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A Notable Masonic Affair
Tuesday evenings special of Mc
Cook lodge No 135 A F A M was
very largely attended by the brethren
from home and abroadGrand Custodian
Bob French being among the visitors
and the affair was perhaps the most no
table meeting of the year
The special occasion of the meeting
was the making of JF Forbes a Mason
and the brethren with the matchless as
sistance of Bob French performed
that function splendidly The lantern
work of the grand custodian was a speci
ally appreciated feature
Following the giving of the degree
was a banquet a feature of the evening
which lacked not a whit of fullest ap
preciation which may as truthfully be
stated of the flow of soul which accom
panied the same with the inimitable
grand custodian as the bright particular
spirit of the evening
The evening or rather the morning
session concluded with a few special
efforts on the part of thegrand custodian
in which his lantern and muse figured
delightfully
Lodges at Indianola Beaver City
Danbury Bartloy Denver Oxford and
elsewhere were represented at thesession
-and none went away disappointed with
McCooks hospitality or with the work
performed
Superintendent and Teachers Named
The faculty and staff of instructors of
the junior normal schools for the sum
mer term of 1901 have been announced
by Superintendent Fowler The term
vill commence June 13 and will continue
to and including August 19 Following
are the superintendent and teachers
selected for McCook Superintendent
George H Thomas McCook principal
Miss Anna Caldwell Lincoln primary
instructor Superintendent S HMartin
St Paul Professor C H Miller Lin
coln city schools Miss Eva OSullivan
South Omaha Mrs Brindley who
taught primary here last year goes to
Alliance Miss OConnell another last
year instructor here is chosen for North
Platte Prof Bradford will teach in
Valentine next term Supt E E
Magee will teach in the North Platte
junior normal
Change in the Bank of Lebanon
Today a change becomes effective in
the officers of the State Bank of Lebanon
R A Green of our city assuming the
cashiershipof that institution andElmer
E Devoe who for years has served
faithfully and satisfactorily in that capa
city retiring to give his personal atten
tion to his personal business affairs R
A Green needs no introduction to the
people of Red Willow county He will
make a popular and efficient cashier for
the bank which stills remains the prop
erty of J W Hupp of our city Mr
Hupp and Mr Green went over Tues
day to attend to the preliminaries inci
dent to the change
The bank expects to erect a new brick
building in the spring
An Old Lady Passes On
Mrs John Flohr of South McCook
died on Wednesday morning about 10
oclock at her home after a brief illness
although she has been ailing more or
less for several years Her last hours
were made as comfortable as possible
and she passed to her reward peacefully
The remains were buried beside those of
lately deceased husband in Longview
cemetery Thursday afternoon a t 3
oclock following brief services at the
home conducted by Rev George Conrad
of the Congregational church No
members of the family were present at
the death or funeral
Former H S Assistant Married
George Burgert formerly high school
assistant in the McCook public schools
now principal of the Kearney high
school and Miss Darleen Woodward of
Lincoln were united in marriage Christ
mas evening in Lincoln under happiest
auspices and with beautiful attendant
particulars They spent their honey
moon in Lincoln Many McCook friends
of the groom will join The Tribune in
wishes for their happiness
To Trade Land To Trade
Quartersection mostly in cultivation
all smooth one mile from station in the
Beaver Valley will trade for small
place near McCook Also quarter sec
tion in cultivation near Cedar Bluffs
Kansas will trade for half sectionmost
1 ly grass Will take or pay cash differ
ence Address P O box 30S McCook
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New Sunday and Holiday Schedule
Commencing with last Sunday the
McCook postoffice general delivery will
open on Sundays and holidays from 2 to
3 oclock in the afternoon When No 1
arrives later than 230 the mail will not
be distributed F M Kimmell
Postmaster
Prairie Hay For Sale
6 per ton delivered Telephone 274
or inquire of V McManigal
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MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
J W Dolan of Indianola had busi
ness in the city Tuesday
Mrs C L Fahnestock visited Lin
coln relatives Saturday last
Mas E J Scott of Red Cloud visited
McCook friends part of the week
Miss Eva Burgess entertained the
