" - ' si * * I F. K. AND E. M , KDBIELL , & Editors and Publishers ifI I OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER. . . ' LM J iu ' ' • g > • Jubt before going to press a telegram $ * announces the'passage of the Judiciary I bill. % • . = = = = = It JR Tognrdcd as settled that Assist- [ • tsnt Secretary Fairchild will succeed | Secretary Manning of the Treasury de- f pBrtment. I Tki Hayes Cantrc News is now the : „ property of S. S. Peters & Co. , It. A. J * McCracken having disposed of his in- * tareit in that journal to Mr. Peters. : Thh A.T. & Santa Fe people are now settled upon as tho purchasers of the I , B. < fc 0. By the by , the Santa Fe is "j coming to the fore in the railroad world. Ak tub asinine libel bill has been properly laid on the shelf by our state Bolons , it will be safe tn call a thief a tfeief , at least uutil the next session of that august body. Thh Hastings Gavrc'tte-Journal is in error in the matter of credit in the ar ticles clipfd from Tiis Tribune , last week. We accept the G.J. . 's apology * but don't let it occur again. It is related that the Washington man who set out to ring the chestnut gong every time that it was stated , "Sparks is over-ruled again , " has long since worn it out. Sparks' scalp hang ing to the honorable secretary's belt would be a fitting finale to an unsatis factory career. Sherman seems to have raised a first- class ruction among the Tennesseeans on the tariff question , in so much that the bourbons of Nashville found occa sion to telegraph Carlisle to "come down and answer Sherman's tariff speech. " The speaker , however , had other busi- nesB of importance. Between Americans born here and Americans born abroad , there should be no unnecessary distinctions , so long as both are really and truly Americans ; * * * but the doctrino that America is for Americans native and naturalized is sound doctrine , and it should bo enforc ed by all the powor there is in sentiment and law. s „ When the memory of the dead , who Won xnd helped maintain the independ ence of the States , Bhall be forgotten ; ffhen the love of liberty shall cease to cheer and inspire the hearts of our peo ple ; when personal independence shall no longer be regarded as a sovereign good xnd slavery held a priceless bless ing ; when education , homes , peace and • harity are no longer useful factors in the elevation and blessing of mankind , then the boycott shall be master and its tyranny acceptable , but not till then. Up to the silent hour of midnight of Thursday of this week , the railroad , companies of the land have been taxed at to their carrying facilities by a grand of dead-heads each and all army - , anx ious to improve the few days of grace allowed them under the provisions of the inter-state commerce bill , before "All Fool's Day , " when the pass sys tem ostensibly becomes a helpless , hopeless paralytic , much to the relief of railroad companies and to the evi dent chagrin of the dead-head brigade. 1 Concehning Grover Cleveland's health | it is given out as the crystalized truth that Grover's head is not at all liable to [ kill him , but that his heart , mayhap his j stomach , may give him some uneasiness. I No man who revels in No. 11 boots and No. 6 hat is in immediate or imminent danger of cerebral apoplexy. The veto o$8 per month pensions to old sol diers is not regarded as sufficiently danJ J serous mental exertion to suoerinduce a r * ] fatal flow of blood to the presidential head. So the nation may be at rest on this point. "Who shall decide when doctors disa # gree ? " is a question that is troubling J the faculty of the Michigan State Uni- Tereity at Ann Arbor , and they are no nearer the solution than ha3 been the c world since Esculapius began to teach , i * The alopalhic and homeopathic mem- 4' bers of the faculty in the medical de- r ' partment have for some time been at -j * the merits of their different $ waover s | L schools , and this Imyesulted in an open J W- rupture , whicllfjhreatens the broad plat- E gv form on which the unhefrsity is founded. g- When the graduating class in medicine c m were ready for their diplomas the aloi Jf * paths refused to sign the certificates of 1 % , the homeopathic students , and the hom- i IF copathio professors returned the comr 1 W pjiment. if' 2 * -w o. - * * " " " J i .i ' . . .hi . oj .i > " " < . . . n in'ioa. ' . . . " ; * I' l l i _ a BP1 C KMMWI W i i B IE EDUCATIONAL COLUMN. IlKI.KN 13. D.U'IS , LoVELL CLYDE , Editor. Assistant. ! jiw Jjj ! ( .larkdistanced all