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Tragedy at Herndon
Another tragedy was added to the his
tory of Rawlins County last Wednesday
September 20th when Charles R Stev
enson a druggist at Herndon shot and
almost instantly killed John Tutt a
negro whose homo was in Decatur
county The shooting occurred at Stev
ensons place of business about six
oclock in the evening
The circumstances of the alfair so far
as we are able to learn from those who
attended the coroners inquest are to
the effect that Tutt who was running a
threshing machine a few miles oast of
town came in to Herndon that day and
all the witnesses agreed that he had
been drinking but only one or two stat
ed that he was intoxicated to any con
siderable extent In the afternoon Tutt
went to Stevensons drugstore and want
ed to buy a half pint of whiskey and
Stevenson refused to sell it to him He
declared his intention of getting it any
way and followed Stevenson into the
drugstore After some words had pass
ed during which Stevenson threatened
Tutt with a revolver the negro left the
store but came back the second time
and again demanded whiskey which
was again refused by Stevenson
Stevensons story is to the effect that
the negro attempted to grasp him by
the throat while some of the witnesses
state that Tutt only pushed him back
by the shoulder Stevenson reached
for his revolver which he had left lying
on one of the show cases and fired the
fatal shot the bullet going almost di
rectly through Tutts heart He walked
out of the store and said to Henry Mey
ers who was on the side walk Meyers
Im hurt walked about twerty feet to
the front of Slocums store and fell to
the side walk dead
County Attorney Bye and Sheriff
Chessmore were summoned to the scene
the tragedy and an inquest was held of
which lasted to nearly noon Thursday
The coroners jury which was composed
of F H Drath F L Schwab Dan
Yager R A Slocum John Sheley and
S C Allen returned the following ver
dict
The said jurors upon their oaths do
say that the said John Tutt came to his
death on the evening of September 20th
1905 in Herndon Rawlins county from
a gun shot wound said gun being then
and there loaded with powder leaden
ball and cap and being held in the hands
of one Charles R Stevenson and the
said shooting and killing of said John
Tutt by said Charles R Stevenson was
done with felonious intent of him the
said Charles R Stevenson
Stevenson was brought to Atwood
yesterday and is now in the custody of
the sheriff He has employed Fred
Robertson the well known Atwood law
yer to defend him
Tutt was about 25 or 26 years old and
has lived in the northwest part of De
catur county for many years His father
who was one of the early settlers of De
catur county moved to Oklahoma a few
years ago Atwood Pariot
Vice President and Director
At a meeting of the board of directors
of the First National Bank held in this
city on September 25th Mayor H P
Waite was elected a director of the bank
and was chosen as vice president to suc
ceed B M Freps of Chicago who was
recently chosen president of the bank to
succeed the late Alexander Campbell
This completes the full directorate and
official list of the bank and in Mr
Waite brings to the bank the reputation
and strength of a solid and conservative
businessman
Piper Becomes Secretary
November 1st J A Piper will become
the secretary of the state board of char
ities and correction vice John Davis
who has been the secretary ever since
its organization and who is credited
with much of its efficiency Mr Piper
has a record for office holding equalled
by few Nebraskans embracing various
county offices receivership of late Mc
Cook land office secretary of state etc
A Card of Thanks
I desire to thank the many friends for
their loving acts of kindness to my be
loved wife during her illness and after
her death and particularly the members
of the O E S and A F A M
Lyons Mich Sept 21 1905
L F Baldwin
WHEN
GETTING BUSY
IN THE KITCHEN
remember that W T Coleman has a
complete line of kitchen utensils and
novelties that will make your work a
pleasure
You make no mistake if you go to W
F Wilson the second hand man on
East Dennison street phone No 316
to either buy or sell second hand goods
of any kind He buys and sells right
Hes all right 29 2
Fv TST
MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
G L Laws was up from Lincoln
Tuesday on land business
Ed Kates of Lincoln was a Sunday
visitor
Snapper Kennedy spent Saturday
in the city
Mrs Cyrus Stayner of Edgar is a
guest of her sons here
Bishop Bonacum of Lincoln was in
the city Wednesday morning
Mns SC Beach nnd children are vis
iting relatives in Princeton Mo
E E DeLong is in Salt Lake City
Utah on a business visit this week
Mrs O D Kenady and children have
joined him in Grand Junction Colo
