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    Tlie Citizens Bank oi McCook
INCORPORATED UNDER STATE LAWS.
Paid Up Capital, - - - - $50,000.
Surplus,. 10,000.
does a general banking business.
Collections Made on all Accessible Points. Drafts Drawn on all
Principal Cities of Europe. Taxes Paid
for Non-ltesidents.
Tickets for Sale to ai)d froiji Europe.
OFFICERS.
V. FRANKLIN, President. A. C. EBERT, Cashier.
Co-Respondents:—The First National Bank, Lincoln, Nebraska. The
vhemieal National Bank, New York City.
tHe
FIrst IVIatIoNal
. rank »
Authorized Capital $100,000
Capital and Surplus 60,000
OFFICERS -A.TTID DIRECTORS.
GEORGE HOCKNELL, B. M. FREES, W. F. LAWSON,
President, Vice President. Cashier.
A, CAMPBELL, FRANK HARRIS.
Chase Co, Land and Live Stock Co,
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Bone* branded on loft bip or left obouldoa
P. O. address, Imperial
I Chase County, and Beat
rice, Neb. Range, Stick
ing Water and French
man creeks. Chase Co^
Nebraska.
Brand as cut on Bide of
some animals, on hlpani
> sides of some, or nay*
•here on the mln il
SPEHDY and LASTING RESULTS.
xFATPEOPLE/*~J\
I No Inconvenience, Simple, B^- fi,uB
I sure. A3S8L7TEL? F2SSl™?nyJ
' from any injurious substance, \k lain* M
LABIS ABBOUIHS SEOTCID.
We GUARANTEE a CURE or refund your money.
Price *3.00 per bottle. Send 4c. for treatise.
IBEMONT MEDICAL CO„ Boston, Mass.
PATRONIZE
FRANK ALLEN'S DRAYS
I)HAYING IN ALL IIS BRANCHES
—
OPSand Hauling. Safe Moving i
Specialty.
No Extra Charge for Hauling Trunks at Night |
{^"Leave orders at coal yards and at res
Idence, No. 206 Madison street, between Den
nison and Dodge streets, McCook.
HOLMES BROS.,
Contractors
-AND
CARPENTER WORK
OF ALL KINDS,
INCLUDING
Bridge Building.
^^“First-class Work Guaranteed.
PATRONIZE
C.L. MILLER’S
RESTAURANT
-ANl)
ICE CREAM ROOM.
FBIVATE BOOMS FOB LADIES.
J
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pyile tnake6 a specialty of Short Ordei k
iLunches. orders for Banquets, etc. Vvo
will receive courteous treatment. His prices
are reasonable.
CIGARS, TOBACCO, FRUIT,
AXD CUNFECTIONEKY. j
DR. HATHAWAY & CO.,
.^•SPECIALISTS.^.
(Regular Graduates.)
.are the leading and most successful specialists and
will give you help.
Young and mid
die aged men.
KemarKabie re
sults have follow
ed our treatment.
Mar*7 year* of
Varied and success
ful experience
in the use of cura
tive methods that
we alone own and
control for all dis
orders of men who
have weak, unde
veloped or d1s
eased organs, or
who are suffering
from errors of
youth and excess
or who are nervous
and Impotent,
jthe scorn of their
Sfcllows and the
contempt of their
fripnH«» and rnn.
panions, lead3 U3
'o guarantee to all patients. If they can possibly
be restored, our own exclusive treatment
will afford a cure. 0
YYOMTEX! Don’t yon want to get cured of that
weakness with a treatment that yon can use at
home without instruments? Our wonderful treat
ment Las cured others. Why not you ? Try it.
CATARRH, and diseases of the Skin, Blood,
Heart, Liver and Kidneys.
8TPHILIS-The most rapid, safe and effective
remedy. A complete Cure Guaranteed.
SKIN DISEASES of all kinds cured where
many others have failed.
