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TWENTY FIRST YEAR
Burlington Mastodon Minstrels
A crowded and enthusiastic house
greeted the Burlington Mastodon Min
strels Monday night in the opera
house
The performance was up to the high
standard sot by previous entertainments
of the class by local talent The ends
were unusually strong the chorus artis
tic but might have been stronger with
good results the orchestra effective tho
jokes accomplished their purpose tho
local hits especially the turf investment
hits captured tho house Mr OBrien
presided debonairly but would have
been nioro satisfactory had he raised his
voice a notch Altogether tho enter
tainment was well received by the
audience and tho box offico has no
complaint to offer
The B M baseball club is the ben
eficiary of the affair and its treasury
has been very materially augmented by
tho net proceeds
Realizing the effort required to pro
duce an amateur performance like that
of Monday evening The Tribune feels
constrained to compliment all connected
with the minstrel upon its success
viewed from both artistic and financial
vantages
PROGRAM PART FIKST
Dan OBrien Interlocutor
J F Forbes and J E Morrissoy Bones
G B Horry anil J G Schobcl Tnmbos
Two Stop Dixieland
Burlington Symphony Orchestra
Opening Chorus Witmarks Minstrel Med
ley The Minstrels
Ballad Youll Be My Sweotheart Always
S B McLean
End Song Roll DemEyes J G Schobel
Song Leonora Leo H C Clapp
End Song Junk Junk Junk JEMorrissoy
Ballad My Starlight Suo T E McCarl
Topical Solo You Couldnt Hardly Notice
It at AH G B Berry
Bass Solo Deep Down DecpF H Strout
Comic Song Tho Mau Who Hypnotized
McCarty JFForbes
Grand Finalo Tho Handicap Tho Minstrels
PART SECOND
Waltz Hearts Courageous Orchestra
Quartetto McCarl McLeal McCarl Strout
Song Under tho Bamboo Tree
Elsie Campbell
A Hot Coon Right Off tho Giddlo
J G Schobel
Medley Clog John Wilson
Bass Solo Conquered J R McCarl
Comedy Skit A Man of Nerve
J F Forbes J E Morrissey R R Cutler
Quartette McCarl McLean McCarl Strout
Personnel of company J F Forbes Dan
OBrien J R McCarl J G Schobel F H
Strout J E Morrissey S B McLean H C
Clapp G B Berry T E McCarl George Camp
bell Tom OConnell Elsie Campbell Lelah
Pennell Miss Maud Conical pianist
Personnel of orchestra F A Pennell direc
tor G R Snyder R R Cutler C B Clark E
J Wilcox Roswell Cutler Robert Fischer
Decorations and scenic effect by M B Hogan
The work of Messrs Forbes Morrissey
Berry and Schobel on the ends was
strong original and fetching the first
appearance of the gentleman from Mc
Faddens Pasture placing him at once
among the local immortals
The soloists were given enthusiastic
recalls Messrs S B McLean T E Mc
Carl H C Clapp F H Strout and J
R McCarl adding to their already well
established reputations Elsie Campbell
cave one of the sweetest numbers of the
evening Under the Bamboo Tree
The quartette was compelled to fill
but gave a very satisfactory account of
itself notwithstanding The end topi
cal comic and other efforts of the end
men took the houso
A Few Sugar Beet Items
The businessmen of McCook stand
ready to assist financially farmers who
will contract to raise sugar beets
Culbertson has already contracted
1100 acres of sugar beets for this sea
son while McCook has only 353 acres to
her credit Let it be clearly understood
the fractory will doubtless go where the
most beets are raised Fremont offered
125000 for a factory but the factory
went seven miles out of Fremont
Died of Scarlet Fever
William Golds eight-year-old daugh
ter died suddenly on Wednesday about
five olock from scarlet fever She was
ill but a short time complaining for the
first time on the morning of her death
The remains wero buried in Riverview
cemetery Thursday afternoon at two
oclock no services being held at the
house and but brief services at the
A carload of new buggies just received
at W T Colemans
Stop that cough Cure that cold
McConnells Balsam will do it
cotton worsted pants 24 ounces
to the pair for 90c at Tho Thompson
Dry Goods Co
The Empire cream separator is caus
ing a peaceful revolution in the separa
tor business They are easy running
have few parts to wash and people who
have used them say they are the best
The Tkibune regrets hearing of com
plaints from merchants of considerable
petty thievery on the part of school
children O n o remedy Keep tho
children off the streets consequently
out of the stores and away from temp
tation
MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
Mrs F E Webber is a guest of Mrs
W E Hart
J W Hupp is in Lebanon this week
on business
Howk Smith is confined to bed with
a severe attack of grip
Mr and Mrs P V Royse are visit
ing Lincoln relatives
Henry Burtless of York state is here
visiting his brother John
