tor sale bv
McConnell & Berry , druggists.
In every town
and village
may be had ,
Hade bj- that makes your *
Standard horses
Oil Co. glad.