"STAR OF JUPITER.” Fraternal Beneficiary Society. ist. It receives both Ladies and Ger> tlemen of good moral character into the same Lodge on an equal footing. Both pay the same price and share equally the same benefits. 2d. It issues Single Endowment certi ficates to persons of good health, between the ages of 18 and 55 years in sums of $500.00, $1,000.00, $1,500.00, $2,000.00 and $3,000.00, the assessments graduated ac cording to age and the amount taken. 3d. It issues a Joint-Endowment cer tificate between husband and wife in sums of $2,500.00 and $5,000.00; two-fifths of which is a risk on the wife, and three fifths on the husband. If the husband dies first the wife receives three-fifths of the amount of the certificate, and carries her two-fifths on to her death; and if the wife dies first the husband receives two fifths of the certificate, and carries his three-fifths on to his death. 4th. It provides a TOTAL disability benefit. If a certificate-holder becomes totally disabled from any occupation for a livelihood he can draw 10 per cent, of the value of his certificate per annum during such disability or until the certifi cate is all paid. 5th. It provides for old age benefits. If a certificate-holder in good standing lives to be seventy years old, he is then entitled to draw 10 per cent, of amount of his certificate per annum until the certificate is all paid. 6th. To provide for the payment of the two last mentioned benefits a sinking fund is created so that no extra assess ments will ever have to be made for that purpose. All death claims are paid by an assessment upon every member of the order holding benefit certificates. Any one of acceptable character may become an honorary member of the order, but such members are not entitled to death, disability, nor old age benefits. Representatives will be in this town and vicinity, in a few days, to solicit membership in this order. A lodge of 60 will soon be organized in Oxford. The “Star of Jupiter” grows apace. Culbertson has lodge number two. Supreme Medical Examiner Spickel mier of the Star of Jupiter keeps quite a force of clerks busy now. Will Harmon is operating in Danbury and vicinity working up a lodge of The Star of Jupiter, this week. Supreme Lecturer McBride expects to take the field, first of next week, in the interest of The Star of Jupiter. Elmer Rowell and Cal. Throne have been working Benkelman, this week, in the interest of The Star of Jupiter. A. G. Bump is in Oberlin, where they expect soon to organize a lodge of The Star of Jupiter, with over 60 charter members. The few objections raised to the order of the “Star of Jupiter” come from those ( who failed to get on the inside, which of course does not constitute a valid objec tion in itself. The question of good road in this state is pushed way in the back-ground, and irrigation occupies the public thought as of more importance than any thing else. Irrigation serves a two-fold pur pose. It insures good crops upon all the lands that are under the ditch and at the same time increases evaporation. That in time augments precipitation, and the rain falls upon the just and the unjust, and produces the second good to the state. With the great valley lands of Nebraska provided with good irrigation ditches, nature can be depended on to take cate of the hills and table lands, and when nature does her full duty the mortgage loses its terrors and the per capita of circulation enables us all to do business on a cash basis.—State Jour nal. _ An attorney not far from this land of the blessed recently wrote the following pat reply to Lincoln attorneys who de sired forclosure on two pieces of land which had been abandoned by the own ers: “Send them along so I can get pub lication service in time for next term of court as our populist “mills of the gods” grind very slow on foreclosures.”—Cul bertson Era. The directors of the agricultural so ciety will meet in Indianola tomorrow to revise the premium list for next season’s fair, and to transact any other business that may come before the board. Colonel Mitchell is determined to se cure fire protection for Indianola, if he has to provide water, apparatus and de partment all himself. The Colonel t “makes no error.” The Independent county central com mittee was to have met in Indianola, last Saturday; but the meeting was post poned until tomorrow, on account of the small attendance. The man who will give the necessaries of life to the poor these days is a truer Christian than the man who only gives them his prayers. The government prevents lotteries from doing business, but permits public aad private gambling. 