j JWi ilWa iwMsgiSlKlM iu wmjimhiiwtimphiw ffi CTstaaatatwaamMiBmaa J Hi V I E A ii briLSLZ JI t JJf A hc TWENTY SECOND YEAR Bishop Fowlers Lecture A large appreciative and attentive audience greeted Bishop Fowler in the Methodist church Monday evening to hear his famous lecture Abraham Lin coln The bishop had for his subject one of the greatest and grandest charac ters in history and being an enthusiastic admirer of the man and having enjoyed his personal friendship he made a heroic and successful and eloquent effort a fenst wo do not often have the oppor tunity of enjoying and it was appreciat ed to the full by all present The bishop hopes to be able to be in our city again next year and if he comes a warm welcome awaits him He delivered a grand sermon in the Methodist church Sunday morning be fore a full church and also spoke in the afternoon The bishop is a liberal giver to church enterprises and while here made a dona tion by letter of 1000 to assist in build ing a steel church edifice in Manila The bishop is 74 years of age but young in heart and is regarded as one of the mightiest preachers in all Metho dism and it looks as though he would be able to defend the title for years to come His visit here was a benediction to many Success Crowned Their Efforts The Spinsters Return as presented in the opera hall last Friday evening under auspices of the H S C of the Congregational church was a rousing success a crowded house greeting the performance with enthusiasm This highly amusing sequel toThe Spinsters Convention is practically devoid of scheme or plan or plot its only purpose being to amuse and entertain make one grow fat In this the young lady parti cipants were entirely successful laugh ter being the rule from start to conclu sion The second part consisting of recitations drills and vocal numbers was well received making the entertain ment withal very satisfactory and agree able to the audience The young ladies of the society and those who so faithfully gave their assist ance in each department are to be con gratulated upon the favorable outcome of their labors The nes receipts will reach about one hundred dollars What You Like Just the meat you like in just the way you like it Fine firm and tender beef young wholesome lamb clean and sweet pork smoked and salted meats And last but not least whether you order from house by phone or come in person your orders are given our best consider ation and we guarantee that you will be satisfied Marsh Meeting of Board of Equalization Notice is hereby given that the board of county commissioners of Bed Willow county will set as a board of equalization of assessments June 9th 10th and 11th 1903 on which dates assessments will be equalized and adjusted E J Wilcox County Clerk Special Teachers Examination Will be held at Danbury Tuesday May 26 1903 Lebanon Wednesday May 27 1903 Indianola Thursday May 28 1903 Bartley Tuesday June 2 1903 McCook Saturday June 6 1903 Eugene S Dutchek County Superintendent An Expression of Gratitude To the Masons neighbors and friends who so faithfully and willingly served us during the illnessafter the death and the bu rial of our mother we are more grateful than mere words can express but take this method of but faintly expressing the depth of our thankfulness to all Mabel Jessie and Marion Bishop Officers Elect McCook Lodge 135 The following officers were chosen at the regulur election Tuesdav evening W M George Willetts Jr S W Emerson Hanson J W George B Berry Secretary C B Sawyer Treas urer Sylvester Cordeal Had to Cancel Their Date On account of the serious Illness of Boones wife Blind Boone concert Wed nesday night had to be cancelled The party went through McCook on 14 Tuesday night for Missouri Lost Reward to Finder A ladys hunting case gold watch Monday Finder will be suitably re warded by leaving same at H P Sut tons jewelry store Invitations have been issued by Mr and Mrs Charles Noble of Harlan Iowa announcing the approaching marriage of their daughter Norma to Mr Milton Bartulson Downs Wednesday evening June 3rd at 830 oclock in St Pauls Episcopal church of that place are the particulars The Tribune anticipates with heartiest congratulations Paul Anton at the B M meat mar ket is putting on the block his own corn fed beeves You know that means the very best meat obtainable Its Pauls idea that there is no meat on earth too good for his trade and he feeds his own cattle to secure the best corn fed pro duct Household goods as follows are for sale by S M Cochran Piano refrig erator bookcase foldingbed parlor suite of five pieces ana otner articles aii good and offered cheap Nineteen colors of Coats silk finished crochet cotton 5c spool or 6 for 25c at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos L W McConnell has just received a line of new novels