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By F. M. KIMMELL.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
Largest Circulation in Red Willow Co.
BARTLEY.
Sam. Bryan , is out of the city , this
week.
Ed. Bechtel is completing a nice barn
in Bartley.
E. E. Banthatn and mother will soon
occupy the Chrysler residence.
Tom Nuttyconib went up to Haigler ,
Tuesday evening , on a short visit.
J. H. Sipe bought fifteen loads of
bogs of D. J. McKillip , last Thursday.
James Fiunegan and Lem Hickman
wheeled up to the county capital , Thurs
day.
Agent W. C. Hanson and F. A. Wals-
worth made a business trip to Indianola ,
Wednesday evening.
Rev. Foutch attended the meeting of
the district ministerial association iu
Beaver City , this week.
Albert Price of Co. L , 3d Nebraska ,
returned to Bartley , Monday. He is
looking well and glad to get home.
J. H , Sipe shipped three cars of hogs ,
this week , one to Denver and two to
Kansas City. E. E. Smith shipped two
cars of hogs to Denver , thia week.
Rev. Eads , pastor of the Christian
church , is in May wood , this week , visit
ing his family , who will move to this
place as soon as a residence can be ob
tained.
Rev. Mayfield of Culbertson , on his
way to Beaver City to attend the minis
terial convention , stopped off here and
left his daughter Ruth to visit with
friends.
Mrs. and Mrs. C. S. Rawson went up
to the county seat , Tuesday , to formally
adopt the little boy which theyj.took
from the state home for the friendless ,
last year.
F. A. Walsworth made a business trip
to St. Joseph and Kansas City , this week.
While in the latter city he visited with
his brother , Dr. T. D. Walsworth. who
is now looking after the needs of patients
in the St. Joseph hospital.
Frank T. Brown of Co. L , 3d Ne
braska , arrived in Bartley , Tuesday
morning. He is well and enjoyed the
stay in Cuba. He and all the boys speak
in high terms of Col. Vifquaiu ; but they
scarcely ever mention Bryan.
John O. Miller abandoned the certain
ties of single blessedness for a chance in
the matrimonial lottery , Saturday of last
week , when he was united in marriage
to Miss Tiny Teter. The ceremony was
performed in McCook by Rev. J. A.
Badcon.
The following is a brief outline of the
exercises for commencement week in
Bartley : On Tuesday evening , May 23d ,
at 8 o'clock , Judge J. G. Patch of Omaha
will lecture to the school and public.
The graduating exercises will take place
on Thursday evening , May 25th. Rer.
O. R. Beebe of Cambridge will address
the class. The programme is appended.
Invocation . - .
Music
Class Address Rev. O. R. Beebe
"Treatise on Botany" Olive Ogg
"Nebraska Past and Present"
Hoyc J. Arbogast
Music
' Evolution of History" Mary J. Finnegan
"Darwinian Theory" . . .William V.McDowell
Music
Address L. V. Patch , Principal
Short Talks..Members Board of Education
At the close of the exercises a banquet
will be tendered the school and teachers.
Others will pay a small fee which will
be devoted to the school library fund.
Music will be furnished for each even
ing's entertainment by home talent.
DANBURY.
Born , to A J.Ruby and wife , a girl.
Mrs.C.H.Oman is visiting with her
son Charles , this week.
Mrs. L. Cann and daughter were Mc
Cook visitors , Wednesday.
L. Sargent has begun the erection of a
new house in the east part of town.
Rev. G. W. White attended the min
isterial convention at Beaver City , this
week.
Quite a large number of our citizens
are in McCook , this week , attending
court.
Mark Lutub left , Thursday , for Salt
Lake City , where he will commence
work.
J.L.Sargent has commenced the build
ing of his new residence in the east part
of town.
W. H. Harrison returned from Omaha ,
Sunday , where he has been to have his
eyes treated.
According to the assessor's report ,
Beaver precinct has about 14,500 acres
under cultivation.
The school entertainment will be given
in the town hall , this evening. A large
crowd is expected.
Quite a number of Danbury people at
tended the Sunday-school convention at
Indianola , last Thursday and Friday.
I. Evans , who has been employed in
the News office , left last week , for
Pueblo , Colorado , via Norton , Kansas.
Danbury band expects to give an
open-air concert on the streets , two
weeks from tomorrow , in the afternoon.
John Wicks returned from Preston ,
Neb. , last week , accompanied by his
sister , Miss Maggie , who will visit here
for some time.
Olney Gaston & Co. , piano agents ,
left for Stamford , Tuesday. They sold
quite a number of organs and sewing
machines in this vicinity.
Our city fathers had the the exper
ience for tne first time of toning down
one of their boys on account of his good
natured and jolly actions.the first of the
week , and extracted from his surplus
account some revenue to help defray ex
penses.
