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K * I S a The following claims were audited and al-
II X lowed and on motion clerk was directed to
B ft 1 draw warrants on county general fund , levy
HISS of 1897 , inpayment thereof as follows :
Crabtree , board and transporta-
B I H Henry
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H 111 tion of j > aupers $408
H ft 1 Henry Crabtree , services as commis-
H ft fl sioner 2I 7 °
ft 1 ft Jas. A. Robinson , same. 19 * > o
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W 111 Jas. A. Robinson , bridge work . . .S21 00
ft ft And on county road fund , levy of 1697 , as
ft mm. ftI follows : , - • , , . . . , -
B immt V John Hanlein , erroneous tax refunded. ? 43
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V M V C. M. Goben , same 3 7a
IB • ' John Real , Sr. , same 1 15
m Ift & Y Scott Bennett , same. . . 3 00
to meet i'ebru-
B ftl / On motion board adjourned
ftA > 1 Wfti • Alte ' st : R. A. Green' , County Clerk.
ft BL- % Children and adults tortured by bums ,
ft ft ft JW scalds , injuries , eczema , or skin diseases
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M ft | great pile remedy. A. McMillen.
Commissioners * Proceedings.
[ OFFICIAL BY AUTHORITY. I
McCook , Nebraska , February 14,1S9S.
Board of county commissioners met pursu
ant to adjournment. Present , Stephen ISolles ,
James A. Robinson and Henry Crabtree , com
missioners ; Harlow W. Keyes , county attor
ney , and R. A. Green , county clerk. Minutes
of previous meeting read and approved.
Resignation of C. M. Pinckney as assessor
of Red Willow precinct was read and on mo
tion accepted.
On motion the following appointments were
made :
E. A. Sexson , assessor , Red Willow precinct.
H. L. Goodenberger , assessor , Danbury pre.
J. E. Tirrill , justice , Valley Grange precinct.
Alexander Brown , overseer road district 43.
Pat Cashen , overseer road district 7.
The following official bonds were examined
and on motion approved :
H. L. Goodenberger , assessor , Danbury pre.
J. 12. Tirrill , justice , Valley Grange precinct.
John Real , Sr. , overseer road district 26.
Pat Cashen , overseer road district 7.
Willis Gossard , member of soldiers' relief
commission.
Depository bond of First National Bank of
McCook examined and approved.
Annual settlement of the following overseer
examined and approved and clerk directed to
issue certificate on road district as follows :
W. S. Fitch , overseer dist. 9 , certif. 104 , S26.31
It appearing to the board from the affidavit
of Patrick Coyle that he was erroneously as
sessed with personal property in Coleman
precinct in the year 1888 , on motion clerk was
directed to strike said tax from the tax books.
Contract of James C. Oakley with Red Wil
low county for maintaining poor house having
expired , a new contract was entered into be
tween said parties and same filed with the
county clerk.
On motion board adjourned to meet Febru
ary 15,1898.
Attest : R. A. Green , County Clerk.
McCook , Nebraska , February 15,1898.
Board of county commissioners met pur
suant to adjournment. Present , Stephen
Belles , Jas. A. Robinson and Henry Crabtree ,
commissioners , H. W. Keyes , county attorney ,
and R. A. Green , county clerk. Minutes of
previous meeting read and approved.
The following claims were audited and on
motion allowed and clerk-instructed to draw
warrants on county general fund , levy of 1897 ,
as follows :
J. C. Knox , board "Griffith" $ 2 50
J. C. Oakley , board paupers 45 00
Jas. McAdams , mdse 15 30
C. H. Meeker , rent court house 50 co
State Journal Co. , pens 1 25
State Journal Co. , supplies 114 25
J. S. McBrayer , hauling freight 1 25
Bamett Lumber Co. , coal 8 30
R. A. Green , county clerk , supplies for
all county officers 32 46
G. C.Boatman , postage and express. . 1 95
School Dist. N0.4 , use bldg for election 3 00
W.C. BulIard&Co. , coal 28 10
L. S. Phillips , printing and supplies. . . 9 00
F. M. Kimmell , same 16 15
E.J. Mitchell , same. . 43 50
Stephen Belles , services as commis
sioner 31 60
And on county bridge fund , levy of 1S97 , as
follows :
J. S. McBrayer , bridge work $ 2 60
John Wentz , bolts and nuts 4 25
Bamett Lumber Co. , lumber 2 30
Bamett Lumber Co. , same 3 74
Hupp &Slutts , same 36 15
And on county road fund , levy of 1897 , as
follows :
Frank Schmoldt , road work S 4 co
H. II. Pickens , appraising road 3 20
John Bnttain , same 3 20
F. L. Freelove , same. . 3 20
On motion board adjourned to meet Febru
ary 16,189S.
Attest : • R. A. Green , County Clerk.
