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By F. M. KIMMBLL.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPEft
Largest Circulation in Red Willow Co.
Subscription , $1 a Year in Advance
NOTWITHSTANDING the verdict of the
people , Kx-Presi lent Harrison insists
that the constitution follows the flag.
But the ex-president knows that a re
election don't always follow a term in
the presidential chair. There is no ar
guing this point.
WHEN the United States wassuddenlj
called upon to move a vast army it wa
found Unit the war department was with
out a single vessel fit for usage. In
three months a fleet of transports had
been created which became the wonde
of the civilized world. And George
Meiklejohu was its creator. Brooklyr
Times.
THE York Republican invites Edward
Rosewater and D. E. Thompson to step
down and out of the race for United
States senators. But of course the editor
of the Republican will not be surprised
if neither of them act on his suggestion
for neither of them is built that way.
Both are factors in the" contest and will
have to be reckoned with.
"SAVE the Forests and Store the
Floods" proved a popular motto at the
Chicago Irrigation congress. Its ses
sions bore a marked atmosphere of
thoughtful consideration of how these
great objects could be accomplished and
a general spirit of harmony and cooperation
ation pervaded the atmosphere. Much
satisfaction was' expressed at the growth
of the national irrigation sentiment in
the east and the interest and active co
operation afforded by eastern business
men.
GREAT as is Chicago , with her people
equaling in numbers a third of the entire
population of the western half of the
United States , yet the National Irrigation
congress was recognized as the exponent
of a national movement , and caused no
little local and general comment. Chicago
cage newspapers devoted their columns
to its meetings and Chicago's largest
business men attended them. The great
problem of the'reclamation of the mill
ions of arid acres was recognized as its
true value and the incalculable benefits
to result , appreciated. The national
standing of the national irrigation ques
tion is an assured fact.
ABBOTT RAISES THE ANTE.
Shortgrass Editor Sees Denver Post's
$10,000 and Goes One Better.
M.J.Abbott , the sarcastic editor of the
Hayes Center Republican , which is pub
lished at the jumping off-place out west ,
has sent the following telegram to W. J.
Bryan :
HAYES CENTER , Nov 15. Hon. W. J.
Bryan , Lincoln : Noting that you decline
an offer of $10,000 a year to become an
editorial writer on the Denver Post , as
it would necessitate your removal to Col
orado , I hereby tender you a position as
local editor of the Hayes County Repub
lican at $12,000 a year , and you can re
main in Nebraska. M. J. ABBOTT.
Abbott , in his paper guarantees that if
Bryan will come the town windmill will
be chained so he will have no competi
tion from that source , and that all Me-
Kinley pictures in the town will be de
stroyed , and that Bryan can run for
county attorney , by petition , two years
hence.
Hayes Center is on a star route , and it
requires nearly two weeks to get the
election returns from Hayes county.
Geneva Signal.
Advertised Letters.
The following letters were advertised
by the McCook post-office , Dec. i6th :
Olive Cline , Laura Hufman ,
Chas. Carr , E. J. Stark ,
J. F. Ford , Henry Burnett ,
Frank Kraft , Wm. Cheney ,
May Holton , J. Harbeck ,
Chas. Randal , W. H. Holmes ,
Hiram Cooley , Harry C. Steers ,
Sam Powell , A. R. Kinney ,
Mitchell Young , A. L. Miller.
Richard Mackliu Bessie R. Smith ,
Alice Benjamin , .R. D. S. Padget ,
W. J. Kolleck , Hdmer T. Bruce ,
C. M. Seamans , Mrs. M. C. Miller ,
Claude Arlington(2) ) .
In calling for any of these letters , please
say that they are advertised.
F. M. KIMMEI.I , , Postmaster.
Straw for Sale.
Wheat and rye straw for sale. $3 a
load. Leave word at THE TRIBUNE of
fice or write N. J. JOHNSON , Box 66. zts
For holiday goods S. M. Cochran &
Co. certainly excel anything in the west ,
this year. It is a real pleasure to see
their holiday display and what a joy to
possess some of them !
