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BARNETT LUflBER CO.
By F. M. KIMMELL.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
Largest Circulation in Red Willow Co.
Subscription , $1 a Year in Advance
The Mayor's Proclamation.
It having been made apparent to the Board
of Health , that a case of Smallpox has broken
out within the city of McCook , Neb. , and that
the person afflicted by said disease was located
in the building known as the National Hotel ,
in said city and to preserve the health , and to
protect the lives of the inhabitants of the city
of McCook , a quarantine has been established
on said premises , the limits of which are
marked by a barbed wire fence around the
said hotel. It is ordered that no parties on
the inside of said quarantine shall be per
mitted to pass to the outside of same , or part
ies on the outside to pass to the inside , during
said quarantine , without first having permis
sion from proper authorities.
The Board of Health has established a hos
pital for the puipose of taking care of said
party afllicted with said disease , in a suitable
dwelling house , according to law , north-west
of the city of McCook , and wthin the five
mile limit , and said patient has been removed
to said hospital.
In case of further spread of the said disease ,
every patient may be removed to the said
hospital for care and treatment , or quaran
tined at their home * : , as it may be considered
advisable by the said Board of Health.
It is deemed the duty of any person know
ing of any new case to report the same at
once to the health officers.
It is further desired and' requested by the
Board of Health that all persons use all
reasonable means to prevent the spread of
said disease by cleaning up and thoroughly
disinfecting their premises.
A. BARNETT , Mayor.
Thirteenth Joint Ballot.
D. E. Thompson 34
G. D. Meiklejohn 28
E. H. Hinsbaw 13
F. M.Currie 20
E. Rosewater 16
L. Craunse 7
E. J , Hainer 4
M. P. Kiukaid.j. 4
Francis Martin 9
N. V. Harlan I
\V. S. Morlan I
J. H. Van Dusen I
W. V. Allen 47
W. H. Thompson ' . 18
M. F. Harrington 5
C. J. Smyth i
G. W. Berge 3
G. M. Hitchcock 23
W. D. Oldhaui 2
G. W. Meredith 4
J. H. Broady 6
E. A. Gflhert I
J. C. Sprecher I
E. Von Forell I
W. H. Westover i
R. D. Sutherland I
Total vole , 126 ; necessary to elect , 64.
COMMERCIALISM is in the saddle.
THE New'York Sun , perhaps the
ablest champion of commercialism in
America , explains the election of Mat
thew Stanley Quay to the United States
senate notwithstanding a majority of the
Pennsylvania legislature was ELECTED
against him , on the grounds that the
commercial interests of that great and
wealthy commonwealth felt that their
affairs could be more safely entrusted to
his care than to any of his competitors
for the much-coveted toga.
Farm Paper Doesn't Fill the Bill.
A farm paper is all right as pn addi
tion to the farmer's reading matter , but
first of all he wants a NEWSPAPER ; one
that will give him all the telegraphic
news of the world , markets , state and
national politics , together with a lot of
wholesome reading for the family. 'The
Semi-Weekly Stale Journal is just such a
paper , published every Tuesday and Fri
day at the slate capital. For a short
time the Western Poultry News will be
sent free one year to those sending $ r
for the Journal. Address , State Journal ,
Lincoln , Nebraska.
Advertised Letters.
The following letters were advertised
by the McCook post-office , Jan. 27 , 1901 :
Earnest Carter , S. H. Cott ,
W. J. Dunlay , Mrs. John Egan ,
Mr. Burnett Freeman.
In calling for any of these letters , please
say that they are advertised.
F. M. KiMMELl , , Postmaster.
Notice to Clean Up.
Property-owners and tenants are re
quested to clean alleys and remove all
rubbish from properties owned or rented
by them without delay.
C. B. GRAY , Street Commissioner.
CITY CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS.
CATHOLIC Mass at 8 o'clock a. in.
High mass and sermon at 10:30 a. in. ,
with choir. Sunday-school at 2:30 p. in.
All are cordially welcome.
REV. J. W. HICKEY , Pastor.
SOUTH McCooK M. E. Sunday-school
at 3 p. in. Preaching , Sunday evenings ,
at 7:30. Prayer-meeting , every Thursday
evening at 7:30. All are welcome.
T. G. GODWIN , 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. in.
Preaching at n and 7:30. : Christian En
deavor at 6:30 p. in. Prayer-meeting on
Wednesday evening. Morning subject ,
"What is the Kingdom Christ Come to
Briii } > ? When ? Where ? " Evening sub
ject , "As it is in the Days of Nonh. "
All are invited.
