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If the Railroads
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If jthe railroad quit the watercompany
rather than pay 5c per thousand gallons
knowing they could effect a saving
tho inference is plain that 5o was too
high If the water company closed out
the contract the only inference is that
tho increased use of water in the town
required an enlargement of their plant
or turning off of the company by which
they lose 400000 income and save
8123300 in coal and we deduce two
things- viz that thoy were pumping up
to their full capacity and that their
plant cant be expanded Their pumps
are built for 1 million gals a day and
thoro are two of them They pumped
not less than 340000000 million gals
last year Let them show their pump
ing records if they deny this
Tub Water Consumers Lkaguk
Notice to Clean Alleys and Premises
All citizens of McCook are hereby
requested to at once clean up their al
leys and premises The following rule
will bo enforced from this date
You nro prohibited to throw refuse
offal garbage manure ashes straw
slops or any other refuse matter into
any street or alloy or vacant lot within
the City of McCook For the viola
tion of any of the above provisions
tho person found guilty will be fined
not less than SI 00 nor moro than S50
and pay the costs or stand committed
to the city jail until fine and costs are
paid
Tho householder whether renter or
owner will be hold responsible for
allowing any such refuse matter to
remain on premises more than fiye days
ufter service of notice
J R Pence Chief of Police
By order of the Mayor
A Letter
Holdrege Nebr June 25 07
To Mr G EThompson
President Water Consumers League
McCook Neb
Dear Sir Responding to your in
quiry of this date we desire to state that
we believe that the present cost of
pumping water in our city all things
included labor fuel etc does not ex
ceed four cents per thousand gallons
Signed
L C Huck
Member of City Council
John P Nelson
Water Commissioner
E W Reed
Gheif Fire and Water Commitee
C A Galoway
Mayor
Junior Endeavorers Picnic
The Junior Christian Endeavor of
tho Congregational church enjoyed an
afternoons outing at the church
grounds last Friday under the direct
ion of their superintendent Miss Med
ora Santee assisted by Mrs F L
Schwab and Mrs G B Hawkes The
event closed with the serving of refresh
ments at six oclock which was greatly
appreciated by all the children after an
afternoons frolic
The Endeavor meetings have been
discontinued lor the present the last
having been held Sunday afternoon
They will be resumed with the coming
of cooler weather in the fall
Their Taxes
Tho water company points out that
they paid S117900 in taxes this past
year and remark that if it was a muni
cipal plant that amount of taxes would
be lost We reply yes but if it was a
municipal plant the 5195000 paid year
ly to this private concern would not be
paid out We dont feel so grateful for
those taxes as they would like to have
us in their effort to get rates established
so high as to prohibit the growing of
grass and trees What side are you on
The Water Consumers League
Notice
To the patrons of the McCook Elect
ric Light Co The management will
appreciate it if you will notify the of
fice when you change residence as it
will save a great deal of trouble in keep
ing your account straight
A R Scott Mgr
10000 Reward
I will pay 10000 reward for informn
securing the arrest and conviction of
the party or parties who killed the hogs
in my pen in this city recently
Frank Kendlen
John Deere Two Row
and one row horse lif fc cultivators at Mc
Cook Hardware Co Your children can
run them while you are in harvest
Notice to A 0 U W
Meetings will be in Diamonds hall
every Monday night
Committee
Refrijrerators
at reduced prices at McCook Hardware
Co You can save money to buy now
The Quantity Pumped
The water company pumped three
hundred forty million gallons of water
during the year ending April 1 They re
ceived for the same 818487 That
amounts to five cents and four mills per
thousand gallons They want the con
cil to enact an ordinance requiring the
people to pay them 30c per thousand If
the railroad company took one fifth of
