By F. M. KIMMELL.
$1.60 A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
BEPUBLIOAN TICKET.
For Congressman Fifth District ,
William E. Andrews of Adams County.
- For Representative 65th District ,
R. P. HIGH of Lebanon Precinct.
t For County Attorney ,
Harlow W. Keves of Indianola Precinct.
For Commissioner First District ,
' Alex. D. Johnston of Valley Grange Prec.
Judge Abbott , this is Colonel Cole.
Colonel Cole , Judge Abbott.
Much important political history will
be made within the coming few weeks.
J IT will take a clean , able state ticket
j to win , this fall , and the people should
} * ee to it that such men only are chosen.
\ Marcus A. Hanna is modest , clever
and masterful. The people did it all and
he was only their willing and delighted
instrument.
H. H. Troth will go into the coming
state convention with a support which
I will be a factor in that convention. Just
1 remember the fact. ,
The Republicans of Chase county have
instructed their senatorial delegates for
I Hon. Frank Rathbun , and their repre
sentative delegates for Harry Wilson of
that county. Charles W. Meeker was
renominated for county attorney.
The mutual insurance law stands. The
state supreme court has so properly and
wisely decided. The old line companies
will have to come down to reasonable
\ Tates or go ont of business. Cheap insur-
ance , such as the mutuals offer , is an ab
I solute necessity to the poor man.
1 As THE popular sentiment continues
j to crystallize on the gubernatorial nomi-
1 " * nation , Judge Hay ward's form and visage
1 seem to stand out in bolder , clearer re
lief. The Judge is easily one of the
leaders in the interesting race for Ne
braska's chief executive.
OuR. 'brilliant ' and brainy young friend
of the Culbertson Era is already being
' boomed for postmaster at Culbertson.
There seems to be nothing too rich , in
this section of Nebraska , for the Coles ,
and nothing short of the earth and the
fullness thereof will satisfy their vaunt
ing ambition.
1 We are in receipt of an invitation from
The Omaha Commercial Club to attend
the Jubilee Inauguration of the Trans-
Mississippi and International Exposition
to be held in Omaha , Friday evening ,
June 26th. There will be a military and
civic parade and addresses by senators ,
representatives and governors of Neb
raska , Iowa and neighboring states.
I Last week's Lincoln Courier was a
"red-hot number" , if you will allow the
expression. W. Morton Smith is a clev
er , high-toned , independent and some
what vitriolic writer , who for the most
part rises above the common place and
seldom tires one with staleness. God
bless the man with the courage and abil
ity and inclination to speak out in meet
ing !
The clear , vigorous , fearless sentiment
of Nebraska's Republican press alwaws
means good to the party. The policy
outlined by them in the canvass cannot
be safely ignored in the coming conven
tion. Their cry has been ever and al
ways for clean , capable nominees , which
will be a guarantee of success at the
polls. Defeat can only be possible by
straying from the rule of qualifications
in making the selection of standard
bearers.
( ' Some of the fellows who think that
the combine has all the state ticket nom
inated , and all that is necessarj' now is
to get on the band wagon and ride , will
be sadly disappointed uiien the conven
tion nieeis the first of next month. There
will be a thousand delegates every one
of whom will be on hand to take a part
in the proceedings of the convention ,
this year.and the politicians who attempt
, to put up a job in advance will think
they have been struck by a cyclone.
They will never recover from the recoil.
Grand Island Independent.
NORTH SIDE.
A rain like Tuesday night's brings forth a
big crop of smiles.
Harvest is in progress : Samuel John has
just finished cutting the banner piece of rye.
All thought of com bread , for a steady diet ,
has vanished from the mind of Tom Ruggles ,
B since he looked over his wheat field.
H Mesdames Samuel John and William Dar-
B fington drove up into Frontier county , the
, \ other day , for currants enough to make a pie.
B • The Children's day exercises at the Hick-
B ling school house , Sunday evening last , under
B the direction of Mrs. Jacob Ball , were largely
B attended and greatly enjoyed , especially the
B solos by Mrs. A. W. Utter and L. A. Mansur.
I Read the best coun-
I ty newspaper--that's
I The MeCook Tribune
I every time. '
B Job Printing The most artis-
B tic work at the lowest figures.
I The Tribune , MeCook. Write
H for prices. A trial order will set-
B tie .the business.
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The Weekly Happenings of Neighboring
Towns and Country.
