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OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
Largest Circulation in Red Willow Co
Subscription 1 a Year in Advance
Republican Convention
Tlio Hopublicans of tlio btuto of Nebraska are
horuby called to meet in convention at tlio
Auditorium in tlio city of Lincoln on Wednes
ilny Juno 18 1902 at 2 oclock in tlio afternoon
for tlio purjoso of placing in nomination can
didates for tlio following ollicofl to ho votosd for
at tlio next general election to bo hold in tlio
stato of Nebraska November -1 1D02 viz One
governor ono lioutennnt governor ono wcrctnry
of stitto ono auditor of public accounts ono
trcahiiror ono Hupofintondcnt of public instruc
tion ono attorney general ono commissioner of
public lands mid buildings and for tbo trans
action of such other bu tnoFs as may regularly
come beforo tho meeting
Tlio basis of representation of tho several coun
tios in said convention shall 1x3 tho voto cast for
Hon Samuol II Sodgwick for judge of tbo su
premo court at tho regular election hold on
November 5 1901 giving one delegate for each
100 votas or major fraction thoreof o cast for
tho said Samuel II Sedgwick and ono delegate-at-largo
for each county Said apportionment
entitles the following counties to the following
representation in said convention
Furnas 12 Gosper 4
Redwillow 11 Frontior 8
Hitchcock 5 Hayes 4
Dundy 4 Chase 4
It is recommended that no proxios bo allowed
in said convention but that tho delegates pres
ent thereat bo authorized to cast tho full voto
of tho countv ropresonted bv them
Notice is herobv given thatench of the odd
numbered senatorial districts in tho stato is to
elect a member of tho stato committee to servo
for tho term of two years
Hy order of tho stato committee
II C Lindsay Chairman
John T Mai la lieu Secretary
The unexpected defeat of Conductor
Fred M Washburn Republican nominee
for councilman in the first ward Tues
day has been the political sensation of
the hour and the innocent cause of
inueh amusing misguided comment It
should simply teach Republicans to give
closer heed to city elections in tho
future Other lessons might be drawn
but this is the only one ofValuetothe
party
A copy of the call lor the Republican
stato convention appears above The
basis of representation provides for 1083
delegates only the counties of this sen
atorial aud judicial district are printed
Redwillow county is given 11 delegates
The calling of the tate convention so
early as June 18th makes an early county
convention for the selection of delagates
necessary f and makes a second nominat
ing convention probable Too early con
ventions have more demerits than ad
vantages
We dont ask only 2c per package
for seeds as the Bert Hive
Burlington Low Rates Northwest
To Billings Montana 1500
To Codv Wyoming 1075
To Helena and Butte S2000
To Spokane Washington 82250
To Portland Tacoma Seattle and
Rossland B C 2500
Above rates will be in effect every day
in March and April from Missouri river
terminals and from nearlv all stations
on the B M R R
A wonderful opportunity to visit the
Northwest
The Big Horn Basin of Wyoming is a
country of great resources and now un
developed It has just been made acces
sible by a new line of the Burlington
Route and presents many attractions to
the home seeker
Folder on Big Ilorn Basin free on
request
For tickets rates or additional infor
mation apply to nearest agent Burling
ton Route or write to 4 20
J Francis G P A Omaha Neb
Did you hear any one say the Bee
Hive had quit handling seeds
Advertised Letters
The following letters were advertised
by the McCook postoffice April 1 1902
A J Fenimore Dr S T Morris
Mr Williw Neill Victor Palm
Chas E Router Mr Chas W Watteyne
Miss Anna Walker
When calling for these letters please
say they were advertised
F M KiMMELXi Postmaster
Northern grown seeds 2 cts per
package at the Bee Hive
California and Return 45
Tickets on sale April 21 to 27 May 27
to June S August 2 to 8 Liberal stop
over arrangements and return limits
For additional information ask the
nearest agent Burlington Route or
write for a California folder to
J Francis Genl Pass Agt
5 30 Omaha Nebraska
Itsa fact Garden seed at 2c a
package at the Bee Hive
McCook Market Quotations
Corrected Friday morning
Com 65
Wheat 66
Oats 60
Rye 55
Hogs 54
Eggs ii
Butter 20
Guy and Pearl Plumb were at home
near Danbury during the brief spring
vacation
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ren try Wheatose
It is easily and