UNNATURAL DISCHARGES promptly
cured in a few davs. Quick, sure and safe. This
includes Gleet and Gonorhcea.
TRUTH AND FACTS.
We have cured cases of Chronic Diseases that
have failed to get cured at the hands of other special
ists and medical institutes.
-^^lREMEXBEB that there is hope
for You. Consult no other, as you may waste valuable
time. Obtain our treatment at once.
Beware of free and cheap treatments. We give
the best and most scientific treatment at moderate
prices—as low as can be done for safe and skillful
treatment. FREE consultation at the office or
by mail. Thorough examination and careful diag
nosis. A home treatment can be given in a majority
of cases. Send for Symptom Blank No. 1 for Men:
>. o. 2 for Women: No. 3 for Skin Diseases. All corre
spondence answered promptly. Business strictly con
fidential. Entire treatment sent free from observa
tion. Refer to our patients, banks and business men.
Address or call on
DR. HATHAWAY & CO.,
5». E. Comer Sixth and Felix St«., Rooms 1 and
CUs> Stairs..) ST. JOSEPH. MO.
J. S. McBrayer. Milton Osborn.
McBrayer & osborn,
PROPRIETORS OF
mggook Transfer
LINE.
Bus Baggage and Express.
ONLY FURNITURE VAN IN THE CITY.
Leave orders for Bus Calls at the Com
mercial Hotel or our office opposite depot.
J. & McBrayer also has a first-class
house-moving outfit
CHARLES H. BOYLE.
ATTORNEY - AT - LAW !
McCOOK, NEBRASKA.
J. E. KELLEY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
AGENT LINCOLN LAND CO.
McCOOK, - - NEBRASKA.
OiLce in Hear of First National Bank.
STATISTICS OF FARMS.
HOW MANY PEOPLE OWN THEIR
HOMES.
A Good Showing of Prosperity and An
Interesting Bulletin — Results of an In
vestigation Into Farm Home Owner
ship—The First Ever Hade in This
Country—Some Surprising facts Shown
—Farm Values, the Average, Etc., Etc.
Farm Home Statistics.
Washington, Sept 1.—The census
office gave to the public yesterday
the principal results of the investi
gation of farmer home proprietor
ship in all of the states and territo
ries. This is the first investigation of
the kind ever conducted in any coun
try. Out of the 12,690,152 families in
the whole country almost 48 per cent
own their farms and homes, and the
rest hire. Of the families owning
farms and homes almost 28 per cent
have incumbrances and over 72 per
cent have no incumbrance. The num
ber of resident owners of land in the
United States is 6,066,417, to which
must be added any land owners who
may be living in tenant families. The
farm families number 4,676,174, of
which 66 per cent own their homes,
and others hire. Of the owning fami
lies over 28 per cent have incum
brances on their farms. In 13S0, 25.50
per cent of the farms were hired.
In the cities that contain over 100,
000 population there are 1,943,834
home families, of which almost 23 per
cent own and 77 per cent hire, while
of the owning families 38 per cent
own subject to incumbrance. Among
the cities having 100,000 population
and over New York has the highest
percentage of home tenancy, nearly
93.67; Boston is next with 81.57 per
cent; Brooklyn third, with 81.44 per
cent; Jersey City, 81.20 per cent, and
Cincinnati, 80.82 per cent. The per
centage for Baltimore is 73.94; Buf
falo, 60.03; Chicago, 71.27; Cleveland,
60.90; Denver, 70.89; Minneapolis.
68.86; New Orleans, 78.51; Philadel
phia, 77.24; St. Louis. 79.58; St. Paul,
59.80; San Francisco, 73.46; and Wash
ington, D. C., 74.SO. The smallest
percentage, 5G, represents Rochester,
N. Y.
Bringing the urban population into
contrast with the non-urban popula
tion, almost 44 per cent of 4,224,560
home families 1 iving outside of cities
and towns of 8,000 people own their
own homes, and 56 par cent hire. Of
the owning families 77 per cent own
without incumbrance.
