NINETEENTH YEAR McCOOK , RED WILLOW COUNTY. NEBRASKA. FRIDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 15 , I9Ol. NUMBER 4O Weneedan Auditorium. i They want a beet sugar factory out in Xoveland , Colorado , and this is one of " the ways the citizens of the nervy and ambitious little city are showing their determination to secure it : The selling of the first hundred pounds of sugar to be made by the new Loveland factory closed.last Friday evening. The TOO pounds brought $3,286 , and Mayor Johnson gave $14 for the privilege of weighing out the pound packages Be- hides , the empty sacks were bid in at $5 P ( I for the inner aiid $2 for the outside sack , and the string which is to tie it went for 50 cents. The highest price paid for one -pound was by R. S. Cox. who gave $325 ; Lee Kelim was next $300 , with Charles Ryan third at $250 Loveland fColo. ) -Register. McCook needs an auditorium and may well emulate Lovelaud in this matter , in some similiar scheme. The auditorium is worth going after , are we going to be in the running ? It is for the citizens of .McCook to say. Every man , woman -und child in the city is deeply interested 'in this city having a suitable building for public gatherings this movement must necessarily be a popular one , be cause all are effected by it. If all put their shoulders to the wheel.it will move xilong smoothly to success. Will you The "Owls" Congregate. The Awl-Os were in regular fortnight ly session , Tuesday evening , at the home of Miss Nelle Gunii , and the affair was p to the traditional notch of pleasure. The meeting partook somewhat of a beasouable nature , in the gift to each member of the club of a valentine , heart- shaped. from Miss Ellen Nordin , of Marinette , Wisconsin To afford amusement for the gathering , four leaf clovers to the number of 100 were hidden in the house , and a prize Tell to the finder of the largest number of these paper clovers. Miss Olive Ritteiihouse won. There were numbers on the back of each leaf , and the one Sliding the leaves containing the largest total of these numbers received a prize , likewise. The winner was Mrs. Walter "Stokes. On two of the leaves were the letters A and B. The finder of these also received prizes , which fell to Miss Mamie Chandler and Miss Pearl Zint. The prizes in each case , save that of "vliss Rittenhouse , were valentines of Wasteful , home creation. Refreshments were a final and not- .iie-least feature of the ? - appreciated evening ning- The Important Thing In saying is how to make your sav ings accumulate and multiply. There is no savings institution so safe or which multiplies savings so rapidly as 3. good Building Association. It is a model savings bank. It is most economically managed. It provides for the saving of money 1t 1s usually squandered. s You get all that your money earns. a No commission paid to agents. b No preferred stock-holders to reap the cream of the profits. The poor man's dollar is just as good f as the rich man's thousands. v See the Sec'y of the McCook CoOperative o ative Building & Savings Ass'u about tlis the new stock. is iso A Rummage Sale. sit The ladies of the Au Fait club have concluded to arrange for a Rummage V Sale in the interest of the auditorium d project. This will doubtless prove to be a a profitable scheme , and will no doubt be n instrumental in urging other clubs and t societies to some action , similarorother- l vrise , in this behalf. The auditorium tl project is on in earnest and if too many tld schemes do not come to life and divide the forces and energies of the city , it * vill win. fc fctc Convenient Home For Sale. tc House of 8 rooms , four closets , pantry tlw amd. china closet , good cellar , brick walks , No. i well and wind-mill , high- a pressure tank , stock-tank , milk-house , Stood barn , cow stable , granaries , buggy- cR house , chicken-house and pens , fine R lawn , good shade and fruit trees. Three blocks from post-office. For price and terms see J. H. Ludwick , furniture dealer , 1U 1Udi XfcCook , Nebraska. di diP P Progressive High-Five. h Mrs. Mary Mullen entertained a num of ber of friends , Wednesday evening at olhi High-Five , in honor of her sister , Mrs. hiB Ella Farrell of Parsons , Kansas. Mr. it