ALL WOMEN AGREE. A druggist in Macon , Ga. , says : " I have sold a large quantity of Mother's Friend , and have never known an in stance where it has failed to produce the good results claimed for' it. All women agree that it makes labor shorter and less painful. " Mother's Friend is not a chance remedy. Its good effects are readily experienced by all expectant mothers who use it. Years ago it passed the experimental stage. While it always shortens labor and lessens the pains of delivery , it is also of the greatest benefit during the earlier months of pregnancy. Morning sickness and nervousness are readily overcome , and the liniment relaxes the strained muscles , permitting them to expand without causing distress. Mother's Friend gives great recuperative power to the mother , and her recovery is.sure and rapid. Danger from rising and swelled breasts is done away with completely. Sold by druggists for $1 a bottle. THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO. ATLANTA , QA. Send for our ( tee lllustrued book for expectant mother * . Piles are not only in and of themselves , very painful and annoying , but often greatly aggravate and even cause other grave and painful affections , and should , therefore not be neglected. Tabler's Buckeye Pile Oint ment is a great boon to sufferers , as it will cure them. Price , 50 cents in bottles. Tubes , 75 cents. A. McMillen. NOTICE TO FILL. OLD WELL. AVilliam J. Holtschneider , npn-residont. Yon are hereby notified that there is an old well , un covered and not in use , into which stock may fall and receive injury , situated on the south west quarter south-east quarter section 29 , township 1. range 30 , west of Cth P. M. , in Ne braska , and that complaint of the sumo lias been made to the road overseer of the district in which said land is located. You are hereby notified to fill or cause to bo fillcTi with dirt said well , from the bottom to the top , as required by law , or the same will bo filled by said overseer and the cxpcnbo thereof taxed to said real estate. Dated , August 24th , 1900. 8-24-3ts. C. F. ELLIOTT , Overseer. NOTICE TO FILL OLD WELL. Mary E. Johnston , non-resident. You are hereby notified that there is a well , uncovered and not in use , into which stock may fall and receive injury , situated on the south-west quar ter of section 15 , township 1 , range 30 , west of 6th P. M. , in Nebraska , and that complaint of the. same has been made to the road overseer in which said land is located. You are hereby notified to fill or cause to be filled with dirt said well , from the bottom to the top. as re quired by law , or the same will bo filled by said overseer and the expense thereof taxed to said real estate. Dated , August 21th , 1000. 8-24-3ts. C. F. ELLIOTT , Overseer. NOTICE TO FILL OLD WELL. Hartford Theological Seminary , non-resident. You are hereby notified that there is an old well , uncovered and not in use , into which stock may fall and receive injury , situated on the i-outh-west quarter of section 31 , township 1 , range 30 , west of Cth P. M. , in Nebraska , and that complaint of the same has been made to the road overseer of the district in which said laud is located. You are hereby notified to filler or cause to bo filled with dirt said well , from the bottom to the top , as required by law , or the same will bo filled by said overseer and the expense thereof taxed to said real estate. Dated , August 24th. 1900. 8-24-3ts. C. F. ELLIOTT , Overseer. NOTICE TO FILL OLD WELL. George S. Cundiff , non-resident. You are here by notified that there is an old well , uncovered and nofc in use , into which stock may fall and receive injury , situated on the south-east quar ter north-west quarter , east half south-west quarter , touth-webt quarter south-east quarter , section 28 , township 1 , range 30 , west of Gth P. M. , in Nebraska , and that complaint of the same has been made to the road overseer of the district in which said land is located. You are hereby notified to fill or cause to bo filled with dirt said well , from the bottom to the top , as r ! required by law , or the same , will bo filled by said overseer and the expense thereof taxed to s-aid real estate. Dated , August 21th , 1900. S-2i-3ts. C. F. ELLIOTT , Overseer. ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS. Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will bo received at the office of the county clerk of Red Willow county , Nebraska , for tearing down the old bridge across the Republican river south of Hartley and for rebuilding a part of it , the part to be rebuilt is to be 192 feet in length , 14 feet in width and 8 feet high , there will bo 37 piling to drive , 30 of which will be 18 feet in length and 7 will be 14 feet in length , all to be driven at least 10 feet in the ground , all old material that is good to bo used in the construction of the new bridge and now material to be used for the balance , all to be furnished on the ground by the county. One-half of the monev to be paid during the progress of the work. The per.