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VOLUME MeCOOK , RED WILLOWr COUNTY , NEBRASKA , THURSDAY , JUL t 8 , 1886. NUMBER 6.
EVERYTHING 'HAS GONE TO PIECES !
tock to be Closed Out at Less Than Cost ! 1
HAVE NO OLD SHOP WORN GOODS , BUT EVERYTHING ' \ '
IS NEW , CLEAN AND STYLISH. .
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We Guarantee to Sell Goods for Less Money Than Any Bankrupt Stock Dare To ,
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OUR STOCK MUST BE SOLD. GOME AND GET OUR PRICES.
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THING NEW !
WHEN YOU WANT A
OR. SILVERWARE.
Always go to McCraeken's first and save time and money
and you will invariably find just what you are looking for.
Beware of buying from those outside the regular jewelry busi
ness. There is no advantage of dealing with uuprincipled trad
ers , "deceiving they care not who. McCracken is a square dealer
'and guarantees satisfaction. Only first-class .work done and
warranted.
EAST SIDE MAIN AVENUE , McCOOK , NEBRASKA.
( INCORPORATED UNDER STATE LAWS. )
y.JPaid up Capital , $50,000.00 ,
Collections made on all accessible points. Drafts drawn directly on the principal
. . . cities of Europe. Taxes'paid f or Non-Eesidents. Money to loan on fanning
- " . lands , village and personal property. Fire insurance a specialty.
; Tickets For Sale to and from Europe ,
CORRESPONDENTS : V. FRANKIJN , President.
FirstNational Bank , Lincoln , Nebraska. JOHN It. CLAUK , Vice-Presidont.
The Chemical National Bank , Nc\7 York. A. C. EBEUT , Cashier.
Superior to nny on the market , being Heavier , Stronger Built ,
and therefore a more Durable Mill , It la the only
absolutely safe Mill built ; and out of
Thousands Erected During 12
Tears past , not one has ever blown away and left the Tower
standing. A record no other Mill can show. TVe offer
to put up any of our TUMPING MILLS
ON , THIRTY DAYS TRIAL ,
And If they don't give satisfaction , vrill-rcxiove Mill at our
own expense. Also Manufacturers of the Celebrated
Challenge "Feed Mills , Corn Shelters. Iron Pumps
with brass cylinders , Iron Pipe , Tanks.
For estimates , catalogues and prices , apply to
G. B. NETTLETON , McCook , Neb. ,
Agent for Southwestern Tfcbraska and Northwestern Kansas.
2 = 1 Salencea ia the HcOcci Feed Mill , Siilrcid St.
, The Howard Lumber Co.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
eCOOK > - - " . ; . - " > " ' ' A'-NEBRASKA.
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A REPORTER describes a girl as be
ing " "as lovely as a dream in light blue
silk. "
are like wagons ; they rattle pro-
digiof y when there is nothing in them.
Tffe'Judge. .
IP we would have powerful minds ,
we must think ; if we would have faith
ful hearts , we must love ; if we would
have strong muscles , we must labor.
These include nearly all that is valuable
in this life.
DURING the debate on the bogus
butter bill in the Housean , amendment
was offered to the bill taxing the manu
factures of glass eggs one thousand
dollars. Certainly these porcelain eggs
that are palmed off on unsuspecting
liens by wicked men , arc a fraud , but
we don't have to eat those eggs as we
do the bogus butter. If olcomargcrinc
was only used as a nest egg for the
cow , to. , induce her to lay genuine but
ter nobody would kick.
A YOUNG woman from the country
was suing her ex-sweetheart for breach
of promise , and the lawyers were as
usual making all sorts of inquisitive
questions. "You say , " remarked one ,
"that the def endant frequently .sat very
close to ? " "Yes sir " the
you , , was re
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ply with a blush. "How close"Close
enough so'es one cheer was all the sit-
tin' room needed. " "And y < u say he
put his armllround you ? " "NoI , didn't. "
"What did you say , then. " "I said he
put both arms rround me. " "Then
what ? " "He hugged me. " "Very hard ? "
"Yes , he did ; sodurn hard that I came
purty near hollering right out. " "Why
didn't you holler ? " "Cause I was afeerd
he'd stop. " The court fell off the bench
and had to be carried out and put under
hydrant for the purpose of resuscita
tion.
WHAT women need in this country ,
this day and this age is the development
of work. It would be a blessing to them
and to humanity if every girl of fifteen
had to earn at least in part her own liv
ing , had to perform some regular labor
that would employ her mind and soul as
her fingers. The chief fault of woman
is that she la'cks menial and physical
strength and muscularity. The young
woman who works , who undergoes the
vicissitudes of self-support , is just as
much benefitted by it as a young man.
In answer to the query , "What Shall
We Do w.ith Our Girls ? " there is but
one thing to be said and two things to
be done. Throw away their corsets
and put them to work. Teach them
trades. Qualify them for business.
Fit them for adapting themselves to the
ordinary emergencies of life. Make
them utterly independent of the married
state. Don't be horrified at this idea.
The more a woman does't have to marry ,
the more fellows want her and the bet
ter chance she will have to make a wise
and prudent choice. Did.it . ever occur
to the reader that it is work that redeems
by compulsion the human race from
utter destruction by vice ? It is. And
girls are just as amenable to that law
as boys. They are of more value than
boys and should be taken care of. The
easiest and best way is to put them at
regular and sytematic work. Topics.