3H1RTS TO ORDER. Dress or negligee. Large line of sam ples to select from. We take your meas ure and guarantee fit and prices. Famous Clothing Co. The new well at the pump house is completed. ______ The county commissioners met again February 9th. The Times needs to bone up on its lo cal geography. Bert. Lang is up from Geneva, guest in Dr. Gunn’s family. Observe the new advertisement of J. A. Wilcox and Son. They mean bus iness. _ The Stewart ranch is now in charge of J. A. Cordeal, who took an inventory first of the week, under instructions from the eastern owners. Rev. Mr. Gill says that he has no ex pectation of leaving Arapahoe to go south, as the Pioneer of last week mis informed its readers.-Arapahoe Mirror. Reports would indicate that theRussian thistle is more prevalent in Red Willow county than has been imagined. It is a great pest and should be rooted out wherever it appears. The Old Homestead will be given in the Menard, tomorrow night, by I. M. Douglas, assisted by home talent. A good performance of that popular play is promised. The K. P. Band has adopted articles of incorporation and will secure a char ter as a branch of the Nebraska State Band Association. The boys are right in the swim witn the best of ’em.-Ara pahoe Mirror. The “break” recently made in Charlie Noble's ad. by the esteemed Times is re spectfully referred to Colonel Ed J. Mitchell as a gross fracture of journalis tic ethics, which cries aloud for repara tion. A repetition merits death. There is more joy in a printing office over one sinner who pays in advance and abuses the editor on every occsion, than ninety and nine who borrow the paper and sing its praises without con tributing a cent to keep it out of the poor house. Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth and obtain material for fencing it on time, without security. You can’t afford to miss the second annual ball by Ruthven Division No. 15, Knights of Pythias, in the Workmen temple hall, next Tuesday evening, Feb ruary 6th. Reizenstein’s orchestra will provide the music, and a fine time is as sured. The ladies of the Episcopal guild will serve a supper in the south store room of the temple building at the low price of 50 cents a couple. Pendergast, the murderer of Mayor Harrison, was recently sentenced to be hung. In the February number of The Chicago Magazine of Current Topics, Dr. Daniel R Brower throws some new light on the case, which will cast some doubt upon the justice of the sentence. Those who have followed the interesting case, and especially those who read At torney Trude’s article in this magazine recently, should secure this article of Dr. Bower’s. It is illustrated with nu merous cuts. 15c a copy, $1.50 a year. The Grand Lodge A. O. U. W. has a dopted a new law which will require the membership to more closely watch their time card hereafter. By a peremptory ruling, no notices of monthly dues will hereafter be sent out to the fraternity, and each member is expected hereafter to walk up to the receiver and deposit his shkels before the 28th day of each month, or else forfeit his right by laps ing. The attending annoyance and ex pense of sending out notices has necessi tated a change, and whether for better or for worse remains to be seen. However, every member will miss his monthly re minder but there need be no complaint of having never received notice, upon which to base excuses for lapsing. We often find ourselves wondering if some of the merchants mean what they say about it not paying to advertise. The idea that it does not pay is an er roneous one, and they no doubt fall into the error because they have a large num ber of papers to glance over daily, and of course do not even glance at the ad vertisements, but this is not the case with the farmer and family; they may receive two or three papers a week, and, after leisurely reading the general news in each of them, they commence to read over the advertisements. Sometimes through curiosity, but rest assured that they are quick to see some special bar gain in any kind of goods needed in the household, and will invariably call and secure some of them the first time they come to town. If there is a merchant in the city in the least skeptical regarding such matters, let him advertise goods at one price and when the customer comes to purchase the article, try and sell the goods at a higher price. Just try it once! Put the meanest little bit of an advertisement in the most obscure cor