JCIMMBLL.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
Largest Circulation in Red Willow Co.
Subscription , $1 a Year in Advance
NEBRASKA seems to be in danger of
being reduced to five congressmen.
THE rehabilitation of Nebraska in tbe
opinion of her eastern neighbors would
be worth many ducats to her if she
wanted to borrow some money , but she
is no longer in the borrowing business
to any appreciable extent. Her farmers
have paid ofHheir mortgages or are pay
ing them off rapidly , to the sorrow of
the holders who lent on good security
and many of them are in the market to
buy instead of to sell good paper. Lin
coln Journal.
THERE is a growing appreciation in
the mid-west of the invaluableuess of
irrigationand the indications point now
to a movement upon a solid basis for the
gradual but permanent growth of the
idea. It is a practical scheme and car
ried to a realization will mean large
money for this section. Uvery reason
able means should be encouraged to
"bring about this great blessing. The
movement to build reservoirs in the
north-west , to divert the flood waters
which now devastate the Lower Missis
sippi , is a rational one and rightly di
rected. It would do a part in the direc
tion of removing the cause of tbe great
floods , which destroy property and lives
in the south at different times every
year. Not only will the government be
saved expense in the lower reaches of
the great Mississippi valley , but these
flood waters can be impounded and
spread over the semi arid and -arid
regions of the west with large gain.
This movement has in it great promise
and the west should carry the campaign
along to a successful conclusion. Organ
izations to this end are being formed
over- the west , and South-Western Ne
braska should get in line.
CITY CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS.
CATHOLIC Mass at 8 o'clock a. m.
High mass and sermon at 10:30 a. m. ,
with choir. Sunday-school at 2:30 p. m.
All are cordially welcome.
REV. J. W. HiCKEY , Pastor.
EPISCOPAL Services during summer :
Sunday-school at 10. Evening prayer
and sermon every Sunday at 8 o'clock.
Sunday morning service , also Friday
evening Litany , discontinued until fur
ther notice. Holy communion to be an
nounced. HOWARD STOY , Rector.
CHRISTIAN Bible-school at 10 a. m.
Preaching at II and 7:30. Christian En
deavor at 6:30 : p. m. Prayer-meeting on
Wednesday evening. All are invited.
Morning subject , "Absolute Surrender. "
Evening subject , "Man in a True Mir
ror. " J. W. WALKER , Pastor.
CONGREGATIONAL Sunday-school at
10. Preaching at n. Y. P. S. C. E. at
6:45. Preaching at 7:30. Prayer-meeting ,
Wednesday evening , at 7:30. Morning
subject. "The Soul the Standard of
Value. " Evening subject , "The Chris
tian an Optimist. " All are welcome.
W. J. TURNER , Pastor.
Union Thanksgiving services will be
held in the Methodist church. Sermon
by W. J. Turner of the Congregational
church.
The Dorcas society will give an in
formal reception in the Congregational
church , this evening , with a short pro
gramme and light refreshments.
COURT-HOUSE NEWS.
COUNTY COURT.
Following licenses to wed have been
issued since our last report :
William D. Mackechnie and Lillian
M. Welborn , both of Indianola.
James J.McCoy of Frontier county and
Minnie F. Stillman of McCook.
Some City Affairs.-
The city council was in session , Mon
day evening , transacting a small amount
of municipal business. Bills were allowed -
lowed as follows :
McCook Electric Light Co $ 85.00
Bullard & Co 32.55
Lincoln Laud Co 425.00
John Ekstedt 48.00
The petition for a cuifew ordinance
was placed on file to be further consid
ered at the next session of the council.
This Morning's Programme.
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The following programme was ren
dered in the High school assembly , this
morning :
Morning hymn
Piano solo Lucile Lawson
Vcoal duet Ma and Blanche McCarl
Piano Solo Mrs. Mabel Stranahan
Vocal jSolo J. A. Beyrer
March Lucile Lawson
Notice to Hunters.
Hunting and trespassing on my lands
south-west of McCook are positively
prohibited and failures to observe this
notice will be vigorously prosecuted.
McCook , Neb.Nov. 8. P. WALSH.
Meat doesn't make the man , but a
good , juicy steak goes a long way in
that direction , and you can't make much
of a man -without it. Everist , Marsh &
Co. will help you to be manly.
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C. H. Harman Assaulted.