The Eifert divorce suit took a number
of Danbury people to McCook , this week ,
as witnesses and spectators. Among
the number were : Dr. W. A. DeMay ,
W. A. Minniear , E. E. Hayes , S. R.
Messner , James Williams , Simeon Bil
lings and Commissioner Robinson. J
RAKING
POWDER
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
. . .
ROYAL BAKINd POWDER CO. NEW YORK.
Rev. J. A. Robinson and wife of Pal
isade arrived in our town , Monday. Mrs
Robinson will visit here while he at
tends the ministerial convention a
Beaver City.
From all reports we can learn , our
wheat crop will be about one-third short
this year as compared with last ; this is
due to the dry weather about two weeks
ago ; since then we have had good rains
and the prospect is much better , the
spring wheat looking fine. The binder
agents have placed about fifteen orders
for machines around here , this year
Corn pltuting is about half over with
and what was iu early is up and looking
fine.
INDIANOLA.
T. E. McCarl was a Sunday visitor-
front the metropolis.
I. M. Beardslee drove up to the west
end city , Monday.
Mrs. A. C. Teel and Miss Effie were
McCook visitors , last Saturday.
A. C. Teel was a business visitor of
the county's metropolis , Tuesday.
H. W. Keyes had business in the
county seat , last Friday afternoon.
Jane R. Peake has been granted an
original widow's pension of eight dollars
per month.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Gossard were the
guests of A. G. Dole and wife in Mc
Cook , Wednesday.
Miss Lillian Welborn and Miss Clara
Happersett made a visit to the county
seat , Friday afternoon last.
Joe Harrison departed , first of the
week , for Old Ireland , to view the scenes
of his childhood and in search of health.
S. R. Smith and J. S. Phillips , law
yers , attended district court at the county
seat , Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week.
J. W. Dolau , Will Dolau and Mike
Morris , all of the State bank , were in
attendance upon district court at Mc
Cook , Tuesday.
Marion Powell returned from Omaha ,
Thursday morning , via McCook , having
been to Omaha with a shipment of six
cars of fat cattle from his place near
Danbury.
BOX ELDER.
R. E. Moore was the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. John White , last Sunday.
R. E. Moore of Knox county is visit
ing his brother , S. E. Moore , this week.
Nellie Stephens is visiting her sister ,
Mrs. Harry Hodgkin , of Bartley , this
week.
There will be an entertainment , Chil
dren's day , at Box Elder. Committees
were appointed , last Sunday , to arrange
a program for that occasion.
Mr. and Mrs. James Kinghorn were
chosen as the delegates to the Sunday-
school convention for the county at
Indianola , close of last week.
Hannah Barnes is circulating a peti
tion in the coming Barnes-Atkinson
case. It is rumored that Mrs. Barnes
contemplates studying law ; and judging
from the past , she will be a winner.
The attendance upon Sunday-school is
small and the children are late in ar
riving. Will not the parents help the
little folks off , so they can be at school
promptly ? Despite the small atteud-
ince , the school is doing good work ; and
now as the new officers are entering the
service , let us all renew our vows and in
crease our energy , to the end that an in
crease of attendance and interest and ef
fort may be secured.
EAST RED WILLOW.
Listing is the style nowadays.
The drilled spring wheat is ahead ,
this spring.
Isaac Smith , the Pop collector , was in
: hese parts , last week.
Some warm , seasonable weather would
jo to the spot"with us all , just now.
Rev. Boyd of Indianola preached a
ine sermon at the Willow , two weeks
igo.
igo.Rev.
Rev. P. S. Mathers has built a new
iix-room square frame house on his
arm.
arm.Mrs.
Mrs. E. A. Sexson scored an 85 per
: ent hatch with her Sure Hatch incu-
) ator.
Those showers , Saturday and Sunday
lights , brought broad smiles to the faces
> f the farmers.
Wilber and William Ireland of Arapa-
lee visited their uncle and cousin , E. A.
ind Will Sexson , recently.
We miss the Coleman correspondence.
Jncle Billy has a style all his own , and
s up to snuff in either fact or fiction.
Noah Sawyer had his yearly runaway ,
ecently , in which he was badly bruised
ip. The horse broke its leg and was
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair ,
CREAM
BAKING
POWWR
MOST PERFECT MADE.
pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free
om Ammonia , Alum or any other adulterant.
40 YEARS THE STANDARD.
NORTH COLEMAN.
Assessor M. H. Cole is making his
rounds , to find out how much of this
world's goods we have.
S. D. McClain has leased his farm to
his son and will go to town to live as
soon as he finds a suitable house.
The Stryker boys caught a coyote in a
trap , recently , but trap and beast both
disappeared and no trace has since been
found of them.
Farmers are much discouraged about
their crop prospects , but it is to be
hoped that they will be disappointed
and have a fair crop.
