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Portieres
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Rugs
A rare new line in all
sizes qualities and
prices now on dis
play in this depart
ment Come and be
shown the splendid
assortment
Fade Furniture
and
Carpet Co
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MASS MEETING CALLED
A public meeting is hereby called to
meet in the Court House on Friday eve
ning April 2nd at 8 oclockfor the dis
cussion of the issues of the city cam
paign The meeting will be addressed
by W B Whittaker Citizens candidate
for mayor by G E Thompson Citizens
candidate for councilman from 1st ward
by FL Schwab Citizens candidate for
councilman from 2nd ward and others
A large map s ix feet square shewing
the plant of the new city water works
will be used in presenting the water
question
If you want to be posted so as to know
where the candidates stand come out
and hear them South and West Mc
Cook voters see what you will get from
the new water plant
Do you want to be made again to pay
30 cents for water Do you want the
S500000 bonds voted a year ago to be
given for the old out worn and out
grown water plant or to buy a new am
ple and modern water works Do you
want the city government to be turned
over tothe crowd of com
pany
COME OUT AND HEAR
Citizens Committee
Money For You
3G inch black taffeta silk 69
3G inch satin messaline 1C0
Stetson hats 36
American A giain bags 21
Peerless carpet warp 21
Best table oilcloth 15
Simpsons prints the best 03
Amoskeag apron ginghams 66
Boys and girls piped rompers 39
Solid leather suit cases 475
Mens ribbed Balb union suits 75
Mens seamless shoes 2 69
Fine cambric muslin S
Peperell 9 quarter sheeting 23
Mens good bib overalls 39
Mens stout blue denim jumpers 39
Cash only buys them We solicit
your trade The Thompson D G Co
The utmost service
Card of Thanks
More than mere words can state are we
grateful to all the neighbors and friends
for help and sympathy during the illness
and after the death of our dear husband
and father Especialy do we remember
the handsome floral offering of the
Knights of Columbus
Mrs M Houlihan and family
Real Corn Fed Article
We have purchased a fine bunch of
corn fed steers cows and heifers and
offer our trade some of the finest meats
ever put on the block in this city
Come and test us
RODOERS MODRELL
Cook with Gas and Save the Torture
of a heated kitchen Detroit Jewel gas
ranges use but little gas and are perfect
bakers Sold by McCook Hardware Co
Stetson Hats 3 69
at The Thompson D G Co The ut
most service
FARM LOANS
Whittaker Gray 107 West B Mc
Cook Nebraska 25 tf
Field garden and flower seeds at
HP Waite Co s
Good shoes good values good store
to trade at Viersen Osborn
Onion sets at H P Waite Cos
Are you going to the rink tonight
C F Lehn makes Real Estate Loans
A F A M Meeting
Regular meeting of McCook Lodge
No 133 A F A M Tuesdar April
6 at 80 p m Work in F C degree
By Order of the WM
Ixjn Cone Secretary
St
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Buried in Riverview
The funeral of baby Raymond son of
Commissioner and Mrs Frank SLofton
was held Friday afternoon last at two
oclock at the farm home a few miles
southeast of the city in Valley Grange
precinct Rev G B Hawkes of the
Congregational church conducted the
service a quartette choir of the church
singing The pall bearers were com
posed of a committee from McCook
lodge No 42 Knights of Pythia9 In
terment was made in Riverview ceme
tery Little Raymond lacked but five
days of being one year old There were
a number of floral tributes of sympathy
to the parents who have the second time
within a year been bereft of a dear one
of tender age
Buttons are Buttons
and enjoying high favor We make the
four desirable sizes and we make them
right Our experience and care are
worth something to you Send the
scraps of your dress our machine will
do the re3t 15c to 352 a dozen The
Thompson D G Co The utmost ser
vice
Presses Thursday Afternoon
The Tribunes forms go to press
Thursday afternoon at three 3 oclock
Advertisers correspondents and all
others at interest will please note and
deport themselves accordingly Do it
now dont wait until tomorrow
The Knights Templar
Saint John Commandery No 16
Knights Templar will attend services
in the Christian church Easter Sun
day at 3 p m in usual full uniform of
that annual occasion
Linen Finished Suitings
10c to 17 c in solid colors and fancy
patterns Washable cotton crepes at
lSe and 20c High class cotton foulards
20c to 25c The Thompson D G Co
FARftI LOANS
W M Rozell makes farm loans See
him at Rozell Bargers clothing store
