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VOLUME IX. McCOOK , RED WILLOW COUNTY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY EVENING , MAY IS. 1891. NUMBER 51. H. LAWLER wishes to announce that his stock of are now on the shelves. He does not claim to have the biggest stock on earth , nor does he promise what is impossible in prices. But in DRY GOODS , of all lands , he carries a complete and well-selected stock , and , the quality of goods considered , I also carry a full and fresh stock of and in this department also I will .Meet All Competition ! e = JgGive a call and get my prices-ISlF" LAWLER. OUR STOCK OF to in WAL IS NOW COMPLETE , And we are prepared to show I -In the city at- Prices That Can't Be Beat , -A full line of- lyiixed Paints Varnishes . ' " " . , , ' , , ' ' : v-S ' ; ; Brushes , Alabastine , Etc. ' * i I- , * & koV DRUGGISTS- PEOPLE YOU KNOW. % XWXXNXXXVXN Citizens and Visitors Briefly Mentioned. We Have Had Our Eye on You. "I Know Not What the Truth May Be , I Tell it as 'Twas Told to Me. " J. A. Conical had business in Lincoln , Tuesday. Mrs. H. F. Sutton returned home from Ainsworth , to-day. Mrs. Joel S. Kelsey and family left for Piltsburc , Mondaj' . A. J Beecher is at Stockville on business of the law , this week. Hector Myeis of the Episcopal church now occupies the Kelsey house. Judge C-ocliran is holding court up in Frontier county , this week. Samuel Strasser was up from iloldrege , on business matters , Saturday. Mrs. Al. it. Snodgrass of our city was registered at Lincoln , Tuesday. Peter Campbell , the robust'Jlickaree ranch man , was a city visitor , Monday. .Banker Harden o Stratum was among our numerous visitors , Monday evening. Mrs.McConnellmother of Lou and Charlie , departed yesterday morning for Virginia , Illinois. County CIgrk Roper was an interested at tendant upon the irrigation meeting , Satur day evening. liev. J. T. .Roberts , pastor of the M. E. church at Indianola , was a city visitor , Wed nesday night. Banker Harvey of the widely-known firm of .Burton & Harvey , Orleans , was a business visitor , Monday. Itev. P. S. Mather made a trip to Lincoln to note the growth of the State University , says the Indianola Herald. Mrs. A. J. Thomas has been down from the ranch near Haigler , the early part of the week , doing some shopping , etc. Miss L. Ella Hart takes Xo. 4 , this evening' for Cambridge-on-the-Medicine the guest of Miss Lutie Babcock Over Sunday. Commissioner Hodgkin spent Saturday in the metropolis , remaining over to attend the irrigation meeting in the evening at the city hall. Father Fanning , the well known , pioneer priest of the valley , occupied the Catholic pulpit , last Sunday , in his usual , vigorous fashion. Mr. .Bert Barnes , the clever and comely Indianola editor of the Times-Democrat , gazed upon this constituency admiringly , Monday. President Hocknell left , Sunday evening , for Omaha , where he has been summoned act , this week , on the federal grand jury Judge Dandy's court. Dr. C. H. Jones left , Wednesday night , for Minneapolis ona , two weeks' home visit. He will participate in the closing hours of the state medical society at Lincoln en route. Judge Abbott of the Hayes Centre Kepub- lican came down , Sunday evening , in order to transact some business and to take Mon day's flyer for Denver on a short recreation trip. Banker Peck and Barrister Coy of Hitch cock's geographical centre , took in our meeting in irrigation's interest , Saturday evening. Both are active , practical irriga tion fiends. Editor Hofer of the Hayes Centre Times , and wife , enjoyed the liberty of our city , Tuesday and 'Wednesday of this week. Bankey Eubank of the Centre was a visitor at the same time. Mrs. G. B. jtfettleton and family left , Tues- fAr TVavnn "Woli xrrliora ATr AToftlnf/iii is engaged in carpenter work , and where they will spend the summer. Clarence will return to McCook. J. T. Bullard gazed upon the presidential party at Denver , Tuesday , with all the ad miration his stalwart democracy would per mit. In the evening the General sized up the John L. Sullivan party at the theatre. Rev. Stewart was a guest of his daughter , Mrs. J. C. Birdsell , Sunday. He occupied the Congregational pulpit during the morn ing service and assisted Eev. McBride at the evening meeting in a very acceptable manner. J. E. Kelley came in on Wednesday's flyer from a business trip to Lincoln and Hastings. He saw and heard the President at the latter point early in the morning , and confesses to have been most favorably impressed with "Our Ben. " C. W. Beck of the state aid association came in from Lincoln , Monday , to superin tend the reshipment , to points in this section , of a car load of potatoes sent here by the association. He left for Lincoln on the evening passenger. Dr. B. B. Davis went in to Lincoln , Tues day morning , to attend the meeting of the state medical association in session at the capital city , this week. The doctor wuT re port to the association the interesting Byrer case of epilepsy , well known to our readers. He returns today. , Mrs. A. Carmichael , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Suyder , left , Tuesday , forDenver where she will join her husband , who is em ployed by the U. P. as an engineer. They will make Denver their future home. Mrs. Carmichael leaves a large circle of friends who will miss her. We all wish them siiic- cess in their new home. WE "PASS" NOBODY. New time card , Sunday , May 17th. Miss L. P. KHbourn of Salt Lake City , Is visiting Mrs , A. Snyder. Assist. Supt. Highland of the Lyons line was at headquarters , Saturday. Why does a locomotive never sit down ? Because it has a tender behind. 