J. H. Bennett won the first prize , and ithi Mrs. George Beck the booby. Refresh ments were served and the evening was pleasantly passed withal. Farmers Get Ready. w Get ready for the spring campaign of M &rming. Put your stock in good con dt dition. Your horses will need a spring toaic. Our condition powders will pay m yea a big profit. profit.McCoNNELi T ; McCoNNELi & BERRY. V A large assortment of Stock Foods and Pooltry Supplies at McMillen's. MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE. Miss EDNA DIXON is spending the week in Lincoln. G. L. LAWS was in the city , yes- terday. on business. C. J. RYAN has been absent , part of the week , in Grafton and other points. H. P. SuTTON was a Lincoln visitor , going down on No. 6 , Tuesday evening , C. E. THRONE and family and Mrs. Spickeluiier have gone to Hastings to live. Miss SKLMA NORUN arrived home , Monday night , front her Lincoln-Omaha trip. trip.R. R. Q. STBWART of the revenue service circulated among us quietly , Tuesday , officially. HALLIB DURHAM was over from Haddam , Kansas , first of the week , on business. A. G. DOLE arrived home last Satur day , from his extended visit in Iowa and Eastern Nebraska. Miss JosiE HOULIHAN continues in a condition which is causing much appre hension among her friends. MR. AND MRS. F. S. VAHUE weie happily surprised by the members of the Vesta club and their husbands , Tuesday evening. MRS , JAMES RODNEY , Miss Lizzie Rooney and Miss Fisher of Hastings graced the O. R. C. ball and banquet , last night. Miss MARY STEVENS and Miss Lizzie Stevens of Lincoln were among the par ticipants in the O. R. C. ball and ban quet , last evening. Miss MAUD VAN SICKLE was up from Orleans to attend the ball and banquet , last night , and was the guest of her sister , Mrs. Clarence Enlow. MISS M. A. EVANS arrived home , Saturday night , from Kenesaw , whither she was called by the illness and death of the mother of her brother's wife. MRS. ELIZABETH WALKER , who has been visiting her daughter , Mrs. Lottie Brewer , for some months , returned to her home in Boone , Iowa , last Friday. n MRS. M. E. WELLS and the children departed , Monday , for their new home in Alliance. A warm circle of friends regrets the leaving , but adds most hearty wishes for their success and happiness. la MR. AND MRS. H. H. TARTSCH have taken quarters in the Meeker building , occupying the room just vacated by R. tl E. Dutton , who has moved in the suite recently vacated by W. R. Starr in the Phillips building. ft Miss SARA COOL arrived in the city , Thursday noon , on her way to Colorado to < spend the rest of the winter. She w stayed over to attend the O. R. C. ball T and Jto visit her sister , Mrs. H. A. Beale , briefly. . MR. AND MRS. JAMES G. HAMILTON , formerly < of our city , celebrated their sil ri ver wedding anniversary on the evening of Wednesday , February 13th , 1901 , at their present home in Brookhaven , Miss issippi. THE TRIBUNE sends greetings 01 on behalf of many old-time friends and 01m self. tu MRS. ELIZABETH FORD of Green Bay , oj Wisconsin , Mrs. Nadab Morrell and at daughter of Milwaukee , Wisconsin , and ta Mrs. Edward Skinner of Chicago , Illi nois , all of whom were summoned here to the funeral of their aged mother , the late Mrs. Dora Archibald , departed for \ \ their respective homes on No. 12 , Tuesday seHi . Hi day morning. ht S. C. JOHN has sold his farm about four miles east of the city to J. A. Skel- ton of Indiana , who expects to move on the place early in March. Mr. John and wife will go back to Iowa to spend the w remainder of the winter among relatives and ; old home scenes ; after which their course is not certain. Eventually , THE TRIBUNE expects to see them back in Red Willow county. co : & MESSRS. L. W. STAYNER and C. H. Meeker went down to Edgar , last Satur day , to inspect the opera-house at that [ place. ; Mr. Stayner did not continue his ; trip further on account of the illness his sister , but Mr. Meeker extended bis journey on to Hastings and York. Tl Both gentlemen secured many pointers the line of auditorium and opera- Pt liouse construction. Farmer's Friend. od The hen , the farmer's friend , should be inj tvell treated make money by using Mc Millen's Poultry Powder