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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1909)
Just OneHalf tho raonoy you blow in foolishly if invested in a bank account would soon put you on easy street You owe yourself tho protection a Savings Ac count will afford you If you are spending all you earn it is unfair to yourself and those who may be dependent on you You have noticed the manner in which small amounts oxponded count up in a month a part of such expenditures saved will allow you to have an account at this bank Start with a dollar havo monoy in the bank The First National Bank of Mccook t Mhimk 1 By F M KIMMELL Largest Circulation in Red Willow Co Subscription 1 a Year in Advance It is claimed for the new building of the Bank of Benkelman that it will contain tho finest banking room be tween Lincoln and Denver The di mensions will be 65x50 feet for the building which will be but one story James McAdams of our city has the brick work THE BEYS QUEST Ho Was Ready Fcr tho Emergency and Conquered the African A show of forca is often the best kind of diplomacy A writer in the Paris Temps tells a story of the French admiral Dupetit Thouars who had been intrusted with the mission of exacting reparation from an African bey who had insulted a French consul As Dupetit Thouars demands were supported by the forcible argument of loaded cannon the bey acknowledged that he had been too hasty and prof fered profuse apologies He even in vited the admiral to his table and had a sumptuous repast prepared for his guest The consul warned the admiral to be on his guard The bey is inclined to be malicious said he and when he strokes his beard and smiles you may be sure that he is concocting some mischief We shall see was Dupetit Thouars reply He reached the beys palace in good time Profuse compliments and salu tations were exchanged All at once the admirals foot met some soft hairy substance lying on the carpet un der the table He bent down and saw a huge lion showing his formidable teeth The bey smiled and stroked his beard Dupetit Thouars did not wince but called his dragoman My pistols was all he said The servant saluted retired and brought back a pair of pistols on a silver tray The admiral took them and placed them on the table before him But the bey still smiling jued to stroke his patriarchal beard Tell the commander he said to the dragoman that if those pistols are jfor the purpose of blowing out my lions brains they are quite insufficient and perfectly useless Then like a skilled fencer counter ing his opponents thrust after the beys ironical advice had been trans lated Dupetit Thouars replied Tell his highness that my pistols are not there to kill his lion but to blow his own brains out at the first move ment of this objectionable carpet Gravely but a little pale the man interpreted The smile died away on the beys lips and he no longer stroked his beard My lion said ho is too well train- d even to scratch one of my guests mt since he is not wanted he shall be sent away At a word from the bey the lion lowly and heavily left the room like in obedient dog Law Points A resignation of public office pro ured by coercion and duress is held State ex rel Young versus Ladcen 04 Minn 25G 11G D D 4SG 1G L R N S 103S to be voidable and sub- it to repudiation In making a levy of execution upon field of standing corn It is held In ational Bank of Holton versus Duff Kan 04 Pac 2G0 1G L R A X S i47 that the officer need take only Hi nossession as the nature of the iroperty will permit and need not do int which but for tlie vrm wouui Ijsfce hiui lri spssser MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE S D Taylou wont up to llaigler Tueeduyqn No 13 on a land sule A A Rked Inch school inspector vinited the McCook Hchools last Thurs- dQy A A Bono of Chnpmnn bns arrived in the city and is living at 501 east 4th atropt hjl j Mrs Gua Budio iB now nent in Mc Cook for the Grand Union Tea Co a business Mns A G Dolk joined her son Gary tho general foreman in Denver last Thurfidny Frank Strout a former resident but now traveling on the road was a visitor lac it Saturday Mrs Smith mother of Mrs C W Taylor departed Tuesday for her home in Lead S D Mrs S D Hughes and Miss Frances returned close of last week from a brief visit in Lincoln Mrs Augusta Aiton arrived home Tuesday from hor absence in Oxfoid and other points down the valley V M Rozell left last Saturday evening for Clarington Ohio called thoro by tho illness of his mother Mrs S P Zikk was called from Edi son close of last week by the illness of her little grand daughter Baby Fiah Mr and Mrs C H Mkkker arrived from Colorado Monday Light on No 10 and will occupy their home this summer Mrs T F Rowell arrived home Wednesday morning from Kearney where she has been a week or two visit ing Mrs Jones Mrs H M Finity ha9 been visiting her sisters Mesdames Bell and Luth at Alma since last week She arrived home Tuesday on No 13 Rev Con Hewitt