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TWENTY FIRST YEAR
Stockholders Hold Annual Meeting
The stockholders of the McCook Co
operative Building and Savings associa
tion held their fifteenth annual election
of directors in the First National Bank
Monday evening as provided by law
There were represented of the 920 shares
of stock 532 shares The election re
sulted in tho reelection of Directors
Emerson Ilanson J J Garrard and F
M Kimmell who with T B Campbell
J A Wilcox J E Kelley W S Perry
W B Mills and C F Lehn constitute
the full board of directors
The board of directors organized as
follows after the meeting of stockholders
by the selection of tho following officers
T B Campbell president VV S Perry
vice president and chairman of the ex
amining committee F A Pennell sec
retary Louis Thorgrimson treasurer
C E Eldred attorney These also are
reelections
The report of the examining com
mittee showed tho affairs of the associa
tion to be in fine condition with the
books correct and everything connected
with tho business in safe apple pie order
Amendments were adopted to the by
laws mnkiDg them conform to tho new
system of transacting the business of
the association in the matter of making
loans Now the borrower receives the
entire amount borrowed by him the
premium being paid in annual install
ments Tho loan too may be paid in
full or in part at any time This gives
the borrower more money at no more
expense
A new series No E2 has just been
opened and will remain open for six
months of which fact prospective bor
rowers or investors should make a note
While the plan contemplates the ma
turing of stock in ten years the stocks
have been and are maturing in from six
to eight months sooner proving the
association to be even a better thing for
both borrowers and investors than the
plans set forth The earnings on the
ten yea plan are 13V per cent and
some series have done better
It is a source of satisfaction to The
Tribune to be able to say such words of
commendation of a McCook financial
concern but the facts brought out at
the annual meeting of the shareholders
in this association warrant us in employ
ing the highest terms of praise with
respect to this home institution It is
conservative safe profitable to investor
and borrower alike and is managed on
the very lowest basis of cost possible
The past fifteen years of its existence
can be pointed to with pride by its
members and its future looks brighter
than ever
They Need Help
The famine in Norway and Sweeden
has reached such a stage that it is be
yond the power of the little kingdom to
cope with it singlehanded as it has
done for some months past with only
the help of their countrymen in other
lands who liave generously contributed
to their relief But that is still not
enough for besides the people the do
mestic animals must be preserved a
breed that it has taken years and years
to acclimate to the severe northern
climate The small grain must also be
saved from absorption and be utilized
for seed as that only is able to mature
in the short summer of the northland
Should the grain and domestic animals
have to be used to prolong the life of the
people the whole north country with its
180000 population would become a
practical waste for years to come Na
tional feeling if there be any should
be laid aside and mans humanity to
man come to the rescue There is no
nationality when hunger and starvation
set in Then must we all be one com
mon brptherhood and each one who has
a dollar or a fraction to donate will
never use it in a better cause
Communicated
The McCook Sugar Beet Co
A step in the right direction a practi
cal use of good intentions and capital is
the organization of the McCook Sugar
Beet Co which is now being formed and
incorporated The capital stock will be
1500000 and the purpose will be the
raising of sugar beets The other facts
of the incorporation are usual as pro
vided by law It is the purpose of the
company to raise 200 to 250 acres of
beets during the approaching season
The articles of incorporation have been
prepared and signed and the books of
the company are now open at the office
of C H Meeker for subscriptions for
stock in the company
We need not add that this is a most
practical scheme to encourage the beet
sugar enterprise nor need we express
the hope that our people will quickly
subscribe the full amount of the stock
which will be issued under this incor
poration The Tribune has every con
