X i k I f TWENTY FIRST YEAR A Plea For Proper Observance The Tkibune is reminded of the near approach of Decoration day and again wishes to utter a plea for a more appro priate observance of the day The day has gradually come to bo recognized as a holiday a day for sports etc Mani festly this is in no wise tho object of the day and a steady resolute effort should bo mado to tho end that the American people shall como to a better apprecia tion of tho high and noble purpose of tho day Sports aro all right in their place perhaps we lire making Jack a dull boy with too little play but we are of opinion thatDocoration day should bo put to a better use We hope this year that McCook may Rive tho day a befitting observance If at the close of tho exercises some sports are provided it cannot bo specially ob jectionable but during the exorcises all business and sports should be suspended and the time exclusively devoted to tho usual exercises addresses music and tho decoration of the graves of the vet erans who havo gone on before Lot tho people of McCook tho societies etc join in this purpose to appropriate ly observe and celebrate Decoration day this yoar and thus honor themselves and tho holy purpose of the day Junior Normals Flourishing The success of the five junior normal schools provided for by tho recent ses sion of tho legislature is already assured an average of more than four hundred Dupils having registered for each school for the summer session The musical di rectors of the several schools were in consultation with the superintendent of public instruction Saturday morning re garding the program of study to be car ried out Music is to be made a special feature of the course at each school and music teachers of ability have been en gaged to head the departments of the several schools Prof W H Gardner of Auburn principal and musical director of North Platte school Superintendent A A Gregory of Crete principal and musical director of the Valentine school Prof C H Miller of Wahoo instructor and musical director of the Holdrege school and Prof H E Bradford of Lin coln instructor and musical director of the McCook school were present at the consultation Saturday morning The gentlemen expressed themselves as ex ceedingly pleased with tho outlook for a largo attendance at each of the schools and expect much benefit to result there from Lincoln Star Rain General in the West This section of country profited to the extent of 93 of an inch of moisture in the rain of last Saturday night and to 33 of an inch on Sunday Add to this 216 inches of rain precipitated earlier last week we have a total in less than a week of 342 inches During Saturday nights rainstorm lightning ran into S M Spencers dwelling in South McCook on the tele phone wire fortunately causing little damage The phone wire was broken by the current Miss Verna Spencer was within a foot or two of the place where the lightning entered the house at a window but escaped uninjured though smoke filled the room Some of the weatherboards were torn off the house Electric lights suffered somewhat over the city those in the Methodist church and G A Norens being among the number Granted Haley the License Indianola has been somewhat agitated for several weeks over the question of license or no license W R Starr and J F Cordeal of our city appeared for Applicant Haley and Charles Tanner of Stockville for protestants The matter came up last Saturday in some of its bearings and again on Tuesday of this week when it was finally decided by the Indianola board of councilmen in favor of Haley An appeal was announced by the protestants from the councils de cision to the district court which will meet in regular session next October 12 Advertisement For Bids Bids will be received by the building committee for a church building to be erected at McCook Neb Plans and specifications can be seen at the pastors residence on and after May 8th 1903 Bids will be opened May 22d 1903 at 2p m All bids should be accompanied by a certified check for the amount of 100 The committee reserves the right to re ject any or all bids C J OBrien Secy Building Committee Richardson Houchin Arthur Richardson of our city and Ollie Houchin of Holdrege were united in marriage Sunday last at the Richard son home in this place H H Berry J P performing the ceremony Goober Party Given by the Baptist Young Peoples Union on Tuesday evening May 19th at the residence of T M Phillippi All in vited Admission ten cents Those oil lithographs have caught everybodys eye and are quickly selling 21x21 washable suitable for framing as well as for pillow tops only 69c at TheThompson Dry Goods Cos Household goods as follows are for sale by S M Cochran Piano refrig erator bookcase foldingbed parlor suite of five pieces and other articles All good