ft L I 4 K TWENTY FIRST YEAR Some Sugar Bect Shipments Notwithstanding the difficulty of get ting labor sufficient to handle the har vesting and marketing of sugar beets shipments nro steadily going in from this point and the returns to the farmers aro very satisfactory Gerald Wilcox has so far been tho largest shipper having at tho writing of this article twelve cars to his credit with a total tonnage of over 500 Re turns from four cars recently shippod were as follows as to sugar per cent and purity per cent 135 and 82 1 1400 and S22 133 and 79 5 1G 6 and 849 the best shipment bringing him 465 per ton His beets will average about 20 tons to tho acre and his total crop will bo between 1000 and 1500 tons with a money value of 84000 to G000 William Byfield is another of tho larger shippers and most successful sugar boet raisers lie has already ship ped to the factory about 300 tons and Teports an average of 20 tons per acre on part of the beets he has harvested One car recently shipped brought him 422 and another 477 per ton Resolutions of Respect McCook Neb November 4 1902 McCook lodge Degree of Honor No 3 Whereas It has pleased the Almighty Father to remove from our midst Sister Anna Simmerman Resolved That tho lodge has lost a worthy member who was constant in attendance and faithful in the discharge of every duty Resolved That the sorrowing family which has lost a kind and loving mother be tendered our most sincero sympathy Resolved That copies of these resolu tions be sent to tho bereaved family to tho local papers and be spread upon the records of our lodge and that our lodge and charter be draped for thirty days May Walker Committee Matie Welles May OConnell An Interesting Experiment About 448 head of cattle were driven in from the Rockafellow ranch in Raw lins county Kansas arriving here last Thursday 222 were placed at E B Stilgebouors and 226 at F G Stilge bouors Their owner N J Walden has shipped in an 8 horsepower gasoline engine and a large silo cutter with which to cut up the alfalfa hay which is to bo mixed with cotton seed meal for fattening purposes Tho experiment will be watched with interest by feeders all over the country Danbury News October 30th Supt Phelan Has Painful Illness A special train from Ravenna brought in J R Phelan this morning at eight oclock He accompanied the Elliott Holdrege special east but was suddenly stricken with congestion of the kidneys and suffered a great deal being carried to his home on a stretcher The attend ing physician states however that Mr Phelan is much relieved and it is the belief that he will be around again in a few da3rs as well as usual Alliance Times last Friday Mrs Spalding Weds Again Mrs Mary Ellen Spalding and Mr Perry Lawrence Paul were united in marriage at Riverton Nebraska Thurs day October 30th 1902 They will be at home after December 1st at Helena Montana The bride is well known in McCook as the former wife of Morillo A Spalding District School Report Report of school in Dist No 32 for the month ending October 31st 1902 No of boys enrolled 3 No of girls en rolled 4 total attendance 7 average at tendance 6 Those neither absent nor tardy during the month are Jesse Doyle Earl Doyle Iva Doyle Julia Sly Teacher Found in the Home Barn Gerald Wilcox had the neighbors all out one night last weekto assist him in finding one of his boys who disappeared from the parental roof without indicating his destination After the neighborhood had been pretty thoroughly covered tho lad was located in the home barn much to the relief of his parents McCook Market Quotations Corrected Friday morning Corn 35 Wheat 47 Oats 40 Rye 32 Hogs 05 Eggs 20 Butter 17 Kempton Komedy Kompany at Men ards opera house three nights and Sat urday Matinee commencing Thursday November 13 This companys opening play is the greatest comedy drama ever written in 4 acts The Night Before Christmas 13 people lots of up to date specialties Prices 25 and 35 cents Seats on Sale at McConnell Berrys drug store Same company that played during Hastings street fair Atlanta a village eight miles south west of Holdrege is soon to have a bank It will be called the Atlanta State Bank and M A Fulk will be president and cashier and his daughter Florence Fulk will be assistant cashier The capital stock will be S1000000 E G and G H Titus of the First National Bank of Holdrege are inter ested in the new financial concern Thanksgiving day will soon be here You will find the largest assortment of carving sets and self basting roasters at W T Colemans It is not too late to get wall paper remnants Just enough for a room at ridiculously low prices at McConnell Berrys For