By F. M. KIMMELL.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
"Republican ]
IN view of the fact tlmt the na
tional convention is approaching ,
it may not be amiss to urge the
organization and reorganization of
Republican clubs all over the state.
Nebraska should furnish a large
percentage of the attendance upon
the convention , not to speak of a
deal of enthusiasm.
COLONEL COLE of the Culberk-
son Era makes bold to claim that
he can discern aliawk from a haud-
saw , but that with the assistance
of his wise office cat he is not
able to tell whether THE TRIBUNE
is joking , roasting or what ? And
concludes all the argument with
the statement that if .Colonel Bryan
is a colonel he hain't. Colonel
Cole wants to let his office boy
operate on his think-tank with the
shooting-stick and mallet. THE
TRIBUNE never jokes , roasts 01
whats. So there now.
THE average Democratic poli
tician is peculiarly conducted.
He is already intimating what he
will do after this war has been
fought out to a finish. This war ,
he is compelled to admit , is justifi
able , but he is frightfully fearful
that the Republican party , through
its president and its congress and
the cabinet will not be able to take
care of the results of the war ,
which they feel will be victorious
and glorious. They fear that Un
cle Sam will become grasping and
want to hold the earth and the
fullness thereof , through the Re
publican party. It is not so much
a reflection on the patriotism and
enlightenment of the Republican
party as it is characteristic of the
ultimate asininity of the average
Democratic statesman.
GERVER.
Tramps and peddlers are becom
ing quite numerous in this part of
the'county.
Rev. "White will start on an
overland trip to Adams county ,
this state , soon , to conduct a re
vival meeting.
Mrs. Ariminta Ford , a former
resident of this preciuct , is now
and for some time has been resid
ing near Valley Center , a suberb
of Wichita , Kansas.
Thomas H. Fowler is the only
person who has enlisted for the
war from this precinct. He is now
at Fort Omaha , in the Third regi
ment , company "L" . It is now
thought that the Third regiment
will go to the island of Porto Rico ,
and. that Colonel Bryan will be
under Brigadier General Lee.
RED WILLOW.
Crops are fine in this precinct.
Laura Woodworth is staying
with Mrs. Byfield a week or two.
Mr. Helm makes daily trips to
McCook with luscious strawber
ries.
Bee swarming is in season and
three families in our precinct are
kept busy , namely , Mr. Baker's ,
Mr. Helm's and Mr. Byfield's.
The promise for a honey crop is
very good despite the late spring.
There are some aching hearts
in our midst caused by the de
parture of the soldier boys. Lewis
Longnecker and Albert Helm were
among the number who left Sun
day night. May they all return
to .our neighborhood as well as
when they left , is the prayer of
everyone.
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BARTLEY.
J.C.Gammill of Frontier county
boarded No. 5 for McCook , Sunday
evening.
Frank and Floyd Walsworth
spent Sunday visiting at home in
Cambridge.
E. E. Smith made a business
trip to McCook , Saturday , return
ing the same day.
A screen enclosure for the ver
anda is a nice improvement to 0.
W. Keys' property.
Will Latham and Geo. H. Butler
of Cambridge were transacting bus
iness in our village , Wednesday.
W. E. Rollings has received two
car loads of binders- and has them
sold as fast as he can put them up.
Fully two hundred people gath
ered at the depot , Sunday night , to
bid goodby to the Bartley soldier
boys as they went through on No.4.
S. W. Clark and sons went up
to Indianola , Sunday evening , to
bid the soldier boys farewell , re
turning with them as far as this
place.
Ernest Cliue and Miss Robinson
of Cambridge came up on No 5 ,
Friday evening , to attend the ice
cream social , returning the same
night :
G. D. Chadderdon of the Stock-
ville Faber and wife boarded No. 4 :
for Omaha , Tuesday nighfr ajqcl
will spend some time there Ibqking
over the big fair.
Will Bradbury returned , Satur
day evening , from Franklin , where
he has been attending school the
past winter and spring. „ He left
for his home in Stockville the fol
lowing mo'rning. v , . .
J. H. Keys returned , Saturday
morning , from his trip to Omaha ,
and reports having had a very en
joyable time. He says some of
the buildings at the Exposition
are not completed as yet.
Rev. N. S. Foutch and family
returned , last Saturday , from Arapahoe -
ahoe , where they attended the dis
trict convention of the Epworth
League. They report a splendid
session and enjoyable time.
W. V. Vickrey returned , last
Saturday morning , much pleased
ivith his trip to Denver. He re
ports the enterprising western city
: ar in excess of his expectations as
regards modern improvements.