Sutton , the jeweler , has a superb dis
play of Christmas novelties in jewelry.
A richer , more varied assortment cannot
be found outside the large cities. Just
step in and see.
Are you thinking about a holiday
turkey ? An order at Church & Marsh's
will do the business. Better order early
and get a choice fowl.
The McCook Circle No. 33 , Ladies of
G. A. R. , meet the first Saturday of
every month in Odd Fellows hall.
' that "when
lt's an old adage
the days begin to lengthen , the
coal begins to strengthen/ '
Today is the shortest day of o
the year. Better fill up the coal o
house and be prepared. Thar's Q
a cold "wave coming. This fine
weather can't last always.
Remember , we sell the best
for the least money.
BARNETT LUflJBER CO.
CITY CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS.
SOUTH McCooK M. E. Sunday-school
at 3 p. m. Preaching , Sunday evening ,
at 7:30. : Prayer-meeting , every Thursday
evening. T. G. GODWIN , Pastor.
CATHOLIC Mass at 8 o'clock a. m.
High mass and sermon at 10:30 a. in. ,
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.
CONGREGATIONAL Sunday-school at
10. Preaching at u. Y. P. S. C. E. at
6:45. Preaching at 7:30. Prayer-meeting ,
Wednesday evening , at 7:30. All are
welcome. Morning subject , "The Hope
of the World. " Evening subject , "The
Heart of Christmas. "
W. J. TURNER , Pastor.
METHODIST Sunday-school at 10.
Preaching at n. Junior League at 3.
Epworth League at 7. Preaching at 7:45.
Prayer-meeting on Wednesday evening
at 7:30. All are welcome. There will be
special sermons and music appropriate
to the Christmas occasion nt both the
morning and evening services. At the
Junior League hour the castor will preach
a special sermon to the children. The
Sunday-school will give an entertain
ment at the church on Christmas eve ,
December 24th. A pleasant surprise is
being provided , and an enjoyable even
ing is promised.
L. M. GRIGS BY , Pastor.
BUY SOMETHING WORTH WHILE.
And this means something : from
the elegant stock in Sutton's. His
varied lines meet every require
ment of taste and limit of pocket-
book. Whether your investment he
in a sparkling : solitaire or a simple
Christmas novelty , it will be worth
while worth giving worth having.
Testing Lights.
The B. & M. company has placed
electric head-lights on engines 15 and 74
and will give a thorough test of same
before placing them on all passenger
trains. The new lights are modern and
certainly the most wonderful head-light
ever introduced. Engine 74 pulled No.
3 from Lincoln to McCook , Tuesday
evening , and some good stories are be
ing told today. The agent at Fairmont
saw the train coming into that town ,
but saw the light so far away that he
telegraphed the chief dispatcher , asking
what was running ahead of No. 3. The
answer told him nothing , and not until
the agent looked again did he know why
he was so badly deceived.
The train was fully two miles away
when he first saw it and his idea was
that it was a very short distance from
the depot. In this city the man who
opens and closes the street gates , closed
them fully five minutes before it was
necessary , thinking the train was at the
& . I. crossing , when it was fully half
way to Inland. Hastings Record.
ADDITIONAL RAILROAD NEWS.
Flagman Neubauer and Teddy went
over to Beaver City , this morning , on a
short visit.
Foreman M. E. Wells has been con
fined to bed , most of the week , with a
threatened attack of fever , but it is
thought that he will be at his position in
a few days.
Last Friday morning , while passenger
train No. 3 was making the run from
Wray to Yuma , a baby was born on the
chair car. Mother and child were taken
care of tenderly as facilities available
would allow.
A Few Sugar Beet Items.
Over i,600 Utah farmers are raising
sugar beets.
With abundant sunshine , long season
and splendid fall weather for harvesting ,
we should be in the lead in the produc
tion of sugar beets.
The prize sugar beet raiser in Illinois ,
this year , is John Bennett of Fulton
county. He made a record of 25 tons
per acre.
