1 " V ; ' , . " " * ' ' ' ' * " " " " * " * B .VjIBBff'TlTt.T' 11' III , 1 n , i .mi inw.ti i i , . i , I. hit 1 - - I ! • * • - - . . T .1- . - \ ' \j > t : Y j Bit 9 . * < * - * I has demonstrated ten thousand I. times that It Is almost infallible I FOB WOMAN'S ' I PECULIAR I WEAKNESSES. 1 Irregularities and derangements. It has become the leading remedy i for this class of troubles. It exerts a wonderfully healing , strengthening - ing and soothing Influence upon the menstrual organs. It cures "whites' ' and falling of the womb. It stops flooding and relieves sup * Hi pressed and painful menstruation. j For Change of Life it is the best medicine made. It is beneficial during pregnancy , and helps to brng children into homes barren for years. It Invigorates , stimu- j lates , strengthens the whole eys- sSIIS tern. This great remedy Is offered to all afflicted women. "Why will any woman Buffer another minute with certain relief within reach ? Wine of Cardui only costs $1.00 per bottle at your drug store. For advice , in eases requiring special direc tions , address , giving symptoms , th * "Ladies' Advisory Department , " The Chattanooga Med icine Co. , Chattanooga , Tenn , Rev. J. W. SMITH. Camden , S. C , says : "My wife used Wine ol Cardui at home i for falling of the womb and It entirely cured her. " 1 Free Bicycles. The State Journal is offering a first- class bicycle free to any person who will _ _ "get up a club of ioo yearly subscribers for the Semi-Weekly Journal at , $ i.oo each. The bicycles are covered by as I strong a guarantee as any $ too.oo wheel and are first-class in every respect. Any young man or woman can now earn a h i . bicycle. If you find you cannot get the H | required number , a liberal cash commis- H j 5 sion will be allowed you for each one H | 3'ou do get. You are sure to be paid H j well for what you do. You can get all M I your friends and neighbors to take the [ J Semi-Weekly State Journal at $ i.oo a j year. Address State Journal , Lincoln , j i Nebraska. j Wall Paper 4 cents a roll at I McMlXTvEN'S. n % \ For Sale. Lots 1 and 12 , in block 23 , original Mc- Cook. Write to G. W. Jacobson , Freedom - dom , Illinois. I Estimate of Expenses. ' Estimate of the necessary expenses of Red Willow County , State of Nebraska , for the year 1897 : County bond $ 3,000.00 North Valley bond 1,000.00 Willow Grove bond 2,000.00 Indianola bond 200.00 Bartley Village bond 500.00 School District bond 7,000.00 County General 12,000.00 I County Bridge 6,000.00 County Road 3,000.00 I . Soldiers'Relief 500.00 I High School 1,500.00 I By order of the Board of County Commis- I * sioners of Red Willow County , Nebraska , j I January 13th , 1897. R. A. Green , I J May i4-4ts. County Clerk. § $1 TIMBER CULTURE , FINAL PROOF. NO- P TICE FOR PUBLICATION. United States Land Office , McCook , Nebraska , April 19th , 1897. Notice is hereby given that Charles F. Elliott has filed notice of intention to make final proof before Register or Receiver at his " office in McCook , Nebraska , on Saturday , the 5th day of June , 1S97 , on timber culture application No. 6306 , for the north half southwest quarter and south half northwest quarter of section No. 33 , in Town ship No. 1 north , Range No. 30 , west 6th P. M. He names as witnessesThomas C. Kelly , William I H. Benjamin , David Bobinmyer and David H. Mc- Murrin , all of Banksville , Nebraska. . A. S. Campbell , Register. ; : , HE DOES ? This "well known and I esteemed citizen buys his Stationery at first door south of the court ' N / house , where nice , line j of Plain and Fancy Writing Papers , both in boxes and bulk , can be bought very cheap. I ' . DO YOU ? , . . . . l hal . . , ' M | | , n | . iriM , „ , | | 1 _ FDR STARTING THE FIRE. The Use to Which the Fisherman PuU His Discarded Net * . In the majority of honsoholda an old newspaper is the material most com monly used to start a fire , and the ad justment of this material is a matter of considerable art There should be enough of it to make a flame sufficient to ignite