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Southwestern Nebraska.
RED WILLOW COUNTY.
Wiilt Its Fine Laying , Rich , Agricultural Lands---Cheap Homes for All-
At $6.00 to $15.00 an Acre. By
S. II. OOLVIN , BED WILLOW Co. , NEB.
This county ja located in the southwestern
part of the stato. In the southern tier , seventy
miles east of the Colorado line. It embraces
100.800 acres of aa flno laying , rich , agricultur
al lands as can bo found In the west. The lay
of these lands is largely gently sloping. Just
enough to lead the surplus water to the draws.
Those slopes are miles in extent , and no
where on the western prairies can bo found
more beautllnl locations forllnofarms. Large
tracts can be Imd all smooth , line land , every
foot tillable , and n rich deep soil. Si.mooi
these slopes are somewhat cut up by uanyoim
which give good , natural drainage , and make
excellent pasture. Some arc quito deep , with
abrupt sides , which lorm line natural wind
breaks for the proteclionof Htock. These canyons
yens vary in width from llvo to ten rods , and
the bottoms are covered with a good coat of
buffalo or blue stem grass.
THE SOIL
is a dark loam. 2 to 5 feet deep , and is capable
ot producing largo crops. It absorbs nu ist-
urc rapidly and retains It near the surface
with remarkable tenacity. There is no gumbo ,
or bard pan. but a porous subsoil , classified
by geologists us "leoss deposit. " and is pro
ductive to n great depth. There are no ponds
or sloughs , and no red roots , rook , gravel ,
sand , or anything else in the soil to hinder
farming operations , and any common plow
% vill scour without trouble. Thoae who have
farmed in Iowa suid here , find this soil the
easiest worked and most productive they have
over tilled. Sixty acres of corn can bp
grown here with the labor required to raise
forty in Iowa or Illinois.
CKOPS.
The same kind of crops are grown here that
are raised in Iowa. Good farmers raise Hllj
to sixty buehels of corn per acre. Win-at 2i )
to 40 bushels per acre , some fields a little
more. Kye from 80 to 40 busli'-lt ; per acre
jarli310 to 5'J : oats 50 to CO. Tin ; unics pro
ceeds ol the crop hitt ji'tsr of sonic1 llcliis n
nail grain on one acre will pay for Jive : IL-.O&
of land ; and ninny crops on ( H ) ner-s will pa\
for ICO Mtri's MUIIP llcidscnltivati'si luit twice
yielded f0 to 71 bushels of corn per ncr < >
Broom corn , c.nsf , millet , llax. luicltwhi-at
and in fact all ! ; inils of crops are grown heie
Vegetnli'es are easily raised , attain u ! arg <
size , iiiiil are itf the best quality. Little has
yet been ilotic in ihe way of experimenting
with tame yr.is-ses ; some timothy anil clover
have bc-i-ii s.wi. Ali'it'lii ' takes the lead of ul
tame jrjissfi. It is cut ilnee limes a ye.irand
yields two tons per acre each cutting
Itisrreatlj relished by stock and prelerubiL
to timothy or clover. Fruit trees grow re
murkubly well , and some orchards are in bear
ing. Small fruits do well.
WATER.
We have what is called "sheet water , " whicl
is about on a level with the streams , consequently
quently the higher the land the deeper to
water. In the valley water is obtained at t
depth of ten to thirty feet , while on the di
vides at about SO to 100 feet. Water Is clear
fresh and pure , almost us soft as rain water
and the supply inexhaustible. A well twelve
inches in diameter will supply 200 head of
stock the year round. Wells are either dug
or bored. The cost of boring and curbing i >
forty cents a foot. A well is preferable to run
ning water , as there is no mud or waste land.
THE REPUBLICAN VALLEY ,
noted throughout the United States for its
beauty , runs through the central part of KED
WIS.t.OW COUNTY , while Beaver Creek val
ley , equally beautiful and fertile , runs
tnrougu tlie southern part. Driftwood , Dry ,
Ash , s.oou and Red Willow creeks all empty
into the river in the county. Timber grows
along these streams , where wood can be had
for 51 a load , und posts for five to seven cents
a piece , split in the timber. \vintemare
mill and short , it costs but little for fuel.
O i-l MATE.
The air is pure , ligut. and free from malaria.
