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If VOLUME fL - MeCOOK , RED WILLOW COUNTY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY EVENING , NOVEMBER 30 , 1888. NUMBER 27. ' t
L1WICK&T1W10
STOCK OK
I FURNITURE
IS THE COMPLETES ! IN
Southwestern Nebraska.
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| p | - ' ' " - • - • ' * > • They also curry a full line of '
I ' Window .Shades , Pictures ,
gap j * /
Picture frarpes , Carpets , Etc ,
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AND EET.ALL nO.NOR BLE/COMPETITION IN THEIR LINE.
f MeiMii a Sjecialtf.
| MeCOOK , - NEBRASKA.
On all goods purchased of us in the next 30 days , in order to
% > make room for our
f SELEGT AND SPLENDID STOCK
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' & of New Season Goods. We offer to our customers in this sweep-
L ' ing sacrifice sale , an unprecedented opportunity lo become pos-
W sealed of superlative bargains , and we expect that the announce-
W ? incnt of this sale will
I \1\f \ , Sweep - • • - Tfte - • • - Towtil
fp1" , l % jL We are7not after money now. but room. Call and
jE OYc lear" ° ur pn ° "S ° " DlY G00DS' CLOTHING ,
% ' J HATSCAPS. BOO PS.SHOES and GROCERIES.
, while the boom lasts of
K : [ * % & &u u $
I Wgrrogers ,
M ; P Yie pioneer Merchant.
That you can SAVE MONEY on all kinds of
BY TRADING WITH
| C. Ge POTTER & CO.
W ' rZT'iDEALERS > N
LUMBER !
it
| - Sash , Doors , Blinds , Lime , Cement ,
j | ; " ' HAED AND 80FT COAL.
if- • . > r - 0jSms ? \
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-Authorized Capital. $100,000. - Paid up Capital , $50,000.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS :
GEO.HOCKNELL , PRESIDENT B M. FREES , VICE-PRESIDENT.
F. L. BROWN , CASHIER.
A. CAMPBELL. J. C. ALLEN. $ . L. GREEN.
BUSINESS DIltECTORY.
J. liYRON JKHM.VCI8. JOIIII WII.EV.
JENNINGS & WILEY ,
ATTORNEYS AT - : - LAW.
Will practice In tho Sln e und United State
CourtB. and before tho U S. Land Oillces.
Careful attention h-en tn Collections. Oilicc
over CltlzetiH nun It , McCook. Neb.
Til OS. COLFERJ
ATTORNEY - : - AT - : - LAW ,
AND NOTARY PDIJLIC.
Real Estate Hotijrlit and Sold and Colleelon.
Mucle. Money loaned on real estate and Dual
proof. A ( 'Pnr Lincoln Land Co. Oilicc , over
Farmers & Merchants Rank.
R. M , SNAVELY ,
ATTORNEY - : - AT - : - LAW ,
INDIANOLA. NEBRASKA.
Will practice In all the State and United
States Courts. Also , before the Land Oilicc at
McCnok and the department nt Washington.
HUGH W. COLE ,
LAWYER ,
MCCOOK NEBRASKA.
Will practice in all the Courts. Comtnercial
and corporation law a specialty.
MONEY TO LOAN.
Rooms 4 and 5 , First Nat'l Bank Building.
A. J. IHTTKNHOUSJ3 , W. It. STAIIK.
McCook. Indianola.
Rittenhouse & Starr ,
Attorneys $ at $ Law.
OFFICES AT
MeCOOK AND INDIANOLA.
T. M. IIKI.M. C. W. IJAVIS.
La' .o Ecgister V. S. hizi Lite cf Qea. Lied OSes ,
OflecEirwia.Za : . WasMsstoa.B. 0.
HELM & DAVIS ,
Attorneys , Land § Loan Agents.
MlCOOK NEUKASKA. .
If you have a ditficult contest case to prose
cute or de'end and want to win consult us.
Ollice , north of U. S. Laml Oflice. Front base-
jnentof tho Citi/.ens Bank.
H. G. DIXON ,
Reai Estate and Loan Broker ,
MeCOOK , NEBRASKA.
Special attention { riven tc flip sale of city
property. Houses rented and collections
made. Ollice : Rear of Citizens Bank.
T. B. STUTZMAN , M. D
Eclectic Physician and Surgeon ,
OCULIST AKD ATJKIST.
MeCOOK NEBRASKA
ES Ollico in McNeely ; Building , Main St.
