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RAILROAD NEWS NOTES
Tke pay car mad its regu
lar monthly trip Wednesday
Engineer Lou Bartlett contrn
ues favorably toward recovery
Mrs Frank Allen is visiting
her daughter Mrs Roy Cadman
this week
Wiiss Tovmip Calhoun accom
drege visited with his brother
Tom hre Wednesday
Conductor C B Dalton went
taccpate m a social event re
turning west on Xolo Tuesday
night
Walliam Johnson yard fore
man -who was so severely injured
at the new ice house a few weeks
shiee is now able to lie out and
abrut some
The Burlington has just com
Mississippi iiver
Mrs Albert F Buck went
up on Xo 13 to Wray Colorado
where she will in concerto with
Miss Alice Rodioux in a recital
to- be given there this evening
O L Jackson brother of
Mrs J W Shirley who has been
visiting here since the funeral of
his father J R Jackson left for
Montana Tuesday on Xo 3 to
take a position there
Conductor and Mrs W A
Oassell departed this morning
on a trip thru the west south
west and northwest of several
weeks Their itinerary covers
many points of interest in the
big country to the west of us
Operator W T Lyon made
a hurried trip to Trenton today
He will join Operator Kfllgore on
the St Francis branchy where
they have a contract to kill pra
irae dogs on several farms hy
means of a chemical concotion
invented by W Ts faith er
and Mrs Walter
favorite battle ground
No 70 and the Hastings local
liad a little mix up just out of
Minden Tuesday evening about
630 The local nearly got in the
Carnival Bal
Under Auspices of Ladies
Guild Catholic Church
February 1 9th
in the
Armory
I
You are cordially invited
K P Orchestra Tickets 1
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Absolutely Pare
The only Baking Powder made
from Ryaf rape Cream of Tartar
NO ALUfVI NO LIME PHOSPHATE
Continued from page 2
Tke board continued the chock
ang of the accounts of ex Sheriff
L M Higgins throughout tke
day
On moitdon the board ordered
recess until 9 oclock a m Feb
ruary 9th 1912
MeCook Nebraska February 9
1912 The board of county
panied Mrs A F Buck to Wray i commissioners met pursuant to
this morning recess Present Edward
D V Snapp lineman at sugnroue w - nogers sum o
AY Randal county commissioners
Okas D Kitchie county attorney
and Ghas K Duteher county
down to IlcCdrege last evening clerk
on Xo
10 to relieve II R Child- uounty Treasurer
ress
Steve P Dwyer and son ar
rived from Denver on 10 last
evening and are guests of Mc
Cook relatives
Supt E Flynn left on 16
tliis morning for Excelsior
Springs Mo on a short absence
for recuperation
The Burlington and Union
Pacnrae Jiave reached an
Wood appeared before the board
and notufied tliem that ah era t
nnln f1iiiirs
varrant issued against the Mc
Jlook Water Works Co in the
nun of S2530 for the 1911 per
ional tax
Moved by Randal seconded by
Rogers that the county treasurer
be and he hereby is directed and
Mnpowered to collect the taxes
ment as to depot- and trackage ar om the MeCook Water Works
ranivpments m Denver and o and to commence suctn pio
sobly in Lincoln
Paul Benjamin came down
from Sterling Colorado Tue
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Taken from Government Bulletin
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Introduction
The earth road is by far
With liberal sot back Mi msi jyhme
aitisiaciorv uounie a rags avuik
ceedinjrs as mav be necessary to mx both sides cf till
leaeli stake shall fit snugly into
tifjtlic 2 ineh hoile wken the two
most common type of highway in stohs are in the proper poMton
this country Its cheapness in Tlie stakes should taper gradual
comparison with other types of fr toward the ends There should
construction and the absence in e no shoulder at the point
many sections of tke country of where the stakes enter the slab
vyu1t crvnvol nr nilior lijinl Tint- e stakes shicrald be fastened m
ural mateiiials for road buJldinsr Place bv wedges only
wdll render its use necessary for
many years to come
Wilien tke stakes kave been
placed in position and tligktily
wadded a imiCC 2 inches thick
Tlmvo sivi Trpaonf in tlnw
to equalize the irregularities of T1 ind
the surface of the road These mopa 4
of the front slab locate the
