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TWENTY SEVENTH YEAR
SPECIAL BARGAINS
IN PIANOS AND ORGANS
1 have many bar
gains to offer in
Secondhand and Shopworn
Pianos and Organs
I wish to clean my floor of
these instruments that I may
have room for my now spring
stock and will dispose of
them at almost your own
price
Pianos 50 and Up
Organs 10 and Up
Come and see these instru
ments and get our payment
plan
H P SUTTON
Severest of the Inter
The severest storm of the winter pre
vailed over this section Saturday night
and Sunday A heavy snowfall strong
wind and below zero temperature tell
the story graphically Church services
were practicnlly abandoned Sunday
and only necessary and imperative
activities wero indulged in during the
day
Monday morning opened fair and
quiet after the coldest night of the win
terthermometers indicating a tempera
ture of 17 degrees below zero at 3 p ni
Tho fall of snow wa9 by far the heavi
est of the winter but -was quite badly
drifted Nevertheless it is most wel
come
At St Albans Church
Kev S Mills Uajes rector of Trinity
church Lincoln is conducting a mis
sion in St Albans Episcopal church
commencing Tuesday of this week and
to continue into next week Subject
this afternoon is Sacramental System
Touightat730 Religion in the Home
Saturday afternoon at 330 How to
Worship In tho evening Ministers
of the Fire Sunday morning The
Lost Sheep At 330 in the afternoon
a service for men Purpose in Life
Charged With Thett
Fred Whitney was arrested Tuesday
charged with thb theft of a sack of flour
from the McCook Milling Co He was
confined in tte county jail awaiting pre
liminary examination
At the preliminary examination
yesterday he pleaded guilty and was
bound over to the next term of district
court
Notice Personal Taxes
Personal taxes for 1908 were deliquent
Dec 1st and draw 10 per cent from that
date should be paid by not later than
Febr 1st next as on and after that date
they are subject to collection by distress
warrant C Naden Co Treas
McCook Neb Jan 20th 1909
Ten Thousand New Views
Handsome new post card views of Mc
Cook in colors have just arrived from
Germany These show views of Mc
Cook never before offered the public
Business residential and church For
sale at this office
Fell and Broke Collar Bone
Miss Mary Sawhill who is just re
covering from a serious and prolonged
illness had the misfortune to fall down
the stairway at the Oyster home yester
day and fracture her collar bone
Pythian Memorial Postponed
The observance of Pythian Memorial
which is dated for this evening regular
ly has been postponed indefinitely date
to be announced later
No Services at St Patricks
On account of the vey severe storm
of last Sunday no services were held in
St Patricks church
Will be at McCook Feb 22
Dr C M Headrick will visit McCook
Monday February 22nd at Pulmer
hotel
FARM LOANS
Wbittaker Gray 107 West 13 Mc
Cook Nebraska 25 tf
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A F A M Meeting
Special meeting of McCook LodRe
No 135 A F A M Tnesdaj Febru
ary 23 at 700 p m Work in Master
Mason degree
By Order of the AV M
Lox Cone Secretary
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Chapel Exercises
Rev Hawkes addressed the high
school at assembly hour Thursday
morning
Friday morning Rev Hayes of Lin
coln performed a similar act of profit to
the pupils
Make the Price to Suit
If we can fit you and we have a good
assortment of winter overcoats we will
make the price to suit you Come in
and investigate
Rozell Barger
Legal Blanks Here
This office carries all kinds of legal
blank forms and makes special blanks
t order promptly and accurately
Farm Loans
Optional payments No cash com
mission required P S IIeaton
Dr R H Gitewood dentist office
over McMillens drug store phone 163
C F Lehn buys road orders
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Sudden Death of Captain OBrien
Captain John OBrien passed away
i suddenly Wednesday morning at the
home of his son C J OBrien cashier
of the McCook National Bank The
captain had been in as good health as
usual up to tho time of bis death He
