k 6 TJ5 - - - J -v -- FARMERS SHIPPING ASSOCIATION I am now prepared to take your orders for shipment for car lots of hogs and cattl Will also buy on same days B M meat market F Directions For Big Wolf Hunt At a mooting of tho wolf hunters of the Willow the lines were established as follows Southsido to bo on line with the Redwillow school house which is also to be point of meeting for south side east division on Carmlchael lino north to bo on the north line of tho Dole place west to be on west lino of S C Kings place- It was decided to have three cap tame on a side namely South side M Kink W Randel and W Moyers east side R Barber W Carmichael and A P Day north side M Morosic A Wilson and J Modrell west P Lytle C Monday and J K Gordon Charles Masters was elected commander-in-chief Shot guns but no rifles of dogs are to be used Captains will see that this rule is enforced The time was sot for Thursday Feb 5th at 9 oclock a m sharp The place for the round up shall be on A R Clarks timber claim section 18 A bounteous oyster supper on Friday evening February 6th will be given by the same parties at Dist No 66 school house Come early not lato But come sure as fate To the groat wolf hunt on tho Willow Well show you some fun For the shot gun And plenty of sport to fill you C T Littel Secretary Pro Tem Unconscious From Croup During a sudd on and terrible attack of croup our littlo girl was unconscious from strangula tion says A L Spafford postmaster Chester Mich and a doso of One Minute Cough Curo was -administered and repeated often It re duced the swelling and inflammation cut the mucus and shortly tho child was resting easy and speadily recovered It cures coughs colds lagrippo and all throat and lung troubles One Minute Cough Cure lingers in the tiiroat and chest and enables tho lungs to contribute pure health giving ozygone to tho blood McConnell Berry South Side Wolf Hunt To take place on Tuesday Feb 3rd Tho east men will meet on west side of the Driftwood at John Handels to join the line along the Driftwood south with Elmer Wright as captain Tho south side men will join at J M Baldwins with Oscar Dutcher as captain Tho line to meet the men on the east the west line to run in northwest erly direction to meet the men that are coming from the west The round up will be on both sides of the river south of Perry the south side men halting on the blufls until the north side men get close to the river The starting time for south side will be ten oclock central time J C Acheson Captain Stops the Cough and Works off the Cold Laxative Brotno Quinino Tablets cure a cold in one day No cure no pay Price 25 cents ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES FOR 1903 In the matter of the necessary expenses dur ing the year on motion the estimate for tho eamo for tho year 1903 was fixed as follows County General fund 12000 00 County Rridcefund 5000 00 County Eoad fund 4000 00 Soldiers Relief fund 500 00 Willow Grove precinct 1700 00 Bartlcy VillaRe bond 400 00 McCook City bond 200 00 North Valley precinct 500 00 School District bonds S000 00 E J Wilcox County Clerk McCook Neb Jan 13 1903 1-26-1 ts NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE OF TX LIEN The northeast quarter of section five in town one norih ranire twenty nine west and Henry Ambler defendants will take notico that on tho 29th dav of Januan 1903 Edward BCowlcs plaintiff herein filed his petition in the district court of Red Willow county Nobra ka against said defendants tho object and prayer of which are to forecloso a tax purchasers lien upon the land above described for the taxes for the rears 1899 1900 1901 There is duo to plaintiff the sum of 26 15 Plaintiff prays for n dpcreo of foreclosure of said tax lien and a sale ofsaid premises You are required to answer said petition on or be fore tho 9th dav of March 1903 Edwakd B Cowies Plaintiff ti EVERY - TUESDAY - AND - SATURDAY Office at the S WILCOX A Most Liberal Offer All our fjirmer reader should UiUv advantage of the unprecedented club bing offer we make this tear whiel includes with this jajer tin Iowa Homestead its special Farmers Institute Editions and the Poult ly Farmer These three publication an the best in their class and should be ii every farm home To them we add foi paper of the west tho Poultry Farmer is tho most practical poultry paper for the farmer while tho Special Farmers Institute editions are the most practical The Second district comprises all of the pre cincts of the Second