Beet sugar factories will be built to
take care of next season's crops at :
Loveland , Colo. , Charlestown , Mass. ,
Mason City , Iowa , Salzbury , Mich. ,
Fort Dodge , Jowa , Menominee , Wis.
McCook ought to get in line.
Clerical Permits 1901.
Applications for clergymen's half-fare
permits for 1901 should be filed at the
earliest possible date with the local
agent of the B. & M. R. R. R.
J. FRANCIS , G. P. A.
Married
At Stratton , Hitchcock county , Neb. ,
on the I7th day of Dec. 1900 , by Rev.
Geo. Scott of McCook , James F. Nance
and Miss Rachel A. Hanks , both of
Hitchcock county.
If you want a good Shirt you can get
it at Morgan's by buying the "Eclipse"
or "Monarch. "
SCALE BOOKS For sale at THE TRIB
UNE office. Best in the market.
Don't fail to see the bargains in WallPaper -
Paper at Loar's.
Why You Should Insist on Having
Unequaled by any other.
Renders hard leather soft.
Especially prepared.
Keeps out water.
& heavy bodied oil.
excellent preservative.
Reduces cost of your harness.
Never burns the leather ; its
Efficiency is increased.
Secures best service.
Stitches kept from breaking.
BS sold in all
Localities , ,
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Manufactured by ,
Standard Oil Compnnr. 8 ?
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FIRST CALL AND SEE
Novel and Well-Assorted Line of Holiday Goods
including Fancy Goods , Novelties ,
Books , Bibles , Albums , Medallions ,
Lamps , Toys , Dolls , Etc. , Etc
All are invited to come and see , whether you
buy or not. Don't miss the opportunity of first
choice.
A. McMILLEN , Druggist.
If you want a rich and elegant
present ; if you want a simple , taste
ful gift ; don't fail to see the large
and varied stock displayed by H. P.
Sutton , the leading jeweler. He has
the unapproachable stock in this
section of the state.
There will be the usual Christmas ex
ercises in the several churches of the
city , Christmas eve.
Overcoats at DeGroff Si Co.'s.
It's sure McMillan's Cough Cure.
McCormlck's Fast Ride.
The McCormick special train from
Omaha to Billings via the Builington ,
finished its remarkable run at 6:48 ,
mountain time , at Billings , yesterday
morning. The run of 833 miles was
made in 1,081 minutes , including stops
and delays. The train left Omaha at
1:47 , Thursday afternoon , and at 6:48
the next morning was 893 miles away ,
the run consuming eighteen hours and
one minute.
Paul McCormick was in Omaha. He
is a wealthy ranchman. At noon , Thurs
day , he received a telegram saying that
his son was dying in Billings. He char
tered a special train to carry him home
as rapidly as possible. At Newcastle re
assuring telegrams were received con
cerning the son's condition , and an order
was given to slacken speed. Neverthe
less the special made remarkable time
from that place to Billings.
The greatest burst of speed was made
between Ravenna and Seneca. The
distance is 130 miles. The run was made
in 123 minutes , including an eight min
ute delay at Anselmo. Excluding the
delay the run of 130 miles was made in
115 minutes.