fidence that this will happen
New spring dress goods arriving and
diplayed at The Thompson D G Cos
MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
Mrs A P Welles arrivedliome fore
part of the week
R P Hutchinson of Lebanon was a
Red Cloud visitor last week
Howard Hileman is down from Chase
county guest of his parents this week
Mks Clako Olmstead of Hastings is
the guest of Conductor and Mrs P K
McKenna
L Morse of the state of Dundy was
down Monday on a little matter of per
sonal business
H H Meyer of Saint Ansgar Iowa
has been here since close of last week
on a business visit
Harry Stern of Chicago was here on
business connected with his investments
in this city last Saturday
C K Coleman The TRinuNElearns
has engaged in the hardware business in
a town a few miles from Denver
John Schmidt was down from Love
land Colorado close of last week and
fore part of this visiting the family
Mrs H A Bea went down to Red
I Cloud Wednesday night to attend a
wedding and will be home tomorrow
Mrs F W Hawksworth who has
been a Denver visitor for the past two
weeks arrived home on No 2 Sunday
C W Bronson was in Hastings Sun
day attending a meeeting of the Scot
tish Rite Masons Burns doubled for
him
Mrs Ella Jeppson come down from
Benkelman last week and has been
visiting Conductor Freeman Utter and
family
Mrs C W Dewey has been seriously
ill at her parents home in Danbury
but is better and improving at this
writing
Mrs F A Pennell gave a party
to a company of little friends Monday
afternoon in celebration of little Willie
McCarls fourth birthdav
Mr and Mrs Frank Dobson return
ed home Wednesday on No 1 from
their Omaha visit They expect in the
early spring to go to Seattle Washing
ton
Mrs T A Erb of Akron Colorado
attended tho Hupp Kendlen reception
Tuesday night and was the guest of
Mrs Kendlen during a short visit in the
city
Charles Traver arrived at home
first of the week from Edgar this state
where he has been doing stenographic
and typewriting work in an attorneys
office
Joseph Brittain of Nodaway county
Missouri who has been visiting his
brothers here departed for his home on
I Thursday going by the way of Lin
coln where he will briefly visit a sister
Mr and Mrs C H Meeker arrived
home Monday night from their visit to
relatives in Greenwood Pawnee City
and other eastern Nebraska points One
happy feature of their trip was attend
ing the wedding of a relative in Pawnee
City
Judge Darnell of Stratton was here
on business Saturday The judge says
that they hope to secure the planting of
a small acreage of sugar beets in that
vicinity this year The judge thinks
the outcome of the sugar beet industry
very encouraging for Southwestern
Nebraska
Henry Goetle of Clay Center Ne
braska who purchased the Benjamin
Baker half section a few miles east of
the city will move onto the place early
in March He will bring with him a
fine lot of high bred cattle and hogs
and will be quite an addition to the sub
stantial farmers our county His father-in-law
Mr Cox of Missouri will move
here with him and make his home on
the farm
Rev Frank W Dean as pastor and
Dispatcher T B Campbell as delegate
attended the council of Congregational
churches called to meet n Alma Tues
day for the purpose of examining and
ordaining Rev A J Folsorn of the Con
gregational church of that place to the
Christian ministry Rev Folsoms ex
amination was very satisfactory and the
sermon of ordination by Rev Ricker
formerly pastor of the Alma church was
a splendid effort
Big Burlington Minstrels
Monday evening February 23rd
Seats will go on sale at seven oclock on
Monday evening February 16th at L
W McConnells drug store Choice of
reserved seats will be sold on Monday
Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday
at 75 cents Seats unsold Thursday even
ing will be sold after that at 50 cents
Household Goods for Sale
I anroffering for sale my household
goods Call at the residence
Mrs Jennie Cann
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The Hupp Kendlen Reception
Mr and Mrs J W Hupp and Mr
and Mrs Frank Kendlen entertained a
largo company of friends in tho opera
house Tuesday evening in a character
istically delightful manner From seven
thirty to nine the function was in the
nature of a formal reception while from
nine to twelvo dancing and cards held
sway
Those receiving in addition to the
hosts and hostesses were Mrs J F
Kenyon Mrs Anna Colfer Mrs H A
Beale Mrs T A Erb of Akron Colo
