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The Successful
Farmer
of today who does not possess
u bank account is an excep
tion
To no one is a checking ac
count more of a luxury It
solves the problem of always
having his money at hand of
making exact change and re
ceiving a receipt in return for
tho monoy paid
Some men oven to this day
persist in carrying a roll of
currency on their persons
they aro the ones wo usually
read of in the papers as hav
ing been hold up and rob
bed
A bank account is the best
burglary insurance you can
have
This bank wants your
ness wo will appreciate it
we prove it
The
First
National
Bank of Mccook
By F M KIMMELL
Largest Circulation in Red Willow Co
Subscription 1 a Year in Advance
C V Pool the Tecumseh editor
was made speaker of tho house on the
organization of the legislature Monday
which is an anti county option victory
Fool has the name of being a shrewd
politician and a presiding officer of good
ability II C Richmond another
democratic editor and candidate for
chief clerk of the house was defeated
by Cone for that position And now
the democratic legislature of Nebraska
is off The result of the running ho
can prophesy
Francis J Heney the courageous
prosecuter of the infamous San Francis
co graft cases fairly dazed the Philadel
phia City club last Saturday at their
Long Table luncheon by stating that
while AbaBuef of much bad odor of
San Francisco was the apparent boss of
ill fame in that city chat in reality he
was at least three removed from the
actual culprit whom he claimed resided
In New YorK city Among other state
ments made by lleney is this one which
has caused a furore in the east not so
much perhaps for its truthfulness or
lack of that quality as for its over
whelming audacity
Iu this unholy alliance the boss was
the connecting link but be was simply
the agent of the real boss the big
business mau who wanted to exploit
tho public service corporation The
political boss waB really the small
duck iu the pond Behind him was
the public service corporation and the
Southern Pacific Railroad
According to my deduction the
head of the legal department of the
Southern Pacific Railroad W E Her
rin was the boss behind the apparent
boss But I am convinced that Her
rin was after all the tool of the actual
boss Harriman
Live Stock and Agriculture
The secret of successful farming will
be found in live stock said Mr James
J Hill the railroad magnate of the
Northwest a few weeks ago
farmers must learn how to farm
Our
Every
year they are robbing the soil taking
away and putting nothing back Every
year the crops grow smaller under that
kind of farming The only redemption
is to feed as much of the products as
possible to live stock and return the
manure to the land The farmers of
other countries know more than we do
They have been farming for thousands
of years and their lands are richer today
than ever We must learn how to
breed and feed live stock that is the
secret Establish stock shows and the
whole country should be interested in
such events
In 1950 the population of the
United States will be 200000000 It
will take the products of all our agri
cultural lands to feed us and if we de
stroy the producing power of our lands
instead of building it up we will starve
The future of the country depends upon
agriculture The only successful agri
culture is that built upon live stock as
a foundation
Mr Hill is right but already the
people are waking up and the interest
in live stock is evidenced by the growth
of such live stock expositions as the
National Show st Denver which opens
its Fourth ocifii event in the new
Ampfittheatreoa January 18th
CHERRY COUGH
cures coughs and colds
The most phenomenal sale of muslin underwear over inaugurated
in Westora Nebraska at Clapps next week Dont miss it
MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
Dill pickles at tho White House
Buckwheat at tho White House
Picture framing The Ideal Store
Dill pickles at tho White House
Everything in drugs McConnell
Buckwheat at the White House
Use McMillans Cough Cure 25c
McMillens Cold Cure will break up
your cold
Fall and winter caps for men and boys
at Rozell Bargers
Fresh vegetables on Wednesdays and
Saturdays at the White House
Get tho habit go to Rozell Barger
for your clothing and furnishings
Try our crackers in tin boxes You will
never use any other HUBER
We have fresh lettuce and celery every
Wednesday and Saturday HUBER