C. H. Harman was assaulted , Monday
afternoon , at the gate leading into his
farm , a few miles west of McCook , by
Brakeman T. H. Hampson , and pretty
badly misused. Haruian had just driven
through the gate into the road leading
toward McCook , when Hampson and
Brakemau D. M. Taylor drove up in a
bug y. Hampson jumped out of the
buggy , removed his coat , and announced
his determination to "lick" Harman ,
who sought in vain to ascertain the
cause for Hatnpson's belligerent purpose.
Harman was violently dragged from the
wagon , struck aud kicked ; his head was
bally bruised and cut in strikiug the
earth in falling from the wagon. Taylor
remained in the buggy , close at baud ,
and after Hampson tired of the assault ,
they both drove back to the city. Mr.
Harmau says that the strength of his
resistance was largely tempered by his
fear of having both men to deal with
rather than one ; and that Hampson re
peatedly threatened his life , as they
drove away , if he ever saw Harman in
town.
Mr. Harman returned to his house ,
and shortly afterwards , accompanied by
his wife , came to McCook for the pur
pose of having his assailant arrested.
Before he could secure the services of an
officer , however , Hampson appeared be
fore Police Judge Berry , pleaded guilty
to a charge of assault , and was fined by
the court $ i and costs ; his honor think
ing the offense had been committed
within the city limits.
Later , L. W. Stayner appeared in
Judge Berry's court and sought to have
Hampson placed under a bond to keep
the peace. A warrant was issued , but
Hampson could not be found.
Not satisfied with the measure of jus
tice meted out by Judge Berry , who ,
under the circumstances did not have
jurisdiction , Mr. Harman appeared in
county court and filed complaint against
both Hampson and Taylor. Warrants
were issued , but the sheriff failed to find
Hampsou ; he secured Taylor , however ,
who came into court , and the case was
continued over until after supper. The
sheriff allowed Taylor to go to supper ,
and his appetite is still unsatisfied ; at
any rate he has not been found at this
writing , nor has Hampson been appre
hended.
The unfortunate affair is an aftermath
of the election , Hampson thinking ( er
roneously Mr. Harman stoutly avers
and maintains , ) that Harman had re
ported him to the railroad officials.
Monday morning , Hampson applied
to Mr. Stayner for his time , but he was
referred to Trainmaster Kenyon , so had
not been discharged or given his time at
the time of the assault. After the affair
at the farm and upon his arrival in town ,
Taylor applied to the company for his
time.
A Rough House.
Landlord Swart of the National hotel
had a warm time , last Friday night ,
with two linemen , Cole and Weeden by
name , whom he ejected from a room in
his hotel the men having in their in
toxicated condition gotten into a room
reserved for other patrons , and gone to
bed. ThejT had to be forced out of the
room the second time , and then the
merry time opened , with the landlord in
the leading role. The men forced a door
and broke a window-pane and screen ,
besides making themselves unpleasantly
numerous in other respects , so the night
policeman put them in the cooler for the
night. Saturday morning , they were
arraigned before Police judge Berry and
fined $ i and costs , which they paid.
They were given their time by the com
pany.
Thursday afternoon of last week , Jacob
Kern , boss of the Bartley section gang ,
in a political altercation with Luther
Bush , a well known and violent character
of that place , was severly cut with a
knife in the hands of Bush. Kern re
ceived an ugly scalp wound ; his left ear
was almost severed ; a cut across the
throat came near being-serious ; and an
ugly stab in the back penetrated one of
his lungs. Kern seems to be getting
along satisfactorily and will recover.
He had a close call.
A Lost Sword.
The members of the Republican
Marching club are short one sword , a
sword with a white belt , which they
are very anxious to recover. Please re
turn or report to Gus. Budjg.
McConnell's Balsam cures coughs. * \
ADDITIONAL RAILROAD NEWS.
There were three sections of No. 3 ,
last night.
Jay Rifenbery returned to the city ,
first of the week.
Brakemau F. J. Theme is very low
with typhoid fever.
W. E. Kithcart is a new brakeman
employed , this week.
'Engineer and Mrs. H. H. Kingsbury ,
this week , returned to Chicago to live.
W. E. Butler is "running on one side"
for the present , while his left pedal ex
tremity is in the hands of the medic.
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M. V. Traver has purchased the Kelsey
dwelling and the family has occupied
the same , this week. W. H. Bohnstedt
and family have moved into Dr. Waters'
house.
