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FAY HOSTETTER
TEACHER ON PIANO
McCook Nebraska
Studio upstairs in new Rishel building
south of Post Office
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x and more coming Saturday night the chances are you g
i will spend tho dollar probably for something you do
not need possibly for something you would be better
oH without If that dollar was in the bank jou would
keep it and add to it until you had enough to make an
investment so you could make more money
Many of the larger bank accounts were started in a w
very small way and gradually builded to their present j
size j
Why uot start an account with us and build up to
where you can livo on the interest of your investment
Its worth while trying makirg a start helps- start
today
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK McCook Ncbr
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The best of every
thing in his line at
the most reasonable
prices is Flarshs
motto He wants
your trade and
hopes by merit to
keep it
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The Butcher
Phone 12
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J U DMLL ISIUUUUrv
AGENT FOR
THE CELEBRATED
Fairbury Hanchett
Windmill
This is a warranted and guaran
teed windmill nothing better in
the market Write or call on Mr
Rail before buviner
PHONE BLACK 307
4sqswwS
McCook Laundry
G C HECKMAN Prop
Dry and Steam Cleaning and
Pressing
DR H M IRELAND
Osteopathic Physician
Kelley Office Bldg Phone No 13
McCOOK NEB
Consultation free
JOHN E KELLEY
ATTOEWEY AT LAW and
BONDED ABSTEACTEB
McCook Nebraska
CSggent of Lincoln Land Co and of McCook
Waterworks Oilico in Poatoffice building
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YOU WOULD DO WELL TO SEE
FOR ALL KINDS OF Rpjnjf Wnpk
P O Bos 131 McCoolf Nebraska
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Center
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Home of Quality
and Quantity where
sells THE BEST LUM
BER AND COAL
Are you thinking of
building If so it is ten
to one our figures will
please you
M O McCLURE
Phone No 1 Manager
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March 1st to April 30th 2000 to
Salt Lake Butte Helena 82250
to Spokane district 2500 to
California Portland Seattle Ta
coma Washington Daily through
tourist sleepers to California via
Denver Scenic Colorado and Salt
Lake City also to Montana Wash
ington and Puget Sound country
Winter Tourist Rates
To Colorado California and all
Southern resorts
Homeseekers Informa
tion Bureau
Free valuable information fur
nished to seekers of Government
and deeded lands along the Bur
lington lines- Let us help you
locate your home in this fast grow
ing and reliable zone of prosperity
Write Landseekers Information
Bureau 1001 Farnam St Omaha
Nebraska
For rates folders information
etc apply to
GEORGE S SCOTT
Ticket Agent McCook Neb
L W WAKELEY G P A Omaha Neb
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J G Schobel is entertaining hig two
sistert
Engine 612 is getting a set of new
flues this week
F 7 Schaniel is a new helper in ths
blacksmith shop
A son was born to Mr and Mrs J M
Traminell Monday
Roundhouse is short on helpers four
men quit Wednesday
Engines 057 and 131 recently overhaul
ed have gone into service
No 11 is getting the finishing touches
in the rouudhoute this week
A car of freight was burned in the
yard at Akron Colo last Sunday
Three now Sis have recently been re
ceived at McCook Nos 2S26 2827 2S28
C M Hollinger has been transferred
from the blacksmith shop to firing the
heater
Chief Clerk M
ed his brother C
Lawritson entertain
Lawritson early in
the week
The shopmen or at least all of them
that can be spared are enjoying a holi
day today
A fire alarm about 1230 Thursday
morning seems to have been without
warrant in fact
Engine 2701 was put out of commiss
ion at Akron Thursday morning in an
accident at Akron
Engineer L P Neilson drew thirty
days for that Hastings yard accident
with No 1 recently
Engino 1963 died up the road the
other day and engine 2811 wont up and
brought her and train in
Harry Ellison and crew brought No
76 on thru to McCook Tuesday on ac
count of shortage of crews
Conductor Neal Beeler has leen trans
ferred to Oxford and Conductor J C
Davis comes to brake out of McCook
Engine 656 recently out of the shops
here has been sent east of the river
and is to receive attention in the Aurora
shop
Corductor John Morris returned to
his run last Saturday and Conductor
A H Bagley resumed his regular run
on the McCook -Hold rege local
Engine 311 an A class mill was
brought in from down the road Wed
nesday in a freight train and has been
placed in the backshopforan overhaul
ing
An engine and several cars were badly
wrecked at Roggen Colo yesterday
morning Charlie Emerson went up
last night to direct the picking up of
the wreckage
Saturday night at Kenesaw a 40 foot
car of machinery was destroyed by fire
A car of merchandise was also damaged
The cars were part of train 77 Con
ductor1 M S Parks was in charge
A car of coal went into the turntable
first of the week damaging the gasoline
engine badly The man in charge of
the engine had just left his little coop
or he to would have been part of the
debris
The Lincoln State Journal announces
the fact that Mrs Eaton has commenced
proceedings in divorce against her hus
band the late Supt Cornelius L Eaton
of the McCook division Cruelty is the
stated grounds
An emigrant car was burned between
here and Akron close of last week
The emigrant had a close call for his
life Four head of horses and all his
effects were burned Conductor F W
Rank was in charge of the train
While shunting some cars in the yard
first of the week three freight cars took
the turntable track Net results are a
demolished car containing coal a badly
scrapped gasoline engine and cab The
turntable is being operated by hand
power while the engine undergoes
repairs
Since Daniel Willards visit last week
an order has been promulgated making
