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McCooK
VOLUME II. McCOOK , RED WILLOW COUNTY , NEBRASKA , THURSDAY , MAY 1 , 1884.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
McCookr , Nebraska. .
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, OmcE Homw : Prom 0 A. M. to 12 M. , and
1 to * P. M. , moudtalntimo.
J. B. CO'GHftAN ,
ATTORNEY AT LAW ,
UoCJOS , E2D WILLOW COTOI7 , OTB.
Practice In nny Court * of the fitntc and Kan
sas , And tbo tfovornment Land Ofllco of this
District , nnd before the land Department at
Washington. Satisfaction guaranteed , nnd
terms reasonable. Office 1st door sauth of the
TJ. S. Land Office. 2-28.
JENNINGS & STARBUOK ,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW ,
McCoox , NEBRASKA.
Will # VR spc-clrtl nttcntlen to the practice of law.
unil making collections.
l3r"OllleeSecovilbl8Cknorthof depot , 2 doors north
Green's drug Mure. 3-22.
JOHN A. LEE ,
MERCHANT TAILOR ,
MCCOOK , NEBRASKA.
Workmanship guaranteed. ,
ls-a - a uut ftrtho Whe < ? iur& Wilson S
Machine.
PAGE T. FRANCIS ,
COUNTY SURVEYOR ,
Red Willow County.
Keeps certified pints of all lands in the
Hitehcock land district. . Special attention
given to all such business. Correspondence
solicited. " "
L. JLEE JOHNSON , M. D. ,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON ,
Utiieal Depirteeat University Waatw.
OFFICE : Two doors east of the Tribune
Office , where ho cnrr bo found when not pro
fessionally engaged. Kcsfden:6 , co-ncr of
Jcllcrson nnd Muuiuon streets.
Dn. Z. L. KAY ,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON ,
McCOOK. KKHHASKA.
I will be found at S. L. Croon's Drug Store
for the present. All orders left there wiU'ro-
ceivc prompt attention.
A. T. GATEWOOD ,
SURGEON DENTIST.
B. & M. EATING HOUSE.
tarTreservntien f the teeth n specialty.
. JOHN F. COLLINS ,
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER ,
McCOOK. . - NEBRASKA.
.loMtlnR will receive prompt attention nt my sliop
on Jtannlmm St. , opposite McUuuk House. 1'latis nnJ
ppcclflcattuns furnished if dcMrcd.
CONGDON & CLIFF ,
BRICKLAYERS & PLASTERERS
McCOOK , - - NEBRASKA.
J3TM1J jobs promptly attended to.
C. L. NETTLETON ,
Superintendent Public Instruction
Teachers' Examinations at Indlanola on the
third Saturday of every month , commencing
nt 9 o'clock. JL. M. 25-tf.
W. M. SANDERSON ,
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTER ,
. McCooK , - NEBRASKA.
53y All vrerk guaranteed. Give me a call.
WILLIAM McINTYliE ,
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
OF LONG EXPERIENCE.
All work warranted. All material furnished
if desired. Work done on short notice.
UlNMAN & CO. ,
Painters , Grainers , Paper Hangers
McCOOK. 2-36. NEBRASKA ,
tS7"lC6lgn8 furnished fur Celling Decorations
cither In paper r Fr co Tainting.
NEW BARBER SHOP ,
JACKSON TUBES
Has opened up a Barber Shop on West Dennlson
Street , McCook , Neb. , where he Is able to do Shaving ,
Hair Dressing , etc. . at all tlines. Ladles and child
ren's hair dressing a specialty. Call and becom-
acquainted. JACKSON TUBBS.
A. C. TOWNS ,
ESTATE AGENT
McCOOK , NEBRASKA.
Has for Bale Deeded Lands , Timber Claims ani
Homesteads. Also , will locate parties on Govern
ID en t Land.
| Bwcei atliome. | 5 outfit free. Pay ab
reolutely sure. No 11st. Capital not requlr-
led. . Reader , If you want bnslnesi at which
Hf V W persons of either sex , young or old , can
nuke great pay all the , time they trorlc , with absolute
ncrtalnty , write for particulars to H. UALLKTT &
CO.- Portland , - -as
W. 0. LaTOURETTE ,
HDEALER IN
HARDWARE , STOVES , QUEENSWARE ,
AGRICUTURAL IMPLEMENTS ,
BARBED WIRE.
The Largest Stock and Lowest Prices
in Red Willow County.
CALL AND BE CONVINCED.
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Sigu of BIG AX. Three Deors South P. 0.
McCOOK - - NEBRASKA.
LYTLE BROS. ,
-GENERAL DEALERS IN-
HARDWARE STOVES AND TINWARE
, ,
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.
,1orner Store , Opposite Citizen's Bank , McCOOK , NEBRASKA.
