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Address The Prairie Farmer 160 Adams
street Chicago
Whats the matter old man been losing on
wheatT No not that forgot to take Kocky
Mountain Tea last night Wife said Id be sick
today 35 cents McConnells drag store
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT
In county conrt Red Willow county Nebraska
In estate of Michael Smith deceased
To the creditors heirs legatees and others in
terested in the estate of Michael Smith
Take notice that Ann Smith has filed in the
cocnty conrt a report of her doings as Adminis
tratrix of Michael Smith and it is ordered that
the same stand for hearing the 14th day of
March A D 1903 before the court at the hour
of nine oclock a m at which time any person
interested may appear and except to and con
test the same And notice of this proceeding is
ordered given to all persons interested is said
matter by publishing a copy of this order in The
McCook Tribune for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing
Witness my hand and the seal of the county
conrt at McCook this 11th day of February
A D 1903
bhal S L Green County Judge
ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES FOR 1903
In the matter of the necessary expenses dur
ing the year on motion the estimate for the
same for the year 1903 was fixed as follows
County General fund 12000 00
County Bridge fund 5000 00
County Road fund 4000 00
Soldiers Relief fund 500 00
Willow Grove precinct 1700 00
Bartley Village bond 400 00
McCookCity bond 200 00
North Valley precinct 500 00
School District bonds 8000 00
E J Wilcox County Clerk
McCook Neb Jan 13 1903
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE OF TAX LIEN
The northeast quarter of section five in town
one north range twenty nine west and Henry
Ambler defendants will take notice that on
the 29th day of January 1903 Edward BCowles
plaintiff herein filed his petition in the district
court of Red Willow county Nebraska against
said defendants the object and prayer of which
are to foreclose a tax purchasers lien upon the
laud above described for the taxes for the years
1899 1900 1901 There is due to plaintiff the
sum of 2615
Plaintiff prays for a decree of foreclosure of
said tax lien and a sale of said premises You
are required to answer said petition on or be
fore the 9th day of March 1903
Edwaed B Cowles Plaintiff
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NOTICE TO LAND OWNERS
To John Hummell John T Farrell Edward
Fnrrell Hannah Doyle Mary Farrell Albert O
Latham Mary Ann Fitzgerald Minnie Farrell
and Mar Ann Farrell and to all whom it miy
concern
The commissioner appointed to locate a road
commencing at the southeast corner of section
twenty nino 29 township number two 2
north in range twenty six 26 west of the 6th
p m thence west on section line two miles to
the southwest corner of section thirty 30
thence north one mile to tho southwest corner
of section nineteen 19 and terminating there
at in Tyrone precinct Red Willow county
Nebraska has reported in favor of the location
thereof and all objections thereto or claims for
damages must bo filod in the county clerks
office on or before noon of the 17th day of
March A D 1903 or said road will be estab
lished without reference thereto
E J Wilcox County Clerk
LEGAL NOTICE
In tho District Court of Lancaster county
Nebraska
In the matter of the application of Lillian
McAlpine guardian of Maud McAlpine J Floyd
McAlpine Harry McAlpine and Marian McAl
pine minors for license to sell real estate
Notice is hereby given that on the 2nd day of
March 1903 the said applicant Lillian McAl
pine guardian as aforesaid under and by vir
tue of a license to her granted by said court at
the front door of the court house in the qity of
McCook in Red Willow county Nebraska and
at the hour of two oclock in the afternoon of
said day will sell at public vendue to the high
est bidder therefor the following described
lands owned by said minors her wards that is
to say
The undivided one half on the south half of
the southwest quarter of section thirteen and
the undivided one half of the northwest quarter
of section twenty four all in township one
north range twenty six west of the sixth Prin
cipal Meridian in Red Willow county Nebraska
Such lands will be sold subject to the incum
brance of a life estate belonging to Lillian Mc
Alpine in an undivided one third thereof And
said sale will be held open for one hour from
two oclock till three oclock in the afternoon
of said day Lillian McAlpine
Guardian as aforesaid
NOTICE TO LAND OWNERS
To Gottlieb Weyeneth and Marion Powell
and to all whom it may concern
The commissioner appointed to locate a road
commencing at the southeast corner of section
twenty nine 29 township one l range twenty-eight
23 as a starting point thence west on
section line between sections twenty nine 29
