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By F M KIMMELL
1 Largest Circulation in Red Willow Co
Subscription l a Year in Advance
Official Paper of Redwillow County
Tub Equitable Lifo Insurance Co in
vestigation cost about 8400000 but it
was money well spent to uncover those
rascally grafters and project them out
in the cold cold world
The South Denver Eye and Bulletin
a leading paper of the South Side has
been purchased by Ii W Risloy of Ne
braska who will odit it in the future
Mr Risley is an experienced newspaper
man He was formerly private secretary
to Congressman A C Sbnllenberger of
the Fifth Nebraska district Denver
Post
Great interest is being manifested in
Nebraska in the coming meeting of the
State Association of Commercial Clubs
which is to be held in Omaha on Feb
ruary 20th and 21st The initial meet
ing at which the association was oi
ganized was held in Fremont a year ago
and rhere was a aplendid Tesponse to the
invitation of the Fremont Commercial
Club indicating that there was a very
general desire in the State for some sort
of organization which Avould enable the
various local Cormuerctal bodies to inter
change ideas and ito work together iua
practical fashion upon Stitewido sub
jects
The officers of the State Association
have already received numerous and
enthusiastic acceptancas from the local
bodies throughout the State who will
send large delegations to the Omaha
meeting It is a desire of the officers to
have representatives present not only
from every organized Commercial Club
in the State but also from every town
that desires to have a Commercial Club
A general invitation has been issued and
there will be little or no formality about
the oredentials of delegates the one re
quisite being that they are Nebraska
business men
The principal session of the associa
tion will be held on Tuesday evening
and will begin with a dinner tendered
by the Commercial Club of Omaha to
the delegates After dinner there will
be the formal addresses as follows
Contraland Western Nebraska Its Present
and Future HonFMCurrieBroken Bow
Shall Wo Have a Constitutional Conven
tion HMBushnell Lincoln
The Country Commercial Club
Hon W M Robertson Norfolk
Harmony in TownsChasFIIornerLexington
Education Its Practical Relation
E O Garrett Fremont
Nebraskas Balance Sheet for 1905
Don C Despaiu Lincoln
Shall We Send Lawson Our Proxies
Chas G Ryan Grand Island
It will be seen that this program
covers a wide range of subjects and the
character of the speakers who have ac
cepted assignments on it assures the
association that those subjects will be
treated in an able and interesting man
ner
Roof Dors of Xew Yorlc
There are dogs in New York that
never set foot on the street They be
long to the janitors In the downtown
buildings and their runways consist
of the roofs of the buildings in which
their owners live and adjoining roofs
on the same level That is a rare day
when the office worker on looking out
of the sixteenth story window does
not see half a dozen dogs romping
about upon the roofs beneath him
There is one advantage at least in be
ing a roof dog the log catcher has no
terrors for folm
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THE CONSUMER
is the one who must suffer if the
flour is poor He is also the one
to benefit from improved methods
of milling
OUR FLOUR
is made from selected sound grain
and is made in one of the best
mills in the world A sack or a
barrel of it contains all nourish
ment It will make better and
more bread than any other kind
Try a sack and see for yourself
THE McCOOK MILLING
COMPANY
AN ANTARCTIC HERO
Dr Otto Xordennkjold His Erplora
tlon and Ilia Romance
The Visit to the United States ofatho
Swedish explorer Dr Otto Nordensk
jold has both a scientific and a roman
tic Jnterest It Is the first trip to Amer
ica the distinguished adventurer has
taken since he made his explorations on
the antarctic continent and this tlmu
he brings with him the young girl from
Iceland whom he recently made hlu
wife His bride was Miss Karen Berg
and she is a native of Toensberg Nor
way but has lived most of the tiniu
since her childhood In Iceland and it
was tliere that Dr Nordenskjold mer
her first just before he started out to
explore the lands lying about the south
pole The image of the fair girl of the
far north was with him all the dreary
and adventurous months of his stay In
the far south and on his return to Swe
den he set about making her his bride
The explorer and geographer Is yet n
comparatively young man He was
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DB OTTO NORDENSKJOLD
born in Sweden thirty seven years ago
and is the nephew of Barou Nordensk
jold who in 1878 and 1879 skirted the
northern coasts of Europe and Asia
and accomplished for the first time the
navigation of the northeast passage It
was in October 1901 that Dr Otto
Nordenskjold set out on his expedition
to the antarctic continent the one from
