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By F M KIMMELL
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
Largest Circulation in Red Willow Co
Subscription 1 a Year in Advance
Thanks to Congressman Sutherland
for that 5000000 public building
when wo get it
Thk Nebraska Stato Volunteer Fire
mens Association will meet in Nebraska
City on January 21 22 23 1902
The country has been not a little
alarmed over the cases of lockjaw re
ported over the land this fall and a
special committee of experts appointed
by the Camden N J board of health
made the following report after making
a thorough investigation of the cases of
tetanus reported that not a single case
of lockjaw has resulted from the injec
tion of vaccine virus Every one has
been due it finds to the atmosphere
and telluric conditions which have pre
vailed during the last six weeks There
had been a long period of dry weather
with high winds so that tetanus germs
which have their normal habitation in
the earth dust and dirt of stables had
been constantly disturbed in the atmos
phere In the committees estimation
vaccination is harmless though care
should be exercised in the treatment of
the wounds
Held for Orders
A book of more than passing interest
to the people of McCook not only bo
cause the author was at one time an
honored citizen whose removal was a
distinct loss to the business social and
intellectual circles of the community
but also because the phases of life with
which it deals are intimately associated
with the towns welfare is Held for
Orders a collection of ten railroad
stories by Mr Frank H Spearman
Aside however from any sentimental
attachment that may be felt for the
book its intrinsic merits entitle it to
the consideration of all book lovers
So vivid are his descriptions so true
are his pictures that Mr Spearman is
constantly referred to by the critics as
an experienced railrord man Without
knowledge on the subject they take it
for granted that no one who has seen
service in a railroad companys employ
can write as he writes of that vast army
of workers who play so important a part
in the world of commerce The class to
which Mr Spearmans characters be
long includes in its membership men as
brave as any men as truly heroes as the
knights of old who went riding to the
rescue of distressed maidens In no
wise despising the opportunities that
come to them they are resourceful in
every emergency ready at all times to
sacrifice their own lives to preserve the
lives of others Upon them tremendous
responsibilities rest and they are sel
dom found wanting Surely too high
honor cannot be done them
Somehow their services did not receive
the recognition they deserved until Mr
Spearman appeared to champion their
cause Except in isolated instances
they have been ignored by the writers
Kipling- has written of the railroad but
he has not written of the railroad men
Cy Warmans tales are fanciful With
him the incident is of primary import
ance his men are puppets who do
their masters bidding In Mr Spear
mans stories the man is the central
figure The man of whom he writes has
lived We have seen him or his counter
part and we recognize the reproduction
He is not without faults which fact
adds to the charm of the story for we
like not the man who is flawless This
is realism and in realism is high art
Held for Orders is bristling with
descriptions of scenes and men short
sharp clear passages that leave vivid
impressions on the mind that fairly
startle the reader that stand forth from
the page and will not be overlooked
that even the fascination of the story
itself will not permit to go unnoticed
Yet there is a spontaneity about it all
There is no ostentation There is no
straining for effect Those who know
the author know how much of himself
goes into what he writes
Mr Spearman is one of those rare and
fortunate writers who served no literary
apprenticeship For him it was not
necessary to struggle through the ob
scere experimental stage which is the
lot of most men of letters He sprang
into instant popularity This was due
doubtless to the fact that his work
from the beginning was finished He
did not permit it to go from his hands
until it satisfied his own severe scrutiny
His first book The Nerve of Foley
which appeared less than two years
ago and which like the present volume
deals with the heroic side of railroad
life scored an immediate success It
was included in a list prepared by the
Book Board of the New York State
Library of the best 250 books pub
lished during 1900 When it is consid
ered that some six thousand odd books
saw the light of day in that year the
distinction that was accorded this a
first book may be appreciated
While it can add nothing to the esti
mation in which his work is held by his
friends it is still a source of gratifica
tion to know that it has been received
by that intelligent but notoriously ill
tempered and pessimistic crew known
as the critics with loud acclaims of
praise and approbation By the literary
authorities without exception Mr