No Msihma. Agie JIIKIIOWH and nu malarial
il ( iisutitius of uiy Kind here. Tlio e sutTering
with throat or lungr troubles are eatirely
cured or gnuly ueneflttrd by coming here.
A prc.mini'ii : physician , ncll and favorably
knort ii iii the west , has rernarued trutln'uliy.
"Vhe c'iinate ol souruwesteru Nebraska will
cure hail the diseases humanity is subject u > .
ens ! o ! the Missouri river. " Uhe summer
MJtisonaare i .ng. with nights cool and retresh-
iug. Spring i'.em > early , and a large acreuge
is usually suwn to wheat in February. For
ten 3 ears pubt. Wheat biu , ocun to'Vn in r eb u-
ary every jta1 but one , auu the ground lit
good cuuuuiou toe punting- corn uy tlie nici
v , eel ; in Aprit. Frost holds off late. aniJ liiJinn
summer , just the finest weather IIUUKIII > IDU
lor picking com and doing up fall work , lasts
from eight to twelve wt-.cks. The fall being
dry. orn isiuurea mid ripens in good sbujie.
No soft corn here . The winters being mild
und short Unit ; feed is required for stock , tor
ten \ i.-.rs paai stock have not been fed nueo
montii3 a year. The prairie is covered i > , , uci-
pally n-ilh buil'alo gr.iia , which cures on the
ground in the tail , aud furnishes a good
suppo oi winter pasture , and btoc fc. .1 < m it
in the winter. Good beet is taken < U > . . -ulo
grass until Clirittmus , and .omctimcs 1.1 < eb
ruury. stock is tunica Out on thu p > .t. . \ . - i > y
first ol April. The snowtull ia n.ti. . - : -m
excludingsi.x lucliirs. > . . < J usually the iuu..u
tfiio and touda ui.j all ihe it inter. Uiii
H--.V t.y.uia nine , mid thci arc ngiii and ot
-.oji ifjraiiou ; ihero aie out lev ua o out-
hibu : cannot be cd
> our pcrior ioui-
lombly. The unit ! , dry. tsii i. . .inters is a
a ( ' nil in luvoi ot ihu us u a uc * coun
try. 'luree ousucJs ot cuiu led here will pro-
jjcc mote liusb. inun four fed in the cold ,
j.itnp climate ot lo\vu or Illinois , where such
juducii Had bovero storms occur ireqi.i-nily ,
when all ih > - i'db prouucin propui ties ui the
corn ire icijuiicd tosupii.j ueut to iepe the
cold. Take the above udvmuu e.s ol this
country in connuoiion > vith our -ufitp lauds
: tud iO > 7 taxes , aud there ia more profit iu
feeding stock here than in Illinois or
I'D is country is noted tor itsfincsiuouth
There bus scarcely ojcii a day iu ton
years bur I hat a good team could drutt a ton
ten or twelve miles to market.
There are eighty-four school districts m the
county , wborein school is taught by compe
tent teachers. Six months each 3 em. Sunday
school is held in nearly all of them , and in
many preaching services.
There are two railroads in the county. With
the county outof debt , light taxes , low assess
ments county warrant is worth one hun
dred cents o a dollar , cash , every day in the
the week. The tuias on a quarter fltttJon are
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MCCOOK V-
is the commercial centre betwpcn .
Nebraska , and Denver , Colorado , a distance of
nearly four hundred miles , and is destined to
become a city of frreat commercial import
ance. It is pleasantly located on an eminence
overlooking the Republican Valley. It is sit
uated midway between Omaha and Denver ,
on the main line of The Great Burlington
Route , who have made this a division point
for terminal service , where 140.000.00 are dis
tributed monthly to the employes of the com
pany. At this point the company have atgreat
expense erected a fine brick round house and
repair shops , with stalls for thirty engines.
Engines becoming dleiib'ed ' are brought hero
from H distance of over two hundred miles for
their repairs. They have erected a large two
story depot , a freight house and a Quo hotel.
The city enjoys the benefits of a flno system
of water works. It is on the Holly plan , and
there are fifteen miles in operation , costing
about $70.000. The city Is well lighted by elec
tricity. The U. S. land office for this district
is located here. There are three banks , The
First National. Farmers and Merchants , and
Citizens ; two loan and trust companies. The
McCook Loan und Trust Company , and The
Nebraska Loan and Hanking Co. ; two whole
sale liquor houses. Patrick Walsh and A. C.
