LUDWICK & TROWBRIDGE
THE OLD RELIABLE
FURNITURE DEALERS ,
HAVE THE
Finest Assortment !
Largest Stock !
Lowest Prices !
1 IN SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA.
MAIN AYENUR ,
II McCOOK , - - NEBRASKA.
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KILPATMCK BROTHERS.
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H 11 | ! Horses branded on left hip or left shoulder.
I | J where on the animal.
I ; I JOHN P. BLACK.
H ; Pjj Breeder of Improved Sheep. '
I STOKES & TROTH.
H 11 MMP Vaddress , Carrico ,
| ! TjR Hiiyes county. Neb.
I P V9B KanKC : Hed Willow
H | H i nb a creek , above Carrico.
H H > 3E5Hl Stock branded as above
H I | VhhwA1so run the following
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\ EATON BROS. & CO.
I M P- address , McCook ,
, Bi h Nebraska. Itange , south
I H VkV Cattle branded on left
! HM ' Al60'10'5' A and
B l jH I U brands on left hip.
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3ft I'Horses branded the
ISPHBp same on left 6houlder.
If t. e. Mccracken ,
I The Insurance Ag't
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McCOOK , NEBRASKA ,
H Ii prepared to write Policies on short notice
H | in the following standard , and old reliable
K companies :
K | German American , of New York.
11 | Commercial Union , of London.
§ Hartford , of Hartford , Conn.
I § Orient , of Hartford , Conn.
II Springfield F. & M. , Springfield , Mass.
I Washington F. & M. , Boston , Mass.
Ik j "Firemans Fund , San Francisco , Cal.
IE I The American Fire , Philadelphia , Pa.
11 Ludwick & Trowbridge
Undertaker
McCOOK , NEB.
STANTON ROLLA
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I I KANGAROO , ALLIGATOR ,
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FRENCH PATENT LEATHER ,
II FRENCH CALF SKIN ,
ij BOOTS SHOES ,
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i m i IST" Prices from $1.00 to $1.50 lower than
: 91 formerly. Courteous and fair treatment. _ Re-
'M pair work executed neatly and promptly. |
flj Itch , Mange , and Scratches of every kind
M cured in 30 Minutes by Woolford's Sanitary
m Lotion. A sure cure and perfectly harmless.
Warranted by S.L. Green , Druggist , McCook. 11
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Beggs' Cherry Cough Syrup.
Will relieve that cough almost instantly
and make expectoration easy. Acts simul-
taneously on the bowels , kidneys and liver ,
thereby relieving the lungs of that soreness
and pain and also stopping that tickling
sensation- the throat by removing the
cause. One trial of it will convince any one
that it has no equal on earth for coughi and
colds. McMillen & Weeks have secured the
sale of it and will guarantee every bottle to
give satisfaction.
S. B. Crittenden lias given 5100.000 to Yale
College for a new library building , on condi
tion that the library shall be open to women.
3v rt\rf ) vO c Blood Elixir is the only
T V Y * 9 Bi000 :
Remedy guaran-
teed. It is a positive cure for Ulcers , Erup
tions or Syphilitic Poisoning. It purifies the
whole system , and banishes all Rheumatic
and Neuralgic pains. We guarantee it.
McMillen & Weeks.
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f. l. Mccracken ,
The Jeweler.
FINE REPAIRING A SPECIALTY.
R.DRYSDALE
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McCOOK , NEBRASKA.
I desire to inform the public
that I have received my stock
of Spring and Summer Suit-
ings , and that I am prepared
to do work in the merchant
tailoring line in a satisfactory
manner. I guarantee a nice fit
in all cases. Call and be con
vinced. First door north of t
Commercial Hotel , Main Ave.c
ALLEN'S TRANSFER. :
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F. P. ALLEN , Prop. ,
McCOOK , NEBRASKA.