all pumped as commonly reported that
will leave only two hundred sixty eght
millons to pump for the city 10c per
thousand would give the company 26
800 as against 18487 received last year
and they would also save one fifth of
their coal which would be 81233 more
What better can they in reason ask
More would oe confiscatory of the peo
ples moans
The Water Consumers League
No Introduction Needed
It would be unnecessary for us or any
one to tell the people of McCook and
vicinity about the good qualites of the
Heath Milligan paint It is well
known all over the country for its dura
bility and freshness of color The fact
that it is being used on some of the
largest buildings about McCook this
season proves its reputation Woodworth
Co Druggists sell it
Gravity Does It
The water company pumps the water
up into the stand pipe at a cost below
4 cents per thousand It is distributed
to the consumers by gravity Gravity
does not cost anything so the distribut
ing is without expense From that we
see that minimum charge should be
very reasonable and not in the nature
of a fine We favor a very moderate
minimum charge
The Water Consumers League
Do Your Own Figuring
W C Shinns copper cable lightning
rod only 23c a foot points S3 apiece
Leave your orders with The McCook
Hardware Co It will save hunting
you up
T A Haley Local Agent
Indianola Nebraska
Whether Hall or Net
the man with a Sharpless cream separ
ator enjoys a stpady income and knows
he is getting the cream Sold by Mc
Cook Hardware Co
Shoe Bargains at The Model
Special prices in tan oxfords patent
oxfords gun metal oxfords gents tan
oxfords gents tan shoes They will go
quickly Call promptly
Threshermen Attention
This season we will keep in stock a
complete lino of threshermens supplies
This means a saving for you
McCook Hardware Co
Model Shoe Store Special Prices
on tan oxfords patent oxfords gun
metal oxfords gents tan oxfords gents
tan shoes A shoe opportunity for all
Notice
On and after Sunday June 30 1907
the charge for Sunday dinners will be
50 cents Commercial Hotel
Steel Roofing
at McCook Hardware Co will last and
besides it is cheap
C1IY CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Christian Bible school 10 a m
Preaching at 11 a m and 8 p m by Dr
Finch Y P S C E 7 p m S p m
Wednesday prayer meeting
Episcopal Preaching services at St
Albans church at 11 a m and 8 p m
Sunday school at 10 a m All are
welcome to these services
E R Earle Rector
Catholic Order of services Mass
8 a m Mass and sermon 1000 a m
Evening service at 8 oclock Sunday
school 230 p m Every Sunday
J J Loughran Pastor
Baptist Sunday school at 1000 a m
Preaching services at 11 a m and 8 p m
Prayer service Wednesday evening at
8 oclock Young peoples meeting at
7 p m A F Green Pastor
Christian Science Services Sun
day at 11 a m and Wednesday at 8 p
m Subject Life Meetings held in
Diamond block Room open daily from
2 to 5 p m except Sunday Science
literature on sale
Congregational Sunday School at
10 a m Christian Endeavor at 7 p m
Prayer Wednesday at 8 p m Led by
T B Campbell No preaching services
The public is cordially invited to all
these services
Geo B Hawkes Pastor
Methodist Sunday School at 10
Worship and sermon by the pastor at
11 Epworth League at 7 Sacred
concert by the University of Nebraska
Glee Club at 8 Prayer and choir meet
ing every Wednesday night Everybody
is welcome here
Buy your hammock of McConnell
Fresh potato chips always on hand
Magner Stokes
Mixed Paints Lead and Oil Glass
and Wall Paper at special prices
McMillen Druggist
No 2 Brownie enlarging cameras
Only 200 Makes a picture from your
brownie film 5 x 7 in
L W McConnell Druggist
The boy stood on the burning deck
The ship was bout to smash
He cried to cool his scorching neck
For a dish of Heavenly Hash
Try it Woodworth Co Soda Foun
tain
Rev M B Carman is enjoying a vis
it with his sister Mrs R N Gilbert and
two sons and a cousin Miss Edith Car
man of Boston They will stay about
six weeks then visit Denver and Colora
do Springs before returning Mis3 Car
man is a teacher in the public schools
of Cambridge Mass They are im
pressed with the greatness of the west
Early in the morning of June 23
Theodore D Curtis and Mrs Flora
