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Successful Entertainment
The entertainment Tuesday evening
in the high school assembly room by
the children of the first and second
grades under Mrs White and Miss
Wilcox was n delightful meritorious
performance of the dear little folks and
pleasd a full audience with every num
ber of the program With the exception
of two splendidly rendered piano solos by
Miss Howe the entire program was the
product of the little ones who with their
Instructors must be congratulated and
commended
The program as presented is as follows
FROOBAM
Piano solo Miss Olive Hown
Opening chorus Second Grade
Recitation My Ma She KnowaCocil McMillen
Motion song Oh Mothor How Pretty the
Moon Looks ToniRht Twelve Girls
Recitation Onco Thoro Was a Kitty
Ethel Graver
Rocitation Miss Dorothy Dot
Hazel Barbazett
Chorus First Grade
Musical Sketch Jackio Horners Christ
mas Pie Ten Boys
Recitation My Sweet Little Doll
Luella Solby
Recitation The First Day of School
Mildred Carty
Song and recitation Christmas Stockings
Ten Children
Song Marjory Schobol
Bye lo Song and Tabloau Twelve Littlo Girls
Recitation My Shadow Walter Shepherd
Song and Tableau The North Wind Doth
Blow Esther Strout
Recitation My Brother Will
Mildred Douovan
Piano Solo Miss Olive Howe
Cantnnta Ten Littlo Sunflowers
Tablenu Good Night
Julia Barnes and Lota Monks
Their Christmas Greeting
McConnell Berry those rustling up-to-date
merchants have just placed
their annual Christmas Greeting before
their many customers announcing a
wide and superb selection and variety of
Christmas presents They have ex
celled themselves in the quantity qual
ity and variety of seasonable offerings
this year and nothing short of a careful
inspection by you will adequately meet
the case Under the heading of Pine
T3hina Pictures Ebony and Celluloid
Statuary Heplicas Candelabra Per
fume Vases Books Candies and a host
of other articles you can surely find
just what you want in their large selec
tion It has never been equalled in this
section of the state You should call
early too before the selection has been
culled and the assortments broken
Severe For December
The cold weather of the early days of
this weekon top of the snowfall of last
week have given us an unusually severe
snap for December The temperature
reached as low as twenty degrees below
zero Monday and Tuesday The cold
wave was quite general especially over
the west and southwest The east and
south suffered in a less degree from the
cold but the east very severely from
wind and water Pennsylvania being
the heaviest sufferer
Wednesday morning a chinook
wind took a hand in the local proceed
ings modifying the temperature in a
marked degree and dissipating the snow
like the mist before the morning sun
A New Enterprise for McCook
The Grand Union Tea company with
headquarters in New York City and
branch houses all over the United States
have opened an agency here with Charles
A Traver in charge His advertise
ments will be put in the homes with
their most desirable goods and price list
as well as the premiums with the same
All goods absolutely guaranteed He
will call and take orders and respect
fully solicits a share of your patronage
Chas A Tkaveb Agent
To Men
No chance for disappointment Any
dress pattern of cloth bought for a gift
may be returned by the recipient
promptly after the holidays and ex
changed for any other This insures
satisfaction all around The Thompson
Dry Goods Co
The Dorcas Kinsington this week
Thursday was held at the home of Mrs
F M Kimmell It was in the nature
of a welcome to Mrs Day and a fare
well to Mrs Warren There was a
large attendance and pleasant gathering
Mesdames A P Thomson C E Pope
and Margaret Oyster assisted
Papa My dear what have you
been wishing Santa Claus might bring
you Why Father theres nothing
would please me half so much as some
of those elegant Furs at The Thompson
Dry 3oods Co Fur Scarfs 8125 to
3500 Fur Muffs SI to 5 Fur Collar
ettes 2 to 750
Do you have trouble this year in
finding novelties for Christmas presents
If so just look through McConnell
Berrys line They can always be de
pended on for anything that is new
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MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
W H Ackkrman is about again from
his recent illness
James Baknes has been very ill but
is some better now
John OBrien is mending from a
severe attack of pneumonia
Ed O Williams has returned to Mc
Cook from Western Nebraska
Mrs M E Wilson of Atwood Kan
is a guest of Mrs Ed Lundbery
Ha blow W Keye8 was up from Indi
anola Monday on probate business
