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Largest Circulation in Red Willow Co
Subscription 1 a Year in Advance
One Midden firm occupied two full
pages of a local newspaper in its holiday
advertising A few such business men
in our town would make things hum
Admiral Dkwey genial chivalrous
Gentleman George of your Uncle
Samte navy heres to you We love
you all the more for your gallant stand
for your comrade in victory honor and
glory Admiral Schley May more of
the navy officers emulate your broad
frank manly spirit and the spirit of
envy and malice bo damned everlastingly
Emperob William of Germany who
among all modern Christian potentates
takes himself most seriously has re
cently shown startling evidenceof unus
ual common sense and judgment
Firstly his firm stand against the brutal
and murderous duello and secondly
against the excessive beer drinking of
his fellow countrymen especially among
the workmen who are accredited with
an average daily consumption of beer of
thirteen pints per man The duello is a
relic of savagery and out of tune with
the progress and civilization of the times
The emperor has discovered that the ex
cessive beer drinking incapacitates the
workingmen of Germany for meeting the
competition of the more alert active and
intelligent American workingmen and
the industrial problem is now uppermost
in Germany The man who attempts to
strain thirteen pints of beer through
his system daily is necessarily too loggy
and slow and wastes too much time
to compete with the wide awake nervous
American The lesson to Germany is
the cultivation of the arts of peace and
sobriety
Hill Has the High Hand
New York Dec 16 Special A
secret meeting of the prominent inter
ests in the Chicago Burlington
Quincy railroad the new proprietary
company formed to lease the old Burl
ington railway company was held at
the office of the Northern Pacific com
pany at 49 Wall street late this after
noon Among those present were Or
B Harris J J Hill- E H Harriman
G E Perkins of J P Morgans firm
W P Clough James Stillman and John
S Kennedy The meeting lasted for
nearly twohours and after its conclusion
it was learned from one of those taking
part in the meeting that the following
were elected as officers of the railway or
proprietary company W P Clough
E H Harriman G B Harris J J Hill
J S Kennedy W H Mclntyre C J
Pain C E Perkins Mortimer Schiff
James Stillman
These directors elected as officers G
B Harris president Darius Miller vice
president and traffic manager treasurer
J C Peasley
The greatest significance attaches to
the election of Mr Miller as traffic man
ager It is regarded tonight as another
evidence of the strength of Mr Hills
position in the contest which has taken
place for the control of the Burlington
as against all other interests in this con
test Mr Miller was the bone of conten
tion
Another important announ cement
awaited with interest is the forthcoming
and long delayed annual Union Pacific
report It is understood that in view of
the antagonistic position taken by the
western state governors against the
Northern Securities company that the
Union Pacific report will not disclose its
extentof Burlington holdings
The minor Burlington officials elected
are Secretary and assistant treasurer
H E Jarvis assistant secretary and
assistant treasurer T S Howland as
sistant treasurer A G Stanwood assist
ant secretary George H Earl
A Most Liberal Offer
All our farmer readers should take ad
vantage of the unprecedented clubbing
offer we this year make which includes
with this paper The Iowa Homestead
its special Farmers Institute Editions
and the Poultry Farmer These three
publications are the best of their class
and should be in every farm home To
them we add for local county and gen
eral news our own paper and make the
price of the four one year for only 125
Never before was so much superior read
ing matter offered for so small an amount
of money The three papers named
which we club with our own are well
knpwn throughout the west and com
mend themselves to the readers favorable
attention upon mere mention TheHome
stead is the great agricultural and live
stock paper of the west The Poultry
Farmer is the most practical poultry
paper for the farmer while the Spe
cial Farmers Institute Editions are
the most practical publications for the
promotion of good farming published
Take advantage of this great offer as it
will hold good for a short time only
Samples of these papers may be ex
amined by calling at this office
For clothing go to DeGroff Cos
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Hot Rolls
hot muffins hot cakes
made with Royal Baking
Powder may be freely
eaten without fear of
