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LINCOLN1 , DENVER ,
OMAHA , HELENA ,
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ST. JOSEPH , PORTLAND ,
KANSAS CITY. SALT LAKE CITY ,
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I'OINTS EAST AND AND AM. l'OINTS
SOUTH. WKS I.
TRAINS LEAVE AS FOLLOWS :
CENTRAL TIME.
No. 2. Vestibuled Express , daily ,
Lincoln , Omaha , St. Joe ,
Kansas City , St. LouisChi-
caco , and sill points south
and east 5:55-AM *
No. 4. Local Express , daily , Lin
coln , Omaha , Chicago , and
all points east 9:00 r. M.
N0.148. Freight , daily , ex. Sunday ,
Hastings and intermediate
stations 5:00 A. M.
No. 76. Freight , dallyOxford , Hol-
drcge , Hastings 6:45 A.M.
No. 80. Freight , daily , Hastings and
intermediate stations 7:00 A. M.
MOUNTAIN TIME.
No. 5. Local Express , daily , Den
ver and intermediate sta
tions 8:15 p. M.
No. 3. Vestibuled Express , daily ,
Denver and all points in
Colo.Utah and California , 11:40 P.M.
N0.149. Freight , daily , ex. Sunday ,
Akron and intermediatesta-
tions 6:00 A. M.
No. 77. Freight , dailyStrattonBen
kelman , HaiglerVray and
Akron 3:20 P. M.
No. 63. Freight. dailyStrattonBen-
kelman , Haigler , Wray and
Akron 5:00 P.M.
N0.175. Accommodation , Mondays ,
Wednesdays and Fridays ,
Imperial and intermediate
stations 8:00 A. M.
Sleeping , dining and reclining chair cars
( seats free ) on through trains. Tickets sold
and baggage checked to any point in the
United States or Canada.
For information , time tables , maps and
tickets , call on or write C. E. Magner , Agent ,
McCook , Nebraska , or J. Francis , General
Passenger Agent , Omaha , Nebraska.
. RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS.
They have a brand new daughter at
James Powell's.
Mrs. E. Benjamin is entertaining her
mother from Riverton.
President Roberts of the great Penn
sylvania railroad system is dead.
The Burlington expects to commence
work on its Omaba depot , March 1st.
Carl Berry this week moved into Mrs.
Vina Wood's house on Madison street.
A new floor is being put down in the
east office room upstairs in the depot
building.
Roadmaster Josselyn was up from Or
leans , fore end of the week , on business
of the company.
H. C. Smith , round house foreman , is
confined to his home by a touch of the
prevailing grip.
Mrs. B. C. Monpleasure is entertain
ing her sister who arrived from Oberlin ,
close of past week.
Louis Probst entered upon his duties
as message boy for the Western Union
here , last Friday morning.
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Brakeman W. S. Tomlinson took his
run again , Monday , after a lay-off of a
number of trips , on the sick-list.
Trainmaster Kenyon and Chief Dis
patcher Forbes were in Hastings , on
company business , Thursday.
Josie Mullen , who has been teaching
up in the Sheridan , Wyoming , country ,
arrived home , last of the past week.
Fifteen (15) ) cents will buy a box jf
nice writing paper at this office , con
taining 24 sheets of paper and 24 envel
opes.
Brakeman Otto Ballew and William
McCarl , who have been on the relief for
a number of weeks , went to work on
\ -mrsday.
It was only 43 degree below zero at
Sheridan , last week , and it is asseverated
that the weather clerk "never turned a
hair" in the effort.
W. T. Wooten. wants to especially
thank his neighbors who assisted during
the fire that recently destroyed his home
and most of its contents.
Charles McManigal is now operator at
Brush , Colorado. He went up there , end
of last week. May success be his portion
tion in his new field of labor.
McCook switch engine 171 was sent to
Havelock , last Saturday , for new tires ,
new set flues and general overhauling.
Engine 141 is being used in its place.