ner of the paper offering twenty-five pounds of sugar for a doller, and see how quick your own and other mer chant’s customers will make a rush for your sugar barrel. RELIGIOUS MATTERS. Rev. H. L. Preston will occupy the Congregatonal pulpit next Sunday morn ing. Episcopal services as usual Sunday morning, in Masonic hall, by Rector Durant. There will be morning services, Sun day next, in the Lutheran Church, by Elder McBride of the Baptist church. Elder McBride is conducting protract ed meetings of interest and success in the Frederick school in Driftwood pre cinct, this week. The Rev. Frank Durant, of McCook, will probably be called upon soon to take charge of the Arapahoe parish. Rev. Gill will go south.-Arapahoe Pio neer. Wednesday next being the first day of Lent, commonly called Ash Wednesday, Episcopal services will be held in the Masonic Hall at four o’clock. Text of sermon, “Then was Jesus led up into the Wilderness to be tempted by the Devil.” The young folks of the Endeavor so city held a very enjoyable social in Meeker hall, Tuesday evening. Re freshments were served, and the society received a fair patronage. The attend ance was large, and all seemed to have a pleasant time. Christian Endeavor Day. Union services of the Congregational, Episcopal and Baptist churches will be held in the Lutheran church, Sunday evening, February 4th, at 7:30. This promises to be one of the religious e vents of the year and is in honor of the thirteenth anniversary of the founding of Christian Endeavor movement. Music will be furnished by the C. E. choir of twenty voices, under the leadership of Miss Hannah McBride. Special solo and quartette singing will also be given. It is advised that those wishing seats come early as the seating capacity of the church will undoubtedly be taxed. The following provisional roster of speakers and subjects has been arranged for by the prayer-meeting committee: Inter denominational Christianity: an expla nation of C. E. principles, Mr. H. L. Preston, Curtis. Sermon, “Social Mor ality”, Rev. Frank Durant. A Short History of the Movement, With a Look Into the Future, Elder D. L. McBride. Let our bankers and real estate agents renew their advertising patronage to the press in the way of advertising lands etc. in Red Willow county. Help to use printers’ ink in calling the attention of our eastern people preparatory to emi grating westward. The tide of immigra tion will be on the move in another month seeking homes in Nebraska. Red Willow county must receive her pro rata of this moving multitude of home seekers. We have the territory, soil, water and climate to offer. This can be done best by advertising in your home papers, as they are sent to the homes and communities of our eastern people. Among the measures to be brought before the Grand Army encampment of the state of Nebraska, which meets in Lincoln on Wednesday, February 21, is the resolution passed by Appomattox post No. 214, of Lincoln, recommending that measures be taken for increasing the amount of patriotic literature in the reach of the public school children of the state. It is a recommendation that will doubtless receive much support in the encampment. A little while ago Walter A. Lease in vested $1,000 in a piece of Red Willow county real estate, and then placed the land in the hands of an agent to dispose of. This morning he received word that the property had been sold for $2140 and that a deed was wanted right away; and this accounts for the 19x27 smile that the attorney is wearing this wintry weather.—Lincoln Call. The McCook Tribune put in the low est bid for the county printing and is the official county paper for this year. The work will be well done. The Tribune is to do the county printing at a very low rate, and every person should unite in trying to make the county ex penses as low as possible.—Bartley Inter Ocean. _ Last Friday afternoon, Rev. Frank Durant officiated at the marriage of Mr. Edward Green to Miss Anna Walters, both of Imperial. The bride is a sister of Miss Mary Walters of our city. The fire department was called out, Monday noon, in hot haste. ’Twas on ly Jake SteinmeU burning some rubbish against the ordinance of the city made and provided. Nothing more. Sam Small says that if Christians would attend to their business as well as satan does his, there would soon be sign of “rooms to rent” in hades. And still the republican land office of ficials at McCook continue to draw the salary that many a democrat yearns to get his famished clutches upon.