McOooK WEEKLY TRIBUNE
VOLUME III. McCOOK , RED WILLOW COUNTY , NEBRASKA , THURSDAY , MAY 7 , 188S. NUMBER 49.
BUSINESS .DIRECTORY ;
UNITED STATES LAND'OFFICE
McCook , Nebraska.
0. L. LAWC , BosUter. C. P. DABCOCr , Becchcr.
Omen HOUIIS : From 0 A. M. to 12 M. , and
1 to 4 P. M. , mountain time.
THE COMMERCIAL HOTEL ,
. GEO. E. JOHNSTON , Pnor. ,
MACFARLAND STREET , : McCOOK , NEIJ.
A now hotel Just completed , and nttcd up
with new furniture throughout. Itntes reas
onable.
COCI1RAN & HELM ,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
AND GENERAL AGENTS ,
McCOOK , : NEBRASKA.
Prompt and cnrcful nt tent Ion given to Law Cases la
alt Ihc Courts of the State and nil classes of U. S.
Land Business transacted before the local olDce nt
McCook. Nebraska , and the Interior Department at
AVaahlngton , 1 > . C. Contests a specialty. Will pros
ecute claims for Pensions and claims for Increase of
Pensions. Notarial business done mid lands bought
and sold on reasonable terms. { 3 ? 0fllce 1st door
south of the U. 8. Land OQlcc. 3.29
THOS. GOLFER ,
ATTORNEY : AT - : LAW ,
AND NOTAKY PUBLIC.
Agent for the Lincoln Land Company , llcnl
Estate Bought and Sold and Collections Made.
t36r-0fllcc , Opposite Postoillco , McCook , Nob.
PAGE T. FRANCIS ,
COUNTY SURVEYOR ,
BED WILLOW COUNTY.
Keeps CRrtlfled plate of all lands In the
Hitchcock land district. Special attention
given to all such business. Correspondence
solicited. 2-22-
J. E. CASTBEKG.
DEPUTY COUNTY SURVEYOR ,
AND CIVIL ENGINEER.
C3y Govcrnment Claims Located and Sur
veyed. Correspondence solicited. Office , op
posite Menard'B Opera Hull , McCook , Neb.
DR. A. J. SHAW ,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON ,
McCOOK , NEBRASKA.
{ 3 ? 0fllcc for the present in the Stanton
Holln building , in rear of Citizens Bank.
DR. Z. L. KAY ,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON ,
NEBRASKA.
McCOOK , - -
f&rOIRcB at Churchill House.
DR. A. J. WILLEY ,
SURGEON B. & M. RAILROAD.
[ OFFICE AT B. & M. PHARMACY , ]
McCOOK , - - NEBRASKA.
T. B. STUTZMAN , M. D. ,
Eclectic Physician and Surgeon ,
OCULIST AND ATFKIST.
McCOOK , NEBRASKA.
jgETOfllceonEastDennison Street.
JOHN F. COLLINS ,
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER ,
NEBRASKA.
McCOOK. - -
Jobbing will receive prompt attention at my shop
on Dennlson St. , opposite McCook House. Flans and
ipeclflcatlons famished If desired.
W. M. SANDERSON ,
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTER ,
McCooK , - NEBRASKA.
work guaranteed. Give me n call.
WILLIAM MdNTYKE ,
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER ,
CULBERTSON. NEBRASKA.
All vrork warranted. All Material furnished
ir desired. Work done on short notice.
AKE YOU MA DE miserable by Indigestion , Con
stipation , DIxzlncss. Loss of Appetite , Ye'low Skin ?
Slilluli's Vltallzcr Is a poslth c Cure.
FOR DYSPEPSIA and Liver complaint , you bin e n
primed guarantee on every bottle of Sullolf s Vltal-
Uer. It ncer falls to cure.
THE Rev. Geo. II. Thnjcr. of Bourbon.Ind . My * :
"Both myself and wife owe our ll\es to SII1LO11S
CONSUMPTION CURE.1
VTHYVILT. . YOU cough when Shllolfs Cure will
gh c Immediate relief. Price 10 cts. , SO cts. and $1.
SHILOH'S CATARRH REMEDY a positive cure
for Catarrh , Diphtheria and Canker Jtouth.
A KASAL IXJECTOR free with each bottle of
Shlloh's Catarrh Remedy. Price 50 cents.
SIHLOITS CURE will Immediately relle\c Croup ,
IVhooplng cough and Bronchitis.
