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TWENTY FIRST YEAR
An Extensive Social Function
Wednesday afternoon from two to six
oclock Mesdames A P Bonnot II C
Smith T B Campbell and Sarah A
JMcCarl were at homo to about two
hundred guests at tho home of Mrs
Bonnot It was one of tho most exten
sive social functions of the year with
-very happy particulars
Mrs T B Campbell received tho
quests at the door and Mesdames Bon
not McCarl and Smith wero in the for
mal receiving lino Mrs F S Wilcox
ushered to tho various rooms from tho
parlor and Mrs Vina Wood directed tho
guests to the dining room
Refreshments wore served in the dining-room
by Mesdames C H Boyle and
W T Coleman assisted by Mesdames
J M Henderson James Hatfield and
O M Knipple Tho dining room was
in pink and white sweet peas and chrys
anthemums and the color scheme pre
vailed in the dainty refreshments taste
fully served
Mrs Mabel Stranahan was at tho
piano during tho afternoon
Cut flowers dahlias cosmos etcwere
displayed in the several rooms
A Quiet Home Wedding
The farm homo of Mr and Mrs Frank
Stillman just east of the city was the
scene of a quiet but happy wedding
Wednesday evening of this week at 730
in tho union of their daughter Fannie
and Griffin Eastin of Miami Missouri
The ceremony was performed in the
presence of the relatives and a few near
friends
Tho decorations of the house wero
very pretty
A wedding supper of great bounty
was tastefully served after the cere
mony after which the happy young
friends took No 14 for their future
home in Miami Missouri where a mar
Tied sister of the bride is living
The Tribune adds its heartiest con
gratulations
No 41 Held Up and Robbed
Tho Burlingtons great train for the
northwest No 41 was held up at Wood
lawn about five miles west of Lincoln
last Friday night about 830 oclock
and the express and mail cars were blown
up with charges of dynamite being bad
ly wrecked The four robbers were ex
perts beyond a peradventure for they
easily got into the safes and are credited
-with securing about 50000 This is
the second time No 41 has been held up
at Woodlawn the first attempt not net
ting the robbers anything Conductor
LymanBrakeman MooreEngineer Clay
burg and Fireman Hutchinson were in
charge of the train No trace of the ban
dits has been secured up to this writing
A Special Meeting of 135
The Masons held a special meeting
Tuesday evening of this week at which
Alonzo Cone was raised to the degree of
a Master Mason by the brethren There
was a large attendance of the members
of the order including a number of vis
iting brethren Light refreshments were
served in the banquet room after the
conferring of the degree and a social
smoker was enjoyed of the usual attrac
tive fraternal features
Here Is A Genuine Snap
A two story brick vaneered building
and laundry in good Iowa county seat
town of 2500 inhabitants to trade for
either J or i section of Southwestern
Nebraska land No competition at all
Business clears above all expenses from
100 to 125 a month in the city work
alone A snap if taken at once For
particulars call on or address
C A Stone McCook Neb
Warrants have been received by Mes
dames Max Anton and Channing Cal
houn for 2000 each covering the death
losses of their husbands The Francisco
claim has been favorably passed upon
and the usual warrant is expected soon
Our fur stock embraces Stone Marten
Sable Astrakhan Persian Lamb Bear
Monkey Krimmer Electric Seal and
their combinations in Scarfs Muffs and
Collarettes from 125 to 750 The
Thompson Dry Goods Co
Why dont you paint your house
There are but few that dont need it
Tho Mound City paint is the best It
spreads farther and lasts longer than the
most of paints Give it a trial
W T Coleman
Izzer Bed Comforts are Bed Com
forts made of Izzer Batts We make
them and sell them from L65 to 275
The Thompson Dry Goods Co
The ladies of St Albans guild will
have home made bread and cakes for
sale at Odells store Saturday October
25thf
All the new up-to-date Books at
McMillens
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MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
R D Rogers is in Lerna Illinois on
business
Fred Zell is down from Denverguest
of Supt Campbell-
Mns E C Scheuck of Hastings is a
guest of Mrs George Willetts
Ciiaklie Myers of Redwillow is now
employed in Honest Johns emporium
Bishop Bonacum of Lincoln was a
city visitor on church business Thurs
day
W V Miller of Marion was over
Wednesday on business in the capital
city
