- r I V U v i A V I hc TWENTY FIRST YEAR A Small Sunday Fire A defective flue caused a fire in the Bowen restaurnnt Sunday afternoon about five oclock The fire department was quickly at the fire and as there was practically no wind going soon had the flames under control The fire was for the most part confined to the kitchen part of the building and between the ceiling and roof of the main building The damage to the building was esti mated at 150 which was fully covered by insurance Pat Walsh owns the building which was promptly repaired rfirst of the week and Mr Bowen re sumed business with but three or four days loss of time Mr Bowens loss on stock furniture fixtures etc will not exceed 250 He carried a thousand dollars insurance nnd consequently his loss and damage were entirely covered The absence of any wind was a happy circumstanco and doubtless saved the building from destruction Monday noon a gasoline stove in the candy kitchen caused an alarm to be -sounded The fire was caused by the wind blowing out one of the burners nnd allowing the gasoline to escape Fire from the other lighted burner final ly communicated with the leaking gaso line causing quite a blaze for a minute or two The fire was easily extinguished however without the aid of the depart ment and the loss was nil The Evening- Was a Joyous One Miss Lillian Burnett gave a lawn party Wednesday evening of happiest fea tures in honor of Miss Daisy Maddux of Catherine which was enjoyed by a large company of young friends The lawn was brightly illuminated and decorated with Chinese lanterns headlights otc for the occasion The west porch was lined with white and draped with lace curtains and in this cosy bower Anna Burnett and Mabel Tobin served punch The east porch was also attractively prepared for the purpose and here the refreshments of the evening were served Mrs L R Hileman and Myra Conner presiding Rose Elbert served iced tea and Marguerites Duplicate artificial leaves were utilized in securing partners for refreshments Benard and Josephine Phelan of Alli ance Clarence Dolan Merle Powell and Flora Hoag of Indianola were out-of-town guests Arnold Bunger Wedding Saturday morning last Eobert Arnold and Fannie Bungor both of our jity were married in the Catholic church Rev J J Loughian officiating quite a large company of relatives and friends witnessing the solemn ceremony of the church Baptism preceded the marri age Lizzie Meyer and Frank Bunger standing up with the wedding party in this ceremony Mabel Mokko and John Bunger stood up with the contracting parties in the marriage ceremony After the wedding the happy couple their relatives and friends repaired to the Bunger residence in West McCook and the rest of the day and following night were devoted to making merry and feast ing a dance at night being a feature of the celebration Will Bunger was down from Denver to witness the event Baby Schmidt Passes Away Mr and Mrs John Schmidt were called upon to give up their two months old baby this week The little one pas sed away Tuesday night Mr Schmidt had been telegraphed but did not arrive from Loveland Colorado home until Wednesday morning The remains were buried in Calvary cemetery Thursday morning The parents and family have much tender sympathy in the death of their budding flower now transplanted into the Fathers celestial garden Killed and Robbed A letter from the bereaved wife to a McCook friend brings the news of the murder on July 4th of Charles Hall a barber at one time in the employer A A Bates No particulars are given more than that Hall was shot and robbed of 65 He lived but an hour or so after being shot Mr and Mrs Hall were living in Omaha where the murder was committed A Card of Thanks We wish to extend our sincere thanks to the kind friends and neighbors who so kindly sympathized with us during our great sorrow Mr and Mks John P Jackson and Family Columbia City Indiana Visitors Welcome For the accommodation of outside vis itors show day the Commercial hotel dining rooms will be open and meals served at all hours Hot coffee and lunch served in the basement George Beck Proprietor Benefit of Public Library A contata by children entitled Cin derella in Flower Land will be given in a short time under direction of Miss Scott for the benefit of the public li brary Particulars in due time Want Your Butter Poultry and Eggs We are paying the highest market price in casn ior Duner poultry auu eggs Bring them to the old Burgess implement office and get your money Burgess Walsh Farmers Are you going to need any chairs or extension tables for threshers Lud wick can give you the best prices in town Flyo