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Another Burlington Veteran Gone
In the death of John R Roxby at bis
home noar Arapahoe Tuesday another
veteranhas gone to join the silent ma
jority He was in the blacksmith service
about a quarter of a century and at the
head of the McCook shop until a few
years since old ago required him to leave
the service Ho was 75 years of age
His wife survives him He was born in
England in 1829 but lived most of his
life in America
Rev M B Carman conducted servi
ces in the Methodist church Thursday
morning after which the Masonic breth
ren buried him in Riverview with full
ritulastic service and honors D MMc
ElHinney of Hastings in charge
John Rate Roxby died at 5 oclock on
Wednesday morning after an illness
lasting more than a year He was born
at Biker Hill near
England on May 7 1828 Game to Amer
ica in 1869 and commenced working for
the C B Q in 1870 at Plattsmouth
Removed later to McCook where he
worked in the blacksmith shop for nearly
twenty years resigning about Ave years
ago Ho was a charter member of all
the Masonic bodies in McCook and while
living here was seldom absent from their
meetings
MASONIC HISTORY
John R Roxby was a charter member
of all the Masonic bodies McCook lodge
No 135 A F A M King Cyrus
chapter No 35 R A M
council No 16 St John commandery
No 16 Euroka chapter No 86 O E S
Eminent Commander 1893 Senior War
den 1892 Junior Warden 191 Captain
of the Guard 18SS 1SS9 1890 lS9i
1S95 1896 1897 1S9S 1S99
A Farewell to the Bennetts
About fifty Catholic friends of Mr
and Mrs J HBennett and family tend
ered them n surprise farewell at the
Bennett home last Friday evening of
most happy particulars the only dis
discordant note being the fact of the
approaching departure of the family to
make their home in Omaha There
was no clearly marked method of pro
cedure but good time all around with
Colonel Frank Colfer inimitably at the
front of the stage Rev J J Lough
run made a brief touching speech in
presenting the departing ones with a
souvenir of the love in which they are
held by a large circle of McCook friends
in the beautiful shape of a handsome
cut glass dish They insist that Johns
big heart overflowed and he dont deny
it at this juncture Refreshments were
served and the event withal was a
memorable departing for all concerned
Bid them God Speed
On Tuesday evening of last week Mr
and Mrs L J Baldwin were initiated
into the Order of the Eastern Star and
on Thursday evening following a very
pleasant event took place at the home
of Mrs Chas G Burnham Worthy
Matron when the members of the order
to the number of about thirty assem
bled to say God speed to them before
leaving for their home in McCook Neb
Holmes D Packard Worthy Patron
on behalf of the order presented Mrs
Baldwin with a ring and Mr Baldwin
with a fountain pen as a remem
ber anco of the many friends they
leave behind them The Merrill Mich
Monitor
School Superintendents to Confer
County and city superintendents of
public instruction will discuss with
State Supt McBrien the law on the
certification of teachers in the Nebraska
public schools in the state house Sep
tember 6th and 7th The state super
intendent has issued a call to this effect
It will be an important meeting of Ne
braska educators who will discuss vari
ous phases of the new school law and
its operation
Old Settlers Will Meet
The third annual picnic of the Old
Settlers of Red Willow county will be
held on September 14th 1905 in the
grove on Brookside farm near Red Wil
low Mrs Kate Thomas Secy
W S Fitch President
Rheumatism gout
Doison are results of
backache and
kidney trouble
Hollisters Rocky Mountain Tea goes
directly to the seat of the disease and
cures when all others fail 35 cents
L W McConnells
Refreshing Toilet Waters
What a delight to ladies these hot days
Try it 25c to 3100 per bottle at Mc
Connells
If you like fine stationery ask to see
the new stock of McConnells corres
pondence papers
Best table oil cloth all colors 15c at
Thompsons
Best apron check ginghams 5c a yard
at Thompsons
Elite petticoat3 5150 to 8300 at
Thompsons
MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
Miss Hazel Hare is in Chicago
H W M Bell is a guest of Mrs I
D Moore
Mrs I N Biggs departed Tuesday
night for Colorado
