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District Association Notes
The teachers of Southwest Nebraska
will bo with us in full force next week
Friday and Saturday
All the sessiona forenoon afternoon
and evening will be held intheaudienco
room of the new Methodist church
The general public is cordially invit
ed to attend as many of the day pro
grams as possible as well as the evening
lectures Some of the questions to bo
discussed by the teachers are of prime
interest and importance to parents
The association is not exclusive and
others than teachers will be welcome to
participate in the discussions
Dr Phil Baird who will lecture on
Gumption Friday night is an Iowa
man He is a scholarly and command
ing speaker as well as a wholesome enter
tainer All who will hoar him will go
away feeling that they had a season of
profit in contact with a man capable
of thinking original thoughts and brave
enough to express them
In The Merchant of Venice Monta
ville Flowers is sure to pleaso a largo
McCook audience as he did last sum
mer when he rendered Ben Hur
There is wide spread interest because of
his return this spring He will not dis
apoint
Encouraging reports are coming in of
the number who will be in attendance
irom adjoining towns Culbertscn
Trenton and Stratton report about fif
teen each while Indianola Cambridge
and Arapahoe will send quite as many
The attendance promises better than last
jear
This is the second year in succession
the district association has met in Mc
Cook McCook appreciates the honor
State Superintendent J L McBrien
and Deputy E C Bishop of Lincoln
will be present and possibly President
W Crabtree -of the state normal
school at Peru
District association meetings will be
in session at Kearney Norfolk and
Beatrice at the same time this one
meets ip McCook
There will be special programs of
music preceding the lectures Friday and
Saturdayevenings by some of McCooks
best talent The various day programs
will also be liberally interspersed with
with musical selections Choruses
quartets and trios by the city teachers
will comprise a few of the numbers
The citizens of McCook are urged to
become members of the association It
will make everyone feel more free to at
tend the meetings and be a show of
hospitality Besides it makes attend
ance at the lectures cheaper Each one
costs fifty centsbut a membership ticket
admits Loth at the same price
At two oclock Saturday afternoon
the school district officers of Red Willow
county will meet inthe basement rooms
of the M E church for the purpose of
forming an association State Supt
McBrien and County Supt Flora B
Quick will make addresses
Montaville Flowers and Dr Baird will
prove a fit continuation of the junior
normal and citizens entertainment
courses
With two sessions of the junior normal
schootand two successive meetings of
the district teachersassociation McCook
may be rightly regarded as the center of
things educational in the Republican
valley
Nine counties comprise the territory
for this district Dundy Hitchcock
Chase Hayes Red Willow Frontier
Furnas Harlan and Phelps
There will be some call for private
room and board Those who can assist
in caring for visitors are requested to
notify one of the teachers
For Sale or Rent
320 acres of grass land all fenced one
mile west of McCook Price 6 an acre
if sold soon Inquire at residence near
Catholic church
Wm Deere McCook Neb
For Sale
Thoroughbred milk cow Mrs C M
Kent block west P O
For Sale Cheap for Cash
A harness and surreyE H Doan
It is just the time now to plant sweet
pea seeds W T Coleman has a full
assortment of all kinds of flower seeds
in package and in bulk
We have everything in the latest de
signs in both hollow and flat silverware
W T Colemax
Ideal- shirt waists are simply per
fect this year atr Thonipsons
Largest line of all over laces and em
broideries at Thompsons
100 pieces new embroideries many
sets at Thompsons
Mens all leather gloves loc a pair at
Thompsons
See the kitchen novelties at Colemans
A McMillen prescription druggist
Silverware at W T Colemans
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MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
Mrs Mary Crockford aged mother
of Mrs C H Barrett is quite ill
Mrs C E Cone was called to Kansas
City Mo Monday by the illness of her
mother
Mrs Samuel Rogers of Denver was a
guest of McCook friends latter part of
last week
Thomas Tirrill and bride arrived
from Bonner Springs Kansas Wednes
day on 13
S N Wilson is confined to the house
with a painful attack of inflammatory
rheumatism
Miss Ferne Solomon of Culbertson
was a business visitor to the valleys
finest Saturday
L A Fitch has bought a half inter
est in John Groverts livery business on
East Dennison street
Mr and Mrs I M Beardslee were
