McOooK WEEKLY
VOLUME III. - . " ' ' ' MeCOOK , RED WILLOW COUNTY , NEBRASKA , THURSDAY , SEPTEMBER 18 , 1884. NUMBER 16.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
McCook , Nebraska.
0. L. UWO , Befltter. 0. P. BASCOCE , Bcecivcr.
OFFICE Houus : From 9 A. M. to 12 M. , and
1 to 4 P. M. , mountain time.
J. E. COCHRAN ,
ATTORNEY AT LAW ,
HcCOOE , BED 7T1LLOW COTOTY , KE3.
Practice in any Courts of the state and Kan-
Hag , and the government Land Ofllco of this
$ District , and before the Land Department at
Washington. Satisfaction guaranteed , nnd
terms reasonable. Ofllco 1st door south ot the
f , U. S. Land Office. 2-28.
; JENNINGS & STARBUCK ,
ATTOKNEYS AT LAW ,
MCCOOK , - - NEBRASKA.
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Will Klvc special nttentlon to the practice of law ,
and making collections.
{ 3 ? 0fflce Secondblucknorth of depot , 2 doors north
Green's drug store. 2-22.
PAGE T. FEANCIS ,
COUNTY SURVEYOR ,
Red Willow County.
Keeps cortifled plats of all lands in the
Hitchcock land district. Special attention
Klveit to all such business. Correspondence
solicited. 2-2J.
B. -TOWNE , .
LAND AGENT ,
McCOOK , - - NEBRASKA ,
Docs nGcncrnl Land Business in the Me-
COOK LAND DISTRICT , NEBRASKA , nnd also
in the OBERLIN LAND DISTRICT , KANSAS.
S. H. COLYIN ,
Notary Public & Justice Peace.
Pension papers carefully filled out and col
lections promptly attended to. Office , 2d door
east of THE TRIBUNE office.
L. LEE JOHNSON , M. D. ,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON ,
Gridnito Helical Boputneat fcirersity eostcr.
Office at Metropolitan Drug Store , where he
cun be found when not protcssionully enuapr-
,1 cd. Residence , corner of Jefferson and Madison -
ison streets.
DR. Z. L. KAY ,
a
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON ,
McCOOK , - - JTEBHASKA.
E TOffice at Churchill House.
DR. A. J. WILLEY ,
SURGEON B. & M. Railroad.
[ OFFICE AT B. & 31. rHAKMACV , ]
McCOOK , - - NEBRASKA.
A. T. GATEWOOD ,
SURGEON DENTIST.
[ OFFICE ATjMcCOOK HOTEL. ]
53 ? Prescrvatien of the teeth a specialty.
JOHN F. COLLINS ,
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER ,
McCOOK , - - NEBRASKA.
Jobbing will reccl\ prompt attention at my shop
on Dcnnlson St. , opposite McCook House. Plans and
specifications furnished If desired.
C. L. NETTLETON ,
Superintendent Public Instruction
Teachers' Examinations at Indianola on the
third Saturday of every month , commencing
at 9 o'clock , A. M. 25-tf.
W. M. SANDERSON ,
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTER ,
McCooK , - NEBRASKA.
55yAll work guaranteed. Give me a call.
WILLIAM MdNTYKE ,
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
OF LONG EXPERIENCE.
All work warrante'd. All material furnished
if desired. Work done on short notice.
Painters , Cramers , Paper Hangers
McCOOK , 2-36. NEBRASKA.
"Designs furnished for CelllnR Decorations.
cither in paper or Fresco Painting.
JSTEW BARBER SHOP.
JACKSON TUBES
Has opened up a Earlier Shop on West Dcnnlson
Street , SlcCook , Neb. , where lie Is able to do ShaInjr ,
Hair Dressing , etc. , nt all tlmco. Lndles nnd child
ren's hair dressing n specialty. Call nnd become
acquainted : JACKSON TUBES.
A. C. TOWNE , ,
REAL ESTATE AGENT.
McCOOK , - NEBRASKA.
Has for sale Deeded LnndB , Timber Claims and
Homesteads. Also , will locate parties on Govern
ment Land.
i wan ted for TlieLhesof all the
'Presidents of the U. S. The
AGENTS largest , handsomest best hook
"
"ever sold for less than twice our
price. The fastest selling book In America. Immense
profits to agents. All Intelligent people want It. Any
one can become a successful agent. Terms free.
HALLETT HOOK CO. , Portland , ilalne. 2-33.
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.
Paragon Drug Store
PURE DRUGS
In Endless Variety !
ALL THE STANDARD
Patent Medicines ,
* T-n---- .