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in Cold Type If Your Neighborhood
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INDIANOLA.
W. R. Starr was in town , Sunday.
Thomas Duncan is now doing eastern Neb
raska.
Indianola is still anticipating a glorious day
at the coming 4th.
Miss Lillian Welborn is expected home from
Orleans , Saturday.
Floyd Welborn of Denver , Colorado , spent
Sunday in Indianola ,
W. G. Black had business in MeCook on
Wednesday of this week.
RL. . Beckwith returned from a visit to Or
leans , Wednesday night.
Hon. J. J. Lambom went down to Wilcox
on No. 4 , Wednesday evening.
J. W. Dolan and J. J. Lamborn were county
seat visitors , briefly , Monday night.
C. B. Hoag and E. R. Banks , our liverymen ,
were visitors at the seat of county affairs , Sat
urday.
Harlow W. Keyes and wife arrived home ,
Sunday morning , via MeCook , from their trip
to St. Louis.
Marion Powell , one of Red Willow county's
best rustlers , transacted business in the county
capital last Friday.
The Independents of this precinct will hold
a caucus on Monday , July 6th , to elect dele
gates to the county convention , July 9th.
James McCIung's mare , Eva Wright , won
the 3-year-olcl trot at Red Oak , Iowa , Tuesday
of this week. Indianola is sending out some
good horses.
Michael Adams , our weather man , has been
giving us a very satisfactory amount of rain ,
this week , and the people hereabouts feel very
grateful to him.
The Burlington depot at this station caught
fire , Wednesday night , but the fire was extin
guished before much damage was done. The
lightning was the cause of the fire.
J. W. Dolan and J. J. Lamborn had some
business in MeCook , Monday evening. Mr.
Lamborn went on up to Culbertson looking
after some real estate matters and returned ,
Tuesday.
H. W. Keyes and wife returned home , Sun
day morning , from St Louis , where they had
been on business and pleasure , and incident
ally taking in the convention that named our
next president.
Editor Mitchell of the Courier can no longer
resist the inclination to be near his brother-in-
law aad bask in the shadow of the standpipe.
He has given notice that Indianola is too in
significant a town to hold him and his large
organ and that the whole establisement will
move to MeCook on the 26th instant.
Mrs. A. J. Rand , now residing in Idaho
Springs , Colorado , arrived in Indianola on
Sunday morning , since which time she has
been visiting friends , and arranging for the
shipment of their household goods to their
present home. We hear that A. J. is doing
well in Colorado. His many friends in Indi
anola are pleased to learn of his success.
G.W.Curfman and son Floyd , from Denver ,
spent Saturday with friends in Indianola. Dr.
Curfman and family were residents of Indian
ola a number of years. The doctor is now
connected with the Burlington with headquar
ters in Denver , Colorado. He is an eminent
physician , an old Grand Army man , an excel
lent gentleman and citizen. He has hosts of
friends in and around Indianola that wish him
well and will always rejoice in his success and
promotion in life's voyage. The doctor and
son returned to Denver on No. 5 , Saturday
night.
BOX ELDER.
Wonder if the hot spell is over for a while.
Coyotes are very numerous and decidedly
tame.
Mrs. P. A. Brewer is entertaining a niece
from the east.
Martha Johnson is expected home from
Alma , soon.
A good rain , Sunday morning , and another
Tuesday night.
On account of the rain , last Sunday , the
attendance at the Children's day exercises was
small , many supposing they would be post
poned.
R. E. Moore returned from Knox county ,
last week , and is shaking hands with his old
Friends. He has casually remarked that Red
Willow county's com crop is far ahead of that
3f any locality which has come under his
notice.
Fred Carter , who moved to Knox county ,
last winter , recently had an unfortunate expe
rience with fire. The house was struck by
lightning and set on fire. However , with the
help of neighbors , almost everything was re
moved from the building.
We were much surprised to learn that we
: ontemplated an early removal to Oregon.
We can hardly persuade ourselves that it is a
False alarm ; but as we are not amphibious and
not even webfooted we do not believe it would
be possible for us to exist in that locality.
We are just in receipts of a new
rapply of tablets and box papers ,
memorandums , etc.
Wanted-An Idea SS
Protect your Weas ; th6ymay bring yon wealth. '
( Trite JOHN WEDDEKBUBN & CO. . Patent Attor- ,
JOT. Washington , D. C. for their $1,800 prize offer
ma list ot two hundred lnrentlons wanted. ;
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BARTLEY.