guests of their daughter Mrs Will A
Dolan in Indianola Sunday
Samuel Young the ox county com
missioner from the east end was in the
capital on personal business last Satur
day
Miss Grace Huston is the guest of
her sister Mrs J J Curran Miss
Huston was formerly a teacher in our
city schools
Mrs E M Blair was called to Wil
cox Nebraska by illness Wednesday
evening on No 6 to be absent an in
definite period
Will R and Miss Vera Heiserman
have returned to Yuma Colorado W
R has been employed in Colemans
hardware store
Rev M B Carman was called down
to Harlan county Tuesday evening on
14 to marry a couple returning home on
3 Wednesday night
Dr S C Beach was called up to
Hiawatha Dundy county j last Friday
to see Mrs Mary Walters mother of
Mrs C W Bronson
Mrs Bertha Berry and four children
arrived from Minnesota last Friday to
make this their future home They are
temporarily with II H Berry
John F Cordeal is to succeed John
Stevens of Arapahoe as official court
stenographer to Judge R C Orr John
has no superior for the position in the
14th judicial district
F P Eno county assessor will be in
Bartley Saturday to meet east end dep
uty assessors to distribute schedule
blanks and complete arrangements for
beginning on the 1905 assessment
Mrs J E Kelley arrived home last
Saturday night from Kirwin Kansas
where she was called a few weeks since
to the bedside- of her mother who is
now somewhat improved in health
Mrs Fannie Babcock was up from
Cambridge Monday guest of Mrs C F
Babcock She returned home on Tues
day morning accompanied by Master
Walter Miss Anna remained a few
days longer
D C Palmer and daughter Mrs W
E DeWitt have been in Hastings since
close of last week Mr Palmer being
there to close up some matters of busi
nessj and Mrs DeWitt on a visit to old
time friends in her former home
Mr and Mrs F A Pennell and Mr
and Mrs H P Sutton are spending the
week up in Brown county the ladies
visiting oldtime friends and relatives in
Ainsworth and the gentlemen putting in
the time in that neighborhood hunting
Mrs D W Colson and children went
down to Long Island and Phillipsburg
Kansas close of last week on a visit to
relatives Mrs Goble of Sutton who
had been her guest for a while returned
home on the same train Mrs Goble is
helpless with paralysis
Miss Dick supt public instruction
Chase county left for Wauneta Mon
day morning after a short stay with her
sister Mrs Joy D Selby Miss Dick
had just returned from a St Joseph hos
pital where she was recently operated
upon She is much improved
J R McCarl of W S Morlans office
is to succeed Fletcher Merwin as Con
gressman Norris private secretary
Raymond will make a competent suc
cessor to the energetic little newspaper
man Napoleon of politics from Furnas
county who will devote himself to mak
ing the Tribune at Beaver City shine
more resplendently than ever before
Heres congratulating them both
When You Paper
You of course want to buy the
up to date papers and to paper in
an up to da to manner requires an
ample stock of the right sort of
papers to select from It is es
sential that you see these papers
in full rolls matched up with all
thovarious combinations of bord
ers ceilings and mouldings that
may enter into the problem Wo
are in a position to show you in
this way and will be glad of the
opportunity to do so Come in
soon see the papers and talk over
vour sorincr naDerine with us
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MCUONNELL Druggist
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THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
rendered by
MONTAVILLE FLOWERS
NEW M E CHURCH
SATURDAY APRIL 1 8 P M
auspices of
DISTRICT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
Those who heard him last summer in
BEN HUR
Say he was tho Hit of the Season
Wonderful and Unrivaled
Bishop C C McCabe Bliked it
my boy I liked it
The Pantagraph BIoomingtonIH
Not since the appearance of the
noted actor Edwin Booth in this
city while he was in his palmy days
has there been any one who came as
near being an ideal impersonator as
Montaville Flowers
Admission 50 Cents
DR PHIL BAIRD
will lecture on
GUMPTION
FRIDAY MARCH 31 8 I M
Of Mr Bairds lecture we can say
it is new unique and original All
who hear him will feel that they have
had a seuson of profit in contact with
a man capable of thinking original
thoughts and brave -enough to ex
press them
Admission 50 Cents
ADMISSION TO BOTH
BAIRDS LECTURE
FLOWERS ENTERTAINMENT
By membership in the District Asso
ciation 50 cents
Tickets on sale at McConnells
Thompsons store McCook City
Teachers
As a matter of
LOCAL PRIDE JOIN THE ASSOCIATION
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Doubling the Capacity
In order to provide facilities for the