Miss Selma Noben arrived home on
3 Monday night from her Lincoln visit
W T Henton of Danbury was a busi
ness visitor Monday at the county seat
Mrs Louis Cann and Mrs A S
Palmer were guests of Mr and Mrs L
E Cann part of this week
Louis Thorgrimson was among the
boys who went up to Denver Saturday
night to see King Dodo
John Stevens of Hastings spent Mon
day night in the city returning to Hast
ings on 12 Tuesday morning
George Hocknell is expected from
California shortly after Christmas on
his usual first-of-the-year business trip
Mrs Claba Habbison is down from
Eort Morgan Colo and professionally
engaged as the home of James Hatfield
Mbs J F Forbes has been enter
taining her sister-in-law Mrs Tomblin
wife of the agent at Imperial part of
the week
Mr and Mrs R D Rogers are the
proud and happy parents of a daughter
born Tuesday night Mother and child
doing nicely
Mb and Mrs A B Wood went to
Iowa on Tuesday to be present at a wed
ding of a cousin of his They will return
home on Saturday night
Mr and Mrs James Hatfield have
the tenderest sympathy of a large circle
of friends in the death of their infant
daughter Monday night
Mrs P F McKenna and mother
Mrs Reed went down to Hastings Wed
nesday night on No 6 to attend the
funeral of Miss Anna Feeny today
D M Newton returned to Pocatello
Idaho last Thursday night The wife
baby and mother-in-law Mrs Wilson
are still guests of Mrs M A Hobson
W O Bond and family of Indianola
departed on Monday of this week for
their new home in Lewiston Idaho
They are early settlers and many regret
ful friends wish them prosperity in their
new home
Mrs Lon Cone and little boy and
Mrs C E Cone and baby arrived
from Hendley Monday morning on 13
and the families are gradually becoming
settled in the residence vacated by D
W Loar and family
County Tbeasuber Examiners
Searle and Robinson completed their
examination of the books of County
Treasurer Thompson this week and
found everything in fine shape and every
penny properly accounted for of course
Miss Nellie Smith arrived home on
6 Monday night from Denver where
she has been assisting in nursing her
brother Frank back to health from a fell
attack of typhoid Frank left Denver
the same day via the Rock Island for
Yale Iowa where he will remain at
home until fully recovered and strong
enough to return to his work in Denver
Card of Thanks
We wish to express our deep thanks
to the kind sympathetic members of
the three bodies of the Masonic order of
this place the members of the Eastern
Star and the friends and neighbors who
so faithfully tried to lessen our heavy of
sorrow at the sudden loss of our dear
husband and father
Mrs G S Bishop
Mabel Bishop
Jessie Bishop
Marion Bishop
For Sale
A base burner almost new or will
trade on soft coal stove Inquire of
Elmer Rowell
Mrs Knuhim There now that
string on your little finger is to remind
you of that handsome 700 Stone Marten
Fur Collarette at The Thompson Dry
Goods Co That pin closing your -watch
pocket means two of their fine Silkolene
Bed Comforts and dont forget meat
for dinner and mailing my letters
Fur Collarettes at 2 3 150 550
650 and 750
An abundance of Christmas Gifts
both substantial and useful at C L
DeGroff Cos
Burled on Sunday Afternoon
The remains of Mrs Mr E Barger
whose death early last Friday morning
was reported in our last issue were
buried in Riverview cemetery last Sun
day afternoon Services were held in
the Methodist church at two oclock
conducted by Rev Grigsby The
church was well filled ladies forming
most of the audience and the members
of the Ladies Circle of the G A R
and W C T U both of which she
was a member attending in organiza
tions
The deceased has been in the millinery
business here for a number of years be
ing briefly located in Bartley and Cam
bridge in the same business Her illness
was brief and departure sudden
Her husband had long since preceded
her to the spirit land and a son W H
Barger of Culbertson Nebraska was
the only member of her family living in
this immediate neighborhood A son
C D Barger of Vinton Iowa was the
only relative from away present at the
funeral
Mrs Mary E T Bargeb was born
in Decatur county Indiana March 28th
1829 Was united in marriage with
Alexander Barger October 6th 1845
Moved to VJnton Iowa in 1858 and to
McCook Nebraska in 1888 Died in
McCook December 13th 1901 aged 72
years 8 months 15 days Three sons
survive the aged mother W H Barger
of Culbertson Nebraska J L Barger
of Carroll Iowa C D Barger of Vin
ton Iowa One sister lives in Seymour
Illinois and a brother in Newton
Kansas
CARD OP THANKS
To the members of the W C T U
the Ladies Circle G A R and to all