Clyde ; Bowcn is Laycocit. have quiteu jobbing
trade in boots and shoes. Among our sub
stantial general stores are C. L. DeGrolT & Co.
J. A. Wilcox & Son. Joseph Mcnard and II.
Lawler ; exclusive dry goods. L. Lowman &
Son and J. Albert Wells ; exclusive boots and
shoes , Uowen & Laycockand J. F. Ganschow ;
drugstores. L. W. McConnell & Co. . Albert Me-
Milieu and Geo. M. Chenery ; grocers. C. M.
Noble and M. E. Knipple ; livery stublcs , Corey
& Maddux ami Mnibh & Clark ; lumber and
coal. W. O. Billiard &Co. and the Harnctt Lum
ber Co. ; jewclei.s Frank larrulh A : Son and II.
P. Sir. t mi ; book stores. McCook Book & St at ion-
cry Co. ; meat markets. ( \ T. Brewer , F. S.
Wilcox & Co. and St.nie & Devill ; clothing , C.
W.Knlglitsaiiil the Famous Clothing Co. ; hard
ware. W.C. i.aTiiinette. S. M.Cocbrun & Co.and
T. N.Vonng : limntme. P de & Sun ; cigar fac
toiies , J. II. Uwyer and Joseph Kei/.eimtein ;
BUlooim.M.AIibiiliuler.A.O.ChdeundP.Walsh.
S. Strutter , ami several smaller trades people
with welikopt -csllvechnrchesthree news
papers. Tribune , Times-Democrat and True
Democrat ; three line ward school buildings ;
five hotels , a OIIP hundred barrel roller mill ,
two elevators-managed by Potter & Easter-
day and Doun & Hail who pay the highest
price for grain of any city in the Ik-publican
Valley.
The business men of McCook have earned
fortlic city the reputation of being the best
eomiiK rciul city in Southwestern Nebraska ,
and all kinds of produce and vegetables al
ways bring a good price.
To those seeking homes , we say in nil can
dor , come out und see for yourselves. Our
soil and our climate , our prices and our people
will compare favorably with any portion of
the United States , and wo cordially invite
oopiiuirison. Ked Willow county has at least
10,000 population , and within the next five
years more will have at least double that
number.
There are flve towns in the county : McCooir ,
Indianola. Bartley. Danbury and Lebanon *
Them are ten postofBcos within the county
and a number of country stores , thus afford
ing advantages to the farmer that he woul. .
not otherw.'i1 possef ? .
FfltTlTS.
The soil and climate here are especially
adopted to growing apples , peaches , pears ,
cherries , apricots , strawberries and in short
all kinds of small fruits and berries.
THE SUGAK BEET.
Ked Willow county produces the finest sugar
beet in the world , and an analysis by the U.S.
chemist shows a greater percentage of sugar
ot any yet produced in the U. S. . and a sugar
factory costing at least 51,500,000 is among the
various enterprises whicti will eventually be
located at McCook.
The profit to the farmer is great , as the land
v-ill net him fifteen dollars per acre , after al
lowing his necessary expenses and a fc * r com
pensation being counted in for labor.
Come to McCook , Ked Willow county. She
has the best market.the best opening for busi
ness pursuitsand farm lands can be bought at
a price that places them within the reach of all.
Her citizens will be glad to show you the city ;
land agents will show you fine farms without
expense to you. The B. & M. Hotel at the de
pot , the Arlington , Commercial and McEntee ,
further up town , will take care of you while
here.
NEBRASKA'S PRE-EMINENCE.
It is not too much to say that the geograph
ical position of Nebraska gives it immense ad
vantages for agricultural purposes over every
other State and Territory. Lying , as it dees ,
between parallels of latitude within which the
COKN AMD WHEAT BELTS OVERLAP EACH OTIIKR
t possesses in a marked degree the advantages
enjoyed by the regions both north and south
of it , without their accompanyingdrawbacks.
while it also , or at least that portion of it with
which we are now concerned , lies sufficiently
far west to have its winters moderated and
cut short by the Chinook wind , n warm cur
rent of air blowing eastward from the Pacific
Ocean , mitigating the severity of the cold and
enabling cattle to winter out-of-doors with
comparatively little loss or suffering.
