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jflt/ / FIFTEENTH YEAR McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA. FRIDAY EVENING JULY 24 1896. NUMBER ! 0 H
THEY WANT TO KNOW
"Where the Nominees of the Different
Parties Stand on the
MUTUAL INSURANCE aUESTION
Committees Appointed by the Sev
eral Lodges to Ascertain the
Views of the Represen
tative Nominees.
Committees have been appointed by
the different beneficiary societies of the
city to confer with committees of a simi
lar sort from other societies of the coun
ty , these committees to select an execu
tive committee from among their num
ber , to approach the nominees of the
Republican and Populist parties for rep
resentative and to ascertain the views
and position of these nominees on the
question of mutual and beneficiary in
surance societies. It is admitted that no
i man can be elected representative in Red
Willow county , in November , who is not
In sympathy with the plans and objects
and who does not believe in the mission
of these insurance societies of the poor
man. So that this movement to put these
nominees on record on that vitally important -
portant question to the people jf this
( county seems to be altogether proper and
timely. No surrender to the grasping
rapacity of the old line insurance com
panies , should be the watchword. The
nominees should be asked to define
clearly their positions on this question.
) " 'Stand up For Nebraska" .
What is to be known as the Nebraska
Real Estate and Immigration Associa
tion , has been formed and incorporated ,
* having some of the best known business
nien pf the state at its head. The head
quarters of the organization will be at
Omaha , and its chief object will be to
induce farmers , business men , artisans
and capitalists of other sections to take
I a look at Nebraska. To be more explicit ,
it proposes to "Stand up for Nebraska" .
The association will have agents in every
desirable county in the state , also representatives -
sentatives in all the eastern states whose
duties it will be to turn the tide of immi
gration Nebraskaward. It is believed
that this association will do much good
for the state in general. Geo. P. Beemis
of Omaha is president. J. E. Smith of
Beatrice , vice-president , J. H. Evans of
Omaha , treasurer and P.A.Wells | of Mc-
Cook , secretary. Orleans Progress.
Left Suddenly for Kansas.
Tuesday of this week , Mesdames Harry
Benjamin and Joe Dodge of the South
Side had an exciting runaway experience
which they hoped might elude the search
of the newspaper men. They had just
arrived in the city , and had partially
unhitched their horse , when the animal
suddenly took a notion to sprint for Kan-
sas. Howard Finity finally prevailed on
the animal to come back after making
a couple swift miles to the south ; and the
ladies were much relieved in mind , and
a little in purse from slight damage
caused the buggy.
The Old Settlers Picnic.
Some two scores of the old settlers of
the city of McCook indulged in a picnic ,
1 Tuesda3' afternoon , in W. S. Fitch's
grove a few miles southwest of the city ,
which was a source of pleasure to all.
The attendance was not so large as usual ,
a number of circumstances combining to
prevent the presence of a number who
usually take pleasure in these annual
meetings of those who were the pioneers
of our city and a potential element in the
upbuilding of the municipality in which
we all take pride.
They Want to Know.
5fi " There were no initiations or applica-
& % fs tions for membership at the Monday
Bs # evening meeting of the Star of Jupiter ,
Hf § something unusual ; however , there was
Bl\ a fine musical program , which was fol-
H. | \ lowed by the usual season of gayety and
WBamusement. . A committee was appointed
HP \ - to confer with similar committees from
US'A other lodges of the county with the pur-
El pose of ascertaining the position of the
Hi \ nominees for the office of representative.
H \ The Premiun List.
H | The premium list for the county fair is
B I now in press in The Tribune job room.
H I Those wishing to use space in the list ,
ML k should send in their advertisements at
Pi \ III With Fever.
f Harry Troth is ill with an attack of
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Ka Jm typhoid-malarial fever. Was taken down
B | V , & Friday and has since been confined ;
2l to bei with recurrinS * "gh fever , etc
, Ji $ | Lantern Class. ]
l | | Tonight at 8:30 o'clock ; pupils , parents J
B \ a ° friends are "vvelconle- 1
If \ Turnip seed 35c alb. at LaTourette's. <
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A MeKLNlEY-HOBART CLUB.