Curo Protects all kinds of stock from flies gnats and insects Dont let them suffer McConnell Berry We have had a big wall paper trade and in consequence have some broken lots and remnants very cheap Still our stock of new styles and colorings is complete McConnell Berry l MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE Mrs Frank Rank is visiting in Dover Minnesota Mrs Walter Stokes is down from Akron this week E B Lister was over from Danbury Saturday on business Mrs D J Fitzgerald is up from Indianola this week Mrs Alonzo Cone is visiting at her old home in Hendley O B Woods of Danbury was a Mon day visitor of the metropolis Mrs E J Hicks and son were down from Alliance first of the week Dr E O Robinson of Danbury was in the city Wednesday on business E G Brown and J W Andrews were business visitors from Indianola Satur day Miss Marie Robidoux of Benkelman visited McCook friends close of last week F A Pennell HHTartsch and Ray McCarl witnessed the Grand Island dis aster Miss Gretchen Walsh of Platts mouth is a guest of Mr and Mrs J W Selby Register Rathbun went west on No 1 Tuesday on a little outing at Boulder Colorado Alfred IIadell is up from Red Cloud looking after his mercantile matters in this city T O Cherry has resigned his posi tion at the Commercial hotel and gone to DeWitt Miss Edna L Rickel of Juniata is a guest of Engineer and Mrs William Francisco Fred Zell was down from Denver early part of the week guest of Supt Campbell A C Crabtree and A L Haley were among the business visitors at the coun tys capital Saturday last G C Boatman has purchased Judge Norris stable and had the same moved to his Madison street residence Mrs Frank S Vahue has gone to Ewart Michigan seeking relief from her first experience with hay fever Mr and Mrs J B Meserve were up from Lincoln Saturday and Sunday re turning home on 2 Monday morning H P Waite and family departed Saturday night for Nashua Iowa on a visit to be absent about three weeks A G Williams of The Tribune force returned from Stockville Monday night and resumed work on Tuesday morning Mrs J B Standard who has been visiting her sister Mrs I L Rodstrom departed on last Friday night for Hold rege Dr B B Davis of Omaha formerly of our city has been appointed Burling ton surgeon of Omaha on the Northern division Rev Lutz of Indianola came up last Friday night on business of the cloth returning home on No 12 Saturday morning County Clerk Wilcox spent Satur day and Sunday in Denver taking in the Banda Rosa concert and the base ball game Peter Penner formerly of our city late years of Omaha is arranging to open a shoe store in his building at Holyoke Colorado Misses Ena Gamsby Nettie Endsley Daisy Chinn Bertha Ough and Edna Reynolds all of Indianola were in the county seat last Saturday Misses Mamie Franck and Carrie Peterson departed last Friday night on No 6 for Osceola Iowa to visit a few weeks at Miss Francks home Rev F W Dean was in Culbertson first of the week on business for the Nebraska Sunday school association of which he is trustee for this district Mrs Mabel Stranahan returned home Sunday night on 5 from Cincin nati Ohio where she has been continu ing her musical studies for a month or two past WR Webb of Broadhead Wisconsin was out last week superintending his wheat harvest near Bartley They threshed 4000 bushels of 60 test wheat off of 150 acres S R Smith of the Indianola Inde pendent was in the city Tuesda ar ranging for accommodations for himself and Jasper Phillips of the Reporter for show day tomorrow Rev Hart L Preston came in on No 1 from Knoxville Iowa Tuesday noon and is spending a few days in the city visiting old friends and former par ishioners He is on his way to Yellow stone Park on an outing David Parks of Fairview Illinois ar rived in the city on No 5 Monday night on his way to New Mexico and was briefly the guest of Emerson Hanson and family this week He is a younger brother of J W Parks Mrs Hansons father Mr and Mrs Jos Menard and Miss Aimee who have been visiting in Can ada for the past five or six weeks ar rived home Monday night Mr Menard reports crop losses in the east very heavy and crop conditions in Nebraska better than any place east Rev L M Grigsby and family de parted for Bloomington Monday morn ing where and at Orleans the family will visit during his vacation Mr Grigsby will spend his vacation in camp meeting work at Springfield 111 Colby and Riley Kansas and will be absent until the first week in September Margaret Thompson had a company of girl friends at her home Tuesday af ternoon to help her celebrate the twelfth anniversary of her birth Delightful refreshment were served