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MR. EDITOR : Not seeing any items
from Connie for some time , I thought T
would send in a few.
Protracted meeting is progressing at
Box Elder.
Vacation is over and school is pro
gressing nicely.
Connie , if you are snowed under ,
why you don't say so ?
Miss Martha Johnson spent vacation
at home with her parents.
Win. Y. Johnson is seen quite fre
quently traing his fast horse.
Miss Annie Irvin went to Alma , last
week , on a visit to parents and friends.
Vanie Modrell has a new1 sleigh.
Look out girls when the nest snow
comes.
Mrs. M. L. Brown went to Indianola ,
last week , on a visit to her parents ,
Mr. and Mr. A. T. King.
Miss Eliza Johnson was the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Add Pinkerton of Box
Elder , last Sunday.
Mr. Mohler's team ran away , one
day last week , with a load of shelled
corn , and smashed the wagon up gen
eral 1 } ' .
We understand that Mike Dooley
had a New Year dinner last Sunda } ' .
Sam Hen ton and Mr. Houlihan were
the guests.
James Modrsll's pony slipped and
fell with him a few days ago and
sprainqd his ankle. The lad is justbe-
i lining to get around a little now.
Mr. Merely Piper and brother Ed
win and sister Edith , Miss Katy Pin
kerton spent last Tuesday evening ac
W. X. Johnson's. A good time was
reported. ' JOE.
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tisements may be discontinued at any
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January 1 , 1893.
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INDIANOLA ITEMS.
Charles Kept was up from Bartley ,
Monday.
Harry Cavanaugh returned to Denver ,
Saturday.
J. A. Curlce was up from Bartley
Thursday.
Mrs. M. B. Noel has a sister from
Curtis visiting her.
We shook hands with our boss , Edit
or Kimmell , Saturday.
Frank and Hcber Vickery were up
from Bartley , Monday.
The Starr-Dodge contest case is con
tinued until February term.
M. B. Nod arid wife visited in Cur-
tiss last week , returning Sunday.
Prof. William Smith of the Bartley
Inter Ocean , was in our city , Saturday.
The Schoonover-Saunders case in
county court is continued to February
7th.
The editors of the county held a
council uf war , Saturday , or a council
of peace , which ?
Our barbers Messrs. llathbun and
Cole have changed their location , mov-
one door south.
Miss Florence E. Dole took the flyer
on Wednesday for Illinois , where she
has pone on a visit.
M. Smith Beck , son of D. W. C.
Beck , came in from Cambridge , Iowa
on No. 5 Wednesday.
E. R. Moon of Bartley is clerking
for Messrs. H. H. Mosher & Son , our
new hardware firm.
The Peterson restaurant is moving
across the street and will occupy the
room vacated by the barbers.
In our last letter we said that Mrs.
Samuel Premer was dead. It should
have read Mrs. Solomon Premer.
Joseph S. McBrayer of McCook lias
been appointed bj the county judge as
guardian of Maud L , McBrayer.
License was issued on the 2d for the
marriage of Mr. Hans I. Petersen and
Miss Ophelia J. Ellis , both of McCook.
Rev. Lisle has commenced a series
of meetings at the M. E. church to
whichj the public are cordially invited.
James Hetherington has made appli
cation to be discharged as administrat
or of the estate of M. J. Curtis , de
ceased.
The hearing for the appointment of
administrator for the John Fischer es
tate will be heard in the county court ,
January 7th.
Don't fail to hear Rev. E. J. O'Neil
on Odd Fellowship on the evening of
January 10th.
M. Gr. Shackelton has sold his stock
of drugs and notions to John T. Shafer ,
lately of Dakota , possession was given
with the New Year.
License was issued on Tuesday for
the marriage of Mr. Charles E. Bunker
of David City , Nebraska , and Miss
Florence A. Hughes of McCook.
Public schools commenced the winter
term on Monday , with a number of new
scholars. The 9th grade has completed
civil government and taken up book
keeping.
A. B. Wilson , a prominent constable
of Bartley , brought a border to Hotel
Banks on Tuesday , and engaged board
and lodging for seventy-five days at
county's expense.
A serious accident happend to Frank
Colling on Sunday last. He and another
boy were riding in a road cart carrying
a gun , which was accidentally discharg
ed , the charge striking him in the
shoulder. He was brought to town
where Drs. Eskey and Shaw dressed
the wound , who report the boy in a
fair way of recovery.
On January 1st E. J. Mitchell took
charge of the Courier , as editor and
proprietor. Ed , as he is known among
his friends , is a young man of fine
ability and possesses a good reputation
as a newspaper man. We extend our
band and welcome the new pilot of
Red Willow county journalism.