The value of the $1,696,890 incum
bered farms and homes is 85.687,296,
069, and the incumbrances aggregate
82.162,949,563 or 37.50 per cent of the
value. Of the incumbrances on farms
and homes, over 22 per cent bears in
terest at rates less than 6 per cent, 34
per cent at tne rate of 6 per cent, 33
per cent at rates greater than 6 per
cent and 11 per cent at rates greater
than 8 per cent.
The average of value of each owned
and incumbered farm in the United
States is 83,444: <jach of incumbered
home, $3,25(X and the average incum
brance on each of the farms is $1,224;
on each incumbered home, $1,293.
The 886,957 farms subject to incum
brance are worth S3,054,923,165, and
the incuipbrance is $1,085,995,960, or
35.55 per cent of the value. The 809,
933 homes subject to incumbrance are
valued at $22,632,374,904, and the in
cumbrance is $1,040,953,603, or 39.77
per cent of the value.
The cities of 8,000 to 100,000 popula
tion have 214,613 incumbered homes
occupied by owners, worth $739,846,087
with an incumbrance amounting to
$292,611,974, which is 39.55 per cent of
the value. In the cities of 100,000
population and over, the value of the
168,159 incumbered homes occupied
by owners is 8934,191.Sll and these
homes are incumbered for $393,029,
833, or for 42.07 per cent of their val
ue. In the country ontside of citie3
and towns of 8,000 people and over
the value of the 427,161 incumbered
homes occupied by owners is $958,337,
006, and the incumbrance is $361,311,
I 796, or 37.70 per cent of the value.
in tne cities having at least 100,000
population, $5,555 represents the av
erage value of each owned and in
cumbered home. New York has the
highest value, $19,200; San Francisco
second with $7,993, Brooklyn third
with S7,349, Omaha fourth with ST, 179
and Washington fifth with $7,045.
The annual interest charge on each
owned and incumbered home in these
cities is S134. the highest amount be
ing $43S in New York and the lowest
amounting to S33 in Louisville. Den
ver has the highest average rate of
interest on the incumbrance
on owned and incumbered homes,
namely, 7.S7 per cent, and New
Orleans is second, with 7.SR per cent;
New Y'ork has the lowest rate, 4.95
per cent and Boston stands nest with
5.14 per cent. Over 74 per cent of the
incumbrance on owned farms was in
curred in buying real estate and mak
ing improvements and over S3 per
cent of the incumbrance was for the
purpose of buying and improving real
estate, investing in business, etc.
Over SI per cent of the incumbrance
on homes was incurred to secure pur
chase money and to make improve
ments. _
Free Seeds Will Come Late.
Washington, Sept. 1. — The com
mencement of the work of distribut
ing seeds by the agricultural depart
ment has been delayed by the late
ness of the passage of the appropria
tion bill by congress. The force to
perform the work this season will be
organized in the beginning of Octo
ber and the distribution will be com
menced in the beginning of January.
The long inaction of the bill has also
prevented the department form ob
taining a number of vegetable seeds,
notably turnips.
A Kentucky Democrat Bolts.
Lexington, Ky., Sept 1.—Colonel
O. C. Bowles, of Pikeville, Pike coun
ty, the leading Democrat of the moun
tain region of Kentucky, has an
nounced that he will hereafter affil
iate with the Republicans. His sec
tion is largely interested in lumber,
coal and iron and he takes issue with
his old party on its tariff policy to
ward these products. He will take
the stump for H. T. Hopkins, Republi
lican candidate for congress in the
Tenth district. Hopkins and Bowles
were opposing candidates for the leg
islature last year, the former winning.
SPORT FOR IRR1G ATIONIST3.
