Thursday , May 2oth , iSSG. i. 'Indicates that your subscription to this paper HAS KXPinr.n , and that < i conljnl Invitation Is extended to call and rontyv ithe same. Subscription , $2 per yen1 Local Intelligence. Fresh candy at the City Bakery. f C. P. Rinker is headquarters organs. to W. W. Palmer for y harness. 32-tf Crown : ewing Machi Rinker' s. The best vratch on earth for McCrackeu. 1,000,000.00 to loan Agee & Wiley. Xew curtain scrim and new goods at Wilcox & Fowler's. Mason & Hatnlin organs at McCook Implement Emporium. A car-load of seed corn at Fry & Snow's feed store. Money loaned to persons to make final proof. Agee & Wiley. Organs rented until tho rent pays for them at C. P. Ilinker's. A full line of hardware , stoves and tinware at C. D. Palmer's. The finest stock of groceries in the city at Wilcox & Fowler's. Do you want the best wind mill made go to C. P. Rinker , he has it. Brewer Bros , butcher only corn-fed steers. No cows or range cattle. J3"Sweet Michigan Cider of excel lent quality at the City Bakery. They have the purest , kettle-rendered lard in the city at Brewer Bros. Buy one of those new watches of Mc Cracken before they are all gone. $16.00 buys a first-class cultivator at the McCook Implement Emporium. G. D. Palmer , opposite McEntee , is the best place to buy your hardware. White Russian or White Prussian soap only 5c.a bar at Wilcox & Fowler's. Special attention given to ice cliest and refrigerator work at C. D. Palmer's. Xew dress goods , prints , ginghams , etc.just opened at Wilcox & Fowler's. Remember that C. D. Palmer is the place to get your roofing and spouting done. Sewing machines at the McCook Im plement Emporium. C. P. Rinker. Agent Have you seen the new all-over em broideries , laces and ruching at Wilcox 5 , & Fowler's. The City Bakery's bread is known all along the B. & M. west of here for its excellence. All persons indebted to Anderson & Boehl are requested to call and make immediate settlement. The Metropolitan Drug Store is in re ceipt of a fine assortment of wall papers. Call and examine them. Eaton Bros , will furnish you with pure milk at your door for 4 cents per quart for the season. 47-tf. Who put up Farmer Dodge's wind mill ? Ans. Rinker. Why ? Ans. Be cause he sells the best GW. . Bede & Co. have some special bargains in real estate. Office 4th door south of U. S. Land office. 27-tf. The choicest meats at the Central Meat Market of Brewer Bros , corner of Main and Dennison streets. r Furnished rooms for rent , on second floor , by Gr. W. Minkler , at his house northwest of school house , McCook. C. P. Rinker has the best set of pump men in the country. See him before you buy a pump and wind mill. Paul E. Wirt Fountain Pens for sale by F.L. McCracken. Give absolute sat isfaction on any work , and in any hand. As Low AS THE LOWEST G. B , Xettleton will sell Wind Mills and Pumps as low as the lowest , Feed Mills especialy. The Metropolitan Drug Store is offer ing a handsome chair to the person b'uy- ing the largest number of cigars between May 1st and July 1st. 1SSO. Smokers , note well. The last of this week , M. Ernian will return from Iowa with a car-load of fine young draft mares. Parties' wanting a < ; ood team should call at Lindner & Er- man's barn , one door we t of the Com mercial House. Probst Bros. " are selling more of theii - = bscellent bread than ever , and shipping immense quantities west daily. Theii well earned reputation has secured foi them a cnstom that keeps them as busj as bees to fill. "NOTICE. 1 hereby give notice that [ have sold my hardware business to W. C. La Tourette & Co. , they to assume all lia bilities and collect all bill ? due in con nectiou with said business. V C. K. LAWSOX. Legal business is booiuinsr. All in tin-horn-dom . quiet - - again. Another strike last week two of Mc- Cook's painters. Quite an exciting tin-horn racket , Sunday evening. Old Kolk'-s Concert , Opera Hall/Cnes- day night , May 25. What is the ratio between thebread nners and the cake takers ? a Hall , next Tuesday night. Old 's Concert. Great time. ic Methodist brethren have purchas- ! \ new organ of the celebrated Estey for use in their church. n _ m 1 f - * - eir District Court next week. There are some fifty causes on the. calendar , to dis pose of , which will probably occupy the entire week. As to rebuilding , Mr. J. D. McXeely wrote some week's since , that he would rebuild as soon as the necessary bricks were burned. A large number of pic-niccrs are enjoying themselves on the classic Drift wood to-day. The festive mosquito , it is useless to remark , is also