NOTICE TO CONTRACTOHS Senlod bids with a KXO0 certified check of tlio biddor will bo received ottliooillco of tho city dork of McCook Nobruwku until hovon oclock ii in central standard time on tliuHtli duy of Octobor 1900 for tho conBtruction of nil eowurs and nppurtonnncoB in sower district numborOuo in tho city of McCook Tho np nroximnto amount of work is ns follows 20000 lineal foot of 8 inch pipe sowor 1000 8x6 Y branches 2000 linoul foot of 10 inch pipe sower SO 10x0 Y brunches 120 lineal feet of 8 inch enst iron pipe 24 lineal feot of 10 inch cast iron pipe ftl manholes CiO vortical feot 16 flush tanks 130 vortical feot 3000 linoul feot of Vi inch calvunized iron pipo Tho enuineors estimate of tho cost of this work is ns follows 8 inch pipo sower including Ys 70 cents por lineal foot 10 inch pipo hewer including Ys 80 cents por linoul foot manholes ir0 por vorticnl foot flush tanks including pyphon 900 twr vertical foot VS ich Ralvunized iron pipo including fittings 25 cents per linoul foot 8 inch cast iron pipo 150 per lineal foot 10 inch cast iron pipo 2i0 per lineal foot Plans und sixjciflcutions inny bo seen and blank proposals secured at tho office of tho city clerk The city n servos tho right to rojoct any and all bids or wuivo any defects 9-14-4 1 By ordor of tho City Council Sept 10 1906 fBEAI W A MlDDLETON City Clerk irtsm s I tWhWtaguawwaw Remember the dates AH are invited iff JtoiiMB PUBLICATION NOTICE To Elba W Gruvos Mrs Elba W Graves Ports Wilson E P Bowman Mrs E P Bow man and Mrs Charles B Brown You and each of you are hereby notified that tho undersigned Charles B Brown will uppiy lo wiu amirjcii court in nun hmiuw county Ts MIMLJ JJI If ff Wggai Powell Nil Marion Nebraska ill I i IK ii IfliHUm ewsanz uction under tho name of Zara A V ilson to ono E P Bowman upon tho north west Quarter of tho north west quarter and lots one and two of section oight and lotsovon in section five in township three range twenty six in Rod al low county Nebraska to secure the payment of ono promisory note dated March 14th 1P01 for the sum or twenty throe hundred dollarsdno hig at the district court room in the city of tlireo years after date which note and mort McCook Red lllow county Nebraska on the Kne jlavo boen assigned to me this defendant first duv of the November term thereof towit Charles B Brown that there is now duo upon November 12th 1906 at the hour of 9 oclock a m or ns soon thereafter as counsel cau bo heard to havo the judgment and decree hereto fore rendered in an action wherein Zara A Wilson is tho plaintiff and Elba V Groves Mrs Elba W Graves first name unknown wife of Elba W Graves Ports Wilson E P Bowman first namo unknown Mrs E P Bowman first namo unknown wife of E P Bowman Charles B Brown and Mrs Charles B Brown first name unknowa wife of Charles B Brown are defendants on tho 4th day of Juno 1906 opened up sot aside vacated and be let in to defend llio files nnd records of said cause ailidavits and oral testimony will bo used in support of said motion And ou are further notified that on tho 20th duy of September 19013 the undersigned Charles B Brown filed his answer and cross petition in said causo against jou tho object and p raj or of which are to foreclose a certain mortgage executed by Defendant Ports Wilson and his wife Zara A Wilton who is plaintiff in this said note and mortgage tho sum of twenty three hundred dollars with interest tiiereon at tno rnto of six per cent per annum from March 14th 1901 and defendant Charles B Brown jiruys for a decree that his co defondants and tho plain tiff bo required to pay tho same or that said promises be sold to satisfy the amount found duo Yon are required to answorsaid cross petition on or before nionday tho 5th day of November 1906 Dated this 25th day of September 1906 Chalks B Brown Defendant By Chaiilks A Gohs and Boyle Eldhed his Attorneys McCook Tribune ioo per year FARMERS ATTENTION Do not fail to witness the Famous Lightning Feed Grinder Exhibition at our place of business October 123 456 HffiBPi3fli9EHV We will give the grandest exhibition ever given in Red Willow county Our special will be the Famous Lightning Triple Gear Feed Mill with chilled steel burrs that have nine force feed lugs to force the grain bearings that run in oil gearing enclosed to protect operator from accident adjustable friction plates to take up wear and prevent breakage It is also equipped with roller Searings making it easy to operate with one horse We will show you the best lightest running fastest grinding mill ever introduced to the public It will grind corn fine shelled or in the ear barley speltz oats rye and wheat from twelve to thirty bushels per hour fine enough for meal and flour if desired Come and see this famous grinder on exhibition whether you need a feed mill or not it will please you We will show you we can grind grain any way you want it This is a grinder not a crusher and the price is right And the best of all a FREE LUNCH hot coffee and hot cakes with maple syrup