I want 1OOOO bushels of Potatoes
at 50 cents cash at once.
KNIPPLE
Leads All
IN
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; AND HIS :
Cornet and Sterling
BRANDS OF FLOUR
IARE THE :
Store open till the usual hours.
I want 10,000 bushels of Potatoes
at 5O cents cash at once.
J. A. WILCOX & SON
we will receive within a few days ai
i
elegant line of Ladies , Misses and Children * !
Cloaks direct from the manufacturers ; als <
Shawls and want you to look at our stocl
before purchasing.
Will also receive a large stock of Shoes
Rubbers , etc.
Our new dress goods are now arriving.
For Hats , Caps , Ladies , Gents , and Child
ren's Underwear , Gents Furnishing Goods
Groceries , Flour , etc. , etc. Call on
J. A. WILCOX & SON.
NEBRASKA LOAN AND BANKING GO.
OF MCCOOK , NEBRASKA.
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CAPITAL - $52OOO.OO.
FARM LOANS. CITY LOANS.
LOANS HADE ON ALL KINDS OF APPROVED SECUBITY.
P. A. WELLS , TRCAS. AND MAGR.
ORBESPONDENT : Chase National Bank , Now York.
m Trtfome.
( BEFORE.
Would you AFTER.
Increase Your Business ?
INDIANOU ITEMS.
D. W. C. Beck is in Iowa.
Otto Grass is on the sick list.
McKeighari at Indiaiiola , Oct. 28th
The band boys have a new bras
drum.
James McCalluui is at home frou
Franklin.
11. D. White has the frame of a nev
building up.
C. VV. Beck attended the republicai
rally at York.
J. J. Lamborn made a flying trip t <
Omaha this \veek.
W. A. Carlilc , representing the Crete
nursery , was in Indianola this week.
Quite a number of our citizens wen
to McCook to hear Governor Morton
The M. E. Sunday school gave a
Columbian entertainment at the churcl
last Sunday night.
Bartley turned out a large force tote
to hear our next congressman , Hon.V. .
E. Andrews , on Wednesday evening.
Prof. H. C. Carver , formerly of Rec
Oak , Iowa , business college , is in town
making arrangements for a class in Pen
manship.
Mrs. N. K. Given , mother of Mrs. 0.
H. Russel , from Harrisonville , Mo. ,
came in on Thursday and will spend
the winter here.
Hon.V. . E. Andrews was greeted by
a large audience at the opera house on
Wednesday evening , and gave the
audience good republican doctrine.
Columbus Day in McCook.
On Friday , Oct. 21 , the pupils of
die public schools carried out the pro
gram of exercises in commemoration of
Columbus Day which had been pre
pared by all the grades. At 3 o'clock
in the afternoon , while the sun was
bright and warm , the six hundred
children of our schools were in their
places in front ot the east ward build
ing , which had been appropriately
decorated with bunting , and the flags of
the nations most interested in tliu dis
covery and settlement of our land.
Several hundred citizens encouraged
the children by their presence and atten
tion. The invocation was delivered by
Rev. McBride after which the Presi
dent's proclamation was read by Mon
ti e Stafford , the Governor's proclama
tion by Kenneth Welles. After a selec
tion by the band , the national flag was
raised by the G. A. R. and saluted by
three cheers , after which the children
recited in unison this pledge.
' 'I pledge allegiance to my flag and
the republic for which it stands ; one
nation indivisible , with liberty and
justice to all. "
Mr. Spearman made the speech of
the day on Columbus , and was listened
to attentively , the children then gave
recitations , quotations and sang "Colum
bus Day" "America" and "Red , White
and Blue , " the band gave another
selection which was followed by the
benediction by Father Hickey.
The B. & M. have extended their
Wyoming division to Regis. The ex
tension reduces the distance to Buffalo
to about 48 miles and to Sheridan to
about 55 miles , the drive to either point
being made in 9 or 10 hours. First
class stages from Regis to Sheridan and
Buffalo , daily , and from Moorcroft to
Sundance making connections with al
trains.
Encouraging meetings were held in
the Pickens and Carnahan school
houses on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings of this week. The good work
will be continued all of next week.
We regret not receiving copy in
season to give the district court pro
ceedings this week. They will appear
in official completeness next issue.
A rousing rally is announced for
Culbertson tonight which will be large
ly attended by McCook republicans.
Vote for Andrews for congressman
of the Fifth district.
Seir'Groceries at Nobles' .
THE first platform adopted by
the democratic party was in 1832 ,
and the first foremost plank con
tained this resolution : "Resolved ,
That an adequate protection to
American industry is indispensible
to the prosperity of the country ;
and that an abandonment of the
policy at this period would be
attained with consequences ruin
ous to the best interests of the
nation. " There was no hint of the
unconstitutionahty of the protec
tive tariff in the literature sent
out by the democrats in those
days. It was not until the con
federate constitution gave the
democrats the cua that they decid
ed protection to be wicked and out
of harmony with the organic law
of the nation. Journal.
Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria.
Nowey Notes About Nobrnnkn Plnco
nml People ,
ftlorfoiu street cars are now run b ;
luctriciiy.
A j&'ullerton man had a finger raashei
by a pile driver.
Living apartments are in good de
raand at Kearney.
Norfolk's beet sugar factory is th <
largest in the world.
Three fires have occurred at Norfoll
within the past month.
Beatrice brick will be used in th <
new paving at Fremont.
Ouster county is preparing an ex
hibit for the world's fair.
The schools of St. Paul have closed
on account of diphtheria.
Fire at Clay Center destroyed prop
erty to the value of $5,000.