competitors in the spelling mulch , last Fiiday. In tlicSdgiade examination the standing of Elizabeth Kclsey and Delia Bowers was 100 per cent. In the primary department , on last Friday afternoon , Miss Nellie McGanu "spelled tho school down. " The appropriations made by Concress from 1600 to date for tho erection of tho U. S. Capitol , amounts to over 515,000,000. A project is on foot for the erection of a now American college in Kome. It will havoa church attached for the benefit of American visitors. The Western School Journal says : "There ought to bo a hundred thousand trees plant ed this spring on school grounds of every state of the new west. " Iu the oratorical contest at Franklin , the honors were carried off by two young ladies , iliss Lena Miller and Miss Maud Dawes , the former receiving § 15.00 and the latter , 10.00. A fire at Chautauqua Assembly grounds early in the morning of March 21sr , destroy ed eighty buildings. The total loss will probably exceed a hundred thousand dollars. "We are for frank explanations with friends in cases of affronts. They sometimes save perishing friendship and even place it on a firmer basis than at first , but secret discon tent must always end badly. " Gov. Thayer of .Nebraska has commission ed lion. W. F. Cody ( Buffalo Bill ) as aid-de camp on his staff , with the rank of Colonel , lie is dso appointed commissioner of Neb raska to the American exhibition at London. A boy in Springfield , Mass. , asked his school teacher how far a procession of the Presidents of the United States would reach if they were placed in a row. When she gave it up , he answered : "From Washing ton to Cleveland. " On Tuesday of this week , Prof , and Mrs. Webster left for Lincoln for the purpose of attending the Bebraska State Teachers' As sociation. While we ink's Prof. Webster's genial presence and wise council , we hope he may derive much pleasure and benefit from his trip. Evelyn College is the name of the institu tion for women in Princeton. Princeton College is not ready for the co-education of the sexes , but , like Harvard , she is ready to provide an annex in which young women will be privileged to receive as good an edu cation as young men receive within the ancient college walls. The Chautauquan for April gives a list of 4024 names of graduates of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle in the class of 18SG. This is the fifth class that has gradu ated from that "home college" and the larg est. The range of territory over which the graduates are situated is very large , includ- all the states and territories , Canada and the Hawaiian Islands. The officers of Plymouth church say that no call will be issued for a successor to Rev. Henry Ward Beecher uutil fall. The Brook lyn monument committee have decided to erect a library to be called "The Beecher Free Library for Common People , " and also a statute. For the library § 1,125 were raised , and for the statute § 2,065 , at tho meeting in Brooklyn recently. The Chinese public school in San Francis co has now 38 pupils , although it started a year ago with six. It is under the charge of Miss Thayer , who finds the young Celestial very bright in learning English and tiio com mon branches. Her hardest task is to en force silence ; tho little fellows like to chat ter in Chinese about their lessons. Three of the pupils are girls , all wear the Chinese costume , and all take a two week's holiday at the Chinese new year. We quote the following from The Nebraska Teacher : "TheBoard of Education of Lincoln have arranged with the State Sayings Bank to adopt the system of school banking which was introduced in the United States in 1SS5 , and has since become so popular. The plan sriginated in France , and the object is to teach children to economize creating a desire for : accumulating , instead of spending their dimes ] ' for frivolities. A representative of the bank will go to all the schools of the city once a week , and receive the deposites from each ; pupil desiring to open an account , and fur- , lish each with a pass book , placing to his in- lividual credit all sums of more than ten : ents. The McCook public schools were the irst in the State to adopt this system , and it ( s said to be a success. " The program of the entertainment to be ' ; iven by the pupils of the McCook public j ichools , at Menard's Opera House , April 1st , - s as follows : ) verture Juvenile Band , i Jong Greeting Chorus School. ' iecitatien "The iiido of Jennie McNeal. " j Maud Houark. " ' . " * Declamation "Grandpa's Soliloquy. Frank Keyes. CHARADE. Malosuo "Three Little Toadstools. " t Audro Berger , Clara McGaun , Gussie Miller. tecitation "Listen to Your Mother. " Alice Cochran. 