Barney Hofer of Wauneta arrived in
tho city Wednesday evening on busi
ness
John G Harrison was down from
Contorpoint Frontier county Tuesday
on business
W T Henton was over from the
Beaver Wednesday on business at the
county seat
Mrs L R Clyde arrived in the city
Monday night and they have gone to
housekeeping
W C Bullard was out from Omaha
Saturday looking after his lumber and
coal interests here
J R Mercer a Red Cloud attorney
was a guest of Rev and Mrs F W
Dean close of past week
Mr and Mrs C L DeGroff left
this morning for their home in Nebraska
City after a short visit here
William Olmstead of Cambridge ar
rived in the city last week to assist on
some of the residences now building
Miss Minnie Smith departed Wed
nesday morning for Grafton Nebraska
to be absent until tho first of the year
John Stevens the well known Hast
ings lawyer was an attendant upon the
Rooney Urquhart wedding Wednesday
Mrs Ernest Pearson has been visit
ing her father John Erickson who lives
northwest of Holdrege since last week
Mrs Randall came in from Omaha
last night and will be the guest of her
sister Mrs A P Thomson for ten days
John Bellamy came up from Cam
bridge last week to assist in building
some of the residences now in the course
of construction
Dr R E Campbell of Buffalo New
York was here on business connected
with his landed interests in this county
fore part of the week
Dr and Mrs H L Prevost arrived
home Thursday on 13 from a visit of a
few weeks in Kansas City seeing the
festival visiting relatives etc
E J Overing of Red Cloud had busi
ness here last week and incidentally en
joyed a brief visit with old time Red
Cloud friends Rev and Mrs Dean
County Judge Eldred is enjoying a
visit from his father of Wisconsin who
arrived in the city Wednesday evening
on his first visit west of the Big Muddy
Dr Cone was up from Oxford Tues
day evening to witness the making of
of his brother Alonzo a Master Mason
by thobrethern of McCook lodge No 135
Mrs Albert Barnett returned close
of last week from an absence of about a
month in the east visiting in Detroit
New York Boston and elsewhere during
her absence
Mesdames Sams Patterson of Arapa
hoe were up Friday last on a shopping
expedition and were the guests of Mr
and Mrs H H Tartsch They returned
home on 32 Saturday morning
Rev F W Deans mother who has
been visiting him has gone to Cambridge
for a weeks visit among friends of the
early days She will return to McCook
next week for an indefinite stay
David Forbes father of the chief
train dispatcher has been appointed a
missionary by the Presbyterian church
people of Canada and his special field
will be among the lumbermen in the
French Lake territory of the Georgian
Bay district
John F Cordeal came in from Chi
cago Wednesday noon and will spend
a week or two visiting the homefolks
and his many admiring friends in the
city while enjoying a brief respite from
his confining and arduous labor in one of
Chicagos greatest law offices
As to blankets they have been scarce
and rising Our purchases were made
in May at the lowest possible prices
We can supply you with unequalled val
ues at 1 125 140 175 250 325
per pair Dont part with your money
until you see our line The Thompson
Dry Goods Co One price plain figures
cash only
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A Pretty Wedding
Miss Agnes Rooney of Hastings and
Mr George Urquhart of Denver were
united in marriage by Rev Sebastian
Brennan Wednesday morning under
tho happiest auspices at the Palmer
house Tho bride is the charming
daughter of the proprietor of the hotel
Mr James Rooney and the groom is a
clever and worthy gentleman connected
with the Stroltz Drug Co of Denver
Miss Lizzie Stevens of Lincoln and Mr
Arland Ogden of Lincoln were brides
maid and groomsman
Tho bride was beautifully gowned in
silk crepe de chine over lavender silk
wore a picture hat and carried a bouquet
of American Beauty roses Tho brides
maid wore a handsome cream colored
dress a picture hat and carried pink
roses
The bride was given away by her
father James Rooney Philomena
Stevens of Hastings was ring bearer
Mario Stevens of Hastings and Celestino
Kendlen of McCook were ribbon bearers
Tne impressive ring ceremony of the
Catholic church was employed by Father
Brennan
A wedding breakfast was served in the
hotel dining room at 930 when followed
a brisk season of merry making until
No 1 arrived from the east to bear the
happily mated pair away to Denver
where they will be at home to their
friends in their apartments in the Oxford