Among the ad vantages en joyed by Nebraska
r.-er the region lying to the south of it. with
! : u exception of that extreme northern portion
tion ot Kansas which immediately adjoins it ,
ire an almost entire freedom both from cy
clones and malaria , and a higher average yield
per acre of nearly every important crop raised
n the West ; while among those it possesses
over the region lying north of it may be men-
ioned the shorter duration of its winters , its
almost entire immunity from blizzards or ex-
remely low temperatures , and that still more
mportant matter , the greater length of ita
growing season , the period between the lasi
tilling frost in the spring and the first killing
frost in the fall being on an average seven
weeks longer in Central Nebraska than in
Central Dakota , and eight weeks longer than
n Northern Minnesota or Northern Dakota ,
according to the annual reports of the United
States Signal Service.
While the Census of 1880 found Nebraska
standing eignlh in the production of corn ,
twelfth in the production of wheat , and flf-
eenth in number of cattle , it occupies in 18'Jl
be fourth place among the Corn States. It
las passed three of its former rivals in the
production of wheat , and has stepped forward
o tbe tenth place in the number and value of
ts live stock. Since tbo United States Census
of 18SO , tbo population of Nebraska has in
creased from 4-52,402 to 1.058.910 ; tbe number ot
iti farms from 63.387 to 141.107 ; the number of
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its lire stock rrom s.424.&ai ) to 4.BKJ,44 ; and
tholr vuluo from J33.410.2C5 to * 80,023.808. Itfl
tnanufactorlcB. which numbered 1.403 ID I860 ,
with products valued at $ l ' ,6:27.iO : , have in
creased nearly three-fold In number mid more
than four-fold in the value of their products-
Its crops of the three principal coreuls. which
aggregated in 183085,853.017bushelsbavesinco
reached 200.000.000 bushels , und the true valu
ation of its real and personal property has
risen from SC55.1CO.OOO to at least $1.500.0COO. ! ) ( )
Marvelous ns Is this showing ; it is in.ulo to
stand out in still bolder relief by the fuel th > it
not more than one aero in four of the nruhle
land of the State lias yet been brought under
cultivation , norhavo its various other sources
of wealth been much more thoroughly proven.
Homo was not built iniuhiy.iiorcun Nel'i-iiMa.
exceeding ! nnrea thrcuof the most productive
kingdoms of Europe coiubined England , Itcl-
gium iindjliio Netherlands attain I lie magni-
flcent p'siiion that awaits licr in the sister
hood of StatoH. except by the Blow develop
ment of those vast arid varied natiinil rcsour
ces with which bhe has been endowed.
Nebraska not only lies within I lie uncut corn-
belt of the country a ( act which n large pro
portion of intending1 scttleis very properly
regard us of paramount importance but it is
BY AC'PUAf. DKMONSTItATION tilO Very finest
portion of that belt. With much of itsculti-
vablu area as yet unbroken , and witii a great-
IT diversity of farming opuriiftons thaii is to
Do found In any other of the newer Status or
Territories , it produced in 1 33 a corn crop oi
144.217.000 bushels , mid under equally "favora
ble conditions the Benson of 1S91 has seen even
this immense crop largely exceeded.
A STARTLING COA'PAKISON.
The significance of these statements is.how-
over , enormously heightened by three cir
cumstances that cannot be too strongly im
pressed upon the public mind. The lli-.it is
that for the last flve years the corn crops of
Nebraska have averaged a larger yield pur
acre than those of any otherof thegroat corn-
producing1 States. Second , that they have
averaged a larger number of bushels per cap
ita , either of those employed in raising them
or of the entire population of the State , than
than those of any other Stuie orTerritory.and
most significant of all , that a larger percent
age of the corn product of Nebraska during
the last live years liar been of a merchantable
standaid than of thai of even the most favor
ed of its rivals ; the Is jhraska farmer getting
the highest market pr < co for eighty-three aim
one-half out of every hundred bushels of cori
ae raises , while the tanner in Illinois or lowiv
for an example , has but sixty-eight busbcls.in
every hundred , of a marketable quality.
These statements arc taken , not from any-
doubtful source , not even from the usually
somewhat extra vagontreport of State officials ,
but from the perfectly independent , absolute
ly impartial and thoroughly trustworthy re
ports of the United States Department of
Agriculture.
