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$3.00 Oxfords 2.49
2.00 Oxfords 1.69
1.50 Oxfords 1.19
1.25 Oxfords .99
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McCooK , NEBRASKA.
VAHUE & PETTY , Proprietors -
NOTICE TO LAXD-OWXERS.
KOAD NO. 350.
To Lincoln Land Company and Melissa Porter
and to all whom it may concern : The commis-
bioner appointed to locate a road commencinR
at the west end of Camden street in the town of
Lebanon , Red Willow county , Nebraska , run-
nine thence west to the line between the XE 14
of the SW ? i and the NW } * of the SW J4 of sec
tion 17. township 1 , north , ranee 26 , west of the
6th P. M. , running thence south on the east side
of said line to the section line between sections
17 and 20 , said township and range , said line be
tween XE M of SW U and NW * of SW * i to be
the western boundary of said road , has reported
in favor of the location thereof as follows :
Commencing at the west end of Camden street
in the town of Lebanon , Red Willow county ,
Xebraska , thence running directly west to the
line between the NE U of the SW X and the X W
* 4 of the SW Ji of section 17 , township 1 , north ,
range 26 , west of the Cth P. M. , thence south
along the east side of said line to a point 5 rods
north of the south-west corner of the south-east
of the south-west of section 17 , township 1 , range
26 , thence south-west to intersect the section
liae between sections 17 and 20 in said township
and range at a point 5 rods west of the eouth-
west corner of the southeast of the south
west of section 17 , township 1 , range 26 , and
terminating thereat ; and all objections
thereto or claims for damages must bo filed in
the county clerk's office on or before noon of the
1st day of October , 1900 , or said road will be es
tablished without reference thereto.
7-27-4ts R. A. GEEEN. County Clerk.
" "
OF SALE ,
In the matter of the estate of Robert Drys-
dale , deceased.
Xotico is hereby given that in pursuance _ of
k an order of G. W. Xorris , judge of the district
court of Red Willow county , Xebraska , made
on June : W , 1900 , for the sale of the real estate
hereinafter described , there will be sold at the
front door of the court-house , in the city of
McCook , Red Willow county , Xebraska , on the
llth day of August. 1900 , at the hour of one
o'clock p. m. , at public auction , to the highest
bidder for cash , the following described real es
tate , to-wit : Lot ten in block fifteen , iu the
Original City of McCook ; lot twelve in block
eleven , in West McCook ; and lot four , in block
sevenin the Original City of McCook ; all in Red
Willow county , Xebraska. Said sale will re
main open one hour.
Dated July 20,1000.
HUGH A\ . COLE ,
Administrator do bonis non of the estate of
Robert Drysdale , deceased.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of an order of sale , issued from the
district court of Red Willow county , Xebraska ,
under a decree in an action wherein Phebe E.
Boyd et al. are plaintiffs , and Loyal M. Hayes
et al. are defendants , to mo directed and de
livered. I shall offer at public sale and sell to
the highest bidder for cash , at the east door of
the court-house , in McCook , Red Willow coun
ty , Xebraska , on the 20th clay of August , 1900 , at
the hour of one o'clock p. m. , the following de
scribed real estate , to-wit : The south-west
quarter of section thirty-five , in township two ,
north , in range twenty-eight , west of the 6th P.
M. . in Red Willow county , Xebraska.
Dated this 18th day of July , 1900.
G. F. KIXGHORN , Sheriff.
7-20-rits. By A. C. CRABTEEE , Deputy.
W. S. MOBitAX , Attorney.
XOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at McCook , Neb. , July 7.1000.
Xotico is hereby given that the followmg-
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim , and
that said proof will bo made before Register and
Receiver at McCook , Xebraska , on Saturday ,
August 18,1000 , viz : Xewlenberg B. Starks. on
H. E. Xoll,015 for the X H SE M. XE X. SW H
and SE VA. XW H of Sec. 1 , Twp.2 X , R 30 W 6th
P. M. He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and culti
vation of said land , viz : Austin W. Butcher ,
John M. Baldwin , Rexford Simpson , and Wilson
H Hartman , all of McCook , Xebraska.
7-13-6ts. FM. . RATHBUN , Register.
XOTICE.
