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F M KIMMELL Editor
Largest Circulated Newspaper Published in Red Willow County
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NORRIS IS CONFIDENT
Representative Norris of Ne
braska the leading progressive
among the republicans in the
house on leaving for his home
announced that he will not again
be a candidate for the lower
house but that he will contest
for the seat now occupied in the
senate by Norris Brown whose
term expires March 3 1913
Mr Norris was the leader in
the fight against former Speaker
Cannon and has been the stand
ard bearer in the progressive
movement in the house occupy
ing there substantially the posi
tion which Mr La Follette does
in the senate
Mr Brown has been numbered
with the progressives on many
issues but he has been unable to
follow the lead of Mr La Follette
Brown I have no doubt I will wh
by a great majority The only
uncertainty that possibly can en
ter into the contest is that there
are many republicans in the
state who arc today disposed to
absent themselves from the pri
mary
They are determined never
to vote for Taft and take the
view that they ought not to mix
in republican primaries because
of that intention
However we will have them
convinced in plenty of time that
they cannot afford to take this
Scourse that Taft is not at all
certain of nomination and that
a few early voting states of
which Nebraska is one will con
vince the republican party that
the disaster of defeat can be
avoided by preventing the
on all questions and lias therefore nation of Taft
been stamped as irregular Mr Norris declares that the
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among the insurgents
The first state to declare it
self on the presidential issue
said Mr Norris will be North
anti Taft forces will control the
delegations from Nebraska both
Dakotas Montana Illinois
jhoma Colorado California Ore-
Dakota whose primary under ajgon Washington Iowa
presidential preference law will and Texas and wilkdivi
Kansas
de Penn-
b li ld in March Letters from rivania Missouri and several
Iheiv justify the conclusion that other stat s Wisconsin of course
the state will be for La Follette is listed for them and Minnesota
by from fiv to one to ten to one he believes will be solid though
A a candidate for the senate two districts may go to Taft
Nebraska against Senator Washington cor Lincoln Journal
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Congressman George W Nor
ris the fighting Nebraska insur
gent spoke before several thou
sand people at the state fair yes
terday and in an address which
readily met the approval of an
audience composed largely of
farmers scathingly denounced
the reciprocity bill which was
passed at the late session of con
gress The Fifth district represen
tative made no assault on the
men who supported the measure
wliich he opposed but devoted
liis entire time to the submission
of argument and statistics which
upheld his stand on the much
talked of trade agreement with
Canada
Ilis speech was frequently in
terrupted with applause
Reciprocity puts on the free
list such articles as cattle horses
sheep wheat rye barley apples
pears butter poultry grass seeds
and innumerable other things
which are produced on the farms
of the state of Nebraska If the
farmers are forced to sell their
products in consequence in open
and free trade markets why on
earth should they not be allowed
to make their purchases m the
same kind instead of a protect
ed market
Reciprocity is a nice sounding
name it has all the ear marks
of something worth while but
what does it bring to the farm
er Reciprocity should give ev
eryone a fair deal and yet it
gives the farmer nothing Its
ularly pronounced when he drove sole benefits accrue to the brew
home some point which deeply er the railroad interests and to
impressed his hearers While he the big manufacturer of the east
was forced to talk against the The farmer who toils and who
cheering of grandstand crowds on should be benefitted by this meas
one side and the tooting of whist- ure and the one whom its sup-
les on the other his voice carried porters say is benefitted by it
remarkably well and the major
portion of liis audience was en
abled to hear nearly all of his
remarks
At the outset and before he
took up his theme of the after
noon Congressman Norris set
out his position on the matter of
Secretary Wilsons visit to the
state and his Tuesday speech at
the fair grounds I wrant it
understood that at no time have
I opposed the idea of any repre
sentative of the administration
is made its victim instead and
the special interests who need no
law to help them are the ones
who are aided by its provisions
Protectionist or free trader he
who would be both consistent and
honest should demand that the
same good should result to all
classes of people
Take the concrete example of
wheat If all or nearly all wliich
wie raise in this country is con
sumed the tariff on wheat would
have a direct effect on its price
visiting this state and talking as It on the other hand all of the
he saw fit in regard to any of
the questions of the day said
he Letters which passed betweei
Secretary Mellor of the state fair
board and Congressman Norris at
the time an effort was made to
induce Senator Robert LaFollette
to speak at the fair were read by
the speaker to show that his atti
tude in the matter was entirely
neutral as far as the question of
state fair speakers was concern
ed
Gold Brick and a Sham
I want to be fair and square
with those who are supporters of
the reciprocity bill said Con
gressman Norris as he launched
into liis subject but as far as
I am concerned I believe that the
bill as it passed both houses at
late session of congress is a gold
brick and a sham As long as I
