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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1898)
LADIES : I want to call your attention to the nice line of fine shoes I have just received. They are good in quality , elegant in style , and pleasing to the eye. They will' fit your feet and make you smile when you see them. THE PRICE IS FROM $1.00 TO $4.50 You also may want seine ii school shoes. I have them i good and cheap. Do not buy a shoddy shoe when you can g-et a better one for only a few cents more. I guarantee them. Oj MEN'S FINE SHOES IN cgr ALL STYLES AND QUALITIES s THE OLD RELIABLE , J.F. . GANSCHOW , McCOOK , NEBRASKA. * OAAtSAW O/vOiA/ * > VAA/ eco Authorized Capital , $100,000. Capita , ! and Surplus , $60,000 GEO. HOCKf/ELL , President. B. M. FREES , V. Pros. Iff. F. LAWSOH , Cashier. F. A. PENNELL , Ass't Cash. A. CAMPBELL , Director. FRANK HARRIS , Director. \ . ififeriBW IV.i 1 At Brewer's Old Stand. * S . FRESH AND SALT MEATS S L. kl MU # Fish , Oysters , Celery , Pickles. keep everything usually to ! ? be found in a first-elass city market , | | and respectfully solicit your patronage. ? = THEri ALL. ; lftd jt's 1 a See our imperial clubbing offer on our editorial page. Any paper or magazine at reduced price. 1 RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS. Will Brown was up from Oxford Thanksgiving day. Conductor Al. Sharp was down from Denver , first of the week. Conductor T. A. Foley returned , Uii * morning , from his sad trip to Itoone , Iowa. Sunday nijjht , Monday and Momlm night railroading was anything but a picnic. Mrs Ed. CafTery is up from Oxford , this week , on a visit to her parents and friends. Double-headers were necessary to gel trains over the division , Monday , in the face of the storm. Engineer Joe Slaby was down from Denver , last Friday and Saturday , thr guest of his sisters. Trains from the east , Monday nighi and Tuesday morning , were many houu late on account of the storm. Johns Hopkins university has sold its B. & O. stock for 75 cents on the dollar lar and realized $800,000 in the deal. , Chief Dispatcher and Mrs. J. F. Forbes and the children ate Thanksgiving tur key with her parents and brother at Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. Cnnfield , who have beeii the guests of W. S. Perry and family , re turned to their home in Harvard , this state , Wednesday morning. George Irving , an uncle of Engineer A. Monks , is here from Omaha , on a visit. He was formerly connected with the Burlington's engineer corps at this place. Engine 46 got in the way of four cars of coal as they came down off of the shute at Holdrege , Wednesday afternoon , and the goat hasn't looked or felt well since. Mrs. Frank Harris came down from Denver , Thanksgiving morning , to take the children up to their new home. They went up to Denver , Thursday night on 3 , in Supt. Campbell's private car 10. Little Lulu Moore , daughter of Engin eer J. H. Moore ; gave a party. Wednes day afternoon , in honor of her young cousin Edna Moore of Crete , now here on a visit. About a score of young girl friends participated in the joy and feast of the happy occasion. Fireman and Mrs. Charles Etuerson suffered the loss of their two-months-old irl , Tuesday night. The little one was ill but a brief while ; was thought to have but a cold ; but a sudden and severe change for the worse quickly trans planted the frail flower. The remains were buried in Riverview , Wednesday afternoon. Rev.Ketman conducted brief services at the Baptist church. Western roads have agreed upon re duced rates between points no more than 200 miles distant for Christmas and New Year. One and one-third fares for the round trip will be made where the rate Is 3 cents a mile and one and one-fifth fares where the rate is greater. Tickets will be sold December 24 , 25 , 26 and 31 and January i and 2 , good for return passage to and including'January 4. Monday's storm was an unusually se vere one in the eastern part of the state , ; he railroad managers declaring it the severest storm in years. No effort was made to move freight trains on the east ern , southern and northwestern divisions of the Burlington and the passenger ser vice was badly out of repair , "double- headers" being the rule. The western division made things move as usual , only seing delayed by the