—Hast ings Democrat. The man who can’t find three cent’s worth of news in The Tribune every week is a chump for subscribing for it. The remains of Frank Albrecht were buried in Longview cemetery of our city Saturday noon. The McKenna—Hickey Nuptials. At it o’clock Wednesday morning, Mr. James W. McKenna and Miss Louise I. Hickey of our city, were united in the holy bonds of wedlock in St. Patrick’s church, in the presence of a large num ber of relatives and invited friends. The ceremony after the solemn and elabor ate form of the Catholic church, was performed by Rev. James W. Hickey, assisted by Rev. Hugh Magvney, S. J., and Rev. Percy A. Phillips of Denver, Colo., Rev. John English of Hastings, Neb., Rev. John Loughran of Minden, Neb., and Rev. Father Brinker of Wray, Colorado. Mr. William G. Reddin of this city acted as groomsman, and Miss Anna Hogan of Lincoln as bridesmaid. The bride was charmingly and richly arrayed in white satin and lace, with bridal veil covering entire person. Her maid was elegantly appareled in blue silk. The groom and groomsman were dressed in conventional black. The handsome altar of St. Patrick’s church was beautifully and tastefully decorated with flowers, and the scene,comprehend ing this,the rich vestments of the priests and the fashionabie presence of t h e guests, was one of unexampled splendor in the social history of this city. A wedding dinner in keeping with the notable and swell event, was afterwards served at the residence of Rev. Hickey to a large company. The groom is one of our successful and esteemed young business men. The bride, a sister of Rev. Hickey, is a cul tured, amiable and popular lady, and all join The Tribune in wishing them all the joys of their new estate, and not a sorrow. They were handsomely remembered with numerous and elegant presents. The bridal party went to Lincoln on the evening passenger,and will be absent a week or ten days. School Apportionment. Superintendent Goudy filed the De cember semi-annual state school appor tionment with Auditor Moore. The sum of $309,508 is apportioned among the va rious counties of the state, at the rate of 87.8 cents per scholar of school age. The money is derived as follows: Inter est on United States bonds, $300: inter est on state bonds, $13,050.69; interest on county bonds, $54,402.11; interest on unpaid principal school lands, $103 345-35: lease school lands, $40,556.64; refunded from Hall county, $282.87. The amount appropriated is $309,508. 78 at a rate of 87.8 cents per scholar. The December apportionment for 1892 was $358,126 based on $1.04 per scholar. In June, 1893, it was $352,184, and the rate was $1.02 per scholar. The cause of the decrease is a falling off in the inter est on school lands, school land leases and interest on county bonds. The state tax on the other hand has yielded a greater amount than accrued in 1892. Superintendent Goudy desires it to be known that a delay in getting out the present state apportionment has been caused by the delay on the part of a few of the county superintendents in filing correct reports. The making of the ap portionment before the correction of these reports would have deprived sev eral counties of their share of the state fund entirely. As an illustration of the promptness of action of the state depart ment of education in the matter, it may be stated that the data for correction of the last county superintendent’s report was received Tuesday morning, and the apportionment was ready for the mail Wednesday evening. Of the amount apportioned Red Willow county gets $3,112.01, having 3,541 persons of school age. Desire a Rest. McCook, Neb., Jan’y 28, 1894. Editor Times-Democrat: At the ear nest solicitation of the devoted readers of your valued paper, I write to make a request which may at first seem unreas onable. As it is their pious habit to read every line of the paper, in order to get the full value of their yearly dollar they have all learned by heart the interesting article entitled “An Odd Form of Courtship,” (2nd col., 5th p.) probably because the subject is of interest to all, old and young; and it is becoming quite the thing for one citizen to stop another on the street and before proceeding to dis cuss Brazilian situation or ex-Queen Lil, recite the eloquent article for the pur pose of airing his elocutionary powers. Now this latest fad has become a weariness and a burden to those obliged to listen; so the request has been respect fully tendered that the article, though beautiful and of perennial interest, be withdrawn till spring. Very Respectfully, Harriet Russell. C. H. Jones sued the C. I. & W. P. Co. in 15 separate cases on ditch orders and the cases came up before Judge Forbes Monday and Tuesday. Eight of the suits were consolidated into one and all were continued for 30 days. A settle ment has been proposed outside the courts, and Jones will probably get his money, and the suits be dismissed.