TWELFTH YEAR. McCOOK, RED WILLOW COUNTY, NEBRASKA. FRIDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 24, 1893. NUMBER 27
ANDERSON,
theGROCERYMAN.
Cigars and Confectionery.
Hecker’s Self-Rising Buckwheat On Hand.
Log Cabin Maple Syrup Is Guaranteed.
Try Our Club House Cheese. It’s Delicious.
Handsomest Line of Lamps In The City.
GIVE ME A CALL.
WILLIAM. M. ANDERSON,
IN THE MORLAN BLOCK.
c\T)TH/.vr,
OVERCOATS!
OUR STOCK IS UNUSUALLY LARGE
FOR THIS SEASON, AND TO REDUCE
IT WE WILL OFFER SPECIAL INDUCE
MENTS FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS.
SHAWLS, BLANKETS, UNDERWEAR
AND EVERYTHING WARM FOR WIN
TER WEAR. WE HANDLE THE SELZ
BOOTS AND SHOES; THERE IS NO BET
TER. WE HAVE A COMPLETE STOCK
OF GROCERIES. WE HAVE THE GOODS
AND WILL MAKE THE PRICES RIGHT.
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Bargain ouse.
C. L. DeGROFF & CO.
Geo. Laverty is now located at Round
Pond, Oklahoma territory.
Mrs. C.W. Bronson was numbered with
the sick, first of the week.
Mrs. B. F. Martz has a badly poisoned
finger, resulting from a pin scratch.
Auditor Foreman came down from
Denver on official business, Wednesday.
Mrs. J. E. Sanborn is much better and
slowly recovering from her recent illness.
Mrs. Fitzpatrick of Lincoln, has been
the guest of McCook friends during the
past week.
Engineer Westland is able to be about
again, after a seance of a few weeks with
rheumatism.
Chief Clerk Harris was confined to bed,
the close of last week, by an attack of
the prevailing distemper.
A noon train carrying mails and pas
sengers is talked of. Let her come. The
first train come in Wednesday.—Curtis
Courier.
Mrs. Jennie Baxter and young daugli
ter departed,Tuesday morning, for Alme
na. Kansas, after a brief visit here to her
sister, Miss Allison.
Richard Lombard fell into the nit at
the round house, last Saturday, and
broke his lelt leg in two places. Dr.
Gage has been in charge.
A trampjolted from a passenger train
near Benkelman fell on his head and
shoulders and will probably die. His
folks live in Sioux city.
W. H. Rankin has moved his family
to McCook, where they will make their
home so long as the dining cars are run
as at present.-—Akron Pioneer Press.
Some of the boys would like to see an
election about once a week. One of them
realized, it is said, $40 for his influence
and vote, another $25, and so on.
George J. Frederick is local agent for
the Workmen building and loan associa
tion of Lincoln, Nebraska. See his ad
vertisement elsewhere in this issue.
When a Lincoln citizen attempts to
shuffle off this mortal coil a little irregu
larly, the newspapers refer to the trans
action gaily as an attempt at “Hubero
mania.” Thus the colonel will become
famous.
Dr. J. A. Gunn of Spearfish, South
Dakota, has been appointed Burlington
surgeon at this point. The doctor is an
accomplished surgeon and a clever gen
tleman. He is an old-timer in the valley,
having formerly lived in Arapahoe. His
many friends in the valley will warmly
welcome him back to his old haunts.
The present train service on the Has
tings and Oberlin line has been the cause
of much complaint since the change of
time, November 5th, but it is likely that
a change for the better will be made
very soon. It is rumored that the mixed
train now in service will be discontinued
and that two trains, a passenger and a
freight, will be again put on the line.
Such a change will be appreciated by
the patrons of the Burlington.—Red
Cloud Argus.
Twenty Burlington & Quincy engineers
left Galesburg, Tuesday night, to take
the places of the strikers on the Lehigh
Valley road. Several persons are out
west hiring men for the Lehigh Valley
road. There is a large surplus of men on
the Burlington, and it is believed many
will go. The Burlington furnishes trans
portation and 30 days leave of absence.
Some of those going came here six years
ago to take the places of the strikers on
the Burlington.
While riding on a B. & M. train, a few
days ago, the gentleman beside me was
much annoyed by the cinders that shot
in above the lowered window of the front
door of the car, covering the car seats and
the clothing of the passengers. Several
times he left his place and went forward
to hoist it, but always came back unsuc
cessful. In his final effort he was seen
by a brakemau, who, pressing the spring
in the proper way, at once raised the
window and stopped the annoyance.
When that was done, and done so easily
by the company’s employe, the gentle
man turned to me and said: “that’s what
comes of knowing how to do it.” The
very accomplishment of knowing how to
do it, or the lack of knowing how to do
it, is what makes a man a success or a
failure in life. There are very few of us
that know how to do it, but a great many
who think they know. When a man
fails in business of a kind not suited to
his capacity or experience, it is generally
because he was mistaken in thinking he
knew how to do it. This possession of
the knowledge of how to do a thing, or
the want of it, is what makes or breaks.