Owing to an increase in business , the
company has placed another crew in the
freight service , this week , with Conduc
tor G. W. Bunting in charge , and Brakemen -
men W. M. French and Alva Garner
assisting him.
Walter Stevens , a young fellow who
has been working in the shops , left town
and his creditors , a few evenings since.
His creditor friends are quite numerous.
He seemed to have a weakness for selling
articles bought on credit , for cigarettes
and booze a pretty hard combination.
The Burlington absorbed 27 small
lines of railroad , last week , adding the
total mileage to the general "Q" system.
They had owned a controlling interest
in their stocks and managed them for
years , and they now place them under
the general management directly and
absolutely.
The Burlington system is building five
new mail cars for the new fast mail ser
vice to the north-west. Two of these
cars are being built at Plattsmouth , and
three at the Pullman shops. The cars
are to be regulation government mail
cars , sixty feet in length and fitted with
all modern conveniences for the handling -
ling of mail.
The Rocky Mountain Railway club
will hold a regular monthly meeting on
Saturday , November I7tb , in the Amer
ican house , Denver. The principal paper
will be : "Round-House Management , "
by A. H. Powell , general foreman of the
D. & . R. G. The topical discussion will
be : "Truck Journal Brasses and Wedges
on Some Private Refrigerator Cars , " by
William Baird , inspector for the B. &
M. R. R.
The Burlington is proceeding along
the line of teaching its employes more
technical knowledge in railroading. It
is in this direction that the need exists.
Numerous and continuous improvements
in all departments of railroading are the
rule , and these demand more skill and
technical knowledge on the part of the
employes in every branch of this im
mensely expanding business. It is a
wise railroad man who catches on to
this idea.
It is reported that the B. M. will
build this branch of the road from St.
Francis to Akron , Col. , and that the
Kansas City and St. Louis trains will
run from Akron to Orleans via St. Fran
cis and Beaver City. The report was
obtained from reliable sources , and is
given credence for the reason that many
improvements have been made in the
roadbed of the branch line , this season.
All repairs to track and bridges have
been made with heavier material than
has been used heretofore. The report
is also strengthened by the fact that the
officials have made several tours of in-
soection of the line , recently. Beaver
City Tribune.
A dispatch from Evanston , Wj-o. , says
the Burlington has completed surveys
through that city and county , and that
plats showing definitely the route to be
followed have been filed both at Evanston -
ton and Cheyenne. The company is
preparing to build a line from Guernsey
to Salt Lake City , and these plats show
its location. This dispatch , speaking of
the line west of Evanston , says : "The
line , keeping a little north of the Union
Pacific , enters Evanston through the '
river bottom. It passes through Botsford'
canyon ( to the Muddy , thence it heads in
the most feasible and direct route for
the east boundary line of the county. ,
crossing the Oregon Short Line near
Nutria station , and about eleven miles
from Granger. It is stated that Kilpat-
rick Bros. & Collins will begin work on
the western , or Salt Lake , end of this
line as soon as they have completed
the'ir contracts on the Union Pacific. "
Heir Cofiflnu Catch I obater * .
It Is probably news to the majority
off people to know that the red , or rock ,
codfish is a bitter enemy of the lob
ster that has Just crawled out of ! < !
shell and Is soft and unable to protect
himself. During shedding time these
lobsters crawl up under projecting
rocks , where the seaweed and kelp
are thick and where they find protect
ed places In which to go through the
process of slipping out of their old
shells and taking on a new coat of
mall , so to speak. For some days after
shedding the lobsters are weak and
nnable to cope with those fish that
wage war upon them. This fact the
codfish seem intuitively to know , and
they will swarm around these retreats
In great numbers and wait for the
shedders to crawl out.
An old lobster fisherman said that
many times he had stopped his dory
over a large number of these red cod
fish and watched their operations. He
had even dropped his line down and
dangled tempting bait within a few
feet of them. Unless-It happened to
fall directly In front of their noses ,
however , they would seldom take It ,
as they were after lobster meat. When
the thin shelled lobsters would crawl
out from beneath the protecting sea
weed , the codfish would dart at them
and strike them fierce blows with their
tails , disabling them completely. They
would then fall to and devour the help
less crustaceans. This performance ,
the lobster fisherman said , he had wit
nessed many times. Lewlston Journal.