had for years been a sufferer with asth
ma He was up for breakfast as usual
on the mording of his death Soon after
eating however he retired to hia own
room Later not hearing any signs of
activity in his room Mrs C J OBrien
entered nnd found the captain dead or
in a dying condition His death is at
tributed to heart disease
Captain John OBrien was born in
Irland March 25 1839 died in McCook
Nebraska February 17 1909 His
second wife preceded him to the spirit
homo several years ago and he has since
made bis home here with bis son and
only child Charles Deceased was a
veteran of the War of the Rebellion a
mat of high character and esteemed by
all who knew him for his integrity aqd
straightforward manliness His sudden
death is a shock to all The son and
family have tenderest sympathy in this
sorrow
Utica New York was for many years
tho home of the departed and to this
city were taken the remains which will
rest beside those of his wife and com
panion in life The body was shipped
on No 2 Thursday morning C J
OBrien accompanying them It is ex
pected to reach TJtica by Saturday after
which final services and interment will
take place Members of McCook Lodge
No 1170 Knights of Columbus were
pallbearers
The Knights of Columbus marched to
the residence Wednesday evening and
prayers were uttered by Rev Father
Kirwin O M I
Thursday morning at nine oclock
there was a Solemn Requiem High
Mass in St Patricks church with Rev
Father Kirwin O M I as celebrant
Rev Father Sirois O M I deacon
and Rev Father Paquette O M I
sub deacon t
Any Floor Any Style
No matter how you want to finish
your floors painted varnished or waxed
finished you will get best results at
lowest cost if you Use the -
Sherwin Williams Modern Mhthod
Floor Finishes
We have no desire to influence you as
to how you shall finish your floors
We are no more interested in floor paints
than in floor varnishes wax or stains
Our only interest is to give the best
goods to produce the finish you want in
the style you choose
Call for color card and further
formation
L W McConnell Druggist
Day of Prayer
The inter -denominational Day of
Prayer for Home Missions will be ob
served by the Womens Mission Circles
of McCook next Thursday 25th inst
at3pni in the Baptist church The
program issued by the general committee
will be given and every one is cordially
invited to attend Call upon me aqd
I will answer and shew thee great and
mighty things which thou knowest
not
If Your Tastes Are
too fine for letter press printing if they
demand engraving and steel die em
bossing come and get our figures on
such work Dont send away or give
your order to some traveling shark
that is dont do it before you have seen
Jour samples of such work and gotten
our figures
The Newest Laces
We have just received a beautiful Hue
of new laces including Valenciennes
torchons the new colored lace bands
and allovers and some very attractive
pillow laces We invite your early in
spection The Thompson D G Co
Actual cash values
SUBSCRIPTION ACCOUNTS
Notices have been mailed to all
this paper owing for the year 1908
Entertain Entre Nous Club
The ladies of the Entre Nous club and
their husbands were most royally enter
tained at a dinner and valentine party
Tuesday evening by Dr and MrsW F
Jones and Mr and Mrs J G Stokes at
the home of the former The home was
very artistically decorated for the occas
ion with red ribbons hearts cupids and
red and white carnations The tables
were especially beautiful being laid with
band painted covers Cupids were used
as place cards A very elaborate four
course dinner was served at 730 oclock
the seasons idea being given fullest ex
ercise in the preparation and serving of
the menu After the gentlemen had en
joyed a fragrant season with the weed
various games were played in which Mrs
J D Young was victor and J G Seho
bel the consolation winner at whist and
Mrs Ainsworth Monies and W W Mc
Millen respective first and second prize
winners t flinch
Annual Washington Dinner
Tho Aid Society of the Methodist
church will serve their Annual Wash
ington Dinner in -the church basement
Saturday February 20th Following is