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SPOTTS & STIMSON ,
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BARBERS & HAIR CUTTERS. I
Opposite Chicago Lumber Yard , V
MAIN STKEET. - McCOOK. KEBP.ASKA. f ,
WILLIAM McINTYKE , {
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER , I
CULBERTSON. NEBRASKA ,
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All work warranted. All material furnished &
if desired. Work done on short notice. * 1
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TOWN. 4 , RANGE 30.
II. Trailklll Is putting out a crop on the claim
of J. N.Lucas.
BonN To Mr. nnd Mrs. Loren ; : , a boy , and
they feel proud of him , too. They now have
three boys and no girls.
M. H. Cole and lady wero in McCook , Wed-
ncsday , beholding the vast improvements
bolng made there these days.
Wni. Coleman is on tho sick list , being con-
fined to bis bed a part of last week. Is some
what improved at this writing.
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W. E. Ketch , of Dry Creek , visited in these
parts , last Sabbath. Ho attended Sabbath
school and preaching services.
Small grain looks well , and corn planting is
pretty well over , while the first planted is
making its appearance through tho ground.
Mrs. Geo. White received tho sad Intelligence
that her mother is very sick , with no hopes of
recovery. She started at once for Iowa to see
her once more alive if possible.
While in tho discharge of our duties as As-
sessorwc found some very fine horses. Messrs.
O. P. Cain and P. Groves each have a team
valued at $400 each. They are fine oneB for
Bure.
G. Botts is sinking a well , is down 190 feet.
He thinks that hole would look odd pushed up
into the air. Ho has in bis possession and
keeping an excellont time-piece , that has beon
in constant use for over CO years.
There are 179 hogs in thiB precinct , ( four
legged ones wo mean , we didn't asess tho
others , ) valued at $193. A. Jelinck has the
heaviest lot , as his averaged 300 pounds , but
he only had one. We found 208 head of cattle ,
valued at $1,335 and 90 horses worth $2,410.
While trying to straighten things in this
town. , last week , we met a poser. We found
a j house so situated that a school district lino
ran through tho center of it , and while tho
family cooked and eat in one end of tho house ,
they ; slept in the other. Query : Which dis1
trict , do they belong to ?
J. W. Corner has put in a new water tank ,
and has it so arranged that stock from three
different , lots can drink from it. An inch pipe
carries ' tho water from the well to the tank ,
while a windmill does the work. He has also
fenced off 100 acres for a pasture , with a good ,
substantial j wire fence. We love to see these
evidences of prosperity among us.
Our friend and neighbor , A. B. Davis , mot
with a sad misfortune , some weeks ago. The
roof : of his sod house fell in , and almost entire
ly ruined his furniture. This is a hard blow
to ; him , as he is dependent upon his own labor
for : support , and is well advanced in years.
Ho has received some substantial evidences of
sympathy i from friends. It was after night
and : raining quite hard at the time the acci-
dent j occurred. It certainly would have been
attended with loss of life , had not its occu
pants , Mr. Davis and daughter , repaired to the
cave a short time previous to the accident
The scholars of our school gathered at the
home of their teacher , Miss Hettie Moore , last
Saturday afternoon , and had things pretty
much their own way. Miss Maudie Murphy
came out from McCook to enjoy the occasion
with her playmates. After enjoying them-
selves with their games and plays for some
hours , supper was announced , when they re
paired to the dining hall , where they found
the table loaded with the delicacies of tho sea-
son. After appeasing their hunger , they bade
their teacher good-by and returned to their
homes , well satisfied that their teacher was a
good cook as well as a good teacher. .Miss
Moore was well pleased with her little visitors ,
and hopes they may come again.
Ghangeu.
PLEASANT PRAIRIE.
Corn planting is mostly over.
Only one more week of school after this
week.
Miss Maggie Goodwin visited Miss Mary
Higgins , Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell were visiting on the
prairie , last Sunday.
Quite a number of new carriages are to bo
seen along the roads of late.
Mr. and Mrs. George Cobbs visited in this
vicinity , a week ago Sunday.