B. & M. PHARMACY.
HAVE IN STOCK A LINE OF
FINE TOILET AETICLES ,
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 '
Collections made on all accessible points. .Drafts drawn directly
on the principal cities of Europe. Taxes paid for Non-Eesidents.
Money to loan on Fanning Lands , Village and personal
property. Fire Insurance a specialty.
Tickets for Sale 'to ' and from Europe-
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COBSISPOTOSSIB : J.W. JDOLAIT. President.
First National Bank. Lincoln , Ncbi { ' V. FRANKLIN , Vice Preaiaent.
. . . . .
Clmso National Bant , New York. | . W. F. WALLACE , Cashier.
SOME gentleman who is handy with
figures has ascertained that it takes
700 bullets , on an average , all of
wliich have been carefully inserted in
the engines of death , to kill a man in
English warfare , while in Germany ,
on account of the superior marksman
ship of the Teutons , probably , every
450 bullets sent whizzing into the
camp of the enemy picks off a man.
It is notorious , however , that in this
country whoever points an unloaded
weapon at'another always kills at the
first fire. This remarkable difference
between loaded and unloaded weap
ons merits far more serious attention
than it has received. There is indeed
something positively weird about the
unerring deadliness of the unloaded
weapon , and careful observation
might demonstrate that the surest
way to exterminate an enemy in Avar
would be to prohibit the loading of
all rifles before going into action.
Saddles f Harness.
[ OPPOSITE HOTEL ON THE HILL. ] '
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Manufacturer and Dealer In
SADDLES ,
HARNESS ,
BRIDLES ,
COLLARS ,
BRUSHES ,
COMBS ,
WHIPS.
Stock Saddles , Cow-Boy out
fits , and Spurs.
R. H. HAMILTON.
NEW MEAT MARKET.
Chas. H. DUNGAN.
U
DEALER IN
Fresh f Salt Meats
OF ALL KIXDS. CUREK OF
Ham and Breakfast Bacon.
Pure Lard "of oar own rendering. Highest cash
price paid for Hides , Furs of nil kinds , and Pelts.
One door west of tfoe City Bakery-
C. H. DUXGAK" . Proprietor.
CITY BAKERY. lbtl
A. PROBST &BRO.
PROPRIETORS.
WE KEEP ON HAND
I
BREAD , PIES & CAKES ,
GRAHAM BREAD.
Cakes Made on Order.
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Lunch Room in connection , where
you can get hot coffee , etc.
WM. FRUIN ,
LOCATOR.
AND LAND AGENT.
WILL LOCATE
lc
Settlers on Government Lands , buy and
sell deeded claims , town lots and
government claims.
ALL LAND BUSINESS
promptly and accurately done , and
information to lands cor
rectly given on reasona
ble terms.
Correspondence Solicited ,
"Satisfaction Guaranteed
enforce such a law , arc the only things
likely to satisfy the public sentiment
that is now demanding that these fcnc-
ed-in lands shall be thrown opcu to the
actual settler. The people are deter
mined to sec whether the present Con
gress will have backbone enough to respond
spend to their demand.
The citizens of Washington have long
enjoyed the credit of being a public-
spirited community , and they are so
long as Congress foots the bills for ev
ery last enterprise that is undertaken
here. If , however , the people want
something that Congress has no right
to provide , such as a skating rink , or an
armory , or a base-ball park , they get up
a grab-bag fair or something of that
sort , and by hook or crook they have
managed , , to get all of these things. To
, these will shortly be added an opera-
house which is to be built by a military
company , but never a word has been.
cin
mentioned about the establishment of
a public library , or any other public
enterprise that would conduce to the
ein
mental : improvement of its more than
200,000 population. And you may
safely predict that if this great city , the
capital ! of this great country , this boast
ed imitation ot Paris , ever does get a
library it will be when Congress fur
Almost a Patricide. .
What might have proved a fearful
tragedy occurred in the not always
most peaceful vicinity of this place ,
early Friday morning , at the residence
of David Walabach , who lives some
two miles east of the mill and post-
office. The particulars , as near as
they can be gleaned from the parties
interested are , that early Friday morn
ing , Roy Walabach , a boy of twelve
years of age , having by some means
procured a revolver that belonged to
his father , who at the time was laying
in bed asleep , deliberately fired at his
head , the ball striking near his right
temple , ranging across the forehead ,
making a slight flesh wound , from
which the blood flowed quite freely.
Without awaiting the result , the boy
dropped the revolver and hurriedly
took one of his father's horses and
struck out , but only went some two f
miles from the house into a draw ,
where he was found the next day by
some member of the family and persuaded - J
suaded to go home , where he now re
mains chained to the floor with a big
log chain by his inhuman father. The
boy at first denied the act , but sub-
equently acknowledged it , and upon
being questioned by a neighbor as to
the motive , replied that he could not
help it he had used him so badly.