countrv about 2000000 miles ofaIld 4 incles wide should be plae
such roads moat of which must diagonally to them at the
be maintained by some means dutch end TJ brace should be
more or less inexpensive The dropped on the front slab so
split log drag is of great service tliat lts lower edSe shall lie with
on roads of this class and an m n meli of the ground while
increasing mile age of the rural tke other end should rest in the
highways of this country is be- ailS between the slab and the
ing kept in repair econiomjically end stake
ami well by the use of this simple A strip of iron about 3 feet
inmlfiinpnt Tt is now in na in lg 3 or 4 inches wfctde and V
many states of the union and in f an inch thick may be used for
fonlign countries also and its - wav i snouiu ne
adoption in most localities where e d the front slab so that it
there are earth roads wdll doubt- will be one dialf mcli below the
less increas lower edge of tihe slab at th
The aim in writing thrs bull- tetdl end wliHe the end of the
tin has h n to ive a llpon toward the middle of tihe
description of the construction cf road should be flush with the
the splat log drag and th edge of the slab The bolts hold-
od of using it which well giiive ng the blade in place should
the best results have flat heads and the holes to
J receive them should be count
The Construction of a Split Log sunk
ra2 if the face of the log stands
The author has experimented piumb it is well to wedge out the
with a great variety cf devices icver edge of the blade with a
for read dragging but has found three cornered strip of wood to
the two slab log or plank drig oiive it a set like the Wt of a
compel the payment of said tax- ahnultaneou ily have been tried pllCcid on the stakes between the
and all other delinquent
day morning on No 16 to par- eg that may be due from
iompany
Roll call Sughroaie
Rogers yes Randal yes
Gloved by Rogers seconded
y Randal that
Whereas tihe final results of
ihecking the accounts of L M
Iiiggins during his term as sher
iff show bis total fee exchii vo
pl4 d at oth and K streets of mileage to be tfobbJ and
coin the largest single interlock- ihat said amount halving been
ing semaphore system west ol tiie paua to iue treasurer dl- u
tax- with only taunted sraca risB Ml- slata These boards should be
said reason for lihIs lies in the
Resolved That said payment
Fjge ana tnait rue sanneniiem oi
the mileage fees be deferred un
til such time as supreme court
of the state renders a deefeion
on the same question in the Pet
erson ease And
Whereas L M Iliggins having
earned 3000 for acting coron
er during lias term as sheriff of
Red Willow county it is hereby
ordered that upon settlement with
hiim tlnis said amount of 3000 be
offset against his expense bills in
the final adjustment
Roll call Sughroaie yes
Rogers yes Randal yes
It was regularly moved by Rog
ere and seconded by Randall that
whereas the final result of check
ing of the accounts of ex Coun
ty Judge J C Moore shows that
he has earned fees as follows
For quarter ending March
31 1911 362 00
Stokes and Engineer and 3Irs For quarter ending June
F WBosworth arrived home yes
terday from their trip to Mex
ico On- account of the revolu
tionary uprising they were halted
sister city across the river is a J
30 1911 310 00
For quarter ending Sept
30 1911 306 70
For quarter ending Jan
3 1912 383 20
Being a total of fees earned for
the current year 1361 90
Be it Rescilved That said re
pcrt be approved and filed
Roll call Sughrioue yes
clear and No 70 had sloAved sogers yes Jtanuai yes
down to 5 miles an hour so that In compliance- with the laws
ifche net result was two demolish- on such mattersthe county clerk
ed pilotsseveral swiped cars and was ordered to have twenty ccp
one car off the track delaying ice of the rales and raguafeons
traffic only a half hour or so lor tne government ot janis iur
It should be so light tliit en
man can
35i ly
lift it Built -
inches in 8 feet
i i l rnl WIILIUII llUil wtwi
il 7 1 Jl ---1 4 lvm 1nr trs nl I 1
naslied by Judge E B Perry ter tor an oraier cross sraawj xe stood and intemgently applied
nrinted at once the same to be hole for the middle staice wnll lie - m
deMvered to the sheriff Avho on a line connecting and halfway lie r first
