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TWENTIETH YEAR
Mrs Moritz Mohler Dead
Tuesday morning Mrs Moritz Mohler
vns found dead in bed by some of the
neighbors Word was brought to town
and the remains wore brought to the
city Tuesday night by Undertaker
Pade and about noon on Wednesday
tho remains wore buried in St Patricks
cemetery It is not known just when
she died Tuesday morning some of
tho neighbors met Mr Mohler and in
quired as to his welfare Ho replied
that he was having trouble that his
wife was dead Not crediting tho
simple minded old mans statement some
of the neighbors repaired to tho house
and found the old lady propped up in
bed dead and in an offensive state of
decomposition The old man was sleepy
and there was no one else in tho house
rso nothing is known save that she was
found dead Mr Mohlers mental con
dition has been weak for a long while
Although informed of tho time of burial
ho failed to arrive in the city from tho
farm a few miles out of the city until an
Vinur or lnnpror iifter tho funeral The
deceased is said to have been above
seventy years of ago
Died in California
A personal letter from Samuel Black
Fan Collegeview Lincoln Nebraska an
nounced tho death of his son Edgar T
Blackfan inDelanaCalifornia February
15th 1902 at 3 a m from disease con
tracted in jail in Denver It will be re
membered by readers of The Tri hunk
that Blackfan was arrested as one of the
suspects in connection with a murder
and assault in Denver and after being
held in jail there for two weeks and ab
solutely nothing being fourd against
him in connection with the terrible
crime he was released It is claimed by
tho father that his son -was retained
two weeks in a place that disgraces the
prison system of this nation Edgar
was enroute for the Adventist sanitarium
at St Helena California The young
man was weak minded and in ill health
but no one who knew him for an instant
believed he was guilty of the crime for
which he was held in Denver for two
weeks
Why Easter is a Moveable Feast
During all of March the sun is coming
farther north About the twentieth it
shines directly on the equator and tho
day is just as long as the night The
time of the old Jewish Passover and
hence of our Easter depends on this
date The latter always comes on the
Sunday following the first full moon
after the sun crosses the line This ac
counts for it being so moveable a feast
March Ladies Home Journal
A Sure Winner
The man who saves on his present
salary Are you saving Have you
saved anything the past year If you
have not commence now by taking five
or ten shares of stock in the McCook
Building Association which will be
secured by gilt edged loans on McCook
real estate
Kafir Corn Seed
It is a well known fat that Kafir corn
seed is scarce next to impossible to get
but W T Coleman has been successful
in getting a few bushels of choice seed
Those contemplating planting any should
buy the seed at once before the market
is exhausted
Poultry Association Meeting
Tho members of the Republican Valley
District Poultry association are hereby
reminded that Saturday March 1st is
the regular meeting night and as we
have business of importance a good at
tendance is requested
Hattie Bykield Secretary
A gentleman by the name of Goudy
arrived in the city fore part of the week
from Villisca Iowa coming along
with and having in charge the goods and
effects of J M Smith a gentleman
who moved here some time since and
has been working on the rip track but
has located on a place north of the city
Remnants
You can buy some good and pretty
wall paper remnants at McMillens drug
store at cost and less We have a large
line of new wall paper and more on the
way Come and get prices
A McMillen
Dress Skirts to your measure from any
Dress Goods in our stock All wool
ones from 8250 up 50 always made up
ready to select from To your measure
at same price The Thompson DGCo
After two years experience wiih as
bestos fire proof water paint we believe
it brings satisfactory results and is the
cheapest paint on the market
McConnell Berry
Fir tanks made of 2 inch material the
best on the market at W C Bullards
For Sale Household goods
W O Norval
MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
J II Artz was a Denver visitor close
of last week
T F AsmtY of Bloomington was a
visitor Monday
J Monroe Stewart of Culbertson
was a visitor Tuesday
L II Blackledge of Red Cloud was
a McCook visitor Sunday
Rev J W Kimmel was up from Lin
coln yesterday on business
C A Caulson of Trenton has hero on
business fore part of tho week
James OConnell was down from
Trenton this week on business