McCook , Nebraska , February 16 , 1S9S.
Board of county commissioners met pursu
ant to adjournment. Piesent , Stephen Belles ,
Jas. A. Robinson and Henry Crabtree , com-
missionersyH. W. Keyes , county attorney , and
R. A. Green , county clerk. Minutes of pre
vious meeting read and approved.
Report of soldiers' rehet commission from
January 1,1S97 , to February 1,1S9S , examined
and on motion approved.
It appearing to the board that the E4 SE #
oi 3 and N } NE # of 10-2-30 was erroneously
assessed for the years 1893 and 1S94 , it being
government land at that date , on motion clerk
was directed to strike tax assessed against
said land for said years from the tax books.
On motion county treasurer was instructed
to accept payment of personal tax assessed
against the firm of "Russell & Wadsworth"
for the years 1S89 and 1S90 , without interest.
On motion the following county physicians
were appointed : Dr. R. B. Campbell of Leb
anon , for the six eastern precincts of the 1st
commissioner district. Dr. J. M. Brown of
Bartley for the 2d commissioner district. Dr.
A. P. Welles of McCook for the 3d commis
sioner district and the four western precincts
of the 1st commissioner district.
On motion Ira Peterson was appointed jus
tice of the peace of Grant precinct to fill va
cancy.
In the matter of establishment of road No.
320 , all the requirements of law having been
complied with , the following claims for dam
ages having been filed and appraised , were
allowed as follows : Horace B. Cole , claim
Sioo. appraised at $20 , allowed at S32. Henry
B.Wales , claim S50 , appraised at $20 , allowed
at $32. Phillip Blatt , claim JSico , appraised at
540 , allowed at 64. Phebe S. Carruth , claim
Sioo , appraised at S40 , allowed at S64. And
on motion clerk was directed to issue certifi
cates on road districts 3S and 40 in payment
thereof.
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IBjBfl vecoot , HiBiiniA. ftyQjftl
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 POINTS
WEST.
TRAINS LEAVE AS FOLLOWS :
CENTRAL TIME. ,
No. 2. Vestibuled Express , daily ,
Lincoln , Omaha , St. Joe ,
Kansas City , St. LouisChi-
cage , and all points south
and east 6:00 : A. M.
No. 4. Local Express , daily , Hast
ings 3:20 r. M.
No. 6. Chicago Flyer 5:22 i . M.
N0.148. Freight , daily , ex. Sunday ,
Hastings and intermediate
stations 5:00 A. M.
No. 76. Freight , daily , Oxford , Hol-
drege , Hastings 6:45 A. M.
No. 80. Freight , daily , Hastings and
intermediate stations 7:27 a. m.
No. 64. Freight , daily , Oxford , Red
Cloud , St. Joe , Kansas City 4:00 A. M.
No. 5. Local Express , daily , ar
rives at 8:40 P.M.
MOUNTAIN TIME.
No. I. Denver Flyer 6:32 : A. 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 intermediate sta
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 , Wray and
Akron 4:20 : 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 soid
and baggage checked to any point in the
United States or Canada.
For information , time tables , maps and
tickets , call on or write A.P.Thomson , Agent ,
McCook , Nebraska , or J. Francis , General
Passenger Agent , Omaha , Nebraska.
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RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS.
Conductor A. L. Knowland is on the
sick-list.
Brakeman Otto Ballew laid off part of
the week.
Brakeman E. Engberg visited in Or
leans over Sunday.
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Switchman P. A. Perry is np from Red
Cloud during Switchman Hill's absence.
Dr. G. W. Curfman , the company sur
geon at Denver , was in the city , Satur
day.
Switchman C. J. Hill left on No. 2 ,
Monday , for Wisconsin , on a visit to his
parents.
Ed Beyrer and wife returned , Wednes
day night , from a visit to Red Cloud
relatives.
Wilber Joslin is up from East Valley
precinct and expects to go to work for
the company.
Brakeman F. D. Griffith was on with
Conductor P. F. McKenna in place of
Brakeman Otto Ballew.
Mrs. Mack Wayson and the little girl
came down from the ranch near Ives ,
Tuesday afternoon , on a visit.
Milt Frost was in the city , Tuesday ,
going to Denver on No. 3 in search of
work at the machinist's trade.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Tombliu came
down from Imperial , Wednesday night ,
and are the guests of their daughter.Mrs.
J. F. Forbes.
Mrs. Frank Clary and her mother came
down from Akron , Tuesday afternoon on
No. 6 , and are the guests of Conductor
L-E.Gilcrest.
Switchman W. C. Bulger went down
to Hastings.Wednesday , on a short visit.
He expects to go to work for the com
pany in a few days.
Mrs. E. J. Hicks , mother of Yardmaster -
ter Hicks of Alliance , left this week for
Wauneta , Neb. , where she will visit
friends. Alliance Grip.
