F ri P A i McCook Free Library Opening The matter of opening the McCook free public library to the public is now u question of moment with the board of directors The opening will take place somo time next week and the arrange ments and program are in such excellent hands as the Awl Os and the McCook Athletic Club insuring something worth while and successful as these or ganizations are composed of our ener getic young ladies and gentlemen who are accustomed to doing something when they undertake it The opening exer cises will be held in the court house Prepare to take in the opening JUST A PEW NOTKS The proceeds of one of the games of baseball next week between the Mc Cook and Minden clubs on the local grounds will bo given to tho public li brary fund If you havo books or magazines you will donato to tho public library bring them to the library at once or drop a card to any member of tho board of directors -and the donations will bo called for All subscribers to tho library fund are requested to call upon A C Ebert treasurer at the Citizens bank and make payment The treasurer can be found at tho bank from 12 to 3 to re ceipt for payments made Tho library room in tho court houso will be tho prido of tho city when it comes out of the hands of tho decora tors who are busy making the room at tractive and ready for the opening occa sion next week Nothing succeeds like success and Tun Tribune prophesies that tho McCook public library will bo a success from its opening and it will bo a success along a new and desirable lino Good wholesome food for the mind is only second to good wholesome food for the body Good books supply this men tal necessity hence tho library will bo ono of tho most essential factors in the growth and improvement of our city and every patriotic citizen of McCook should havo a deep and genuine inter est in its welfare Wants Better Mail Service The government is advertising for a contractor who is willing to take a star route of the mail service from Culbert son Nebraska to Imperial The Burl ington railroad has a branch between these places and until recently a train was operated once a day each way be tween them Now tho trains only run on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays A daily mail service is desired A postoillce oihcinl at Omaha is quoted as saying Tho postoflice department has no power to maintain the trains in this part of the country but it is at a loss to understand why the trains were taken off as tho companies all seem to be doing a prosperous business It is understood however that it is the policy of the present directors of the Burling ton to make ich train pay its own way and if this is o it can be understood why the change is made as it is proba ble that a daily train over the territorj in question is made at a loss Tho dis tance between Curtis and Cheyenne is so great that wo will probably make no attempt to cover it by star route but we will probably increase the star routes in the territory adjacent from Union Pacific stations and this departure of the Burlington will mean that a greater part of the business will go from the east over the Union Pacific A star route may be placed from a Union Pacific point to Holyoke if it is found to be needed Lincoln Journal Saturday A Fine Showing of Beets Redwillow count is close to the head of the list for acreage of beets planted this year The recent rains will greatly increase tho already heavy crop of beets Regarding the samples of 53 fields of beets lately sent to the factory at Grand Island from this place their supt of agriculture has to say I must say that I was much surprised to see such high percentage of sugar in the beets at this time of year ordinarily they do not come over about 12 per cent Following is a list of few of the best beets tested Sugar Purity Weight D Devenv 173 755 5G GW Furrow 171 753 56 Ed Houlihan 161 SOS 81 A R Clark 137 770 175 John Helm 152 S19 225 Wm Byfield 13S 765 100 J W Robersonl0 S24 71 The Era of crick Sidewalks The city authorities have made an order condemning all the sidewalks along tho west side of block 27 original Mc Cook and ordering the laying of stone brick or concrete walks Work is now progressing on a number of the lots The order covers all lots from Lewis saloon to DeGroffs corner A brick walk is also being laid along north and east fronts of the Palmer house on West Dennison street and up North Main Fred Bosworth is laying a brick walk along his residence lot Seed Wheat For Sale I have some fine red winter imported Russian seed wheat for sale at a reason able price Call and see it before you sow your winter wheat It is fine clean and pure seed W E Bower No 158 arrived home Wednesday night from the Ilavelock shop and a general overhauling Engines 116 146 120 and 191 all in the Holdrege wreck have been taken to