Ills Look * Were Deceptive.
The late Mr. Justice William
O'Brien , as Is pretty generally known ,
was not a tailor's model , and when goIng -
Ing on a long railway journey his attire
was even more neglected than usual ,
says London M. A. P. Waiting one
day for his train to leave Cork , he
wandered into the first class refresh
ment room , his threadbare and faded
coat looking the more remarkable
when in contrast with the dress of the
smart set frequenting the place. "Can
I have a glass of milk ? " he Inquired
of the being In frills and powder who
ruled behind the bar.
The lady eyed him sharply and su
perciliously and then snapped out :
"Yes , but it's tuppence a glass here.
You'll get It for a penny in the third
class room. "
"Well , " returned the Judge as amia
bly as possible , "I think I'll have a
glass at 'tuppence' all tlie same. I can
manage to survive the expense. "
He took his milk and walked out
with an unruffled countenance. But
when that young lady heard from some
gentlemen who were standing at the
bar and knew the Judge who her cus
tomer was she didn't feel very well.
She tried to explain that she thought
he was one of those "old farmer fel
lows who'd stop arguing about the
price of the milk for half an hour. "
The BontMiva.in'8 Judgment.
It was somewhere in this wide , wide
world , "just where has slipped my
mind , and they * were about to buy
beef on hoof for the ships. So the offi
cer whose duty it is to make the pur
chase took ashore with him the
bo's'n , as representing the crew , to
,
look over the animals and either object
or ( not. They approached the first ani
mal.
"How will that do ? " asked the offi
cer.
cer.The
The bo's'n cautiously approached
the beast , bent down and gingerly ran
his thumb and forefinger down first
one shank and then the other until the
whole four shanks had been examined.
Straightening up he said :
"He'll do all right , sir. "
The officer , flabbergasted , cried :
"But , dash it all , you can't tell the
good points of a bullock by the
shanks ! "
"Perhaps not , sir , but they're the
only parts we ever gets , sir , " was the
reply. Pall Mall Gazette.
Ills Accent.
One day Lord Morris was sitting at
the Four Courts as lord chief justice of
Ireland when a young barrister from
the north rose nervously to make his
first motion. The judge had declared
that no one listening to himself would
ever take him for anything but an
Irishman , which was perfectly correct.
But Galway could not understand An
trim. The lord chief justice leaned
over to ask tbe associate where the
barrister hailed from.
"County Antrim , " was tbe response.
Then asked his lordship of the offi
cial , "Did ye iver come across sich a
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frightful acciut in the course of yer
loife ? "
Gnnliprlit on Gems.
The appearance of all fine gems Is
improved by gaslight. A perfect emer
ald , despite its color , which in any
thing else would turn to a dull gluish
hue , is only intensified in brilliancy of
color by artificial light. The blue sap
phire , though darkened , remains true
to its color , as by daylight. Tbe alex
andrite is tbe only gem that changes ,
turning from a dark olivine to a bril
liant blood red by candle or gas light.
Xo Difference.
English Customer ( to manager of
restaurant ) I see , Signor Maraschino ,
n
that tbe American gentleman and his
wife , who have just left , drank noth
ing but water with their dinner. Does
that make much difference In their ti
bill ?
Signor Maraschino Xotting.sir. They
pay same as yourself and lady , who
'ave champagne ; oderwise 'ow should e
we live ? London Punch.
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An Odd Slip.
Dr. Johnson once met the village
postman trudging along the dusty road
on a hot summer afternoon. The post
man observed that he had still a mile
to walk just to deliver one newspaper.
"My goodness , " exclaimed the sym
pathetic doctor , "I'd never go all that
distance for such a trifle ! Why don't
you send it by post ? "
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Burlington Excursion Rates.
Every Tuesday during October anc
November the Burlington Route will sel
tickets at the following remarkably low
rates :
Ogden , Salt Lake City , Butte , Helena
and Anaconda , one way , $23 Roum :
trip , $40. Return limit , 30 days.
Spokane , Tacoma , Seattle , Portland ,
Victoria and Vancouver , one way , $28.
Round trip , $43. Return limit , 30 days.
Tickets and information at all Bur
lington ticket offices. io-26-sts.
Nebraska Dairymen.
The sixteenth annual meeting of the
Nebraska Dairymen's association will be
held in the dairy building on the State
university farm , Lincoln , December 18-
20 , 1900. Eminent , practical dairymen
will be present and offer subjects of in
terest and importance to the industry.
