J. F. GANSCHOW , H THE OLD RELIABLE SHOE DEALER Carries the Largest and Finest 1 stock of seasonable goods in the Boot and Shoe line to be found in | Southwestern Nebraska. \ 1 1 .F. GANSCHOW . . , vw < \ McCOOK , NEBRASKA. IA > ffi : VCIXf" * At Brewer's Old Stand. ft * ' & . I FRESH AND SALT MEATS Fish , Oysters , Celery , Pickles. tf nn A i i * 'e keep everything usually to jj | r be found in a first-class city market , J and respectfully solicit your patronage. 4 # . . . _ . . . J igg xfcxpfxf.w t ay aigracgi-jqjirjtjr JEH jigc JBfCTqgcJspr > jjp.3iiEC3y. ipf agr > 8jqgcai MARBLE OR GRANITE MONUMENTS All Kinds , Sizes and Prices. * V V A. C. DOLE , Agent. McCook , Neb. ALSO MUTUAL INSURANCE . . . FARM , STOCK AND MERCANTILE In the German Mutual , Omaha ; Mercantile Mu tual , Lincoln ; Farmers Mutual , Lincoln. Spend August in the Black Hills. Go first to Hot Springs. There you can bathe , ride , bicycle , climb moun tains , dance and play tennis to your heart's content. If your limbs are stiff , your kidneys out of order or if you are troubled with eczema or any other form of skin disease , a month at Hot Springs will make a new man of you. Sylvan Lake and Spearfish are within a comparatively short distance of Hot Springs and everyone who visits the Black Hills should see them. Sylvan Lake is the prettiest , coolest summer resort in the west. Spearfish is reached after a railroad ride that ranks among the experiences of a lifetime. There is nothing like it anywhere else on the globe. During August , the Burlington Route will run two low-rate excursions to Hot ( Springs ; one on the gth , the other on the 26th , of that month. Tickets will be sold at one fare for the round trip half rates and will be good to return any time within 30 days. Organize a party. Arrange about your hotel accommodations at Hot Springs. Get your tickets from the Burlington agent and pass the most delightful month in the year in the most delightful sumuierland on the continent. 8-12 Guaranteed Mixed Paint atMcMillen's Drug Store. Some time ago , a little bottle of Cham berlain's Colic , Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy fell into my hands , just at a time when my two-year-old boy was terribly afflicted. His bowels were be yond control. We had tried many rem edies , to no purpose , but the little bottle tle of Colic , Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem edy speedily cured him. William F. Jones , Oglesby , Ga. For sale by L. W. McConnell. f Machine Oils at McConnell's. THE TRIBUNE and The Toledo Blade for $1.25 a year , strictly in advance. "UNCLE SAM'S NAVY. " -t- This coupon and ten cents get a copy of the peerless "Uncle Sam's Navy" Portfolios , at THE TRIBUNE office. The supply is limited , so call early before the assortment is broken. * -s UNCLE SAM'S NAVY COUPON NUMBER 12. Republican Congressional Convention. The Republican electors of the Fifth con gressional district are requested to send dele gates from their respective counties to meet in convention in the city of Holdrege on Tues day , August 30,1898 , at five o'clock , for the purpose of placing in nomination a candidate for representative and to transact such other business as may properly come before the convention. The several counties are entitled to repre sentation as follows : Adams 15 Harlan S Chase 3 Hayes 3 Clay 15 Hitchcock 4 Dundy 3 Kearney 9 Franklin S Nuckolls 10 Furnas 10 Perkins 2 Frontier 7 Phelps 9 Gosper 4 Red Willow 9 Hall 16 Webster 10 The apportionment being based upon the vote cast for Hon. Albert J. Burnham for presidential elector in 1896 , giving each coun ty one delegate at large and one for each 125 votes and major fraction thereof. It is recommended that no proxies be ad mitted to the convention and that the delega tion present be authorized to cast the entire vote of the county which they