Havelock for repairs Locomotive No 75 a K 4 will be out of the shop by Saturday and 31S will go in the shop for an overhauling Also tho 26S and 212 C A Stone operated the stationary engine this week relieving Engineer Housh who was away on a visit but has returned to work Conductor and Mrs G W Trottof Eldon Iowa are in the city guests of Conductor and Mrs J J Curren Mr Trott is a Northwestern conductor and Mrs Trott is a sister of Mrs Curren ywjlKtMiq TWENTY FIRST YEAR MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE Mit Shirley and family havo returned to tho city E D Lister of tho Beaver was over on business Tuesday Miss Winfred Real is a guest in tho Kyan home this week Miss Ellen Mahoney is visiting tho Ilegenberger brothers Miss Marie Gibbons is guest of her sister Mrs L E Cann Miss Jennie Hill is a guest of her sister Mrs F C Fuller Mrs J G Schobel arrived home Wednesday evening on 6 Mrs Mabel Stranaiian visited In dianola friends over Sunday Mrs and Miss Rathbun havo return ed homo from their trip east D C Benedict was down from Cul bertson Monday on business Mns C E Colber nee Josephine Menard is visiting her parents Miss Alta Gockley returned to brook Tuesday morning on No 12 Miss Mina V Richardson is hero from Chicago on a visit to her parents Mrs W II Rankin arrived homo on 14 last Saturday night from her visit Mrs W V Gage was a passenger on 3 Tuesday night for Alliance on a visit Mrs L S Sage is up from Beatrice guest of her sister Mrs W S Morlan Mrs Vina Wood returned last Friday night from her visit in Eastern Ne braska Colonel and Mrs S R Sjiitii of Indianola saw tho city by daylight Monday Lon Cone is preparing to build a resi dence north of the K K Stanghmd dwelling Ethel Pope went down to Iloldrege yesterday morning on 12 on a visit of a few days W E Bosserman of Grafton has been a guest of C J Ryan arid family part of the week Mr and Mrs Fred Brewer left on 2 Wednesday morning for Kearney on a short visit Miss Ida McCarl left Tuesday for Sheridan Wyoming on a visit to Mrs bigna Kilkey Mrs C A Ward and son arrived home Wednesday from their trip to Pennsylvania W T Coleman and family left on 13 Wednesday for Denver and the moun tains on a visit Mrs C E Pope and Mrs A I Had ley went down to Oxford yesterday on 12 to visit relatives Mr and Mrs Walter Sayers de parted for their home in Des Moines Iowa Tuesday night Misses Kate and Laura McCarl de parted Tuesday night on 6 for their home in Davenport Iowa Mrs Marie Mundy and the family have returned from spending a month on tho Dundy county ranch Dr Ole Robinson of Danbury was a city visitor Monday on business driv ing over and back from the Beaver Mrs J H Rittenhouse returned home first of tho week from one of her tours in the interest of the Maccabee order H C Rider came down from Denver close of last week and has been spend ing part of the week here on business matters Dr and Mrs C L Fahnestock spent Sunday in Denver going up on No 13 Saturday and returning on 2 Monday morning Mr and Mrs C B Sawyer and Miss Kate went up to Denver last Friday to see the sights for a few days returning home on Tuesday Dr R E Campbell left on Wednes day night for David City Butler county wwhere he expects to be until about the first of the new year Misses Kate and Laura McCarl and Ray McCarl visited in Denver Saturday and Sunday going up on Friday night and returning here on 2 Monday Mrs John Majors is up from Auburn Nebraska this week visiting her son Perry who is employed in the shops and greeting many oldtime friends Dr Mrs and Robert Gunn arrived home Monday night on three from Red Oak Iowa where they were calledclose of last week by the death of the doctors aged father Misses Ethel and Jessie Pope re turned last Friday night from their visit in Florence Colorado Mrs Arthur I Hadley accompanying them and be ing a guest of the family here Harry Risley of Grand Island pri vate secretary of Congressman Shallen berger was in the city Monday looking after the congressmans political fences over the district and in this vicinity in particular Miss Minnie Rowell who has been spending a number of weeks visiting in different parts of Colorado returned home Tuesday morning having had a delightful time and ready for the fall and winter campaign in the city schools Mrs J N Cox andMrs L R man went down to Indianola Wednes day morning on 12 to make Mrs Charles Hoag a short visit Mrs Hileman re turned home Thursday evening and Mrs Cox departed for her home in Exeter Adventist Camp Meeting The Seventh Day Adventists will hold a camp meeting in this city September 23 to 29 The two tabernacles will be pitched one block north of the city park Services will be conducted each day both in English and German Among those who will be present are Elder Westfall a missionary from South America and Elder Westfall who is just back