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'VOLUME IX. McCOOK , RED WILLO V COUNTY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY EVENING , SEPTEMBER 3 , 189O. NUMBER 15.
IS NOW COMING IN.
EVERY DEPARTMENT IS BEING FILLED
WITH THE
Latest and Choicest Styles ,
AND WILL COMPRISE THE
MOST COMPLETE ASSORTMENT
IN SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA.
Before Purchasing Any Goods
FOR MEN OR BOYS ,
IT WILL BE TO YOUR INTEREST
TO SEE OUR LINE.
ALL GOODS MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES.
Strictly One-Price. ENGEL , Mgr.
MeCook , Neb. , Sept. Bth , 189O.
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H. LAWLER'S
COMMENCING *
Jutt © jt& > 1890 *
We have decided to EEDUCE OUE STOCK before invoicing , July
1st , 1890 , and we will offer ourENTIEE STOCK at a
SAPRTFTfF FOR f ASH1 .
We must reduce our stock before July 1,189O.
Come and see the
YOURS , THE RUSTLER FOR TRADE ,
WIj
: MAIN AYRNUE ,
MeCOOK , : : : : : : NEBRASKA.
THE COUNTY FAIR.
Will there be a fair this year ? This
question I have heard frequently while
I have been over the county in the inter
est of the Red Willow County Agricul
tural Society. My usual answer is , "Yes
we will have a fair. " Then the ques
tion , "What are you going to show ?
Now as it is impossible to have a talk
with everyone in the county I will try
to explain my position through our
county papers. Let us consider this
as we would any other business enter
prise.
If any one of you were in charge of a
business enterprise and you found busi
ness dull or prospects dark for its success
would you give up , or would you
double your energies and work all the
harder to save your business or enter
prise from ruin ?
Now I will admit some things look
discouraging for a fair this year , hut
shall we give up and acknowledge our
selves whipped by hot winds and dry
weather ? I say no. These things muy
be against us but let us make the best
of it. There is no reason why we can't
have the best show of stock we ever had
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in the county. The ladies are no less
skilled in needlework and fine art and ,
rest assured , they will make a fine dis
play. But you say "How about gram
and vegetables ? " Remember grain and
vegetables alone cannot make a good
fair ; nor will their absence cause the
fair to be a failure. But we shall have
some good grain and fine vegetables.
But you say , "The people are hard up
and cannot afford to spend the money. "
In such times we should use our money
where it will do the most good , and
what can we do to be of more benefit to
the people than to encourage and inspire
them to greater exertions in the battle
of life ? I make this assertion : A good
fair this year will do more to keep up
the record our county has attained than
any other thing we could do. If you
are here to stay , or are here and can't
get , away , then anything you can do to
help the county will help you. So if
you come to the fair it may cost you a
dollar or so , but it will only be invested
where it will return to you ten fold.
The executive committee were in
session recently and looked the situa
tion over carefully and made some
changes to suit the times. The price
of Membership Tickets was reduced
from $1.50 to $1.00 which admits to
gether with team , a man and wife and
all children under 12 years of age.
In regard to making entries , I will
say , I will be at C. W. Barnes' office in
Indianola on Monday , September 22d ,
to receive entries and at the fair ground
Tuesday , the first day of the fair. En
tries will be kept open till Wednesday
noon , at which time the regular pro
gram will begin. If convenient you
need not have your stock on the ground
until noon Wednesday , but all other
articles should be brought Tuesday , or
early Wednesday , so it can be arranged
by the superintendents. Now the ques
tion is asked , "How about premiums ,
will you "be able to pay in full ? " We
answer , "It all depends how well you
patronize the fair , if only those come
who expect to get premiums and they
pay only a small amount into the socie
ty , then we will not be able to pay
premiums in full. But we shall cut
down expenses in every way we can. "
The society is out of debt , and all ex
cess of actual expense will be paid back
in premiums.
Now let me say a word to horsemen.
Believing a certain amount of speed
necessary for a successful county fair ,
or the majority of the people will not
attend and knowing that the expense to
fit horses for races is not a small mat
ter and also believing that unless you
have some guarantee of receiving some
thing in return you will not go to this
expense , and also pay an entrance fee
and stall rent. So we have decided
that all money received from entrance
For speed be kept from the general fund ,
and when our dividend is made in all
classes alike , we will add the amount
received from entrance fee in any lot
and divide all between the winners , ac
cording to our rules of dividing purses
for speed ; provided the amount so made
does not exceed the purse offered. We
believe this to be only just and does
injure any one ; so come and bring your
horses and we will do the best we can
for you.
Remember we paid in full last year
and hope to do so this year. Any one
wanting a premium list can get same
by writing the Sec'y at Bartley.orfrom
printing offices , post-offices and nearly
all business houses in the county. Now ,
one and all take hold and help us make
the fair a success and help the county
and yourself. C. W. BECK , Sec'y ' ,
Bartley , Neb.