and offered cheap Dress skirts in wash goods in worsted goods in golf cloths 85c to 8600 The Thompson Dry Goods Co No 11 will be stopped Monday night to accommodate those in nearby towns who want to hear Bishop Fowler When 160000 bricks are ready the company will begin burning in the West McCook yard See that string of lawn mowers at Waites All sizes Prices from 3 up pjfrffTHSfe mm MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE i W C Bullard was out from Omaha yesterday on business Misses McCarl were Awl Osian hostesses Tuesday evening Mns J A Wilcox arrived home on 3 from a visit in Lincoln CW Shurtxeff of Stratton had busi ness in town Wednesday morning Fred S Harris spent the early days of the week in tho city with tho family C H Boyle attended tho A O UW convention at Grand Island this week Mrs L S Watson went down to Hastings Saturday jm 12 on a visit to her mother Mrs II C Alston of Holdrege has been a guest of Mrs William Richard son this week Ex Senator Loyal M Graham of Stockville was in the city on business Saturday last Mrs John C Stevens of Hastings was a guest of the Palmer house relatives close of last week Charles K Shears is home from Deadwood S D on a visit to the family over on Driftwood Mrs Frank Kendlen returned homo on 3 Wednesday night from her trip to Omaha and Lincoln Mrs G F Kinghorn has joined her husband at this place arriving last week from Grand Junction Fred SHarris departed on 13Thurs day morning for Denver where he is employed on the Moffat road Misses Ida and Blanche McCarl went down to Lincoln yesterday on 2 to hear the great DeReszke concert John Brening Sk was seriously ill close of last week but is better and gradually improving at this writing L A Carnahan formerly superin tendent of Red willow county was recent ly elected superintendent of the Edgar schools Mrs C P Hamilton of Oxford was the guest of Mrs C E Cone over Sun day leaving for home on 12 Monday morning Mrs O P Yarger and children ar rived on 11 Wednesday night from Scottsbluff and are guests of J H Yar gar and family County Treasurer Schwab wife and baby were over from AtWood Kansas Sunday guests of Mrs Schwabs bro ther Louis Suess H H Tartsch was an interested look eron at the A O U W meeting in Grand Island first of the week Floyd Proper substituted Mrs W F Pate and Mrs Leroy Kleven who have been visiting in St Louis for a few weeks past arrived home on No 13 Thursday W C Cooper departed for the Cana dian Northwest this week to look over the country with the idea of locating somewhere up in that country Dr- W V Gages failure to land the grand medical examinership of the AO U W for the third time is a source of both personal and municipal regret Miss Perktns of BelleflowerMissouri reached here on 13 today and is visiting her sister Mrs Shumate She was ac companied by her niece little Ruth Dr Green of Beaver City their old family physician has been attending Congressman Norris during his illness The doctor was in the city Wednesday J night again Miss Flora McLean of Alpena Michigan who has been a guest in Supt Campbells home for a few weeks past left early in the week for LeadvilleColo rado on a visit S G Goheen in a personal letter to the publisher announces that the fam ily is nicely located in ClarkstonWash which he describes as the finest coun try I ever was in Horace Ivey who has been employed on The Tribune for the past few years departed on No 2 Saturday morning for Red Cloud where he enters the em ploy of The Nation Congressman Norris who has been having a severe experience with erysipe las for the past week or two is now gradually improving and expects shortly to be out and about again Mrs H J Whitmore of Lincoln a niece of the late Mrs Maria Bishop has been a guest of the Bishop children since close of last week She will re turn home later part of this week Dr W V Gage J J Garrard and C J Ryan were among the delegates present from McCook at the A OUW convention in Grand Island this week They all arrived home onNolyesterday J F Cordeal pinned his faith to some McCook real estate this week by purchasing the H G Dixon dwelling house on corner of Manchester and Da kota streets now occupied by Herman Pade Mr and Mrs J B Meserve arrived in the city last Saturday on No 1 on a stay of indefinite duration Mr Meserve has disposed of his Lincoln business and property and is on the wing having in mind a trip to the western coast Harley t h e Cambridge youth who won the first prize in the humorous class in the state high school declamatory contest in South Omaha recently was trained by a niece of Charles F Babcock of our city Miss Anna Babcock of Cambridge Harley recited Grandpas Boy and the World Herald describes it as the hit of the evening Miss Celia A Gorby principal of tho high school was summoned to Nel son last