Mr and Mrs W1 H Starks will
shortly be located in Black Rock Utah
John Hart and son of Springfield
Illinois are visiting his brother S P
Hart of our city
Mrs I M Beardslee went down to
Indianola Tuesday morning to be there
during fair week
Mrs P V Royce is here from Cres
ton Iowa guest of her parents Mr and
Mrs B F Olcott
Miss Lona Phelps arrived home last
Saturday on No 13 from her Missouri
visit of a few months
Father Kelley is in charge of the
parish of St Patrick during the absence
of Father Loughran in Wisconsin
Tom McGuire of York county was in
this vicinity first of the week trying
to buy some feeders and dry cows
Mrs Mary Barbazett and children
arrived home first of the week from
their Colorado visit of several weeks
Mrs Belle Stevenson is over from
Oberlin Kansas until after the Converse-Anton
wedding guest of Mrs
Augusta Anton
C J Ryan will leave Saturday for
Illinois to be absent several weeks He
will visit in Kewanee Streeter and other
Illinois points while away
Mrs S L Moench is in the city
guest of Mrs F M Kimmell on her
way home to Pueblo Colo from spend
ing much of the summer in the east
Rev J J Loughran of St Patricks
church was called to Edgerton Wis
Sunday morning by news of the serious
illness of his aged mother He left on
No 12
C H Boyle is confined to bed with
an attack of pneumonia but the disease
is progressing without serious symptoms
to date
T J Floyd formerly of the Trenton
Register now of Mayfield Mo where
he is in the practice of osteopathy was
in the city Wednesday afternoon on
A Kitchen Shower
The convocation at Miss
Pearl Zints home Tuesday evening
was a notable social gathering of the
club taking on the form and features of
a kitchen shower with Miss Mabel
Wilcox a member whose matrimonial
handiwork is the clubs as the
guest of honor The method of distri
bution was the familiar fish pond with
Miss Mabel in the leading role Many
useful gifts responded to the efforts of
the fair fisherwoman The usual re
freshments were served and delightful
social season had
The Ducks Are Flying South
and this will remind you that it is time
to look after your heater for fall and
winter The stock at Colemans is
large and fine and you should investi
gate the merits of his goods before
buying
WHEN YOU SMOKE
Be sure to smoke
A GOOD CIGAR
Ours are all good
McConnell
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his way to Trenton on business
Frank Burbridge went down to In
dianola Wednesday morning and spent
the rest of the fair week there playing
ball with the Red Willow county contin
gent against the Frontier county team
Mrs W C Schenck Misses Mabel
and Anna Mocho are spending a week
in Colorado Mr Schenck was with
the party during part of their visit go
ing up toToland on the Moffat line on
a short trip
Congressman Norris arrived home
last night from an eventful trip abroad
as a member of the international peace
conference in Brussels Belgium He
visited in Berlin Germany London
England and other points of chief in
terest
Mr and Mrs David Diamond and
children went to Hastings this morning
to spend the Jewish New Year there and
to attend services Mrs Diamond and
the children will go on to Omaha for
Ben week The store will be
closed tomorrow
Association Meeting1
The Republican Valley Association of
Congregational churches met for its
twenty fifth meeting with the church at
Indianola on September 25th and 26th
A large number of delegates and pastors
were present who enjoyed the open
hearted hospitality of the Indianola peo
sle and discussed questions of vital in
terest to Christianity and the church
The general topic of the 3ssion was
The Holy Spirit The Office of the
Holy Spirit His Present Mission In
the Church were ably discussed by
Rev G T Noyce of Trenton and Rev
Percy Ratzell of Cafnbridge while Rev
G II Rice of Red Cloud discussed
The Supreme Need of the Churches
which ho defined to be a baptism of the
Holy Spirit
As is always the case in these meet
ings the ladies hour was the most alive
and interesting of the whole session
Those who slept peacefully during the
other addresses listened eagerly while
the women told of their works in home
and foreign missions The best single
addresses of the association were those
given by Dr H C Herring of Omaha
On Tuesday afternoon he discussed
The Present Outlook for Evangel
ism By a careful statement of actual
conditions in our own county he showed
that there were hopeful signs in our
churches of a new religious lifo and an
increasing success in the gaining of con
verts to Christ and His gospel
In the evening Dr Herring discussed
Jesus Teaching About the Family
Under theFour Heads Marriage Child
hood Divorce and Home In clear
and striking sentences he held i p the
teachings of Jesus and contrasted them