Awl Os club Tuesday evening
Mrs C K Coleman of Arvada Col
orado is a guest of W T Coleman
County Judge FRANk Israel was
from Benkelman Monday on business
matters
Bertha and Dollie Walker of Su
perior have been visiting Mr and Mrs
Howe Smith
Miss Emma Leach of Germantown
visited her brother C A Leach during
Christmas
Mrs H H Miller of Denver was a
guest of McCook relatives over the
Christmas tide
Mrs S M Sells of Payne Iowa ar
rived in the city last week on a visit to
Mrs E A Bocock
Bert Griggs has been up from Hast
ings visiting his mother during the
Christmas holidays
J G Seyfor of Mound City Mo has
been a guest of C W Gahringer of Bar
netts lumber yard
Mr and Mrs E D Reed of Hering
ton Kansas have been guests of Mc
Cook friends this week
Mrs L McFarland of Red Cloud
has been spending the holidays with her
daughter Mrs R E Foe
Miss Millie Slaby of Republican City
has been with her sister Mrs V H Sol
liday for her holiday vacation
Misses Celia and Nellie Halligan
of Sutton are guests of their sister Mrs
C J Ryan during the holidays
Mrs U J Warren and Ruth are
guests of Mr and Mrs C B Rowell for
the two weeks of the holiday season
Miss Mamie Fitzgerald of Lincoln
has been visiting her uncle and aunt Mr
and Mrs P Walsh during the holidays
Mr and Mrs E H Doan visited old
time friends in Arapahoe close of last
week arriving home on 5 Sunday even
ing
L Morse of the state of Dundy drop
ped in upon us incidentally Tuesday
just to see what was going on in the
field of politics
Mrs Carrie Schoenbeck of Odell
Gage county is the guest of Mrs E C
Goehring on the farm southwest of the
city a few miles
Mrs H H Pickens left Wednesday
morning on No 2 for Norton Kansas
on a visit to relatives expecing to re
turn about January 9th
Rev and Mrs Harmon Bross of Lin
coln were guests of Mr and Mrs Perry
Bross close of last week returning to
Lincoln Monday morning
Ernest Cordeal was home from Tea
South Dakota last week to visit the
homefolks a while and to be present at
the marriage of his sister Maud
Mr and Mrs F M Dickey spent
Christmas with relatives in Colorado
City Colorado He returned to work
first of the week but Mrs Dickey re
mained for a longer visit
Mrs J B Meserve returned to
FairmontTuesday morning MrMeserve
following on Thursday morning They
expect to leave for Beaumont Texas
the last of the week or first of next
Gilbert Cooper of our city and Ollie
Smith of Udall Kansas were married
at the home of the bride in that town
December 16th Gilbert is a son of W
H Cooper of our city The bride and
groom arrived in the city yesterday
Congressman Norris departs to
morrow morning for Washington to re
sume his legislative duties His sister
iHco0b
MrsEmma McKean will accompany himl
as far as Ohio where she will make her
home in the family of a deceased sister
Mr Stewart McLean entertained a
party of young friends Monday evening
at the home of Supt Campbell at a
dinner appropriate to Yuletide Cards
and other forms of social enjoymont
served to make the evening joyously
worthwhile
Mr and Mrs A R Clark of the
Willow have been entertaining their
daughter Mrs G W Roehr from Kan
sas for the past week or two The first
grandchild in the Clark family is along
and he is the finest Mr Clark and
family expect to move into their new
homej next week
W A Middleton retiring master
workman was the recipient last Mon
day night of a very appropriate token of
the high esteem in which he is held by
the boys of No 61 The present con
sisted of- a beautiful A O U W charm
and watch chain to match His stern
sense of duty and untiring zeal in the
case of the sick has endeared him to ev
ery member of the lodge
A Great Day For Bondville Precinct
Tuesday of this week December 29th
1903 was u great day for Bondville
precinct marking as it did the wedding
of two of their most popular yonng peo
ple Mr August Schultzand Miss Otilla
Wagoner daughter of Mr and Mrs
Fred Wagoner of that precinct
At the appointed hour the Lutheran
church of St Johannes wag filled with
neighbors and friends to witness the
ceremony which was very impressively
performed by Rev August Mueller
pastor of the church The church was
handsomely decorated for the wedding
the decorations of Christmas time being
utilized and making a very attractive
scene
Four young couples among the most
popular in the precinct served as brides
maids and groomsmen The bridal
partytheir horses and buggies etc were
gaily decorated with an abundance of
ribbons of various colors and the scene
as they drove up to the parsonage near
the church and marched from the par
sonage into the church was one to glad
den every heart
After the ceremony which commenced
at 11 oclock the guests were invited to
the home of Mr and Mrs Wagoner