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and very healthful
Follow cooking
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CRICE CAKING POWDER CO CHICAGO
Close to the Record Time
Denver Colo March 30 Burlington
train No 6 which left Denver Monday
afternoon last almost half an hour late
due to having to wait for a special car to
be coupled on probably broke all long
distance records on western railroads and
came dangerously near breaking all fast
express records of the world
Conductor Jimmie Burns was in charge
of the train and Engineer OConnell was
at the throttle in the cab of Engine No
11 Leaving Denver late several stops
were made not on tho schedule so that
when Akron was reached the train left
that place just thirty minutes behind
time It was then that the big locomo
tive was confronted with tho problem of
making up the lost time The track was
clear and Engineer OConnell announced
his intention of pulling into McCook on
time From Akron to Eckley is thirty
nine miles and this stretch was covered
at the rate of sixty seven miles per hour
Eckley was passed without slowing down
and nine and one half minutes Wray
fourteen and eight tenths miles east was
passed For this stretch of almost fif
teen miles a speed of more than ninety
miles an hour was attained for the en
tire distance As this discounts any
other authentic record of speed for the
distance it is probably the fastest time
ever made on any railroad and that with
a nine car train behind the engine
H C Bush traffic manager of the
Colorado Midland Attorney Wells of
Los Angeles and Mr Johnson of Denver
were three members of a group of pas
sengers in the observation car who with
Conductor Burns held watches on the
train during the remarkable run Wray
was passed with the train just five min
utes behind time and at the next station
it was right on the schedule
The special car at the rear of the srain
was the Pullman private car Grassie
occupied by Mr Lindsay and a party of
eighteen persons returning from a tour
of the Pacific coast They pronounced
the run one of the finest features of their
trip The time made has attracted the
attention of motive power and operatiug
officials of the Burlington from one ond
of the system to the other Lincoln
Journal
Two cents for a package of seeds
at the Bee Hive
Omaha Included in Plans
Minneapolis March 31 C II Law
rence has returned to Detroit with one
of the biggest contracts ever given to a
Detroit concern The paper binds the
International Construction company of
Detroit to build 800 miles of railroad
extending from Duluth to Kansas City
The total amount -of the contract is for
1219571112
Most of the monej to be put into the
enterprise is foreign capital one of the
principals to the contract being the
Societe Generale Francais et Beige the
great French financial concern having
its headquarters in Paris and doing bus
iness in France and Belgium
Another party to the contract is the
Gulf Manitoba Railroad company of
Iowa which probably will be the title
of the new road
The road will pass through Minnesota
Iowa and part of Missouri a branch
running to Omaha The contract pre
scribes that 8759571112 shall be paid
in cash and that the remaining 4600000
shall be paid in bonds of the railroad
Mr Lawrence said that work on the
railroad would be begun without delay
the engineers to go into the field next
Tuesday
Big- Horn Basin
Are you interested in the Big Horn
Basin of Wyoming
Its a rich bat undeveloped portion of
Northwestern Wyoming It contains
marvellous openings for small ranches
along good streams in the valleys with
one million acres of government land
open to settlement under the United
States land laws
The Burlington Route has just pub
lished a folder descriptive of the Big
Horn Basin It is Illustrated and con
tains an accurate map It tells about
the lay of the land character of the soil
products yield irrigation and opportu
nities If youre interested better write
for a copy Its free 5 30
J Francis Genl Pass Agt
Omaha Nebraska
What Women Like in Men What
Men Like in Women and Husbands
and Wives are the titles of a series of
very interesting papers by Rafford Pike
the third of which appears in The Cos
mopolitan for April The same number
of the Cosmopolitan treats of Prince
Henrys visit with a series of beautifully
printed photographs under the title of
A Clever Emperor and a Confederation
of Nations FHopkinson Smith Israel
Zangwill Bret Harte and Maarten
Maartens are among the other contribu
tors to this number which is unusually
good in fiction