thought that way I could not
deviate one whit from my course
and my duty in the matter allow
ed me to take but one path
that of opposition to the meas
ure
wheat should be exported the
tariff thereon would have little
effect and would be inconsequen
tial to the farmers who produce
it In 1910 we raised in this
country 700000000 bushels of
wheat and of that amount we
exported only 24000257 bushels
a trifle more tlian 33 per cent
In other words we consume near
ly all the wheat tliat we pro
duce right here in our own coun
try
Prices Here and in Canada
I submit this as a fair propo
sition that the difference in the
price of wheat at Liverpool and
Chicago should be the cost of
transportation between the two
places Yet the day has never
dawned that saw the case It
can market than on the Canadian
market Take for instance the
case of one little North Dakota
town which happens to be so sit
uated that its main street is the
boundary line between the Unit
ed States and Canada If the
present tariff has no effect on
the products of the farmers who
haul wheat thereto then the price
should be the same on both sides
of the line and the same price
should be paid at the elevators
which are located in the town
and upon both sides of the line
As a matter of fact on January
10 1911 for instance the price
of wheat was 90 cents on the Am
erican side of the town and 75
cents on the Canadian side of
the town The present tariff pro
tects and makes that American
price and gives the farmer on
tliis side a decided advantage
over the farmer on the other side
Simply the tariff has enabled the
American farmer to get a fair
price for the product which lie
raises a thing not possible under
the reciprocity trade agreement
The result will be that the Am
erican price will fall to meet the
Canadian price and that the farm
ers of Nebraska will be forced to
take lower prices all along the
line for their products
This state raised last year
about 48000000 bushels of wheat
Suppose that the price of wheat
depreciates but 10 cents a bush
el on account of the release of
the tariff and its admission free
through the provisions of the re
ciprocity bill The farmers of
this state will lose 4800000
yearly because of this one item
Compute that for a number of
years and you will have lost mon
ey enough to have run your state
government without further ap
propriations until you and your
descendants have been laid away
Gain for the Big Interests
And with all of these advan
tages gained by the big manufac
turers of the east through this
bill they are simply adding to
many advantages which they
enjoyed to a great extent for
many years past The bill jumps
on the man who has nothing and
takes away that which he seemed
to possess while it aids the man
who always Irid something and
whose pile of money is already
growing faster than he can ar
range for its expenditure
The supporters of reciprocity
say in defense of their action of
putting wheat on the free list
that the present tariff does not
protect Dare they extend that
philosophy to leather goods and
say lets take it off these too
for it does not protect them
No they will not do that not by
a long ways They dare not rub
the same argument up against tlu
manufacturer of the east that
they do against the farmer of the
west
I read in a well known mag
azine that James Wilson a mem
ber of President Tafts cabinet
declared that New Englanders
might have to compete with Ca
nadians for the sale of potatoes
wliich are now placed on the list
for entry free into the United
States and that the proceeding
would in the main be satisfactory
to the people of the country Last
year we were forced to import
about 600000 bushels of potatoes
from Canada for our own use
and yet he supports the removal
of the duty on potatoes in the
face of the fact that the duty on
wheat of which wre produce more
than we consume should be re
moved
The danger of the American
republic today is that the rural
population may be driven from
the farm to the city and yet by
such enactments as this recipro
city bill we legislate against the
farmer and aid in driving him
from his country place The
brewers profit by reciprocity foi
they are enabled thereby to get
barley cheaper than under the
present system
reciprocity because h e
railroad system which taps the
north and northwest and would
haul thousands of carloads of
wheat to the southwart if the
duty was taken therefrom
Would Not Include Lumber
Congressman Norris asserted
that the effort which he and oth
ers made to have inserted in the
reciprocity bill a free list which
would include dressed lumber anc
other articles of benefit to the
farmers was frowned upon by
the supporters of the measure
They said they wanted a free
costs 17 cents per bushel to trans list bill but they wanted it
port wheat from Chicago to Liv
erpool and- yet the difference in
price between these two places
varies only 3 4 and 5 cents The
difference between the prices at
Winnipeg and Minneapolis is 15
cents being higher on the
ed separately Yet they knew all
the time they were saying that
that the bill wlrich they had in
mind would be vetoed 1 charg
ed them to put such a list in the
reciprocity bill wliich they were
sure would be signed but they
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The
Total 158802 82
liabilities
Capital stock paid in 50000 00
Surplus fund 25000 00
Undivided profits less expense and
taxespaid 10893 70
National bank notes outstanding 50000 00
Duo to other national banks 10016 24
Duo to state and private banks and
bankers 100104 33
Individual deposits subject to check 124296 11
Time certificates of deposit 85783 49
Cashiers checks outstanding 2703 95
Total 433802 82
State of Nebraska
County of Red Willow sa
I R A Green cashier of the above named
bank do solemnly swear that the above state