from Europe Go to C L Sorosis Skirts JMCIL00B DeGroff Cos for 2- i - Wedding Bells The marriage of Miss Zolla Weaver ono of Wrays most beautiful and pop ular girls to Mr Ralph Cutler of McCook was solemnized at high noon Wednesday August 20th at tho homo of tho brides parents Mr and Mrs George Weaver Tho ceremony was per formed by Roy D C Cowran pastor of tho Presbyterian church of Wray in tho presence of but few friends outside tho immediate family of tho bride The guests were Misses Mollie and Flora Finn and Ida Iledrick and Mr Roswell Cutler brotherof thegroom of McCook Miss Zella was quite tho ideal bride She wore a gown of cream albatross with trimmings of cream silk galoons and fluted chiffon It was made with short sleeves and long sweeping train Tho brides gown and hair were adorned with a profusion of brides roses The groom was dressed in the conventional black After tho ceremony tho bridal party aat down to a daintily appointed wed ding dinner A great number of pres ents showed how much Miss Zella is thought of in this community Tho bride has grown to young womanhood in Wray and is loved and respected by a large circle of friends Her sunny dis position and lovable charactor make her the best of companions and she will greatly missed in our town She is a graduate of our High school being a member of tho class of 1901 After her graduation she taught school in this county meeting with signal success The groom is a telegraph operator in the dispatchers office at McCook lie was night operator at Wray during tho summer of 1SU6 having come direct from Illinois and it was during this time that he became acouainted with his bride His ability and faithfulness to duty were soon recognized by the Burlington and promotion was quick IIo now holds one of tho most responsi ble positions aside from that of dis patcher in the B Ms telegraphic sys tem and in a direct line for promotion Ho is of exemplary character and is respected by all who know him They left on No 14 for a two weeks wedding tour in the east They will stop at St Louis a few days and from there visit the grooms parents in Pana Illinois where a reception will be ten dered them They will also visit tho brides relatives in Peoria Illinois On their return they will stop at Lincoln and Alexandria Nebraska The groom has fitted up one of the nicest little houses in McCook for his bride and they returned there with the best wishes of a host of friends in both Wray and McCook Wray Rattler Fahnestock Anderson Wedding Miss Anna E Anderson and Dr Charles L Fahnestock were married Tuesday evening at half after eight oclock at the home of Mr and Mrs Joseph Teeter Rev J E Tuttle offici ated using the Episcopal ring ceremony Tho bride was given away by her uncle Mrs A G Chapman played the wed ding music from Lohengrin previous to the ceremony and after it Mendelssohns march The ceremony was performed in a corner of the parlor which had been tastefully decorated with lace curtains roses Madeira vines and palms The bride wore a dainty gown of white silk tissue made over white silk cut en train and carried brides roses After the ceremony Miss Annette Abbott sansr O Promise Me in a sweet and very effec tive manner The parlors were decor ated in green and white and the dining room in pink In the library were vases filled with sweet peas Plates of varie gated pansies adorned tables in the various rooms Refreshments were served by Miss Blanche Mickey Mrs Chapman Mrs J W Searson and Miss Edna Curtiss The guests were received by Miss Amy Shively The bride has made her home in Lincoln for some jears having attended the university of Nebraska and is ad mired by all for her ability and pleasing personality The groom is a practicing physician and a surgeon of the B M at McCook An evidence of their popu larity was shown in the many useful and valuable gifts which they received The guests were presented with slices of wedding cake neatly tied in small white bon bon boxes The happy couple left Lincoln Wed nesday night for Denver A few days will be spent there and a more extended trip to the coast will bo taken in October Those present were Misses Mickey CurtissAbbott Pinkerton Roper Chap pell and Shively Mrs J W Searson Mrs Kirkpatrick Mrs Fahnestock of McCook Mr and Mrs Chapman Mr and Mrs Dickson Mr and Mrs Mc Shane Mr and Mrs Glenn Dr and Mrs Carr and Messrs Swain Roper and Harger Sundays Lincoln Journal Wanted The name and address of every Sun day school superintendent and secretary in Redwillow county that we may organ ize a county association jjrop me a postal at once Frank W Dean Trustee Neb State S S Assn tf McCook Nebraska County papers please copy Very Special Notice We have just received another car load of furniture which we purchased before the recent rise in prices For this month we will sell at the old prices