better display aud more convenient ar
rangement of his large and increasing
stock of hardware and kindred goods W
T Coleman has now under way improve
ments which when complete will prac
tically double the shelf capacity of his
store On one side of the store the
shelving has been extended almost to
the ceiling and the same action will
be taken on the other side also Patent
sliding or hanging ladders will be pro
vided on both sides to give convenient
access to the second story This im
provement will give Mr Coleman one of
the finest equipped establishments in
the hardware line in this portion of the
state
Successful Bean Supper
The bean supper by the Ladies Circle
G A R last Thursday was a rousing
and profitable affair a liberal patronage
being accorded The dinner spread was
an excellent substantial article deserv
ing all compliments tendered The post
profited handsomely from the proceeds
In the evening Congressman Norris
and others addressed the camp fire
which was especialy enjoyed by the old
soldiers
Both supper and camp fire were held
in the basement of the new Methodist
church
Pound and Poundmaster
The mayor and council have selected
Mart R Osborn for poundmaster and
Osborns dray yard as the pound The
kinck in Marts curls is sufficient earnest
that there will be something doing if
you allow your animals to run at large
and to trespass Keep your stock out of
the stray list
Pastors Resignation Accepted
At a meeting of the members of the
Congregational church Monday evening
tho resignation of Rev G A Conrad
offered on Sunday March 12th was ac-
J cepted to become effective with the last
Sunday in May
The New Stock of Surreys
buggies and spring wagons of all
grades at W T Colemans is crowding
his buggy room to its utmost capacity
To make room for other goods I will
close out a few at bottom prices Look
and see
Dwelling for Sale
My three room dwelling house in West
McCook Four lots all in fruit House
well finished
Paul Miller
Garden Work
The ladies are now seen in the gar
dens planting sweet peas garden peas
and pumpkins They most all wear sun
bonnets purchased at Thompsons loc
to 35c
It is just the time now to plant sweet
pea seeds W T Coleman has a full
assortment of all kinds of flower seeds
in package and in bulk
The ladies of the Congregational
church will serve dinner in the old candy
kitchen building Saturday April 1st
Six turkey red handkerchiefs good
quality 25c at Thompsons
Mens hats in large variety just re-
ceiyeat Thompsons
Very Much Alive
Last evening two men contributed to
the pleasure of a large audience at the
Valentino One has been doad 289 years
The other is very much alive to his call
ing Montaville Flowers is the latter
mentioned man and his particular call
ing last evening was the rendition of
Shakespeares Merchant of Venice
While there is something remarkable
that words penned noarly three centuries
ago can hold a great audience spellbound
even though the story they tell is in
substance almost known by heart
while there is somothing remarkable in
that it is even more remarkable that a
man in dull evening clothes without
scenery music or the assistance of even
one poor trembling super can hold his
hearers for two hours while he runs
through every part from tbe character
bits to Shylock Mr Flowers did this
and did it admirably Tho people leav
ing the theater voiced their pleasure on
all sides and were quite as well satisfied
as when a few evenings ago Shakespeare
was exploited with tons of scenery and
hundreds of stage folk Ho was un
usually strong in the speeches of Shylock
and many remarked that they were very
much reminded of Henry Irvings rendi
tion In the comedy parts the enter
tainer w a s admirable The Toledo
Times
Miss Barrs Recital
Perforce of other attractions and some
what unfavorable weather the recital
by Miss Barr pupils and others in the
Congregational church last Saturday
evening was not so largely attended as
was hoped for The occasion was worth
while the performance of the following
program giving promise of a goodly in
crease in local musical talent in due
time
Piano Study Rubenstoin
Miss Barr
Violin Solo Selected
Mr Cutler
Piano Study Cramer
Nina Tomlinson
Piano Study Heller
Alice McKenna
Piano Study Holler
Florence Franklin
Piano Study Heller
Alice Benjamin
Clarinet Solo Selected
Mr Gaarde
Piano Study Cramer
Alice Bennett
Pino Study Heller
Boed McKenna
Piano Study Heller
Clara McKenna
Vocal Solo Selected
Mr Cutler
Piano Study Clomonte
Hazol Bouch
Piano Study Lynes
Ruth Wielio
Duet Violin and Clarinet Selected
Mr Cutler Mr Gaarde
McCoy Finch
Fireman Charles A McCoy and Miss
Hazel Finch were united in marriage
Sunday afternoon at two oclock March
19th Rev M B Carman officiating the
ceremony being performed at the Finch
boarding house on West Dennison street