J. W. WALKER , Pastor.
CONGREGATIONAL Sunday-school at
12. Preaching at 10:45. 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 Royal Invitation " Evening sub
ject , "Our Historic Faith. "
W. J. TURNER , Pastor.
METHODIST Sunday-school at 10.
Preaching at n. Junior League at 3.
Epworth League at 7. Preaching at 7:45.
Junior League will not be held at 3 p. m. ,
but instead a citizen's meeting to con
sider plans for organizing a library and
lyceurn association. Revival services
will continue all the week with two ser
vices each day at 2:30 and 7:30 p. m.
Miss Clara A. Whittennieyer , an evan
gelist of recognized ability and success ,
will preach each evening. A cordial in
vitation is extended to all.
L. M. GRIGSBY , Pastor.
BAPTIST Sunday-school at 9:45 a. m.
Preaching at 'n. B. Y. P. U. at 7 p. m.
Preaching xat 7:45. Prayer-meeting on
Wednesday evening at 8 at the church.
Subject for B. Y. P. U."Marching Or
ders , " Josh. 1:1-11 , Mr. C. C. Calvert ,
leader. Morning subject , "Courage. "
Evening subject , "Watching. " Prayer-
meeting , Friday evening , February 8 ,
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gollehon in
South McCook. Mrs. Rouch and Mrs.
Brown will give their Sunday-school
classes a party at the home of Mrs.
Rouch , F'riday afternoon , February ist ,
from three to five o'clock. Mrs. F. D.
Burgess and Miss' Elsie Burgess will en
tertain the members of their classes ,
Friday evening , February ist. Mrs.
G. E. Thompson invites her class of
boys to her home , Friday evening. Miss
Vernice Franklin will entertain her
class of girls , Friday afternoon after
school. All other classes will receive
announcements for social gatherings
later. GEORGE L. WHITE , Pastor.
Rev. J. W. Walker of the Christian
church has been holding services , part
of this week , at Banksville.
Rev. T. G. Godwin of the South Mc
Cook Methodist church has gone to
Mitchell , Indiana , departing on Tuesday
night.
Rev. W. J. Turner of the Congrega
tional church assisted in a revival meet
ing in Danbury , part of the week ; re
turns home tomorrow evening.
The second Quarterly meeting for the
South McCook M.E. church will be held
on Friday , February 8th ; Quarterly con
ference at 3 p. m.
m.T.
T. G. GODWIN , Pastor.
A Postponed Meeting.-
The Awl-Os held their
- regular meet
ing , last evening , at the home of the
Misses Doan , instead of on Tuesday
evening. There was an unusually large
attendance and a very happy time. The
meeting was in honor of Miss Ona
Simons , a member of the club who will
on tomorrow evening be united in mar
riage with W. C. Bulger. Refreshments
were served but there was no special
programme of entertainment.
Y. M. C. A. Meeting : .
There will be a meeting at the Christ
ian church , Sunday afternoon , at three
o'clock , to confer with G. D. McDill ,
international secretary , Y. M. C. A. All
persons interested in the work are very
urgently asked to be present.
CHASE COUNTY , NEBRASKA.
Some of Its Greatest Advantages and
Attractions.
