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VOLUME 2. M'COOE , RED WILLOW COUNTY , NEBRASKA , THURSDAY , JAN. 10 , 1884. NUMBER 32.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
J. E. COCHRAN ,
Attorney at Law ,
MsCOOZ , BSD WILLOW CQTOT7 , NEB.
Prnctlco In any Courtu of the sttite nnd Kan
sas , nnd the provernmont Lund Olflce of thin
District , and before the Land Dcpnrtmont at
"Washington. Satisfaction jruaranteed , and
terms reasonable. Office Lstdoor south of the
U. S. Land Office. JiS-lyr.
I. J. STARBUCK ,
Attorney at Law ,
McCoox NEBRASKA.
Will clve special attention to the practice of law ,
and rrmUlntf collections.
C3 ? OlHcc Second blocknortu of depot , 2 doors north
Grceu'n drug store.
JOHN A. LEE ,
Merchant Tailor.
McCooK : : NEBRASKA.
Tit and Workmanship Guaranteed.
PAGE T. FRANCIS ,
Oounty Surveyor.
Red Willow County.
Keeps certified plats of all lands li the
Hitchcock land district. Special attention Riven
to all such business. Correspondence solicit
ed. 13-tf.
L. LEE JOHNSON , M. D. ,
Physician and Surgeon.
CrsJwto Mcilcal Sjpsrtnwt Uafrcrsity Ussier.
Office In rear of Citizen's Bank , fcre fee cn lie
Sound wlieu not pruCeaalonally engaged.
JOHN F. COLLINS ,
Contractor and Builder ,
McCOOK , NEBRASKA.
Estimates cheerfully { riven on nil kinds of
work. Best of references. Address for the
present by mail. 16-lyr.
' COJXTGDON fc CLIFF ,
Bricklayers & Plasterers.
All Jobs Promptly attended to.
C. L. NETTLETON ,
Supt , Public Instruction
Teachers' Examinations at Indinnola on the
third Saturday of every month , commencing
at 9 o'clock. A."iE.
W. M. SANDERSON ,
House&Sign Painter.
McCooK , - NEBRASKA
All work guaranteed. Give me a call.
WM. McINTYEE ,
Contractor and Builder
OF LONG EXPERIENCE.
All work warranted. All material f urnished
af desired. Work done on short notice.
P
F. A. Lclrnann. Solicitor ot American and Foreign
.Patents , Wiuhlnston. D. C. All business connected
with Patents , whether before the Patent OlTlce or
ihe Courts , promptly attended to. No charge made
.unless a patent Is secured. .Send for circular. 25-6.
J. B. KESEEVE.
njanch , SprlnK Canyon on the Frenchman Rtvor In
'Chase county. Neb. Stock bunded as above : also
-717" on.lcftslde ; " 0. L. " on left hip : " 7" on
slght.hlpand "L" on rlsht shoulder ; "L" on lef
.shoulder and "X" on left Jaw. Half undcr-crop lef
car , and square crop right -car.
Specialty : Patent eauMS b fora tht Pateat&Be
zad the Courts. BeuonaUa terms. Opiai
patentability. fre of-eharge. S nd for circular.- '
W. C. LaTOUKETTE ,
UDEALER IN |
E ,
AGRICUTURAL IMPLEMENTS ,
The Largest Stock and Lowest Prices
in Red "Willow County.
CALL AND BE CONVINCED ,
Sign of BIG AX. Three Doors South P. 0.
McCOOK - - NEBRASKA.
CITY BAKERY ,
A. PROBST & BRO.
PROPHTETOKS.
WE KEEP ON HAND
BREAD , PIES & CAKES ,
GRAHAM BREAD.
Cakes Made on Order.
Lunch Room in connection , where
you can get hot coffee , etc.
D. KENDALL'S
BILLIARD
AND
Favorite Resort
Is the place for
Ice Cold Lemonade ,
Ginger Beer , Pop ,
Choice Cigars , Candy , Nuts , Etc.
CALI andENJOYYOUKSELYES
SADDLES & HARNESS.
.
Opposite Hotel on the hill.
Manufacturer and Dealer In
SADDLES ,
HARNESS ,
BRIDLES ,
COLLARS ,
BRUSHES ,
COMBS , .
Stock Saddles , Cov-Boy out
fits , and Spurs.
R. a HAMILTON.
EAILROAD2R.TJMBLINGS.
TUB impression , \vhich seems to
have become rather wide spread , that
the adoption of standard time will
bring with it the adoption of the twen
ty four hour system , is incorrect. The
present system will continue to be
used , and the two halves of the solar
day distinguished by the terms A. M.
and P. M. The only difference -will
be the turning ahead of the time
pieces twenty-four minutes at all
places east of McCook , and turning
them back thirty-six minutes at all
points west.
As an indication that the C. B. &
Q. intends -going it alone , they now
run through cars between Omaha and
Chicago , it being the only road carry
ing passengers between these cities
without change of cars , and baggage
is checked through from Omaha to
destination. The "Q" has a flush
hand , and can afford to run the soli
tary racket.
THE Chicago , Burlington & Quancy
is reported as intending to build into
St. Paul at an early date. Such an
extension of its system is not improb
able and if t"be company is convinced
of its value it will be constructed
without delay.
NEW MEAT MARKET.
DUNGAN & SHEKELS ,
DEALERS TS
OF ALL KI5JDS. CUT.EKS OF
SamandBreakfast Bacon.
Pure Lard of oar oirn rendering. Highest cash
price pa'd for Hides , "Furs of all kinds , and Pelts.
One door west of the City Bakery.
JJUNQAN& SHEKEEE , Proprietors.
BY OUR ASSISTANT EDITOR ,
TUB editor of the Oxford Register
laments the fact that a saloon is to be "
established in that burg. .