Sale First class folding bed Inquire at Morgans clothing store For an off year the Republicans scored a great victory MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE Mrs Mary Eaton has gone to Wil limantic Conn Mrs O D Keith who has been ail ing for some time is better Tifk Babcock of Yuma Colorado was tho guest of his brother CF yesterday Ray McCArL was up from Lincoln Tuesday to exorcise his right of fran chise Mrs George Willetts went up to Denver Wednesday on 13 on a short visit Miss Eva Thompson of Trenton is visiting her sister Mrs Frances Barclay this week Mrs Nancy Dawson of Cornell Hitchcock county is visitiug McCook relatives Frank Jones extra brakeman made his parents a visit at Trenton close of last week D F Coffey is hero from Brunswick Missouri and will probably locate in this vicinity E B Nelson of Guthrie Iowa has arrived here with his family and will locate in this vicinity Mr and Mrs W D Kyle of Iowa have been the guests of Mr and Mrs William Lewis this week V Franklin went up to Benkelman Wednesday night on 5 on business re turning home Thursday morning Mrs T II Bales departed close of last week for Sheridan Wyoming where two of her daughters children are ill with fever Mr and Mrs E E DeLong have re turned to McCook after a weeks visiting with W A Mitchell and family Red Cloud Advertiser 4th Frank Dolan of Indianola and Miss Josephine Happersett of Los Angeles California will be united in marriage in Los Angeles November 19th George Campbell witnessed the game at Lincoln Saturday between the University and Haskell Indians in which the latter were shut out Miss Mabel Fleming of Lebanon is is the guest of her aunt Mrs Peter Carty this week Miss Mabel came over to attend the tenth grade party Mrs C A Dean who has been visit ing Cambridge friends came up to the city on 5 Wednesday night and is the guest of her son Rev Frank W Dean F S Wilcox and wife drove over from McCook Wednesday to visit with Mrs Rockwood Mr Wilcox is a cousin of Mrs Rockwood Curtis Enterprise Mrs W H Campbell is in the hos pital Omaha under the care of DrBB Davis We understanil that she is get ting along nicely and is anxious to get home Miss Hannah Stangland was home from Lincoln Saturday and Sunday coming up on 3 Friday night and re turning to her university work Monday morning on 2 J A Wilcox arrived home last night from his trip east He reports having had a grand tripseeing WashingtonNew York aDd other cities and enjoying one of the visits of his lifetime Mrs J F Forbes and mother Mrs HFTomblin of Arapahoe arrived home from Denver last Saturday having ac companied Mr and Mrs F F Tomblin there on their way to California MesdamesTB Campbell CE Pope and Emerson Hanson went up to Fort Moigan Colorado Tuesday night on a flying visit to Mrs U J Warren return ing home on 6 Wednesday night Mr and Mrs James Farrel of Bart ley returned home last Sunday night after a short visit tc Yardmaster and Mrs Peter Carty J M Farrel of Leb anon also made them a short visit n WKeyes of the Republican county central committee was up from Indi anola Tuesday night to be at head quarters to receive the news of the com plete Republican victory in Redwillow county A C Hipple mother and sister ar rived last night from Parkston S D and are locating on the Norval farm at Perry station purchased by them last spring A brother is expected today with a carload of goods Dr Robert E Campbell who occa sionally makes his home here has filed his petition in the district court of this county praying for a divorce on the ground of wilful abandonment without good cause for the past two years Hon Justin A Wilcox of McCook Nebraska has been visiting his cousin Dr Hubbard of Broad street Mr Wil cox is a veteran of the Civil War and participated in the recent meeting of the G A R in Washington Chester Pa Daily News William Baird general car foreman was up from Lincoln yesterday show ing his successor Mr Barstow around and introducing him to his new duties Baird goes to St Joseph in the same capacity for the Burlington with an en larged field Mr and Mrs C W Goheen and Mrs J W Higby were involved in an ugly runaway Sunday last at the Meth odist church in which the buggy was considerably damagedbut the occupants all escaped without injury by a fort unate circumstance Mr and Mrs T R Stockton left on No 1 2 this morning for Beaver City on a visit to a relative From there they will go to Red Cloud and Hardy and thence home to Chicago They have been the guests their daughter Mrs A C Ebert for a few months Morris DesLarzes a former resident of our city came in from the west first of the week and is visiting here while on