of Shelton was a guest Tuesday at the home of W H Rosencrans He was on his way to McCook Red Cloud Argus Al Shera and JH Woddell were out from Iowa close of last week on busi ness the latter calling the formers sale of real estate Saturday afternoon W T March the nursery man has been confined to bed at his residence on north 1st street east for the past two weeks with a severe attack of nervous prostration A L Overman and brother Charles departed last Saturday morning for their home ner Superior A sister-in-law Mrs E L Swain went along to look after the little ones for a while McCook Possibly On Route There is a possibility that McCook may be on the route of the Glidden tour which will start from Detroit on July 12 eoing west through Chicago Minne apolis and Omaha to Denver There will be about 100 automobiles and ap proximately 400 people on this tour This is not a race but a reliability tour a stated distance to be driven each day No fast driving will be permitted and particular attention is drawn to this feature This tour is the most important auto mobile event of the year in the west and the possibility even of it running through McCook has aroused no little enthusiasm here and our people will do all they can to assist the Denver man agement in securing the route through the South Platte country The official pathfinding car of the American Automobile association left Dettoit April 12th and is now on the way west surveying the roads and ar ranging for the tour This car will make the official route and the recep tion accorded the gentleman in charge will have a great deal to do with the final decision No doubt McCook will receive the car with open arm3 and show the man a good time The Denver Motor club sent a car through Nebraska to meet the Detroit car at Omaha April 26th The car passed through McCook Saturday and the gentlemen were more than pleased with the roads they found between Denver and McCook and they are prom ised easier going on the way east Charles P Allen treasurer of the Den ver Motor club and Robert W Span gler manager of the club were on the car Engraving1 and Embossing Your wants can be supplied at The Tribune in the line of engraving and embossing such as calling cardsj invi tations and announcements monogram correspondence paper etc Handsome samples of all on display Prices rea sonable Prompt service If interested come and inspect Mr F G Fritts Oneonta N Y writes My little girl was greatly bene fited by taking Foleys Orino Laxative and I think it is the best remepy for constipation and liver trouble Foleys Orino Laxative is best for women and children as it is mild pleasant and effective and is a splendid spring medi cine as it cleanses the system and clears the complexion A McMillen Foleys Honey and Tar is a safeguard against serious results from spring colds which inflame the lungs and develop into pneumonia Avoid counterfeits bv insisting upon having the genuine Foleys Monpy and Tar which contains no harmful drugs A McMillen -- Nl AGftR A TAILS BARE For One Whole Day the Rocky Precipice Was Dry THE WATER CEASED TO FLOW Thi3 Curious Phenomenon Occurred on March 31 1343r Tcrrified tho People In the VicinityReturn of the Tor rent and the Cause of tho Stoppage In the early spring of 1S48 occurred a natural phenomenon so strange so sudden and so stupendous that the old er inhabitants of western New York still speak of it with awe and wonder This phenomenon was nothing else than the ruuuintr dry of Niagara falls The story is seldom recounted now but it was a nine days wonder for the whole country when it appeared in the newspapers For the first time in history the roar of the grandest cata ract in America was hushed In the early morning of March 31 1S 18 people living in the vicinity of the falls were awakened by a peculiar hush as startling in its suddenness and intensity as the most thunderous explosion could have been Many dressed and hastened outdoors urged by a conviction that something appall ing hafl happened or was about to happen Some thought the end of the world was at hand Others Imag ined that they had grown suddenly deaf Still others thought that the hush preceding a terrific hurricane had fallen upon the air All were oppress ed with a feeling of profound awe and dread It was soou discovered however that the cessation of the roar of the falls was the sole cause of this com mon panic As the dim light of early morning grew stronger the people were able to see the almost bare preci pice of the falls over which but a short time before thousands of tons of water had been pouring Only here and there small streams con stantly growing smaller now trickled down the face of the towering wall Above the falls instead of the rush ing foaming river only a naked chan nel studded with black and Jagged rocks appeared The bed of the river was practically exposed from shore to shore except for small streams like mountain brooks running slowly to the verge of the precipice