THK Koran says : "God is with the
patient. " After the * 'inedio" is calle I
in the reverse is often the case the
patient is with his God.
THE Globe Democrat says : "The
great art of running a newspaper is
; he art of guessing where hell is lia-
> le to break loose next. "
A BAXGOR , Me. , young man broke
lis engagement , alleging that his
sweetheart couldn't cook. She re-
jlied that she could "cook herrings , "
and "you know darned well them's all
r'ou can afford to pay for. "
Ix the ruins of Pompeii the remains
of a man with a satisfied smile on his
iace and four jacks grasped in his
dried-up hand has been unearthed.
The workmen are now digging away
vigorously for the other fellow to see
what ho held.
MKS. McEuiOY , the President's sis
ter , and Susan B. Anthony were seen
walking together in "Washington the
other day. The newspaper correspon
dents have not explianed the meaning
of this public exhibition as yet , but it
is presumed that the President is
about to commit matrimony.
IN view of the fact that certain very
distinguished disciples of the long
iince defunct Esculapius have recent
ly given birth to the remarkable state
ment that "the surest way to take
cold is to hue O * the stove'it ' has been
pertinently suggested that young
men who spend Sunday evenings with
their lady friends would do veil to
remember this , and not put in all their
time hugging the stove.
THE long fight against the saloons
in Topeka and Lawrence , waged ,
with occasional intervals of apathy ,
during the past two years , has finally
resulted ia what appears to be a com
plete victory forllie temperange pee
ple. The saloons are closed not pre-
tendedly , with back door openings
but completely , and , it would seem ,
permanently. The law has triumphed
in these places. Atchison Champion.
of the beauties and charms of
an editor's life is in his dead-heading
it on all occasions. No one who has
never feasted on the swdetness of that
bliss can begin to take in the glory
of its happiness. He does 8100 wcrth
of advertising for a railroad , gets "a
pass"ifor a year , rides & 25 worth , and
then he is looked upon as a deadhead
or-a half-blown deadbeat. He puffs
a concert troupe $10 worth and gets
$1 an .eomplimerrtnries , and is thcs
passed in ' ? free. " It goes as part of
his duty as an editor. He does more
werk gratuitously for the town and.
.community 'than all the rest of the
population put .together , and gets
cursed for it all , while Jn many in
stances where aman donates aJevr
dollars to A Fourth of July celebra-
.tion , base ball club , or church , is
gratefully remembered. Oh , it is a
sweet thing to be an editor. He passes
"free , " jou know.-rJSxchange.
CARRICO CODINGS.
Riders are out on the range driving
in poor cows.
Hunting rabbit and duck is exten
sively engaged in by the boys.
Mr. Clifford is with his family in the
eastern part of the state , where his
children are attending school.
Father Keyler killed two fat hogs ,
the other day , that one further East
might be proud of. S. J. Clifford and
Uncle Sam Tate have alpo killed some
fine porkers.
There is considerable talk of organ
izing Hayes county. Why not ? High , ,
taxes are paid , and there are no public
improvements in this county , save what
the settlers donate on the roads.
Christmas was celebrated at Bro.
Paxton's , our P. M. As to numbers ,
J { we were not large , but each knew the
1 other , and from beginning to end , it
was one grand simoon of mirth , dancing ,
playing blind-man's bluff , and singing.
Bro. Paxton and lady mingled in the
pport , the gayest of the movers. At
24 o'clock , Mother Paxton spread a
feast from which it took the bachelors
three days to recover and have a relish
for their pancakes and fried potatoes.
An affair happened to ine last night ,
which may be of interest , as adding '
weight to an old vdiim : Am at S. F.
Clifford's on the Willow , two miles b.-
low Carrico. Am alone , Clifford being
east with his family. Ate a light sup
per about 8 o'clock and retired about
eleven. Afcsr midnight , a strange cat
got into the house and fought with the
two in the room. Things were knocked
froui-the table , chairs upset and general
carnage reigned. Put the intruder out
and slept , how long I do not know.
Awoke with a feeling of suffocation.
A throbbing of the arteries each side
the neck , which momentarily increased
in violence. Heard the soft purring of
a cat , aud a Japping as if a cat were
drinking milk or water. There was a
strong odor , as if a cat were close to
my face. The beating of the veins at
my throat became terrific. I struggled
and threw up an arm. At this the cat
leaped to the floor and I heard her join
the others by the stove. In a. short
time I felt as well as ever , except a
heavyness at the Jungs , which continued
perhaps an hour. I went out ia the
snow next morning in front of the door
and labored for a season to understand
the meaning of Category. I now know.
' That it is better for 99 . .gu&yto go
free , than that one innocent one should
perish , " now reads : Let the 90 and 9
pa-jish with the 1.
Carrico , iDec. 31 , 18S3. W.
VALLEY GRANGE ITEMS.
Miss Lillie Leech is teaching in the
Barns district.
George Fredericks gave a very enjoy
able dance on Christmas night.
I am pleased to note fbat Miss Mollie -
lie Davis , who was thrown from her
horse the Hay before Christmas , and
quite badly Hurt , is much improved.
irour correspondent , while in the Mag
ic City , last week , noticing an individ
ual wandering around in an absentminded -
minded way , asked him what was -the
object of his search. To which he re
plied , "I am looking for one of the
.city fathers to hold my team .there
eing no posts to be found. "
An individual of thieving ; prGpensi-
ities broke into Carey anU Daniel's jranch ,
aod stole a jug of molasses , a pockct-
. .bookwagon hammer , etc. , recently.
'He-was a bout { he size of , well , the boys
say , ifhe don't return the articles they
will describe him so accurately thnrt
there will be jio necessity to mcntiou
.his.name. JSf-T.