The Harp Evangelist who will be
gin revival meetings in the Baptist
church on next Sunday morning is a
man of wide reputation both as a harpist
and as an evangelist -Everybody is in
vited toe present ever night
John P Altgeld
On tho 12th day of March 1902 there
died n man admittedly ono of tho
greatest that this last quarter of a cen
tury has seen as to whose worth there
has been the widest possible difference
of opinion Themannerof his death was
fitting He the champion of those
whom he believed to bo down trodden
walked from the stage on which ho had
delivered an impassioned address in be
half of tho Boor cause and with the
cheers of a vast audience in his ears fell
unconscious and expired within a few
hours The effort doubtless cost him
his life
His history is curious Born in Prus
sia in 1818 ho migrated to this country
with his parents when a boy of eight
The next few years of his life he spent
on a farm in Ohio In labi ne joined
the army and fought with tho forces
arrayed in defense of the government at
Washington After the war lie went west
He found himself on the eastern banks
of the Mississippi river with only fifteen
cents in his pocket Ten of these he
spent to get himself and a companion
less fortunato than himself across tbo
water way He remained in St Louis
for a while but went after a time to
some obscure hamlet where he made his
living by teaching school He studied
law and was admitted to tho bar
Dissatisfied with the limited opportu
nities of the small town he removed to
Chicago and quickly amassed a fortune
in the practice of his profession and
from real estate investments He en
tered politics and was elected to a seat
on the bench of tho superior court of
Cook county He resigned his judgship
to become a candidate for the office of
governor His canvass was successful
He was tho first Democratic governor in
augurated in Illinois forclose on to half a
century ne ran a second time but was
defeated There had como a revulsioD
of feeling besides which he had done
many acts notably the pardoning of the
anarchists that had put men in fear of
him He had all but clashed with the
Federal authorities during the riots of
1891 He returned to private life broken
in health and ruined financially the
panic having swept away his all He
resumed the practice of the law he en
gaged to some extent in politics he
wrote two or three book he lectured
from many platforms he espoused the
cause of the unfortunate up to the
very end his was a life of intense action
This in brief is his story
In his early years he enjoyed only such
educational advantages as were afforded
by the district school yet in his mature
age his learning was profound His
knowledge was gained not at second
hand through books but from tho
fountains source humanity Men
flocked to hear him talk because they
knew he always had something to say
The press even while it villified him
had space for his every utterance be
cause his words were eagerly read
During his later life he was a man whom
ono would select from a throng Of
average stature when he was in his
prime the years had taken several
inches from his height He was prema
turely old The burden of time rested
heavily upon his shoulders Locomotor
ataxia gave him a shuffling gait In
different to his personal appearance his
clothing hung loosely on his frame
His hands were the hands of a worker
His complexion was swarthy His dark
hair was rather long His beard was
closely cropped His brow was deeply
furrowed with thought His face was
seamed with care His eyes were kindly
betokening not the sayer of hard things
that he was His countenance wore an
habitual cloud of melancholy A man
of the simplest habits unassuming even
retiring he was the most democratic of
human beings He was accustomed to
stop to listen patiently to whomsoever
accosted him He himself was a man of
few words even reticent except on
occasions
A man so beloved by his friends by
the few whom he drew closely around
him was not without good qualities
Those whom he employed find language
inadequate to express their love and
veneration for him Yet no man who
has lived perhaps has been sp hated
and abused He denounced those things
in which he did not believe in terms
unqualifiedly bitter As has been said
of him since he died he did not see how
one whose views on questions that he
deemed vital differed from his own
could have anything but a black heart
He himself was a good hater and was
in his virile days well hated
He was but a man after all who had
his frailties and his weaknesses So are