jsliall post them according to law between the other two IJie bacK onrifinvno -fill n length and position
i t - i iuuuiiio wiu ivhlli -
Glaums as follows
L lr Iliersrins State vs
Tollev 60 the end which is tio be at the
L M Iliggins expense in mliddle of the read meaaure 20
Overleese insanity case 12 0 inches for the center of this cross
L M Higgins State vs De stake and 6 inches from the
Long 2 80 er end locate the canter of the
L M Higgins State vs Lit- j outside stake Eind the center od
1r and StiaihR vs Lvile 8 70 the middle liole as before When
J W Randal commissioner itliese holes are brought opposite snatch link or
service and miiileage 21 30 eacli otlier one end ot tilie dsck f0iee
jj d of fcle 1
W N Rogers slab will lie 16 inches - tlie - unloaded drag to lo the
service and mileage 13 o0 center of Hie roadway than the n nTi aTi af flp
EdLShrJ SSSon JffiJPr1 21 This will causAhe earth to move
cr ci viiiitj iiuu iuai x u ow as sol dock ib iuKm i
Frank Donnelly et al road
jsLabsUoracl now epiaceuiupu f Mte tm sefiond
sitoon behind the other From leag Qi posilion of tlle
driver on the drag Each influ
ences the other to a large extent
and successful manipulation ofi
the drag is dependent upon an-
understanding of both of them
For ordinary purposes the
clevis should be
tlle fece of ule arag
be 2 niolics in diameter Care a
work 3 50 must be taken to- hold tbe auger
MeOoiok Laundry tax re
fund valuation too higih order that the stafcesi 1 shall fiit
disallowed 4 9 iproperly The hole to receive
On motoon tihey adjourned to the forward end the cliain sliiould
meeifc Maxell 5 1912
EDWARD SUGHROUE
Chairman
Attest
Chas K Duteber County Clerk
DiUUWUiU UXJU IVUil 6i w
tiv eily liglut draft to the team
plumb in boring tliesc holes in rodedthe driver rida5 in
be bored at the sarnie time
The two slabs should- be held
30 incliea apart by the stakes
Straaght grained timber ijhoiuld
be selected for the stakes so thalt
lane of draft Sometnnes
er conditions are met whicli re
quire special treatment and in a
rolling country such conditions
are not infrequent Often a flat
Continued on page four
m
Many
Ch
Christian Science The morn-
ADlatform of inch boards held ing subject for next Sunday is
roadway together by three eloate slhould be Soul
Christian Sundav school at
fnzt sn aeed at leaut an inch anart to 10 a m preachinir at 11 a m
that both sides cf an earth read atfow any earth that may heap and 8 pm H M Mitchell mil
yes are never exactly aiuke I nis un and fall over the front slab to ister
causes the two parts nf thedrag sft through upon the road again
to Avork mievenly and to inter- ent cleats should be placed Divine Science Unit health
fere Avith each oithisr It is also s tfliaifc they will not rest upon meeting on Tuesday and Friday
impossible for one man to operate ltljle cr0s stiikeS but drop inside evenings New Thought Sunday
both parte succieissfully as will them wihiile the middle cleat can school three oclock on Sunday
be shown later on be shifted to cither wide of the afternoon 123 W D street
Two mistakes are commonly mrddle stake These cleats should
made in constructing a drag The extend about an inch beyond the
firn1 lifv in making it ten lu ivy
Methodist Regular services as
finfjhtd width of the platform follows Preaching at 11 a m
An ordinary trace ehaun is and b p m hpwortli League at
reus ie3ui1i to draw the p m Sunday school at 10 a
s in full of all moneys due the J a light drag re ponds more ment piovkkd the clevis is net ni
canity of Rrd Willow from the ily to various methods cf hitch- faatened through a link The day
Praver meeting on
-aid L M Iriggins except mile- ing and to the shifting cit tne chain should be wrapped around
poBUTJon and weight ot the tijlle 1CJU sa then passed over Baptist Sermons at 11 a
Evan
mistakes are due partly to bad tjle tiLmber can be used to good6ti trcet Mornin
jy arawn imisxriuiuii xiu no py setting ir so wiui
of drags whicli have occasionally
fin neared in newsnapers and part
x a
-1 11J ui
ly to the erroneous mea man
is necessary that a large amount
pnrfih shall be moved at one
itlime
in zc
evening
xire wue s mA1l German speaking peo
toiuxiu iunvuu vi c v
cordially invited to attend
as perpenuicumr mu wf1rTifiir Tt O
