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Taft enrried Ohio by a large majority
but tho Democrats scooped the govern
orship
The only fact that can at all reconcile
Red Willow county Republicans to the
measly little majority Congressman
Norris received in his home county is
the measlier vote of Furnas county his
former home for years Both of them
ought tc do penance
Nebraskas congressional delegation
was bard bit in the landslide of Tues
day Congressman Norris of the Fifth
Congress Hinshaw of the Fourth Con
gressman Kinkaid of the Sixth of the
delegation of six escaped and they by
narrow margins
Among the notable Republican con
gressmen who fell by the wayside in
Tuesdays battle are C B Landis and
Jesse Overstreet both of Iudiana and
Hepburn of Iowa Of the 391 congress
men 205 are Republicans 168 Demo
crats with 18 districts to heHr from
While the re election of Congressman
Norris by even a meager majority is a
matter of supreme satisfaction to many
citizens of McCook of Red Willow
county and of the Fifth district yet
this pleasure has a distinct tinge of
humiliation and regret that McCook and
Red Willow county should not have
made his majority in his home county
at least 500
The defeat of Governor Sheldon is
to be most sincerely deplored and re
gretted Not as some would style it a
calamity for no man is so essential to
the state as that his absence can
become so real and his loss so damaging
but nevertheless a loss a step back
ward Governor Sheldon has stood for
clean business like anti grafting art
ministration of the states affairs His
record is fair and clean and able his
ideals progressive and high To serve
the best and truest interests of the
collective people has been his aim and
ambition his goal That he has
succeeded the books will show No one
can gainsay the facts His administra
tion is a creditable epoch in Nebraskas
history Not a modern Daniel come
to judgment but a sane safe whole
some young American who has per
formed well his part He deserved
better at the bands of the people of
Nebraska Precedent and fairness and
fact should have made his re election by
a generous majority There is absolute
ly no valid reason or excuse for his de
feat by the people whom he served with
conscientious fidelity or by corporate
interests who have been justly and fairly
dealt with
COURT H0DSE NEWS
COUNTY COURT
Licenses to marry issued by the coun
ty judge since our last report
B H Hawkins 28 Ida Wilhelm 19
both of McCook
Edward B Bower 23 Ellen M
Rankin 38 both of McCook
Ernest K Hamilton 23 Culbertson
Neb Artie Sylvia Beebe 17 St Ann
Neb Married October 31st by County
Judge J C Moore
Social Postponed
The Ep worth League informal social
announced for Friday night November
6th has been postponed until further
notice
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TAFT BY OVERWHELMING VOTE
W J Bryan Is a Third Time Defeated for the Presidency
in a Most Decisive Vote
NEBRASKA HOWEVER DROPS OUT OF THE glNE
Bryan Carries the State and the Democrats Elect Practically All Their
State Ticket Secure the Legislature and Three
Out of the Six Congressmen
While all Nebraska Republican are rejoicing over the over
whelming and triumphant election of Taft to the presidency the
loss of Nebraska while feared is nevertheless an unexpectedly
severe blow involving practically everything state ticket legislat
ure three congressmen all going down in the Bryan landslide
Gammill state senator carried Red Willow county and is
elected Moore representative is also elected together with the
commissioner Lofton Reeder is defeated by Dodge and Kelley
by Barber
Both constitutional amendments carried almost unanimously
Returns are coming in slowly from
the northwestern part of the state but
those received cut down the lead of the
Democrats on president and to a less
extent on governor Eighty one count
ies on president with only a few of these
abort a precinct or two give Taft 118
G99 and Bryan J21080 a total lead of
2381 The same counties eight years
ago gHve McKinley 115447 and Bryan
107153 The remaining counties are in
the northwest or the west and are small
counties It is expected that they will
cut down the lead now shown a trifle so
that Bryan may not finish with more
than2f00 majority in the state On
governor seventy eight counties give
Shallenberger a lead of 7661 over Shel
don His vote is 1175 13 and that of
Sheldon is 109882 Two years ago
Sheldon received in these counties 86
175 and Shallenbeiger 76395 Sheldon
is just about holding his own in the
short grass country
With six counties still to be beard
from it seems that Kinkaid is going to
win from Westover These counties
not yetjreported wero so strong repub
lican two years ago that they gave Kin
kaid 656 majority At present the totals
of the two men are 17656 for Kinkaid
and 17312 for Westover If Kinkaid
can break even in these counties where
he had such a majority before ho will
win In the Fourth Hinshaw has a