Paints , Oils , Window Glass ,
all sizes , Cigars and Tobacco ,
Wall PaperBooksand Stationery -
ery , Beading Matter , School
Books , Slates , Pencils , Toilet
Articles , Pure Wines and Li
quors , for medical purposes ,
and in fact everything usually
kept in a first-class Drug Store.
Dr. GREEN.
Saddles f Harness ,
[ OPPOSITE HOTEL OX THE HILL. ]
Manufacturer and Dealer In
SADDLES ,
HARNESS ,
. BRIDLES ,
COLLARS ,
BRUSHES ,
COMBS ,
WHIPS.
Stock Saddles , Cow-Boy out
fits , and Spurs.
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R. H. HAMILTON.
BARBBRSHOP ,
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Go to A. P. Sharp's for
'FIRST-CLASS
SHAVE or HAIR CUT ,
HOT AND COLD BATHS
OIT SHOET NOTICE.
Ladies' and Children's Hair
Dressing a specialty.
FACTS REGARDING
Dr. Harm's ' Iroa
HEALTH and VIGOR -SOUTH ! In all tlio = e
disease. * rc'jiilrlngactrtalnawl etflcIeiifJOMC.
l > < \Vantot .
especially > siiep > Appetite. Imllpfs-
llou , l. ck of btn-iiL-tli , do. . Us use Is marked
.si Hi liiiiiiuill.ite and t oniliniil jL-Milts. Hones ,
mu-clus and nerve * rci < ltncn force. Eulnms
tlie mind and supplies Unitit pnwi-r.
! A E5B ? 5 suffering Jrom all complaints
hlLffa & $ $ peculiar to tlielrswcw 111 fini ! In
BU. HAttTEB.'S IRON TONIC a Mite anil * ju i ily
cure. It Rives a He ir and hwltliy coiupk-.t Ion
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DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS EVERYV.HERE.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington , I > . C. , Sept. 15. ' 84.
From "Watkius Glen , described in
my letter of last week , your correspondent
pendent took the famous Lcliigh Val
ley route to New York , and it is cer
tainly one of the most picturesque and
attractive railway journej'S to be en
joyed in this country. Soon after
leaving Elmira the beautiful Susque-
hanua River is reached , and for a con
siderable distance the route is along
its banks , through as fine a country as
the sun shines upon. But it is after
passing Pittston and Wilkesbarre ,
and climbing the mountain beyond ,
that the real exciting interest of the
route commences. The view of Wy
oming Valley from the summit of
"Wilkesbarre mountain is equalled by
few landscapes to be seen anywhere.
Near this point a new summer hotel
has been erected , making a very at
tractive resort for families from New
York and Philadelphia as well as from
I the towns nearer by. It is called the
Glen Summit House , and has accom
modations for about five hundred
guests. From this point we go down
the other side of the mountain info
the Lehigh Valley , more truly pictur-
1 , esque than any other I know of and
more nearly resembling a ride through
1 the canons of the iiocky Mountains.
,
I Before reaching the New Jersey line
the route passes through the thriving
towns of Mauch Chunk , Bethlehem ,
Easton , Phillipsburg , Allentown and
others. To see Mauch Chunk and the
famous switch back railroad was one
of the inducements to me to take this
trip , and my eager curiosity was in no
wise disappointed. Mauch Chunk is
a prosperous town of about 8,000 in
habitants , and is probably as much
visited during1 the summer season as
any other resort , Niagara Falls and
TTatkins Glen not excepted. It is
most peculiarly situated , and appears
to have slid down from some place
above until it couldn't slide and fur
ther and then stopped to take a rest
on the right bank on the Lehigh Riv
er. The place is termed the "Switz
erland of America" not without good
reason. Appleton's "Picturesque
America" says Mauch Chunk is
doubtless the most truly picturesque
town in the Union , but I think it is
about a tie between it and Central
City , Colo. , though the surroundings
of the latter present a more barren
aspect. The great attraction at Mauch
Chunk is the wonderful switch back
railroad. It is doubtful if such an
exciting ride can be enjoyed any
where else in the world. The cars
g
used are the ordinary open observation - ,
tion cars , and the motive power is for
the most part gravity. At the start
when the word "go ahead" is given _
the brakes are let off and the car runs
a few hundred yards down grade to
the foot of Mount Pisgah. Here the
cable is attached and the car witli its
load of human is
freight pulled quick-
ly up an inclined plane at an angle of
about fiorty-five degrees. "Were the
machinery to brpak , one feels that his j
life would hardly be worth looking 1
after , and in this way the ride is
mighty "exhilarating. " But great as
the danger of this part of it at first
appears , it is nothing compared to the
greater danger of the ride which fol
lows down a steep grade and around
sharp curves over a rough track and
at a speed which makes one's hair
stand on end. There is no engine and
no power of any kind attached noth
ing but the brakes , and these were ,
apparently , not made to use , for the
car is allowed to run mad , increasing
its velocity every rod. After a run of
eight miles , in which the breath has
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been taken from every passenger on o
board , there is another ascent of an
inclined plane to the summit of Mount
Jefferson by means of the stationary
engine and cable , as before. Then
after halt of minutes
a twenty-five at r
the "Summit Hill" starion , the return .
ti
is made down around the side of the
mountain nine miles to the place of
starling. After one has passed safely' $
over this road he can better enjoy its
excitement in retrospect , but while in
transit the excitement is almost too
intense for most people- And after
all it is a question whether it is not
flying in the face of clanger to pay § 1
for such a ride.