I = aac B. Taylor , will take notice that on the
30th day of July.1900 , G. S. Bishop , county judge
within and for Rod Willow county , Nebraska ,
issued an order of attachment for § 31.35 debt
and $50.00 probable costs , in an action pending
before him , wherein Harvey P. Button is plain
tiff and the said Isaac B. Taylor is defendant :
that property of the defendant , consisting of
eleven pairs of forceps , ninety-two points ,
thirty-nine nluggers and excavators , one en
gine , and a lot of miscellaneous dental tools ,
has been attached under said order. Said
cause was continued to the 15th day of Septem
ber , 1900 , at ten o'clock a. m.
Dated August 3.1900. % 3-3ts. .
HABVBT P. SUTTOX , Plaintiff.
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
McCook Co-Operative Building and
Savings Association
of McCook , Xeb. , on the 30th day of June , 1900.
ASSETS.
First mortgage loans $24,610 64
Real estate 1,33242
Cash 91520
Delinquent interest and dues 86 26
Taxsalo certificates 15469
Total ? 27,12921
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid up $17,474 69
Reserve fund 1,735 65
Undivided profits 487 19
Matured stock 6,500 00
Other liabilities 931 68
Total $27,12921
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE
YEAR ENDING JUNE 30,1900.
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand July 1,1899 $ 30307
Dues 5,85559
Interest 2,40007
Loans repaid 2,172 26
Real estate sales 1,112 OS
Sundries 48 49
Total $ llt > 96 58
EXPENDITURES.
Loans $2,755 00
Expenses 545 92
Stock redeemed 140 77
Cash on hand 915 20
Matured stock 6,70000
Realestate 68 00
Tax certificates 106 95
Interest on matured stock 663 82
Total $11,896 56
State of Nebraska , Red Willow county , ss :
I , F. A. Pennell. secretary of the above-named
associationdo solemnly swear that the foregoing
statement of the condition of said association is
true and correct to the best of my knowledge
and belief. F. A. PENXELL , Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before-me this 24th
day of July , 1900. C. E. ELDKED.
Approved : Notary Public.
W. B. MILLS , )
E. HANSON , } Directors.
F. M. KIMJIELL , )
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS.
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be
received at the office of the county clerk of Red
Willow county , Nebraska , for tearing down the
old bridge across the Republican river south of
Bartley and for rebuilding a part of it , the part
to be rebuilt is to be 192 feet in length , 14 feet in
width and 8 feet hiph _ , there will be 37 piling to
drive , 30 of which will be 18 feet in length and 7
will be 14 feet in length , all to be driven at least
10 feet in the ground , all old material that is
good to be used in the construction of the new
bridge and new material to be used for the
balance , all to be furnished on the ground by
the county.
One-half of the money to bo paid during the
progress of the work. The person receiving the
contract will be required to furnish good and
sufficient bond , binding themselves to a faith
ful performance of said contract.
The board reserves the right to reject any and
all bids. All bids to be filed with the county
clerk on or before noon of the 24th day of Au
gust , 1000. R. A. GEEEN , County Clerk.
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS.
Xotice is hereby given that sealed bids will
be received at the office of the county clerk of
Red Willow county , Nebraska , for making the
following grade at the bridge across the Repub
lican river , south of Bartley , in said county ,
said grade to be 200 feet long and to have a 35
foot base , to bo 9 feet in height and IS feet
across the top. the last or top foot in height to
be of black soil. And where the grade joins on
to the bridge there is to be a rock wall built to
bo 2 feet thick and to extend back on cither
side of the grade a distance of 12 feet.
One half of the money to bo paid during the
progress of the work. The person receiving the
contract will be required to furnish good and
sufficient bond , binding themselves to a faith
ful performance of said contract.
The board reserves the right to reject any and
all bids. All bids to bo filed with the county
clerk on or before noon of the 24th day of Au
gust , 1900. R. A. GEEEN , County Clerk.
For mosquito bites , bites or stings of in
sects , animals or reptiles , apply Ballard's
Snow Liniment. It counteracts the poison in
the woundsubdues the inflammation and heals
the flesh. Price , 25 and SOG. A. McMillen.
That's a Part Bryan Would
Have Uncle Sam Play.
Tones Says Ihyan's First Official Act
Would Ite to Jlccall Troops
From the Philippines ,
Why the Prices of Farm 1'rodtictn Have
Advanced and Why the ICt-jmb-
| llcan I'arty Claims Credit.
