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WEEKLY TRIBUNE
VOLUME n. McCOOK , RED WILLOW COUNTY , NEBRASKA , THURSDAY , MARCH 2O , 1884. NUMBER- .
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
, X E. CQCHRAN ,
p ATTORNEY AT LAW ,
XcCOOr , 1ID WILLOW COTOTI , HZB.
Practice In any Courts of the state and Kan
sas , and the trovcrnment Land Oflicu of this
District , and before the Land Department at
Washington. Satisfaction tniunuitcod , and
terms reasonable. Office 1st door seuth of the
U. S. Land Offlcn. S-28.
JENNINGS & STARBUCK ,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW ,
McCooK , - - NEBRASKA.
Will give special attention to the practice of law ,
and making ; collections.
C3TOfllce Secosd bloclraorth of depot , 2 door * north
Green' * drug store. 2-22.
JOHN { A. LEE ,
MERCHANT TAILOR ,
MCCOOK , : t NEBRASKA.
f2TTit and workmanship guaranteed.
PAGE T. FRANCIS ,
COUNTY SURVEYOR ,
Red Willow County.
Keeps certified'plats of all lands in the
Hitchcock land district. Special attention
jdvcH to all such business. Correspondence
solicited. S-22.
Dr. A. J. WJLLEY ,
SURGEON B. . & M. R. R. ,
Ofllco at B. & H. Pharmacy ,
McCOOK , 2-36. NEBRASKA.
L. LEE JOHNSON , M. D. ,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON ,
Qradutt Helical Siputaest University Wcottcr.
Office In rcjir of Clttrrn's Hank , where he can be
found when not professionally engaged. ,
A. T. OATEWOOD ,
SURGEON DENTIST.
8. & M. Eating House.
53 PrcservatIon of the teeth a. specialty.
JOHN K COLLINS ,
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER ,
McCOOK. - NEBRASKA.
Jobbing will'receive prompt attention atmyslwp
on DennlsonSt..opposite McCook House. Plans and
specifications Amdahed If desired.
CONGDON & CLIFF ,
BRICKLAYERS & PLASTERERS
McCOOK. - - NEBRASKA.
fyAll Jobs promptly attended to.
C. L. NETTLETON ,
Superintendent Public Instruction
Teachers' Examinations at Indkinola on the
third Saturday of every month , commencing
at o'clock. A. M. 25-tf.
' W. M. SANDERSON ,
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTER ,
McCooK , - NEBRASKA.
A11 work guaranteed. Give mo a call.
WILLIAM McINTYRE ,
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
OF LONG EXPERIENCE.
All work warranro. ? . All material furnished
if desired. Work done on short notice.
HINMAN & CO. ,
Painters , Grainers , Paper Hangers
McCOOK , 2-36. NEBRASKA ,
"Designs furnished for Celling-Decorations ,
ettber la paper r Fresco 1'alntlcg.
NEW MEAT MARKET.
DUNGAN& SHEKELS ,
DEALERS IN
Fresh f Salt Meats
OF ALL KINDS. CURERS OF
Ham and Breakfast Bacon.
Pure Lard of oar own rendering. Highest cash
prlco paid for Hide * . Furs of alt kinds , and Pelts.
One door vest of the City Bakery.
Jf & SHEKELS , Proprietors.
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Mrs , R , H. HAMILTON ,
DEALER IN
Hair Goods & Millinery ,
Switches , Braids , Waves ,
Frizzes , Etc.
tS Spcclal attention paid to the manufacture of
all kinds of IIAHl GOODS. Order by mall will re
ceive prompt attention.
Ladies' Furnishing Goods
And Stylish Millinery.
Zephyrs and Woolen Goods , Notions , Satins , Laces
and Trimmings at the
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Ladies' Fashionable Bazar
One Door South of Quick's Store ,
S2-3mos. IN'DIAXOLA , NEBRASKA.
CITY BAKERY.
A. PROBST &BRO.
PROPRIETORS.
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 PARLOR
AND
Favorite Resort
Is the place for
Ice Cold Lemonade ,
Ginger Beer , Pop ,
Choice Cigars , Candy , Nuts , Etc.
Billiard ftPoolTable
CALL and ENJOY YOURSELYES
WM. FRUIN ,
LOCATOR
AND LAND AGENT.
WILL LOCATE
Settlers on Government Lands , buy and
sell deeded claims , town lots and
government claims.
ALL LAND BUSINESS
promptly and accurately done , and
information as to lands cor
rectly given on reasona
ble terms.