the kind friends who assisted during the
illness and after the death of our be
loved mother we extend sincerest
thanks We are most grateful to you
all
W H Barger
C D Barger
J L Barger
The Star of Bethlehem
Rev G W Crofts of Beatrice who
occupied so satisfactorily the Congrega
tional pulpit last Sunday morning and
evening read the following little appro
priate poem during his evening discourse
The first three stanzas were recently
printed in an eastern paper or magazine
but the two closing stanzas have just
been added and have not hitherto ap
peared in print
THE STAB OF BETnLEHKM
The Star that shono oer Bethlehem
Is surely shining yet
Altho unseen by mortal eyes
And never will it set
And leave the world without its light
In darkness and regret
The Star that shone oer Bethlehem
Was Gods sweet star of love
That showed itself where Christ was born
Tho manger rude above
And hung there in its mellow light
Like a fair silver dove
The Star that shone oer Bethlehem
The love of God divine
Is shining now as it did then
In that dear heart of thine
And there as when the Lord was born
That star will ever shine
The Star that shone oer Bethlehem
Will give thee perfect peace
Until the winds and waves of life N
Their turbulence shall cease
And thou shalt find from every ill
A glorious release
The Star that shone oer Bethlehem
That sweetly shining star
Will give thee light when thou shalt come
To cross lifes harbor bar
And thou shalt reach tho heavenly strand
Beheld by faith afar
Resolutions of Respect
The members of McCook lodge No
135 A F A M with a strong sense
of their duty of resignation to a higher
power to a will that is ever beneficently
directed toward our good bow in humble
submission in the deplorable death of
our beloved and worthy brother George
S Bishop Surely we live in a world
where solemn shadows are continually
falling upon our path shadows that
teach us the uncertainty of all temporal
blessings and warn us that here we have
no abiding place
To his stricken wife and orphans we
extend our deepest sympathy and if
any consolation can be afforded them
under so heavy an affliction it must
come from a higher power than ours
Resolved that a copy of these resolu
tions be spread upon the minutes of the
lodge that a copy be given the bereaved
family and that the city papers be re
quested to publish the same
G W Willetts
Committee C B Gray-
F M Kimmell
An Erroneous Impression
The impression that I am not going to
stay in McCook I wish to refute
I came here to follow my profession
as music teacher
I expect to stay here and hope I may
receive sufficient patronage to justify my
remaining O M Howe
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RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS
The extra gang is now working out of
Holbrook
There were two sections of No 3
Wednesday night
John J Webb machinist is now in
Valparaiso Indiana
Fireman E A Mellen has gone to
Denver to fire out of that point
Brakeman L L Cassell is relieving
Brakeman C L Olmstead sick
Conductor M O McClure returned
Tuesday from his visit to Omaha
Foreman C A Ward of the carpenter-shop
is supporting a new cap
Conductor L C Wolff has been off
duty for the past week with a severe
cold
Lemuel Forsman on the big fire and A
J Fallert have gone to Kearney on a
visit
G G Magnuson and W L Reynolds
have reentered the train service this
week
Conductor C J Snell has Conductor
L C Wolffs car No 98 while the latter
is sick
Brakeman W C Cox is on the Im
perial run vice Brakeman G R Snyder
injured
Engineer Walter Stokes has gone to
Denver to run out of that city for the
present
Brakeman W W Webster went down
to Falls City on No Id Wednesday
night on visit
r
Barney Buss expects to go to Blue
Hill tomorrow evening to visit h b g
over Christmas
t G W Hesselerave helper has quit
the blacksmith shop and hopes to enter
the train service
Brakeman George Martin has been
called to Hastings by the serious illness
of his wifes sister
Charles Dinnill has been transferred
fronvthe storekeepers force to helper in
the blacksmith shop
The Western Union Telegraph Co
gang of repairers is now repairing the
line out of Benkelman
The pay car was here Monday She
ran special from McCook to Denver
Conductor Tom Malen in charge
Asst Piece Work Inspector W F
Ackerman of Lincoln was in the city on
business of his new office Thursday
Brakeman W L Reynolds has gone
to Oxford to relieve Switchman F E
Kidder in the yard there Kidder being
sick
Frank Blue of the flue department
and family will leave on tomorrow even
ing for Plattsmouth to be gone over
Christmas
Brakeman F S Curry is able to be
about again and will soon be able tS re