goods having advanced twenty riRr cent Pade Son Special Teachers Examination A special teachers examination will ce neia at my omce in McUook on Sat urday August 30th 1902 Eugene S Dutcher County Supt Farmers Are you going to need any chairs or extension tables for threshera Lud wick can give you the best prices in town The Tribune is under obligation to Captain I H Wasson for a basket of splendid plums big luscious yellow fel lows RAILBOAD NEWS ITEMS Machinist Smart has quit tho sorvice Georgo Kellick is a new machinists helper O Kunkle is a new employe on tho riptrack John Rice spent Sunday with tho folks at llaigler J A Graham of Burlington Iowa is a new machinist J M Lynch is a new helper in tho blacksmith shop Machinist Charles Ohm is back from a short visit east Elmer Traver has quit the service here and gone east to work F T Blue returned to work in the flue department Wednesday C M Kent is flagging for W S Tom linson who is off on business Machinist and Mrs E J Seibert were Lincoln visitors over Sunday Conductor C W Bronson left for Galesburg this morning on 12 J F Fitzer McKenzies helner took in the Cambridge reunion yesterday W F Dunn and Georgo Herstrom machinists helpers are on tho sick list Conductor J S Cromwell of Oberlin Kansas was at headquarters Tuesday Brakeman J J Barry is on the relief and will indulge in a visit to Ottumwa Iowa Engineer H II Kingbury and fnmily went up to Denver Saturday on 13 on i visit Arthur BColfer expects to return to Omaha and Creighton college next Monday Conductor W A Bealo and wife ar rived home from Colorado yesterday morning Conductor E M Cox is off duty sick and Conductor L S Watson has his car and crew Brakeman and Mrs George Martin aro visiting his parents near Harvard this state Machinist T L OPry will leave Saturday for El Paso Texas where he will go to work James McAlpine of Denver passed through the city Monday on his was to Sioux City Iowa Angus Miller and sisfer left Wednes day forLimon Colorado The wife and family follow later Mrs McKenzie has joined her hus band of the blacksmith force coming down from Alliance Frank Purvis of Fort Morgan has the day trick at Red Cloud while Operator Foe is off on a vacation Conductor J W Line got away Tues day morning on No 2 on their visit in Vermont of a few weeks Chief Dispatcher J F Forbes and family arrived home Sunday on 2 from a visit to Denver and vicinity The Burlington has placed an electric alarm at the road crossing just west of the depot in the Brush yard Brakeman and Mrs C H Downey were called down to Cambridge Tues day by the death of her father Mack Hughes is figuring on putting in a case hardening furnace of new tpye and two fires in the near future C A Ward Mack JHughes and their party hope to get away on their fishing excursion about September 5th Engine 10 of the Sierra railway passed through hero for the west Monday morning It is a product of the Lima Ohio locomotive works Mack Hughes has a railroad from the blacksmith shop to the storehouse staked off and Section Boss Ira Dye will push the work of construction at once vigor ously Ross Sellars son of J W Scllars is down with a severe attack of typhoid at the home of Oscar Yarger in Scotts bluff Nebraska Red Cloud Commer cial Advertiser Willie Cullen left last night for Om aha where he will enter Creighton col lege for the fall and winter term Mrs Cullen accompanied him to get him set tled for the term Foreman Jim Ritchie and party re turned Wednesday night from their fishing trip and they can give you almost any sort of variation along that line that you may wish Conductor W H Brown expects to leave any train now for Wisconsin to see his aged father who is ill On account of many being on the sick list his crew has been taken off Chief Dispatcher Wilson of the M K T from Dennison Texas and wife and B C Monpleasure formerly of the Western division passed through here last of last week from Kansas City Claim Agent Emerson nanson is mak ing a considerable addition and improve ment to Ins residence on North Man chester street Increased room and con venience and comfort will be subserved C W Britt the new storekeeper is here from Omaha where he has been located for the past year and is getting onto the ropes He will assume charge September 1st Heres a warm and hearty welcome to him J G Dole came in from the west on 14 Tuesday night on his way east and spent a day or two here visiting old time friends He will settle down at Missouri Valley Iowa where the folks will locate with him It is reported from Galesburg that the uurnngton engmemen are soon to re ceive a handsome increase in wages but local enginemen think this refers merely to tho readjustment which has been prepared but not yet publicly announc ed Lincoln Journal Thursday Engineer C K Coleman and family and Miss Marie Mansfield departed Sat