To the readers of The Tribune in Bartley
and vicinity , greeting :
Believing that Bartley should have a regular
correspondent in Red Willow County's "Best"
and realizing the powerwielded by the "press"
and the advantage gained to a town by fair
representation in a paper continually fighting
for the right and opposing the wrong , we have
assumed the Reporter's Quill and will attempt
to report the events of note in our vicinity.
Should anything escape our "eagle" eye or
fail to be given publicity , just take into con.
sideration that we eat , drink and sleep , the
same as other people , and that wc were doing
one of the three , or not apprized of the fact ,
or in our judgment it was best not reported.
Our aim will be to keep abreast of the times ,
and if our mind takes a political turn and is
predominatingly Republican , just remember
that we are built that way , and join with the
masses in our vicinity in crying , "Hurrah for
William McKinley and the G. O. P. !
Mrs. H. L. Mangus has been quite sick , but
we are pleased to note that she is rapidly re
covering.
O. Frost is absent , this week , making a busi
ness trip in the eastern part of this state and
western Iowa.
Bartley had .31 of an inch of rainfall , Wed
nesday night. There was about an inch south
of this place at the same time.
The citizens of Bartley are arranging for an
ice cream social in honor and for the benefit
of the band on Friday evening , June 26th. The
band will be present and discourse some of
their favorite music. All are invited.
Many farmers are reporting small grain in
jured and damaged at least one-half by the
recent drouth , but corn is still unhurt. On
Tuesday evening 43 of an inch of rain fell
which will give the small grain a new lease of
life.
life.C.
C. W. Higgins , Presbyterian missionary ,
made a brief stop in our town , Tuesday. He
is employed in organizing Sunday schools in
unorganized districts , but does not encroach
where other organizations exist. Speed the
good work.
Our town will not celebrate the Glorious
Fourth , this year , giving way to our sister
towns. Some will attend the celebration at
MeCook , Indianola , Danbury and Arapahoe.
Others in the quiet home teaching the small
boy how to shoot the festive fire-cracker.
Many of onr citizens have had their gardens
partially or wholly destroyed by grasshoppers.
Old settlers pronounce them the old blue
winged kind that destroyed crops in 1874-6.
These hatched out here and have no disposi
tion to emigrate. Some have driven them out
of their gardens , but J. H. Stephens , after try
ing it , says that they won't shoo worth a cent.
Bartley will soon be in the field with a ball
team. Our business men have subscribed
quite liberally , and a ground is beingprepared
conveniently located. E. O. Scott has been
elected captain , and he , being quite a base ball
enthusiast , will undoubtedly work up a good
team. The boys hope by their gentlemanly
conduct on the "diamond" to merit the pres
ence of ladies as well as gentlemen at their
match games.
DANBURY.
The rain goeth where it listeth and the
small grain perisheth.
Harrison and Powell shipped another car
of hogs from this place , Wednesday.
Miss Maggie Oblinger is on the sick list.
She has all the symptoms of typhoid fever.
Dave Smith , brother of A. B. Smith , editor
of the Danbury News , will assist the band
boys on the 4th.
A. Kensloe , Mrs. C.P.Underwood's father ,
departed for his home at Syracuse , Illinois ,
Sunday evening.
0 ! why should the spirit of man hope on ,
while drilling the wheat and planting the
corn ; a flash of the lightning , the pealing of
thunder , the rain has departed , his croi.s gone
under.
Oh , yes ! Danbury will celebrate. The
eagle will scream as it never screamed before
in this part of the country. There will be
races , ball games and all sorts of amusements
for the people. The Danbury band has been
brought to life and will render beautiful
strains on this occasion.
The political bees are beginning to buzz.
It is queer some people have nothing to do
bat devote their time to politics. Ticks are
bad things , especially politics. They suck
the life-giving blood from the things they
stick upon. Yet some persons will meddle
with them to the neglect of their domestic
duties. We should go slow when meddling
with ticks.
Elder Smith of the United Brethren church
held quarterly meeting here in the Methodist
church , Saturday and Sunday. Quite a num
ber were in attendance. Elder Smith is an
able minister and all enjoyed his sermons. It
seems to us that one could not help being
benefited by them. The doors of the church
were thrown open Sunday evening. May the
good work go on in our midst.