See Bargain List Implements
of McCook Hardware Co on another
page This will save you money
US7 i m I -lf r4 t
jEuiIlILuIIm
The water company recently forward
ed to the city council upon its own mo
tion a report giving their showing of
the operation of the plant during tho
year 1908 A few points about it will
be worth holding up to view
1st It shows that they have install
ed Mr James Hatfiod in a newly created
office viz treasurer of the company and
paid him a salary of 8000 for tho years
J labors This was done notwithstanding
that during more than 25 years opera-
tion of tho plant no one had ever
thought a treasurer necessary It was
done in tho face of the fact that the re
ceipts of the company were smaller than
before Why then was it done Only
one thing prompted it It was done for
the sole purpose of making tho expense
account larger for the purpose of appeal
ing to courts for increased rates Tho
subterfuge will not work
2nd The statement shows that they
put the interest paid on the 30000 out
standing bonds into the expense ac
count Instead of an expense of 1
800 that amount was in reality a stipu
lated dividend upon two fifths of their
capitalization and leaves only S45000 of
their investment to be provided for by
the further showing It must be cut
out
3rd The statement discloses the fact
that thejr inserted into the expense ac
count the sum of 10380 for additions
and betterments That is not expense
It is addition to capital It does not
belong in expense
4th Their supplies and repairs ac
count which belongs properly in ex
pense where they put it is padded by
including such items as painting
standpipe new tapping machine
They dont paint the standpipe once in
10 years nor buy a new tapping machine
in many years Not more than one
tenth of these items is chargeable to
the year 1908 Nine tenths should be
dropped
I uiii xxieu siuieiiieui suuws iuit iuuv
sold S12096S6 worth of water That
1 amounts to 75605000 gallons of water
In their written communication to the
city council on May 3 1907 they claim
ed that the largest possible consump
tion would not exceed 36 and a half
millions you see they wanted a high
rate allowed Now the amount of coal
consumed they state as 575 tons At
the rate of pumping which their mach
inery performs regularly the 575 tons of
coal pumped over 115 million gallons of
water last year amounting to 18400
Yet they claim they only collected 12
09686 Where is the missing 6000 of
money If they only pumped what they
collected for viz 75605000 gallons
then they could not have used more
McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY MORNING APRIL 2 1909
The Water Companys Recent Statement
than than 378 tons of coal while they
claim to have used 575 tons Their ma
chinery pumps 100 gallons of water for
every pound of coal consumed In that
case it would appear that their coal ac
count is padded to the amount of 197
tons at 475 per ton amounting to 937
If that bo true tho object is plain to
prepare tho way for appealing to courts
for a higher rate We throw out that
937
6th In their communication to the
city council dated May 3rd 1907 they
said The cost per ton for coal in tho
bin at McCook for the past 12 months
has averaged a little more than 5 per
ton When their books were later
brought into court in the trial of their
case against the city the itemized ac
count of coal purchases showed a cost
of only 378 for coal in the bin In tho
recent statement to the city council
they state that coal averaged 475 in
tho bin in 1908 We believe 4 is a high
figure
Their statement for 1908 properly
simmers down to the following figures
RECEIPTS
Their figures 1209086
EXPEN81 S
Salaries and labor
their figures less
600 for useless Tr
salary 209070
Coal in bin 378 tons
at 4 per ton 151200
General expenses
their figures 47401
Supplies and repairs
their figures are
94057 Ave deduct
200 74057
Taxes their figures 124680
Insurance their fig
ures 3470 609378
Leaving for disbursement to
stock and bonds 599808
Paid to bondholders 1S0000
Leaving to stockholders 419808
Which is 148 OS more than 9 per cent
on the amount they claim to have put
in
Now men and neighbors in view of
the above showing what do you think
of the amount of confidence the water
company is entitled to And what do
you think of the statement and platform
issued by the three Republican candi
dates in which they think the water
company entitled to the confidence of
the water consumers and citizens
There is no explaining it except in one
way they have made their bed with the
water people ana cast in their lot with
them and you might as well elect the
water company itself to run the city as