and a very happy time enjoyed with games and plays of various kinds All in all it was an unusually pleasant social time for the young folks lto0h One Out of Five Games The locals took their departure for Exeter last Thursday morning with the high and laudable purpose of show ing the Exeter lads a few points in the great national game They were sched uled for three games with the Jixeter aggregation and now they wish it had been only for one game the second game at that Thursday Friday and Saturday they battled with theExeters with the results and particulars we have clipped from the reports sent to the daily papers from that place which are as folio weth EXETER WINS THE OPENING GAME Exeter Neb July 18 Special The Exeter team played McCook here Thursday afternoon in a very lively game winning by the score of 7 to 3 Score by innings RHE Exeter 1 10 2 0 0 3 0 7 14 3 McCook 2 1000000 03 3 6 Two base hits Ahlino Vosberg Prince Dennis Three base hits Page Moore Struck out By Moore 8 by Kunkle 6 Batteries Exeter Moore and Doane McCook Kunkle and Reed MCOOK DEFEATS EXETER Exeter Neb July 18 Special In the second game with McCook Exeter lost to visitors after a hard fight Score McCook 0 0000100 12 Exeter 0 0000000 11 Hits McCook 2 Exeter 4 Struck out By Belcher 11 Ahline 2 Errors McCook 4 Exeter 3 Batteries McCook Belcher and Reed Exeter Ahline and Doane Umpire Kunkle EXETER WINS THE LAST Exeter Neb July 19 Special With todays game Exeter won two out of three games from the JMcUook ball team which is composed of an excep tionally lot of fine young men Score Exeter 0 0610000 7 McCook 0 0000010 01 Hits Exeter 8 McCook 3 Strike outs Moore 5 Stephens 4 Two base hits Hood Reed Batteries Exeter Moore and Doane McCook Stephens and Culbertson NO BETTER AT GRAND ISLAND On Sunday the boys sought to better the case by going against the Grand Island boysbut the brewers were scarce ly less hard on them than were the reub ens as witnesseth the appended painful particulars Score by innings Grandlsland 0 110 3 10 1 7 McCook 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 14 Batteries Grand Island GladeBar ber Heck McCook Kunkle Pickard Reed Converse had three hits to his credit in this game two of them off of Glade On Monday while on their way home the boys strayed into the camp of their ancient enemies at Minden and anything the other clubs failed to do to the locals was there done to the queens taste as will appear from a perusal of the attached facts MINDEN RUNS AWAY FROM MCOOK Minden Neb July 21 Special The B M ball team of McCook came to Minden today and was defeated by a score of 17 to 2 Score Minden 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 517 McCook 0 00100 0102 Struck out by Bliss 5 off Belcher and Cone 16 Hits off Bliss4off Belcher and Cone 8 Bases on balls off Bliss 2 off Belcher and Cone 2 Hit by pitched ball By Bliss 1 by Cone 2 Two base hits Ben der GainesLeach Batteries Minden Bliss and Moore McCookBelcher Cone and Reed Cone went into the box in the seventh inning And then the boys came home on their shields and the reception which had bean prepared for them as victors had to be annuled It should be said in explanation of the almost uninterrupted series of defeats suffered by the locals last week that they went into the several engagements much crippled by the loss of several of their best men losses sustained at the last moment which could not be re paired in time for that campaign An effort is being made to have games at McCook August 1 2 and 4 with the Haskell Indians Pitcher Ed Jones of the Omaha league team has been farmed out to Sedalia Mo of the Southern league for the rest of the season We understand that Center Fielder Leach will also play for Sedalia Jones came out from Omaha Wednesday Very Special Notice We have just received another car load of furniture which we purchased before the recent rise in prices For this month we will sell at the old prices goods having advanced twenty per cent Pade Son Farmers Our water proof asbestine paint is worth dollars to you Ask one of those farmers who have recently sold farms for bis prices what they think of it One sixth the price of oil paint McConnell Berry Seed Wheat For Sale I have some fine red winter imported Russian seed wheat for sale at a reason able price Call -and see it before you sow your winter wheat It is fine clean and pure seed W E Bower Farmers Are you going to need any chairs or extension tables for threshers wick can give you the best prices town in Wood Wanted at Barnetts We want a number of loads of stove wood at once Barnett Lumber Co The McCook public library is an as sured fact my doubting