C E Eldred attended district court
in Trenton Monday and Tuesday
C II Meeker attended the irrigation
meeting in Sterling Colo this week
J M Kilpatrick of Beatrice was a
Commercial guest Friday evening last
J II Heidlebaugh is here fromBlue
Mound Mo guest of Frank Stillman
J M Sewell tho Hastings grain and
elevator man was in the city Saturday
last
B C Bowman has been in the eastern
part of the state on business part of the
week
Daisvik Burnetts friends gave him
an enjoyable surprise last Saturday ev
ening
Mrs Rhoda L IIodgens of Chicago
is a guest of Engineer and Mrs J II
Moore
Mrs Albert Barnett went down to
Lincoln Wednesday for further ear
treatment
S E Solomon Culbertsons new postmaster-elect
had business in the city
last Saturday
Mrs G A No ken will go down to
Orleans tomorrow morning on a short
visit to her parents
Nat Ayers the well known Beaver
City Mason and businessman was in
the city Wednesday
J II Grannis is in Chicago this
week making additional purchases of
spring and summer goods
William Byfield was on the South
Omaha market Monday with two cars
of stockers and a few fat cattle
Mr and Mrs R W Haggard of
Lincoln spent Sunday with her parents
Engineer and Mrs G A Noren
Mrs W H Armstrong and sister ar
rived home on Wednesday evening from
a visit to the homefolks at Imperial
Thomas B urges family and Will Kith
cart departed early part of this week
for their new home in Prentice Wis
Mrs UJ Warren has given up the
home to Engineer W D Burnett and
family and is staying with her parents
for the present
F II Strout who is on the road for
the Kearney Roller Mills arrived in the
city Tuesday night and will visit the
family until over Sunday
Mrs William Randall of Omaha
who has been the guest of her sister
Mrs A P Thomson for the past week
or two expects to leave for home Sunday
night
Frank Lowe who has been on the
Courier force and later with the consoli
dated Republican departed on Tuesday
for Davenport Nebraska He will go on
the road for an Omaha implement house
Receiver Piper spent Sunday with
the homefolks at Lincoln With the aid
of a number of oldtime Harlan county
friends in the capital eitj tho receiver
and his wife celebrated their twenty
fifth wedding anniversarv
Mr and Mrs W S Perry entertained
the S K B P H C M high five club
last Friday evening very genially As
signments were made by drawing little
card hatchets C H Meeker was the
principal prize winner F M Kimmell
having the booby honors thrust upon
him Refreshments ended a pleasant
social evening
PUBLIC SCHOOL ITEMS
The high school boys are hard at work
getting in condition for base ball They
expect to put a winning team in the field
The next meeeting of the Redwillow
County Teachers association will be held
in Indianola Saturday March Sth An
interesting and instructive program has
been prepared and a large attendance is
hoped for from teachers and patrons of
the public schools of the county
New Ginghams Prints Dimities
Lawns Batistes Swisses and other
Wash Goods at The Thompson D G Co
McConnell Berry are showing a new
line of those popular steel beaded and
leather chatelain bags some new things
that will interest the ladies
JfttCoflR
Deaths Quick Work
Conductor and Mrs L S Watson
have the largest and tenderest sympathy
in tho sudden death of their two-year-old
baby girl Olive Nurene early Thurs
day morning Tho little one had been
ailing but was not considered in a sori
ous condition at all About two oclock
Tuesday morning the little one became
delirious and a doctor was summoned
even then a favorable outcome was hoped
for but about five oclock the little one
passed away
Funeral services were conducted at
the house this afternoon at 230 by Rev
L M Grigsby after which tho remains
were laid away in Longview cemetory
The New Meat Market
Sam A Moore is prepared to promptly
fill all your wants in cold storage meats
of all kinds He keeps the best the
market affords and sells at the lowest
possible figure for the quality Ho so
licits your patronage In E B Odells
store or call up phone 93 Satisfaction
guaranteed
Dont Borrow Money
to build your house this spring until
you have investigated the McCook
Building Association plan Their
method of payment is cheaper than any
other See the Secretary for further
information
ADDITIONAL RAILROAD NEWS
Piece work is the word and it will
have to go
Frank Nash returned middle of the
week from Oberlin Kansas
The boilermakers received their piece
work schedules this week
Charlie Emerson has a small air brake
testing machine installed in his car
Tom Hayden helper in the machine
shop has quit and gone to Denver to
work
Storekeeper Barber has been at dif
