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CAN YOU RESIST THIS
The Iowa Homestead 100
Largo weekly agricultural paper
The Homemaker Magazine 50
Monthly family periodical full
of good things
The Farm Gazette 50
Monthly agricultural magazine
most beautiful farm publication
in the world
The Lincoln Journal 100
Nebraskas leading weekly pub
lished at the states capital
The McCook Tribune 100
The newsiest county weekly pa
per published in boutliwestern
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Nebraska
Total
400
The Entire Five Papers Only 125
Charges Against McCook Men Dropped
Washington D 0 Jan 30 The tech
tiical charges against Register Rathbun
and Receiver Barnes of the McCook land
-office that they failed to deposit certain
fees collected in contest cases will be
dropped and no further action will be
taken in the matter by the land depart
ment officials here The office is to be
abolished tomorrow and in view of this
fact and other circumstances the depart
ment officials decided to drop the mat
ter
Commissioner Richards today recom
mended this action and Secretary Hitch
cock approved the recommendation
Commissioner Richards stated that there
has been no intimation of dishonesty
against the two officials but that they
bad simply been careless in failing to do
posit the fees collected in certain cases
The fees eventually would have been
turned over to Rathbun and Barnes any
way and since it was merely an error in
business methods and administration the
department officials were not disposed to
press technical charges and injure the
two Nebraska officials Special to Lin
coln Star
As no reference is made to the matter
it is presumable that the manner of re
ceiving the filings under the Kincaid
Act which created some stir at the time
has also been dropped by the interior
department Editor
- Burned Down The Door
Yellow back novels are evidently hav
ing their malign influence on some of the
youths of the city Last Friday after
noon a Russian lad named George Krie
ger ran onto a cave in the bank of the Re
publican river in south McCook and for
his intrusion was put in the cave and the
door was padlocked on the outside by
bloods who occupy the cave as a gambl
ing resort Krieger happened to have
some matches in his shoes and by con
necting lucifer with the tarpaper on the
door soon had a conflagration a going
which destroyed the door and released
him somewhat the worse for smoke
It is said there are two or three such
caves in the bank whither some youths
of the city resort to play cards etc
Chaps Go Away
as quickly as they came when you use
McConnells Fragrant Lotion Makes
the skin soft and smooth 25 cents
Reduction on Lamps and Yases
McMillen druggist is making special
prices for ten days on lamps and vases
Just write it down on the tablets of
Jour memory that the ladies of the
Methodist Aid Society will hold their
usual Washingtons Birthday dinner
and supper this year and that Marsh is
a mile ahead of all the competition in the
fine meat line Dinner and supper will
be served in the basement of the new
church
Dont let it escape your mind The
Bed Willow County Farmers Institute
will be held in McCook February 22nd
A stock show will be one of the attrac
tions of the day too And it will be
worthwhile
Fob Rent 6 room house in east part
of town Near in See L H Lindemann
Office over McMillens drug store
Wire clothes brushes wire horse
brushes wire stove brushes wire barn
brushes at Colemans
Wanted Alfalfa seed millet cane
seed at W T Colemans Bring in
your samples
375 good heavy wool blankets for
3289 at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos
Clearing Sale
Some great Book Bargains at Cone
Bros
Do your drug trading with Cone Bros
Writing Papers of Quality
Good correspondence papers cost
so little more than poor that good
should always be used We have
some extra good values in 25 cent
box papers Others at from 15c
to 50c McConnell Druggist
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MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
Mr and Mrs J ASimmons have gone
to Leadville Colorado
Mrs Lillian M Pitney is a guest of
her brother C H Boyle
Mrs J Fred Brewer went to Kear
ney early in the week on a visit
Harlow W Keyes was up from In
dianola Monday on legal business
Miss Vera Heiserman is down from
Yuma Colorado guest of her brother
W R
Henry Thrailkill of Yale Iowa is
here on a visit to his daughter Mrs C
A Ward
George E Mick has moved to Indian-
olu where he has engaged in the barber
business
Earl Murray the Cambridge Clarion
states expects to locate in Sheridan
Wyoming
Mrs IT A Rouch went to Denver
Wednesday night on No 3 for a few
days visit
Mrs Frank Calhoun was the guest
of her mother Mrs Mary Mousel in Cam
bridge last week
Miss Mary Bush visited her grand
parents Mr and Mrs George Tumbleson
in Cambridge last week
