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4nuta froo on through trains Tickets sold
and baggage chocked to any point in the Unitnd
8 atoti or Cunudu
Kor information time tables maps and tick
pCm call on or write D F Hostettar Agent
McCook NobniHka or L W Wiiki Iey General
PaBonnr Agont Omaha Nebraska
RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS
Engineer P J Zajicek has been
transferred from Holdrege to Oxford
Mrs W T Wilcott and little Mildred
returned borne Sunday from visiting
the formers mother Mrs MJ Myeis
in Hastings
Frank Amann went down to Hilda
Friday night on a short visit to
celebrate his return to the world of
action again
John Amann who has bee incom
municado for the last month went
down to Franklin Friday night on a
visit tc enjoy bis release
Engineers O H McBride and Roy
French have been transferred to Ox
ford where they will have regular
passenger runs between that point and
Hastings
J W Chase received an ugly gash
in his head one niht this week while
working on repairs to an engine by fall
ing off the machine He is at work as
usual however
E C Hanning sold stock farming
implements and crop to McCue Bros
the latter part of last week Earl left
on Sunday morning for McCook where
he expect to work for the B M Wil
sonville review
Announcement has boon made of the
approaching marriage of H E Byrim
of the Burlington and Mrs W G Mor
rison of Omaha both former r sidents
of this city It is understood by LTn
coln friends that the wedd ng will take
place in the early fall Lincoln Journal
Messrs Holdrege Roop and Em
erson chief officials of the B M
were in the city a few moments
Tuesday with their two special cars
They were out on special business
pertaining to the road Curtis Cour
ier
Agent Hostetter enjoys the unusual
distinction cf having a superb lawn
about the depot and eating house
grounds In fact the company grounds
never looked so well kept and green
as now and are in marked contrast
to the average brown city lawn
Chas Lawrence who has been a fire
man on the Burlington with headquar
ters at McC ok has been transferred to
Wray and will hereafter take the local
run between this place and Brush He
made his initial trip Monday night
having gone to Brush on No 13 Sun
dav Wrav Rattler
The engine got off the track at
the east switch on Tuesday and had
quite a time getting the same back
on and fixed up It caused about two
hours delay An extra track crew
was brought up on Wednesday to re
pair the track as it was in bad
shape Wauneta Breeze
The Burlington was crippled Wed
nesday morning on account of a lack
of water at McCook and Culbertson
No 13 was layed up at Culbertson for
an hour or so and a freight engine had
to go from here to Stratton after water
We had plenty here but they did not
seem to care to buy any Trenton Eeg
ister
The Misses Alma Weidenhamer
and Martha Kicken accompanied by
Sister Winfred of St Agnes Acad
emy departed for Lewiston N Y
on 44 Sunday where the young la
dies will enter the Lady of the Sa
cred Heart convent for a ten mouths
course Miss Weidenhamer to culti
vate her voice and Miss Kicken to
complete her twelfth grade studies
The convent these ladies enter is ten
miles from Buffalo two miles from
Niagara Falls located on the Niag
ara river at a place named Stella
This is the mother house of the or
der of the sisters here Alliance
Times
Big Live Stock Shipments
Agent W C Hanson of the Burling
ton railroad at this point reports that
s hipments of live stock from Benkel
man have increased considerably over
those of last year the railroad fiscal
year ending with June 30 of each year
Since July 1 1909 there were shipped
from Benkelman 93 cars of cattle
valued at 3140000 there were 74 cars
of hogs sent out avet aging 5110000
and of horses and mules there were 15
cars at on estimate value of live stock
shipped from Benkelman for 12 months
of 8290000 Benkelman News Chron
icle
LONDON BANK CLERKS
Thoir Dress and Mode of Living a Cen
tury Ago
A hundred years ago the number ol
bank clerks In London must have been
Inconsiderable The old banks needed
only small staffs Quite lute hi the
eighteenth century one of the biggest
conducted Its business with two clerks
The engagement of a third created
great excitement His arrival was still
more exciting for we are assured that
he wore a long flapped coat with
large pockets the sleeves had broad
cuffs with three large buttons some
what like the coats worn by Green
wlch pensioners an embroidered waist
coat reaching nearly down to lux
knees with an enormous bouquet in
the buttonhole a cocked hat powdered
hair with pigtail and bagwig and
gold headed cane This no doubt
was something of a peacock even for
his time A few years later in the
early part of the nineteenth century
the correct ofticlal garb was knee
breeches silk stockings shoes with
silver buckles and often a white tie
One can scarcely imagine a dress more
suggestive of sober opulence
But it does not seem that according
to our ideas the manner of life wa
quite in harmony with this impressive
appearance Not for the bank clerk of
the early eighteen hundreds the Im