safe margin with about 700 votes
as he estimated on Wednesday evening
In the third Latta wins by 155C In
the Second Hitchcock gets away with
2115 majority the heaviest majority
in any district In the First Maguire
still stands with a safe majority The
legislative ticket is fully two thirds
democratic Peter Mortonsen who was
running for the legislature in Valley
county was beaten by his democratic
opponent
NORRIS REELECTED
Majority Will be Small but Claimed to be Sufficient
to Return the Congressman
OFFICIAL COUNT IS REQUIRED
To Determine Jusl How ManyAll the Counties but Adams Have
Been Heard FromCount There Now In Progress
As The Tribune eroes to press this afternoon the result
in
the Fifth congressional district is still up in the air At Republican
congressional headquarters in this city the reelection of Congress
man Norris of our city is confidently claimed by a small but safe
majority Official returns are lacking from Adams county The
canvass in that county is now progressing
A Protest from Hayes Center to McCook
Prom time to time McCook has ac
quired numbers from among our first
and best citizens whom she now holds
within her limits as most valued and es
teemed compatriots and fellow towns
men Forever boasting her superior ad
vantages without so much as a friendly
nod of recognition or a polite By your
leave she has now absorbed our oldest
settler of them all Mr Charles Bailey
Before Hayes Center was or any of
us old timers had performed the long
journey to this land of promise from our
far eastern homes Mr Bailey WAS
When Hayes county was organized
finding Mr Bailey already upon the
ground he was duly elected to the high
est office an honor to which he did not
at that time aspire and for which he did
not qualify Another was appointed
upon Mr Baileys refusing occupancy
of the office However as time pro
gressed and the infant county grew more
strong and wealthy Mr Bailey served
with commendable prudence in the
capacity of sheriff and of county clerk
By enterprising thrift Mr Bailey has
accumulated a fortune owning thous
ands of acres of the most choice of
Hayes countys prolific soil fine farm
buildings and acres of alfalfa Add to
these one of the best residences in town
an automobile and a comfortable bank
account and you have an example of
what Hayes county can and will do for
an individual of tbe right sort nor will
you wonder that we rebel and yield with
reluctance and protest our prior claim
upon Mr and Mrs Bailey to McCook
When tbe nearness of their departure
was mentioned by Mrs Bailey to some
of her intimates these friends craved
permission to invite a company of old
timers for a last meal and visit at her
Hayes Center home Mrs Bailey noth
ing loth gave ready assent The before
mentioned friends made baste to notify
a company of ladies that they were to
dine with Mr and Mrs Bailey on Fri
day The guests were chosen from the
households of old timers all gentlemen
excluded except R E Counce Ladies
and babies were whom Mrs Bailey en
tertained at a most sumptuous banquet
at high noon on last Friday
Mr and Mrs Bailey have upon nu
merous occasions proven themselves
most hospitable and handsome enter
tainers but this parting feast was the
crowning glory of them all A huge
turkey done to brown juicy crispness
crowned the board Cranberries dress
ing and gravy O my Vegetables del
icacies sweets and condiments of which
none knoweth the names and prepara
tion thereof unless highly skilled in
culinary art
All that numerous company chatted
gaily and laughed merrily and tried to
cheat themselves into having a good
time but with all the feasting and
mirth an undercurrent of sadness pre
vailed and like Banquos ghost would
not down The innocent jest the
merry quip or witty sally often arrested
the smile on tbe lips of one while an
other with suspicious moisture of eyes
spoke the oft repeated words And now
Baileys are going away
Prompted by kindly regard for Mrs
Bailey the ladies made purchase of and
presented her with a valuable memento
which was accepted with thanks and
protestations of being forever treasured
more lovingly for the clustering happy
memories enfolded than for intrinsic
worth and beauty
We give them Godspeed and wish
them in their newly acquired home a
continuation of the success and popular
ity that was so deservedly theirs in the
mrny years tkey have been with us
Communicated
MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
Rev B L Webbers father is a guest
in the home here
J A Lafferty was over from Dan
bury on business yesterday
Jud Babcock of Cambridge was a
city visitor last Saturday
Mrs T B Campbell has been a Den
ver visitor part of the week
P E Eeeder county attorney went
in to Omaha last night on business
C E Cone is up from Kansas City on
business and to visit relatives and
friends
A E Allen of Danbury delivered the
Missouri Ridge returns Wednesday
morning
Mrs W A Mitchell went down to
Lincoln last Saturday night to spend
a week or two with the family