Perry Stone will leave Sunday morn
ing for Lo Claire Iowa taking along a
shipment of horses the second carload
this winter
John Grannis was out and down to
the store a while this morning just to
show that he is alive He has had a
severe tussle with grip
Mrs S E Thompson of Denver came
in on No 2 last Saturday morning for
an extended visit with Mrs J G Inglis
and other friends in the city
Mr and Mrs S A Moore write from
Bakersfield California that they are
well satisfied with California but still
have a warm place in their hearts for
Nebraska friends
Philip Gliem our representative
came up from Lincoln Friday night
spending a few hours in the city Satur
day morning and then driving over to
his home in Danbury
John V Wharton who has bjeen
visiting relatives in Fairburylllinois re
turned home on last Friday night and
has been at his old place in Colemans
hardware store this week
Mrs I M Beardslee is still in In
dianola but the friends will all be
pleased to learn that her grandchildren
the children of Mr and Mrs Will A
Dolan are improving from their severe
illness
Mr and Mrs R D Rodgers arrived
home Tuesday nightf rom North Platte
bringing with them her parents Mr and
Mrs Wallace Mathews Mr Mathews
is a partial paralytic as a result of his
recent illness
Dr D Matson from the Pacific coast
has been visiting relatives and familiar
scenes in this city and country this
week The doctor settled in the Ledge
Creek neighborhood on the Upper Drift
wood but over in Hitchcock county 28
years ago and was on the site of Mc
Cook before the town was dreamed off
when the postoffice was known as Fair
view and was administered by S H
Colvin While here the doctor met his
brother from up Lincoln county for the
first time in 15 years Neither of them
at first recognized the other The doc
tors mother is still living down ih Nuck
olls county in her 88th year A remark
able fact is stated in the life of his aged
mother namely that she learned to read
at the age of 78 years and that she has
since read the Bible in its entirety The
doctor thinks he can in part appreciate
the feelings of Rip Van Winkle
Stevens Suits at 40 per Cent Cut
Reduction
for two weeks only beginning Satur
day January 28th
Mrs L F Grigg Agent
Four doors east of DeGroff s
Mens blanket lined duck coats for 69c
at The Thompsou Dry Goods Cos Clear
ing Sale
Ladies Beaver top shoes plush lined
for 99c at The Thompson Dry Goods
Cos Clearing Sale
A boys black coat with good blanket
lining for 49c at The Thompson Dry
Goods Cos Clearing Sale
Get one of those Blizzard Fronts at W
T Colemans Put it on your top buggy
and keep out the storm and cold
All ladies and misses dress skirts
at great reductions during this sale
500 kinds for 389 175 ones to S139
400 to 299 etc at The Thompson
Dry Goods Cos Clearing Sale
Since our invoice has been completed
we have discovered we are overstocked
in some lines which we will reduce at
once at irresistible prices It is need
less to add that if you are looking for
bargans in his line see Coleman
Dr Greens Injuries Prove Fatal
After making a heroic fight for his
life for twelve days Dr S L Green
county judge died at 1130 oclock Sun
day evening January 29th of his seri
ous injuries sustained January 17th in
falling in the alley near his residence and
fracturing his right hipbone Nothing
was lacking to make his last days as
comfortable as possible the Masonic
brethren neighbors and friends vioing
in their efforts to this end
Funeral services were held in the Con
gregational church Wednesday after
noon at 230 conducted by Rev M B
Carman of the Methodist church as
sisted by Rev G A Conrad of the Con
gregational church The church was
filled with friends and brethren to pay
a last tribute of respect to the memory
of a worthy citizen and brother who has
gone on before The remains were es
corted from the home to the church and
from thence to Longview cemetery by
the members of McCook lodge No 135
A F A M of which departed had
long been a faithful member The servi
ces at the cemetery were in accordance
with the beautiful and impressive ritual
of the ancient order
Mrs Cora Kelly arrived from her
home in Harlan lowato attend the fun
eral of her father Mrs Henry Baxter
an old time Indianola intimate friend
was also present at the funeral coming
up on Monday Mrs Kelly expects to
remain awhile
Mrs Bertha Berry another daughter
arrived from Kansas last night
Dr Green leaves behind the noble
heritage of an honorable worthy and
useful life The bereaved wife daugh
ters and friends are the objects of tender
and genuine sympathy in this hour of
loss and sorrow
obituary
Samuel L Green was born in Sara
toga New York February 28th 1823
hence would have been 82 years old on
the 28th day of this month Died at
McCook Nebraska Sunday night Jan
uary 29th 1905 at 1130 oclock De
ceased was one of McCooks earliest sett
lers moving here from Indianola in June