ferent points on the division recently
invoicing
John Haase a blacksmiths helper
has quit and gone to his home near
Grand Island
Locomotives 90 and 253 are down on
their wheels and will be out of the shop
in a few days
One of the fires has been banked in
the blacksmith shop and Frank Hannan
is helping as striker
The drivers for locomotive 45 are back
from the shop at Havelock where they
have been fitted with new axles
Both train and engine crews have been
considerably reduced recently and
quite a number of men set back but
this is an annual occurence and may be
charged largely to slack business as
well as to retrenchment and is not a
matter for alarm
The Burlington has received and placed
in service three new sixty foot mail cars
They are being used on the main line
between Pacific Junction and Denver
displacing old fifty -two-foot cars They
were made at the Aurora shops It be
came necessary to add these cars to the
equipment because of the growth of the
mail business on the main line and the
recent change in tho running of equip
ment through to Denver Journal
Statistics recently compiled for the
state board of transportation show the
following facts Mileage of the Burling
ton Missouri River railroad 398266
total mileage of the Burlington route
822254 The Burlington enters the fol
lowingstates Nebraska Missouri Iowa
Minnesota South Dokota Kansas Illi
nois Wisconsin Colorado Wyoming
and Montana It has 325 stations in
Nebraska 39 stations in Kansas 27 sta
tions in Montana 62 stations in South
Dakota 66 stations in Colorado 46 sta
tions in Wyoming The total number
of stations on the Q lines is 741 making
the total number on the route of 1306
The Burlington owns 1100 engines 1117
passenger cars 45261 freight cars and
employs 35000 people
Remnants
You can buy some good and pretty
wall paper remnants at McMillens drug
store at cost and less We have a large
line of new wall paper and more on the
way Come and get prices
A McMillen
New Dress Goods Granites Vigor
eux Barathea Cloth Broadcloth Vene
tians Albatross Nuns Veilings Pop
lins Beiges Pierolas Brilliantines
Pebble Cheviots Henriettas Serges
Florentines Jamestowns Etc Etc from
8150 down The Thompson D G Co
It is worth dollars to any one to feel
confident that he will get just what he
orders at the meat market Well thats
just the satisfaction you are guaranteed
at D C Marshs market
Bargains in Wall Paper at Cones
RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS
The extra list in the train service now
contains thirteen
Wouldnt that bump you is a late
railroad expression
Seventeen firemen were let out of tho
service Wednesday
Switchman R L Hill is in Edgar for
a few days on business
The Burlington seems to have gone
into tho temperance business for keeps
A cover has been built over the new
transfer platform west of tho freight-
house
Fred Larson and Arthur Nash went to
work on piece work on tho rip track
this week
We understand that Mr and Mrs
John F Heber of Denver will remove to
California
Brakeman L A Hurlburt returned
Sunday from his trip to Salt Lake
City Utah
Conductor and Mrs William Shinsel
went down to Grafton Wednesday on
12 for a few days
Manager C F Heber of the Western
Union was a passenger on 13 for Denver
Thursday morning
William Baird the chief piece work
inspector of rip track was here on Wed
nesday and Thursday
George BEnoch formerly a machinist
in the McCook shops was down from
Denver early part of the week
The Trans Alaskan seems to have fro
zen up at least we dont hear so much
about it as we did a few weeks since
Herbert Frey and John Archibald
took a short trip to Denver going up
last Friday night and returning on Mon
day
Piece Work Inspector W F Acker
man was up from Lincoln early days of
tho week on business of that depart
ment
Crductor S P Dwyer has been
transferred to Denver and has a freight
trail under Asst Supt Harris out of
Denver
After eighteen months of continuous
work the great Burlington cut on the
Guernsey branch near Torrington is near
ing completion
Switchman C R Liggett has been
transferred to Holdrege vice F N Eng
strom who has come to McCook and is
on the extra list
Extra Operator John Dimmick has
retired from the companys service and
gone to his home at Riverton Nebr
Operator W G Weld of Republican
City has also resigned
The report from Chicago that the
Burlington will adopt a more stringent
rule relating to employes drinking liquor
is not credited here because the rule
now in force is about as stringent as can
be enforced Journal
Switchman and Mrs Grant Smith felt
the hand of death last Thursday in the
death of their eight-months-old baby