the
MENU
Roast Turkey Cranberry Sauce
Roast Beef Brown Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Escalloped Corn Baked Beans
Pickles Celery
Brown and White Bread
Pie Cheeeq Tea Coffee
SUPlEIt
Roast Pork Hot Meat with Sauce
Escalloped Potatoes
Cabbage Salad Doughnuts
Jelly Fruit Salad Cake
Tea Coffee
Price for each meal 25 cents
Planning for 1909 Races
Yesterdaylast Thursday a man from
McCook conferred with Secretary Mines
of the Hastings association relative to
including Hastings in a western Nebras
ka circuit to follow the race meeting in
Colorado Springs and Denver In tho
Colorado meetings special prominence is
given the running events Probably if
McCook Holdrego and one or two other
towns organized for the proposed circuit
the dates can be so arranged as to bring
the western horses here for the August
meeting in the state circuit If the
plan is carried out the meeting will be
one of the chief racing events in the
state for it will attract horses from both
the state and western circuits Hastings
Tribune
Special Meetings
A series of revival meetings will be
held at the Baptist church beginning
Sunday Feb 21 After March 1st Rev
J II Clay of Holdrege will do the
preaching Services will begin each
evening at 800 A most cordial invita
tion is extended to all to attend and
help aud be helped by these sermons
For the Facts Sake
An auricular failure caused The Tri
bune to place the all day session of the
Ladies Aid society last week with Mrs
Alex Mehaffey when in fact Mrs
Joseph Allen was the genial hostess of
the interesting occasion
ITS THE
FILM
that is all important Lens and shut
ter and camera all play their part but
upon the film depends the picture We
sell Kodak N C Films exclusively
the dependable kind
L W McConnell Druggist
Curlees Reduced Too
The 8250 Curlee pants are now 18S
and S395 will buy the S500 value
Kozell Barger
C F Lehn makes Real Estate Loans
subscribeis of
All such ac-
counts not paid by March 1st 1909 or satisfactorily
arranged for will be placed in the hands of an
agency for collection and the names removed from
our subscription books
Notices will also be mailed to all subscribers
covering the present year 1909 and we hope
responses to these will be prompt and numerous
Business conditions make it imperative that sub
scriptions shall be as far as possible in advance
Kindly observe
THE PUBLISHER
Thus Endeth This Chapter
ThoJiquors seized last summer in the
bawdy house raid which have been
stored in a vault in the court bouse
since the raid passed out of Sheriff
Petersons possession last Thursday
The cases and bottles at least were de
manded by the saloon keepers who sold
the liquors to the women No formal
order to destroy the liquors were made
by either county or district court So
numerous legal propositions arose jur
isdiction -orders demands etc One
question is settled however The liq
uors have been removed from the court
house The cases and bottles are pre
sumably in possession of their owners
and the contents disposed of in some
manner
Remember the Contests at the Rink
The prize winners up to date are Ern
est F Wright having won the prize for
the best costume at the masquerade last
Saturday night Monday night gentle
mens contest Wilbur Pearson won be
ing the best genteman skater on the
flor Tuesday afternoon boys contest
Roy Bayles took the prize Upon request
the ladies contest takes place Saturday
night inrtead of iast Wednesday as an
nounced Tonight Friday is couples
night Girls contest will take place
Saturday afternoon Remember these
contests take place every week Hand
some prizes are being awarded
New Partnership
Marshall Osborn has become a part
ner with L S Viersen in the V S
Shoe Parlors and the new firm is mak
ing a special effort to increase the popu
larity of that prominent store by courte
ous treatment and selling the leading
and most stylish goods at the most reas
onable prices all the time They have
placed an expert shoe repairer in charge
of their shoe hospital The boys are af
ter your patronage and will do every
thing fair and square to earn and keep
the same
Another Week