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ADDITIONAL RAILROAD NEWS
Helper J E Gaunt left the service
this week
William Baird oil inspector was at
headquarters Thursday
Coal Inspector Rule was at Western
division headquarters yesterday
C P Heber witnessed King Dodo
comic opera in Denver Saturday night
J E Gaunt has gone over to Atwood
Kansas to be absent a week or ten days
Asst Supt Harris of Denver spent
Thursday at headquarters on business
Locomotives 316 and 164 are on their
wheels and will be but of the shop in a
few days
Locomotive 232 was put through the
limbering up process in the yard
Wednesday
Walter R Clark is now firing on the
Frisco system out of Sapulpa Indian
Territory
Arthur Cullen of the shop force has
been off duty part of the week with an
injured finger
Conductor and Mrs H A Beale went
up to Denver last night to visit Miss
Sarah Cool a few days
Three machinists C G Jacobs Her
man Meyers and Paul Witthoff quit
work this week after pay day
Guy Tomlinson was one of the party
that enjoyed King Dodo the popular
comic opera in Denver Saturday night
Mr Talmage inventor of new blow off
cock was in the city Thursday and at
tended the meeting- of the association
last night
The O R C is arranging for its
annual ball and banquet to be given on
January 30th 1902 Thursday evening
The dance will be held in the Menard
hall with the K of P orchestra to pro
vide the music It is expected that the
Lady Maccabees will serve the supper
in Odd Fellows hall at 50 cents a plate
It will be the social event of the winter
Railroading close of last week and
first of this week was pretty difficult
business on account of the snow and
unusual cold the temperature was 20
degrees and more below zero at different
points on the Western division Trains
were delayed considerably and a number
of minor accidents occurred at different
points on the division but fortunately
nothing of any moment but the Palisade
wreck last Friday morning
No one can reasonably hope for good health
unless his bowels move once each day When
this is not attended to disorders of the stomach
arise biliousness headache dyspepsia and piles
soon follow If you want to avoid these ail
ments keep your bowels regular by taking
Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets when
required They are so easy to take and mild
and gentle in effect For sale by McConnell
Berry
C L DeGroff Co have a host of
Christmas Gifts worth while Useful
ornamental valuable pleasing lasting
In selecting your Christ
mas gifts you can make
it easier by visiting our
store where you can see
the latest in Novelties
Fancy Goods Books
Toys Medallions Lamps
Jardinieres Vases Dolls
etc Come whether you
wish to buy or not
Respy A McMILLEN
For Children
Toys aargeassort
ment Doll buggies
and gocartsdrums
guns dishes dolls
all sizes and kinds
Childrens dishes
games etc
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Another Tourist Excursion to California
To accommodate the increasing travel
to California the Burlington Route has
added to its service another weekly ex
cursion in tourist cars personally con
ducted The Burlingtons through car
service to California is as follows
Standard Sleepers daily Omaha Lin
coln Hastings and Oxford to San Fran
cisco connecting at latter city with fast
train forLos Angeles
Tourist Sleepers personally conducted
every Thursday Omaha Lincoln Fair
mont Hastings and Holdrege to San
Francisco every Wednesday and Thurs
day Kansas City St Joseph Wymore
Superior and Oxford to San Francisco
and Los Angeles
All these cars run via Denver and Salt
Lake City passing the grand panorama
of the Rockies by daylight
If youre going to California you will
be interested in our new 40 page folder
California Tours 1901 2 It is free
J Francis
Gen Passenger Agt Omaha Neb
Advertised Letters
The following letters were advertised
by the McCook postoffice Dec 18 1901
Henry B Aim an
R E Boy less
Miss Minnie Cowell
Jos Fawthrop
FL Helms
John Finnono
Mrs J Smith
Chas Volbrecht
Will Wall
Henry Burnett
John Corley
C E Doll
Bnrch Heilzcock
Mr Frank Olney
Jonn Snider
Chas E Shaw
Sherman Welker
J F Walker
J E Yost
When calling for these letters please
say they were advertised
F M Kimmell Postmaster
Holiday RatesBurlington Route
Greatly reduced rates for the holidays
between Burlington stations within 200
miles Tickets on sale December 24 25
31 and January 1 Good to return till
January 2 Ask nearest agent Burling
ton Route for details and information
or write to J Francis
Gen Passr Agt Burlington Route
Omaha Neb
For Sale
Lot six in Egan Park addition Five
acres improved with frame house well
windmill cistern fenced out buildings