girl Farrell The remains were thken to
Kenesaw Saturday morning on 2 by
the parents for burial
Dan M Taylor of Pueblo Colorado
and Minnie P Gerver of our city were
united in marriage by County Judge
Eldred Wednesday Taylor was for
merly a brakeman on the Western
division
Raleigh Jesse has been transferred
from Atwood to Indianola John Don
nelly who has been at Indianola for a
long time goes to Bloomington as night
operator J F Howard who has been
the night man at Bloomington has been
given the position of day operator at
Arapahoe
Mr and Mrs M E Wells went to
Garden GroveIowa yesterday afternoon
having received a telegram notifying
them of the death that morningof MrS
P McNeill Mrs Wells father Deceased
was seventy five years of age this month
Mrs Wells has the sympathy of friends
here Aliance Times Friday last
Brakeman W W Webster returned
Monday night from spending three or
four weeks visiting in Colorado Texas
and other points west and southwest
Conductor Clell Pope of Denver was his
traveling mate The boys had a great
time visiting many important points and
seeing quite a number of old Western
division boys
E H Bailey who has been ill with
typhoid fever has recovered and gone to
work as night operator at Stratton
J H Wilson who has been night
operator at Stratton has been
transferred to Holdrege vice Fran
cis Sells who lias been promoted to
agent at Burns Junction on the Lyons
branch
MeCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 28 1902
Goes From Minden to McCook
Rev Father Loughran by tho order
of Bishop Bonacum has been ordered
to and will leave Minden and go to Mc
Cook He will go but his going will bo
under protest and he will appeal to a
higher ecclesiastical authority than
Bishop Bonacum against a permanent
transfer In his going tho church or
churches over which ho presides will
not only lose tho best man they ever had
here but this whole community will
lose one of its very best citizens Re
gardless of nationality religion or any
thing else there is not a citizen in this
community and it means 10000 people
or more nearly every one of whom
knows Father Loughran personally
there is not one who does not regret tho
chango that has to be made
For nearly 14 years he has labored
among these people and has built up his
church untii it has become one of tho
uust missions in ine uiocese i to is a
highly educated cultivated and popular
citizen whose work citizenship and
religion have been for the upbuilding
and betterment of society and good citi
zenship in general
Tho Gazette doesnt know anything
about the government of those who con
trol the affairs of tho Catholic church
but it does know that Bishop Bonacum
is making a grave mistake when he
changes Father Loughran from Minden
to McCook or any other place in the
face of the earnest protest of every citi
zen of Kearney county
He has been here so long that ho has
become a part of us 1 lo has helped
bury our dead ho has been a patriot
during times when patriotism wss
needed he has been one of tho very best
citizens the community ever had re
gardless of religious beliefs We all love
him and we love him because he is an
earnest and sincere Christian man and
it doesnt make any difference to us
which church he belongs to or presides
over we have known him so long and
have seen him tried so thoroughly that
we know his worth to this community
not only in his connection with church
affairs but as a citizen The Gazette
doesnt belong to the Catholic church
or any other church and doesnt propose
to get tangled up in church affairs but
it wants to say that Bishop Bonacum if
he has any sense left at all is making an
awful mistake A good man in a good
place had better bo left there Father
Loughran is a good man in a good place
Farewell services will be held at the
church next Wednesday morning at
1030 oclock at which time he will bid
his congregation good bye Minden
Gazette
COURT HOUSE NEWS
COUNTY court
Marriage license issued since last week
Jake Harsch of Bartley and Elma
Brehmer of McCook
Milton N Miller of Kanona Kansas
and Jessie J Wood of Silver City Iowa
Married by the county judge on 19th
Edward W Enfield of Bird City
Kansas and Retta Schamel of McCook
Married by the county judgo on 22nd
Harry Pool of Colorado Springs Colo
and Lulu Murphy of Lebanon Nebras
ka Married by county judge on 24th
Lewis C Bonner of Imperial Nebras
ka and Mrs Margaret Reynolds of i 25c to 50c
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NUMBER 42
MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
Windy A fowl
Cono has that book you want
Suspended The Tribune free list