with the present tendencies of the day
Rev II Bross superintendent of Home
Missions showed how the time has
come when Nebraska must cut loose
from New England and support her own
home missionary work To this end he
explained how each church has been
allotted a definite sum of money to raise
Closely related to this was the discuss
ion of Benevolence in our churches
by Rev T O Douglass of Franklin
The consideration of this subject
brought out the unanimous and earnest
belief that each church should give sys
tematically to all the societies which
are carrying on the work of the Congre
gational churches at large It was de
cided to hold the next meeting of the
association at Red Cloud in April of
next year
Organize a W R C
A Womans Relief Corps was organiz
ed in this city last Saturday to be
known as No 98 with the following
officers
President Mrs E R Curtis
Vice President Mrs C H Barrett
Junior Vice President Mrs L D
Vanderhoof
Conductress Mrs E True
Treasurer John Wentz
Secretary Mrs M II Griggs
Chaplain Mrs Anna Jacobs
The work of organization was perform
ed by Mrs Mary J Morgan of Alma
state organizer and state treasurer of
the Nebraska W R C The corps com
mences its renewed life with a member
ship of fifteen and with not a little en
thusiasm Their next meeting will be
held in the I O O F hall October 14
the first Saturday in the month They
propose to meet regularly twice each
month
A New Brick Building
It is rumored that Joseph Menard is
shortly to commence the erection of a
new brick building on the lot now occu
pied by Sam Hornback as a bakery and
restaurant It is to be 50 x SO feet two
stories high the upper story to be used
as a rooming house
TO PAINT
OR NOT
TO PAINT
is the question many house owners are
now puzzling over We have every
thing you need for any painting job
large or small
L W McConnell Druggist
RESULTS ARE
WHAT COUNT
When you buy one of those Coles
Hot Blast heaters of W T Coleman
and reduce your fuel bill one half dont
it count
The matter of alteration is often
troublesome We make it very simple
and pleasant for the customers We do
it without charge on all skirts waists
etc sold by us Largest line for ladies
and misses 3200 to S800 Thompsons
For Sale or Rent The Kimmel res
idence one block west of court house
seven rooms in good repair 813 per
month or will sell on easy payments
with twenty per cent cash Write J W
Kimmel Lincoln Neb 29 2ts
Best table oil cloth white and colors
15 cents at Thompsons
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Successful County Fair
Today Red Willow county closed one
of her most successful fairs of late years
at Indianola Wednesday Thursday
and Friday were marked by good at
tendance especially the two last dayB of
the meeting when as usual McCook
turned out generously of her citizens to
swell the gate receipts
The meeting was held in the old fair
grounds west of Indianola and the
grounds and buildings had been placed
in good repair for the event
There was a fairly good exhibit of
grains corn and grasses fruits and veg
etables with a sprinkling of exhibits in
the mechanical arts fine arts etc
In the stock department there was a
good showing as to quality but the
quantity was light
Rogers herefords
The chief attraction in the line of
live stock was the exhibit of White
Faces from Shadeland stock farm just
east of McCook Mr Rogers having in
the stalls some choice Herefords ani
mals that can win ribbons in any ring
in America This action of Mr Rogers
was appreciated alike by the manage
ment and by all lovers of fine stock It
is needless to add that nothing in the
form of ribbons escaped them in their
class
Gerald Wilcox had some fine hogs on
the grounds
Joe Harrison some splendid polled
Angus cattle
There were a few good horses but not
a representative lot of the many fine an
imals to be seen in Red Willow county
The races were a feature and attract
ed much of the crowd present on the
closing days of the meeting These were
of fair interest but no particularly fast
time was recorded
All in all the fair was successful
enough to show the large possibilities of
Red Willow county in that line should a
united and energetic effort be made to
that end supported by sufficient funds
We congratulate the management
Building Operations Lively
Quite a number of new residences
barns granaries etc are in course of
construction and contemplated
Daniel Woods of the Driftwood coun
try is building a new dwelling
C A Stone of the Box Elder neigh
borhood is about to begin work on a
new dwelling having bought the lum
ber
Henry Kern is erecting a new dwell
ing on the east side of town
Fred Wagoner of the Ash Creek coun
try has just completed a new large
granary
Chester Walker foreman of the paint
department expects shortly to build a