and butter using flour ground on this famous grinder All are invited We also have other goods that will interest you We will make prices on Buggies Spring Wagons Surries and Road wagons that will cause you to buy We have a full line of Harness and Robes also the latest in wheat drills We have the Moline Burr Oak and Webber Wagons Now if you are going to need a Wagon SEE US We sell them right GASOLINE ENGINES International The Root and Van Dervoort MANURE SPREADERS International and Success which will be operated during this Famous Lightning Feed Grinder Exhibition sson Come early and bring the ladies While you think of it drop in at THE TRIBUNE office and ask to see The Finest Typewriter Paper Mad The excellent quality and finish of the Strathmore will surely satisfy you fill o QMf m of Dishes FREE with w DEFIANCE TEA and COFFEE s No money whatever required you get the set absolutely free k for giving your opinion of the finest tea and coffee in the world to a few friends and neighbors Full particulars of the plan in each package It was our intention to withdraw this offer October I st but so many people have said they did not realize the great chance we are offering until they saw it in the home of some friend we have therefore decided to extend it This will give everyone a chance to get a set Many ladies are securing sets to present to friends at Christmas Remember this is not a premium with Defiance Tea and Coffee It is a present to users of these beverages for making new friends Ask the grocer LETTS SPENCER GROCER CO - ST JOSEPH M0 WJUtUM P3Cs5WtfeW A Few Good Stories To Tell Your Friends 1 N the course of an oral examination one day at the Maryland univer sity medical school a professor ad dressed a bright pupil and said James If you were called in to see a patient who needed quinine what would jou give as a substitute for that In case you could not get it James thought a minute and replied Why I would give him quinine of course But suppose you could not obtain that drug said the professor James thought the matter over again and said Id give him quinine pro fessor sure The old professor became exasperat ed and said It is plain that you are seeking to evade the question Now I want you to suppose that there is not any quinine within J500 miles James hung his head in deep thought and finally answered Professor Id give him quinine If I had to go all the way to the north pole to get It Ten-year-old Fred was going to a party for the first time Heres a half dollar Fred said his father if it rains be sure you take a cab home When Fred got home he was thor oughly drenched Why didnt you take a cab ex claimed his father I did father replied Fred and I sat on the box all the way home It was glorious A well known artist was walking with a friend one day when his com panion suddenly discovered ho had a tooth in bad condition As the pair were passing a drug store the man with tho throbbing molar asked tho other What would you advise for the toothache Why innocently replied the artist the last time I had toothache I went home and my wife kissed it away The friend paused a moment and then asked Is your wife home now Philadelphia Ledger Even A clergyman on an Atlantic voyage had to share a stateroom with another man After a short while said the clergyman I began to worry about some valuables I had with me and at last I took them to the purser saying I should like to explain to you that I am very pleased with my fellow pas senger That is I find him a gentle man In every respect and I w ouklnt have you think that well I wouldnt have you think that my coming to you with these valuables is to be taken er er as any reflection on him The purser interrupted me with a broad smile and said Oh its all right sir Your friend has come to me with some valuables of his own and he said pre cisely the same thing about 3ourself London Tit Bits 3Iost of Them Do See here conductor my change is 10 cents short My mistake sir My mistake Ah I see you believe that a man should profit by his mistakes Phila delphia Press Her Supposition Im glad to saj remarked Mrs Strongmiude in an insinuating tone that ray husband is not a sporty man Oh replied Mrs Kaflyppe look ing very sweet and innocent Im sur prised to hear you say that I have al ways supposed that he must have mar ried you on a bet Pittsburg Dispatch Where Xights Are Lonj You look weary commented the arctic explorer No wonder replied the heavy eyed Eskimo the baby has been crying all night Indeed Yes and thats exactly five months and six days so far Puck Strenuous Variety It is thought remarked Dennis that the robberies are the worruk of sneak thieves Sneak thieves is it replied Pat rick Sure an they must be bold sneak thieves then Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph Sad Doe No more I tread tho Great White Way And do the town till break o day No more Ith Winifred 1 hoof High up unto the breezy roof And to the club no more I stray Or auto with Phyllis or May I do not golf with sweet Marie