-on receiving the contract will be required to furnish good and Miflicicnt bond , binding thpmsehci to a faith ful performance of said contract. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. All bids to bo filed with the count } clerk on or before noon of the 24th day of Au gust , 1900. R. A. GKEE.V , County Clerk. ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS. Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at the oflico of the county clerk of Red 'Willow county , Nebraska , for making the following grade at the bridge across the Repub lican river , south of Bartley , in said county , t-aid grade to be 200 feet long and to have a 33 foot base , to be 9 feet in height and 18 feet across the top. the last or top foot in height to be of black soil. Ami where the grade joins on to the bridge there is to bo a rock wall built to Iw 2 feet thick and _ to extend back on cither side of the grade a distance of 12 feet. One half of the monev to be paid during the progress of the work. The person receiving the contract will be required to furnish good and sufficient bond , binding themselves to a faith ful performance of said contract. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. All bids to be filed with the county clerk on or before noon of the 24th day of Au gust , 1900. R. A. GREEN , County Clerk. ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS. Notice is herebv given that sealed bids vrill bo received at the office of the county clerk of Red Willow county , Nebraska , for placing in the court-house of Red Wil w county , Nebraska , sufficient radiators and pipes for heating said building , all radiators to bo such as can be used for either steam or hot water. The person receiving the contractjtvill be re quired to furnish good and sufficient bond , binding themselves to a faithful performance of said contract , and will be paid in county warrants drawn on the county general fund of "i-aid county when the job is completed and proven to bo satisfactory. All bids to be filed with the county clerk on or before the 24th day of August , 1900. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. R. A. GEEEN , County Clerk. MCCONNELIS BALSAM CURES COUGHS CITY CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS. CONGREGATIONAL Sunday-school at 10. Prayer-meeting , Wednesday evening at 8. W. J. TURNER , Pnstor. CHRISTIAN Bible-school at 10 a. in. Preaching at n. Morning subject , "Our High Priest. " Union service in the Methodist church at 8. J. W. WALKER , Pastor. EPISCOPAL Services during summer : Sunday-school at 10. Evening prayer and sermon every Sunday at 8 o'clock. Sunday morning service , also Friday evening Litany , discontinued until fur ther notice. Holy communion to be an nounced. HOWARD STOY , Rector. METHODIST Sunday-school at 10 a.m. Preaching at u. Class at 12. Union Young People's meeting at 7:15. : Union service at 8. Prayer and Bible-study on Wednesday evening at 8. All are wel come. Morning subject , ( by request ) , "Profit of a Good Life. " J. A. BADCON , Pastor. The convention of the Christian En- deavorers of the county has been post poned until Sunday , September 2d , It will be held in the afternoon in the Fitch grove , however. The ladies of the Methodist church dispensed ice-cream and cake at Mrs. E. E. Sadler's millinery store , st Satur day evening , during the Nebraska Bri gade concert , with their usual success. To the Rockies. Low rates to Colorado and Utah offered by the Burlington Route. Four red let ter days. On August 7 and 21 , and on Septem ber 4 and 18 , the Burlington will sell round trip tickets to Denver , Pueblo , Colorado Springs , Ogden , Salt Lake City , Deadwood and Hot Springs for one fare plus $2. Tickets sold at these remarkably low rates will be good to return till October 31. The nearest agent of the Burlington Route will be pleased to tell you the cost of a ticket and to help you plan your trip. Descriptive literature free on ap plication. 