to elect the Republican nominees
Vote the Citizens ticket and get a pa
triotic and business like administration
of the affairs and the building of the
city water works plant Signed
Citizens Committee
C H Meeker City Engineer
The Republican caucus at the dicta
tion and behest of the water company
took steps to defeat the building of the
new water plaDt by dropping C H
Meeker the best qualified citizen we
have for city engineer and nominating
an inexperienced young man for the
place Mr Meeker has furnished plans
and specifications for the new plaut and
is qualified to superintend the construc
tion The election of N J Campbell
will cause the city an extra expense for
engineering the plant amounting to
2000 or more
You see the importance of your voting
right on city engineer Vote the Citi
zen ticket and be sure
Signed Citizens Committee
EASTER
SEASON
and the time for sending cards booklets
and folders to friends expressing your
good wishes is here This is a graceful
custom and will be more generally ob
served this year than ever before
See our display of cards folders and
booklets bearing sentiment suitable for
the season
Also a line of Easter novetiesbaskets
rabbits eggs chicks and candies
L W McConnell Druggist
A Great Gathering ot Teachers
As we go to pressThursday afternoon
the S W Nebraska Teachers Associ
ation has already developed into a great
school gathering with about 300 teach
ers enrolled and more coming Dean
Fordyces lecture featured the session
last evening and Dr Loveland will do
a similar stunt this evening and the
Peru Glee Club Friday night This
notable school gathering will be suita
bly noted in detail next issue
Card of Thanks
Our hearts go out in grateful remem
brance and in thanksgiving to all who
as neighbors and friends from country
and city assisted us during the illness
and after the death of our dear baby
boy little Raymond
Mr and Mrs F S Lofton
Base Ball Goods
Full line of the best made and at
tractive prices at McCook HardwareCo
A Statement by the Republican Nominees
Tho attempt of the management of
tho Citizens party to withdraw the at
tention of the voters from tho real issue
involved in this enmpaign and the cir
culation of false reports of the purposes
and intentions of Republican candidates
formiayor and councilmen seem to just
ifyref utation of some of their charges
The ordinance establishing the wator
rates that are now in force was adopted
by a council of which L W McConnell
tlie Republic a i candidate for thp coun
cil from the Second Ward was a mem
ber The presnnt city administration
of which Joseph H Stephens the Re
publican candidate for mayor has been
a part has with the concurrence of Mr
Stephens prosecuted the litigation in
stjtuted by the water company against
the city with at least sufficient force to
secure a favorable outcome in the lower
court This litigation began during Mr
McConnells term of office and he was
as favorably disposed toward the de
fense of that case as were any of the
other members of the council at that
time
The Republican candidates for mayor
and councilmen are substantial citizens
All of them are men of integrity and
standing in the community All of them
are known as among the foremost of our
citizens men who take the most vital
interest in whatever tends to the im
provement of our city All of them have
extensive business and property interests
here which would be as much affected
by any legislation favorable to the water
companyaud adverse to the consumers
as would the property of any other
citizen Knowing them as we do for
the honorable high minded public
spirited citizens that they are can we
not trust them implicitly to care for our
interests especially when we remember
that our inttrests are also their inter
ests
The Citizens party candidate for coun
cilman from tho First Ward whounder
the signature of Citizens Committee
is the author of the communications to
the city papers would have the voters
believe that the Republican candidates
if elected intend to purchase the plant
othe water company for 75000 00
The statement is here made with au
thority that the Republican candidates
not only have no intention of purchasing
the water company plant for 750C0but
are unalterably opposed to any arrange
ment that might result in the acquisi
tion of the old plant for the city Fur
thermore the Republican candidates for
mayor and councilmen are in favor of
the improvement of the water service
and the extension of that service to any
and all portions of the city
If after mature consideration it is
found expedient and for the best inter
ests of McCook and its inhabitants to
