TWELFTH YEAR. McCOOK, RED WILLOW COUNTY, NEBRASKA. FRIDAY EVENING. APRIL 20, 1894. NUMBER 48.
DON’T BE
IMPOSED
-UPON!
Don't be misled by the statements of merchants
_claiming that they can....
SAVE YOU MONEY!
I am selling first-class groceries right along as low
as those who claim they can save you money it you
will trade with them. Below we give a few items.
Pickels, per bottle. - $ .10
Onions, per bottle, - - .10
Chow Chow, per bottle, .10
Catsup, per bottle, - .20
Raisins, per pound, - .05
Best Tea in McCook, lb, .50
Syrup, per pail, - - .65
Jell, per pail, - - .65
Mince Meat, per package. .10
Clothes Pins, per dozen. .02
Peas, per can, - - - .10
Corn, per can, ... .10
Alaska Salmon, per can, .12$
Everything else in proportion.
Always the Lowest and Best
Values Can be Found at
C. M. NOBLES.
RAILWAY MEN GATHER.
New York, April 12—The American
railway association began its annual ses
sion at the Hotel Brunswick at 11 o’clock,
Wednesday morning. There was a large
attendance, over one hundred railway
companies being represented. Col. H.
S. Haines, vice president of the Plant
system, occupied the chair. May 13th
was selected as the date for making the
spring changes in the time tables. The
executive committee reported a consider
able increase in the membership of the
association and that the total length of
road now controlled by its members was
142,000 miles. The committee on rules
reported-a number of changes. These
were discussed, but finally referred to
the committee for further consideration.
The reports of the committee on safety
appliances, and of the committee on car
service were mostly statistical and were
not accepted. The joint committee on
interlocking twitches and block signals
presented a report which was taken up
and debated. The matter was still be
fore the meeting when it adjourned Wed
nesday evening, but was again brought
up at the session today and was again
discussed at length. While no action
was taken the sentiment of the majority
of the members was that a uniform block
signal system be adopted. The follow
ing officers were elected: President, H.
S. Haines, vice-president of the Plant
system; first vice-president,E.B.Thomas,
vice-president of the New York, Lake
Erie & Western; second vice-president,
W. F. Merrill, general manager of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy.
Ass’t Supt. Hannon is down from Hol
yoke, today.
Railroad business is reported as being
very quiet now.
Barney Sharkey’s youngest child has
been quite sick.
Mrs. J. D. Me Alpine visited her par
ents here, close of last week.
A daughter made her debut into Phil.
Churchfield’s home, last Sunday.
Dispatcher Forbes’ baby was taken ill
with the fever, first of the week.
Mrs. William W'ood and children are
visiting her parents at Red Cloud.
Mrs. R.B.Simmonds went into Omaha
Monday morning, on a visit to relatives.
Judge Dundy decides that the wages
of Union Pacific men shall not be re
duced, and restores the old schedule.
Charlie Magner has been improving
his residence property considerably late
ly by building a neat fence,laying walks,
planting trees, and the like.
W. S. Perry, the boss bridgeman, has
just built an addition to his home on
north Madison street. He has one of
our most comfortable homes.
E. L. Brown, agent for the B. &. M.
railroad at this place, delivered two ser
mons at Oronoque, Kansas, last Sunday,
returning home Monday. He has been
tendered the charge at that place at a
good salary and may accept, as he pre
fers the ministry to railroading.—Cam
bridge Kaleidoscope.
Mr. George Holdrege, general mana
ger of the B. & M.and George W. Loom
is, his private secretary, have had sixty
five acres sown to barley and oats on
their land southeast of Akron. There is
20 acres of fall wheat on Mr. Holdrege’s
land sown last fall that is looking well.
—Akron Press.
Frank O. Gray, B. & M. station agent
at this place, took the passenger last
Saturday evening for Arapahoe where
his wife and daughter are. He and his
family will spend a vacation granted to
him at the midwinter fair and other
points of interest on the Pacific slope and
elsewhere.—Trenton Republican.
On April 2 the Burlington lines adopt
ed a rule that no package would be car
ried for less than 50 cents. The mini
mum charges before that date had been
25 cents, and the rule gave much dissat
isfaction. It was announced Monday
that hereafter packages will be received
for 25 cents, the same as before the ob
noxious rule was passed.
The conductors’ dance, Tuesday even
ing, was a very pleasant affair and was
participated in by a goodly company of
pleased people. Prof. Reizenstein’s
orchestra produced the musical inspira
tion for the ball,which was altogether de
lightful. The ladies of the Episcopal
church, under the direction of Colonel
Etter of the Commercial house, served
refreshments. So that the fourth annual
ball and supper by Harvey division 95,
was all that the division could desire it
to be in every particular.
Orchestra Benefit.
Nearly a year ago a few of the pupils
of the public schools organized a n
orchestra which has grown into a musi
cal society, with great promise. Mr.
Reizenstein having assumed the director
ship, the members are improving rapidly
and on Monday evening next, they have
a benefit eatertainment at the east ward
building, with the following attractive
programme:
PROGRAMME
Of benefit entertainment to be given by
the McCook public school orchestra on
Arbor day, Monday, April 23, 1894, in
Assembly room of East ward building,
at 8:30, p. m. Admission, including re
served seats, 25 cents. Reserved seats
can be secured at McConnell’s drug store.