I _ _
OMAHA , Aug. G. Viewed from a Republican -
publican standpoint , the campaign in
Nebraska is progreEsing nicely. Chair
man Lindnay has the machinery in
splendid working order and ia doing
some very effective work.
Thns far the work has been largely
preparatory , preparations being made
for a vigorous educational campaign ,
beginning afc an early date and continu
ing to the close.
Additions to the list of speakers are
being made daily and when completed
it will contain the names of some of the
most uloqueut and forceful speakers in
the nation.
The Farmer' * Vote.
Republican leaders , generally , are
hopeful of receiving a very large vote
from the patrons of husbandry. It is a
matter patent to everybody that the
farmers of Nebraska have been prosper
ous to a degree never before attained ,
during the last four years under Presi
dent McKiuley. They have had good
prices for their crops and the yield has
beeu large. Both of these are essential
to prosperity on the farm. More mort
gages and debts have been paid off ,
more homes have been purchased , more
farm improvements have been made
and better times generally have pre
vailed in Nebraska the last four years ,
than for any other four years iu the
history of the state.
Cause of Good Prices.
The Republican party claims , and
rightfully , too , the credit for prosperity.
It accomplished this in several ways ,
the principal causes being in furnishing
employment to American labor at in
creased wages , and iu building up and
extending American trade in foreign
countries. It is a matter of history that
under Democratic rule free soup houses
had to be maintained in nearly all the
large cities of the United States to alle-
viate"T5ufferiug and distress among the
working classes. Democratic policies
had closed the factories and workshops
and labor was sorely distressed through
want of employment. There are more
than 10,000,000 working people em
ployed in the workshops and factories
of this country. Many of these were
idle and those who were not were com
pelled to work at reduced wages. There
was , therefore , a large demand on public
charity , the ultimate outcome of which
was the establishment iu the large cities
of free soup houses.
McKinley's election and the consequent
quent overthrow of Democratic policies
was followed by a complete transition.
The factories were opened , labor was
given employment at increased wages ,
the soup houses were closed , and the
demand and consumption of farm pro
ducts and breadstuffs greatly increased.
Under Democracy a large per cent of
the laboring classes lived on free soup.
Under Republicanism laboring people
are living on meat , potatoes , canned
goods , breadstuffs , au'd iu sliort , are
well supplied with all the necessaries of
life. Today 10,000,000 laboring people
on their way home from work'stop and
order a pound or two of meat , a supply
of butter , eggs and other eatables ,
whereas four years ago many of these
people boarded at free soup houses and
those who did not lived on scanty ra
tions. This change has greatly in
creased the demand and consumption of
farm products , has increased the price
of farm products , and has contributed
largely to the prosperity of the fanners
of Nebraska and other agricultural
states.
Under Republicanism new markets
have been opened up for the products
of American labor and of American
farms , with the inevitable result that
the foreign demand for American pro
ducts has in the last few years been
substantially increased. The increase
in the pries of farm products and in the
wages of labor in protected industries
has in the last four years put into the
pockets of the producers of this country
upwards of $2000,000,000 , an amount
alnio ° t as large as the cost of the civil
war.
It makes a big difference to the farm
ers of the United States , in the way of
prices , whether the labor element con
sumes each day 20,000,000 pounds of
meat , 5,000,000 loaves of bread , 5,000-
000 pounds of butter , 2,000,000 bushels
of potatoes , 4,000,000 dozens of eggs ,
and a corresponding volume of other
food products or whether it shall be
fed at free soup houses ( as it was under
Democratic rule ) and this vast demand
for farm products destroyed.
It is for this reason that the Repub
lican party claims the credit for making
the farmer and laborer prosperous , and
it is for this reason that it looks to
them , with confiding faith in their in
telligence , judgment , and gratitude for
their support in the campaign , and at
the polls in November.
Would Dishonor the flag.
Chairman Jones of the Democratic
national committee is out with
the bold announcement that : "If
Bryan is elected his first official act
will be to recall the American soldiers
from the Philippines and leave those
islands to care for themselves. " Bryan ,
with characteristic stratr-gy refused to
confirm or deny "the statement of his
national chairman , but there is every
reason to believe that the statements
attributed to Chairman Jones distinctly
foreshadow that part of Mr. Bryan's
foreign policy in the event of his elec
tion as president.