maculately clean and elaborately fitted
restaurants of the modern city Not
for him tea shops with varieties of
harmless drinks and tempting light
food If he wanted a meal he went to
the butcher and bought himself a chop
or steak for fivepence halfpenny ot
sixpence This he carried himself t
an adjacent public house where they
cooked It for a penny The public
house in fact played no small part in
his life
Is It not a tradition that the clearing
house has grown from the meetings ot
clerks in a tavern where they met for
the purpose of settling up accounts
among themselves Loudon Tele
graph
RARE WILD BEASTS
The Kadiak Bear and the Tufted Ear
Rhinoceros
There are a number of beasts speci
mens of which are ardently desired
not only by the zoological gardens of
the world but by the professional me
nageries as well Among these may
be mentioned the Kadiak bear au ex
tremely rare animal and one calculat
ed to make a Rocky mountain grizzly
appear insignificant
South America contains a prize in
the form of a species of jaguar never
held in captivity This jaguar is of
tremendous size and coal black
There are two rare birds in the Ama
zon forests whereof no specimens have
ever been brought away the bell
bird and the lost soul These names
are derived from the effects produced
by the cries of the birds the former
having a voice likened to that of a sil
ver bell and the latter possessingthe
eerie accompaniment of crooning in
such a manner as to produce goose
flesh on the unfortunate person who
hears its song
The naturalists will also vote au ex
pression of heartfelt thanks to the in
dividual who will fetch them from far
off Burma a specimen of a rhinoceros
having a black bide and big tufted
ears No one has ever actually seen
this rhinoceros but it is averred white
men have frequently seen his hide
New Zealand is a land of animal mys
teries The most popular of the rare
beasts whereof specimens are longed
for by the civilized world is a kind of
duck billed beast No one seems cer
tain what it should be called Darwin
it is added was alvays of the opinion
that some day a true lizard bird i e
not a flying lizard but a true missing
link between the birds and the reptiles
might be found in New Zealand
Elarpers Weekly
The Catalpa Tree
The catalpa tree is the slouch of the
forest It has a brief season of beau
ty but this outburst of charm is so ex
ceedingly ephemeral when compared
with the long weeks aud months when
it seems to be fairly reveling in litter
that the wonder is its presence is toler
ated to the extent it has been in years
gone by We believe it was Lord By
ron who once indulged in a few rhap
sodical utterances over the catalpa
blossoms but it is safe to say he never
had to clean up a yard which was mar
red by the presence of one or more of
the trees or the sentiments expressed
would have been in other thau poetic
vein Des Moines Capital
European Tattooers
Tattooing is not by any means con
fined to savage peoples There are
races in Europe which make it a regu
lar practice and men women and chil
dren bear on their bodies ornamenta
tions that are as ornate and queer al
though not as extensive as are mark
ings on the bodies of the south sea
savages These European tattooers
are among the Albanians and Bos
nians who live in the famous Balkan
peninsula
Pride All Around
Im proud to say boasted the man
with the large stomach and the im
mense solitaire that I aint never
wasted any time readin poetry
Well ventured the gentleman with
the seedy clothes and the high brow
if the poets were asked they would
probably agree that they were proud
of it too Chicago Record Herald
Patron
She Hadnt
to busy waitress You
havent any sinecure have you
Waitress Sorry sir but we just serv
ed the last order Boston Transcript
VAisfiirL
HHT
Hens Straw Hats
25 per cent Off
A BROKEN DRIVING ROD
ihe Disaster Most Dreaded by the Lo
comotive Engineer
The clie calls hat whiten the engi
neers hair are mostly due to some one
elses error or oversight which he can
not foresee or prevent That many ot
tliee cloe calls do not result fatally i
due to the engineers swift and skillful
meeting of the emergency
The great driving wheels on which
most of the enormous weight on the Io
lomotive rests are connected by mas
sive jointed bars of forged steel The
ends of these are attached to the
wheels about halfway between the
ixis and circumference It Is through
hese bars called driving rods that
the wheels receive their impulse from
The imprisoned steam These rods
weiuh thousands of pounds each Oc
casionally one of their fastenings will
break and then every revolution of
the wheel to which the other end is at
tached will send the rod swinging like
a titans flail heating down 300 strokes
a minute Nothing can withstand these
awful blows They tear up the track
below aud shatter the engine above
e jieially the cab where rides the en
gineer No disaster comes so unex
pectedly and is so much dreaded as
this Almost invariably It happens
when the encine is ruuuing at high
speed When a driver breaks it is a
miracle if the men in the cab escape
