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TWENTY FIRST YEAR
Died at a Ripe Old Age
After a sickness of seven years Mary
Matilda Wilson passed away at her homo
on East Dennison stroot last Friday
about noon being conscious up to with
in a few hours of her departure Three
of her living children were hero at her
death the fourth Mrs J E Snyder of
1 Lincoln arriving on Saturday night
Another daughter lives in Vancouver
British Columbia
Mrs Maky Matilda Wilson was
born in Pennsylvania August 10th1821
Cam from Iowa to McCook in 1887
Was the mother of eleven children five
of them surviving her Her aged hus
band preceeded her to the spirit land a
few years since Departed was formerly
a momber of the Methodist church but
at her death was a member of the
Christian church
Funeral services wero held in the
home on Sunday afternoon at two
oclock after which the remains were
interred in Riverview cemetery Rev
L H Shumato of the Methodist church
conducted the brief services at the home
Of the five living children three re
side in our city namely Mrs Ben
Strine Miss Amelia Wilson and John
W Wilson They havemuch sympathy
in the death of their aged and infirm
mother
CARD OF THANKS
We are very gatof ul for assistance ren
dered during the illness and after the
death of our dear mother and take this
means of expressing our heartfelt thanks
to one and all
Mr and Mrs Ben Strine
Miss Amelia Wilson
John W Wilson
Mrs J E Snyder
An Announcement Party
The postponed meeting of the Awl Os
club Wednesday evening with the
Misses Doan took the form- of an an
nouncement party and will be remem
bered long by its members for the many
happy particulars
The pleasant duty devolved upon Miss
Maud Cordeal to make the announce
ment of the nuptial event of the 18th
instant in which Miss Nina Helen Doan
is to be one of the high contracting par
ties and Mr Leroy Kleven of the dis
patchers office the groom Miss Cor
deal was quite felicitous in her expres
sions and when she quoted the Pauline
advice to Let love be without dissim
ulation Abhor that which is evil and
cleave to that which is good the verbal
play was understood and appreciated
The ring thimble and dime were also
in evidence Miss Maud McMillen fall
ing heiress to the coveted ring Miss
Josephine Mullen receiving the thimble
and Miss May Stangland the dime
Refreshments were served
Graciously Received Many Guests
Mrs H A Beale was at home to about
fifty lady friends and guests last Friday
afternoon at one of the prettiest recep
tions of the winter
Mr3 Albert McMillen received at the
door and Mrs Frank W Dean ushered
to the punch room Mrs Frank Kend
len presided in the dining room assisted
by Mrs J V Hupp and Mrs J F
Kenyon The punch room was in charge
of Mrs C Ii Fahnestock and Mrs R
M Douglass A graphaphone under
the direction of Mrs C M Bailey pro
vided music during the afternoon
The decorations were pretty and taste
ful The dining room in red candles
and carnations assisting in the color
scheme Yellow and white prevailed In
tho punch room The apartments were
darkened and candles supplied the mel
low and subdued light
A Public Enterprise
The January sales of The Thompson
Dry Goods Co for 1S03 were just 35 per
cent more than during January 1902
It is evident that tho people approve of
tho methods pursued by this exclusively
cash store or they wouldnt be so unani
mous with their patronage In fact it
is more and more the peoples store They
pay tho rent heat lights freight adver
tising and all other expenses of the busi
ness besides ail the bills for goods pur
chased by the store In short it is one
of the recognized public utilities of
McCook and vicinity and performs a
constantly increasing measure of service
The year 1903 promises a further grati
fying expansion Congratulations
Two Sugar Beet Instances
Gerald Wilcox had 58 acres planted to
sugar beets last year They cleared
him net above all expenses for labor and
seed 159000 And in this he does not
include tho tops which he claims to
be worth 5 per ton for feed He hand
led a large bunch of sheep about GOO
head and quite a number of cattle and
beet tops have been a large element in
the feed question
William Byfield planted 22 acres on
his Redwillow farm and 33 acres just
east of this city The 22 acre piece gave
gross returns of 5320 per acre The
33 acre piece 3550
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Heaviest and Severest of the Winter
Tho heaviest snowfall and sovorest
storm of the winter prevailed over this
section of Nebraska betweeh Monday
night and Tuesday night During the
latter part of Monday night all day
Tuesday and the early part of Tuesday
night about a foot of snow fell The
temperature fell to near the zero point
