By F * . M. KIMMELL.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
Largest Circulation in Red Willow Co.
Subscription , $1 a Year in Advance
Tim congressional apportionment bill
has been defeated in the senate three
Republican senators voting against the
measure.
GOVERNOR DiKTKicii's suggestions
about state ownership of public utilities ,
or more specifically , of light and heating
plants for stale institutions , do not ap
pear to be well received in certain local
ities , notably in Lincoln ; but the gov
ernor is right. Again , hoc der Dietrich !
LAST week , Dayton celebrated the
York Republican's silver anniversary ,
and promises to be at the old stand when
its golden anniversary rolls around.
There is a growing conviction in some
quarters that Dayton will be on earth
and editing the York Republican when
Gabriel blows his trumpet. He ought
to be.
EVIDENCE is cumulative that Pennsyl
vania politics needs a thorough house-
cleaning. It only took a district judge
of that state twenty-four hours , recently ,
to decide a state constitution question.
The judge's celerity will be better under
stood when it isstated that the presiding
judge was slated for promotion to a new
federal judgeship !
AFTER June 30 it will not be necessary
to put stamps on telegrams , checks ,
moue3' orders , express receipts , leases ,
piomissory notes , mortgages , insurance
polices and real estate convej-ances
where the consideration is under $2,500.
The tax on legacies has been repealed so
far as gifts to charitable , literary , relig
ious or educalional institutions are con
cerned.
SECRETARY ROOT has issued an order
that in mustering out the volunteers the
examining surgeon shall make particular
note and a record of the physical condi
tion of each soldier. This will serve a
double purpose , both of which are to be
commended. It will defeat fraudulent
pension claims in the future and make a
record back to which the government
can go in the case of those whose physi
cal condition entitles them to a pension.
With such a record it will not be difficult
for those who deserve it to make good
their claim for pension , but the claims
manufactured by pension clerks will run
against a stumbling block at their in
ception. Bee.
Two Republican Senators.
Thursday , at 10:30 o'clock 'on the
morning of the last day of the legislative
session , two Republican U. S. senators
were elected by the Nebraska legislature ,
David E. Thompson , withdrawing from
the race , in which he was the leading
candidate , and making Governor C. H.
Dietrich his legatee for the short term.
J. H. Millard of Omaha was chosen
for the long term , an act in which Ed
ward Rosewater was doubtless deeply
interested. An impossible'situation is
thus happily relieved and the G. O. P
also.
ONCE more , "Hoc der Dietrich ! " '
WE all love Thompson and Rosewaler
more than we did. *
IF Governor Charlie Dietrich were to
fall overboard in mid-ocean there is a
well-founded suspicion that he wouldn't
"turn a hair. "
FREEDOM and free institutions are the
proper heritage of freemen only. Ig
norant and malvelent tools of selfishness
and greed make sad work with them.
C. E. ELDRED , the well known and
popular young attorneyis the Republican
candidate for mayor of McCook. Here's
hoping that he'll win and of course he
will. Beaver City Tribune.
GOVERNOR DIETRICH andj. H. Mil
liard may not make famous statesmen ,
but they will be in hearty accord with
Republican policy , will stand up for Ne
braska every time and favor good gov
ernment and sound legislation alwa3's.
THERE is a somewhat unique and
picturesque situation in Republican City
apropos of the coming town election.
It is a question of Maley or anti-Maley.
A. A. Maley was for a lime a resident of
our city. He had the peculiarities and
characlerislics necessary to provide Ihe
condition existing in Republican City.
Deepest of the Season.
As we go to press , this afternoon ,
Western Nebraska iscovered a foot deep
with the heaviest snowfall of the season.
The snow commenced falling , Thursday
evening , and still continuesIhis ( Friday )
afternoon. So far there has been little
or no wind and traffic has not been ser
iously interrupted , although the trains
are all late and the snoxv plows are all
out in service.
The indidations are , as we go to press ,
that the snow will reach a depth unprec
edented in years.
It's a 'steen million dollar snow for
Western Nebraska.
CITY CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS.
METHODIST Sunday-school at 10.
Preaching at n. Junior League at 3.
Epworth League at 7. Preaching at 8.
L. M. GRIGSBV , Pastor.
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.
RiiV. J. W. HlCKEY , Pastor.
SOUTH McCooK M. E. Sunday-school
at 3 p. m. Preaching , Sunday evenings ,
at 7:30. : Prayer-meeting , every Thursday
evening at 7:30. All are welcome.
T. G. GODWIN ; 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 Litauy , discontinued until fur
ther notice. Holy communion to be an
nounced. HOWARD STOY , Rector.