rado and Mrs A Campbell Celestine
Kendlen received cards at tho door and
Maggie Ecclesfield and Maggie Garrard
ushered
Refreshments were served on the stage
Mosdames J E Kelley W P Bross
R M Douglass Adele Phelan C E
Pope and F G Westland being in charge
of this feature
The entire hall was attractively decor
ated in patriotic colors flags and bunt
ing galore giving the scene a cheertul
appearance which was given a domestic
touch on the stage in the use of rugs
hangings furniture etc
Mrs G R Snider won tho ladies
head prize Mrs C E Pope the booby
George Martin the head gentlemens
prize Joseph Menard the booby Elsie
Campbell wielded tho punch
An orchestra provided music during
the entire evening
Atwood Kansas Feb 12 1903
Special to The Tribune
George Franklin of Blakeman Kan
sas had his trial before Justice Cham
bers at Atwood charged with kidnap
ping Miss Pearl Smith of Blakeman and
was bound over to the district court
under bonds of 1500
George Franklin 23 years old asked
Pearl Smith aged 17 to take a buggy
ride at Blakeman P O some time ago
She consented and Franklin would not
let her out but drove northward to
Nebraska near Trenton with the young
lady Being madly infatuated with her
under duress and intimidation tried to
force her to marry him and she as
strongly refused He brought her to a
place called Church House and held her
against her will till 5 a m trying to
force her to consent to marry him then
drove to Trenton and Miss Smith had
him arrested for kidnapping The Smith
and Franklin families are highly respect
ed and Miss Smith is a popular and
charming young lady Franklin had
kept company with Miss Smith and she
quit him some time ago
Sophia Grlswold Dies This Morning
Mrs Sophia Griswold who has been
ill for some time in South McCook
passed away at five oclock this morn
ing in her forty fifth year A boy and
a girl survive her and have lived with
her her husband is thought to be living
but has not lived with the family for
some time A brother from Chicago
and one from Oklahoma arrived here
before her death in response to news of
her illness and will see to her interment
They had not heard from her in twelve
years
The funeral will take place on tomor
row morning at ten oclock services
being held in the South McCook Metho
dist churchy
Advertised Letters
The following letters were advertised
by the McCook postoffice Feb 9 1903
W A Adams Thomas Ellington
John Fafjan J W Gleason
J J Hulbert F C Korth
J W Kerr 2 Geo H Mead
Stella McCook I M Wagner
When calling for these letters please
say they were advertised
F M Kimmell Postmaster
Gordon Adams Marriage
Rev L H Shumate officiated Wed
nesday at high noon at the wedding of
Alexander T Gordon and Anna M
Adams both of this county The cere
mony was performed at the home of the
bride about ten miles south of this city
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
Horses For Sale
Sixty head of horses weighing from
900 to 1200 pounds Some broke and
some unbroken On J H Moore ranch
G miles southwest of McCook Prices
reasonable
George Plumleigh
Special Prices on Wall Paper
Until March 15th will sell last
years
patterns of wall paper at reduced prices
to make room for new stock Now is
the time to get bargains
Yours for business
A McMillen
He Has Them
Dont send away Buy your seeds
from W T Coleman and know what
you are getting Dont get left
RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS
W P Bross was in Lincoln Tuesday
P V Royse was a Denver visitor Sun
day
Neal Beeler is off duty nursing up a
sore toe
Jack Moore was on tho sick list
Wednesday
James Johnson is a new wiper in tho
roundhouse
Fireman A Mitchell has been sta
tioned at Wray
F A Frank is still at Holyoke looking
after a sick child
J J Laughlin has
Also T H Malen
returned to work
Engineer Fay was visiting the boys
here Wednesday
Conductor George Willetts little boy
is ill with scarlet fever
Paul Miller wife and family are visit
ing in Sutton this week
Fireman G C Wolford is visiting his
parents at Eustis this week
J E Davison of the roundhouse force
has been transferred to Walkers gang
Engineer Alex McLean had engine 209
up from Oxford Wednesday for repairs
S M Cook went to St Joe first of
the week at the call of his father who
is ill
C O Rogers traveling engineer of
Ameridan Locomotive Works was here
Monday
Shilo Elledge of the night force has
resigned
W D Beyrer Harry Ellison and C
R Liggett are onthe boards sick list
this week