commissioner district Tho Third district comprises the eight western precincts of Red Willow county The county commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids E J Wilcox County Clerk McCook Nebraska January 12 1903 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Notice is hereby piven that tho county com missioners of Red Willow county will receive scaled bids for the printing of commissioners proceedings legal notices and delinquent taxes for the year 1903 parties receiving contract to furnish good and sufficient bond for tho faith ful performance of said contract Said bids to be filed with the county clork on or before February 3rd 1903 and to be endorsed thereon Bids for the counts printing for tho year 1903 Commissioners reserve tho right to reject any and all bids E J Wilcox County Clerk Dated this 13th day of January 1903 NOTICE TO LAND OWNERS To John Hummell John T Farrell Edward Farrell Hannah Doyle Mary Farroll Albert C Latham Mary Ann Fitzgerald Minnie Farrell and Mary Aun Farrell and to all whom it may concern Tho commissioner appointed to locato a road commencing at the southeast corner of section twenty nine 29 township number two 2 north in range 26 west of the 6th p m thence we9t on section line two miles to tho southwest corner of section thirty 30 thence north one mile to the southwest corner of section nineteen 19 and terminating there at in Tyrone precinct Red Willow county Nebraska has reported in favor of tho location thereof and all objections thereto or claims for damages must bo filed in the county clerks office on or before noon of the 17th day of j March A Ii 1903 or said road will be estab lished without reference thereto E J Wilcox County Clork NOTICE TO LAND OWNERS To Gottlieb Weyeneth and Marion Powell and to all whom it may concern The commissioner appointed to locate a road commencing at the southeast corner of section twenty nine 29 township one 1 range twenty-eight 28 as a starting point thence west on section line between sections twenty nine 29 and thirty two 32 about 638 feet to tho bridge thence in a southwesterly course 1840 feet to a point 232 feet south of the section line between sections twenty nine 29 and thirty two 32 thence in a northwesterly course 683 feet to a point on the said section line 300 tefteast of tlie bridge on said section line that is located near the quarter section line Iris re ported in favor of the establishment thereof as follows Commencing at the southeast corner of sec tion twenty nine 29 township one 1 range twenty eight 28 as a starting point thence west on section line between sections twenty nine 29 and thirty two 32 nine 9 chains and thirt threo 33 links thence southwest twenty three 23 degrees thirty 30 minute- fourteen 14 chains and thirtwfour 34 links thence northwest eighty nine 1SO1 degrees fourteen 14 chains and thirtj two 32 link- to section line between sections twentv nine 29 and thirty two 32 terminating thereat And all objection thereto or claims for dama ges mut ho filed in rho county clerks office on or before noon of the 17th day of March A D 1903 or said road will bo established without reference thereto E J Wilcox County Clerk SfflQxaFSVS5KSlfKVlBS Style Is The Distinguishing Feature About AH the flodel Footwear Yet style does not obscure the presence of abandon qualityquality that means elegance that insures ease and durability Nothing But Good Shoes Here The best dressers men and women wear Model shoes on all occasions Different kinds for different uses The Model Shoe Store flcCook Neb KSXSjffSjPTsJ1HNSVJ5SvNJ tflEj COT une i is r TS Ait Order Thnt Wiim lruimitly Hob ored at lie Dux OUlce Once when Nat Goodwin was play ing in Chicago two men approached bis manager who was standing In the lobby of the theater and introduced themselves as a couple of actors Their names were entirely unknown to him and they had nothing to show that they were what they claimed to be afore them children Accordingly he refused to give them seats but they were persistent One of the men in particular was offensive ly so He shook his fist under the managers nose and demanded who it was that dared refuse him passes Ill see Mr Goodwin he declared Ill see if a little whlpper snapper like you can refuse me seats You dont know who we are eh Well who are you Lets see your card Ill see Mr Goodwin about it The manager who feared a scene handed over one of his cards and told the men he was responsible and quite willing to take the consequences of re t