2F Buy a house from S. H. Colvin on the monthly installment plan and save money. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Johnson of Curtis were the guests , of Engineer JohnsonSunday. The railroad men of the Western Division sympathize with Gen. Supt Calvert in the death of his wife at Lincoln , Tuesday after noon , the 12th instant. Engineer Oyster returned , Wednesday morning , from Nelson , where he has been for the past week , a witness for the road in the Woolsey case , which the court dismissed. Engineer and Mrs. J. F. Heber. returned Wednesday on the flyer from their eastern visit. Assist. Supt. C. H. Harman of Holyoke was at headquarters , Mondaj' , on high line business. ' Engineer Murphy is building quite an ad dition to his residence in the northwestern part of the city. Mrs. Frank Harris and children are visit ing Dr. and Mrs. T. B. Stutzman at Dav enport , Nebraska. Capt. R. O. Phillips , * the Lincoln Land Co.'s rustling mascot , had business in this irrigation centre , Wednesday. Engineer Holliday has rented the C. W. Paine dwelling. He will build a barn on the property for the accommodation of his live stock. Supt. Campbell went up to Denver , Mon day night , to see President Harrison and party. He accompanied the pilot special on through to Hastings , arriving here on the flyer , of Wednesday noon. Engine 197 , Tuesday morning , between Akron and Denver , broke a main rod com pletely disabling herself. No. 5 , following , pushed her to the side track , from where she was taken to the shops. Frank Harris arrived home , Wednesday night , from Davenport , Thayer county , where he was summoned by telegraph , Mon day morning , by the illness of his two child ren with scarlet rash. He reports both as rapidly improving. The case of George Woolsey against the "Q" for causing the death of his son Harry at this place in April , 1890 , came up in dis trict court at Nelson , this week , and was dismissed for the reason that the prosecution failed to make a case. It will be remembered that young Woolsey was running away from home , and was stealing a ride on a passen ger train ; on the trucks of a coach. In at tempting to jump from the trucks while coming into the McCook yards he was thrown under the wheels and killed. The President's special train conveying self and party have come and sone , having pass ed through McCook , 1:30 : , A. M. , western fimo Wprlnpsftav mnrninoonorino 0.11 T7n- ! gineer Bartlett pulling the train the entire trip of 387 miles. J. H. Bums had charge of the train from Denver to Hastings. A.Camp- bell , Superintendent , J. Francis , General Passeneer and Ticket Asrent , and R. B. Arch ibald , Superintendant Motive Power , were on board to oifer all directions necessary tea a successful trip. The start from Denver was made about 6 P. M. , dinner being served as the train speeded over the sandy rolling plains just east of Denver. A stop of fifteen minutes was made at Akron , where Presi dent Harrison made a short address , and al so at Yuma to examine some slight defect where some handshaking was indulged in , which was the last point stopped at until morning had arrived , the President being up and stood on the rear platform of observa tion car while the train passed through Jun- iata , bowing and returning the eeneral salute that was rendered by all. Nothing special was intended as regards swiftness , therefore , the train was sent along at an average of about 32 % miles per hour , and the average might have been made 50 miles as the 241 seemed to know she was pulling the chief magistrate and never did her work more eracefullv. NOTES. The directing of everything pertaining to the trip was through Mr. Boyd , Assist. Gen'l Pass. Agt , P. K. R. An expert electrician accompanied the train in charge of the dynamo which furnished light for the entire train. Chas.H. Stewart , the dining car conductor , is famous as a caterer since the adoption of Pennsylvania Limited by that company. Frank Hawkswortli pulled the pilot train with engine 208 from Akron to Hastings. He making his usual smooth and perfect run. A schedule of the entire round trip was made before leaving Washington and has been carefully observed the entire tour over the continent. Liberality was the motto as pertaining to the eating and smoking on the special , every one being treated very royally by the Presi dent's subordinates. Mr. Boyd's instructions were , the train is run on seconds and not minutes which is the cause of our success , having covered over 7,000 miles and have not been late at any point. All employes with the train were off the P. R. R. , through Mr. Boyd's own selection. Baggageman , porters , waiters , cooks and general utility men were.all old timers in the business. Supt. Highland , located at Denver , made the send-oif of the President's train a com plete success owing to his careful prepara tion of minor details and his rustling when the time , come to.be . ready. * f Engine 211 was arrayed in the best possi ble , style having dozens of large flags besides small ones , with bunting , red , white and blue , by the bolt.President Harrison's picture adorned each side of the tank. ' ' ' 'Th'e disc'iplfaeshQTra among servants along with the President's special was perfect and the success of'.the trip is owing a- great deal to this , aa.by Mr. Boyd's conversation were all but dead on their feet and could fall to sleep any time/when.standing / out -V WfcfcfcS , McOOOK , NEBRASKA. jays SATURDAY , MAY 161k. The Greatest Opportunity to Secure Bargains in OKKRRKD , . " i Remember this is special for this day only. attention given mail orders. AGENT LINCOLN LAND Co. OFFICE IN MEEKER BUILDING ,