Friday night by the death of her aged mother Grandma Gorby a3 she was called by friends Mrs Gorby was 78 years of age and was the mother of Mrs Foger Miss Sallie Gorby of the Nelson Gazette and Miss Celia A Gorby of our city The funeral and burial oc curedin Nelson Monday the P E Os attending Miss Gorby has the tender- est sympathy of McCook friends The Junior Normal School Circulars of information have been received from the stato department of public instruction relative to the junior normal school located at Mc Cook A ten weeks term will bo held commencing Juno 8th Those in chargo of tho school will bo Supt G H Thomas of McCook princi pal Supt AO Thomas of Kearney Miss Cora OConnell of the Fremont high school Principal H E Bradford of Lincoln instructors and Mrs Sarah Brindley of Columbus conductor of the model school and primary methods The tuition is absolutely free not even an institute fee can be charged Attend ants must be fourteen years of age and have a fair knowledge of the com mon school branches The cost of board and room will vary from 3 to S450 per week but the local committee will make strenuous efforts to assist visiting teachers and keep this item of their expense while here at the lowest possible figure The course of study will embrace all subjects required for a first second and third grade certificate and will follow closely that of the state normal school at Peru Credit will bo given there for work done here A principal feature of the normal school will be tho model training class and class of methods Mrs Brindley tho conductor has a state wide reputation and her work will be specially helpful to the young or pros pective teacher The entertainment features will be strong Music will be given special at tention Mr Bradford will have charge of two chorus classes daily The Captain Alberti Lectures The members and friends of McCook lodge No 135 A F and A M have much cause for congratulation over the lectures delivered by Captain Alberti under Masonic auspices in the city last Thursday and Friday evenings with Russia and Siberia as his topic The captains experiences in Siberia sound like a fairy talebut to him were terrible facts impossible perhaps in any other land than Russia Thursday evenings ad dress with stereopticon views and mov ing pictures was delivered in the opera hall to tho invited guests of the order Friday evenings effort was to the breth ren in their hall and dealt largely with Masonry in Foreign Countries The captain has been a wide traveler and the craft was highly entertained and in structed not a little There were quite a number of visiting brethren at this lecture from Arapahoe and Beaver City and other lodges Grand Master Ayer of Beaver City being among those pres ent Eat Some Air Physical regeneration and a spiritual uplift through systematic breathing ex ercises A dissertation on the Radiant Centre and how to arouse Solar activity within All under one cover Mailed to any address on receipt of 25 cents Address Psychic Book Co Box 158 McCook Neb One of the Best Ever The Holdrege District Ministerial As sociation held sessions in Cambridge Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday of this week Bishop Fowler attended the Wednesday and Thursday convocations besides other distinguished members of the faith were present making it one of the grandest meetings in the associa tions history General Hale Holds an Option General Irving Hale of the General Electric Co Denver has secured an op tion on the McCook Electric Light Cos plant here and J V Swanson of Denver is here in the interest of the probable new owner Mr Carruth wishes to re tire from active business and go to Den ver to live A Butchering Difference is the difference between our way and other ways the difference between good meat and poor meat and our customers gain by the difference in methods We are careful in selecting and killing our meats and in selling aim to please our patrons Marsh Meat Market The Alumni Banquet On Tuesday evening June 2nd at 830 oclock the alumni of the McCook high school will entertain the members of the class of 1903 at a banquet in the east ward school house Tickets 75 cents They can be secured of Louis Thorgrim son at the First National bank The Cheapest Paint It is not the paint that costs the least per gallon that is the cheapest It is the one that covers most surface wears longest and is the easiest to apply That paint is The Sherman Williams Paint Sold by LWMcCoNNELLDruggist That Corn Can be removed with a bottle of Mc Connells Lightening Corn Cure Price 10 cents R F Webster representative of the International Correspondence Schools of Scranton Pennsylvania will be at the Commercial hotel in this city May 18 19 and 20 He will be accompanied by W L Tuck superintendent of the same institution