the limit of speed at which SI engines
can be run at 50 miles an hour The
famous gray hounds P3s must not exced
55 miles an hour This means that lost
time is lost forever and that schedule
time must be steadily maintained to
bring the passenger trains into port on
time
DANBURY
Mr Doud and J E Noe were busi
ness callers at Marion Tuesday
Cliff Burbridge commenced clerking
for Philips Gliem last Saturday
WJ Stilgebouer is very low
pneumonia They telephoned to
coin Monday for a trained nurse
arrived on Wednesday
We have a wedding in mind for
with
Lin
who
the
2Sth of this month
Mr Lingos baby is sick
Joe Deckers baby is quite ill
A new baby boy arrived at the home
of Henry Hoffman one day last week
Mrs Ambros3 Ruby is under the
doctors care i
Mrs Calhoun is numbered with the
sick this week
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PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES
Supt G II Thomas left this morn
ing lor Chicago to attend ilio national
teachers convention
Tho public schools are having a vaca
tion today Washingtons birthday n
all grades
The assembly program Thursday
morning consisted of a pino solo by
Mrs G Ii Ilavvkcs a violin solo by Mr
Rosweil Cuthr a vocart solo by Mr F
M Kiinmell and two chorus numbers
by the high achoul ciioir
The beguiuurs class this week drew
about thniy now pupils to tho school
It is expected that tho number will be
considerably augmented by these
beginning next week
An exceptionally pleasant session of
the teachera club was ttiat hi hl at th
home of Mrs 11 11 Tartsch Mondy
eveniug Misses Hudlong and Abbott
being hostesses It was distinctively a
social session There was a brief music
program with numbers by Mrs G 11
Thomas Miss Budlong Miss Rawell
Miss Lumry But the chief item of
entertainment was the contest in poesy
instituted Each guest or member was
given a piece of paper at tho top of
which was done in water colors a picture
calculated to stimulate the pedagogues
muse The one soaring to sublimest
heights and in this instance it was a
guest Miss Quick county supt secur
ed a dainty and artistic booklet com
posed of the twenty poetic efforts
bound in a- hand painted cover of ap
propriate design and superscription a
sort of Pedagogic Poetical Pickings It
was withal a unique affair culinarily
climaxed with a luncheon in three
courses
RED WILLOW
Mrs John Neel spent the week with
her son Ira
Hazel Bellair is staying a while with
Nellie Longnecker
Mr Smith was in town all last week
putting a tin roof on Mr Dows house
Walton Randel was helping at Mr
Smiths last week
Mr and Mrs Elmer were out on Sun
day to see Nellie Longnecker who is
able to be up
The death of Ben D Parry at Marys
ville Ky has broken the last link con
necting the writing of Uncle Toms
Cabin with the present When Mrs
Stowewas collecting material for her
book she visited in Washington Ky
and her host appointed Mr Parry to
escort her where she wanted to go and
to render assistance and this becomes a
Red Willow item of interest because of
this correspondents personal knowledge
of places mentioned in the book and his
acquaintance as a child with the family
visited by Mrs Stowe and later with
the gentleman who just died at 86
years of age
PLEASANT RIDGE
Smiths sheller shelled corn for Oliver
Mahon and Wilson Bros last week
Tom Cains baby is sick with the
whooping cough
D H Shephard sold the land he
recently purchased of Mr Woods to a
partv from Clay county Consideration
3100
F F West moved to his now home
last week
B F Wilson moved to Clover Leaf
farm last week
A Guaranteed Cure For Piles
Itching Blind Bleeding or Protrud
ing Piles Druggists refund money if
Pazo Ointment fails to cure any case
no matter of how long standing in 6 toll
days First application gives ease and
rest 50c If your druggist hasnt it
send 50c in stamps and it will bo for
warded postpaid by Paris Medicine Co
St Louis Mo
Matins It cTear
He Will you marry me She No
Im not a clergyman He Well will
you permit a clergyman to marry us
She Yes you to somebody else and
me to well somebody else London
fit Bits
Exhausting
They say early rising is very un
healthy
Of course Many a woman has
broken down her constitution getting
her husband up in time for breakfast
Why Theyre
Appetizing
The goodness of butter
depends on where and
by whom and from
what kind of cream it
is made
We Sell Woodwards Fine
Chocolates
Thats why theyre appetizing
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Ladies Folt Slippors always sold at 200 now - j 2
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Mens 81500 Felt Shoos good valuos until tlwy aru gone at
Chihlrns 81 75 warm linod Shoes now
Childrens 51 50 warm lined Shoes now
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Our spring stock consisting in part of the most beautiful Oxfords ever shown in McCook has arrived and is now on display Come in and see them
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OF McCOOK NEB
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V7HEN TELLIN6 THE TRUTH WILL Do YOU ifto
HARM BUT ARE THERE NOT MANY WHO TELL
FALSEHOODS FOR IMMEDIATE BENEFIT RATHER
THAN THE TRUTH WE CHALLENGE ANYON5T
To SHOW WHERE THI S -STORE EVER MAKE S A
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OF OUR GOODS OR TO THAT THE REDUC
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GENUINE REDUCTIONS
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JAS S DOYLE Vice President
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B B B D B -
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FRANKLIN JAS S DOYLE A U ttOzfir
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Mike Walsh
DEALEE IN
POULTRY
and EGGS
I Old Rubber Copper and Brass
Highest Market Price Paid in Cash
New location just across street in P Walth
building
HcCook - Nebraska
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for Bargains in
Flour and Feesi
Red Lion Silver Leal
Oak Leaf Faultless
Isabelle Flour
AGENTS FOR
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