which he has reaped most fame but be
fore that he had won distinction in ex
peditions to Patagonia Alaska and
Greenland Although he lost his ship
the Antarctic on the voyage to the
south polar regions the expedition was
one of the most prolific in scientific re
sults of any enterprise of the kind evei
undertaken
The party was rescued on Paulet Is
land in November 1903 by the gun
boat Uruguay which had been sent
out by the republic of Argentina in
search of Dr Nordenskjold and his fel
low voyagers Professor Nordenskjold
who holds the chair of geography in
the University of Upsala is a geologist
as well as geographer and his obser
vations on the antarctic continent have
added much to our knowledge of the
history of the earth The fossil re
mains found by the professor show
the correctness of the theory that a
tropical climate once existed there
This was at a very early period of the
earths history Later came a time
when the climate was like that of cer
tain portions of South America not
tropical and beeches and similar trees
grew Skeletons of penguins that grew
to the height of a man were discovered
but no remains of land animals
A GIANT LOG RAFT
Its Voyage of Nine Thousand Miles
Across the Pacific
The construction of a giant log raft
for towing across the Pacific from San
Francisco to Shanghai China calls
attention to the skill that has been
reached in building rafts by the lum
bermen of the Pacific coast This Is
the first time towing logs across the
ocean that separates America and
Asia has been attempted The voyage
is one of about 9000 miles and the
raft to make It has been constructed
with great care out of about 10000000
feet of spars and spiling bound togeth
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THE GREAT LOO RAFT
er by 120 tons of Iron chain The logs
composing the raft are Talued at about
60000 To tow them across the ocean
requires the services of several power
ful seagoing tugs connection with the
raft being made by huge hawsers The
craft is cigar shaped and was con
structed by laying the logs In a vast
cradle anchored In shallow water near
the shore A great derrick was used
In putting the piles together which
with the chains hold the logs In place
On Ike Trail
i invinffcaHRggBagi
Of the Standard
Oil Octbpus
G0VE2N0K FOLK
place He knew
T
HEN Her
berts Had
ley attorney
general of the
state of Missouri
boarded the train
for New York car
rying with him a
club for the Stand
ard Oil trust he
knew It would be
hard to use the
club In the right
that the officials of
this giant Institution would prove clev
er In dodging the blows that he might
aim but this did not discourage him
from going about the task Armed
with authority to take testimony in any
state in the Union he announced that
it would be of no avail for members of
the oil trust to flee to Florida or Cali
fornia or other congenial climes as he
would pursue them until he found
them and obtained the information
necessary to the success of the Inquiry
he had been charged by Governor Folk
to conduct He began his work of
Investigation in New York because the
chief operations of the big trust are
conducted from that great commercial
center Although New Jersey Is suppos
ed to be the home of the company as a
corporation there Is only the Hudson
river between It and New York and on
lower Broadway there is a big building
which contains the main offices of the
institution Here is the office of John
D Rockefeller its president and here
too Is the sanctum sanctorum guarded
by faithful servitors where Henry H
Rogers the vice president and active
head of the institution directs its mani
fold operations When Mr Hadley es
tablished headquarters in New York
he did not send out engraved Invita
tions to Standard Oil officials as if he
were inviting ttem to a 5 oclock tea
He bid them to his reception in the of
fice of Commissioner Sanborn by
means of what in the phraseology of
the law Is known as a subpoena A
person who receives an invitation of
this kind may not send regrets
For some reason the Standard Oil
men evinced a reluctance to see the
HENRY H ROGERS AND HIS SWIFT YACHT
KANAWHA
bearers of Mr Hadieys kind messages
Rather than be bidden to the function
In Mr Hadieys headquarters one
Standard Oil man remained for days
a voluntary prisoner In a big New
York hotel John D Rockefeller too
took pains to avoid receiving one of
Mr Hadieys Invitations and it is said
set in motion plans for a trip to the
south But H H Rogers was so
unfortunate as to be made the unwill
ing recipient of one of Mr Hadieys
polite communications It was thrown
into his carriage and the oil magnate
in response to a summons which mirit
not be disregarded with impunity i
peared in due time before the commis
sioner He brought with him a full
assortment of what the poet Milton
has described as quips and cranks and
wanton smiles and as a jokesmith
succeeded so well at the early stage of
