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Great New Offer in the Number of
Paid Admissions to the St Louis
Worlds Fair on July 4 1904
Contest Opens March 1 Closes June 30 1904
No guesses will bo received after that date
Conditions of the Contest STrSCS
from one of our regular dealers or where we have no dealer remitting di
rect to the Company will be entitled to one guess on the number of people
that will pass through the gates paid admissions of the St Louis Worlds
Fair on July 4 1901 To those who purchase a gallon can four guesses
will be allowed a five gallon can 25 guesses No limit to the number of
guesses allowed on persons complying with these terms Fill out the
coupon given below have your dealer sign it and he will send them to
the company at the end of each month If there is no dealer in your town
mail them direct to the Company This contest will positively close at
midnight June 30 1904 after which time no guesses will be received In
case of a tie the prizes will be divided equally During this contest where
we have no dealer orders will be sent prepaid and cash must accompany
them Money on deposit at the Union Bank Sheldon Iowa to pay these
prizes
For the nearest correct estimate or guess 00 CO
For tho second nearest correct estimate or guess 10000
Here iS the For the third nearest correct estimate or guess T000
aiwiw - a For tIe fourtll nearest correct estimate or guess 2o00
I ISt Of For tho fifth nearest correct estimate or guess 100
Tt For the sixth nearest correct estimate or guess 1000
PRIZES For the next 20 nearest correctestimates or guesses each -00
Total 350000
Special Prizes
For first nearest correct estimate or guess received in March 150 lbs National
Stock Food and 10 gallou can Liquid Koal value 1000
For first nearest correct estimate or guess received in April one 10 gallon can
Liquid Coal value 00
For the first nearest correct estimate or guess received in May one 5 gallon can
Liquid Koal value llii
To akl in IumMl
Valuable Information tKSS
Total paid admissions during Ma- to the Chicago Worlds Fair were 1050017 Total paid
admissions during May to the Pan American Exposition at Buffalo were 94X hat
will be the total number of paid admissions to the StLouis Worlds fcair July 4 fig
ure it out or guess at it and give in your estimate as indicated above
COTJPOIT
Town State Date 1904
Adv Dept National Medical Co Sheldon Iowa My estimate on the number of
paid admissions to the St Louis Worlds Fair on July 4 1901 is v
Countersigned by Dealer
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if not satisfied Write the Company en
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diseases of animals
One quart can 100- One gallon can
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Commlssloners Proceedings
McCook Nob March 8 1904
Tho hoard of county commissioners met pursu
ant to adjournment lreteut J IT Ilennett DA
Waterman and Samuel Prcmer county commi
sionors C E Eldrod county attorney and EJ
Wilcox county clerk
Tho minutes of previous meeting wore read
and approved
Tho depository bond of tho Stato Hank of In
diauoln was examined and on motion approved
Tho treasurer was instructed to refund to Doll
Pato tho cum of 1 tho amount of poll tax illeg
ally assessed to him in 1901 and paid by him
under protest
On motion tho treasurer was instructed to re
fund to W T Wootton tho amount of per
sonal tax illegally asbessed to him in 190a and
paid by him under protofet
On motion tho treasurer was instructed to re
fund to M E Hubor 93 cents tho amount of
personal tax illegally assessed to her in 1903 and
paid by her under protest
On motion tho treasurer was instructed to re
fund to CharleH F Lehn 309 tho amount of
real estate tax illegally assessed to him in 1903
and paid by him under protest
Tho annual roport of tho SoldierbRolief com
mission was examined approved aud ordered
placed on file
On motion V II Smith of Indianola was ap
pointed amombor of tho Soldiers Relief Com
mission for ensuing term
Tho clerk having advertised that tho board
would receive scaled bids for furnishing medi
cine and for Mich medical services as may bo
required by the poor of Hedwillow county for
jearl9U4 tho board proceeded to open and ex
amine bids on file and on duo consideration
find tho following bids to be the lowest and best
K 11 Campbell physicians district No 1
J M Brown 2
C L Fahnestock 3
and on motion contract was awarded tho above
Tho clork having advertised that tho board
would receive fcealed bids for the completion of
tho jail room and corridor tho board proceeded
to open and examine bids on file on motion all