and nice orchard of cherry plum and
apples Trees four inches in diameter
Cost 1000 Will sell at great sacrifice
Write J H Mooney at Arapahoe Neb
The largest assortment of steel ranges
at the lowest prices quality considered
also the steel cook stove in different pat
terns at S M Cochran Cos It will
pay you to look over their goods before
buying
If you would have an appetite liko a bear and
a relish for your meals take Chamberlains
Stomach and Liver Tablets They correct dis
orders of the stomach and regulate the liver
and bowels Price 25 cents Samples free at
McConnell Berrys drug store
Many articles useful handsome and
suitable for holiday gifts at C L De
Groff Cos
- BOOKS
Latest And Best
Novels
Childrens Books
Gift Books
Linen Books
Bibles
CHRISTMAS TALK
rienWomen
LAMPS Elegant in de
sign and coloring Me
dallions Candle Sticks
Mirrors Jardinieres Vases
Albums Perfumer Cups
and Saucers Ebony
Goods Fancy and Toilet
Articles Combination
Game Boards etc
CITY CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Episcopal There will be services in
St Albania Episcopal church Sunday
Ha m and 730 p m Sunday school
at 10 a m Come
R M Hardman Rector
Congregational Sunday school at
10 Preaching 11 Christian Endeavor
at 7 Preaching at 8 Rev Frank W
Dean of Red Cloud will occupy tho
pulpit both morning and evening
Pulpit Supply Com
Baptist S u n da y s c h o o 1 at 945
Preaching at 11 and 8 B Y P U at
7 15 Prayer meeting at 8 on Wednes
day evening Christmas exercises on
Tuesday evening at 730
Geo L White Paston
Methodist Sunday school at 10 a m
Preaching 11 Junior League 3 p m
Epworth League 630 Preaching 730
Morning subject The Name of Jesus
Evening subject Behold He Cometh
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
730 L M Grigsby Pastor
Rev R M Hardman left Tuesday
for Holdrege and Minden where he will
conduct services
Cadet Harry Hardman second lieuten
ant of company S Kearney military
academy Kearney Nebraska is at home
on a two weeks vacation visiting his
parents Rev and Mrs R M Hardman
Miss
PUBLIC SCHOOL ITEMS
School closes to night for a two weeks
vacation
Several of the teachers will attend the
state teachers association which will
be held at Lincoln the first three days
in January
Mrs Anna C Schobel will spend
Christmas day with the home folks at
Minden The other teachers will either
remain quietly at home or make brief
visits away during the holiday season
The Christmas entertainment given
Tuesday night by the two primary
grades in the East school was a success
in every particular The audience was
large and appreciative of the many
pleasing numbers on the programme
The receipts were 819
The teachers will spend the holiday
vacation as follows E W Washburn
at Beatrice Miss C A Gorby at Nelson
Miss Nellie West at Red Cloud Miss
Mary Powers at Trenton Miss Cassie
Andrews at Cambridge Mrs Ida E
White at Omaha Miss Ella Leonard at
Wymore Miss Anna Anderson at Lin
coln
In the High school the last recitation
period was devoted to a Christmas mus
ical programme in the assembly room
The numbers all of unusual excellence
were as follows
Song School
Piano Solo Mrs Mabel Stranahan
Vocal Solo Miss Olive M Howe
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Mesdames W B Mills Mabel Stranahan
Vocal Solo Mr S B McLean
Piano Solo Miss Olive M Howe
March Mise Blanche McCarl
Suitable Christmas exercises were held
in all of the school rooms this afternoon
just before dismissal for the holidays
Particular heed was paid the occasion
in the primary departments Letters to
Santa Claus brought that good natured
personage several days in advance of his
annual visit to the South McCook school
and to the Preparatory school in the
West building In the latter school
was a tree on which were hung the
tokens the little people there have been
preparing for their parents Christmas
offering for the past few weeks This
was a part of the regular school work
On the East side the pupils of ths first
and second grades exchanged souvenirs
of the Christmas season some busy
work their deft fingers have lately been
preparing
Miss Anna Feeny Dead
Anna Feeny of Hastings who
recently went south for her health died
on Monday The remains were brought
to Hastings Wednesday for interement
which took place in that city today
Deceased was well known here The
relatives and friends have much sincere
sympathy from McCook friends
Within 800 Mile of Fole
Dr G E Borchgrevink has made a
great advance into the colder and
more perilous Antarctic regions carry
ing the line of exploration to within
S00 miles of the south pole
Tomsk a University Town
A technological institute has been
apened at Tomsk This is the second
ftistitution for higher education in Si