The spec tators could hardly believe their eyes Some remarkable feats were per formed on that day when Niagara ran dry People walked from the Canadian side of the river along the edge of the frightful precipice nearly as far as Goat island on the American side and never even wet their feet Some went exploring in the river bed above the falls and discovered a number of ancient gun barrels lost probably by sportsmen up the river in long gone days and still after the rotting away of their stocks slowly forced down stream by the current Caves and curious formations in the rocks were discovered the existence of which had never been suspected before All that day March 31 1S4S Niagara falls remained dry and people who re mained up until late at night expect ing to see a change went to bed with out witnessing it But in the early morning of April 1 the familiar thun der of the great cataract was once more heard and every one knew that the mysteriously drained river bed was agaiu pouxinec its flood over the falls Now for the explanation of this strange phenomenon It proved to be after all very simple The winter of 1847 and 1S48 had been one of extreme severity Ice of such thickness had never been known as formed on Lake Erie that season When the break up came toward the end of March a strong northeast wind was blowing which piled the great fields of ice in floes and then in banks as high as miniature icebenrs Toward night on March 30 the wind suddenly changed to the opposite direction and increased to a terrific gale which hurled back the piled up ice and drove it into the entrance of Niagara river with such force that a huge and almost impene trable dam was formed For a whole day the source of the river was stop ped up and the stream was drained of its supply By the morning of the 31st the river was practically dry and thus for twenty four hours the roar of Niagara falls was stilled Then in the early mcrning of April 1 the ice pack gave way under the tremendous pressure from above and the long re strained volume of water rushed down and reclaimed its own Ex change Few Beds In Bagdad About 60 per cent of Bagdads pop ulation possess no beds These poor people rest on blankets spread on the floors of their houses in the winter and on the roofs in the summer Owing to the excessive heat of these regions sleep is made impossible elsewhere than on the roof or in the open gar dens It is an interesting sight to see how the women at sunset emerge from their houses to prepare the evening meal on the roof and spread the bed ding for the night Inasmuch as the climate Is very dry there is littl to fear from exposure to the night air While a considerable number of the roofs are surrounded by latticework to insure a certain amount of privacy by far the larger number are quite ex posed to the paze of curious and in quisitive neighbors Learning without politeness makes a disagreeable pedant and politeness without learning makes a superficial frivolous puppy Chesterfield Bullying the Hens - Years spent hi providing food for boarders iu watching them eat It and In hearing them couiineut on It hnd ac customed Mrs Crne to all sorts of complaints reasonable nud otherwise She was a pleasant wotnnii and tried to anticipate the objectors objections and tosiuuoth lils foeliugs us speedily as might be Once Iu awhile her readiness with a soft answer was a trifle too quick It was at breakfast and Mr Smith who since his attack of typhoid had been consuming vast quantities of eggs looked up from his fourth with a slightly offended air I wish he siid from the opposite end of the fable that these hens could be got to lay their eggs fresh The last two words only caught MrsOnies ear I know It she said emphatically and I think just the way you do about It It seems some how asif it couldnt be done any more Years -ago before Mr Orne died it wasnt like this at all Then you could make them give you fresh ones Youths Companion A Quaint Cookbook Amid -the horrors of the siege of Paris in 1871 oue Cadol found time to issue a book of recipes for the prepara tion of the strange fare to which the city was reduced Our stomachs are turned into natural history museums he wrote but we must make the best of circumstances and render our food as palatable as we can So house wives were instructed how to disguise the flesh of dogs horses asses rats and mice and were shown that despite the old adage one an make an omelet without breaking eggs The recipe for an egoless omelet was as follows Soak an army biscuit in sugared ter flavored with orange flower chop finely and spread on a hot dish pow der well with sugar and then pour over and set light to a liberal helping of rum With eggs at a dozen and rum at but little more hnn its normal price this palatable imitation of an omelette au rhum became a most popular dish Professional Advice The irate victim blustered into the office of the secondhand automobile dealer Look here sir he thundered the automobile