PART FIRST.
1. Templeton March.The Orchestra
2. History of the M. P.S.O.Wm. Mahoney
3. Piano Duet.. .Lillian Troth, Hattie Yarger
Thousand and One Nights.
4. Reading...Ona Simons
Farm House Dirge.
5. Vocal Solo.F. H. Elliott
6. Duet.Pearl Brewer, H. Voiland
Piano and Comet.
7. Reading from Dickens_Wm. Valentine
8. W alu.The Orchestra
PART SECOND.
1. Overture.The Orchestra
Caliph of Bagdad.
2. Recitation.Frank Colfer
Dave and Goliar.
3- Duet.Roy Smith, Pearl Brewer
Flute and Piano.
4. Recitation.Bertha Boyle
5- Piano Solo.Della Johnston
The Dying Poet.
6. Recitation.Aimee Strasser
7. Four Tableaux.
1. 1'he Water Carrier—after a picture by
Millett. 2. Charlotte Corday—after a pic
ture by Julian Story. 3. Bust of Psyche
after the ancient Greek. 4. Michael An
gelo’s Moses. Persons concerned: Harry
Chapin, Light Manager; Grace Waldo, Ely
Crockford, Blanche Starr, Ruth Grundy,
Maggie Etter, Frank Bartley.
8. Violin Duet.
.Joseph Reizenstein, Eva Reizenstein
SupT. Valentine was a countv-seat
visitor, Saturday.
The ground is being prepared for the
planting of trees around the west ward
school building.
Prof. Valentine delivered one of his
interesting lectures in the Christian
church at Red Willow, last Saturday
night.
Architect Fisher of Omaha, who re
cently arrived home from a European
visit, spoke quite interestingly to the
children at the lantern class, last Friday,
describing some of the historic build
ings he had seen during his travels
abroad.
SPARKS FROM THE RAILS.
A LUCKY ESCAPE.
Early last evening,passenger train No.
4 ran into a sand drift, a few miles east
of Yuma, Colorado, and every wheel left
the track but the hind trucks of the rear
sleeper. The head end of the train was
scattered over the right of way in a pro
miscuous manner, but almost miraculous
to relate none of the train men or pas
sengers were killed or seriously injured.
Engineer Pat Timlin and Fireman Bert
Godwin were slightly injured. The
wrecker and crew from here were quick
ly on the scene of the accident, and the
work of clearing the track commenced.
Extra cars were taken up from here and
the train arrived at this station about 2
o’clock this morning. The work of
getting the engine and other cars on the
track will be prosecuted at once. It
was a fortunate escape.
Mrs. Brace and sister made a visit to
Denver, this week.
The St. Louis union depot is by far the
largest in the world.
Chief Dispatcher J. F. Forbes’ younger
child has the scarlet fever.
Engineer Douglas was in Omaha, mid
dle of the week, on business.
The river is endangering the com
pany’s track below Nebraska City.
Mrs. Frank Kendlen is entertaining
her sister, Miss Mary Stevens of Hast
ings.
Miss Blanche Traver is the guest of
Mrs. C. A. Dixon. Plattsmouth is her
home.
A Lake Shore train recently maintain
ed a speed over 70 miles an hour for a
distance of 35 miles.
Conductor W. S. Coy was up from
Holdrege, Monday, on business, and to
see the boys at headquarters.
Jake Burnett has been in Denver and
looking after his boarding train inter
ests on the west end for the past two
weeks. He did not go to the Pacific
slope as contemplated.
President Hill of the Great Northern
railroad comes from England full of con
fidence that a waiting game is the proper
one for the United States to play in or
der to secure bimetallism. “England is
holding the bag now," he says, "and be
fore the end of the year will be making a
bid for all nations to come into the re
monetization scheme."
I
REDUCTIONS THAT
'VWVVWN/V,/
It is a practice, unfortunately too fre
quent, for dealers to make fictitious and
fanciful prices on goods as a basis for reduc
tion and a text for advertising Positive
Evidence confronts us in which the net re
sult of vaunted and much advertised bar
gains is simply a scale of prices the same as
ourselves and other dealers charge regular.
The remedy for this humbug is with
the retail business.
Dry Goods, Millinery
AND CARPETS.
DRESSMAKING,
Everything the best qualities at the lowest
possible living prices.
L. Lowman & Son.
All Grades
And Prices.
Bicycle Supplies.
Wheel on Payments.
Gftas. (2L. UeacL
SAVE MONEY!
Wall Paper, per roll - 3c.
Gilts, per roll, - - - (Jc.
Mixed Paint, - - - 90c.
White Lead, - - - $5.50
Linseed Oil, - - - - .05
Other Goods at Reduced Price.
|5?~Paintisg and Papering at Especially Low Pncea Leave your with
the painters and paper hangers. Don't give middle men a prof t
McCook Paint and Wall Paper House.
COBWEB OE MAIN AND OOllGt.AS3.
GEORGE ELBERT \y K COLE.
STOCKMEN
Attention!
I still have a few good young Bulls that
I will sell very cheap, if taken soon. All
in want of anything of this kind will do
well to call and examine my stock.
W. N. ROGERS, proprietor
Shadeland Stock Farm.