Mrs. D. J. Osburn had a quilting bee ,
last week , at which a large company
participated with pleasure. Ice cream
and other good things were served to the
guests of the occasion.
Was over in Frontier county , recently.
Some fields of 'wheat look well , and
others look as they do'in this county.
Taken on an average , there will be some
wheat , if not a full crop , in this part of
the country.
Mr. Wilson , who came from Oregon
and occupied the M. L. Brown farm , on
the Willow , is making things move.
He has quite an amount of land ploughed
and planted , and is busy preparing more
of the land for the same purpose.
Richard Moore of Box Elder was in
this part of the county , last week. We
understand that he is selling out with
the intention of going to the western
coast , either Washington or Oregon.
Success to him wherever he may go.
Robbed the Grave.
A startling incident , of which Mr.
John Oliver of Philadelphia , was the
subject , is narrated by him as follows :
"I was in a most dreadful condition.
My skin was almost yellow , eyes sunken ,
tongue coated , pain continually in back
and sides , no appetite gradually grow
ing weaker day by day. Three physi
cians had given me up. Fortunately , a
friend advised trying Electric Bitters ;
and to my great joy and surprise , the
irst bottle made a decided improvement.
I continued their use for three weeks :
and am now a well man. I know they
saved my life , and robbed the grave of
another victim. " No one should fail to
: ry them. Only sects. , guaranteed , at
McConnell's drug store.
LEBANON.
H. E. Waugh is erecting- residence
n Lebanon.
Harvey Burgess' family started to the
mountains on a pleasure trip , last Thurs
day.
Joseph Murphy and Ben Reaves of the
jd Nebraska volunteers returned home ,
ast Saturday.
C. S. Miller , president of the State
Bank of Lebanon , and J. H. Hupp of
McCook were in town , Tuesday and
Wednesday , on business.
P.M. Abbott , principal of the Lebanon
chools , left for his home iu Creslou ,
[ owa , May roth , after teaching three
successive terms of school in this place.
He has had perfect success in Lebanon
is a teacher. The scholars and patrons
if the district regret to think that this
nay be his last term here. Although
, ve know he justly deserves promotion ,
ic has been asked to teach the coming
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A Frightful Blunder
Will often cause a horrible burn , scald ,
: ut or bruise. Bucklen's Arnica Salve ,
: he best in the world , will kill the pain
ind promptly heal it. Cures old sores ,
"ever sores , ulcers , boils , felons , corns ,
ill skin eruptions. Best pile cure on
: arth. Only 25 cts. a box. Cure guaran-
eed. Sold by McConnell , druggist.
SOUTH SIDE.
Roy Barnes is helping H. Ploussard ,
his week.
I. H. Wasson is building a dam in
Driftwood.
Grasshoppers are beginning to hatch
u some localities.
We are glad to see Andrew Dillon
imong us once more.
Five-minute calls is the fashion among
he ladies of the South Side.
Spring wheat is looking fine ; but some
if the farmers are planting their winter
yheat ground in corn
George Dillon , formerly of the South
> ide , has just passed through a severe
ttack of pneumonia ; we are glad to
icar he is improving at the present
ime.
That Throbbing Headache
Would quickly leave you , if you used
) r. King's New Life Pills. Thousands
sufferers have proved their matchless
nerit for sick and nervous headaches.
? hey make pure blood and strong nerves
nd build up your health. Easy to take.
? ry them. Only 25 cents. Money back
f not cured. Sold by McConnell.
Good Work at Garden Prairie.
At the quarterly meeting services held
t Garden Prairie , last Sunday , there
fas a full attendance. Many took share
a the love-feast service. An excellent
eruion was preached by Rev. C. A.
lale , the presiding elder. Notwith-
tanding the day was somewhat unfavor-
ble , the people came out and filled the
ouse. The presiding elder's claim was
let iu full at this point , and there was
ut a shortage of $5 in the pastor's salary
p to date. All of which is very gratify-
'g.
Teachers' Institute.
The annual session of Red Willow
county teachers'- institute will be held ut
Indianola , Nebraska , beginning June 12 ,
and continuing one week only.
I earnestly request nil who expect to
leach in this county the coming year to
attend the institute.
Those desiring to secure students' cer
tificates for admission to the high school
will call at my office in McCook , Satur
day , April 29 , or at the school-house in
Indianola , Saturday , May 6.
LILLIAN M. WRLBORN ,
County Superintendent.
S-W P means Sherwin-Williams Paint
best to cover best to wear. Sold by
L. W. McCONNELL Co.
In constipation Herbine affords a nat
ural , healthful remedy , acting promptly.
A few small doses will usually be found
to so regulate the excretory functions
that they are able to operate without
any aid whatever , sods , at McConnell's.
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New Stock !
New Patterns !
Don't Buy Before Examining
our Superb Stock.
L.W. MCCONNELL & co.
F. D. BURGESS ,
Plumber and
Steam Fitter
McCOOK , NEBR.
Iron , Lead , and Sewer Pipe , Brass
Goods , Pumps , and Boiler Trimmings.
T Agent for Halliday , Waupun , Eclipse
k Windmills. Basementof the Meeker-
I Phillips building.
FOR-
House ,
Decorating ,
Wagons ,
Buggies ,
Carriages ,
Floors ,
Barns ,
Implements ,
Enameling ,
Staining.
[ Varnish Stains. ]
L.W.MCCONNELL & co.
McCOOK SURGICAL HOSPITAL ,
Dr. W. V. GAGE.
McCook. - - - Nebraska.
( ffice and Hospital over First National Bank.
) ffice hours at residence , 701 Marshall Ave. ,
efore 9 a. m. and after 6 p. m.
given in appropriate cases.
Miss ANNETTA BALL ,
McCook Surgical Hospital.
JOHN E. KELLEY ,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
McCooK , NEBRASKA.
Z3 Agent of Lincoln Land Co. Office
.ear of First National bank.
J. B. BALLARD ,
@ DENTIST. ©
All dental work done at our office is guar-
iteed to be first-class. We do all kinds of
rown , Bridge and Plate Work. Drs. Smith
Bellamy , assistants.
C. H. BOYLE ,
LTTORNEY AT LAW
McCook , Nebraska ,
oem 3 , Meeker-Phillips Bldg1 , Upstairs
INSURANCE !
FARM INSURANCE
MERCANTILE INSURANCE
HAIL INSURANCE
HOG INSURANCE AGAINST
DISEASE
Marble and Granite Monuments
RYAN & DOIiE ,
Upstairs over McMillan's Harness Shop.
Yon Must Hear Us !
If s Your Attention We Want !
Gloves ! Gloves ! Gloves !
All New. Best flake. Warranted.
Goat Gloves for Men and Boys
Asbesto Tan , full welted seams
Men's Fancy Gauntlet a dandy
Men's Undressed Kid , patent fastener
Railroad Gloves the best on earth
OUR RAILROAD GLOVES ARE WARRANTED , AND EVERY
PAIR REPLACED IF NOT SATISFACTORY.
* LEADING NOTION HOUSE.
B. S. ASHTON , Pr . T. Z. HeBONALD , Cah.
OLIFFOBDIIABEH , Asst. Cash.
BANK OF OANBURY
DANBURY , NEB.
A General Banking Business
JgpAny business you may wish to
transact with THE McCooK TRIBUNE
\vi\l \ receive prompt and careful atten
tion. Subscriptions received , orders
taken for advertisements and job-work.
Unless a woman eats sufficient nour
ishing food she can neither gain nor
keep a good complexion. Food , when
digested , is the base of all health , all
strength , and all beauty. Herbine will
help digest what you eat , and give you
the clear , bright , beautiful skin of health.
Price 50 and 75 cts. at McConnell's.
Waff 1
Latest Designs.
Latest Colors.
Come and see our Stock
and get Prices.
A. McMILLEN ,
Druggist.
THE TRIBUNE will club with any pa
per you may want. Try it.
in many rcsix-cts ; COLORS for instnnco : Who cares to IH always choosing
from the same old line of colors ? No one ! \Yhnt Kivitly i > lenses everybody is a choice *
from the new shades of the season. You act them in our assortments : fast , toot
Then there's SIZE. Isn't it aiwruvating to buy a pair of Sn < K MITTS , for ux-
ample.that turn out to be to narrow that two or throe times on and oil ends them ! sun >
tiling ! Well , ours are adjusted in that respect , some narrow , s-onio medium , sotuo wide * .
FRESHNESS , TOO ! that makes plenty of difference ! Get fresh , now
poods. A Kid Glove , for instance , that has lain in stock too IOIIR ja'ts dry and stiu"
won't form to the hand won't wear. Our Kid Glove stock is nimble !
ALTERATIONS COUNT , don't theyf | H rliips : yon see a pretty belt ,
like it want it but it's too IonsWe know liow to alter it ! A skirt you would buy
needs shortening we do it ! A tuck in that \Vrapi > oronhl make it lit jou to a dot.
We tuck it !
FITTING ON GARMENTS : What , a pleaMiro to buy a KitlGloro.iml
Ket it fitted on then and there ! Xo disappointment about it. I'roiH'r size ! Perfect
fit ! Good wear and satisfaction in consequence. Ju.-t as convenient , Mimetimes1 , to try
on a Waist or Skirt. You can do it in our store.
STOCK NOW VERY COMPLETE.
Per
McCOOK NEIL
GEO. E. THOMPSON. ,
ONE PRICE PLAIN FIGURES CASH ONLY