, The blighting effect of such a policy
needs hardly to bo pointed oct. It
would disgrace the United Stateo in the
eyes of all the civilized nations of the
world , for it would put this nation in
the attitude of deserting a post of duty
at a time and iu a way that would re
flect selfishness , ingratitude , and in
ability to discharge the high obligations
( imposed by enlightened civilization.
Such a policy would place the United
States in the role of coward and would
hold this nation up to the scorn , con
tempt and humiliation of the world iu
general.
All the world knows , and the people
of the United States know , though
Bryan and his advisers may not think
so , that insurrection , not war , prevails
in the Philippines. Roving bands of
bandits and savages , not armies , are
going about the islands perpetrating
murder , robbery and other high crimes.
The world at large is holding the em
pire of China to blame for the cruel
murders and outrages perpetrated by
the "Boxers. "
The United States holds the same po
sition to the people of the Philippine
islands , so far as maintaining law and
order is concerned , as the government
of China to its people , and the murder
ous Boxers of China are to the law-abid
ing people of China what Agaiualdo
and his followers are to the law-abid
ing , peaceful populace of the Philippines.
The people of tile Philippines may be
capable of self government , but contin
uous strife and warfare have impover
ished these people , the islands are
preyed upon by rov-ing bands of savages ,
and it is beyond the ability of these people
ple , without the aid of the United
States , to restore domestic tranquillity
or form a government of their own.
The treaty of Paris , voted for by Sena
tor Allen of Nebraska and advocated at
that time by Bryan , placed the Philip
pines under control of the United States
and the United States is morally bound
to establish peace and domestic tranquil
lity in these islands at the earliest pos
sible moment. To call the troops home
while the people of the islands are still
being terrorized and shocked by the
wholesale commission of atrocious
crimes would be to commit a crime
against humanity and one that would
forever remain a stigma on American
citizenship and patriotism.
Apart from the commercial import
ance of retaining the Philippines it ia
the highest duty of the United States
to prosecute conquest until insurrec
tion , robbery and discord shall be sup
pressed and the safety of the lives and
property of the law-abiding people of
the islands established.
There are a large number of Ameri
cans , Germans , French , Scandinavians ,
and people of other civilized nations in
the islands , besides a large number of
natives who are friendly to the Ameri
can people. Would Bryan withdraw the
troops and expose all these people to the
ravages of outlaws , murderers and
thieves ? "Would he withdraw the troops
and thus give Aguinaldo license to con
tinue his campaign of rapine and mur
der ? Bryan says Agninaldo is a pa
triot. There were people who said that
of Benedict Arnold , Aaron Burr and
Jefferson Davis. Patriots do not bar
ter and sell for money the confidence
and secrets of their country. They do
not conspire to rob and murder a people
who in the interest of humanity alone
accepted that responsibility and that
duty which involves the sacrifice of life
an.rl millions of money.
Aguinaldo a patriot ! Perish the
thought. History recites that Aguiii-
aldo agreed with the Spanish govern
ment to betray his deluded followers
upon the payment of § 800,000. History
further recites that after having re
ceived and dissipated the money Aguin
aldo broke faith with Spain. He af-
fecfed to pose as a friend to the United
States , but the diagnostic eye and per
ceptive mind of Admiral Dewey soon
discovered that he was playing false
and for the purpose of using the United
states to further his own interests. The
official messages on file at Washington
will show that at no time did Admiral
Dewey impose confidence in the good
faith of Agniualdo. On the contrary ,
Aguinaldo's deportment was such as to
cause Admiral Dewey to mistrust him
from the very start. And yet , with the
blood of American citizens on his hands
and with a record stained by atrocious
crimes , unexampled duplicity and per
fidy , Bryan would withdraw the troops
and place the Philippine islands at the
mercy of this monster of iniquity.
State Institutions.