Joe Eelph spent last Sunday at Pleasant
' Ridge. Is it a pretty country Joe ?
Mrs. Ida Whittaker spent a few days of last
week at her father's , Mr. Lawthers.
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell are preparing to move
to McCook to live. We are sorry to have them
go.
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N. J. Johnson accompanied M. C. Hubbell
as far as McCook on his returning trip to Laird ,
last Tuesday.
; Miss Fannie Richardson , Bell Coltrain , Jen
nie Belle and Ed. Lawthers were out pleasure
riding , last Sunday.
M. C. Hubbell , who is nine years old , sur
prised Mr. and Mrs. Johnson , about four
o'clock last Sunday , by ridingin unexpectedly ,
i coming alone all the way from his father's
place near Laird , Frontier county , a distance
of 50 miles. B.J.J.
VAILTON NOTES.
Once more wo find time to let the outside
world know that we verily live , thrive and
prosper.
John Gambill sold his Una piece of real
estate , last week.
C. J. Rice and wife spent a few days at Vail-
ton , quite recently.
Miss Widgeon will instruct the youths of
Vailton , this summer.
We nre glad to see the hundreds of acres
broken in this vicinity , and large tracts under
cultivation.
The death of our young friend and neighbor ,
Wesley Widgeon , was a great blow to his fond
mother and sister , and hard indeed was it to
see tnat manly form laid in the silent grave.
Death visited the home of neighbor Kaley
and called away one of their grandchildren
and a little niece also. Surely troubles seldom
come singjy. We are glad to note , however ,
the improved condition of Mr. K. 's health.
Ralph. t
Purify Your Blood. i
If your tongue is coated ,
If your skin is yellow and dry
If you have boils , <
if you have fever , f
If you are thin and nervous ,
If you are bilious , t
If you are constipated , l
If your bones ache , i
If your head aches , i
If jou have no appetite ,
If you have no ambition , l
one bottle of Beggs' Blood Purifiek and t
Blood Maker will relieve any and all of the a
above complaints. Sold and warranted by ,
McMillen & Weeks. \
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Ower to That
> stranger property is e
worth § 37,000 ; I wouldn't take a cent less.
Stranger Well , 1 don't want to buy ; I am r
only an assessormaking out the roll for taxes. '
Owner Oh , I beg pardon. I should con-
sider myself fortunate if I could get S17v000 >
for that property.
thousands sufferingfrom Asthma , Con
sumption , Coughs , etc. Did you ever try-
Acker's English Remedy ? Jt is the best
preparation known for all Lung Tronhles , c
sold on a positive guarantee at 10c , 50c , t
McMillen & Weeks. \
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THE FLORA OF NEBRASKA.
"Consider tho lilies of the field , how thoy
grow , , " is a divine command as old as our era ,
applicable , not only to lilies proper but to all
flowers. An observation attOBts tho im ' por-
tance of such study by its refining nnd elevat
ing power and Balutary moral Influence Tho
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mind is trained to observe closely and note
fine distinctions. Tho sense of tho beautiful
is i gratified in an exquisite degree and life Is
thereby , Bwcetened and softened.
The flora in this corner of Nebraska Is unique
and i the flowers are often without names and
associations. i Howovor , that does not prevent
an i intimato acquaintance through a study of
their habits and characteristics. Protoplasm ,
tho ' plant-coll , tho various tissues of tho plant ,
are > properly subjects of microscopic study
and j necessary to a thorough kuowlcdgo of its
anatomy ' and physiology , but very many must
study ' tho vegetable kingdom , if nt all , with
out ' such help and need to begin with those
facts i , that eyes trained to seo by Beoing may
discover. In this , as in many other things ,
one ( may bo thankful to bo well smattcred.
The parts of tho plant , the structure , tho modo
of growth , its flower and fruit , its form and
uses ' aro subjects that tho unaided oyc can in
vestigate.
Our earliest flower comes in March while
tho 1 nights are freezing cold. It is so close to
the ground that a knifo is needed to gather it.
