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TWENTY SECOND YEAR
Gave Us a Great Scare
McCook experienced the greatest fire
scare in years last Friday ufternoon be
tween five and six oclock
W T Coleman had a force of men
placing tar on the roof of his part of tho
Workman Temple building They bad
the kettle of tar and tho gasoline stove
for melting tho tar up on tho roof tho
gasoline stovo being in a box to protect
it from tho wind A sudden whiff of
tho gale which prevailed during tho af
ternoon especially set fire to the tar
which boiling over melted the gasoline
stove which falling apart lot tho gaso
line out and ovor tho tarred roof The
firo spread quickly over the roof but by
hard and quick work tho workmen on
the roof succeeded in extinguishing this
part of tho firo This would have closed
tho incident had not tho box which en
cased tho gasoliuo stovo caught fire and
communicated the flumes to tho wood
work under tho tin roof Then com
menced tho real battle The firo de
partment took an energetic hand in the
proceedings as soon as they arrived on
the scene Holes were made in the roof
at different points and for a half hour or
more two streams of water were poured
into the space under tho tin roof The
fire was finally completely extinguished
and everybody drew a long breath of re
lief lor doubtless a firo tho most seri
ous perhaps in McCooks history would
have resulted had the firogotton beyond
control at tho starting point with such
a gale of wind prevailing
The loss from the fire itself was not
heavy Perhaps S will cover that
but the damage by water was quite
heavy The damage to the building
was about S The loss and damage
to stock was about Both build
ing and stock were adequately covered
by insurance
The store room occupied by J A
Wilcox Son was also damaged by
water but their stock sustained very
small loss fortunately
There was also a slight loss to stock
in Pade Sons furniture store
Under New Management
Tho Palmer hotel opened on Tuesday
morning under new management Mrs
J T Kendlen on that morniog taking
charge of the house under a lease James
Rooney retiring from the management
of the hostelrie and devoting himself to
his Holdrege house the Hampton
house
Mrs Kendlen assumes charge with
line business and entertaining qualifica
tions to support her in the large under
taking of making the Palmer house a
popular resort for the public and will
succeed
The notel is well provided with mod
ern equipment steam heat electric
calls electric lights free buses to and
from all trains is furnished in good
style and under the clever and obliging
and wise management of Mrs Kendlen
will at once take front rank among the
hotels of this section of Nebraska
Cash Sugar Beet Premiums
On October 31st I will give cash prem
iums at my store as follows for the heav
iest and largest sugar beets grown on
upland and for the same grown on low
labd The first cash premium will be
300 second 8200 on upland beets
The first cash premium for low land beets
will be S300 second 200 Beets are to
be delivered and placed on exhibition at
my store on or before Saturday October
31st Bring in your beets and let us
make an exhibition that will be attract
ive and that will at the same time show
the possibilities of this country as a
great sugar beet growing land
W T Coleman
Alex Bergeron the well known piano
tuner and repairer is here from Denver
this week and at your service Leave
orders at Suttons jewelry store They
will be promptly attended to
It is our desire to please you and we
can if you will come in and give us an
opportunity of showing you the latest
designs in cut glass at Colemans
The largest line of steel ranges in the
city and at the lowest prices at
W T Colemans
Remember W T Colemans offer of
prizes for largest sugar beets See par
ticulars in another column
Mrs O Osburn dressmaker Rooms
upstairs over Zint Menards millinery
store 10-9-1 mo
Knipple will have a carload of Colo
rado cabbage on sale Saturday at 140
per 100
Be sure and attend J H Grannis
special sale on ladies and childrens
shoes
Anybody can take pictures with a
kodak Call at Cone Bros and see
them -
Glass paints oils and wall paper at
McMillens
Why dont you get the Habit
MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
Rex Duncan is down from Curtis this
week
Mb Doank the base ballist is visit
ing in the city
John Kummeb is now reported to bo
getting along quite well
Marion Powell was out from Lin
coln this week on business
FfMiss Blanche McCakl is up from
Lincoln to remain over Sunday
Mns O R Amick and mother of Has
tings visited McCook relativesthis week
Mbs F E Bbigneb went down to
Holdrege Tuesday to visit a few days
A P Thomson and Matt wont down
to Omaha last Friday night on busi
ness
Mn and Mbs Sawyeb and Miss Kate
expect to leave tonight for Iowa on a
visit