Mr and Mrs Leroy Kleven wore
Lincoln visitors last Saturday
Mrs Amanda Liston and son of Bart
ley wero county seat visitors yesterday
M H Holmes came out from Omaha
first of the week to bo here a month or
so
Mrand Mrs Arthur Wood departed
Monday night on 3 for Missoula-Montana
Rev Dean has been assisting in hold
ing protracted meetings in Naponee this
week
O H Zacek late with L W Mc
Connell has returned to West Point
Nebraska
Mrs Carrie P Mitchell has been
visiting her son E Jof the Republican
since last week
Ray McCarl was up from the state
university to do a stunt in the minstrel
show Monday night
Russell Mitchell and family have
returned from Bancroft Iowa and will
make their home here
Rena Harris eldest daughter of Asst
Supt Harris of Denver was a guest of
Elsie Campbell Saturday Monday
Louis Suess departed on No G Sat
urday night for Chicago to make pur
chases of spring and summer goods
Harris G Thomas of the Harvard
Journal was a guest of his brother GH
Thomas city supt of schools Sunday
Mrs Nellie Guild came out from
Omaha Tuesday night and will be the
guest of her sister Mrs A- P Thomson
for a few weeks
Mrs Frank Brown of Menominee
Michigan was tendered a surprise paity
at the home of Mrs A L Knowland
Saturday evening of last week
Mrs Frank Harris came down from
Denver last Friday night and was a
guest of McCook friends until Monday
night Rena accompanied her
W A Cassell arrived in the citylast
night from Chilhowie Virginia He
reports his mothers condition as still
serious while his father has not been
materially benefitted by the change to
Virginia
Mrs M M Delhunty and mother
took their departure Wednesday morn
ing for Denton Nebraska where Mrs
Delhunty will embark in business Her
establishment at this place will continue
under the management of Miss Pearl
Zint
T W Short who was burned out the
fore part of the week at Bartley Neb
and lost everything not having any
insurance on his stock is here to com
plete the sale of some property that he
has at Douglass to raise funds with
which to go in business again at that
place Nebraska City cor Journal 23rd
A C Wilson county surveyor of
Danbury has resigned his office in prepa
ration for removing from the county
He was in the countyseat Wednesday
and gave us the information that he
would leave first of next week for his
new home in Norwood Wright county
Missouri The Tribune always notes
with regret the removal of a Redwillow
county farmer but withholds not its
wish that ho may be prosperous if not
content in the new home
A Low Price
We are now selling new crop
English walnuts in lots of one
pound or more at 15 cents a
pound Mixed nuts all bright
new stock 15 cents a pound two
pounds for 25 cents
The Bee Hive
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Will Discuss the District Fair
Remember the Industrial association
meeting next Thursday afternoon com
mencing at three oclock in the court
house The district fair matter will be
discued as well as sugar beets
Th rmers especially snould be pres
ent in numbers
Manager Menard begs to announce
that Mr Sanford Dodge supported by
a company of unusual excellence is to
appear at the opera houseMondayMarch
2 in a superb production of the great
romantic drama The Gladiator
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JncCo0K
Bound Over for Alleged Attempted Assault
James dimming a young man em
ployed in tho machine shop hero had a
preliminary hearing before Police Judgo
Berry Sunday night and was held to
appear in the next session of district
court to answer to tho serious charge of
attempted assault tho sixteen-year-old
daughter of Paul Anton being the com
plaining witness for the state
The alleged attempt is said to have
been made about ten oclock Sunday
night near the baseball ground between
the city and West McCook as the girl
and a fourteen-year-old sister were re
turning home from attending the Salva
tion Army meeting in South McCook
There wero some evidences of a scuffle
The girls ran home and informed their
father and tho arrest followed shortly
after
J B Cumming came over from Leba
non Monday evening and furnished the
necessary bond for his son 50000
McCooks Usual Generosity
The collection for the famine stricken
district in Sweden and Norway taken up
by F G Westland and Alec Beckstrom
amounted to 9425 which was sent in to
the treasurer of the relief committee at
Lincoln on Friday of last week and in
their acknowledgement of tho receipt
they thank the people of McCook for
their generosity and expressed surprise
at the alacrity with which they opened
up their purses to people in need But
pshaw that is like McCook Uncle
Billy Coleman has since contributed SI
and C A Ward 50 cents
If there are any others who would