hotel
There were about thirty guests pres
ent chiefly relatives and near friends
from Hastings Lincoln and Denver
The gifts consisted mostly of silver
and cut glass and were rich and elegant
Miss Lizzie Stevens caught the brides
bouquet
Notice
A first class upholsterer isnowatLud
wicks furniture store Those wanting
work done in the way of coucheslounges
chairs etc would do well to have some
done now as it is seldom that as fine a
workman as we have for the next few
days ever comes here The very best
work guaranteed Leather goods es
pecialby
Returns From One Acre
The Tribune is informed that C A
Littel has received returns from one acre
of sugar beets shipped to the Grand Is
land factory this fall The tonnage was
18 and the price received 415 which in
exact figures amounts to 7870
Republican Precinct Nominees
At the Republican caucus held for
Willowgrove precinct Saturday evening
in H H Berrys office J E Kelley was
renominated for precinct assessor and
George Dillon and Alfred Carter were
nominated for the offices of road over
seers of districts 10 and 8
Union of a Danbury Couple
Last Saturday afternoon in the Na
tional hotel parlor in this city John H
Ball and Winnie Newbury two estim
able young people from Danbury were
joined in marriage by Rev George L
White of the Baptist church
White Face Cows Eor Sale
Twenty head of 3 and 4-years-olds
with calves Inquire at this office
Lost a watch charm with a stone
oof finer fPnoorni7 ninrh f TTinrlAr will Ha
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suitably rewarded by returning same to
The Tribune office
Incomparable is a fair term to ap
ply to the Ideal Waists Best fitticg
waists made When others fail to fit
you we succeed All colors sizes and
grades from 50c to 450 The Thomp
son Dry Goods Co
W T Coleman cordially invites the
lnrlips fn nail at his sfcnrfi nf nnv fimfi
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and look over his line of kitchen novelties
and silver ware He will be glad to
show you the goods even if you do not
care to buy j
Polonius What Still harping on
my daughter Hamlet Yes She is
inimitable no cotton batt at all
proaches the Izzer Just ask your next
door neighbor and get supplied at The
Thompson Dry Goods Co sole and ex
clusive dealers Price 10c a roll
We place our Ladies 1000 Jackets
before the people as the best cloth and
lining obtainable Absolutely fine all
wool Kersey cloth with beautifully fin
ished lining of the very best and most
en durable heavy silk satin Fifteen rows
of accurate silk stitching around the
bottom Handsomely carved buttons
Throatlatch Storm collar that turns
clear down all around important if furs
are worn Perfect in fit and finish
Other sterling values at 8 750 675
490 to 250 All lengths all styles
The Thompson Dry Goods Co One
price plain figures cash only
RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS
Arthur Mitchell is now day operator
at Akron
Brakeman L E Cramer is visiting his
family in Republican City a few days
Mrs L W Stayner and two children
aro guests of DesMoines Iowa relatives
Switchman and MrsMG Stephenson
are spending a few days visiting in Ober
lin
J F Johnson is a new recruit in tho
operating force3 and is on tho extra
list
C P Willis who has been subbing
in McCook for a while has resigned
from the service
The 318 was limbered up in the local
yard Saturday for road service after
an overhauling in the shops
Fireman Steinke was called to McCook
tho first of the week to fire out of there
in the future Oxford Standard
Brakeman and Mrs Frank Henderson
moved into quarters in the Meeker build
ing over tho postoffice this week
Engineer W H Morrell is running the
Akron switch engine vice Engineer
Walter Stokes now running out of Mc
Cook on the main line
Mike Donovan for many years sec
tion boss for the B M here has re
turned from his prolonged stay in Cali
fornia Red Cloud Argus
The Burlington bridge carpenters have
been at Trenton and vicinity the past
week repairing damages made by the
late heavy rains in that locality
Harry Ellison who has been night
switchman here for a week past went to
McCook Sunday and will brake out of
there in the future Oxford Standard
Conductor William Washburn return
ed home first of the week from reliev
ing Conductor H C Kiser for a short
time down on tho Orleans St Francis
line
The September pay day was the largest
in the history of the shop amounting to
26189 and tho shop was closed one
whole day to enable the men to attend
the state fair