Editor State Journal , Lincoln , Neb. :
"The world does move , " but the strange
thing to some of your eastern readers is
that the great west is moving right along
with it. That in common with the great
universal movement South-Western Ne
braska also moves , and that with a
swifter gait and greater energy , Chase
'county , Nebraska , is outstripping her
sister counties , is also a fact. There are
many causes why Chase county is push
ing to the front so rapidly. First and
foremost , is the beautiful surface of the
county miles and miles without a can
yon , draw or break of any kind and
this immense plain covered with rich ,
thick , everlasting feed the rich , succu
lent buffalo grass the "manna" of the
Hereford , Shorthorn , Polled Angus , the
fine horse , the scrub cow and the bron
cho. Here to all alike nature has pro
vided the animal kingdom with a rich
and bountiful living. Second in im
portance is the bountiful supply of clear ,
cool , sparkling water. The Frenchman ,
an everlasting spring , arises in the ex
treme western part of the county , rushes
over twelve hundred cubic feet of the
purest water per minute over every foot
of its entire course through the county ,
over a gravel bottom that is so firm that
a horse or cow could walk the entire
length of the stream on solid footing , ergo
go to the water from the meadow lands
on either side where the banks are not
too steep ( which is very rare ) without
the least danger of miring. In the north
central part of the county the beautiful
Spring Creek has its rise. Though not
so large as the Frenchman it is fed by
everlasting springs and ample enough in
its flow to provide water for irrigating
purposes and all the stock that come to
quench their thirst. In the north-eastern
part of the county the famous "Stink-
ingwater" has its rise , and though not
so large as either the Frenchman or
Spring Creek has ample water for the
numerous stockmen that dwell along its
course. All the streams in the county
have great abundance of wild hay grow
ing on their low lands , from which there
are thousands of tons of hay cut each
year. On the uplands of the greater
uart of the county the deplh to water is
from ten to one hundred and twenty-five
feet and can be easily and cheaply pro
vided by a well and windmill , and when
mill is once set in motion so far as the
water supply is concerned the mill can
run forever and never exhaust the water
supply. Third in importance is the
mild and open winters which permit
stock to graze the entire year without
other feed. Hundreds of head of stock
never having a mouthful of feed fed to
them during the entire year. The agri
cultural interests of the county are sub
servient to the stock interests. Though
there are thousands of acres of cullivated
lands in the county which 'yield good
crops of wheat , corn , oats , rye and pota
toes and immense crops of sugar cane ,
millet and alfalfa. All the grain and
hay necessary to feed all the cattle and
horses , fatten all the hogs , feed the im
mense flocks of domestic fowls are raised
within the county ; besides grain suffici
ent to furnish the three flouring mills in
the county with steady employment
manufacturing flour , graham and corn
meal for our people and mill stuff for
our young stock and milk cows. After
the agricultural the dairy and poultry in
terests are the greatest. The county
has four skimming stations in it oper
ated by the Beatrice Creamery company
of Lincoln , Neb. , which daily skim in
the aggiegate thirty to forty thousand
pounds of milk per day ; besides there
are thousands of pounds of butter and
hundreds of cases of eggs shipped from
the county each month. Chase county
is famous for the quality of its hogs , of
which there are from one hundred and
fiity to two hundred cars shipped each
year to Omaha , Denver , or Kansas City ,
at prices not so very far below eastern
prices. Poultry in the county is also a
rising industry as will be seen by one
shipper shipping over five thousand
pounds of dressed turkeys during one
month , besides a nearly equal amount
of dressed ducks and chickens. That
eastern people are beginning to realize
the opportunity awaiting capital and en
ergy is becoming more apparent each
month , and to illustrate to what an ex
tent they are doing so I will give some
of the recent transactions of Arterburn
Bros. , abstracters and dealers in real es
tate , Imperial , Neb. They sold to such
noted stockmen as J. F. Vincent and J.
F. Faber of Peoria , 111. , owners of the
Peoria stockyard , and the stockyards at
Des Moines , Iowa , a fine cattle ranch on
the Frenchman river of 2,200 acres , and
at about the same time they sold to Kil-
patrick Bros , of Beatrice , Neb. , 2,100
acres of fine grazing land to add to their
already mammoth ranch of over 10,000
acres. During the month of December ,
1900 , this firm sold over five thousand
acres of land , and many thousand acres
during the year 1900. Arterbum Bros ,
have been located at Imperial , Neb. , for
the past fifteen years , and by their
straightforward , do-as-they-promise bus
iness methods have built up a reputa
tion for honesty and honorable dealing
that has placed them in the front ranks
of successful real estate dealers of South
western Nebraska. Mr. E. E. Arter
burn , the resident member of the firm ,
was the first deputy county clerk of the
county , and conceived the idea of start
ing the first set of abstract books that
there is in the county. Having written
the first county records as deputy county
clerk , Mr. Arterburn is the best in
formed person in the county on county
records and has the most complete set
of abstract books in South-Western Ne
braska. And by virtue of being so con
versant with the county records and be
ing sound in business principles , most
of the eastern parties having real estate
to sell in this county have intrusted him
with the management and the sale of
the same. We would recommend Mr.
Arterburn to all parties seeking homes ,
or stock men seeking ranches , or specu
lators seeking investments for speculat
ive purposes , and can assure them that
he will treat them honorably and fairly
and will answer all questions submitted
to him regarding this part of the state.
Write him or call on him today.
Yours truly , W. J. HOPPER.
Rafts vs. Logs.
