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TWENTY EIGHTH YEAR
Turkey Shoot
DECEMBER 22
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Trap and Target shooting
Tuikeys Jor Everybody
Come and get one
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Dan BDoyle jr
Box Elder Nebraska
Consumption of Spirits Decreased
Through Associated Priss dispatches
Interview etc the liquor interests
re attempting to make it appear that
the consumption of Bpirituous liquors
13 increasing whereas the opposite is
the fact One device to deceive is a
comparison of the figures for the past
year with average for the past eleven
years instead of with the years since
the shrinkage began By going back
to the years when the figures were small
an average can be secured that makes
the figurea of the last year look large
Another device is the use of the figures
representing the total withdrawals of
spirits for all purposes for the past
year instead of the withdrawals for
consumption The item last named
takes account of deductions for leakage
evaporation and numerous other items
not relating to consumption
The authentic figures may be found in
the annual report of the commissioner
of internal revenue those for the year
ending Juno 30 1909 in the preliminary
report of the commissioner of internal
revenne published July 27 1909 These
reports show the withdrawal for con
sumption to be as follows
1907 136135772 gallons
190S 121478133
1909 116650165
record Since that vear there has been
a decrease of nearly 20000000 gallons
Fue decrease in withdrawals of ferment
ed liquors for the past year is over
2000000 barrels
This Christmas Hurry
must not be allowed to obscure some
interesting every day facts viz We sell
Simpsons and American prints at 5c
beat table oil cloth 15c best apron ging
hams 6c bleached and brown muslins
atoc and up mens Stetson hats for
369 blankets at 39c to 89 00 pair and
scores of equally correct and interesting
prices The Thompson D G Co Ut
most value
Headquarters For
XAbby cutglass 1817 and Commun
ity silverware Keene Kutter carving
sets and other cutlery at McCook Hard
ware Cos You will be disappointed if
you buy without first looking over this
line
John Casnen Auctioneer
Indianola Nebr Dates booked at Mc
Cook National bank
McConnell fills prescriptions
New Pianos at Suttons 815000
If you want pickles go to Hubers and
you will find most anything in the
pickle line
You cant make 8SS883 go as fast as
pennies but you can get value received
Xmas gifts at The Ideal Cash Store
Let us have your Christmas order
Wo have the goods and can please you
H P Sutton Jeweler
The ladies guild of the Episcopal
church was entertained at the home of
Mrs I P Davis last Thursday after
noon
Monarch
Silver
Bell and
White satin spell success in
bread and cake baking Buy the
good
best
McCook Flour and Feed Store
Come in and look over the finest stock
of Diamonds Jewelry and Watches
Cut Glass etc We will please you
Sctton Jeweler and Optician
Do not wait until the last day to
select your Christmas Presents Let us
help you select same and lay it aside for
you Spend a few minutes in my store
Sctton The Jeweler
MILITARY BRUSHES
Every man needs them
L W McCONNELL Druggist
Lost Infant Child
Rev and Mrs Tyler of Box Elder
suffered the loss of their two weeks
baby Inst Thursday The remains of
the Utile one was buried in the Box El
dor cemetery last Friday
Jmnes Carroll Tyler born Nov 28
1909diorJ Dec 10 1909ajed 11 days in
fant son of Rev F C Tyler of Box El
der Neb pastor M E church Ho
was only with us for a few days but the
Alaeter -needed another angelic singer in
that Heavenly chorus and he went
home to be with the one who said
Suffer the little children to come unto
mo and forbid them not for such is
the kingdom of Heaven Rev Russell
performed the last sad rites After tho
services at tho church the little body
was intored at Box Elder cemetery
CARD OF THANKS
We desire sincerely to thank tho
many friends who so kindly came and
helped us in our bereavement May
the Master bless them
Rev and Mrs F O Tyler
The Knox Bill and the New Bill