The Union Sunday school observed Chil
dren's day , Sunday , with appropriate exer
cises. The room was made neat and attrac
tive with appropriate decorations. The little
ones did themselves credit. It was a day
which will be long remembered by the chil
dren and all those who attended the exercises.
Some of the selections were unusually good.
The officers , teachers and scholars deserve
much praise for their excellent work.
Populist Primary Grant Precinct.
The electors of the Peoples' Independent
party of Grant precinct are hereby notified to
meet in primary caucus at Banksville school
house on Monday , July 6th , 1896 , at 2 p. m. ,
for the purpose of electing 3 delegates to the
county convention to be held at Indianola ,
Thursday , July 9th , and also for placing a
precinct ticket in nomination. '
G. C. Boatman , Precinct Committeeman.
Populist Precinct Primary.
The caucus of the Independent party of ]
Willow Grove precinct will be held in the :
"ity Hall in MeCook on July 6th , 1S96 , at one
) 'clock p. m. , to elect delegates to the county t
invention and transact other important busi- .
less. W. M. Rollins , Committeeman. c
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COLEMAN.
New potatoes ? Yes.
A good deal of corn is laid by , up this way.
Hank Smith says ' , 'Rah for Bill McKinley.
James Ryan was in this neighborhood on
Monday.
Miss Annie Coyle is with the home folks on
the farm , this week.
Green worms about three inches long are
eating the leaves off of the ash trees.
The rains on Monday and Tuesday nights
soaked the ground pretty well.
Why not turn the young peoples' meeting
over entirely to the young people ?
Potato and pumpkin bugs are more numer
ous than they have been for number of years.
"A still tongue rests in a wise head" . Some
talk entirely too much with their mouths open.
Plenty of radishes and lettuce going to waste
up here for the want of enough people to eat
them.
To trade even up one dozen big fat flies
for one poor little lean fly that has the con
sumption.
There will be preaching as usual at Cole
man school house on next Lord's day at 11 a.
m. , fast time.
When a man is always seeking some little
office , nine chance out of ten he is not fit to
hold any office.
Cultivators should start early , run late , keep
everlastingly at it , do thorough work , and not
stop too long at noon.
Next . Monday is school election , and as a
rule any man who seeks to be elected director
is not the man for the place.
Miss Sadie Coyle , who has been attending
school in St. Louis , is home during vacation ,
but will return to school September first.
The reason Uncle Billy hid away a couple
of days was , he heard some women say , "The
pumpkin bugs are just eating everything
green" .
When a Populist assessed this precinct , two
years ago , the bill was 555A straight , through
and through Republican assessed it , this year ,
and his bill was $31.80. See.
June 23d. Twelve years ago today , M. II.
Cole and J. W. Corner arrived here with their
families. A great change has taken place
since then. There were only three or four
families in the precinct then , now there are
over fifty.
Miss Gertie Coleman of San Bernardino ,
California , writes : "I wish I had a cellar full
of ice , with a hole in the middle for me to sit
in , for I am almost roasted ; it is just awfully
hot" . She is working at $4 per week and has
from 0:30 to II and from I to 6 o'clock to her-
self.
SILLY SAYINGS.
Corn is booming.
Miss Katie Snyder is spending a vacation
at home.
We are glad to report Milla Fitch as con
valescent.
Henry Meyers and wife called on the Dui-
ton's , Sunday.
Miss Eva Pickrell was in this vicinity , last
Saturday , on business.
James McAdams and family visited Joseph
Schmitz and family , Tuesday.
Mrs. E. N. Benjamin was the guest of Mrs.
Sarah Hileman on Driftwood , Saturday after
noon.
Joseph Schmitz says the "boy" will be able
to stack alfalfa as soon as he can get to town
for a pitchfork.
Do give the potato bugs a rest. The poor
abused creatures have been the gossip of the
county for the past two months.
Christian Endeavor meeting at 8 o'clock ,
sharp , every Sunday evening. Everybody cor
dially invited to attend. Come one and all ,
and bring your friends with you.
Miss Clara Jenkins expects to leave for her
home in Illinois , Wednesday. Miss Clara has
made many friends during her short stay here
who will be sorry to have her go.
Mrs. W. G. Dutton entertained a company
of friends from MeCook , the past week. Mrs.
Nellie Johnson and children , Mr. and Mrs. P.