add Egg Pro- incer. go ; Don't buy Cambric Muslin or Com mi th mon Muslins before seeing oar lines , rhe Thompson Dry Goods Co. fiv A large assortment of Stock Foods and tri Poultry Supplies at McMillen's. A Swell Affair. The annual ball of Harvey division No. 95 , Order of Railway Conductors held in the Menard opera-house , las evening , was one of the swellest am most successful balls held in the city in years. The attendance thronged the opera-house to its capacity , and every detail was carried out without a hitch or mar to any feature. The grand march was led by Con ductor and Mrs. Frank Kendlen followed by a number of conductors , their wives and ladies , and it was a brilliant ant dressy gathering that responded to thai number of the programme. H. P. Sutton was caller and prompter for the occasion. The hall was handsomely decorated for the affair , patriotic colors being used to produce an attractive , bright-hued effect. Flags , large and small , bunting and ropes formed the principal decora tions , the effects being heightened by the powerful rays of two headlights cast across the hall and blending in the center. A large O. R. C. banner of greeting occupied the west wall ; it was suitably lettered and colored. The lodge charter and a picture of the grand chief conductor , E. E. Clark , occupied the north and south walls , each appro priately ornamented. The total effect was uncommonly cheery and inspiring. In the neighborhood of 250 guests at tended the affair , which has not been excelled and seldom equalled in the social history of the city. The presence of small-pox in several localities kept away many from outside the city , still the list of visitors was quite large. There was a considerable delegation from the Imperial branch and a delegation of eight or ten traveling men who make their headquarters here. di Miss Spears , Miss Knox , John Edwards , agent at that place , and Fred Boehner were here from Arapahoe. The work of the orchestra of nine pieces was unusually effective and high ly appreciated , with many compliments. A base and a snare drum were the additions - ditions to the usual number of instrual ments. The affair was a large success finan cially , ( as well as socially and gastro- nomicallyand ) no little credit is due Conat ductor Frank Kendlen on this account for selling 138 of the tickets alone. The members of 95 , and in fact all " persons connected with the occasion , are proper subjects for hearty congratu lation. THE BANQUET Was served by the Lady Maccabees in D the Odd Fellows hall , and a large num.af ber partook of the tasteful dainties and ot elegant substantials spread so cleverly by the ladies on this occasion. Over fifty couples enjoyed this feature of the W affair. The decorations of the banquet hall se were in red and green the order colors , Ihese ? colors were carried out in the lo table decorations , which were Batten- he burg over red and green , and cut flowers. lath The ices , cakes and bonbons also car ried out this idea. la' Wanted ! Pr Five hundred men who are working sic an a salary , to invest five dollars a in tnonth in the best paying Savings insti tution in Nebraska The McCook Co- aperative Building & Savings Associ- M ition. For particulars call on the secre thW tary at the First National Bank. W ni We Are Ready I at Our shelves full of ioi are NEW wall-paper. We are preparing for the best wall-paper pa season in the history of McCook. Our ine will be bigger , handsomer than we Mi lave ever shown. < Fc MCCONNELL & BERRY. Soap ! Soap ! Kirk's " " th "Juvenile" the 25-cent kind- ve , sell it for 15 cents. f McCoNNELL & BERRY. eai Overcoats at DeGroff & Co.'s. on The Straight Front is the newest in Jt orsets. You will find them at DeGroff Di ) Co.'s. of Ov Men's Black and White Striped Every- lay Shirts at 250 , 390 , and 500. The Thompson Dry Goods Co. Rubens' Infants' Shirts and Nazareth nit Waists for boys and girls at The Thompson Dry Goods Co. an No substitutions allowed at our store. 