B. B. DAVIS , AI. > . ,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON ,
MeCOOK NEBRASKA
* 2T"Office at Chonery's drusr store.
IT J. SPICKELMIEB , M. D. ,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Special Attestija Givea to Toaialo Dicac3.
Office hours , from it to 11 A. M . and 2 to 4 P.
M. . mountain time. Ollice : Over Farmers &
Merchants bank.
lu. Z. L. KAY ,
PHYSICIAN AXD SURGEON
MeCOOK. - - XKHKASKA.
C 'Olfiee : Room Xo 1. Firs Nuionul Bank
Building. Residence , on Marshall srtect.
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A. J. THOMAS , j
DENTIST ? . ' !
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Administer * Gas if desired. CS"Office over <
Scott's tirick. I
G. W. MINK LEU , \
FORMEKLV 1
COUNTY - : - SURVEYOR , Ji i
Md'OOK , NEBRASKA. f
Will do all kinds of f urveyinpGrading and
Civil EngiuecrinsResidence north of school t
house. {
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THE COMMERCIAL HOTEL , '
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' Geo. E. Johnston , Prop. i
MeCOOK , NEBRASKA. f [
This house has been completely renovated
and refurnished throughout , and is itr t-class l
in every respect Rates reasonable a
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W. M. SANDERSON , • e
DECORATIVE - : - ARTIST ,
SCENIC PAINTEB ,
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Calcimininp , Graining1 . Paper Hanging , etc.
with neatness and disi > atch.
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JOHN O W..F. FLEEMING ,
House and Carriage Painting ,
GRlIXIXa , • 'ALCIMIKING , MARBLING , g
MeCOOK , NEBRASKA.
Leave all orders at the drug store of McMili
len & Weeks. Firsr-class work guaranteed.
J. H. BENNETT ,
GONTRAGTOR J
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BRICK AND STONE ,
MeCOOK. - NEBRASKA.
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PREDMORE BROS. , a
Blacksmithing and Woodwork f
IIorse Shoeing a Specialty. ?
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Repairs Wagons and Bugpies in a Work c
manlike Manner.
All Work Warranted. McCnok , Nebraska cc
SHOP South of Bndcer Lumber Yard. p .
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F. D. BURGESS , JSI J
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PLUMBING , 11
Steam and Hot Water Heating ; , 8ti <
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North Main Ave. , McCook , Neb. fl
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® All work receives prompt attention , b
MMttl iMJillli i im '
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RED WILLOW COUNTY.
[ crom The Nebra-ku Farmer. ]
The full has. a * usual , in this county , been
verj lino lor faun tabor. There has been but
two wet or disagreeable days so far and no
siioiv. The farmers are improving these lino
bright days in cribbing their tine corn crop ,
which J8ui fair yield , contrary to the many , re
ports that the "corn crop is a failure in south
western Nebraska. " Wiilleattendingthe Iowa
state fair last September. iiuui > aked mo if it
weto true as th'y had heard , that the corn
crop was almost an entire railuieiu that part
of the statu. I found the belief quite prevalent
that we were "dried up" in this section. I
have spent some time in ascertaining the yield
of corn in this county , and as a result of such
inquiry 1 have the following statements to
prut-ent to the unbelieving Thomas through
the columns of the oier welcome Nebrasku
Farmer :
I came to this county fifteen years ago
and hate been fanning ' hero since. During
that time my oorn 'hiis averaged Inrty busliu-s
to the acre ami wheat has yielded til teen to
toity but-hels tier acre. This is the most pro
ductive bolt lever eullivatt-d. Winters mild
and shnir. climate line and he-ilthlol : watcr
puie. air light and no m.ilarm. For the piii-t
tllici'ti jeair. stock ha\i < nut lieen led tlnue
months a.\ear. * 11 It. Duckw > irrii.
Chairman Boaid of Couut > tommibbiouets.
My corn is yielding Illty to seventy bushels
tier acre of .ood sound corn. No soft corn
heie Corn has avenigcil tit t > bushels per acre
on this larm tor the last Utteen yeais. I have
been in Dakota , Idaho , Wabhin toii , Oregon.
Montana. Wyoming , Colorado. Utah , Nevada.
California , Arizona , New Mexico. Kaunas and
Nebraska. With the except ion ol toine valleys
in Calilornia and Oregon , the soil here is the
most productive 1 have ever lotind.
Wm. Doyi.k.
Ex-County Trcabiner.