tion o the drag m thus case is
the same as given ahovie but
em e must be taken that the holes
A Avv vnl OOlY lflO iSl tile inrraii7n lln crfilL OC
m
atior both of which are csaaiism tjie front Radsing the chain and 8 p m Bible school at 10
considerations and are discarded Jlt Iiis end of the slab -allows the Christian Endeavor at 7 p m A
more fully under the head How rartl to drift past the fact of hearty welcome to all who wisk
to use a drag A drag eian be tjie trag The other end of the to worship with us D L Mc
made heavier at any time by pro- cHiaiin should be passed through Bride minister
per weight in
the hole in the end of the slab
The other mistake is in the use 11mi - ie y a pin passed thru fintiinlinSf Pntrinlr nhnrnb
j tm -- w u J ivva M vx
- il
1 m
oi squared timbers lnsrcaa or a iink 0ne and one nailt trace 330 a mj low mass and sermon
- t T 1 -
those wiitn snarp eages wneie jeiiams are suiticient 1 1030 a m high mass and ser-
by the cutting effect of sharp in many logs the grain runsimon 230 pm Sunday school
edges is lost and the drag is per- aromKi the tree in such a way 3 m eveninrr services Rev Wm
mittea to guiue over iuawiU ua tliat when spllt tlle siaus wm ve Paton O M I pastor
If this wind is not
German Lutheran East
at
at 730
pie are
Rev
Richert
Episcopal Holy Communion al
8 a m Sunday school at 10
best material for a drag Redplaiml Nl0 wcdging under the Iftany and sermon at 11 Ser
Ai nnrl ivsiltinit when thorougldv irni i nf 4io Mnfl no hriice and sermon at 4 p m Iheri
dried are excellent and box elder sary in xing sucli a log P11 ha special sernces on Ash
ort mamie or even wiiiluv unci r ic rftn winfri7fiiof nf j
preferable to oak hickory or p instead of logs Then is
asli j notliing in the construction of a
The log should be 7 or 8 feetplank drag that calls for particu
long and from 10 to 12 inches m mentjon exCept the
and carefully splLtlnng of the p aj011g their
down the middle The heavuest mc na jy a 2 by 6 inch
and best slab should be selected stajp triangular strip may be
for the front At a pount on thar e1 linder iower edge of tilie
front slab 4 inches from the J 1Me give it the proper cut
end that is to be at the middle of BO s0pe
tilie road locate the center ofj
noV7 to Use a 5Drag
the hole to receive a cross stake of
OTCCoasfni operartion a
and 22 inalies from the other end m mrn1ne TMTmli
111 tlii Il l VJ U W iuvwj
wHiich when thoroughly under-
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arming
Fashion
Changes in apparel for the spring season
New Skirts
In the One Side Effect Whipcords Bedford Cords
Novelty Cloths and Serges
Waists
Beautiful tailored waists in the most charming new
styles and materials
New Suits and Coats arriving each day
To mention these fascinating styles only shows the neces
sity of your calling to see them to fully appreciate their beauty
CHURCH NOTES AND TOPICS
It is right that every man
should eat his bread by the swea
of liis facie but it is not right
that that sweat should be mad
to be the sweat of death Bev
eridge at Lincoln
GRANT
The Wesch brothers hauled hay
from the Thomas J Relph place
last iweelc John A Hoffman help
ing
liy Albrecht and family were
visitors of Abe Peters and family
last Sunday
John A Hoffman and Charles
A Wesch were in MeCook on
business Monday
Miss Dora Greenway was a Me
Cook visitor Tuesday
August WcBch and family
drove over to Traer Kansas oil
business Saturday
J II Wisch was a bmingys
vrsMtor in MoCciok Tuesdav
Engraved Cards
Orders for engraved cards will receive-
prompt and satisfactory atten
tion at The Tribune office Cards
and invitations also printed tasteful-
ly Call and see samples and we
will quote sou prices Satisfaction
guaranteed
Osborn Burton
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Office First Door South oiDeGroffs
Phone No 13
The Great Western
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Is made of Oak Malleable Iron and Steel with endless apron I
running on three sets of rollers which make it the easiest run
ning and longest lild fpreader made Notice the strong con
struction and practical lines followed in its building Sold with
either wood or steel whrrls
lvtr fmiiier sbunld own a
flcCook Hard ware Co