Mrs Annie D Wibley has been in
the city this week
Mrs J S Chambers and the baby
arrived home Sunday
T A Erb of Akron Colorado was
with us early in the week
Mrs H E Langevin of Curtis is a
guest of Mrs Hugh Brown
Oliver P DeLong is in very delicate
health and confined to his bed
Mrs A D Yorker and Miss Mina
Gray are guests of P E Potter
Mrs T B Stutzman is here from
Davenport Nebraska on a visit
Mrs A C Hill of Keokuk Iowa is
visiting her daughter Mrs F C Fuller
Will Guyer is down from Sheridan
Wyoming visiting McCook friends this
carnival week
Mrs E Hurlburt Jr of Lincoln
is a guest of her daughter Mrs Alonzo
Cone this week
John Heinlein of Coleman precinct
contemplates a visit to Germany in the
near future
Misses Ethel and Jessie Pope of St
Joseph are with McCook friends this
carnival week
John Gaarde of the First National
entertained his parents from Minden
part of the week
Misses Hannah and Kitty and Jamas
Stangland returned Tuesday night
fiom their Lincoln visit
Supt and Mrs G H Thomas ar
rived home Tuesday night on 3 from
their visit in Harvard his old home
Mrs H F McGlaughlin of Malmo
is in the city this week assisting in The
Thompson Dry Goods Cos store
Mrs H K Frantz and Mrs Sam
Pickard came up from Havelock last
night and are guests of the Fullers
Miss Jennie Hill of Keokuk Iowa
arrived in the city on 1 last Friday and
is a guest of her sister Mrs Fred Fuller
Mrs J G Schobel and Marjory ar
rived home Tuesday from Minden hav
ing gone tnere for a brief visit from
Denver
Rev George B Hawkes of the Con
gregational church departed on 13 Wed
nesday for Boulder Colo on a short
vacation
Mrs F M Kimmell and Schell de
parted Tuesday night on 3 for Sheri
dan Wyoming on a visit to her brother
Leonard
Miss Stasia Brady and brother E J
arrived home on 14 Sunday evening
from a weeks sojourn in Denver andthe
mountains
Dr J A Gunn arrived in the city
last Saturday and spent several da s
here visiting his son Robert and friends
of former days
Captain Ed Reed of old time base
ball fame wife and boy are carnival seers
and visitors of McCook friends and ad
mirers this week
Miss Mary Mcgan and Gesuline re
turned home close of last week from
spending a few months with relatives
at Rocky Ford Colorado
Mrs A P Bonnot and little daughter
arrived home Tuesday from spending
part of the heated season at her oid
home in Eau Claire Wis
Dr E T Waters and some of the
children were up from Oxford Tuesday
taking a peep at the carnival and greet
ing friends of the olden time
Mrs C H Stennett has just re
turned home from an absence of two
weeks in Holdrege Her niece Miss
Aline Kiplinger of Loomis accompanied
her
Perry Stone Mrs Hileman and Miss
Stone were in the city last Saturday
on their way home to LeClaire Iowa
from tpending several weeks on the
Pacific coast
Rev A B Carson and family left
Wednesday on 13 for Denver to visit
with Mr Carsons parents His sister
who has been visiting with him re
turned home
J H Bennett left Tuesday night
for Grand Island on A O U W busi
ness He will go from there to his new
home in Omaha where the family will
join him tomorrow
J Fred Zell came down from Den
ver close of last week and has been a
keen mourner of the death of his close
friend the late Alexander Campbell
this week remaining over until after the
funeral Wednesday
Miss Alice McKenna and Miss Mar
cella Ryan entertained a company of
young friends at the McKenna home
last Saturday evening in honor of Miss
Alice Bennett shortly to remove with
the family to Omaha to make her home
The young people had a joyous time on
the lawn sang songs had refreshments
and a happy social time generally
A NOTABLE CITIZEN IS GONE
Death Claims Alexander Campbell Superintendent
McCook Division After Long Illness
WAS A LEADER AMONG RAILROAD BUILDERS
Honor Paid by All to His MemoryHis Long and Useful Railroad
Career A Few Personal Tributes and Sketches
Monday morning at 230 oclock in
his residence in this city passed awny
one of the most notable figures in South
western Nebraska in the death of Alex
ander Campbell late superintendent
of the McCook division of the Burling
ton in Nebraska with whose history he
is inseparably connected
After a life of the most robust sort of
the most strenuous activity for many
years tilling a large place in ttie early