"HACKMETACK. " a lasting and fragrant perfume.
Price 25 and 50 cents.
Sold by S. L. Green druggist , McCook , Jcb.
Buoklen's Arnica Salve.
THE BEST SALVE In the world for Cuts , Bruises ,
Sores , Ulcers. Salt Rheum , FeverSores. Tetter , Chap
ped Hands , Chilblains , Corns , and all Skin Eruptions ,
snd positively cures Piles or no pay required. It Is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction , or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale at
METROPOITAN DRUG STORE.
An Enterprising , Reliable House.
51. A. Spaldlng can always be rellc-d upon , not on
ly to carry In stock the best of cvcrythlns. but to
secure the Agency for snch articles as have well-
known merit , and arc popular with the people , there
by sustaining the reputation of being always enter
prising , and ever reliable. Having secured the Agen
cy fer the celebrated Dr. King's Xew Discovery for
Consumption , will sell It on a posith e guarantee. It
will surely cure nny and e\ cry affection of Throat ,
Lung * , and Chest , and to show our confidence , we in-
vltc you to call and get a Trtil Bottle Free.
LYTL : BROS.
McCOOK NEBRAKA.
SHELF" & HEAVY
HARDWARE ,
Carpenters' ' Tools ,
Blacksmiths' Tools ,
STREXLx NA.IKS ,
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Cook Stoves and Ranges ,
Bain Wagons and Spring Wagons ,
Iron Wood Pumps ,
Screen Doors and Windows , Wheel Barrows ,
Walter A. Woods Mowers.
MANUFACTURING AND REPAIRING OF
Tin , Sheet Iron and Copper Ware a Specialty.
McCook , Opp. Citizens Bank , Nebraska.
. L. McQRAQKEXN ,
THE RELIABLE JEWELER
MeGOOK , NEBRASKA.
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Engraving Free of Charge.
OUR EXPOSITION LETTER.
Among the United States exhibits
that of the Fish Commission is of in
terest to the whole people. If , as some
times claimed , fish is brain food , there
can hardly be too much of it , and i
ought to be distributed among politi
cians , statesmen and newspaper cor
respondents ! The exhibit hero rep
resents the entire process of fish cul
ture , from the taking away of eggs
all the way up to the full grown fish
A large model includes the efilgy o
an operator opening a large salmon
when millions of eggs are disclosed
and the curious thing about it is , thai
the process does not injure the mother
fish , which is often replaced in the
water alive , and eggs taken from her
the next year. The eggs , as here ex
hibited , are placed in various jars
being removed from one to the othei
as they increase in si/c , or are ship
ped to order.
There are also various models ol
inclined ' -Fish Ways , " designed to as-
cist fish in swimming over the falls
of streams , one representing that in
use at the Great Falls of the Potomac ,
which are 72 feet high , and over
which , by means of inclined "Ways , "
causing the water to ilow backwards ,
the fish swim with perfect ease. A
singular fact in the life of a Califor
nia trout is , that it is sent into the
world provided with rations for six
we'eks , which are carried in a haver
sack affixed to its stomach , and which
serves to sustain its life until it is
able to work for its own sustenance.
If any of your readers wish to estab
lish a fish pond and want a supply of
carp , they can address Mr. I. F. Ellis ,
U. S. Fish Commissioner , Exposition
Postoffice , New Orleans , when their
requests will be promptly attended to.
Ours is a fraternal government , and
will not permit any of her children to
needlessly suffer for fish any "carp-
" criticisms to the contrary.
So much for fish , and a word about
"fowl" may not be out of place. In
various legislative bodies next winter ,
propositions will be made for appro
priations to foot a great many bills
incurred by various "Commissioners , "
in' charge of state exhibits. While
dtftibtless most of these bills will be
found correct and fair , it has , in more
than one instance , been openly charg
ed that some have been lavishly and
unnecessarily contracted. It has been
charged that "deputies" have been
and are attached to some commissions ,
at $9 per day , whose sole duty con
sisted in spending a few minutes each
morning in dusting the exhibits , a
work that any boy could have done
as well for a few cents , as some are
so engaged. And it is a notorious
fact that often , when some of these
"deputies or "superintendents" have
been really wanted , they were off on
pleasure trips , or hidden away in some
secure nook , engaged in "sparking , "
or in sucking iced brandies through
straws. While it is to be hoped that
these criticisms cannot be applied to
many commissioners , it is certainly
true that some so-called assistants , or
acting commissioners when they even
had duties to perform , have neglect
ed them , being absent from their
posts when wanted , and of no earthly
use , except to draw fat salaries. It
might be well for some legislatures ,
before paying bills , to do as the gov
ernment is doing before paying out
its late appropriation to the Exposi
tion , require an itemized statement of
accountjOr appoint investigating com
mittees , etc. Honestly conducted
commissions could not object , and or
namental deputies who have idled the
winter away here at § 0 per dav , might
look elsewhere for pay for uselessness ,
or no services at all.