CHRISTIAN Bible-school at 10 a. m.
Endeavor , 7. Prayer-meeting , Wednes
day evening. Morning subject : "Jeru
salem. Spiritual or Temporal. Which ? "
Evening subject : "How Shall We Es
cape if We Neglect so Great Salvation ? "
All are invited to attend.
j. W. WALKER , Pastor.
CONGREGATIONAL Sunday-school at
10 a. m. Preaching at n. Y. P. S.C.E.
at 6:45. Preaching at 8:00. Praver-
meeting on Wednesday evening at 8:00.
Morning subject , sermon for Palm Sun
day : "The Kingship of Christ. " Evening -
ing subject : "The Divinity of Christ. "
W. J. TURNER , Pastor.
BAPTIST Sunday-school , 9:45 a. m.
Object lesson , 10:45. : Sermon , n. B. Y.
P. U. , 7 p. m. , topic , "Love of Souls. "
Rom. 10-1. Miss Delia Shepherd , lead
er. Preaching , 7:45. Morning subject :
"Kept. " Evening subiect : "Received. "
There will be baptismal services after the
sermon both morning and evening. The
children of the Sunday-school will re
member that this is the last Sunday of
the winter quarter. Everybody welcome.
, GEORGE L. WHITE , Pastor.
No services were held in the local
churches , Sunday , on account of the
blizzard.
There will be a prayer-meeting in
South McCook , Tuesday evening , at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Gollehon.
Baptismal services were held at the
Baptist church , morning and evening ,
notwithstanding the storm.
The German Congregational church
lias been re-roofed and repainted. The
German-Russian brethren now have a
fine church and parsonage property , and
: hey are keeping it in excellent repair.
We are prepared to greet you with some of the
prettiest new spring styles in Shoes and Slippers
ever shown in Nebraska. We extend a cordial invi =
tation for you to come in and see what we have.
We are always glad to show shoes = = don't buy unless
they please you.
TAKE YOUR CHOICE
Which do you prefer ? A bad = looking , ill = fitting ,
poor = wearing , unsightly shoe at a cheap price = = or a
stylish , comfortable , fine = fitting shoe at a trifle
higher price ?
THE MODEL'S
shoes are a combination of the finest materials ,
most skillful workmanship and most reasonable ;
price. If you like comfort and style about your
shoes , you'll appreciate our -
e JL odel Shoe Store ;
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VAHUE & PETTY , Proprietors.
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SUGAR BEET ITEMS.
Gerald Wilcox is to enter the list ol
sugar beet growers , and we venture the
prediction , that , with his rich river
bottom land and pains-taking energy'he
will take the prize { or tonnage and qual
ity of beets.
C. A. Littel has rented the Lawson.
place and since coming here has learnet
of the profits made on the sugar beet
crop , last year , and although it is a new
industry to him , he will plant quite a
field of them this year.
With the moisture now in the ground ,
the divide farmers might be justified in
planting a few acres of lieets. If you
have a clean piece of stubble land , plow
three to five acres of it now for beets ;
plow deep , turn the snow under , the soil
will then hold the moisture.
F. S. Wilcox will also be one of the
sugar beet farmers , this year , and when
such men as he , together with Gerald
Wilcox , W. E Corwin , W. E. Bower , H.
Stone , S. G. Goheen , W. N. Rogers ,
Win. Byfield and others put their should
ers to the \vheel , it goes without saying
that success is assured , and before many
years we may expect to see the smoke
rolling from the tall smoke stacks of a
sugar factory somewhere in the Republi
can valley ; not only making a market
for this valuable crop , but giving em
ployment to an army of factory people
and incidentally doubling the value for
beet land. Try it , put in a few acres.
Why not save 3 cents ? We sell
package seed for 2 cents at the Bee
Hive.
ADDITIONAL RAILROAD NEWS.
Mrs. I. N. Meyers and sister of Oxford
were guests of E. L. Meyers , fore part ol
the week , returning home on 2 , yester
day morning.
Word was received her , yesterday , that
Engineer F. G. Westland , who some
time since moved to Wyuiore , had lost a
leg in an accident. Particulars are lack
ing.
Conductor J. F. Custer is relieving
Conductor William Croppon the Oxford-
St.Francis line for a few days. Mr.
Cropp and J. W. Trammell went down
to Lincoln , Wednesday , where the form
er will take the shrine degree in Sesos-
tris of that city.
The Bee Hive is still selling : pack
age seed for 2 cents.
Will Be Quite Heavy.