Brakeman Harry Frey and wife left for
Grand Island , Thursday morning on No.
2 , to attend the funeral of his sister , who
died there in a hospital.
Charlie Parsons and Harry Steers , for
merly in the car repairinggangand who
recently 'went to Denver , are news agents
on the Santa Fe out of that city.
General Supt. T. ECalvert , Assist.
Supt. E. F. Highland and Chief Clerk
Harris were up on the Imperial branch ,
Saturday , on company business.
Conductor H. C. Brown went down to
Holdrege , Sunday , after the wife and
baby , who have been there for some time
visiting her parents , Conductor and Mrs.
A. D. Green.
The Burlington's Chicago flyer never
fails to draw quite a number of people to
the station , especially on Sunday , as was
the case on last Sunday , when scores of
citizens witnessed its passage through
the city.
The new time card did not give Hold
rege as a stopping point and on last
Thursday No. 1 did not stop there at all ,
much to the surprise and humiliation of
the Holdregeites. The oversight was at
once corrected , and commencing with-
last Friday all trains now stop there and
register.
Switchman W. C. Fuhlendorf on Mon
day morning had a narrow escape from
serious injury , while switching in the
yard : His foot slipped from the step of
a car and catching in the stirrup , he was
dragged some distance before the car was
stopped. Fortunately he escaped with
out any broken bones , though sore and
bruised and scratched by the dragging
he received. j
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Highest Honors World's Pair ,
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RED WILLOW.
There was a pleasant party at
S. L. Miller's , Friday evening of
last week.
Mr. Jas. Wood worth ships two
cars of sheep and Wm. Byfield the
same of cattle , this week.
Mrs. Canaga and Miss Effie
Loomis went over to Herndon ,
Kansas , the first of the week , to
visit Mrs. Dr. Rowland , daughter
of Mrs. Canaga.
Blest Utopia ; no ennui there !
No complaint of sameness aud lack
of originality ! But , really , Miss
Antaltruria , did } tou find no men
who trod the Utopian paths and
whose wives would have amounted
to very little but for the loud bu
gle their husbands sounded in
their behalf ? Did you find no
husbands whose narrow minds
could not wander far from the
smartest children a man ever
owned. You ' ve heard him dis
course on the wonderful intellect
of the baby and of his wife's ca
pacity as a cook. Perhaps in his
conceit he accredited himself with
the wondrously smart family , but
never mind , so far as Ave are con
cerned we adore him , and we would
willingly listen all night to his
tales of how baby got through
teething. But perhaps this nar
row-minded man does not belong
in Utopia. Please locate him ,
Miss Antaltruria. You wont find
many of him. Men are too broadminded -
minded to run on such a hobby as
wife and babies.
Surprise birthday dinners are
the fashion , this month. This
time Jacob Bandel was the sur
prised man. There was a large
party of the neighbors present and
from Indianola Henry Powell and
wife and E. S. Hill and wife and
daughter were present. Mr. Ban-
del was the recipient of many use
ful and beautiful gifts , among them
being a handsome rocking chair
from Mrs. Bandel , a pretty lamp
from Mrs. A. Clark of McCook , a
book from Mrs. Hill , a picture
from Mrs. Longnecker , a paper
holder , more pictures aud other
gifts from Mrs. Neel , Mrs. Fred
Bandel , Mrs. Will Bandel and
others. The dinner is not to be
described ; it is simply impossible.
It was a matter of some regret to
us that we could not at least taste
of all the good things , but even a
gourmand must desist where such
abundance is. Ten years ago
many of the same friends had
joined Mr. Bandel in a similar
dinner in the old sod house which
has given place to the tasty new
frame building. "We were more
crowded then but just as merry ,
still we all felt glad that our host
and hostess now possessed the
comforts of the more splendid
home. Beautiful homes will not
be rare in this section some day.
PROSPECT PARK.
B. M. Wade is still wrestling
with the grip.
Oscar Hammond is drilling in
wheat , this week.
Jacob Crocker attended court in
McCook , Tuesday.
E. C. Goering of Pleasant Bidge
visited at O.L.Thompson's one day
last week.
Andrew Anderson and wife at
tended quarterly meeting in South
McCook , Tuesday.
Eugene Dunham and wife visited
friends over in Hitchcock county ,
latter part of last week.
Miss Mae Thompson , who has
been very sick with pneumonia , is ,
we are happy to state , improving.
Carl Esher and sister Pauline
of Yailton attended Sunday school
at this place , last Sunday , and
spent the afternoon at Eugene
Dunham's
DeWitt's Little Early Risers ,
The famous little pills.
Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria ,
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'Capital and Surplus , $60,000 K / H
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W. F. LAWSON , Cashier. F. A. PEHHELL , Ass't Cash. f | ? M
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