friend A note of warning to the people of McCook to exercise reasonable precau cations tomorrow show day is in point at this issue fjCTvfX RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS W D McKibby is a student at Wil sonville Supt Campbell and son Bruce wore in Chicago this week Conductor Tim Foley resumed his run Thursday morning on 12 Brakeman H W Conovor witnessed McCooks undoing at Minden Monday Brakeman W H Starks had a foot injured at Danbury and is on the relief Two box cars were unroofed at Red Cloud Thursday of last week by the wind Brakeman L M Best and Fireman Alex McLean were Denver visitors Monday Agent C A Knodlo of Palisade has taken a furlough and Extra Agent J A Davis is in charge A new Colorado sandstone crossing has been laid from the Catholic church to J E Kelloys corner Brakeman L H Burney is back at work after his swing around the circle with the baseball artists H D Chatfield extra agent for the Cheyenne line is relieving Emmett Har ris operator at iranKlin L W Stayner has been off duty part of the week ill and S B McLean has been substituting for him Mack Wayson returned Tuesd a y night on 6 from Denver where he was detained by illness a day or two Trainmaster Kenyon went down to Oxford on 12 Tuesday morning return ing from Hastings on 1 Wednesday Supt of Telegraph C E Yates and party in special car 15 passed through here Wednesday night attached to Jo 3 D F Hostetler late agent at Atlanta has superseded A J Young at Yuma the latter having resigned from the ser vice Brakeman G G Magnuson is running temporarily out of Oxford relieving one of the boys Pearle Pettygrove was up from Ox ford last week to post up on the new order of distribution of employes time at that point Conductor T A Foley visited the baby in Rocky Folorado first of the week Conductor L C Wolff had his run meanwhile W W Shahan helper at Beaver City has been transferred to Trenton in place of Frank McClintock who is the helper at Indianola now Chris King who came up from Or leans io work in the machine shop has quit and will be in charge of a threshing machine this season Jim Chambers of DesMoines Iowa joined his wife and baby here early in the week and is a guest of his parents Engineer and Mrs A J Chambers Agent and Mrs C A Knodle of Pali sade were guests of the Cone brothers Wednesday evening on their way to Oregon on a 30 days vacation and trip Brakemen W M French and J J Laughlin of Conductor LeHews crew were up from Oxford between trains Wednesday on business at headquar ters Conductor C E Pope is looking after some business matters up in Colorado and Conductor L C Wolff is operating his punch Conductor Benjamin has Wolffs car Night Operator Arthur Beezley of Eckley has been temporarily transferred to Oxford in the night service C L Arnold has been installed as night oper ator at Eckley William Yates has resigned his posi tion as manager of the Wilsonville coal shed and will enter the train service as a brakeman out of McCook says the Wilsonville Review Conductor H A Beale has purchased the vacant lot between residences of Supt Campbell and Engineer Bailey on Marshall street and contemplates build ing a home thereon H E McKain went down to Red Cloud first of last week and has since been in charge of the switch engine Engineer William Larue being off duty on account of serious illness of his little son Engineer P S Vierson of Republican City has gone to Wyoming and Califor nia to be away about two months He has oil lands in Wyoming that he will look up while absent His family ac companied him Engineer Neiling with the 209 had to back up from Wilsonville to Orleans on train 171 Monday on account of the failure of an air pump to work Engi neer Montanye with 172 backed to At wood turned his engine and took 171 on west Engine 209 came to Oxford for repairs After a continuous service of twenty years as foreman of a Burlington bridge- gang Andrew Pearson has resigned and will retire to private life on a farm near Orleans where ho also owns town prop erty He also has a farm near Wilson ville He came over to headquarters last week from Danbury on business connected with his action The Burlington boasts of record-breaking time by its trains between Seneca and Alliance and Alliance and Ravenna Engine No 42 took a passenger train from Seneca to Alliance a distance of 10S miles in 112 minutes and No 44 locomotive was chased from Alliance to Ravenna a distance of 238 miles in the remarkable time of 279 minutes These runs were made one day this week Paul Morton is to be elected president of the Kansas City Southern He will represnt the Harriman interests Mr Morton is vice