represent. FRED RENNER , R. Q. STEWART , Secretary. Chairman. Republican Senatorial Convention. The Republican electors of the Twenty- ninth Senatorial district are requested to send delegates from their respective counties to meet in convention in the city of McCook , Nebraska , Friday , August 26th , 1898 , at 7:30 o'clock , for the purpose ofplacing in nomina tion a candidate for the office of state senator and for the transactson of such other business as may properly come before the convention. The several counties are entitled to repre sentation as follows : Chase 3 Dundy 3 Frontier 7 Furnas ib Gosper 4 Hayes 3 Hitchcock 4 Red Willow 9 The apportionment being based on the vote cast for lion. Albert J. Burnham for presiden tial elector in 1896 , giving each county one delegate at large and one for each 125 votes and major fraction thereof. It is recommended that no proxies be ad mitted to the convention , but that the dele gates present be authorized to cast the full vote of the county they represent. F. M. KIMMEL'L , Secretary. FRED. BOEHNER , Chairman. Truth wears well. People have learn ed that DeWitt's Little Early Risers are reliable little pills for regulating the bowels , curing constipation and sick headache. They don't gripe. A. McMil- len. One Minute Cough Cure surprises people ple by its quick cures and children may take it in large quantities without the least danger. It has won for itself the best reputation of any preparation used today for colds , croup , tickling in the throat or obstinate coughs. A. McMil- len. McConnell's Colicure Cures Colic , Cholera Morbusand Diar rhoea. Money refunded if not as repre sented. More than twenty million free sam ples of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve have been distributed by the manufacturers. What better proof of their confidence in it's merits do you want ? It cures piles , burns , scalds and sores in the shortest space of time. A. McMillen. One Minute Cough Cure , cures. That Is what it was made for. TIMS TABLE. tioi UeCOOE , 1IES2A3EA. LINCOLN , DENVER , OMAHA , HELENA , CHICAGO. BUTTE , ST. JOSEPH , PORTLAND , KANSAS CITY , SALT LAKE CITY , ST. LOUIS AND ALL SAN FRANCISCO , POINTS EAST AND AND ALL POINTS SOUTH. WEST. TRAINS LEAVE AS FOLLOWS : CENTRAL TIME. No. 2. Vestibuled Express , daily , Lincoln , Omaha , St. Joe , Kansas City , St. Louis.Chi- cage , and all points south and east 6:15 A. M. No. 4. Local Express , daily , Hast ings nee P.M. No. 6. Chicago Flyer 4:40 P. M. No.l48. Freight , daily , ex. Sunday , Hastings and intermediate stations 5:0 ° A > M- No. 76. Freight , daily , Oxford , IIol- drege , Hastings 6:30A.M. No. So. 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 8:05 P.M. MOUNTAIN TIME. > No. I. Denver Flyer 6:20 A. M. No. 3. Vestibuled Express , daily , Denver and all points in Cok > . , Utah and California , 11:40 P.M. No. 149. Freight , daily , ex. Sunday , Akron and intermediate sta tions 6:45 A.M. No. 77. Freight , dailyStrattonBen- kelman , Haigler , Wrayand Akron 1:50 P. M. No. 63. Freight , dailyStrattonBen- kelman , Haigler , Wrayand Akron 4:30 P. M. No.i7S. Accommodation , Mondays , Wednesdays and Fridays , Imperial and intermediate stations 6:38 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 A. P.Thomson , Agent , McCook , Nebraska , or J. Francis , General Passenger Agent , Omaha. Nebraska. RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS. The pay-checks are here , today. H. S. Coffin is the new switchman. Mrs. J. F. Palmer is visiting L. C. Wolff. Supt. Campbell was a Lincoln visitor , Wednesday. The "Bloomer" base ball girls caught the railroad eye. Mrs. E. M. Cox is visiting relatives in Republican , this week. Frank Harris and two of the children took in the fair , midweek. George Leach took in the base ball game at Holdrege , Wednesday. No. 3 was late , Monday night , caused by a hot-box between here and Indian- ola. Mis Mary Stephens went up to Den ver , Wednesday morning on i , on a short visit. Mrs. C. E. Pope and Robert went down to Oxford , Tuesday morning , on a visit to relatives. Conductor Joe Hegenberger and wife are back from their trip to Pacific Junc tion and the exposition. Conductor H. A. Beale left on Wednes day morning , for Omaha to take in the exposition for a few days. Arthur Mars , who has been visiting in Green Bay , Wis. , for a few weeks , re turned home , Sunday night. Agent and Mrs. A. P. Thomson re turned , last Saturday night , from their trip to the Black Hill country. Brakeman Harry Conover has been given a red card , promoting him to the rank and pay of extra conductor. Switchman W. C. Sparks of Holdrege and his wife visited friends at Alma , Friday and Saturday of this week. Switchman C. W. Fuhlendorf , Switch man E. J. Burns and Extra Conductor O. R. Amick are all on the sick-list , this week. Mrs. Henry Smith of McCook , Neb. , arrived today to visit Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Chapin. Ashtabula ( O. ) Daily Bea con , July 28. Conductor and Mrs. M. O. McClure and Conductor and Mrs. J. T. Brady ar rived home , yesterday morning , from seeing the great fair. A. D. Miller has encouiaging news from his little daughter , who is being operated upon for serious injuries re ceived in a runaway months ag'o. Extra Conductor F. A. Stark relieved Cromwell on the Republican-Oberliu run one trip , this week , while Cromwell went down to Hastings to see the family. Miss May Bagley of Denver was the guest of Mrs. L. E. Gilcrest and Mrs. May Clary , part of the week. Mrs. M. Clary accompanied her home to Denver , Wednesday morning. Mrs. Sarah McCarl and daughters , Ida and Blanche , will leave for Omaha , to morrow , to visit the Trans-Mississippi ex position. Mrs. McCarl may possibly ex tend her trip on into Iowa. New time table boards have been put up in the trainmaster's office. They show all the stations and distances on the en tire Western division , indicating time of departure , meeting points and arrival of all trains , and are a great convenience. Mrs. Emma E. Poe came up from Kansas , last Friday night , on a visit to aer sister , Mrs. A. D. Miller , who unfort unately is absent in Omaha , with her ittle daughter , who is being operated upon for injuries received some months ago. Mrs. Sarah Haley has disposed of her pror erty here and elsexvhere in this section of the state , and will , in about two weeks , depcr. foi Creston , Iowa , where she has traded for othei property. We understand that S. R. Smith ol Indinnola comes into possession of her prop erty at this place and will move here. The new time card that goes into effect on Sunday will bring No. I into McCook at 7:47 , leaving 8 minutes later. No. 6 will arrive fiom Denver at 5:36 and leave for the east four minutes later. The Imperial train will leave after the arrival of No. I. Mrs. L. L. Williams will leave for Eau Claire , Wis. , next Monday , meeting her hus band at Omaha to see the exposition en route. Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Ganschow and Mrs. Chas. Wheaton returned , Thursday , from their visit to the mountains. Mrs. W. V. Gage returned from her visit to Alliance , yesterday on 5 , accompanied by her sister , Josie. G. W. Franklin of Keokuk Falls , Ok la. , is visiting his son , Fireman Charles Franklin. Charley Ileber left , today , for the mountains to be gone a week or two on a vacation. Fred Brewer left , this week , for Colorado , in search of employment in his line. Mrs. J. E. Sanborn left for Prophetstown , Illinois , Thursday on 6 , on a visit. Mrs. J. B. Meserve came up from Lincoln , Wednesday evening , on a visit. Mrs. J. H. McManigal went up to Denver , Thursday , on a visit. Mrs. W. S. Morlan