Spearman is hailed as the greatest writer
of railroad stories greater even than
Kipling in this line of labor He has
received recognition on every hand
Nearly every daily newspaper in the
country has taken note of his work
The reviews of his latest book written
by men and women who have read it
from an impartial stand point appre
ciations prompted solely by enthusiasm
are unqualifiedly eulogistic He has
become one of the most popular short
story writers of the day A magazine
that can announce a story by him as a
feature deems itself fortunate
A rapidly growing host of personal
and literary friends will watch Mr
Spearmans career with the deepest in
terest and sympathy
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
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Do not give the children juveniles
solely for their reading On this noint
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An impression prevails in some quart
ers that the public school library is an
exclusive institution for the use of
school children only and that outsiders
that is those not at present actively
identified with the school are not per
mitted to draw out books from it This
condition is so manifestly at variance
with the wish of- the founders of the
school library as well as from the desire
of the present managers that this word
of correction seems timely and- wise
There are now upon the shelves over
ivy volumes of well selected dooks in
history science fiction and biography
besides a very large number of maga
zines unbound it is true but for a
largo part of which there is a carefully
prepared index The school librarians
are on duty each evening at the close of
school at 330 in the afternoon and will
loan and receive books in the cases of all
who desire to avail themselves of the
librarys privileges In the absence of
a city library it is felt that the sphere of
usefulness of the school library should
be made as wide as possible and to that
end this public announcement is issued
COUGHSANDCOLDSIN CHILDREN
Recommendation of a Well Known
Chicago Physician
I use and proscribe Chamberlains Cough
Remedy for almost all obstinate constricted
coughs with direct results I prescribe it to
children of all ages Am glad to recommend it
to all in need and seeking relief from colds and
coughs and bronchial aQlictions It is non
narcotic and safe in the hands of the most un
professional A universal panacea for all man
kind Mrs Mart R Melendy M D Ph D
Chicago 111 This remedy is for sale by Mc
Connell Berry druggists
Annual Election
The members of the Ladies Circle
G A R met in regular session Saturday
afternoon December 7th 1901 and held
their annual election of officers for the
ensuing year which resulted as follows
President Mrs L J Burtless
Senior Vice President Mrs Mary
Archibald
Junior Vice President Mrs Ellen Le
Hew
Chaplain Mrs Bettie Franklin
Secretary Mrs KateDution
Treasurer Mrs Charlotte Brewer
Conductress Mrs Mattie Knipple
Guard Mrs Mary Huber
Remember the regular meetings are
held on the first Saturday of each month
in Odd Fellows hall
For broken limbs chilblains burns scalds
bruised shins sore throat and sores of every
kind apply Ballards Snow Liniment It will
give immediate rolief and heal any wound
Price 25 and 50 cents A McMillen
Give Them the Best
Mrs Kate Douglas Wiggins says in The
Uutlook
It you find a twelve-year-old boy ad
dicted to juveniles and to nothing
else you may as well give the poor little
creature up He may in time become a
tolerable husband anil father but his
ears will be deaf to the music of St
Pauls Epistlesand the book of Job he
will never know the Faerie Queen or the
Red Cross Knight Don Quixote Hector
or Ajax Dante and Goethe will be sealed
oracles to him until the end of time the
spaciousness of Milton will forever con
found him and he will never
Hear like ocean on a western beach
The surgo and thunder of the Odyssey
Foils a Deadly Attack
My wife was so ill that good physicians were
unable to help her writes M M Austin of
Winchester Indiana but was completely cured
by Dr Kings New Lifo Pills They work won
ders in stomach and liver troubles Cure con
stipation sick headache 25 cents at McConncll
Berrys drug store
Advertised Letters
The following letters were advertised
by the McCook postoffice Dec 10 1901
Grorge Groff John Snider
WHSmith
When calling for these letters please
say they were advertised
F M Kimmell Postmaster
No one can reasonably hope for good health
unless his bowels move once each day When
this is not attended to disorders of the stomach
arise biliousness headache dyspepsia and piles
soon follow If you want to avoid these ail
ments keep your bowels regular by taking
Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets when
required They aro so easv to take and mild
and gentle in effect For sale by McConnell
Berry
The largest assortment of steel ranges
u mo luwcsi jjnic quality consiaerea
also the steel cook stove in different pat
terns at S At Cochran Cos It will
pay you to look over their goods before
buying