fusing to give them seats A few minutes later the two men came back to the theater One of them had written Pass two on the man agers card He presented the card at local county and general uewsour own the box office and it was promptly paper and make the price of the foui honored Then they went in onevenronlv 8125 Never before was When half an hour later the man so much superior reading matter offered aGerB attention was called to what dQ Sam Jones to Reporters A prominent Baltimore physician tells in the Baltimore Sun the follow publications for the promotion of gopd Jug anecdote about Sam Jones the farming ever published Take Georgia evangelist ago of this great offer as it will hold When several years ago Mr Jones good for a short time only Samples of was at Emory Grove camp the news- these papers may bo examined by call ing at this office NOTICE FOR BIDS Notico is hereby Riven that sealed proposals will be received by the county commissioners of paper reports 01 uis seruiouB i uubcu him to complain At the last service he looked down at the reporters who sat at a table just in front of the pulpit and said And I want to tell you fellows that Red Willow county Nebraska at the office of J like VOU a lot in spite of your the county clerk up to noon February 3rd 1903 v i ld faults You boys dont treat me for such medical services of physicians as may be required by tho poor of Red Willow county right though YOU take my sermons th fllowiD8 diStrictS SESid county vfc and pick out a piece here a piece there Tho First district comprises tho fix eastern and a piece somewhere else Then precincts of the First commissioner district you string the pieces together and naturally they read funny Now suppose 1 reported the Bible that way A man asks me what the Bible tells him to do I read in one place And Judas went out and hanged himself I turn over and read Go thou and do likewise And in another place I find And do it quickly Now you see boys that sort of thing wont do It aint fair How a Great Sargcon TJicd While Bichat the famous surgeon was dying of typhoid fever he turned td an old colleague wh6 was sittifig be side his bed and said to him My friend I am lost but it is some consolation to know that my case very curious During the last few days I have noticed some odd Hares That Swim I have many times seen hares sever al of them at a time cross a stream to feed on summer evenings and coolly return in the same way back to the woods says a writer in London News The act has been quite voluntary but one thing I have noticed they invaria bly sat up to see if they had time to cross before any surprise came For instance the movements of a person walking along a footpath in the dis tance would be watched with some anxiety before the plunge was made I have also seen snakes swim across streams in the same way apparently to bask on the sunny side Experienced Mamma she said what preacher do you think I ought to have marry Cecil and me I feel as though Mr Goodman is so young and not being married himself he could hardly Oh pshaw Ilave Dr Easleigb Ive had him for four of mine and he always gave thorough satisfaction Chicago Record Herald Showed AVhat She Conlrt Do Phoxy I got a good square meal last night the first in several weeks and I have you to thank for it Friend- Me to thank Well thats news to me Yes 1 know I telephoned to my wife yesterday morning that you were coming out to dinner with me Philadelphia Press A Good Talker Clara Is Mrs Flitter a good sationalist Dorothy Yes indeed She makes you think of lots of good things to say but talks so much that you dont get a chance to say them Detroit Free Press Compromise Why should religion and science quarrel Why indeed Why not say that man is descended from the monkey Eve made of Adam and let it go at that Puck ganrawa mrwjts GoIuk the Limit A drurer named Pock put up at a hotel In Oklahoma the landlord of whlh was the president of the school board The lanriLrd who was a Jolly whole souled fellow suggested that they visit the schools the president of the board first putting on u long tailed coat saying She adds dignity an then so hides my gun winch re a bad sample I dont approve of anybody under fourteen carryiu a gun After returning to the hotel from the vlslt of Inspection the presldjnt of the board now transferred into a land lord said Peck youre a good feller Yoif aint goin to let your light be hid un der a bushel Peck No I aint said Mr Peck rather dubious as to fhc compliment Well I tell you what