and dainty gift books suitable for graduating presents Large line wide ribbons in sizes 40 60 and 80 in all good colors just received at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos Dont be deceived There is but one best the Heath Milligan paint V MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE Mrs Hugh Brown is visiting Chey enne relatives this week Mrs I N Biggs is here from Alice Colorado visiting relatives John Roxby was up from the farm near Arapahoe a few days this week Mrs Arthur Richardson is spend ing the week visiting her parents in Holdroge Jack D Mines deputy internal revo nue collector Hastings was with us of ficially Wednesday Mrs Jennie Cann of Salt Lake City arrived in the city Tuesday and is a guest in the Doan homo JAWilcox went down to Red Cloud Thursday morning to instal the officers elect of the local commandery W B Fearn contemplates erecting a nice residence corner Dodge and Mc Farland streets in the near future Mrs F D Griffith of Holyoke Col orado arrived in the city Wednesday on a visit to her brother S M Spencer Rev Shumates aged mother was summoned home to Missouri Wednes day morning by the serious illness of a daughter Mrs L M Barnes of Oberlin Kan sas has been in the city this week vis iting her son M G Stephenson of the yard force Brakeman E O Scott entertained his brother Charlie from Lincoln early part of the week He returned home Wed nesday night Dr Robert Gunn arrived in the city last Friday night and will open a dental office in the city as soon as suitable quarters can be secured Mrs John Shepherd and daughter Mrs I N Biggs arrived home Sunday morning from visiting in Colorado for the last five or six weeks Barney Hofer is just about again after being confined to the house for a week having a painful controversy with some obstreperous teeth H H Tieman of Cuba Missouri has been here part of the weeklooking after his real estate interests in the south western part of the county Fred S Hassler of the Pawnee City Press was with us briefly Monday evening He was on his way home from a visit to Beaver City friends Congressman Norris is now gradual ly improving and growing stronger He has been for a few weeks a severe suffer er with erysipelas resulting from having teeth extracted Mrs William McCallum Mrs and Miss Gamsby and C B Hoag were up from Indianola yesterday Mr McCal lum left on Tuesday to look after some Oklahoma interests Master Glenn Rowell has been nursing a sore head since last Friday morning when he was hit above the eye by a baseball bat in the hands of a youth ful and enthusiastic fan accidentally The doctor had to take a few stitches to get the wound in shape to heal well which it is doing satisfactorily Mrs O M Knipple entertained a company of twenty five ladies Tuesday afternoon at a Kensington to meet Mrs C G Potter It was a charming affair and greatly enjoyed by all Cut flowers carnations roses etc were displayed throughout the residence in profuse beauty Miss Leta Potter recited clever ly and Miss Lettie Knipple played on the piano acceptably A luncheon in three courses was served The matter of advertising the McCook Junior Normal school is now a proper subject for our enterprising business men to promote Dont set your candle under the counter Publicity is the word Advertise The ladies of the Catholic church will hold a high five sociable at the building next door south of The Tribune on Tuesday evening May 26 Come and bring your friends Refreshments all for 25 cents T J Smith is having a small build ing erected on the lot between Fearns and Kapkes establishments on Lower Main avenue He expects in due season to reengage in the restaurant business The bazaar by the ladies guild of St Albans Episcopal church Tuesday eve ning enjoyed a nice patronage Re freshments were also served and enjoyed by many parishioners and friends The Oxford Standard is authority for the statement that there will be a ball game at Holdrege Saturday May 30th between the teams of that city and Mc Cook The merry-go-round has gone around for the last time and the orchestra has sounded its last painful note And we are thankful it is no worse with us than it is No home need be without music With Edison Phonographs from 10 and up it is possible to have music in every home Sold by LW McConnell H H Tartsch is having his residence elevated in the world by putting under it a higher foundation It will be an evident improvement There will be a special meeting of the Dorcas society at the home of Mrs Al bert Barnett Monday evening next at eight oclock Too many people are over looking the genius of good honest toil Its work that counts everywhere alLthe time 10 yards of very fine and good cambric muslin for 63 cts at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos Both Cambridge and Indianola are