On Monday night our neighboring
town of Bartley was the scene of a dis
graceful row. J. Z. Teeter and Samuel
Bryan took it upon themselves to pun
ish Tom Clark for his sins , resulting in
' v3
a complaint being sworn out for above
named parties. Tbe case was tried be
fore Squire Hodgkin on Tuesday. Zane
plead guilty and was fined $00 and
costs , while Sam was sentenced tn sev
enty-five days in the county jail. Yer-
! y the way of the trangressor is hard.
County dads are in session.
The first county court ever held in
McCook was held on Wednesday at the
city hall.
The G. A. R. and W. R. C. will
hold a public installation on the after
noon of Saturday , January 14th. They
will give a supper in the evening from
6 to 9 o'clok.
A disgraceful row at the bole in the
bank south of the river on Wednesday
night resulted in one party -retting a
leg broken and otherwise hurt. These
sprees are getting altogether too fre
quent for the peace and safety of our
citizens.
The deadlock in the Nebraska state
senate still prevails , and up to the hour
of going to press , tbis afternoon , noth
ing has been done in either branch of
the legislature , although the lower
house is ready for business.
Perhaps the broad mantle of charity
is the only thing to spread over such
unfortunate affairs as that which trans
pircd on .Main avenueTuesday evening.
IN round numbers the populist
vote at its late election was 900,000.
The prohibition vote was 270,000.
THE republicans of the legisla
ture stand together in good shape
and will make a record according
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to all appearances that the state
of Nebraska , soon to be clothed
and in her right mind , will here
after be proud of. They stand up
for law and order and will make
no such blunders as the fusion
members of the house , overcome
by excitement and long vigils in
" conference " did in violently de
feating the will of the people in
Knox and Boyd counties. Fusion
is generally confusion and the
present combination will be no
exception to the rule. Journal.
MB. ANTONY of Texas has intro
duced a bill in the house to settle
the question whether a retired
army officer is entitled to draw a
government salary other than his
pay as such officer. The depart
ments have always construed the
law against an officer in actual
service , but there seems to be a
difference of opinion as to the
right of retired officers to earn a
government salary at something
else. His bill prohibits such
doubling up of pay. It will affect
the place of Gen. Dan E. Sickles ,
who is on the retired list drawing
a salary of § 5,625 a year. His
congressional salary , if heserves
in the next congress , to which he
was elected , would be $5,000 per
annum. Mr. Antony's bill pro
hibits a retired army officer from
accepting an office under the gen
eral government , unless he resigns
his army position. This General
Sickles probably would not be
willing to do , as his salary of
$5,625 as a retired brigadier goes
on for life.
THE grave and reverend senators
at Washington are not showing
much enthusiasm over the prospect
of receiving a feminine member
from Kansas. A southern member
said in discussing the Question
that it would be an unpardonable
offence to send a woman to the
senate. "We had to tolerate , " he
said , "the presence of a negro in our
midst , and I shall never forget my
disgust and humilation when once
he AY as called to the chair in the
absence of the president of the
senate , and I was compelled to ad
dress this representative of an in
ferior race , in the great senate
chamber hallowed by the presence
of Clay and Calhoun , as 'Mr. Pres
ident. ' It was an agregious blun
der to let negroes enter the senate ,
and -would be a great political
blunder to admit women. " If the
people of Kansas read much of
this sort of stuff they will send
Mrs. Lease at a venture anyway.
They have never been backward
about giving the southern members
a touch of high life , and would en
joy it particularly just now. Make
way for Senator Lease , there.
Journal.
V
Caplcl Made a Ilald.
Mr. Stafford 6. Cook , a well known
citizen of York county , who resides some
three miles below Yorktown , had a sin
gular and unique matrimonial experi
ence in his family last evening and this *
morning.
Miss Nannie L. Cook was married this
morning at half-past 8 o'clock to Mr.
Simon Curtis at Lebanon church , War
wick county , by the Rev. W. C. Wade.
Invitations were issued to this inarriu'ic.
and the father of the lady and all the
friends of the contracting parties were j
present.
Immediately after the above ceremony
JMiss Mahaloy Cook , the eldest daughter ,
after witnessing the marriage of her
sister drove to Williamsburg with Mr.
Copeland Sheild , to whom she was mar
ried in the parlor of the Spencer hotel at
12:30 today. Those who witnessed the
marriage were Mr. and Mrs. Spencer , ,
Mr. A. E. Smith , Mr. C. H. Sheild and .
Mr. J. M. Cobb , who came up with the I
parties from York. The ceremony was i
performed by the Rev. T. C. Page , rector
of Bruton Episcopal church , of this
place. Mr. and Mrs. Sheild left this
evening for the groom's home near York-
town. This marriage was without the
consent of the lady's father.