railroad history of the Great Burlington
System under the old regime from its
infancy covering a period of about
thirty five years some two years since
his health began to fail Notwithstand
ing overy scientific effort was put forth
in his behalf nothing seemed able to
withstand the steary march of the
disease the almost certainly fatal per
nicious anemia which ultimately had
its way and the spirit of A C sped
to its Maker
Alexander Campbell was born in
Scotland Octobor 28th 1843 The
family immigrated to Lucknow Canada
in 1848 He farmed and worked at his
trade of blacksmith until 1863 when he
moved to Northern Michigan then a
newly opened mining district Here
began his railroad career He engaged
in the survey and construction of the
first railroad built in that section of the
country the Hecla Torch Lake RR
of the Calumet Hecla Mining Co
one of richest copper mines of the globe
He remained as head operating official
of the railroad until he came west in
1869 and entered the servico of the Burl
ington which is graphically described
by one familiar with that feature of his
active life
Alexander Campbell entered the
Burlington railway service in 1869
at Plattsmouth Nebraska in the
roadway department Mr Campbell
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for two years was a laborer on track
and a leader in the spiking force while
building the railroad out of Plattsmouth
In 1872 hj was made assistant road
master with headquarters at Platts
mouth which position he held until
1876 when he was made general road
master with headquarters at Lincoln
Nebraska In 1880 Mr Campbell was
appointed assistant superintendent
with headquarters at Hastings Nebras
ka While stationed at Hastings Mr
Campbell was made superintendent of
the Western division and his office was
moved to Red Cloud Nebraska After
the Burlington had built its line into
Denver in 1882 Mr Campbells head
quarters were moved from Red Cloud to
McCook Nebraska and he occupied
the same position with headquarters
at McCook until shortly before his
death
He was one of the best known railway
builders in the western country He
practically built the entire Burlington
system from Lincoln to Kearney
Nebraska later on from Hastings to
Red Cloud and Red Cloud to Denver
He also built the line from Red Cloud
to Endicott from Oxford Junction to
Kenesaw Holdrege Nebraska to
Cheyenne Wyoming Culbertson Ne
braska to Imperial and from Brush
Colorado to Union Colorado and
practically all the branch lines in Kan
srs and Nebraska on his division Of
a total mileage west of the Missouri
river of 420A miles Mr Campbell was
responsible for the construction of 1450
miles
There is no better known railroad
man in the west than Mr Campbell
He was considered one of the most able
railroad constructors and operators on
the Burlington system To know Mr
Campbell was to love him and this is
the manner in which he was always
spoken of by all the employes under
his jurisdiction
His homelife was a most happy one
He was united in marriage with Miss
Vaughn at Hastings July 28th 1880
Seven children were born to them five
surviving together with the faithful and
loving wife Norman J George A
A Bruce Elsie and Walter V
The illness of departed dates back
almost four years A leave of absence
of six months was given him in January
1904 to enable him to recuperate his
failing health This time was largely
spent at Excelsior Springs Mo but
with only temporary relief
A little later Mr Campbell was
relieved of his offlical duties as superin
tendent his superior officers of deeming
absolute rest from work and worry
necessary to his recovery In November
same year he began treatment with Dr
Billings the Chicago specialist mak
ing monthly trips to Chicago for exam
ination But these journeys finally be
came too trying and he entered tho
Presbyterian hospital at Chicago under
the personal attention of Dr Billings
Hope was entertained up to two weeks
before his death that medical skill
could prolong life and stay the progress
of the disease but to no avail and his
removal home was determined upon
Last Friday on No 1 accompanied by
Mrs Campbell and Elsie he returned
to McCook in a private car under the
care of a Chicago physician his condi
tion having assumed a very serious
aspect It was hoped that his home
