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The Lincoln Asylum
Ono of tho first acta of the republic
can administration was to remove the
Incompetent officials from the asylum
at Lincoln and place In charge of the
institution a man known for his in
tegrity and business ability and ot
national reputation as an expert in
the treatment of insane persons
Through the excellent management
of the present superintendent the
state is being saved fully 30000 per
year the figures being based on the
expense per capita In the mass of
juggled figures recently sent out from
fusion sources the large increase in
the number of patientB was ignored
the attempt being made to fool the
people with mysterious and often
mythical totals They did not give
credit for the 35000 unpaid bills left
for the republican officials to pay in
addition to the deficiencies
The economy boosted of at the
Lincoln asylum was the sort which
lined the pockets of the fusion officials
One employe was permitted to spend
his time making ink which he sold to
the state Another ralBed ducks on
the premises and sold them to the
Institution Still another sold all the
calves on the premises to his father
at from 2 to 3 per head animals
which now sell for five times that much
Land Commissioner Wolfe sent six
hogs to the institution to be boarded
at state expense and eight months
-later worked off one of them on the
institution at the exorbitant price of
140 At about the same time C S
Jones who was living at the Home
for the Friendless and raising hogs
on his own account bought six shoats
from the asylum at 2 apiece
This is another brand of economy
for C Q DePrenzy to explain
It is like the economy practiced at
all state institutions under fusion
management
A Clean Candidate
Nebraska voters never had a cleanei
candidate for governor than John H
Mickey He has never been a mani
pulator of conventions He has not
been an Intriguer for power He has
not been a party boss neither will he
be for he is not built that way He
has been a practical worker in practi
cal every day affairs As governor he
will be a practical helper in the state
government just as he has been a
practical man in Polk County for tho
last thirty five years His business
qualifications are first class He Is
in the prime of life now and his work
ing capacity Is at the best He is
never sick in body and Is never dis
couraged in mind His purposes and
his activity are always along the high
er lines toward something that Is good
He is a common man In his person
ality with an uncommon capacity for
doing things and doing them well
A Factory Chapel
For more than half a century the
lace manufacturing firm of Messrs
Thomas Adams Co Nottingham
England have insisted on all their
work people who number some hun
dreds of both sexes attending a short
service each morning prior to commenc
ing their days work The firm have a
large chapel underneath their ware
house with an excellent organ while
the choir composed of their own em
ployees is one that would do credit to
many of our leading places of worship
A local clergyman attends each morn
ing for the service which usually lasts
about half an hour and a sermon is
preached three times a week
Dog Announces Crossings
A blind man and a spaniel dog lead
ing him with the aid of chain furnished
a curious sight on Chestnut street the
other day Pedestrians looked on in
amazement and many followed the
blind man and his friend to see if any
thing curious would happen when they
reached a street crossing Strange
enough the dog barked when the curb
stone was reached and In that way In
formed the blind man that he should
te careful and step down Philadelphia
Words In Uae
ordinary well educated people use
from 8000 to 4000 words in conversa
tion Accurate thinkers and reasoners
who avoid vague and general expres
sions and wait till they find a word
that exactly fits their meaning era
ploy of course a larger stock eloquent
speakers may even rise to a command
of 10000 Shakespeare who had a
greater wealth of expression than any
other writer produced all his plays
with about 15000 words Miltons
works are built up with 8000 and the
Old Testament contains 5042
Our language therefore is not after
all so formidable as It seems when we
hear of a dictionary of 230000 words
Skeats Etymological Dictionary which
Is limited to primary words that is to
say It would explain luck but not