8-3-4ts. Used Another's Credit. Last week , some strangers in the city used Conductor T. F. Enright's credit over the city to good advantage. A number of stores were visited by the un known scamps and goods purchased in varying sums and sorts , as the conductor discovered on making his customary settlements after pay-day. Half Rates to State Fair. Sept. 3 to 7 , the Burlington Route will sell round-trip tickets to Lincoln at half rates , plus 50 cents for admission to the state fair. Ask agent about special trains to Lin- : oln , landing passengers at fair grounds. Home same day. 8-24-ats. Mis. C. Milligan of McCook passed : hrough here , Monday , on her way to Red Cloud for a short visit with friends . . Iver Brigner of McCook passed through lere , Tuesday , on his way to Red Cloud. He has been advanced to fireman. Ox- "ord Standard. Two interments in Riverview cerne- : ery , this week : Sunday , a little child ) f W. N. Enyeart of East Valley , who lied on last Saturday ; and on Sunday .he young son of George Kraft of South McCook , who died on Tuesday. Mrs. J. J. Garrard is visiting in East- : rn Nebraska , and Mi. Garrard is at lotne at present. Clifford Brown of THE TRIBUNE force vas a Hastings visitor , Thursday. To Cure a Cold in a Day. Take Laxative Broino ( Quinine Tablets. VII druggists refund the money if it fails to : ure. . . W. Grove's signature on every box. Sc41. . That Jersey justice who married a couple or 10 cents must have been just dying for a Irink. Story of a Slave. To be bound hand and foot for years by the : hains of disease is the worst form of slavery , jeo. D. Williams of Manchester , Mich. , says : 'My wife has been so helpless for years that ihe could not turn over in bed alone. After ising two bottles of Electric Bitters she is vonderfully improved and able to do her own vork. " This supreme remedy for female dis- sases quickly cures nervousness , sleeplessness , nelancholy , headache , backache , fainting and lizzy spells. It is a godsend to weak , sickly nn-down people. Cure guaranteed. Only ; oc. Sold by McConnell & Berry , druggists. Wonder if the shirtwaist man will fall into he baneful habit of turning round on the treet to see what sort of a shirtwaist some ther shirtwaist man has on. There are no better pills made than De- Pitt's Little Early Risers. Always prompt ind certain. D. W. Loar. " SHERIFF'S SALE. By virtue of an order of sale , issued from the listrict court of Red Willow county , Nebraska , mder a decree in an action wherein Phobe E. Joycl et al. are plaintiffs , and Lojalil. Hajes it al. are defendants , to me directed and de- ivered. I shall offer at public sale and sell to he highest bidder for cash , at the east door of he courthouse , in McCook , Red Willow county , Nebraska , on the 24th day of September. 1900 , at he hour of one o'clock p. m. , the following de- cribed real estate , to-wit : The south-west [ uarter of section thirty-five , in townsliip two , lorth , in range twenty-eight , west of the 6th P. I. , in Red Willow county , Nebraska. Dated this 24th day of Aneust , 1900. G. F. KIXGHOBX , Sheriff. S-24-5ts. By A. C. CEABTHEE , Deputy. W. S. MOHLAN , Attorney. ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS. Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be eceived at the office of the county clerk of Red Villow county , Nebraska , for furnishing the ollowing bridge material laid down at Bartley a said county : 40 4x12 , 24 feet long. 192 3x12,14 feet long. 30 piling , 18 feet long. 7 piling , 14 feet long. All piling to be 12 inches in diameter at the op end. ' All bids to bo filed -with the county clerk on T before the 24th , day of August , 1900. The ipard reserves the right to reject any and all lids. B. A. GREEK , County Clerk. A. M. Stevenson , Senator Lee Mantle , Peffer and Others Out for McKinley. Interest Charges Reduced and Uank Deposits Rapidly Increasing , Fusion liugabooH Intended to Divert At tention From tliu Keal Omabn , Aug. 20. The outlook for the re-election of President McKinley grows brighter each duy. Judged from the prosperous conditions that exist everywhere in the United States , and from the magnificent administration of affairs during the past four years his re-election has never been doubted for a moment. We find , however , other forces working , though less pow erful and less important , than those above referred to , that are worthy of notice. In looking over the list of big guns in the Populistic and Democratic party we find them one by one drop ping out of rank and announcing themselves for McKinley. Noted among these is the lion. A. M. Steven son of Denver , Colorado. Mr. Steven son will be remembered as chairman of the Colorado-Teller Republican state committee and one of those who walked out with Teller from the St Louis convention in 1896. Ex-Senator Lee Mantle of Montana is another of those Silver Republicans who fol lowed Senator Teller in ' 90. lie , like Stevenson , announces that not only will he refuse to support Bryan , but that he will use every effort to secure the re-election of President McKinley. Ex-Senator W. A. Peffer of Kansas , one of the most widely known Popu lists in the United States , has within the past ten days made positive an nouncement of his intention to support McKiuley. Coming nearer home we find the Hon. J. E. Boyd , Nebraska's only Democratic governor , announcing that he will not support