and a strong sharp wind prevailed most
of the time At times tho storm reached
a mild blizzard stage
Trains were delayed and business re
tarded and restricted to but the impera
tive sort but no reports of suffering to
humanity have reached our hearing
Nevertheless it is assumed that unshel
tered stock suffered severely and that
some loss occurred
The storm was evidently severer east
of here than west A snowplow Tues
day was sent ahead of No 13 and re
turned ahead of No 6 but no great dif
ficulty was met by the Burlington which
additional motive power could not over
come
Hinky Dink is Displeased
Hinky Dink of the Indianola Inde
pendent is displeased because the Stand
ard Beet Co has invaded this territory
after beets when the American Sugar
Beet Co was the pioneer in this section
That the gentlemen of the American are
the pioneers is granted but that they
can claim exclusive privilege is not and
the fact that Hinky is the American
agent is not sufficient grounds for a kick
against the Standard people who are
splendid fellows and thoroughly busi
nesslike men whom the people of this
part of the state can well afford to know
better And we say this without the
suggestion of a word of disparagement
of the American people There is room
for both as the matter now stands
The thing to do is to secure the planting
of beets and their successful cultivation
upon the best terms and the presence of
two companies in the field will not mili
tate against these Cut out the kick
Hinky and get all the acreage for your
company you can Let the other fellow
do the same
An Evening With the Lime Kiln Club
Monday evening February 2nd the
members of the Lime Kiln club had a
cake walk and walked in and surprised
Mrs Adele Phelan After recovering
from the shock our genial hostess pro
duced tables and a genial game of high
five was indulged in until 1130 when
we repaired to the dining room and did
justice to a spread prepared by the club
ladies and while indulging in this pleas
ant pastime our eyes feasted on one of
the most novel foreign bulbs that ever
graced the center of a banquet board
Music was the remaining feature and at
1230 we all bade our hostess good morn
ing and finished our cake walk home
through the beautiful snow
A Member
Sexson Albertson
Mr E A Sexson and Mrs Mary
Albertson were married at Mt Pleasant
Iowa on the 22nd inst Both bride and
groom have been twice married and are
of the same age They will live on the
farm northwest of town Mrs Sexson
owns a farm in Iowa also property in
Mt Pleasant Mr Sexson had kept his
intended marriage a secret from his many
friends in this county He and his esti
mable wife will however be none the
less heartily congratulated and wel
comed home Indianola Reporter
A Slight Fire Sunday
Mrs M M Delhunty was the victim
of a slight fire Sunday afternoon about
six oclock in her millinery store The
fire was confined to one large wall case
and the damage will not likely exceed
400 The fire is thought to have
caught from a flue in the wall right over
the case in which the fire originated
The fire company only used buckets
in extinguishing the flames thus avoid
ing greater loss from water The loss
is covered by insurance
Horses For Sale
Sixty head of horses weighing from
900 to 1200 pounds Some broke and
some unbroken On J H Moore ranch
6 miles southwest of McCook Prices
reasonable
George Plumleigh
The Best Cream Separator
If you wish the best cream separator
in use call at the creamery north of the
mill Tuesdays or Saturdays Terms
easy Cream taken there No loss by
transfer or cans lost in returning
George Watkins Agent
He Has Them
Dont send away Buy your seeds
from W T Coleman and know what
you are getting Dont get left
Valentines Valentines
Newest and finest line we have ever
had Ready in a few days
L W McConnell
Fire sale at Mrs Delhuntys beginning
tomorrow Feb 7
RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS
Engine 80 is out of the shop
Fireman A T Fitt iB on tho sick list
Mitchell is a now helper in Walkers
gang
Jacob Bath of Paul Millers gang is on
tho sick list
Brakeman B J Converse has resigned
from the service
Engineer J M Henderson returned to
work first of the week
Sam Wright of Red Cloud is now a
fireman out of this place
Conductor William Hegenbrger visited
relatives in Omaha this week
The airbrake car and instructor are on
the Alliance division this week
William Sheffrey has been visiting in
Oxford since close of last week
Switchman E O Scott was with the
family in Lincoln over Sunday
Fireman Lambert Rodstrom and wife
are visiting in Denver this week
Engine 262 has been assigned to the
Western division from Alliance division
Conductor H C Brown is still off
duty on account of illness in the family