The Republicans of McCook and
Vicinity Organizing.
The Republicans of McCook and vi
cinity are preparing to enter the fall
campaign with enthusiasm and effect ;
and to this end are taking the initiatory
steps toxvard the organization of a McKinley -
Kinley and Hobart club. The roll is to
be found at Dr. S. L. Green's and names
are rapidly being added to the list. Al
ready 65 persons have signified their in.
tention and willingness to enter the
ranks for "McKinley , Hobart and Sound
Money" . It is expected that the list
will be swelled to 300 members in due
season , and the club will be organized
with its complement of officers , 'com-
mittees etc. , ready to do effective work
in the coming campaign , which promises
to be hot and historic.
If your name is not already enrolled ,
drop into the doctor's place of business
and sign the paper at once , so that the
organization may be completed soon
and ; be read } ' for active service.
Buckled and Broke the Pipe.
Tuesday while the standpipe was be
ing cleaned the bottom of the standpipe
"buckled" and broke the supph' pipe.
It was necessary to give consumers direct
pressure while the standpipe was empty
to make the necessary repairs. Some
changes were also made in the valves
,
leading from the main supply pipe in to
the standpipe.
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I I j THE PEOPLE. J
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Mrs. Joe Malcomb has been quite
seriously ill , but is now some better.
Captain Ami Todd of Plattsmouth
visited relatives in the city , Saturday.
Miss Mitchell was a passenger on
No. ; 2 , Tuesday morning , for Virginia ,
Illinois. ;
Mr. and Mrs. A. Barnett are the
fond , proud parents of a fine boy baby
born last Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Frank Reddin has been visiting -
ing i at her old home in Hastings since
last Thursday morning.
Misses Nellie and M arcella Hal-
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LIGAN left , Tuesday night , for Denver ,
to ] be absent a number of months.
Miss Tillie Moore was up from
Cambridge ' , Wednesday , on business , returning -
turning home on the evening train.
Samuel Haywood , R. H. Rankin
and M. D. Fiddler , all of Cambridge ,
had business in the city , Friday last.
Earl Ludwick , who has been living
in Oregon for the past year or longer , attending -
tending school , arrived home Tnesday
night. ' .
Mrs. John Garber and the family
have ; returned to Red Cloud until they
can < procure a suitable dwelling to rent
here. ]
E. McCann and family expect to
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leave , this week , for Ong , Nebraska ,
where he will engage in buying grain
for a former partner.
Mrs. P. C. Fowler and children returned -
turned to the city , Monday evening ,
from : Trenton , where they have been
visiting her parents.
A. B. Taylor , wife and daughters of
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York , Nebraska , were in the city , Monday -
day evening , on their way home from a
visit up in Chase county.
Miss May Mitchell , who has been
visiting relatives and friends in the city
for a week or so past , returned to In-
dianola , Monday evening on 4.
Mrs. Vina Wood , Miss Maude and
Master Lloyd * departed on Tnesday
morning , for Hamburg , Iowa , on a visit
to relatives and frients in the old Iowa
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home.
Miss Hannah Stangeland left on
last Saturday morning for Chicago ,
where she will spend the remainder of
her vacation visiting and taking vocal
culture. '
J. E. Allen greeted his many friends
in ; the city , Tuesday. He was en route
from St. Joseph to Denver , where he ex
pected to meet Mrs. Allen , close of the
week.
Mrs. Robert Furnas went np to ]
Denver , Tuesday evening , on a visit. ]
Mr. E. E. Lowman accompanied her
and will briefly take in the glories of the
queen city.
Mrs. Hogan and Miss .Mary , mother
and sister of Mike , departed , Wednesday J
morning , iur Springfield , Illinois , on a <
visit to relatives and friend's in the old
Illinois home.
Mrs. J. C. Happersett , Miss Alice j
Dye and Miss Clara Happersett drove np
from Indianola , last Saturday , spending
the day with E. H. Doan's family. Miss
Clara returned home on No. 4 , Monday
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evening.