Conductor and Mrs J W Line ar
rived home Tuesday on 13 from a
months absence in Vermont having en
joyed a thoroughly delightful trip and
visit in New England
A C Paulson who has been working
in the round house here for some time
has gone up higher having been called
to McCook and given a job firing Re
publican City Ranger
Clarence Bunstock from the round
house here was transferred to Republi
can Monday where he takes A Paul
sons place Mr Pauson was called to
McCook Oxford Standard
An organization of the Brotherhood
of Railway Brakemen is said to have been
perfected here last Saturday night
starting out with a goodly number of
members Alliance Times 14th
W J Mallery agent at Lebanon for
the past four years has been transferred
to Wilsonville Mr Walters formerly
of Lebanon but late of Wilsonville
goes to Lyons Colorado as agent
Miss Jennie Lucas daughter of D A
Lucas general foreman of the boiler
shop returned yesterday from an ex
tended visit in Wisconsin accompanied
by her aunt Mrs Holmes Lincoln
Star Oct 15th
Machinist Julian W Andrew went
down to Lincoln Wednesday night on a
short visit He hopes to spend a day
at the 46th annual meeting of the general
association of Congregational churches
first of next week in Weeping Water
Engineer Benedict and Charles Pen
nington took the 147 to McCook this
week for repairs Motive power has
been short on the Highline and some of
Jim Hills tri weakly flyers have been
laid out in order to get engines to move
the stock extras Conductor and
Mrs O D Keith looked the town over
last week with a view of locating Mrs
Keith was so well pleased that they
decided to sell their property in McCook
and move here Mr Keith was recently
assigned to a run on this line Holyoke
Republican
Master Mechanic Ackerman returned
from Chicago and the east Friday where
he went to visit the Northwestern shops
and to inspect new machinery Two
new lathes will be sent to Havelock at
once It was stated by a high official of
the Burlington at Lincoln during Mr
Ackermans absence in Chicago that
there would be some changes and im
provements at the Havelock shops in the
near future and within the next two
years Mr Ackerman will have one of
tho most modern and completely equiped
shops west of Chicago Lincoln Star
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McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING OCTOBER 17 1902
Council Allows Bills
Tho city fathers wore in regular ses
sion Mondny ovoning all presont but
Mayor Eldred
Petition for sidowalk along south side
of block five original town was laid
over until next meeting
Bills were allowed as follows
Electric Light Co 8740
John Ekstedt 5955
F M Kimmell 1700
Andrew Phillips 1500
T Z Wallaco 4000
Ed Fitzgerald 5000
Jacob Schnior 100
Andrew Phillips 750
Nebraska Telephone Co 600
WRStarr 1250
W S Perry 1250
A C Ebert 3875
Electric Light Co 87 J0
mcook public library
McConnell Berry 32524
McConnell Borry 5499
F D Burgess 135
C H Meeker 26
McCook Library Board 150
McCook Republican 550
M B Hogan 6 00
McConnell Berry 1477
George Elbert 1687
Barnott Lumber Co 1280
Ed Watkins Printing House 295
Kenyon News Co 3305
Adjourned
Silverware Silverware
When in need of anything in hollow
ware of cutlery go to W T Colemans
look over his line of silverwaro and get
prices before buying elsewhere Ho has
a complete line of knives and forks teas
coffee orange dessert and table spoons
Dessert pie and fruit knives Jelly
shells gravy ladles borry spoons and
everything in tho line of silverware
To the Ladies
I have a complete line of chaffing
dishes timbole irons vegetable slicers
pudding and salad moulds potato scoops
spirit lamps and all useful kitchen uten
sils When you are down town call at
W T Colemans store and look over his
line of novelties and silverware
Stoves Stoves Stoves
See the now lino of heating stoves at
Ludwicks f uniture store before you buy
J H Ludwick is settled in his new
quarters a building especially adapted
for the furniture business He is show
ing a fine line of buffets sideboards
book cases folding beds etc 40 styles
of iron beds Upholstered goods have
been added A complete line of stoves
See them
The Great Majestic the Malleable
Climax Quick Meal Jewel Universal
and several other makes of ranges is
what you have to select from when you
want a range Look them over and get
prices before buying
W T Coleman
Childrens fleece lined Union Suits
25c to 50c Misses and Ladies 50c to
175 Childrens fleece lined under
shirts from 5c to 45c Mens heavy
