. . . Hi / . _ . . _ , ( V B • • I jj J. F. OANSCHOW , . ! K ' > \ rwl -H 0LD RELIABLE ESS X p SHOE DEALER , f | H I ' sp Carries the Largest and Finest | | | B v | | | stock of seasonable goods in the | | | Hi * ) ili Boot and Shoe line to be found in f | | HI if * . ' Us Southwestern Nebraska. | lj / H H k 1J.RGANSCH0WJ H jp m McCOOK , NEBRASKA. H { • h n H z F. D. Burgess , 2 I I Plumber and j I I Steam Fitter j LWk / / J McCOOK , NEBR. 9 1 1 'ron. ' Lead , and Sewer Pipe , Brass fa H ) v Z Goods , Pumps , and Boiler Trimmings. Z H ft X Agent for Halliday , Waupun , Eclipse \ B \ 9 Windmills. Basementof the Meeker9 Hl Cf 7 Phillips building. P HH . VI ANDREW CARSON , B'l fe , Proprietor - . . . . FE V of the HI - - r-- - H ) SUNNY SIDE DAIRY. n r < " , _ T B. aft- ' ' We respectfully solicit 3'our business B M ! aud guarantee pure milk , full measure , Bf H' 7 an PromPtt courteous service. B f Sli FREE ! FREE ! Pi CATARRH El CMBE CMS ! iH 1 And t0 PROVE that our CATARRH > B 1 I i | CURE will positively CUBE catarrh in BS § ' § its worst forms , wo will send a V Two Weeks' Treatment Free I f * to all who send us ten cents (10c. ( ) in stamps I I > to pay cost or postage and pacUluR. 1 i Address JOHNS & DIXON , Rochester. X. Y. BM 1 Ghase Co. Land and Jve Stock Gi , H BE X Horses branded on left hip or loft shoulder M Dj < F3j Chnse county , and Heat BrBlT S BmffllSNByKn Chase county. Nebraska. P R M W * r" " JMl Drand as cutotiBtdeof T fnrS 1 ifl gomennimalF.on hip and BB fe ( ilM ; * ! > B AVJ ) where on the animal ! J. S. McBRAYEK , B B PROPRIETOR OF THE IB ! | McCook Transfer Line BbtB IB I BUS , BAGGAGE AND EXPRESS. BpHI S ° Only furniture vau in the f y Bf yl , city. Also liave a first class house I I ] f \ . moving outfit. Leave orders for Iv If 1 - bus ca ° ls afc Commercial otel erR R - H lr afc offic0 ° PPosite tlie dePot- Li II I Finest Engraving HH I free on goods bought I 1 of us. LEACH , The iQK fjK fcijt jga j a jjjt j t ayic jgft iqi gj $ | McConneirs | | Sarsaparilla f I and 1 | | Burdock | | for thp I Bl00d- 1 jj Now is thi time to take it. < SMr-riBhc ylBtc jffit jfic jfhc 2fa jfik aSoaSig jSkj ff McCook Markets. Corrected Friday morning. Corn $ .15 Wheat 65 Oats 13 Rye 30 Barley 17 Hogs $2.90 @ 3.00 Eggs 18 @ .20 Butter 14 Potatoes 60 @ .So Fine stock of Solid Sterling' Silver-ware. Leach , The Jeweler. Removal Sale. S. M. Cochran & Co. are selling all lines of goods at a great sacrifice prepa ratory to moving into their new location in the A. O. U. W. temple building. In order to reduce their large stock and save cost of removal , all their goods have been marked down accordingly. You can buy anything in their line until they move at unheard-of prices. This is a genuine removal sale , no fake. A Great Sunday Paper Free. The Semi-Weekly State Journal wants to get 5,000 new subscribers during the next thirty days , and as a special offer , one that is bound to bring new subscrib ers , will send The Semi-Weekly State Journal everj' Tuesday and Friday for a whole year for $1.00 , and as a special pre mium will also send the great Sunday State Journal , sixteen pages every Sun day , for three months free. Remember , you will get The Semi-Weekly Journal a whole year and the great Sunday paper for three months all for $1.00. To get the advantage of this greatest of all of fers you must send your dollar direct to The State Journal , Lincoln , Neb. , and not through an agent. Never before has so much good reading matter been of fered for $1.00. The Sunday Journal con tains more reading matter alone than many magazines. If j'ou want to keep up with the world's