In response to many inquiries concern
ing the meaning and force of tho resolu
tion adopted by the National W C T U
Convention at Omaha bearing upon the
subject of protecting prohibition terri
tory from liquor trade invaders Mrs
Stevons replies that early the present
session of congress a bill will be intro
duced for the protection of prohibition
territory from intoxicating liquor ship
ments to those who desire to sell it in
violation of law and to protect prohibi
tion territory from the sale of intoxicat
ing liquor by the liquor dealers living in
other states This bill will in no way
interfere with the Knox bill which goes
into effect January 1 1909 The Knox
bill operates upon tho shipment of intox
icating liquors The proposed bill will
deal with the shipment delivery and
sale of intoxicating liquors in prohibi
tion territory and its object is to give
the prohibition sections the full benefit
of their prohibitory laws which they do
not now have
The Womans Christian Temperance
Union throughout the nation will use
its utmost influence for the enactment
by congress of such a law
Next To Coming in
and looking around is a glance in our
windows where you get a glimpse of
fine furs of silks waists of lace and silk
head scarfs of lace collars of jet collars
nf hr rind nnshmfirn Hnves of polf
The figures for 1907 are the highest on
govegi of jeweed back uombg and bar
rettes of gift umbrellas with handles of
pearl amber accaciaweichfel of rhine
stone and iet hat nins dutch collar nins i
shirtwaist pins ivory handled silk fans
with lace edges and spangled pillowtops
and silk cords stamped linen piecesfine
table damasks perfumes suitcases and
J valises kimonos and dressing sacques
Xiaas sippers neckwear embroidered
outing flinnel night robes cuff buttons
fancy garters caps for men and boys
shawls cloaks suits skirts silk petti
coats bibs moccasins bootees angora
hoods bearskin hood Ieggins muffs and
coats sweater coats silk linen and init
ial handkerchiefs and too many other
items for mention here We cordially
invite your visit The Thompson D G
Co Utmost value
ADVERTISED LIST
The following letters cards aud pack
ages remain uncalled for at the McCook
postofBce Dec 17
LETTERS
Brocke Mr O E
Clark Cook Messrs
Flynn Mr C
Hill Mrs A C
Kelly Mr Joo
McClintock L
Kowe Mr John
White Mr Geo F
Alerich L F
Haubletor Mrs J
Laterm Mr Louis
Ljon Mr E C
McClintock L C
Payne Mrs Gordy
Saligraph Mr Jack
When calling
they were advertised
Burnett Miss Grace
Erwin Mr Virgil
Houston Mr C M
Kennedy Roy
Loveal Miss Purl 2
Nienn Mr S L
Snider Mrs C M
CARDS
Clark Mr Bart
W Kelley Miss
Leeper Mr E J
Moore Mrs A L
McCormick Mr Frank
Smily Miss Eva
for these please say
Lon Cone P M
McMillens Cough Cure is effective
and pleasant
Misses Morton of Stratton were city
visitors Saturday Sunday
Get our prices on canned goods before
buying Magner giocery and meat mar
ket
Our Longmont Colorado canned veg
etables are now in This years crop of
peas beans and tomatoes at Hubers
Go to Hubers and buy your wife a
case of canned fruit or vegetables for
Christmas She will be sure to appre
ciate it
Dont pay money to strangers but if
you want a daily paper come in to see
us and we can give you The State Jour
nal for 83 a year without Sunday or 81
with Sunday their bargain rate not
good after December 28
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Toys that are funny at
AlcOuok Hardware Cos
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Three Attractions Past Week s
During the paHt wtou the Temple the
atre has offered the public three attrac
tions beginning with The Great John
Ganton last Saturday evening a pur
poseful play well presented aad approv
incly received
Monday evening Newens tho monol
gist and entertainer pleased a discrim
inating audience with his fine ability
Tuesdny evening Girls drew a large
crowd Barring the somewhat risque
oponing act the play realized all that
was reasonably expected of a farcical
comedy which had nought to recommend
it but its laugh producing qualities
Silk Most Acceptable
If jou are puzzled for a suitable gift