the wood laid upon it , and it should be put in with just the right degree of looseness so that the air will circulate through it and make it burn freely and to the best advantage. But there are houses in which paper is uover used for this purpose the homes of fishermen. Here , year in and year out , day after day , the fire is started with a chunk of discarded tarred netting , and there is nothing like it. When a net gets tender , so that it is likely to burst when a body of kelp or seaweed floats against it in a tide way , or to break with a big catch of fish , it is condemned. It may bo whole and look all right , but it doesn't pay to take any risks with it. Some fishermen using a considerable number of nets may have half a ton of such netting in a year. They use it to start fires , and give away some of it. Formerly they sold it for junk , and. they do so now occasionally , though not so much as they did. It brings a cent a pound. This netting has been tarred again , and again with fine , thin tar and it is thoroughly saturated. The net may be 6 feet deep. A length of it is rolled up , and the roll is then flattened down. The flattened roll may be 6 inches wide , and it iB cut off with an ax into chunks of perhaps a foot in length , just enough to lie nicely on the grate of a kitchen range. It is thoroughly dried before it is used. It all ignites quickly , and burns fiercely and uniformly , with a bluish flame and rather a pleasant odor. A properly laid fire with a section of old tarred netting to start it never goes out. Whoever attends to the kitchen fire in the fisherman's house prepares it , if possible , the night before and pulls a strand from the tarred netting out through the bars of the grate in front. To start the fire in the morning all that is necessary is to touch a lighted match to the end of that tarred rope yarn. Some of this tarred netting has been sold to start the " fire in locomotives. Such a thing is not unheard of as the use of cotton waste and oil for this pur pose , but a sheet of old tarred netting laid over the grate bars beats the cotton waste out of sight. Still , locomotives have multiplied and tarred netting cuts no figure as a means of starting the fire in them. It is perhaps now used for that purpose , if at all , only on roads running through or near fishing dis tricts. And , as said , it is now rarely sold. The fisherman uses it to start his own fire , and the man who has more than he wants gives to his neighbor. New York Sun. A Costly Joke. A Berlin correspondent tells as true a story about a joke that resulted some what seriously for the man who invent ed it This person was incredulous about the discriminating appreciation of wines which a distinguished friend of his claimed to possess , and to test the matter invited him to dine at a ho tel whose landlord had previously been instructed to set before the connoisseur a b&ttle of excellent moselle. It was to bear no label or other marks to distin guish it from "vin ordinaire , " and if questioned the landlord was to say that it cost only a small price. The invita tion was accepted , and the plot was carried out. The guest had hardly taken a single sip from his glass , however , be fore he proved the injustice of his host's suspicion by exclaiming over the merit of the wine. He summoned the land lord , and on hearing that its price was 8 marks instantly ordered 1,000 bottles of the same vintage. The order was filled , and the host , rather than reveal the failure of his trick , paid the differ ence between the alleged and real price , which amounted to something over 4,000 marks. English Lawyers. In the United States the names ap plied to lawyers are usually attorney and counselor at law. In Great Britain there are barristers at law , who are counselors , learned in the laws , quali fied and admitted to practice at the bar ; solicitors , who are attorneys , advocates or counselors at law , who are authorized to practice in the English court of chan cery ; sergeants at law , who are lawyers