doings , here is a chance such as has never been ofFered before. This offer may be withdrawn soon , so do not put off sending your dollar lar for fear you may be disappointed. One dollar does it all. O. W. O. Hardman , when sheriff of Tyler Co. , W. Va. , was at one time , al most prostrated with a cold. He used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and was so much pleased with the quick relief and cure it afforded him , that he gave the following unsolicited testimonial : "To all who may be interested , I wish to say , that I have used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and find it invaluable for coughs and colds. " For sale by McCon- nell. Clerical Permits-1 898. Clergymen and others entitled to cler ical permits are respectfully requested to call at the Burlington ticket office aud arrange about their 189S permits. mm TIM P. TABLH. HHH IHbmSJ UcCOOE , HZ32AGIA. UMSUBfifl LINCOLN , OMAHA , CHICAGO. ST. JOSEPH , KANSAS CITY , ST. LOUIS AND ALL POINTS EAST AND SOUTH. DENVER , HELENA , BUTTE , PORTLAND , SALT LAKE CITY , SAN FRANCISCO , AND ALL TOINTS WES'l. TRAINS LEAVE AS FOLLOWS : CENTRAL TIME. No. 2. Ve&tibuled Express , daily , Lincoln , Omaha , St. Joe , Kansas City , St. Louis.Chi- cugo , and all points south and east 5:55 A.M. No. 4. Local Express , daily , Lin coln , Omaha , Chicago , and all points east 11:10 r. M. N0.148. Freight , daily , ex. Sunday , Hastings and intermediate stations 5:00 A. M. No. 76. Freight , daily , Oxford , Hol- drepe , Hastings. . . . 6:45 : A.M. No. 80. Freight , daily , Hastings and intermediate stations 7:00 A. M No. 64. Freight , daily , Oxford , Red Cloud , St. Joe , Kansas City 4:30 A. M. MOUNTAIN TIME. No. 5. Local Express , daily , Den ver and intermediate sta tions 8:30 : p. M. No. 3. Vestibuled Express , daily , Denver and all points in Golo.Utah and California , 11:40 P.M. N0.149. Freight , daily , ex. Sunday , Akron and intermediatesta- tions 6:00 A. M. No. 77. Freight , daily.Stratton.Ben- kelman , Haigler , Wrayand Akron 1:30 P. M. No. 63. Freight , daily.Stratton.Ben- kelman , Haigler , Wrayand Akron 4:10 P. M. N0.175. Accommodation , Mondays , Wednesdays and Fridays , Imperial and intermediate stations 7:00 : 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. A. P. Ely visited Red Cloud friends , New Year. Brakeman W. E. DeLong was up from Hastings , first of the week. A. P. Ely was down from the gravel pit over Sunday and Monday. James Lee went down to Hastings on No. 4 , Monday night , on a visit. Roadmaster Stromberg of Akron was here , Monday , on company business. Supt. Campbell was over the French man line , Monday , in his special car No. 10. Harry Goble of Red Cloud has accept ed a position with the Burlington at this place. Brakeman B. L. McCarl arrived home , Tuesday night , from his visit back in Iowa. Brakeman E. F. Caffery went down to Stamford , Monday , on a short visit to relatives. Engineer Barney Lewis has purchased the Ballew lot adjoining his property on the south. Machinists Belles and Dole spent New Year up on the Willow , at Commissioner Bolles' farm. Brakeman L. M. Best is down on the Hastings-Oberlin run relieving O. B. Wood , injured. Mrs. George W. Bunting , who has been very ill , is now improving , all will be pleased to learn. Chief Clerk Harris returned to work on Mouda } ' , although still weak from his attack of the fever. Chief Clerk Harris expects to attend the funeral of the late Frank W. Smith in Lincoln , Saturday afternoon. Roadmasters W. W. Josselyn of Or leans and T. A. Wilburn of Red Cloud were at headquarters , Saturday , order ing supplies. Fireman