urday for Denver where they will make their future home The Colemans are old residents of the city and have a large circle of friends all of whom will join The Tribune is wishing them every success in their new home home McCOOK RED WILJLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING AUGUST 29 1902 End- of Season Ball Game The management is making arrange ments and plans for an masquorado baseball game which tho fans allege will bo a lulu It is proposed to divide tho talent now composing tho regular McCook team into two clubs tho shortage in each team to bo filled by selected men of baseball ability in tho city ouside the regular organization thus forming two strong teams Tho players will bo in masquerade and will represent in part at least well ljnown characters A strong game as well as muon amusement and a big gob of tho spectacular may bo expected The line up will bo given next week Tho gamo will likely bo played the following week It will be an innovation uniquo and fetching Tho entiro irate nnint nf this gamo will go for the payment of tho athletic park fonco debt A Thousand Dollar Wage Account One of tho attractive features of the beet sugar business is the fact that it requires a largo amount of labor during the season Gerald Wilcox for instance has in about fifty acres of beets this season and the indications are that ho will pay out a thousand dollars for labor And by the way how many farmers are there in Redwillow county who will pay out an equal amount for labor this sea son And The Tribune expects Mr Wilcox will have a neat sum per aero to his credit after paying these heavy expenses Horatio Stone last season received from tho factory over twelve hundred dollars for the boots ho raised on fifteen acres or about 6S0 per acre Successful Under Disadvantages Cinderella in Wonderland the oper etta given under direction of Miss Mary J Scott for llie benefit of the free pub lic library scored a fair success under disadvantages The opening night last Friday was very threatening and rainy which kept many in doors and mado the audience small The matinee Saturday uternoon urew an appreciative crowd of the young people and on Tuesday evening of this week by request the operetta was repeated with quite satis factory results Five Fine Showers Commencing with last Wednesday night and concluding on Sundav nifrtif five fine showers visited this part of the country with very beneficial results Although the rain came too late to ma terially help the corn crop it was of immense value to feed wont come amiss on the sugar beets and has placed the soil in the finest possible condition for fall plowing and seeding The rainfall in detail was Wednesday 35 Thurs day 5S Friday 90 Saturday 60 Sun day 18 total 2G0 inches Municipal Matters The city council held a short session Monday night all present but Council man Ryan Bills as follows were allowed McCook Electric Light Co S7 40 The McCook Republican 5 00 WTClark 2133 A resolution was passed condemning all sidewalks on the west side of block 27 and ordering construction of stone brick or concrete sidewalks along west side of said block Thirteen to One It wasnt sixteen to one in the game at Cambridge yesterday afternoon be tween McCook and Minden but pretty near it 13 to 1 It was a fine game up to the seventh inning 1 to 1 McCook then went off her feet and Minden made 12 scores in the 8th and 9th innings Pigs For Saie Thoroughbred Chester Whites In quire of J M Hammond five miles southwest of McCook Farmers Are you going to need any chairs or extension tables for threshers Lud wick can give you the best prices in town COURT HOUSE NEWS COUNTY court Marriage license was issued to Dr Ole E Robinson and Daisy M Eno both of Danbruy Cones soda water is famous Have you tried Champagne Phosphate If its seasonable and all right vou will find it at D C Marshs meat market W T Coleman castiron and steel reasonable figures can show you cook stoves at Try Fly Knocker for cattle horses Guaranteed to keep off Sold only by A McMillen 2ts both very and flies Home made Bed Comforts 6x7ft con taining 6 of our Izzer Cotton Batts 8165 to S275 at The Thompson D G Co Just a few hammocks left 50c to 75c each no higher Get one before there are none McConnell Berry Astonishing prices on a few one room remnants of wall paper McConnell Berry In cotton mills the sweepings are made into so called Cotton Batts and most merchants and some customers think that so many ounces of flufliness constitutes a Batt Not so at all A Cotton Batt worthy of the name is made in a Batt mill of new cotton not sweep ings is the right size is compact enough for strength and to permit open ing out and will not fall apart in the Comfort after tacking All of these good points are possessed in highest de gree by the Izzer Batt manufactured expressly for us They weigh