Some years since a man having business -
iness in the vicinity of the Mississippi
river was interested in watching its in
dustries ; among others was its lumber
operations. First came a huge raft with
a small steamer behind , pushing it along
accelerating its movements down the
current towards the gulf. Next came .
another raft , this perhaps larger than
the first , was left to "float with the tide. "
Its progress was according to the rapidity
of the stream , varying from five to ten
miles an hour , just as the river was higher
or low. On this second raft it was ob
served that there were some families ,
who , too poor to pay their way from the
northern country towards the south , as
we were told , thus secured passage , rend
ering such help as the owner of the raft
might need.
Soon we saw what may be termed a
shoal of loose logs lazily following down
stream towards some mill that would
throw out its line and so direct them to
their destination. This simple observa
tion so common as scarce to occasion
any remark , save as when an unusual
size would attract attention , set the ob
server thinking , and with thought to do
a little moralizing. These logs , loosely
floating down to some mill , furnish no
service , as do the rafts. No one can
with safety step upon them unless like
an expert Indian in his canoe , he can
"balance himself , " and even then , how
many times a misstep has let one slip be
tween to the waters beneath and then
rolling together again , their victim is
drowned.
Such we apprehend is a fair sample of
that extreme independency sometimes
dignified by the term "personal liberty"
that fascinates so many shallow think
ers. This may suffice for logs , whose end
is to fall into hands that will make better
use of them than they can make of them
selves , but independency alone fails by
its own inevitable disintegration. But
the raft with its million or more feet of
square timbers , joists , scantlings , boards
and laths all bound together , how proud
ly it sails into its harbor , bringing all
safely to land ; not content with reaching
its own destination , but in assisting
these poor families to reach theirs , is a
type of that combination of interests ,
that mutuality that is united in the com
paction of true sociality.
MORAL : It is belter to be an inde
pendent log in the world , or with other
sound and valuable souls to be joined in
one , each yielding to a common good ,
doing what singly were impossible , yet
receiving in return for this personal aid ,
the recomcense of the whole body.
"Give and it shall be given unto you
good measure pressed down and shaken
together and running over , shall men
give into your bosom ; for with the same
measure that ye mete withal it shall be
measured to you again. " But let not
the logs be disheartened by this com
parison ; it yet remains that rescued from
the river they may be converted into
good building material some master
workman is waiting to set them in per
manent forms of service and the same
shall be their true salvation. F. L.
Low Rates.West and North-West.
At a time of year when thousands will
take advantage of them , the Burlington
Route makes sweeping reductions in its
rates to the West and North-West to
Utah , Montana , Washington , Oregon
and British Columbia.
Dates : February 12 , 19 and 26.
March 5 , 12 , 19 and 26.
April 2 , 9 , 16 , 23 and 30.
Rates are shown below :
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To Ogden , Salt Lake , Butte , Helena - }
ena , Anaconda and Missoula )
To all points on the Northern Pacific - '
cific Ry. , west of Missoula , in
cluding Spokane , Seattle , Ta$28
coma , Portland , as well as Vancouver - I
couver , and Victoria , B. C.J
To all points on the Spokane Falls 1
& Northern Ry. , and the Wash$28 |
ington & Columbia river R. R. |
Never has the Pacific North-West been
as prosperous as now. Labor is in con
stant demand and wages are high. The
money-making opportunities are beyond
number in mines.lumber , merchandise ,
farming , fruit-raising , fishing , and all
the other industries of a great and grow
ing country. 4-19.
Literature on request free.
J. FRANCIS , G. P. A. ,
Omaha , Neb.
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Wanted.
A limited quantity of skunk oil.
MCCONNELL & BERRY.
THESE CRIMPY
MORNINGS.
make a fellow wish he could have
his summer's wages to spend over
again , sssse He knows that among
other things he wouldn't forget to
lay in a good supply of Winter Un
derwear , and a little investigation
would determine that his purchase y.
could be made only at "Honest
John's" = = if he considered his own
interests. % & SBS 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
OF UNDERWEAR
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 anywhere -
where for the money. % & s-s Come
in and see the goods and we will
quote you prices that will "jar" you.
PRODUCE AS GOOD AS CASH.
J.H.GRANNIS
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& McCOOK , NEBRASKA
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$500 For Letters About Nebraska.
The Burlington Route offers twenty
prizes , aggregating $500 , for letters
which can be used in encouraging immi
gration to Nebraska.