W. W. Archibald has pur chased the Ballew home , one of the neatest and most comfortable residence properties in the city. Brakeman E. O. Custer is down on the Hastings-Oberlin branch relieving B. C. Monpleasure , who is laying offon account of the sickness of his wife. Frank Tiaver left , last Sunday even ing , for the west in search of work in the machinist's trade. He may go as Albuquerque , New Mexico. Pay-day will not occur , this month , until between the 15th and 20th , as the time will hereafter be sent in on the first of the month instead of as heretofore. General Superintendent T. E. Calvert in private car 199 and Superintendent A. Campbell in special car 10 went over the western division from Akron to Hastings on Thursda } * . Brakeman O. B. Wood came up from the Hastings-Oberlin branch , Tuesday night , with a pinched finger. He will stay on the farm near Danbnry until the injured member heals. The B. of R. T. masked ball , last Fri day evening , was largely attended and successful , though not up to the old time standard. The number of maskers was not so large as common. The music was good and all present seemed to enjoy the ocasion fully. Frank W. Smith , car accountant , died in Lincoln on Thursday morning , of a complication of diseases. The deceased was formerly private secretary of Super- intendant J. R. Phelan of Alliance , and was widely known and highly esteemed by railroad men all over the Burlington in Nebraska. He will be buried in Lin coln on Saturday afternoon at three o'clock. / - / t Awarded Highesv. Honors World's Fair , DR * CREAM BAKING POWDER MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free from Ammonia , Alum or any other adulterant. 40 YEARS THE STANDARD. Conductor C. W. Rroubon left for Iowa , this morning , on a shott visit. Conduc tor Tim Foley will have his run during his absence , and M. Carmony will have Foley's run. F. S. Curry is now braking on freight , having been ttansferred from yard ser vice , this week. George Foster of South McCook has entered the shops as a machinist's ap prentice. Three Fine Horses. A Tribune reporter had the pleasure , this week , of inspecting W. R. Starr's string of fine , standard bred horses , now stabled in the Maddux livery barn under care of Fred Woodcock. Among the trio is a splendid three-year-old son of Clegg Wright. He weighs about 1,300 pounds , is a handsome , dark bay , with strong limbs , symmetrical body and great speed , having Shown a 2:40gait when a yearling. Kofroth is a son of Electioneer ; is now seven years old , and is a dark bay , toppy little fellow , with lots of speed and en durance ; he can go in way under three minutes. Kittie Wright is the other member of the trio. She is a full sister to the three- year-old colt , whom she resembles in color aud size. She paced a mile in 2:20 when a three-year old. She weighs in the neighborhood of 1,200 pounds. three finer-bred animals Perhaps - , speedier mals cannot be found in this section of the state. Fair Secretaries to Meet. Indianola , Neb , Dec 15th. There will be a meeting of the fair sec retaries of the southwestern counties held at Indianola on Saturday , January * 5i 1898 , at one o'clock , for the purpose of organizing a fair circuit. All are ur gently requested to attend or send rep resentatives. W. A.McCool , Secretary for Red Willow County. [ Exchanges please copy. ] Leach , The Jeweler , sells Singer Sewing- Ma chines. Last Month's Mortgage Record. Farm mortgages filed , $2.965released ; , $12,587.26. City mortgages filed , $500 ; released , $867. Chattel mortgages filed , $25,507-95 ; released , $5.7So 97- - - - • # Several bicycles for sale cheap. LEACH , Tlie Jeweler. Removal sale prices go in heating stoves at S. M. Cochran & Co. 