with their lives If they do survive
and by their heroism succeed in stop
ping the train and avoiding a wreck
despite the rain of blows from this
Inure flail of steel their act brings forth
a greater measure of praise thau al
most any other form of bravery that
the railroad knows
Only the other day one of the driv
ing rods nf a fat passenger locomotive
broke while the train was running
more than sixty miles an hour down
the steep grades ol Pickerel mountaiu
In an instant the whirling bar of teel
tiad smashed the cab and broken the
controlling mechanism so that it was
impossible to bring the train to a stop
by ordinary means The great locomo
tive lunged forward like a runaway
horse that had thrown its rider in
some way however Lutz the engineer
had escaped injury lie crept to the
opposite side of the cab and climbed
out through the little window upon
the boiler to try to reach some of the
controlling apparatus from the outside
He was working himself astride along
the scorching boiler when suddenly the
engine struck a curve which it took at
terrific speed The shock half threw
the engineer from his perilous position
but he saved himself by grasping the
bell rope Then he worked himself
down along the uninjured side of the
swaying locomotive to where he could
open one of the principal steam valves
A cloud of vapor rushed forth with a
tremendous roar Although robbed of
its power the locomotive did not slack
en speed until it reached the bottom of
the grade Then little by little the
thrashing of the great diving rod
which was pounding the upper part of
the engine to pieces grew slower and
finally it stopped No one was killed
or injured and not a passenger in the
long train knew until it was over of
the danger that had been avoided so
narrowly Thaddeus S Dayton in
Harpers Weekly
A Rare Old Book
The second book printed in the Eng
lish language was The Game and
Playe of the Chess which the title
page says was Fynyshid the last day
of Marche the yer of our lord god a
thousand foure hondred and LXXIIj
Only twelve copies of the work are
uow kuowu to exist In 1S13 an
Englishman of the name of Alchorne
sold his copy for a sum equal to
270 in Dnited States currency Fifty-six
years later in 1SG9 the same
volume au imperfect copy was sold
for 2150 The British museum has
refused an offer of 10000 for its copy
which is imperfect to the extent of
having seven leaves missing
Hereditary
mind the baby Joax Yes Its won
derful how that baby takes after its
mother Philadelphia Record
All affectatiouis the attempt of pov
erty tc appear
rich
aa m -1 i T TrirninrTrrrMii in n inwi
m
of Our Reduced Prices
Wc have many tempting offerings yet in Summer Goods
iSr at prices which will pay you to replenish your warl rohe
Lord Wolseley was stationed in Can- Mr and Mrs B 11 Schamel are re-
ada tiany years ago On one occasion
joicing over a new baby girl born
ue spf iii a noiiuay m im wuus gaturjay
ins a wigwam and practicing general
l what we now call the back
to nature cure 1
t i n sunn iiin i 1u arrival in 1 ue
country and as the means of comuiu J
niratiou were still somewhat taxing
very tar away
At last one morning Lord Wolseley
was informed that a chief had called
10 see him With his mind full of the
conventional Indian a man of com
manding presence arrayed in all the
THE WET RAIN
There Are Several Varieties and All
Have Their Whims
Rain is principally composed of
water but it should not be confused
with mining stock
Rain always comes on Sunday after
noons and wash days
Wash day may be changed to any day
in the week systematically or indis
criminately but the rain will come
Sunday afternoon however cannot
be changed to any other afternoon
The rain will hold off until you are
ready to go driving and then the word
will be passed along the mysterious
currents of the air and a double order
of cirrus and cumulus will be hurried
in from the west
Also in the morning when you leave
home and carry your umbrella and
raincoat the rain will go away and
sulk But if you take heart of the
fair sky and leave the umbrella and
other trimmings then the m in will
wait until you leave the office and then
get you Incidentally it will tuck a
few grip and rheumatism germs into
your system
Raiu is good for the crops but why
it takes you for a crop is hard to un
derstand
Rain never brought fame to any one
except Noah Probably on the day the
flood began he watched the last picnic
party drive out of town in a bus shout
ing sarcastic things at him through the
dust
There are several varieties of rain
but the one most popular with the
weather bureau is called Probably
Chicago News
A Great Assistance
Good morning
Hoax Poor old Henpecke has to I mercury on a July day
greeted the young
man In the threadbare suit
The millionaire turned around in his
plush chair
Er I think you have the advantage
of me young man he said distantly
Why dont you remember me sir
I am broke Two years ago you told
me if 1 ever went broke to come
around and see you
The millionaire beamed a benevolent
smile
So I did my son so I did Here is
the envelope all ready for you