Tribune Clubbing List
For convenience of readers of The Tribune
we have made arrangements with the following
newspapers and periodicals whereby we can sup
ply them in combination with The Tkibune at
the following very low prices with
PUBLICATION PEICE TEIBUNE
Detroit Free Press 1 00 1 50
Leslies Weekly 4 00 3 00
Prairie Farmer 100 125
Chicago Inter Ocean 1 00 1 3a
Cincinnati Enquire 100 150
New York Tribune 100 1 23
Demorests Magazine 100 175
ToledoBlade 100 125
Nebraska Farmer 100 1 05
Iowa Homestead 100 125
Lincoln Journal 100 175
Campbells Soil Culture 100 150
New York World l 00 1 65
Omaha Bee 1 00 150
Cosmopolitan Magazine 1 00 1 SO
St Louis Republic 1 00 1 75
Kansas City Star 25 115
FannandHome 100 120
Word and Works 1 00 1 70
Wo aro prepared to fill orders for any other
papers published at reduced rates
The Tkibune McCook Neb
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The U Sa Government Tests
Show the Absolute Superiority
PUBLIC SCHOOL ITEMS
taking Powder
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Another Tourist Excursion to California
To accommodate the increasing travel
to California the Burlington Route has
added to its service another weekly ex
cursion in tourist cars personally con
ducted The Burlingtons through car
service to California is as follows
Standard Sleepers daily Omaha Lin
coln Hastings and Oxford to San Fran
cisco connecting at latter city with fast
train for Los Angeles i
Tourist Sleepers personal y conducted
every Thursday Omaha Lincoln Fair
mont Hastings and Holdrege to San
Francisco every Wednesday and Thurs
day Kansas City St Joseph Wymore
Superior and Oxford to San Francisco
and Los Angeles
All these cars run via Denver and Salt
Lake City passing the grand panorama
of the Rockies by daylight
If youre going to California you will
be interested in our new 40 page folder
California Tours 1901 2 It is free
J Francis
Gen Passenger Agt Omaha Neb
Billings to Great Falls
Lead S D December 7 In about a
month the Burlington Railway company
will begin the construction of an exten
sion from Billings to Great Falls Mont
a distance to the northwest of 300 miles
This is according to Jim Hills original
plan
This extension will be an imnorianf
link to the great Hill system as it will
connect at Great Falls shortening the
line to the southeast by over 800 miles
xne line crosses the divide north of
Billings and runs up Muscle Shell creek
and then follows the foothills of the
Little Belt mountains to a point about
seventy five miles southeast of Great
Falls where a junction is made with a
road built by Hill from Great Falls a
year or two ago
For Children
Toys aargeassort
ment Doll buggies
and gocartsdrums
guns dishes dolls
all sizes and kinds
Childrens dishes
games etc
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CITY CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Congregational Sunday sch oo 1 at
10 Preaching at 11 Christian En
deavor at 7 oclock Preaching at 8
Prayer meeting at 8 on Wednesday even
ing Rev George W Crofts of Beatrico
will occupy the pulpit both morning
and evening You will all be cordially
welcome Pulpit Supuly Com
Episcopal At St Albans next Sun
day thorector will celebrate Holy Com
munion immediately after morning ser
vice when the sermon subject will be
The Great Commission Even song
and sermon at 730 subject instruction
to young men True Value of Life
Whosoever will let them come
R M Hardman Rector
Methodist Sunday school at 10
Preaching at 11 Junior League at 3
Epworth League at 630 Preaching at
730 Prayer meeting on Wednesday
evening at 7
30
L M Grigsry Pastor
Baptist Sunday school at 945
Preaching at 11 and 8 Young Peoples
meeting at 715 Prayer meeting on
Wednesday at 8
G L White Pastor
Rev R M Hardman left on Monday
to conduct services in the following
named towns Max Stratton Indian
ola and Trenton
Rev John Daley of St Patricks
Catholic church has gone from this
parish to Wymore
For Sale
Lot six in Egan Park addition Five
acres improved with frame house well
windmill cistern fenced out buildings
and nice orchard of cherry plum and
apples Trees four inches in diameter
Cost 1000 Will sell at great sacrifice
Write J H Mooney at Arapahoe Neb
Holiday RatesBurlington Route
Greatly reduced rates for the holidays
between Burlington stations within 200
miles Tickets on sale December 24 25
31 and January 1 Good to return till
January 2 Ask nearest agent Burling
ton Route for details and information
or write to J Francis
Gen Passr Agt Burlington Route
Omaha Neb
Susan Tho pimples sores and blackheads are
danger signals Take Rocky Mountain youll
giro a farowell reception to your troubles 35c
Ask your druggist
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In selecting your Christ
mas gifts you can make
it easier by visiting our
store where you can see
the latest in Novelties
Fancy Goods Books
Toys Medallions Lamps
Jardinieres Vases Dolls
etc Come whether you
wish to buy or not
Respy A McMILLEN
BOOKS
Latest And Best
Novels
Childrens Books
Gift Books