you sold me yesterday wont run One of the cylinders is cracked the spark plug is badly con nected the steering gear is loose one wheel is wabbly and and Ilold ou a minute the dealer inter posed Did I sell you a machine yes terday You certainly did i And you paid me for it Of course I did was the emphatic response Then the machine belongs to you doesut it Why to be sure it does Well that being the case Id advise you not to amble through the city shouting about its defects If you do Id like to know how you expect to soil it Lippincotts Birthdays and Heajth For several years I have noticed that in a period of from about three to two weeks preceding the anniversary of my birth I have had a feeling of returning vigor a renewal of vitality such as I have not experienced at any other time of the year This has last ed for from two to eight days but has always ceased some days before the anniversary hence it has occurred to me that there may be some connection between the approach or recurrence of ones birth date and the maintenance of ones health London Graphic A Modern Miracle I caused the dumb to speak today How was that I was stopped in the street by a beggar with a I Am Deaf and Dumb placard on his breast and when I ex pressed the opinion that he was an impostor he immediately recovered his speech and in vigorous Anglo Saxon requested me to go to er the place that the new theology tells us doesnt exist and mind my own business and hed mind his New York Times A Useless Invention This new collection box argued the inventor has some unique advan tages When you drop in a quarter or more it doesnt make a sound Drop in a dime and it tinkles a bell a nickel blows a whistle and a penny fires a shot And when you dont drop in anything the box takes your picture No thanks said the pastor wea rily I already have pictures of my entire congregation Louisville Her ald How It Is Done I dont see how you can write so many Alleged witticisms interrupted the press humorist Oh I get an idea occasionally and every idea is good for several hundred jokes Louisville Courier Journal Nerve Heiress The count states in his mad loe letter that he will call and ends up by saying I beg to remain for ever Count Ilickoff Irate Father Kemain forever What does he think this is a charity hotel Chicago News Isnt It True Mrs Baker George is going off to get strong I think he ought to stay a fortnight but he says no only half that time Friend Youre right of course Seven days only make one weak Lippincotts It must have been tough on the peo ple of the stone age when they tried to tnru over a new leaf Pittsburg Press - Ten Thousand New Views Handsome newtpost card views of Mc Cook in colors have just arrived from Germany These show views of Mc Cook never before offered tho public Business residential and church For sale at this office If you havo headache and urinary troubles you should take Foleys Kin ney Remedy to strengthen and build up tho kidneys so they will aot propnriy as a seriouu kidney trouble may develop A McMillen Druggist Patronize home industry by smoking Commercial Club 10 cent cigar and the Smke f cent cigar Markets - - McCook - Merchants and dealers in McCook today Friday are paying the follow- ing prices Corn x 10 Wheat - i Oats 3 Rye 68 Barley fi 93 Hogs q Buttorgood Jq Eggs - Typewriter ribbons papers etc for sale at Thk Thihunk office Makes Kldnoys and Bladder Right LIVE AND LET LIVE Some people cant see straight but they do not have to see they can feel that we have as good lumber as money can buy and you hit the mark every time you let us figure your lumber bill If we do not sell the bill there is no harm done You can rest assured that you havo bought your lumber right if you buy on a basis of our figures We do not get sore and chew the rag with anyone because we do not sell you your lumber We want to figure your bill every time you want a stick whether we sell it or not Drop in We have books with cuts of modern houses from -100 up and take a pleasure in helpingjto arrange your home Stansberry Lumber Company THE PURE FOOD LAW Effects the meat question In fact one of the vital points in eating is the securing of pure fresh meats whole some flesh Thats the kind we sell Quality is the first consideration with us We keep our large and increas ing patronage on that basis RODGERS MODRELL I will pay top price for your eastern horses Must weigh from 1200 pounds up and should be fat and wellbroken Bring them in and get the very top price in cash I will be at Steve Wilsons Upper Barn McCook Neb Saturday Hay l One day only rain or shine No thin or skittish horses wanted Bring in your animal and let me look them over and price them R F Reynolds 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 -4 4 4 4 4 4 -4 4 4 HAXXXAXXXXAXXXXAXAXXXXXXXXAXXXXXAXXXXXAAXXXXXXXXXXXXK White House Grocery STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM FRESH VEGETABLES Phone 30 T it- fh Am- M J m 1 ft 4H I i 1 1 t r I 1