and thirty two 32 about 633 feet to the bridge
thence in a southwesterly course 1840 feet to a
point 232 feet south of the section line
between sections twenty nine 29 and thirty
two 32 thence in a northwesterly course
683 feet to a point on the said section line 300
feet east of the bridge on said section line that
is located near the quarter section line has re
ported in favor of the establishment thereof as
follows
Commencing at the southeast corner of sec
tion twenty nine 29 township one 1 range
twenty eight 28 as a starting point thence
west on section line between sections twenty
nine 29 and thirty two 32 nine 9 chains and
thirty three 33 links thence southwest twenty
three 23 degrees thirty 30 minutes fourteen
14 chains and thirty four 34 links thence
northwest eighty nine 89 degrees fourteen 14
chains and thirty two 32 links to section lino
between sections twenty nine 29 and thirty two
32 terminating thereat
And all objections thereto or claims for dama
ges must be filed in the county clerks office on
or before noon of tho 17th day of March A D
1903 or said road will be established without
reference thereto
E J Wilcox County Clerk
Style Is The Distinguishing
Feature About All the
riodel Footwear
Yet style does not obscure the presence of
abandon qualityquality that means elegance
that insures ease and durability
Nothing But Good Shoes Here
The best dressers men and women wear
Model shoes on all occasions Different kinds
for different uses
Big reduction on all Winter Shoes Overshoes
and Mittens
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THE BEST DAY OF ALL
ISto neaiona Why Sunday Alwy
Appeals to the Children
On weekday mornings father had
gone to work when you came down
stairs but on Sunday mornlngB when
you awoke a trifle earlier If anything
Father
Silence
Father a little louder
Then a sleepy Yes
We want to get up
It Isnt time yet You children go to
Bleep
You waited Then
Father is it time yet
No You children lie still
So you and Llzbeth wideawake
whispered together and then to while
away the timeJ while father slept you
played Indian which required two lit
tle yells from you to begin with when
the Indian You arrived in your war
paint and two big yells from Llzbeth
to end with when the Paleface She
was being scalped
Then father said it was no use
and mother took a hand You were
quiet after that but it was yawny ly
ing there with the sun so high You
listened Not a sound came from fa
ther and mothers room You rose cau
tiously you and Lizbeth in your little
bare feet You stole softly across the
floor The door was a crack open so
you peeked in your face even with the
knob and Lizbeths just below And
then at one and the same Instant you
both said Boo and grinned and the
harder you grinned the harder father
tried not to laugh which was a sign
that you could scramble into bed with
him you on one side and Lizbeth on
the other cuddling down close while
mother went to see about breakfast
It was very strange but while it had
been so hard to drowse in your own
bed the moment you were in fathers
you did not want to get up at all In
deed it was father who wanted to get
up first and it was you who cried that
it was not time
Weekdays were always best for most
things but for two reasons Sunday
was the best day of all One reason
was Sunday dinner The other was fa
ther Harpers Magazine
JAPANESE REGALIA
Royal Emblcnin Without Which the
Emperor Could Not Role
The Japanese royal emblems consist
of a copper mirror symbolic of knowl
edge a steel sword symbolizing cour
age and agate jewels representing
mercy The story of their origin was
told thus by a Japanese official
The sun goddess became angry with
the earth and withdrew into a cave
plunging everything into darkness
The other deities could not induce her
to come out so began to make a noise
as of great rejoicing which aroused
the curiosity of the irate goddess She
finally came to the mouth of the cave
to learn the cause of the uproar and
was told that they had found a more
beautiful goddess than herself The
sun goddess came out then demand
ing to see her rival and the crafty dei
ties held the mirror before her which
drove all her sulkiness away
The sword was taken by Susenoo
the brother of the sun goddess from
the tail of an eight headed serpent
that had been annually devouring a
beautiful girl Susenoo placed eight
great tubs of wine in his way and when
he was sleeping killed him and took
the sword as a trophy
The sword is kept in an apartment
near the imperial bedchamber and
called the Room of the Sword The
jewels have also a room to themselves
and the mirror Is in charge of a priest
ess The regalia have the highest sig
nificance in the eyes of the people and
It is held that no emperor can possibly
rule without the three virtues which
they represent He must moreover
hold the actual tokens and in the im
