ELEVENTH YEAR. McCOOK, RED WILLOW COUNTY, NEBRASKA. FRIDAY EVENING. APRIL 7, 1893. NUMBER 46. Spring. 1893. Spring. *U. ALBERT WELLS!* Is Showing the Largest and Best Selected Stock of DRY GOODS; MILLINERY, & c a r p: Ever offered to the citizens of ' McCook and Southwestern Neb. You will certainly find it to y«ur interest to examine this unexcelled stock before making your spring purchases. J. ALBERT WELLS. ...GRAND... op:M <;: Oar new goods are new open and we invite you to come and inspect stock and prices. Our Dress Cools Departieit Excels all previous efforts. Our Clothing D epartment Is complete as to styles and prices. New Styles in Hats. Wait for our Spring Wraps. We will show you latest styles and give you latest prices. We are handling the BANNER‘ BRAND of Waists for Ladies. Agents for BUT1 ERICK Patterns. We Handle Groceries and Boots and Shoes. cashBARGAIN house. C. L DeGROFF & CO. SUCCESSORS TO J. C. ALLEN. i . - ... T; . TUkCE TABLE. GOING EAST—CENTRAL TIME—LEAVES. No. 2. through passenger.5:50 A. H. No. 4. local passenger.3:40 P. M. No. #, through passenger. 4:30 P. M. GOING WEST—MOUNTAIN TIME—LEAVES. No. 1, through passenger .10.50 A. M No. 3, through passenger.11:35 P. 51 No. 5, local pusssenger.11:00 P. H> Engineer J. F. Reynolds was up from Re publican City, Wednesday. Machinist Frank Jordan is on crutches with a painfully sprained ankle. A daughter made its abode with Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Delaney, Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Hobbs are rejoicing over the birth of a promising boy, Sunday. Joseph A. Snyder was at Arapahoe Monday looking after his real estate interests there. Mrs. J. F. Kenyon is visiting relatives in Grinnell, Iowa. Will be absent a week or two. President Jeffery of the Denver and Rio Grande was a passenger on 2, Saturday morn ing. Mrs. J. C. Birdsell is down from Alliance to remain a short time visiting her many friends in this city. Love is said to be the most comprehensive word in the language. “What’s the matter with the hash.” The company has material on the grounds for a new bridge across the Muddy west of the town of Arapahoe. Brakeman William Shinsel, last Friday at Blue Hill, received a badly bruised foot while making a coupling. Joe Sircoloumb’s boyis down with the diph theria. The girl is recovering from an attack of the same ailment. The silk hats at a recent meeting in Chicaga decided to give out no more free transportation during the current year. Passenger No. 4 was about one hour late, Tuesday, caused by some trouble with engine 212, which “came in on one side.” Walter Vischer succeeds J. W. Lewis as boss carpenter at Holyoke. The family, we understand, will remove to that place. Dispatcher T. B. Campbell was a Lincoln visitor, Wednesday, going down on 6 the previ ous evening, and returning home on 3. General Superintendent Calvert was an east-bound passenger, last evening, Supt. A Campbell accompanying him from this point. Express Messenger Marty is afflicted with a lame arm which has incapacitated him for work this week. A young man from Lincoln is supplying his run.—Oxford Standard. A letter from Boston announces the birth of a daughter in the home of Jeffreys Wyman, formerly master mechanic of this division. Jeff ought to send on a box cigars so we can celebrate the event.—Alliance Grip. The Relief Department has paid to Mrs Stoddard as the guardian of their children $3,000 which insurance Charley had upon his life. They have also paid Mrs. Brogan the policy of her husband.—Alliance Grip. It is reported around town, says the Arapa hoe Mirror, that J. S. Cantrall has “swapped'' his Hambletonian roadster to Engineer Bil lings for 25 shares of irrigation canal stock. If Cantrall gets a controlling interest in the ditch look out for a boom in the price of stock. It is semt-officially announced that on or about June 1st the Q will handle the railroad yards of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas in the city of Hannibal, and that the city freight offices of the two roads will be consolidated and a large transfer depot will be built in the western part of the city. Private advice is to the effect that the Bur lington is about to secure the abandoned road bed of the old Colorado Central railway, run ning from this place to Denver via Fort Col lins. The information is that the Burlington will operate a line over that route in connec tion with their Wyoming and Colorado lines, Others interested in railway movements say there is no prospects of the continuance of the Northwestern west from Casper this year or even in 1894. The Deadwood Central Railway Company of South Dakota has transferred all its lines to the Burlington & Missouri road, consisting of twenty-seven miles of narrow-guage track, rolling stock, round houses and rights of way, including the Lead City and Ruby Basin ore branches. The purchase price was 3240,000. The Burlington and Missouri will at once complete the narrow-guage system to every camp in the Northern hills entering at Dead wood. Ever since the Empire State express train has been running from New York City to Buffalo over the New York Central and Hud son River railroad there has been a desire on the part of some persons interested to have a similar fast train to run clear through to Chicago. The matter came up for discussion at a meeting of the presidents of the Vander bilt roads recently, and it was decided to be gin such a train service on April 30. The tram is to leave the Grand Central depot every day at 3 p. in. and arrive in Chicago at 10 o’clock the following morning. This makes its time nineteen hoars, or five hours less than the fastest train which is now scheduled over any road. It will consist of five coaches, one buffet combination coach, one dining coach and three sleepers. Thiiteen railroad companies last year built 1,882 locomotives. Braketnan G. E. Whitehead has resigned and gone to Red Cloud—Alliance Grip. Knute Stangeland sprained his wrist, last Friday, and was laid up a few days on that account. The white ribbon boys were only six votes shy. They are, however, proud of the fight they made. A new time card is looked for on Sundayt April 16th, when the fast train service is ex pected to be inaugurated by the company. Don’t Rent—When you can secure a home of you own for about the same expense by purchasing it from S. H. Colvin on the install ment plan. Mr. George Johnson of McCook was in town, Tuesday, trying his hand at ducks on the pond. He is a good shot as he is an engineer.