'ableau "Rock of Ages" . . . Mabel Jordan. lecitntion "New Year's Eve. " Nellie Huddleston. Ilass Exercise "The Spelling Class. " t Elizabeth Kelsey , Jessie Jarvis , Lillio ltouark , Lizzie Woerner. Delia i Bowers , May Nellis , Johnnio * McGann. Clarence Fergu- l son , Elmer Kay , Fred. ] Fowler. > uet. . . .Mary Tarley and Charlie MeManigal tecitation "Little Golden Hair. " I Bertha Davis. lialogue "Bee , Clock and Broom. " Nellie McGaun , Belle Plunkett , Mabel Rawlings. , j Misses Leo and O'Brien , j luartettc 1 Mess. Helm and Wilcox. * Hulo ue "Six Little Maidens. " ) Mabol Wilcox , Bertha Lewis , Lydia Suess. Bernice Belnap , Maud Woods , Maud Berger. eeitation "The Bald-Headed Man. " La Vaughn Phelan. nbleau "Difference in Taste. " fl Susie Leland and Freddie MeManigal. aug Medley School. Q eclamatiou "The Rival Orators. " 4 Elmer Helm and Oscar Yager. r CHARADE. eeitation. . . "Miss Edith Helps Things Along. " - Emma Plunkett. SELLING THE ELKPHANT. uett Misses Leo und O'Brien. / ] usic Sextette. rama "Advertising for Help. " C May Clark , Elva Hunt , Esther Engel , Anna Hunt , Louie SUirbuck , Aunio Starbuck , Louise Suess , Sylvia Williams , May O'Brien , Eva Dimmitt. eclaination. . "The Slave Ship" . .Dick Jarvis. u ; "Good Night" School. • DEVOLVING TABLEAU. ' " RAILROADETES. Brakeman Bert Lutkin hits gone home- [ steading. * 1 -o- [ II. Mxier is a new freight conductor out of McCook. Philip Weick returned , Monday , from a visit to Plattsniouth. o B. C. Brandstatt of Lincoln is now working under Civil Engineer Blair. o J. A. Griffin , formerly agent at Wray , pass ed through for the west , Monday. o Engineer William Fowler and wife of Den ver were in the city , last Saturday. o A worthy promotion is that of M. E. Sulli van from fireman to extra engineer , -o- x C. W. Bronson , freight conductor out of Ked Cloud , is enjoying a 15 days lay-off. o Switchman S. E. Callon has taken a lay-off and is away performing the homestead act. o William Keddin is twisting brakes out of McCook station since Tuesday of this week. o Fireman James Vaughn who has been quite sick , the past weak , is improving at this writing. o J. Considin , formerly on the Oberlin branch , is at present switching in the Mc Cook yards. o Frank Kendlen , freight conductor between Akron and Denver , was a visitor at head quarters , Monday. o Last week , P. Carty lost two fingers , and G. McGee one linger , while "herding cars" in the McCook yards. o C. C. Kiser , passenger conductor on the Holdrege-Edgar branch , is on duty again , af ter a ten day's layoff.o A station was opened at Otis , Colo. , on the 2Cth inst , with E. It. Cram , formerly opera tor at Oberlin , as agent. o C. H. Harman , the B. & M. claim agent was in town , Saturday. His headquarters are at Lincoln. o Freight Conductor S. E. Hastings of the Edgar branch , is visiting at Akron. J. B. Kyle is running his crew during his absence. o Passenger Conductor J. W. Dwyer is on tho sick list. Meanwhile W. D. Barnett pun ches tickets with care in the varnished cars for him. o J. D. McAlpine of the Superintendent's office took his mother and sister out onto tho homestead near Bird City , Kansas , the close of last week. o Koadmaster William Brown has been changed from the Oberlin to the Orleans branch. D. F. McFarland succeeds him on the Oberlin line. o Engine No. 139 arrived from the Platts niouth shops , Monday evening. She former ly run on the west end , but will hereafter run out of McCook. Ex-Pullman Conductor Abram anil wife of Denver were guests of the city , Tuesday. Abram has quit the road and bloomed into a dealer of Denver "dirt. " -o- j W. 0. Bartholomew , better recognized unj j der the well-taken * title of "Shorty , " has ' been performing the duties of night agent ; during the illness of A. M. Wilson , regular. 