the Inquiry as to earn for himself the
sobriquet of Ha Ha Rogers It
was only when the cheeky photogra
pher fired a charge of powder and fill
ed the room with smoke in taking a
flashlight picture of Mr Rogers that
the latter lost his smile and his tem
per Then he left the room in disgust
and the inquiry was adjourned until
afternoon In the meantime he recov
ered his humor and spent an hour
or so in the corridor of the building
swapping stories Attorney Rowe coun
sel for Mr Rogers had been interrupt
ing the proceedings so much that he
was ordered by the commissioner to
leave the room He declined to do so
Mr Rogers from the witness chair In
terposed with the suggestion I would
like to take his place I would leave
quicklj enough
At another time Mr Rogers had re
ferred to Mr Hadley as Judge
Dont call me that said the attor
ney general Im not a jr Ige Well
colonel then said Mr Rogers since
youre from Missouri
Mr Rogers chief diversion is yacht
ing He belongs to the New York
Yacht club and has made many cruises
In his steam yacht Kanawha
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A HISTORIC J0DENEY f
CAESAR RODNEYS GREAT HORSE
BACK RIDE IN 1776
How the Declaration of Independ
ence Was Saved by a Vote In tut
Session of the Provisional CongrcKo
In Philadelphia
It happened on that famous Fourth
of Jul 1776 the day on which the
American colonies were declared free
and Independent states If Caesar Rod
ney had not made his historic ride there
might not have been any free America
today
The provisional congress was In ses
sion at Philadelphia each of the thir
teen colonies having representatives
there It was a great congress and a
momentous question was before the
distinguished body The great charter
of our freedom had been written by
Jefferson and Benjamin Harrison fa
ther and great grandfather of presi
dents had presented it to congress on
Monday July 1 What would the Con
tinental congress do
In order that our country should be
free and independent the declaration
must be adopted This could be done if
only the colonies were divided and
there were some good men who did not
believe it best to take this step at this
time Four of the seven delegates of
Pennslyvania were opposed to it and
of the two Delaware delegates present
Thomas McKean was in favor of inde
pendence but George Read was op
posed to the measure Caesar Rodney
the other member was In the southern
part of his state In the capacity of a
brigadier general organizing and drill
ing troops for the coming struggle
Two of the opposing Pennsylvania
delegates were persuaded to absent
themselves and thus the Keystone
State would favor the declaration but
the vote of Caesar Rodney was neces
sary to carry the state of Delaware
A messenger was dispatched in hot
haste to summon him to Philadelphia
and then for four days the patriots
of 76 talked and maneuvered to de
lay the final vote On Thursday July
4 congress was to vote on the mo
mentous question
On the afternoon of the 3d the
messenger found Caesar Rodney In
Sussex county more than eighty miles
from Philadelphia General Rodney
was at that time forty six years old
with a tall lean worn figure his face
scarred by a cancer that was finally
to cause his death The brave patriot
did not hesitate Saddle the black
he commanded and in ten minutes he
had mounted his faithful steed and
was galloping as if for life to the
northward
Eighty miles away from congress
which was waiting for him to declare
the Independence of the colonies The
thought caused him to drive his spurs
deep into his horses flanks and sent
him flying along the long dusty high
way that stretched away toward the
Quaker City It was one of the great
rides of history That black steed
bore the destinies of America and his
rider knew it and there was neither
halt nor delay
The sun went down and the stars
came out one by one in the blue vault
of heaven and that solitary rider rush
ed on his way All through the cool
summer night Caesar Rodney kept up
his reckless pace
The stars faded out of the morning
sky and the sun came up red and fiery
the herald of a sultry daj And still
Caesar Rodney kept on his way He
was yet many miles from Philadelphia
His horse was jaded and he was travel
worn and covered with dust but the
patriot did not slacken his rein He
must be there to vote for the independ
ence of America And he was there
All that hot sweltering July day the
delegates of the colonial congress were
talking and voting in Independence
hall The session had begun The pres
ident John Hancock was in the chair
and the clerk John Dickinson was
calling the colonies one by one Vir
ginia had voted and Massachusetts and
the great state of New York and the
little state of Rhode Island and now
New Jersey was voting and Caesar
Rodney had not come
Anxious and worried Thomas Mc
Kean went out to the door of Inde
pendence hall Would his friend and
compatriot be too late His face
brightened as he heard the sound of