coming might prove beneficial but
the candle of life was soon to be extin
guished Sunday afternoon it was
thought the end was at hand and the
family was summoned to the bedside
There was a temporary rally from the
sinking spell but he grew gradually
weaker until the end came at 220 Mon
day morning August 28th His illness
of quite four years was absolutely de
void of pain or ache life simply ebbing
away with each decreasing red corpuscle
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MCCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 1 1905
Death Relieved Her Sufferings
Mrs Sophia Burgess sufferings of
many weeks came to an end Wednes
day morning at four oclock and her
patient courageous soul passed on to its
reward Her illness has been of a long
and painful duration and death is a
welcome issue Tho sorrowing children
have the tendorest sympathy of all in
this added bereavement
Departed has long been a resident of
Southwestern Nebraska and of Mc
Cook and her gentle sweet manner and
ways her faithful and true Christian
character endeared her to many friends
who mourn with the family in the pass
ing of this dear mother to her reward
boPHiA Jii Morgan was born on the
Island of Limbay off the coast of Ire
land in 1829 Came to America in 1834
Was united in marriage with George J
Burgess in St James church Chicago
Illinois September 5th 1837 Two
years later they moved to Ottawa Il
linois where they remained about twenty-five
years In 18S4 they came to
Arapahoe and in 1893 to McCook Died
in McCook Nebraska August 30th
1905
Funeral services were held in St
Albans Episcopal church Friday
morning September 1st at 10 oclock
conducted by Rev E R Earle of Arap
ahoe and interment following in Long
view cemetery besides those of her hus
band who preceded her in death
September 1904
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Death of an Old Veteran
Last Saturday morning about 730
oclock while temporarily mentally un
balanced by illness and worry over the
illness of a brother Henry Walker shot
and killed himself at his home north of
the city
Tho remains were buried from the
home Sunday afternoon by the mem
bers of the G A R interment being
made in the Longview cemetery
Henry Walker was born in Niles
Trumbull county Ohio in October
1843 He moved to Illinois later in
life enlisting in the 61st Illinois infan
try company H and serving during
four years of the civil war He after
wards served three years in the regular
army He became a resident of McCook
in 18S5
Mr and Mis WE Bellows of Carroll
Nebraska the latter being a sister of
Mrs Walker and Mr and Mrs Alonzo
Decker of Kanona Kansas she being
a sister of the deceased were among
those present at the funeral
The bereaved wife and son have the
deep sympathy of all in this sad affair
a card of thanks
We are very grateful to neighbors
and various lodges especially to the
G A R post for many kindnesses and
assistance shown in our bereavement
and sorrow
Mrs Mary Walker and Son
Notice to Pupils
The superintendent will be in his
office in the east ward school building
Friday and Saturday of next week
September 8 and 9 to meet and classify
new pupils and to consult others who
may be deficient in credit
G H Thomas Supt
Where to Get Your Premiums
Parties who won premium at the Mc
Cook live stock show will be paid in
full by calling on F A Pennell at the
First National bank
E J Mitchell Supt
Public School Opens Sept 11
Supt Thomas announces that the
fall session of the McCook public schools
will open on Monday September 11th
See his announcement as to rule3 for
admission of new pupils etc
Thelma
The latest perfumes fresh and frag
rant as springs earliest blossoms
McConnells
Dont Drug- a Headache
Cure it with McConnells headache
capsules Prompt Efficient and
Harlmess
You can depend upon it every time
the quality of meat you get at Marshs
market Always the best and no high
er than the cheaper kinds No need to
experiment just remember the reliable
The annual meeting of the Womens
Missionary society of the Congregational
church will be held at the home of Mrs
I M Beardslee Wednesday afternoon
September 6th at three oclock All
members are requested to be present
New broadcloths new worsted suit
ings new single dress patterns of Mo
hairs and tailor effects new Cravinettes