business Morris has recently re turned from Alaska and sums up his idea of that great country by stat ing that it is too near the north pole although acknowledging it has every re source to make it rich and great Morris looks as natural as life and recalls old times in McCook nnmmiaiDtfatfiSmimtm ii inn i ii 4 IN THE SOCIAL SWIM A HALLOWEEN EVENT One of the leading Halloween events was the party at the residence of H P Waite given by Edna Waite Lillie Campbell and Emma Perry last Friday evening to about fifty guests As guests reached the portals tho doors opened by invisible means and tho guests followed tho string to the cloak room The porch and interior of the resi dence was lighted by candles in pump kins and the electric lights were sub dued with colored crepe paper Apples and corn were strung in portiere effects Louella Thompson and Clifford C Brown played selections on the piano and a large music box completed the musical program The dough nut biting game was won by Rose Elbert with George Campbell a close second There was also an inter esting nut guessing game Partners for refreshments were chosen by duplicate cards Apples dough nuts pumpkin pie grapes in cabbage cases and stilted peanuts in turnip cases were served Supt Thomas Miss Gorby and Miss Smith of the high school were among the guests THE AWL OS MASQUERADE Tho Awl Os celebrated Halloween with a grand masquerade hen party in the district court room in the court house There was an attendance of about 25 of the members The costumes were varied in charac ter and some of the disgruntled old bachelors claim that not a few of them were quite natural and becoming but this deponent sayeth not Basket ball and other games were played At midnight there were ghost stories on lap and the cot stitution of club was read under the most solemn surroundings and with appropriate pomp and circumstance It was an impres sive scene Three new members Misses Stella Fuller Edna Yarger and Blanche Mc Carl rode the Awl Osian goat to final victory A chafing dish luncheon of appropriate menu was served Tho young ladies aro quite at one that it was one of the swell est events over conducted under the club auspices if it were a sort of Adamless Eden affair A HIGH FIVE CARD PARTY Mrs W B Mills and Mrs Charlotte Brewer entertained about forty lady guests Thursday afternoon at a High Five card party to meet Mrs Mills Sr of Grand Rapids Michigan Mrs G A Noren won first prize and Mrs J E Kelley the booby Meteor rises and red and white carna tions in bouquets were the house deco rations A four course luncheon was served the hostesses being assisted by Mrs J F Brewer and Mrs F G Westland HER SEVENTEENTH ANNIVERSARY Miss Ethel Pope gave a birthday din ner last Saturday evening of very happy details It was her seventeenth anni versary and the invited guests numbered one more than sweet sixteen It was an elegant four course dinner Mrs J A Gunn Mrs W D Burnett and Mrs C H Boyle assisting in serving the same A large basket of luscious fruit set in autumn leaf decorations formed the handsome centerpiece Miss Ethel returned to her studies in the state uni versity Lincoln Sunday night on 6 TENTH GRADE GIRLS MASQUERADE A very enjoyable masquerade given by the girls of the tenth grade at the home of Winnie Brown on North Man- j Chester street was one of the events of Halloween The decorations o f the several rooms were in autumn leaves and pumpkins Refreshments were served Clarence Stokes added the musical ele ment The party closed with an old fashioned Virginia reel after which each departed wishing the other many happy returns of the Een clarence stokes entertains Wednesday evening Clarence Stokes entertained about twenty five of his j schoolmates in the parental home on North Marshall Games of various sorts were played and refreshments appealed successfully to the youthful inner man There was music and a happy time gen erally A surprise was given Robert Ritten house by his mother last Friday even ing from 630 to 8 30 which was a source of much joy to Master Robert as well as to his young guests of the evening Re freshments were served and appropriate games played ADDITIONAL PERSONALS Roy E Cramer has gone to Repub lican City Mrs H F Tomblin came up from Arapahoe Tuesday John Stevens has been down from Denver this week on business John Haffner formerly employed in DeGrofts is in the city this week on a visit Mesdames L E Cann and Mabel Stranahan sjient yesterday visiting in Lincoln Mrs H L Kennedy of Cambridge has been Mrs Albert Barnetts guest part of the week John F CoRDEALleft this afternoon on delayed No 1 for the Northwest to look over the