Mrs Simpson Finnell of Hamburg
Iowa is visiting her sister Mrs James
Stokes arriving Wednesday night
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These are not thrown together factory made hats but all the production of our own
workroom and mostly copies of imported patterns and expensive models all strictly hand
made Ladies right now is your grand opportunity to obtain a hat at a ridiculously
low figure
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500 to 700 375 to 450 150 to 250 675 to S 50 925 to 1100
HATS HATS HATS HATS HATS
3398 298 98c 498 675
750 to 900 1150 toi5 00 1800 to 2100 2100 to 2800 950 to 1050
HATS HATS HATS HATS HATS
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WE ARE ALSO CARRYING A
COMPLETE LINE OF HAIR GOODS
iss Anderson McCook I
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Miss Lizzie McAdams is home
visit to the family
Mrs William Suess who has been
visiting her son Lewis returned to
Crete end of week
Mrs C D Ritchie enjoyed a short
visit from her father Mr LeGore of
Lincoln Saturday Sunday last
Henry McKean and J II Huntwork
both of Bartley brought in the East
Valley returns Wednesday morning
Mrs W H Allen of Indianola has
been spending part of the week with her
daughter Mrs Ed Jeffries East Me
CooK
C J Ryan is home from the sani
tarium for the week to return again
Sunday night He is sadly afilicted
with a severe nerve trouble
Driver Hamilton of DeGroffs and
Driver Shirley of Scotts delivery wa
gon service departed the city Monday
night for the land of somewhere
Dan OBrien is here from Colorado
and on the 15th will don Uncle Sams
pretty gray uniform for city carriers and
deliver on one of the three routes within
the city
Roy GoHEENand Jacob Rost two
young men who have been working for
J I Lee departed on Monday night for
the west expecting to see the coast and
Northwest
Mr and Mrs C R Woodwouth re
turned Sunday night from their ab
sence of a few weeks at his home in
Ohio he looking much benefited by the
visit and vacation from business
J R McCarl chairman Republican
congressional committee went down to
Hastings last night to secure the re
turns for Congressman Xorris from
Adams county they being necessary in
determining the result
E M and B H Stewart enjoyed a
brief visit close of last week from their
brother J T O Stewart of Omaha
who was in the city attending the farm
ers institute in the interests of the cern
exposition at Omaba next month
Mr and Mrs S D Bolles of Box
Elder are profiting by a little laxity on
the part of Saint Peter who allowed a
little nine pound cherub to wander be
yond the celestial precincts last Friday
evening Mother and babe are with her
mother Mrs Margaret Oyster on north
Main
W T Coleman of Seattle Washing
ton who has been hobnobbing with the
plutocrats of the effete east for the past
few months to consummate a large
financial matter spent a few hours in
the city last Friday morning on his
way home to Seattle and gave us an in
spiriting breeze as fresh as a Coney
Island zephyr
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At my farm 5 miles northwest of Lebanon in Missouri Ridge
precinct Sale to commence at 1000 oclock a m
Tuesday November 1008
I will offer my farm of 1G0 114 acres into wheat all smooth G acres rye
rest in pasture land all level good hog lot -4 room house closet buttery
outside porch good garden and young orchard fenced chicken tight barn
38x36 good corn shed good windmill and cistern This is one of the best
improved farms in Missouri Ridge precinct 5 miles from Lebanon 4 miles
south of German Luthern church mile from school Telephone in
house Indianola R F D No 3 by door
Steam Threshing Outfit
I will also sell my steam threrhing outfit Reeves 13 horse compound
engine N W separator with Woods self feeder and blower water tank
and wagon all in good repair
Machinery
One new Deering Binder S foot
One McCormick mower 3 foot
One new Deering hay rake 10 ft
One new John Deere lister
One John Deere riding cultivator
Two tongue weed cutters
Four4 section steel harrows
One Grand Detour gang plow 2
plows
Two 16 inch walking plows
One Superior press drill
One VanBrunt disc drill
One hoe drill
One DeLavel cream separator
700 pounds per hour
Two bay racks
Horses
One Norman stallion 9 years old
weight 1400 lbs good colt getter
One sorrel horse 11 jears old
weight lloO lbs
One sorrel horse
weight 1100 lbs
One black mare
years old
Three young colts
S years old
with foal 9
Miscellaneous
Household goods
Some cane hay
Other articles too numerouss to
mention
FREE LUNCH AT NOON
TERMS All sums of 10 and under cash On all sums
over that amount a credit of 10 months time will be given
purchaser giving note with approved
security bearing 8 per
cent interest from date 5 per cent discount for cash on all
sums over 10 No property to be removed until settled for
EMU PFALZGRAF
FRED WIGGINS Auctioneer E E DEV0E Clerk
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