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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (April 3, 1908)
f i 1 J i v r il 9 w II I II In this space you will see an announcement which can not fail to interest you if you have an eye to buying upto theminute merchandise at moderate prices Remember this foreword and refer here in The Tribunes next issue for corrobora tion as we will hav some very special offer ings which will claim your inspection and ex ert a meritorious pull on your careful pocketbook J H Qrannis MMMB M M The McCook Tribune One Dollar Per Year wgMI m n Suggestions for Painting I 4 DONT paint during wet or frosty weather DONT expect good results when you paint wet sappy or pitchy lumber DONT fail to shellac all knots sappy and pitch spots DONT be afraid to use PURE linseed oil liberally in priming coat DONT thin with or add anything but PURE linseed oil except in the following cases On old work where the sur face is in fair condition smooth and hard use enough turpentine on under coats to cut the gloss During cold weather when any paint is liable to crawl add a little turpentine to under coats Nothing should be add ed to the last coat - DONT spread paint too thickly as it will surely check and blister if not well brushed out - DONT apply less than three coats on new work Two are not ficient DONT hurry Allow plenty of time for each coat to dry well be fore applying the next coat DONT use anything but Hughes Crescent Cottage Paint WHICH IS SOLD IN McCOOK BY H P Waite Co No 0 12 II No 1 it Time Card McCook Neb M WN LINK JAhT DKIMHT CoiitralTiiiio ArriMs uiriiuiAi ii ni No 175 arrives Mountain Time No 17iiltiirtH gzii Um1 iotr r m oo a m ir a m 912 I m main link wkst ijiiaut MoiiutniiiTimu 0W A M 1112 i M 8S0 r M 1025 a M 8rO a m rTt I M 45 A M I SlocpiiiK limine ami reclining chair cars seats fn o on tliroiiuh train Ticket soli anil Imkkhcu checked to anj point in the United Stutsor aiuidii For infonnatioii timo tallies maps antl lifk t call on or wntn li E loo AuiMit Mel ook Nebraska or L V WakiIoy Oonoral Pibden Kr At wit Omalia Nebraska BAILROAD NEWS ITEMS Conductor A L Knowland lias been adding to the comforts and coin eniences of his homo 1 S P WeoKs is now engineer of maintenance of way instead of engineer of the lines west Three or four stock trains and a green fruit special helped to ginger tilings up a little on the division this week Engineer IJlees has been assigned to McCook lloldrego run and will make his homo in lloldrege moving there from Ovfjrd Evtra gent Paul Jones now at Hloomington and Miss Licile 13 Ough of Benkelman wero married at Bloom ington March 22nd Trainmaster V M Weidonhamer had the pleasure of entertaining his brother Fred Tuesd iv The latter is now super intendent on an eastern road Fred Irwin of Pittsburg Kansas has been visiting old times friends ac quaintances and scenes this week lie formerly was employed in the Burling ton blacksmith shop hero Conductor Martin and Engineer Scott ran into the small end of the sixteen hour law at Indianola last Sunday evening and were compelled to tie up there Another crew was sent down to bring them in The telegraph office at Hastings depot has been closed from 7 a m to 7 p m and the yard office from 7 p m tn 7 i m effect ive last Sunday Thus the 9 hour operators law is gracefully sidestepped and two less men are em ployed there than formerly There is some talk that the Rock Is land will lease the Oberlin branch of the Burlington If it proves to bo true it would indicato that this company still contemplates straightening their through line to Denver Bloomington Advocate Two carloads of Italians arrived in the city Monday night and on Wednes day April 1ft were started to work on the section under the Jurisdiction of Roadmaster Rosander on the west end More workmen of that same nationality are expected and the work of track-repairing will be pushed with the usual spring vigor Trainmaster McKenna returned to the passenger service this week mak ing his initial trip on No GTuesday evening Those effected by the change are Foley who gets 13 and 14 King goes on 2 and 3 Miller gets 15 and 16 Oxford to Red Cloud Brown to the Oberlin line Line and Beale to the St Francis branch and Quigley and Hack et to freight service Quigley will re turn to McCook and Hackett to Denver An Outgrown Water Plant That the old water plant is altogether out grown in all respects scarcely needs to be stated to McCook voters It was originally installed simply to enable the Lincoln Land Company to sell the town lots Having accomplished that object and realizing that the plant was out grown and worn out and not wishing to follow the water business further the company sold out the plant to the pres ent owners The largest pipe on any street is six inches Part of Main street is only four inches and part of it only three inches Theres nuthmg but three inch pipe on the whole length of McDowell street whole of Monmouth street the whole of Melvin street and the whole of Manhattan street seven Chester nave only mree uicu pmt U1 Marshall street only three inch five blocks of Madison street only three- inch the whole of Monroe street ex cept one block has only three inch The largest business building in town The Palmer hotel has no water main within two blocks of it larger than three inches The whole of West McCooks water supply for houses lawns and fire pro tection is carried in a little three inch nine clear from the railroad depot That is 3000 feet before the first house in West McCook is reached with a stream of water only one inch larger than a fire hose Such service is totally inadequate from every stand point The owners of such property as the three story Palmer hotel are entitled to better fira nrntPftinn from the city Fire in surance rates will be lower when the new city plant goes in with ample mains not only for present population but lor the expected growth of the future Everything in McCook