to have mutual telephone companies and plants - Have you seen those new hammocks at McConnells big enough for two Base Bros ball and tennis goods at Cone itlc00k f THE JUNIOR NORMAL SCHOOL The first session of the McCook Junior Normal school will begin at the east ward school building Mon day June 8 and continue for a term of ten weeks till August 14 It is ex pected that an average of 200 teach ers from southwestern Nebraska will be present continuously through the summer though the total enrollment should reach 350 To care for these visitors and enable them to appreciate the hospitality of the citizens of Mc Cook an executive committee has been actively at work the past week arranging details as to places to room and board This Normal School committee consists of Messrs J II Bennett S B McLean C H Meeker and G H Thomas and Miss Rache Berry A canvass has already been made of the city and list of residents secured who will provido board orlodging or both The committee not only depends up on those who have signified a willing ness to assist but it urges other citi zens to receive the visiting teachers into their homes A bureau of information will be conducted at the school house dur ing the session of the summer school whore the visitors can be advised at what places and at what expense they can secure a temporary home here To the end that this help may be most perfectly given the committee should have a complete list first of all who will tender the use of rooms only second of rooms with board and third of all who will give table board only Inasmuch as housing the teachers properly and pleasantly is the big problem just now the peo ple of McCook who should be inter ested in making the school a success ought promptly to take hold of this matter and submit their names to any one of the committee members above given with the information called for In each case the proposed charge should accompany the tender Sev eral requests have been made for houses or rooms where the student teachers could carry on light house keeping Information of either such will be gladly received by the com mittee The only objection raised to locat ing the Normal here was on the score of exhorbitant charges for ordinary living McCook must show its ap preciation of the school by providing board that is good and substantial yet not luxurious at a moderate cost It can be done and it must be done The highest price wanted for rooms is 50 cents per week two in a room Many of our leading citizens have freely opened their homes giving one or more rooms to teachers and mere ly asking that they be cared for This is a commendable spirit and the committee wishes to learn of others that will go and do likewise There will be ample opportunity to get table board at four dollars per week but a great number will be obliged to economize and cheaper living must be provided In a great number of private families board and room is offered for from three dollars to three and a half dollars per week To further accommodate these teach ers it has been proposed to start a public dining hall where table board can be furnished at little more than cost The committee wants to know of some one who is a good cook and manager who will conduct such a din ing hall all the service rendered be ing for a stated salary per month At this Normal school the tuition is absolutely free From all points in southwest Ne braska a railroadrate of one and one third fare for the round trip has been secured on the certificate plan There will be five instructors in continuous attendance upon the work of the school Among them will be MrsSarah Brindley a primary teach er from Columbus Nebraska who will conduct the model school and the I classes in primary methods Two public entertainments to be given through thesummer are already attracting much attention One of them is Frank R Roberson the most widely known lecturer on travel in America He will give one of his best lectures illustrated by one hun dred and fifty colored views Another is the ever pleasing Wesleyan Male Quartette which has no superior It will appear afternoon and evening in two of its best programs The citizens of McCook must turn in and mako our visitors appreciate the town we are proud of and cause them to carry away a good word for McCook through the entire length of the Republican valley Regular Meeting Special Feactures The Lady Maccabees were out in num bers to their regular meeting last even ing which was while regular in date qnite special in features among them being an official visit by Grand Lady Commander Marks who had charge of the meeting and gave items of counsel and instruction during the usual busi ness session Ice cream and cake were served later in the evening The cycle whirl is one of the features of Howes London shows which exhibit