Brakeman George Branscom has been
sent to the Cheyenne lino temporarily
Brakeman H L Holder is with his
parents at Orleans on a visit this week
Brakeman
Deweys run
week
Lee I Culbertson had
on 5 and 12 early in the
A new copper wire is being placed on
Alliance division between York and Al
liance
Brakeman J W Ridenour is with
Conductor Hegenberger during Brake
man Deweys absence
Fred Irvin had his eye burned Tues
day and had to lay off Wednesday
morning on account of it
Master Mechanic Archibald was a
Lincoln visitor last Friday on business
of the motive department
Passenger train No 13 struck a man
iii Denver Saturday at the 19th street
crossing with fatal results
Conductor T H Malen went down to
Nebraska City this week on a leave of
absence to visit his parents
Brakeman and Mrs W S Tomlinson
departed Saturday night last for Ohio
on important family business
Conductor George Willetts was in
Greeley Colorado part of the week a
company witness in a law suit
T M Phillippi mail carrier returned
last Sunday night from his trip east
and has resumed his work at the depot
The Alliance division has already re
ceived three of tho mammoth class D4
battleships and expects three more
soon
Brakeman W A Cassell left on Mon
day night for Virginia where he was
summoned by the critical illness of his
mother
Jim McAlpine of Denver was in the
city between trains Sunday on his way
home from visiting a sick sister in
Indianola
Conductor Ed Caffrey is visiting rela
tives at Stamford this week and Con
ductor L S Watson 13 with his crew
meanwhile
They have hit that passenger divis
ion pipe so hard and so often down in
Oxford that some of them are really be
lieving in it
F M Dickey storehouse clerk who
was recently operated upon in Denver
for appendicitis is reported getting
along nicely
W C Lambert late roundhouse fore
man Alliance is now located in Salt
Lake City where he will move his
family next week
C H Hedges has sold 400 acres of
his large farm down near Indianola
Floyd Welborn being the purchaser
The land adjoins the Welborn farm
A new time card went into effect Sun
day morning It takes Nos 80 and 145
off east of here and makes the Imperial
train twenty minutes later No 77
leaves at midnight
The Grip says that H T Carey is
erecting a six room house in Alliance for
renting purposes and that it will modern i
in its conveniences Herees congratu
lations Henry on this evidence of pros
perity
Snowplows were run over the Western
division and its branches during the
snowstorm Tuesday but fortunately
they had no blockade to contend with
Trains were delayed somewhat but no
seriou3 difficulty was encountered on
the division
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McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 6 1903
MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
Miss Katk Garrard is visiting in
Denver this week
Mrs L E Hamsher is visiting in
Yuma Colorado this week
Otto Zacek of West Point is the new
pharmacist for L W McConnoll
Mayor Eldred was a Lincoln visitor
last Friday on important business
Clarence E Stine of the Superior
Journal was a business visitor Sunday
Misses Nellk Gunn and Minnie
Rowell visited Indianola friends Satur
day
Mrs W L Gregory of Kansas City
Missouri is visiting her sister Mrs H
L Prevost
Mr and Mrs R W Haggard were
up from Lincoln over Sunday guests of
her parents
J Fred Zell of Denver has been a
guesof his friend Supt Campbell part
of the week
Mr and Mrs Vance McManigal vis
ited Engineer and Mrs Jack Cook in
Oxford last week
Mrs M A Walters is down from
Dundy county guest of her daughter
Mrs Marie Mundy
Mrs J H Snyder is visiting her par
ents in Nebraska City and expects to be
gone about twenty days
Mr Sellers arrived from Illinois
Wednesday night and is visiting his
daughter Mrs L C Wolff
L F Weaver of Wray Colorado is a
new arrival in the city and an applicant
for work in the roundhouse
H W Keyes was up from the town
that hold both Jasper and Hinky Dink
yesterday on legal business
Jens Knudson an experienced horti
culturist and gardner is a new addition
to the force on the Morlan farm
Mrs Ella Sly is preparing to build a
dwelling house on the rear of her north
lot on North Manchester street
Editor Martin of the Republican
City Ranger was in the city last Friday
on business with the Republican people
Mrs Anna Sayers arrived from Iowa
Monday night and will make her home
here with her daughter Mrs L W
Staynor
L S Harper a former McCook boy
now of Osceola Iowa passed through
the city Friday last on No 1 on his way
to Denver on a visit
John A Reed of Chinook Montana
was the guest of his sister Mrs G D
LeHew Friday night last on his way
west after a visit east
Mrs Paulena Phillippi and son Ed