The first prize is a round-trip ticket
from any Burlington Route stalion in
Nebraska to Yellowstone park , and a
complete trip through the park , includ
ing stage transportation and five and a
half days' accommodation at the hotels
of the Yellowstone Park association
value $100.
The second prize is a ticket to Denver ,
thence to the Black Hills , and $25 in
cash value $75.
Particulars can be obtained by address
ing J. Francis , G. P. A , , Burlington
Route , Omaha , Neb. 1-4-915.
Big Poultry Paper Free.
Just for a short time to introduce the
Semi-Weekly State Journal that paper
will send the Western Poultry News a
year free to any one sending $1.00 for a
year's subscription to the Semi-Weekly
State Journal , which is published every
Tuesday and Friday ; gives all the news
of the world days ahead of farm papers
and weeklies. It is a newspaper from
start to finish and is the paper for the
farmer. A great many readers call it
the "farmers' daily. " One dollar gets
the Journal twice a week a whole year
and the Western Poultry News a whole
year. This is a big bunch of reading for
a dollar. Send your order to the State
Journal , Lincoln , Neb.
Rates are Reduced.
It is announced that commencing on
February i , the Burlington will reduce
rates from 5 to 4 cents per mile in Wyo
ming and Montana. The Great Northern
and the Northern Pacific railroads re
cently reduced the rates in North Dakota
and Montana. The Burlington is follow
ing in this action. Early railroading in
these state was very expensive and the
polume of traffic was not nearly so great
is now.
McCook Markets.
Corrected Friday morning.
Corn J35
Wheat 58
Dats 40
Rye 33
Hogs 4-6o
Bggs 15
Butter 15
Butter'fat 16
How to Save Money.
If you don't know bow , call on the
secretary of the McCook Co-operative
Building and Savings association , at the
? irst National bank , who will give you
i little folder telling all about it.
Public Installation.
A large gathering participated in the pub
lic installation and fiee banquet by the A. O.
U. W. , Monday evening. Deputy Grard Mas
ter O. J. VanDyke of Omaha installed the of
ficers , assisted by Deputy Grand Master ] . W.
Robinson of Franklin. After the installation.
Deputy Grand Master VanDyke delivered an
address on Workmanship , in the opera-house.
The free banquet wns spread in the A. O.
U. W. hall , and over three hundred mem
bers and guests enjoyed this feature of the
evening , which was a large success m every
respect.
The officers installed were : C. L. Walker.
G. M. ; C. B. Gray , secretary ; Dennis Cullen.
receiver ; W. M. Harmon , general foreman ;
Herman Kapke , overseer ; II. II. Berry , finan
cier ; George McClam ; inside guard ; Howard
Finity , conductor.
INDIANOLA.
The 1900 census , gives us but 579 population.
Bartley and Danbury have 247 and 2IO , re
spectively.
Indianola and vicinity sent a delegation o
.ten to the county teachers' association meet
ing in McCook , Saturday last. Miss Flora
Quick had an excellent paper before the
teachers on "Art in the Public Schools. "
Sup't A. J. A. Spofford presided over the ses
sion and led the discussion on the paper on
"Course of Study in the Country Schools. "
For the weakness and prostration following
grippe there is nothing so prompt and effect
ive as One Minute Cough Cure. This prepa
ration is highly endorsed as an unfailing
remedy for all throat and lung troubles and
its early use prevents consumption. It was
made to cure quickly. McConnell & Berry.
Who knows the secret of application will
acquire the means of success.
Reports show a greatly increased death
rate from throat and lung troubles , due to the
prevalence of croup , pneumonia and grippe.
We advise the use of One Minute Cough
Cure in all of these difficulties. It is the only
harmless remedy that gives immediate results.
Children like it. McConnell & Berry.
You will not make heaven less your home
by making home heavenly.
There is always danger in using counterfeits
of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. The orig
inal is a safe and certain cure for piles. It is
a soothing and healing salve for sores and all
skin diseases. McConnell & Berry.
Success is only sweet when it has an honest :
record.
He who speaks well wields pleasure from
his toil.
Genuineness needs neither introduction nor
laudations.
We only profit in the measure we have en
nobled self.
Who has not braved the danger cannot
boast of courage.
Fashion's sway is often more autocratic
than aristocratic.
Our lives are as free and happy as they are
bound to what is good.
The New Year will be as the old one if
there be not a renewed man to live it.
There is much difference between being
washed white and being whitewashed.