1882 and engaging in the drug business
Before becoming a resident of Indianola
Norton Kansas was his home where for
years he practiced medicine and conduct
ed a drug store He was twice a mem
ber of the Nebraska legislature in 1885
and 1887 In 1888 the doctor waa mayor
of the city of McCook At his death he
was serving in his second term as county
judge of Red Willow county His wife
and three daughters survive him
A Matter of History
The McCook land office passed into
history Tuesday evening January 31st
1905 at the close of business at 4 oclock
The records have been shipped to Lin
coln Nebraska and to the commissioner
of the general land office at Washington
D C The office furniture and effects
were in part sold at public auction
The principle safe and some other items
were shipped to Washington also not
being needed at Lincoln Ex Receiver
Barnes will devote himself to his old pro
fession the newspaper business on the
McCook Republican Ex Register Rath
bun will remain here
Six More Weeks of Winter
Such is the prediction See DeGroff s
about winter goods at after the season
prices
The best cough syrup is the famous
White Pine and Tar sold by Cone Bros
Childs 165 white fur sets reduced
to 89c at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos
Clearing Sale
Pretty soon this snow will all be gone
and you will be thinking about the
spring planting Remember that W T
Coleman has the largest and best assort
ment of grass and garden seeds in the
city Call at once and secure what you
need and avoid delay in the spring
The county commissioners are in ses
sion today adjourning over from yester
days special session in order to dispose
of some important business
The cold probabilities are that the
ground hog had too much hog sense to
come out of his hole at all Thursday
For Rent 6 rocm house in east part
of town Nearinv SeeLHLindemann
Office over McMillens drug store
Mens 500 overcoats and ulsters re
duced to 3 69 at The Thompson Dry
Goods Cos Clearing Sale
Mens 200 corduory pants selling for
149 at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos
Clearing Sale
Ladies 35c vests and pants now 23c
at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos Clear
ing Sale
Mens andboys warm caps for 19c at
The Thompson Dry Goods Cos Clearing
Sale
Have you noticed the Special Bargain
Prices on pictures etc at Cone Bros
McConnells Balsam cures coughs
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McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING FEBUARY 3 1905
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THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Today marks the close of the school
month of January
D C Morgan secretary of the Ne
braska City board of education was a
school visitor Friday last
The Twelfth grade have organized by
electing Charles Rice president Warren
Hansen secretary and Ada McAninch
treasurer
The cold weather this week caused
poor attendance in the primary grades
and on account of the storm yesterday
the little people were not required to re
turn for the afternoon session
Miss Emma Perry delightfully enter
tained the members of the Twelfth grade
and the high school teachers at her
home Tuesday hight The evening was
was passed with games and conversation
Very inviting refreshments were served
The rivalry that exists between the
seniors and the juniors was to have been
transferred to the gridiron today in a
game of foot ball matched between tho
boys of the south high school room and
and the boys of the north high school
room The fall of snow caused a post
ponement
The teachers study club met with
Miss Jones and Miss Daigh at the home
of Mrs Wood Monday night Emer
sons The American Scholar was the
subject of discussion Miss San tee
handled a set of questions on the essay
while Miss White read a criticism of
Emerson as a literary man and Miss
Wilcox gave glimpses of his home life at
Concord A selection of music by the
ladies quartet and a reading by Miss
Storer completed the program
Spring Time
will soon be here when the mind na
turally turns to thoughts of love and
spring painting And this reminds us
that W T Coleman is making especially
low prices on paints of all kinds He
has a full line and a large stock and his
figures cannot be duplicated in this sec
tion of Nebraska Dont neglect letting
Coleman figure on your paint bill He
will make you money by saving you
money
A Large Increase In Membership
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F F Miller a deputy has been work
ing in this field for the past two weeks
in the interest of the A O U W and
McCook odge expects on next Monday
evening to initiate about fifty new mem
bers into the order McCook lodge is
now one of Nebraskas banner lodges
with a membership in the neighborhood
of 600 and this addition will further
strengthen the lodge and order