fleeced underwear 33c to 1 The Thomp
son Dry Goods Co
Those 35 45 and 50 buggies are
dandies and the best values ever offered
in the city The 75 rubber tired ones
are beauties Call and soe them No
trouble to show them at WT Colemans
Mens stout Corduroy Pants 200
Mens all wool Clay Worsted Suits 750
Men s thick warm S tf eaters 65c Heavy
double breasted navy blue shirts 75c
The Thompson Dry Goods Co
The weather continues gloriously fa
vorable to fall planting and harvesting
It could not bo improved upon if special
ly ordered It fits our comfort andthe
coal pile to a tyty also
Fifty Dress Skirts of our own make
displayed ready to wear 250 to 750
To your measure at same price Our
entire line of Dress Goods to select from
The Thompson Dry Goods Co
For Sale A fine lot Poland China
boars and S C White Leghorn roosters
All full blood Cheap if taken atonce
D C Benedict Culbertson Neb
The Pades are rushing up their stable
which will be utilized as a carpenter
shop during the construction of the resi
dence
Ladies when you are down town step
in Ludwicks furniture store and see
some of the new styles
A car of furniture just arrived at Lud
wicks Step in and see some of the new
styles
Ping pong the latest society craze
Sets 1 to 5 McConnell Berry
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MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
The Tribune is only 100 a year
It pays to trado with Cono Bros
Try it
Scale books for sale at The Triijunk
office
Bibles now and old versions at Mc
Millens
Threo rooms for rent Inquiro of
Frank Travor
ForRent Two heatod rooms in th
Meekor block
Go to C L DeGroff Cos for
Sorosis Skirts
Furnished rooms to rent Inquiro of
Mrs L E Irwin
Some good values in Petticoats at CL
DeGroff Cos
Boys school coats 85c to 135 Tim
Thompson Dry Goods Co
Tho best stationery and finest per
fumes at Cono Bro3 drug store
Tho latest in Statuary with oriontal
colorings at McMillens drug store
Spices and flavorings strictly pure
McConnell Berry
Handsome Ladies Silk Waists 350
and 450 Tho Thompson D G Co
If its seasonable and all right you will
find it at D C Marshs meat market
Always reliable always dependable
what you buy at Marshs meat market
A lady desiring board and room in a
desirable family can secure information
at this office
Tho State Bank of Cambridgo will
shortly blossom into tho First National
Bank of Cambridge
Tho Catholic people are figuring on
putting a furnace in their church which
is now unequally heated by a stove
For the pickle season all kinds of
spices and flavorings Purest made
McConnell Berry
All the new and popular books always
in stock at less than publishers prices
McConnell Berry
Dont be a fish See tho wall paper
snaps at Cones Bros before you buy
Wo know where you will buy jf you
investigate
Wanted Pupils for a shorthand class
Good timo to begin as a new class is
being formed See L W Stayner for
particulars
Cards with envelopes to match for at
homes receptions etc for sale at Trib
une office Same neatly printed rea
sonable if desired
At the 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
Everybody gets a bargain in our wall
paper remnant sale Come early and
get this years patterns
McConnell Berry
We have paint for any purpose
Paints of all grades and prices Dont
buy till you have seen us
McConnell Berry
Tho old Barnett Lumber Co office has
been purchased by R C Boles and
moved to a lot on South Monroe street
where it is being converted into a dwell
ing
The new sidewalk in front of II P
Waites hardware store will necessitate
a new floor in the store room tho pres
ent floor being a number of inches below
the grade
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 bfst the
market affords
My selection of hard and soft coal
heaters is not equalled in this part of
the state It will pay you to look at
these heaters before buying Will guar
antee price with quality
W T Coleman
The Tribune understands that Mra
Cora Kelley of our city has bought Mrs
Iowa and that the Noble3 will make
their headquarters in Hastings from
which point Mr Noble is now traveling
for a well known eastern wholesale
queensware house
The supreme court has decided in the
bishops favor the famous suit of Bishop
Bonacum of Lincoln against Father Har
rington of Orleans involving the removal
of the popular young priest from the
pastorate at Orleans where Father Har
rington a few yeare since completed the
handsomest Catholic church in South
western Nebraska
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