Im goin to do fer you Bein as youre a good fel ler Im a goin to have clean sheets put put on your bed dad me If I aint for so unall an amount of money a CCD UOUL ue WUB a mBt What is the matter my dear asked to take some severe action but later - i i Mr Norton Tho three papers named which we clul he saw the joke on himself x lave Jusl oeen caning on Mrs with wpII known thrnnirh J nnr own jire 1 - IT J J l 1 111- iww ---- - - -- -- r AvFlcTvartl Mrs Norton came home from a call one day in such a disturbed condition that It was evident tears were not far in the background She lost no time in beginning her explanation John she said to her husband I am so mortified I dont know what to ljeLlueiu uiuue ucniiu xa hjcj c rT v i k inknni u out the west and commend themselves g0t nerve enough to do that they are peverluf y to tho readers favorable attention upon entitled to seats You had better send ycs is usher down and ask them if they mere mention The Iowa Homestead an Wel j haye earned todayj tQ tho freat ifrnmiltura ant live fitoek wumuu l ium a uu vjuiifeu my horror that major isnt his title at an Major is nis nrst name Why certainly Ive always known that What is there so mortifying about it i Nothing said Mrs Norton with a groan only that Ive been calling him i major every time Ive met him for the last six months London An swers v Tlie Cry of Silk One of the most peculiar features about manufactured silk is the rustling sound familiar to every woman In the silk trade they call it the cry or sometimes the scroop Of all textiles silk is the only material which pos sesses it As everybody knows the sound is heard especially when silk is subjected to friction What is not so generally known is that the quality is found in silk yarn before it is woven A skein of silk unless it has been so treated as to kill this property in it will when opened up emit the noise slightly When the skein is squeezed in the hand the sound becomes quite audible The cry is considered a very desir able quality in silk Dyers try to de velop it as much as possible Unexpected Applause Shortly after Mr Wilson Barrett joined theatrical profession he be- came a member of a rompany r P fi t xne unoys tnat ye re a orotner or ine man that was hung A Fenian named Barrett had that morning paid the ex treme penalty of the law this irritating tax is that cr cities Vienna is earliest to Lc Sparing Ills Feelings Hettie Now that you have broken your engagement with Fred shall you return to him the diamond ring he gave you Minna Certainly not Hettie It would be cruel to rive him a thing that would be a constant reminder of the happiness he had missed Boston Transcript Somnamlislism Blond persons are more apt to be somnambuli than dark folk and in cold climates there is more somnam bulism than in warm ones In certain Greenland xillages the hut doors are locked from without by a watchman in IO n Badly TiTeil Metaphor i luu 111--- 1 the following rlwt enci iuni on the part I Ish politic We shall i vi see the British Hon i 0 Ii hand with the of democracy- St James If you have diamonds be thikful It dont held them up to the e es of poverty in a street car Schoolmaster JVlatiij Ileitis of Winter Wearing fpare You can buy now prior to our annual inven tory at almost your own price It will pay you to call and see what liberal of fers we are making on good and desirable merchandise Ladies Suits Jackets and Fur Garments we are selling regardless of cost THE Jfc was i s toi c 1 a L DeGROFF CO tyltyWS 6ifc V- Fraternal Insurance Order Cards - i ii frirn ot1 T vis R C I P A -Lodge No 612 mectb first and 1U UL -- u J - third Thursdays of each month McConnolls His part naturally was a small one hall 830 pm E B Hudeb President W S and greatly to his surprise his first Guyer Secretary speech was greeted with a round of nnnlnCn Th nlll for triWo OY AL HIGH LAN k i t in i vv - u v uuv iodce mo JUY meets on second and lonrth Mon- J b i iatjCl the young actor and he exerted day cveninjrs of each month at eight oclock in Wmcolf tr cncfcln lo rnnrt imncmn McConnell liall R W DEVOE IllUbtrioUS Pro- Oh said the - T V ---- tector J u Mitchell becretary you may recover yet on u mc Ju J - j jlfi appeared to have made Just as he - znenu i 1 1 1 That is impossible replied Bichat and if it were not for one thing I would be quite willing to die What is that asked the friend I am exceedingly sorry answered Bichat that I shall not have an op portunity to perform an autopsy on myself after my death for I