ment is true to the best of ray knowledge and
belief
R A Qeeev Cashier
Coeeect Attest
V Feanklin
G H Watkins
A McMillen Directors
Subscribed and sworn to before mo this 7th
day of Sept 1911 C H Bole
seal Notary Public
My commission expires January 13 1915
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would not barken and only turn
ed their backs upon the insurg
ents when the matter was sug
gested to them in rather keen
terms
Magner sells better groceries
than the just as good kind Try
him for an order
The Cambridge Commercial
club has decided to have an as
sembly or chautauqua next year
again
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Application was made to Judge
Harry S Dungan at Uoldrege on
Tuesday for a writ of mandamus
commanding the supervisors of
Franklin county to call another
county seat election Judge Dun
gan issued the usual alternative
writ returnable at the next term
of court in that county this
month and a hearing will be had
at that time The county super
visors by a vote of four to three
had refused to call a second elec
tion
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF TOE
Citizens National Bank
of McCook
CnAETEK NUMBEB 9136
at McCook in tho State of NobraBka at the close
of business Sept 1 1911
EESOUECES
Loans and discounts 233091 Ml
Overdrafts secured and unsecured 80S 92
U S Bonds to secure circulation 50000 00
U S Bonds to ecuro U S Deposits 5000 00
r TT O T7Jn TCC R1
trrKiuiuma uu w uuuus iuu u
Bonds securities etc 0916 96
Banking house furniture and fixtures 16000 00
Other real estate owned 8095 80
Tim TTill io fni Duo from approved reserve agents 145322 18
OAVnS a Notes of other National banks 1340 00
and cents 163 16
Lawful money reserve in bank viz
Specie S 16264 23
Legal tender notes 170 00 17969 23
Redemption fund with U S Treasur
er 5 percent of circulation 2500 00
ATnt ion it- liovfilii mvixn fliiir liv
aone Webber gasoline engine with
belts gears and all other tools
virtue of a chattel mortgage ex-
lxtaes ed Ma
ecuted to the McCook National
1911 or since added in conduct
ing the meat market in the build-
L Yager dated Mav 10 1911 and u fd lot on -ain Stnwt
War fn flo nffW nf tlm r nitltv I m Silld Clt 10WI1 OS tile Kapke
clerk of Red Willow county Ne
braska on May 26 1911 on
wliich default has been made and
upon which there is now due the
sum of three hundred and twenty-five
dollars with ten per cent
interest per annum thereon from
August 10 1911 said McCook Na
tional Bank wall expose for sale
at public auction and sell to the
highest bidder on the thirtieth
day of September 1911 at the
hour of one oclock P M on lot
9 in block 28 in the original
town now city of McCook in
said Red Willow county Nebras
ka the property mentioned in
said chattel mortgage to wit
One platform scale one hanging
scale one new National cash reg
ister one 8x10 compartment ice
box purchased from C B Civer
Co one marble top wood coun
ter with four paper cutters and
all parts complete three meat
blocks one chipped beef cutter
one nickel plate piece rack aHl
knives saws and tools six new
curtains for windows all trays
and meat pans metal hooks for
box one new GO gallon iron
one old 4o gallon iron kettle
one complet2 iron lard press one
electric motor complete one com
plete meat grinder
and bolts and tools for one
bone grind r complete l ark
room tools and fixtures block
and tackle and rope one delivery
buggy one set of new single har
ness used in delivery one white
spring wagon and one set of sin
gle harness one gray horse name
Tom five years old weight about
1200 pounds one bay horse about
ten years old weight about 950
pounds all slaughter house fix
tures and tools one sausage stuf
fer complete all interest in
slaughter house one large clock
one 24 foot counter one pole der
rick 25 feet of heavy steel chain
Seed Wheat For Sale
No 2 Red Turkey wheat for
sale
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The best brands of canned
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Dated at McCook Nebraska
September 6 1911
The McCook National Bank
By Ritchie Wolff Its attorneys
First publication Sept 7 its
Order to Show Cause
In the district court of Red
Willow county State of Nebras
ka In the matter of the appli
cation of Nina Ilarris Wade ad
ministratrix of the estate of
James B Wade deceased for
license to sell real estate
Now on this 23rd day of Aug
ust 1911 this cause came on for
hearing upon the petition of Nin
Harris Wade administratrix of
the estate of James B Wade de
ceased praying for license to sell
the following described real es
tate of the said James B Wade
to wit lot numbered six in block
numbered six in the original town
now city of McCook Kedwillow
county Nebraska for the pay
ment of debts against said es
tate and allowance and costs of
administration for the reason
there is not sufficient personal
property belonging to said estate
to pay said debts allowance and
costs
It is ordered on consideration
by me that all persons interest
ed in said estate appear before
me at chambers in the court
house in the city of McCook in
said county on the 7th day of
October 1911 at one oclock P
M to show cause if any there
be why license should not be
granted to said Nina Harris
Wade administratrix to sell so
much of the above described real
estate of said decedent as shall
be necessary to pay said debts
allowance and costs
It is further ordered that a
copy of this order be served up
on all persons interested in said
estate by causing the same to be
published once a week for four
successive weeks in the McCook
iTioune a weekly newspaper
printed and published in said
Redwillow county Nebraska
R C ORR
Judge of the District Court
First publication Aug 24- 4 ts
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