W. F. Miller drove up to the
jounty seat , Saturday last , accom-
Danied by his daughter Maud , Lil-
ie Fox and Lena Flint. The young
adies were taking the teachers' ex-
iminatiou.
G. W. Jones is overhauling and
sleauiug the storeroom recently
) ccupied by Welborn & Son , and
vill move his stock into the same ,
ihis week. J. G. Ogg will in all
jrobability occupy the building
vacated by Jones.
The ice cream social at the hall ,
ast Friday evening , given by the
adies' aid society , was in every
vay a success , clearing enough to
lischarge the balance of the par
sonage debt which has been hang-
ng over their heads for several
fears.
COURT HOUSE NEWS.
COUNTY COURT.
The following licenses have been is-
ued since our last report :
Alexander M.Ellis and Lydia J.Cooley.
Alexander H. Hatt and Etta E. Gandy.
Jarried by the county judge , June 20.
Arthur Packer and Pearl Lambert ,
loth of Indianola. Married by Rev.
* rago.
DISTRICT COURT.
The following cases have been filed
ince our last report : i
State of Nebraska vs. D. C. Sullivan ;
lisdemeanor. Transcript from county
ourt.
Vocances Franklin vs. W. McK. Nixon
t al. ; equity.
Mrs. L. J. Bnrtless vs. Joseph A. Cereal -
eal ; attachment.
Machine Oils at McConnelPs.
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PLEASANT RIDGE.
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Rats are making sad inroads on
the poultry around here.
Mrs. E. C. Goehring's brother
from Toledo , Ohio , is visiting her.
The people in this vicinity are
all well and busily engaged in
farming. v
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Mrs. Huffman of Colorado is
Visiting her parents , Mr. and Mrs.
Archibald Speer.
Leslie Jones and Ed. Harria
went fishing in the Driftwood ,
Monday , and caught sixteen.
Clarence Young of Fandon , is
canvassing this neighborhood with
the "History of Cuba" and is meet
ing deserved success.
To NORTH COLEMAN : You can
scarce expect a farmer like me , To
be up to date writing poetry ;
There is work this time of year to
do , And , besides , this war makes
us feel blue. But one thing we
can explain That is we've had
plenty of rain. No more sighing
about a drouth , For the rain has
closed every dry-weather mouth.
The heading grain jiods to and
'frovAs much as to say just see me
grow ; The corn is.Booking very
fine , And everything else inHhat
same line , And the only cause we
have to complain About is this ter
rible war with Spain. We can see
the ships , in our dreams at night ,
Hunting for Spaniards that are
out of sight ; We think of Gervera ,
Severa , Thevera , and wonder which
to say , And it was San Juan yes
terday but San Wan today. We
hear about Manila which lies be
yond the sea , And we are prone to
wonder where that Spanish fleet
can be ; We hear that General
Shafter at Tampa is delayed , That
the war and navy departments his
starting day have stayed. Wei also
learn that the wise board of strat
egy , Is constantly in session in
Washington , D. C. ; But what they
have done is something we don't
know , Though some people say
they make things go. They had
ibetter take an anesthetic aud lay
'them down''to sleep , And let Samp
son , Schley and Dewey rule things
on ' the deep' ; For with Dewe at
Manila and Sampson on the coast ,
We'areiiot afraid of Spain and all.
her 'mighty host ; They can take
Cervera and make Carmara run ,
'But afethe storming-orXEavana'the
boys' will have some funV
Several of the.Ridgeites went to
McCook , Sunday of last week , to
see the soldiers go through. To
some of us it was a , sad sjght , re
calling scenes of the dark' days of
' 61 , and the boys did. not look as
if they were out for a picnic. We
asked some of them if they did not
wish they were back at home , but
the'reply always was "No. " One
boy said his father fought four
years in the Confederate army , but
with a look of pride he said "I am
a United States soldier myself. "
I said to one , "You all look like a
crowd of boys. Do you suppose
you can fight when the time
comes ? " ' 'Why , of course we can.
Ihe First Tennessee can hold the
Philippines , for , you remember ,
David was but a boy , yet he slew
Soliah. " I asked , "What in the
world are you going to do with
those hatpins ? " and the reply was ,
; clf the government don't hurry up
ind send us equipment we are go
ing to storm Manila t with hat
pins. " But seeing them vdid not
; nake us enthusiastic over the war.