Two or three hundred yards from
Summit Hill station is what is known
as the Burning Mine , and a dozen or
more small boys hang around the sta
tion to offer themselves as guides.
This burning mine is recently excit
ing considerable alarm in Mauch
Chunk. It is feared the town is doom
ed. The coal beds covering an area
of many acres are on fire and gradu
ally burning nearer and nearer. These
subterranean fires have been raging
for fifty years , and thousands of dollars
lars have been expended in the en
deavor to extinguish them. Smoke
conies out of the ground and crevices
of the rocks at various places , and at
some points the heat is intense. The
ground , sinks in from time to time as
the coal is consumed , resembling the
effects of a tremendous earthquake.
"Whether or no any other harms ever
conies from it , these fires will destroy
millions of dollars worth of coal.
DOM PEDKO.
IT is developed that Mcrosini , fath
er of the handsome and accomplished
girl who eloped the other day with the
family coachman , has always kept his
daughters in the strictest seclusion ,
so far as regards the society of the
other sex. The young lady had reach
ed the mature age of twenty-five with
out ever a flirtation , or a sly pressure
of the hand , or the gentle titilation of
the heart , or a rush of blood to the
suffused cheek. So that when the good
looking coachman ventured upon
sonie of these little liberties the sen
sation was so new and delightful that
the giddy creature thought he was the.
nicest fellow in the world , whereas he
was exceedingly common-place , and
she would have seen through him if
she had not been kept by her father
in such dense ignorance of the world.
Topics.
Ax inquisitive old gent poked his
head in a printing office door , and
asked "Who is dead ? " The man at
the wheel answere'd , "Nobody that I
heard of. " "What is the crape on the
door for ? " The boss then went out
and found that the "Dovil" had hung
the job office towel on the door-knob
while he chased a lame pigeon down
the alley.
Ax item says that in Arctic explor
ations America is four miles and
eighteen deaths ahead. America is
bound to be ahead , you know , and
what's eighteen deaths , considering ]
that we got four miles nearer the
North Pole than ever Johnny Bull
,
did. Whoop !
Josn BILLINGS says : "There is one
thiiiir about a hen that looks like wis-
O
doni. ] They don't cackle much until
after they have laid their egg. Sum
pholks are ahvuz a bragging and
kackling what they are going to do
before-hand. :
A MICHIGAN girl wrote to a locomotive
FAN F
motive manufactory saying that if it
didn't cost too much she would like
FI
to buy one of their new spark arrest
ers and see how it worked. I
LIFE is like a harness. There are
traces of cares , lines of trouble , bits
of good fortunes , breaches of good
nfaimers , bridled tongues , and every
body has a tug to pull through.
BY a new electric headlight for lo
comotives thirty-three telegraph poles
can be counted ahead of the engine
on a dark night. Thirty-three poles
cover about one mile.
AN English scientist says that the
wings of the common fly vibrate at
the rate of 330 strokes per second ,
and those cf the mosquito about 2,000
times.
HEXUY "VV. SAHE has given over
400,000 to Cornell University.
W. C. LaTOURETTE ,
UDEALEK IXII-
HARDWARE , STOVES , QUEENSWARE.
AGRICUTURAL IMPLEMENTS ,
BARBED WIRE.
The Largest Stock and Lowest Prices
in Red Willow County.
CALL ! i AND BE CONVINCED.
Sign of BIG AX. Two Doors North of Menard's Store.
Me COOK - NEBRASKA. '
LYTLE BROS. ,
-GENERAL DEALERS IX-
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 3d Copperware
By Practical and Experienced Workmen , Promptly
and Neatly Executed.
Corner Store , Opposite Citizen's Bank , McCOOK. NEBRASKA.
M. PHARMACY.
B. % , . .
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
011 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-Residents.
i
Money to loan on Farming Lands , Village and personal
property. Fire Insurance a specialty.
Tickets for Sale to and from Europe ,
. .
C02EESPOCT2HT3I - W. DOLAX. President.
First National Bank , Lincoln , Neb. V. FRANKLIN. Vice President.
. . . .
Chase National Bank , New York. W. F. WALLACE. Cashier.