arrived home Monday night on No 3
from a two weeks visit at York Nebras
ka Seneca Kansas and other points
Mt and Mrs A Barnett entertained
the Alphabet high five club last even
ing A Campbell won the honors and
F A Pennell the booby Refreshments
were served
Miss Minnie Smith formerly of Mc
Cook but now of York a friend writes
us returned on last Monday from a visit
to Lincoln and Agnew and will resume
her old position as head lady in a large
dressmaking establishment in York
Mr and Mrs Henry Thrailkill re
turned to their home in Yale Iowa last
week after quite an extended visit here
with relatives Mrs W T Coleman
accompanied them to Yale where she
goes to minister to a sick sister for a
while
A Carnegie Library Building
Tho young ladies of the Awl Os club
have received from Andrew Carnegie
his usual interrogations connected with
his proposition to donate to McCook
10000 for a library building In fine he
requires a location free which can read
ily be secured and a pledge from the
city to raise annually 1000 to be de
voted to library purposes As the matter
now stands about 525 can be depended
upon from the levy of two mills author
ized by law This leaves 475 to be
raised by individual subscriptions
An auditorium proposition is being
considered in connection with the library
building the auditorium to occupy the
second story the library the first floor
The city will be canvassed in the inter
est of this prospect The Tribune hopes
it may secure the liberal reception it
richly merits
Hallie Bomgardner Married
Monday February 2nd Miss Harriett
Josephine Bomgardner and Harry C
Yake were married by Rev Father Mor
ris They will reside at 3029 O street
and will be at home to their friend3 after
February 17 Lincoln Journal Tuesday
morning
The Tribune is only L00 a year
Jasper Is With Us
Thoro is an abundance of truth in tho
statement of The McCook Triuunk
that in nn educational way few of tho men
elected to tho state legislature appear
to know that tho western boundnry lino
of the state is a hundred and fifty miles
west of Hastings and we are free to ad
mit that Bro Kimmell makes a good ar
gument for his town and if ho can get
tho junior normal or any other normal
the Reporter will rejoice with him in se
curing for Red Willow county and tho
western part of tho state what justico
and wisdom demand Indianola Re
porter
An Approaching Nuptial Event
Mr and Mrs E H Doan have issued
invitations to tho wedding of their
daughter Nina Helen to Mr Loroy
Kleven which happy event will occur at
their residence on the evening of tho
18th of February at half past six o
clock The parties to this approaching
marriage aro among McCooks mo3
amiable estimable and popular young
people and The Tribune anticipates
with a word of heartiest congratulations
Wall Paper at Half Price
I will until March 1st sell any pattern
of wall paper carried over from last sea
son at one half the regular price I
have about 4000 rolls all in completo
combinations of sidewall ceiling and
border in perfect condition A rare op
portunity if you expect to paper soon
L W McConnell
Do You Need a Cream Separator
If you do dont fail to call at W T
Colemans store and see the very latest
improved separator You can ship your
cream from any station and draw your
pay twice a month Separators aro sold
on payments and part of each check can
be retained as a payment on the ma
chine
Piano For Sale
We have a high grade piano located
close to McCook for sale at a sacrifice
Write us and we will tell you why Now
is your opportunity if you are in need of
a musical instrument Cash or terms to
suit Address The Knight Campbell
Music Company Denver Colorado for
particulars
Is your head working or are you pay
ing ten cents a pound for meat by the
quarter when you can get better meat
by the quarter at Marshs meat market
for six and eight cents a pound Dont
let the peddlers bump you so hard when
the regular dealers can do so much bet
ter in price and in quality as well
The Indianola Independent has ascer
tained that 149 carloads of grain were
shipped from Indianola between July
28 1902 and January 23 1903 which
averaging 50000 bushels to the car
would aggregate 124166 bushels And
it estimates that this is from half to
three fourths of the crop
Valentine social by the ladies of tho
Congregational church Saturday even
ing February 14th 1903 Program and
light refreshments Admission 15 cts
Pillows and other articles for sale
Washingtons Birthday coming on
Sunday this year tho ladies of tho M E
Aid society will hold their annual dinner
and supper on Saturday February 21st
Place and bill of fare next week
50 dress skirts of our own make kept
made up at all times from 250 up To
your measure at the same price 300