where wasspread a most bountiful and
excellent dinner to 165 guests The
tables were gaily ornamented and the
dinner was a fine sample of German hos
pitality
Some of the guests were from Haigler
others from Minden and Aurora
After the feast the guests repaired to
the fine large barn recently completed
by Mr Wagoner where a happy social
time was had by all with music plays
etc
The young couple start out in life
with the best wishes of the entire pre
cinct for their happiness and prosperity
The wedding is counted by the people
of that precinct as one of the greatest
social events in the history of that pre
cinct
The Tribune adds its congratulations
The Week of Prayer
On the first Sabbath of the new year
January 3rd the pastors of the M E
Baptist and Congregational churches
will preach in the morning on The
Kingdom of God Thy Kingdom
Come
UNION SERVICES
At the Congregational church Janu
ary 4th and 5th at 8 p m Monday
evening sermon by Rev M B Carman
A Needed Evangelism Tuesday even
ing The Church of Christ Meeting
led by L H Lindemann
At the Baptist church January 6th
and 7th Wednesday evening sermon
by Rev George A Conrad Power and
Privilege of Prayer Thursday Mis
sions Home and Foreign Meeting led
by W A James
At the Methodist Episcopal church
January 8th and 9th Friday evening
sermon by Rev C R Betts The Rela
tion of the Family to the Kingdom of
God Saturday The Enthronement
of Christ onEarth Meeting led by T
B Campbell Sunday January 10th
the pastors of the above churches will
preach in the morning on The Holy
Spirit
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS
Dr and Mrs W V Gage and Master
Jack are guests of Mrs Adele Phelan
Mrs J J Sheldon of Lincoln is
visiting her daughter Mrs M U Clyde
Mrs Nicholas Colling has been
quite ill for a number of weeks and is
still ailing
Mrs L C Neilson was called to
Hastings Tuesday by the serious illness
of her mother
G A Noren was up from Orleans
Wednesday and Thursday on business
He likes farm life
Miss Margaret Evans arrived home
Thursday morning from her visit in
Salt Lake City Utah
H P Waite has acquired one of Mc
Cooks cosiest homes by purchasing the
Sam Rogers residence this week
Mr and Mrs John J Stuart of
Littleton Colorado are guests of their
daughter Mrs George Willetts Jr
A Galusha of Red Cloud a member
of the grand finance committee of the
A O U V was in the city Wednes
day
Mrs R M Douglass was hostess at
a pleasant little evening party to a small
company last Friday evening Re
freshments were served and the Christ
mas evening was a pleasurable one to all
Miss Nellie Noble has arrived and
will spend the winter with Mrs William
Byfield Miss Noble is an accomplished
musician and will engage in teaching
this winter in the city and vicinity
Residence For Sale
Five room residence 4 blocks east of
Commercial hotel for sale cheap En
quire of Mrs Thad Shepherd
McConnells Balsam Cures Coughs
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McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING JANUARY 1 1904
RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS
Engine 66 has gone to Havelock
Franz Nothnagel resigned Monday
Fireman Will Weintz is quite sick
again
Fireman Nungesseris visiting relatives
in Denver
Auditor Branch was at headquarters
Wednesday
G B Main is a new helper on the
night force
F C Lancaster is a new wiper on the
night force
Engine 3315 new D4 is here came
on the 24th
J F Proper left the companys em
ploy Monday
W P Sampson traveling auditor was
here Wednesday
Engineer W C Schenck is visiting
his family in Denver
Brakeman James Wilson is laid up
with a sprained ankle
Fireman G W Perkins is on the re
lief with a sprained ankle
Thompson of the round house force
resigned first of the week
Brakeman W G Kimball is moving
his family here from Holyoke
Switchman G L Miller is off duty on
account of illness in his family
Fireman George Michelson visited the
boys at headquarters Thursday
Car Distributer C T Watson was in
Lincoln on business of his department
last Saturday
T O Robinson of the Norcatur Kan
sas station spent part of the holidays
at headquarters
Conductor Mose Carmoney and family
arrived home Wednesday night from
their Indiana visit
E O Melton returned Thursday
from Oklahoma where he has been
working for some time past
George Pronger was off first of the
week and took a run out to his ranch
to see how things were going
B C Shelley ex fireman was here
Tuesday and Wednesday visiting the
boys He is located in Salt Lake City
On the sick list William Hegenber
ger W E Cuddigan F E Kidder
George Jackson O W C Sampson
heel crushed and F A Henderson
Charles C Higgins of Aurora Illi
nois an expert in the Burlingtonsser