more than other Batts too Price 10c For sale onlv by The Thompson D G Co Want Your Butter Poultry and Eggs We are paying the highest market price in cash for butter poultry and egg3 Bring them to the old Burgess implement office and get your money Burgess Walsh Ndbraska State Histor ical iSonluty NUMBER 16- MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS SmAg0xl vaies n Petticoats at CL DeGroff Cos Now Dress Goods now showing at Tho Thompson D G Co The Awl Os were entertained by the Misses Oybtor Tuesday evening The best perfumes and toilet prepara tions aro found at Cones drug store Dress Skirts to your measure from S2o0 to S750 at Tho Thompson DGCo Always reliable always dopendablo what you buy at Marshs meat market Beautiful Now Golf Gloves for Ladies and children at The Thompson DGCo Tho best assortment of fine stationery over on salo in McCook is at Cones drug store The football season is already treadiii upon the frayed coattail of tho baseball season Wanted To rent a dwelling of 6 or S rooms suitably located Call or leave word at The TRiituNEollice Those round stock tanks made from Cyprus are the best W T Coleman sells thorn at the right price Try Fly Knocker for cattle horses Guaranteed to keep off Sold only by A McMillen 2ts and Hies Childrens Sleeping Garments will tho thing from now on All sizes Tho Thompson D G Co 50c each be at Asbestine water proof fi r e- p r o o f wear proof painc cheap -us dirt See McGONNELL it BERRV FlyoOCuro protects stock from flies and gnats Dont let them suffer McConnell Berry Mrs S E Griggs wishes to inform her patrons that sho has moved into tho Union block over Hadell Mercantile Co s store At tho right price you can always get the choicest things the season affords at D C Marshs meat market At tho old stand all tho time I have eastern investors for ranches alfalfa and beet lands Write me give full description first letter W M Donelan Glenwood la Paint up your wagon buggy or farm implements They will last longer and look better We have paints for every purpose McConnell Berrys There is nothing better for that tired feeling even these warm July daysthan a juicy steak such as you get for vour good money at D C Marshs meat market Say mister but those rubber tired buggies at W T Colemans aro smooth and light running J To has a fino assort ment of regular tires too Prices am right Kinds of meat change somewhat with the seasons but they never change tho quality at D C Marshs market Its always one quality the very best tho market affords No better way to buy a home than paying for it in monthly payments The McCook Building Association offers un equaled inducements to borrowers in payment of loans Those Side band Kimona Goods are not standing upon the order of their go ing theyre just going Handsome assortment at very moderate prices The Thompson D G Co The third class of the Methodist Sunday-school will hold a lawn social in the city park next Wednesday evening September 3rd Ice cream and cake 10c Public cordially invited If you want to build or buy property the McCook Building Association can furnish money at reasonable rates and easy payments No association offers as good inducements to borrowers Call on the secretary for information Subscribers to the library fund aro re quested to make payment to Treasurer Ebert at the Citizens bank at earliest convenience The monthly subscribers are especially urged to respond promptly Mr Ebert will be found at the bank at the noon hour The McCook Building Association will open its thirtieth series of stock this month If you are not already a member call on the secretary and sub scribe for a few shares of stock There are no safer or more profitable invest ments offered in McCook Dialogue Mrs A How fortunate you always seem Mrs B your waists are always lovely and entirely different from any ones else Mrs B Its quite easy though I selected from those individual patterns shown in large variety by The Thompson D G Co S3ctoS2 The Tribune would call especial at tention to the rule of the library which gives applicants living in Redwillow county the privilege of drawing books by filling out application blanks Observe this rule makes all persons living in Red willow county eligible to draw books from the library Another rule allows books to be kept out of the library two weeks but magazines and papers must be read in the library reading room C H Jacobs this week exhibited some more fruit from the Stone farm which will be sold on September 6th by him a s administrator The grapes plums etc are now mature and excellent in taste and flavor He also exhibited some samples of corn now growing on the farm which is well filled and will certainly average between 40 and 50 bushels to the acre The exhibits show the farm which is near the mouth of the Driftvvood to be very desirable f d n MIVQt