hurrying hoof beats coming up Chest
nut street A foaming panting steed
dashed into the yard Its dusty rider
leaped to the ground Booted and spur
red and the dust of his long ride thick
on his long flapped coat and iron gray
hair Caesar Rodney entered the hall of
congress leaning on his friend Mc
Keans arm
He was just in time The vote of
Delaware was being called George
Read voted Nay Aye called the
clear voice of Thomas McKean It was
a tie All eyes turned to Caesar Rod
ney The famous rider cleared his
throat and many a patriot heart beat
with pride as he declared in firm tone
The voice of my constituents and of
all sensible and honest men I believe
is in favor of Independence and my
own judgment concurs with them
therefore 1 vote for the Declaration
And so Caesar Rodney by his famous
ride and by his noble vote helped to
settle the question of independence and
insured the future celebrations of the
Fourt of July
Ho Ate Often
Doctor You must take a quarter of
an hours walk before every meal
Stout Patient But doctor you surely
dont want me to walk all day long
Fllegende Blatter
Affection soothes it hallows elevates
subdues and bringeth down to earth
Its native heaven Landon
im
Lightweight Wools
Colored white
Silks
Organdies
Swisses
Batiste
Silk Nouveaute
Percales
Ginghams
Cotton Crepe
We have allTwool and half wool and all
1- cotton with pricestosuit all Look around
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aud then come to Grannis for bargains
John Grannis
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CLOSING OUT SALE
Having sold my farmlocated two and one half miles west
of McCook Nebraska I will offer at public sale to the
highest bidder sale commencing at ten oclock a m on
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 16th 1906
the followingdescribed property
38 head of cattle consisting as follows Deering corn binder lMcCormick grain
16 head of milch cows nearly all fresh binder 1 McCormick mower 1 beet
1 one steer coming two earsold eight thator 1 beet puller 1 3 section steel
steers coming one ear old two year- harrow 1 disc harrow 1 2 section lister
ling heifers 17 S short horn bull nine harrow 1 riding cultivator 1 walking
young calves cultivator 1 riding lister 3 sets double
7 head of horses cousitingjs follows 1 wagon harness 1 set single harness 1
bay gelding 1 grey horse 1 grey mare spring wngon 2 lumber wagons 1 hay
6 years old 1 brown man 1 black rake 1 Sharpless separator lot chickens
mare 8 jears oid 1 bay mare 1 single top buggy 2 grind stones 100
old gelding jgijj ggJ feet rubber hose lot household goods
1 Duroc Jersey sow and pigs 21 and many other articles too numerous
Jersey shoats 1 Champion press drill 1 to mention
TCrmS n sums of SIOOO acd under cash on sums over 1000 a credit of
eight months will be given purchaser to give note drawing ten per
cent from date with approved secui ity A discount of five per cent will be given
for cash on sums over 81000 No proj erty to be removed until terms of sale are
complied with
FREErLUNCH AT NOON
J A Brinton
H H BERRY Auctioneer
Hard Lines For Bachelors
Koreas the wrong place tor bache
lors said a traveler Bachelors in
Korea are considered as children and
have only childrens privileges You a
Korean bachelor get thirsty You en
ter a rest house and call for palm wine
The pretty little amber colored wait
ress says
Married
Xo says you
Heraus then says she And out
you go unslaked
You want to vote but they wont
let you if you are not married
You apply for a job somewhere
How many children have you is the
first question youre asked
And as soon as you say youre un
married they laugh in your face to
think that you should presume to apply
for work anywhere
Wliere Babies Swim
I spend my winters in Samoa said
a traveler It is always summer
there There the babies swim Can
you imagine a quainter a more charm
ing sight than a host of babies none
over two years old laughing and
crowing and swimming like fish In
pools of clear sea water You will see
this sight in Samoa Samoan women
believe sea baths benefit babies and
in that equable climate they bathe their
little ones daily the year around The
youngsters soon learn to swim They
can swim before they can walk And
to see these pretty brown babies swim
ming In the sea is well worth a 5000
mile trip to Samoa PhiladelDhia
Son Proprietors
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Doctors first prescribed
Ayers Cherry Pectoral over
bo years ago lhey use it
today more than ever They
Cherry
Pectoral
rely upon it for colds coughs
bronchitis consumption
They will tell you how it
heals infiamed lungs
1 hart a very bad cough for three yoari
Then I tnd Avers Cherrv Pectoral Mysore
lungs were soon healed and my cough dropped
away
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Old
Coughs
One Ayers Pill at bedtime insures
a natural action next morning
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