Upon inquiry , it appears that there
has been considerable difficulty in the
family from their first settlement in
the neighborhood , owing to the quick
and : ungovernable temper of the fath
er , who has a family of six or seven
ec
children , and who most of the time
has been a perfect terror to his whole
family , so much so that at one time
the mother , with her -three youngest
children , left him and proceeded to
ward her former home in Nebraska ,
but at the end of the first day's jour
ney the deep anguish and strong love
that a true mother has for her child
ren overcame her , and she retraced
her steps , resolved that their lot
should be her's , that she would en
dure all , yea , death only would sep-
erate her and her children.
A deep feeling of indignation is
expressed by many of the citizens
against this father who thus drove the
boy of so tender an age to attempt
such a deed , and sympathy is every
where expressed for his sorrowing !
mother and her children , two or three
of whom have ran away from home
within the past two or three years.
Cedar Bluffs , Kas. J. S.V.
THAT must be a peculiar system of
religion those revivalists .are preach
ing up in Ouster county. Three or
four raving maniacs attest the effect
iveness of the same. "We suggest
that the vigilantes have a matinee
some Sabbath afternoon. The cranks
ought to be eliminated.
WASHINGTON LETTER. *
Washington , D , C , , April 27 , ' 84.
A second edition of the judicial farce
enacted last year , resulting in tbo : ac
quittal of the star route , thieves , will be-
presented to an admiring public nest
week in the trial of William Pitt Kel
logg for receiving money in hicapacity
of United States Senator from Louis
iana. If it were not so deucedly expen
sive , it would be amusing to see how
the Attorney General has gone to work
to collect his evidence in this caser
which as in all such cases is principally
drawn from some thievish accessory ,
whose credibility is as easily impeached
as his evidence can be purchased with
promises of immunity. In this case was
Walsh who wrote to the President about
"important" papers in his possession
that would convict Kellogg. WalsE
and his papers were in that safe haven
( Canada ) where Government criminals
mostly do congregate , tand thither the
President dispatched Mr. Brewster Cam
eron , and one of its $100 per day attor
neys , Mr. Ker , to receive the important
papers. Upon their arrival at Montreal
and conferring with Mr. Walsh , the lat
ter suddenly discovered that the papers
were not so important in workings con
viction as he thought they might be' ,
and so , under a suggestion of additional
immunity , he has concluded to come on
in person and give his testimonyr which ,
in the light of that given in the star
route cases where it was picked to flin
ders and scattered to the winds , is not
likely to add heavily to the Govern
ment's chances for convicting anybody.
In this connection it may not be in
opportune to say that the Attorney
General may have in view the possibil
ity that a simple trial of Kellogg , though
it result in acquittal , may deter other
Senators and other Members qf Con
gress from accepting money in an offic
ial capacity , but the innumerable trials
and the many Congressional investiga
tions that we have had , should have
convinced Mr. Brewster of his fallacy.
To show how credulous a being the At
torney General is , it is only necessary
to call attention to his official letter of
pology for not convicting the star route
thieves , in which he solemnly declares
he saved to the country the two millions
of dollars annually that the thieves
would have continued to steal had he
not brought them to trial ! Now every
body knows that before Mr. Garfield be-
: arae President , and therefore before
Mr. Brewster was ever thought of in
connection with the Attorney General
ship , the star route thieves fell out
among themselves and gave each other
away to the authorities with superlative
alacrity. It was then that the stealing
was stopped , hut nobody supposes , after
the events that have since transpired ,
that there was ever any serious inten
tion on the pan , of the authorities to
punish the thieves.
While I am not banking much upon
the faithfulness or integrity of public
officials in general in the matter of
fencing in and trespassing upon the
public lands , I think that the recent
editorial upon that subject in the New
York Times , so far as it reflects upon
the Secretary of the Interior , does that
gentleman a gross injustice. For years
these squatters upon the public domain
have defied the Government
, which , un
der a practically obsolete law , they
knew to be powerless to molest them.
Mr. Teller , however , more than a year
ago , called the Department of Justice
to account for its neglect in enforcing
such law as would be available to an
individual whose property might be
trespassed upon in like manner , but
that department had its hands so full in
making facilities for the star route
thieves to slip through its fingers , that
it had no time to attend to these big
land pirates. The fact of this business
is j that no amount of effort to restrain
the fencing in of the public domain .will
avail so long as Senators , Representa
tives , and men in and put of high public
station , who have got plenty of money ,
are interested in occupying these mil
lions of acres for then own purposes.
A good , healthy Congressional enact'
ment that would mean something/
a Department of Justice that ? wou'd
also mean something in its attempts to
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