Fresh vegetables on Wednesdays and
Saturdays at the White Houso
With tho new camera use our photo
supplies if you wish the best results
L W McConnell Druggist
It you want a good pickle in sweet sour
or mixed we have them a quart jar full
for 25 cents HUBER
We have a full line of California Canned
Goods in both the Advo and J M brands
Nothing superior HUBER
We are now agents for the Famous Car
hartt Overalls and Jackets atso for their
Gloves and Caps HUBER
Boys 200 Knee Pant Suits for 139
in The Thompson D G Cos clearing
sale
Patronize home industry by smoking
Commercial Club 10 cent cigar and
tho Smoke 5 cent cigar
Have you commenced tho new year
right Mr Business Man by making a
liberal appiopriation for advertising
your business during 1909
Childrens 25c Union Suits for 19c
in The Thompson D G Cos clearing
sale
If you wish to do honiH mid winter
wall papering we have some bargains in
paper for you
I W McConnell Druggist
Mens 125 Woolen Shirts for 89c
in The Thompson D G Cos clearing
sale
For breakfast we have buckwheat Ral
ston and Advo pancake flours and maple
syrup and mapleine to go with them
HUBER
Babies Wool Hose for 9c
in The Thompson D G Co s clearing
sale
Big Fire at Arapahoe
One of Arapahoes best business
blocks was destroyed by fire last Satur
day morning with a loss of 2500000
and insurance of about one third of that
amount Four two story buildings apd
three stocks of merchandise were
burned
The Erxil Hartman building recently
purchased from the McKenna estate is
a total loss It was valued at 85000 and
insured for 3000
Henry Puis building was a total loss
with insurance at 81800
A R Sailer building -was a total Joss
It was insured for 1500
The Mrs D P Clark building was a
total loss
The E F Pence building was torn
down This was insured Jor 600
The Puis building was occupied by
John Olson as a meat market and it
was almost a total loss
One of the regietable losses among
the Arapaboeites was a carload of beer
which was stored in the basement of the
Pence building which was a total logs
with 500 insurance
3 The Sailer building was occupied by
Metzner Grocery company which carried
1800 insurance and is a total loss
The Clark building was occupied by
V E Sherburne with a stock of ladies
furnishings and fancy china which was
a total loss She carried a 3500 stock
and only 900 insurance
85 Fine Wool Blankets for 599
in The Thompson D G Cos clearing
sale
Fresh vegetables on Wednesdays and
Saturdays at the White House
Mens 200 Corduroy Shirts for 129
in The Thompson D G Cos clearing
sale
It is not good form to have coughs
McConnells Balsam stops them
Ladies 125 Woolen Underwear for 89c
at The Thompson D G Cos clearing
sale
The news comes from North Platte
that Mr and Mrs Teddy Cain are par
ents of a fine 9 pound boy born Decem
ber 30th
RURAL FREE DELIVERY NO 1
John Breitlings daughter is among
the ailing ones
J I Lee commenced putting up ice
Thursday the 7th It is over eight in
ches thick clear and firm in quality
Mrs I N McDougal who has been
seriously ill with rheumatism has been
moved to her new home in West Mc
Cook after having spent a week with
her sister Mrs J I JJee Mrs McDou
gal is improving some at present
E E Rogers is back from Texas He
is preparing for a sale on Jan 20th
The finest assortment of muslin underwear ever shown in McCook
goes on sale Monday morning January 11 Great bargains Be there
H C Clapp Dry Goods
J R Deane of Broken Bow has been
appointed to the state supreme bench to
fill vacancy caused b the resignation of
John J Sullivan of Columbus Judge
Daane is a graduate of Ann Arbor
Fresh vegeiibles on Wednesdays and
Saturdays at the White House
in Flanders Louis Van Berghem dis
A CLASH WITH TURNER
Retort of the Print Seller Who Longed
to See the Artist
Turner happening one day to pass a
prinrshop noticed in the window a
copy of one of the engravings from his
famous Liber Studiorum The print
was in a very dirty ragged state En
dear solid ice of over 8 inches in I tering the shop Turner asked to see
thickness is now being harvested by the the master and Avhen the man came
local dealers
Diamond Cutting
It is said that before the fourteenth
century no one knew how to cut and
polish diamonds They were esteemed
for their marvelous hardness but not
greatly admired for beauty There is
a tradition that a journeyman jeweler
Is genius
Genius
really the
as long as a man can work
forward proceeded at onct to blame
him in no measured terms for having