in McCook Friday June 5th These bicycle artists perform wonders on the circular picket fence erected in the big tent at an angle of 90 degrees It is something new and never fails to secure great applause White silk gloves with long lace tops for 100 at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos Mens absolutely fast black summer undershirts and drawers 35c at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos This section enjoyed much wind and dust and small rain yesterday y RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS George D Burgess is at headquarters this week Engineer H E Culbertson is a Hast ings visitor Fireman A L Brigner spent Sunday in Holdrege William Phelps is in Denver this week on a visit H E McKain was in Denver on a short visit Monday Fireman G E Hoxie is with relatives in Lincoln this week C S Scott is visiting his parents in Guide Rock this week Joseph Kubicek was a Red Cloud vis itor on business Monday R L Miller makes the third extra agent on the Alliance line Fireman WLEgbert visited in Brush Colorado part of the week George Stroud of the blacksmithshop resigned from the service on last Satur day J Frank Hannan of the Havelock shops visited his parents hero over Sun day A C Valkenburgh and Edward Con fer are new helpers in the painters gang this week Switchman G G Magnuson of the Holdrege yard is on the relief on account of sickness Mr and Mrs Sam Pickard arrived home Monday night from a two weeks visit in Havelock Alliance is to havq a new water tank of 80000 gallons capacitv to replace her 50000 gallon tank Charles Wands and Louis Herstrom machinist apprentices have resigned from the service this week A third crew has been placed on the Alliance Sterling run which gives a reg ular layover crew at Sterling Operator H D Stewart held down a dispatchers chair in the Denver office a few days early in the week The Burlington bridge gang is putting in a new steel bridge on Dry Creek just west of town Bartley Inter Ocean D W Enos operator at Oxford has been granted a leave of absence and JR Rutherford of Riverton is relieving him H D Stewart departed for Denver Tuesday morning where he will be lo cated in the telegraph service for a month or so Reuben Trowbridge night caller left on No 3 last Friday night for a visit in Washington of a few weeks on busi ness C Foehlinger is a new man on the night force and Charles Boss is a fresh face among the helpers in the machine shop Dispatcher W F Pate has gone up to Denver to relieve Dispatcher A Cal houn who has gone east on a prolonged vacation J A Broderick of the night force fol lowed suit and resigned Monday GW Franklin of the night force waited un til Tuesday Arthur Van Camp of Grand Island has been installed as messenger at Franklin vice J P Murray advanced to the posi tion of operator The railroad firemen organized a bro therhood at this place this week it be ing stated that the membership is about forty Alliance Times George Price is a new addition to the paint gang J P Garvey blacksmiths helper resigned on Saturday last to be gin practice of ball playing Theo Faubin and Will Flint will leave Sunday evening for McCook where they have employment in the Burlington water service Bartley Inter Ocean Frank Traver of the boilermakers has been transferred to Denver for which point he left on No 1 Wednesday The wife and baby will remain here for the present A E Beitel operator at Franklin is at headquarters on account of the tem porary transfer of Ralph Cutler to the dispatchers office where he is subbing for Pate George Hart of Norcatur Kansas was visiting in our city Monday He was on his way to McCook where he has a position in the dispatchers office Re publican City Ranger Agent J W Overstreet of Ludell has been transferred to Lafayette and J G Chambers from Lafayette to Ludell Extra Agent JFEdwards was in charge at Ludell pending the transfer There is a sly rumor at headquarters that Joe Culbertson of the Denver office is to be married soon some boldly allege it may be a June wedding And there are some indications to that effect Fireman F J Zajicek was rendered unconscious Tuesday of last week by being hit on the head by a chunk of coal falling on him from the tender The accident occurred at Wray Colorado Dispatcher A Calhoun came down from Denver W ednesday morning on his way east to spend a vacation of a few weeks He left on Thursday morning after a short visit with headquarters boys and friends Agent Cann of Danbury contemplates building a dwelling on his small stock farm near Danbury Extra Agent J F Edwards relieved him a few days re cently to enable him to make some nec essary arrangements D R McCallum formerly employed with the B M station force here but who has been agent at Inavale for the year past was in town Tuesday visiting old friends He