enjoying himself. Eleven head of fast stepper ? , all lo cal steeds , are in training at the associa tion's grounds , east of the city , among them being some most promising ani mals. On the second Sunday of next month , the 13th inst. , the Congregational Sun day School will observe Children's Day with appropriate exercises and decora tions. A Lawn Social will be held on Re ceiver Babcock's lovely grounds in the near future under the auspices of the Congregational Sunday School. Date is ; is yet undecided. Lirxc FEVER Conductor A. P. Bon- not has been confined to bed at the res idence of J. R. Phelan , since Saturday last , with lung fever. His many friends hope for his speedy recovery. The band boys , we are credibly in formed , are making extensive prepara tions in the way of fine music for deco ration day. The music will be a prom inent feature of the exercises of the day. day.A A HAM.MOXIJ Frank Harris of the superintendent's office has replaced his Remington type writer by one of the celebrated Hammond make , one of the finest and completest instruments in the market. Our brilliant broad-guage ( ? ) con temp , on Main Avenue acknowledges the corn , ( the juice of the corn ) but thinks the greatest difficulty would be to prove it. The district attorney has a keen scent for such animals. On Monday. F. A. Thompson moved his household effects into the Morris property on East Dennison street , ( re cently vacated by the family of W. II. Thompson , ) where the family are now comforably situated. On Sunday evening , the horse being driven by Messrs. Walsh & 'Boyd be came unmanageable and backed into the slough just east of the McCook Feed Mill , damaging the buggy considerably , but injuring no one. The debris before the McXeely lot , we take unusual pleasure in stating , is being removed , and the appearance of Main Avenue is already much improved thereby. These things come slowly sometimes : but they DO come. Wednesday of last week , B. J. Ryan returned to his former home at Harvard , this state , having disposed of his inter est to his partner , Mr. Turner , who has just recently taken a ' 'life partner , " and will continue business at the old stand. Among the places devastated during the recent Ohio cyclone was the old homestead of 11. S. Cooley of our city , which was entirely wrecked by the ter rible storm which lately raged in parts of the old Buckeye State , as well Penn sylvania , Illinois , etc. The family of W. H. Thompson , late line repairer on the B. & M. . took their departure for their new home in Michi gan , Sunday afternoon on 40. They leave many friends who were sorry to see them leave our city , but who wish them happiness , contentment and success in their new home. Parties who have purchased lots in the vicinity of the park block are natur ally inquiring why the Lincoln Land Co. is not fulfilling its contract by plant ing those trees , etc. It is but reason able that those who exact compliance with contracts from others should try a little of their own medicine. The water supply must have been [ quite limited on the hillSundayto con clude from the procession of sweet-tem pered men which might have been seen wending its way to the lower town for that indispensable liquid. "You never miss the water no matter how bad it is until the well runs dry. " A few day's since , Receiver Babcock sold his fine river farm near Cambridge , embracing 330 acres of deeded land and the lease on a school section adjoining , to a Vermont party for ยง 5,700 cash. The farm is one of the finest in the val ley , with one and a half miles of river front , timber , etc. . and is a bargain even at the price sold. The last of this month , Prof. A. G. Bixler will be in the city for the pur pose of organizing a singing class or musical convention or of preparing and giving the oratorio , Queen Esther. Keep this in mind , singers , and take every advantage of this opportunity. The professor will follow the wishes of the class as to what course will be pur sued. Talk the matter over. The next man that airs his grievances against his robustuotis incompetency at these headquarters will run the risk of being a victim of a horrible homicide. Go pour the burden of your sorrow into h. r. n.'s right auricle , and mayhap pol ish him off in the highest style of the manly art , but we weary of these reci tals of shortcomings , against which naught but the interposition of infinity will avail. What's the matter with that sidewalk which was ordered built from the U. S. Land Office to S. W. Huddleston'sresi dence , some weeks since. Messrs. Brown , Berry , Trowbridge , Lytle , Harris and Huddleston have laid their walks and would like to see the others do like\ise. We believe the company owns most of the lots abutting on the east side of Main Avenue between the above men tioned points. We chronicle the fact of ex-county superintendent Xettleton's serious ill ness with feelings of sorrow and regret. Mr. Xettleton has ever been a most'en ergetic and tireless worker in everything he has undertaken , and consequently made too heav } * draughts upon a con stitution already weakened during the late war's campaigning , and his present sickness seems to be a general constitu tional break-down , with slight hopes of recovery , unless nature revives and re asserts herself in a positive manner. In the suit brought before Squii'e Col vin , last Friday , by Elisha Rowland against James B. Miller , for damages and debt , the plaintiff alone offered tes timony and was duly awarded judgement in the sum of $93.50. The case was appealed to the District Court. This is but one of a series of suits in which these parties have been involved lately , all growing out of a neighborly ( ? ) rack et , in which pitchforks and other such playful weapons have figured with some what uncomfortable prominence. ' 'How pleasant it is to dwell together in unity. " The Children's Day exercises at the M. E. church , last Sunday , were both interesting and instructive and were par ticipated in by a large number of children , while the audience present at the various exercises during the day filled the house. The decorations , flow ers , birds , etc. , were profuse and beau tiful , while a genuine fountain added much to the scene. The little children performed their parts in a creditable manner and their efforts were apprecia ted by the adults present. The pastor and others who had the affair in charge and who spent much energy and time in preparing for the occasion are to be congratulated upon their success * Elsewhere in this issue we present a sensible communication from an old set tler on the "contest question. " The contesting of claims where the law HAS BEEcomplied with , thus nutting the settler or entry-man to a needless expense , an expense which few are able to stand , is a manifest outrage , against which there seems to be little or no re dress. These contests , we pay , insti- ! tuted in the main bva pack of louncin" I * I O O I scavengers , are grievous burdens , which the honest settler is sometimes forced to bear , perforce of the operations of rascals who ought to be in the state's prison. The rights of honest settlers J should be protected. * On the-other hand it is notorious that failures to comply with the law are numerous. That such claims should be contested is clearly lawful and for the best interests of the country. However , demonstrations , 1 such as occurred on the Driftwood , re cently , save in extreme cases , ought not to bo tolerated. PERSONALS. t3T"'Undet this head wo would bo pleased to have our friends throughout tho city acquaint us of tho arrival and departure of their visitors. Jerome Lewis was a Sunday sojoumer in the city. The Misses Stockton visited friends down the road , Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.V. . Jo-iselj n visited friend-r down the road , Sunday. Itoadniaster Highland of lied Cloud had biiMiiexs in town , Monday. James LaTourette returned to his home in St. Louis , Sunday morning. . J. It. lioxby spent Sunday with the family on the farm down the Valley. Miss Agnes Leach came down from the claim , Saturday evening on 40. L. Uernheimer made a hliort business visit down the road , Friday evening. llogers , the Texas pony man , is in the city , having arrived on .TJ , yesterday. Mis s Mattie Smith came down from the claim near Wano , Kansas , Monday. Miss Tillie Thompson went up to McCook , Thursday. Cambridge Kaleidoscope. W. C. Bullard , one of Culbertson's lumber men , was in the city , Tuesday evening. M. Stem of Hastings wsis in the city a few hours , Sunday , on a short visit to relatives. Mrs. T. M. Helm and son Elmer left on 40 , 3 esterday evening , on a visit to Kirwin , Kan. Mrs. Capt. Goodwin started to her new home at MeCook , last week. Crete Vidette. Will Fisher came down from the French man , Monday evening , on a limited business trip. District Attorney W. S. Morlan of Arapa- hoe passed Friday in the city , on legal busi ness. ness.Mrs. Mrs. S. U. Colvin and mother went down to Kdison , Monday evening , on an extended visit. C. . Cornwell and 1. J. JJeynoIds , C. H. . .Rogers"cleiks at Culbcrtson were in the city , Sunday. Ernest Benedict of Oshkosh , Wisconsin , isuow holding a position in the First Xation- al Bank. Fred S. Work" left for Connecticut the land of wooden nutmegs on Xo.