-Cul bertson Era. The rag ball, last night, brought to light more rags than one would suppose could be gathered up within this land district.__ The ground hog cannot fail to observe his shadow today. There is sunshine enough in this part of the world at least PEOPLE YOU KNOW. W. T. Henton was a Saturday visitor. Miss Anna Hogan will return to Lin coln tomorrow. C. F. Babcock was in Lincoln, Wed nesday, on business. Supt. Bayston hail school business in the city, yesterday. A. A. Weller departed for Syracuse, Wednesday morning. J. W. Dolan of Indianola, was a busi ness visitor, Tuesday. A baby was born to Mr. ami Mrs. Frank Ditton, Saturday. George Hocknell went to Chicago Wednesday, on business. A son was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Al bert O’Neil, Tuesday morning. President Franklin was a capital city visitor, last Friday, on business. Miss Kate Driscoll of Boston, is the guest of Rev. Hickey and sister. Mike Reiswick and Marsh Phillippi, are working up Jupiter at Trenton. A. V. S. Saunders is up from Beatrice today on some real estate business. Nate Crawford had a severe tussle with neuralgia of the stomach again; Saturday. George Hocknell became secretary and treasurer of the Barnett Lumber Co., first of the year. There is a pair of eye glasses at this offiice which the owner can have by pay ing for this notice. Miss May Thompson entered the store of J. A. Wilcox & Son, Thursday, in the capacity of a clerk. Pat. Walsh finished, Wednesday, put ting up 2,000 tons of ice for local con sumption next summer. Ben Olcott is still confined to his house with his badly sprained knee, received a number of weeks since. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Lawson arrived home, Tuesday morning, from their de lightful trip to California. C. L. DeGroff will leave, tomorrow morning, for Syracuse, to help invoice the company’s stock at that place. A. A. Weller came up from Syracuse close of last week, and has been the guest of his business associate, C. L. De Groff. Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Burnett arrived home, Sunday night, from their wed ding trip west, and are now at home at 602 Main Avenue. B. F. Troxel arrived home from the Arkansas Hot Springs, last Friday night. The family will visit some time at Kan-. sas City and Beatrice. Howard Finity desires to express his heartfelt thanks to the pupils of the utli and 12th grades for their expressions of sympathy upon the death of his sister. Mrs. J. C. Lenhart became the mother of twin girls, Tuesday night, one of them living but a brief while. The other is getting along nicely, as is also the mother. Miss Mabel Jordan of McCook arrived in the city Wednesday night and expects to remain with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jordan, of this city.—Alma Record. J. Vi. Scott arrived home, Saturday evening, from his visit to his old home back in the Buckeye state, and is again doing the honors behind the Commer cial desk. Dell Laflin came in from Lincoln, Monday night. He contemplates tak ing the field as an organizer for “The Star of Jupiter.” He will make a suc cess of it. William Divine is expected home from Lincoln, any day now, as the doctors think his mental condition not such as to require his presence in the asylum. All hope for his complete restoration to health. The Poverty ball in Menard’s bam, last night, was one of the funniest and most de lightful happenings of the winter and is de clared by some to have been more successful from a spectacular point of view than many of the masquerades given in the city in times past. Many of the costumes were most ludic rous extravaganzas, showing a keen competi tion for the prizes. Mrs. F. A. Pennell cap tured the ladies prize— a nigger baby. E. E. Lowman that for the gentleman—a jew s harp. Crackers and cheese were served on wooden butter plates, with horseshoe nails for toothpicks. Col. H. P. Sutton led the grand march with a music box, working the crank like an artist. Prof. Reizenstein’s or chestra produced the inspiration for the ball, which was a large and succulent success and numerously participated in. The state of Iowa is considering the advisability of making an organized and concerted assault on the pesky Russian thistle. The bottom has dropped out of the egg market. Hen fruit can be purchased as low as ten cents a dozen, which is unusually low for this season of year. The statement of the January settlej ment of the commissioners with the trea surer will be given in next week’s issue. H. T. Carey has bought the Bump restaurant. We saw a local democrat take his Bible from the shelf, blow the dust off the cover, and drawing a little nearer so we could henr, he read the following democratic psalm: 1. Grover is my shepherd, / shall nut want. 2. He maketh me to lie down in fat post offices; lie leadeth me to lire water. 