Locomotive 266 was out in the yard
yesterday afternoon being limbered up
for service
W L Rider of the machine shop re
signed last Saturday and intends to go
to farming
Walter Thorgrimson was up from
Lincoln fore part of the week visiting
the homefolks
William Jones of the roundhouse force
resigned Tuesday and is now on his
way to Wyoming
Fireman B F Briggs left first of the
week for a couple of weeks visit at
Shenandoah Iowa
Machinist and Mrs George Enoch are
taking great pride in a daughter born to
them Tuesday morning
Engineer Donovan is one of the hap
piest men in town he has a regular
engine now the No 3304
I N Meyers is off duty on account of
a sick child and E J Gillespie is down
at Republican relieving him
T A Endsley has gone into the Burl
ington employe and is carrrying mail
from depot to postoffice days
C E Hoffman is on flagging vice O
R Amick and J F Laughlin is reliev
ing J F Amick at Red Cloud
Engineer and Mrs W W Archibald
and Fred arrived home last Sunday on
1 from an extended visit in Chicago
Engineer J M Trammell has been
laid up for a week or so with an attack
of quinsy a painful malady to which he
is subject
Brakeman J F Amick and Brakeman
O R Amick have been summoned to
Macon Mo by the serious illness of
their father
Trainmaster J F Kenyon arrived
home Wednesday on No 1 from Chi
cago where he has been attending a
meeting of officials of the relief depart
ment
B F Sharkey had his eye cut last
Tuesday by a water glass breaking on
engine 3709 while he was waiting for 1
at Hastings It is coming along all
right now
Fireman -R VWalls who has been
on the sick list last couple of weeks
returned to work Wednesday and is
firing for Barney Lewis on Nos 5 and
12 west of here
The run on the new hogs Nos 531 and
3304 between McCook and Akrou has
been cut in two at Wray for the firemen
Wray being layover point for the man
who has the run west Fireman Mitch
ell has the west end at present
Over 50000 loaded cars were moved
on the New York Central from Buffalo
during three days of last week The
average daily movement for the past
year is 10000 cars By Tuesday of last
week at midnight 25932 loaded cars had
been moved during the 24 hours an
unequaled exploit in railroading in
America over an equal trackage The
record wa3 made too on a day of sleet
and snow and without delaying a single
important passenger train
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McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 13 1903
Sugar Beet Planting- In 1903
The work of securing contracts for
planting sugar beets coming season is
progressing slowly
The Standard people have secured
contracts for 235 acres at this place
William Byfiold at Redwillow will put
in 100 acres for the company and John
Helm at that place has also contracted
100 acres or tho company At Cul
bortson they have contracts for 550 acres
Tho American peoplo have contracts
at Bartloy for 45 acres and hope to in
crease this in that neighborhood
xneMcUook Sugar Beot Co a local
concern now being organized to plant
sugar beets this season will plant from
200 to 250 acres And Gerald Wilcox
will plant from 50 to 100 acres also
Tho total in this part of the state will
exceed over 1000 acres
The friends of Miss Bertha Childe
who had charge of the Episcopal ser
vices here some three or four years ago
will be pleased to learn that she was
married January 15th at St Johns
church Omaha to Charles Hiram Cor
nell They will bo at home to their
friends at Valentino Nebr after March
1st Miss Childe was a lady of moro
than ordinary ability as a writer and
thinker as well as displaying considera
ble musical talent By her genial ways
she won many friends while here that
will wish her a life of the truest of pleas
ures Holdrege Citizen 6th
The postmaster warns merchants to
be careful about cashing money orders
for strangers without complete identi
fication Sharpers with raised money-
orders have been working this part of
the state so it will be well to require the
completest identification Tho safe way
nowever is to see the postmaster and
ascertain if the advice corresponds with
the order in tho amount
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 tho regular price I
have about 4000 rolls all in complete
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 are 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
Seed Barley For Sale
This barley will stand early sowing
Ready for harvest June 15th Can be
harvested before hoppers are large