-JO. Tuesday evening. Samuel Tate of Carrico , Hayes county , came down to the city , Monday evening , on a short visit. Mr. and Mrs. F. 1) . I'itney of Culbertson was among the out-of-town Xebraskans in the city. Friday. H. W. Pike was down from Akron , Friday , seeking further into the mysteries of the Masonic Order. Mr. Diehl of the firm of Diehl & Padget of Stratton , spent Monday and Tuesday in the city on business. Miss Flo Pitcher of Indianola spent the fore part of the week in our city , the guest of Miss Kate Williams. General Superintendent T. E. Calvertof the B. & M. , A\as a passenger from the west on 40 , Mondaj evening. Lawrence McEntee , a brother of James McEntee of this place , arrived in the city , Saturday night , from Ireland. Cashier Brown went out to the homestead at Yuma. Colo. , Saturday afternoon , return ing to the city , Monday evening on 40. Register and Mrs. G. L. Laws and Mrs. T. S. Bo.Mey were the guests of .Judge and Mrs. Royal Buck at "Forest Home , " Sunday. MKs Lou Clark went out , Sunday after noon , to take charge of her school , between this city and Culbertson , on Monday morning. Mrs. John Gordon of Arapahoe , the estima ble help-meet of Agent Gordon of that place , made a flying vi.-it in the city , last Friday afternoon. L. Lowman was confined to bed a couple days , the first of the week , with a light at tack of intermittent fever , but is able to be around again. Rev. Richardson has gone out to Superior , Indianola and McCook to give the compan ions some special pointers in the chapter work. Crete Vidette. R. A. McCracken of the Hayes Centre News came down to the city , Saturday even ing , on a short visit , returning home , via Cul bertson , on 39 , Monday noon. Attorneys Suavelyand Starrof the county- heat were in town , Friday , counsel in the Rowland-Miller trial , which transpired be fore Squire Colvin on that day. Charles Oden of Beatrice arrived in the city on 39. Tuesday , and will spend some time here in the interests of the Western Mutual Benevolent Association. Charley Morrow , who has been yard-mas ter in the B. & M. yards at this point for a couple of years , has gone to McCook to accept a more lucrative position. Crete Globe. R. S. Cooley returned. Monday , from his Beaver farm , where he .spent a few days looking after his trees , of which he has a number of acies growinp in a nourishing manner. Messrs. J. AV. Campbell , J. F. Forbe.s and A. C. Ebert went down to Blue Hill , Satur day night , to as-ist in the institution of a lodge of the order of K. of P. in that bunr. They report an elevated season of fun. Col. T. J. Pickett of the Bloomington Guard , and little niece enjojed the lib erty of the metroK. li > , Sunday. The Colonel gives his roving tendencies full sway on Sundavs. alwaysojourning inome valley town on thatdaj. Dr. J. S. Shaw of Indianola came up to the city on 09 , Monday , and , together with Dr. T. B. Stutzman of our city , held a consulta tion in the ca e of C. L. Xettleton , who has been quite seriously ill foranumber of weeks at his residence southwest of town. Mr. and Mix Ed. Marquis returned to their former home at Ha-tings on P'riday evening of last week. This excellent young couple will be missed by the large circle of friends made by them during their short resi dence in our city. Success attend them wherever they may cast their lot. E , M. BRICKEY & CO , , THE CLOTHIERS. WE HAVE RECEIVED OUR SPRING STOCK AHD ARE NOW SHOWING THE MOST COMPLETE LINE OF LIGHT AND MEDIUM WEIGHT CLOTHING EVER SEEN IN THE VALLEY. THE SPRING STYLES EMBRACE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PATTERNS IN PLAIDS AND CHECKS , IN ALL GRADES FROM THE CHEAPEST TO THE FINEST. OUR SPRING STYLES ARE ALL IN IN CLOTHING , FURNISHING GOODS AND HATSt AND OUR ASSORTMENT IS COMPLETE , AND IT HAS BEEN OUR AIM TO MARK THEM ALL AT PRICES FAR BELOW ALL COMPETITION. & $ "We have some cheap pants of special merit , | * for working men. They are the best ever offered at the price. Everybody is invited to call and examine goods and get prices. Charlie Davis is building a carriage shop in the rear of Fisher's blacksmith shop on South Marshall street. The Water Works Co. should erect a much larger and more ornatetand pipe. The present one is far too small , and homelier than original sin. Some excellent work is being done on our streets , these days , by Street Com missioner Bennett with his gang of men. Let the commendable work