pieces dress goods to select from The
Thompson D G Co
A new telephone card is in making
Tho completed product will be hailed
with satisfaction by patrons of the hollo
company here The old- one is out of
date
Yes certainly you still get any winter
goods at the clearing sale prices Bigger
bargains thau ever in the furs cloaks
etc Dont get left The Thompson
D G Co
Cards are out announcing the ap
proaching marriage of Miss Edna Stuby
of Sheridan Wyoming a former resi
dent of our city
Boys stout corduroy suits for 325
Mens stout corduroy pants for 200
Boys ditto for 50 cents at The Thomp
son D G Co
The Clyde store room will shortly be
occupied by R L Diamond Bro with
a stock of clothing gents furnishings
etc
McMillen i3 now receiving first install
ment of wall paper The patterns are
exceptionally pretty this year
A large invoice of Lincoln mixed
paints the very best just received at
McMillens drug store
To Rent Two neatly furnished rooms
for light housekeeping See Ludwick
Stop that cough Curo that cold
McConnells Balsam will do it
You should see McMillens largo as
sortment of valentines
NUMBER 38
MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
When in doubt lay an egg
Save money on drugs at McMillons
Scalo books for sale at The TisrHUNH
office
Bargains in Silk Remnants at Do
Groffs
Akron Colorado is to havo another
bnnk soon
McMillons cough cure will stop your
cough Try it
McCounell will sell wall paper at half
price until March 1st
First class meats of all kinds at tho
B t M meat market
All tho latest and best books aro to
bo found at Cone Bros
Mens fino corduroy suits for 750 at
Tho Thompson D G Cos
Tho B M meat market soils tho
best of everything in their lino
Job lot of ladies shoes worth 225 and
250 Spocial pricol29 DeGroff
Irrigated farm for rent tf
C H Meeker
Gunthers candies always fresh
L W McConnell
Mens black suits at 500 650 750
to 1250 at the Thompson D G Cos
You want the best at a right price
You will get it at tho B M meat
market
A short change confidence man is
working tho valley Look out for tho
smooth gentleman
Up in Akron when they want to got
rid of feeding a prisoner they send him
after a hod of coal fc
T J Smith moved into his now loca
tion the room lately vacated by L O
Mehus this morning
Wanted A girl for dish washer 12
per month board and lodging Inquire
at Commercial hotel
August Markwad is having an addi
tion built to his blacksmith shop over
on East Dennison street
Pickles sauer kraut and everything
seasonable at Marshs meat market
Highest quality and lowest prices
The Old Reliable Cash Bargain Storo
has a new word for Tribune readers
this week You can depend upon it
Charles E Satchell has been appointed
postmaster at Highland Hayes county
Nebraska vice E Jackson resigned
Mens handsome dark striped cotton
worsted pants weighing u lbs per
pair for 90c at The Thompson DGCos
Edison phonographs from 10 up Big
line of records vocal and instrumental
Seo L W McConnell
Cards with envelopes to match for at
homes receptions etc for sale at Trib
une office Same neatly printed rea
sonable if desired
There is nothing more profitable to
people in general than a good garden
In order to have one you must get some
of W T Colemans seeds
Tho prettiest ginghams ever opened in
McCook are now showing at Tho Thomp
son D G Cos Over50 pieces to select
from Also handsome now percales
Tho po3tofiice at Stevens Frontier
county over which Colonel Austin pre
sides with so much dignity and effi
ciency is soon to become a money order
office
Getting its paper by express enables
The Tribune to give its readers state
and general news a number of days later
than any of its contemporaries Com
pare them
Mrs Augusta Anton has secured
judgement in the county court againsh
the Bankers Union Life Insurance Co
for 74100 on a policy held in that com
pany by her deceased husband
Are you thinking about getting a
washing machine If so you should seo
the Ocean Wave at W T Colemans
Its the latest improved easiest running
most durable washing machine on the
market
A marriage license was granted to
Frank W Calhoun of McCook and Miss
Lucile E Mausel of Cambridge Wednes
day They were married in the city on
that day by a priest from Cambridge
Holdree Progress
What is more acceptable to a friend
or your wife than a set of pearl handled
knives and forks a chaffing dish baking
dish or anything in the silverware line
which you can get at a reasonable price
at W T Colemans
Estray Cows From slaughter house
yard two cows one red heifer 3 years
old weighs about SOO wire about neck
one pale red cow weighs about 1000
pounds Reward will be paid for in
formation leading to their recovery
D C Marsh
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