wish to give something just hand it to
F G Westland or Alec Beckstrom and
they will see that it reaches its intended
mission Contributed
Keeps Oldest Settlers Thinking
This somewhat extraordinary winter
weather is causing the oldest settlers
to revise their figures on the winter
moisture question The season of 1902
1903 threatens to be a record breaker as
to snowfall and continuous cold weather
spells S W Nebraskas records
show severer stormier winters but few
winters to equal the present for con
tinuous cold snowy weather If The
Tribune were to lapse into prophecy a
dangerous habit by the by it would
forecast a wheat crop of large propor
tions coming season
Rocky Ford Cantaloupes
This season Messrs Ferguson
Kelley will experiment to the extent of
about forty acres in the cultivation of
the famous Rocky Ford cantaloupe
These cantaloupes are of the small sweet
order are of fine flavor and very pop
ular It is not believed that any diffi
culty will be met in producing the best
results If so another rich avenue of
opportunity has been opened up to the
tiller of the soil in this vicinity
A Famous Ex Postmaster
Jim McAleese who gathered unto
himself no little fame as former post
master at Thornburg Hayes county but
now of Benkelman has added still fur
ther to his notoriety and prospects for
time by shooting a man named Frank
Lewis in the left thigh February 13th
Special Prices on Wall Paper
Until March 15th will sell last years
patterns of wall paper at reduced prices
to make room for new stock Now is
the time to get bargains
Yours for business
A McMillen
Supposed to he Barrs Skeleton
The Oberlin Times reports the finding
of a skeleton on the Prairie Dog creek
recently which is supposed to be that
of Robert Barr who so mysteriously
disappeared from here a few years ago
Wall Paper Buy it this month of
Cone Bros and save 50 per cent
Guaranteed fast colors those SJc
and 12Jc new ginghams and 10c per
cales at The Thompson Dry Goods Co
Cream received at W T Colemans
from any centrifugal separator any day
in the week at the highest market price
He pays twice a month too
Mr San ford Dodge and company are
to appear at the opera house next Mon
day and Tuesday do not miss this dra
matic event of the entire season
Shakespeares sublime comedy The
Taming of the Shrew at the opera
house next Tuesday March 3rd All
wives and sweathearts should see this
play-
People who bought their garden seeds
of W T Coleman last year are in buy
ing early while the assortment is com
plete They know good seeds when they
have tried them
Best table oil cloth 15c yard best
apron check ginghams 5c yard American
A 2 bushel seamless grain bags 16c
yard wide twilled indigo blue calico 7Jc
yard mens stout Rockford sox 5c pair
24 inch fast red or bine handkerchiefs 6
for 25c Not special prices The
Thompson Dry Goods Co
RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS
Roy Zint is hostling inNeilsons place
Engine No 30 is just out of the shop
Fireman W II Richoy had resigned
P J Yost of Walkers gang has re
signed
I E Converse of tho boiler gang is on
the relief
I S Dinnel of tho boiler gang is on
tho relief
L D Finch ia a new helper in tho
paint gang
Engine 2G4 went in tho shop first
of tho week
Hans Olson is a new helper in tho ma
chine shops
Fireman W B Crawford resigned
Wednesday
C R McKillip is a new member of
Walkers gang
The drivers for engine 232 are back
from navelock
W A Wright is a new helper in the
machine shops
C F Evans of blacksmith force re
signed Thursday
Mrs George Conner is visiting in
Falls City this week
Charles Wands was a Lincoln visitor
fore part of the week
George Jackson of car inspectors gang
resigned Wednesday
Mr and Mrs G J Bruce have gone
to Seattle Washington
Jim Egan is again on the relief on ac
count of his injured leg
Roadmaster R A Hagberg was sick
abed early days of tho week
C A Marooney is visiting his parents
near Corona Colo this week
J E Sanborn was up at the ranch
near Haigler last of last week
Fireman W C Rathjen is visiting re
latives at Red Cloud this week
Engineer Alec McLean of Oxford is
visiting in Denver this week
J H Claus of night force went down
to Sutton to bring his wife home
Fireman J R Frederickson w as in
Denver between trains Thursday
R A Irwin of Wards gang has been
transferred to the blacksmith shop
Pat Timlin was over from the Repub
lican City Oberlin branch Saturday
Fireman L W Hale left on No 6
Thursday for a two weeks visit in Lin
coln
Richard Irwin of the carpenter shop
has returned to the blacksmith shop to
work
Asst Supt Frank Harris was down
from Denver Tuesday on business at
headquarters
Fireman A T Fitt and wife returned
home from their visit with relatives at
Plattsmouth
Engine No 2G4 has been placed in the