i neglected so valuable a print and for
having allowed it to become so dis
figured The man protested that it
was no fault of his as he did but offer
the engraving for sale in the same
state iu which he had bought it from
some other dealer
This did not satisfy Turner how-
covered the art of cutting diamond ever and De ami the man continued
with diamond But it is probable that
he only made some notable advance in
the art since associations of diamond
cutters had existed in France and
Flanders from the fourteenth century
Louis Van Berghems most famous
achievement was the cutting and pol
ishing of a huge diamond belonging to
Charles the Bold Charles was so de
lighted with the result that he reward
ed the artist liberally and declared
that the diamond would now serve him
for a bedroom lamp This jewel
which was found on Charles body aft
er the battle of Nancy is still in ex
istence and celebrated under the name
of the Saucy diamond Youths Com
panion
All Depends
Tourist It looks like pretty good
soil around here What crops do the
farmers grow in this section Na
tive That all depends stranger
Tourist Depends on what Native
On what sort of seed they puts in
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arguing for some time
At last the print seller lost all pa
tience
Perhaps sir he said when you
have quite finished what you have to
say you will kindly tell me what you
have to do with this engraving and
what business is it of yours whether
i the print is clean or dirty
This is what I have to do with it
answered the enraged artist it was I
who drew the original of that print
Sly name is Turner and 1 did every
line of that engraving with my own
hand Now do you wonder that I am
angry at seeing my work in so dis
graceful a state
Indeed sir replied the print sell
er So you are the great artist him
self All my life long it has been my
wish that I might some day have the
good fortune to see Mr Turner Now
that I have seen him I sincerely hope
that I may never see him again
capacity for
taking pains
Xo answered the poet Genius
is the capacity for going -without eat
ing Louisville Courier Journal
Theres nothing Jnit thats bearable
Eliot
Over 700 beautiful muslin undergarments go on sale next week at
Clapps 25 to50 percent below regularprices Dont forget
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MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
Frank Real arrived homo from York
Tuesday night
Mrs C A Fisher visited Cambridge
friendH last week
Miss Nellie Hallioan loft on Wed
nesday morning for Grafton
P J OUoNNELLof Stratton had busi
ness in the city Friday last
W E Calhoun of Cambridge visited
McCook relatives end of lust week
G W Heckman of Denver spent part
of the holiday season at homo with the
family
Miss Amanda Wilcox is in the city
on a visit to her brothers Justin and
Fowler
Dr and Mrs W E McDivrrr enter
tained tho Thursday whist club last
evening
Mrs W M French of lloldrege has
been visiting Mrs M S Jennings since
close of last week
Charles Arnold of Des Moines
Iowa was a guest of W P Beatty and
sisters last week
Mrs Harry Jones departed last Sat
urday morning for Kenesaw joining
the doctor at Minden
Johh Schleich left Saturday night
for Idaho where he has been offered a
position with a lumber company
W C Bullard was out from Omaha
part of the week looking after his lum
ber interests closing up the business of
the year past
Ed ORourke returned to Lincoln
and his university work Sunday after
being with tho homefolks during the
holiday vacation
I W Spaulding of Box Elder has
disposed of his business in Beverly
bought a residence in McCook and the
family moved here
Dr F E Rathrukn a registered
veterinary surgeon is making arrange
ments to locate in our city about the
middle of the month
Mr and Mrs A J Hatcher of
Cheney this state spent part of last
week visiting old Red Willow county
friends in this neighborhood
Ed Patterson left Saturday night
last for Salem Illinois where he enters
the employ of Clint Hamilton in the
lumber business in that city
Mrs S A Rowell left for Benkel
man Wednesday evening to be absent
a couple months visiting there aud at
Fort Morgan with her children
Congressman Norris left for Wash
ington close of last week and was in
his seat on the resumption of the ses
sions after the Christmas holidays
Frank Wilson is up from Castleton
Kansus visiting his father He expects
to return to Kansas next week An
other brother is also located at that