was a Kenesaw visitor , Wednesday. TYRONE. L. E. Walton has bought H new buggy. Sam Young is in this precinct now with his steam thresher. Frauk Moore has been granted a pension with about $300 buck pay. pay.Fraiik Fraiik and Florence Moore arc. at the state Epworth assembly in Lincoln. Miss Maude Borkmau has re turned from her visit to the Omaha Exposition. We learn that N. W. Fough was nominated for assessor on the Populist ticket. C. S. Blair and Frank Helt went to McCook , last Saturday , as dele gates to the Republican county convention. INDIANOLA. _ % Miss Jennie McCluug was in Lincoln , Monday. W. George Sheppard and wife visited McCook relatives last Sat urday. Archibald Maun has been grant ed an increase of pension from $4 to § 6 per month. Miss Maggie Culleu of McCook was the guest of friends here , Tuesday and Wednesday. Miss Lillian Wei born had busi ness of the county superinteudeucy in the county capital , Wednesday. S. B. Smith was in McCook , Tuesday afternoon , on legal busi ness , Mrs. Smith accompanying him. him.Jossie Jessie Bishop returned home to McCook , last Saturday night , after a visit of several weeks here with relatives. Miss Josephine Happersett has been the guest of Miss Lulu Beardslee in the county seat , since the close of the week past. RED WILLOW. Mrs. Canaga and daughters are again at home. The Byfield boys returned from Omaha , Saturday , delighted with what they had seen there. Quite a number of our young people intend visiting the great exposition at Omaha , this fall. Another pair of our young people ple have cast their lot in life to gether. It's just what we have been expecting anyhow. George Loomis and Ida Hauxwell were the happy couple and Squire Ca naga married them. The good wishes of their many friends are extended. McCook Markets. Corrected Friday morning. Corn $ .20 Wheat 47 Oats 16 Rye 30 Barley 18 Hogs 3.25 Eggs 08 Butter 14 Potatoes 50 Dr. J. I. Terry , of Trimble , Teiin. , in speaking of Chamberlain's Colic. Chol era and Diarrhoea Remedy , says : "It has always become a necessity in this vicinity. " This is the best'remedy in the world for colic , cholera niorbus , dys entery and diarrhoea , and is recognized as a necessity wherever its great worth and merit become known. No other remedy is so prompt or effectual , or so pleasant to take. Sold by McConnell. For broken surfaces , sores , insect bite ? , burns , skin diseases and especially piles there is one reliable remedy , DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. When you call for DeWitt's don't accept counterfeits or frauds. You will not be disappointed with DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. A. McMilleu. Machine Oils at McMillen's drug store. Machine Oils at McConnell's. BIO REDUCTION H ' m * * * 5S53m ON m ALL ijl i S&3 LJ. SS53 k still have a few Wash G > K > ds which we are closing < > ; : ! regardless of cost. 83 We have some Genuine Bargains in > SHOE m y vn % i& S $ % ? DXCYlr Closing out our line of Ladle's Oxford Ties. Call early $ & & before the assort ment is broken. NOTICE THE CHANGK OUK S = CLOTHING DEPART Never have w < k been bettei- pre pared to supply your wants In this line. You can save money by giving' usa call when in need H of a new suit. sfeg AT THE . . . n * * § C. L. DeGROFF & GO. K8 * BG -t3 N ATI O N A L-3 ooo Authorized Capital , $100,000. Capital and Surplus , $60,000 ooo GEO. HOCKNELL , President. B. M. FREES , / . Pres. W. F. LAWSON , Cashier. F. A. PENNELL , Ass't Cash. A. CAMPBELL , Director. FRANK HARRIS , Director. * * * * ' " * yviiy u ! r l i ; * , t . SlJt V. FRANKLIN , PRESIDENT. A. C. EBERT. CASHIER. * ! ftf f I CITIZENS BANKS OF MeCOOK , NEB. & Paid Up Capital , $50,000. Surplus , § 5,000 * f DIRECTORS = ft I t . FRAHKLIH , W.F.HcFARLAHD , A. C. EBERT , f H. T. CHURCH , OSCAR CALLIHAH , C. H. WILLARD. I