in seven shades new plaids new indi
vidual silk dress patterns just received
at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos
Ladies cheap calico wrappers for 39c
at Thompsons
For Rent the cottage just south of
my residence L W Stayneb
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NUMBER 14
Certificate of Succession
Treasury Department Ofllce of
Comptroller of tlin Curroncy Wash
MKtoti AuRiist 5 1WT
Wurhkah In satisfactory eridonco
presented to the uudoraitmnil it han
been marie to appear that Tiik
tiEST National Hank ok McCook
in the City of McCookin the County
of Red Willow and State of Nebras
ka hns complied with nil the pro
visions of tho Act of Concrati to
epablo National HnnkiriR Aesocia
tions to extend their corpora to exist
once and for other purposes ap
proved July 12th lbiCl
Now tiikrevorI Thomu PKnno
Deputy und ActinK Comptroller of
the Curroncy do horoby certify that
The FmsT National Hank in
tho Citv of McCook in the County of
Red Willow and State of Nebraska
is authorized to have succession for
tho period specilluri in its amended
articles of association namely until
close of businos ou August Gth 1925
In testimony u hereof witnooq
my baud and seal of ollice this Fifth
lay of AuKiist 1P05 T P Kane
Deputy and Actiun Comptroller of
seal the Currency
MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
McConnell for drugs
Everything in drugs McConnell
Elegant new
Thompsons
laces and ribbons at
Fresh butter of best quality at Marshs
meat market
Mens extra size pants 40 4S 50 inch
es Thompsons
Special prices on
Millens drug store
In McConnells foot
comfort to weary feet
Hammocks at Mc-
powder theres
New dress goods in laest styles just
received at Thompsons
Dr Kay oflice on Dennison street rear
of Citizens Bank Phono No93
Death has been busy in our midst
this week bringing sorrow into niany
hearts
Twenty different patterns in dinnei
ware to select from at Ludwicks furni
ture store
Fifty patterns of tho newest fancy
fall waistings just received The Thomp
son Dr Goods Co
To Rent Four rooms unfurnished
Inquire at the home of William Weygint
north of brick school
Remember II P Waite Co have a
large stock of lubricants Have you
ever tried Sunlight axle grease
Read what H P Waite Co have to
say about the Malleable steel range and
its demonstration at their store
Dwelling For Sale Four room
house on lot 2 block 25 Original
McCook George Schmidt
We have something new in perfumes
to show you
are delightful
Recent importations that
McConnell Druggist
American Beauty corsets and girdles
four weeks actual wear then money back
if dissatisfied All styles sizes and
prices at Thompsons exclusively
McCook has an enviable reputation
as the foremost city of enterprise in thf
western country Doans 91 patent has
been one of McCooks best advertise
ments
M E Wells general boiler inspector
of lines west of river has gone to the
Wabash where he gets a better position
in motive department F E Kennedy
will be promoted to general boiler inspec
tor
Cash Offer Wanted
On lot 3 block 7 1st addition to
McCook Neb and the southeast quart
er of 22-3-29 y miles east of McCook
Neb Address owner Benj Hammer
1953 Emerson st Denver Col
You cant do better anywhere on earth
than at Marshs meat market in any
article usually for sale in ac up-to-date
market Just try him Variety quality
price treatment all guaranteed
Our living friends are not our only
advertisers Competitive importations
resort to devious methods to decry the
meritsDoans 91 patent
The infant child of Mr and Mrs Henry
Weintz died on Monday morning Tho
little remains were buried in Riverview
in the afternoon same day
For Sale Four room house in South
McCook Easy monthly payments or
will trade for stock L M Best Phone 91
Best calicoes 5c a yard Thompsons
Mistakes Made at the Mint
John Erhard of Philadelphia has a
coin daid 1S91 which has a hea I en
either 3idj showing that mistakes are
j ade evon -it tle mint Every fin
ished coin passes through the hands cf
a great many expnr s and there Is lit
tle chance of an piece escap
ing this scrutiny There are sail to
be many of them In circulation how-
ever No particular value Is attached
to the coma outside oZ their rarity a
curiosities
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