They will make their home here living
on East Dennison street
Incubator for Sale
I have on hand one more incubator
than I need and offer the machine at a
great bargain Machine guaranteed
and as good as new If you want an in
cubator now is your time to get one at
half the price of a new one
Ben Gossard
Spring Will Soon Be Here
and Coleman has put in a larger stock
of lawn hose than ever before Fresh
hose direct from the factory Note the
quality and get prices before buying
For Sale
my four-year-old stallion
sired by Judge Kent Also one seven-year-old
mare weight about 1300
I M Smith
Wall Paper Remnants
Have some desirable remnants one
and two room patterns at bargain prices
also a large invoice of new paper just re
ceived at McMillens
Mens suits S350 to 1350 at Thomp
sons
Gold handle embroidery scissors at W
T Colemans
Ferris waists for ladies misses and
children at Thompsons
Point despnt and other nets and
stuffs for curtains at Thompsons
A splendid line of wall paper at very
attractive prices is being shown by Cone
Bros
WT Coleman has just what you need
to make a womans work lighter Bis
sells carpet sweepers Do you need one
It is just tbe time now to plant sweet
pea seeds W T Coleman has a full
assortment of all kinds of flower seeds
in package and in bulk
C G Coglizer is preparing to resume
the manufacture of concrete blocks this
spring His plant has been moved over
onto WestJDennison street south of the
ball park He has purchased a string
of drying racks on wheels and otherwise
improved the facilities of his plant
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MCCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING MARCH 24 1905
Walter S Kent Killed at Atlanta
Monday afternoon about four oclock
at Atlanta station while assisting in
placing a freight car in on the side track
Brakeman Walter SKont was jerked off
of the top of a high furnituro car falling
under the car whose rear trucks passed
over his legs so severely wounding him
that he expired within a few minutes
Ho was on top of tho car next to tho ono
being shunted onto the side track
When the car was whipped off ho was
jerked off the car with tho result above
given Deceased is a brother of C M
Kent ne had only been on tho lino a
few months and had within a few
weeks moved his wife and family to Mc
Cook occuping tho Dr Wators dwelling
on North Main avenue A wifo and
three young children mourn a husband
and fathers tragic sad death The re
mains wero brought to McCook on No
5 Monday evening and await tho arrival
of the father from Nova Scotia Canada
before definite arrangements can be
made for time or place of interment
The bereaved wifo and brother have
the deepest sympathy of this community
in this great sorrow
Miss Berry Died This Morning
Miss Rachel Rerry died this morning
about 730 oclock after a lingering ill
ness with rheumatic fever and resul
tant heart trouble While tho result is
not unexpected the announcement comes
with the shock and sadness of a personal
loss to most of this commnnity with
which departed has been associated for
many years in all the best activities of
our city life church school and society
In all her life has been an inspiration
and a benediction Her death brings a
touch of pathos and sorrow into all
hearts Service will be held in the now
Methodist church tomorrow afternoon
at three oclock Tho remains will be
taken on No 12 Sunday morning to
Virginia Illinois for interment ac
companied by II H Berry
All hearts go out to the bereaved ones
in this great sorrow
Look After The Lads
Complaints have been filed that young
boys of the town are guilty of stealing
numerous small articles left out of doors
about business places Small articles
of all kinds are taken and though the
value of each is small the aggregate
sum of this petty persistent pilfering is
considerable
An effort is being made to capture
some of these lawless lads and one of
these days some parents will have a nice
sum to pay the fiddler because of their
neglect of their children
More Than loo
More than one hundred styles of new
silk and lace appliques and bands in all
widths styles and colors to select from
at Thompsons
Does It Pay
Does it to purchase cheap graniteware
when you can get The ware that wears
Stransky ware of W T Coleman
Barley For Sale
At W H Fergusons elevator
We are booking lots of orders for
hardy monthly blooming roses shrubs
and vines of every description Also
sell asparagus horse radish and rhubarb
roots strawberry plants etc Get in
line pass up those peddlers or you will
wish you had when you find yourself
buying of us to replace their worthless
stuff as many have already done We
buy our roses and other stock of people
who make a specialty of that particular