country with a view of locating in the practice of law Advertised Letters The following letters were advertised by the McCook postoffice Nov 3 1902 JnoFagen Albert Hofiard Mrs Bane Kingey H G Lan Bach Chas McCauley Edward S Magill Bobert Nichols E B Perry AE Scoot Alva Vauner 2 When calling for these letters please say they were advertised F M Kimmell Postmaster The Tribune and The American Boy one year each for 150 Send to the Sprague Publishing Co Detroit Michi gan for a copy of the October number - RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS George Lellow is braking on freight now W S Toralinson is in the train service again as a flagman A R Dennis has retired from tho storehouse service Brakeman C A Garner went down to Red Cloud to vote Blacksmith George Casten returned to work Monday morning Brakeman L M Best has been off a few days on business this week Switchman R A Byrnes is off duty on account of the illness of his wifo E Ballance is a new machinist this week He hails from Plattsmouth Brakeman Wilber Fisk went up to Wray Colorado to vote and will visit at home a few days Conductor C E Pope arrived home close of last week from an absence of a few weeks in the east The shop boys went down to IIol brook today to give the farmers a tussle with the pigskin Way car 144 is back in the serviceNo 55 went out of the shop today and 145 is in for an overhauling Chief Clerk M Lawritson is having quite an addition built to his comfort able home on North Marshall street Brakeman F E Brigner is still with his brother Fireman Brigner who is very low at Oxford with typhoid fever Engine 58 was taken into the shop for an overhauling this week No 212 is just out and 267 is down on her wheels Q engines 1721 1725 1726 1758 were received on the Wyoming division last week They are just out of tho Baldwin shops Herbert Frey has gone down to Omaha to have his eye operated upon The trouble is the result of getting a chip of steel in the eye Two more rip tracks are being laid north of the present lino of rip tracks in order to accommodate the increase of work in that department Blacksmith Ed McKenzio and wifo are up in Alliance preparing to bring their household goods to McCook and settle down to keeping house Brakeman and Mrs E E Stayner went up to Hayes county on a short visit first of the week to enable him to vote and her to visit her folks James Rivett superintendent of bridges and buildings was up from Lincoln yesterday looking after the building operations now under way Conductor C W Bronson has been off duty a few days and Conductor Fred Washburn has had his run Conductor L S Watson has had way car No 150 meanwhile Conductor Herman Hegenberger has returned from the Cheyenne Holdrege line and will run out of McCook in the future Conductor Elmer Engberg has taken his place O D Keith has gone to flagging out of McCook vice G L Burney who is braking on a passenger in place of C A DeLoj who has been given a freight run as a brakeman Conductor Elmer Engberg has been transferred to the Holdrege Cheyenue branch His headquarters will be at llolyoke Colorado whither he went Sunday night via Holdrege T D Joy who has been switching- in the Akron yard for the past year has resigned and quit the service entirely Switchman W F Jones went up to Akron Wednesday to assume his place in that yard Mr and Mrs F F Tomblin departed for California close of last week after a short visit in the city guests of Chief Dispatcher and Mrs J F Forbes Mr Tomblin is a brother of Mrs Forbes and has seen years in the Burlingtons station service They go to California for Mrs Tomblins health President Harris of the Burlington has made a proposition to buy for the Bur lington the Quincy Railroad Bridge com pany paying 8200 per share for the stock payment to be made in Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad bonds The officials of the bridge company ad vise the acceptance of the offer The plan of the post check currency bill is to make money of small denomi nations pajable to order at any postoffice I All classes of people sending money by j mail are interested in it It saves time j is convenient lessens me expense ana guarantees an absolutely safe way for the transmission of small sums by mail The plan is practical and has been en dorsed bv many of the best newspaper men It is applicable to the farmer on the rural mail route the merchant in the country and city the publisher and J manufacturer in all sections The idea i is simply an evidence of the spirit of j evolution characteristic of the American ppople It should become a law and be made a part of our perfect commercial i system News Taconia