home on lots in the northwestern part
of the city
Steve Bolles Jr is arranging to build
a fine new hog house on the ranch at
Box ElHer It will be 60 feet long and
20 wide
Both R B Simmons and C W Britt
are figuring on building new dwellings
A new granary is W Y Johnsons
addition to the improvement list
Fine barns are being built by Almon
Church and Bain Kinzer on their farms
on the Willow
John Peterson of Osburn postoffice
has a new barn in the list
New school houses are being built in
districts 29 32 and 71
Wash Groves will shortly commence
a new dwelling house on his farm up in
Coleman precinct
John Calkins of Valley Grange pre
cinct is adding to his home and improv
ing the same
Amateurish Effort at Burglary
An amateurish effort was made Tues
day night presumably I y some boys to
burglarize the Waite hardware store
A window in the implement shed in the
rear of the store was broken out and a
panel was cut out of the door leading
from the rearmost shed to the shed im
mediately adjoining the brick store
proper An effort was made to cut out
one of the lower panels of the door
leading into the rear of the store A large
penknife was evidently used and when
the knife got through tne wood and
came in contact with the steel sheeting
on the inside of the door the attempt
was given up Evidently nothing was
disturbed in either of the sheds
McConnells Rubber Goods
are made by the biggest rubber goods
houses in America Thoy are the finest
that skilled workmen can turn out
They are made from fresh and strong
new rubber stock Every piece wears
well and gives complete satisfaction
TABLE SILVERWARE
All the popular and tasteful table fit
tings and the established necessities
and fads of the hour at Colemans
Sterling silver and quadruple plate in
richest patterns
Best apron check ginghams five cents
a yard at Thompsons
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MCCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 29 1905
Pastor Carson Resigns
In order to enable him to take a course
in the seminary in Philadelphia Rev A
B Carson of the First Baptist church
of Our city has resigned this pastorate
and will shortly depart for Philadelphia
to enter upon his studies
His resignation is in the following
language
McCook Neb Sept 24 1905
To The First Baptist Church McCook
Nebraska
My Dear Brethren I hereby ten
der the church my resignation as pastor
to take effect October 10 1905 In offer
ing my resignation it is just that I
should state that the cause of this action
lies not in our relationship as pastor and
people but is a personal matter in no
way related to the office or membership
of the church And it is with deep re
gret and real sorrow that we shall sep
arate from you and the work Praying
God to keep us in all our ways and bless
us in doing his will I am fraternally
your pastor A B Carson
The church in accepting his resigna
tion expressed itself in the following re
gretful language
The First Baptist church in accepting
the resignation of its pastor A B Car
son regrets that he has deemed it wiso
to take this step which he has decided
upon to ennble him to take a theological
course in the Baptist Theological Semi
nary in Philadelphia Therefore
Be it resolved That the church
hereby expresses its deep appreciation
of the labors of Pastor Carson and bids
him God speed in his future labors
Rev and Mrs Carson have made
many warm friends since their arrival
in the city both in and without the
church and all will join The Tkiijcne
in wishing them success and content
ment wherever their future home and
labor may be
At The Menard
Nobles Dramatic Co after an ab
sence of 12 years from McCook will
start a weeks engagement at Menards
opera house Monday evening October
2nd producing their own sensational
comedies and dramas The opening
performance will be the comedy drama
The Gold King which abounds with
funny situations and startling climaxes
The vaudeville numbers between acts
are features alone In order to have a
full house Monday evening the manage
ment has decided to make it a ladies
free night Each gentleman purchas
ing a reserved seat will be entitled to a
seat for a lady free or two ladies will be
admitted on the one reserved seat ticket
if purchased in advance at McConnells
drug store
A Narrow Escape From Injury
W J Predmore son of George W
had a close call from serious injury on
Thursday of this week He was engag
ed in grinding discs and in raising up
from a sitting position his right arm
came in touch with the end of a shaft
The fact that he pulled away from the
shaft with all his strength and that both
his over and under shirts were ripped
off his arm perhaps alone saved him
from serious injury
Furs
Our new furs are new showing and
selling They include Isabella fox red
fox squirrel opossum electric seal