will be agent at Heartwell from now on which fact his many friends here will be glad to note Oxford Standard Rubber Boots come handy for ir rigating as well as snow and mud We have a good supply at the Bee Hive ft rtbtttie McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING MAY 22 1903 Memorial and Decoration Day Programs Comrades of the G A R and Ladies Circle will meet at Odd Fellows hall at 10 oclock sharp column will form there and march to the M E church where the following order of exorcises will bo observed Reading of orders from dopartmont and tional headquarters Post Adj Underbill Music Quartet Prater Rev Mr Betts Music Quartet Memorial Address Rev Mr Shumate Music Quartot Music God Bo With You Till We Meet Again j Benediction Rov Dean DECORATION DAY Members of the G A R Ladies Cir cle and school cadets will meet at Odd Fellows hall at 930 sharp form column and march to Riverviow cemetery The members of the post and the Ladies Circle to be escorted by the cadets in uniform and underarms reversed whore the following program will be followed Music America Address to unknown dead Mrs Dr Wolles Reading Lincolns address at Gettysburg Mrs Frank Rathburn Decorating the graves of our dead Prayer Post Chaplain IHNVER Meet at Odd Fellows hall at 2 p m march to the Congregationel church es corted by tho cadets Music Quartot Prayer Address Mayor C E Eldred Music Quartet Auuress uev Air Dean Music Quartot Voluntary addresses Benediction Dr AP Welies Marshal J A Wilcox Asst Marshal Should the day be unfavorable tho ad dresses at the cemetory will bo civen at the Congregational church in tho after noon High School Commencement The exercises attending the gradua tion of the class of 1903 from the high school will be as follows On Sunday evening May 31 at eight oclock Rev E R Earle rector of the Episcopal church will preach the bacca laureate sermon in the Congregational church building Tho pastors of the other city churches will join in making this a union service Monday evening Juno 1 is commence ment The exercises will bo held in Me nards opera house beginning at 830 oclock Dr James Iledley of Chicago one of the mo3t versatile and entertain ing platform orators of the time will de liver the address Wisdoms Jeweled Ring will likely be his subject and of this State Superintendent Fowler says that it is a masterly production and a grand treat He is a wonderful word painter impersonator and story teller To control the crowd that will desire to attend this exSvcise and hear this gifted speaker the same satisfactory plan will be followed this year as in years past Admission will be by ticket for which the small fee of 15 cents will be charged The plot will be on sale at McConnells at 7 oclock Tuesday morning May 2G All chairs on the floor can bo reserved there The high school alumni will tender a complimentary reception and banquet to the class at the east ward school house Tuesday evening June 2 Members of the association can procure their tickets from Mr Louis Thorgrimson McCook District Operators to Meet Station operators of the McCook dis trict and official representatives of the Beatrice Creamery Co will hold a con vention in our city next Tuesday May 26th The McCook district embraces all the stations west of Oxford on the main line includes the Oxford Red Cloud Guide Rock country the Kansas branches and the Imperial territory In all about 05 operators are expected to be present besides a full official represen tation of the company Experts will take part in a program of interest A banquet will be served in the Commer cial hotel Tuesday evening and the affair will doubtless bo one of the im portant business gatherings this section will witness this year The convention will be held in the court room and The Tribune hopes that all who are interest ed in the creamery or dairy business in this portion of Nebraska will make it special business to be present Methodists May Build The Methodist brethren are giving the matter of building a new church some serious thought these days A structure modern in style and equipment is under consideration to cost between 85000 and 10000 As to location for propos ed new building some favor Upper Main avenue and the corner south of the court house is preferred by some of the brethren The matter of course has not taken any definite form yet but they are doing some hard quiet thinking and figuring and it would not surprise The Tribune should the project assume material form this year Memorial Sunday All ex soldiers of the Civil war ex- sailors ex confederates and ladies of the G A R are cordially invited to meet at the Odd Fellows hall at 1030 on Sun dayMay 24 from there they will march to the Methodist church where a Me morial sermon will be delivered by Rev Shumate By the order of G W Dillon Commander J