of the highest rank and answer to the doctor of the civil law. Only after 16 years of practice at the bar can one be come a sergeant. Queen's counsel are eminent lawyers , who are given by the government that title , and from their number all the judges are chosen. Delicious English Muflins. To make English muflins scald a pint of milk , and while hot add 2 ounces of butter. When lukewarm , add half a teaspoonful - spoonful of salt , half an ounce of com pressed yeast dissolved in 2 tablespoonfuls - fuls of , warm water , and 2 cups of flour. Beat thoroughly and set aside for 2 hours. Bake in greased inutfin rings on a hot griddle. Mrs. S. T. Roger in La dies' Home Journal. Basely Deceived. "Yes , " she said bitterly , "I must confess that he deceived mo as to his habits. " "Does he drink or gamble or any thing of that kind ? " inquired the other. "No. Before wo were wed he led mete to believe that ho had a habit of talking in his sleep about all his doing ? . And he does not" Indianapolis Journal. Friendships are not uncommon be tween the cat and dog , and have been known between a dog and a wolf , but the mutual attitude of the weasel and rat is invariably war war that is waged to the death. The telegraph lines of the world ag gregate 1,069,123 miles. America has biore than half 548,832 miles. | 3BijO . . * o . w „ - . . . : * . ; - „ , r'V * - , / YOUNG WIVES We Offer You a Remedy Which Insures SAFETY to LIFE of Both Mother sod Child. MOTHERS FRIEND BOM W5FIKMEHT OF ITS PAIN , HORBOB AND DANGEB , Makes CHILD-BIRTH Easy. Endorsed and recommended by physi cians , mldwives and those who have used lt > Beware of substitutes and Imitation * . Sant by express or mall , on receipt of price , • a * per bottle. Book "TO AOTBfiRS' ; mailed free , containing TolunUry HiUtaonlals. 1KADFIELD BEGULATOB CO. , Atlanta , Ga. SOLO BV .r.ft DRUGGISTS. NORTH COLEMAN. Robert Johnston is talking of moving to McCook. W. H. Epperly called ou Mrs. Eobert Johns , Suuday last Ed Asbaugh and wife were vis itors of M. H.Cole , recently. Frank Cain of McCook is. . put ting down a well for Robert Moore. Charles Bixler , sister and cousin were entertained by J. W. Coiner , this week. William Prentice and wife were guests of M.H.Cole and family on Sunday last. M.L.Brown and part of the fam ily observed Decoration day by going to Box Elder to a G. Ai B. picnic. G. H. Zimmerman's wind-mill wheel is taking a rest , being dis connected from the tower by some means. Many of the farmers of this pre cinct are wishing for rain , as the rain of the 21st was not general over the precinct. Quite a number of the farmers are harrowing their wheat , this season , to form a dust mulchthink ing it will stand the drought better. Rev. Badcon of McCook deliv ered a very interesting sermon in the Coleman school house on last Sunday afternoon to a very atten tive congregation. Come again. We are sorry to learn that Dr. Harlan and wife , formerly of this section but now of McCook , met with such a serious accident , last Saturday , while on their way to the Box Elder Decoration day cel ebration. A car load of Extra Smooth Potatoes at 50c. bushel in five bu shel lots. Knipple. WANTED AT ONCE : Active agents for each county. Exclusive control and no risk. Will clear 12 to 25 hundred dollars lars a year. Enclose stamp for full par ticulars , or 25c for $1 sample. Big Rapids Miner ai , WATER Co. , Big Rapids , Mich. April 2-2mo. .fefcHflAtftfj SO YEARS' JH Bfe EXPERIENCE. H I TRAOE MARKS , rHIIK * DESIGNS , ' COPYRICHTS &o. Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain , free , whether an invention la probaoly patentable. Communications strictly confidential. Oldest agency forsecuring patents in America. We have a Washington office. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive special notice in the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN , beautifully illustrated , largest circulation of any-scientific Journal , weekly , terms $3.00 a year ; fLSOsix months. Specimen copies and Hand Book on Patents sent free. Address MUNN & CO. . " 301 Broadway. N * > - York. HOW TO FIND OUT. . . % -i i Fill a bottle or common glass with urine and let it stand twenty-four honrs ; a sediment or settling indicates an unhealthy condition of the kidneys. When urine stains linen it is posi tive evidence of kidney trouble. Too frequent desire to urinate or pain in the back is also convincing proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of order. order.WHAT TO DO. There is comfort in the knowledge so often expressed , that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root , the great kidney remedy , fulfils every wish in re lieving pain in the back , kindeys , liver , blad der and every part of the urinary passages. It corrects inability to hold urine and scalding pain in passing it , or bad effects following use of liquor , wine or beer , and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to gel up many times during the night to urinate. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases. If you need a medicine you should have the best. Sold by druggistsprice fifty cents and one dollar. You may have a sample bottle and pamphlet both sent free by mail. .Mention The Tribune and send your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co. , Binghamton , ! N. Y. The proprietor of this paper guarantees the genuineness of this offer. April 2-1 yr. 1 1 ' ' ' " " * ! - 1 i. i.himIimiih . . 1 m + , mt ! SCHOOL NOTES. Tonight thirteen "sweet graduates" command the attention of the'town. The different grades of the schools have been holding their grade cxercteos for the last two or three days. Last Friday evening.s lantern class was the last one for this ' school year. The talk , music and storj' were all good. The school is much indebted to R. D. Sutherland for fifty books and pamph lets treating on subjects of wide and. varied interest. - > Miss Edna Dixon of the 12th expects to leave , next week , for Chicago , where she will pursue the study of music dur ing the summer. The 12th grade will give a complimen tary entertainment for the benefit of the library , music and lantern funds , Friday evening , June 25th. Tickets 25 cents. The friends of Mrs. Sylvester Cordeal need feel no solicitation concerning her ill health. She retires from teaching simply because she is averse to teaching for the salary offered. The patrons of the McCook public schools will be sorry to learn that Miss Rache Berry will not teach here next year on account of the cut iu the salary of the principal of the high school. COURT HOUSE NEWS. COUNTY CI.KEK. The filings and satisfactions for the month of May are : Farm mortgages filed , $3,204.02 : released , $7,846. City mort gages filed$1,600released.$1,150. ; Chat tel mortgages filed , $19,583.56 ; released , $2,946.94 COUNTY COURT. License was issued , Saturday , to Fred Fritsch and Mary Behuke , both of In- dianola. Thursday , Fernando D. Kennedy en tered complaint against George Rowland for assault and battery. Thursday , Aaron Griunell was ar raigned before the Judge for breaking into David Carpenter's bouse and steal ing a gun. He was placed in the city jail until ten o'clock , this morning when the case will be heard Gold , or Silver , or Paper. We have a $5.00 COMBINATION , as follows : yjfjV , S23W,3thst > iW feL foya New York. | g ! T * ? VN I one year , and your choice of the following sub stantial , ornate , cloth-bound works : SCOTT'S POETICAL WOKKS-4 vols. POETS OF ENGLAND AND AMEKICA-3 vols. LIFE AND TIMES OF NAPOLEON-3 vols. CTCLOP IDIA OF SOCIAL AND COMJIEIJCIALI1T. FOUMATION I vol. DIOTIONAKT OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE-1 vol. BALZACS "COMEDY" OF HUMAN LIFE" vols. LIBRAHT OF STANDARD AUTHOKS-3 vols. MILTON'S PARADISE LOST-1 vol. For Centra Table. DANTE'S INFERNO-1 vol. For Centre Table. DANTE'S PUKGATORY AND PARADISE 1 vol. For Centre Table. THE CAPITALS OF THE GLOBE 1 vol. For Centre Table. Or , if you prefer Lighter and More Homelike . Books , you may choose : moore's poetical works. evenings at