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V VOLUME V. MeCOOK , RED WILLOW COUNTY , NEBRASKA , THURSDAY , AUGUST 5 , 1886. NUMBER 1O.
EVERYTHING HAS GONE 1
v- Our Entire Stock to be Close t
WE HAVE NO QLD SHOP WORN GOODS , ;
BUT EVERYTHING IS NEW , CLEAN i STYLISH !
We Guarantee to Sell Goods for Less Money Than Any ,4- Dare To.
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OUR STOCK MUST BE SOLD. - : - GOME AND GET OUR PRICES.
HARD TIMES !
FIRST QUALITY WARRANTED STEEL
Barbed Wire
AT
4 % CENT
F RR POUND.
THESE PRICES ARE FOR SPOT GASH
AND DURING
AUGUST ONLY.
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W. C. LaTOURETTE & CO.
EVERYTHING NEW !
McCracken's Jewelry Store
WHEN YOU WANT A
'Watch , Clock , Jewelry ,
OR. SILVERWARE ! .
Always go to McCracken'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
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ers deceiving they care not who. McCracken is a square dealer
and guarantees satisfaction. Only first-class work done and
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warranted.
, MeCOOK , NEBRASKA.
EAST SIDE MAIN AVENUE - -
AN English lord awaited anxiously
a long expected event in his family.
When the result was announced-to him
he exclaimed : "A girl ! Bless me ! I
thought my wife was full } ' informed of
my wishes in this respect. "
" 0 YES , " wrote a , Bostonian who be
lieves that his own home is the coolest
spot on earth in midsummer , "it is all
very well for you to ask me to come
down to your famous hotel for rest and
change. I tried it once ; the porter got
all the change and the landlord took
the rest. "
A CORRESPONDENT asks if it would
not be more in keeping with the virtue
and gentleness of woman if she were to
minister to the wants of the fatherless
children , made such by anarchists , in
stead of smiling upon them in the court
room and decking their button-holes
with bouquets ? The real facts are ,
however , that such women as a rule
do not take kindly to children when
pug dogs are around to be nursed and
petted and caressed. They are by na
ture allotted to the class of the silly
simpleton sisterhood , and they will nev
er arise to the dignity of true woman
hood. Inter Ocean.
DON'T attempt to cheat an editor out
of a year's subscription of his paper , or
any sum. Cheat the minister , cheat the
lawyer , cheat the butcher anybody
but if you have any regard for your
future consequences , don't fool vith the
printer. He will get evon with you and
more too. You will be put up for office
some time , or want some public favor
for yourself or some of your friends , and
just when your luck is a thing of beauty
and a joy forever , the printer will open
up on you and knock your air castles
into a cocked hat at the first blow.
Bill Nye.
"MAMIE , " said a grammar school girl
to a member of the graduating class ,
'have you finished your essay ? " "Br
no , " said Mamie , "but I have commenc
ed it , and I wish the awful thing was in
Halifax. " "What's the subject ? " "The
Curse of Slang. " "Gracious ! Isn't
that a difficulty subject to write up ? "
"Difficult ? Well , I should giggle. I'll
have to hump myself to get it finisned
in time for the'commencment , and I've
a good notion to let it slide. I might
shut up the professor's optic by plead
ing illness , but I'm not that sort of a
hairpin. But come , waltz up into my
room and look at my stunning graduat
ing harness. It'll paralyzeyou. " Nor-
ristown Herald.
PROHIBITION may not prohibit. Ob
serve we say MAY NOT. It may be all
wrong as the whisky element avers with
emphasis so positive. In fact , it may
not be anything that its most earnest
advocates and supporters claim for it ,
and it may be everything that its ene
mies assert against it. But king alcohol
trembles on his throne at the name's
mention. It is growing. Men and wo
men of wealth , heart and mind are flock
ing to its standard. Their efforts never
fail , Never ! And just so sure as the
rain falls upon the just and the unjust
alike will prohibition succeed eventually.
Probably not so thoroughly as some
fondly hope , but to an extent that will
prove of infinite blessedness to the race.
Even so , come quickly.
Tim Arapahoe Pioneer has been pur
chased by the Whitehead Bros.
THE republicans of the first congres
sional district hold their convention at
Beatrice on September 22d.