Correspondence Solicited ,
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Saddles f Harness.
[ OPPOSITE HOTEL ON THE HILL. ]
Manufacturer and Dealer In
SADDLES ,
HARNESS ,
BRIDLES ,
COLLARS ,
BRUSHES ,
COMBS ,
WHIPS
Stock Saddles , Cow-Boy on
fits , and Spurs.
R. H. HAMILTON
W. C. LaTOURETTE ,
I ! DEALER IN | |
HARDWARE , STOVES , QUEEKSWARE ,
AGRIGUTURAL IMPLEMENTS ,
BARBED WIRE.
The Largest Stock and Lowest Prices
in Red "W'illow County.
CALL AND BE CONVINCED.
Sign of BIG AX. Three Doors South P. 0.
McCOOK - - NEBRASKA.
LYTLE BROS. ,
-GENERAL DEALERS IN-
HARDWARE STOVES AND TINWARE
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Agricultural Implements and Barb Wire.
HEADQUARTERS FOR
The Celebrated Bain Wagon
The Best Wagon in the Market
* MANUFACTURING AND REPAIRING OF
Tin , Sheet-Iron & Copperware
By Practical and Experienced "Workmen , Promptly
and Neatly Executed.
Corner Store , Opposite Citizen's Bank , McCOOK , NEBRASKA.
. PHARMACY.
HAVE IN STOCK A LINE OF
FINE TOILET ARTICLES ,
Combs , Brushes , Perfumery , Extracts , Etc.
WINES AND LIQUORS
Will be sold only in cases of sickness , and then only
on Physician's Prescription.
Prescriptions Carefully Compounded , Day or Night.
Doctor's Choice , America's Finest Five Cent Cigar.
McCOOK , ' - - NEBRASKA.
THE CITIZEN'S BANK OF McCOOK
DOES A GENERAL
BANKING BUSINESS
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Collections made on all accessible points. Drafts drawn directly
on the principal cities of Europe. Taxes paid for Non-Residents.
Money to loan on Farming Lands , Village and personal
property. Fire Insurance a specialty.
Tickets for Sale to and from Europe-
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COBBESP01TDENTS : I J.w. DOLAX , President.
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First National Bank..Lincoln Neb. V. FRANKLIN. Vice President.
, Chase National Bank , New York. | W. F. WALLACE , Cashier.
FEBRUARY would have been a big
month for .Robinson Crusoe ; there
were five Fridays in it.
"ANOTHER railway horror , " mutters
the horse car conductor as the fat pas
senger boards the vehicle.
PATRICK CRANE , a Boston saloon
keeper , emptied his revolver at one of
his customers. Too much of this sort
of thing will result in "the hanging
of the crane. "
Ax exchange says a little four year
old listened attentively to a Scandi
navian preacher last Sunday , and then
whispered , "Mamma , if Dod tan un-
derstun' zat , He's a deed one. "
IT is proposed to raise a monument
to Lieut. Chipp of the Jeannette ex
pedition , who was "passed in" at the
north pole. One man has chipped in
$1000 and is waiting for somebody to
"raise him. "
A PRIEST visited a coachman who
was seriously ill. "Have you the hab
it of going to the church ? " "I cannot
say that I have , " said the coachman
in a feeble voice ; "but I haC7e driven
a great many persons there ! "
THE shotgun policy still obtains in
ihe south. Qne was recently used by
a Georgia wife to reform her husband ,
who was addicted to staying out o'
nights. The reform was a success.
The husband now never comes home
at all. He sleeps in a neighboring
cemetery.
THE Leavenworth Times says that
nobody but a "brave and conscient
ious man" could come out from or
thodoxy and make a crusade against
it. The Times is mistaken. "What it
says might once have been true , but
coming out of'orthodoxy is growing
to be a common dodfje of the mounte- .
jank. Topics.
MADAME PATTI now utterly denies
the kissing episode at St. Louis , and
says that she kisses nobody off the
stage except Nick. But this did not
save her a rush of the great unwashed
at the San Francisco opera house , and
the smashing of the furniture , to show
that ticket speculators could not stand
with impunity between them and the
famous diva.
THE fact that Hastings is undoubt
edly to be made a division on the
great B. & M. and C. , B. & Q. R. R.
line and the further fact that we will
without doubt at no very distant day
get a United States Post Office build
ing , together with a TJ. S. Court , and
the still further fact that the road.will
be built from Stromburg to Hastings
all these facts , we say , make Hast
ings' future as the third city in the
B , J
state an assured thing , beyond even a
peradventure. Gazette-Journal.