perial code it is enjoined that on the
death of the sovereign his heir must
take possession of them
The Basin of an Apple
One end of the apple bears the name
of basin and contains the -remnants
of the blossom sometimes called the
eye of the fruit This part of the apple
is deep in some varieties and shallow
and open in others This is the weak
est point in the whole apple as con
cerns the question of the keeping qual
ity of the fruit If the basin is shallow
and the canal to the core firmly closed
there is much less likelihood of the
fruit decaying than when it is deep
and the evident opening connects the
center of the fruit with the surface
As It Really Was
Lay on Macduff cried Macbeth
Macduff was motionless
WhatH be the matter noo said
Macbeth Dinna ye ken thats the
cue
I waB na sure said Macduff
whether ye were just recht in yer
grammar I thought ye meant lie on
an that I wadna stand but its all
recht noo
And the conflict began Toledo Bee
Quick Promotion
I hear your brother is an assistant
bookkeeper
Yes indeed And do you know he
proved himself so clever that theyve
passed him over the first and second
assistantships and made him third as
sistant right off New York World
Sever Still
Mrs Naggem And do you love me
Btill
Naggem wearily I dont know Ive
never had the chance San Francisco
Bulletin
No one likes to be reminded that
there is another side to the story
Atchison Globe
One does not have to fall asleep to
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Orleans St Francis Branch
Orleans Neb Feb 10 1903
Special to McCook Tribnne
Parkers double new brick is finished
at Wilsonvillo tho largest in town
The snow is a foot deep on the levol at
Orleans Winter wheat is in excellent
condition
Mrs Leono Fairchild has roturned
home from Beatrice after a visit of
several weeks
The Hollonbcck hotels now hack is a
gem of beauty and construction tho
best ever seen here
Marion Nebraska is baling 300 tons
of hay This town is fast coming to the
front as a shipping point
The equipments of Judgo Kuesters
telephones have arrived at Orleans and
soon his sixty odd patrons will have
connections from their residences to the
central office David Booth will have
charge of tho central office at Orleans
The Lady Maccabees of Orleans will
give a reception and entertainment
called The Butterfly Social St Val
entine night Supper 6 to 8 They
have been preparing several weeks and
are noted for the success of their enter
tainments
Thursday will witness a gathering of
Masons from Alma Wilsonville Beaver
City and Oxford at Orleans the occa
sion of conferring the M M degree on
Hays Banwell the son of Dr W H
Banwell master of Melrose lodge No
GO A F A M The visiting brethren
will bo the guests of the Orleans lodge
and a sumptous feast will be spread
after the ceremonies are over
Sol Moran of St Francis has been a
Burlington employe fifteen years He
came to St Francis when that burg was
a straggling collection of huts and the
drifting sands threatened to overwhelm
him A quarter of a century ago Sol
was a noted plain man Indian fighter
and scout Tho Sioux called him Big
Sandy His body is scarred the me
mentos of an ambush when he stood
Sioux warriors at bay and was gener
ously carved and tattoed by a butcher
knife Bleeding from face and limb his
captors shook him by the hand and
called him heap brave and the famous
Sitting Bull desired an alliance by be
stowing tho hand of his favorite
daughter in marriage He sojourned
several months with the savages and
escaped from the noted chief His ad
ventures on the plains in the seventies
would make interesting reading rivaling
Kit Carson and Buffalo Bill He was at
St Francis when the dusky savages
dwelt where the town now stands
ASSASSINATION OF BENJAMIN KNOTT
Bird City Kans Feb 10 1903
During the heavy storm Tuesday
when the sky was obscured by scurrying
snow obliterating land marks obstruct
ing railroad traffic and blockading the
cuts so that Bird City was severed from
the outside world one of the most atro
cious crimes of criminal records was
perpetrated and added a bloody chapter
to the history of northwestern Kansas
The time and place were propitious the
raging storm forced man to the comforts
of the fireside no traveler ventured on
the snow drifted streets or braved the
the howling blast from the north that
drowned all cries of distress In his
suite of rooms above the old Ardeny
hardware store at Bird City Benjamin
W Knott the aged pioneer and first
county clerk of Cheyenne county was
invalided in his cozy apartments secure
from the blizzard and supplied with the
comforts to cheer one during a siege of
cold A flight of stairs led from the
ground to the upper rooms and these
were covered with eight inches of snow
At 4 p m Monday Mr Knott was last
seen alive and he carried on his person
8300 or 400 the proceeds of a land sale