Parties interested are in vited to call and see them Remember the dates Remember the lecture Abraham Lin coln at the Methodist church Monday evening at 8 oclock by Bishop Fowler Each ticket entitles the holder to a re served seat Sale of seats will be limited to seating capacity of the house Ladies and misses gauze knee pants ladies gauze union suits ladies long and short sleeved gauze vests childrens gauze vests all kinds at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos Ruffled bobinet and muslin curtains Nottingham lace curtains in latest pat terns rope and tapestry portieres all newly received at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING MAY 13 1903 RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS There wore two sections of No 3 last night M D Arnott is a now helper in tho machine shop W H Joy makes one more boiler makers helper G R Toy is in the back shop as a new machinists helper FPRugb coal inspector was at head quarters yesterday Low rates have set tho passenger traffic a going some Fireman Roy French took in the Hast ings street fair last week E H Koon of tho roundhouse force spent Sunday in Red Cloud II T Williams started on Monday as a helper in the boilermakers force The wiper gang has been increased by the addition of Nick Wilson to the force Supt Campbell went west in his pri vate car 10 Thursday morning attach ed to 13 Brakeman W S Ackorman and bride have gone over to Osceola Iowa on a short trip Maurice Griffin was a delegate to the Workman convention irr Grand Island this week Mrs O P Yarger wife of the agent at Scottsbluffs is visiting at Red Cloud and McCook Conductor L A Hurlburt and Brake man A N Clampett are listed with the sick this week The pay wagon will come in tonight on No 5 going west on Saturday morn ing as a special The back shop force has been increas ed by tne addition of a new machinists helper D R Quigley Trainmaster Kenyon is down the road today with the pay car which will ar rive tonight on No 5 Fireman H H Jackson who has been on tho relief for over a month re turned to work on Monday Steve W Brown was in the city close of last week on business guest of his brother Engineer Hugh Brown Dispatcher Leroy Klevens new resi dence is now under way at corner of Douglass and Monmouth streets Conductor G W Bunting has the pile driver crew during Concuctor J F Utters absence on the farm near Bartley Two Golden Gate specials specially conducted passed through McCook Thursday morning early bound for Cali fornia Switchman M M Fisk is visiting his parents at Wray Colorado and G F Kinghorn is in the yard in his place meanwhile Engineer G R Pronger succeeds to Engineer C M Baileys old run and Engineer Ainsworth Monks has Pron ger s former run Wilsonville is so dry that freight en gines occasionally have to take water upon coming into town and again as they pull out of the burg E S Cole who has been ill at his home in Oxford for a few weeks return ed to the city Monday and has resumed work in the machine shop Twenty one years ago Oxford was ex pecting the passenger division to be lo cated there in the spring This is re garded as proof that hope is eternal Charles Wands will retire from the service today and expects to go to Om aha George Paxton will succeed him on the brasswork on cab trimmings Conductor Frank Quigley of Oxford was in Omaha Friday and Saturday on a company law suit and Conductor L S Watson of McCook had his run mean while Conductor Eph Benjamin was in Om aha first of the week and Conductor WWWebster made his runs during his absence Eph returned on No 1 Wed nesday George Hoffman has bought lot 1 block 7 original town over on corner of McFarland and Dearborn and will shortly commence building a dwelling house for himself Machinist Floyd M Berry resigned Saturday and on 12 Sunday left for Grand Island to attend tho Workman convention He intends to go to Pueblo Colorado to go to work W P Bross of the master mechanics office took in the A O U W grand lodge meeting in Grand Islandthis week in the interest of Dr Gage arriving home on 1 Thursday noon Engineer B J Sharkey and Miss Mamie went into Lincoln Wednesday nrn ht to Rfiftlfl a house for the recention of the rest of the family who will leave tonight for their new home Lewis Casten and M L Knott have purchased lots on corner of Madison and Dearborn streets opposite the Congre gational church and will in the fall build themselves homes on the same The Oxford authorities announce their purpose of discouraging violations of their village ordinance which prohibits railroad trains from closing street cross ings longer than five minutes at a time Dennis Cullen left on 12 Sunday morniner for Grand Island to attend the grand lodge meeting of the A O U W He has taken a long layotr and will visit the family in Omaha and