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WHAT A RAIN WILL DO
"Would Give Bed Willow County an
Immense Corn Crop.
BUT A GOOD BAIN IS NEEDED
Of a General Character to Produce
the Desired End Corn is not
Hurt Much But Rain
Necessary Soon.
C. F. Babcock made a business trip to
Danbury , Lebanon and over the south
eastern ( part of the county generally ,
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first of the week , and was strongly impressed
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pressed with the fine prospect for a large
crop ( of corn. He thinks that if we have
a , good rain yet this week the corn along
the ( line of his travel will average 50
bushels ] to the acre. He saw hundreds
of ( acres that he thought would yield 75
bushels j per acre if a good rain comes
within a few das.
It is , however , true that in some
portions of the county the corn crop has
already been considerably damaged by
the heat and dry weather , and which a
timely rain at best can only make a partial -
tial crop. "But doubtless a good rain
within a reasonable time will still produce -
duce a large amount of corn over the
county.
They Cleared The Coop.
Last Friday night , all the chickens on
the farm of R. Parsons , eight miles
southwest of the city , were stolen. The
thieves left a part of a fly net and a
Docket knife behind as mementoes of
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their raid. Mr. Parsons was awakened
and pursued the thieves but without sue-
cess. The parties are quite well known ,
and may escape severe punishment by
returning the fowls. Such contemptible
work deserves severe punishment and
should be discouraged and frowned down
in i any section or commuity.
New Life lnrused.
New life has been infused into the Star
of Jupiter lodge which was organized in
this 1 place over a year ago. On last Fri
day night , with the assistance of a num
ber of the McCook lodge , eight new
members were initiated and a like
number is booked for their next meet-
ing. They will have regular meetings
hereafter 1 , the first and third Friday
night of each month. Cambridge Ka1
leidoscope.
A Nice Shower.
A nice shower fell in this section ,
Wednesday night. In some portions of
the county the rain was quite heavy , in
others [ very light. A good , general soak
ing rain is needed over the greater part
of the county. While some corn is
damaged , for the most part the prospect
is still good.
"The Seasons" . , , .
The date for the presentation \ :
bright and catchy cantata , "The
Seasons" has been fixed on Wednesday
evening , August 12th , and Menard's
opera house will be the scene. The re
hearsals for the cantata are progressing
satisfactorily and a delightful entertain
ment is to be expected.
A Large Mortgage ,
One of the largest real estate mortgages -
gages I ever filed in Red Willow county
was that recorded by the county clerk ,
yesterday , from John J. Kemp and wife
to C. B. Congdon & . Co. It embraces
about 2,000 acres of land near Indianola ,
and the mortgage is for $25,000.00.
An Original Bryan Man.
The orignal W. J. Bryan man in Somerset -
erset was Will S. Kimmell , who advocated -
cated ( the nomination of the "Boy
Orator ( of the Platte" even before his
name was mentioned for the presidency
in the convention. Somerset ( Pa. )
Democrat.
% are Grateful.
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We desireis way to express our
heartfelt ] thanks to all the kind friends
for 1 their assistance and sympathy in our
recent bereavement.
_ te * . . And Mrs. J. H. Moore.
* * f .e Dorcas Social.
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The ladies of the Dorcas Society will
hold a social at the residence of W. S.
Perry , on next Tuesday evening , to which
all are most cordially invited.
Store Room for Rent.
July 20th , store room now occupied by :
L. Lowman. Inquire of H. W. Cole or
C. F. Babcock.
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Representatives of both the Smith
Premier and the Remington typewriters
have worked the city , this week. |
Turnip seed 35c * a lb. at LaTourelte's.J
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12-qt. Anti-rust tin pails 57c. at La1
Tourette's. 1
THE ORATORICAL CONTEST.
A Fair Audience Is Drawn to M. E.
Church , Tuesday Evening.