But criticism of this sort is not so
pleasant as to indulge in just praise ,
and I leave it for more agreeable sub
jects. While "loafing around the
throne" the other day and passing
through the model educational sys
tem of Iowa , I found an exhibit there
which , in complication , variety and
ornamentation and beauty and finish ,
rivals the five thousand dollar dress
ing case from Mexico. It is a piece ,
or work , of penmanship , which has
never been equaled among its class.
In size , it is 5x4 feet , and consists of
a dozen varieties of lettering , with
winged figures of Mercury , Corinth
ian columns , a vine-wreathed border ,
shading as exquisitely fine as gossa
mer , the whole so perfect and pictur
esque as to be frequently mistaken
for a fine steel engraving. The artist
whose work it is , Mr. C. S. Chapman ,
a student of Prof. Bailie's Commercial
College , at Dubuque , was engaged
nine months in the production of this
splendid "pen picture , " his only in
strument being an ordinary steel pen.
It has on it his perfect portrait and
that of his instructor , and is valued at
$1500.00. Among the beautiful let-
OX EIGHTH PAGE. )
VERYBODY
-GO TO-
FOR
Studebaker and Moline
WAGONS ,
JOHN DEERE PLOWS ,
STOVES , TINWARE , HARDWARE , Etc.
You will save money by writing or asKing -
ing for prices before buying.
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In Southwestern Nebraska or Northwestern Kansas.
BRIOK BTORR ,
TWO DOORS SOUTH OF P. O.3
MeGOOK , NEBRASKA.
THE CITIZEN'S BANK OF McCOOK
-DOES A GENERAL-
Collcctions made on all accessible points. Drafts drawn directly
on the principal cities of Europe. Taxes paid for Xon-Eesidents.
.Money to loan on Farming Lands , Village and personal
property. Fire Insurance a specialty.
Tickets for Sale to and from Europe ,
CKHESPOOTEKZB : | J. W. DoLAX , President.
First National Bank , Lincoln , Neb | , . ,
The Chase National Bank , New Y rk. J \ r . I'llANKUX , VlCC-Presidcnt.
CHEAPEST AND BEST
UNEQUALLED FOR
Power , Simplicity Durability.
Estimates made of Mill and Pinnp complete upon application.
Every Mill Warranted. Send for Catalogue.
THE WOODMANSE
This ir.IllN a "fcolid wheel" i-nd the brst sulf-n-s-Tilator made. The
WuoilnMUst * Xo. f ) . pump 1tl.c lM > t hliii'lc : icrii : force pump In the
m irket.III work la wells from in to . ' feet fit ilrptti. = inl has liack
iittM-hmcms to force uuter Into < .lri.iict ! tai.kf. Can lie u\cd l > y liaml
or ulmluiIM. Parties fontuiiiplntliu she i-rcctton of Windmill will
consult tlielr licit Interests ! > / cilllt.ir at my Ii. : mte.id. . IJ miles X. W" .
of McC'oot. or at 11. J.ilm-jtoa- mileK. . . mid at Il uif' * Market
Garden , S. I' , of .McS'ooK , and examine tinorkflii ; of the
W. M. IRWIN , Agent ,
"Wcochnanse "Windmill Co. . Freeport , 111.
[ INCORPORATED UNDER STATE LAW. ]
McGook , Nebraska. Paid up Capital , $50,000.
DOES A GENERAL
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BANKING BUSINESS ,
Receives and Pays Deposiies. Buys and Sells Exchange on New York ,
Chicago and Omaha , and all the principal cities of Europe.
FIRE INSURANCE WRITTEN IN RELIABLE CO.'S.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS :
EOECS HOKiSIX , Prcndcst , A. CilSBSLL , E. Z. ZSXZZ , Ciiicr. S. & r2SE3. Vse-Frcdicst ,
( Of Frees & Hockncll. ) ( Assistant Supt. B. & M. ) ( Of KIrby Tarpenter Co. , Chicago. )