HOW TO GET TO McCOOK.
All parties living on line of Chicago , Burl-
Migton&Qnincy railroad. ( Burlington Route. )
an come to McCook without change of cars.
Those living on the Hock Island territory ,
' iio ! the Chicago , Hock Island and Pacific to
itn-iha or St. Joseph , then the K. & M. to Mc-
" ok.
Those living on the line of the Chicago , Jlil-
nkee& St. Paul , take thai line to Omaha
. the n. &M. toMci'ook.
' 'host : jiving1 on the line of the Chicago &
Alton , take that line to Kansas Pity , and then
the B. & . M. from there to McCuolc.
Those living on the line of the Chicago &
Northwestern , take that line to Omaha , and
the B. < fc. M. to McCook.
Those living on Hue ofVaha < Oi. take that
line to either Omaha or Kansas City , then over
the B. & . M. to McCook.
Be sure your ticket reads MoCOOK. NEB.
E3F Call and SBC or write for price list tt
S. H. COLVIN ,
McCOOK , HED WILLOW Co. . NE3U.
McCOOK , NEB.
him if you wautbai-
gains in farm lands. He has any
thing you want , and at the lowest
prices and on most liberal terms.
HE IS SATISFIED.
John F. Helm Came to Nebraska to
Stay , and He is Proud to be
Called a Nebraskan ,
And to Claim Red Willow Connty
as His Permanent Home.
PROSPEROUS FARMER'S ADVICE.
A modest tribute from a practical farmer , a
successful agriculturist , is the following from
John F. Helm of Ked Willow , going to prove
conclusively the splendid possibilities of Ited
Willow county soil when tickled and caused
to smile by the energetic husbandman :
UKD WILLOW. NEB. . Dec. 9th. 1891.
S. II. COLVIN , McCook , Nebr. Dear Sir :
Your correspondence of November 30th is re
ceived and contents noted you wishing to
know of my success in farming in Nebraska.
I am proud to say that I live In Nebraska one
of the best states in the Union and in Ked
Willow county one of the best counties in
the state. 1 don't wish to boast as to what I
have accomplished , norconcerning my finan
cial standing ; but having no axe to grind , no
hobby to ride. I may safely make a plain state
ment of facts :
I came from Cincinnati. Ohio , to Kearney ,
Buffalo county , Nebraska , in 1875. moving on
a rented farm on Wood river. Farmed two
acres of ground with nothing but a boo and
garden rake. I tried to raise a good garden ,
but tailed the grasshoppers took everything ,
if it was green. Everybody was discouraged ;
but I rented a farm of Ezra Bryant of Pough-
keepsie. N. Y. . he then being a bachelor. He
furnished mo a half section of land , two
teams , chickens , pigs and farming imple
ments ; also feed for the teams. Each was to
furnish half the seed , but when spring came
on I had no money with which to buy my
seed. Through John II , Koe who was the U.
land agent at Kearney , Mr. Bryant loaned m >
the money to buy my share of the seed. Mr.
Hoe writing up the mortgage on my part of
the crop , if there should be any. and I was to
pay him twenty-five per cent , for the money.
I raised a good crop : Two thousand bushels
of wheat which Isold at 90 cents per bushel ,
liaised six hundred bushels of barlej ; five
hundred bushels of spring rye ; two thousand
bushels of corn. The next year I raised three
thousand bushels of wheat , selling it at sixty
cents a bushel ; two hundred bushels of corn.
Had bad luck with three car loads of wheat
threshed after a rain , which heated in transit
and were rejected , only thirty cents a bushel
being allowed me. Well , Mr. Bryant got mar
ried and is now living' on the same farm , and
is getting rich.