The Philadelphia and Reading rail
road has already spent $1,000,000 in set
tling claims for lives lost in the terrible
Atlantic City accident of last summer.
Earl Gooding , formerly of the supply
department , has received a' promotion ,
and can now be found with Charlie Em
erson's gang of "car tinks" . His place
in the store hou = e has been taken by
Roy Zint.
The Steam Laundry , located at the oil
house , is now in full blast , and your pat
ronage is solicited. White shirts and
underclothing a specialty. Charges reas-
able. All work guaranteed. Call at place
of business for particulars.
Frank Harris left for Grand Island ,
Monday night , to attend a meeting of
the Nebraska head camp of Modern
Woodmen , that convened there , first of
this week. Frank is getting to be an
insurance expert and will no doubt gather
much valuable insurance knowledge that
will be of value to our own order , the
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COURT HOUSE NEWS ITEMS.
Matters of Interest Gleaned From the
Several County Offices.
COUNTY CLERK.
The mor'gflgr record * br January is as
follows :
Farm filings , $2,530,93 ; rdeaes$3,572.
City filings , $764 50 ; releases. $3,228 73
Chattel nTnigs , $12,302.19 ; releases , $4 , -
315 99
DISTRICT COURT.
Returns have been made to orders of
sale in the following cases. Sales were
made on last Monday :
John J. Lamborn vs. George E John
ston et al.
Henry T Church vs. John Quan et al.
William O. Soutbwick vs. George W.
Wirtetal.
Lamborn and Dolan vs R.Paulsen etal.
John , J .Lamborn vs.Louis F.Faussetal.
C. L. Knowles vs Emmet Clark et al.
Attachment suit has been filed by
Nora M. Cole against Silas H. Colvin.
The attachment covers all of Colvin's
propert3' here.
COUNTY COURT.
License to wed was issued to Wendell
A. Breaker of Gosper county and Ida
Piquet of Furnas county. They were
married at Indianola , Wednesday , by
Father Sproll. *
The cases uf C. T. Brewer vs. Ed. Jor
dan , and J. P. Hanson & Co vs. C. L
Miller , which were to have been heard
on Monday and Tuesday of this week ,
respectively , have both been continued
for thirty days
Mrs. M. J. Utter has applied for a life
estate and dowtr in the property of her
deceased husband. The ca-e will be
heard , March 4th.
An appeal to the district court has
been taken by A brain Peters in the re
plevin suit won against him by T. C.
Kelle\
Extra Heavy Hog Fencing : .
We have just received a shipment of
extra heavy hog fencing. And we are
selling it at the remarkably low figure of
20 cents a rod Have also a large supply
of chicken fencing in stock.
S. SI. Cochran & Co.
Annual Encampment C. A. R.
At Hastings , Neb. , February 9-13. On
account of the above occasion we will
sell round trip tickets Feb. 9 and 10 at
one fare for the round trip good for re
turn to Feb. 13.
C E. Magner , Agent.
The First Battle.
Wm. J. Bryan's book , 600 pages , well
bound. See prospectus and prices at
postoffice lobby , where you may leave
your order for the great book First
come first served.
Lots for Sale.
Lots 9 , 10 , 11 and 12 in block 25 , Second
end addition to McCook. Make me an
offer on these lots. Address :
W. E. Dauchy , Topeka , Kansas.
For Rent.
320-acre farm , with good farm house
and stabe. 165 acres under irrigation ,
balance in pasture. C. H. MEEKER ,
tf McCook , Neb.
For Sale.
Lots 1 and 2 , in block 23 , original Mc
Cook. Write to G. W. Jacobson , Free
doiu , Illinois.
Or. Z. L. Kay.
Office , rooms 4 and 5 over Leach's
jewelry store. Residence , front rooms
over Ganschow's shoe store
Fireman J G. Inglis , who has for the.
past month been vi iting'his parents and I
relatives in Canada , returned to work ,
last week. I
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