We thought of the mothers at
dome who were no doubt wonder
ing where their boys were and if
ill was well with them. We thought
Df the long , hard journey to a for-
3ign land before them ; of the many
dangers on land and sea that they
must necessarily encounter before
ihey again see their homes away
lown in Tennessee , if they ever
jet back. One other thought pre
sented itself to us and it was this :
Cs this a war for God and home
ind native land ? or is it a war
Drought on through the rashness
ind shortsightedness of the men
vhom we elected to make lavvs for
is ? Be this as it may , we are
sorry for the poor fellows that
lave to be huddled together in
ihips in that hot climate and sorry
hat all the men who were so anx-
ous for this war are not in the
rent ranks 'ready to back their
pords with their deeds.
E. C. Blanks of Lewisville , Texas ,
/rites that one bos of DeWitt's.Witch
lazel Salve was worth $50 to him. It
ured his piles of ten years standing ,
le advises others to try it. It also cures
czetna , skin diseases and obstinate
ores. A. McMillen.
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SHIRTS of all kinds , with
and without collars , for dress
and work ; soft and laundered
to suit all tastes and to fit all
sizes a great variety.
HATS Straw , Crash , Fur
and Wool.
All at Popular and Lowest
Prices.
THE FAMOUS CLOTHING COMPANY
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INDIANOLA.
John McClung was a county
capital visitor , Wednesday.
County Attorney Keyes had
business in the county .capital ,
Monday.
Miss Josephine Happersett is
the guest of Miss Lulu Beardslee
at McCook , this week.
Miss Lillie Welboru was at the
county seat , Saturday and Monday
giving examinations to teachers o
the county desiring the same.
Letters from the soldier boys at
Fort Omaha convey the welcome
information that they are getting
on nicely and are quite comforta
ble.
Mrs. A. C. Teel , Miss Effie Tee
and'-Miss Yivian Gossard were ai
the county seat , Saturday , to take
an examination before the- county
superintendent.
G.'B. Latimer , Harry Dole and
others were down from the coun
ty capital , Sunday , to see relatives
who were enlisted in company "Lv
before they left for Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. William McCal-
lum went up to McCook , Sunday
afternoon , on a freight train , iu
order to take the fast train No. (3 (
for Omaha. They will be absent
about ten days taking in the expo
sition. She will also visit a sister
in Lyons , this state , before return
ing home.
Indianola has during the past
two weeks felt the lack of an up-
to-date and enterprising newspa
per. The important and stirring
affairs of the past two weeks have
not received the treatment they so
richlv deserved and which are usually -
W
ually so generously treated by
more euterprising newspapers of
ather towns.
Company "L" departed for Fort
Omaha on Sunday night on train
No. 4 The company has been re
cruited up to its required strength
Df 109 men and officers. John J.
Lamboru of Indianola was chosen
saptain , Isaac A. Sheridan of In-
ilianola , first lieutenant and James
3. West of Benkelman , second
lieutenant. The company was the
Eirst to arrive at the fort , the as
sembling quarters of the Third
regiment , and they found the fort
aot in the best of condition for
: heir comfort , but everything was
juickly placed in condition for
: hem and they will be well cared
'or until the order comes to leave
'or the field of action in the Phil-
ppines , Cuba or Porto Bico.
Sick headache , biliousness , constipa-
ion and all liver and stomach troubles
: an be quickly cured by using those fa-
nous little pills known as DeWitt's Lit-
le Early Risers. They are pleasant to
ake and never gripe. A. McMillen.
Machine Oils at McConnell's.
"I think DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
s the finest preparation on the marketer
or piles. " So writes John C. Dunn , of
Vheeling , W. Va. Try it and you will
bink the same. It also cures eczema
nd all skin diseases. A. McMillen.
' $
THE time to buy and make
your selection is now , while
Kf- \
tlie ass&rtment remains ! g'ood.
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Notethe fact. *
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SPECIAL Prices on J eu's ,
Boys * and Children's Snitsf. In
order to reduce our stock in
this department we are making
ing- these special low pricey.
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* T" 1st , ofrsft
fj3y $ At'Brewer's Old Stand. 4S-
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1 FRESH AND SALT MEATS
,
Fish , Oysters , Celery , Pickles.
keep everything usually to
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be found in a first-class city market , X
ft , it.
and respectfully solicit your patronage. "
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No.5. Captain's Reading Room , Newark.
No.6. Company in Line , of the Brooklyn Reserves.
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No.8. Ready to "Turn In. "
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No.10. The Wooden Cruiser Lancaster.
No.ll. The Iron Cruiser Alert.
No.12. The Protected Cruiser Charlston.
No.13. The Gunboat Bennington. - * - - * *
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No.15. President McKinley and Assistant Secretanr of
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