we all men with little charity for any
whose faith is different from our own
We condemn men without trial and sen
tence them to death We are ready to
believe them the worstthatissaid and we
accept without question the verdict of
our own consciousness To those whom
we hate we ascribe bad motives for their
every act We do not understand our
selves yet we profess to believe that we
know others We want all men to think
as we think not because we believe our
selves to be in the right cot because we
wish to conserve the best interests of
mankind but simply and solely because
we want to satisfy our vanity As sight
of one of another race offends our eyes
so celebration of rites in which we do
not believe arouses our indignation
Flaunting before us doctrines that we
consider heretical has the same effect
upon us that the waving of a red flag
before a bull has upon him The bull
and we are driven into a blind and sense
less fury He who calls good what we
call bad and vicious does it so we think
out of the wickedness of his being and
for no other purpose than to goad us
into anger
Even now that he is dead men say of
him that he was embittered by misfor
tunes Mistaken he may have been but
in justice must we not not concede that
he was sincere Do we not so do honor
to ourselves
Are you going to send away this
year and pay more for seeds than
the Bee Hive is selling them for
Tunnel Through Sierras
Auburn Cal March 31 A corps of
Southern Pacific surveyors and engineers
has just completed the survey of the
new tunnel through the Sierras which
will be one of the longest in the world
According to the records of the survey it
will be five miles and eight hundred feet
in length It will eliminate nearly 1000
feet of grade and will reduce the length
of snowsheds twenty eight miles or
from forty their present aggregate length
to twelve miles The proposed work
will cost millions of dollars and consume
years in construction
THE FIRST AERONAUT
HIS INITIAL FLIGHT INTO SPACE WAS
AT PARIS IN 1783
Iilttlru iIvh IltiNlcrM Vjim the Pioneer
of the Ioiiv Line of Daring Spirit
Who Perished In Their Atterintn to
Navigate the Air
The first attempts to make- asccn
blons by means of balloons were made
in Paris In the year 17S3 Pilatre ks
Hosiers was the first and most illustri
ous of the long list of aeronauts who
have Fallen victims to their desire to
advance the art of aerostatics
In July aud August of the year 17S3
balloons tilled with hydrogen gas were
sent up from Paris and in September
at Versailles the first balloon was sent
up freighted with living animals
In the same year Montgolfier con
structed a balloon which he claimed
would be capable of carrying passen
gers his workshop being In the gardens
of the Faubourg St Antolne The bal
loon was sixty feet In height and forty
eight broad Its exterior was richly
painted and embroidered there being
represented upon It the twelve signs of
the zodiac the arms of the king of
France and numberless and
lower down amid a crowd of grotesque
heads and garlands of flowers a flock
of eagles with extended wings that
seemed to be flying and supporting the
huge balloon upon their shoulders
Below the balloon proper was con
structed a circular platform of wicker
work covered with silk which was
used as a car This platform was very
largo and was surrounded by a balus
trade to prevent the aeronauts from
falling out In the center of this plat
form or car was an opening below
which was suspended by chains an iron
stove which was to be used for rarefy
ing the air in the balloon while in one
corner was a magazine intended for the
storing up of an immense quantity of
straw which served as fuel
Pilatre des Hosiers generally alone
but at one time accompanied by tho
Marquis dArlandes and on another oc
casion by M Girond de Villette had as
cended in the balloon without cutting
the rope which held it captive to a
height of 1290 feet
Hosiers had much difficulty In obtain
ing permission from the king to make
an ascent without being held down by
the rope but consent was at last se
cured aud on the 20th of November
17S3 everything was made ready Dur
ing the day the wind and rain were vio
lent and it was found necessary to
postpone the ascent The next day the
21st the weather was more favorable
and at 130 in the afternoon in the pres
ence of the dauphin and his suit Pi
latre des Hosiers and the Marquis dAr
landes set out together from the Jar
dins de la Muette upon the first aerial
voyage ever attempted and performed
The wind was still very rough and tho