All day Tuesday he was not missed or
any suspicion of his lamentable fate
entertained for his feeble health and
habits of isolation while indisposed were
well known When Wednesdays sun
rose brightly the storm subsided and
all attended their usual vocations and
he did not make his appearance or
frequent his habitual haunts fears were
expressed that something wrong might
have befallen him and Charles B Eeed
went to his rooms with a presentiment
of dread Traversing the snow laden
steps he onened the unlocked door of
Mr Knotts apartments Beyond the
threshold a sight met his gaze that
appalled him On a pile of coal in the
room used for fuel stretched the life
less form of his friend clothed in the
garb of winter with cap drawn closely
over his head and feet cased in over
shoes The face and bosom were satu
rated with blood and a gory trail led
from the body with bloody pools at
intervals till the bed was reached which
presented a spectacle with pillows and
covering smeared with blood He met
his death probably while reposing ly
ing on his left side the assasin stole in
and dealt him a deadly blow over the
right ear crushing the skull and robbed
him of his money and retreated in the
darkness taking advantage of the storm
to cloud the brutal crime with ob
scurity and cover his trail from pursuit
Whether he succumbed to the fatal
blow on the bed or crawled to the fuel
room to replenish the fire or was carried
there by the assassin probably will
never be known The room was cold
when the body was discovered the fire
a long time out Dr Waterman
coroner arrived late Wednesday night
impaneled a jury who first thought that
Mr Knott had been overcomed while
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bending over tho coal pile with hemor
rhage of the lungs but when the cap
was drawn the ugly wound over the
right ear told its bloody story and the
jury rendered a verdict of murder by
party or parties unknown No clue of
che perpetrators of the heinous crime
has been unearthed the awful tragedy is
veiled in deep obscurity
MrKnott was a Kentuckyan by birth
and came to Bird City 18 years ago
He took a homestead adjacent to Bird
City and was the first county clerk of
Cheyenne county Bird City was the
county seat then and a presidential post
office In those days Wano existed and
St Francis was not on the map
The deceased was a life long Metho
dist conspicuous for his honesty in
tegrity and piety
The deep damnation of this atrocious
crime clothed in all its shocking brutal
ity and heartlessneBS beggars language
Assassination of a feeble aged man ib a
cowardly murder that no words can
paint its savagery or phrase its fiend
ishness
Benjamin W Knott who was brutally
murdered by an assassin at Bird City
last week was a life long Mason in good
standing He was buried with Masonic
honors by the Atwood lodge at Atwood
Kansas The brethren went to Bird
City to bestow the last token of broth
erly love and friendship on a brother
who had belonged to the Atwood lodge
since it was organized many years ago
No relatives were there to shed a tear
but Masons in token of their sincerity
and sorrow lovingly carried him to his
resting place and mourned his lament
able fate struck down by unhallowed
hands in lifes winter near the sunset of
career Mr Knott was an ideal Mason
led a blameless life a Christian This
atrocious crime its barbaric cruelty and
savagery appeals to justice to mete maxi
mum penalty to the blood thirsty
murderer of the innocent and aged
Baby sleeps and grows while mamma reste if
Rocky Monntain Tea is riven It is the greatest
baby medicine CTer offered motherb 35 cents
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take a dose of Chamberlains Stomach and
Liver Tablets They will cleanse and invigorate
your stomachc regulate your bowels give yon
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this old world is a good place to live For salo
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a number of years Jandhavo no hesitancy in
saying that it is the host remedy for coughft
colds and croup 1 havo ever used in my family
I have not words to oxpreps my confidenco in
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Michigan For salo by L M McConnell
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The matter of feed is of
tremendous importance to the
farmer Wrong feeding is
loss Right feeding is profit
The up-to-date farmer knows
what to feed his cows to get
the most milk his pigs to get
the most pork his hens to
get the most egg Science
But how about the children
Are they fed according to
science a bone food if bones
are soft and undeveloped a
flesh and muscle food if they
are thin and weak and a blood
food if there is anemia
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the Lime and Soda make bone
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