1 moved to Itcil Willow county in 1879. tak
ing a homestead at mouth of Ked Willow
creek. I camp here to stay. I have two bun-
and fifty-six acres of land , running water ,
plenty of timber , bottom land , all level and
well improved and stocked. I have it all
fenced in seven fields in size from from three
to sixty acres in each field ; fifty acres of al
falfa with a six wire hog fence around the
same ; 8 acres of orchard consisting of. apple ,
cherry , plum , pears , russian apricots , crab
apple trees , besides some small Irnit. Trees
are all doingwcll ; raised a few very tine apples
lastyear and more crab apples than we could
use. In the way of improvement I have on
this land one house one and a half stories
uigu , 'ix s icet in size , wuu a ceuar same 01-
mensions walled up with stone , a kitchen
12xlG feet ; a barn 30x40 feet with a basement
30x24 walled up twelve feet with stone , nil
frame and shingled , granery and crib one and
a half stories high and 32x20 feet on the
ground ; a Fairbanks stock scales , self feeder
for cattle , water tanks , windmill , three wells
and force pumps to each mill ; seventy-four
head of cattle , forty fattening steers , seven
ty-nine fattening hogs , eighty-two shouts and
pigs , twenty-four horses in all of which si.x
are roadsters , seven Percueron Normans , bal
ance common stock ; farming1 machinery , two
farm wagons , one spring wagon , road cart-
grain drill , disk harrow , steel harrow , two
wooden frame harrows , a steel binder , two
cultivators , two stirring plows , hay rake ,
lister , potato digger , breaking plow , mowing
machine and other tools , it were too tedious to
mention. Well , this property I dug out of
Nebraska soil , and I started , as you see , with
very little.
I think there is no place like Red Willow
county for a poor man. Now I don't advocate
coming here as I did without anything , for I
might try the same course over again
and fail. I think a man ought to have fro
one to two thousand dollars to start with , and
plenty of pluck and willingness to work. I
have raised good crops right along , except in
1879,1880. and 1890 ; but last year I raised good
potatoes , one fourth crop of timothy and
prairie hay and about one thousand bushels
of corn. This year Ked Willow county was
awarded the eighth premium at the state tail-
on farm products , and would have taken
THE FIKST PREMIUM
if we had had more time in which to prepare
our exhibit. It was , too. our first attempt and
we had but four days in which to get the pro
duce in shape. Wo have splendid crops this
year ; so good in fact that they knock the ca
lamity howlers cold , with their clamors for
aiil und nonsense about the state of Nebraska
being bankrupt , and the government going to ;
hell , etc. Don't you believe it , but vote for
protection and republicanism in 1S9.2 and you
will have no occasion to regret it.
The outlook for the farmer is encouraging
for the next two or three years at least. Prices
are now good for all farm products : Wheat
si.vty-tnree cents per bushel , corn twenty-five
cents , oats twenty-five cents. Think of it ;
Wheat this season yielded from fifteen to for
ty-five bushels per acre , rye twenty to forty-
seven , oats thirty to eighty-five , potatoes one
hundred to five hundred. I have been offered
forty cents a bushel fornine hundred bushels
of potatoes in trade at McCook. which 1 raised
on three acres of land , some of the tubers
were eleven inches long. With such prices
and such crop what will become of the mort
gage indebtedness ? Why it will be paid off
with this crop as soon as it can be marketed.
I think now is the time to come to Nebraska
and buy land at ten dollars per acre , and pay
for it with one crop. But you need not come
to buy mine , for I am satisfied with Nebraska
and I value mine at thirty dollars per acre
and don't want to take that. But there is
land as good as mine which can be bought at
from eight to sixteen dollars per acre in Ked
Willow county , which is in the market , and
now Is the accepted time to buy it.
it.J.
J. F. HKLM.
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COLVIN ,
McCOOK , Red Willow County , NEBRASKA.
No. 4. 320 acres. 300 acres good farm land ,
20 acres pasture , CO acres under cultivation. 8
miles from McCook. 10 acres in trees. Price
S2500.
No. 17. ICO acres ? 1200. 120 acres line farm
land , 40 acres fenced in pasture , good well ,
40 acres under cultivation , farm all fenced. 1
mile from creek with plenty of timber , Yz mile
from church and school house , Smiles to grist
mill , 2 miles to postofllce , 7 miles to railroad
station.
No. 31. NX ) acres at $ G per acre , ? ! > GO. 8 miles
from McCook , good well , 135 acres line farm
land and 25 acres good pasture , 35 acres under
cultivation , 2 miles from timber.
No. 85. 100 acres 2 miles from railroad sta
tion and 2 miles from creek and timber. 1GO
acres fine farm land at S8 per acre S12SO.OO.
150 acres under cultivation , 10 acres in trees.
Good well and some cheap buildings. Easy
payments.
No. 3G. KiO acres 45 * miles from McCook , 150
acres flno farm land and 10 acres fine pasture.