Mr. Bryan this year. Mr. Boyd , however , does not announce that he will support Mc Kinley. TV. P. TVappich , one of the stalwart Democrats of Omaha , an officer of the late Kansas City conven tion and a delegate to the late Demo cratic state convention ; the Hon. E. TVyman , at the present time a member of the state legislature from Buffalo county , are among those prominent in Nebraska politics who refuse to stand for Bryan and his fallacies. In his an nouncement , W. P. TVappich brands imperialism as a false issue and an nounces in his discussion of the Philip pine question that Mr. Bryan has put the cart before the horse. In speak ing of this important subject Mr. TVap pich says : "I am a thorough believer in the course being pursued by the present administration as regards the Philippine islands. I can think of no other course of procedure for the erec tion of stable government there. First of all order must be wrought out of chaos and the Filipinos forced to re spect the law. Until this is done a stable government for them is impossi ble and independence for them is not to be considered. After the establish ment of law and order in the Philip pines will be the best time to consider what kind of a government they are fit for. I think the preaching of Filipino pine independence is premature. Mr. Bryan probably knows that he is put ting the cart ahead of the horse , but by doing so he is enabled to use the Filipinos for campaign purposes and that is all he wants to do. " Low Itnte of Interest. Benefits resulting from sound finan cial legislation promulgated by the au thorized representatives of the Repub lican party are beginning to fall into the hands of the people. Already the rate of interest on farm and real estate loans has dropped to about 5 per cent , which means a sav ing alone in interest to the debtors of Nebraska of more than § 1,000,000 per year. Four years ago it was difficult to borrow money on good security at less than 10 per cent , and very few if any loans were made at a lower rate than S per cent. Today money is abundant at 5 and 5 % per cent. The figures rep resenting the full amount of the mort gage indebtedness of Nebraska are not at hand , so the exact amount thus saved can not be accurately com puted. The report of the state labor commissioner just made public , how ever , shows that during the first six months of 1900 farm mortgages were filed to the amount of $11,472,208 , and the interest saving in one year on this sum alone , compared with the rate sf interest charged four years ago , amounts to upwards of $500,000. The same reports show that there were 578 less farm mortgages filed in the first six months of 1900 than in the 5rst six months of 1S99. They further show that in the first six months of L900 the farm mortgages filed imounted to § 11,472,208 , while those laid off amounted to § 12,747,192 , a dif ference in favor of the borrower or lebtor class of § 1,274,984. On town ind city property there were 247 more Mortgages paid off during the first half ) f 1900 than during the first half of : he previous year , and the amount ) aid off exceeded the amount addition- lily mortgaged by § 1,051,248 , showing i reduction in mortgaged indebtedness in town and city property for the first six months of 1900 of § 1,051,248. These reports also show , that while he amount of chattel mortgages filed ! or the first half of 1900 exceeds the imount filed for the first half of 1S99 by § 1,207,000 , the amount paid off for the first half of 1900 exceeds-the amount paid off during the first half of 1899 by more than § 3,000,000. Other Evidence of I'roHperlty. Nothing contributes more to evidence of prosperity in Nebraska than the figures setting forth the amount of money deposited in the various banks of the state. Today the deposits of the national banks in Nebraska amount to more than § 30,000,000. The deposits of the state banks amount to more than § 25- 000,000 , a net gain in four years of over 40 per cent. In the last three months the deposits in the state banks have increased more than § . ' { ,000,000 or at the rate of more than § 1,000,00 ( per month. Think of the people of Nebcaska in creasing their bank deposits at the rate of more than § 1,000,000 per month and then talk about calamity ! Nor does this include the deposits in the national banks , which would per haps double the amount , or SIIOAV an increase In the deposits of more than $2,000,000 per month. Under such conditions what excuse have Mr. Bryan's followers to offer for making a change ? Bryan's predictions of hard times are completely shattered by these exhibits. If the Republican policy has brought prosperity , which it surely has , how could an opposite policy , Intended to upset the Republican policy , bring other than the reverse ? The Demo cratic policy