Mbs James Brady arrived home last
week from her visit to her son Ed in
Denver
Mb and Mrs A Babnett are taking
in the festivities in Omaha
this week
A P Thomson and family expect to
locate in Omaha whore he is to engage
in business
O M Knipple is having a kitchen
addition built to his new home tho En
gel residence
II C Young a Lincoln lawyer had
business in tho city and this part of the
state Monday
R D Dbulineb was down from Ben
kelman first of tho week a few days on
personal affairs
Grant Schopp our left handed
twirler of the season of 1903 returned to
f the city first of tho week
Mbs T L Pabk who has been visit
ing her sister Mrs H A Beale departed
on Thursday night for Kansas City
H W Keyes J V Harrison and A
A Gamsby of Indianola were business
pilgrims to tho county capital Monday
C H Meeker has been in Fort Mor
gan Colorado on business connected
with the new water works part of the
week
Mb and Mrs Milo Pate have return
ed to the city from Filley arriving here
on Sunday evening last perhaps to re
main
Mrs Anthony Clark of Oxford and
Miss Millio Slaby of Republican City
were guests of Mrs V H Solliday
Saturday last
J M Billings departed on 2 Mon
day morning for Kansas City via Con
cordia Kansas to resume work in the
shops in that city
Mbs George Willetts was among
the P E O sisters in Lincoln this
week at the supremo gathering of the
mysterious sisterhood
Mbs J E Kelley and Mrs W P
Bross departed on 2 Monday morning
for Omaha where they have been
spending the week
Mbs A C Ebert went east last
week to be gone a number of weeks to
visit relatives of hers and of her hus
bands in Chicago and in Columbus
Ohio
Db and MbsPeter Boyle will leave
today for Davenport on a visit to their
daughter Mrs T B Stutzman They
will visit here briefly on their way back
to Denver
Miss Genevieve Feeney was called
down to Hasiings Thursday morning to
attend the funeral of a little niece who
died in Denver a few days previously
She will return close of week
Miss Elizabeth Thomson came up
from Lincoln Saturday to see the fam
ily and to attend a special meeting of
the P E O that night She departed
for Lincoln on Sunday morning
Db E H Watebs John and Mary
spent last Saturday in the city visiting
former friends The doctor was greatly
impressed and pleased with McCooks
indubitable evidences of solid growth
and prosperity
C F Elliott and family of Grant
precinct will depart on coming Monday
for their new home at Trenton Missouri
The Tbibune wishes them prosperity
down in old Missouri He still retains
interests in Redwillow county and we
confidently expect them back in due
time
L R Cobbin of Indianola chairman
of the Republican county central com
mittee was in the city Wednesday on
his way home from a trip over the couu
ty in the interest of the county ticket
He reports everything in satisfactory
condition and the prospects bright for
a Republican victory all along the line
Even the wheat crop indicates that this
is a Republican year
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Ducks Are Flying South g
This ought to remind you of the
cold north winds and the fact that
you will need a good heating stove
Coles Hot Blast or the Riverside
Oak with ventiduct that warms
every part of the room alike havo
no equals It will pay you to see
them W T Coleman
White Pine and Tar the best cough
cure sold only by Cone Bros
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A Sad and Sudden Death
Fireman Frank M Kirchner passed
away at the rooming house of Mrs
Blanding lust Friday afternoon be
tween five and six oclock aftor a short
but painful illness with inflammation of
tho bowels Ho was but 24 years of age
Kirchner was taken ill at Akron but
a few days before his death while going
up town from the depot after making
tho run to that point He was appar
ently in his usual good health and at
tempted to engage in running race with
a fellow railroad man up tho street He
had not gone far when he stopped and
complained of pain in tho bowels He
was removed to tho hotel and medical
assistance summoned A specialist
from Denver was brought down to Ak
ron Not being relieved Kirchner was
brought to McCook and medical skill
was summoned from other cities but all
to no purpose While tho fire alarm
was pealing out its startling tones last
Friday afternoon his soul took its flight
Tho remains were taken over to Hern
don Kansas Saturday last for burial
tho body being hauled overland in the
hearse from Pados undertaking estab
lishment Funeral services were held
in Ilerndon Sunday where interment
wasalso made
The father sister and brothers of the
deceased were present at his death and
accompanied the remains over to Hern
don where the last sad rites were paid
They have the greatest sympathy in the
sad loss they havo sustained so sudden
ly and unexpectedly
Deceased was highly esteemed by his