M > corn is yielding fifty to seventy bushels
peracie ot good soiled corn. 1 ha\e been in
all itie above-named states and territories and
in slate * in Mexico , and can corroborate the
above statement. The soil heie tor piodue-
tiveness is surpiiSBCd by but tew places ou this
cotitiuent. S. Bota.cs ,
County Commissioner.
My corn is yielding by weight , tlfty bushels
per acre. None solt. My farm is mii the high
prairie. J. E. TlltttiLl , .
My farm is located on the high prairie , and
my corn is > ieldinglit ty bushels ot good sound
corn per aei e , not a sott ear. W. K. Kousuv.
My finn is high prairie soil and my corn is
yielding ot good sound corn , foity live bushels
per acre. Not a nubbin ot solr corn I tarm
ed in Illinois twelve yeais and 1 find the soil
here moe productive than there.
S. 1) . McCr.AtN.
I farmed in Iowa twenty years , but I find the
sod heie nunc productive than there In spite
of dry weather my corn is j leldinglltty bush
els per aeie , ot good sound corn.
J.T. SANDKItS.
I have ninty acres planted to corn , which is
, \ ielding an average of-forty uushels per acre.
What I listed is yielding titty busheis per acre.
My farm is high prairie. (5r.o. Stauuuck.
My corn is yielding fifty bushels per acre of
good sound corn. My oats averaged fltty-eight
bushels. I sowed nimtand one-half bushels
of wheat on ten acres , and threshed 213 bushels
ot fine wheat. L. Ryan.
The abeve statements are made by piominent
farmers. located in different p rts of thecoun-
try.and it appears fr.mi these statements that
Red Willow county is in no immediate danger
of experiencinga corn famine. If those crops -
aie produced in a dry season , who will presume
to foiecast , with any degree of accuracy , the
possibilities of production of such a soil , with
anabund.uiceot moisture. Letteis of inquiry ,
enclosing stamp , answei ed. Wm. Coleman.
McCook , Neb.
Some Matters ot Opinion.
lOmaha llciald. ]
The Bessrmer ( Ala ) Journal is quoted as de
fining a scalawag thus :
\ A scalawag is an ex confederate soldier , who
alter the war in which he was physically
ciushed ' to lurce of arm * , came home tociawl
and lawn tietore the dominant faction o | his
eonquerois. ' levanting thepriiiei ; > ! c which re
siding in the soul ol evernative southerner ,
aie as immortal ai-the soul itself ol coiisiitu *
tional liberty atid the supiemacy ol the white
race. J
That of course is simply th opinion of a hot
headed , rattle-brained , sopliomoric editor of
an obscure weekly who. should he really come
in contact with a principle , would undertake
to compute it1 ? age frem the wrinkles on its
Imr. 'is . 'r the e in its teeth , according i > s
in his heated im iginatiou he mistook it to I e
a cow or horse. It is rot and rubbish like this
which makes weary and sick the honest and
stuidy soul ot the man of sense. The prinef-
tiles to winch this callow rhapsodist lefeis with
such unction as being locally resident and
soulfully immortal were never principles at
all ! Thewere the vague dreams of a slavo-
Bratie empire that teemed through the brains
if ambitious conspii ators spread by confiigion
liimnga people of tools , and were extermlnatj
jd root and branch by the invincible logic of J
Qre and sword. And apropos to the discourse-
may he defined the supreme fool : The supreme
ool is a man who , having been punished by
• his country" for rebellion against the laws of
Sod and man , takes advantage of clemency
md opens with the brayings of an a s the
noutli that decency , consistency and self-re
spect have vainly endeavored to seal.
SOUTH SIDE.
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We notice W. M. Cratty has his wind mill up
md In running order. • at
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W. T. Stone and wife have moved into their y
icw house.
Frank Preston took a tiip to Culbertson to C
nill. last Friday. L
Roth Ililetncn is improving his farm with a
splendid large frame barn.
Tom Ktlly has that big corn crib of his chuck
ull of corn , and still Tom has corn to husk i
Charlie Boyd has his new houseill up in ship |
hape. It s a beauty. ' j
Thev say that men show their true natures
vlien drunk. Well , we can't help but think
hat a man who drives his team up to hilch in
uch a position that he occupies about six
itching posts is naturally ad hog. Uno. ol
olp.
Improvad Postal Cards. _
The postolhcc department is soon to have a
lew style of postal cards It U much like a
loublc card of the present pattern. The back
olds are split diagonally and opens out like a _
minted star , The four corners are folded and |
oinetl in the centre , when tho card is ready h
or mailing with a piece of gummed paper.
he card weigns less than half an ounce and
rill contain no more writing than the present
ard.the only nd' antage being greater privacy.