W Underhill Adjutant Everyman to his trade and business Paul Anon makes it his serious business to provide the juiciest tenderest meats for his customers Its his trade He knows how And then again he uses the best of corn fed beeves They are the only kind that produce really good meat It costs you the same as the poor tough sort Friends is the title of a beautiful oil lithograph showing a charming child with her kitten just received at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos Statuary china at vases and fancy decorated L W McConnells Seven Shades of soft and dainty nuns veiling dress goods at 20c per yard at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos Ndbvaalm State Hiafor icLl Soniofv NUMBER 1 MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS Jnpalac at Cone Bros Tho best paint Heath Milligan You can buy at Cone Bros Got your garden hose of F D Burgess Seo tho fino lino of hammocks at Conn Bros See those enamel lined refrigorators at Waitos For wall paper and ings goto Cono Bros V v See McMillens wall looting for your home all insido finish- paper before se- Best grade of garden hoso at very low prices io v u uurgess Paints oils varnish stains japalac enamels etc at McMillens Best table oil cloth 15c yard at Tho Thompson Dry Goods Cos n P Waito will sell you the grade hose at tho lowest figure best Buy anything of Cono Bros pay cash and you get double trading stamps Job lot of ladies shoes worth 225 and 250 Special prico 129 DeGroff Now is tho time to paint Use tho best Heath Milligan Cono Bros McMillen has a largo lino of wall paper goods colorings at right prices Buy your wall paper of Cono Bros and got two blue stamps with each 10 cents II P Waito has a full lino of Alaska refrigerators and Jewel gasoline stoves McMillen sells the best mixed paint you can get guaranteed for threo years Ladies gauze union suits and gauzo knee pants at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos Goodrich Rubber Co make the best garden hoso All guaranteed by F D Burgess Try McMillens sarsaparilla for tho blood Money refunded if not sat isfactory Long sleeved gauze undorvests for women and children at Tho Thompson Dry Goods Cos The Jewel is the most economical and most durable of all tho gasoliuo stoves For sale bv II P Waite If you will go to W T Coleman h you can get a complete and practical hose repair for only five cents Best carpet warp on spools 18c lb for white 20c lb for colors at Tho Thompson Dry Goods Cos Are you going to paper If so dont forget that L W McConnell has some new things that you should see Orders taken for strictly tailor made suits at Kapkes at from 1500 and upwards Pants at from 1 upwards Minden Neb Dec 27 1902 I have used Liquid Koal and find it a good preventive E C Klinck stock dealer You can have the prettiest house your neighborhood by using Heath in Milligan paint Buy it at Cone Bros Coleman handles the superior gasoline stoves of the market If you want the best and latest obtainable in that line see him Tailor made suits at from 1500 and upward ordered by Kapke the South Main street tailor Pants at from 4 upwards The celebrated Quick Meal gasoline stove has always been unequalled And still there are improvements on the stove this year Dressing sacques shirt waist suits shirt waists wrappers and muslin un derwear in best variety at The Thomp son Dry Goods Cos Kapko will take your orders for suits strictly tailor made at from 1500 and upwards 4 and upwards for pants Satisfaction guaranteed Your meat bill should be one you are glad to pay Marsh aims to treat his customers so well that they like to spend their money in his market The Fencing Girl again in town just received again in the lithographed pillow tops at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos Inquirers please call now The Ocean Wave washing machine runs so light that W T Coleman feels safe and takes pleasure in guaranteeing the machines running parts for a year What the people say who use them goes They ought to know They do Their verdict is that the Empire cream separator has no superior in the market White silk waists white lawn waists colored shirt waists black and colored silk waists of the celebrated Ideal make at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos only Whatever the 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 The famous Siberian refrigerator han dled by W T Coleman is built of the very best material for saving ice and preserving provisions from spoiling and moulding If you are in need of a refrig erator buy no other Go and see the trained horses and ponies with Howes London shows at McCook Friday June 5th Hosts of clowns gymnasts acrobats and trapeze performers both ladies and gentlemen Rare collection of wild animals The only big railroad show in McCook this season KSSSS