of cut prices on dress skirts We will
I still sacrifice 812 50 skirts for 8G 99
810 00 ones for 80 39 S750 ones for 81 99
SG00 ones for 8399 85 00 ones for 83 39
84 00 ones for 82 89 8300 ones for 81 99
8200 ones for 8139 Alterations free
These are bona fide reductions from
very low cash prices Last warning
The Thompson D G Co Actual cash
values
Engraving and Embossing
Your wants can be supplied at The
Tribune in the line of engraving and
embossing such as calling cards invi
tations aud announcements monogram
correspondence paper etc Handsome
samples of all on display Prices rea
sonablo Prompt service If interested
come and inspect
At Both Services
Rev Carman writes that he wili be
home tomorrow from Arapahoe and
wiil occupy his pulpit in the Methodie t
church next Sunday morning and eve
ning
He adds that the meetings have been
very successful 44 conversions to dare
Stock Shipments
D C Marsh shipped three cars of
cattle to St Joseph Saturday Tuen
day of this week F S Wilcox made a
shipment of six carloads to that market
and Kansas City dividing evenly
Galvanized Steel Tanks
rust and frost proof made by the Bush
nell Tank Works busbnell Ills Car
load just received
McCook Hardware Company
An Even Break
It is just about an even break be
tween Doc fcabnestocks colicky
and Al Eberts storm geese With hon
ors easy
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McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 19 1909
Miss Heckmans Recital
Miss Heckman will give a pupils re
cital Friday Feb 2Gth at 745 at the
Congregational church All lovers of
muBic cordially invited
PROGRAM
Promenade March Ringuet
Izora Rolfe Helen Vanderhoof
Marion Norris
Remembrance Gaenschals
Josephine Forbes
Little Postillion Lichner
Brisben ilofer
June Roses Spaulding
Beulah Mitchell
Visions Celestial Lindsay
Barbara Schlecht
Woodland Brooklet Gaenschala
Ruby Lineburg
Evening Star Romance Liszt
Hazel uarbazette
Dream of Homeland Kern
Leila Fisher
Under the Lindens Ilillor
Frank and Clarence Emorson
Valse Op100 No 2 Streabbog
Jtcuby Lnneburg Corinne Hasty
Fred Heckman
First Valse Durand
Helen Thompson
Language of Flowers Benson
Izora Rolfe
In a Gondola Bendel
Alice Benjamin
Winged Messengers Ringuet
Dorothy Duncan
Sonata in G Allegro Andante Mozart
Helen Byfield
Second Valse Godard
Elsie Moore
Valse BrillanteOp 18 Chopin
Genevieve and Lucile McAdams
By the Firesidp
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vohn GHeckman
Dance of the Fairies
MrGeorge Heckmn
Chas Markwad Passes Away
Charles Markwad died last Saturday
evening at 730 oclock in his 65th year
on the Barbazette farm a few miles
southwest ot the city
Funeral services were held in the
Baptist church Monday afternoon at
230 oclock conducted by Rev Edker
Burton after which interment was made
in Riverviow cemetery
Miss Tillie Penner of Omaha a grand
daughter was present at the funeral
Mr Charles Markwaii whose fu
neral was held at the Baptist church
Monday afternoon was born in Germany
September 22 1814 Came to tho
United States in 187G and settled in
Lake county Illinois From there he
with his family consisting of wife and
six children removed to Red Willow
county Nebraska twenty three years
ago where he resided until death
February 13th His wife aud five of
the children August Ernest Charles
Mrs Emma Redhouse and Mrs Etta
Pope with a large circle of friends are
left to mourn their loss
Girls Entertain Many Friends
Last Friday evening at Menard hall
Missess Viva Phelan Mildred Berry
Elsie Campbell and Hazel Merle enter
tained a numerous company of guests
handsomely Dancing was a prominent
part of the plan about fifty couples
engaging in this pastime
The stage of the hall was converted
into a parlor and cosy corners and
booths assisted in the attractive effect
attained
Ice and wafers were served during the
progress of the social event Miss Min
nie Viersen and Miss Helen Knipple oc
cupying the booth
Bunting in colors was utilized in
making attractive the hall proper for
the occasion
In determining partners for a special
dance duplicate national higs of dimin
utive size wero utilized
A Few Prices