3. 11c restoreth my soul; tie leadeth me in the paths of democracy forjhis name's sake. 4. Yea, though I wander to the isles of Hawaii, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me; thy cruiser Boston and thy marines, they comfort me. 5. Thou preparest a “pie countee” before me in the presence of mine enemiesi thou an nointest my tongue with free whiskey, my cup runneth over. 6. Surely peace and prosperity will follow me all the days of thy term. I will keep Grover green in iny memory forever. The annual meeting of the Congrega tional church was held on Wednesday evening, Rev. George E. Tayler of Ind ianola presiding. The building com mittee made a full report, showing, the cost of the new church to be about $5, 100. The following officers were elected' W. F. Lawson, clerk; Albert McMillen, treasurer; W O. Norval; trustee; Ai C. Marsh, deacon. It was one of the best annual meetings held in years by the McCook church. Young George Peake was brought down from Denver, Wednesday night,, with his hands and feet badly frozen while beating his way to that city on a train, recently. The lad has become quite incorrigible and has been bum* ming around over the country off and on for a number c f months. It is to be hoped this experience will bring him to his senses. The land contest case of Charles Wil liams versus James Wingate, which has. been pending since 1885, finally closed yesterday, after a six days nearing before the local officials. No decision as yet. The Knights of the Maccabees will meet in the A. 0. U. W. temple hall next Thursday evening. A full attend ance of members is urged. It is rumored that Adolph Reishick has discovered a three foot vein of coal at Stony Point; but the report lacks con formation. A. A. Maley, a New York wholesaler, has been spending a few days with J. A. Wilcox & Son. He left on Thursday morning. Henry Lehman had his little boy down from Culbertson, last Saturday evening, for medical treatment. Immigration and irrigation are now interesting southwestern Nebraska most keenly. That’s the slogan! F. H. Elliott has closed his restaurant. They are becoming too numerous for profit. The Red Willow county teachers’ asso ciaton will meet in Indianola, February 24th. Supt. Valentine’s mother is on the sick list with an attack of bronchitis. E. R. Curtis’ little girl has been suf fering from an attack of tonsilitis. The street lights failed to twinkle Sat urday and Sunday nights. Court Calendar. Chase.—February 19, December 3: Juries, February 20, December 4. Dundy.—April 9, December 10. Juries, April 10, December 11. Furnas.—February 5, September 1.7 Juries, February 6, September 18. Frontier.—March 5, October 15th. Juries, March 6, October 16th. Gosper.—April 23, November 12th Juries, April 24, November 13. Hayes.—April 30, October 8, Juries, May 1, October 9. Hitchcock.—May 14, October 29th.. Juries, May 15, October 30. Red Willow,—March 19, December 17. Juries, March 20, December 18. The Home Market. Oats.30 Wheat . .35. to 45 Corn.20 Potatoes.90 Hogs.$4-5° Hay.$6 to $8 Steers.$3to$4 Cows, $1.75 to$2.oo Butter.15 Eggs.12J2 Flour .. ..80 to $1.50 Feed. .. 70 to .80 Farm Wanted From Owner. One hundred and sixty to 200 acres of land with some improvements, inside of three to five miles of McCook, at lowest price for cash. Address. UE. L.,” care McCook Tribune. Fine Printing. We make a specialty of fine job. priqt ing. Our samples of fashionable and ele gant stationery for invitations, programs, etc., is not excelled in Nebraska, Residence Lot for Sate A desirable residence lot on Melvin street for sale. Price, very low, $225.00. Call at this office for particulars. Wanted. A woman with two children wants a situation as housekeeper. For particu, lars enquire at this office. Live Pigeons Wanted, $1.00 per dozen paid for live pigeons, if delivered on. or before February 12th. W. C. EaTourktte.