Lots of timber , large sod house , well and
pump. 40 acres pasture , 30 acres under cultiva
tion. Priors § 1000.
No. 39. 80 acres 7 miles from railroad sta
tion. All level land. Price 800.
No. 47. 1GO acres all nice farm land valley
land , 5 miles from railroad station. Price
1600.
No. 48. Price § 2.000. ICO acres 5 miles from
McCook , all fine farm land. 90 acres under
cultivation , good well and fine water , frame
house 14x18 ft. with addition 12x22 ft. , good
stables and sheds , GO acres in pasture fenced ,
level road to town and 2 miles to school house
and church. Time on part.
No. 52. Price § 8.000. 35G acres of valley
land 2 miles from McCook , all fenced and l/z
mile river front. 100 acres under cultivation ,
200 acres of good meadow land. 2ii acres or
chard , 3 good wells 20 feet deep , good wind
mill , 2-story frame barn 20x40 foot , frame
house with G rooms , tame grass meadow , corn
cribs , wagon shed and other buildings a fine
stock farm.
No. CO. 400 acres 7 miles from McCook. 180
acres under cultivation all fenced. Frame
house 18x28-1 H story , frame barn 18x2a'-2 story ,
well and windmill , 355 acres of orchard and 10
acres of grove. Price ? 5000.
No. 05. Price S950. ICO acres 5 miles from
railroad station , 130 acres fine farm land , 30
aores in pasture , 100 acres under cultivation.
No. GG. 480 acres , 400 acres level in one body ,
250 acres under cultivation , all fenced and
cross fenced , cheap buildings , 12 acres timber
mostly ash , some walnut , 100 apple trees-
Co bearing , G5 bearing peach trees , 2 wells and
windmill , corrals and pasture for hogs Vi
mile to church and school house. Price S4500.
No. C7. ICO acres 100 acres under cultiva
tion. Price § 8 per acre.
No. 73. 575 acres at ? 10 per acre all fine hay
land C miles from two railroad stations , good
5-room frame house , barns , peed well and
windmill. All fenced in pasture. Easy terms.
No. 74. G40 acres. 10 miles from railroad ,
5CO acres level upland , 70 acres timber bottom
land , 350 acres in cultivation , 30 acres good
timber , 10 acres timber planted on upland.
Frame house , 5 rooms. 5 wells , one windmill ,
running water the year around , quite a num
ber of stockshods. 300 acres fenced and cross
fenced. Price $10 per acre.
No. 75. ICO acres all fine land C miles from
McCook. Price ? 1500.
No. 78. ICO acres 9 miles from railroad sta
tion. 100 acres fine farm land , 55 acres under
cultivation. Price $1200.
No. 79. 80 acres 7 miles from railroad sta
tion , CO acres farm land. Price SGOO.
No. 85. 1GO acres 4 miles from McCook , ICO
acres line farm land , IS acres under cultiva
tion. Price ? 18GO.
No. 87. ICO acres C miles from McCook. 130
acres farm land , 35 acres under cultivation.
Price -1GOO.
No. 91. 155 acres nice farm land , 55 acres
under cultivation , 500 walnut trees , house 14x
Jl ft. , small sod granary and dugout , email
fruit and cherries. About C miles from rail
road station. ICC acres at $ C per acre.
No. 93. ICO acres 5 miles from McCook , 140
acres fine farm land and 20 acres fine pasture ,
small house , 25 acres under cultivation. Price
? 1200.
No. 90. ICO acres 10 miles from railroad sta
tion. Price 5800.
No. 99. ICO acres fine farm land 3 miles to
good railroad station , some improvements.
Price $1000.
No. 100. ICO acres 9 miles from McCook. 10
acres fine farm land , 40 acres fine pasture ,
cheap improvements , valley land and near
timber. Price SG per acre.
No. 101. 1GO acres 9 miles from McCook. 100
acres fine farm land , 15 acres under cultiva
tion , cheap buildings and improvements.
Price C per acre.
No. 102. 1GO acres G miles trom railroad sta
tion. 140 acres fine farm land. 70 acres fenced
in pasture , 70 acres under cultivation , good
cheap buildings , fine well and windmill. This
is a rare bargain and will be sold for $1200.