bids were rejected aud cleik instructed to read
vertise
Tho board having examined tho accounts of
R W Devoe clerk of the district court find
them correct to date
Tho following appointments were made to fill
vaiicancies
FWMoscloy overseer road district No 11
John R Hrown 13
W V Miller 17
I N Hortou 18
M B Leopold 24
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Henry Coch rau 40
Thomas llojd justice of peace Beaver precinct
The following oiiicial bonds were examined
and on motion approved
Robert W Devoe clerk of district court EC
Crabtreeconstable Indianola precinct Thomas
Boid justico of the peace Heaver precinct
FW Moseley overseer road district No 11
John R Brown
Don L Thompson
W V Miller
I N Horton
M B Leopold
L D Newberry
Henry Cochran
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14
17
18
24
27
40
Annual settlement of F W Moseloy overseer
of road district No 11 was examined and ou
motion clerk was instructed to draw certificate
No oI2 for 20 on road district
thereof
in payment
Tho followingclaims were audited and allowed
aud on motion clerk was instructed to draw
warrants on the county general fund levy of
1903 as follows
State Journal Co supplies 1 6 00
Remington Typewriter Co same 14 00
Hammond Stephens same 2 6S
Smith Premier Typewriter Co 1 support 4 00
Cushman fc Dennison supplies 3 52
E Q Caino Co coal for paupers and
jail 42 65
Perry Bee Co coal for paupers C 35
W C Bullard same 23 15
Fletcher DovuHhouso rent for paupers 6 00
Albert Guy md so for paupers 48 07
J A Wilcox same 27 20
C L Fahnestock medical attendance
paupers per contract 25 00
Pade Son mdso and funeral expenses
Machett twins 1S 35
J II Ludwick Son furniture 78 00
J H Ludwick Son chair bottom 65
W II Smith Son mattress and glass
for jail 5 00
C F Habcock viewing road No 376 7 50
Henry Winans board and care Anson
Ingles 10 00
A C Crabtree boaid and care prisoners 103 50
American Arithomoter Co 1st payment
on adding machine 125 00
C G Coglizer balance contract finishing
courthouse 56 00
McCook Elec Light Co lights for Feb 3 94
Andrew Phillips janitor for January 25 00
Andrew Phillips janitor for February 25 00
R W Devoe office expense 330
E J Wilcox express office expense and
compiling assessors books for 1901 81 S
Ben Gossard postage office expense etc 85 41
J II Bennett money advanced R R
faro pauper 4 10
Samuel Premer same 22 30
J II Bennett comr services mileage 60 40
D A Waterman same 33 00
Samuel Premer same 71 75
Aud on the county bridge fund levy of 1903 as
follows
W C Bullard lumber 214 95
Hadley Lumber Co same 9 85
E G Caiue Co same 130 20
Perry it Bee Co same 62 52
H PVaiteiX Co nails etc IS 31
A Lord same 21 4G
AJ Rayer bridge work 11 00
J A Hickerson same 7 00
J M Hickerson same 15 00
Arch McNeil same 13 00
Jacob Kline same 10 00
Paul Smith same 13 00
Earl Calhoun same 2 00
Volney Gunderman same 15 00
A M Caldwell same 20 75
John Ekstedt same 19 25
Fay Brewer same 1 50
George Younger same 19 50
August Droll same 3 00
George Humphrey same 7 00
Grant Caldwell same 7 00
David Evans ame 27 00
John Beck rock 9 70
O L Wilson bridge work 7 00
Arch Mann same 22 5
Ollie Collins same 13 X
CNSmith same 43 50
GWCramer same 20 00
John Glaudon same IS 00
N W Baker same 15 00
Jackson Teeters same 21 0
G II Harrison same 1 1
Joseph Lehn same 19 00
And on the county road fund levy of 1901 as
follows
Henry Pade road work 75
On motion board adjourned to meet March JO
1904
Attest E J Wilcox J H Bennett
County Clerk Chairman
So Sweet and Pleasing in Taste
MrsC Peterson 625 Lake St Topeka
Kan speaking of Ballards Horehound
Syrup says It has never failed to give
entire satisfaction and of all cough
remedies it is my favorite and I must
confess to my many friends that it will
do and has done what is claimed for it
to speedily cure a cough or a cold and
it is so sweet and pleasing in taste
24qS2S3 oUc and SI bottle at A
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LIKE FINDING MONEY
Cone Bros Offer Popular Medicine at
Half Price
Cone Bros the popular druggists are
making an oiler that is just like finding
money for they are selling a regular 00
cent bottle of Dr Howards celebrated
specific for the cure of constipation and
dyspepsia at half price In addition to
this large discount they agree to return
the money to any purchaser whom the
specific does not cure
It is quite unusual to be able to buy
50 cent pieces for a quarter but that is
what this offer really means for it is on
ly recently through tho solicitation of
Druggists Cone Bros that this medicine
could be bought for less than 50 cents
they urged the proprietors to allow them