The Farmers Institute
begins to have every appearance of be
ing a great day in McCook Fekruary
22d Each farmer is invited to call and
see the display of farm implements and
buggies at W T Colemans The dis
play will be larger and finer than ever
this year
Washingtons Birthday
The ladies of the Methodist church
will serve dinner and supper in the base
ment of the new church Washingtons
birthday February 22nd
Cut Flowers Always on Hand
Designs made to order from 2 to 25
Mrs L M Best Phone 91 or leave
order at McConnells
Ladies fine black cashomere hose for
39c at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos
Clearing Sale
Childrens sleeping garments 19c and
39c at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos
Clearing Sale
Misses 750 long tourist coats in mixed
cloth for 399 at The Thompson Dry
Goods Cos Clearing Sale
The Dorcas will give a silver piece Tit
Tat Toe social in the Congregational
church Thursday evening February
16th Home made candy for sale
The Butler Concert company the last
number of the citizens entertainment
course will appear at Menards hall
Mondav niLht February 27 Further
be made shortly
When February 22nd is mentioned
you naturally think of the Washington
dinner and supper by the Methodist Aid
society and of Marshs meat market
that popular emporium for everything
in the meat line thats
and reasonable in price
We have a number of last years
patterns in small lots enough
for one or two rooms which we
are offering very cheap Some at
less than half price It will paj
you to investigate if you expect to
naner soon
MCUONNKLL UrUgglSt
Mens heavy fleeced underwear for
35c at The Thompson
Clearing Sale
Dry Goods Cos
A Worthy Successor Named
The county commissioners met in
special session yesterday and named a
successor to Dr S L Green deceased
their choice falling on Frank Moore of
Indianola to fill the unexpired term of
the county judgeship
Frank Moore will make a worthy suc
cessor Ho is an old settlera veteran of
the civil war a man of good parts and
fair and honorable record Ho is compe
tent and worthy
Wanted Salesmen with ability and
business experience to sell high grade
lubricating oils greases and paints on
commission Man owning horse and
buggy who could call on owners of
threshing machines preferred Liberal
terms References required
The Federal Oil Co Cleveland O
Boys stout corduory knee pants for
39c at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos
Clearing Sale
Among the recent real estate purchases
are the corner lot south of the National
hotel by H P Waite Co tho corner
lot north of the Q freight depot by
George Beck and the lot and building
now occupied by the Hallman restaurant
by Joseph Menard
Mens extra good 175 sweaters now
129 at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos
Clearing Sale
The attempt recently made to secure
the pardon of G W Dull who was con
victed of the murder of Dr J W Row
laud at Herndon Kansas in April 1902
and sentenced to twenty years in the
Kansas penitentiary was a failure
Ladies long tourist coats in black for
399 at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos
Clearing Sale
Among other new implements on dis
play at W T Colemans on February
22nd will be the most modern listed
corn cultivator The Flying Swede
known all over Nebraska as the best
Dont fail to see it
For Sale 60 ton of alfalfa hay in
stack 5 miles east of McCook 1 seven
year old mare single or double driver
weight about 1300 pounds 1 small
single driver I M Smith
Ladies 325 bear fur scarfs now 199
at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos Clear
ing Sale
The annual meeting of the shareholders
of the McCook Cooperative Building and
evening of February 13th at 730 oclock
for the purpose of electing directors
Mens good corduroy suits for 439 at
The Thompson Dry Goods Cos Clearing
Sale
Supt A M Wilson of the McCook
Electric Light Co doesnt look so pretty
since tnat recent collision witn a man
hole cover but he is still effective and
in the ring
Ladies 125 union suits now 89c at
The Thompson Dry Goods Cos Clear
ing Sale
A petition was lately sent to the gover
nor of Kansas to pardon the man sen
tenced to the pen for twenty years for
murdering Walter Rowland Indianola
Reporter
Boys fleeced union suits for 19c at
The Thompson Dry Goods Cos Clear
ing Sale
McCook lodge No 42 Knights of
Pythias will celebrate the forty second
anniversary of the order in their castle
hall Wednesday eveningFebruary 15th
Ladies warm fleeced hose for lie pair
at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos Clear
ing Sale
If John Morrissey and Bob Simmons
dont soon take a brace on themselves
and build that new opeia house or audi
torium we will have to do it ourselves
Flannelette dressing sacques for 46c at
The Thompson Dry Goods Cos Clearing
Sale
Colonel Phillips is our authority for
the statement that the Bartley