MISGOVERNMENT OF CITIES.
From a "Topic of the Time , " with
the above title in The Century for Sep
tember , we quote as Follows : "It can
not be denied that our unrestricted suf
frage makes the problem more difficult
here than it is abroad ; but the difficulty
is not insurmountable , and it is not , as
it is often claimed to be , the chief cause
of our troubles. We are in the habit
of charging all our worst evils to the
combined ignorant and corrupt vote ,
but there is not a city in the land in
which that vote is not many thousands
less than the combined intelligent and
'honest vote. The trouble is that the
latter vote , misled by party names and
party issues which have no bearing upon
questions of municipal rule , is about
evenly divided in most municipal elec
tions , arid is thus deprived of nearly all
its influence. When the happy day
shall couie that the respectable voters
of our cities join hands and say that
henceforth they will know no politics
in the administration of city affairs , and
will only ask of a candidate whether or
not he is fit and honest , then there will
no longer be any danger to apprehend
from the combined ignorant and vicious
vote. It will makeverylittle difference
what kind of a system we have upon
which to govern the city when this spirit
shall have entered into the election of
its officials , but until we can secure that
spirit in the elections it will be useless
to hope for reform under the , most per
fect system which the human mind can
devise , for an ideal system administered
by ignorant and corrupt men cannot pro
duce intelligent and honest government
without performing a miracle. "
COLEMAN WILL BE THERE.
With their usual and commendable
generosity the Burlington company has
again offered to provide transportation
to President Coleman of the agricultur
al society , for himself and an exhibit
from Red Willow county , to the Illinois
state fair. It is Mr. Coleman's pur
pose to select from the material brought
to the county fair at Indianola an ex
hibit of our products and show to the
astonished multitudes at the Illinois
state fair at Peoria , this fall , what this
country is capable of producing under
the most adverse circumstances. To
refute the false impressions prevailing
in the east by evidences that will open
their eyes. With the above matters in
mind , Mr. Coleman says : "We expect
to have a good exhibit of farm produce
at the fair and not import any either.
The recent rains , and warm weather
following , are bringing vegetables and
corn on nicely ; they are maturing rap
idly , and a creditable display can be
made. Farmers , set aside the largest
samples for the fair , and be sure to been
on hand with it. But especially bring
corn. Bring corn of every variety ,
from the little pop corn to the mam
moth dent. "
The County Seat Fight.
BARTLEY , NEB. , Aug. 30. [ Special
Cor. Journal. ] For several days Judge
Cessna , the referee in the county-seat
contest , has been at MeCook taking
evidence to prove the validity of some
of the names on the petition presented
by MeCook. For this expense MeCook
paid $400. The judge came to Indian
ola , this morning , to take the rebutting
evidence , but would not proceed until
Indianola would pay $400 toward the
expense. The commissioners have had
two meetings to consider the subject
of appropriating the money , but made
no appropriation. The subject is to be
argued before the referee at Hastings
on September 22d. MeCook claims
that she has a surplus of more than
200 valid names on the petition.
A CARD.
Seeing with pleasure the universal
satisfaction which our brands of flour
have given to my patrons in MeCook
and surrounding country , I have decid
ed to make a liberal reduction to new
patrons on a trial sack of flour. Good
flour will advertise itself.
Very truly yours ,
E. W. REED.
Family Groceries at Noble's.
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J. ALBERT WELLS ,
DRESS MAKING A SPECIALTY.
At this season\vlK , ii sumsnor ( Lays al
ternate with days of full , weather , the
necessity ot" disposing' of. the remainder
of SUMMER STOCK is constantly in the
mind of the prudent merchant.
This is a time when buyers at my
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store have EXCEPTIONAL ADVANTAGES. ,
They can have the first choice of fresh
FALL GOODS , and they can secure at
extraordinarily low prices goods belong' "
ingto the waning- summer season.
There is no time when I do not pre
sent a lower rang-e of prices than any
other hotise , but at .present the conces
sions made 011 SUMMER GOODS are so great
ly to the advantage of purchasers as to
demand SPECIAL NOTICE.
It would be tedious to present in ex
haustive detail the array of tempting :
prices at which the stock of the passing
season is being- offered , as it would be
superfluous to give an absolutely com
plete list of the new goods which will ar
rive shortly. It must be remembered
that to adequately appreciate either
THEY MUST BE EXAMINED.
In depts. in which the goods are of all
seasons there will , as always , be found
that established harmony of HIGH QUAL
ITY and LOW PRICES which is the popular
distinction of my store.
Attention , Farmers.
We are closing out our en
tire stock of Farm Imple
ments at cost. Right nowis
the time to secure rare bar
gains. Call and be amazed ,
at our prices. They must Ibte
sold at once.
HALL , GOCHRAN & CO.