for a lady lot us solve it for you with
our handsome dollar black taffeta silk
that wo sell for 69c a yard It is yard
wide beautiful in lustre absolutely per
fect and uniform as to weave and
strength and can be seen in many dress
es on the ladies of McCook
OR
take advantage of our special Christmas
offer on our 5125 heavy black peau de
soie dress silk 8 yards for 7 50 Do
you catch the force of that Only one
pattern to a customer The Thompson
D G Co Utmost value
Irrldescent Silk Petticoats
as beautiful as a dream yielding for
more delight and exciting much more
admiration are to be found in our gar
ment department for SI 50 each They
are a gift suitable for mother sister or
wife and will place you on a high pedes
tal for discriminating generosity How
many please The Thompson D G Co
Utmost value
INEXPENSIVE PIECES OF
FURNITURE rOR XMAS
Magazine Racks Pedestals Tabour
ettes Jardinieres and Stands Smoking
Cabinets Footstools Plate Racks Any
of these articles is useful every day of
the year and make a very acceptable
gift JE Ludwick
Buys the Bee Hive
D B Doyle Jr the Box Elder
A
cuant nas purcnasea tue ree uive
store and will take charge of the same
about the first of the year Dan be
longs to the order of hustlers and will
make good
LostPair of Mittens
Between R J Branscoms barn and
the cemetery Finder will please leave
them at this office or Mrs J Glandons
Any pice of fancy china at Ludwieics
for half price before Christmas
Huber handles the Carhartt gloves
and caps also and a full line of other
makes
Fresh and wholesome home made
mince meat at Magners market and
grocery
John J Jemison has been appointed
rural carrier at McCook with Harry S
Godfrey as substitute
Engraving as usual will ba done free
on goods bought of us
H P Sutton
The affairs of the First National Bank
are under the government supervision
which is so rigid that the word National
is a synonym for Safety
There will be more Hoosier kitchen
cabinets given as presents this Christ
mas time than any other year and the
factory was pushed to its capacity last
year and now its twice as large We
cant explain all about tho Hoosier cab
inet well have to show it to you but
just put this down its the best kitchen
cabinet made anywhere Ludwick is
agent for them
McClures Magazine wants a respon
sible and energetic man or woman in
McCook and vicinity to attend to its
subscription interests Experience un
necessary There is liberal guaranteed
compensation A profitable permanent
business without capital can be estab
lished among friends and acquaintances
Whole or spare time This ib the best
time to start Complete outfit and in
struction free Write now McClures
Magazine 16 East 23d Street New York
City
FOR THE CHRISTMAS DINNER
You will want olives and pickles
for your Xmas dinner Go to Hu
bers and you will find the largest
line in town Olives stuffed and
plain large and small ripe and
green Pickles in sweet sour mix
ed and bulk Dills pickled onions
and relishes
Wouldnt you have fun with a
Brownie 100 200 300 and
400
L W McCONNELL Druggist
TWwr VS
State Fire Commission Bulletin
For obvious reasons heavy fire loss is
peculiar tj this season of tho year be
cause the average person who handles
stoves and furnaces is careless it is im
portant that all authorities having to
deal with the prevention of fires nhould
impress upon the public the value of a
simple education along these lines
Every stove and furnnce should be in
spected and repaired before severe
weather demands hot fires Defective
flues are tho cause of many conflagra
tions and not only should every stove
pipe be well cleaned but the flue itself
should be well swept Care should be
exercised in the location of stovepipes
If stovepipes must pass through a wood
en or lath and plaster partition it should
have around it a double collar of tin or
sheet iron in which their is a space of
at least one inch through which cool air
can pass Stovepipes should be spark
tight and should not be pushed into the
chimney so as to choke it In cleaning
otovepipes a scraper should be used in
order to remove all Bcales from the in