other points during the next few weeks The rumored sale of the Frisco road to the Rock Island company was con firmed on Monday at the meeting of the Rock Island stockholders in DesMoines when their capital stock was raised 20 million dollars making the total stock now 115 million dollars Engineer C M Bailey has been ap pointed road foreman effective Sunday May 10th This position has been known as traveling engineer heretofore The new name has been adopted by the differ ent roads of the country and the Bur lington has finally fallen in line Mr Bailey will make an efficient road fore man jongratuiattons Cast of Characters As an earnest that Tho Spinsters Return will be a rousing success wo append tho cast of characters You will remember The Spinsters Convention was highly amusing and its sequel is about the funniest thing ever m cos tume libretto and situation cast lAKT I President Josophino Green Solfernu 1 Miss Thomvon Secretary Priscilla Ablgnl Hodge Miss Howell Treusurer Calamity Jane Hiiwins Wiroworker r Miss Ri ttunhouso Rebecca Rachel Sharp HiKhflyor Miss Kittio StaiifIaiul Patience Desire Man CouuteBS Ketchum Miss Smith Count Ketchum Chnrlos Honor Violot Ann RukbIos Mrs Archioald Chanty Longface Puddyfoot Miss Lottie Knipplo MnryAnn Fraddnr Malnprop Mrs Hatbeld Sophia Stiickup Bennett Miss Re8io Bosworth Jerusha Matilda SpriBRins Miss Jessie Popo Juliet Long Lauudostadt Mrs Bross Botsy Bobbott Miss Katherine Sawyor Cleopatra Boll Brown nopkinson Mr Mills Polly Jane Pratt Doolittle Mrs Bulinda Blnccrass Kniil Frances Touchmenot Bortha Hedges Florence Lucrunia Good hope Despair Miss Maud Vandornool Ilaima BiBgerstaff Slocum Myra Connor loung Man Mr uorrissy Professor Dinkenspiel Mr Forbes Professors Assistant Roawoll Cutlor Tiny Short Vanrassol Miss Endsloy AND CHILDREN Freddie Archibald Leslie Thomson Ralph Bosworth Gertrude Snyder Vehna Sutton Marjory Schobcl Dollie Pennoll Elsio Campbell PAKT 11 Vocal Solo Tho Crown of Love Miss M Meyer Recitation The Bapteesement of the Bairn - MissK Thomson Vocal Solo Bid Mo Hope Again Mr Clnpp Suwaneo River Drill Sixteen Girls Vocal Solo Tho Bandolero Mr Stanglnnd Tickets 25 and 35 cents Reserved seats at McConnells Monday morning May 11th at seven aclock Fancy drills and a meritorious music program in addition to the burlesque The New McCook B M Uniforms The now uniforms of tho McCook B M baseball club arrived in the city this week They aro red with black stockings and belts The caps have a double row of white braid about the top The letters and wordsMcCook B M are done in white The uniforms are quite handsome Rubber Boots come handy for ir rigating as well as snow and mud We have a good supply at the Bee Hive e The Lincoln Swedish American Relief committee was dissolved by mutual con sent of its members May 7 Formed January 28 to assist in collecting money for the suffereas in the famine stricken parts of Sweden end Finland it collect ed 118441 which sum after deducting expenses amounting to 36243 has been sent in drafts of various amounts to the central relief committee in Stockholm for further distribution F G West land of our city is mentioned as deserv ing praise for his assistance The Ladies Guild of St Albans Epis copal church will hold their bazaar in the building first door south of The Tkibune office on the afternoon and evening of May 19th A number of use ful and fancy articles will be on sale Cake and ice cream will be served for 10 cents also coffee and cake for 10 cents There will be a few cakes for sale All are cordially invited to attend An infant child of Henry Lessers of Ash creek was buried in Riverview cemetery Wednesday afternoon Ser vices were held in the German Congre gational church by Rev G L Henkel man The child was six months old and died on Tuesday Lot 1 block 19 corner McFarland and Dodge streets is being graded upparked and a brick sidewalk laid A couple small dwellings will be moved onto the lot for rent William Doyle is owner and William Huber is managing the im provements Mens suits S350 to 81250 Boys and youths suits 85c to 8350 mens cord uroy pants 8200 boys corduroy knee pants 50c mens best weight overclothes 8125 a suit at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos The Havelock Home Beautifying As sociation will give 810000 in cash prizes for landscape improvement this season The best kept lawn gets 810 second best 85 and so on Its worthy emulation in McCook White and colored wash waists also black lawn waists also white black and colored silk waists all of the celebrated Ideal brand 50c to 500 at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos No home need be without music With Edison Phonographs from 810 and up it is possible to have music in every home Sold by LWMcConnell The high school boys are matched to play the Holbrook