mouffloon beaver and coney They
come in scarfs ties collarettes sets and
single muffs 31C0 to 81250 at The
Thompson D G Co
CUT GLASS
We are constantly adding new things
to our cut glass lines We have a fine
assortment of cut glass which you will
enjoy examining No obligation to buy
if you dont wish to W T Coleman
A McMillen prescription druggist
Plenty of dark outing flannels 5c at
Thompsons
Removed Dr Kays office is now
over Pades furniture store Phone 93
There is a chap waiting for you Mc
Connells Benzorated Almond Cream is
your protection 25c
The Marseilles hand corn sheller is
known to be the most durable and
light running See the assortment at
Colemans
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
Special preparations are being made
for the Sunday services at the Congrega
tional church The Sunday school has
prepared a fine program for its Rally
day service at 10 a m This will be fol
lowed by the communion service of the
church when a number of persons will
be received as members With special
music by the choir and school These
meetings promise to be most interesting
and the public is cordially invited to
attend
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MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
McConnell for drugs
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Try McMillen a cold cure
Everything in drugs McConnell
McMillans cough cure is effective
Have you so3n tho fancy china at
Ludwicks
Mens all leather gloves 19c boys 13c
Thompsons
Fresh butterof best quality at Marshs
meat market
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Best prints always 0 centi yard at
Thompsons
Special prices on Hammocks at Mc
Millens drug store
Best carpet warp on spools 19 cents a
pound at Thompsons
Cream in sealed 10c an 1 20c bottles
for sale at Marshs meat ninrkot
Girl Wanted For general house
work Mrs L M Best Phono 91
For Sale My ten room residence at
a low figure A P Bonnot
See that cane topper at W T Cole
mans It will pay you to buy ono this
year
Twenty different patterns in dinner
ware to select from at Ludwicks furni
ture store
Dance at tho skating rink Friday
evening October 6th Tickets 75 cents
Ladies free
There are no batts but Izzers and
we are thir prophet The Thompson
Dry Goods Co
Cash offer wanted on lot 5 block 7
First addition to McCook Newman
Laycock 711 17th St Denver Colo
For Sale Four room house in South
McCook Easy monthly payments or
will trade for stock L M Best Phone 91
Any corn to which you apply McCon
nells Lightning Corn Cure is sure to be
removed painlessly and without bother
It is W F Wilson phone 316 East
Dennison street who buys and sells
second hand furniture of all kinds right
Try him
Elegant is the word for the new ladies
neckwear of laces of chiffon of wash
able stuffs ten cents to 75 cents at
Thompsons
This is the best corn crop for some
time and jou will need husking pegs
and husking gloves and scoop end gates
See Colemans assortment
Very dainty are those new Ideal
waists Light blues champagne red
black white 75 cents to S675 The
Thompson D G Co exclusively
That gasoline engine that W T Cole
man had on exhibition at the carnival
seems to be the right thing judging
from the way the people talk who havu
them in use
Call up phone 316 if you have any
thing in the second hand goods lino to
buy or sell That means W F Wilson
Hell do the square thing with ou
everv time 29 2
Drop a card to box 595 and the Mc
Cook Stove and Range Repair Co will
give your repairs prompt and careful at
tention Repairs for every stove made
Examinations free of charge
We also relieve you in another way
We sell you ready made sheets and pil
slips beside bed comforts and blankets
also ticking for your mattress We so
licit your trade Thompsons
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
The question is one of size warmth
softness and durability The price is
scondary However the price is only
S1S5 We refer to our lzzer bed com
forts made by us right here in the store
Thompsons
Dr Warrick the occulist and aurist
of Hastings will meet eye ear noso
and throat patients and those needing
glasses properly fitted at Commercial
hotel in McCook Tuesday Oct 3
Hours from 1 to 7 p m One day only
The Tribune has been presented with
specimens of some exceptionally fine
peaches by John S Modrell and Ed
Fitzgerald the past week Those of
Mr Fitzgeralds raised right here in the
city would be hard to equal in size and
quality anywhere
In the early days of McCook no thea
trical company was more popular or
favorably known to the play goers than
Nobles Dramatic Co who open a weeks
engagement at the opera house next
Monday evening with an up-to-date
organization including some of the best
vaudeville talent to be secured for money
Ladies free Monday evening