The leaf is glancous and bi-pinnatiflcd.tho root
long ] and fleshy , the flowers small , white , and
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in an umblo and it belongs to tho umbol worts.
Cvmopteuas Glomekatds. Following this
is : one quito similar , in tho same family , but
differing ' in having a glossy leaf , a larger um
bel 1 nnd the whole plant is higher.
Pbncedanum NUDiCAtJLE. They lack fra
grance ! and associations , but their feathery
leaves are delightful reminders of coming
greenness. ' The astragalus also comes
early and is hero a numerous order. T think
there 1 aro nearly sixty varioties. One kind has
flowers 1 of almost every tint. A very large
bunch would hardly include all the colors. Tho
fruit of one is a parti-colored berry as large as
a ' good sized marble. You find a cluster of
tho ' little beauties lying in a concave spot in
the ground like a nest of bird's eggs. Some
times ] it is called buffalo berry astragalus. The
delicious i sweet pea is also found wild about
the , last of April.
ASTitAaALUB MOLissimus is said to be the
poisonous 1 loco weed dreaded by stock men.
Kusticus.
SOUTH SIDE LOCALS.
Everything is looking very promising on our
side. '
Several persons have been bitten by rattle
snakes. '
The south divide has hidden the traces of the
late I prairie firo by robing herself in a beauti-
f i ul mantle of green.
Will Long has quite improved his place. Ho
J lias put up a snug stable , and has also adorned
the Iront of his house with a flower garden.
It is strongly rumoied that the long-expect
ed < Rock Island will come up the Republican
valley on the south side or tho river , and re
lieve us from the clutches of the B. & M.
Rev. E. J. nail has ten acres in cultivation
and j expects to do his share towards the im
provement ] and prosperity of the district and
county. • Look out ior big turnips , onions , etc. ,
this ' fall.
It would be well and prudent for our cattle
men ' on the south side to see that their fences
which weie injured by the Are be repaired , as
the i cattle and horses getout and cause serious
damage < in the neighborhood.
There is a species of snake more dangerous
than 1 any known , and of which we cannot get
rid. \ This poisonous reptile is always coiled ,
ready ! for its dire work , i n the mouth of every
individual. Namely , "The Tongue. "
Wehearas a sample of monopoly oppression
of a three dollar per week clerkship , and ex
pected j to pay out of that for incidental ex
penses. The time is coming when instead of
the ! employe being paid , he will have to pay
his employer for the privilege of working for
him. \ It is high time that the working man in
whatever branch of labor be protected in some
way or other from this out-and-out i-obbery.
Reporter.
' "XPT f * w\.v 0 * ue good things of this
Y VAAVV iifo are EOrrowfully let
alono on account of Dyspepsia. Acker's
Dyspepsia Tablets will cure Dyspepsia ,
Indigestion ] and Constipation ; sold on a
positive ] guarantee at 25 and 50 cents , by
McMillen 1 & Weeks.
BOX ELDER BLOSSOMS.
Corn is coming up nicely.
Sunday school picnic , June 4th.
Another nice shower , yesterday.
Get ready for the Fourth at Box Elder.
An addition is being built to the store.
Children's day exercises , 2nd Sunday in June
at the church.
Ed. Powell declares he is not going to "bach. "
it j much longer.
N. J. Chrysler is attending court at Stock-
ville , this week.
Mr. Kimbel went fishing , the other day.
Said ho had first-rate luck got home safe.
The father and mother or J. E. and R. C.
Moore have arrived and will locate perma
nently.
Al. Williams has proved up on his claim , and
started the business of selling thunder and
lightning rods.
Wolves are getting to be very numerous and
ferocious. Can't something be done to exter
minate these pests. Selonn.
Q ; „ . n the Children. They are esf
OWrVb ' pecially liable to sudden
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Colds , Coughs , Croup , "Whooping Cough ,
etc. ( We guarantee Acker's English
Remedy ] a positive cure. It saves
hours 1 of anxious watching. Sold by
McMillen & Weeks.