Strode of Republican City were united
in marriage by Rev M B Carman the
ceremony being performed in the Metho
dist parsonage Mr Curtis is a travel
ing salesman for the Kerr Kilt Grocery
Co Hastings and is well known to
many McCook people
The Christian Endeavor society of the
Congregational church will meet next
Sunday at the usual hour 7 p m
Topic How Our Lives May Bo Con
secrated to Our Country This is the
regular monthly consecration meeting
Miss Santee leader A cordial invita
tion is extended to all members and
friends of the church there being no
regular church service on that evening
T
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THOUSANDS ATTEND CELEBRATION
McCook Scores One of the Greatest Successes Ever
Known in Her History
IN HER RACES AND PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION
Special Trains Bring Hundreds to the City from AH Over This
Section of the State and Red Willow County and
McCook Add Their Thousands to Total
The July races and celebration of 1907
by McCook will go in local annals as one
of tie greatest successes yet scored by
this city in its efforts to intertain the
people of southwestern Nebraska The
attendance is variously estimated but
doubtless reached 5000 or 6000 on the
Fourth of July the closing day of the
race meet
The July meeting of the McCook Driv
ing Park association opened very auspi
ciously Wednesday afternoon with a
good attendance and much enthusiasm
Following are the details of the af
ternoon
230 pace Purse S200 Sir Lucus won
in 22134 Reynolds Wright second
Josio D third Pilot Bar fourth
Free-for-all trot Purse 8300 Silver
Star won in 218 Josephine Dillon
second Big Chief third The Republican
fourth
Half mile dash running Purse S50
Black Nick won in 51 Whisky Pete
second Daisy Clark third
Three fourth dash running Purse
S75 Fred O Miller won in 122J4
Whisky Pete second Trueborn Jr
third
Four automobile events closed the
opening afternoon
Two miles A G Bump and C E
Picklum Bump winning in 425 A G
Bump and S C Beach Bump also
winning but in ragged time and style
J E Kelloy and Louis Thorgrimson
Thorgrimson won in 411J Ray Van
derhoof and H P Sutton Vanderboof
making it in 464 and winuing
Driver Peel was quite painfully
injured in an accident Wednesday after
noon but was able to drive in Thurs
days races
In the 230 trot Josephine Dillon won
three straight heats- time 228 231
232 The Christian second Lottie
Wright third Purse 8200
The free-for-all pace went to Dewey
Dillon in three straight heats time
219 222 224 Dr Porter second
Sir Lucus third Purse 300
Black Nick won tho half mile dash
running and repeat time 53 and 52J
Fred O Miller second Senator Tillman
third
Louis Thorgrimson in his own machine
took both heats of the two mile auto
race time 404 and 402 Wood driving
a steamer against time made the two
miles in 3 29
The wrestling matches on tho 3rd and
4th drew fair crowds Emil Klank was
victor on both occasions winning from
Max Millor in two straight falls time
2503 and 1150 and repeating the per
formance on M J Dwyr time 1726
and 1506 Purse on second match was
match was 1000
The formal Fourth of July exercises
were held in tho park McCooks just
prido and one of the prettiest spots in
this section of the state Tho program
was brief but worth while and greatly
enjoyed by the crowd which gathered
there
The McCook band gave a number of
splendid selections they are always en
joyed and apyreciatod
Rev M B Carman delivered tho in
vocation and read the Declaration of
Independence
Rev W J Turner of Norfolk Ne
braska formerly pastor of the McCook
Congregational church delighted the
people with his address which may
properly be described as eloquent and
able His inspiring effort of nine years
since is remembered and recalled with
pleasure by many just immediately
after the stirring news from Santiago
The exercises closed in the park with
a verso of America which was alti
tudinous Hundreds indulged them
selves in tho barbecue dinner immedi
ately after the program closed The
barbecue was served in the shade of the
park and was a feature of tho day
The ball game at this time in the base
ball park attracted many lovers of the
national sport It was a five inning
game and the visitors did not score