weather stormy but in spite of these
disadvantages the balloon rose vapidly
Having passed over Paris and be
come free from all fear of getting en
tangled among the buildings of the city
the aeronauts suffered themselves to
descend considerably uutil they found
themselves in a fresh current of air
which bore them in a southerly direc
tion
After proceeding a few miles farther
the fire was allowed to die out and the
balloon descended about five miles from
Paris When the aeronauts returned to
the Chateau de la Muette they were
greeted with the utmost enthusiasm by
the assembled crowds- Benjamin Frank
lin was a witness of tho whole specta
cle and when asked what he thought
of it he replied I have seen a child
born which may one day be a man
Aerostatics had advanced to such a
degree that on the 7th of January
1785 Blanchard a rival of Hosiers
crossed over the channel from Dover
to Calais
Hosiers was spurred on by Blanch
ards success and set to work con
structing a balloon which when com
pleted he called an aeromontgolfier
It consisted of an immense balloon of
hydrogen gas with a large cylinder
placed under it the use of it being to
rarefy the air without losing gas
When a favorable day had arrived
Pilatre for the last time made his
preparations lie was assisted by a
Boulogne physician named Komain
and on June 15 17S5 they stepped into
the basket the ropes were cast off and
the balloon rose with the utmost maj
esty from the earth
When it had risen about 200 feet It
struck a fresli current of air which
took it directly toward thesea It soon
found another current which rapidly
carried it back again It possibly may
have been the desire of the aeronauts
to descend to find a more favorable cur
rent of air for while opening the valve
to let the cold air into his cylinder un
fortunately a huge rent was made in
the balloon The consequences were
immediate and horrible At that time
the balloon was 1700 feet above the
surface of the earth A few moments
afterward the two aeronauts lay on
the ground dead and horribly muti
lated
Near the spot where Pilatre des Ro
sters was buried a monument was
erected in 1S53 to commemorate the al
most miraculous crossing of the sea by
Blanchard upon the very spot of earth
on which that intrepid aeronaut de
scended He had become for France
a hero and numbers of inscriptions are
still readable New York Times
Spools nnd Thread
The spool mills use about S2000
cords or 10000000 feet of birch an
nually turning out S00000000 spools
each spool large enough to carry 200
yards of thread The amount of
thread that could be wound upon these
800000000 spools would reach 3G00
times around the world at the equator
and leave a little for mending
WJUiLII Mis I
Is the reputation of HONEST
JOHN who always leads in Dry
Goods Shoes Carpets and
Groceries He saves yon money
He sells you NEW GOODS He
guarantees satisfaction
His best percales are ioc
His cheaper ones 8c
His zephyr ginghams 12c
His cheaper ginghams 10c
His apron ginghams 6c
Those straight front corsets 75c
Those cheaper corsets 50c
Those ladies wrappers all new 150
Those cheaper wrappers 125 and 1
Those beautiful bed spreads 4
Cheaper ones 3503 250 and 1 25
AH those elegant summer dress
goods silks and trimmings at
competitive prices Call often
JOHN H GKANNIS
IcCOOK NEBRASKA
PUBLIC SCHOOL ITEMS
Thur day and Fridu of week
it TO the
ot apart for tin- vacation
Mis Mary Power- of the Kighth grad
-pending the vacation at her Trenton homo
John Rice a member of the Twelfth grade
Mjendinir the s nriiiK vacation at his home
Iliiigler
MK- CaSMP Andrews teacher of the Fourth
Brade is spending the vacation at her homo in
Cambridge
On account of tho -vacation this week
tho next meeting of the debating club was post
poned until April 12
Through tho courte y of Congre sman Shal
lenberger a piantitj of public document liav
been placed in the school library
Miss Celia A Gorby principal of the high
school ha- been absent tlii week in attend
ance upon a sister in Kansas City who for
some time has not been expected to live
Tho debating society elected the following
officers for the month of April John Rico
president Willie Cullenvice president Edward
Byfleld secretary Llojd Wood treasurer Geo
Campbell
At tho meeting of the debaMtg ociet Saur
day evening the judges decision was in favor
of the affirmative which was supported by
Lester Littel Willie Cullen and Chester Rod
gers Clifford Browne Willio Middleton and
George Campbell upheld the negative
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