lucky or unlucky or luckless deals
with no more than 13000 and among
them are some really antiquated ones
which were used some centuries ago
but are now to be found in the diction
ary only Blackwoods
Clever With Her Month
To write and even to sew by means
of the lips and tongue alone would
seem a sheer Impossibility and yet
Dr Rubinstein of
a medical expert of reputation In Ger
many according to the London Globe
vouches for having himself seen an
authentic Instance The case was that
of a young girl paralyzed in all her
limbs from the age of seven to four
teen when she died This afflicted lit
tle creature by a triumph of will and
patience than which in Its own way
few finer achievements have been re
corded trained lips and tongue to do
the work of the hand and to do It well
for she could not only sew but could
do It with neatness and speed even ar
ranging pieces of lisht stuff lu their
places by the same means In three
weeks she embroidered designs In silk
on a piece of canvas some yards long
Crlerw at the Paris Halle
The position of crier at the Paris
balles or central markets is one
which in view of recent revelations in
a case before the law courts ought not
to be despised The men who cry Gatl
nais fowls for sale earn 20 a month
Those who sell Brittany fowls get f 1G a
month and those who dispose of ducks
only receive 10 per month Rabbits
bring the crier only a pittance for
6 a month is all he gets Not every
body can be a crier for unless you
have sound vocal chords and a passable
voice you will not be engaged It also
requires a man with a strong constitu
tion for the crier is at work from 6
oclock in the morning till 8 oclock in
the evening and on an average he
should sell 2000 fowls per hour Lon
don Globe
Cromvrell and Christmas
During the commonwealth In Eng
land when puritanical feeling held
sway many determined efforts were
made to put down what were termed
superstitious festivals and among these
that of Christmas day The holly and
the mistletoe bough were to be cut up
root and branch as plants of the evil
one Cakes and ale were held to be im
pious offerings to superstition Thus In
1647 the Cromwell party ordered
throughout the country by the mouth
of the common crier that Christmas
should no longer be observed
x Waste and Poverty
With regard to waste which lies at
the foundation of nearly all poverty
the working classes have exalted it In
to a principle of action An English
servant as a rule wastes as much of
her employers substance as possible
When she marries and has children she
continues to be wasteful in her own
home London Hospital
Physical Evidence
Do you know said a Sunday school
teacher addressing a new pupil In the
Infant class that you have a soul
Course I do replied the little fel
low placing his hand over his heart
I can feel it tick Moberly Nev
Monitor
DANBURY
Philip Gliem went to Lincoln Wed
nesday
Jerry Noe has bought the grandma
Eifert property
E M Pratt and family have moved
to Naponee Neb
Eben French was an Oberlin Kans
visitor last Thursday
Dorothy Clouse is under the doctors
care with remittent fever
Murray Johnson started for his home
in Oklahoma Wednesday
Mr and Mrs F 6 Stilgebouer were
over from Bartloy Sunday
Milton Eifert and mother left for
Colorado Springs Tuesday
Mr and Mrs C Marxmillerof Shelby
ville 111 are here visiting S W Stilge
bouer and family
Mr and Mrs Edward Eno of Valley
Wisconsin visited relatives in Danbury
the latter part of last week
Maude Eno of McCook was here visit
ing the first part of the week She
went on to Fruitland Colo where her
father has bought a fruit farm
RURAL FREE DELIVERY NO 1
W P Brootnfields little girl is much
better now
G Fred Bandel is expected home
next week
C W Eoper was hurt recently while
buildicg a granary for Henri Meyer b
a timber falling on his foot and is rest
ing up at Joe Downs a while
While Miss Geneva Fitch was recent
ly in Colorado she had the distinction
of walking up to the top of Pikes Pike
in company with her uncle G B Net
tleton formerly of McCook It is
claimed that her uncle is the oldest man
who ever walked to the top of the peak he
being in the neighborhood of eighty
years of age
William Byfield is expected home
Sunday He visited his brother John
in Oklahoma and mother in Toronto
Canada while absent
James Hatfield has rented his big
farm to Henry Brening and expecs to
shortly come to McCook to live