president of the Santa Fe a son of the late J Sterling Morton of Nebraska and one of the best known railroad men in the United States It is said that he will retain his connection with the Santa Fe and that his position with the Kansas City Southern is simply to keep in touch with the road being the personal representative of Harriman Denver Times ribtttte McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING JULY 25 1902 Storage Reservoir Schemes F II Newell representing thedepart ment of the interior United States geo logical survey has asked State Engineer Adna Dobson to call his attention to any storage reservoir sehomes which would help Nobraska Mr Dobson will investigate and report anything he may find that can benefit the state In this connection The Tribune desires to urge upon the people of Southwestern Ne braska the importance and necessity of their making a movo and stir in this matter otherwise this part of the state is likely to be entirely overlooked in the construction of storage reservoirs Mr iNeweirs request is as follows In preparing plans for work under the reclamation fund it is very import ant to havo definite suercestions from well informed men I am therefore call ing upon the hydographers and others well informed concerning local condition to advise me in the matter It is desired to take up and push to completion bone ficial projects in each of tho states es pecially thoso not involving heavy ex penditures We already know of most of the largo projectsbut it is the smaller ones which should be sought out I fear we will not be able to find many of theso but such as they are should be consid ered Will you kindly therefore call my attention to any reclamation work which may bo undertaken under terms of tho law of Juno 17 1902 a copy of which is enclosed Before and After Taking The pat ent medicine fellows take spec ial delight in showing pictures of their victims before and after taking but the following exhibition of prices be fore and after the cut made by W T Coleman is of vastly more importance to readers of The Tribune especially to all who want that household necessity the sewing machine observe the difference A Now Model drop head for 1235 The Cabinet sells for 40 everywhere during this sale at 32 The Velox drop head and cheap at 26 We only ask 22 during this cut- price sale Tho drop head the usual selling this sale only 22 The drop head Margaretta price of co Worth During Columbian Usual selling price 3275 Now going at the extremely low price of 2S And the Marvel a 22 article every where and we are selling it while this sale continues at the lowest figure 17 The famous and unexcelled Wheeler Wilson and Household are also in cluded in this sale the high top drop head sort too Card of Thanks For assistance gonerouslj given and for every kindness shown by neighbors and friends in our late sorrow we are most truly grateful and return our heart felt thanks Mrs Elizabeth Esher and Family Grasshoppers Are Dying J II Warfield reports that the grass hoppers in his neighborhood are dying by the millions A little red colored parasite under the wings of the dead hoppers is thought to be the cause of death Desirable Residence for Sale Seven room residence on North Main avenue Fruit trees lawn barn etc For price and terms see C A Leach McCook Neb Good Horse For Sale Six years old Will be sold on six months time with approved security Enquire of Don Thompson McCook Neb COURT HOUSE NEWS county court License to wed Robert L Emerson and Hoburtine Josephine Bunger both of McCook On the 19th last Saturday the court heard the case of The State of Nebraska vs James K P Frey on complaint of A L Haley alleging the selling of liquor without license Defendant was bound over to the next term of district court and gave bond in the sum of 100 district court The State of Nebraska vs James K P Frey misdemeanor If its seasonable and all right you will find it at D C Marshs meat market The laborer is worthy of his hire and about impossible to secure in this city just now Preserving kettles of all kinds in en amelled ware for fruit and vegetables at W T Colemans John OBriens magnificent equine ballet militant is Ringling Brothers latest horse spectacle It is the most sensational display of the kind ever cre ated There is nothing better for that tired feeling even these warm July daysthan a juicy steak such as vou set for your good money market at D C Marshs meat- Such famous and standard wagons as the Lafayette Mitchell and Stoughton are sold by W T Coleman as cheap as others sell the poorer and cheaper grades Kinds of meat change somewhat with the seasons but they never change