has expanded except the water plant Perhaps it would too but it cant It isnt built that way Voters vote for a larger McCook in every way Vote for the bonds and for Meeker for city engineer The Water Consumers League Railroad Men Attention Please The rumor is abroad loday and at tnbutcd to its most plausible source the watt r com pan that the railroad officials will mh to it that every cin ploc casts his vote against tin bonds We do not believe the rumor for the following reasons 1st The railroad companies are studiously avoiding any and all disagreements with the people thanks to the wholesome presence of the T R biir stick This is also evi dent from their general instructions to j their officials to keep hands otf from local concerns 2nd The railroad com pany has no imjiortant interest to be affected by the voting or bonds by the City or McCook as they pay only per cent of the taxes raised in the city Their interest in that way is very small 3rd The water company has attempted so brazenly to rob everybody that it is impossible to believe that the railroad company could sympathize with them in their etlorts to defeat the bonds The railroad broke awav and built their own waterplant to avoid being raised fromc to Uc per 1000 gallons Can they blame us for defending oflrselves against a raise of more than 20c per 1000 gallons We dont believe they do Jth e dont believe the rumor because it is several years too late in this Tree nation jiosacssed of its secret Australian ballot ntem to attempt to coerce a free votet who casts his ballot in perfect secrecy and freedom Therefore on all accounts we reject the rumor and whether it be true or not we rely upon the manhood of free American citizens to record their free and un trammeled will at the polls next Tuesday in behalf of the bonds and for Meeker for cit engineer Thk Watei Consumiks Lkacti A Smooth Play Expos d Vl wiitnr Inmnanvq ehestuuls are pretty badly in the fire and in its elforts to have them pulled out it has sought to alarm the saloon men over the com ing election and to make them believe that their interests lie with the water company It is time to say a word on this subject right out in meeting The Water Consumers League is it is made up of people favoring both the citv tickets It has no interest in the campaign except for the oonds and of course for the election of a city engineer who would build a plant if bonds are voted and that is C II Meek er and not Charlie Kelley As to the rest of the two tickets the Water Con sumers League is not concerned There fore it is in an impartial position and can help all parties by stating that it has been understood and agreed by all sides chat there should be no saloon fight Therefore the effort of the wat er people to stir up the saloon men against the bonds has nothing to go on but the very apparent needs of the water company to divide the people by some subterfuge or deception as upon the water question alone there can scarcely be said to be two sides We trust this non partisan statement of the case will make it easy for all parties to vote for the bonds and for Meeker for engineer Water Consumers League Garden seed in bulk lawn j j grass flour and feed Call on j i DIOCKS On lULTiiriiiuu ancou uu three inch pipe five blocks on - I- t C J Ryan j iaai Murder and Suicide Mrs Matilda Nelson of Holdrege and nine-year-old son were run over by train 12 last Friday morning and both in stantly killed the tragedy occurring about four miles west of Holdrege Tbev were walking on the track and as the train approached the mother caught and held the struggling boy until they -were struck down by the lo comotive and perished under the wheels It is believed the unfortunate woman was insane from domestic and financial worry the family being in straitened circumstances and their small amount of property being mortgaged by the hus band who with a daughter had left Sunday for California to visit his aged mother who had expressed a desire to see her son before she died The woman and son were walking to Atlanta J N Hyder of Lincoln was the en gineer driving the train Conductor S E Harveys new home opposite the Catholic church is now coming on nicely G L Burney has purchased the Mrs Sarah McCarl dwelling just south of the family residence Claude Corey has begun the erection of a modem and cosy home in the northeast part of town A new baby grand Mathushek piano was installed in the high school assem bly last Friday Scott has strawberries Fone 30 Let Us Show You our Wall Paper before you make your purchase A McMillen Druggist APPLICATION FOR LICENSE McCook Nebraska April 3 1908 Notice i hereby Riven that Mitchell Brothers a firm composed of J H Mitchell and d L Mitchell have filed in the city clerks office their bond and petition for a license to sell malt spirituous and vinous Jujuors in the building on lots 1 and 2 block 21 in the Second ward of the city of McCook from May 1 1908 to April 30 1909 Mitcheul Brothers Applicants It 5 less work to buv clothes TethdjrpA r M nm nnVt 1 Cofngfcr lJoJ bv Ifle cMnbitnf Oftbics Co Chit r J 1 f K vf If you dort efcre to do II of tli drudgery of getti9 clothes rnade you will flgd If you conje to us tlxt you cfcQ get every gfcrnjeijt you 9eed II redy ndide tlt will fit you fit is just s 9ecessry s nykterlsd AW redy nde grrnetyts doit fit tlpe sxrre Wle9 you buy get tle tailored dd 90t dropped out injittaioi iee low dpesply we c9 sell you grnjeijts JI ready to put 09 pri9g Jackets 517 5 kid up Dress Skirts beauties 50 0 750 e9d 1000 Let us sve you tt dress trouble You will be pleased witl tle qualities 9d prices of our iunner underwear C L DeGROFF CO vvwvw Look If you want a Side Walk Curb Stone or Cement Work of any kind see H N Rosebush Successor to Rosebush Northrup PHONE RED 1 96 White House Grocery r New Library Post Cards at The Tribune Office Strawberries Radishes Lettuce Celery Beets Onions Tomatoes j Cucumbers Ask Scott About It Fone 30