A. good liouse greeted the Epworth
League oratorical contest in the Metho
dist church , Tuesday evening , and the
entertainment provided was both inter
esting and meritorious. The program
rendered was as follows :
Opening song By the League
Prayer
Solo Mrs. H. P. Waite
Recitation Miss Sircoloumb
Instrumental solo May Stangeland
Essay Jennie Goheeu
Essay" . Kittie Stangeland
Duet Ida and Blanche McCarl
Oration Bert Beyrer
Recitation Miss Sircoloumb
Recitation Clo Jackson
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Soloi 'J Mrs. Frank Brown
Lady trio
The different numbers of the program
were uniformly excellent , and there was
some difficulty for the judges to decide
between ] the several contestants. The
first j prize was awarded Kittie Stangeland
for j her essay. The second prize was
given the oration by Bert Beyrer. In
both j instances the prizes were books.
The essay \ y Jennie Goheen is highly
spoken of. The affair was a pleasing
and profitable success. Such entertain
ments may well be encouraged , as good
in manv directions may result.
Binding Twine at LaTourette's.
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Fishing tackle at McConnell's.
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\ THE CHURCHES. J
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Catholic Mass at 8 o'clock a. in.
High mass and sermon at 10:30 , a. m. ,
with choir. Sunday school at 2:30 p. m.
All are cordially welcome.
Rev. J. W. Hickey , Pastor.
Baptist Services in McConnell hall ,
Bible school at 10 a. m. Preaching at 11
a. m. B. Y. P. U. meeting at 8 p. m. ,
sharp , will be concluded with a short
sermon by the pastor. A cordial welcome
extended to all. G. P. FusON , Pastor.
Episcopal Services will be held at
the Episcopal church , January 12th and
every alternate Sunday at II a. m. and
8 { p. m. Sunday school at 10 a. m. every
Sunday. { Ladies' Gnild meets every
Wednesday evening after the 7:30 ser1
vice. R. L. Knox , Rector.
Christian Sunday school every Sun-
day afternoon at three o'clock in the
German ( Congregational church. We
have 1 no pastor at present , but the Disci-
pies 1 will continue to break bread , each
Lord's day after Sunday school. En-
deavor society on Tuesday evening of
each week at 8 o'clock. You are cordially -
dially invited to attend these services.
By Order of Committee.
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PERSONALS.
L. B. Stiles went in to Omaha , Tues
day night.
Mrs. H. P. Sutton and boys are visiting -
iting in Ainsworth.
C. Armstrong , Jr. , was an east bound
passenger 3 , Wednesday evening.
Mrs. C. E. Shaw has been entertaining -
ing j her father , Mr. White of Lincoln ,
this week.
Mrs. George Elbert was dangerously -
ly ill , first of the week , but is now doing
very well.
J. W. Cole of Culbertson and R. C.
Orr of Haj'es Center , were city visi'ors ,
Wednesday < evening.
Rev. H. L. Preston lett for Iowa ,
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Tuesday morning , to spend his four
weeks vacation at home.
J. B. MESERVE , county treasurer , ar
rived 1 home uesday evening , from his
visit to Shenlan and GilletteWyoming.
Mrs. Charles Garber has been entertaining -
tertaining j her sister and husband , Mr.
and Mrs. Duncan from Burr Oak , Kas. ,
this , week.
H. H. Berry has been out of the
city ' , most of the week , on Star of Jupiter
organization ' work , in which he has been
very successful.
R. O. Stewart of Campbell , chair
man of the Republican Congressional
committee , spent yesterday in the city.
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He thinks the "Little Parson" is a sure
winner.
Mrs. Lemonte Brown of Neilsville ,
Wisconsin , one of the pioneer ladies of
southwestern Nebraska , is in the aty on
a j visit to her friends Mrs. George Burgess -
gess j and Mrs. W. S. Morlan.
Mrs. C. A. Dixon and Miss Edna
came down from Denver , last Friday <
morning , remaining at home until over \
Sunday , when they returned to Denver t
again to be absent until school com
mences in September.