know that I would make some wonderful scien tific discovery An hour later he was dead scene shifters grinningly accosted him DANBURY Mrs O B Woods of Oxford is visit- j and said Sure its got about among ing relatives here this week Miss Ada Fair is very sick with heart trouble some bettor at present Harve Cressman started for his home on the Willow Monday afternoon An Alisurd Custom In Vienna T n Viftnni nxrnrv mnno hnmo ic liic I this week after a siege of typhoid fever dungeon from 10 pm to 6 am Vienna is a city cf flats and at 10 p m the1 T F Ball is shucking corn forM common entrance door of each block is Weyeneth of Fairview this week and closed and bolted Thereafter persons last passing in or out must pay a fine of Alfalfa buI1DS haS bcen gOIDS on the rwnnnPP tn tho rnnoior until mid- la9t two weeks but tho is yied VCTy night and fourpence from that hour to G a m To go out to post a letter costs twopence and the same amount to re turn To prolong a visit to a friend after 10 p m means twopence to get out of his house and twopence more to enter your own A natural result of light here Mrs Ruby and son John have both been under the doctors care but are now better W H Eifert has begun work on the apital W J Stilgebouer house doing some of the shop work There has been no school in the pri mary room last week or this on account of the illness of the teacher Miss Fair By the personal efforts of E M Wood there was enough money raised to free the M E church property from debt W J Stilgebouer has the cellar dug and foundation walls laid for his new house twenty eight feet square oppo site the M E church property The coal famine was broken hero last Friday Barrett Lumber Company re ceived two cars of coal and on Saturday J L Sims two cars and one on Monday Mr J G Evera of Ogden Utah order that those witiin may not come io5npd his famiIy hpr0 iast Siturday torui m tneir sleep anu mayue ireeze to death The Canalhoat The captain was leading the horse and his ILutenant was at the rudder sd a lawyer in an Ei Ii court re cet LeseriLing an incident in the rm of ol Luro1 HlU Where was the crewV inquired the neighborhood fui1 i and will take possession of the imple ment business purchased of Mr Sar gent The Danbury Telephone Association is trying to spread itself all over by the addition of a line to Lebanon and Cedar Bluffs and a side lino to tho There has completed what we want is c nnections vim iuciooK uet us nave it novs DONT Be FOOLED i mcooUDnt Take the genuine original ROCKY MOUNTAIN TEA Made only by Madison Medi cine Co Madison Wis It keeps you well Our trade mark cut on each package I Price 35 cents Never sold In bulk Accept no aubstl tute Ask your druggist Thf Secret of Lor ir t if Conists in koepinfc nil tin main f tho body in hciltliy regular action mul it nir ly destroinBloncIlv disoHSi trirm5 HI rtnr Hit ters refiulato Htomach liver anil kilrrjn purify thu blood and ivo a spluiidid iiititf lli y work wonders in curing kidney trouble feiialo complaints nervoim discse eH cor tipatiiii lyi pepsia and malaria Vigorous ht iilti and strength ahvajs follow their nw Ou Ve guaranteed by McConnell ifc Horry druggist- Many of the ills from which wonn n -till r ran ho completely cured with Kock Mountain lea Rich red blood good digestion and lit mli fol low its use t cont Ill IP r Wf Consu option is a human weed ii u fishing best in weak lungs LilvC other weeds its easily destroyed while young when old sometimes im ixrsible Strengthen the lungs as you would weak land and the weeds will disappear The best lung fertilizer is Scotts Emulsion Salt pork - good too but it is very hard io digest The time to treat consump tion is when you begin trying to hide it from yourself Others see it you wont Dont wait until you cant deceive yourself any longer Becrin with the first K thought to take Scotts Emulsion If it isnt really consumption so much the better you will soon forget it and be better for the treatment It iz is consump tion you cant expect to be cured at once but if you will begin in time and will be rigidly regular in your treat- ment you will win Scotts Emulsion fresh air rest all you can eat all you can thats the treatment and been nearly enough stock subscribed to thats the best treatment Imild these additions After thi3 is 1 We will send you a little of the Emul sion free Be sore that thb picture in the form of a label is on the wrapper Kniulsio ot every bottle ot you buy SCOTT BOWNE Chemists 409 Pearl St N Y xo and Si all druggists