Reports concerning the management
of the various state institutions are cer
tainly not iuteuded to inspire public
confidence iu the integrity of the fns-
ionists. It is the intention to carefully
investigate each one of these institu
tions and give to the public an impar
tial recital of the condition of affairs as
found. In some of these institutions
already investigated a considerable
amount of fraud has been discovered , to
say nothing of the startling exhibitions
thereat presented of ignorance and iu-
competency. From one end of the state
to the other the Poyuter administration
savors of iucompeteucy , malfeasance ,
profligacy and fraud. In several of the
institutions the laws of the state are at
this very time being openly and flag
rantly transgressed. The offenses range
all the way from maintaining incompe
tent persons in responsible positions to
the misappropriation of funds and open
raids on the treasury. Evidence has
been found of state property having
been sold and the money appropriated
to private use , and also of property hav
ing been bought with state funds for
private use. The exact condition of af
fairs obtaining at each of the various
institutions will from time to time be
given to the public.
Good-Bye
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Summer Stuff
Wasli Dress
Ladies' Shirt Waists
Ladies' Summer Corsets
Ladies' Summer Underwear
Etc. Etc.
will not last long at the prices at which we are
now offering them - .
SPECIAL BARGAINS
in Men's Neckwear
Men's Linen Shirts
Hen's Straw Hats
.Don't forg'et that our stock
of groceries is up-to-date
and our prices the lowest ,
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GEO. HOCKHELL , President. B. M. FREES , V. Pros.
W. F. LAWSON , Cashier. F. A. PENHELL , Ass't Cash.
A. CAMPBELL , Director. FRANK HARRIS , Director.
Story of a Slave.
To be bound hand and foot for years by the
chains of disease is the worst form of slavery.
Geo. D. Williams of Manchester , Mich. , says :
"My wife has been so helpless for years that
she could not turn over in bed alone. After
using two bottles of Electric Bitters she is
wonderfully improved and able to do her own
work. " This supreme remedy for female dis
eases quickly cures nervousness , sleeplessness ,
melancholy , headache , backache , fainting and
dizzy spells. It is a godsend to weak , sickly
run-down people. Cure guaranteed. Only
500. Sold by McConnell 6c Berry , druggists.
A Kansas preacher prayed for rain a few
nights ago and ten minutes later a flood of
moisture descended in such volume that the
congregation was compelled to remain in the
church all night. The rule in favored Kan
sas this year seems to be : "If you don't see
what you want ask for it. "
Piles are not only in and of themselves
very painful and annoying , but often greatly
aggravate and even cause other grave and
painful affections , and should , therefore not
be neglected. Tabler's Buckeye Pile Oint
ment is a great boon to sufferers , as it will
cure them. Price , 50 cents in bottles. Tubes ,
75 cents. A. McMillen.
Nursisig Mothers v
dread hot weather. They fift
know how it weakens and m
how this affects the baby. A
All such mothers need y/
Scott's Emulsion. It gives W
them strength and makes Cf !
the baby's food richer and >
more oKtinHgnf Si
SOc. and SI. All druggists. % \
A Minister's Good VVork.
"I had a severe attack of bilious colic , gof
a bottle of Chamberlm's Colic , Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy , took two doses and wa *
entirely cured , " says Rev. A. A. Power , of
Emporia , Kans. "My neighbor across the
street was sick for over a week , had two or
three bottles of medicine from the doctor ,
lie used them for three or four days without
relief , then called in another doctor whr
treated him for some days and gave him m.
relief , so discharged him. I went over to see
him the next morning. He said his bo\vels
were in a terrible fix , that they had been run
ning off so long that it was almost bloody flux.
I asked him if he had tried Chamberlain'
Colic , Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and he
said , 'No. ' I went home and brought him m >
bottle and gave him one dose ; told him t'
take another dose in fifteen or twenty minute-
if he did not find relief , but he took no more
and was entirely cured. " For sale by Me
Council & Berry , druggists.
The Austrian government has introduces
the eight-hour day in workshops conducted
by the state.
Prevented a Tra f edy.
Timely information given Mrs. George
Long or Ne\v Straitsville , Ohio , , saved two
lives. A frightful cough had long kept her
awake every night. She had tried many rem
edies and doctors out steadily grew worse un
til urged to try Dr. King's New Discovery-
One bottle wholly cured her ; and she writes ,
this marvelous medicine also cured Mr. Long
of a severe attack of pneumonia. Such cases
are positive proof of its power to cure al'
throat , chest and lung troubles. Only SQC and
$1.00. Guaranteed. Trial bottles free at Me
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Price , 35 cents. Never sold
In bulk. Accept no substl-
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