Undoubtedly , the losses of stock dur
ing the storm which prevailed over
Western Nebraska , this week , have been
and will be quite heavy. Word has al
ready been received from Dundy county
to that effect , and trainmen report seeing
many dead animals along the line of the
Burlington , where they have drifted
against the wire fence enclosing the
right-of-way and died. The probabili
ties are that the loss throughout this
section of the state will be the severest
in years. Of course the heaviest appar
ent losses will be seen along the railroad
fence , and the proportionate loss will be
much less elsewhere.
New seed in packages , 2 cents at
the Bee Hive.
The Way to Force Plants to Branch.
There is only one way in which a plant
can be forced to branch , and that is by
cutting off the stalk. The plant thus in
terfered with will make an effort to
grow , and either a new shoot will be
sent up to take the place of the lost top ,
or several shoots will be sent out along
the stalk. If but one starts cut it back.
Keep up this cutting-back process until
you have obliged as many branches as
you think are needed. Persistency and
patience will oblige the plant to do as
you would like to have it do. April
Ladies' Home Journal.
The Millinery Openings.
The snow storm interfered with the
attendance on millinery openings , yes
terday and last night , but so far as the
lisplays in the several bazars are con-
: erned they perhaps have never been
excelled in the history of the city. The
exhibits were exquisite creations of shape ,
olor and taste.
The Auditorium Fund.
Previously reported $3ii75-oo
. of P. lodge 50.00
J. S. land office 25 oo
Total. . $3,250.00
The Third grade over on West Den-
lisou street had a lesson on oranges ,
Wednesday , after which the children of
he grade were treated to the luscious
ruit.
If you want the best and most for your
oed money in the meat line don't do a
hing but go to Church & Marsh's
narket. They are it.
Iowa Gold Mine and Iowa Silver Mine
-ellow and white early variety seed corn ,
Tebraska-grown seeds at S. M. Cochran
c Co.'s.
Lawn grass , white clover and blue
rass seed at S. M. Cochrau & Co.'s.
A large assortment of Stock Foods and
'oultry Supplies at McMillen's.
Alfalfa seed for $4 a bushel at S. M.
Tehran & Co.'s.
Two cents buy any kind of garden
eed in packages at the Bee Hive.
A large assortment of Stock Foods and
Poultry Supplies at McMillen's.
Garden seed in packages , 2 cents
it the Bee Hive.
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HAVE JUST ARRIVED ,
WE HAVE THE MOST
COMPLETE LINE OF
NEW , AND UP-TO-DATE
i
DRY GOODS EVER
BROUGHT TO McCOOK.
OUR GROCERY DE
PARTMENT IS COM
PLETE =
Visit
McCOOK NEBRASKA
PRODUCE AS GOOD AS CASH.
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$ ST ATI O N A L < D i
Authorized Capital , $100,000.
Capital and Surplus , $60OOO
ooo
GEO. HOCKNELL , President. B. M. FREES , V. Pres.
VF. . LAWSON , Cashier. F. A. PENNELL , Ass't Cash.
A. CAMPBELL , Director. FRANK HARRIS , Director.
McCook Markets.
Corrected Friday morning.
. $ .35
Vheat . r . 58
) ats 40
33
4.75
15
( utter . 12
Sutler fat . 15
The Straight Front is the newest in
orsets. You will find them at DeGroff
c Co.'s.
Digests what yois eat.
Ifc artificially digests the food and aids
Tature in strengthening arid recon-
tructing the exhausted digestive or-
ans. It is the latestdiscovereddigest-
u& i ad tonic. 'No other preparation
n ° "pproach it. . in efficiency. It in
ly relievesand permanently cures
/epsia , Indigestion , Heartburn ,
mleiice , Sour Stomach , Nausea ,
icii Headache , Gastralgia.Crampsand
11 other results of imperfect digestion.
rlce50c. and 81. Large size contains 2Vi times
Ballsize.Bookallaboutdyspepsiamailedfree
srepared by E. C. DeWITT ft CO. . Cblcago.
MnConnell & Berry , Druggists.
Farmer's Friend.
The hen , the farmer's friend , should be
well treated make money by using Mc
Millen's Poultry Powder and Egg Pro
ducer.
SCAI.E BOOKS For sale at THE TRIB
UNE office. BPst in the market.
MRS. S , E. GRIGGS ,
TOILET PAKLOK
Hair dressing , shampooing and ? calr > trei -
rnentKiven ere benefit of the I air ? MassaKo
treatment Riven , wrinkles removed
and all face
feSio'Phon ° N ° - GR
McCook Transfer Line
H. DWYER , Proprietor.
fccs > KJJJCIUUI attention paid to
hauling furniture. Leave orders/
at either '
lumber yard. , /