'rescriptions filled as written. D. W. LOAR. The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth- we idist church will give its annual Wash- Mi ngton dinner and bazar , Feb. 22d tf. dm If you want the best and most for your oed money in the meat line don't do a fre hing but go to Church & Marsh's cal tiarket. They are it sat WANTED : Farm of rich soil within ] ive miles of on McCook. Will bay. or rade Indiana farm or business. on ! W. E. BARTER , Mexico , Indiana. ] RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS. Brakemau O. D. Keith is on the sick list , this week. Conductor W. D. Beyrer is laying off on account of a sprained back. Brakeman L. A. Hulburt is visiting in Kestersou , this state , this week , on busi ness. D. M. Taylor , a former brakenian at this place , was in the city , part of the week. Flagman F. G. Foe's brother is here nursing him through an attack of rheuf matism. Dave Magner went in to Omaha , Monday - day night on 6 , to confer with headquarters - quarters officials. . Trainmaster Kenyon went down to Omaha , Tuesday evening on 6 , on busi ness at headquarters. Sup't Campbell went east on 6 , Tues day night , his private car 10 following on 12 , the following morning. Switchman Eaton , who has been with the Rio Grande at Denver , is in the city , this week , looking for work. Brakeman W. C. Kithcart , who has been visiting in the northern part of the state , arrived home on Saturday last. Brakeman W. W. Webster was up from Oxford over Sunday. He expects to go back on the main line in the spring. Flagman F. F. Neubauer has moved into the dwelling-house just vacated by , C. E. Throne and family over on Mad ison street. Brakeman J. F. Aniick , J. A. Roark and C. A. DeLoy took a short lay-off to take in the dance and banquet , Thurs day night. Conductor C. W. Bronson arrived iome from Chicago , Tuesday night on 5 , ind resumed his run on 12 , Wednesday morning. n cc J. E. O'Conner and Neal Beeler , who ccnt : lave been at Akron relieving Donaldson nthi ind Hill , returned to headquarters , hih Wednesday. Flagman E. E. Saddler returned to at York , Wednesday , after a lay-off of ibout a week on account of effects of Itbe [ raccination. be Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Boyd came down "roni Denver , last evening on 6 , and are he guests of the Conductor and Mrs. jeorge Willetts. Wi 111 Conductor L. E. Gilcrest visited his CO : jrother at Brush , Colorado , Saturday p ifternoon and Sunday , returning home thor n 2 , Monday morning. Brakeman and Mrs. E. E. Stayner orM vent ( down to Edgar , this state , Wednes- M iay morning , being summoned by the at erious illness of his sister. th Byrd Shipman had the misfortune to te ese $35 , Tuesday evening. He thinks ic lost the money , a 20 , a 10 and a 5 dol- ca : ar bill , in the post-office lobby. Pi The marriage of Brakeman Mose Col- th er and his cousin , Miss Mary O'Leary , tic ast ' Thursday morning , was a great sur- in rise to Mose's many friends in and out- ide of the service ; they all unite in wish- fa ng them much joy. th The next regular meeting of the Rocky fountain Railway club will be held in he American house , corner of i6th and CO llfl Vazee streets , Denver , Saturday eve- ling , February i6th , 1901 , commencing S 7:30 o'clock. There will be a discuss- on of J. H. Abram's paper on Train Dis- tatching , read at the last meeting of the lub. Reading of report of committee la.po rlessrs English and Purvis on "Do po ocomotives Ever Slip Their Drivers in boW rorward Motion Without Steam in the Cylinder ? " A vote will be taken on W lotion of Sup't J. T. Burns to change fu he regular night of meeting from first MI iaturday to first Friday after the 15th Jjo each month. Paper by C. H. Quer- jo au , ass't sup't machinery D. & R. G. , C.EC ! "Best Use of Freight Motive Powers. " EC Question box : "Should not Damage to Pr ' raft Rigging , Caused by the Breaking C.J. ! . American Continuous Draft Key , be J.A. Jwner's Defect ? " A. A.Sa Sa 1-Tf A Great Man. , For men only. A talk by Arthur D. W ifeir at the Baptist church at 3 o'clock , J- unday afternoon. Every man come JMJ ad bring your neighbor. MJM. Farmer's Friend. < " The hen , the farmer's friend , should be 'ell treated make money by using Mc- illen's Poultry Powder and Egg Pro- ucer. ( If you want a suit made to measure be ee ring up phone 165 and Diamond will vie with a selection of 400 nobby spring me imples to select from. ter New Chambrays in