THAT was a wise Texas judge the
other day who , when a brow-beaten wit
ness licked the insulting lawyer , fined
the thumper for contempt of court but
declined to issue a warrant for assault
and battery. An impudent lawyer , he
said , is a proper subject for assault and
battery , but not in the presence of the
court.
GENERAL BLACK * s ruling that the
widow of a colored soldier killed in ac
tion in 18G3 , cannot get a pension be
cause she was a slave at the time of the
death of her husband and was not de
pendent on him for support , is attract- '
ing some attention. The fact that Lin
coln's emancipation proclamation had
been issued at the time does not seem
to have convinced Black that because
the dead soldier's wife was detained as a
prisoner by the armed enemies of the
union she has some rights which this
this government is bound to respect.
In this way Black appears to be second
as a national crank to Sparks only.
one year and a half to three
years and a half at hard labor were
the sentences imposed upon the first
three boycotters tried in New York.
The judge indicated that he considered
it a pretty serious crime to destroy a
man's business because he don't run it
as you ordered him to , and the proba
bilities are that after a little , he will
make the penalty five years , which is
the longest term allowed by law. In
this case the convicted prisoners had
forced the boycotted victims to pay 'em
a thousand dollars to take off the boy
cott. It was a bad go. The receipt
for the thousand dollars was the most
serious evidence against the conspira
tors.
THE "Genial Topics' " ' perpetrates the
following delicate piece of sarcasm on
Rosewater of the Bee , vhich will bn
appreciated :
As Patti was setting sail at Dover to
cross over to France for a wedding tour
she went tripping across the plank that
led to the channel steamer as gay as a
lark , humming the gayest air from
' 'Mignon. ' ' A retinue of servants fol
lowed with the diva's luggage. An in
sidious banana peel lay in wait for the
biggest and strongest. He slipped , tot
tered , fell and went with a shriek into
the water. Patti turned , and seeing
the catastrophe , cried , "Safe eet ! Safe
eet ! Yeefty pounds rp.vard ! " In two
minutes the man was landed high and
dry , none the worse for anything but a
wetting. The rescuers demanded their
fifty pounds. "Vat ! You tinks I pays
you veefty pounds for zat worthless
carcase ? It was notzemanlvant safed ,
but ze bound volume of ze Omaha Pee ,
vat mine frient. ze distingueesh Mon
sieur Edward Rosevatter sent me upon
ze happy occasion. Oh , vat sail I do ?
Mine heart vill preak. "
"Is that it ? " asked the captain as a
square object floated past.
"Yees , zat ees eet ! * ' exclaimed the
delighted diva. "Safe eet , Monsieur
Captain , and I vill lofe you forefer.
It was with difficulty the fair singer
could be held back from plunging into
the sea to recover her treasure. A boat
was quickly lowered , but as it touched
the water the fateful dorsal of an im
mense shark clove the surface of the
ripple sea , and into his mawer disap
peared the volume beyond price. Patti
fell in a dead faint.
Willey & Walker the 3IcCook Druggists ,
positively assert that Chamberlain's Colic.
Cliolera and Diarrhoea .Remedy is the safest
and best treatment for griping pains , diar
rhoea , cholera morbus or summer complaint ,
and THEY KNOW ! It is not only recommend
ed but guaranteed , and is just such a medi
cine as should be kept hi every house.
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DEALERS IN GENERAL
HARDWARE.
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MARSHALLTOWN - : - BAHBED - : - WIRE ,
IRON AND WOOD PUMFS , ETC. ,
McCOOKAND BENKELMAN , NEBRASKA.
Ludwick & Trowbiiclge , 1
-PROPRIETORS OF THE
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Of all descriptions. We have the best assortment in Western Nebraska , consisting of Fine
Parlor Furniture , sncli as Lounges , Easy Chains , IJockers , Window Chairs , Groups ,
Ottomans , etc. AVe oiler special inducements in style , quality and prices of
GHAMBBH SUITES ,
In Walnut , Maple , Ash , Cherry and Imitation Mahogany. Also. Bedsteads , Bureaus , Side
boards , Extension Tables , Library Cases , Secretaries , Oflice Desks , Tables and Stands.
Also , full equipments for Homesteaders , at such prices as will be in reach of all ;
Single Cot Beds ( Wire and Cotton Top ) , Pillows , Blankets and Quilts ,
Chairs and Common Tables. Hotel and Public House Furniture a
Specialty. Pier and Mantel Mirrors , Window Shades and Cornices
a Specialty. Vctor springs adapted to the trade.
UNDERTAKING
In all its branches. We handle Wood Burial Cases and Caskets. Fine Cloth Covered Cases.
Telegraph orders promptly attended to.
'all on us. We guarantee low prices and a positive bargain.
. 25 South Main Ave. , MeCOOK , NEB.
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The First National Bank
OF MeGOOK , JSERBRASKA.
PAID UP CAPITAL , - , $50,000.00.
DOES - : - A - : - GENERAL
BANKING BUSINESS ,
Receives and Pays Deposites. 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 :
QE020E HOCSHSUi , rzesiiest. A. CAMP3ELL , ? . L. B20W1T , Ciiior. B. il. T2S23. ViH-P
( Of Free * & Hocknell. ) ( Assistant Supt. B. & M. ) ( or uirty Carpenter Co. , Chlc go. )