A. Wells , Misses Grace Sanborn and Orvilla
Olcott were among the guests.
Young man , take my advice : Don't go to
the expense of sending to Chicago for a cush
ion , when a fair lady of Pleasant Ridge would
gladly make the cushion , and knowing the
cause of the lame arm , could make one more
suitable for the case.
Tattling Tillie.
PROSPECT PARK.
A nice shower , Monday evening.
Merton Bunnell is working for Robert Barr
now.
now.We
We will all celebrate the glorous Fourth
this year.
G. C. Boatman was out from the county
seat , Sunday.
A lovely rain , Tursday night ; everything is
on the boom.
Coyotes are making great raids on better
half's chickens.
W. F. Everist and family attended services
it this place , Sunday.
Willie Barnes visited his parents in Hitch-
: ock county , Sunday.
Miss Rose Albrecht has been visiting at
W. N. Cratty's , the past week.
Small grain is badly damaged by the hot 1
iveather. Corn is doing well though. <
Don Thompson and Clifford Dunham are
playing ball with the Cedar Bluffs nine , this
summer.
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Children's day was observed at this place , 1
ast Sunday , with appropriate exercises. It 1
, vas a success , as usual. |
Some of our young people attended the
Children's day exercises at the Dodge school
louse , last Sunday a week ago.
The county commissioners have put in a |
lew bridge across the Dritfwoodnear the old (
' " rederick place. This has long been needed , (
is the old one was unsafe for some time. <
Some people would like to make you think (
hat there was only one good farmer in this i
iart of , the country , but we happen to know i
f several , and not far from here either. I
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PLEASANT RIDGE.
Corn looks fine.
We had a good rain , Monday night.
Please excuse the absence of news , this
week , as your correspondent has been busy
chopping weeds , not a very romantic occupa
tion , to be sure.
W. F. Everist says , the boys had better be
quiet , or at least civil as they pass my place
and there are others along the road who feel
the same way.
Will Esher celebrated his 21st birthday on
Saturday evening. Quite a number of his
friends met at his father's house , and all re
port a pleasant time.
W. F. Everist will get a chromo , some of
these days , for he has a field of corn that beats
anything growing. Some one must have
bossed the job of planting it.
Charles Parsons deserves credit for fixing
the bridge at the Nettleton crossing on the
Driftwood. Query : Did he have an inter
ested motive , or did he do this out of a kindly
feeling for the public : or in other words , does
he have To cross that bridge twice every Sun
day ?
Populist Primary.
The Populists of Valley Grange precinct will
hold their primary election for the selection
of delegates to the county convention and of
a committeeman in the Pickens school house
on July 7th at 4 o'clock. M. C. Maxwell ,
Committeeman.
J. B. Meserve shipped fifty head of fat hogs
to the Omaha market , this morning.
I Bargain Counter I
j S. M. Cochran & Co. |
K Eudgate Seeders at $7.50. \
f Breaking Plows at § 7.00. \
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5 Wood Section Harrows at
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4 Four Horse Eveners for #
t Binders at § 5.00. J 1
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5 Harrows at § 6.00. t '
5 Wood Beam 14-iuch StirJ ;
# ring Plows at § 7.00. j
4 Seeder Attachment for a #
J Bell center-cut Disc , $12.00. i \
I Seasonable Goods. I
5 Lot of baled hay for sale. 5 :
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f Lawn mowers , Lawn hose r
and repairs. <
5 We have the Buckeye and 5 <
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P Hog woven wire fence at 0
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J The Quick Meal Gasoline J *
* stove best on earth. 4 *
2,000 bushels of corn for j
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Martin Rink is assisting W. M. Byfield in $ * B
corn cultivating. ' ; B
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Red Willow school house , Sunday , owing to H
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Nellie Myers , accompanied by little Lovell % U
Moore , was making the folks at home a brief V H
visit , Sunday last. i H
J. F. Helm's family have about finished the 1fl
strawberry harvest. It would be folly to tell Jftfl
them that this is not a fruit country , as they | r |
have sold a number of hundred boxes of nice i H
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Corn is'looking fine but small grain is not > j t
doing so well. |
There is plenty of rain now , three nights in |
succession , with a little hail. ' ' |
Grasshoppers are very thick. Watch for M
the letter W on their backs. M
W. II. Hartman and family and L. C. Caldwell - # |
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Sunday , and report a pleasant time. / 4 B
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