Mr. and Mrs. George Rector de
parted on 'Thursday morning for Hastings - '
tings , where that esble conple will <
make their future home. The Tribune
is sorry to have them leave here , but <
wishes them every good thing in their i
new home. I
THEY ARE FLOURISHING
A Number of Strong lodges , Star of
Jupiter , to be Organized.
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BOTH HOLBROOK AND ARAPAHOE
Soon to Have Strong Lodges of the
Order Established in their
Midst Cambridge
is Growing.
The insurance order of the Star of
Jupiter of our city is outgrowing local
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limits \ and soon will embrace many of
the towns of the valley. The lodge at
. Cambridge was recently re-organized and
its 1 membership will be trebled within a
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brief while. Members of the supreme
lodge of the order have been canvassing
Holbrook and Arapahoe , this week , in
the interest of the order , and have met
with encouraging success. Next Saturc
day evening a lodge will be instituted in
Holbrook with a charter membership of
about twenty , and it is confidently asserted -
serted that this number will be doubled
a little time. At AraDahoe also they
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have met with success and will in a few
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days organize a lodge there with a char
ter membership of some twenty-five ,
which the3' expect to increase to forty in
a brief while.
At Edison and Oxford also large and
vigorous lodges will be organized. Al-
read } ' strong charter memberships have
been secured in both of these towns and
the formal institution of these lodges
will take place in the near future.
Thus the good work progresses and
the Star of Jupiter grows. The order is
destined to stand high among the bene
ficiary orders of the state , when its advantages -
vantages and merits are placed before
the public. Being a good thing it should
be pushed along.
New English Words.
A doctor friend of mine who was pres
ent at the St. Mary's hospital dinner ,
last week , and who knows my weakness
for new phrases , made a note of an exj
pression used by Sir William Broadbent ,
which crystallizes in two word the tur
moil and bustle , the hurry-scurry , brain-
bewildering , nerve-torturing , unresting
life of the period , which , we often say ,
"puts our head in a whirl" . Sir William ,
with delightful professional precision ,
described our life today as one of "ver
tiginous rapidity" . So now.if you please ,
when our heads swim and we feel pos
itively giddy with the round of gayety
and excitement , we may tell our friends
upon Sir William's authority that we
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are the victims of the "vertiginous
rapidity of the age" .
But for real downright new English
we must go to the new world , where
an idea goes "fluttering through your
imagination i like a birdie dreamlet" , and
"cheeps lovely and collusively , chucks
in fritinant ( why not fritillant ? ) expostulation -
tulation , twitters impeccable idyls ,
chants sacrosant canticles , and sings
ganglionic epoes. " Here is a fine "de
rangement of epitaphs" , such as we of
the old world can only follow at a distance -
tance with our lame , limping , lagging -
ging lexicon and imagination. London
Lady's Pictorial.
To Subscribers or The Tribune.
Readers of The Tribune will please
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remember that cash is an essential m
the t publication of a paper. The publisher -
lisher 1 has been very lenient during the .
past few years , on account of crop fail
ures and hard times , and as a consequence
quence many hundreds of dollars are
due on subscriptions. We are now compelled -
pelled to request all who can to call and
make settlement in full or in part. In
view of the facts , our subscribers must
feel j the justice and urgency of this re
quest. The Publisher.
The Work of a Dastard.
Three or four fat cows owned by the -
young man Perkins who recently died
across the line in Hitchcock county un
der suspicious circumstances poisoning
being 1 alleged died the first of the week.
An examination was made of the carcass :
of one of the animals with the result that
death from poison is declared. There
seems to be something mysterious and
fearful about this whole matter though
nothing definite seems to be known.
Public School
Pupils who borrowed books for use
during vacation are requested to return
them as once to east ward building as
they are needed for exchange.
Nails 4 cts. per pound at LaTourette's.
The water was let out of the standpipe , j
Tnesday , and the ( " ottom of the pipe
cleaned of its accu ulation of dirt and
sand. The inconvenience of being without - *
out water on the hill was but temporary ,
while the good results will be long and
general.
WILL PROVIDE LODGING.