sume work He is still somewhat sore
from his pinching
Conductor Andy King who formerly
ran out of McCook but is now on the
west end was at headquarters part of
the week visting the boys
Brakeman T D Joy has been trans
ferred permanently to the Akron yard as
switchman and Brakeman E L Meyers
has returned to McCook
Brakeman H J Hines and bride have
gone to Kentucky on a visit to his par
ents and his brother E E Hines is on
with Conductor Hank Rouch during his
absenee
Conductor L C Wolff Brakemen W
W Prafl CD Olmstead GR Snyder
andF S Curry Switchmen F E Kidder
and G L Miller are on the sick list
this week
Warren Travers proboscis and a
sledge hammer had a slight controversy
the other day and he understands what
the boys mean when they inquire how
he got that ncse
The Burlington has had to use its
round houses at Denver Lincoln and
other large points in which to house its
cars and trains of fruit oranges grapes
etc in transit and the locomotives thus
displaced have been stalled under the
blu canopy of heaven meanwhile
Asst General Supt G W Rhodes
was up from Lincoln Thursday and
Thursday night During the day he
held a schpol of instruction in Supt
Campbells office with the heads of the
departments and clerks and in the ev
ening attended the meeting of the Mc
Cook Railroadmens Association i n
which he always takes an active part to
the advantage of the men
McConnell Berrys window display
of statuary and bust figures has been
attracting no little attention the past
few days Nothing more desirable could
be found for Christmas presents
The Imperial Wreck
Accommodation train 175 on the Im
perial branch was derailed last Friday
morning about 830 one mile east of
Palisade by a broken rail it is supposed
The engine and one freight car passed
over safely but the rest of the train
live freight cars one combination postal
baggage and passenger car and one way
car were thrown over the embankment
No one was seriously injured but the
freight cars were badly demoralized and
broken up and the track torn up for
quite a distance The wrecker was at
once sent up from here and the wreck
picked up and the track cleared and re
paired The train was delayed about
six hours
Those slightly injured are
Brakeman George R Snyder of Mc
Cook bruised and strained
J C Triplett of Chase Nebraska
sprained back not severe
C D Tobey of Denver both hands
cut by glass slight hip and side injuries
T H Reasoner of David City scalp
wound left leg injured from foot to knee
Emil Zeck a company employe in the
Havelock shops slight burns to hand
and fingers head cut above eyebrow
Mrs Joseph Marshall wife of Burling
ton freight conductor Lincoln very
slightly injured
Considering the nature of the wreck
and the condition of tho cars involved
therein it was most fortunate in its re
sults as to life and limb and financial
damage
County Judge Eldred
Tho county commissioners at their
special called meeting of the board
Monday unanimously selected Charles
E Eldred mayor of McCook and chair
man of the Republican county central
committee as county judge to fill tho
vacancy caused by the recent sudden
death of County Judge George S Bishop
The selection is a wise and excellent one
No better qualified man could have been
placed in that important trust We con
gratulate both the county commissioners
and the people of Red willow county upon
the choice made County Judge Eldred
will hold the office until his successor is
elected at the next general election
1902
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McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING DECEMBER 201901
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Small FireBig Scare
A coal oil stove cause a great commo
tion and very slight damage in the cellar
under J A Wilcox Sons store Mon
day noon An alarm was sent in but it
was not necessary to throw any water
the flames being controlled The stove
had been placed in the cellar to hold up
the temperature a few points to keep
potatoes stored therein from freezing
After the manner of coal oil stoves it
misbehaved and a small conflagration
and a big fright resulted
An Approaching Wedding
Cards are out announcing the wedding
day of Charles T Watson and Martha
T Battershall December 31st The
ceremony willbe performed at the resi
dence on North Main avenue Rev
George W Sheafor of Manistee Mich
to be the officiating clergyman we under
stand and a goodly company of relatives
and friends to witness the happy event
Postponed For the Present
On account of failure to secure a piano
and other impediments the musical ad
vertised to be given in the Christian
church Tuesday evening of this week