Theaters hold no charm for me The old world seems one mass of gloom My whole life Just one hollow tomb My wife Is back F P Pitzer In New York Preast A flame nnd a Coiv When in my teens milking seven cows morning and evening and toiling on the farm all day I made favorites of a bay mare and a Durham cow Molly and Bess Talk about your physical sympathy Why It was pa thetic Molly was my saddle horse a single footer of rare excellence I could ride iter with one finger on the reins into the most forbidding places Old Bess oh she used to kick a tooth out once In awhile and put her foot In the pall of milk but the dear girl would follow me about with the affec tion of a child Well I was absent from the old home five years and re turning found that of all the animals only Molly and Bess remained Im agine my distress when Molly refused to notice me at all While wondering at this loss of friendship I felt a warm rasplike thing going over my hand which was behind my back Turning I saw dear old Bess Without notice she had come to lick me If ever ani mal spoke with eyes and manner she did Her happiness at seeing me again after so long a period was apparent to ail observers and during ray brief stay at home it was all I could do to keep her from following me into the house New York Press JTo Deadhead Trip One of the most famous of American shipping lines in the palmy days of our marine was the Cope line which ran between Philadelphia and Liverpool says the author of Memoirs of Charles II Cramp By this line John Ran dolph of Roanoke determined to go to Russia when he had been appointed minister to that country by President Jackson Entering the office of tho company in Philadelphia he said to a clerk in his usual grandiloquent man ner Sir I wish to see Thomas P Cope He was shown to Mr Copes office I am John Randolph of Roanoke he said I wish to take passage to Liverpool in one of your ships If he expected to be tendered a pass he was grievously disappointed I am Thomas Cope replied the head of the line If thee goes aboard the ship and selects thy stateroom and will pay lo0 thee may go A Timely Shake Some years ago the Duke of Cou naught visited Japan and was taken by Sir Edwin Arnold round the bazars of Tokyo where he bought many curi ous toys and specimens of Japanese art In the evening he remarked to Sir Edwin that he had seen most of the sights but had not experienced any of the earthquakes which are so common in Japan I suppose you cannot show me one said the duke jestingly Immediately the house shook the chandelier swaj ed backward and for ward the china and glass on the table rattled and the door burst open Why Sir Edwin you are a magi cian remarked the duke as the shock which had happened at so eurious a moment subsided A Heniurlviihle Epitaph A remarkable epitaph is on a tomb stone in Brighton churchyard in Eng land It reads In memory of Phoebe Hessel who was born at Stepney in the year 1713 She served for many years as a private soldier in the Fifth regiment of foot in different parts of Europe and in the year 1745 fought under the command of the Duke of Cumberland at the battle of Foutenoy where she received a bayo net wound in her arm Her long life which commenced in the time of Queen Anne extended to the reign of George IV by whose munificence she receiv ed comfort and suppoit in her latter years She died at Brighton where she had long resided Dec 12 1S21 aged 10S years Atlantic Ilillows The authorities of the United States hydrographic bureau have endeavored to ascertain the size of the Atlantic waves From careful observations they learn that in height the waves usually average about thirty feet but in rough weather they attain from forty to forty eight fec t In storms they are often from o00 to GOO feet long and continue to move about ten or eleven seconds while the longest yet known measured half a mile and did not exhaust itself for twenty three sec onds Women as Travelers As a matter of genuine fact women in nine cases out of ten are better travelers than men are To begin with if not so stodgily accurate al though that by no manner of means follows they are more fluent in mod ern languages They chatter in them say the male things Ergo they are the more colloquial the readier to cir cumvent the wiles and extortions of kellner or of garcon London Gentle woman A Good Do What kind of a dog is that asked the inquisitive man I dunno jes what kind of a dog he is answered Mr Erastus Pinkley but hes got good stock in im Dat dog is so many kinds of dog dat dars got to be good dog somewhere Washington Star The Truth A teacher In explaining the different kinds of sentences to her class askedi what it would be if she said I am looking for a man I dont know said the boy at the foot of the class but I think It would be the truth Lucerne Standard Looking Baclovard Do you ever look back over your ears nnd think how many times you have made a fool of yourself We do Mancos Times Tribune PLmtUrnAamQ 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