Best apron check ginghams Gc
Simpsons and American prints 5c
Best table oil cloth 15c
India linens 30c to Sc
China silk 50c to 30c
G big red hdfs for 25c
S12 50 mens suits for 83G9
81000 mens black suits for
39
75c black fur scarfs for 49c
8450 net over silk waists for 8299
8225 1G9
8500 heavy wool blankets for 389
S1250 ladies long coats for G99
Mens extra good bibb overalls 39
8250 Mens corduroy shirts 8149
Mens welted all calf glove3 50c
Give your pocketbook the benefit of
the doubt See us before you buy
The Thompson D G Co Actual cash
values
Michael Walsh Marries
Michael Walsh and Miss Anna J
Fritsche were united in marriage Tues
day morning of this week Rev Father
Kirwin of St Patricks church per
forming the marriage ceremony The
Tribune wishes them both much happi
ness
Unequaled DeLaval Separators
W H Harmon is the local agent and
has in stock on West B street a number
of these famous money making separa
tors Consult him
Forty Dollars Buys a Standard
Sewing Machine at McCook Hardware
Cos This will save you money on a
high grade machine
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NUMBER 39
PUT YOUR PAY
IN YOUR BANK BOOK
The best way to save money is
to keep a little out for pocket
money nnd then put tho rest in
this bank and pay your bills by
check Money in tho bank is not
easily spent for unnecessaries and
remains until a time of ueod comes
to you Then you will be glad
you have your bank account Wo
give you the checks free It costs
you notning to havo your money
kept safe for you
THE
MCCOOK NATIONAL
BANK
P Walsh President
C F Lehn V Pres
C J OBrien Cshr
DIRECTORS
J J Loughran P F McKenna
Only the Few Honor Him
Measured by tho attendance upon the
Lincoln Centenary celebration in tho
Menard hall last Friday afternoon
Abraham Lincolns memory is not
cherished in our city as the writer
lieves it ought to be
However about 150 people of
5000 population gathered with
To Clean Hard Wood Floors
Moisten a cloth with a little
LIQUID VENEER and go over
the floor rubbing it gently the
result is marvelous It cleanes
the floor and at the same time
puts a polish en it For sale at
Woodworth Cos Druggists
be-
our
the
old soldiers to mark the 100th annivers
ary of the greatest American since
Washington
Tho program as printed in tho city
papers was carried out as to its main
particulars
Death of Baby Epperson
Mr and Mrs Ed L Epperson who
live about five miles northeast of the
city mourn the death of their five
months old baby which passed into the
spirit land Monday Tho funeral was
held on Tuesday afternoon burial being
made in Riverview cemetery Rev
Aiusworth of the Christian church con
ducting the brief service at the grave
The Eppersons moved here from East
ern Nebraska about a year bince and
are living on the Johns place
YOUR LAST
CHAP
You need not have another chap this
winter if you will depend upon
McConnells Fragrant Lotion
Use it every time after the hands are
washed or when they are exposed to
the cold and the skin will be kept soft
and smooth Not sticky or greasy
Price 25 cents
New Embroideries
An elegant large line of new embroid
eries just opened up including matched
sets fronting for waists flouncings
half flouncings beading insertions
edgings corset covers and colored edg
ing They will repay a special visit to
our store The Thompson D G Co
Actual cash values
Help Wanted
A lady compositor need not be the
speediest but must be ambitious and
willing to wait on customers State
qualifications Address
News Grant Neb
Dissolved Partnership
This week I W Clark andLAFitch
dissolved partnership Clark shipped
his portion of the stock nnd goods back
to Shambaugb Iowa
To Trade
Good new residence property for Reo
touring car or roadster Write
Frank Ball
2 12 tf Holbrook Neb
For Harness and Collars
go to McCook Hardwars Co A largo
stock of the very best harness ever ex
hibited for sale in McCook
A Handy Receipt Book
Bound duplicate receipt books three
receipts to the page for saie at Thk
Tribune office
John Cashen Auctioneer
Indianola Nebr Dates booked at Mc
Cook National bank
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