thing We always buy the best which
has proven to be the cheapest in the end
We have customers in almost every town
in Southwestern Nebraska and expect by
honest dealing to secure many more this
secison If we have a dissatisfied cus
tomer anywhere we would like to hear
from him and replace the goods or re
fund bis money Phone 91
McCook Greenhouse
W S Morlan will extend his business
building to the alley this summer add
ing fifty feet more to the depth of the
room now occupied by Johu 11 Grannis
The second story will alsobe improved
and enlarged Mr Morlans law offices
coming in for an amplification Concrete
blocks will be used in the addition
To make your wife happy present her
with a beautiful piece of cutglass such
as you can get at W T Colemans
Millinery opening at ODonnell Col
fers Saturday April 1st See add on
page five
Now is tho time to buy a timbole iron
reduced prices on them at Colemans
Large line of capecollars in lacebraid
jet and net at Thompsons
The best light ground prints 4c at
Thompsons
Ombree and polka dot ribbons at
Thompsons
American A 2 bushel bags 1G cents at
Thompsons
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NUMBER 43
Spring Housecleaning-
Now that tho
season has ar
rived for housecloaning you will
want one or more rooms pnporod
nnd we call your attention to our
splendid assortment of wall deco
rations Our lino this spring far
surpasses anything wo have ever
shown nnd is undoubtedly tho
finest collection of patterns ovor
shown in McCook or vicinity Wo
are making some very attractive
prices on wall papors and othor
things you need for spring house
cleaning and aro demonstrating to
our customers every day that it
pays to trade with us When
you need wall paper paint varnish
stains enamels furnituro polish
ect remember that we lead all
competitors in theso lines and fur
nish you tho best goods at tho
least possiblo exponso to you Lot
us show you that wo desorve your
patronage
Lone Bros Druggists
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McCook Market Quotations
Corrected Friday morning
Corn 40
Wheat 87
Oats 37
on
Uarloy 40
Hors 4 50
Ebbs 12
Good Butter 1714
MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
McConnell for drugs
For wall paper see Cone Bros
McConnells Balsam cures coughs
Do your drug trading at Cone Bros
Everything in drugs McConnell
Carpet stretchers at W T Colemans
Boys suits 85c to 500 at Thompsons
Liquid veneer is found at Cone Bros
The best table oil cloth 15c at Thomp
sons
McMillens cough cure is fully guar
anteed
Harness cheap and good at W T
Colemans
Wanted a good girl Inquire of Mrs
M U Clyde
Ladies wrappers 50 cents to 150
at Thompsons
Very handsome line now worsted
plaids 35c at Thompsons
Private French lessons taught by a
native of France Phone 137
W S Bixler is building a large skating-rink
on the corner of Dodge and Mc
Farland streets
Rooms for Rent Furnished Mrs
L R Hiloman corner northeast of
court house 24 lt
Northern Grown Early Ohio Seed
Potatoes from Red River Minnesota
at J A Wilcox Sons
Special meeting of the Dorcas society
at Mrs L R Hilemans Monday even
ing March 27th at 8 oclock
Ladies tab collars of brussels net or
namented with fish scales in jet in silver
and in white 25c to 35c at Thompsons
A trial of McMillens Cream Lotion
will convince you of its merits as to
healing and making skin soft and
smooth
Argentine ware has no superior Cole
man has a full assortment Tho price is
very reasonable The quality first class
Wearing quality unequalled
We are offering some bargains in lamps
leather goods and pictures which are
worth looking at
Cone Bros Druggists
For Sale Dining room table cloth
an imported velvet pile handsome ar
ticle Cost owner 30 will sell for 20
Never been used Enquire at this office
G W Predmore Sons are figuring
on replacing their gas engine with a
larger one of seven horse power to meet
the growing demand of their increasing
business
Cone Bros the druggists are showing
a fine assortment of wall decorations
and their already heavy business in this
line shows indication of a large increase
over last season
Are you going to fence your lawn
The Elwood lawn fence is the best
Children cant climb over it nor chickens
go through it You will find three
heights of it at W T Colemans
Very attractive neckwear just received
including tab collars buster brown
collars fichus chemisettes turn overs
narrow silk string ties and stock collars
as well as collar foundations All the
newest from 10c to 375 at Thompsons
Do You Use Paint
Most of the world does and most
of the world uses
The Sherwin Williams Paints
It is made to paint buildings
with inside and outside It is all
ready for the brush It is made
for home use and for practical
painters too It is made for you
All colors McConnell
Druggist