—Cam bridge Kaleidoscope. Ben Stoddard, who was hurt near Beaver City on the 15th of last month, receiving a compound fracture of the arm, arrived here Sunday night, and is a county charge. The Switchmen’s strike in the east is effect ing business in this city, and ten men were laid off temporarily in the Burlington switch ing yards this morning.—Lincoln Call. William Francisco went clown to Holdrege, Tuesday evening, to work in the yards a few days. He expects to move the family up here from Oxford on Saturday, and will make his home here. Dr. W. V. Gage was summoned to Max, Monday night, to see two nephews of Agent W. W. Pickenpaul, who were suffering from an attack of acute gastritis, resulting from too free indulgence in syrup. There is a rumor that the Burlington rail road has been for sometime quietly arrang ing to build a line from Chaleo or Gretna, on •he Ashland cut off, direct to Fremont and then to the northwest, with possibly a direct line from Fremont to Sioux City. If the estimates of the Railroad Age hold good there will be considerable railroad building in the west this year. The projected mileage is as follows: California, 937; Idaho, no; Montana, 396; Oregon, 703; Utah, 558; Washington, 650; Wyoming, 750.—Omaha Bee. Engineer Chambers will shortly commence a series of improvements and additions to his property which when completed will make his home commodious, pretty and a model of com fort and convenience. He proposes to raise the present structure another story and make other and considerable additions and changes The Relief Department statement for Feb ruary is out. It shows disbursements as fol lows: Deaths 83,300, accidents Sit,026, sur gical attendance 81,671.55, sickness 88,385, total for the month 824,383.05. The number of disabled cases carried over into this month were 702. Total disbursements since June I, 1889, $767,146.50. Howard Converse, one of the efficient mem bers of the B. & M. telegraph force, tried to ride a bycicle yeterday and when he got through with the effort he looked and felt as though he had been through a threshing ma chine. He knocked about four acres of hide off of his right hand, and fell so hard against the pavement that the jar took all the kink out of his hair.—Lincoln Journal. George Johnson is visiting at the home of his parents south of Benkelman. While coup ling cars a few weeks ago George’s band was caught between the bumpers and the dead wood in some way, with the result that it was necessary to amputate three fingers. The misfortune, however, has not prejudiced him against railroading in the least and he an nounces his intention of resuming the duties of brakeman as soon as his wounds heal.— Benkelman Pioneer. REPUBLICAN. Terry McAloon thinks of adopting a coat I of arms. It will be an oil can, by the way. ' Mrs.W.W. Green’s case still baffles the skill of the M. D.’s They can relieve but can not cure her. Brakeman Wright has been sick the first days of this week. He reported for duty Thursday. Cy Taylor has been promoted from operator at Oberlin to agent at Traer, vice Mr. Whist ler removed. Engineer Fitzpatrick came down the first of the week to relieve Engineer Pomerencke on the pile driver. Brother W. K. Hayes fills the position of Vice Chancellor with all his natural grace and dignity in No. 42 K. of P. “Billy” Carlson, the erstwhile section fore man at Norton, has gone to work under Road Master Joselyn on the Orleans branch. Miss Clara Benjamin, sister of T. W., is visiting with him before departing for Denver where she will follow her occupation as steno grapher. Messenger Lawrence takes a run on No. 141 and 142, Hastings and Orleans, in place Dauchy who is traveling for an Omaha pack ing house. “Doc” Matheson lost a patient, this week. It was one of the horses belonging to an Ober lin livery stable* ’Twasn’t Doc’s fault,howeyer. He is as expert in the veterinary line, as he is slinging lightning. One of the citizens of this city in speaking of the way that the railroad boys would lend their influence in the wet or dry election, commenced by Baying “well there’s Ben, he’s a straight whiskey man. Ha, ha! prettygood ain’t it?” ...SECOND... INVOICE! Having had such an immense opening trade on Ladies’ and Children’s Wraps and Suits, we were compelled to re-order an en tire New Stock. They have just arrived. Also a full line of Ladies’ Waists, all prices'and qualities. It will certainly pay you to call and examine these goods. • Ladies’ Capes, Ladies’ Jackets, Ladies’ Collars, Ladies’ Wrappers, & Ladies’ Waists. L Lowman <& Son, Dry Goods, Carpets, Millinery and Dress Making. C. W. KNIGHTS, Yes, it's a fact. I am over-stocked with pants, and as I need more room for my new spring stock, I have marked the price down to such astonishingly low figures that ANYBODY can now afford to wear pants. In fact my ENTIRE STOCK OE WINTER GOODS, such as Overcoats, Heavy Clothing Underwear, Gents’ Furnishings (and many other things too numerous to mention, 1st Go aid Rsprdta ot Gist -f=^THIS IS A