fellow railroadmen and by all others who
knew him Up until the day of his ill
ness he was a robust and energetic
young man with apparently long and
vigorous life before him
Presiding Elder of North Platte District
Rev L H Shumate of the Methodist
church of our city is being warmly con
gratulated this week upon his appoint
ment as presiding elder of the North
Platte district with headquarters at
North Platte While the appointment
may be a surprise to many to his more
intimate friends in tho city and valley it
is no surprise but is regarded as a fit
ting recognition of his abilities ander
vice in the work of tho church He will
enter upon the work of his appointment
October 17th and his initial visitations
over his new district will take him until
December 1st He will be in Minden
next Sunday The Tbibune adds its
congratulations
Rev Shumate is succeeded here by
Rev M B Carman late of the
pastorate Rev Carman
is regarded as one of the strong men
among the Methodist preachers of the
Holdrege district being especially
strong in revival work having added
some 200 members to
churches during his pastorate in
those towns We welcome him to the
city and his new work here
Republican Primary
The Republican voters of Willow
Grove precinct are hereby called to meet
in Primary Convention at the office of
H H Berry in the City of McCook
Friday evening October 9th at 8 oclock
p m for the purpose of placing in
nomination candidates for the various
precinct officers and for the transaction
of any business that may come before
the convention A Babnett
C B Gbay
Lon Cone
T J Smith
Farm and City Property For Sale
Two lots and two small residences
west of city hall Will sell separately or
together
Also 160 acres of well improved land
miles east of McCook
Reason for selling leaving McCook
G A Noben Box 456
You Want the Best
For your money and its your fault if
you dont get it Thats why you
should come to our market Our mar
ket supplies only the best Selected
meats too for those who want some
thing especially nice for the table Try
us Test us Mabshs Meat Mabket
Severe Case of Blood Poisoning
Ben Doyle of the Willow has been
having a severe siege with blood-poisoning
in his right hand resulting from a
scratch His condition was quite seri
ous for several days but he is much
better at this writing
Home Cooking Exchange
All day Saturday October 10th at
Grannis store by the ladies of the Bap
tist church Come and see us
Full or broken sets in the Hermis
Titian sunburst and all of the new pat
terns of cut glass just received at W T
Colemans
Let us supply you with your mustard
seed celery seed turmeric and spices
for pickles preserves etc
McConnell Druggist
Colorado cabbage on saleatKnipples
Saturday a whole carload at 140 per
100
The kids all want that big pencil tab
let at the Bee Hive
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RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS
Engine 360 is in for new flues
Freight business is decidedly briak
this week
Daniel Tirrill had his hand injured
last Saturday and is off duty
Brakeman G L Burney visited his
mother in Trenton this week
George Amen is building a new dwelling-house
on McDowell street
Conductor John Morris is improving
his residence by adding a kitchen
R B Archibald and J M Hughes
will leave tonight for Havelock on busi
ness
Engine 153 is in the round house for
slight repairs to tho cow catcher cylin
der etc
F L Palmer entertained his brother-in-law
Mr Cornell and wife of Hildreth
this week
Asst Supt Harris was down from
Denver last Saturday on business of
his division
Brakeman G E McBride and bride
indulged in a brief visit to Superior close
of the week
Conductor L S Watson was up with
tho family over Sunday from his Kansas
branch run
R A Rarick was transferred from the
rip track first of the week to the black
smith shop
Brakeman and Mrs H W Conover
are absent this week on a visit to Chi
cago and Omaha
Brakeman C S Hoffman visited his
mother in Holdrege this week during
his regular lay over
The racks are up in the new battery
room and tho change will be made as
soon as the new cable comes
Machinist W C Chlanda returned to
work Thursday morning after a lay off
of 10 days on account sickness
Yardmaster W C Cox of Red Cloud
is off duty for a few days and Brakeman
W T Wilcott is there relieving him
Brakeman C L Gruwell formerly of
this division but now of the Sheridan
division s at headquarters Wednes
day
J A Andre machinests helper has
resigned and gone to Wilsonville where
he goes into a blacksmith shop with a
brother
Tho ballast crew has been placed in
the service again and Conductor Art
Lyman has been transferred back to Re
publican City
Engine 371 is in the round house for
new flues Her flues have only made
about one tenth the mileage they should
make normally
W A Turley has gone to Greeley Ne