Money Is No Object. |
The lives of your children are ol priceless
value. Every child is subject to sudden at
tacks of bowel complaint during the summer
months. It is always alarming and often
fatal , the only rational plan is to be piovided
at all times with the safest and surest reme
dy , and promptly treat the disorder in its
first stages , and befoie the vitality becomes
exhausted. Unexpected deiay * o often occur
in sending for a physician or medicine , fac
ially during the night or fiom a distance ,
that no Gne can afford to risk such uncer
tainties when life depends upon promptness
keep a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera
and Dianhoea Remedy at hand for instant
use , it is made for bowel complaint 011I3and
unquestionably the most reliable medicine '
ever brought into general use. The price is
no object compared with its value in saving
life. Sold by Willey& Walker and McMillen
& Weeks.
Salt Bheum or Eczema ,
Old sores and ulcers ,
Scaldhead and ringworm ,
Pain in the back and spine , *
Swelling in the knee joints ,
Sprains and bruises ,
Xeuralgia and toothache ,
Tender feet caused by bunions , corns and
chilblains , I warrant Beggs" Tropical Oil
to relieve any and all of the above.
McMillen & Weeks.
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BOWEN & LAYCOCKM ! |
On the front line ready for Battle , with a new ' - ; r , i
ammunition in this section. , /
OUR PRIGE6 : I
Men's Calf Boots $1.88 , Worth , $3.00 \ :
Men's Fine Shoes 1.65 , " 2.80 * \ * '
Men's Fine Shoes 1.75 , " 2.75 -
Men's Buckle Plows S8 , " 1.80 [
Boy's Buckle Plows 65 , " 1.00
Ladies' Goat Shoes 1.25 , " 2.00 . I
Ladies' Grain Shoes 1.15 , " 1.90 \ i
Ladies'Glove G'n Slip'ers 45 , " 75 /l
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Child's Shoes , 5 to 8 65 , " 1.00 ( .
Child's Shoes , 8 to 11 95 , " 1.50
Child's Shoes , 12 tcf 2 l.OO , " 2.00
Child's Shoes , 12 to 2 1.25 , " 2.50
All Profits Relinquished for 30 Days. ;
No Warmed Over Stock. Note and Compare Prices. )
BOWEN & LAYCOCK , l
COMMANDING GENERALS OF THE ECONOMY ARMY.
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I CITY BAKERY. | \
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I FRESH BREAD | I
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: Cakes Made to Order. St. Paul Patent Flour. S
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I A. PROBST & BRO.
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THE CITIZENS BANK OF McCOOK
( INCORPORATED UNDER STATE LAWS. )
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Paid up Capital , - - $50,000.00. ) \
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General Banking Business , \
Collections made on all accessible points. Drafts drawn directly on the principal ' (
cities of Em ope. Taxes paid for Xon-Eesidents. iloney to loan on farming I
lands , village and personal property. Fire insurance a specialty. (
Tickets For Sale to and from Europe ,
CORRESPONDENTS : j V. Frankli.vPresident.
First National Bank , Lincoln , Nebraska. I jOH.v B. Clark , Vice-President.
The Chemical National Bank , New York. ) a. C. Ebep.t , Caahior.
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The Superb Lamp Filler and Oil Can Combined.
( II A new and useful in-
WWf- | * * < 7 SR vention. No spilling or
ffl b ( TJS - \ dripping of oil on floor ,
gg&P * sr\ I ypg Jgvj ' table or outside of can.
JkJJ ) Cjiig' ' ' Use it once and you will
fggj ; g not be without it for 5
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l M tolglp * times its cost.
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K K BSMBSMBKSKH 9 - ' Wholesale prices to dealers
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LYTLE BROS. & CO. , Sole Agents for Red Willow Co
FOR SALE BY =
TSie Frees & Hocknell Lumber Go. , .
MeCOO K , NEBRASKA.
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