place
Mrs Barney Hofer and Brisbane
returned home last Saturday evening
from spending the holiday week with
her parents in Wauneta It was in a
way a family reunion
Miss Margaret Thompson Miss
Mary Williams Miss Audrey Jones and
John Rice were all passengers for
Lincoln Sunday night on G to resume
their university studies
Clint Hamilton departed last Sat
urday night for Salem 111 where he
will engage in the lumber business
The well wishes of many McCook friends
go with them to their new homo
Miss Josephine Mullen entertained
the Awl Os last Friday night
Among the out of town guests were
Mrs Harry Jones of Kenesaw and Mrs
Rufus Carlton of Sacramento Cali
fornia
Mrs Price and Mrs Frank Seveuker
both of Ord Nebraska mother and
sister of Mrs Charles Vrson of East
McCook whom they have been briefly
visiting departed for their home Mon
day morning
Miss Pearle Bkatty arrived home
last week from spending the past month
with relatives and friends in Falls City
this state She was accompanied by
her niece Miss Elmo C Kirk who is
visiting her
Mrs C P Sinker and children of
Denver and Mrs Fred Harris and
daughter of Pueblo have been guests of
their parents Mr and Mrs Jos Menard
during the holidays expecting to return
to Colorado Sunday
Misses Mary and Agnes aND MESsrs
James and William REALallof Grafton
spent end of last and early part of this
week with McCook relatives Thev
were on their way to Long Beach Cali
fornia whither they continued their
journey Tuesday of this week
Frank Real escorted his children
back to York Monday The children
are being educated in the Catholic
school in that city and are doing well in
their studies besides growing and devel
oping splendidly They have been
spending the holidays at home with
their father
Earl Vahue received a telegram I
Tuesday morning bringing him the
sorrowful news of the death of his father
Orson G Vahue who made McCook his
home for several years Earl left on
the night train for Allegan Michigan
to attend the funeral He has the sym
pathy of many friends as have all the
family who are all well and personally
known to many McCook friends
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THE GREATEST
Muslin Underwear
SALE ever INAUGURATED in McCOOK
We have been successful in securing a complete sample
line of Spring 1909 Muslin Garments from one of the largest
manufacturers of under muslins in this country and
FOR ONE WEEK ONLY
we will put these handsome snowy white garments on
sale AT ACTUAL COST OF MANUFACTURE You
will find in this lot CORSET COVERS from 10c to 200
each GOWNS from 33c to 500 each DRAWERS from
9c to 450 each SKIRTS from 23c to 1200 COMBINA
TION SUITS from 63c to 450 each and every garment
from 25 per cent to 50 per cent below our regular prices
This Sale Will Commence with a Vim
at 800 Monday Morning January 1 1
Over 700 garments to select from every one well made
and beautifully trimmed at prices less than the materials
alone would cost you Be the first one in Monday morning
and get your share of these bargains
Cloaks and Furs Still Reduced
Our one fifth off sale which closes Saturday night Jan
uary 9th has been a grand success and many have taken
advantage of our extraordinary reductions of 20 per cent on
everything in our entire stock If you have overlooked this
opportunity dont fail to come in tomorrowSaturday All
CLOAKS AND FURS left will be slaughtered without
regard to cost
All Underwear at 20 per cent
Discount During Next Week
COME TO OUR STORE AND SAVE MONEY
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Exclusive Dry Goods Millinery and Ladies Furnishings
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Phone 56
222 Main Ave
McCook
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SAVE HALF YOUR MONEY 1
BY BUYING SHOES AT THE V S SHOE PARLOR
Do You Need Help
If so let us sell you your
shoes and add our profits
to your own bank account
These shoes are going fast
but we still have a large
stock to reduce at the
following prices
Mens Shoes
6oo high cuts 400
300 work shoes 2 1 5
3 50 work shoes 245
400 patents 295
500 dress shoes 395
Ladies Shoes
400 patent dress 295
400 dull leather 295
Boys Shoes
250 patent dress 1 95
225 patent dress 1 65
Little childrens shoes with same reduc
tions These shoes must be sold as I
wish to reduce my stock
IS FOR CASH ONLY
Bring your repair work
done
THIS SALE
-first-class work
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