all the newest coi for Shirt Waists etc. , at the Thompap Dry Goods Co. , For clothing go to DeGroff & Co.'s. Tb Held Their Annual Meeting. The stock-holders of the McCook Co Operative Building and Savings associa lion held their nnmml meeting , Monday night , and elected directors to fill expirec terms und vacancies. Directors T. B Campbell and J. E. Kelley were reelected ed , and C. F. Lehn was chosen to fill vacancy. They were all wise selections Messrs. Campbell and Kelley are old re liables on the board , and Mr. Lehn brings to the board of directors sound and conservative business sense. The board of directors is now constituted as follows : T. B. Campbell , Emerson Han son , J. E. Kelley , F. M. Kimniell , W. S. Perry , W. B. Mills , J. A. Wilcox , J. J. Garrard and C. F. Lehn. T. B. Camp bell is the present president , F. A. Pen- nell , secretary ; W. F. Lawson , treasurer. The new officers and committees will be announced as soon as the board organ izes for the ensuing year and the select ions are made. THE TRIBUNE wants to add a word about this association , which justly stand first among the building associa tions of the state of Nebraska : The McCook Co-Operative Building & Savings association was organized Janu ary 26 , 1888 , 13 years ago. It has ma tured seven series of stock. The A ser es running 117 months ; B 122 months ; C 123 months ; D 121 months ; E I2r months ; F 119 months ; G 118 months. Estimating 120 months to mature each series , a member carying one share of stock , pays into the association $120 ; at maturity he receives $200 a profit of$8o on an actual investment of $60 for ten JL years , 134 per cent per annum , Can you invest elsewhere a monthly saving Df one dollar as safely and with as much jrofil ? The 27th series is now open for e\ subscribers. Ex-Bank Examiner Wilson claims Bl that no other association in Nebraska treats its stock-holders with more hber- re ility , and that no other association is onducted upon more careful and busi- Oil iess-like lines. And in this statement lie is supported by all the examiners who liave : inspected its conduct and plans. C It is one of McCook's most creditable tli ind successful institutions and is worthy tliD of continued and increasing support. ts plans are equitable and profitable lo Doth inveslors and borrowers. th fo Raised the Quarantine. Kc ; The quarantine of the National hotel vas raised on Monday evening , much to pi he joy and relief of those who had been co on fin eel therein since the case of sinall- 56 DOX was discovered in that hotel , sotne- hing over two weeks since. It will be remembered that there was wasch : nly one case , and that was a mild one , c 1 o Mrs. Hannah Barnes being the victim , md that she was promptly removed to he hospital a mile or so north-west of he city , where she was given proper at- [ enlion and rapidly recovered. The outbreak was confined to this one m ase , and the National hotel , the only M Iace in the city exposed , has been horoughly disinfected , double the ordi- Cc lary amount of disinfectants being used the building. this This closes the incident small-pox soar is ar as McCook is concerned , and we feel hat our city has been fortunate in this natter. ru The city authorities , as well , are to be f ongratulated upon the success which liv las attended their efforts to confine and sw tatnp out this disagreeable plague. cit Councii Chamber Echoes. wl The municipal patriarchs wereinregu- ce . session , Monday evening , and dis- du losed of the following business , the full tei toard being present : lai Bills are follows were allowed and arrants ordered drawn the on proper no unds ! : be IcCook Electric'Light Co $ 84.50 wa W. Spiker 75 Sffl ohn : P. Eckstedt 22.75 Be B. Gray 60 oo Jdward Fitzgerald 50.00 Re 'redmore Bros 3.85 wl L. Miller 3 50 to' A. Wilcox 1.88 J. Markwad 5 oo in ig ho amuel Hornback 34.00 owe Smith 34-OO J H. Wyatt 22.00 he . , A. Brown 5.00 wo M. Hughes 4.00 am Irs. S. C. King 55-OO bel C. Rider 125.00 U13 Ordinance No. 93 was read the first 1 ime. It establishes a fire limit , or ither amends the old fire-limit ordi- . e ance by setting outside of the limit ' ad &ul locks No. 9 and 16. ne Ordinance No. 94 was passed an d will " Iti found