No. 103. SO acres 4 miles from McCook , 75
acres fine level farm land , 50 acres under cul
tivation , good well , cheap buildings , 10 acres
fenced in pasture. Price $800. Easy pay
ments.
No. 109. 1GO acres , 130 acres fine farm land.
Good house , well and windmill , other build
ings , pasture fenced ; \ \ ' miles from McCook.
Price $1400.
No. 110. 520 acres 130 acres under cultiva
tion , 320 acres all fenced. Surface water and
plenty of timber. Frame house 16x28 , sod
house 10x28board roof , frame barn with room
forC horses , good shed , well and windmill.
IVi miles from McCook. Price $5000.
No. 112. 1GO acres all plow land CO broke
out , 5 miles from McCook. Price ? 1700.
No. 12C. 320 acres all line farm land \\Vi \ miles
south of McCook. Plenty of timber , running'
water. 100 acres in pasture. 100 acres under
cultivation. Two good roomy sod houses ,
large stables , frame granary and several out
buildings. 3 wells 40 feet deep , good wind
mill , good meadow land. On public road and
V mile to school house and church. Level
roads to town. Price S5000.
No. 128. C40 acres 9 miles from McOook. 550
acres nice farm land , 90 acres rough , ISO acres
under cultivation. Price § 12 per acre. Small
payment cash , balance in 1C years at H per ct.
No. 129. 1GO acres 4'/ $ miles from McCook
? 1200. Good frame house , well with pump.
GO acres under cultivation. 130 acres fine farm
land , 30 acres line pasture. A fine stock farm.
This joins No. 85.
No. 178. 1GO acres , price $1,400. school house
on farm , timber und water , 130 acres line
farm land , 70 acres in pasture , good frame
house , well and wind mill , hen house , stabling
etc. , GO acres under cultivation. U miles with
level re ad to McCook.
No. 185. ICO acres. 130 acres level land , 80
acres line pasture. C miles to railroad town.
Price $800. Tim's to sui * purchaser.
No 187. 1GO ueres.l'/S mile to railroad station ,
150 acres level land , 10 acres pasture. Price
$1,300. Terms to suit purchaser.
No. 189. 160 acres. 130 acres level farm land.
30 acres fine pasture , I mile to McCook. GO
acres under cultivation. Fine orchard , good
well and wind mill , good frame house , five
rooms , frame barn and other improvments.
Price $3,200.
The above list is only a partial one of what I
have on my sale book. If you don't find what
you want in this list write me for others.
These lands can be bought on very easy terms :
some by paying $200 to $300 cash and time on
the balance : some by paying one-tenth or
purchase price down and one-tenth each year
thereafter. Kemember , I show any of these
lands Free of Charge. Many of these farms
join each other and I can furnish you any
sized farm from forty to two thousand acres.
Should you desire any further information
send stamp for reply and a descriptive circu
lar of southwestern Nebraska to
S. H. COLVIN ,
McCOOK ,
Red Willow County , Nebraska.
One block north of Depot , opposite Arling
ton Hotel.
J.
As to the facts set forth on this page and as
to the reliability and trustworthiness of Mr
Colvin , the reader may refer by permission to
any of tiie following farmers , at M
Nebraska :
S. D. McClain , August Droll.
Mat Droll. J.M.Henderson.
Stephen Belles , J. A. Snydcr.
John Hatfield. S. P. Hart.
James Wright. John Whittaker ,
H. H. Mitchell , Thomas Pate.
J. S. Modrell. Lyman Miller.
Jacob Betz , John Calkins.
M. II. Cole , G. B. Dimmitt.
M. C. Maxwell , A. A. Phillippi.
And to any McCook business man or banker.
THE McCOOK MARKET.
Butter 3 to 10
Eggs to 125i
Potatoes , per bushel 25 to 35
Corn to 32
Oats to2o
Wheat 52 to 5G
Kye to 55
Barley to 20
Flour , per sack 1.10 to 1.50
Chickens , perdozen to 3.50
Ducks , per dozen to 3.00
Turkeys , per pound to 07
Hogs , per cwt 3.75 to 4.00
Cattle , cojvs L50 to 3.00
Cattle , steers 3.00 to 3.50
Hides , per pound { ffreen ) . , ' , ; to 02
Hay . . . _ . . 4.00 to 5.00
Alfalfa seed , per bnsHel to 7.08