until the last inning when they made
one run The tally sheet showed 12
scores for McCook
In the evening the crowd gathered
in the city park to hear another con
cert by the McCook band after which
the multitude repaired to Main avenue
in the neighborhood of the court house
to witness the fireworks which con
cluded the entertainment of the day
Wednesday forenoons game was be
tween McCook and Trenton McCook
winning by 9 to 2 the visitors not cross
ing the home plate until the last
inning
Dont Forget
to call at my new location for reading
matter stationery post cards souvenirs
candy gum fresh roasted peanuts
cigars tobacco pipes base ball goods
toys etc Barney Hofer
McCook News Depot
Water Meters
We have on hand a supply of approv
ed water meters which we will instal
promptly on application Under Wood
worth drug store Phone 1S2
Middleton Ruby
Special Prices at Model
Shoe store on tan oxfords patent
oxfords gunmetal oxfords gents tan
oxfords gents tan shoes Gel a bar
gain
The Last Word On Perfumes
Thelma
an odor of memories and hopes
L W McConnell Druggist
Protect Your Horse
with 5A fly nets blankets and sheets
At McCook Hardware Co
For Sale
Residence S06 Madison street Bar
gain Inquire of FW Bosworth owner
Dam Hay Tools
at McCook Hardware Co save time and
money
Office supplies at the Tribune office
McConnelPs
Fragrant
the skin like velvet
25c
Lotion makes
John R Burke has purchased Zint
Zints news stand and confectionery
Dr J A Gunn physician and sur
geon is now opening an office in the
Walsh block
More price doesnt signify more value
Its not the price but the quality at the
price that makes our reputation
L W McConnell Druggist
rib
McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING JULY 5 1907
Two Farms ior Sale
No 1 East 27 2 30 320acros270
acres of which are smooth 150 acres in
cultivation 2 acres of ash grove 150
acres in pasture A 4 room frame
house Btablo 16x40 well windmill cis
tern and tank One mile to school
eight miles to McCook Good roads to
and a fine view of city 140 acres in
winter wheat one third of crop goes
with farm Price 6400 Reasonable
terms
No 2 Southwest i 8-1-29 9 miles
to McCook iy miles to Cedar Bluffs
158 acres smooth 30 acres in wheat 20
acres in barley and corn one third of
crop goes with farm This is a very fine
quarter nicely located Prico 3200
Terms reasonable
These are exceptional bargains and
tho prices quoted will not hold good after
June 20 Write mo phone me or como
and seo me I will show tho land
I M Smith Owner
McCook Nebr
The Probable Income
Of the three hundred and forty million
gallons pumped by the water company
last year tho railroad company took
21 percent The remaining two hundred
sixty eight million gallons were taken by
the people of McCook They paid 14
000 for tho same or 54 cents per thous
and gallons Now ten cents per gallon
for tho two hundred sixty eight mil
lion gallons would bo 26800 So
you see the railroad company would
never bo missed only that 1233
would be saved on coal thus adding
9550 to the companys dividouds mak
ing them over 14000 Fifteen cents per
thousand gallons would put another
clear 13000 on top of that Will you
stand for that
The Water Consumers League
Dog Tax
Owners of dogs in tho city of McCook
will take notice that tho dog tax must
bo paid on or before June 20 1907
All dogs on which the tax has not been
paid in accordance with the ordinance
will be destroyed Tho tax should be
paid to the City Treasurer 200 for
tho male and 300 for each female
Owners are cautioned to see that
licensed dogs are provided with a col
lar and tag in accordance with the or
dinance to prevent their being taken
and destroyed Dated Juno 12 1907
J R Pence
Chief of Police
Cost of Pumping Water
The raiiroad company operates about
forty pumping stations on tho western
division The cost of pumping a thou
sand thousandjis 2 cents and six mills
half of which is for coal and half for labor
Pumping water into a stand pipe is one
of the simplest things known to mech
anics Four cents will cover tho cost
liberally and yet the water company
wants 30c establishedas the compulsory
price Ten cents per thousand passes
any ordinary commercial profit
THa Water Consumers League