Washington The thought that we are the actual 1 creators of the worlds future is one that j must load us with a sense of responsibil 1 ity mL wui ub luiuierauie or inspiring according to our disposition Yet when we speculate about the condition of the world in the coming century we do not realize that things in that age will be what we make them Mr Wells makes this point very clear in his study of Mankind in the Makingin the Novem ber Cosmopolitan And Colorado came back to the fold The entire state ticket save the state superintendent is Republican two con gressman and a probability of controll ing the legislature and securing a United States senator Redwillow county was the banner county for Congressman Norris but McCook should have done better Oil heaters at Colemans Shrill nit McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING NOVEMBER 7 1902 PUBLIC FREE LIBRARY NOTES Mr Spearmans new novel Dr Bry son needs no further advertising in McCook The library copy is out all the time Several copies havo been sold by local dealers and still tho demand continues Although we can not supply tho demand for Dr Bryson wo have other new and interesting books Tho Cantain of th fimv Uni cn Troop is an American novel of lovo and adventure in tho West xpart from the originality and dramatic interest of the story it gives a fine picture of front ier life on tho plains and in a Western Army Post The First Schoolmaster by tho Austrian novelist Peter Roseggor is well worth tho time to read it This is tho first English translation of tho popular Austrian writer and no better choice among his writings could have been made through which to introduce him to tho American public It is a strange sweet tale this story of an isolated forest community civilized and rojuvenated by the life of one man The translator has caught the spirit of tho worK ana Koseggers virile stylo loses nothing in the transposition Since September 10th 4404 people have visited the library 480 persons hold application cards 1791 books have been read and returned and over 300 are out CITY CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS Catholic Order of services Mass 8 a m Mass and sermon 1030 a m Sunday school 2130 p m Every Sun day J J Loughran Pastor Congregational Sunday school at 10 Sermon at 11 Y P S C E at 7 Sermon at 8 Prayer meeting on Wed nesday evening at 8 oclock Cordial welcome for all Frank W Dean Pastor Baptist Sunday school 945 a in Preaching 11 a m and 8 p in Young peoples meeting 7 p m Miss Martha Van Ness who represents the womans mission society will speakSunday both morning and evening Miss Van Ness is a large hearted Christian missionary and will do all good who hear her Rev Gustavo Henkelman is the new minister in charge of the German Con gregational church preaching his first sermon Sunday last COURT HOUSE NEWS COUNTY COURT License to wed was granted B Byron Bobb of Denver and Sarah Matilda Hotze of Indianola first of tho week Judgment has been rendered for 723 G4 and costs in the County Court in the suit of Straus Bros Co vs M U Clyde LEBANON J E Boyd and wife were Wilsonville visitors Saturday H E Waugh carried the ballots to McCook election night Mrs John Porter visited Wilsonville between trains Saturday Mrs S E Ralsten has been quite sick but is able to be around again Robert Devon deputy county clerk visited home folks in Lebanon Tuesday N S West who has been sojourning in Colorado for a month returned to Lebanon Monday Grandma Hoobler and Grar dma Jones are still very sick and not much hopes are entertained for their recovery Charles McCombs of Wilsonville bought a car of hogs here Tuesday shipping them Wednesday morning William Hiersekorn and daughter Bertha went to Hastings Friday to visit relatives returning home Monday Henry Willers who has been attend ing college at Lincoln came in Monday to look after his interests here and also to vote Arthur Allen has started his alfalfa huller The seed crop is not very good this year making from one to three bushels per acre Mr and Mrs John Porter were married thirty years ago last Friday Their many friends gave them a surprise sup per in the evening Miss Hallie Sullivan gave an oratori cal recital ai the Methodist church Monday evening under the auspices of the Ladies Aid society Miss Sullivan spoke to a crowded house no admis sion being charged A collection was taken The election passed off quietly here there being 112 votes polled out of a voting population of about 130 D A Waterman received a majority of sixty votes the majorities being around forty 10 The following were elected precinct officers Justices J B Cummings and A C