Cone sells tho Heath and Milligan
You need tho 20th Century Cyclopedia
Sugar beot seed at W T Colemans
Tho20thCenturyCycloptdia is just out
Sugar beet tools full stock at W T
Colemans
The R E Dutton case has been post
poned until May
Are you buying your seed Planting
time is approaching
See the Wall Paper at Cones Drug
Store before you buy
All kinds of garden seeds millet and
Kafir com at W T Colemans
Now buggies arriving at W T Cole
mans Jle sells them right too
Choice alfalfa seed for sale
F S Wucox
Alfalfa seed for sale at 8350 150 and
85 per bushel S G Goilkkn
Kafir corn millet seed Also choico
seed barley and oats F C JvELLor
Simpsons Silk Finished Cotton Foul
ards in largo Variety at Tho Thompson
D G Co
Sugar beet hoes -full stock of sugar
beet tools- -in stock and for salo by W
T Coleman
Go to Bullards to get tho best Fir
tanks at prices to suit all set up ready
for use on short notice
March isut mild about it at all but
is coming in like a lion May its exit
be mild and lachrymose
Complete linoof new Washable Taffeta
Silk Ribbons in all widths and colors
The Thompson I G Co
McCook is now credited with twenty
three organized orders and societies
insurance social and otherwise
Now is tho time to gut that uow tank
all ready for use beforo your spring
work begins Bullard has them
Handsome things in Ladies
Misses Drop stich Hosiery at
Thompson Dry Goods Co
penal Nebraska Married by county
furl nn fio ofiH I JLlentv of tue small Trimming
Dan M Taylor of Pueblo Colorado
and Minnie P Gerver of McCook Ne
braska Married by the county judgo
on the 26th
Cases filed since last week
S Cordeal vs John and Gottlieb
Fiechtner suit on note March 1st at 2
oclock
Something New
A poultry fence that is very close at
the bottom to hold small chickens and
keep out rats and wovan looser at the
top just what everybody has been ask
ing for Call at W T Colemans and
see it
For Sale
My residence on Manchester street
second house north of the frame school
house N J Johnson
Cottage for Rent
A six room cottage on North Madison
street Inquire of Frank Traver
W O Norval has sold all three of his
dwelling houses Dr A P Welles pur
chasing his home Mrs Julia Doll and
Mrs Ella Sly each one of the other
cottages
The Barnett people have an interest
ing announcement elsewhere in this
issue concerning tanks a special kind
of tanks the famous cypress Read it
F C Corsets are the ciimax of corset
perfection Money back after 4 weeks
actual wear if dissatisfied All styles
from 81 to 35c Short medium and long
waists Dress Forms Straight Fronts
and Girdles Sizes 18 to 34 Sold only
by The Thompson D G Co
and
Tho
The McCook Circle No 33 Ladies of
G A R meet tho first Saturday of
every month in Odd Fellows hall
All kinds of garden and grass seeds for
sale All seeds fresh and in bulk
C J Ryan Manager
Wanted A girl
work Inquire of
1 23 2ts Mrs
for general
H M Tyler
Call and let us show you ourFir tanks
and give you prices before buying
W C Bullard
Our new Embroideries include a line
of Colored Edgings also beautiful things
in Appliques The Thompson DGCo
If you intend sowing any millet seed
see W T Coleman at once He secured
a limited supply and it wont last long
No sooner had we said Sun Bonnets
than they began to sell 50 styles from
The Thompson D G Co
Pearl
Buttons Plenty narrow Velvet Ribbon in
Black and CoIor at The Thompson D
G Co
Dont forget that we give your money
back if satisfactory results are not ob
tainable by using Dr Hess egg produc
ers chicken remedies and stock foods
McConnell Berry
In a word you will always find every
thing seasonable usually kept in a first
class meat market at D C Marshs
Prompt courteous and accurate service
all the time
Deputy State Supt McBrien was up
from Lincoln this week and the matter
of place for holding the District Insti
tute and Summer School was definiitely
settled at Culhertson commencing May
27th and continuing five weeks
Twelve Fur Collarettesin a single day
is not bad selling for February We still
call it selling though 8425 gets the 87
ones 8325 gets the 8550 ones 8271
gets the 85 ones Fur Scarfs for 75c A
few Muffs left The Thompson DGCo
Our line of wall paper is ryou know
always the largest but this year we have
had to add new shelf room to accommo
date our immense stock Come to us
for novelties Come to us for the latest
McConnell Berry
A letter from Mrs Andrew Carson
Acorn Arkansas announces that that
section of Arkansas did not suffer from
the terrible sleet storm that prevailed
over the south abouta month since al
though the eastern part of the state did
suffer severely
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