terior Then it should bo carefully in
spected for rust boles It is important
to remember also that an unused stove
pipe hole in the chimney should not be
stopped by putting paper or rags in it or
by covering it with wall paper The
hole should be well fited with a sheet
iron plug As a rule fires from defec
tive chimneys usually begin in the attic
and get a good start in the driest of
wood before the alarm is raised It is
important that great care be exercised
in keeping the attics clear of all debrise
and making them accessible to the fire
fighter
Every chimney should be carefully in
spected This is as true of new chim
neys as of old ones for the reason that
the settling of its foundation may open
a crevice between tho bricks or stones
so that sparks can escape Chimneys
built up from joiBts or brackets are
particularly dangerous because the
liability of cracks from springing of tim
ber
In removing ashes from the stove or
furnace special care should be exercised
as to the place of deposit These should
not be thrown against any timber or
wood or in the vicinity of any barn or of
an out house It is better that a metal
receptacle be provided for them
Get It For Xmas
that ladys coat suit that has been de
layed till now Our special reductions
are as follows 12 50 suits for S850
S15 suits for 810 18 suits for 1450 520
suits for 15 and 23 suits for 18 That
I brings you for 10 00 a splendid worsted
suit with full satin lining in jacket The
Thompson D G Co Utmost value
Lessons in Water Color Painting1
Mrs Lottie ttrewer has returned from
her Chicago study in water color work
and will give lessoDS in painting You
of course have noticed her beautiful ex
hibits in DeGroff s and The Model shoe
store
Engraved Cards
They make a very acceptable Christ
mas present And embossed initial
writing paper ditto The Tribune can
meet your wants accurately and prompt
ly Bring in your orders today that
there may be no delay
OPEN EVENINGS
From now until the close of the holi
day season our store will be open even
ings to accommodate shoppers
McCook Hardware Co
For Sale
My residence Hot water heat
QLribwxt
McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA THURSDAY EVENING DECEMBER 16 1909
Mod-
ern Call and look it over
P S Wilcox
A Word to the Wise
Save money for coal bills Buy Xmas
gifts at The Ideal Cash Store
Turkey shoot at Box Elder Decem
ber 22 Get yours
Christmas china jardinieres etc
White House Grocery Phone 30
at
The first part of next week watch
Ludwicks window for an unusually
elaborate display of Xmas Rugs
While at home during the holiday va
cation from Dec 24th to Jan 7th I will
tune pianos Phone orders to No 89
Lewis Ludwick
Gloves make a nice Christmas present
Buy your husband a pair of Gloves at
Hubers He has both work and dress
gloves
Our line of breakfast b tuffs h com
plete Breakfast foods and pancake
flour corn syrup and maple syrup Old
Manse the best map e syrup on the
market Hdber
We have Christmas candies of all
kinds and at all prices in large or
in small quantities We will also
have a selection of Christmas trees
and greens in quantities
HUBER
Values Extraordinary
We have on hand twenty two 100 piece
dinner aots which wo are going to offer
at one -fourth off before Christmas
These include wares from the bent Eng
lish patterns All new patterns never
shown here before If you are now need
ing queenaware or expect to scou this
is an opportunity not to be neglected
J E Ludwick
Special Silk Offer
Eight yardsof our regular125superb
yard wide black peau de soie silk is of
fered for 750 from now until Christ
mas Only one pattern to a customor
Rich and rare were tho gems Bhe wore
but her silko over matched them all
The Thompson DG Co Utmost value
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Can Save You Money
We can save you some money and a
little time if you will order your news
papers and magazines through us for
the coming year Bring in your lists
and let us quote you figures Just a
few weeks to New Year Do it now
Lost A Pocket Book
Between McCook and Dave Devonys
farm a bill book containing three five