Au Elaborate Soria* of Excnrilovui Ar
ranged for the Delegate**
Denver, CoL, Sept. L—The plans
for the entertainment of the delegates
and visitors to the National Irrigation
congress include an excursion Tues
day into the northern part of the
state, stopping at Greeley, Fort Col
lins, Longmont and Boulder. Wednes
day night a special train will take
the visitors to Rocky ford, La Junta
and other points in the Arkansas val
ley. Most of Thursday will be spent at
the town of Rockyford, enjoying a
melon day festival. Sunday, Septem
ber 9, there will be an excursion to
Georgetown and the famous "Loop.”
Sunday evening a special train will
leave Denver for Grand Junction, go
ing over Marshall I’ass, through the
Black canon and making short stops
at Montrose and Delta. Tuesday,
j September 11, will be peach day and
‘ vast quantities of different varieties
i of choice fruits will be piled up for
the entertainment and feasting of the
visitors. It is probable that the con
gress will hold a short session in the
afternoon and that speeches will be
made by leading men from different
parts of the country. That night the
train will bo taken for Glenwood
Springs. The next morning the
train will leave Glenwood about
j 10 o’clock going through the
canons of the Eagle and Grand rivers
and over Tennessee pass, making a
short stop at Leadville. From there
the train will run to Salida and then
! down into the San Luis valley. Thurs
day, September 13, will be spent in
the valley visiting the different towns
and irrigation projects. Friday morn
j ing after breakfast at Salida, the ex
cursion will start on the return trip
for Denver, going through the Royal
gorge, stopping at Canon City and
Pueblo and arriving at Denver that
evening, or, if it is desired, to stop at
Colorado Springs and Manitou, re
maining there over night, arriving in
Denver Saturday noon. The three ex
cursions combined cover about 1,890
miles and include all the leading agri
cultural sections of the state and all
the famous scenic points of the Rocky
j mountains.
REVENUE FOR POSTMASTERS.
Those of the Fourth Clasi Can Now Atl
mip.lster Oaths in Tension Cases.
I Washington, Sept. 1.—Hereafter
the fourth class postmasters will have
another source of revenue to add
to the many that now holds in
the smaller settlements. He now
[ cjp ajt as a notary public for pen
| sioners and witnesses in pension cases
1 only and can charge the pensioner not
exceeding twenty-five cents for each
I voucher to which he affixes the seal
of his office. The n&w au
thority and emoluments in the
village postmaster sprung from
an act approved on the
23d instant, wjiich “requires, em
powers and authorizes" £li>m to “ad
minister any and all oaths required to
be ljy pensioners and their wit
n&aSAS iji t^je execution of their vouch
i ers with like effect and force as offi
cers having a seal: and such posl
i master shall affix the stamp of his
office to his signature to such vouch
ers.”
The law includes all manner of
pension cases, in which an oath is re
quired, including vouchers for the
regular quarterly payments. This
authority to the fourth class post
masters does not mean that a notary
who has been heretofore taking pen
t sioners' depositions can no long'er do
so; on the contrary it is stipulated
| expressly that they may do
i so. The law was passed at the in
; stance of congressmen representing
i country districts which are hut
sparsely settled and is to save travel
on the part of pensioners. The pen
sion office is anxious they should have
: notice of the changed conditions made
' by the law.
K. P. ENCAMPMENT.
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Tlie Mystics of Girard, Can., Confident
of Winning First Prize.
Washington, Sept. 1.—The award
of the prizes in the competitive drill
of the Knights of Pj-thias will not be
made until to-morrow night. The
Mystics of Girard, Kan., are entertain
ing confident expectations of captur
ing the first prize of SI,500. The Kan
sas City divisions do not fear that
they will be among the last on the
list of winners. The division from
Hastings, Mich., is so convinced that
it will lead the list that its members
are already celebrating.