An official account of the run says :
"The special with one car left Omaha at
1:47 p. in. It arrived at Ravenna at
5:04 p. m. Exclusive of delays the run
ning time was 175 minutes for 178.4
miles. "
Superintendent Phelan made the fol
lowing report of the performance of the
train on the Wyoming division :
"Special left Ravenna at 5:15. It was
delayed there seven minutes through
changing engines and oiling. A delay
of seven minutes occurred at Anselmo to
secure water and oil. Left Seneca at
7:22 p.m. , arriving at Alliance at 9:43 :
p. m. Delayed nine minutes changing
and oiling. Lost twenty-six minutes
account of poor tank coal. Engine 205
left Alliance at 8:46 , mountain time , with
special. Arrived at Newcastle at 11:42 :
p. m. with engine 24. Delayed three
minutes at Crawford for water , one iiiin-
at Ardtnore for coal , one minute at
Edgemont on account of passenger , two
minutes at Clifton for water. Changed
conductors and left Newcastle at 11:46 ,
arriving at Gillette at 1:15 a. m. , depart
ed at 1:21 , arrived at Sheridan at 3:20 ,
changed engineers and departed at 3:23 ,
arrived at Billings at 6:48. : Average speed
of 48.79 miles per hour > Ravenna to Bil
lings , including all stops. Train slowed
up west of Newcastle on account of fav
orable reports from sick sou. Remark
able part of run was from Ravenna to
Seneca , 130 miles in 123 minutes , includ
ing eight minutes delay at Anselmo ,
making the actual run in 115 minutes. "
Lincoln Journal , Friday.
BOX ELDER.
Mrs. Daniel Doyle is on the sick list.
Wm. Dovle has lost several head of cattle
from corn stalk poison.
Our popular county superintendent was
visiting the school in this part of the county
the first of the week.
Mr. Thompson of Mayweed has been en
gaged to finish the term of school in Osburn
district over in Frontier.
The new Methodist minister , who has been
assigned the charge here , will preach at the
church , next Sunday morning.
D. P. Brewer , who for several months has
been living on the James Doyle ranch , moved
back to his old home at the post-office.
Miss Flora Robinson who has been staying
with Mrs. Brewer and attending the Box
Elder school , returned to her new home near
Stockville , Tuesday last.
BARTLEY.
Mr. Flanagan recently received a car-load
of Osage fence posts from Eastern Nebraska.
Eugene Wolf has quite recovered from his
recent illness and is able to be around again.
Rev. E. B. Crippen is holding a protracted
meeting at Mount Zion church with good re
sults.
Rev. Johnson preached to large congrega
tions in the Christian church , last Sunday
morning and evening.
The funeral of Harley Keyes took place on
ast Friday morning at 10:30 in the Methodist
church , Rev. E. B. Crippen preaching a very
nppropriate and touching sermon. The
Masonic fraternity conducted the funeral
icrvices. May He who holds our lives in His
land comfort the bereaved family.
TYRONE.
There is to be a Christmas tree at the
church , Christmas night.
Frank Moore has been repairing the cem
etery fence , the past week.
Mrs. Baker of Bartley visited her daughter
and family at the post-office , Saturday. .
L. S. Davis , mail carrier at this place , de
sires to sell out his sub-contract on star route
No. 57,142.
Some are sorry they burned their straw
piles , last spring. They think that they won't
do so any more. '
A party here who has been figuring on it
says he believes he can haul his straw shed to
town and at § 2.50 a load for the straw can
buy enough lumber for a good frame shed
equally as large.
COLEMAN.
Days are the shortest now.
J. W. Corner took hogs to market , Monday.
Jake Betz was on the market , Monday , with
hogs.
Fred Smith of Yale , Iowa , is visiting his
sister-in-law , Mrs. W. M. Sharp.
Fred Cyriacks' brother and boy have been
here on a visit. They left , fore part of the
week , for their home in Dawes county.
I THESE CKIMPY
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MORNINGS * s
make a fellow wish he could have
his summer's wages to spend over
again. % & s He knows that among
other things he wouldn't forget to
lay in a good supply of Winter Un
derwear , and a little investigation /
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would determine that his purchase fK
could be made only at "Honest *
John's" = = if he considered his own
interests. % & % & But it don't take
much money to get a fine thing in
our Underwear ; you should see the
selection before you buy.
ALL KINDS
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We have Underwear to suit every
taste , and from the cheapest gar
ment to the highest in price , it is
the best that can be procured any
where for the money. sis- % & Come
in and see the goods and we will
quote you prices that will "jar" you.
PRODUCE AS GOOD AS CASH.
f J.H.GRANNIS
McCOOK , NEBRASKA .
Only a couple of
days more = = Don't put off
your Christmas purchases.
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