's. A large stock to select from now. Go before they are all gone the prices are sure to sell them fast. A Story of Abernethy. This is the story of Dr. Abernethy which Tennyson nsed to tell. A farmer went to the great doctor complaining of discomfort in the head , weight and pain. The doctor said , "What quantity of ale do yon take ? " "Oh , I taakes my yaale pretty welL" Abernethy ( with great patience and gentleness ) , "Now then , to begin the day breakfast , what time ? " "Oh , at haafe past 7. " "Ale then ; how much ? " "I taakes my quart" "Luncheon ? " "At 11 o'clock , 1 gets another snack " "Ale then ? " "Oh , yes , my pint andti haafe. " "Din ner ? " "Haafe past 1 " "Any ale then ? " "Yees , yees. another quart then. " "Tea ? " "My tea is at haafo past 5. " "Ale then ? " "Noa , noa. " "Supper ? " "Noine o'clock. " "Ale then ? " "Yees , yees. I taakes my fill then. I goes asleep arterward. ' * Like a lion aroused , Aber nethy was up , opened the street door , shoved the farmer out and shouted out , "Go home , sir , and let me never see your face again. Go home , drink your ale and be damned. " The farmer rushed out aghast , Abernethy pursuing him down the street with shouts of "Go home , sir , and be damned. " St. James Gazette. Ho Benefited Humanity. There is an oriental story of two brothers , Ahmed and Omar. Both wished to perform a deed whose mem ory should not fail , but which might sound their name and praises. Omar , with wedge and rope , lifted an obelisk on its base , carving its form in beauti ful devices and sculpturing man } a strange inscription on its sides. He set it 111 the hot desert to cope with its gales Ahmed , with deeper wisdom and truer though sadder heart , digged a well to cheer the sandy waste and plant ed about it tall date palms to make cool shade for the thirsty pilgrim and to shake down fruits for his hunger. .Jewish Messenger The great Mohammedan school at Cairo , El Azhar , meaning "The Splen- * * < ! . ' has clear records dating as far 1 .k as 975 • ; ' - - _ - _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ , . . . . . ' | " " ' ' ' " " ' " ' " ' " ' ' - ' ' " - > HH ft Cold Weather Goods H I m . mm H - iti - hi I Si Reduced Prices. H I H H I Uwa From now until our Annual InC c 1 &rfjy ventury we will sell * fej ! M § i Ladies ' Capes and Jackets , &M I Hi I pK Men ' s and Boys ' Clothing , § | p . I HI Men ' s and Boys ' Overcoats , | | | wM ffife Woolen Blankets , Underwear , § | jj M yjs and all cold weather goods g&s /H gggg at Special Low Prices. ' § jj | | ' H 1 & $ & Come Early and Secure a Bargain. § ? iS | | i i 5J Grocery dept. is complete. Get p 8 M . M jjwjjj our P ees for comparison. kjii tm & ? a ii ATTHE , . . H I lVJl W M fkm > > s grig • - dftg & ! i JLm BUS C. L. DeGROFF & GO. gg § wkm S fiKIRST l M I ft r NATIONAL \ M I IP | BA.NK-4J pi I m Authorized Capital , $100,000. m fl S Capital and Surplus , $60,000 j | § " ' hg\ \ j VI H gjCi GEO. HOCKNELL , President. B. M. FREES , V. Pres. \g \ H E | W. F. LAWSON , Cashier. F. A. PENNELL , Ass'i Cash. j j | = p A. CAMPBELL , Director. FRANK HARRIS , Director , jfe H f t | | V. FRANKLIN , President. A. C. EBERT , Cashier. | I CITIZENS BANK I 1 i % % mwi # OF MeCOOK , NEB. # S # * < wm # Paid Up Capital , $50,000. Surplus , § 5,000 f Mn 4 * H W - - = = = = = DIRECTORS = = = = - Jj H 41 # H & j | V. FRANKLIN , W.F.McFARLAND , A. C. EBERT , | # | H I ? H. T. CHURCH , OSCAR CALLIHAN , C. H. Y/ILLARD. 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