trains coining late Tom the other divisions. Telegraph iues suffered in other parts of the state. jut there was not enough snow in this ection to disarrange' the wires much. The storm extended as far south as Louisiana and had its origin in the Brit- sh provinces. Violins and Guitars at the Bee Hive. The doctors announce that there is very little sickness in the city or vicinity ust now. In fact there is an unusual "reedoin from the usual ills of the flesh. We'll save you money on Notions every time at the Bee Hive. The yellow and black acquitted them selves handsomely , Thanksgiving day , . carrying off the honors. Other games are contemplated for the future. ] Table and pocket cutlery at the Bee Hive. NEW AND STANDARD a WORKS. Religion History Biography Poetry Fiction L.W.McCONNELL&Co. \ A Weasant Letter. It takes a slever juuu to find a good word to say on every occasion. It is Enid of Thomas Bailey Aldrich that bo ouco received a letter from his friend , Pro fessor Edward S. Morse , nud fonnd the handwriting wholly illegible. Mr. Al drich was uot at n loss for an answer. In duo time there came to Mr. Morse the following reply : My dear Morse , it was very pleasant to receive a letter from yon the other day. Perhaps I should have fonnd it pleasantur if I had beeri able to decipher it I don't think I mastered anything beyond the date , which I knew , and the signature , at which I guessed. There is a singular and perpetual charm in a letter of yours it never grows old , and it never loses its novelty. One can bay every morning as one looks at it : "Here's a letter of Morse's I haven't read yet. I think I shall tulco another shy at it today , and maybe I shall bo able in the course of a few years to make out what he means by those t'sthat look likow's and those i'a that haven't " any eyebrows. Other letters are read and thrown away and forgotten , but yours are kept forever unread. One of them will last a reasonable man a lifetime. Youth's Companion. A Very Prndent Yoniifr Mnn. Of "William and John Scott , after ward Lord Stowell and Lord Elton , Lord John Russell used to tell this story : When they were yonug meu at the bar , having had a stroke of profes sional lack , they determined to cele brate the occasion by having a dinner at the tavern and going to the play When it was time to call for the reck oning "William Scott dropped a guinea. Ho and his brother searched for it in vain and came to the conclusion that it had fallen between the boards of the nncarpeted floor. "This is a bad job , " said William , "we must give up the play. " "Stop a bit , " said John. "I know a trick worth two of that , " and ho called a waitress. "Betty , " said ho , "we've dropped 2 guineas. See if you can find them. " Betty went down on her hands and knees and found the guinea , which had rolled under the fender. "That's a very good girl , Betty , " said John Scott , pocketing the coin , "and when you find the other you can keep it for your trouble. " Arid the pru dent brothers went with light hearts to the play and so eventually to the bench and the woolsack. Flnli In Icebound Waters. Fish do not breathe air , but the life supporting constituent of air oxygen gas which is soluble in water to the extent'of three volumes in 100 at ordi nary temperatures and four in 100 at freezing point. The water containing the dissolved oxygen is made to pass over the gills , where it is separated from the blood only by a very thin membrane , through which the gas is able to pass. Fish in icebound rivers have to d&- pend entirely upon this store of oxygen for their respiration , and if it becomes exhausted they are suffocated , just as wo should bo if deprived of oxygen. It rarely happens , however , that any considerable area of water is entirely covered with ice , especially in the casa of rivers. Holes and cracks are almost sure to occur hero and there , by which the oxygen of the air can reach the wa ter and become dissolved in it. During a long frost fish may always bo found congregated ( beneath air holes in large numbers. They are there to breathe. Exchange. Enrly TJne of Tobncco. I have heard my grandfather say that one pipe was hriuded from man to man round about the table. They had first silver pipes ; the ordinary sort nmdn use of a walnut shell and a straw. Tobacco was sold then for its weight in silver. I have heard some of our old yeomen neighbors say that when they went to Malmesbury or Chippenhaui market they culled out their biggest shillings to lay in the scales against the tobacco. Sir W. R. , standing in a stand at Sir Robert Poyntz's park at Acton , took ; i pipe of tobacco , which imulo the ladies quit it until ho had done. "Brief Lines Set Down by John Aubrey , " 1GG9-OG. Tlie Philosophical Tailor. Hov often have 1 taken away a gar ment for a fault which did not exist and which I of course never intended to rectify. How often have I taken back the same garment without it ever hav ing been unfolded and been commended for the alteration which had not been made , and then been reprehended for not having done what was right at first. A man to be a good tailor should bo either a philosopher or a mean , cring ing slave , whose feelings had never been excited to the pitch cf manhood. "Life of Francis Place. " Literary Pursuit. Fyushly What is Wally doing now ? Harrison Well , when I last saw him he was engaged in a literary pursuit. Fyushly Indeed ! I didn't think ho had enough brain to write. Harrison Ho wasn't writing. He was chasing a newspaper that the wind had blown away. London Fun. I'ntyer From n Grateful Heart. Prayer as the expression of a sincere nud grateful heart may have its uses , and doubtless has. But in the mouth of man who loans money at 200 per cent interest on chattel mortgage ifc may as well be omitted. Columbus Press-Post. "There is an old woman , " says a London paper , "who has a milk stand in St. .James park , who has stood at it for G3 years. Her mother kept it before her and her grandmother before that , the latter having been in possession for 72 years. " The officers of a leading London hos pital believe that the general increase of cancer is duo to excess it meat cat- ing. In order to reduce our large stock of m Dress Goods , we have marked down ? VSAU ffife our already low prices. Now is 81 $ the time to buy. Call and get a bargain LADIES ? CpMetsMaMte , , 1 ' $ are going fast. See our line before you SK ? buy.jjl New Gooods and Correct Stylesjat lower prices than you will find elsewhere. CLOTHING We have specialf bargains in this line. Call and see them. We are better than ever prepared to supply your wants in Groceries. Bringgus your Orders. O. L. DeGROFF & CO. V. FRANKLIN , PRESIDENT. A. C. EEERT. CASHIER. I ? O CITIZENS BAXK ftft OF MeCOOK. NEB. ftft ft ftft ft ftft II * Paid Up Capital , $50,000. Surplus. $5.000 * < j B * * < > = = = = DIRECTORS = = * / . FRANKLIN , W.F.McFARLAND , A. C. ESERT , * / / . T. CHURCH , OSCAR CALLIHAN. C. H. MLUKD Soothinjr , hcnlinjj , cloniiMn j. PoWilt's XVitch Hazel Salve is the implacnhle ene- tuv cif sores , burns and \voiuuls. Jt never f.iils to cure piles. Von may icly upon it A. McMillen. When you ask for DeXVUt's Witch Ha zel Salve < lon't accept a counterfeit or imitation. There are itiote cases of piles lii-ii jj cuteil by this , than all othets coin- A. McMillen. Tribune Clubbimr List. For convenience ol leaders of TllK TKIU- UNI' , we have made airangcmcnts with the following newspapers and pcrodicals wherehv we can supply them in combination with THK I'Kilil'Nr. at the following very low prices : un" rur.uc.vnoN. n Detroit Free Press Si oo Leslie's Weekly * . | oo Prairie Fanner Chicago Inter-Ocean Cincinnati Knquircr. New-York Ti ihiitic Demorest's Magazine. . . loledo HIadc Nchraska Farmer loua Homestead Lincoln Journal CamphclPs Soil-Culture. NewYorkVoild Omaha Hee Cosmopolitan Mag ; St. Louis Kepuhlic. \Ve are prepared to fill oideis for any other papers published , at reduced rates. j TitKTiuiiUNK , McCook. Nch. McConncll's I-rasjraut Lotion is a delightful preparation to apply to the skin after a bath. It is especially beneficial for a * too red. rough skin , and in ) healing all kinds of facial \ eruptions : excellent for heated and inflamed parts. It is a s grateful and refreshing addi tion to the toilet , cooling , ton ing and beautifying. Fortifies against exposures to wind and produces a clear complexion. 25c. a bottle. . * - L. W. iUeComiell & Co. Constipation pievenl * the boilv li MU iul 15 K itself ola ste ttuUttM . IWYUl's Little l \ly Riseis wilt UMIIOVO the Uvu ble ami cine sick headache , inactive liver and cleai1 the Small , snuar-coatml , don't ipco cn < r nausea. A.