braska and will wed Miss Rose Griffin
who taught school here last year be
fore his return home
The first R2 engine ever placed in the
McCook shops is now in for a thorough
overhauling This class of work has
hitherto been done in the Havelock
shops
The 3304 a D 4 has been sent to the
Alliance division in place of the 3G6 the
first of the compounds to be sent from
there to the Western division Two
others are to follow it is stated
Conductor M O McClure is off duty
on account of sickness and Conductor
G W Bunting has way car 104 Brake
man T E Lunberry is also on the sick
list and Brakeman F J Swanson is his
relief
E L Dusty Rhodes is expected in a
few days to assume his old place in the
machine shop foremans office as clerk
W H Anderson the present clerk goes
to Oxford to assume a clerical position
there
Conductor William Cropp of Republi
can City is off duty to be married on Oc
tober 10th A trip to Denver will follow
tho event Conductor L A Hurlburt
is down on the branch making his runs
meanwhile
The Tbibune regrets to learn that
word comes from Omaha that Dennis
Cullen is in a hospital in that city suffer
ing with blood poisoning the result of a
slight injury to his left hand and that
hehas had to suffer the amputation of
one of the fingers of his left the good
hand
W H Anderson is making him an
ammunition belt of such warlike propor
tions and appearance to go with his new
gun that all the sports about the machine-shop
and round house are in fear
and trembling for the game great and
small of this section of Nebraska A
fear however not warranted by recent
accomplishments
For Sale or Trade
160 acres unimproved timber land
in Reynolds county Mo Price 2-
200 or will trade for unincumbered
farm in Red Willow county Neb
Address Ed Wilson
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McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING OCTOBER 9 1903
Will Observe Library Day
Superintendent Fowler will soon issue
a proclamation setting asido Friday
October 23 as Library dayto be obser
ved by the various schools of the state
It is a commemoration of Columbus day
celebrated in 1892
The custom originated in 1892 after
the observanco of Columbus day when
it was suggested by Trenmon Cone
principal of the city schools of Cedar
Bluffs Saunders county that tho Friday
of each year nearest October 21 be ob
served as a special day in all the schools
of the state for the consideration of tho
project of establishing school libraries
Tho result in Saunders county was tho
establishment of 60 libraries in the
country schools It was then recom
mended to the state superintendent by
the Saunders county teachers associa
tion that the day be made a state holi
day or special day
Accordingly Superintendent Groudy
on September 191893 issued a proclama
tion designating Friday October 20 as
Library Day to bo observed by all tho
schools of the state Since that time
the day has been universally celebrated
in the schools not only of Nebraska but
many other states Special programs
are carried out and selections from fam
ous American authors are read and dis
cussed
The four principal objects which the
observance of tho day seeks to attain
are
First To awaken the people to tho
fact that the educated mafi leads tho
masses in tho battles of life
Second To increase tho interest and
attendance at country schools by tho
addition of libraries
Third To establish libraries in every
schpol house affording every poor man
a university of knowledge
Fourth To raise the intellectual social
standard in every community Lincoln
Call
Welcome and Parting
Last Saturday evening marked a
pleasant occasion at the hospitable
home of Mr and Mrs J G Schobel
Chapter XP E O assembled there
with dual purpose to welcome their sis
ter Mrs Ella Norris to bid God speed
to Miss Elizabeth Thomson
A delightful conversational was en
joyed by those congenial friends so
closely united by the mystic bonds of P
E O
Then followed a recreative contest
which resulted in a tie between Misses
Budlong and Gorby The latter was
awarded a handsome bouquet of choice
autumnal flowers by Mrs Willetts
The sisters were then invited to find
their places at the tastefully decorated
luncheon table by means of unique
cards of symbolic drawings which cer
tainly indicated cleverness and original
ity on the part of the artists Mesdames
Schobel Tartsch and Meeker
A toast of Welcome was given by
Miss Gorbyaf ter which followed a dainty
three course luncheon Miss Budlong
gave the toast Parting and in behalf
of the chapter presented a lovely souvenir
P E O spoon as a parting gift
C A Gobby
Paints and Oils
For barns sheds and out buildings
can furnish a mineral of different colors
that will not fade and makes a cheap
paint We carry the best mixed paint
The Lincoln Now is a good time to
paint as oil is very low in price Let us