Abbott constables C F Water man and L F Nichols assessor C H Nichols road overseers I N Horton and M S Scarrow BANKSVILLE Jack Frost is with us Miss Ethel Sheridan and Charles Allen were callere at Banksville Sunday evening Thomas Fowler and wife are stopping at H I Petersons for the present Election is over It was a very quite one The vote was practically 16 Re publicans to 6 Populists E B Nelson and family arrived here on the 3rd instant from Guthrie Iowa and intend to locate in this vicinity H P Sutton W V Gage and F A Pennell dropped into our polling place Tuesday with their fowling pieces to warm up PUBLIC SCHOOL ITEMS Morning Hymn School Vocal Solo Sadie OConnell PianoSolo Bessie Peterson Vocal Solo Rose Elbert Song School I March Bessie Peterson i NUMBER 25 MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS Stove mats at Colemans The Tribune is only 100 a year Sugar beots for salo C W Goheen It pays to trado with Cone Bros Try it Scalo books for salo at The Tribune office Three rooms for rent Inquire of Frank Traver For Rent Two heated rooms in tho Meeker block Go to C L DeGroff Cos for Sorosis Skirts Furnished rooms to rent Inquire of Mrs L E Irwin Some good values in Petticoats at CL DeGroffct Cos The treo is the mother of tho foun tain Plant trees Leave your orders for bound kafir corn at W T Colemans Those 1100 cook stoves at W T Colemans are dandies Electric Seal Fur Collarettes 175 at The Thompson D G Co Tho best stationery and finest per fumes at Cone Bros drug store Get your kindling hatchets at V T Colemans ten cents buys them Ping Pong and Table Tennis 50cts to 3500 per set McConnell Berry Two loaves of bread for 5c for thirty days at the Union bakery 10 31 2ts American A 2 bushel Seamless Grain Bags 10oc at Tho Thompson D G Co Wanted A girl for general house work Inquire at residence of II M Tyler That triple plated nickelware at WT Colemans is tho best kitchen utensil on the market Very pretty Kimoha Dressing Sacques G5c 75c and 100 at The Thompson Dry Goods Co The Awl Os assembled at the home of Mrs W T Coleman Tuesday evening with Miss Nellie Smith as hostess Remember the Kempton Komedy Ko at Menards opera house next Thurs day Friday and Saturday nights Gunthers candy is scrupulously clean absolutely pure McConnell Berry The Real farm of 400 acres was sold yesterday for 000000 to Henry Glover who will take possession in February Dont be a fish See the wall paper snaps at Cones Bros before you buy We know where you will buy if you investigate Cards with envelopes to match for at homes receptions etc for sale at Trib une office Same neatly printed rea sonable if desired The Nebraska Telephone Co is ex tending its lines to Culbertson to which place they expect to be connected in about thirty days Reo the new special announcement in todays paper of Dr C C Headricks visit to McCook Saturday Nov 15th at the Palmer House Elack Taffeta Silk Waists at 350 in all sizes from 32 to 44 Handsome Black Mercerized Waists 75c to 175 in sizes to 41 The Thompson D G Co Dr Brson the new book written by Mr Spearman and all the other new issues for sale at McConnell Berrys Our own make of Bed Comforts 14 yd cloth 6 Izzer Batts well tacked and hemmed S1G5 Silkolene ones and wool ones 2 50 The Thompson D G Co Our holiday goods are arriving We have more novelties and odd pieces this year than ever before Come in and see them in advance of the rush McConnell Berry If you dont know call and be con vinced that W T Coleman has the best and most complete line of cutlery carv ing sets cut glass and silverware to be seen in the west Childrens School Jackets 1 to 350 Coats 350 to 9 Ladies Jackets Coats and Capes from 2 50 to 1150 Hand some 27 in Jackets with inlaid Velvet collar 4 The Thompson D G Co Many remarks have been made re cently about W T Colemans prices on sewing machines He has been beating competition and the catalogue prices An examination of his stock and prices will convince you Handsome bright dressy Furs of all varieties in Muffs Scarfs Collarettes and Sets from 125 to 6 50 Get cold climate furs if you want brightness and warmth See ours before purchasing The Thompson D G Co When you are looking for a gift or remembrance of any kind for a friend go to W T Colemans where you can get a present suitable for any one and for any occasion His large assortment makes it easy to make a selection Just received Splendid values in Mens Suits from 5 00 to 1250 Good black suits at 500 Mens Cordurov Pants 200 Boys ditto 50c Mens Corduroy Suits 750 These are spot cash prices and spot cash values The Thompson D G Co Power shelters hand shellers and feed grindera at W T Colemans