is the opposite and it would bring opposite results it would mean hard times instead of prosperity. This problem will admit of : no other philosophy ; will admit of no other solution. This is something for the people of Nebraska to think about. Lay aside partisanship for a moment and give these facts and figures sober and dis passionate thought. Partisanship is all right in its place , but when it is so deeply rooted as to prejudice the-voter against subserving his best interests it becomes at once a dangerous men ace. Prosperity depends upon the roter he can vote to have it or vote it away , just as he pleases. Principles and policies that carry with them a guaranty of prosperity principles that have been tested and proven sound- can not be exchanged for principles fraught with commercial disaster , without that result attending it. "The wages of sin is death , " and no amount of false philosophy can change it. A Board of Control. Should the Republicans succeed in electing their candidates for governor and a majority of the legislature , many much needed reforms will be in augurated at the next session. One of the most important of these reforms is the enactment of a law creating a non-partisan state board of control , whose duties would be to ex ercise superintending and managerial control over all the state institutions. i The State Campaign. The pathway of the fusionists is be set with many embarrassing obsta cles. The one hardest to overcome is the administration of Governor Poynter. Poyuter has played fast and loose with the public" institutions and there are many fusiouists who refuse to excuse him or condone his offenses , even on the ground of partisanship. The manner in which he has managed the state institutions is gradually coin ing to light , and it is a continuous story of shameful incompetency and fraud. Nor should Governor Poynter be permitted to escape righteous retri bution. He has persisted in interfering with the management of each institu tion and he therefore becomes jointly and directly responsible for the evils thereof. When it is said that his ad ministration is distinguished from all the rest for incompeteucy , discord , retrogression and dishonesty , it is say ing a great deal , and yet it is merely a dispassionate statement of the facts. This distinguishment , however , does not apply to Governor Poynter alone , but extends in scope so as to include the various state departments. Thus far reports of fraud and incompetency have been confined to the executive department , in so.far as that depart ment was connected with the manage ment of state institutions. Subse quent reports , after the state institu tions have all been reviewed , will deal with tiie other departments , all of which will be of keen concern to the electors of Nebraska , irrespective of partisanship. It may be depended upon that the fusion campaign management will re sort to every possible scheme to divert the attention of the voters from the real issues. They will seek shelter from attacks on the record of the state administration behind such false alarms and bugaboos as "militarism" find "imperialism. " They know that they can offer no defense , so far as Poynter's administration is concerned , aor can they hope to achieve success , in the face of unexampled prosperity , by making an open issue on party principles. Their guarantee of contin uous prosperity , in the face of the ter rible distress and suffering under Democratic rule will hardly be accept ed as being in any way substantial , ind the only thing they can do is to resort - sort to some scheme to divert atten- : ion and lead the voter astray from : ho real questions involved. It is lighly improbable , however , that pubic ic- credulity in Nebraska has cached that point where everybody : an be so easily duped. This is a cam- laigu in which the voters of Nebraska ire likely to do their own thinking , md , assuming this to be true , the bug- iboos and schemes of wily politicians ire not likely to prove much of a re straint to a free and intelligent exer- : ise of the right of franchise. We have stacks of good clothes at prices which can not be duplicated in the Now is the-time to buy School Suits for the boys. New lot just received ; ball and bat free with each boy's suit costing $2.50 or more All summer stuff is going at a sacrifice to make room for fall and winter goods. GROCERY STOCK FRESH AND UP-TO-DATE. GIVE US YOUR ORDERS o o THE . . . . Gfi C. L. DeGROFF & GO. n NATIONAL * nu w\ * * / Authorized Capital , $100,000. Capital and Surplus , $60,000 GEO. HOCKNELL , President. B. M. FREES , V. Pros. Vt. F. LAWSON , Cashier. F. A. P EH NELL , Ass't Cash. A. CAMPBELL , Director. FRANK HARRIS , Director. GUARANTEED Our fee returned if we fail. 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