A Russian physician claims to have discov-
red that drunkenness may becuied bysub-
utauotis injections of strvchuine in the profll
lortiou of one grain to 2G0 drops of water. Five
lro | s having been injected every 21 hours for
or 10 days , the patient finds , according to the
loctor.that tuc "first attempt to resume drink-
ng will ptoducesuch painful and nauseating
pnsatlons that he will turn nway from the f !
iquor in disgust. "
"And now , children , " remarked the Sunday
chool superintendent , "what happened to
hose wicked people who reviled Noah and re
used to heed his warning ? Where did they J
ind themselves when the Hood came ? " "Inde he
oup ! " exclaimed a class of newsboys on the di
ack seat with one voice. co
Hall , Cochran & Co. ,
DEALERS IX
HARDWARE ,
Implements , Etc.
A complete stock of
CUTLERY ,
STOVES ,
TtNWAKE ,
13AltB WIRE ,
WINDMILLS ,
OILS , ETC.
Lowest Liying * Prices.
WI-ST DKNN1S0N STREET.
.MeCOOK , - - NEBRASKA
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Toti will fitt'l a splendid lino
nf Clothe , Cas itneros. "Wor
steds. London Sititinus , and
Trouserings , and a conipletc
as orttnent of Spring and Fall
Overcoating. AUo Esqui
mau Beavers in all shades at
DEYSD ALB'S
Fine Custom Tailor Shops ,
opposite the new postoliiec.
Good fits guaranteed Thir
ty fivo years ' experience in
New York City.
ilATN AVENUE. MeCOOK , NEB.
Hcrian&DesLarzes , ,
rroprietors of tlie McUook >
fransfer % City Bus Line.
Ens to and from all trains. Coal hauling
nd general delivery. Three drays. AH
ork promptly attended to. Leave orders at
'tec ; & Ilofkiudl lunihi > r Y-ird
Slue FrontLKery Stable
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U. D. &JliTii , i'ruiirietor.
Lively , feed and stile stables. Finest tut n-
uts in the city furnished. Earn , rear .Mc
ntee Hotel.
t. e. Mccracken
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fflcCOOK , NEBRASKA ,
Writes Indemnity against Fire , LightJ J
ing , Tornado and Haii Storm. f I
rwi TTTmwnr iniit i Trrrnr" r TT"r1 1 I
M. A. LIBBEE , \
lontractor and Builder' ' ]
.Mccook , Nebraska.
vST" A specialty of line residences , school
inses. churehes. ate. All work done with , n
spatcb and satisfaction { ruaranteed. Shops , i
irner Uodgo and Manchester streets , j
And our concert captivates customers because the I
silvery sound means sound silver saved to every I
mothers' son of them. We are willing to let I
There's no denying that they are great on that I
instrument , and play with a good deal of vim , but I
the Lyre doesn't last like our instrument. I
WE BLOW OUR HORN
To announce that we have added § 4,500 worth of I
Fall and Winter Goods to our already mammoth " I
Sioelt of. JBosts & Sfioes * I
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And that we intend to sell them 20 per cent , be- I
low any firm that claims to compete with , or I
undersell us. I
Because we buy direct from wholesale manufac * \ I
tillers' saving the jobbers' profitwhich is 20 per N I
cent. Because we pay cash for everj dollars' I
worth of goods we buy and take a liberal discount. I
Come and see us. I
"BOSTON BARGAIN SHOE STORE. " I
OPEUA HOUSE BLOCK , . - - 3IcC00IC , NE13HASKA. ' I
i CITY BAKERY. |
j FRESH BREAD ! I
\ DELIVERED EVERY DAY FREE OF CHARGE. I I
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-PIES-CAKES-CAXDIES-XUTS- I
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I -OYSTERS-CIDER-CIGARS- | I
| -TOBACCO-ETC-ETC- \ I
| 1UNCH ROOM IN CONNECTION , j I
\ Cakes Mads to Order. St. Paul Patent Flour. \ I
i A. PROBST , PROP. ! IH I
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* J * 8 * & HENEY PENNER , .
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WIBR HARNESS m SADDLERY , . I
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< g/'t r winter stock of
Eorse Blankets , Winter Kofces , Etc. . Etc. I
"Harness all Iionie-made and giinraittccd. My patent collar is the Cne-
hing in the market. I carry the best goods in the city , the largest 5tock. and M
uy prices are the lowest.
SearorTbeFamoai. il35ZSliY PEX 'EK.