The supreme lodge received a re
port to-day from the committee ap
pointed to draft a new ritual and
made the matter the special order for
next Thursday. Another committee
proposed an amendment to the consti
tution to establish a judiciary body
analogous to the supreme court em
powered to act on disputes over con
stitutional matters. This absorbed
most of the day. No reports have yet
been received from the committees
appointed to consider the questions of
excluding liquor dealers from the
Knights of Pythias and to compel the
German lodges to give their ritual in ,
English.
Punished for Abusinf HU Wife.
Mound Valley, Kan., Sept 1.— :
Last April Oscar Cullison, a young j
lawyer, married the village belle, j
Lizzie Prescott, daughter of a retired j
farmer. From the first month of
their marriage Cullison abused her.
Yesterday morning while shaving,
she declares, he threw a razor at her
which missed her by a hair's breadth,
and then beat her. In the afternoon
she told her father, who got a big
whip and flogged his son-in-law in
front of the postoffice. A committee
of citizens has advised him to leave
town.
Joliet. 111., £>jpu l.—The Lambert
& Bishop wire mill, a branch of the
Consolidated Steel and W ire company,
which has been closed since last June,
has given notice that it will start up
in ten days, but with a ten per cent
cut. This is a great disappointment
to the old employes, but owing to
the dull times the men will be com
pelled to accept the reduction. The
Illinois steel mill of this city will also
take a hand in the reduction of wages.
The rod department, which has been
closed for three months, will start up
next week under a new scale of wages,
which is from 15 to 20 per cent lower
than th s old scale.
,s Castoria 2s so well adapted to children that
I recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me.” II. A. Ancnsa, M. D.,
Ill So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, N. Y.
use of ‘Costoria i3 co universal and
Its merits so well known that it seems a work
of supererogation to endorse it. Few are the
intelligent families who do not keep Costoria
within cosy reach.”
Carlos Uoarre, D. I).,
New York City.
Castoria cures Colic, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Diarrhusa, Eructation,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes di
gestion,
Without injurious medication.
“For several years I havo recommended
your ‘Castoria,’ and shall always continue to
do so os it has invariably produced beneficial
results.”
Edwin F. Pardee, M. I).,
125th Street and ?th Ave., New York City.
The C'entai-r Cowart, 77 Mirray Street, New York Citt.
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PERRY DAVIS''
PAIN-KILLER
Will Cur© Cramps, Colic, Cholera
E&orbus and all Bowel Complaints.
_PRICE, SBe», 50c.. and $1.00 A BOTTLE. ___
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RED CEDAR AND OAK POSTS.
U. J. WARREN, Manager.
B. & M. MEAT MARKET,
F. S. WILCOX, Prop.
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Fresh and Salt Meats,
BACON, BOLOGNA. CHICKENS,
Tiarlsieys etncL Fisli.
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F. D. BURGESS,
Plumber and Steam Fitter.
MAIN AVENUE, MeCOOK, NEB.
Stock of Iron. Lead and Sewer Pipe, Brass Goods, Pumps and Boiler Trim
mings. Agent for Halliday , Eclipse and Waupun Wind Mill.
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by over exertion, youthful errors, excessive use of tobacco, opium or stim
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R. A. COLE,
LEADING
MERCHANT TAILOR
OF McCCOK,
Has just received a new stock of CLOTHS
and TRIMMINGS. If you want a good fit
ting suit made at the very lowest prices for
good work, call on him. Shop first door west
of Barnett's Lumber Office, on Dennison
itreet.
J. A. GUNN,
PliysiGian and Surgeon,
mccook, Nebraska.
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^“Office—Front rooms-orer Lowman & 1
Son's store. Residence—402 McFarland St., J
two blocks north of McEntee hotel-. Prompt
attention to all calls.
W. V. CAGE,
Phusician and Surgeon.
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McCOOK, NEBRASKA.
t®“OrriCE Horns—9 to 11 a. m.. 2 to 5 and j
f to 9 p. m. Rooms over First National bank.
Night calls answered at office.
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McCOOK, NEB.,
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334 Dnrtwt St., Ctittgo, ti,