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Linen Books
Bibles
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LAMPS Elegant in de
sign and coloring Me
dallions Candle Sticks
Mirrors Jardinieres Vases
Albums Perfumery Cups
and Saucers Ebony
Goods Fancy and Toilet
Articles Combination
Game Boards etc
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Handkerchiefs
Fine Lawns Pure Linens Lawns and Silks
in plain in hemstiched in embroidered with lace
edges and lace insertions with tuckings and
drawn work etc in great variety from 5c to 75c
Furs
Fur Collaretts 2 3 450 550 675
750 Fur Scarfs 125 175 250 350 500
Fur Muffs 1 150 2 3 S4 5 The above
represent Bear Monkey Astrakhan Krimmer
Persian Lamb Chinchilla Electric Seal Stone
Marten Sable and their combinations Values
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doubt the evidence of his or her
senses There isnt any such reason
and thats why we ask you to come
and see for yourselves how well this
store is prepared to give you special
service and unequaled merchandise
at a great saving It is but a
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To buy where you can secure the best
and most good for the least money
Hence we urge you to try us on any
thing in the line of
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For we are here to sell goods and
please and satisfy our customers in
every particular especially in highness
of quality and lowness of price
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Produce just as good as cash
A J Snell wanted to attend a party but was
afraid to do so on account of pains in his
stomacli which ho feared would grow worse
He says I was telling my troubles to a lady
friend who said Chamberlains Colic Chol
era and Diarrhoea Remedy will put you in con
dition for tho party I bought a bottle and
take pleasure in stating that two doses cured
me and enabled me to have a good time at the
party Mr Snell is a resident of Summer Hill
X Y This remedy is for sale by McConnell
Berry druggists
Personal
Will the lady who fell in a swoon last Thurs
day in front of the postofiic call at our store
She suffers from biliousness Dr Caldwells
Syrup Pepsin will surely cure her Sold by A
McMillen
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A Cood Cough Medicine
From the Gazette Toowoomba Australia
I find Chamberlains Cough Remedy an excel
lent medicine I havo been suffering from a
severe cough for the last two months and it
has effected a cure 1 have great pleasure in
recommending it W C Wockner This is
the opinion of ono of our oldest and most re
spected residents and has been voluntarily given
in good faith that others may try the remedy
and bo benefitted as was Mr Wockner This
remedy is sold by McConnell Berry druggists
Tho disposition of children largely depends
upon health If they are troubled with worms
they will bo irritable cross feverish and perhaps
seriously sick Whites Cream Vermifuge ia a
worm oxpeller and tonic to make them healthy
and cheerful Price 25 cents A McMillen
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those made simply to he admired Notice the following items as I0
Neckwear
Automobiles Bat End Ties Windsors Soft
Stocks Etc for ladies Tecks Four-in-Hand
and Bat End Ties for men popular prices 5c to 75c
Fancy Work Articles
Cords Eopes Fringes Balls Tassels and
Tinsels in all colors Spachtel pieces from 25c to
1 in Dresser Scarfs Center PiecesSh ams and Mats
Ladies Belts
Pleated Satin Belts 25c 40c and 50c Silk
Elastic Belts jewelled 85c Patent Leather
Belts 25c to 50c Plain Leather Belts 15c to 25c
Dress Goods
300 pieces of Dress Goods in Venetians Broad
Cloths Pebble Cheviots Meridian Cloth Nuns
Veilings Albatross Poplins Henriettas Serges
also PlaidsStripes and Mixtures from 150 down
to 10c per yard
Gloves and flittens
Yarn Mittens 10c to 35c Pure Silk fancy
back crocheted 75c pair Kid Mittens plain or
fur top 35c to 85c Golf Gloves of fine varn 25c
to 50c Silk Lined Cashmere Gloves 50c Kid
Gloves all colors and black 1 to S150
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Bed Blankets
Cotton Blankets 40c to 165
265 to 550
Wool Blankets
Pocket Bcoks and Bags
Pocket Books from 10c to 65c Chatalaine
Bags 15c to 50c Hand Bags 25c to 85c
Curtains and Portiers
Lace Curtains 75c 1 135
Tapestry Curtains 2 to 4 a pair
tains 2 to 350 a pair Curtain
yard 5c to 40c
to 4 a pair
Chenille Cur
Stuffs bv the
Perfumeries Etc
Geronnes Extracts Paris 20c to tfV T
pans New York 10c to aS w Z ZapT
Complexion Powder 25c
Fancy Shirt Waists
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Jackets and Coats S3 5 tn ftio n M n
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Ramans 8130
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Mackintoshes wool serge SaS
Bed Comforts
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Batts inside well Sckedand hem-
Fine Silkolene ones for 250
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Table Oil Cloth IA T Varcl Best
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