REPUBLICAN CITY.
Conductor Wilkinson has charge of
Curran’s crew.
An operator from Roggen takes Hills'
place at Orleans.
Brakeman Wilson had his hand pretty
badly pinched at McDonald, on Friday,
the 17th inst.
Operator Hills of Orleans, goes to At
wood to relieve Agent Vaughan who is
on the sick list.
Brakeman Cropp is now a full-fledged
resident of this city, having moved his
family and effects here, last Friday.
General Manager Holdrege’s private
car is now at Lebanon, where Mr. Loomis
and other nimrods are enjoying a few
day’s sport.
Hollinger, Durfee, Weible and others
took in the K. of P. lodge at Alma, Mon
day night. The K. of P. boys are quite
numerous here.
Cook and Nelling have had the “Sun
flower” all to themselves, occasioned by
Sprague taking 149 to McCook to have a
snow plow adjusted to her pilot.
Agent Morman and wife of Blakeman,
departed for Battle Creek, Michigan, on
Monday, the 20th inst. Mr. Riddle takes
charge of the office during their absence.
Mrs. W. W. Green and daughter Win
nie, drove to Beaver City, last Tuesday,
returning on Saturday. They were vis
iting Mrs. Green’s sister and other rela
tives and friends.
Engineer Cook and Conductors Cur
ran and Benjamin can mingle their tears
in common, as they are all serving time,
Curran and Cook five days each and
Benjamin ten days.
Conductor Cropp has charge of Benja
min’s crew, Brakeman Sproal taking
Cropp'S place. If the latter’s crew don’t
have their arms and heads talked off it
will be a miracle. Here's our sympathy
boys.
In an article last week, mentioning a
visit to W. \V. Green’s, by Prof. Heard
and others, Messenger Durfee’s name
was unintentionally omitted from the
list. We are very' sorry Durf. and sin
cerely apologise.
The article in last week’s issue stating
that Agent Reed of Herndon, had been
relieved by Carl was a mistake, and was
started by Carl who had told some of the
boys, just for a joke, that he was going
to relieve Reed.
Jurors for December Court.
Alliance precinct—Samuel Premer, W.
W. Lemasters, Arch Mann.
Beaver—Geo. Smith, Cal Underwood.
Bondville—Joe Downs.
Coleman—Matt Droll.
Danbury—Mitchell Young.
Fritsch—C. M. Goben.
Gerver—N. J. Johnson.
Indianola—J. W. Dutcher.
Lebanon—R. P. High, D.A.Waterman,
Frank Nichols.
Missouri Ridge—John Ervin.
North Valley—G. W. Arbogast.
Perry—Henry Smith, George Poh.
Red Willow—James Wilson and John
Longnecker.
Tyrone—G. W. Kimpton.
Willow Grove—Charles Weintz, C. W.
Knights.
The “Maple Grove” den of infamy was
the scene of a first-class row, last night,
in which a certain and well known trav
elling man was badly beaten and disfig
ured. It seems that during a visit made
that joint a few weeks since he incurred
the enmity of the inmates, and when he
put in an appearance there, last night,
he was set upon by a number of the
painted Amazons therein and badly dis
figured. He will likely be around again
when his head heals up and his eye as
sumes a natural hue,—but he’ll give the
“Maple Grove” a wide berth.
The County-Seat Case.
The Red Willow county-seat removal
case came up in the state supreme court,
Wednesday. The case was argued and
submitted. The probabilities are that no
decision will be reached in this import
ant case until some time early in the new
year, as the judges will require consider
able time to give the matter due and
proper consideration.
The case of Russell vs. Gillespie in the
supreme court on error from this county
was heard, Wednesday, and the finding
below was affirmed.
A number of McCook Shriners are
talking of attending the meeting of Se
sostris shrine at Lincoln, Tuesday next.
Conductor Lyman has been laid with
a touch of high-life—the grip.
Mrs. W. H. Davis of Trenton is visit,
ing in the city, today.
A son was born to Mrs. William Unger,
last Friday.
Dr.J. A. Gunn arrived in the city,
last night.
WE DO AS WE
The Cheapest Goods do not always Save
you the most Money. It has always been and
still it our aim to sell the best qualities at the
Lowest Possible Prices. For instance: Mens
All-Wool Undershirts at 45c each; Men’s Mixed
Natural Wool Undershirts, Heavy Weight, at
40c each, others ask 60c; Ladies’ and Misses’
Trimmed Hats from 67c up; Ladies’ and Misses’
Cloaks and Jackets at Lowor Prices than have
Ever before been offered.
L. Lowman & Son,
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