vice whose duty it is to teach firemen
the fine art of firing locomotives is in
the city this week
On account of No 12 being made up
here Monday Frank Denton substitute
express messenger on the Imperial line
bad to go on through to Pacific Junction
instead of going on his regular run for
Hills
Asst Supt Harris and Chief Train
Dispatcher Edgar were down from Den
ver Tuesday night witnessing the mak
ing of Train Dispatcher Forbes of our
city a Mason They came down on No
14 and returned home on 3
Tom Wilburn the popular B M
roadmaster was in the city Saturday
hunting a house in which to move his
family He has recently been promoted
to a better position with headquarters
in Red Cloud and will move from Lin
coin to this city by the first of the month
if possible This will be pleasing news
to their many friends in this city Tom
Wilburn and his estimable family will
always find a warm spot in Red Cloud
Red Cloud Commercial Advertiser
Advertised Letters
Th following letters were advertised
by the McCook postoffice Dec 30 1903
Abbott L M Hinson M
Allton Mrs Ben Lee Chas R
Bradley Mr Moll Walter
Beers Charlie 2 Meyers A T
Barker Geo Smith Sallie
Capriest J Smith Albert
Dellomater Maude Smith Bill
Duncan E E Smith Mrs Win
Enyarc Leire White Myrtle
Gray Mary Wade A W
Hunie John
When calling for these letters please
say they were advertised
F M Kimmell Postmaster
Its All Over Now
That is the election is over for this
year but the matter of good whole
some juicy meats is still of first and
vital importance to all It will incerest
you to know that Marsh has been elect
ed by an overwhelming majority to con
tinue selling the best meats to the peo
ple all the time Same old location
same prompt service and courteous treat
ment
The Winners
The result of the voting contest at
McConnells drug store which closed on
December 25th is as follows
Methodist church first- 1497 votes
Catholic church second 1310
Baptist church 622
Congregational church -131
Episcopal church- 363
Christian church -
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Some of Cupids Activities
Sunday noon last Rev George Scott
officiated at the wedding of Evorott H
Rutledgo and Nellie B Murrain both of
Maywood Frontier county The cere
mony was performed at the home of
Agent Georgo Scott Both bride and
groom were Maywood friends of the
Scotts A number of relatives and ac
quaintances of the young couple wit
nessed the ceremony
Waiteford Cordeal
Christmas evening at the home of the
brides parents Mr and Mrs Sylvester
Cordeal Miss Anna Maud Cordeal and
Mr James F Whiteford of Omaha were
unitedin marriage Rev Merrill B Car
man of the Methodist church officiating
Just the immediate members of the
family witnessed the event which was a
complete surprise to the community at
large The young folks departed on
No 6 the same nightfor the east to be
absent until about the first of February
when they expect to take up their homo
in Omaha where Mr Whiteford has a
position with the Union Pacific railroad
as chief inspector Mr Whiteford is
temporarily on duty in Philadelphia in
specting the construction of a number of
locomotives for the company by the
great Baldwin locomotive works They
will visit in various eastern cities New
York Boston and elsewhere before re
turning west
Ivey Boles
Christmas eve Mr Henry P Ivey and
Miss Cora E Boles both of our city
were made husband and wife at the home
of the brides parents Mr and Mrs R
C Boles in the presence of a number of
relatives and friends Rev M B Car
man officiating After the ceremony a
wedding dinner was served and a happy
social time enjoyed until the evening
train arrived when the young couple
left for Lincoln to visit a few days with
an uncle of the bride They returned
home on Sunday night They have the
well wishes of many friends for their
happiness and prosperity
Christmas in the Churches
All the churches of the city save the
Christian observed Christmas with ap
propriate exercises In each instance
the Protestant church Sunday schools
presented programs suited to the glad
day before large and delighted audiences
Christmas trees gifts and all the at
tractions of the season were enjoyed by
the children in the fullest measure The
churches were all decorated for the sev
eral occasions and the bright scenes
presented were scarcely less appealing
to the adult than they were to the chil
dren
The Methodist Baptist Congrega
tional Episcopal South McCook Metho
dist German Congregational churches
each vied with the other in making the
day memorable for the children and
their keenest pleasure attest the marked
success in each instance
One of the innovations was the light
ing of the Christmas tree in the Con