high school baseball club on the local grounds tomorrow afternoon Admission 15 cents The dates for theSouthwest Nebraska District G A R Reunion at Cam bridge are fixed for August 31st to Sep tember 5th both inclusive Dont be deceived There is but one best the Heath Milligan paint Buy anything of Cone Bros pay cash and you get double trading stamps The Barnett Lumber Co is having it3 office painted this week The B M baseball clubs new uni forms have arrived The brick yard is making 20000 bricks a day now Game tomorrow afternoon commences at three Base ball and tennis goods at Cone Bros ehwiskii State Ilisloi tihvmt SjTa NUMBER MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS Japalac at Cone Bros Tho best paint noath Milligan You can buy at Cono Bros Got your garden hose of F D Burgess Seo tho fino lino of hammocks at Cono Bros Seo those enamel lined refrigerators at Waites For wall paper and all inside finish ings go to Cone Bros Seo McMillens wall paper boforo se lecting for your home Best grndo of garden hoso at very low prices at F D Burgess Paints oils varnish stains japalnc enamels etc at McMillens II P Waito will sell you tho best grade hose at the lowest figure Childrens fancy parasols 10c and 15c at Tho Thompson Dry Goods Gos Job lot of ladies shoes worth 225 and S250 Special prico 8129 DeGroff Now is tho time to paint Uso tho best Iloath Milligan Cono Bros McMillen has a largo lino of wall paper goods colorings at right prices Buy your wall paper of Cone Bros and got two blue stamps with each 10 cents II P Waito has a full lino of Alaska refrigerators and Jewel gasoline stoves McMillen sells tho best mixed paint you can get guaranteed for three years Ferris waists for ladies misses and children at The Thompson Dry Goods Cos Dont buy any hoso that dont havt the name of the manufacturer stamped on it Goodrich Rubber Co make the best garden hose All guaranteed by F D Burgess Try McMillens sarsaparilla for tho blood Money refunded if not sat isfactory Tho Jewel is tho most economical and most durable of all the gasoline stoves For sale bv II P Waite If you will go to W T Colemans you can get a completo and practical hoso repair for only live cents Are you going to paper If so dont forget that L V McCoiinell has some new things that you should see Orders taken for strictly tailor mado suits at Kapkes at from 81500 and upwards Pants at from 84 upwards Minden Neb Dec 27 1902 T have used Liquid Koal and find it a good preventive EC Klinck stock dealer You can have the prettiest house in your neighborhood by using Heath X Milligan paint Buy it at Cone Bros Coleman handles the superior gasoline stoves of the market If you want the best and latest obtainable in that lino see him Tailor made suits at from 81500 and upward ordered by Kapke the South Main street tailor Pants at from 84 upwards Don McCarty painter and paper hanger Shop under Kennedys cigar store Patronage solicited and work guaranteed The celebrated Quick Meal gasoline stove has always been unequalled And still there aro improvements on the stove this year Kapke will take your orders for suits strictly tailor made at from 31500 and upwards 84 and upwards for pants Satisfaction guaranteed Your meat bill should be one you are glad to pay Marsh aims to treat his customers so well that they like to spend their money in his market The Ocean Wave washing machine runs so light that W T Coleman feels safe and takes pleasure in guaranteeing the machines running parts for a year What the people say who use them goes They ought to know They do Their verdict is that the Empire cream separator has no superior in the market Seo us for dressing sacques wrappers shirt waists shirt waist suits muslin underwear gauze underwear and other ready-to-wear garments The brightest lines in the markets The Thompson Dry Goods Co Whatever the market offers in season you will find it at Marshs meat market and the price is always right You will receive prompt service and courteous treatment in the bargain which is always due you The famous Siberian refrigerator han dled by W T Coleman is built of tho very best material for saving ice and preserving provisions from spoiling and moulding If you are in need of a refrig erator buy no other Paul Anton at the B M meat mar ket is putting on the block his own corn fed beeves You know that means the very best meat obtainable Its PauVs idea that there is no meat on earth too good for his trade and he feeds his own cattle to secure the best corn fed pro duct Your money back after 30 days actual wear if dissatisfied with any F Ccorset purchased We have complete lines of coutil and gauze in girdles in medium and long in nursing corsets in high bust in straight front in corset waists Once worn always purchased The Thompson Dry Goods Co sole agents y