A Hayrack Ride
Tho young people of the Christian
Endeavor society of the Congregational
church and a few invited friends in
dulged in a hayrack ride last Friday
evening tho home of G F Randel be
ing their objective point Games music
readings recitations social conversa
tion and refreshments all contributed to
a very enjoyable evening Mrs G B
Hawkes acted as chaperon
For Trade
Good nine room house electric lights
bath furnace all in good repair good
barn large grounds lawn and shade
close in town of 2000 Hebron Nebras
ka Price 320000 Will exchange
for land in Hitchcock county up to
650000 and pay difference 7-5-213
I J Brinegar
Hebron Nebr
Important Notice
Tonight Friday there will be an im
portant meeting of the Water Consum
ers League in the city hall The com
mittee on rates wiil report with recom
mendations
G E Thompson Prest
L H Lindemann Secy
Pure Flavoring Extracts
We make our own Lemon and Vanilla
extracts guaranteed pure and much
stronger than the ordinary extracts
Try them A McMillen Druggist
Shavers
A good talcum powder is a necessity
Its By Lo 25c
L W McConnell Druggist
Four Hogs
can drink at once from the Hawkeye
hog water Sold by McCook Hardware
Co
Fishing Tackle
Well do everything for you but catch
the fish
L W McConnell Druggist
Ofcf
BIXLER OPERA HOUSE
Saturday July 0
900 p m
Ht
NEBRASKA
CONCERT
COMPANY
boing a part of tho
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
GLEE CLUB
Treat of tho Summer
Rosorved seats now on sale at
McConnolls drug store Single
admissions 75 aud 50 cents
McCook Junior Normal
School Auspices
The compnny will also give a
program of sacred music at tho
Methodist church Sunday even
ing at 8 p m at a union service
to which all worshippors aro cor
dially invited
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NUMBER 6
MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
McConnell for drugs
Base ball goods at Hofors
Everything in drugs McConnoll
Hammocks at McMillons Drug Store
McConnells Fragrant Lotion cures
chaps
Prompt service in draying secured by
calling up phone 199
Try McMillons Blackberry Balsam
for summer complaints
Dr Kays office is now ono door north
of Commercial hotel Phono 97
Try Magner Stokes for fresh
salt meats fruit and vegetables
and
Thoy do say Woodworth Co maku
the best ice cream soda in the town
The Tribune is now prepared to do
your job printing of all kinds promptly
Dr J A Gunn physician and sur
geon is now opening an office in tho
Walsh block
Let us supply you with your
kitchen
drugs spices flavors etc
L W McConnell Druggist
Magner Stokes can supply you
with Heinz double strength pure cider
vinegar In quart bottles
Get a quart bottle of Heinz pure malt
vinegar a puro food product at
Magner Stokes
Steve Wilson has added a splendid
two seated automobile to his livery barn
equipment Try it
If you want it done right and right
away call up phone 199 R M Dougla33
Co office in Bump building
If it is from Marshs its the best ob
tainable Anything and everything per
taining to the meat market business
R M Douglass it Co will give you
prompt and efficient service Phone 199
Office in Bump real estate office lower
Main
The only place in town where you
can get the famous Three Star Cof
fee is at Magner Stokes market and
grocery
We carry a full line of veterinary speci
fics for all diseases of cattle horsP3
sheep etc
L W McConnell Druggist
R M Douglass Co draying in al
its branches Call up phono 199 Call
at office in Bump building lower Main
avenue
Wall paper that will please you
Large stock New designs Dont buy
until you have seen them price is right
L W McConnell Druggist
Cameras all kinds films and plate
none better made Our supplies art
always fresh and give the best results
Woodworth Co Druggists
Our spring shipment of burnt leather
goods has arrived Call and see what
we have
Barney Hofer
McCook News Depot
Our ice cream is all cream our
syrups are made from the pure fruit
juices our ice cream soda pleases the
most delicate taste
Woodworth Co Druggist
Use McCook souvenir letters in writ
ing to your friends Something new
just received at BHofers headquarters
for souvenirs stationery and reading
matter of all kinds
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