The young mau took the bulkv en-
I velope and his spirits rose like the
Ah a little assistance I suppose
No a great assistance It is a valu
able little pamphlet I wrote during my
spare time entitled How to Be Broke
and Happy Chicago News
Grant Clarks little girl was quite
sick one day last week but is better 1
Miss Nellie and Grace Johnston are
in Denver sights this week
live in had never seen au Indian and Geo V Korrell and wife have a
was iiiihi anxious to make the red new girl at ther home Lorn Aug 7
nans acquaintance Sum friends of
Miss Mabel RanIel js hme in
EltoC f Itt til I Itf If I tk C11IIM flllik ih cut
w w riuiuiu VM lW IU l i
f or
uitii i uint wi iiii fin iiiiiiuriii ikil
a two weeks vacation in the
sand hills visiting friends
Harve Phillippi has postponed
threshing indefinitely Tis said for
the want of some one to drive the
water wagon
01 p iini aim learners ue eageny r jr p No 3
stepped outside his wigwam to make
Farmers are Plowing for wheat
Hi ncptaiitnnce Hut he received a
rude shock when he found a wizened Then are some fields of corn that
gentleman dressed in a tattered frock look good
coat and ancient waistcoat Clamps are threshing
However the general stifled his as- j There will be a dance on the Dry
tonisluuent and played the genial host j Creek platform Saturday night
although horribly bored at the Miss Emma Fade is at home with
sant chatter of the Indian who had j j
wth the folkg Qn the farm
been m the service of the Hudson Bav I
Henry Pade lost a fne horse the
company aud therefore speak
broken Kuglish fairly fluently I9th with 1nS fever
At length anxious to get rid of his i Mr al E- B Nelson were in
visitor lie took a twenty live cent tne city trading yesterday
piece out ot his pocket and fearing he
might be grossly insulting his visitor j
nresentiil ir to him
The latter took it looked at it care
fully fplt the ertires and then said
Can you mak it half dollar
McCook Markets
Merchants and dealers in McCook
tdday Thursday are paying the fol
lowing prices for the articles listed
Corn 53
Wheat 84
Oats 31
Rye 60
Barley -10
os 7 40
Butter good 20 to 23
Eggs 13
Received on Account Paid
Out Cash Credit slips etc
for sale at The Tribune office Per
1000 50c
INDIANOLA
Alice Townley spent Saturday in
McCook
Mrs John Shumaker received a
telegram Monday from Arabia Ccl
These in pirticuar LAWNS a sheer material beautiful floral designs per yd qc
EGYPTIAN TISSUES ORGANDIES in stripes checks or plaids per yd 19c
EMBROIDERY and SILK GINGHAMS extra special at per yd 39c
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A NOBLE RED MAN
He Was Not the Stately Chief Wolse
ley Expected to Meet
WAISTS
Positively just received and intended for sale during chautauqua season but on acount
of the quarantine we have them on our hands Extremely handsome patterns and absolutely
new Price 50CtoS50
DeGroff Co
117 Main Ave McCook
R F D No 1
Herman Bey and 1 Hinz are taking
a trip through Wisconsin looking for
a new location
Phone 22
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I carry a complete line of
hair oods Switches puffs
and curls made from your
combings L M CLYDE
PHONK7J Ill W St IP STAIUS
FOR SALE FOR RENT ETC
FOR SALE Lots 23 and 21 block
9 Cheap Impure at this office
FOR SALE Dwelling house in
South McCook Three lots barn wind
mill tank etc A C Harris Ilerndon
Kansas
FOR RENT Four furnished or un
furnished rooms Inquire at No
1002 2nd street east
FOR RENT Three
rooms 202 trd sL E
unfurnished
FOR RENT One furnished room
Phone red U
FOR RENT Furnished rooms im
E uth st Ihone IHU
FOR RENT rooin cottage 211 Gth
street E Inquire of C H filoBride
Phone red 91
WANTED A competent gill for
general housework Inquire at thia
office
WANTED Furnished rooms for
light housekeeping by L C Stoll
Cos watch imkcr
ENQUIRE NOW Ozark fruit lands
Ranches farms and summer homes
Best and cheapest in the world
Free literature K F Woley TVZ
N Y Life Bldg OmaLa 2S 3
LOST Gold chain and cross Find
er please phone red 102
R F D No 4
William Little is working otr the
ditch now
Harm Smitii is moping around
his wife is gone on a visit
C F Evans says it isnt so bad
when lie gets a letter every day Cram
his frau
The red tag is down at W E
Corwins
John Burtless and Willard Duitou
stating that her brother Mr John have some fine corn
Gilstrap was struck by lightning and j John Hesterworth is plowing for
instantly killed during a storm Sun- wheat
day night Clint Hamilton is lonesome
The Puckett delivery horse ran Rector is threshing
away Friday morning while the little Mr and Mrs C C Hegeman have
Puckett boys were delivering throw- moved to town
ing them out only Miles being hurt Mrs McNew is visiting Mrs Linda
he breaking his arm and scratching Arnold
his face W1
Mrs C B Hoag spent Sunday with BEGGS BLOOD PURIFIER
the C B Gray family in McCook CVJH - - r f -
Come to tkBM Market
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FRESH APPLES PEARS PLUMS
AND FRUITS OF ALL KINDS
NEW TOMATOES POTATOES
CABBAGE BEETS AND SWEET
CORN EVERY DAY
Highest Cash Price for Cream
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