gregational church by vari colored little
electric lights
Throughout the city the day was quite
conventionally celebrated by suspension
of business the making of Christmas
dinners and other customary social af
fairs
The German Congregational friends
held New Year services New Year eve
There were the usual services in St Pat
ricks Catholic church New Year morn
ing No other church services in the
city
Free A O U W Entertainment
The members of A O U W lodge
No 61 are arranging for a free enter
tainment to be given in the opera house
Wednesday evening January 6th at
which time the following program will
be rendered
Piano Solo Mrs W BMills
Address of Welcome Mayor CEEldred
Tenor Solo John W Selby
Recitation J F Forbes
Piano Solo Miss Nellie Noble
Address F G Simmons
Soprano Solo Mrs C W Britt
Address GM Jacob Jaskalek
Bass Solo C W Britt
Piano Solo Mrs W B Mills
Tenor Solo L H Lindemann
Male Quartette Ralph and Roswell
Cutler WHAndersoFDBurgess
Stove For Sale
Round oak almost good as new cost
18 goes for 10 if taken at once Mc
Cook Green House phone 91
Prairie Hay
550 per ton delivered Telephone L182
Assistant W E Heffelbower was mar
ried to Miss Hale of Inavale last Thurs
day Christmas eve evening They are
now making their home at T M Phil
ippis in our city Congratulate
Captain B M Frees is here from Chi
cago on his annual visit taking stock of
the years business in his different insti
tutions and concerns in Southwestern
Nebraska
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MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
Everything in drugs McConnell
McConnells Balsam Cures Coughs
Kodaks are the same price the world
over Cone Bros sell them
Will buy hogs Tuesdays and Satur
days F S Wilcox
McMillens Cream Lotion for hands
and face dries perfectly and leaves tho
skin smooth and soft
A recent supreme court decision hold
county officers responsible for the collec
tion of all fees not for fees collected
As my greenhouse is overstocked I
have decided to close out the Boston
ferns and palms at cost Only have a
few left Mrs L M Best
Pocket Book Lost Thursday be
tween McConnells drug store and Wil
cox Sons grocery Return to Mc
Connells store and receive reward 1
The Winfield Kansas Courier an
nounces the issuance of a marriage
license to Gilbert L Cooper of McCook
Nebraska age 24 years and Ollie M
Smith of Udall Kansas aged- 24 years
The Western Mutual Life and Acci
dent Association of Lincoln Nebraska
has organized an advisory board com
posed of F A Pennell 3 HBennett
Dr S C Beach C II Boyle and R A
Green and are ready to insure you
against accident or sickness
R A Green Local Agent
CITY CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Catholic Order of services Mass
8 a m Mass and sermon 1030 a m
Sunday school 230 p m Every Sun
day J J Loughran Pastor
Methodist Sunday school at 10 a
m Sermons at 11 a m and 8 p m Class
meeting at 12 Junior League at 3 and
Epworth Leage at 7 Brother Berry
will preach in South McCook Sunday
night
First Baptist Church Sermons at
11 a m and 745 p m Bible school at
945 a m Junior society at 3 p m B
Y P U at 6 45 p m Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening 755 Excellent
music All welcome
C R Betts Pastor
Episcopal Services m St Albans
church as follows Every Sunday in the
month Sunday school at 10 oclock a m
Morning prayer at 11 and evening prayer
and sermon at 8 The third Sunday in
the month Holy Communion at 730 a
m All are welcome
E R Earle Rector
Congregational Sunday school 1 0
a m Morning service at 11 subject
Week of Prayer Topic Evening
subject at 8 p m Taking Inventory
Good music at both services These
services should be helpful to all The
church of Christ needs you and you
need the church Remember the Wed
nesday evening meeting Plan to be
there George A Conrad Pastor
The Interdenominational Ministers
Conference held a very interesting ses
sion at the Baptist church Monday De
cember 28 At the afternoon session the
following officers were elected to serve
for the next six months President C
Richard Betts McCook vice president
Rev Eisenbaum Culbertson secretary
and treasurer Rev Axtell Trenton The
evening session was full of interest a
sermon by Rev Axtell and a symposium
by Revs Conrad Carman Snyder and
Betts being the program Next meeting
will be held in Culbertson the last Mon
day in January
Rev R C Betts is the proud possess
or of a handsome gold watch and chain
a Christmas gift from his parishioners
His monogram has been engraved on
the outside of the case and a suitable
inscription on the inside
Rev Axtell of Trenton attended the
ministerial meeting Monday
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