TOST , 6 years old , noticed one win
ter morning after sunrise the moon in
the western sky. Having never be
fore seen both orbs at the same time
he was deeply impressed and ran to
his mother with : "Oh , mamma , I've
got an awful joke on our Father who
art in heaven ! " " "Why. Tom , what do
you mean ? " said the mother in a re
buking tone , greatly shocked. "He
forgot to pull His moon in ! " cried
Tom , his voice quaking with glee.
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WE understand from good , reliable
authority that before many weeks
Hastings will be permanently made
the end of a division of the B. & M.
railroad. Watching the maneuvres
of this company for some time we
have felt sure this was their design ,
but have refrained from mentioning
o
the matter until we were more certain
of it. Our citizens may rest assured
that ere many months Hastings will
be one of the most important railroad
points in the state. The B. & M. has
other and greater designs upon us of
which timely notice will be given.
Gazette-Journal.
THE CATTLE RANGES.
Some Facts as to the Condition of Stock
From Lincoln Men Interested
in Western Ranches.
Mr. B. F. Shepherd , an intelligent
observer , has taken a trip up the Re
publican river and gives the following
report in regard to the cattle in south
western Nebraska : Along-the B. & JM.
railroad for thirty miles west of Benkle-
nian , one hundred head will coverall
dead cattle. On Chief creek , a few milea
further west , the loss is heavy , there
being a death trap caused by too much
fencing. Thcr6 are five hundred * dead
cattle there , mostly from the Platte riv
er country. For ten miles on the Hackberry -
berry , five head will cover all loss. On
Molasses Bill's creek , one head , and on
the south fork of the Republican , from
Ward ten miles west , four or five head
will cover all losses. By good authority
for forty miles west from therethirty
head will cover all loss.
Young cattle brought from Michigan ,
Iowa and eastern Nebraska early last
spring have become accliraated\nd are
standing it better than Texas rawhides
or any kind of cows with calves. \
Of one hundred and twenty-five head v
of cows and poor cattle gathered by
Messrs. B. F. & B. Shepherd , not one
has died nor have they eaten five hun
dred pounds of hay. Mr. Shepherd adds
that range cattle are thin in flesh and
bad storms may yet do much damage. „
In connection with this subject Mr.
L. C. Richards was called upon and in
terrogated as to the condition of the
stock of the Red Willow cattle compa
ny. Mr. Richards said that the condition
of their stock was hardly a criterion to
go by as to that of range cattle in gen
eral , as they took care of their cattle and
provided both food and shelter for those
that needed it. Still they have fed only
a comparatively small number of cattle ,
and these only a portion of the time.
Mr. Richards says their loss has been.
scarcely anything at all. He believes
that the feed they have given their stock
has saved them a great deal more than
its cost , both in preventing deaths and
in keeping their cattle from losing flesh ,
so as not to come out of the .winter in
a stunted condition.
Mr. D. Baum is also interested in a
cattle ranche in the western part of the
state , about fifty miles northwest of Cul-
bertson. The firm is Wray & Baum ,
and they have 1,600 head of cattle on
the range. Their success with their cat
tle this winter has been phenomenal.
They have only lost fifteen head out of
the 1,600 , and these were some out of
a herd of 80 from the east , which , they"
were feeding. Their range cattle were
not feed at all , and not one was lost
during the winter.
The loss on the ranges this winter has
been almost nothing , except in the cases
referred to by Mr. Shepherd , where the
cattle drifted down to the railroad and
died for lack of water. It seems that
the railroad , which follows up the creeks ,
has fenced its track with a wire fence ,
but left places at. intervals where the
cattle could pro through. Some of the
stock men concluded they would keep
their stock from drifting away and clos
ed up these openings. The result was .
that the cattle drifted trom the Platte
country south with the first storms" , and
when they reached the railroad and
could not get through and get to water
they died. From Mr. Shepherd's report ,
however , it will be seen that the loss
has not been so heavy as was at first
feared by stock men. The large num
ber of dead cattle along the line gave
the impression that the loss had been
great everywhere , when , in fact , almost
the only dead cattle on the range are
those in sight of travellers on the B. &
M. trains. Lincoln Journal.
" \VHAT is a pharmaceutical asso
ciation ? " asked a little damsel who
had carefully spelled out the long
name in the paper , and the old gen
tleman , aroused from a perusal of the
stock list , answered : "Fanner's cut
icle association ? Some of those fel
lows that go around skinning the farmers - '
mers , I suppose. "Why don't you read
something easier , my dear ? "
A SWELL party the drieclj
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