dollar bills Name and address on book
Harry Wathen Formoso Kas Reward
Phone cherry 1C51
An Ideal Xmas Gift
is an easy rocking chair and is always
acceptable We have them built for
ease and beauty at all prices
J E Ludwick
For Trade or Sale
One grade shire stallion for sale or
will trade for young cattle or horses
Inquire of Roy Newell Cambridge
Nebraska
FARM LOANS
Whittaker Gray room 3 Masonic
temple McCook Nebraska 25 tf
Straw For Sale
Both wheat and barley straw Phone
cherry 1651 Dave D even v
Money To Loan On Farms
See Rozell Sons at clothing store
Toys of all kinds
McCook Hardware Co
Hubers have everything in olives
plain and stuffed from 15 cents to 1
a bottle
Lincoln A P mixed naint is fullv
guaranteed for durability A McMil
len druggist
Ellingson photos are best At New
Palmer hotel Xmas discounts 20 per
cent See adv elsewhere
At the Intermission in Temple theatre
building for the Judge Norris 10c cigar
and Novum Templum 5c smoke
Credit is an asset to any business
A checking account with The First
National Bank will help you establish
such credit
Quality like blood tells Quality ex
plains the well earned popularity of the
Famous Loomis High Patent Fours
Sold by McCook Flour and Feed Store
After Jan 1 1910 all daily papers de
livered must be paid for in advance
The small profit on papers at present
makes necessary for us to adopt this
system Barney Hofer
McCook News Co
Hubers coffee cannot he beat
Coffee from 15 cents to 35 cents J
and Wedding Breakfast heads the
list i
NUMBER 30
A Saving
Chance
Wisdom may bo as shrewdly
shown in money saving as in
monoy gutting There are many
who show great brilliancy in get
ting monoy but make no effort to
save making no provision against
sicknoss accident loss of employ
ment and old ago by saving whilo
prosperous It is our business to
encourage you to save and open a
bank account with this strong
bank where your monoy is per
fectly safo and may bo had at any
time If your name is not on our
books come in and open an ac
count with
THE
McCOOK NATIONAL
BANK
P Walsh Presidont
C F Lkhjj V Pros
C J OBkiex Cshr
directors
J J Loughran P F McKonna
CHURCH NOTES AND TOPICS
CONG REG ATI ON A L
Morning topic Treason to God in
the evening Our American Idols
METHODIST
Preaching by Rev C C Wilson D
D Sunday morning at 11 and tho se
cond sermon lecture on Jerusalem by
pastor at 8 p m First quarterly con
ference Saturday night nt 70
episcopal
Services in St Albans chapel on next
Sunday at 11 and 730 Christmas day
services at 10 Holy Communion and
Christmas address Offering will go to
infirm clergy widows and orphans of
deceased clergymen
FLOWERS AND PLANTS
We have two displays this week
one in JE Kelleys window and one
in the Drebert Clothing Cos win
dow
Look our flowering plants and
table ferns over at Dreberts See
our palms and fern display at Kel
leys where we have a seven-year-old
Christmas cactus in full bloom
MARCH JOHNSON Florists
Who Said Ladies Cloaks
We are selling them at reductions al
most too interesting to be true viz 815
coats for 810 1259 coats for 88 50 10
coats for 8650 87 50 coats for 81 75 85
coats for 3 39 We urge you to take
advantage while you may The Thomp
son D G Do Utmost value
Farm Loans
Optional payments No cash com
mission required P S Hkaton
KEEP IN MIND
Toilet Traveling and Shaving
Sets
L W McCONNELL Druggist
Our line is complete and we can please
you Spend a few minutes in our store
II P Sutton Jeweler
Gift Makers Opportunity
1 POM M i i M BMM
Useful appropriate and desirable presents can be had
at fairest prices at our store and we are awaiting an oppor
tunity to put you in touch with all the latest and best in
Christmas Novelties inexpensive little gifts for father mother
brother sister and the little tots
Christmas buying instead of being a worry can be made
a pleasure when by looking over our stock you have merely
to decide which will be the most satisfactory among so many
desirable articles
We will not attempt a description of our extensive line
of Holiday goods but hope to have the pleasure of welcom
ing you at our store
Respectfully
A McMillen
Druggist