Immediately after this marriage information
mation reached hero that the eldest sou
of Mr. Cook , Dr. Cook , had been married
on the evening before at Yorktown to
Miss Alice Minson of that place. It is
understood that this marriage was also
without the knowledge of the parents
and family of the groom. Cor. Richmond
mend Dispatch.
The Change of Date Explained.
Bright and early on the morning of
Oct. 12 the ships of Columbus sailed into
the harbor of San Salvador and signaled
for a tug.
Along the golden beach a tall , dark
man paced nervously.
He was a doctor and his name "was
Jenkins.
"What are those vessels ? " demanded
the doctor of an assistant who always
accompanied him to answer questions.
"Sir , " was the reply , "those are cara
vels. "
The doctor's determination was made
in a minute. '
"Caravel ahoy ! " he shouted.
Columbus , who was getting impatient ,
made the usual response.
"Any cholera on board ? " demanded
Dr. Jenkins peremptorily.
.Columbus replied in the negative.
"Well , you'll have to stay in quaran
tine anyway , " the doctor announced.
In vain Columbus urged the pressing
nature of his business. He had to wait
until Oct. 21 before he was enabled to
proceed to the discovery of America.
The fact of Columbus' detention in
quarantine may account in a measure
for the confusion in dates. Detroit Trib
une.
une.A
A Great Boon to London Mechanics.
Nearly 600 young men and women have
applied for membership in the splendid
new Polytechnic in the Borough road.
The big institution must prove the great
est boon to the densely packed district
in the midst of which it stands. It does
one's heart good in going over the build
ing to see the way in which Mr. Edric
Bayley and Mr. Evan Spicer , L. C. C. ,
and other south London philanthropists
have combined the usual "poly" fea
tures gymnasium , swimming bath , lab
oratories , carpenters' shops , photograph
ic studies , and so on , with excellently
equipped rooms for laundry work and
plain sewing.
At a small cost the men's and women's
clubrooms have been given an exceed
ingly refined and attractive appearance.
For a deposit of five shillings , to cover
breakages , the young chemists are to be
provided with a , bench and cupboard
full of reauisites. which is wonderful in
its completeness. In every department ,
in fact , the same thoroughness is appar
ent. Even the music class rooms have
double doors. Pall Mall Gazette.
Good Moose Hunting in the North.
Mr. Colin Rankin , Hudson Bay factor
at Mattawa , is in town. In conversa
tion he stated that considerable moose
hunting is taking place near Mattawa ,
on the Quebec side of the river. Hunters
from the United States and England
visit the locality where the moose are
very plentiful , and kill the animals for
their heads , the Indian guides getting
the meat and hide , oesides $2.20 per day
as their recompense. No cows or young
animals are killed , only the old bulls
with the big horns.
The Indians can so closely imitate the
moose call that there is no difficulty
whatever in getting a shot , as the moose
bull when he hears this peculiar call at
once goes to see what it means , when
the hunter , if he is an accurate shot ,
kills the noble beast. Toronto Empire.
Fifty Shillings for a Mustache.
A mustache is not regarded as a mar
ketable commodity , but a man disposed
of his upper lip ornament the other day
to a beardless youth who envied him its
possession. The two men were sitting
in a cafe , when the youth , in a moment
of guileless desire , said , "I will give you
fifty shillings for your mustache. "
"Done , " replied the other with dra
matic promptitude , and calling for a
pair of scissors he laid the mustache on
the table. The young fellow protested
that he was only joking , but his com
panion issued a county court summons
for the amount agreed upon and re
ceived it without much trouble. Lon
don Million.
Thrifty Scotchmen.
The thrifty Scotchmen who manage
the affairs of the town of Paisley have
leased the street lampposts to an adver
tising firm , to be fitted up with frames
for the display of advertising posters.
The lease carried with it the provision
that any work required in connection
with fitting up the lampposts should be
done by a Paisley tradesman. Ex
change.
Pictures of Culr.mlms.
There is as much diversity in the pic
tures of Columbus as if they had been
taken by different instantaneous cam
eras. Washington Star.
AWHITEWOODCHTJCK
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF AN EXTREME
LY INTERESTING PET.
A Wild Little Crcnturo That Uccaino Do
mesticated by Kindliest IIIn Long Pe
riod * cif Sleep and Hour Ho Looked Dnr
Ing Them III * Awakening. !