and more complete announcement will Pnone Co
contemplates extending its
I line to McCook in the spring
Mens outing flannel night gowns 39c
at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos Clear
ing Sale
Time and money saved by using Mc
Connells Concentrated Smoke Pre-
good in quality serves the meat and gives it the true
Wall Paper Bargains
smoke flavor 25 cents
Boys 75c leggins reduced to 49c at
The Thompson Dry Goods Cos Clearing
Sale
For bargains in farms and ranchessee
R Knowles at Culbertson Neb Write
for descriptive list
Boys 5150 knee pant suits for 119 at
I The Thompson Dry
ing Sale
For Rsnt
keeping
store
Goods Cos Clear-
Two rooms for light house-
Inquire at Ludwicks furniture
Everything in drugs McConnell
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Are You Losing Money
You certainly are if you aro not
taking advantage of tho Special
Bargains wo aro offering in Books
Pictures Fancy Lamps Leather
Goods Perfumes Soaps Brushes
Rubber Goods etc
A bargain sale of this kind does
not often occur in the drug trade
and when you havj such bargains
offered you in Household Novel
ties as we aro now showing you
are Burely losing money by not
buying something from our im
mense stock which you need
We cannot continue such a sale
very long for we must soon begin
to sell such goods at a profit
which we are not asking you now
We need the money moro than
wo need the goods just now is
why we are offering to save you
monev
Cone Bros Druggists
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McCook Market Quotations
Corrected Friday morning
Corn j 5 jj
Wheat go
Oats
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Harley j
Hogs 7777 4 h
Eggs 22
GoodBntter 20
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MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
McConnell for drugs
Take your prescriptions to Cone Bros
Personal taxes for 1904 became delin
quent February 1st
Sausage grinders are seasonable
125 to 350 at Colemans
For
Girls fleeced union suits for 19c at
The Thompson Dry Goods Cos Clearing
Sale
Use McMillens Cream Lotion for
chapped hands and
skin soft and white
face Will make
Mens absolutely pure all wool under
wear for 79c at The Thompson Dry
Goods Cos Clearing Sale
For Rent 6 room house in east part
of town Nearin SeeLIILindemaqn
Office over McMillens drug store
The catalogue houses are here to stay
No use to get colicky over it Make
prices and advertise You will hold tho
trade at home
Window cleaners window brushes as
well as all kinds of paint brushes kalso
mine stove floor and all other kinds of
brushes at W T Colemans
R Knowles of Culbertson Nebr is
still in the realestate business and has a
Savings Association will be held on the large list of improved and unimproved
farms fine alfalfa and sugar Leet lands
irrigated farms and ranches of all de
scriptions
Many a batch of high grade patent
flour has been ruined by a draught of
cold air striking it Buy one of those
bread pans and bread risers at W T
Colemans and you will save its cost in
a few months
Izzer bed comforters are made right
here in the store 14 yards of cloth
6ftx7ft with 6 Izzer bats inside well
tacked and hemmed for 185 Manu
factured and sold only by The Thomp
Dry Good Co
George Shultz announces a sale of
horses cattle farm implements house
hold goods etc at his farm four miles
northeast of Center Point twelve miles
south of Curtis Tuesday February 14
Free lunch at noon Usual terms
H H Berry auctioneer
If you should want anything in silver
spoons knives forks cold meat after
dinner coffees ice cream or other spoons
or ought in hollow ware or cut glass
you will remember that no one meets W
T Colemans prices in these goods since
the holidays Call and be convinced
Do you know our price for butterfat
first half of February is 28c per pound
Do you know this means 112 to 125
per hundred for milk
Do you know that during the winter
of 1902 we paid as high as 27c for butter
fat and 25c in 1903
Do you know these are better prices
than dairymen of New York Wisconsin
and other old dairy states who follow
dairying exclusively are realizing for
their milk produced on farms worth 100
and more per acre
Do you know this beats raising dollar
wheat or fifty cent corn
Do you know we paid moro money to
the farmers of Nebraska in 1904 than all
other creamery companies operating in
the state
Do you realize what you are losing if
you are not tho owner of a De Laval
hand separator and one of our patrons
Do you know that we sell the De Laval
the best separator on earth
Do you know that out of a total of
20000 separators used in Nebraska 15
000 are De Lavals
Do you know if you are not one of our
20000 patrons that it will bo to your in
terest to call on our representative and
talk this over
Beatrice Creamery Co
W H Harmon Operator at McCook
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