1 -0- ] Koadmasters E. Zook of Akron , E. F. i Highland of Eed Cloud , William Brown of ! Republican City , B. V. Haley of Holdrege , were in the city , Sunday , on their regular monthly business visit. visit.o -o- , One of the chief occupations at headquar- i ters , the past ten days , has been pass writing , j tVfter to-day we confidently expect a tempor- < iry lull in passenger traffic , especially and j mtably in the d. h. line. i -o- I Four new express messengers , between ] lansas City and McCook , now enjoy a 53 ] lour's lay-over at this place with 12 hours . it Kansas City. Their names are : T. D. Sdwards , Geo. Abel , J. H. Brown and H. G. Powers. T Sale of Short Horn Cattle. I I will sell at CAMBRIDGE , Furnas s munty , Neb. , on \ SATURDAY , APRIL 2 , 1887 , I [ 0 to 15 Short Horn Bulls , of as good ° ndividual merit and choice breeding as - rou wish to see. Terms : A credit of 10 months will n ie given on notes bearing 10 per cent , t nterest , purchaser giving note with tpproved security. - < G. B. Crumpacker , I Fob Hathaway , Washington , la. jjj Auctioneer , Mason Cit7 , Neb. hn FOR RENT. - I am preparing to move into more ommodious quarters , and will offer my n resent location for rent. Inquire at a * nee at my tailoring establishment on ) ennison street , rear of Citizens Bank , si L. Bernheimeb. NOTIGR. § WATER TAX IS DUE ON APRIL 1st , H NO IF NOT PAID WITHIN 15 DAYS , s 0 PER CENT. WILL BE ADDED. - C. H MEEKER. . - - i i i -so- Chase & Sanborn's roasted coffees D re the best in the world. For sale b , t J. C. ALLEN & CO'S g Cash Bargain House. J The MAMMOTH STOCK purchased n i New York and Boston , for spot h ish , has arrived at oi / . C. ALLEN & CO'S fi Cash Bargain House. n ( ; th Try the Commercial House , when to i McCook , just once ! 8a HURRY ? Or you will U lute. "WILCOX & FOWLER will sell FOR SPOT CASH , Clothing , Woolen Hosiery and all Winter Goods at -FACTUAL COST IE- All other goods at the Lowest Living Triees. Latest novelties in neckwear at The Famous. Onr "Grand Cigar , " imported stock , the hest 5 cent cigar in the world. WHOLESALE AND ItETAIL at J. ALLEN & GO'S- "Cultivators at llinker's from $16 to $37. Try the Commercial House , when in McCook , just once ! Road Notice to Land Owners. To aijL Whom it May Conchiin : Page T. Francis , tho commissioner appoint ed to view a road commencing at the south east corner of section 10. township : j north , range 30 , west , in Willow Grovp precinct , Ked Willow county , Nebraska , ruiming thence cast on section line between sections 15 and 22 , H and 23 , to the southwest corner of section 13. Thence south one-half mile to tho north west corner of the southwest H of section 2i. Thence east one mile on quarter-section line , thence south one-half mile on township lino to northeast corner of section 22 , township 3 , range 30 , terminating thereat , has reported in favor of the establishment thereof , and all objections thereto or claims for damages must bellied in tho County Clerk's oflice on or be fore noon ' of the llrst day of June. A. D. 18S7 , or said road will bo established without refer ence thereto. C. D.CHAMEU. [ seal ] County Clerk. EDJAL PROOF NOTICES. Land Office at McUook. Meii. , i March 7th. 18S7 . Notice is hereby pivon that tho following- nnmed settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim , and that said proof will be made before Kcfds- tcr or .Receiver at McCook , Neb. , on Thurs day , April 21st , 18S7 , viz : Otto Karthauser , who made Pre-emption D. S. , No. 3i73 ; , for the southwest H southeast h. section la. town. 3 north , range 28 , west Cth P. M. Ho names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon , and cultiration of. t-aid land , viz : Charles Wentz , Perry Meyers , Ernst Ful ler and Henry Hesterwert. all of McCook , Neb. S.P.HAKT. Jlegistor , Land Omen at McCook , Xkb. , r March . ith. 1887. f Notice is hereby tfiven that the following- named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of hia claim , and that said proof will be made before Kejr- ister or Receiver , at McCook. Neb , on Thurs day , April 21st , 1887 , viz : Kichard G. Mitchell , D. S. , No. 3145 , for the west J4 southwest H section 12 , town. 1 north , range 30 , west Cth P. M. Ho names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon , and cultivation of. said land , viz : Francis Cain imd James Hill , of Tlanksville. Neb. , lieLoss Griggs and Jacob Williams of McCook , Neb. S. P. HAHT , Uegister. Land Office at McCook. Neb. , I March 7th , 1887. Notice is hereby jjiYen that the following- mimed settler has filed notice of his intention : o make final proof in support of his claim , mil that said proof will be made before Reg- ster or Receiver at McCook , Neb. , Wednes- lay , April 20th , 1887 , viz : John T. Foley , D. 3. , No. , for the southeast Ji section 7 , ! own. 5 , range 29 , west. He names the fol- owing witnesses to prove his continuous res- dence upon , and cultivation of , said land , viz : roseph Driscoll , of Uox Elder , Neb. , John W. 3ennett and Enoch E. Osvog , of McCook , tfeb. , A. C. Harlan , of Osburn. Neb. S.P.HART , Register , > Land Office at McCook , Neb. , I February 24th 1887. J Notice is hereby giren that the foUowing- lamed settler has filed notice of his intention 0 make final proof in support of his claim , tnd that said proof will be made before Revis er or Receiver at McCook. Neb. , on Friday , pril 8th , 1837 , viz : Ephraim C. Gaston , on homestead No. 1718. for the southwest sec- ion 27 , town. 2 north , range 00 west , fith P. M. He names the following witnesses to provo lis continuous residence upon , and cultiva- ion of , said land , viz : Edward buffey. iOan- 01 A. Clements , R. M. Wade and G. A. Gustin , ill of McCook , Neb. S. P. HART , Register. Land Office at McCook , Neb. , I February 23. 1887. f Notice is hereby given that the following- uimed settler has filed notice of her intention o make final proof in support of her claim , md that said proof will be made before Regis- er or Receiver at McCook. Neb. , on Fri- lay , April 22d , 18S7 , viz : Eliza C. Withrow , ormerly Eliza C. Pinney , on Homestead 308' ) , or the southeast M section 31 , town. 3 , range 0 , west. She names the following witnesses o prove her continuous residence upon , and ultivation of , said land , viz : T. J. Pate , Mrs. 51iza Stone. William Bertram and Poloxonia lertram , all of McCook , Neb. S. P. HART , Register. Land Office at McCook. Neb. , I February 23d , 1SS7. f Notice is hereby given that the following- amed settler has filed notice of her intention j make final proof in support of her claim , nd that said proof will be mado before Itcgis- 2r or Iteceiver at McCook , Neb. , on Friday , ipril 8th , 1SS7 , viz : Sarah M. Nettloton. { form- rly Sarah M. Hartley , ) on Homestead Entry 39 , for the north 'A southwest X and westt Dutheast H of section 15. township 2 , range 30 * . est. She names the following witnesses to rove her continuous residence upon , and cul- ; vation , of , said land , viz : Daniel Clements , eorge Frederick , Joseph Newcomb and liich- rd M. Williams , all of McCook. Neb. S. P. HART. Register. Land Office at McCook. Neb. , I February Oth , 18S7. i Notice is hereby given that tho following- timed settler has filed notice of his intention ) make final proof in support of his claim , nd that said proof will be made before Regis- ; r or Receiver at McCook , Neb. , on Monday , pril 11th , 1887. viz : Charles Wentz , on Home- < ead Entry 2377 , for the southeast quarter of : ction 12 , town. 2. range 29 west. He names ie following witnesses to prove his continu- js residence upon , and cultivation of , said .nd , viz : Charles Ebert , Henry Voges , Her- inn Bey and Herman Schumaker , all of Mc- ook. Neb. S. P. HART , Register. Land Office at McCook. Neb. , I March 11th. 1887. f Notice is hereby given that tho following lined settler has filed notice of his intention i make final proof in support of his claim , id that said proof will bo made before Regis- ir or Receiver at McCook , Neb. , on Friday , pril 22d , 18S7 , viz : Daniel Fryon , Home- ead 4979 , for the southwest H southeast fi , mtheast & southwest ) i , section 31 , town. 2 , id northeast H northwest y , northwesti _ irtheast y2. section 6 , town. 1 , range 30 , w st. j e names tho following witnesses to provo 8 continuous residence upon , and cultivaJ ou of , said land , viz : George S. Myers. B. F. eadley , of McCook , Neb. . Enoch M. Matson , . , of Cottonwood , Neb. , William H. Spraguo , : Vailton , Neb. S. P. HART , Register. I COMPLAINT . NOTICES. . S. LAND OFFICE AT - McCook , Neb. , December 30. lSSfi. Complaint having been entered at this officer Joseph Hartman against Hiram Dirl for ilure to complv with law as to Timber-Cul- ro Entry No. 181 , dated at McCook , Neb. , nuary 2d. 1884 , upon the south Vi northwest and east Yz southwest U. section 22 , town. 2 irth , range 29 , west , in Red Willow county , jbraska , with a view to the cancellation of id entry ; contestant alleging that the said irain Dirl has not cultivated or caused to be ltivated , five acres of said tract , from date said Timber-Culture Entry No. 181 , to the eseut time , and affiant is informed and be- ivesthatlO acres of said tract , has not to is date , been broken , tho said parties are reby summoned to appear at this office on _ e ltlth day of May , 1S87 , at 10 o'clock. A. M. , respond and furnish testimony concerning id alleged failure. S. p. HABT , Kcslster. : . > - - - ' % " " " > : l m . > . - r ; ; _ | jl lit ! 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