install a new municipal water plant the
Republican candidates for mayor and
councilmen will be heartily in favor of
such an improvementbut they are not in
favor of the reckless expenditure of the
public moneys for any purpose and they
believe the needless increase of taxation
is not desiredby the people If a solu
tion of the water question necessitates
the construction of a municipal plant
then the Republican candidates will be
found to favor such a move and they
are as much interested in requiring the
present water company to furnish water
at reasonable rates as any other of our
citizens The Republican candidates
are not only not pledged to aid the water
company in any way but are as much
opposed to any increase m the rates for
water as are the opposing candidates
That the water question is not the
paramount issue in this election is evi
dent from a cons deration of the facts
The ordinance establishing tho 16 ceni
New Steam Laundry
First of the week G WLudwick of
Tarkio Mo shipped a steam laundry
plant here and he is now busy installing
the outfit in Blutt building on 1st street
west Mr Ludwick is an experienced
man in the business and proposes giving
McCook aud Southwestern Nebraska a
first class laundry and expects to both
entourage the local business to remain
at home and to draw business from all
over this section of the state where
they do not enjoy the advantages of
such establishment
WE MAKE
a leader of the Sherwin Williams Paints
because they request the best paint val
ue on the market For durability for
spreading capacity beauty easy-working
qualities and economy no better
paints can be made They come in but
one quality the best They are eco
nomical always Get color card and
prices
L W McConnell Druggist
Garden and Flower Seeds
in package and in bulk large line to
select from McCook Hardware Co
rate has now been in effect for nearly
two years and tht company since the
decision of the suit brought by them in
the district court has received ony 16
cents for water The bonds for the
building of tho municipal plant were
voted a year ago and notwithstanding
thefuct that a majority of tho members
of the present council were the choice
of the Citizens party and that they were
elected on a platform as the Citizens
platform this year declares pledging
their cuudiuiues to the construction of
a inunicipul water plant no movo has
as yet been made in that direction
Wbat assurance have the people who
are asked to cast their ballots for the
Citizens party candidates this jear that
their pledges which have not been ful
filled before will be fulfilled now
The truth is the Citizens party is in
sincere in its professions The water
question is not the paramount issue
with its candidates or with its member
Tue Citizens party deems tho liquor
question the important issue but is
giving prominence to the water question
for tho purpose of deceiving tue people
Examine their platlorm aud you will
discjver it contains no plank favoring
the issuance of saloon licenses Elect
their candidates and you will discover
they will ignore the will of the majority
of our citizens and will grant no saloon
licenses for the ensuing year They say
in their platform they favor tue en
forct ment of all laws and regulations as
to the saloons licensed within our city
That is one of the most skilfully deceit
ful planks ever inserted in a platform
It means that so far as the saloons in
existence are concerned they favor tho
enforcement of laws enacted for their
regulation but observo how adroitly
they avoid the subject of the licensing
of saloons
In comparison with this plank of the
Citizens platform observe the straight
forward manner in which the Republican
candidates pledge themselves if elected
to respect the wishes of a niHJority of
our citizens in the matter of the issuance
of saloon license
The liquor question is one of the most
dfiicult with which municipalities have
to deal The Republican candidates are
as good citizens as the candidates of tho
opposition and are of one mind with
them when the subject of tho evils of
the liquor traffij are considered The
only point on which they ditTer is as to
method by which it should be handled
The Republican candidates believe in
the strict regulation of the traffic The
Citizens candidates profess to believe
that it can be abolished by the refusal
of license a thing that practical busi
nessmen know cannot be done
Republican Committee
McCookNebraska March 30 09
We the undersigned candidates on the
Republican ticket for mayor and couu
cilmun in the city of McCook state on
our honor that contrary to the asser
tions of some of the members of the