go on. All the available teams in the city were called into requisition , to convey the large pic-nic party to the scene of their festivities on the Driftwood , today. The Old Folk's Concert at the Opera Hall , next Tuesday eveningpromises to be an enjoyable old-time affair , and if you want to have a hearty laugh , and to hear some good music as well , don'c fail to turn out on the occasion. The action brought by Andy Miller against James Liddell to secure the O payment of an alleged unpaid balance due Miller for labor performed , which occupied Justice Colvin's time , Tuesday , resulted in a verdict for Miller , he re ceiving judgment in the sum of $15.25. The accounts of both partieswe under stand , were badly mixed one of the parties keeping his on the back of a McCook Club Room card. The suit for selling mortgaged prop erty brought against S. A. Daniels by the state , with Mishlcr & Bergor as prosecuting witnesses , was the absorb ing event , yesterday , and occupied Squire Colvin's attention until quite late in the evening , in its disposition. The case was warmly and closely fought by the counsel on both sides , Messrs. LeHew , Starbuck and Cordeal appear ing for the state , while Messrs. Agee & Wiley and Major Criswell looked after the defendant's interestDaniels was bound over to the district court and in default of bail was given over into the sheriff's keeping. OLD FOLK'S CONCERT. o On next Tuesday evening , a chorus of home talent will give an Old Folk's Concert at the Opera Hall for the bene fit of the M. E. church of our city. The chorus embraces some of the best talent of the city , and an enjoyable concert mny be expected. r67o.V. o All members of McCook Lodge , Xo. 137 , I. 0. 0. F..are requested to attend their regular meeting , Friday evening. May 21 , as business of importance will come before the Lodge. Also all visi ting brothers are invited to attend this meeting. R. C. FIMIEK. Sec'y. 3IOXEYJO LOAX. On deeded land and on final receipts , and furnished without delay at straight ten per cent , by J. D. Turner. 2d door south of U. S. Land Office , McCook , Xeb. If you want the best gasoline stove , go to C. D. Palmer's.opposite McEntee. Rinker sells the Decring Binders and Mowers. Money to loan on improved farms. , Agee & Wiley. Baled hay at Fry & Snow's feed store in any quantity. Fresh and salt meats of the choicest quality at Brewer Bros. A car-load of choice potatoes just re ceived by Wilcox & Fowler. All kinds of sheet-iron , tin and cop per work done at C. D. Palmer's. Fresh oysters , fresh fish and chick ens at Brewer Bros. ' meat market. All kinds of farm and garden seeds at Fry & Snow's flour and feed store. Wilcox & Fowler are in receipt of some extra fine Valencia Sweet Oranges. See the improvements in tin roofing at C. D. Palmer's before you order your roofin < r. NOTICE. We hereby announce to the people of MeCook and vicinity that we have purchased the hardware business of C. K. Lawson and will continue the same at the old stand under the firm name of W. C. LaTourette & Co. and hope to re ceive a share of your patronage. All bills due C. K. Lawson or W. C. La Tourette are payable to us and parties owing same will please call and settle without delay. JAMES LATOURETTE. W. C. LATOURETTE. r STRIKE ! o Xow is the time to give orders' for Binders and Mowers. C. P. Rinker has just received another car-load of the world-renowned Deering Binders. Let strikes come , thunder roll , and cannon boom , Rinker can supply you with Binders and 3Iowers. FARM LOANS. o Cash Down. No Delay. Xo need of waiting to send oft"appli cations. Money paid over as soon as papers are completed. Call on or ad dress. RED WILLOW Co. BANK. 43-tf Tndianola. Xeb. IMPORTANT NOTICE. All persons indebted to the late firm of Lawler & Magner are requested to call at once and settle the .same , and thus avoid additional costs. F. S. WILCOX , Assignee. PIANO FOR SALE. A second-hand square piano. Must be sold within 30 days. Time given on Rood security. Enquire at the residence of J. P. Mathes. 49-St. Tribune and InterOcean $2.SO. o For the next 30 days all new subscrib ers who will square their subscription to date and one year in advance will receive THE TRIBCXE and the Chicago Inter Ocean for $2.50. FOR SALE 50 head of young marcs and 20 head of mules. Lindner & Er- man , McCook , Xeb. Barn west of Commercial Hotel. CITY I DRUG i STORE , CHENERY & STILES. OPPOSITE THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK , A - : - FULLI ILINE - IOF 5 J TOILET ARTICLES. STATIONERY , ETC , Pure Wines arid .Liquors FOR MEDICINAL , USE ONLY.