was postponed until some future date
to be announced in due time after the
holidays
J
C Lenhart has sold the McCook
Steam Laundry to Anderson Froschu
sior who are now in charge of the plant
at the old stand on West Dennison
street and prepared for your business
Mr Lenhart expects to remove from the
city as soon as he gets his affairs in
shape
It would be a very special satisfaction
to the publisher if correspondents would
attempt to write something for each
week if it be ever so little and be of
interest if not importance
New books new jardinieresnew vases
new candlesticks in fact a new line of
novelties ior Christmas at
McConn ell Berrys
There is no new or popular book pub
lished that we do not supply at less than
publishers price
McConsell Berry
We have a full line of Standard Sew
ing Machines at lowest prices at Pade
Sons
Our Liquid Smoke cures meat just as
good as wood smoke Try it
McConnell Berry
A McMillen has an elegant assort
ment of latest style lamps from 25c up
Bissell
Carpet Sweepers
ear that Pade Sons
Latest and mo3t popular
McMillens
-best on
novels at
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MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
NUMBER 32
You should see McMillens 1 Bibles
For
Sons
Christmas gifts go to Pade
Dr J D Haro office phone 37 resi
dence 168
Ask to see fifty five game boards at
McMillens
Just call up telephoned and tell them
all about it
Jardinieres and Fern dishes the latest
at McMillens
Jardinieres and Fern dishes the latest
at McMillens
There is a large bunch of keys at this
office for the owner
Ludwick has moved
a stock of Tinware
Ho has added
Fancy Rockers and chairs the latest
out at Pade Sons
The plumber had his inning this week
with tho coal dealer
Stock tanks of all sizes at S M Coch
ran Oos for sale cheap
If you dont see what you want ask
at D C Marshs meat market
To make your face and hands soft and
smboth use McMilleris Cream Lotion
Completest line of legal blanks in Red
Willow county at The Tribune office
To make your face and hands soft and
smooth use McMillens Cream Lotion
A McMillen has an elegant assort
ment of latest style lamps from 25c up
Large consignment of rugs which
which must be sold cheap at Pade
Sons
Nothing makes a better Xmas gift
than a rocking chair See what Lud
wick has
For Sale An organ in good shape
can be had cheap if bought at once
See Ludwick
Dressmaking Evening dresses a spe
cialty Mrs Samuel Miller next door
to L W Stayner
J H Ludwick is now locatedin his
new quarters in the Cole building op
posite his old stand
Note the professional card of CI R
Eldred in this issue Office in tho court
house Telephone 181
Santa Claus will make Cone Bros
drug store one of his depots for the dis
tribution of holiday goods
Fresh roasted peanuts 10 cents a
pound mixed candy 3 pounds for 25
cents at the Candy Kitchen
D C Marsh invites your patronage
guaranteeing the best meats obtainable
of all kinds A t the old stand
The McCook Circle No 33 Ladies of
G A R meet the first Saturday of
every month in Odd Fellows hall
Neat pieces of furniture for Xmas
gifts at Ludwicks Music cabinets
taberettes rockers center tables etc
Christmas presents Well I should
say so at Cone Bros successors to D
W Loar next door to First National
bank
If you dont see what you are after
inquire at Marshs meat market They
have it and will take pleasure in show
ing you
Cone Bros guarantee you good goods
and prompt courteous attention Visit
their store and inspect their different
lines
Have you seen McConnell Berrys
art display They show some real novel
ties in pictures plaques and wall decor
ations
Cone Bros successors to D W Loar
solicit a portion of your trade They
will please you in quality of goods and
price
Before you buy a Christmas book from
a book peddler see McConnell Berry
They may show you a much nicer book
for less money
Everything usual in a first class drug
stock at Cone Bros store and a nice
stock of holiday goods for your inspec
tion Call and see
A McMillen is now displaying his
Christmas goods and will soon be ready
to show you a nice line of latest novel
ties and fancy goods
For Sale A secretary and book case
combined Will sell at verj reasonable
figure Can be seen at Porters studio
just north of the postoffice
The December American Boy is full
of good Christmas ma tier for wide awake
boys 100 a year The Sprague Pub
lishing Co Detroit Michigan
Judicious buyera find Marshs meat
market to their liking for there is com
bined the best in quality with the most
reasonable in price They have ever
seasonable article in line too
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