home-how to spend them. 1he : civil war in song and story. how heroes of fiction propose , and HEROINES REPLY. In best English ClotD7896 pages , containing over 7,000 apt quotation * Iron * tne Literature ol the WorM. HOW THE COMBINATION WORKS : You PAY ONE DOIXAB when the books are delivered at your residence ; the balance at rate of. Fifty cents per month. The books are well worth the money. ONCE A "WEEK is the brightest , pleasant- sst and most widely circulated of all the Ameri can illustrated weekly journals. Send name and address , and we will see that fou are supplied. ONCE A WEEK , 323 W. 13th St. , N. Y. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE CITIZENS BANK OF McCOOK [ CHARTER NO. 276,1 at McCook , in the State of Nebraska , at the close of business May 26th , 1897. resources : Loans and discounts $ 94,143 23 Overdrafts , secured and unsecured 11 04 Stocks.bonds , securities , judgments , claims , etc 834 61 Other real estate 8,711 50 Current expenses and taxes paid. . 1,371 17 Checks and other cash items. . . . . . 519 03 Due from National , State and Priv ate Banks and Bankers 12,653 91 Nickels and pennies $ 4371 Specie 1,936 50 Bills 3.190 00 Total cash on hand 5.170 2t Totai 5123414 70 liabilities : Capital stock paid in S 50,000 00 Surplus fund 5.000 00 Undivided profits 4.249 36 Individual deposits sub ject to check $30Soo 67 Demand certificates of. . . deposit 18,676 26 Time certificates of deposit 10,15000 Cashier's checks outstanding 161 00 Due to State and Private Banks and Bankers. . 4,377 41 64.165 34 Total § 123414 70 State of Nebraska , County of Red Willow , ss- I , A. C. Ebert , Cashier of the above-named Bank , do solemnly swear that the above state ment is true to the best of my knowledge and behet. A. C. Ebert , Cashier. iV.FranklinDirector. . a „ i- Attest : h. T. Church , Director. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2d day of June , 1897. H. H. Berry , [ Seal. ] Notary Public. My commission expires October Sth , 1901. r V * * l' ( " " ' H"l I HI * - ! I I I III I f ' Our Natal Day. I The fact that The Tridune recently j entered its sixteenth year has been com- j ineuted upon as follows by a few of the ' press gang , and are herewith reproduced with blushes : Tub McCook Tribune last week en tered upon its sixteenth year , and will doubtless continue to be the neatest pub lication on the line , under Mr. Kiuirnell , who bus been at the helm for fourteen years past. Akron Pioneer-Press. j The Tribune celebrated its sixteeuth oirlhda } ' , last Friday. For fourteen years its present editor , F. M. Kimmell , has beeu its editor and proprietor , and he has made his paper one of the very best country newspapers in the state. McCook Courier. Tkk McCook Tribune has started out on the sixteenth year , and the editor heads the happy announcement of the fact with a picture of a handsome girl that looks to be at least thirty. But that's all rijht. ; The Tribune looks as sweet and winsome as a maid of sixteen and i9 a good deal belter than many a paper that has rounded out thirty years. Ord Quiz. J.pst week The McCook Tribune , one of the best papers iu the Republican valley , entered upon the sixteenth year of its existence and usefulness. Bro. . Kimmell has worked hard to make THE 'Tribune a success and has succeeded admirably , always laboring for the up building and best interests of McCook , Red Willow county and western Ne braska. Trenton Register. National Appeal. It is estimated that the Government is losing three million dollars a week in revenue bj'the delay in the passage of the Tariff bill. The people are losing ten times as much in work on account of the delay. We earnestly ask every one of our readers to immediately write a postal card to , at least , one member of the United States Senate at Washington , urging and demanding the immediate passage of a Protective Tariff law and such a law as will give adequate protec tion to American labor and American in dustries. Address your postal card to Hon. John M. Thurston , U. S. S. , Wash ington , D. C. Lots for Sale. Lots 9 , 10 , 11 and 12 in block 25 , Second end addition to McCook. Make me an offer ou these lots. Address : W. E. Dauchy , Topeka , Kansas. . Wall Paper at McConnell's. House Paints , Floor Paints , Buggy Paints , Wagon Paints , Family Paints , Enamel Paints , And all kinds Varnish Stains at McConnell's. Quality iu flour means more than you ever thought of , probably. It is more important than anything you buy. Al ways get the Victor Patent and you have the best. For sale by the McCook Commission Co. The ring1 is busted. Good eating * & plant ing * potatoes 50 cts. a bushel. Knipple. DeWitt's Little Early Risers , The famous little pills. UITII ETTBC Are tablets which Restore fllALKIICO Lost Vigor , Develop all Parts , brinp back Lost Powers and return the patient to genuine Manhood and Health. Case No. 60501 says through the use of "Vitalettes , " I was speedily restored to Health and perfect Manhood in. every sense of the word. A' JOHNS PILE fillRP-SowritesaHappy iiunn ? rite un „ Manj cured m % { a f evere case of Piles of 12 years' standing and I know will cure all in need who will trj it R R 0 Cures Rheumatism , Salt- us ui Rheum , Catarrh , Constipation and all Blood Disorders , by purifying the blood ; thereby causing a clearer and more beautiful complexion. It is the Greatest Blood Purifier on earth. A Restorer of Per fect Health. Price by mail , Vitalettes , $1.00 or 6 boxes J5.00. Johns Pile Cure. 50cts..nd R. R. C. 60 cts. Johns & Dixon. Rochester. N.Y- - JOHN E. KELLEY. .i ATTORNEY AT LAW ; McCook , Nebraska. T-Apent of Lincoln Land Co. Office- Rear of First National bank. J. B. BALLARD , Q DENTIST. O All dental work done at our office is guar anteed to be first-class. We do all kinds of Crown , Bridge and Plate Work. Drs. Smith & Bellamy , assistants. JL.MRS. E. E. UTTER.jl . MUSICAL INSTRUCTOR. Piano , Organ , Guitar and Banjo. voice training a specialty. JS Studio Opposite Postoffice. \V. V. GAGE. S. C. BEACH. McCOOK SURGICAL HOSPITAL , Drs. CACE & BEACH , McCook. - Nebraska. Office and Hospital over First National Bank. Z. L. KAY , PHYSICIAN AND - - SURGEON , McCook , Nebraska. . Ofilce Rooms 4 and 5 over Leach's jewelry store. Residence In the Strasser house on Marshall street. . * - T-r sr-r * • TTni 1 tii j See Those. . . \ I ! Buggies , l I Surreys , t M * Carriages , | s 4 Road Wagons , ; > I j Refrigerators , j | I i Gasoline Stoves , ? * \C i i Washing Machines , > v 1 $ BEFORE BUYING , AT < I ] Cochran & Go's : A fynsjz wxgfnqpragt apt a i-j c j p. jtf qcaj | ' tensions * i Comrades , and all 1 interested iri Pensions , I come and see me. I've I had over ten years of I experience. Work di- I reet with Pension office I ice and guarantee sat- I isfaetion. I C. W. BECK , I IndianoJa , Neb. , I ANDREW CARSON , > J of Proprietor the . . . . B fl SUNNY SIDE DAIRY ; I We respectfully solicit your business , - . Hand x. „ and guarantee pure milk , full measure , \ H and prompt , courteous service. * H J. S. McBRAYEK , 1 PROPRIETOR. OF THE - . ' - fl McCook Transfer Lirw ' | BUS , BAGGAGE AND EXPRESS. 1 SSiF Only furniture van in the city. Also have a first class house • m moving outfit. Leave orders for f fl bus calls at Commercial hotel orfl at office opposite the depot. ' W Cdase Co , Land and Live Stock Ca. I dijiW&MMBBB nS wjJjt > s * fl hip or left shoulder of * I . . P.O.address Imperial ' * Chase county , and Beat i- rice Nebraska. Range. Slert Wate.r and the * * Frenchman , creeks in ' Chase county. Nebraska , an- Brand as cut on sideof - rH some animals.on hip and sides of some , or any- u 1 . . mere on thp animal. e. ! t. H R-I-P-A-N-S * | The modern stand- . ' . g ard Family Medi- lt 1 w cine : Cures the I common every-day > * - V 5 ills of humanity.f' cn- I QP MARK fM GIT * Julius Kunert , | Carpet Laying , - 4l Carpet Cleaning ? ' or write me before iivln mil u rwork * See charges are very relsoSlT11 WOrk ; Mr * ' , Tribune office ' Tl IUS uS - . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . , , h