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By F. M. KIMMEL.L. .
Subscription , $1 a Year in Advance
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
Largest Circulation in Red Willow Co.
PRKSIDKNT ARTHUR T HADLEY of
Yale univeisity still insists that his rem
edy for the trust evil "social ostracism"
is a winner. The doctor is evidently
foregctful of the well known fact that
the average trust magnate is in a position
to be somewhat "exclusive" himself.
SHNATOR BEVEKIDGK'S magnificent
speecli given in full in a supplement to
THE TRIBUNE , this issue , should be
given a careful reading by all. It is a fair
and full nnd free statement of conditions
and facts seen and determined by the
eloquent senator from Indiana himself.
COLONEL MITCHELL uses the Repub
lican supplements erroneously sent him
from stale or national source and then
with characteristic guilelessness inno
cently asks , "What does it breathe of
justice , self-government or consent of
the governed ? " More , evidently , my
dear colonel , than can find entrance or
lodgment in your steel-tipped dome of
thought.
THE session of the Nebraska Press as
sociation in Lincoln , this week , was one
of the most largely attended in the his
tory of the association , and it is hut
proper to say that it was one of the most
profitable and enjoyably entertaining
meetings ever held by the men behind
the faber. No little business of special
interest was dispatched , and the enter
tainment features the gift of the people
of Lincoln were up to the high mark of
previous years ; in fact , nowhere are the
boys of the "Fourth Estate" better
treated than in Lincoln. D. H. Cronin
of the O'Neill Frontier will grace the
presidential chair. next year , with F. N.
Merwin of the Beaver City Tribune still
at the secretary-treasurer's desk. The
meeting place will be Omaha. There is
only one source of regret , namely , that
more of the publishers do not attend the
sessions , which have been a fountain of
much business and fraternal profit to
those who have attended and partici
pated in the regular annual meetings of
the association.
The large and increasing circulation of
The Iowa Homestead in this county is
a matter for congratulation to the pub
lishers and to good farming , for , of all
the papers of its class in the country , it
is easily the best and most helpful. Its
Special Farmers' Institute editions , is
sued with the regular edition the first
week in each month , have been for years
the admiration of all practical farmers.
"Written wholly by farmers , they are full
Of actual experience and smell of the
soil. We have been fortqnate enough
Mils season to secure terms for The
Homestead and its Special Farmers' In
stitute editions , together with The Poul
try Farmer and The Farmers' Mutual
Insurance Journal , four of the most val
uable farm publications in the country ,
that enable us to offer the four in con
nection with our own paper for $1.25 for
the entire five , one year. This is em
phatically a good thing , and no farmer
in this county should fail to take advant
age of the offer. For a large line of
thoroughly practical farm reading noth
ing has ever beeu offered before that
equals it. A county paper , a farm paper ,
a poultry paper , a farm insurance paper
and the Special Farmers' Institute , all
for $ i 25. Come in and order them.
McCook Markets.
Corrected Friday morning.
Corn $ .26
Wheat 42
Oats 25
Rye 35
Hogs 3-9 °
Eggs 12
Butter 15
Potatoes 35
Butter fat at Creamery 18
THE TRIBUNE and The Cincinnati
Weekly Enquirer fori.soa year , strictly
in advance.
THE TRIBUNE will club with any pa
per you may want. Try it.
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BARTLEY.
Extra Agent Bush is in charge of the depot
during W. C. Hanson's absence.
Will Cowles finds navigation quite difficult ,
these last days , owing to an energetic attack
of rheumatism.
Will Lyman is now possessor of the Mangus
Property , having recently purchased the same.
He expects to occupy it in the spring.
Ed Ueglitel is building a feed mill just north
of Ogg's grocery , and will put in a steam
grinding outfit as soon as the building is
ready.
Building is having quite a little boom in the
burglet at present. Among the structures now
under way may be noted the M. E. church
( brick ) , Beghtel's feed mill , residences by W.
E. Rollings and Mrs. E. A. Wilson , and an
addition to S. Grisell's house.
The Junior Epworthians gave a Blue Jay
Jubilee , Monday evening , with encouraging
success. The Juniors have undertaken to pay
for the floor in the basement of the new
church , and are starting with commendable
enterprise to fulfill their contract.
The tears-in-the-throat and
- - - lump-in-the-
eyes tone in which Cecil speaks of taxes
"squeezed from the farmers by distress war
rants" convinces us that farmers oughtn't to
pay taxes anyway. Let's all vole to saddle
the taxes on those rich fellows in McCook.
The roar which was made about the county
officials , the payment of salaries to deputies ,
etcetera , by the local paper , last week , occas
ioned some wonderment among the unso
phisticated , but to those on the ground floor
the solution was easy. The foundation lies
in the fact that for many moons the editor has
considered himself entitled to the salary at
tached to some public position and is beset by
a yearning to serve his country in an official
capacity. The way Berge and Green over
looked him in selecting their deputies two
years ago was an offense unpardonable , but
lust previous to the last election he renewed
his courage and gave it out cold and flat that
he would be deputy county clerk in the event
of Green's reelection. The day after election
he drew up the form for a petition asking
that Green appoint him deputy clerk and
got at least one signature. Bennett wasn't
elected he was to be Bennett's deputy , too
or perhaps there would have been no occasion
for the "holler" about the demands on the
county's surplus and the payment of big fat
salaries to deputies.
Herbine should be used to enrich and puri
fy the blood ; it cures all forms of blood dis
orders , is especially useful in fevers , skin
eruptions , boils , pimples , blackheads.'scrofula ,
salt rheum and every form of blood impurity ;
t is a safe and effectual cure. Price 50 cents.
A.McMillen.
BANKSVILLE.
Rev. J. E. Tirrill will preach at the school
louse , next Sunday at n o'clock a. m.
It is reported that Mr. Nelson and family
will return here from Iowa , in the spring.
Harve Rowland of Valley Grange will be
come a resident of this precinct m the spring ,
so we are informed.
A. M. and H. II. Benjamin and families
spent Sunday evening wjtlj Mr , and Mrs. J. H.
Relph and family.
The Htefftry ! s increasing in membei ship and
interest , and no doubt Will amuse and enter
tain all who wish to attend.
Our director , Mr. Rowland , Was replenish
ing the coal at the school-house , Wednesday ,
hauling the same from Traer , Kansas.
An effort will be made to organize a Sunday-
school here , now that we have a good house ;
everyone should use his- influence and help
along the good work.
Lewis Dennis , Salem , Ind. , says , "Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure did me more good than any
thing 1 ever took. " It digests what you eat
and can not help but cute dyspepsia and
stomach troubles. D. W. Loar.
A Poughkeepsie woman who died recently
left all her money to her lawyer. She knew
he would get it anyhow.
G II.Appleton , justice of peace , Clarksburg ,
N. J. , says , "DeWitt's Little Early Risers are
the best pills made for constipation. We use
no others. " Quickly cure all liver and bowel
troubles. D. W. Loar.
Anna Gould is bringing her count over to
her native land , perhaps as a warning to
other girls to avoid things that look like it.
L. T. Travis , Agent Southern R. R. , Selina ,
Ga. , writes , "I cannot say too much in praise
of One Minute Cough Cure. In my case it
worked like a" charm " The only harmless
remedy that gives immediate results. Cures
coughs , cold ; , , croup , bronchitis , and all throat
and lung troubles. D. W. Loar.
It cost a young man $25 and costs to hug a
pretty girl on a Baltimore street. This does
not seem like an exorbitant price , however.
Whosoever has suffered from piles knows
how painful and troublesome they are. Tab-
ler's Buckeye Pile Ointment is guaranteed to
cure piles. Price 50 cents in bottles. Tubes
75 cents. A. McMillen.
COURT HOUSE NEWS.
COUNTY COURT.
License to wed has been granted by
the county court to the following couples
since our last report :
Harry R. Desmond and Viretta Bales ,
both of McCook. They were married by
Squire H H. Berry , Saturday evening ,
at the home of the bride's parents. Mr.
and Mrs Thomas Bales
Conrad Brenniny and Mary Getman ,
both of this city. They were married by
Rev. Gottlieb Essig of the German Con
gregational church at the bride's home ,
Sunday.
DISTRICT COURT.
In the matter of the estate of Leo. M.
Simpson and Linnie M.Simpson , minors ;
license to sell real estate.
Charles F. Elliott vs. Charles S. White ,
et al. ; equity.
Supt. Welborn was at her desk , Satur
day , on business of the superintendency.
HARMONY VALLEY.
Mr. Brown , Sr. , is very sick.
C. II. Meeker has rented the Lawson farm.
Clyde Goldtrap left , this week , for Pueblo ,
Colorado.
There was a good attendance at the Bible
reading and preaching at the school-house
in District No. 8 , Sunday afternoon.
Hypnotic exhibitions , table waltzing and
mind reading have been some of the features
of evening entertainments in this neck of the
woods , this week.
About seventy of the city and country
friends of John Randall and wife surprised
them , Tuesday evening , bringing an organ
etc. , all prepared for dancing.
We learn that a petition is being circulated
to call meetings for the purpose of voting to
divide districts No. 31 and No. 8 , and form a
new district from the proceeds. In this case
the motto , "United we stand" etc. , seems to be
reversed.
The Wednesday evening talks of Captain
Wasson at the literary on steambpat rafting
on the Mississippi are very interesting and in
structive , coming as they do from one who
has been actively employed in the work for
the past twenty years.
The reputation of this harmonious and
peaceful valley has evidently extended to the
"Great Beyond , " as was shown by _ the arrival
of several Indian and German "spirit friends"
at W. G. Button's , Monday evening , they hav
ing , through the influence of Mr. Barrows of
Holbrook , succeeded in getting a day or two
off for rest and quiet.
A surprise hop , under the management of
Mrs. James McAdams of McCook , arrived
safely at the home of J. A. Schmitz , on Thurs
day evening of last week , from the effects of
which a few survived to join the company
that "Dan " and " "
played Tucker" "Tide-O" at
the home of the Misses Minnie and May
Whittaker , Friday evening.
Old People Made Young.
J. C. Sherman , the veteran editor of the
Vermontville ( Mich. ) Echo , has discovered
the remarkable secret of keeping old people
young. For years he .has avoided nervous
ness , sleeplessness , indigestion , heait trouble ,
constipation and rheumatism , by using Elec
tric Bitters , and he writes : "It can't be praised
too highly. It gently stimulates the kidneys ,
tones the stomach , aids digestion , and gives a
splendid appetite. It has worked wonders
for my wife and me. It's a marvellous remedy
for old people's complaints. " Only foe at
McConnell & Berry's drug store.
SOUTH SIDE.
Rev. Walker preached to a large audience ,
last Sunday.
Eunice Goheen was a school visitor , last
Wednesday.
There is a movement on foot at present to
divide district No. 8.
The South Side literary was well attended
last Wednesday evening.
School started out with twenty-three schol
ars in attendance , this week.
The people of Sputh Side and elsewhere
joined in a grand circle hunt , Wednesday of
this week. |
Roy DullOU amused a number of his friends ,
Monday evening , with some startling featb in
hypnotism.
W. S. Fitch is breaking" stalks , thi- > week ,
and says he expects to put in spring wheat
shortly , if this weather continues ,
His Wife Saved Him.
My wife's good advice saved my life , writes
F. M. Ross of Winfield , Tenn. , forl had such
a bad cough I could hardly breathe , I steadily
grew worse under doctor's treatment , but my
wife urged me to use Dr. King's New Discov
ery for Consumption , which completely cured
me. Coughs , colds , bronchitis , la grippe ,
pneumonia , asthma , hay fever and all mala
dies of chest , throat and lungs are positively
cured by this marvellous medicine. 5oc and
$1.00. Every bottle guaranteed. Trial bottles
free at McConnell & Berry's.
DANBURY.
Revival meetings are now in piogress at the
Methodist church.
W. H. Harrison and daughter Madge are
in Umaha , this week.
W. A. Minniear transacted business at the
county capital , Monday.
The Tenth grade of our school visited the
Indianola schools , Thursday.
That northwester , Wednesday , was any
thing but a gentle reminder of old times.
William Nutt and John Ervin were Kansas
City visitors , last week , with three car-loads
of hogs.
Messrs. Sanclon , two brothers of Mrs. Sew ell
and William Sandon , aie visiting with them ,
this week.
Our calaboose , recently erected to care for
the unfortunate and unruly , was pretty badly
scorched up the back , last Sunday night. The
party responsible for the fire must have ob
jected to the unfinished condition of the build
ing. The fire was discovered early and prompt
ly extinguished thus saving the town hall
and probably other buildings close by.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve
Has world-wide fame for marvellous cures.
It surpasses any other salve , lotion , ointment
or balm for cuts , corns , burns , boils , sores ,
felons , ulcers , tetter , salt rheum , fever sores ,
chapped hands , skin eruptions ; infallible for
piles. Cure guaranteed. Only 2 c at McCon
nell & Berry's drug store.
A murderer on the scaffold down south joc
ularly remarked that he could see his finish.
A very hot one , no doubt.
The fragile babe and the growing child are
strengthened by White's Cream Vermifuge.
It destroys worms , gets digestion at work and
so rebuilds the body. Price 25 cents. A.
McMillen. _
A Buffalo policeman filed a charge of "rub
bernecking" against a man , and under the
elastic laws of that city made it stick.
To Cure a Cold In a Day.
Take Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it fails to
cure. . . W. Grove's signature on every box.
The prices of nails have gone away up , but
our esteemed and unesteemee contemporaries
will continue to nail campaign and other lies
as freely as before the iron spikes were at
tached to the. trust balloon.
ADDITIONAL RAILROAD NEWS.
W. M. French is a new hntkemnn ,
this week
Brakeman P V Roe is bearing up
under a burdt n of mumps
J. G. Holbton was down from Trenton
Wednesday , guest of Conductor Solliday
Brakeman Stark has retired from the
Burlington's employ on Trainmaster
Josselyn's branch.
Ed. Fruin entered the paint depart
mentof the company , under Max Anton
.Monday of this week.
Conductor Frank Kendlen went dowi
to Arapahoe , Wednesday , to visit his
father and to enjoy the shoot.
K. E Stayner made a short visit to
Edgar relatives , early part of the week
returning to Akron , Wednesday.
Conductor F M. Washburn enjoyed a
visit from a brother an attorney from
Cripple Creek , part of this week.
Clyde Goldtrap accompanied Mrs J
W. Goldtrap to Pueblo , Wednesday
night. He has employment there also.
Brakeman H. J. Hines is spending a
few days with the family at Kenesaw ,
while recovering from his slight acci
dent , this week.
Conductors Morris , Bronson and Ben
jamin arrived home , Tuesday , from Lin
coln , where they attended a brotherhood
meeting , first of the week.
Brakeman H. J. Hines sprained an
arm , Saturday morning , in jumping off a
runaway car in the McCook yard. The
injury will lay him off duty a few days.
Another work train was put on the
Western division , this week It is run
ning between Holdrege and Oxford , with
Conductor A G. Bump and Brakemen
Utter and Denton in charge.
Trainmaster Kenyon went over the
Western division , Wednesday , from
Hastings to Akron , with Asst. Gen.
Supt. Rhoads and Supt. of Buildings
Rivett of Lincoln. They came in on
No. 5 , Tuesday night , and went west on
No. i , the following day.
A force of about a score of men com
menced work on the new shops , last Sat
urday , and the work is now well under
way. As soon as the ice house is fin-
shed , the force on the shops will be
argely increased , and the building rap-
dly pushed to completion.
Big Advance in Freight Rates.
Rates on nearly 200 articles were ad
vanced by the roads west of Chicago by
i classification which went into effect ,
Thursday. The increase in charges av
erages about ten per cent , though in
ome cases the advance is more and will
iffect every article received by railroads
or shipment. The rates have not been
idvanced directly , but the result is the
ame. Instead of dealing with the rates
he articles affected have been placed in
ligher classifications.
Merchants and shippers throughout
he territory , which is bounded by a line
Irawn through Chicago and St. Louis on
he east , the Pacific coast on the west ,
; he Canadian line on the north and the
3ulf of Mexico on the south are protest
ing. A meeting of the representatives i
jfjthe railroads and the protesting ship
pers will be held in Chicago , February
5th , to discuss the classification. More
than 200 roads are to use the new classi
fication.
McCounell's Balsam cures coughs.
McMillen's Cough Cure is sure.
Many women lose their girlish forms after
they become mothers. This is due to ncg- [
lect. The figure can be preserved beyond I
question if the c - '
pectant mother will
constantly use
during the whole
period of pregnancy.
The earlier its use is
begun , the more per
fectly will the shape
fee preserved.
Kloiftcr's Triend
not only softens and
relaxes the muscles
iuring the great strain before birth , but helps
[ he skin to contract naturally afterward. It
keeps unsightly wrinkles away , and the
muscles underneath retain their pliability.
fjC ! Ki" $ fricnij is that famous external
liniment which , banishes morning sickness
ind nervousness during pregnancy ; shortens
labor and makes it nearly painless' ; builds up
the patient's constitutional strength , so that
; he emerges from the ordeal without danger.
The little one , too , shows the effects of
H10tler' ) $ yrienfl by its robustness and vigor.
Sold at drug : stores for SI a bottle.
Send for our finely illustrated book for ex
pectant mothers.
:
HIE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO.
ATLANTA. OA.
Made Young Again.
"One of Dr. King's New Life Pills each
light for two weeks has put me in my 'teens'
.gain , " writes D. H. Turner of Dempseytown ,
'a. They're the best in the world for liver ,
tomach and bowels. Purely vegetable. Never
; ripe. Only 250 at McConnell & Berry's.
Winter Needs
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have thus far been
smaller , one would
think , than during : the
average winter ; yet
we have sold more
winter goods up to
this 26th day of January
than we did last winter.
We also have on hand at
this time a larger quantity
of such goods than we want
to carry over. The result
is that you can buy at the
lowest prices ever seen for
new , fresh , desirable goods.
We are pretty well sold
out nf .
Woolen Hosiery , of Ladies' Yarn Mittens , of
Fleece-lined Prints ( Flannelette ) , of
Ladies' Shawls , of Fleece-lined Wrappers ,
but what we have of those are yours at less than factory prices.
The PARTICUALR LINES that we feel more interested in get
ting your attention on ,
Underwear for Men , Women and Children ,
Wool Hoods and Fascinators ,
Woolen Blankets and Cotton Blankets ,
Men's and Boys' Blankef > Iined and Fur
Coats ; = = = and
Capes and Jackets for Ladies , Misses and
Children.
These last we offer as follows :
X - xXXVXX * '
$12.50 , $11.50 and $4.25 , $4.00 and
$10.00 ones for . $6.OO } $3.75 ones for. . $2.75
$9.f5 , $9.00 and $3.25 and $3.00 ones
$8.25 ones for. . .OO for $2.25
$ r.oo , $6.rs , $6.co d ; . $1.95 and $1.85 ones
and $5.00 ones for P | . UU for $1.25
See past weeks' papers for long lists. The price concessions
made are our utmost.
We Solicit Your Patronage.
Postrfflce Per
in same Building1. GEO. E. THOMPSON.
ONE PRICE PLAIN FIGURES CASH ONLY
CUT THIS OUT Save 15 Per Cent
On or Before March ist , 1900.
This card and 85 cents will purchase HARDWARE to the
amount of ONE DOLLAR at the
PIONEER HARDWARE STORE
H. P. WAITE , Proprietor.
etmis
McCook Transfer Line
J. H. DWYER , Proprietor.
3r3Special attention paid to
lauliug furniture. Leuve orders
it either lumber yard.
Loar."I
Many of the blotches , pimples and other _
tffections of the 'kin are caused by the failure
) f the liver and kidneys to cast off impuntie = ,
vhich remain in the system. Herbine will
Simulate the liver and kidneys , and cleanse
he system of all impurities. Price 50 cents.
\.Mc.MiIlen.
It is said that June Gayle of Kentucky is
he most attractive man in congress. He has
i breezy air that wins on sight.
Size doesn't indicate quality , Keware of
: ounterfeit and worthless sahcoffered for De-
A'itt's Witch Hazel SaUe. DeWitt's is the
inly original. An infallible cure for piles and
ill skin diseases. D. W. Loar.
The Kentucky feud plan of keeping the
upply of colonels dcrnn to a fairly reasonable
lumber seems to be quite effective.
Many a bright and happy household has
ieen thrown into sadness and sorrow because
if the death of a loved one from a neglected
: old. Ballard's Horehound Syrup is the great
ure for coughs , colds and all pulmonary ail-
nents. Price 25 and 50 cents. A. McMillen.
Chicago cannot understand how Mr. Rcb-
rts can have three wives on the debit side of
lis domestic ledger and not a divorce on the
redit side.
The modern and most effective cure for
onstipation and all liver troubles the fam-
us little pills known as DeWitt's Little Early
Users. D. W. Loar.
"I am indebted to One Minute Cough Cure
for my health and life. It cured me of lung
trouble following grippe. " Thousands owe
their lives to the prompt action of this never
failing remedy. It cures coughs , colds , croup ,
bronchitis , pneumonia grippe , and ihroat and
lung troubles. Its early use prevents con
sumption. It is the only harmless remedy
that gives immediate results. D. W. Loar.
If some dramatist would make Aguinaldo
the hero of a play it would surely have a lonjr
run.
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J. I. Bevry , Loganton , Pa. , writes : "I am
willing to take my oath that 1 was cured of
pneumonia entirely by the use of One Minute
Cough Cure after doctors failed. It also cured
my children of whooping cough. " Ouickly re
lieves and cures coughs , colds , croup , grippe
and throat and lung troubles. Children all
like it. Mothers endorse it. D. W. Loar.
Omaha's big ice trust expects to be able to
freee out the smaller dealers.
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