Citizens party we are under no pledges
or promises to any interests either cor
porate or private and that it is our pur
pose if elected to endeavor to adminis
ter the atTairs of the city in a business
like manner without favoritism or par
tiality to any man or set of men We
desire particularly to repudiate the in
sinuations that we intend to purchase
the plant of the McCook Water Works
Company and to say with as much
emphasis as we can that even had we
the authority to do so we would be op
posed to an proposition iookiug to the
acquisition of the old plant by the city
Joseph II Stevens
II P Waite
L W McConnell
THE BG AUCTION
Dont fail to attend tho big auction
sale at The Hub Store every afternoon
at 2 p m and every evening at 7 p in
The prizes given away every afternoon
and every evening Remember this is a
bona fide auction you bu it at your
own price
The Hub Clothing Stoke
Julius Stein Prop
No 203 Main avenue
CREPES CREPES CREPES
Sixteen pieces of the new cotteu crepe
dress goods for the tub just opened and
selling at 18c and 20c a yard All the
solid colors and some borders and
stripes The very newest in favor of all
the washable materials The Thomp
son D G Co Actual cash values
Its Your Own Fault
if your bread isnt the best ever if you
dont buy the famous Bertrand high
patent at the McCook Flour and Feed
Store G F Smith proprietor
Farm Loans
Optional payments No cash com
mission required P S Heaton
ls ifc
y
NUMBER 45
PLAN YOUR W0KK
THEN WORK YOUR PLAN
The successful workman
plans his work so that ho may
accomplish tho beat results in a
given time It is tho man who
knows how to plan his work to
advantage and conscientiously
pushes these plans to completion
that is in constant demand Ho
is a successful workman Not
only does he plan the work by
which he earns a livelihood but
ho plans a method by which part
of his earnings may bo saved
Each week or mpnth as pay day
arrives he deposits a certain ior
tion of his income in tho bank
thus constantly adding to u fund
which in time will make him in
dependent That man has an
object in life and is gradually at
taining his goal You should
plan a system or saving and work
that plan with UNFAILING
REGULARITY
Bank with
THE
McCOOK NATIONAL
BANK
P Walsh President
C F Lehn V Pres
C J OBkien Cshr
DIKECTOIS
J J Loughran P F McKonna
TO THE VOTERS OF McCOOK
Learning that many voters have been
told that if the Citizens ticket is elected
on next Tuesday the saloons will be
closed and license refused them and be
lieving it to be the voters right to know
our exact position on tho question and
not willing to leave the water companys
clouding of the issue in that manner to
go uncorrected and further believing
that it is the province of the people
alone to alter a settled policy upon so
important a matter and pointing out
that this is in accord with the platform
upon which we stand we hereby pub
licly deny that we will close the saloons
or refuse to grant licenses in case we
are elected Signed
W B Whittaker
Citizens Candidate for Mayor
G E Thompson
Citizens Candidate for Councilman
from 1st ward
F L Schwab
Citizens Candidate for Councilman
from 2nd ward
Mr Cones Appointment Sent In
Last Thursday the president sent in
to the United States senate the appoint
ment of Assistant Postmaster Lon Cone
to be postmaster of McCook
John N Guarde has been selected as
assistant postmaster bv Mr Cone Mr
Gaarde recently resigned as bookkeeper
in the First National Bank to accept a
position in a bank at Minden at an in
creased salary but later decided to ac
cept the deputyshi under Mr Cone
Mr Gaarde went down to Minden his
home end of last week to visit the
homefolks for a week or two
Jlens Balbriggan Unions
We are now showing the new lin of
light weight unions for men at 75e to
1 50 See the 75c ones for good sub
stantial values The Thompson D G
Co One price plain figures cash only
Are You Going to Build
Let us figure your furnace and hard
ware bill if not we both lose Mc
Cook Hardware Co
John Cashen Auctioneer
Indianola Nebr Dates booked at Mc
Cook National bank
Fresh garden lawn and field
seeds for salealso flour and feed
C J RYAN
You need not worry longer about your
corns if you use McMillens Sure Corn
Cure
Dr R H Gatewood dentist office
over McMillens drug tore phone 1G3
C F Lehn buys road orders
J For Seed j
1 Barley Oats and White Spring i
itrt
I YYllCUl ill
upumc ur am iu
SPECIAL
If you need your cellar
cemented now is the
time to have the work
done We are making a
special price for the next
thirty days
McCook Cement Stone Co
H N Rosebush Manager
Phone red 196
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