the quality at D C Marshs market Its always one quality the very best the market affords Ranges and cook stoves the cheapest thats good and best thats made at W T Colemans Cooks from 1L upward Eight kinds of ranges best stock in this section from which to make your choice Journal MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS Somo are expecting tho third fire Stono for sidewalks ber yard at Barnett r NUMBER 11 MeMillon tho druggist forpuro spices of all kinds Take your stove wood Lumbor Co to tho Barnett If you got it at Marshs market its a good article Everything meat market seasonable at Marshs A few Hicks Almanacs for 1902 for sale at this office EJ office 17 Mitchell auctioneer residence 95 A pension of 3 per granted John Calkins Phones- month has been Second hand steel range ut W T Colemans at a bargain If you wish pure spices of all kinds try McMillen druggist Hammocks from 60c each up at McConnell Berrys McMillen druggist furnishes tho best guaranteed mixed paint made Try it Always reliable always dependable what you buy at Marshs meat market Stone sidewalks are now required by tho city authorities Barnett has the stono Miss Cordeal wishes to announce that she will begin her class in piano JesHons at once A largo now and complete stock of bolting in leather rubber and chain at W T Colemans Foic Rent A number of rooms over tho meat market Inquire of D C Marsh in tho market W R Starr has a Deering binder for sale Is good as new Will sell cheap Call on him at his office Tho library board is energetically and carefully preparing tho first order for books for the public library The McCook Electric Light Co is in stalling a separate line for the Burling ton shops offices etc at this place You can get tho best guaranteed mixed paint at McMillens drug store as cheap as the cheapest grades are beingsold for At tho right price you can always get the choicest things tho season affords at D C Marshs meat market At the old stand all the time The clerk of the district court has commence to move into his new quarters upstairs and expects to be located com fortably by the first of the week We have in stock tho highest grades of sewing machines which we are sell ing at less than city prices Come and look at our stock Pade Son To move tho great wheat and beet crops extra wagon boxes are very nec essary W T Coleman has them in wood and steel trucks He sells them right too It requires live trains of double length railroad cars to transport Ringling Brothers great circus from city to city If placed end to end these trains would cover nearly a mile of track And now it transpires that Policeman Breeze another of Outlaw Tracys vic tims formerly conducted a photograph gallery at Indianola and was a brother-in-law of J J Yarnal of Lebanon One of the Indianola papers is author ity for the statement that some Indianola merchants contemplate starting branch stores at Redwillow and urging the con struction of a good road on the river bot tom between the two towns This is an ideal time to paint no dust or other hindrance Remember the best material is always the cheapest Let U3 tell you about our S W paint It will save you money McConnell Berry W T Coleman is Western Nebraska headquarters for buggies New stock just received in that department He buys in car load lots and gives his cus tomers the advantage Dont buy until you see his stock and get his prices Miner Bros and McCall Bros of Red Cloud marketed five carloads of cattle last week which averaged 1235 and sold at 8 per hundred weight The animals were Herefords with a few Shorthorns and were put in the feed lots February first It is worth considerable to be able to feel that you can depend upon the quality of meats you order at the meat market A child can get as good meats at Marshs market as a grown person and a phone order gets the best every time The postofllce at Osburn Frontier county on the McCook and Hayes Center star route was unroofed by the wind and rain storm of last week Thurs day and Postmaster Peterson had to hurry to preserve the mail stamps etc The building was constructed of sod and grout and had but lately been given a new roof Its the regular systematic advertiser who use common sense and intelligent judgment in his advertising that reali zes the best and most satisfactory re turns for money invested You cant gorge yourself and eat enough at a meal to last you a month or a year neither can you advertise in a week or a year for the various seasons of the year Next to the man who never advertises at all is the business man who attempts to cover a years work in a weeks advertising or two Neither are wise f 3or v