Somti years ago in the spring , while ( ' il
traveling on the Belfast Branch railroad , | il
just before arriving at Brook Station , 1
chanced to bo looking out of the car
window and saw a curious looking ani
mal run under a pile of brush in a gravel
pit near the track , i concluded at once
that it must bo an albino woodchuck , as
my husband had told me one had been
seen in that vicinity. At the station 1
hastily procured a basket , and securing
the assistance of two boys 1 proceeded
without loss of time to the gravel pit ,
and overhauling some of the brush soon
found the prize. As i had conjectured ,
it was an albino woodchuck about two-
thirds giown. pure white , with pinl :
eyes , and as saucy a little fellow as ono
would care to handle. Without much
difficulty 1 dropped my basket over him ,
and securing him returned to the sta
tion , boxed him up and expressed him
home to my husband , with instructions ' 1
to keep him on a milk diet until my re
turn a week later.
Orfreturning homo I found my pet en
sconced in a nest of cotton , purring away
like a contented kitten. He seemed quite
reconciled to the restraints of captivity ,
had already become so tame as to allow
his beautiful snow white coat to be
stroked , and seemed especially to enjoy
gentle stroking about the face , which 1
think is a characteristic of most wild
animals , and one of the ways of estab
lishing confidential relations with them.
For the first year his food consisted prin
cipally of bread and milk , with an oc
casional handful of plantain leaves. A
while being fed. He would sit up like *
squirrel , holding his food in his paws.
Ho soon learned to take his milk from a
spoon. Grasping it near the bowl , he
would hold it very gracefully until the
milk was all lapped out : then , with a lit
tle assistance , would return it to the cup
to be filled , and repeat the operation until
his appetite was satisfied. Then he would
go into his nest , roll himself up like a
kitten and take a nap of several hours.
With ono exception he never showed his
wild , savage nature during the two years
of his life in confinement.
Early in the fall the disposition to hi
bernate began to show itself by his lack
of activity , and ho remained in his nest
most of the time , his sleep becoming so
profound that ho could be taken from
the nest without awaking. About Nov.
1 his sleep for the winter began. Ho
was placed in the cellar , where the tem
perature was very even just above the
freezing poir and here he remained
without being disturbed until the mid
dle of March.
During all this time his body remained
cold , and to all outward appearances life
less. About the time of his awakening
in March , upon visiting him and placing
my hand on his body , 1 found it to be
quite warm , and after rubbing him for
a few moments he began to yawn and
stretch , but did not get upon his feet.
The next day 1 took him into a warm
room in order to watch the process of
awakening , rubbing his body and legs
for an hour or more. He seemed quite
indifferent to my solicitude on his be
half , but gradually awakened , opened
his eyes , chattered his teeth , and gave
that peculiar whicker EO characteristic
of a disturbed woodchuck.
His efforts to stand upon his feet were
for some hours ineffectual. He seemed
to have lost the use of them. Toward
nignc , nowever , ne seemeu to regain run
control of all his faculties and partook
of a little milk. I was surprised to no
tice but little loss of fat during the long
period of sleep. He had become ex
cessively fat before going into his win
ter sleep , and 1 expected that would be
absorbed during that period. His fur
had become long and of a beautiful sil
very gloss so white and silky that it
was a pleasure to stroke and pet him.
Upon his first awakening and for a
day or two ho seemed to have forgotten
his friends and manifested his wild na
ture so much as to make himself very
disagreeable. Ho ate with a voracious
appetite and began to grow thin. In a
few days he became a mere skeleton of
his former self , and for several weeks
until June 1 did not begin to take on
flesh. He now displayed more activity
than at any other time during the year
The following winter his sleep was in
terrupted once in two weeks. This was
done by wrapping him in warm flannels
and placing him in a warm room. He
partook of but little food , and during
the period of two days of broken rest he
seemed very uneasy. About the last of
March , when ho should have awakened
to activity , he was taken sick and died
in convulsions after a sickness of two
days. I now have him nicely mounted
in my collection , among which are
several albinos , but none so perfect as
my beautiful pet. Cor. Forest and
Stream.
A Pair of Misers.
Mr. and Miss Dancer are reputed the
most notorious misers of the Eighteenth
century. The manner in which this
couple were found after death to have
disposed of their wealth was even more
strange than could have been their
method of acquiring it. The total value
was 20,000 , which was thus disposed of
2oOO were found under a dunghill :
oOO iu an old coat , nailed to the manger
in the stable : 000 in notes were hidden
away in an old teapot ; the chimney
yielded 2,000 , stowed in nineteen sep
arate crevices. Several jugs filled with
coin were ? ecreted in the stable loft.
Cassell'i Journal.
A I'rofession for Him.
Fond Mother ( of delicate dude ) 1
think it is time Clarence selected a pro
fession. What would you advise ?
Old Gent ( reflectively ) He might do
nicely as a typewriter 'girl. New York
Weekly.