A Building to be Erected for the M
Eating House Help. H
During General Supt. Calvert's visit H
in i the city , last week , it was decided to fl
erect i suitable sleeping quarters for the H
help \ in the eating house now rapidh H
nearing completion here. The building H
will 1 be put in the alfalfa yard just east H
of < the kitchen. The structure will be |
16x34 feet as to dimensions , i > < stories H
high 1 , and will provide very comfortable H
quarters < for those employed in the dining - H
ing i room , lunch counter and kitchen. • H
When the new buildings are finished. H
Jacob Burnett will retire from the service - H
vice , and it is stated that manager By- H
ers of the Holdrege eating house will H
take ' charge of the establishment at this H
station. H
Fatal Cholera Infantum. H
The seven-months-old infant child of H
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Robert Fowler , who lives on the John H
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Furr place on the south side , died on |
Sunday morning , from a brief attack of W\ \
cholera infantum , the little
though one
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had been ailing for a week or longer * H
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The remains were buried in Fairview H
cemetery , Sunday afternoon , and a sermon - H
mon will be preached at some future |
time. The bereaved j-oung parents have M
much sympathy in their loss and sorrow H
lEstrayed-Notice. H
A dun pony about 12 years old bur M
41 lame in front leg. Finder vill receive - H
ceive reward by returning same to A. B. H
Wood. M
Western Washers at $3.60 at LaTour- H
ette's. H
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4-tined hay forks 49c. at LaTourette's. H
District 5S in Coleman precinct wants |
a good teacher. M
Rev.Knox will sell his horses , carriage M
and harness very cheap. M
The G. A. R. reunion at Curtis will be H
held , on September 15 , 16,17 and 18 , this H
year. M
A base ball ground is being laid off at |
the bicycle track , and it is expected to M
have some games , close of next week. M
The Oxford Standard will please correct M
rect : It was a Red Willow county pig H
that fell down into a 160 feet deep well M
The E. F. Harmon dwelling on Madison - M
son street has been purchased by L. W M
Stayner. Transfer was filed on Saturday - M
day last. . M
Will Muirheid took his departure , M
Tuesday evening , for McCook. He will |
probably engage in business there. Ox- H
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lord Standard. M
Quite a large and gay company of M
young city folks indulged in a picnic , H
Monday afternoon , in the grove at tht- M
water works station. H
It seems to be quite generally the opinion - H
ion that Mrs. Cordeal and Miss Berry ' H
will occupy their respective positions in . H
our public schools , next term ; and the H
expectation is gratifying to many patron- J
of the system. H
An interesting feature of the lanter : H
class entertainment , last Friday evening * M
was the reading by Mrs. A. K. Goudy M
ex-deputy state superintendent. Thi M
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first part of the program was conducted - H
by Supt. Valentine. M
The iron rods protecting the front H
windows of the postofnee were so charged - H
ed with electricity from some source fl
last Friday afternoon , as to be decidedU
painful to the touch. This phenome fl
non is noticeable every now and then.
List Your Property. B
If you want to sell your farm or tou'i
property list them with the Republican I
Valley Land Co. Office in court hous .
C. B. Gray , Manager. .
Pasture for Horses. t
Good pasture for horses at 25 cents . • )
month. io-3ts. Robert Barr. „ * ;
AT THE FAIR ST0RI- j \
17 lbs. Granulated Sugar $ rc - i
2S bars White Russian Soap 1 o- JH
2-gal. pail Best Syrup 0 K
3 cans Pie Peaches 2s •
3 3-lb. cans Apples * . 2 = ; j *
5 cans Sugar Corn 25 C
4 lbs. Cal. Evap. Prunes 25 m ,
1 qt. Gold Medal Pickles Jo WP
6 cans Oil Sardines 25 %
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White Bread Flour per sack 5 | 5
Fancy Patent Flour per sack 95 f #
25 per cent discount on Shoes for the fi
the nest 30 days. Everything Cheap at p
THE FJLIEL , f ]
J. W. McKENNA , Proprietor- 1
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