There will be an exhibit of butter and
cheese for which liberal premiums will
be offered. For programme and other
information , address the secretary , S. C.
Bassett , Gibbon , Nebraska.
Advertised Letters.
The following letters were advertised
by the McCook post-office , November n :
A. P. Smith , W. C. Mollen ,
D. F. Fuller , Anthony Mitchell ,
Geo. Kayser , G. E. Hunt (2) ) ,
Geo. Gunthrea , J. F. Cannon ,
H. G. Miller , Virgle Williams ,
Jennie Allen , Geo. W. Maxwell ,
Frank Bellows , Mrs. W. F. Duggan.
In calling for any of these letters , please
say that they are advertised.
F. M. KiMMEM. , Postmaster.
Cole's Hot Blast.
We are enjoying a great run on Cole's
Hot Blast heaters. They give complete
satisfaction and command the strongest
recommendations from all who use
them. S. M. COCHRAN & Co.
There is nothing that a woman appre
ciates more than she does a good se'.ving-
machine ; one that has the latest im
provements and attachments. You will
find just what you want , and at the
right price , at S. M. Cochran & Co.'s.
The McCook Circle No. 33 , Ladies of
0. A. R. , meet the first Saturday of
svery month in Odd Fellows hall.
SCALE BOOKS For sale at THE TRIE--
CJNE office. Bfst in the market.
Stamped Safin ,
aJMrtcd colors In 9 nqunre Inch
blocki , for I ncj Work. Quilts , faofa
Cuihions , etc. Kaih tamped with
a neat and graceful design to bo
worked in Bilk. 1O cent * pei-
pncUnee , postpaid. One copof
tbe great popular ionic , "For the
Flag I Die. Dear Mother. " regular
40 cent iheet maiic. lent freewill !
, -Ttry package. Addreit , >
MRS. E. V. GLANPON. BARTLEY. NEB.
A New England Incident.
The young ladies of the New England
conservatory of music in Boston , anticipating
woman's suffrage , cast their votes for their
favorite candidates on November 6. A par
ticipant writes of the unique event as follows :
Our scheme for election was somewhat inter
fered with , but we had a good time neverthe
less. We had a parade at 8 o'clock , which
was witnessed by the faculty and other visit
ors. The parade was headed by the speakers
and singers. One girl dressed in a long
black overcoat , white stockings and rubbers
on her feet , a tall silk hat , a long white hand
kerchief sticking out of one pocket , an old
umbrella tied around with a string , and a big
bottle of water under one arm , was the repre
sentative for Woolley , the Prohibition candi
date. McKinley and Bryan each had a
speaker , also a singer for each side. Next
came the band. The leader was dressed in a
regular drum major's costume , and the band ,
numbering ten , wore white dresses , red ties ,
and blue sashes. Our instruments were
combs. We made a heap of noise. Follow
ing the band came the Democratic party , with
all sorts of banners and inscriptions , about
fifty strong. After this the drum corps with
six small drums and a fife.
Following the drum corps marched the Re
publican party , about one hundred and fifty
strong , all dressed in blankets , hair down their
backs , and faces painted like Indians. Each
squad of twenty had a captain dressed in uni
form. Two policemen , dressed in policemen's
coats and hats , tried to
keep order. We
marched down the main hall to Sleeper hall
where we held a rousing meeting. The hall
was decorated with placards of the respective
parties , and great was the excitement when
the leaders came in and placed the. pictures
of their favorites on the stage. The Republi
can leader happened to put her picture of Mc-
Kmley so that it partly covered'Bryan's. . In
a second a dozen Bryanites
were on the sta e
and had '
McKinley's picture torn down. Then
ensued a lively tussle , and the two policemen
were found inadequate to the task before
them. Order
was finally
restored ,
and the
speeches began ; when the Bryan girl
nnemrS ted With a c ° n < inual hifs
numbered them so much that we had
our own way. When the McKuflev
spoke she could scarcely be heard for the !
tmual cn "
cheering for
McKinley. Woolley ?
resentative was listened
to
attentively
speech the was very witty. The yd" ng all
ng meeting was something
ended wuh an election.
didate's name. Vote foVone
Bryan Democratic . . ' . '
McKinley. Republican . . .
Woolley , Prohibition ' 1T
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greatly relieved.