enough to damage it Also a few high
scoring pure white Plymouth Rock cock
erels J F Helm Redwillow Neb
January Mortgage Record
Farm filings 1354643 releases 19
1537121 City and town filings 7
8240107 releases 581850 Chattel
filings 8683546124 releases 56815
29037
Household Furniture for Sale
Chiffonier refrigerator small cook
stove chairs couch pictures book
case folding bed dishes etc
Mrs Delhunty
All lovers of fine perfumes should try
the California odors made where the
flowers grow for sale at Cone Bros
Mens extra stout cotton worsted pants
24 ounces to the pair for 90c The
Thompson Dry Goods Co
New percales wrappers with flounce
and finishing braid from 75c up at The
Thompson Dry Goods Cos
A large invoice of
paints the very best
McMillen s drug store
Lincoln mixed
just received at
To Rent Two neatly furnished rooms
for light housekeeping See Ludwick
Sizes 46 and 44 in percale wrappers
now at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos
Sizes 0 1 and 2 in hooks and eyes now
at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos
Wall Paper Buy it thi3 month of
Cone Bros and save 50 per cent
Stop that cough Cure that cold
McConnells Balsam will do it
NUMBER 39
MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
Save money on drugs at McMillons
Scale books for sale at The Ticiuunk
office
Leo
place
I Culbertson is on in Deweys
Bargains in Silk Remnants at Do
Groffs
McMillen s cough euro
cough Try it
will stop your
McConnell will sell wall paper at half
price until fl rch 1st
First class meats of all kinds at tho
B M meat market
White Pino and Tar The best for
coughs Buy it at Cono Bros
Tho B M meat raarkot sells tho
best of everything in their lino
Another shipment of new books
just been received by Cono Bros
has
Job lot of ladies shoes worth 8225 and
8250 Special prico 129 DeGroff
Irrigated farm for ront tf
C II Meeker
Gunthors candies always fresh
L W McConnell
For sale A second hand organ
Price 81000 Inquire at this office 2
You want the best at a right price
You will get it at the B M meat
market
Mens black suits at 8500 8650 8750
and up to 81250 at The Thompson Dry
Goods Cos
Wanted A girl for dish washer 812
per month board and lodging Inquiro
at Commercial hotel
The best bargains in Wall Paper ever
offered to McCook people are at Cono
Bros until March 1st
If you anticipate using wall paper
soon you can save money by calling at
McMillens before March 15th
Be on the alert for tho short change
artist and money order sharper Both
have been in this territory lately
Pickles sauer kraut and everything
seasonable at Marshs meat markot
Highest quality and lowest prices
Over 50 styles of new spring ginghams
from 8c to 12fe received and showing
at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos
The furs remaining from our winter
stock can bo purchased almost at your
own price Tho Thompson D G Co
Edison phonographs from 810 up Big
line of records vocal and instrumental
See 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
peoplo in general than a good garden
In order to have one you must got some
of W T Colemans seeds
Boys extra stout corduroy knee pants
50c Suits of the same 8325 Mens
corduroy suits 8750 Pants 8200 at
Tho Thompson Dry Goods Cos
Are you thinking about getting a
washing machine If so you should seo
the Ocean Wave at W T Colemans
Its the latest improved easiestrunning
most durable washing machine on tho
market
A public sale is announced by W C
Cooper on his place seven miles south
and three miles east of this city and six
miles north of Cedar Bluffs Kansas for
February 25th II II Berry will call
the sale
Over 40 dress skirts of our own make
now ready 250 to 8750 To your
measure at the same price iew spring
goods to select from The Thompson
Dry Goods Co One price plain fig
ures cash only
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
8300 Monte Carlos now 8550 81150
jackets now 8750 8300 long coats now
8475 Childrens 82 jackets now 8L39
Misses 8350 long coats now 8239 See
them before buying The Thompson
Dry Goods Co
Estray Cows From slaughter house
yard two cows one red heifer 3 years
old weighs about SCO 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
At a special meeting of McCook lodge
No 135 last Tuesday evening John
Humphreys took the first degree in
Masonry The hall was well filled with
members of the local lodge and visiting
brethren and an enjoyable fraternal
time was had by all present