shop for an overhauling and 63 will go
in in a few days
George H Bailey has recovered suffi
ciently from rheumatism to resume work
in tho bridge gang
William Green of blacksmith force had
his right foot badly injured last Satur
day by a car axle falling on it
Way car No 128 is in for repairs and
No 129 is just out of the carpenter shop
No 124 will go out next week
Steve Finn is visiting the boys here
for a few days and Engineer L P Neil
son has his place at Akron during his
absence
Engineer F G Westland and a fellow
countryman have raised almost a hun
dred dollars for their suffering country
men in Norway and Sweden
The yardmasters office is undergoing
repairs and will be repainted on the in
side A new desk will be among the im
provements to Cartys headquarters
Engineer PTimblin resigned from the
companys service first of week Engi
neer Ellis Ford has his run between
Oberlin and Republican for a few days
Agent Francis Enlow and family came
in from Lafayette Colorado on 14 last
Saturday and were guests of C W
Keys and family until Monday morning
when they took No 12 for Cambridge
on a visit They will also visit his
brother Clarence in Holdrege before re
turning home
It is stated at headquarters that sixty
miles of the Western division will receive
new and heavier steel rails The present
65 pound rails will be replaced by 75
pound steel The rails will be distribu
ted from this point and will be laid east
from McCook east from Akron and
east from Denver so it is reported
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McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 27 1903
McCook Irrigation Ditch Sold
Tho deal was closed Saturday where
by W II Ferguson tho Hastings eleva
tor man and J E Kelley of our city
becamo tho owners of 465 shares of
tho total of 500 shares of the stock of tho
McCook Irrigatidn and Watorpowor Co
This of course gives them absolute and
undisputed control of tho property
which to them has peculiar value as
thoy own a thousand acres of splendid
land just south ofthe city which is all
under tho ditch land enough of their
own Lo mako tho ditch profitable
The present officers will of courso re
main in office until tho next regular
election in April coming
The entire ditch will bo cleaned and
overhauled placing the property in good
shape for service next season All tho
flumes on tho ditch wero overhauled and
rebuilt last season so that tho cleaning
which will necessarily widen and deepen
to its original size will considerably in
crease its capacity and efficiency
Tho indications are that tho ditch is
now entering upon an era of greater
prosperity and usefulness
Masonic School of Instruction
Grand Custodian R E French closed
his Masonic School of Instruction in
this city last Saturday night with a
grand meeting which was attended by a
largo number of the brethren of tho
local lodgo and away as were most
of the sessions of tho week Bob is
dearly beloved and immensely admired
by all the Masons and his schools of
instruction are looked forward to with
eagerness Ho is one of tho best posted
members of tho order in tho west if not
in tho country and there is no failing
of profit to all who attend his schools
From here tho grand custodian went up
to Stratton in the pursuit of his work
The Denver Fat Stock Show
A few things of interest came to us
from tho fat stock show inD enver The
awards wero made Wednesday and it
becomes known that Redwillow county
is a winner of the first prize in hogs of
250 pounds weight or over Powell Nil
sson of Marion being the winners
An interesting point in connection
with the prize steer is the fact that it
was fattened with sugar beets
Judge Norris Successor Appointed
Saturday last Governor Mickey gave
to the public the announcement of his
appointment of Richard C Orr of Hayes
Center as Judge Norris successor on
the bench of the Fourteenth judicial
district Tho appointment is to be ef
fective on March 1st tho date when the
resignation of Judge Norris becomes
effective
Wall Paper at Half Price
I will until March 1st sell any pattern
of wall paper carried over from last sea
son at one half tho regular price I
have about 4000 rolls all in complete
combinations of sidewall ceiling and
border in perfect condition A rare op
portunity if you expect to paper soon
L W McConnell
An Open Meeting-
Members of Chapter X PEO were
invited to lay work and business aside
and be the guests of Mrs White and
Miss Budlong at a social meeting Sev
eral guests wero invited and a very plea
sant afternoon was spent Refreshments
were served Journalist
A Butchering Difference
is tho difference between our way and
other ways the difference between good
meat and poor meat and our customers
gain by the difference in methods We