The A. O. U. W. of Alexandria has
a membership of sixty-eight.
It cost a Beatrice sport $15 to satisfy
a crazy whim for fast driving.
O'Neill's new roller mills , costing
$12,000 , are now in operation.
David City capitalists have estnb.
lished a vinegar and pickle factory.
Chadron has borrowed $10,000 to
complete its water works system.
W. S. Grismore's hotel at Shelton
was destroyed by fire. No inturance.
Ben Lenzen of Fairfield was pro
nounced insane and is now in the asy
lum.
Work has been begun in the chick-
ory factory at O'Neill. The planr. cost
$14,000.
Rev. W. O. Work has been installed
as pastor of the Congregational church
at Harvard.
Harry Burt of YVahoo has become
hopelessly insane through religious
excitement.
Fullerton will have electric lights
before winter. The dynamo will bo
run by water power.
The Beatrice Canning company
shipped a carload of canned goods to
Montana this week.
General Weaver will speak at Nor
folk on the 81 st. Ho will have a big
crowd and a respectful hearing.
The Kearney Journal has concluded
to publish no more church supper an
nouncements unless paid for it.
Charle ? Aldrich , a pioneer of Ne-
iraska and president of the Farmers1
State bank at Fairmont , is dead.
A lodge of Danish brotherhood was
organized in Nebraska City with a
membership of some twenty or more.
People living near the sugar facto-
ies have discovered that beet pulps
are excellent food for bracing up lean
cattle.
John Shelly , a Phelps county far
mer lost his barn , fifteen head oi
torses and other property , in all val
ued at $5,000 , by fire.
The State board of pharmacy mel
ecently and appointed C. M. Clark oi
Mend as a member of the board ol
examiners , vice Max Becht of Omaha ,
whose term has expired.
Captain Ashby of Beatrice lost a
mnre valued at $600. The unimal
vhile playfully prancing along the
street slipped and fell , striking her
head on the pavement with fatal re
sults.
The seventeen-year-old BOB of W. B.
Morrison of Hickman while out hunt
ing the other day and climbing for
grapei , fell from the tree and frac
tured both bones of one arm near the
wrist.
Mrs. Margaret Crawford of Lexing
ton , who sued the saloon keepers of
that place for $5uOO for causing the
death of her husband , has been award
ed a verdict of $300 damages.
A son of J. H. Thrasher of Platts-
mouth had his hand so badly crushed
in a printing press that amputation of
injured member was necessary.
H. W. Maitland , a restaurant keep
er at Alva , was bitten by a tarantula
which was concealed in a bunch of
bananas , and his life was saved only
by the pronpt services of a physician.
The flouring mill owned by Conrad
Heisell at Plattsmouth has been de
stroyed by fire. Mr. Heisell has oper
ated the mill since 1858.
R. T. Thompson , a prominent citi
zen of Lexington , died in his chair
from a stroke of apoplexy. He was a
Knight Templar and was at one time
city treasurer of Bradford , Pa.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
organization of Clay county was cele
brated last week at Clay Center by a
reunion of old settlers on the fair
grounds.
The Star grocery of Wallace ha §
been closed by creditors.
Gus Meysenburg , sixteen years of
age , living near Bellwood , fell out of a
wagon and was run over , and died a
short time afterward.
There are 400 cases on the district
locket of Gage county. Behold how
jood and pleasant it is for brethren to
Iwell together in unity.
Arthur Johnson was struck by a pas
senger engine at Axtell and was thrown
; o the ground with considerable force ,
jut beyond .a slight scalp wound he
mstained no injury.
Miss Gasket , at 11:30 p. m. Do you
mow Mr. Sappy , I am sure you would
nake an excellent editor of a rural
lewspapor. Sapp/ , pleased \Veally ,
low , Miss Gaskett. Miss Gas'iet In-
Iced , I do. Your motto seems to bo ,
'I have come to ? ! -
Free ! Free1 !
fla
In order to increase our cash trade we
*
will give away the following list of presents
to our cash customers ,
FREEFREE ! ! t 3
1 Gold Watch , worth $100.OO
1 Gold Watch , worth * 75.00
1 Gold Watch , worth 5O.OO
1 Lady's Gold Watch , worth 75.00
2 Silver Watches at $25 each 50.OO
6 Magnificent Oil Paintings at $25,15O.OO
0 Magnificent Oil Paintings at $25 , 90.00
100 Books , standard works of English
and American fiction , bound in
cloth and gold , at $2 - 200.OO
118 PRESENTS WORTH - - $79O.OO
We carry the largest stock of
Hardware , Stoves , Tinware , Harness ,
Saddles , House Furnishing Goods ,
in Red willow county.
And we meet all competition and g-o them
one better. Call and examine these pres
ents and price our goods before buying- .
W. C. LaTourette.
FiU
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I wish to announce the arrival of my
Fall and Winter Stock of
CLOTHING ,
GEMS PUBLISHING GOODS ,
HATS AND CAPS
House ,
C. W. KNIGHTS , PROPRIETOR.
K. D. BURQRSS ,
PLUMBERSTEAM FITTER
NORTH MAIN AVE. . McCOOZ , NEB.
Stock of Iron , Lead and Sewer Pipe , Brass Goods ,
Pumps , and Boiler Trimmings. Agent for Halliday ,
Eclipse and Wauptm Wind Mills.
KALSTEDT , THE LEADING TAILOR
Has just received a fine stock of
FALL AND WINTER SUIT
INGS. Call and see him , two
doors south of the Famous ,
while the assortment is com-
ylete. -
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