THE State Journal came out in a
"new bib and tucker , " Sunday , making
her a typographical beauty , and no mis
take. + >
THE Republican Senatorial conven
tion of the 30th district is called to
meet at this place on the 9th of Sep
tember.
A LIBERAL ( ? ) league has been form
ed in Lincoln to fight the law and order
league of that city. They call thugs by
funny names down at the capital.
HAYES CENTRE experienced quite a
severe storm , Wednesday of last week ,
which blew down a few buildings , and
made things in general lively during its
continuance.
THE Yalley papers are pushing Hon.
Gr. L. Laws for the republican nomina
tion as secretary of state , and with very
flattering prospects of success. Kene-
saw Times.
SINCE Capt. Winterstein's name has
been used in connection with the secre
tary of stateship he has become known
as "Colonel. " About September 30th ,
it will likely be Dennis or Pants.
THE Republican Convention for the
third congressional district has been
called for October 1 , with Fremont as
place of meeting. The basis of repre
sentation is the vote for regent of the
state university in 1885 , which will
give a total of 225 delegates.
IN view of the Vetornaniac's recent
performances the old battle-scared vet
eran , with vivid personal recollections
of Libbie and Andersonville , may well
feel lucky indeed if a bill for board and
lodging is not presented him for pay
ment by this administration before it
closes. .
THE Dallas ( Texas ) News says : > cGar-
land is as still in his sit as was the raven
of the erratic Poe. He can't be moved
by turf or stone. He is in to stay , and
to stay with his Pan-Electric stock on
hand. " The administration that upholds
him can likewise also croak with the
raven of the erratic Poe , ' : 'Nevermore ,
nevermore. "
THE fight is still on between Con
gressman Laird and demagogue Sparks ,
the autocrat of the land department ,
and his Man-Friday Congressman Cobb.
Laird .has successfully shown that
Sparks is making a malignant and un
justifiable war upon settlers on the pub
lic lands in Nebraska and Kansas , and
entirely ignoring land frauds in the
south to which his attention has been
called repeatedly. Laird is having the
best of it in the controversy thus far ,
and in his own district is supported al
most to a man by republicansdemocrats
and anti-monopolists alike. Beatrice
Express.
B. B. Burley , proprietor of the Eurley
House , Belle Plaine , Iowa , relates his exper
ience as follows : "I have had the opportunity
of testing the merits of Chamberlain's Colic ,
Cholera anil DiarrhoeaRemedy in several in
stances in severe and dangerous cases of
cholera niorbus. From my experience in the.
use of this medicine I can recommend it with
pleasure. Every one traveling should have
jt and no family should be without it. " Sold
by Willey & Walker.
LYTLE BROS. & CO. ,
DEALERS IN GENERAL
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IRON AND WOOD PUMPS , ETC. ,
McOOOKAND BENKELMAN , NEBRASKA.
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Of all descriptions. We have the best assortment in Western Nebraska , consisting of Fine
Parlor Furniture , such as Lounges , Easy Chairs , Itockers , Window Chairs , Groups ,
Ottomans , etc. We offer special inducements in style , quality and prices of
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In Walnut , Maple , Ash , Cherry and Imitation Mahogany. Also , Bedsteads , Bureaus , Side
boards , Extension Tables , Library Cases , Secretaries. OfliceDesks , 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. Yctor springs adapted to the trade.
UNDERTAKING
In all its branches. We handle Wood Burial Cases and Caskets. Fine Cloth Covered Cas.es. . '
Telegraph orders promptly attended to.
on us. We guarantee prices and a positive bargain.
No. 25 South Main Ave
. 0. , - MeCOOK , NEB.
The First National Bank
OF MeGOOK , NRBRASKA.
PAID UP CAPITAL , - - $50,000.00.
DOES - : - A - : - GENERAL
BANKING BUSINESS
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Receives and Pays Dcposites. Buys and Sells Exchange on New York ,
Chicago and Omaha , and all the principal cities of Europe.
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FIRE INSURANCE WRITTEN IN RELIABLE CO.'S.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS :
GS0232 EOCaTSiL , Frcdicsi. A. CAHP32LL , ? . L. 323TO , Czir. 3. S. . T2S23 , TZcs-Prerfieit ,
( Of Frees & Hocknell. ) ( Asststant-Snpt. B. & M. ) ( Of Kirby Carpenter Co. , Chicago. )
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