figure with you A McMillen
Druggist
Buys Cream Sells Separators
James Cain will commence receiving
separator cream next Tuesday and re
gularly every day after that He will
pay the highest market price in cash
every Tuesday He is also agent for
Iowa Dairy Separator See him for
prices and terms
A Dollar Saved is a Dollar Iade
Coles Original Hot Blast Stove will
save 825 on your seasons fuel bill It
burns the gas half of coal wasted with
all other stoves Come in and see it
W T Coleman sole agent See dis
play advertisement
Bloodhounds and Scotch Terriers
Registered pedigreed young Blood
hounds and thoroughbred Scotch Ter
riers for sale See R McDonald on the
Morlan farm
More Wall Paper Bargains
McConnell
This week has been characterized by
high winds and outbuildings trees and
many appurtenances not nailed down
have suffered therefrom
Only 140 per 100 Saturday at
Knipples Colorado cabbage He will
have a carload on sale
Saturday Knipple will have on sale a
carload of Colorado cabbage at 140 per
100
If you havent got the Habit you bet
ter get the Habit
McMillans cough cure is fully guar-
anteed Try it -
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NUMBER 19
MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
Have you got tho Habit
Who is your druggist Should bo
Cone Bros
Ladies and childrens shoes below
cost at J II Grannis
Are you a kodakor Buy supplies at
Cone Bros drug storo
Wo pay the highest price for butter
and eggs at tho Bee Hive
The finest stock and lowest prices of
stationery at Cone Bros drugstore
Try No 13 for sprains and bruises
McConnell Druggist
The best line of school shoes we havo
ever offered our trade The Bee Hive
Your tablets pencils slates and all
kinds of school supplies at the BeoIIivo
Youll notice the difference in quality
as well as price in our hosiery Tho Bee
Hivo
A carload of Colorado cabbage will be
on sale Saturday at Knipple Only
140 per 100
October 17th is tho date of tho bazaar
and supper by the ladies of tho Congre
gational church
All tho amateur photographers are
much interested in tho new Daylight
Developing Machine at Cone Bros
Farm Loans I can negotiate a few
loans on good improved farms
F M Rath bun
Vanilla and lemon extracts our own
make absolutely pure
McConnell Druggist
Tho McCook Milling Co is giving 35
pounds of flour and 10 pounds of bran
in exchange for a bushel of 60 pound
wheat
W W McMillen harness maker has
just received a large shipment ofjyagons
and buggies Learn his prices before
buying
Our shoes are all new nothing out of
style or season Repairing cheerfully
done when shoes are defective at the
Bee Hive
Thanksgiving Dinner The ladies of
tho Christian church announce that
they will serve a dinner on Thanksgiving
day Details later
See cut of that prize 1075 jacket in
large advertisement of the Thompson
Dry Co as advertised by the makers
in all the magazines
Look over the new line of harness just
received at W T Colemans A Con
cord Double Harness for 3000 Beats
them all Look and see
Read what Johnnie said to Pa in
James Cains advertisement elsewhere
in this issue It will interest and bene
fit you Do not overlook it
Upside down thats the way the fire
burns in Coles Hot Blast come in and
see itin operation
W T Coleman Sole Agent
Fob Sale Sixteen head of red Doroc
Jersey hogs at Riverview fruit farm one
mile southeast of McCook
Fbed Plasmyebe
Fine line of wagons and buggies just
received by W W McMillen tho har
ness maker His prices are as attractive
as his stock Get them before buying
Those Estate Oaks are beauties and
hold fire as long a time as any stove
made and they all have ash pans too
W T Coleman
Strength and vigor come of good food
duly digested Force a ready-to-serve
wheat and barley food adds no
burden but sustains nourishes invigor
ates 9 11 tf
Izzer batts now in They are sold at
the same price as always heretofore viz
10c per roll of 12 oz Unroll and unfold
easily almost like a piece of cloth Are
the right size Once usedalways used
Sold only by The Thompson DGCo
One hundred per cent dividends are
earned annually by Coles Hot Blast
Coal Stove for every family using it
Come in and we will show you how it
cuts your coal bill in two W T Cole
man sole agent See display advertise
ment
Cards are out announcing the wedding
of Mr Charles Bengt Wahlquist and
Miss Estelle Payne of Hastings Wed
nesday October 71903 Mr Wahlquist
will be remembered as a former McCook
resident aud one of the publishers of the
old McCook Democrat He is now one
of the publishers of the Hastings Demo
crat The Tbibune extends hearty con
gratulations
Window Glass
All regular sizes carried in stock or
will cut to order any size wanted
L W McConnell
Heating Stoves for Sale
One hard coal burner and two soft
coal burners Inquire of Mrs R B
Archibald for particulars
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