to sell it at this reduced price for a little
while agreeing to yell a certain amount
Tho result has justified their good judg
ment for tho sale has been something
remarkable
Anyone who sinTers with headache
dyspopsiadiinesssourstomachspecks
before the eyes or any liver trouble
should tako advantago of this opportun
ity for Dr Howards specific will cure
all these troubles But if by any chance
it should not Cone Bros will return
our money
Colonist Rates
During March and April the Burling
ton will sell one way tickets to the Paci
fic coast at very low rates
Here are some of them
23 to San Francisco and Los Angeles
25 to Portland Tacoma and Seattle
S2250 to Spokane
S20 to Salt Lake City Butte Helena
S1G75 to Big Horn Basin Wyo
Proportionately low rates to hundreds
of other points
These rates offer an excellent oppor
tunity to see the great northwest which
presents unusual to the
homeseeker It posses es the iron and
lumber of Michigan the wheat uf Min
nesota the wool of Ohio the fisheries
of New England and seaboard rivaling
the Atlantic coast
If you will tell me where you are go
ing I shall bo glad to give you full in
formation about rates train service
sleeping car service and send you ad
vertising matter descriptive of these
wonderful sections J Francis General
Passenger Agent Omaha Neb
Do It Today
The time worn injunction Never put
off til tomorrow what you can do today
is now generally presented in this form
Do it today That is the terse advice
we want to give you about that hacking
cough or demoralizing cold with which
you have been struggling for several
days perhaps weeks Take some reliable
remedy for it today and let that rem
edy be Dr Botehees German Syrup
which has been in use for over thirty
five years A few doses of it will un
doubtedly relieve yonr cough or cold
and its continued use for a few days will
cure you completely No matter how
deep seated your cough even if dread
consumption has attacked your lungs
German Svrup will surely effect a cure
as it has done before in thousands of ap
parently hopeless cases of lung trouble
New trial bottles 25c regular size 75c
L V McConnell
More Riots
Disturbances of strikers are not nearly
as grave as an individual disorder of the
system Overwork loss of sleep ner
vous tension will be followed by utter
collapse unless a reliable remedy is im
mediately employed Theres nothing
so eflicient to cure disorders of the liver
or kidneys as Electric Bitters Its a
wonderful tonic and effective nervine
and the greatest all around medicine for
run down systems It dispels nervous
ness rheumatism and neuralgia and ex
pels malaria germs Only 50 cents and
satisfaction guaranteed byLW McCon
nell druggist
Womens Kidneys
Women are more often afflicted with
kidney disorders than men but attri
bute the symptoms to diseases peculiar
to their sex while in reality the kidneys
are deranged Nervousness headache
puffy or dark circles under the eyespain
in the back are signs of kidney trouble
that must not bo ignored or a serious
malady will result Foleys Kidney Cure
has restored the health of thousands of
weak nervous broken down women It
stops irregularities and strengthens the
urinary organs It purifies the blood
and benefits the whole system Sold bv
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Tragedy Averted
Just in the nick of time our little
boy was saved writes Mrs W Watkins
of Pleasant CityOhio Pneumonia had
played sad havoc with him and a terri
ble cough set in besides Doctors treat
ed him buh he grew worse every diy
At length we tried Dr Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption and our dar
ling was saved nes now sound and
well Everybody ought to know its
the only sure cure for coughs colds and
all lung diseases Guaranteed by L W
McConnell druggist Price 50 cents
and SI Trial bottles free
Childrens Coughs and Colds
Mrs Joe McGrath 327 E 1st St
Hutchinson Kan writes I have given
Ballards Hurehound Syrup to my chil
dren for coughs and colds for the past
four years and find it the best medicine
lever used Unlike numy cough syrups
it contains no opium but will soothe and
heal any disease of tho throat or lungs
quicker than any other remedy 23c 50c
and SI For sale bv A McMillen
If troubled with weak digestion belch
ing or sour stomach use Chamberlains
Stomach and Liver Tablets and jou will
get quick relief For sale by all druggists
DIzy
Then your liver isnt acting
well You suffer from bilious
ness constipation Ayers
Pills act directly on the liver
For 60 years they have been
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Small doses cure An deists
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