in full in this issue. It pro- ad ides rules and regulations for the re- loval of bodies from Longview ceme- 1 ry , and provides penalty for violations. to ; Bond of City Clerk E. J. Wilcox was far pproved and ordered placed on file. sec see : Best Apron Check Ginghams 50 at yoi he Thompson Dry Goods Co. urt MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS. Go to Lear's for pure drugs. Whose afraid of the smallpox ? Take your prescriptions to Lonr. It's sure McMillen's Cough Cure. Loar's prices are right. Try him. Alfalfa seed for sale. C.G.GoiiEKN. Don't fail to see the bargains in WallPaper - Paper at Loar's. New Curtain Swisses and Netts at The Thompson Dry Co. Coal hod and shovel for 15 cents at S. M. Cochrau & . Co.'s. You can phone your orders to S. M. Cochran & Co. for alfalfa hay. At night ring the door bell at I.oar's store and the clerk will do the rest. The smallpox quarantine has been raised , and we can all breath freely again. Wall-Paper ! Wall-Paper ! The great est bargains ever offered are found at Loar's. "Better skin a carcass for pay in the public streets than be idly dependent on charity. " New Embroideries of Swiss , Nainsook and Cambric in setts and singly at The Thompson Dry Goods Co. Silk Zephyrs for Shirt Waists etc. , 29 nches wide , 30 cents u yard. The Thompson Dry Goods Co. Finest light blue Percale Prints in ibsolutely , fast colors for SG a yard at [ "he Thompson Dry Goods Co. The McCook Circle No. 33 , Ladies of j. A. R. , meet the first Saturday of ivery month in Odd Fellows hall. Commencing with February i8th , the Blue Front livery barn , phone 36 , will espond to all calls for the city bus. Call and get prices. Cane seed , seed jai.s and corn at lowest prices. F. C. KEI.LOGC & Co. -Mualiu Underwear in Gowns , Corset Covers < , Drnwers and Baby Dresses in he daimiest designs at The Thompson Dry Goods Co. From and after the i8th , phone 36 , he Blue Front livery barn , for all calls or the city bus. Meets all trains and oes to any part of the city. Dress Skirts to 3 our measure from any iece of Dress Goods in stock. 50 skirts lonstantly kept made up at from $1.25 to 6 50. The Thompson Dry Goods Co. W. H. Ackerman has bought from R. tl. Obborn the city bus and will take harge of the same on next Monday , the 8th. See his announcements in this sbiie of the paper. James W. Monk of Hiawatha has been ranted additional pension , $12. Fran- is M. Duwson of Stockvilie receives an ncrease to $10. Increase to $12 , George 1. Fetherkile of Cambridge. The serious illness of T. M. Scott , Mc- look's first postmaster , a veteran of the ivil war and one of the first residents of he city , will be regretfully learned. He receiving attention and care. ' Commencing with next Monday , Feb- uary ; iSth , the city bus will be in charge W. H. Ackerman of the Blue Front ivery. Call up phone 36. Calls an- wered for all trains to any part of the ity. ity.Life Life is short and pleasure is fleeting /hy smoke an inferior cigar when fire ents : will buy one of those Great Capa- uras at Bennett's ? Some people pay en cents for a cigar inferior to this popu- five-center. Like books , of making cigars there is end ; but none of those recently placed efore the public have met with such a rarm reception from discriminating tnokers as the Great Capadura has. lennett sells them. "The whole age , " said the Earl of loseberry in his recent famous speech rhich stirred old England from center ' circumference , "is an age of advertis- ; we are all engaged in a great and ely war of advertisement. " J. H. Bennett keeps lots of cigars but sells the Great ' Capadura. There's a orld of difference in the two words ad about the same amount of difference etween that famous five-cent cigar and lany others that might be mentioned. The beauty of the Great Majestic is lat it is better than it is advertised to ; hence there are no disappointments heart-aches after you have bought and tested it in your own kitchen. more than meets all the requirements claims. THE TRIBUNE can give more publicity a wider and better constituency by than can any paper published in this ctiou of the state. Advertisers who ek results will bear this in mind. If are from Missouri we will take pleas- in showing you.