era Tomsk Is now a university town
Indianas Gold and Silver
Excitement of the wildest character
prevails in Warwick county- Indiana
over the discovery of gold and silver
near Lynnville The land -where the
ore has been found is of the poorest
but owners are paying up back taxe3
in the hope of realizing handsomely
Hotels and restaurants are crowded
with strangers and manymore are ar
riving daily
Massachusetts Blnfjln Tax Proposal
At the coming session of the Massa
chusetts legislature a bill will be offer
ed giving to each city and town the
privilege of raising money for munici
pal purposes by such methods as the
town or city may deem best This is
the single tax pioposal -which was de
feated in the last bay state legislature
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H G Meyer was a Trenton visitor
Saturday
S E Soloman is in Arapahoe again
this week
Ed Highland was a Hayes Center visi
tor Tuesday
Frank Brown was a Hayes Center
visitor Friday
G G Eisenhart is in Imperial attend
ing court this week
Mr and Mrs G W Warnock were
in McCook Thursday last
Mr and Mrs G G Eisenhart were
McCook visitors Saturday
Roy Kleven of McCook visited his
mother of this place Thursday
Skating is the chief sport now as tho
the ice has been splendid this week
Misses Babe Davenport and Isa Shoe
maker visited McCook friends Saturday
Alex Love came in from from Kansas
City Wednesday to spend Christmas at
home
Mrs Joseph Lackey of Hayes Center
is the guest of Miss Ethyl Fellows this
week
Mrs M M Bree and children visited
Minden friends the latter part of last
week
J T Wells went down to Lincoln
Monday night to begin his new work
All wish him success
Eev T A Smith of Bloomington has
taken charge of the Methodist church
during the coming conference year
Lawrence Fellows of Alliance couldnt
stay away so he came home Thursday
morning to spend Christmas with his
folks
Examination in the High school Wed
nesday Thursday and Friday having
vacation on Thursday and Friday after
noons
Isa Ferrier of Franklin spent Thurs
day with his parents of this place
Miss Viola went as far as McCook with
on bis return
A reception was given in honor of T
A Smith Friday night at the home of
Henry Lehman quite a number attend
ing Refreshments of dough nuts and
coffee were served and all report a good
time
Information Complete
Chicago Tribune You remember
that worthless little cousin of miire
you knew ten years ago Well hes
Capt Harkness novr
United States service Salvation
army or baseball club
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SEASONABLE GREETING
Now at the close of another
prosperous year and as the New
Year is about to open with
bright promises of continued
prosperity I desire to thank my
patrons one and all for their
continued confidence and pat
ronage and to assure them that
I shall have no higher ambition
for the future than to merit
their continued patronage and
to enlarge the circle of those
made happy contented and sat
isfied by buying their dry goods
groceries etc of
HONEST
JOHN
The Right Place McCook Neb
PRODUCE AS GOOD AS CASH
Brain Food Nonsense
Another ridiculous food fad Las been branded
by the most competanfc authorities They have
dispelled the silly notion that one kind of food
is needed for brain another for musclos and
still another for bones A correct diet will not
only nourish a particular part of the body but
it will snstain every other part Yet however
good your food may be its nutriment is de
stroyed by indigestion or dyspepsia You must
prepare for their appearance or prevent their
coming by taking regular doses of Greens
August Flower tho favorite medicino of the
healthy millions A few doses aids digestion
stimulates the liver to healthy action purifies
the blood and makes you feel buoyant and
vigorous You can getDr G Q Greens reliable
remedies at McConnell Berrys
Get Greens Special Almanac
For broken limbs chilblains burns scalds
bruised shin3 sore throat and sores of every
kind apply Ballards Snow Liniment It will
give immediate relief and heal any wound
Price 25 and 50 cents A McMillen
Personal
Will the lady who fell in a swoon last Thurs
day in front of the postpffic call at our storel
She suffers from biliousness Dr Caldwells
Syrup Pepsin will surely cure her Sold by A
McMillen
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wonder how they ever gotalonjr
without it It has robbtd chile
birth of its terrors for many a
young wife It has preserved her
girlish figure and saved her much
suffering It is an external lini
ment and carries with it therefore
absolutely no danger of npSSn
the system as drugs taken intern
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