Miss Jeannette Dutton departed on
No 2 Friday morning for Hastings
After a brief visit there with friends she
will go to Lincoln to resume her studies
at the university
er was at Jake Crokers Tuesday doing
his threshing
H Cunningham agent for the Crete
Nursery wa3 looking over this county to
induce people to plant orchards
Uncle Jake Rowland and Johnny
Rowland went to Banfesville Tuesday
evening with a full load of
ons probably for McCook Wednesday
Massachusetts Single Tax Proposal
At the coming session of the Massa
chusetts legislature a bill will be offer
ed giving to each city and town
privilege of raising money for munici
pal purposes by such methods as the
town or city may deem best This is
the single tax pioposal which was de-
feated in the last bay state legislature
COLEMAN
When a man up here wants a little
spending money ho just draws off a
1000 bushels of wheat
Myrle Bates the little girl that ate
over twenty strychnine pellets Inst
week is up and lively and ready for an
other dose
Mrs J N Smith who was laid away
to her long rest last week came here in
1885 and lived in this township twenty
years She was always interested in
any work intended to elevate mankind
and many lives were made brighter and
sweeter by a good net or a kind word
spoken She had a smile and a kind
word for everyone She practiced
Scattering Sunshine all Along the
Way but her work is done and well
done and she is gone but her influence
for good will flow on and on and bless
the rising generation She is sadly
missed in the home and in the social
circle When the call came it found ner
rendy
BARTLE
Dr Hathorn and wife will return this
week
Henry Conrad and wife have gone to
the Portland fair
Ira Sheets is having a well and wind
mill put on his place
Mr McCracken is putting up a barn
on his lots in Bartley
H L Brown wife and bnbies visited
with Mr and Mrs Hobbs Sunday
Perry and Fred Premer visited with
their father Sol Premer this week
C E Mathews is putting down the
foundation for Mr Coxs new house
Will Reimer is here from Lincoln
visitinghis mother and many friends
Theo Faubin has quit painting and
is employed in the Hoover livery barn
Mrs Ben Sibbefc of Maywood is here
visiting with her daughter Mrs E R
Moon
Mrs G W Jones and her son John
were business visitors in Indianola last
Wednesday
The Free Methodists are holding an
interesting camp meeting in the grove
near Richard Gevitts
Miss Mattie Beeson commenced a
school in the T W Short school house
Monday of this week
Dodd and Dodd are improving their
store room and when completed will be
LEBANON 50x70 and well arranged to wait on their
A C Bartholomew has anew granary many customers
John Webber has a nephew here visit- Jjimes Carnahan was in town Tues-
ing from Illinois day making arrangements to erect a
Fay Stephens was visiting at Ernest residence on the block he recently
Piechters first of the week chased of W F Miller
Those attending the national encamp- Robt Fischer has had teams
mentac Denver report the finest kind of ing for the foundation of his new store
a time building this week which will be 25x50
Mr and Mrs Clarence R Adams and and will be completed in a few weeks
family are home from the expositionat Mrs Dr Brown and her mother Mrs
Portland Gillett arrived in Cambridge Iowa
BANKSVILLE
Paterson and Rowlands steam thresh
Wednesday evening of last week and
are enjoying a visit with relatives and
friends
Mrs W W Bell fell from a ladder in
the barn Wednesday and received a
fracture of the right fore arm Dr
Abogast assisted by Dr Brown ad
justed the fracture
Dr W D Mackechnie of Indianola
was called Monday in consultation
with Dr Abogast to see Bert McCrack
ens child which was very sick It is
now improving rapidly
S J Rouse of Onassa Mich with
his wife and daughter Mrs O MStever
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j daughter of Mr Rouse Mr and Mrs
Rouse will return to Michigan next
weeK Airs srever will maKe an ex
tended visit to her sister Mrs Cox
BOX ELDER
Miss AHie Graves loft Wodnesday for
her home near Sulphur Kentucky
Mrs J K Gordon is entertaining her
mother Mrs Stone of Garnott Kansas
James Oakley of Colwick Kansnsiis
hero looking after his farming interests
in this vicinity
Mrs Martha Johnson is enjoying a
visit from her brother George Bond of
Urbana Illinois
Rev Kerr preaches next Sunday
morning at 11 oclock to tho children
Everybody cordially invited to attend