are careful in selecting and killing our
meats and in selling aim to please our
patrons Marsh Meat Market
Papa Brosss Babies
A number of contracts have already
been signed and the information is begin
ning to leak out from headquarters that
Papa Brosss Babies will do all
comers in the baseballistic arena this
season
A large invoice of Lincoln mixed
paints the very best just received at
McMillens drug store
All lovers of fine perfumes should try
the California odors made where the
flowers grow for sale at Cone Bros
Teeth kept clean and free from germs
dont decay Minardene kills the germ
Made and sold by McConnell druggist
The Tribunes news service in Red
willow county and Southwestern Ne i
braska is absolutely unequaled in this
part of Nebraska
The new coronation suitings just
received in snowflake patterns at 55c
yard Other handsome spring dress
goods now showing at The Thompson
Dry Goods Co
Whatever tho market offers in season
you will find it at Marshs meat market
and the price is always right You will
receive prompt service and courteous
treatment in the bargain which is
always due you
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NUMBER 41
MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
Savo money on drugs at McMillen a
New things in fiction at McConnells
Alfalfa seed is alfalfa seed this sea
sbn
Noto tho Models Im Easy spiel in
this issue
McMillens cough euro will stop your
cough Try it
McConnell will sell wall paper at half
prico until Maiuh 1st
First class inoatu of nil kuulu at lh
B M meat market
Boys 2 pieco suits 75c to 325 at Tho
Thompson Dry Goods Co
Whito Pino and Tar Tho best for
coughs -Buy it at Cono Bros
Tho B M meat market sells tho
best of everything in their lino
Another shipment of new books has
just been received by Cone Bros
Childrens rubbers 8j to V 25c pair
at Tho Thompson Dry Goods Co
Job lot of ladies shoes worth S225and
8250 Special prico 8129 DeGroff
Sizes 0 1 and 2 in hooks and eyes now
at The Thompson Dry Goods Co
Irrigated farm for rent tf
C II Meeker
Gunthers candies always fresh
L W McConnell
Liquid Koal and National Dip for sale
by James Cain Kill tho germ of Texas
Itch
Tho county medical association will
hold its next session in Bartley on a May
dato
You want tho best at a right prico
You will get it at the B M meat
market
The wise farmer is already laying in
his seed and getting ready for spring
planting
Mens black suits at 3508500 650
750 to S1250 at The Thompson Dry
Goods Co
For Sale 60 tons of alfalfa hay at 2
and 450 per ton S G Gohekn Mc
Cook Neb
The best bargains in Wall Paper evor
offered to McCook people are at Cone
Bros until March 1st
Candidates for mayor aro modest and
retiring and making small use of pub
licity up to this writing
A beet sugar factory is by many re
garded as a certainty for 1901 somewhere
in the Republican valley
If you anticipate using wall paper
soon you can save money by calling at
McMillens before March 15th
75c wrappers good percale flouncf
finishing braid 32 to 46 at The Thomp
son Dry Goods Cos Others to 2
Lost A ring full of keys Ring has
my name on it Will pay reasonable
reward for recovery of same J A Wil
cox
Tho cheapest easiest quickest and
best way to smoke meat is to use Mc
Connells Condensed Smoke In 25 cent
bottles
Just think of buying a nice silk lined
black electric seal muff of regular 225
value for 139 at The Thompson Dry
Goods Co
Will the Dry Creek correspondent
please sign name to communications
Not for publication but as a matter of
identification
Cards with envelopes to match for at
homes receptions etc for sale at Trib
une office Same jieatly printed rea
sonable if desired
McCooks conscience upon the social
evil question needs an awakeiing If
matters progress in this wrong direction
the awakening threatens to be rude
Those who have bought the Ocean
Wave washing machine are greatly pleas
ed with them If you want the best
and none but the best are good enough
why buy the Ocean Wave
Celebrated F C corsets in all styles
and prices 35c to 100 Sizes IS to 31
Money back after four weeks actual
wear if unsatisfactory Sold only by
The Thompson Dry Goods Co
There is cane seed aplenty and no lack
of Ktfir fod but alfalfa seed is both
scarce and high priced yet W T Cole
man has succeeded in securing a supply
of some of the choicest alfalfa in the
market There promises to be a great
scarcity about seeding time Dont get
left
Those theatre goers who appreciate
good comedy will be pleased to learn
that the well known actor Mr San
ford Dodge and his excellent com
pany are to present a double comedy bill
next Tuesday March 3 consisting of the
comedy curtain raiser Gringoire the
Ballad Monger and the Shakespearen
comedy The Taming of the Shrew