INDIANOLA
L B Korns and family have returned
from Denver
John Ervin of Missiouri Ridge was in
town Tuesday
Mrs J S Philips is visiting in Den
ver among relatives
Fred Premer of Bartley was an In
dianola visitor Sunday
Mrs Weaver living northwest of town
is reported very sick
Roscoe Korns got back Tuesday from
his Colorado outing
James McCallum is expected home
from Okerne O T this week
Mr John Broomfield sold his farm
last week for a fair consideration
Mrs A H Reynolds returned from
her trip in Illinois last Saturday
Mrs D W Schoenthal arrived home
from her visit to Bennett Monday
H W Keyes made a business trip out
through the north country Monday
Mr and Mrs James Carmichael at
tended the state fair in Lincoln last
week
Sadie and Lula McNeil are visiting
their uncle Hying fifteen miles out of
Denver
Miss Claudia Hatcher has gone to
Minco Indiana Territory where she
will teach this co 6 winter
Mr Pucketts new house in west In
dianola is under good head way and
when finished will be a nice residence
Mrs Emma Noe left for her home in
Danbury Saturday morning after a
weeks visit with friends and relatives
G W Short is having a sidewalk built
in front of his store The side walk
will be of cement executed by W P
Elmer
R ESmith came home last week from
a few days visit with the home folks re
turning to nis wor at uanbury on
Monday
Leonard Smith and son Kenneth ar
rived home a few days ago from their
trip to Cheyenne where they viewed the
big show
Miss Reasoner of David City is in
town the guest of Mrs Welborn and
Mrs Mackechnie She will teach the
Red Wallow school this winter
Mrs Edith A McCassick and baby of
Bison Oklahoma arrived in Indianola
Wednesday morning for a visit with
her parents Mr and Mrs W H Smith
Mr Stilgebouer Mr and Mrs Wood
Mrs G B Morgan and many others un
known to your correspondent came
down from Denver Saturday morning
Mrs Chris Jenson came home on No
5Friday night from Illinois whither she
had gone to visit her son James also a
sick sister who died during her stay
there
Aleck Strain and sister Miss Libbie
came down on No 12 Saturday morn
ing on their return trip from Denver
They drove over to Danbury their
home during the day
Estkaved Last Saturday a black
horse twelve years old Weighs 900
pounds A D Green McCook Neb
Combination box 123
Notice
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Try Carney Egg
W F Wilson
Successor to Nick Colling
Buys and Sells
Second hand Goods
of all kinds Furniture
wanted Rear of De
Groffs
Phone 316
McCook - Nebraska
For the best
of all kinds of Build
ing Materials
Steam and Domestic
Coals see
C Billari
Phone No i
A Sound Argument
The one that blows without any
thing to blow about wastes time and
energy The excellence of our goods
and delivery service warrant us for
blowing Always the best always
the greatest variety always the
highest quality
DAVID MAQNER
Phone 14 Fresh and Salt Meats
Mike Walsh
DEALER IN
POULTRY
and EGGS
Old Rubber Copper and Brass
Highest Market Price Paid in Cash
Block West of Citizens Bank
McCook - Nebraska
FREE to SCHOOL CHILDREN
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During the month of September we will give absolutely free to each girl and boy who buys a new pair of school shoes
Box of Nice Paper and Envelopes School Companion fitted with Pens and Pencils Box of red Pencils Nice Handkerchief
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h Set Garden Tools Hoe Rake and Spade Ball Bat Baseball Mitt
Youhaveyour choice of these gifts with each pair of shoes free at the time shoes are bought In our shoe line this season we give you the advantage of having your pickfrom
r - the largest manufacturers in this country namely THE BROWN SHOE CO BRADLEY METCALF KREIDER SHOE CO all of whom
stand at the head for building good solid up-to-date footwear and guarantee each and every pair to the wearer We have just opened the new
fall- line of Kreiders footwear for infants which is the LARGEST AND BEST SHOWN IN THIS CITY with prices fully 25 percent below all
competitors MOTHERS are invited to call and inspect this line Remember we have with us a most competent shoemaker who will do your
repair work neatly and promptly All sewing and nailing on shoes bought of us will always be done FREE We invite you all to come and
K inspect our line Get our prices and buy when in need
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